Putting so many delicacies in an assessment task that is bound to last a long time... the intention of temptation is too obvious.
Maybe there is something wrong with those foods and eating them will make people feel unwell.
Maybe that's okay, but that's only because it doesn't have to be that realistic.
Thinking about what Sista had said before about the factions, she could guess with her ass that those who ate the food would definitely not get good results.
“I don’t think those things are there for no reason,” Claire said.
"You suspect it's a trap?" Niss glared.
She was also very smart. She immediately thought that since this room was prepared for the assessment, then in theory, everything in it should have a meaning.
There's no way those people put all this food here for no reason. This is very suspicious...
"That's not the case..."
But not all girls agreed with this guess, and they started to protest.
"It's just an examination..."
"That is, maybe the purpose of their existence is to be eaten by us?"
"Because not eating for half a day won't kill you. Compared with the goal that is about to be achieved, a little hunger is insignificant." Claire looked at them and shook her head slowly. "I'll tell you the hidden dangers. It's up to you to make your own choice."
She gave the group a few minutes to discuss whether or not to eat, but ultimately instinct overrode restraint, and all nine girls, except Niss and Claire, went to the table to get food.
After eating, the girls' depressed mood eased a little.
But just when they were about to regroup and brew the third pot of potion, bad news came that another group's potion was successful.
“Perfect Everspring Water!”
Amid the cheers, Farley snapped her fingers at the cauldron.
The medicine in the pot is as light as spring water, with a layer of light green on the surface, and almost transparent smoke flowing, which even smells like a faint tea fragrance, which is an important sign of everlasting spring water.
The dosage was changed according to the target requirements but it was still successful. Farley was very excited and immediately took some water to smear on the spider keyhole of the iron door, staring at it with anticipation.
"stop looking."
Claire drew the team members' attention back.
"It's their business to succeed, let's do this first."
"What if the door is opened?" someone asked her unconvincedly, "If the door is opened, everyone can get out, what's the point of all this?"
"The door is open, so let's close it again," said Claire.
"Then rely on a successful potion to open it again... or you have a better idea."
Her calmness and composure turned into a weapon of intimidation at this moment. Even Niss was a little impressed by her. The whole team began to operate according to Claire's will.
On the other hand, Farley, who originally thought she had succeeded, became more and more anxious.
Chang Chunshui was indeed successfully brewed, and she also successfully applied the medicine on the keyhole as they wanted.
But why is it ineffective?
I've been waiting for so many minutes, and I can't see even one black spider?
Her face became more and more ugly, and she felt that she could not hold it in any longer.
At this moment, a dark shadow that almost blended into the darkness outside suddenly trembled outside the keyhole.
coming!
Farley and the girls watching were cheered up and couldn't help holding their breath.
First there was a tremor, and then there was dead silence that lasted for more than a minute.
They didn't dare to breathe, for fear of scaring the other away.
Gradually, they saw slender claws reaching in from the keyhole.
Slender, black and shiny.
It looked like a miniature version of a skeleton's claw, and many timid girls got goose bumps when they saw it.
It was not until the thing was completely inserted into the keyhole that Fali finally showed a grim smile.
Black Demon Spider!
There is no mistake, it is the size of a fist, with a round belly... This is the witch's companion pet, the black spider!
However, what happened next left all the onlookers dumbfounded.
At first, the black spider seemed to be very interested in the evergreen water smeared above the keyhole, but after getting close to it and making a sniffing gesture, it jumped as if it had been electrocuted, and quickly crawled out of sight!
This...how could this happen?
Farley stared, with ten thousand question marks on her forehead.
Then the black spider came back.
Fali showed a hopeful look, and then saw the black spider spit on the keyhole with disgust, twisted its butt and ran away again.
Girls: ...
Farley: ...
"what's the situation……"
"do not know……"
“It comes and goes…”
"It seems to dislike our potion..."
Amid the discussions, Farley quickly ran back to look for the textbooks, and finally picked up a book called "Elementary Potions Tutorial, Insect Poison", and found a line of small words in the notes in the corner.
"'Although some poisonous insects like cold, they are not endless. You must know that even the cold-loving species cannot change their biological instincts. Whether it is brewing or using medicine, environmental factors must be considered..."
After reading it almost with gritted teeth, Fali knew where she was wrong.
She immediately dispersed the team members and ordered them to boil the third pot of medicine, hoping to overtake Niss's team.
