Cornflower Witch

Chapter 114 Camel Tower
The great serpent carrying the world advances across the sea of ​​clouds.

Camels carrying tall buildings stroll among the mountains.

……

As Hilti entered the building, her eyes gradually adjusted and she was able to see everything around her clearly.

The ground was covered with a dark red woven carpet, and the surrounding walls and floors were made of black stone slabs. On both sides of the road were burning whale oil candlesticks, emitting a faint scent of incense.

A middle-aged man in a black trench coat walked over from the side of the passageway. He looked to be in his forties and exuded a faint castle-like aura.

"You must be a student from Jiaoshi City."

He opened the thick-covered book in his hand, and the pages turned on their own without any wind, finally stopping on one page. On the yellowed page appeared the name 'Siltia', as well as a line drawing of her appearance. On one side of the horizontal column containing the girl's information, there were two symbols marked 'Golden Sunflower' and 'Purple Night Flower'.

“Oh, it seems you’ve caught the attention of some people.” Noticing the two symbols, the man stroked his beard, then looked up and saw the badge next to Silti’s collar, his expression changing slightly.

"Woodland Badge, so you must be an outstanding student who has completed all three objectives." He nodded slightly.

“Very good. Afterwards, in the ‘Camel Tower,’ you can stay in the upper-level rooms, and there will be maids to help you clean the rooms. As for the dining area, someone will take you there.” After saying that, he raised his hand to the pages of the book, and invisible wisps of silk condensed, forming a black key that appeared in his palm. The whole process was very easy.

"Here is your room key. Go to the third floor, find an unlocked room, insert the key into the lock, and wait a while before you can use it."

[Room Key] (Castle): A key with special effects that can be used with certain door locks.

“Go through the hall and up the stairs at the back to go upstairs.”

"Go and rest today. Someone will come and tell you about the situation inside the 'Camel Building' later."

“Okay.” Taking the black key, Hiltiya held it in her hand and walked into the passage beside him with great curiosity.

Walking along the carpeted path for more than ten meters, pushing open the door, you are greeted by a spacious hall larger than a football field. Here, students of various races and wearing all sorts of clothes gather in twos and threes. Some sit at a table and chat, while others hurry past, cross the hall, and head to other places.

In the center of the hall stands a luminous white jade tree, its branches and leaves emitting a fluorescent glow that illuminates the entire hall. In addition, there are many candlesticks around the hall, each lit with a large candle, casting a warm yellow glow in every corner of the hall.

In this relatively noisy and bustling environment, not many people paid attention to Hilti when she first entered. Only when she walked by did people turn around to take a second look at her silver hair out of curiosity.

As Hilti passed by a student with a leopard's head, she caught a whiff of earthy, grassy smell. This was the first time she had ever seen such a beast-like demi-human.

Further ahead, there were many others dressed in similar styles, probably students from the southern countries of mainland China.

"Where is the camel caravan now?" a trainee asked his companion.

“How would I know? The windows are mostly closed, and only upper-class people can see outside.” The student, dressed in a bright yellow aristocratic suit, shrugged.

"However, I estimate that we should have reached the Kingdom of Antioch by now. Further south is the edge of the continent, where there are only some small countries. We can get through there quickly."

"After going around like this, we should be heading to the 'Merchant Union' at Meteor Lake, and then we'll be heading to the woodland."

"It will probably take another month."

"It's been so long! I've been in this camel building for almost half a year. When I came in, it was still summer, and I brought mostly summer clothes with me," a girl complained.

“This camel caravan can travel around the countries in the south of the continent in just ten months, which is already very fast.” The others shook their heads.

"There are about fifty countries, and this year's freshmen number about eight thousand."

Carrying her heavy suitcase, Hilti slowly walked through the hall, listening intently to everyone's conversation. Thanks to her special talent in this life, she could easily sift through the noise and understand the various conversations. Just walking through the short distance of the hall, she learned quite a few interesting things.

As Hilti walked slowly forward, the group chased each other playfully in the hall. A girl in a dark red dress walked along, turning back to laugh and joke with her companions behind her. Not seeing Hilti, she bumped into her.

Faced with this situation, the girl slightly adjusted her posture, letting the suitcase absorb the impact, and positioned herself slightly behind.

"I'm sorry." She quickly apologized to Hilti, then prepared to leave with her companion.

The silver-haired girl in the black dress didn't pay any attention to this and prepared to continue walking forward. However, the boy who was with the girl walked over. He was originally looking at the girl in the dark red dress who had run away, but he only glanced at Silti.

No, after shifting his gaze, he immediately turned back and noticed the silver badge pinned to Hilti's chest.

Upon seeing the badge, his expression changed slightly, and he immediately stepped forward.

"Excuse me, senior, my companion bumped into you just now. Please don't mind."

"It's alright, you can go now." The girl's gentle voice surprised him, but he quickly recovered.

"Senior, you just arrived, right? Your luggage is so heavy, let me help you carry it." He said, preparing to step forward and take over.

"This is very heavy." The girl moved the box slightly, not wanting to trouble outsiders.

"It's nothing, it's what I should do." He then called out to the others who had run away, beckoning them back.

"What's wrong, Toya?" Several companions walked over somewhat reluctantly.

"What else did you say? Did you know you almost bumped into your senior just now?" The tall boy, who had been all smiles at Xilutiya just seconds before, suddenly changed his expression and spoke sternly.

“What senior? I don’t recognize her at all…” As he spoke, one of his companions looked at the girl and noticed the badge on the edge of her collar.

"I didn't even recognize you, that's a huge mistake. Hello, senior, I'm so sorry." He immediately stood up straight, bowed deeply, and the other two girls were also extremely surprised.

At this moment, the two girls noticed the difference after being reminded by their companion. Their faces turned pale, and they nervously apologized to Hilti. Then they carefully stood with their heads down, looking like they were about to be scolded.

This change of events surprised Hilti, who guessed that the badge might represent a very unusual identity.

Then, at the enthusiastic suggestion of the others, the two of them helped Siltia carry her suitcase and head towards the stairs opposite the hall.

As they continued up the stairs, the group introduced the living environment to Hiltiya.

“The student dormitories are distributed from the top to the bottom on floors 3 to 12. We are currently in the lobby on the 5th floor. There are many restaurants on the 7th floor below where you can eat, and further down there are some activity and training areas.”

“The floors below the 20th floor are where the servants live, and there are also some livestock and indoor gardens for planting.”

"What is the living environment like?" Hiltiya asked curiously.

"Usually, four people share a room, with bunk beds similar to those in a ship's cabin."

"The bedrooms aren't very big, so everyone likes to come out and move around. The 5th, 6th, 8th, and 9th floors all have very spacious halls."

As they were explaining things, they unknowingly arrived at the entrance to the third-floor staircase, where two tall, armored golems guarding the area raised their weapons and stopped them.

"Those not wearing the badge are prohibited from going upstairs." A cold voice came from beneath the golem's armored mask.

(End of this chapter)