[Comprehensive] Every exam must be passed

"Mom, I've received the notice for the hunter's assessment!" Bilika ran down the spiral staircase with her skirt in her hand, and happily shouted on the handrail of the stairs, "I'm leaving tonight. Will you get me some small flasks and test tubes for the trip?"

"Huh? Didn't you agree to leave next month?" Zela was frying eggs in the kitchen, when she heard that Bilika suddenly changed her itinerary, she poked her head out of the door holding a spatula in surprise: "Your father bought it specially I got back with a new tent and I plan to take you camping together."

Bilika quickly collected the drying clothes from the clothesline, ran to the door of the kitchen and hugged Zela: "Sorry, Mom, forgive me." Before Zela could say anything, another gust of wind blew on her Upstairs, the wooden stair boards creaked and creaked, and Zela heard her voice from afar: "But if you leave on the night of the full moon next month, you will miss the exam!"

The frying pan on the stove was sizzling with oily smoke. Zela thought of her fried eggs and hurried back to the kitchen to turn off the stove.Looking down at the gas stove and meditating for a while, he sighed softly, walked to the living room and called while taking off his apron: "Hello, dear..."

According to the ancient tradition, once a witch's child reaches the age of 12, she must leave home on the night of the full moon for a year of independent practice, and Bilika is no exception.

The experienced mother Zela helped check the luggage in the room: "Don't bring the crystal ball, it's too heavy."

Bilika was reluctant: "Huh? Then how do I do divination?"

"You can buy it in the store, just buy a new one after you settle down." Zela took out the crystal ball, replaced it with a small bag of magic storage crystals, and told her: "Write back often. Oh. Also, if you want to settle in a city, you must obtain the consent of the local mage, you know?"

"Remember it." Bilika adjusted the bow tie on her head in front of the full-length mirror. The loose black robe was covered outside the suspender top and shorts, and the hem fluttered around her calves: "Nai Nai, are you excited? It's finally time to start Oh, practice independently!"

The black cat named Nana squatted on the top of the full-length mirror and yawned lazily: "Only a brat would be excited about going out."

Black cats seem to be the Witch's default pet.

Nana and Bilika grew up together, but Kekou is always old-fashioned and doesn't save Bilika any face.

There was a knocking sound outside the window, Zela pushed the window open, and a crow flew in from outside, opened its mouth, and uttered a sentence like a phonograph: "Baby, dinner is ready, go downstairs, everyone waiting for you."

It was Papa Neia's voice.

Billika made a grimace at Nana, took the broomstick standing in the corner and went downstairs, followed by Zela carrying her bulging shoulder bag.

There was a lot of activity in the restaurant.

There is only Bilika's family of mages in the town. The neighbors heard that Bilika is going out to practice, and they specially gathered to see her off.

On the table were steaming boiled potatoes, pumpkin bisque, Provençal stew, apple pie, chunks of T-bone steak and pan-fried sorrel served on beautiful silver plates, and Aunt Em brought the best Love the chocolate cake.

The girls were chattering around Bilika, and Anna lifted the black robe off Bilika curiously: "Hey, I've never seen you wear this. It's a magic robe, is it enchanted?"

"Well, there is a small magic spell to prevent the rain." Bilika opened her sleeve and showed it to her, where a series of difficult spells were embroidered with thin silver thread.

"Thank you." Aunt Em took the silver fork that Zela handed her, and turned her head to ask, "Does little Bilika have a favorite city?"

Bilika nodded vigorously: "Well, I plan to go to Sabang first to take the hunter qualification exam."

"Hunter? I heard that one will die!" Anna tilted her fork in shock, smashed a piece of potato, and asked worriedly, "Are you really going?"

"However, my mother also passed the examination successfully." Bilika only hesitated for a second, and immediately thought optimistically: "I must be fine."

"This kind of thinking is very dangerous." Zela warned her seriously with her waist pierced: "Don't underestimate the hunter's license. The primary election before the formal assessment is one in [-]. Newcomers who participate in the first year will get the hunter's license. The probability is that there is only one person in three years." Seeing that Bilika showed a scared expression, she laughed instead: "But with your ability, you probably can't even pass the primary election. In that case, mother can feel at ease."

"Stop looking down on people!" Bilika puffed her face and set her goal like a puff: "Did my mother get 2 certificates during the trip? I will definitely surpass my mother, 3, no, I want Get 4 out of the test!"

Neia looked at her gently and smiled: "Don't force yourself too much, if you feel that you can't hold on, you can go home at any time."

No way.

If the experience is less than one year, all the magic power will be lost, so you can't be a witch.

"Don't worry, Dad, I'm fine." Bilika tiptoed and kissed Neia on the cheek, then put her arms around Zela's neck and gave her a kiss too: "I will miss you, Mom .”

Midnight came and the full moon rose into the sky.

Bilika waved goodbye to the people in the town one by one, and took the broomstick from her mother Zela in high spirits.She raised her knees and straddled the broomstick, arranged the position of her satchel, and held a small basket covered with a square of blue and white plaid cloth in her hand, which was filled with her favorite snacks, and finally hung the wind lamp on the front of the broom.

After she was ready, Bilika said silently in her heart: 1, 2, 3... The wind gradually rose from her feet, circling upwards, blowing her soft bangs.

It was the first time for Bilika to fly with such a heavy thing. She carefully adjusted the tilt angle of the broom, and after a while, she floated steadily three feet above the ground: "I'm going! Goodbye, Dad, Mom, Grandpa Herman, Aunt Em, Uncle Button, Aunt Daisy, Anna, Betty, John .

Hearing the call, the black cat came up from behind with catwalks. With the help of low bushes, it skillfully jumped onto the tail of the broom, and then onto Bilika's shoulder.

