bookrandom Chapter 140: Pet Capture Team
Chapter 140: Pet Capture Team
"The Sleeping Armadillo is a terrestrial animal that hides during the day and comes out at night. It has poor eyesight but an excellent sense of smell, and can accurately find anthills. It is omnivorous. In addition to eating ordinary food such as termites, worms, and fruits, it actually prefers to eat the dreams of other creatures. Because it is timid by nature, if it finds a suitable place to live, it will dig a very deep cave for itself. It can sleep for more than nine months a year and feed on dreams..."
Inside the Rose Building, Sean was reading and speechlessly put down Lilith's densely written notebook, "Is this the magic pet you chose for yourself? One that sleeps nine months a year??"
"Isn't it perfect? Such a harmonious, non-interfering relationship between humans and pets!" Lilith proudly showed her white teeth, overwhelmed by her own wisdom.
"...There's still more than half a year left. You can actually take a closer look, Lilith." Even Jaina couldn't help but open her mouth. "This armadillo sounds a bit... useless?" Jaina was a pragmatist and didn't quite understand why she would raise a creature that was useless for study and life.
"Ha, you don't understand the principle that the longer the night, the more dreams you have. If you finish the task sooner, I can let it go free sooner. And if someone didn't refuse to cooperate, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."
Catherine sat by the fireplace and calmly drank her tea, pretending not to hear Lilith's nonsense.
"But this is too boring, not cool at all." Sean looked at the little monster covered in armor in the picture with disgust, "Don't you think it looks like a big rat wearing armor?"
"Stop talking, stop talking. I just finally forgot this idea. It's all your fault, Sean!" Lilith wailed, and then jumped up from the soft sofa!
"I don't care! I'm going to get this armadillo back this holiday and report to Teacher Terra! I'll save myself from any more hassles. If she has any new requests, I won't be able to handle it."
"Oh...good luck to you..." Sean responded casually, with no sincerity in his simple blessing.
Lilith's head immediately turned when she heard that. She stared at Sean in disbelief, "Why, you guys aren't going with me? You ate a lot when we grilled octopus feet. If it weren't for that, why would Teacher Terra give me homework?"
Sean was speechless on the spot. His simple mind was unable to cope with the moral blackmail attack.
"I can go." While Sean and Lilith were bickering, Jaina flipped through Lilith's notes and raised her hand. "The habitat of the sleepy armadillo is in the Yafer Valley, right? I remember there are cobra lilies and tomb flowers there, both of which are difficult to transplant and cultivate potion plants. I want to try to get some to make medicine materials."
"That's right! Yafer Valley is in the north of the empire. It has diverse landforms and rich species. It has vast dense forests, lakes, and rivers. It's a great place for a spring outing, classmates!" Lilith spared no effort to incite everyone, just like the tourism ambassador of Yafer Valley.
"Uh, isn't it too early to talk about a spring outing now?" Sean couldn't help but point his finger at the snowflakes drifting outside the window and poured a basin of cold water on them.
"Not only that, where is your guardian partner? The school will not allow magicians to go out alone to complete holiday practice, Lilith." Lulu sat on a low stool, leaning against the fireplace to warm herself, and lazily poured out the second basin of cold water.
"Ha! These rules are so old-fashioned!" Lilith got angry when she mentioned this. "I can protect myself well enough. How many guardians of the same grade can beat me? Only..." Lilith was suddenly stuck and didn't finish her words. Catherine looked over and saw the blonde girl's expression suddenly faded. She knew that she was thinking about the guardian named Ian again.
"There is a village called Fire Post outside the woods. We can get supplies there." Catherine spoke calmly, adding the information she knew and interrupting Lilith's thoughts.
Lilith's eyes lit up immediately. She ran over and squeezed into the same seat with Catherine despite her objection. "I thought you were going to High Garden to participate in the Festival of Lights and would not participate in the holiday practice! You are so kind, Catherine!"
Catherine was held by Lilith, sinking into the soft pillow and unable to get up. After several futile attempts to get up, she leaned back in compromise and said helplessly, "I never returned to Highgarden for the Festival of Light. We witches and the God of Light don't get along."
There were not many people in the small building today, including no other nobles, so Catherine spoke more casually. But except for Lilith, the others still had some awe of the God of Light. They all widened their eyes when they heard the words, and some didn't know how to respond to the offensive remarks.
However, Lilith was unaware of this and instead raised her arms in cheers, celebrating the fact that her pet-catching team had gained one more member. Without Lilith's suppression, Catherine finally got out of the chair, gathered her skirt and left the warm little building.
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Highgarden, the white temple is like a sanctuary descending from the clouds, quietly located in the center of the royal city. Its architectural style is elegant and majestic, the spotless white walls seem to be gently brushed by the wings of an angel, and the pointed towers next to it reach the sky, as if they are talking to the sky.
Today is Sunday, and there are a lot of people in the temple. Catherine walked past the residents who were prostrating themselves devoutly on the white marble floor, and knocked on the door of the Tower of Shining Moon.
"Why is the holiday so early this year, little Catherine?" The familiar blind old woman had just let the princess in when a gentle voice came again from near the window.
"I haven't had my holiday yet. I just came back for the weekend." Catherine watched the blind old woman lock the door, blocking the view of the believers outside, and then turned around. "I have study arrangements during the holiday, so I can't come back during Hanukkah, so I wanted to come and see you before then."
"There are so many believers outside that I almost couldn't squeeze in. They all came to pray for you, Sister Freya. You must have helped a lot of people during this period of time. On the way to the temple, I kept hearing them praising your achievements." Catherine softly praised her lonely cousin, hoping that she could gain a sense of accomplishment from the believers so that life in the tower would no longer be boring.
"Just doing what I can." Freya smiled shyly, "Sometimes they sing outside the window, which is very interesting. I like it very much. They also tell stories, and I..." Freya paused, "Those are also very interesting, but Shen Da thinks that I should not indulge in worldly entanglements. A saint should serve the gods wholeheartedly and stay away from worldly troubles. I shouldn't listen..."
As she spoke, she began to reflect on herself, recite the Bible, and pray for forgiveness from her Father God.