Serious Witch's Travel Book

The lady's head rolled to a farther place, and the blood stains covered her beautiful long black silk-like hair, which was worth a thousand gold, and made them tangle up with the rolling.

And the pentagonal iron emblem on the gray robe flew to the side of the carriage at some point, and before the pack horse began to run involuntarily because of uncontrollable fear, the coachman reached out and picked up the sign.

"Gnesia".

This is a line of words engraved on the inside of the sign.

Like a Greek name.

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Tips.1: Positive pentagrams have positive meanings in most mysticism, and even represent "sealed demons" in Catholic doctrine.In this article, the night watchmen will uniformly wear this mark. Since it will be mentioned in the future, so I won’t repeat it here, but the general meaning of the quotation is the mystical meaning of Babylon and Pythagoras.

Section 2 001. The Fifth Departure

In a daze, she opened her eyes in a puddle of deep liquid.

Is it turbid muddy water, or sticky oil?She couldn't tell.

The viscous feeling in all directions made it difficult for her to move, but her breathing was not hindered in the slightest. She struggled and rolled in the liquid, trying to find a way out of here in the confusion.

Finally, she saw a ray of light.

She swam in that direction... Finally, her hands touched the air.

Gnicia broke out of the water.

She coughed twice, and the thick liquid in her mouth and throat was spit out. Her panting underwater just now seemed to be a false illusion, because she came into contact with the long-lost air, and filled her with that sweet breath. own lungs.

Physical fatigue and mental overwhelm made her unable to stand upright. She groped for some supports in the water with some physical memory, and climbed up along them.

She came back from the dead.

It feels so good and so bad.

After experiencing the seemingly endless darkness of death, she breathed the air again, and the feeling of seeing the light made her tremble uncontrollably with excitement.

After she calmed down, those painful things began to flow in her mind.

She recalled death, the humiliation and pain that would forever be etched in her memory.The fragmented memories of the near-death flashed before her eyes one after another, and she saw herself being knocked to the ground by that huge beast, followed by a bloody maw bigger than her own head. , and then... She seemed to see herself flying in the sky... Flying far away.

She watched as her body was dismembered, her arms ripped off and swallowed whole, like a sausage.

The night watchman shuddered when she realized what had happened. She forced herself up and retched on the blood-colored carpet.

She didn't have anything in her stomach to vomit, so that was it.

"call……"

After venting, she lay on her back in embarrassment on the carpet. After a quarter of an hour, as the ups and downs of her chest gradually calmed down, the night watchman was finally able to establish a normal understanding of the surrounding environment.

She returned to her "pedestal," as the "sages" called it, where she was born.

This is a small closed room, without any other windows, only a circular skylight above the head provides natural light for the place.The skylight was very high, as high as four or five of her, and the sunlight that came in from the outside hung down straight down, and was shining on the place where she had just climbed out.

As for the place that bothered her and made her feel like she was in an abyss, looking up now, it was just a half-deep stone pool that could hold three or four people.

Gnicia stood up, and she saw a pool of calm and clear liquid in the pool. There were several stone steps extending from her to the bottom of the pool, which was the support she had just groped for.

And there was a red carpet under her feet, facing an unknown direction—there was a circle of stone pillars on the outside, each of which had a statue of a female relief facing the pool, like a guard guarding the pool.

The light above the head dimmed just as it reached the edge of the circle of stone pillars, but when Gnicia realized this, flames lit up all around.This allowed her to see farther away, she was standing in a grand circular building, the whole of which was made of milky white marble bricks, from the center of the pool to the edge of the outer wall of the entire building , about four times the distance from the pool to the stone pillars in the inner ring.

There is almost nothing in the whole building except the fire altar on the wall, and the red carpet under her feet guides her to the established route.

First of all, she saw a stone bed covered with several layers of thick cotton blankets. There was a depression in it that was big enough for a person to lie on, and the space was enough for her to be in it.

Further outside, there are two silver deep bowls on the left and right supported by slender brass high legs. Nishia didn't see anything in the bowl on the left, but on the right, she saw a few irregular red gemstones the size of a thumbnail, floating in the place where the dim light rolled, wandering aimlessly within a certain range Non-stop, like a flat boat being pushed up and down by invisible waves.

Gnicia reached out to touch the rubies, but was pushed away by a weak force.

This is "rebirth stone" (Note 1).

The memory came to her mind.

If she gets a negative review, is seriously injured, or dies, one of these rubies will be added.

Now there are four of these gems... Obviously there is one more than the last time she saw it, which means that she... was suddenly reminded of such a bad fact, which made Gnicia feel a twinge in her heart. What a wonderful thing to say, even to a man who has died four times.

There was a mirror on her right hand side, she walked over, looked at her naked body, reached out and touched her navel.

Two fingers apart, there is a black number "04".

Knowing from experience, this is her death count.

About three finger widths down, there is a heart-shaped tattoo.

Simple and capable, just a plain pattern drawn with one stroke, nothing else.

This stands for... "life"?

She doesn't know what will happen if this number accumulates, she is confused about the meaning of her existence.She was born here, departed from here, and went to the so-called "mortal world"... These are all things arranged by the "sages", she just needs to do it... try again and again.

And the sages...

She raised her head, crossed two copper platforms, and a short golden staircase led to a higher stone platform.

This oval-shaped stone platform is connected to the wall of the building, and the corners are covered with gold. There is another round altar near the outer layer, but it is filled with soil.

