Chapter 249 Summer Breeze Purple Snail
It was June, the warm and comfortable season of early summer. The various animals in Iridium Academy were also very active. When Heshia was walking on the road, two chestnut squirrels with gray and white hair jumped out of the bushes beside her, playing and chasing each other. It was unknown whether they were raised by the academy or were the companions of some students.
In the square not far away, five crowned birds with feathers of light yellow and light yellow gradient were flying in the sky, forming a rotating crescent moon. In the square below, a second-year student rode a tall curved-horned goat slowly passing by. The thick brown hair buried his lower body, making it particularly fluffy.
I haven't been here for half a year. I feel like I have missed a lot of things. The girl thought to herself, slowly stroking the indigo snake on her arm. Unfortunately, the scales of this guy are always a little cold, not as easy to use as fluffy animals.
Should I raise a companion who feels comfortable to touch? This thought came to the girl's mind, but considering the busy affairs now, she had to sigh and give up this idea.
It is estimated that it will take the second semester of the second year to sort out everything and stabilize it, so that there will be energy to cultivate new partners.
After a relaxing and comfortable morning, at about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Heshia and Mel met at an ice cream shop.
"Hershia~"
When the girl stood in front of the shop and looked at the dazzling menu on it, Mel's familiar greeting came from behind.
Wearing a light blue plaid skirt, holding a paper bag with something in her hand, holding the gray moon cat in her arms, and her dark purple hair tied into a shoulder-length bun, Mel ran towards Heshia with a little joy.
"Hershia is finally back."
When she approached, she put down the paper bag in her hand, and the gray moon cat in her arms jumped away with a meow, then she put her arms around Heshia, hugged for a while, and then let go.
"Hershia hasn't come for a long time this semester, I thought you dropped out of school." She said her worries some time ago.
"No, I just didn't expect that the training would take so long." Standing in the tipsy summer breeze, the two talked about the past, and then each bought a colorful ball ice cream, and then walked and talked.
Gray Moon Cat followed behind Mel, occasionally jumping up to catch birds and falling behind, and sometimes running in front and climbing up the tree to watch.
"The first grade is almost over, and everyone has started to get in touch with the domestication of extraordinary creatures. The specific direction will probably be divided in the second grade." Mel said about their current learning progress.
"Then there will probably be a rough classification, such as birds, beasts, reptiles, fish, etc., and the third and fourth grades will have more detailed and specialized learning."
"Which category is Mel going to choose?" the girl asked.
"It must be the category of cats. I also want to raise a mighty lion, but my grandma said that I am too weak and it is not safe to contact lions rashly." Mel said a little unconvinced.
"Lions, indeed." If it is a lion among extraordinary creatures, the physique and strength will be further magnified. If it comes down, ordinary people can't bear it at all.
The two talked about the recent situation in the academy until they came to a round pavilion by the lake and sat down to rest.
"When will Heshia come to my house? We made an appointment last time." Mel reminded Heshia.
"Well, let's do it this time. I just happen to have time recently." The girl blinked.
"Okay~" Mel happily picked up the gray moon cat in her arms.
"I'll tell grandma when I go back and prepare delicious food and fun things for Heshia." This child is really carefree, with a simple and pure happiness.
"I'll look forward to it." Heshia also responded with a smile, and then the two of them rested well before continuing to go shopping.
"What is Heshia going to buy?" Mel saw the girl taking her into the shopping street on one side of the campus. There were many students gathered here, and some tourists who came to watch extraordinary animals.
"Buy some food for the two little ones at home, and then prepare some gifts for friends." There are many past heritages preserved in the North District 1, and many handmade products are still very commemorative.
"I know this. Come with me." When Mel said this, his eyes lit up, and he took Heshia to shuttle through the commercial street, and then walked into one of the branch streets.
Most of the shops on both sides of the street here are related to the cultivation of extraordinary animals. There are pet shops that sell various harmless, beautiful and cute small animals, and there are shops that sell spiritual medicines and auxiliary resources needed to cultivate extraordinary creatures. There are more related ration stores, toy stores, furniture stores, etc. Pet-related shops provide a lot of economic income for the academy.
"Dinglingling~"
After entering the store, a crisp wind chime sounded, and then Heshia carefully observed the store.
Various pet rations packaged in oil paper bags are placed on the shelves. According to the type, there are various animals painted on them, and the packaging style is consistent, which has a professional feel.
There are not many customers in the store, and they all seem to be familiar customers. When buying, they go straight to the point without looking carefully.
"Sister Tongtong~" After entering the store, Mel waved to the store clerk and boss in the store. A mature woman wearing a black tight T-shirt turned her head.
She was wearing mainly red and black clothes, a black T-shirt, a crimson skirt, black leggings, and holding a card machine that she had just used to pay a customer.
"It's Mel, why are you here today?" After serving the customer, she came over, touched Mel's head, and then looked at Heshia beside her.
