Witch Monastery

He criticized himself like this, and then he heard Yuta say: "Why are you still standing there? Boil a pot of water and soak the salted fish."

Hawthorne came back to his senses and did not dare to delay. He watched her movements vigilantly with his peripheral vision while lighting the stove, scooping water into the pot and waiting for the water to boil.

Jutta never looked at him from beginning to end, concentrating on her own work, cutting the radish into thin strips of different lengths, and then putting them on a plate aside for later use.

"Bring out the bread," she continued. Hawthorne had no idea what she wanted to do, so he had to do as she told him.

The whole kitchen fell into a strange state of silence, busyness and peace. Hawthorne said nothing the whole time, only Jutta seemed to be performing a one-man show, giving him some orders from time to time.

Finally, with the joint efforts of the two, about half an hour later, a simple dish of salted fish and shredded radish was ready. Yuta evenly placed the cut salted fish and shredded radish on each slice of bread, rolled it up, and then brought it to Hawthorne's mouth: "Come on, eat it."

Hawthorne was flattered and carefully observed her expression, but unfortunately he couldn't read any emotions from her face: "I can do it myself, uh... Sister, don't you want to eat?"

Jutta shook her head, but remained firm, holding the rolled bread herself and trying to feed him: "I've eaten, you can eat it yourself."

Her pretty little hands were now right next to Hawthorne's mouth. Her crystal clear skin seemed half transparent, with a healthy rosy color, tempting him. Even though he was hungry, he still wanted to open his mouth and gently bite those fingers.

However, he was very sober. Looking at her beautiful nails painted purple, he understood that for this witch who hated humans, if he made any blasphemous move, she would immediately take action and cut him into pieces!

Bear it, you must bear it!

So, unable to refuse, and unable to taste her white and tender little hand, Hawthorne had to resist the urge, opened his mouth, leaned forward, and took a bite of the bread.

hiss……

The soft bread is wrapped with fresh radish, and the salty taste of fish is hidden inside, waiting to explode. The taste is unexpectedly good?

This... the game doesn't mention it, is Uta actually a hidden chef?

Is it the system's fault?

He was surprised for a moment, and this change in expression was also caught by Yuta: "Why, it doesn't taste good?"

Hawthorne shook his head repeatedly: "No, it tastes very good. Thank you, Sister."

As he said this, he couldn't help but feel confused.

It's strange. What's wrong with this witch? Why is she taking the initiative to serve me?

"No need to thank me." Yuta said, still with that cold look, but she was also paying attention to every change in Hawthorne's emotions. "Helping poor families, especially underage children like you, is our duty."

"So, you can just rest here until you recover. You don't have to cook anything you want to eat.

Just tell me and I'll help you."

After a pause, she seemed to be still unsure and emphasized again: "You can trust me completely. There is no need to be so nervous and alert."

She said this, trying to make him let down his guard. However, unexpectedly, this sentence exploded in Hawthorne's mind like a thunderbolt!

I get it, she's trying to make me relax!

Just like a sushi chef would massage an octopus, their purpose is definitely not to make it feel comfortable, but to make the octopus meat more delicious!

This witch wants to paralyze me in this way!

A bead of sweat appeared on Hawthorne's forehead, and then he forced out a slightly awkward smile: "This... I understand, thank you Miss Yuta for your kindness..."

boom--

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Heidi, holding a cloth package, appeared at the kitchen door with a panicked look on her face.

Then she saw Jutta feeding Hawthorne with a piece of white bread rolled with salt fish and shredded carrots.

Chapter 18: Five Colleges Introduction

At the same time, Hawthorne turned his head and looked back, and immediately he saw Heidi's figure.

Immediately, he was so excited that his eyes almost filled with tears.

My dear Heidi, you are finally back!

Knowing that he was safe for the time being, his heart immediately fell back into his stomach and he breathed a long sigh of relief.

