With the delicious feast gone, the dinner party naturally came to an end. The first-year little witches followed the senior sisters out of the auditorium. After leaving the auditorium, walking down a corridor is a small hall. One end of the small hall is a staircase, and the other end is connected to the east gate of the castle. After exiting the east gate, there is a small square outside. Standing in the square, looking back, the entire castle is brightly lit. The college castle is built on a ridge, and beyond the square is the cliff. Combined with the shed-style buildings with brooms parked on both sides of the castle gate, this square was probably used for take-off and landing. On the left side of the square, there is a path leading down the mountain. The magic lamp on the side of the road exudes warm light, winding down like a long warm yellow dragon. After leaving the castle, the third and fifth grade seniors went straight to the broom shed, took their own brooms, and flew away from the castle.
The first-year students felt envious as they looked at the senior students soaring into the sky. Turning around, I saw the second and fourth grade seniors who were also looking up at the sky, but were indifferent. A little blond witch said empathetically: "Senior sister, you should leave first! Don't worry about us. There is a map in the "Freshman Guide" and we can find the dormitory!" After an unspeakable silence, Senior Sister Tracy stood up and said righteously: "It is the tradition of the witch academy that the fourth grade students will hold astrology ceremony in the square for several days starting from the first night of school to divine their next fortune. We will all stay here tonight." As soon as these words came out, the other fourth graders were stunned for a moment, and then they all seemed to come to their senses and agreed. "Yes, yes, the astrology ceremony. Little witches from other grades cannot participate. You should go first!" "Remember, don't peek! Being disturbed will cause the ceremony to fail and bring bad luck!" … The second grade witches also confirmed: "There is indeed this tradition. My fifth-grade senior also held an astrology ceremony here last year. It seemed to last for a whole week!" "I see, then we won't bother the seniors with their horoscopes." The little witches said goodbye to their senior sister and headed down the mountain together. Seeing that the school girls were gone, the fourth grade witches breathed a sigh of relief. "I finally know why the senior students hold astrology ceremonies here after the fourth grade begins!" “Who would have thought that on the first day of school, we would be homeless?” "We have just explored the inner area, and we haven't decided where to build a residence yet. Please don't let it rain these days!" "When the fifth-year seniors enter the outer area, we can inherit some good locations. Unfortunately, the residence itself will be cleared and cannot be inherited." "Don't grab the tree hole on the east side of the Beast Jungle from me. I've already made a reservation with Senior Sister Youni."
"Damn it! I also like that tree hole!" … Although there are magic lights every few meters on the way down the mountain, the mountain road is rugged and not easy to walk. Moran, Vasida, and Sylph all followed Senior Sister Lilith and walked at the end of the team. "Senior Lilith, you can't live in the dormitory starting from the fourth grade. So where do the seniors live?" Moran asked curiously. "Generally, simple residences are built in the inner areas of the college outside the core area." Lilith said. "Have the seniors built their residences so quickly?" Sylph asked in surprise. "It's hard to build a witch's house, right? The seniors are so awesome!" Vasida said. "How is that possible!" Lilith looked ahead and saw that no one was paying attention, so she motioned for the three of them to come over and whispered: "Everyone builds simple shelters, and caves and tree holes are the best choices. Those who are proficient in construction magic can build their own huts, but it is just an ordinary hut. It is completely different from a witch's house with a complete defense system. Laws can be compared. Moreover, only the third grade can explore the inner area. There are some ordinary beasts in the inner area that are more dangerous than the core area. Within a year, there was not enough time to explore the inner perimeter, build a simple shelter that could withstand common wild beasts, and complete schoolwork at the same time. The seniors haven’t built their homes yet! You can't stay overnight in the castle, so the senior students will probably sleep in the square tonight. The astrology ceremony is just an excuse... I also knew about Senior Tracy's situation, so I guessed the inside story, please keep it a secret! For the seniors! " Moran and the three nodded obediently. In order to protect the self-esteem of the senior students, they pretended not to know. "Senior, when can I take flying lessons?" Sylph asked, "Although there is a dormitory area at the foot of the mountain, climbing up the mountain every day to come to the castle for classes is a bit too much!" "Who doesn't want to fly earlier?" Lilith said sadly: "The second grade can only take flying lessons after refining its own broom." Is it because they care about their schoolmates and don't want to fly first? Of course not! The mountain road is indeed difficult to walk, and every year there are little witches who break their legs on this road. However, the entire academy is under the control of Ms. Amisha, and no matter how serious the injury is, it can receive timely treatment. Witches like to help each other, but they never consider it their responsibility to take care of others. They don't fly, really just because they can't fly yet! "Then we have to climb this mountain for more than a year?" Sylph felt a little overwhelmed after thinking about it. She has never traveled such a long distance in her entire life.
I can’t imagine having to walk so far to go to class every day. Moran is a little better than Sylph. When she was young, she wanted to study, but she didn’t have the chance. She could only do some physical exercises to improve herself. Climbing this mountain is not a big problem for her. It’s just a little more than the usual amount of exercise. But the distance to and from the academy castle is so long that she probably has to spend several hours walking every day. This is a big waste for her. It’s just that the academy arranged it this way. They have no good way to adapt. When they reached the foot of the mountain, it was already past midnight. Even going down the mountain, many first-year witches can’t bear it. Among the panting and sweating witches, Vasida is the most eye-catching. She is almost the same as when she first set out. She didn’t even sweat a drop and didn’t seem to feel tired at all. Facing the surprised eyes of the little witches, Vasida explained embarrassedly: "Maybe because I eat a lot, my physical strength is better than that of ordinary witches, but once I feel hungry, my physical strength will drop sharply... Fortunately, I ate enough at night, so I don't feel anything now." Thinking of the scene when she ate before, everyone can understand. Not far from the foot of the mountain is the dormitory area. You can get there by passing through a small oak forest. But this dormitory is a little different from what everyone imagined.