Ice Death School", Sephonie Academy"Anali classmate, Anali classmate." The voice of calling spread among the Academy Hall.
"I'm here." A petite girl with animal horns raised her hand and walked out, but her face was a little confused as to who was looking for her.
"Your letter is said to be from your hometown."
Letter? It's from my hometown. Is it Asura District's aunt? Anali took the letter and opened it.
The handwriting on the envelope is a bit unfamiliar, and it is not from Asura District, but from the west of the Mage Alliance. The address below reads a place name that Anali has almost forgotten.
Morakia Village"
This was the place where Anali lived when he was a child, but it has long been deserted, with only overgrown weeds and tombstones. Considering that the local land is barren and far away in the mountains, it is difficult to imagine that anyone would settle there again.
"Long time no see, Anali. I wonder how your life is in the Academy. Have you mastered the knowledge and skills to make yourself stronger?
Ten years have passed, and many things from that year have long been buried, but I think some people will still remember the fire, the ruins, and the innocent people who died.
After ten years of visits and investigations, I have discovered many facts hidden by the Alliance officials. They are the darkness under the light and the taboos that ordinary people are unaware of.
Now we need your strength, we need you to accomplish something together, and it's time to let you know the truth that is being concealed.
Please gather at the agreed place, and I will give you the corresponding code then----"
After reading this letter, Anali stirred up huge waves in his mind. The forgotten pictures and emotions in the past were suddenly awakened, and scenes came to mind and kept emerging.
The benefactor who saved me is still alive, and it is because of him that I am qualified to study at Asura District. If not for him, I might have died in the fire after that battle.
Considering this matter, Anali could no longer focus on her studies, and after half an hour of thinking, she decided to ask for leave from teacher Academy and go to the agreed place.
Although she didn't know what was waiting for her there, if she didn't go, her heart would be unsettled.
A few days later, in the western part of the Mage Alliance·Andis District, rolling mountains, endless tall trees, quiet shades, and various animals appeared among them. Occasionally, the roars of beasts and birdsong could be heard in the distance.
Anali was wearing a jacket that was suitable for wilderness activities and was carefully walking through it. Several small ghosts surrounded her and wandered around to help her alert to the surrounding situation.
Following the instructions in the letter, she entered this deserted area and slowly approached the marked location.
"This is it." Anali stopped, looked up and looked around, and found a rising cliff in the distance, which looked like an eagle's beak.
A few minutes later, she arrived at the bottom of the cliff, then took out a scroll and opened it. Then the gentle air current lifted her up and flew to the top of the cliff.
There are no plants growing here, only gray-blue rocks with some sand and dust accumulated in them. It doesn't look like anyone has been here.
After Anali fell, she checked and found no other clues. She looked around again and felt a little disappointed. Just when she was thinking about leaving, a strange voice sounded from the side of the cliff.
"Sorry, sorry, I slept late today. I didn't expect you to come so soon, right, Anali." He called Anali's name accurately.
The horned girl immediately turned her gaze and observed carefully.
The other person looked quite young, no more than twenty-seven years old at most, with dark gray hair and a slightly messy look. Judging from the woolen sweater and shirt he was wearing, he looked like a young master in the city, not at all like the benefactor she had imagined to save her.
Originally, the person she expected would look like an uncle with a sense of justice.
Shaking his head to get rid of these useless thoughts, Anali asked.
"Are you the one who wrote to me?"
"That's right, the other party waved and then slowly approached." He spread his fingers, pressed them to his chest quite forcefully, and then introduced himself in a chanting voice.
"My name is Oren·Hert. More than ten years ago, I accidentally stumbled into the murder scene of an evil group. I followed it all the way and found the destroyed test site, as well as you lying in a pool of blood and corpses."
"More than ten years ago----" Anali looked at the other party and he didn't look very old.
"More than ten years ago, you were probably in your early twenties at most."
"Haha, do I look so young? Such compliments really make people happy." He smiled and replied.
"Yes, I was only twenty-four years old at that time. In fact, it was because the tasks assigned by the Academy were a bit boring, so I did a lot of extra things."
"You are not from the western region -" Anali muttered.
She originally thought that the other person's background was not much different from hers, that he was also a Orc, and that they had a lot in common. But now it seems that she was completely wrong.
The reason why she agreed so quickly and came here according to the instructions in the letter was actually a bit of luck. She hoped that the other person was someone she had known before, or someone who knew her family.
"This is indeed not the case." The other party touched the non-existent beard at the corner of his mouth, then remembered something, picked up a stone, and threw it to the bottom of the cliff.
Hey, Luke, come out!"
Anali was surprised. Could it be that there was someone hiding under the cliff? She had passed by before and didn't notice it at all.
After a while, a lazy voice sounded.
