Miss Witch doesn't want to be a diva

Compared with the midsummer season in the southern hemisphere, the northern area is now in winter, and the weather is relatively cold.

"However, compared to the snowy sky in my hometown, the Academy is much better."

In the lounge of the Huanniao Wind Tower, Hersia and a few classmates were chatting around a table. There was a warm stove under the table. There were two cats squatting next to them, a gray cat and a raccoon cat.

"Because the northern area is surrounded by high mountains and canyons, it is not directly blown by the north wind, so it will be much warmer." Mel said, looking at the gray kitten under him, wanting to put it away. Hug it, but this guy seems a little reluctant, probably in the rebellious period.

"Woo, cats don't like me anymore." Mel was a little disappointed.

"Meow~" The gray moon cat below meowed when it heard it, and then continued to lie down, lying on its stomach next to the warm stove.

"Maybe it prefers the stove below." Hercia smiled.

"Speaking of which, Heshia seldom stays at school recently, and she couldn't find you several times. The teacher said that you were going to prepare for some competition, so you went to another place to receive training." Mel remembered something, and said softly .

"Uh, there is indeed a competition, but that will be next year, and it's just a warm-up now." Hercia nodded to the lovely Mel, expressing that she wasn't lying.

"Really, what kind of game is that, can I go and see it then?" Mel aroused curiosity.

"This, uh...should be able to see it, but it has to be kept secret for now." Heshia continued to explain, suddenly feeling like the kind of villain who coaxed ignorant girls.

"Heshia is so tight-lipped, probably because the game is very special, so I won't ask." Mel saw that the girl was a bit difficult to explain, so he explained for the other party.

Well, Mel has become more powerful, the girl thought to herself, during the time when she felt that she was not around, this girl became much smarter.

In fact, thinking about it carefully, Mel's academic performance has always been good, but he is a bit naive in his daily life, probably because he was well protected by his family before and had less contact with the outside world.

"It's true that we have to keep it secret now, but we will definitely tell Mel about it in the future." This time, Heshia decided to give the girl in front of her a guarantee.

"Yeah, come on, Hercia." Mel nodded and said softly.

After that, several people chatted about the current situation at Toniwa Academy, talking about the upcoming exams at the end of the semester. Compared with the situation where the exams at Ades Academy have already been completed, the exam week at Toniwa Academy has not yet arrived. , this is because the length of the spring and autumn semesters is different, the autumn and winter semesters will be longer, and the spring and summer semesters will be shorter.

"In addition to the normal exams at the end of the semester, there will also be a league for the top ten schools in the north. The time will be after the exams. It is also an important part of the winter festival celebration."

"Because the northern districts are not as developed as the southern ones, and the winter festival celebrations in the Four Leaf Crystal Starfield are always unable to enter the top few, so the top-ranked schools in the north simply organized a league of their own, which is the top ten schools in the northern districts. ’” explained a student.

"Is it a loser's bracket competition?"

"Don't say that, it's too cruel, haha."

"Well, although the level of magnificence and excitement is definitely not as good as the Winter Festival competition in the star field, the process is very interesting."

"Maybe it's because various tricks come out frequently, and the fighting methods will be very different." A student groped his chin in thought.

"For example, we, Kitani, use extraordinary animal companions to fight, which is rare in other academies. In addition, there is also the Three-phase Moon Academy that trains witches, and the Reyong Pokong Academy that trains martial artists. Luozhen Zhiyan School of Idol, Twelve Singles School famous for changing clothes, Qingzhu School of Mountain Delicacy who is good at cooking, Five Colors and Seven Injuries School named after poison refining and pharmaceuticals, etc. "

"They're all remnants of the old days." A classmate took a sip from his teacup, then slowly put it down.

"Because we have entered the interstellar era, the advantages of these powerful and exclusive things in the past are not so obvious, so those factions have become the form of academies in order to pass on their skills and theories."

"Fortunately, there are always people who are interested and needed, so these academies have continued to be tepid."

"Among them, our Yuanting is in a relatively good situation. If it wasn't for the destruction of the environment caused by the emerald skirt, which led to the disappearance of the 'courtyard' for cultivating extraordinary creatures, we might still be able to compete for the top ten positions in the star field."

"Things from the old era may not be worthless. I believe that people will rekindle their love and enthusiasm for these things in the future." A student said full of ambition.

"Will there be such a day?" Someone next to him asked in a low voice.

"It will." He patted his chest.

Although everyone knows that the possibility of this is actually very small, but in case it comes true, I can't bear to deny it.

