On the Seven Towers

Selinda was walking in the courtyard of the small castle wearing the green dress Li Jia gave her. A statue of Guanyin wearing a red string hangs around her fair neck, which complements the emerald earrings. A belt dotted with sapphires was tied around her waist, making her already curvy figure even taller and taller. This slightly plain dress was matched with her own, and coupled with her long dark red hair, it added nobility to youth and looked very charming.

However, her expression was far from pretty. She held a book in her hand and walked wordlessly towards the main building where the Earl was, with her maid Nina following closely behind her.

Nina looked like she was hesitant to speak. When she was approaching the main building, she took two quick steps, leaned into Selinda's ear, and whispered: "Miss, you...you are wearing the one that Li Jia gave you." Isn’t it appropriate to wear clothes to see the master? Ah, and the chain your mother left for you..."

Selinda stopped and turned to look at Nina. Her eyes seemed calm, but they contained some strange emotions. She said with a straight face: "You don't need to remind me what kind of clothes I wear, and I don't have to adapt to him." meaning.”

Nina quickly lowered her head and took a step back: "But I heard that the master was very angry after waking up and kept cursing the people in the magician's castle. If I see you wearing their clothes..."

Selinda snorted, swung her skirt, and stepped onto the wide stairs in front of the main building. "My status is not obtained by playing a good girl, but by the power I have. That person... he is not qualified to see I don’t like it.”

"After all, you are still his daughter, otherwise you wouldn't be so anxious to find out the details of the Magic Castle."

"You are becoming more and more lawless. Don't squander my kindness." Selinda said solemnly, "Never guess what I am thinking, let alone say it out loud."

"Yes, yes, miss." Nina was so frightened that her face turned pale.

"Besides, remember, everything I did was not for that guy who was living and drinking, but for the interests of the family for hundreds of years."

When Selinda walked to the door of the count's room, she met Pinto who was guarding the door. As soon as Pinto saw her, he knocked hard on the door several times and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Miss Selinda is here. ”

When Selinda saw that Pinto had no intention of opening the door for her immediately, but instead stood in front of the door and smiled at her, she gently pushed him to the side with her hand, opened the door and walked in.

Count Carlos was leaning on the back of the bed, holding a wine glass in his hand, and a maid was serving him breakfast. She glanced at the maid's crooked buttons and said sarcastically: "You didn't even have time to open the wine bottle. Why are you holding the empty glass so high?"

"Ha, my little Selinda is back. You look really good today. How about I ask Pinto to make a batch of copies and sell them in the store in the capital?"

"Besides women and gold coins, what else do you have in mind?" Selinda said angrily.

"And you, my child. And you are the most important part! I heard the news that you came back safely last night. If it weren't for the inconvenience of my legs and feet, I would definitely come to greet you." The Earl didn't feel that at all. Embarrassed, he put the cup on the bedside tray and slapped the maid on the butt. The maid chuckled and retreated.

"I see you are very lively." Selinda didn't want to get entangled with him on such trivial matters. She kicked Nina out as well, then closed the door, threw the book in her hand on his bed, and said, "Look Well, that’s what I took from those people.”

"Magic text?" The count was a little surprised after getting the book. He flipped through a few pages and raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not a big deal. It's just writing, without magic power. Don't all great nobles and great magicians like it? Do you want to collect books written by Mo Wen? Well, I know these words: "Advanced Mathematics". I understand that it means very advanced things. But what does mathematics mean? Well, although I don't understand the words in the book. I don’t understand, but there’s no need to worry too much, right?”

Selinda lowered her voice and said, "I know every word in it, but when put together, I have no idea what it says. I have never seen such a magic book. Moreover, these words don't look like The words are the same, each one is exactly the same! Have you ever seen such a well-made book? What’s more, they have a house bigger than the main building of the castle, filled with books!

This time the count sat up and asked, "How many?"

"According to the people I contacted, there are more than three million copies..."

"Selinda, don't joke with your father!" The Earl was so shocked by this number that he jumped out of bed, walked quickly to her, and said, "There aren't that many books in the entire royal capital!"

"I was also surprised at the time. I thought the background of this place was too scary. However, it must not be that much now. Before I came back, I used a scroll to set a fire... I saw it on the road and it burned to the sky. Been red."

"What? These are priceless treasures! We should not destroy them, but seize them! You are too reckless!" The count grabbed her arm, but she bounced it away with a slight shake.

"When I was inquiring about the situation, you were still sleeping! If they were really powerful, we would have no chance of seizing these books. I just seized an opportunity when they were slack and attacked potential enemies or friends. ?”

"You didn't even distinguish between enemies and friends, so you set fire to it?" the count said angrily.

"Isn't it just as important to weaken friends as it is to weaken enemies? Besides, they don't know who I am. Our Arias family can still contact them. Maybe they are worried about being attacked but lack eyes and ears, and they wish they could become ours. Where are my friends?”

