However, Roland was not in a hurry to find Lani, but went to find Melina first.
Chapter 129 Faith
Royal City, Court.
The walls and pillars are all made of solid and fine-textured granite. The symmetrical design can be separated in the middle, and it looks solemn and majestic.
The hall is spacious, with a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling, casting light that is both bright and soft.
The red-haired man was wearing a judge's robe and holding a file in his hand. Two soldiers came running over from a distance and their faces looked so gloomy as to drip water from them.
They looked at each other and swallowed, even though they had rushed back and heard about the incident from other colleagues.
Lord Larcade should have this gloomy expression, and there was nothing unexpected about it.
After all, there was a scandal going on between Princess Ranie and Godwin, and they had just had a conflict with him a few days ago.
If that incident hadn't happened, Lord Lakkad would have been very happy.
He said nothing, just waved to the two people and walked into the court.
Walking along the wide corridor, with separate rooms on both sides, he finally stopped at a separate office.
"come in."
He walked straight to the desk and said, "Don't touch anything else. Tell me, what did you see at the volcano?"
"..."
The two warriors recalled what they had seen at the volcano and swallowed their saliva. They could see the fear in each other's eyes.
The warrior on the left stepped forward and said to him, "We saw a snake, a very big snake."
"A big snake?" Lakkad's tone was full of confusion, not understanding what they were saying.
This is the border area.
There are as many big snakes as you want, what's so surprising or worth reporting?
Seeing that Lakkad looked unhappy, the warrior took another step forward and continued.
"No, sir. That snake was unexpectedly huge. And there seems to be some legend that it is a giant snake that wants to devour the gods and the world."
"The great snake that devoured the gods..."
Lacard stroked his long beard and recalled the man dressed as a ronin. What exactly was he talking about? Even if he knew that he wanted power, why did he talk about the volcano?
What's his purpose?
At this moment, Chapolili was standing outside the window and jumped in.
"Are you thinking about me?"
The sudden noise and movement startled the three people present, and the two warriors drew their swords.
Before they could take the next step, they heard Lakkad's scolding.
"Stop! Don't do it! This is a court!"
They had no choice but to hold the hilts of their swords and stand still, not knowing whether they should take action or not.
Fortunately, the warrior did not take the next step, but just bowed to Lakkad.
"My lord, it seems you have found it."
"What did you find?" Lakkad was unmoved. He was also a warrior. Although his strength was not as good as a hero, he was at the level of a knight.
He was on guard against Chapolili, his hand already touching the dagger in his arms, ready to block an attack at any time.
The brim of the man's hat completely covered his face. He no longer had the respectful attitude he had before, but became arrogant.
Maybe this is just his character.
He raised his hands high, as if embracing the sky or praising the sun.
But Karakade knew that was neither of them, it was just a madman going crazy.
He spoke excitedly and too fast, but people could still hear him clearly.
"I know. You are very upset with Godwin. He ruined your dinner party and said that you forced others and trampled on you. However, your sister is very close to such a person. Godwin is the light and the correct sun. You are shown to be greedy and only know how to use power..."
Chapolili's words were like a sharp knife, cutting open his heart and exposing it to the air.
Just before Lakkad was about to explode in anger, he stopped talking and immediately put forward his own ideas.
"I guess you have seen the big snake. I have a great method. Would you like to listen to it?"
He was almost about to draw out his dagger and stab Shapolili.
He suppressed his anger, pressed the table with one hand, and asked Chapolili.
"what do you want to say in the end?"
"I just want to tell you that I have a way to make you stronger."
Chapolili's attitude became humble again, and his madness was instantly put away.
He bowed to Lacard again, "Please allow me to introduce you..."
Halfway through his words, he raised his head and looked at the other two warriors, and Lakkad immediately realized that no one else should be involved in the conversation that followed.
He didn't turn his head, but just waved his hand, signaling them to step back.
"Lord Lacard, are we really going down?" One of the warriors looked at Shapolili, obviously wary of him.
"Go down and close the door." Lakkad paused, "You did a great job. Book a hotel for the night. I will prepare a celebration banquet for you."
The two looked at each other, knew what he meant, and had to leave the room.
"boom."
As the door closed, the air became quiet. His office was also filled with so many books and files that it was filled with the smell of paper.
After all, there are places where the golden tree's light cannot reach, such as when Chapolili was drawing the curtains.
"Really? Your room is full of holes. It's hard to feel safe."
"I don't care." Lacarde frowned, suppressing the anger in his heart. If Chapolili was not still useful, he would have killed him immediately.
Chapolili also noticed this, gave him an indifferent smile, and "looked" at him.
He immediately realized that although the man had eyes, he should not be able to see, and the eyeballs were purely decorative.