The broomstick took Bilika up from the ground and rode the wind straight up.Ahead, is the vast and bright millions of stars.

***

Three days after leaving home.

Under the midday sun, Bilika rode around on a broom, carefully comparing the mountains and rivers below with a map: "Ah, there should be a village here."

"It should be there." Nana's cat's paw pointed to the southeast, and she could vaguely see seven or eight dilapidated houses and huts, but it was very quiet, with no cooking smoke or chickens and dogs barking, against the background of birds chirping in the forest Down, like a pool of stagnant water.

Something doesn't always feel right.

Bilika landed cautiously on the open space, walked into the village along the rice paddies, and found that some courtyard doors were locked, but the keyholes were corroded and disfigured.Others simply opened the door wide, leaving only some heavy furniture inside, and a mouse heard the footsteps, and swished from behind the door and jumped under the bed.

"What, this village is already deserted." Nana walked half a circle around the village along the eaves, and jumped back on Bilika's shoulder: "But it's not surprising, after all, it's an old map from more than ten years ago."

"What can I do? I originally planned to resupply here." Bilika worriedly lifted the blue and white plaid cloth covering the shopping basket and looked at it. The sweet buns and corned beef sandwiches were all eaten. A large box of chocolates from Aunt Em was still unopened.

Nana licked her paw and suggested, "Let's go to the creek and have a look. It would be nice if you can catch fish."

Bilika stepped on the broom slowly, and flew to the stream not far away according to Nana's words, while complaining: "I don't know how to cook, and I can't eat raw like Nana and you..."

Soon, the sparkling stream appeared behind the sparse trees and bushes, and at the same time, there was the tangy aroma of food.

"Wow, there's someone!" Bilika rushed out of the grove with a broom on her shoulders. There was already a convoy camping by the stream. It was a small convoy with only one bus.It didn't seem to be a caravan, because the number of people she saw was enough to fill the entire carriage, and there was no room for cargo.

The middle-aged man sitting around the fire heard the voice, and immediately picked up the weapon at hand and stood up vigilantly: "Who is it?!"

However, the moment they saw someone coming, they relaxed their vigilance. In the eyes of these people, they only saw a cute little girl with a face like a doll, who secretly wore the adult's long skirt and came out of the forest with a big broom .

Threat equals zero.

"Uh, hello." Bilika politely raised her skirt and bowed, her eyes involuntarily looked at the grilled fish on the fire and the milky white mushroom soup that was gurgling and splashing: "Excuse me, can you sell it to me?" Any food?"

"My God, the little girl who sneaked out of the house asked us for food!"

"Hey, are you done cleaning? Hahaha."

"Take it and play with it, little one, the hair on the boar's tail, Pululu."

The crowd laughed.

Nana, who was lying on her shoulder, lowered her body and reminded in a low voice: "These people probably haven't seen a witch before. You'd better not explain it, and see the situation first." It's just a cry.

A chubby, honest-looking uncle approached first: "Hello, Miss. I'm Tang En, the team leader. Are you lost?"

Bilika looked up at him and replied cheerfully: "No, I'm not lost, uncle, I just want to change something to eat. After I'm full, I'm going to continue walking to Sabang City!"

"Hey!" Nana stood up and turned to stare at her: "Can you be a little more vigilant?"

"Oh, Sabang City, Sabang City." Uncle Tang En muttered twice in a low voice, and looked at Bilika again: "Are you going to participate in the hunter assessment?"

"Uncle, how do you know?" Bilika's eyes sparkled, she was very happy, and she told the truth without thinking.

"Actually, these people are all going to take the exam." Uncle Tang En pointed behind him with a thumbs up, and added in a low voice: "They are all your competitors."

But Bilika obviously didn't care about the last sentence, she just widened her eyes and looked around everyone in disbelief: "Wow, there are so many people."

There are 32 people sitting by the stream alone, which is more than the total population of the town where she was born and raised.

"That's too much, kid." Uncle Tang En laughed loudly: "The total number of people who take the hunter exam every year is several million."

He led Bilika to the fire on the farthest side, and pouted: "Here, sit here, the fish will be cooked in a while. Do you want to consider going with the convoy? Send it directly to the station on the border oh."

"Is it possible?" Bilika slid her hands from her back to her knees, smoothed her robe graciously, and sat on the ground with her knees hugged. It would be nice not to have to find her own way, so she nodded and asked again: "I need to pay How many kinny?"

"No hurry, no rush, you can give it later when you arrive." Uncle Tang En was very satisfied with Bilika's understanding, but... he estimated Bilika's age in his heart.Well, you have to pay after arriving at the border, plus the fare for the return journey.

After watching Uncle Dunn go back to the truck to wipe the front windows and rearview mirrors, Bilika was able to look at the other people around the fire. Unlike the lively atmosphere around the other fires, there was only one person with short silver hair sitting here. , a boy in a dark blue long-sleeved high-necked singlet with a v-neck and short-sleeved sleeves, and a pair of slender twin sisters, all immersed in eating fish, and did not respond to Bilika's arrival.

Bilika was considering whether to greet them when a few tall figures suddenly came from behind.

After Uncle Tang En left, the middle-aged men who had mocked Bilika earlier surrounded the four of them with grinning grinning, their clenched fists rattling loudly: "Hey, you guys, what do you think of hunters? Let me tell you. , The hunter test is not something you little brats and women can take."

A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and a slightly hunched back laughed "giggling" in a shrill voice, his obscene eyes patrolled the plump breasts of the twin sisters, and echoed: "Anyway, it's just a waste of the examiner's time if you go, why don't you go?" Let's . . . censor review first, hehehe."