After watching Zheng Qing leave the Cherry Blossom Tavern, Colma did not go upstairs again to participate in the Anti-Magic Day celebration ceremony at the Gini Cabin. Instead, she still sat behind the bar, took a glass of Siren Rum, and a new cup.
He poured himself a drink in the gradually fading light.
Soon I drank and my lips turned blue.
She drank slowly but not carefully.
Because her eyes were fixed on the young wizards who had just left, watching Zheng Qing nagging and doubting herself, watching the fat wizard hesitate when he picked up the sheep's eye juice, and watching the three of them leave the small cart.
Behind the car, he stepped on a piece of bluestone soaked by water vapor, and then suddenly disappeared among the streets of the North District.
A few pedestrians were slightly frightened, but most people just paid a little attention and forgot about the strange scene. After all, this is Phuket Island, and the three young wizards who just disappeared were all wearing red robes.
Who in the entire North District doesn't know what the red robe means?
Not to mention disappearing suddenly without a trace, even if the three wizards turned into three toads, the people in the North District would only look envious and take a detour.
Colma glanced at the rum in her hand, there was still half a bottle left, and then glanced at the wine cabinet beside her, hesitating whether to take out another one - even though her intuition told her not to meddle in the business of those young wizards.
But out of some inexplicable feeling, she finally sat here and planned to watch until the end.
That's right, just watching.
She has decided not to interfere easily with any developments. The most profound realization she has gained from her more than one year as a great wizard is vision - because she stands high enough and can see far enough, she clearly knows that any slightest change in the situation is
Any changes may make the bright future she saw disappear.
Just like the North District wizard hunting team who died in the Silent Forest last week.
She actually foresaw their tragedy, but at the same time, she also foresaw that it was this tragedy, the darkness hidden deep in the silent forest, that would alert the school, and then bring lasting consequences to the new marginal college in the near future.
and severe impact.
That influence has been a good thing for the Wizards of the North End.
Therefore, she will not prevent this tragedy from happening.
"For the greater good."
She raised the wine glass in her hand to the air in front of her, her eyes dimmed slightly, and then the glass tip tilted, and the blue liquid turned into a thin line and poured onto the clean bar, leaving an ugly, wet mark.
while she was pouring the wine.
She didn't know that in Sanyou Bookstore a few blocks away, the bookstore owner was talking to a yellow tabby about her fears, the consequences of her karma, and the flaws in her soul.
Likewise, she didn't notice that the head of an uninvited guest suddenly appeared in the shadow under the bar.
This uninvited guest is about the size of a fist, has a fat body, short limbs, round ears and black eyes, and is covered in furry ocher-colored skin. At first glance, he looks like a guinea pig, but has marks on his cheeks. Upon closer inspection, he looks like a hamster, but without a tail——
All in all, it's a very weird-looking mouse.
It wasn't until the mouse climbed onto the bar along the table legs that the witch was shocked to notice this uninvited guest. Her expression changed slightly several times in a very short period of time, and finally fell silent.
"It's such a pity that the nice Siren Rum fell on the table." The fat hamster - also known as Fei Rui - had his nose slightly twitching, his voice was a little hoarse, and his chestnut-shaped face was covered with a sign of fatigue.
color.
Colma took out a small cup from under the table and poured the uninvited guest a glass of wine, still without saying a word.
“This is true hospitality.”
The guest commented in an old-fashioned way, holding the small wine glass with both hands, taking several sips, and then wiping his mouth with unsatisfied content: "It would be even better if we could have some spicy beef jerky or chicken feet marinated in vinegar..."
Fried peanuts are also available.”
Then it looked at the tavern owner encouragingly.
The witch looked at it silently.
The two sides looked at each other for a long time, and finally the young witch was a little inferior and spoke first: "The tavern hasn't opened yet, so there are no snacks. If it were earlier, the guests in front of you might give you some dried fruits."
"I don't want to meet your other guests." The fat hamster replied smoothly.
The witch frowned, finally considered it, and said slowly: "If you don't want to see other people, you shouldn't come to my tavern. Coming to me at this time will not do anyone any good..."
"I don't want to come either."
Fei Rui spread his little paws and murmured a trace of innocence: "But the old man Mouse is a little worried about you, so he asked me to talk to you... I thought you would ask me about his current situation as soon as we met.
I didn’t expect you, a little girl, to be so heartless! He treats you like a daughter!”
It stroked the beard around its mouth and babbled.
When it mentioned the words 'Old Rat Man', Kolma's face changed slightly, and he subconsciously glanced out the window. There was no one in the empty yard, and only a few pink cherry blossoms were blowing in the breeze.
Slowly falling branches.
After the Black Prison War last year, Rat Immortal was one of the few high-level wizards who benefited from that war, but because it had lost too much of its origins earlier, its advancement process seemed extremely difficult. To this day, although
The big names in the alliance were vaguely aware that he had advanced to legend, but because he never showed up, there were some rumors quietly circulating.
A new legend who may be in trouble is not only a great tonic in the eyes of high-level demons, but also a great temptation to many wizards who belong to the same alliance camp.
Korma didn't know if the alliance's justice and order could block that temptation, but she knew very well that neither she nor the new North District wizards had the ability to get involved in a fight of this level.
Ignorance is the strongest protective spell.
She took a deep breath, looked away, and looked at the little hamster on the table expressionlessly.
"If He had the energy, he could pay more attention to His biological daughter... North District people like us have long been used to being abandoned." There was a hint of alienation in his words.
Fei Rui smacked his lips.
"That's why I hate being a family mediator."
It scratched its chin, with a troubled look on its face, but still said patiently: "Don't be so afraid. When I come here, the old rat will naturally be fully prepared and won't cause you any trouble... By the way, old man
I've asked you to tell me something - you should have the aura of a newbie."
"What?" Kolma really didn't understand this time.
"Do you know about 'new luck'?"
After Fei Rui asked the question, he didn't wait for the witch to speak, and answered to himself: "It's a situation we often encounter in hunting competitions. Those young hunters who participate in the competition for the first time don't look very professional, or even a little amateur, but because of their
If your goals are firm enough, your beliefs are simple enough, and your will is strong enough, you will often get unexpectedly good results. In the two fields of great wizard or sage, you are a novice. So, show off some newcomer momentum.
Like an old man, he looks forward and backward, afraid of his hands and feet."
Kolma's thoughts changed rapidly.
"He wants me to help them?" she asked vaguely.
"I don't know, don't ask me, it has nothing to do with me... This kind of thing should follow your original intention." After Fei Rui denied it for three consecutive times, he said in vain: "But I think it's not a bad thing to let that kid Zheng Qing learn a lesson!