Will there be such a day? Hersia looked sideways at the stove under the table, and there were still small pieces of firewood burning inside, which occasionally made a slight sound of sparks, adding a touch of warmth to the quiet room.

Compared with electric stoves and heating, this kind of stove is undoubtedly primitive, but looking at the burning orange flames and the occasional slight sound of sparks, it gives people a kind of spiritual peace and comfort.

The progress of technology is inevitable and unstoppable, but as a kind of animal and life, the imprint engraved in the genes will still be nostalgic for those things that bring us personal feelings, such as good-looking and beautiful clothes, delicious food, together Getting along with fluffy animal partners, a strong sense of body and strength, the scent of the nose and mouth, and trees and plants close to nature, etc.

Perhaps, it is these seemingly useless and instinctive things that make people live bravely. After all, people are not machines, so they need meaning, and the world that brings him colorful feelings.

Suddenly, Hercia had a kind of realization or premonition. She had a premonition that the future will not be like many science fiction stories, where the human life style and architectural style will be unified. After the 4th era was short-lived, it will never appear again.

The gradual abundance of material will make people slowly turn to pursue their own personality and preferences. In fact, as long as you think about it, you will understand how there are exactly the same people in the world, so everyone’s personality and preferences must be different in thousands of ways. A little bit different.

In the past, the pursuit of unity and unity was to overcome the harsh natural disaster environment and fight and compete with enemies of various countries. Only by unity and consistency can we ensure our strength and safeguard our dignity and interests.

However, now is the interstellar era, and human beings are no longer curled up on the small earth to fight trapped beasts in cages, and have even gradually spread their footsteps to other galaxies.

There are very few reasons for wars between countries. If it is not because of the hyperspace technology, they may not meet each other for hundreds of years. The so-called rare resources in the past are not special in the entire universe. The dazzling allure of the past.

After entering the unfettered universe, it is inevitable that various decentralized ideas will spread. How to maintain a vast territory and keep the country model from falling apart is the biggest difficulty.

Most of the resources in each star system are self-sufficient. For people in this era, natural disasters are no longer a threat, and most of the resources are sufficient. People would think, why do we still have to stay in the Federation and be subject to various jurisdictions and restrictions.

This question is not easy to answer. After thinking for a while, Heshia gradually gave up. It is estimated that there will be an answer after more experience in the future.

Although she didn't know how to answer, she also had a vague feeling that if the Federation were to disintegrate, it would not be a good thing, but would be the beginning of hell. How much violence was born under absolute freedom.

Although the Rose Federation has many shortcomings, its existence is a kind of luck after all.

The thoughts in her mind gradually faded, and Hercia continued to add a few pieces of firewood to the stove before raising her head.

"Where is Hersia going?" Mel saw that she stood up after adding some firewood, thinking that Hersia was going to leave again.

"I'm going to get something to bake and eat. I'm a little hungry." The girl turned her head and waved to her, expressing that there was no need to worry.

Afterwards, Hercia asked for some potatoes and sweet potatoes from the restaurant downstairs, and some oranges she bought by herself, and put them next to the small stove under the table, and some were buried in the plant ash on the lower floor of the stove.

"Heshia is so skilled, um, can oranges really be baked?"

"It can be baked, but not for too long, it will be very sour." She put the other oranges on the warm table and gave them to the students present.

"Ahaha, I haven't eaten grilled oranges yet, let's try it today."

There was more laughter and excitement in the lounge.

the next day.

Hercia is taking care of the three cole ducks she raised. Now the three little ducks have grown bigger, and their feathers have completely changed to white. The girl can't even fit a cole duck in one hand.

"It seems that the three of you have gotten a little fatter." Squatting on the balcony, Hercia touched the feathers of the three big ducks with her hands, feeling very fluffy and warm. No wonder the winter clothes in the past were filled with duck down.

"Quack~quack~quack~" Surrounding the girl, three big white ducks with orange-red flat beaks croaked, as if they were looking for her to eat.

"Okay, okay, don't bark, I will take you to the buffet later."

The girl petted the three ducks, feeling a little bit reluctant, because the end of the semester is coming, and these three ducks will be handed in as the course answer sheet, and the teacher of the time-consuming academy will grade the three ducks according to their growth and the degree of training they received .

"Before I knew it, I've grown up." Thinking about the past two months, these three little guys followed him to swim in the pond with crooked steps, and now they can fly.

