After a bout of dizziness, Elena's vision gradually cleared as her mind returned to normal.

She then realized that she was lying on the ground, and there was a lot of noise in her ears.

"My goodness, this year's examinees passed the assessment so quickly!"

"It hasn't even been a month, has it? Quickly, see which illusion it came from!"

"Wait, why are there so many besides her? Let me count..."

Three adult mages dressed in pure white robes surrounded her and sixteen others, watching them like monkeys, taking notes with quill pens and exclaiming in amazement.

"..."

After considering the three people's words, Elena's golden eyes shone, and she understood the current situation.

He had passed the test and was directly teleported to the Selene Magic Academy! And these three were clearly instructors from the academy.

But even though I passed the test, why can't I be happy at all? What did I forget?

"You're Elena, right?"

At this moment, one of the three mentors, a female mentor, suddenly stepped forward and asked.

"..."

Elena paused for a moment, then shook her head with a puzzled expression: "I'm not a member of the Raven Merchant Guild."

After saying this, she immediately covered her mouth and looked around.

Fortunately, the other examinees hadn't recovered yet, while the other two mentors were still taking notes and didn't notice what was happening here.

Apart from this female mentor.

"Don't worry, I am Meules's mentor. I came here today specifically to pick you up."

"..."

Upon hearing her brother's name, Elena nodded stiffly, finally understanding why he knew her name.

She thought for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Where is Hill?"

"The academy has arranged accommodation for him near the Academy of Selene. Once you have completed your enrollment procedures, I can personally take you there."

Elena nodded slightly, but her delicate brows furrowed unconsciously.

She felt very strange; the more people around her were mentioned, the more she realized that she had forgotten someone very important.

She even felt that if she couldn't remember that person, her trip to the academy would lose its most important meaning.

"Who was it? Why can't I remember at all?"

As she thought this, her eyes reddened slightly with anxiety.

"Let's go, let's take care of the formalities first. We can see your companions later."

The mentor noticed the girl's unusual behavior but assumed she had been triggered by something in the illusion. He grabbed the girl's hand and turned to leave.

"The Land of Smiles is indeed troublesome; I've encountered some strange things there before..."

"Clatter".

However, after taking only a few steps, she suddenly heard a soft sound and turned around to look.

It turned out that a bag of candy had fallen out of Elena's arms.

A pink candy wrapper, its candy taken away, lay to the side, with four large characters prominently displayed on it:

No pain, no gain.

"I want this candy too..."

"I remember now!"

The instructor wanted to share her own experiences, but the girl broke free of her hand, rushed to the candy wrapper, and knelt down as if picking up a precious jewel.

He held the candy wrapper in both hands and squatted quietly in place.

"..."

The female tutor looked puzzled and took two steps closer.

Before she could ask, she noticed the girl had already clutched the candy wrapper tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"tutor......

"Victor, Mr. Victor hasn't come out yet!"

Upon hearing this, the female instructor's previously calm expression immediately turned serious, and a hint of panic appeared in her beautiful eyes.

How could any fool be trapped in an illusion!

"Tell me what exactly happened in the illusion, now!"

A few minutes later,

The Dean of the College is outside.

Elena leaned against the wall, staring nervously at the crumpled pink candy wrapper, her breathing heavy.

The moment she saw the candy, she remembered everything.

From their first encounter in the Corruption Lands to Victor's arrival at the Raven Merchant Guild to fetch them to the Academy, their journey together...

And their encounter in the "Land of Smiles".

"I've been released, but Mr. Victor is still being assessed. Why is that?"

She stared at the sugar coating, her mind filled with images of Victor entering the church.

Suddenly, the priest released an aura of unparalleled holiness, and then the entire church turned golden. Countless smiling people appeared in the seats and began to pray.

After that, she remembered nothing.

When I woke up again, I was already at the Selene Magic Academy.

"The priest must have done something; there's definitely something wrong with that church."

"Squeak."

Just as Elena was whispering, the door to the dean's office opened, and the female tutor walked out.

With a furrowed brow, she silently led the girl into the dean's office.

Suddenly, the room was filled with starlight, which made the girl pause for a moment.

The room was truly filled with starlight; the ceiling, floor, and walls all disappeared.

This place feels like an endless sea of ​​stars, with even the air filled with drifting stars.

"Dean, the person has been brought."

As the female instructor finished speaking, the starlight in Elena's eyes suddenly began to gather, gradually coalescing into a tall and graceful figure.

Even the starlight simulated a top hat, but it only had the shape, not the outline, so you couldn't tell what the hat actually looked like.

"I already know about the situation in the 'Land of Smiles.' For some reason, the thing sealed there has broken free, and your friend must be being haunted by it."

"..."

Elena's thin lips parted slightly, an indescribable fear gripping her heart.

But in less than half a second, her eyes hardened: "If you need me, please don't hesitate to ask."

The starlight doll remained silent for a moment, then gently snapped her fingers, and a wisp of starlight flew from her fingertip.

It flew straight towards Elena's brow.

Elena felt the warmth between her eyebrows come and go quickly. She touched it with her index finger but couldn't feel anything.

However, she could vaguely sense that it was a six-pointed star.

"Now you can see some things you couldn't see before, but this is..."

The starlight doll yawned as it spoke: "Temporary."

Her voice grew softer and softer, and the last word fell away completely.

Elena was slightly startled, watching the starlight scatter back throughout the room, her expression somewhat puzzled.

"Don't worry about it, she's always been like this."

The female instructor immediately offered a reminder, then took two steps forward and groped around in the starlight.

Under Elena's astonished gaze, she grasped an unknown point of light, as if reaching out to grab a star in the universe.

He then extended two fingers, hooked them on either side of the star, and gently pulled.

In an instant, a vortex-shaped portal unfolded, revealing the streets of Selene.

"Time is precious, let's set off immediately."

After the female instructor finished speaking, she led Elena inside.

......

the other side,

Inside the church.

The priest stood proudly in the void with a playful smile on his face, his eyes full of disdain as he looked down at the golden shield.

"What are you still holding on to? That book can't protect you at all. Make a decision now!"

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