Chapter 362: Witches and the Three-phase Moon Academy
It was already the second day since leaving the Purple Snail Valley. This time, Tilan came out with Mel.
"Grandma asked me to go with you, saying that I should also have some experience." Mel explained.
After getting the recommendation letter and the list, Tilan did not set off immediately. She first returned to the Iridium Academy to prepare carefully for a few days before setting off.
The first stop was the Three-phase Moon Academy, a special witch academy, and also the most prestigious and mysterious academy among the northern universities.
After determining the target, Tilan looked up the address of the Three-phase Moon Academy and found that the location of this academy seemed to deliberately avoid crowded and prosperous places. It was in a very remote corner of the northern first district, and there was only one train line leading there.
"Are you leaving today?" In the morning, when Mel learned that Tilan was ready to leave, he quickly got up from the bed, changed his clothes and came out.
"Yes, Mel, are you ready to wash up?" Tilan smiled at the girl in front of her with slightly curled hair.
"Oh, it'll take a while. I have to go wash my hair." Looking at Tilan's sight, Mel pressed down her curled hair with her hands and ran back to the room.
"Wait for you for half an hour." The girl's voice sounded behind Mel.
"I know." Mel responded loudly, then hurriedly took off her coat and walked into the bathroom.
Seeing her master in a hurry, the gray moon cat in the corner of the room stretched, jumped out of the cat bed, looked around, and then came to Tilan and rubbed her ankle.
"I woke you up." The girl hugged the cat, then sat in Mel's dormitory and waited, occasionally looking through the information about the Three-phase Moon Academy in her personal terminal.
When mentioning this academy, we have to mention the extraordinary faction of the "Witch Cult" that was at its peak in the past. The object they followed and imitated was the witch in the ancient legend.
"The Moon of March, the Star of Stars, Alan Siluka, Minette Lanhua." This prayer or secret language of the Witch Cult is actually the abbreviation of the name of the most famous witch in the past.
The "Moon of March" is the Blood Moon Witch "Julis", the Purple Moon Witch "Selene", the Dark Moon (Hades) Witch "Hades", and the "Star of Stars" is the legendary Miracle Witch. The following "Alansiluka, Minetranhua" are the names of ten great witches. The first "A" refers to the witch of abundant fruits "Atatis", and each subsequent word represents a great witch.
There are thirteen witches in total in the secret language, and thirteen has a special meaning in the "Witch Sect". In the ancient fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty", in order to celebrate the birth of the princess, the king invited the twelve most powerful witches in the kingdom to bless the princess, but missed one because there were only twelve golden plates to entertain the guests.
The thirteenth witch who was not invited felt insulted, so she cursed the princess, saying that she would die at the age of 15 because of touching the spindle. At this time, the first eleven witches had already offered their blessings. Some of them wished the princess beauty and flawlessness, some wished her gentleness and kindness, etc. All kinds of beautiful words were added to her. No one expected that she would encounter such an accident, but fortunately there was still one last witch who did not give a blessing.
But the last witch also said that the curse was too powerful and she could not remove it. She could only transform it, saying that the princess would not die immediately after touching the spindle, but would sleep for 100 years.
In people's ancient concept, sleep and death are very similar concepts, and therefore there is the possibility of mutual transformation. Let sleep replace death, so as to survive the curse and make it come true and released.
The source of extraordinary power is the Eka particle, which is the medium for the spirit to interfere with reality. The spirit is composed of various concepts, impressions, and compositions. Among them, the most profound manifestation is in the form of "fairy tales", "myths", and "folk tales". It represents a fantasy between reality and magic, which is very attractive. This is why the concept is condensed here.
Later, some scholars proposed a hypothesis that the birth of witches may be derived from the embodiment of this legendary concept. Otherwise, why are there so many crown fragments, but only some of them awaken to become witches.
The civilization of the Transcendent Era is not an ancient society, but a highly developed interstellar galactic civilization. Logically speaking, the concepts related to mechatronics are more popular. Why did no mechatronics-related witches appear in the Third Era? It may be that people at that time did not have the concept of mechatronics, and the related concepts did not become active and awakened as witches.
Although this hypothesis is difficult to confirm, after all, witches can no longer be seen in the era of the establishment of the Federation, but it is still tempting. After all, the power of witches is obvious to all in history.
