Candy Wizard and Travel

"That's not easy to find. Everyone in the academy is saying, 'Teacher Fran uses the criteria of marriage partners to find disciples' and so on. That's great."

Even the Frost-covered Witch covered her mouth and laughed.

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This time the commission was very loose, but neither Fran nor Pei'er, the teacher, were good at going out. The Frost-covered Witch said loosely, and she was quite military-like, but there was no delay in her actions.

The situation was easier than expected. The deepest thickness of the offshore ice reached more than three feet, and at the end of the ten miles out to sea, the average thickness was only a little over a foot. The only problem was that the merchant ships returning to the port were all wooden structures. The ice needs to be crushed enough to pass, otherwise there may be problems with collisions over long distances.

More than half of the accompanying magicians were responsible for guarding the ship, and the main force in breaking the ice was the three witches.

The general steps are that Fran uses slashing magic to roughly destroy the ice, Peer is responsible for the secondary attack to completely break it, and finally Connie uses water magic and wind magic to disperse the ice cubes aside.

Fire magic is completely inappropriate for this occasion.

It is a very stupid method. After all, there are still too few magicians in the kingdom, and their overall quality is relatively mediocre. During her travels, Fran has seen powerful witches who use natural disaster magic, small-scale earthquakes, and meteorite-like summoning spells—— Of course it doesn't fit here, a tsunami is no joke.

All in all, the three of them worked together very quickly.

It's a pity that Xi Dihui doesn't have many large-scale magics, and almost all of them are the type of Shuangyun that prefers fine operations. The wind blade is also specialized in sharpness. The advantage is that it saves magic power, but the disadvantage is that it is difficult to deal with such hardness. If you insist on getting something, you will get twice the result with half the effort.

So I had to act as the back row to protect merchant ships.

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The current surged, pushing the ice that was about to rise up from the bottom of the boat far away.

"Kalon——"

In the distance there was a sound like the cracking of boulders, large tracts of ice were smashed open, and the strong wind carried the waves and swept them away.

Xidi counted the time. About two hours had passed, and the harbor could now be seen in the distance.

It can be said that there is no danger. More than ten magicians, one trainee witch, three witches, and the full efforts of some small countries can't do more than this.

Frankly speaking, Xidi was a little curious about what was on the ship, which was worthy of dispatching so many magicians. The letter only vaguely mentioned the merchant ship, and the Frost-covered Witch didn't say much, but her appearance meant a lot of problems.

Forget it, it's not something important.

Xidi didn't want to waste her energy on this kind of thing. She raised her head and glanced at the teacher's back, then continued to watch the surrounding ice floes.

……

When the sky was getting dark, it started to snow again. The magic power of the magicians was not enough to support the magic barrier for a long time. At Fran's suggestion, those who exhausted their magic power went back directly, which increased the pressure on the remaining people.

Of course, the main force is still Xi Di. He calculated the consumption and even thought that it would be easier to strengthen the ship's material and push the ship back. But since Connie and the others didn't mention it, there was a high probability that it wouldn't be possible.

"Xiao Xidi, come on." Fran took the time to come over and ruffle the disciple's hair. In return, Xidi took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat off the teacher's forehead.

"It's not a problem at this level, teacher."

"Yeah, let's finish it as soon as possible. I'm exhausted from not having been active for a long time. I want to eat bread when I get back, with that rich soup."

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The lighthouse not far away lit up, and when night fell, this not difficult but time-consuming task ended.

Taking on the most difficult part, Fran's magic power was exhausted, and she sat on the disciple's broom without caring about it, hugging his waist.

"I'm so tired, let's go back."

"Well, say hello."

As she said that, the Frost-covered Witch had already noticed this side.

"Thank you for your hard work, I wanted to talk for a while... I won't interrupt you today," she said with a smile on her face that wouldn't make anyone feel rude, "Then I'll see you another day."

"Goodbye, Teacher Fran, Assistant Teacher Xidi," Teacher Pei'er also said hello with a sleepy look on her face, her eyes glancing at Xidi's crutches, "I really envy you for having such a caring disciple."

"Hmm..." Fran responded with an unexplained laugh.

