"It has been three months since the last Kuroshio."
"On Phuket Island, from O'Brien Mansion to the North End Pier, from Green's Grocery Store to Young Pineel Hotel, and in the streets and alleys of Beta Town, the damage caused by the black tide has not completely subsided.
"
"'The price of live frogs has increased by 120% compared to a month ago,' Marilyn Curie, a witch who has married to the North District, waved her arms fiercely at the reporter, 'Originally, the Gini House has agreed to our use.
I used mice as a substitute for casting spells, but I don’t know why I regretted it in the end and took back the order... Without frogs, I can’t even do housework! But if I buy frogs, we can’t afford bread for the next meal!
'"
"The Gini Cabin is a small wizarding organization located in the North District of Beta Town. Before Ms. Colma de Gini became the Grand Wizard, this cabin was not much different from dozens of other large and small magic study rooms in the North District.
.”
"'It (referring to the Gini House) has actually replaced the influence of the Beta Town Management Committee and even the First University in the North District," a wizard close to the decision-making level of the First University privately revealed to reporters, "The school? Of course the school has
This phenomenon is worrisome... but we have more important things to deal with.'"
(For “more important things”, please pay attention to the in-depth investigation column "Reform or Coup - A glimpse into the changes in the 2009 School Hunting Party" on the A3 page)
"There is no doubt that Ms Colma de Guiney - who is more widely known in the North End as the 'Great Sage of the North End' - bears much of the responsibility for the school's concerns, in which she helped
Next, many wizards with insufficient skills in the North District learned to amplify magic by squeezing the life force of frogs, and achieved remarkable results. (Mr. Huang Shi, the spokesman of the Wizards Alliance, has confirmed that Dan Hager is still evaluating the safety of this magic ritual.
)."
"...This is also why, since May this year, the price of frogs used for experiments and other magical uses has been rising all the way (the wholesale price of green-skinned frogs from the North District Pier to the shore has reached as high as seven coppers each), so that Fitzr
Both the Magic Potion Company and St. Mungo's Hospital need to use mice instead of frogs for drug testing, and magic materials such as frog skin gloves, frog eyes, and frog blood are also in short supply to varying degrees."
"This leads to the second question - why did Ms. Keeney finally give up on the plan to promote mice instead of frogs to alleviate the economic pressure on poor wizards in the North District?"
"On the evening of the 28th, the last day of the first quarter moon, our reporter accidentally saw a scene outside No. 33 Gudiao Street, which may explain part of the reason."
——Below this paragraph was the accompanying picture that Zheng Qing saw for the first time. When he read this, the witch in the picture had already hidden her face under the wide hood, and was still walking hurriedly in the deep.
in the night.
"...the witch in the photo is Ms. Zhu Si, a newly hired lecturer in the 'Dream Interpretation' course of First University. This is a school-wide elective course designed to enhance students' understanding of dreams."
"According to an unnamed source, Ms. Zhu Si has a long-term experience of living in Dreamland and is well-positioned to provide students with a better teaching experience from a practical perspective."
Gu Yun
"'But her teaching skills are really bad,' a student from Alpha College complained privately to a reporter. 'Many people fall asleep during class... The school turned a deaf ear to our complaints... Everyone said she was tough in the background.
.'"
"Unlike the Great Wizard of Kolma, Ms. Zhu Si did not gain recognition from the school with her powerful magic power. There is news that a former employee of the First University, a certain extraordinary wizard who is famous for creating the rat tribe in the moonlit world, and
There is a close relationship between Ms. Zhu Si."
"'Zhu Si is a descendant of the Mouse Immortal. This is no secret in the Wandering Bar.' A regular customer of the Wandering Bar told the reporter, 'A real descendant in the sense of blood, unlike the two in the shop diagonally opposite.
Like Mr. Ratman with a tail, he is just a descendant in the concept of magic.'"
"According to the reporter's investigation, when Mouse Immortal was a researcher at First University, he did leave many records with the surname "Zhu". Because of an undisclosed secret experimental accident, he became Mouse Immortal and lived in seclusion underground at First University all year round.
The world. It was not until the Black Prison incident broke out a few months ago that it appeared in front of the public again."
"'The words that follow are very valuable,' the regular customer of Wandering Bar finally told the reporter a secret message after getting enough guarantees,'... It is said that the Rat Immortal broke through the shackles during the Black Prison Incident and became a legend. He is now in Buji.
An unknown place in the depths of the island is quietly undergoing transformation. If successful, then he is likely to create a new race under the moon like the ancestor of the vampire or fox tribe.'"
"Perhaps this is why Ms. Zhu Si was hired by First University as a lecturer in the 'Dream Interpretation' class."
"Back to our original question."
"What is the reason why the wizards of the North District gave up using rats as casting materials?"
"As we all know, the wizards of the North District are trying their best to seek recognition within the alliance, hoping to obtain a seat on the Wizards Council and enough places to enter the First University. If this request is endorsed by a legendary wizard, it will be accelerated to a great extent.
The approval process within the alliance... In turn, after receiving the full support of a wizard organization (Northern District Wizards Group), it will be easier for the newly born rat clan to find a new living space in Beta Town..."
"Of course, the above conclusions are only standard inferences made by fortune-tellers and astrologers based on existing information... And why did the lady who is said to be good at 'interpreting dreams' appear in a sensitive area of the wizarding world late at night, and meet with an orthodox wizard?
People may never get the exact answer to the real reason for the close contact with a special group that we are extremely uneasy about... As of press time, neither First University nor Ms. Zhu Si has given a clear answer to relevant questions."
"...We have reason to believe that an open and transparent public opinion environment is in the interest of all wizards and a necessary condition for achieving the greatest degree of freedom..."
"...The First University, which has employed two generations of people, is also obliged to answer these questions, alleviate public anxiety...and make a positive response to the unresolved issue of the identity of the wizards in the North District..."
At the end of the article, as Zheng Qing expected, he saw a series of familiar titles and a name that impressed him - Luvie Pulitzer, senior editor and senior reporter of the Beta Town Post, head of the 'Truth' column
(Miss)
This chapter has been completed!