Later, there were also a steady stream of people who followed this powerful and charismatic existence. This was the opportunity for the birth of the "Witch Sect". They might be scholars, people who wanted to be powerful, or fans who followed some mysterious power. In short, this group of people gathered together for similar purposes. After long-term research and imitation, they gradually revived the famous skills and abilities of those ancient witches, and their influence became greater and greater. Later, they flourished.
Looking through the information, Tilan glanced at the pictures and texts on it. Time passed unknowingly, and Mel finally washed and prepared.
"I'm ready, Heshia." Mel's hair was still a little wet, but she looked much more energetic now, and she also changed into a well-fitting light purple dress.
"Then let's go." Tilan put away her personal terminal and stood up.
The two walked out of the dormitory and came to the top floor of the Ring Bird Wind Tower. They found two red-footed falcons and asked them to take them to the station outside the school.
The wind whistled past. Standing on the footrest held by the red-footed falcon, the two held the vertical pole next to them and overlooked the scenery below. The shape of the entire footrest was similar to an L-shape, with a footrest that could be grasped with one hand. When encountering an emergency, they could also let go and jump away at any time, which was very convenient.
There is an interesting saying circulating in the Iridium Academy. If you want to ride the red-footed falcon, you must first learn to fly, otherwise it will be very dangerous to fall down in an emergency. But if you have learned to fly, why do you still want to ride the red-footed falcon.
When it is about to arrive at the off-campus station, the red-footed falcon gradually lowers its altitude until it slowly flies close to the ground. At this time, the two can let go of the handrail and jump directly.
After entering the station, the two waited for a few minutes, then boarded the train and set off.
According to the scheduled route, the train went all the way north. The two changed trains twice on the way, until the last time, they boarded the exclusive train that went directly to the academy.
"The end point of this train is 'Three Phases Moon Academy'. It does not stop on the way and there are no other stations. Please be careful not to get on the wrong train." After a mechanical voice reminded, the train started slowly and got faster and faster.
Sitting in the carriage, Tilan and Mel looked around with a little curiosity. The interior decoration of this train was very retro, mostly in wood color, with retro patterns engraved on the backs of the chairs, including gardens, witch silhouettes, doors covered with vines, flowers, mythical animals and other patterns.
Most of the passengers in the train were students of the Three-phase Moon. Most of them were girls. Some were discussing their vacations with their companions, while others were talking about the difficulty of their recent assignments. Some of them kept pets such as owls and black cats. Their clothes and appearances were similar to those of witches. After all, their school uniforms imitated the style of ancient witches.
"Hello, can I sit here?" A girl who got on the train later came to the two and asked. She was wearing a light brown coat and cloak, and a dark witch dress inside. There was a bronze star and moon pendant hanging around her waist.
"Sure, there's no one here." Tilan nodded and looked around briefly.
This girl had a Sequence 4 level, which should be a relatively old magic sequence, not the mainstream spirit sub sequence that replaced the magic sequence today.
Looking at the scenery outside the window along the way, the train passed by. At first, the three of them were very quiet. Tilan was not the kind of person who was keen on talking, and Mel was a little shy. He just hugged the gray moon cat in his arms and stroked it.
After more than half an hour, the girl opposite couldn't help but speak.
'It's a very cute kitten.' She kept looking at the gray moon cat in Mel's arms, and seemed to like it very much.
"Yeah, Xiao Hui has a good personality, cute and obedient." Mel was immediately happy when he heard someone praising the cat.
After that, the two chatted about the kitten one by one, and the other party also knew that Tilan and the others were not students of the Three Phases of the Moon.
"Are you here to visit, but it seems that it is not open yet recently, so it may be difficult to enter." She recalled the recent news and there were no activities organized in the academy.
"It's not a visit, but a visit to the senior." Tilan finally spoke at this time. She had gray hair and black eyes today, and she also put on some makeup and wore glasses to make herself look different from the TV so as not to be recognized directly.
"I see." The other party nodded slightly and stopped asking questions.
At this time, Mel had gradually become familiar with the other party and curiously asked the other party about some of the Three Phases of the Moon.
"Are you a witch, sister? I see you dress like the witch lady in the story."