Xi Di pressed her hood to hide the blush on her face.

"Goodbye, both of you."

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"What's on those ships are books and materials shipped from other countries."

Fran spoke in the night wind.

"Ok?"

"They were probably exchanged from other countries."

The magic barrier blocked the cold, but the witch still felt a little uncomfortable and hugged her disciple, "A long time ago, the kingdom and several countries in the south had only one name. After the founding of the country, they still have contacts until now."

The Frost-covered Witch did not hide these things from her colleagues. Fran asked her directly and answered.

"The magic book is a very precious thing. It probably costs a lot of money, right?"

Xidi took the topic and ignored the teacher's hand. He was used to this level of contact.

Like a cat, the groggy teacher rubbed himself against a warm place, murmuring close to his ear: "Knowledge is precious at all times, but unfortunately only books are not enough. People also need bread. In many cases , compared to the square, thick and painful books, everyone prefers round coins.”

Fran has been to several principalities in the south in the past. How should I say, her impression is very vague. Compared with the country, it is more like the nameless villages and settlements she passed on the road. Only the palace is particularly luxurious. If it is that kind of place, Nothing is weird anymore.

There are many people who have given up the glory and civilization of the past and indulged in the glory and wealth of the moment.

But it still makes me sigh every time I encounter it.

Adults always have a lot of worries, and some may even never get along with her in their lifetime, while children often only need the happiness in front of them. For example, after hearing "Oh" from the flute, Xi began to think about what to make for dinner.

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Excessive consumption of magic power is close to physical exhaustion. If it is completely exhausted, she will faint on the spot. Fran has just been inactive for a long time. This is much greater than the consumption of snowmaking last time. It is equivalent to lying at home for a month and being pulled to the side after school starts. , sore all over.

If she hadn't been concerned about the teacher's dignity, she would have wanted to lie on the sofa and let the disciples feed her. However, the posture of lying on the table still made Xi Di very worried. He moved to her side and used a fork to put food to her mouth from time to time. It's hard to say what the difference is between this and full feeding.

After eating the hot stew and taking a bath, Fran announced her resurrection again.

Putting on her pajamas and the robe she wore at home, the witch stretched out and curled up comfortably on the sofa. Because the weather was getting colder, the two of them huddled together, with several blankets draped around them in a mess, keeping both of them calm. Feeling a little uncomfortable but in a warm state.

From time to time, the witch would move around, and if there was a leak, the disciple would say a few words, and then carefully arrange the quilt - and within a few minutes, it would be messed up again, and so on.

The witch, who had just recovered her energy, couldn't read. Reading in such a mood was a waste of time and a blasphemy of knowledge, so she decisively shifted her gaze to the face of the disciple next to her.

stare--

Sight has no weight. Xidi, who was addicted to reading, did not notice the teacher's prying eyes, and she deliberately raised the book to cover her face.

Those blue eyes reflected the firelight.

She had watched her disciple like this many times in her memory. She would take a look at her disciple in the mornings during those days when she stayed in bed, when they sat and chatted with each other during lunch, and now, between reading.

Why watch it?have no idea.

At first, it was a very wonderful feeling, like raising a small animal. I wanted to check every moment to see if they were eating, drinking, and whether they felt cold and shivering...

Now it seems hard to tell who raises whom.

After getting acquainted with her later, she realized that Xidi was a good child who was quite easy to understand most of the time. There were some things that were secretive and Fran, who thought she was a parent, would not understand her too deeply.

All in all, he is a good boy.

The two of them get along like one person, and she doesn't think about where her disciple is all the time. She only occasionally looks around when she feels it's too quiet, just like a cat owner who gets upset when she doesn't hear any movement. Worry.

By now, she has been able to confirm the presence of her disciples through breathing, smell, footsteps and a wonderful sense. The feeling of being able to know without opening her mouth can be felt even in the silence when reading and thinking. The presence of disciples brings a strange temperature.

The whole house is filled with his scent and shadow of life.

She had never thought about something like two people living together, but it could continue so smoothly. Should we say that this child has special magic power?