Compared to Hawthorne's excitement, Heidi's emotions at the moment were almost terrified. She hurried to Hawthorne's side, posing as if she were fighting an enemy, and looked at Jutta in front of her warily with an attitude as if she were facing an enemy: "Jutta, what are you going to do to me... to the people I saved?"

She almost let the cat out of the bag, but she quickly changed her words halfway through her words so as not to reveal any flaws.

Seeing her attitude, Yuta raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but feel a little angry: "Heidi, for a person... an outsider, you are going to treat me like this?"

The atmosphere was a little tense for a while. Hawthorne knew very well that now was not the time to quarrel - after all, they couldn't win - so he had to quickly smooth things over and said, "Ms. Heidi, don't be nervous. Miss Jutta just gave me a meal, we..."

Yuta looked at him sharply and said, "It's not your turn to speak here."

Hawthorne only felt a pain in his eyes and closed them subconsciously. Then tears flowed out from the corners of his eyes uncontrollably.

His eyes were hurt, and at the same time, anger rose in his heart.

This witch!

Seeing Jutta's actions and Hawthorne's reaction, Heidi quickly took a step forward and stood in front of Hawthorne.

She was thinking about this for a long time, and then she showed an apologetic expression: "Sorry, Jutta, I was too nervous. The main reason is that Hawthorne's physical condition is really not very good..."

Yuta didn't say much, but glanced at Hawthorne with the corner of his eye, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.

Next time we meet alone, I should be able to just kill him...

Jutta was making her own wishful thinking, but she didn't know that when Hawthorne reluctantly opened his eyes again and saw her smile, he felt a chill down his spine.

This witch must be thinking of killing me!

Just wait for the Witch Night and see how I’ll deal with you!

He secretly raged, but Jutta naturally couldn't read his thoughts. She then stood up, her face still as cold as ice: "Since you are back, Heidi, I won't stay any longer. Goodbye."

After saying that, she walked out of the kitchen door slowly. It was not until she closed the door that Hawthorne breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, the crisis was resolved.

Heidi quickly hugged him, her words full of guilt: "Master, are you okay? Did Juta do anything extra to you?"

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, it's all my fault, my efficiency is so low..."

The corner of Hawthorne's mouth twitched, and he gave her a gentle smile: "It's okay, it's not your fault. It's my fault. I didn't think about this kind of thing in advance. I should have prepared two loaves of bread in advance."

As he said this, recalling the situation just now when he felt like he was dancing on the edge of a knife with his life hanging by a thread, he wanted to slap himself hard a few times.

I just learned a mage armor and I feel so bloated. I can't stand the slightest bit of hunger and run around in this dangerous monastery. I don't care about my life!

With what you have, what can you accomplish in the future?

Fortunately, I was lucky today and managed to get away with it. From now on...

This kind of thing must never happen again!

He swore secretly in his heart, then stroked Heidi's head and asked softly: "By the way, what did you go out for this time?"

Heidi came back to her senses, and then she slowly opened the package in her arms with guilt and grievance: "I went to change some money, and then bought three more introductory books for the master..."

Hawthorne blinked his eyes, and suddenly remembered that this was a butter world. He felt a chill rising from his back, which made his hair stand on end. His heart rose to his throat for the third time: "Wait, where did you get the money?!"

Heidi blinked her eyes and said, "Die gave me a few gems from her collection, and then I sold them."

"Because the amount is quite large, it took quite some time, so I am only coming back now..."

As she explained this, Hawthorne heaved a sigh of relief.

He almost collapsed in her arms: "I'm scared to death, uh..."

Looking at Heidi's puzzled expression, he then said seriously, "Heidi, there's no need to worry so much about money. I haven't even learned all the magic in these two books yet."

"Once we have full control of the monastery, the master will have plenty of ways to make money. So, don't do anything stupid just for the sake of money!"

Heidi looked silly and cute. After a long while, she suddenly understood what Hawthorne meant.