"This is my classmate and good friend, Heshia. She also wants to buy food for her friends." Mel introduced the gray-haired girl next to him.
"Hello, I'm Heshia." The girl introduced herself briefly, then called out the big spider in the shadow behind her and picked it up. The indigo snake that was originally wrapped around her arm also climbed onto her shoulder, curiously looking up at the woman in front of her.
Looking at the two guys on Heshia's body, the big sister narrowed her eyes and pressed her index finger lightly on her chin.
"Well, it's really rare. Let me think." After saying that, she asked Heshia.
"The spider should be a subspecies of the cave wolf spider. As for the snake, it doesn't look like a common venomous snake. It should be a non-venomous snake, right?"
"Well, it's an indigo snake that likes the sun. It's not venomous." The girl said, and gently pressed the indigo snake on her shoulder with her hand to prevent it from spitting at people.
"A girl who raises snakes and spiders is very courageous. I'll go to the second floor to look for food that should be suitable for indigo snakes. As for the cave wolf spider, this is not difficult." After saying that, she asked the two to wait for a while, and then went upstairs.
A little later, the elder sister came down with two bags of sealed rations.
"This is the roasted 'translucent croaker', and this is the 'white sun quail eggs'. Both are meat and egg rations related to the 'sunlight' and 'light' attributes, and can be fed to indigo snakes." She introduced the two bags of special rations in her hand.
"Originally, a customer ordered these rations for his 'sun snapping turtle', but he recently went to travel to other star regions and said he would not be back until the second half of the year. I can sell them to Heshia in advance, and then I can order two more."
"As for the cave wolf spiders, here are the 'red honey protein balls' that most insect supernatural creatures like to eat." As she said this, she took out two more bags of rations from the container, and then took two transparent small balls from the tasting table next to her and placed them in Heshia's hands.
"It is rich in nutrients and has the sweet taste of red honey. It can also replenish a certain amount of magic power and nourish the body. Therefore, it is very popular among extraordinary creatures and is a common ration."
"It's really meticulous."
Although Heshia has learned some relevant knowledge from books, it is very easy for her to gather magic power because of her talent. She rarely gives special rations to her pet companions. However, ordinary people can't do that. In order to make their companions grow quickly, it is necessary to feed them rations with purified magic power and extraordinary effects.
"Yeah, I often come here to buy food for cats. Sister Tongtong is my mother's student. She is very professional and takes good care of me." Meier said happily.
"Mel, didn't you bring your cat today?" The big sister nodded with a smile, then bent over to ask.
"I brought it." After saying that, Meier waved to the gray moon cat she was playing with outside the store, and the little guy came in and easily jumped onto Meier's shoulder.
"Meow~" She recognized the woman in front of her and called flatteringly.
After giving the little guy a few delicious nutritious beans, Heshia and Mel sat in the store and listened to Sister Tongtong's popular science about the points that need to be paid attention to in daily feeding, such as the amount of use, the storage place, how to prevent stealing, how to educate, etc.
When the two walked out of the store, it was already an hour later.
"Sister Tongtong was very good at studying at that time, but she was not interested in fighting, so she opened this store by herself later." Mel told the story of this big sister.
"Is Mel's mother also a teacher?" Heshia was curious.
"Yes, my mother, grandmother, and uncle are all teachers, but I don't want to be a teacher." She said her little thoughts.
"Why?"
"Because it's good to be a child, you can be taken care of by your brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, but if you become a teacher, you have to take care of others." Mel said seriously.
"This... is really a simple reason."
The two walked on the street, and then went to the other side of the commercial street, bought a lot of special souvenirs, and walked back together when the sun set.
After a busy period in Edes, Heshia finally had a few days to relax in Yuanting. She walked on the sunny forest road, sat on the lawn with other classmates to listen to the class, rode a large giant bird to soar among the mountains and overlook the scenery, sat in the restaurant under the lake to discuss the latest interesting things with everyone, etc.
Unknowingly, a week passed, and Mel's family sent an email, formally inviting Heshia to be their guest.
Taking the mountain tram unique to the North District, shuttled along the steep mountain wall, Heshia watched the scenery outside the window gradually enter the mountains, and in these high mountains, a group of ancient buildings appeared in her eyes, with snow-white walls, dark purple tiles, side walls like wavy shells, and slightly curved round roofs, high and low, densely distributed in this high mountain valley.
"Arrived at the Purple Snail Valley Station." The announcement came from the tram, and then Heshia and Mel also walked out of the car and stood on the platform on the edge of the high mountain cliff.
The wind blew down from the blue sky in the distance, rolling up the white Pennisetum in the mountains. The warm wind lifted the skirt, and then poured down, blowing towards this quiet and peaceful secluded place.
No wonder Mel could develop such a simple character, perhaps it was because she grew up in this isolated land.
(End of this chapter)
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