Besides, even if you don’t do anything, just watching this child is a kind of enjoyment——

The reddish skin under the firelight, the fleshy cheeks that can be called "baby fat", the dark red and clear eyes, and the lips that are always pursed to give people a serious look... The bangs that have not been taken care of for a while are still neat. , but a little longer, hanging to one side to cover the corner of the left eye, highlighting a mysterious and elegant sense of distance.

Do you need any reason to appreciate beautiful things?

I don't know how long has passed.

Xidi raised her head and saw Fran staring here. The teacher's eyes looked a little dull for some reason, as if she was in a daze.

"teacher?"

"Ah!" Fran's tone was high, and then she reacted, "Haha, I was distracted just now. Is something wrong, Xiao Xidi?"

"No, it's okay. I'm just worried that you're sleepy and you'll catch a cold if you sleep here."

"What does it matter, eh-"

The witch stretched her body and made a comfortable sound like a cat from her throat. Her turbulent figure made the disciple look away unnaturally.

She rubbed her disciple's cheek affectionately.

"Anyway, since you are here, you will carry the teacher in even if you fall asleep, right?"

"Ah."

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Early the next morning, a pigeon knocked on the window.

This time it was Hidi who came to open the window, sprinkled a handful of bread crumbs outside the window sill to send the beggar away, and closed the window indifferently to let him peck at it.

The pigeon scratched the glass with its claws angrily, and then honestly lowered its head to peck at the food.

Letters from the College.

It's not a personal letter, you can read it.

When he opened it, he found dignified handwriting on the scented letter paper. The font and writing format were very particular. Hidi guessed it must be that teacher Connie.

really.

The letter mentioned that the relevant information had been transferred to the school, and asked him and the teacher to sort it out and correct it if they had time. Finally, an invitation to afternoon tea was attached.

There is no conflict between the two. Organizing is obviously not something that can be done in one go. It can be done while drinking tea.

There are several boatloads of stuff, even if they are not all pure texts, it would take twenty bookshelves to pile up. Before proofreading, you must first select those with relatively complete contents, and then refine them to the parts that are consistent with modern magic theory. Remove some eliminated knowledge, and finally break down whether students can read...

The workload is quite large, and there are no magicians to help this time, because they may not be able to understand.

"If this is the case..."

Xidi moved a little, and he seemed to be competent.

Fran commented that his knowledge, magic power and magic skills are not inferior to those of ordinary witches, but what he lacks is experience in all aspects.

In short, simply organizing the data is not a problem.

——It would be better if there were no outsiders.

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"I'm sorting it out," Fran took a sip of the warm water handed to her by her disciple, "Maybe it's just the two of us alone in the library. After all, Teacher Connie seems to be a busy person with a very fulfilling life, and Teacher Pei'er... ... We only need to be responsible for the relatively basic parts, and the rest will most likely be our job, if the principal doesn’t find someone.”

Of the three witches that the academy can rely on, one is busy with state affairs recently, dealing with and suppressing the remnants of the nobility; the other is really limited and can't help much.

In the end, only Fran was left. Considering the harshness of this winter, the court magicians obviously couldn't draw anyone out, and it was even more impossible to count on outsiders. Even if those books were left rotten, they couldn't be opened to unreliable guys. .

Fran is more inclined to take this job. After all, reading is one of her hobbies. So many books and materials from the past will definitely be interesting, and it is very possible to find parts about the soul.

And with a tacit understanding disciple to help, the efficiency will be even faster.

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The preliminary preparations will take a few days. The people in the palace will be responsible for dealing with some records that are mixed in and cannot be seen, and then apply simple magic to maintain them to prevent them from rotting when placed. The bookshelves and libraries Arrangements for defense work...

After all this comes sorting.

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The winter snow stopped for two days.

The cold wind still made her cheeks tighten, and Xi Di was walking on the street wearing regular clothes and a scarf.

There are more signs of human activity on the streets, and even squirrels sometimes flash past the wooden houses, looking for food.

Someone was selling fresh fish caught at sea. The most astonishing thing was a huge swordfish with a snout over two feet. The head was placed aside for promotion, and the body had been cut open for sale. The washed fish meat looked like some kind of jelly. The orange-red colors spread like flowers.