Race: Cole duck subspecies

Status: Healthy (sub-adult)

Job Description: Natural Sequence 2·Quick Feather White Duck (Ordinary Red Copper Level)

Talent: [Duck Down and White Feather] (Normal): It has a good effect of keeping warm and can also assist in flying.

ability:

[Quick Feather] (Excellent): When the feathers are flapped, they can obtain greater lift and power, making flight possible.

[Cold Resistance] (Normal): You can live normally above minus 10°.

Skills: [Flying Lv.2] [Fishing Lv.1]

Just looking at the panel would make it look very ordinary, but if the school teacher judges it, this girl is definitely talented in the aspect of cultivator.

Because Keer Duck is an ordinary animal, and its IQ is not outstanding, if you want it to condense its magic power, it is extremely difficult to advance to an extraordinary animal, not to mention that these three are not only Sequence 1, but even entered Sequence 1. 2. Even the most basic Sequence 2 core template, as long as it is condensed successfully, it will be a record-breaking existence. After all, in the past, this kind of duck was only raised as the most basic pet or even poultry, and very few people would specially train it to be extraordinary. animal.

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Three days later, the students brought their own ducks to the scene. The whole scene was full of quacking sounds. Many students could be seen chasing their ducks for fear of getting lost. In order to distinguish each other's ducks, everyone still Tie their names and numbers on their feet.

"Look, look, although I can't catch them when they fly to the trees, but do you think they are very healthy? The cuties I raised have always eaten well." A chubby boy stood with his hips akimbo. Under the tree, he was talking to his companions, calling twice from time to time, trying to call the duck down from the tree.

"I really don't understand. The duck's flippers are obviously not suitable for catching trees, so why do they stay there forever." After shouting for a while, seeing that the duck he raised didn't give him face, the chubby boy couldn't bear it.

"Probably because you're down there, haha." Several companions around laughed, but they could also see that these ducks were indeed raised well, they could fly up trees, they were in good health, and their feathers were bright white.

"Okay, next one." In the middle of the scene, the teacher called the next student after scoring the duck raised by a classmate.

"I'm here." Wearing a gray-blue winter coat, Qiu Shu trotted over, followed by three quacking big white ducks. It seemed that he usually took his ducks for a run.

"Okay, let me have a look and check." The teacher greeted him with a smile, and then asked one of the ducks to be weighed on the scale.

"Well, the weight ratio is good, the wings are also very powerful, the cry is crisp, and there are no diseases or pests on the body. It seems that it is unreasonable not to give you a '3A'."

"Hey, thank you teacher for your compliment." Qiu Shu put down the duck in his hand and scratched his head.

"Next, Hercia." After finishing the grading, the teacher continued to call according to the list.

"I'm here." On a bluestone at the scene, the gray-haired girl was sitting there, looking at the three white ducks under her, circling around her feet.

Hercia jumped off the bluestone, and brought three wobbly guys to the teacher.

"Heshia is well trained." The teacher looked up at the three snow-white ducks and couldn't help but praise them, but soon his eyes froze again, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Did you let them advance?"

"Well, yes, didn't you say that the purpose of our study is to help many animals that are not talented enough and not very smart to advance to the next level? So I tried for a while and managed to train them to Sequence 2, but it's a pity It will be difficult to move forward." The girl shook her head regretfully, although the great white duck is a bit cute, but the lifespan of Sequence 2 is only a little better than that of ordinary ducks, and cannot accompany people for a long time.

Seeing the girl's regretful look, the teacher wanted to say something to comfort her.

"Actually, it's already pretty good, no, no, no, it's already broken the record. Maybe you don't know, Hercia. Originally, the first grade is mainly based on familiarity. You haven't been exposed to all kinds of secret techniques that help extraordinary creatures advance. Cultivating extraordinary animals is unlikely to be possible... but you, it is surprising that you can do this in the first grade." He shook his head.

"The lifespan of animals is inherently high and low, and differences are unavoidable."

"Originally, the academy's arrangement was to find suitable owners for these cole ducks after you finished training them, and let them live as pets. However, these three of yours are special, and it is definitely not possible for you to keep them all the time. Yes, this will delay your study and life energy, if you don't mind, the academy will adopt it for you and put it in a small lake in the back mountain, where there are also some other gentle birds living there."

"Thank you for the teacher's arrangement." The girl bowed and saluted, knowing that this was an exception for herself, and made the teacher embarrassed.

"It's okay, I just feel that there are talented people in this country. When I was in school, I was a little genius, but now it seems that I am not as good as your generation."