"I have a question, Lord Lacard." Chapolili walked up to him and raised his hands again.
"Do you believe in the Two Fingers? Do you believe in the Golden Tree?"
"......"
Lakkad didn't answer, his expression was extremely calm, and he just looked at him.
Chapolili made himself look foolish, chuckled twice and spread out his hands.
"Okay, let's go to the sewers. It's too unsafe here. Let's go to the bottom of the sewers. There's no safer place than there."
The noise in the room gradually calmed down.
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The corridor in the Magic Academy during the summer vacation is almost exactly the same as in the game.
The eerie feeling is even more prominent because there is no one around. It's almost like a zombie, otherwise it would be more like one.
Roland walked to the end of the corridor. The school building was so deserted that he was worried about Melina.
As a result, he stood at the door of Melina's dormitory and didn't hear her response for a long time.
Out of concern, Roland simply climbed over the wall.
The room was clean and tidy, with no signs of a fight, so they must have gone out.
"So worried?" Miss Dixie lay behind him with her chin on his shoulder.
"Yes, after all, she..."
Chapter 130 Canteen
Although Roland brought Melina to the magic academy and freed her from the situation of having to stay in a small room, he was still worried about her life alone.
After all, as long as she was in the mezzanine space of the elevator, she wouldn't have to worry about her life at all, as the Golden Tree nobles would ensure her safety.
Even so, Melina is not helpless, she possesses the complete Golden Tree Prayer and the Black Knife Assassin's swordsmanship.
But, will that brother be at ease with his sister who has no experience of living alone?
Di Xi didn't care about Roland's worries because she knew Melina's strength.
The seemingly weak little girl was actually impossible to deal with without seven or eight soldiers.
If she is given enough time and prays to the maximum on the golden tree, she can fight the knight.
Concern is chaos.
Roland decided to look for Melina anyway, and the most likely place would be the cafeteria.
The magic academy is on holiday, but only magic professors and magic apprentices are allowed to have the holiday. The old men and women in the cafeteria are not allowed to have the holiday.
Walk along the corridor all the way to the end.
On the way, he also saw a few workers who were busy and had no time to greet him.
I used to be curious about why there were living pots in the magic academy, but later I learned that some of the living pots were invited to help study magic, and some were poached.
With reforms, the magic academy now has more and more research projects. Roland's current learning focus is not on magic, but on those strange and bizarre technologies.
He plans to learn puppet making and some miscellaneous techniques next semester.
Sure enough, when he arrived at the cafeteria.
The window is very small and not much light can come in. On weekdays, when there are students, the lights will be turned on.
Now that it's the holiday, the rows of seats in the dim hall have a horror movie atmosphere.
But the lights in the kitchen were on.
You can still hear people talking. Some of the elderly people are so old that they need to shout to speak.
The girl among them looked a little miserable.
The chestnut short hair has grown a little longer now and is already past the shoulders.
Perhaps having overcome some of her shyness, Melina wore a blue and white plaid long skirt, tied with a bow in the middle, with decorations of the same color on top of her head, revealing her crisp calves, and finally finished with Mary Jane shoes.
It has the feeling of a French retro movie, especially the light from the window, shining on her, and you can taste a special kind of beauty.
Several people gathered around the oven. Melina put on thick gloves and took out the baking tray.
She turned her head and saw Roland.
When the girl caught sight of the familiar figure that made her heart beat faster, her eyes instantly sparkled with starlight, like the brightest stars in the night sky.
"Brother, you are back!"
She wanted to run over, but she was still holding the baking tray in her hand. She immediately put it on the table beside her, and rushed towards Roland with quick and brisk steps.
He grabbed the girl's waist, twisted his back foot slightly to relieve the impact of her running, and turned a small circle.
"Don't worry, I won't disappear."
"But I want to touch my brother as soon as possible." Her eyes were as shy and happy as a lit up deer, with a hint of sweetness mixed with nervousness and anticipation.
"Are you baking bread?" Roland walked back with her in his arms. Several old men and women were deeply impressed by him because he was one of the few magic apprentices who bought his own ingredients and cooked at home instead of eating in the cafeteria.
Most magicians are too lazy to waste time on food and drink, and magic apprentices usually don't have the conditions to go back to the dormitory to cook.
Just like Serenity and Tops, before they moved out of their small dormitory, they had to go to public toilets and public baths.
Not to mention, he is handsome with dazzling blond hair, which naturally makes a deep impression.
Roland greeted a few elderly people, and Melina ran to distribute bread.
She handed one to the blond young man, her eyes full of anticipation, and continued.
“I used the recipe my brother gave me and followed the steps very carefully.