The golden tree grew out of the soil, clinging to the wall and growing upwards, even the trunk and branches grew inside the wall, causing slight cracks in the places they passed.What is even more striking is that at the position where the branches reach, there are four huge jewel-like balls scattered on the wall at a slightly higher level. The locations are different, and there is no visible distribution rule, just like the fruits that are randomly produced from the tree.

From left to right, the four spheres exude soft colors, namely red, blue, green, and purple. They are similar in size, and each of them is obviously twice the size of Gnicia. .

They are the "beings" who call themselves the "Four Sages" - "power", "wisdom", "life" and "breeding".

While Gnicia looked at them, "Power" made a sound.

【You failed again. 】

Its voice was very special, it was not simply passed on from ear to ear, but directly sounded in Gnicia's heart.But it also allowed Gnicia to clearly recognize the direction of the sound, which allowed her to know which "sage" the words she heard came from, and she could even recognize more——

A young, less energetic, whining, teenage voice.

The "Sage" of "Power" is such a tone.

"Sorry, I... let you down."

The night watchman stood there, bewildered.

[Kneel down. 】

Following the command of "Power", Gnicia knelt down on the carpet without hesitation.

She felt afraid in front of the power that created herself, but the punishment she feared did not come down. Instead, she heard the voice of "power" become softer:

[Do you want to continue to try? 】

"I..." Gnicia didn't know what such a question meant. She looked up at the red ball and begged in a low voice, "Please let me try again."

Failure can accumulate experience, at least she has been able to parry a few rounds in front of that giant wolf.

If you try a few more times... there may be hope.

She seemed to hear a sigh, and then, "Power" spoke again, but not to her——

【And you?How to say. 】

A new voice is added:

[She also died a terrible death, maybe the basic tutorial should be simplified. 】

This is "wisdom", a light but steady female voice.

[Power: Cheating? ...that's not fun. 】

[Wisdom: But you have helped her more than once. 】

[Power: Reasonable help is not cheating, reasonable... I just provided help at the level of a mortal adventure. 】

[Wisdom: Thinking about us back then, there is no need to embarrass her so much. 】

【Power: But I'm already very...】

[Well, we really don't need to embarrass a toy. 】

Another voice intervened in the conversation. She was calmer than "Strength" and "Wisdom", and she spoke with a little dignity.

She is "life".Gnicia knew.

【Life: She is different from other people and deserves some special treatment. 】

[Power: I didn't expect you to say that...then 'I want to activate my skills'. 】

[Life: Rejected. 】

[Power: Oh... Ba Po. 】

[Wisdom: Don't be ashamed.Let the parties decide, what do you think? 】

【...I don't know, don't ask me about her. 】

This is the last voice... soft, charming... "breeding".

Gnicia listened anxiously to the "sages" talking.

【Life: You are indeed the one with the most say. 】

[Conception: I refuse to express my opinion, she has nothing to do with me, her birth was just an accident. 】

[Power: I don't think so, according to what you said, we are just accidents. 】

[Conception: Aren't we surprised enough? 】

[Wisdom: Existence is reasonable. 】

[Yuyu: ... Whatever you want, I don't want to hear about her anymore. 】

The purple orb slowly dimmed.

A sage left because of her failure?

[Power: Little girl. 】

"Yes!" Gnicia straightened her back reflexively.

[Power: Just like before... Please please me. 】

"Yes! How can I..."

Gnicia doesn't know what the so-called "before" is?Does it mean her death?She hates that feeling, but if it's an order...

[Power: Don't worry so much, your death is not good at all.Sacrifice to me, use your 'rebirth stone', and I will give you strength, but you must also understand that from today onwards, every death will cost you, so don't indulge in it. 】

[Power: Go touch them, dedicate them to me. 】

Following this order, Gnicia unconsciously walked towards the silver bowl containing the four "Rebirth Stones". She tried to touch the shattered red gemstones, and found that she was no longer hindered.With the touch and her thoughts, the two gems left the silver bowl, flew towards the huge red hemisphere protruding from the wall, and turned into a few scattered red lights in a blur.

[Power: What should I say? 】

[Power: Ah, such a powerful power——]

[Power: Alright, I'll give you a reward. 】

In the middle of the copper platform holding two silver bowls was an empty path that could be used to climb the stairs. With the word "strength", a brand new girl's arms made of pure gold passed through the red carpet—but did not destroy it — floated up.

Its five fingers were dragging, and a dark purple robe was lightly draped on it. Accompanied by it was a short staff, which was black, like a twisted charcoal half the height of a person.

[Power: Wear this, witch's outfit.It'll give you a new route, maybe not a great start, but... at least a little easier than that leather armor. 】

[Power: But you have to remember that any extended route is not completely independent, time will only move forward, and will not wait for you, that's it, is there any doubt? 】

Gnicia quickly replied: "No more, respected 'power'."

She still has some questions, but she's afraid to ask them—maybe later.

[Power: When we meet again next time, I will show you more power, but at the same time, I also hope to get a better sacrifice...]

The time for communication was over, and the other three spheres also dimmed in turn.Now only Gnicia is active in this room - let's take a closer look at what she has:

Two silver bowls containing precious stones, remaining two "resurrected stones".

A mirror, and another hanger on the opposite side, neatly hung the clothes she had worn several times - dark brown leather boots, a large gray cloak, a badge that symbolized identity, and length Two matching swords.

And looking in the opposite direction along the red carpet on the ground, crossing the pool where she was born, and walking the same distance, there is a door with the height of two people.