Suddenly, she smiled brightly, tucked her head into his arms, and said softly: "Don't worry, Master, Heidi will never betray your will at any time."

Hawthorne hugged her and suddenly felt that this girl shared the same thoughts as him. Perhaps his worries just now were unnecessary?

Well...it's always better to be careful.

Still feeling the aftermath of being frightened by Jutta, Hawthorne is now cautious in everything he does.

It was not until this moment that he finally had the leisure to calm down and take a good look at the magic book that Heidi bought.

Then, as expected, the three newly purchased books were the introductory books of the remaining three colleges of Strixhaven University of Magic, namely "Introduction to Hengjian", "Introduction to Cuili" and "Introduction to Yinhao".

Moreover, they all emit fluctuations of magical power.

Obviously, these three books also record a spell. He does not need to learn. As long as he holds these three books, he can cast spells directly.

Looking at the covers of the three books, Hawthorne couldn't help but sigh.

Very good, now I have collected all the introductory books of the five major colleges of Strixhaven University of Magic. The total price of this set of books will probably not be less than 1,500 gold coins. If the spells attached to it are excellent and practical, it may even be more than 2,000...

"Thank you for your hard work, Heidi." He said softly, and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "But there are so many books, I'm afraid I can't finish reading them all at once."

"I need some time to digest the contents of these books. So recently, I won't buy any new books."

Heidi blinked her eyes, then nodded obediently: "Yes, I understand, Master."

Hawthorne said no more. He turned around and wolfed down the salted fish and shredded radish bread meal that Jutta had made for him. Then he looked ambitiously at the textbook in his hand.

Okay, now, let me start and read them all thoroughly!

Chapter 19 Half a month later

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a month has passed since Hawthorne traveled to this world.

The process of reading the "Introduction to Quantitative Analysis" was very smooth, and Hawthorne easily learned the spells on it. However, this did not mean that when he studied the introductory books of several other colleges, he would be able to use the knowledge of his previous life to achieve a dimensionality reduction attack.

After all, "Introduction to Hengjian" talks about the history of this world, "Introduction to Cuili" talks about music, dance and other arts, "Introduction to Yinmao" talks about all types of literary works, and "Introduction to Meihua" talks about biology - in short, it is completely incompatible with what Hawthorne had learned before.

In his previous life, he had never studied the history of the gaming world in detail, and he only glanced over many background stories because he was in a hurry to play the game.

As for arts like music and dance, it's ok for him to appreciate the performances of pretty ladies, but if he were to do it himself, he would be completely clueless.

As for using words to create, for a science student who has always been troubled by writing, it is not an easy problem to solve;

As for biology, it seems to be a suitable major...

But don't forget, this is a fantasy world. Apart from anything else, the dragons that can break the reproductive isolation between him and all living things are enough to destroy all the biological knowledge he learned in his previous life!

Between the two worlds, only the laws of mathematics are exactly the same and can communicate with each other.

Therefore, after finishing "Introduction to Quantitative Analysis", he was tortured by the remaining four books continuously for the next half month. Even with the help of the "study" building, his learning efficiency plummeted and he didn't learn many new spells at all.

Fortunately, even so, his current strength has improved significantly compared to half a month ago.

After half a month of hard work, his attribute panel has now become like this:

Host: Hawthorne

Sex: Male

Race: Human subspecies (Blue Silver)

Age: 15 years old

Height: 1.69m

Weight: XNUM X kg

Power: 8

Agility: 9

Constitution: 8

Intelligence: 13

Perception: 12

Charisma: 20

Occupation: Warlock Level 1

Warlock Class Abilities:

Contract Magic

After signing a contract with the witch "Heidi", you can obtain magic power from her and use it to cast spells. The key attribute you use when casting spells is charm. When you have rested and meditated for at least one hour, you can restore all the mana you have consumed.

Current contract magic mana: 4/4.

Current highest casting level: first level.

Expertise: None