Chirp——

With a distant sound of breaking through the air, a shimmering firework rose into the sky and exploded with a bang. The spreading shockwaves were like the sound of a drum.

The scattered fireworks also scattered and then fell down with a crackling sound.

On a winter night, sparse sounds of fireworks could be heard from the river bank, exploding and falling one by one.

Occasionally you can see some small stalls on the streets of the campus where some students sell things, including barbecue snacks and some old items.

After the older batch of students graduated, they couldn’t take many of their things with them, so they just disposed of them. Many younger students would come to take a look and then negotiate the price, and the school suddenly became lively again.

Loran Hill and his companions sat in a pavilion by the river, looking at the hustle and bustle in the distance. From time to time, a few sporadic fireworks rose in the night sky.

There were no lights in the pavilion, only the occasional flash of fire in the sky illuminated the faces.

"Ye Ling is asleep." Loran Hill touched the girl who was slightly rising and falling on his knees and said softly.

"She's still so sleepy." Lily wanted to tease her, but after watching for a while, she didn't do it.

Just like Alena said yesterday, it’s the last few days, so let’s leave a good impression.

"Where are you all going next?" Alena tilted her head back, her brown-black hair hanging in the air as she looked at the people behind her.

"I still have several years to go, I haven't thought about it yet." Lily poked Ye Ling's face gently with her hand, and it felt quite soft.

"I guess I'll go on adventures around the world like my dad," said Alena, who likes to run around and travel.

Lettice looked at the fireworks rising in the sky and said softly, "Go home and become a famous alchemist. I guess you can also make some beautiful clothes on weekdays?"

"There's nothing new here, Letty." Alina complained.

"That's how it is. Most people's lives are so simple." Lettice rolled her eyes at Alena.

"But aren't you a daughter of a wealthy family? You should have more freedom. Shouldn't you have more freedom to do things that ordinary people can't do?" Alena felt a little sorry for her lack of resistance.

"Perhaps in some areas, my bottom line is indeed higher than that of ordinary people, but you're over-glorifying the role of wealth and status. In fact, everyone's joys and sorrows are the same. It doesn't make me any more special or more idealistic because of this."

"Okay, okay, there's no end to this kind of argument." Bumansha came out to smooth things over.

"What about Luo Lan? Where will he go in the future?" Everyone knows Bumansha's ambition even without her saying it. It must be to return to her hometown and open a dim sum shop.

"I'll go back and take care of some things at home first, and then I'll probably go out for a walk." Loran Hill said.

"You can come to the Southern Islands to find me then. I will buy a big boat with spacious and comfortable rooms. My friends and the people I like will live in it. Then we can travel together to different places, see the scenery, eat delicious food, and when we are bored on the way, we can play games, sleep, read books, etc." Alena imagined so, and her eyes gradually became excited.

"That must have cost quite a bit of money. First of all, a custom-made large ship is very expensive," said Lettice with a smile.

"But this kind of life is also very desirable, isn't it?" Aliena sat on the railing of the pavilion, shaking her legs and said happily.

"There has to be something to aspire to and dream about, otherwise life would be too dull and boring."

Looking at the girl with short brown and black hair, Loran Hill nodded slightly.

"After that, we'll just wait for Miss Aliena's ship to come and take us out of this miserable sea."

"Haha, don't worry, you will definitely see it."

"I am the future Great Sage of the Magical Order, the user of countless magical beasts, the overlord of the seven seas, the inventor of world-famous alchemical creations, the triple-great Miss Alena~☆"

"It's agreed."

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With the end of the winter festival, another group of students graduated and left Emenas. Some returned to their hometowns, some went to other big cities, and some pursued their dreams in some corner of the world.

And Loran Hill also took Katie back to the cottage in Maple Leaf Courtyard.

"Come on, Katie, put this on."

In the bedroom of the cabin, Loran Hill and Katie were putting on a new quilt cover, and now there was an extra bed in the bedroom.

This bed is naturally for Katie.

"Okay, Loran." Katie nodded, took a corner of the quilt cover, and then pulled it open. The two of them worked together to put the quilt core in.

"That's about right." Loran Hill looked at the two neatly arranged small beds and nodded secretly.

It was still early, so Loran Hill pulled Katie out of the cabin and helped her get familiar with the environment in the courtyard.

"This is a well. You can draw water from it on weekdays, but it's better to boil it before drinking..." When talking about boiling, Roland looked at Katie again. For this fire witch, boiling water did not seem to be necessary because she was made of fire.

"The one next to it is a red maple tree." As he said that, Loran Hill pulled Katie and slowly flew up. Then the two of them sat on the thick branches and overlooked the scenery below.

The temperature in winter is not high, but you can feel a hint of warmth between the branches of the fiery red maple leaves, which are emitting a slight heat.

"This tree is a child of fire." Katie said happily, touching the rough trunk with a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

Thinking back to the abilities of this red maple tree, which indeed had the ability to transform its leaves into flying flames, and the temperature was extremely high, Loran Hill nodded slightly.

The two of them swayed slightly in the air, and Loran Hill slowly introduced the facilities in the courtyard below, the small garden at the back, the well, the grape trellis, the small warehouse for food and sundries, the stream in the distance, and so on.

"It's getting late, I have to cook. What would you like to eat today, Katie?" Loran Hill jumped down from the treetops, his body descending step by step as if walking in the air.

"Is there any fish to eat?" Keti thought for a long time before saying, with a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"Yes. But we have to go to a small river a little further away."

The two walked slowly towards the winter river, where a thin layer of ice had formed on the surface.

"Let's not go fishing today." Stamping his feet slightly to shake off the snowflakes and dew on the surface, Loran Hill wondered whether to fry the fish or use the atmosphere to directly lift up the river water and filter it.

On the other hand, Katie had already squatted by the river. She curiously touched the surface of the river with her fingers, and then bursts of white smoke rose up and bubbles gurgled out of the river water.

"No, Keti, we can't boil the river. Otherwise, we won't have fish to eat in the future." Loran Hill crossed his hands and made a prohibitive gesture to Keti.

"Oh, okay, Luo Lan." Keti retracted her finger, opened her eyes wide with a bit of grievance, and looked at Luo Lan. It seemed that this fire witch still had a lot of common sense to learn.

ps: Transition to the plot, and the subsequent development of the conception. I can’t add more today. 00