But this time their performance was not as good as the first time.
Many girls in the group started to slack off and their condition was visibly bad. Even after she reminded them, they still failed twice. And when Farley asked them to get the fifth batch of ingredients, they told Farley in frustration: all the ingredients for boiling evergreen water had been used up.
At this moment, Claire opened the lid of the crucible and saw a pool of steaming green water. She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
[She is not as calm as she looks.]
Hitzfeld thought.
[Although she was the one who pointed out the problem with the food, and she did not eat it, she glanced at the food several times during the process. This tempted look... was too exaggerated no matter how you looked at it.]
Take Niss for example - Niss is obviously not as mentally competent as Claire, but this situation did not occur to her.
Niss was also trying hard to hold back.
Niss couldn't help but look at the table.
But much less than Claire.
It was not normal for Claire to keep looking at the food.
Thinking of Claire William's final outcome, Hitzfeld's heart moved.
Ghoul...
So it was that the "knowledge" she was given in the chapel was problematic?
That's actually a kind of groundbreaking ceremony?
"Knowledge" itself carries with it "mystery". Has Claire's inner self been polluted by the "basic knowledge of the human desire route"?
This possibility is not small.
On the one hand, it would explain why she ended up becoming a ghoul, and on the other hand, it would explain why the Felam family let her go so easily.
Maybe they knew she couldn't escape.
Even though she had left, far away from Farrell House, her inner self had been branded.
One day, she will go back there.
She did not…and never did, rewrite her own destiny.
Thinking of this, she felt "goose bumps all over her body".
When she came back to her senses, the main perspective had changed to the iron door - a fat, round, black spider was lying on its keyhole. With its embedding and rotation, the lock opened and the door was pushed open lightly.
No one spoke in the room.
Nisi's face was a little excited, while the other girls were in a daze.
that's it……
They passed the test just like this...
It was dark outside the iron gate.
Claire stared at it at first, hesitating whether to go out, but soon her expression changed and she stepped back, lowering her head a little awkwardly.
A woman slowly walked in from the darkness.
And above the reception desk is a dressed-up witch in a black robe and a pointed witch hat.
Maybe it shouldn't be said that she is a woman.
She was most likely a real witch.
"Claire William, Niss Ace, Fali Polym, the three of you follow me."
The witch's voice was very cold and sounded extremely oppressive, reminding Hitzfeld of the dean he met in this life.
“Your Excellency… Your Excellency!”
Seeing her turning around to leave, some of the girls couldn't help but call her.
"What about us?"
"you……?"
The witch tilted her head and her lips curled up in a sarcastic smile.
“Not having a strong opinion is not a sin, but people who cannot control their desires are destined not to be suitable for this path.”
"Someone will erase your memory later."
"Rather than seeing dirty things, maybe you are more suitable to be a carefree mortal."
Chapter 53: Seeking Knowledge
As the witch finished her words, the fate of the remaining girls was decided.
Without caring that they were still children, or how they would behave as so-called mortals after returning to society, the witch led Claire and the other two to the entrance of the spiral staircase, and like a magic trick, she moved away a stone wall, revealing a passage leading further down.
There’s more below!
Claire was a little shocked. She now knew that the village on the surface was just a cover, and the real witch coven should be hidden underground!
"It's at the bottom of the lake." The witch said, ignoring the shocked looks of the three people, "You can only think of this, it's not difficult to guess."
"My name is Bram, I won't mention my last name. I will be teaching you for a period of time. How long this period of time is depends on your performance."
"Ms. Bram." Farley was the first to speak among them, her expression was very complicated, "I want to know why I can..."
"Is your goal in taking exams in the secular world to get full marks?" Bram interrupted her.
"Yes, I think..."
“Get full marks, and then what? Get praised? Become a role model and a genius in everyone’s eyes?” Bram sneered, but the other three did not dare to laugh with him.
"Of course I'm not making fun of this method..." She gradually regained her cold expression, "The fact that it has been around shows that it is meaningful. At least it can satisfy our vanity. If we don't care about so many things, it is indeed a proof of our ability."
"But it's different now. Miss Prim, you should know the difference between large classes and small classes, right? Are their teaching methods the same?"
"I…I think it's different, ma'am."
"What's the difference?"
"Well, the purpose of the big class should be grades, while the small class cares more... cares more..."