"A witch? That depends on how you define the term. If you're talking about supernatural occupations, I'm indeed studying the advanced route under the witch system." The other party combed her hair and continued.
"However, even among witches, there are many subdivisions. There are those who specialize in making medicine, spells, divination, making supernatural props, studying history and rituals, and so on."
"Nowadays, the scope of application of these things is not as wide as in the past, so many students may not necessarily work as witches after graduation. They just studied in a school with witches as the main body, and it cannot be equated with their lives as witches." The girl carefully selected her words and explained very rigorously.
"Great, what kind of study did you study, sister?" Mel clapped his hands lightly, opened his eyes wide, and continued to ask curiously.
"I delved into ancient history and rituals. I said these just now because I was disciplined by the teacher too much, and I overreacted subconsciously." She explained apologetically.
"No, it's because the witch sister told me that there are so many contents in it." Mel's innocent and simple appearance made her feel nothing wrong, which made her feel a little favorable. Then she continued to talk about her daily life at school.
"The school is very quiet, and even isolated from the world. Many classrooms are in the deep forest. It's dark on the way back at night, and there are no lights."
"Won't you fall down without lights?" Mel was puzzled after hearing this.
"That won't happen, because there will be seniors to lead the way. They will cast a firefly spell and decorate the path around. Just walk along it. It's more artistic at night, very beautiful." As she said this, she also felt a little nostalgic.
"At the end of this semester, I will also be promoted to the fourth grade. At that time, I will be able to lead the way for the younger students like those seniors."
"I didn't know why those seniors would take the initiative to do this before, but now I understand their feelings a little." As she said this, she also laughed.
"Perhaps it's to repay the care I've received, or maybe it's just to show off."
"I'm leading a group of fledgling juniors who have just entered the school, walking through the dark forest, telling them scary legends about the school, and watching them scream in fear. It's really fun."
"The witch sister has turned black." Mel whispered, holding the cat in her arms in front of her. "
She didn't turn black, she just teased the juniors a little." The other party raised her finger, shook it in front of Mel, then retracted it and gently pressed it on the side of her face.
"How long will you stay in the Three-phase Moon? If there is enough time, I can take you around. There are still many fun places in the school, such as the 'Frog Round Hall', the 'Slug Underwater Passage', the 'Moon Grass Hut', the 'Moon Prayer Black Forest', the 'Star Watching Grassland', etc."
"About 2-3 days." Tilan estimated.
"It's a bit short, but you can still visit a few places." The other party thought seriously, and then asked Mel's name and contact information.
"My name is Mel." The girl also took out her personal terminal and prepared to add the other party.
This was a bit awkward. Tilan looked at this scene and thought that she must not reveal her real name, but now Mel had added the other party and introduced himself, so she couldn't just say nothing and pretend to be indifferent.
However, Tilan also quickly thought of a solution, especially taking the initiative to say her name before Mel mentioned her.
"My name is Danterian, and I am Mel's classmate." She nodded and saluted first, and took the initiative to introduce herself.
"Hello, my name is Yimiti." The other party also nodded in return and then said his name.
"Yimiti is a gray wolf with an eagle's head in the legend. It is also the familiar of the oak witch 'Lorraila'. It is the guardian beast of the night, fair and fierce."
As she said, the girl took out a small silver badge from her pocket, on which there was a strange beast with an eagle's head and a wolf's body.
"My father and mother are both very enthusiastic about witch-related things, so they gave me this name. Well, I complained about it before, but now I'm slowly getting used to it. Although it's a bit fierce, it seems to be quite strong. I've been in good health since I was a child, and I've hardly ever been sick. I live very comfortably in cold weather."
Along the way, Yimiti told the two about the origins of her family's studies and various legends about witches. It can be seen that she really likes and admires those witches in history.
"In fact, it's not just me. Most of the students in the academy are enthusiastic fans of witches, otherwise they wouldn't come here." As she said this, she also laughed. Her dark chestnut-black hair matched with her clothes really gave her the mysterious and slightly exaggerated temperament of an ancient witch.
Time passed unknowingly, and the train they were riding also arrived at the destination with a mechanical prompt sound.
"The final stop, the Three-phase Moon Academy."
(End of this chapter)
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