"Are you selling me now, Oren? It's so outrageous." As he spoke, a figure suddenly jumped up, stepping easily on the steep and inverted cliff. After a few ups and downs, he came to the two of them.
This young man had hair as rough as wheat, with two scabbards tied to his back, a rough and durable sheepskin coat, and bandages on his wrists. He looked like he was ready to fight at any time.
After falling heavily, he stood up slowly. Although his body was not strong, he still had a strong feeling, but the other party didn't want to show it deliberately, but showed it unconsciously.
"Anali, let me introduce to you, my friend Luke, he was also born in the western region of the Alliance. His hometown is only fifty kilometers away from where you used to live."
Can we be considered fellow villagers even if we are 50 kilometers away? It can only be said that Mage Alliance is too big, so this situation can barely be considered.
Luke is similar in age to Anali, but his hometown did not suffer any major attacks. On the contrary, the village and town where he lived when he was a child was often robbed by Orc, so their relationship is not that good.
"Originally, I don't care about any conspiracy plans, but this guy Oren can always get me some rare things I want, so I followed him." Luke whistled and replied.
"About you, I heard him talk about it before. I didn't expect this guy to have a hobby of raising little lolita, tsk tsk." Luke said and shook his head.
"Ahem, this is not a joke. Luke, you should have seen the tragedy of those destroyed test sites." Oren interrupted the other party's teasing.
"Yes, I have seen it. It is indeed not something done by humans." Luke replied, leaning against a dead tree nearby.
"There are many similar testing sites in the west. In the past, they were not under the control of the Mage Alliance. Some wild Mage often ran there. They colluded with the Orc warlords in the mountains and made weapons and medicines for them, in exchange for resources and prisoners or slaves for testing."
"I didn't know about such a thing until later, but now that Western Mountains has been brought under the jurisdiction, such testing grounds are rare."
"It's rare, but that doesn't mean the forces behind it have given up." Oren shook his head.
"I have also found some traces in the abandoned City of Star-Gazing before. The unknown small factions used secret methods and transformed monsters. They are all somewhat similar to the testing sites I found in the past."
"They are conducting secret experiments in many places, trying to reproduce the ancient Wizard technology, transform their bloodline, and gain powerful power."
"These guys seem to have made some research achievements now, and have been able to create the monster Fifth Order. If they can stabilize the technological achievements and use them on themselves, they will probably be successful."
"That's right, it doesn't sound bad." Luke replied.
"If you succeed, you should be able to settle down in the future."
"No, it won't. This kind of thing is like a person who wins in gambling. He will become addicted. Just because he succeeds, he must continue in the future. Otherwise, how can he become stronger and gain the power to resist tracing." Oren shook his head.
"Also, I always feel that the official treatment of this group of people is a bit ambiguous. Although they will investigate, they always fail to do their best, as if they are expecting something."
"So, I simply didn't notify "Inquisition Hall" this time, but called you over."
"Wait a minute, are you saying that you just want to rely on the three of us to solve such a big thing?" Luke stopped leaning on the tree and stood up straight in surprise.
"Of course it's not just the three of us. I also have other cooperating and like-minded people, but many of them have their own jobs and are not suitable for traveling too far away." Oren explained.
"Let's just believe it for now." Luke looked like I would never believe it.
"But you have to pay more," he added.
"Okay." Oren nodded and agreed, then threw a small bag to Luke. Listening to the sound, it should contain gems.
Open the bag, Luke makes a surprised sound, and then puts it away.
"You are indeed rich. Let me just say that such a just cause must have my participation." Luke spoke righteously.
Anali listened to the conversation between the two and finally straightened things out, that is, Oren was indeed the person who saved her back then, but the other person also came from the famous family of the Mage Alliance. The reason he wrote that in the letter was purely to rely on hatred to inspire her desire to live.
It turns out that not only his hometown and relatives were killed, but also people in many areas suffered from the same murderous murder. This organization is quite secretive, and even the official attitude is somewhat ambiguous, and they did not fully investigate it.
Oren wanted to lead someone to solve the problem, but now he was short of manpower, so he summoned Anali and told her the truth about what happened back then.
After sorting this out, Anali thought about it and nodded to agree to the other party's invitation.
"I understand. Although many things are different from what I expected, I will still try my best to help Mr. Oren solve that secret organization. This is also revenge for my former family." She took a deep breath and said this.
"Thank you." Oren finally felt better.
So the three of them agreed on the top of the cliff that they would work hard to solve the evil organization until it was completely eliminated.
At that time, his heroic dream will be realized. Oren stood on the cliff and looked at the horizon in the distance, his heart surging.
In this way, even if you get old and frail in the future, you can still look at the poems and stories you have written and recall them in your hospital bed, feeling proud and proud.
Hert Family and Poem of Heroes" will definitely shine again in your own hands.