"No, no, no, you are still too young, Selinda." The count put his chin on his hand and walked around the room. After a while he said: "If those people are strong enough, your little trick It's useless and will get us into trouble. If those people are actually paper tigers, it won't be too difficult to seize the remaining books."

"I... think I did nothing wrong." Selinda argued forcefully.

"Nothing, you're just scared. Like a screaming little girl throwing slippers at a spider."

Selinda didn't speak this time. She still hasn't figured out why she set the fire out of sheer enthusiasm. I don't know why my heart feels blocked when I think of Li Jia now.

"Don't worry about this matter. Let's go back to the royal capital first. I will ask someone to send a message to Caddis." The count said decisively.

Selinda didn't know why her father, who usually only knew how to live and play, suddenly became serious. This made her mood relax a little. She said with some disdain: "Kadis has degenerated into a savage horse thief over the years. You Aren’t you afraid that he will really mess things up?”

"Kadis has nothing to do with me. I have never and will not directly instigate him to conflict with the magician. However, a horse thief has the nature of a horse thief. What Kadis will do in the end has been clearly written in his destiny. . What's more, he is more measured than you, he is an insidious alpha wolf, and you, haha, are just a reckless little bear." The count shook his head and laughed.

Selinda suddenly felt very angry. She picked up the book on the bed, grabbed the door and left. The count's laughter came from behind, "Little Selinda, I think your clothes don't look good again. Maybe you should sew some bows on the back! Haha!"

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Deep in a valley some distance from the school, there is an inconspicuous small village. A man stood motionless in front of a stone house. If Xiao Chen and the others were here, they would definitely recognize that this was Scarface Paz, who had caused them trouble more than once.

Paz, who was very arrogant and domineering at that time, now seemed very nervous and embarrassed. He had changed from the farmer's attire he wore in Floro Town, and instead wore a simple black robe. The robe just reflected his very pale complexion. There were large drops of sweat on his forehead, and the long scar was twisted due to the slight twitching of the muscles. His eyes were closed and he was silently reciting unknown scriptures.

The door of the stone house in front suddenly opened, and a very burly middle-aged man, wearing the same black robe, walked out. He said to Paz in Gujing Bubo's voice: "The high priest wants to see you, come with me."

Paz's face turned pale again, he saluted in a panic, and followed the middle-aged man into the house.

That room was just the entrance to an underground palace, with long and complicated passages inside. People in black robes would often pass by them, but Paz didn't look sideways and just kept walking with his head lowered. They walked lower and deeper, and after a long time, they finally came to the door of a larger stone house. Before the middle-aged man could say anything, the door opened by itself, and a strong and deep voice came from inside: "Pa Si, come in."

Paz quickly entered the room. It was a meeting hall. The room was very empty. There was only a long table and chairs in the middle. A young man in black was sitting at the farthest place, looking at the table indifferently. At the end, Paz was trembling slightly.

The young man has silver hair and silver eyes. Just like his black clothes trimmed with silver, he is calm and majestic. He looked very handsome, but handsome and it was hard to describe his temperament. There was an inexplicable power emanating from him that made people want to obey him. He asked seriously: "About the tax riots, we originally just wanted to provoke some conflicts, and any outcome is acceptable. But what happened to those outsiders who fell from the sky?"

Paz did not dare to neglect and poured out everything he knew. After he finished speaking, he found that he was feeling dizzy. He suddenly realized that the previous words were as if he were in a dream, completely out of his control, and all his innermost thoughts were revealed. The young man nodded and said: "Very good, what you said is true. These people are very interesting. Maybe they are the opportunities mentioned in the ancient oracles."

Seeing Paz standing there confused, he said: "Many years have passed since the true gods fell from the world and the false gods sat on the throne in the sky. We followers of the true gods have made countless efforts to make the true gods return. However, the true gods seemed to have foreseen the opportunity for their resurrection before they fell, and made arrangements for us. The ignorant cannot understand their true meaning, so they must seize every possibility they can try.”

Paz had never heard of such a secret before, and stood there completely at a loss.

The young man smiled and said: "It seems that I have said too much, so just forget it."

Paz's eyes were suddenly confused for a moment, and then he said yes.

"Go! I'll keep an eye on them." The young man touched his left shoulder with his right fist, performed a salute, and chanted: "Wherever the sword points, the journey begins."

"The battle will not stop until the order is issued!" Paz hit his shoulder with his fist and responded loudly.

Note:

In the Western name for nobles, Count Carlos Arias. Generally, he is called Count Carlos/Lord Carlos in social occasions, but his wife will be called Countess Arias. His daughter is called Miss Serinda, but as the eldest daughter, she can also be called Miss Arias. Since Serinda is a canonized magic knight, she can also be called Sir Serinda. For the sake of simplicity, Count Carlos and Miss Serinda will basically be used in the following text.