On Christmas night, after visiting Sanyou Bookstore with Zheng Qing and Su Shijun, Kolma became much more determined about her future choice.
That's why she chose this time to come to Zhong Lake to meet with the elders of the fish-man tribe.
After the final exam, First University was already on de facto vacation. Most of the schools and professors had left the campus, and the school's guardian array had also become much more restrained. This gave her great convenience - at least when she was thinking about it. No sneaky peepers were found within the sensing range.
However, Professor Garcia seemed to be aware of the witch's intentions and showed a certain degree of rejection.
This isn't enough to deter the witch.
"When I was at school, I attended your lecture on fish-human language and I benefited a lot." Colma showed off her attitude as a junior, which actually made Professor Garcia feel a little uneasy.
After all, it has always been known in school for being 'close' to wizards, so there is no reason to show off to a great wizard recognized by the Alliance.
"The benefits may be there, but they are huge but unnecessary."
The old fishman shrank his neck, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "I probably guessed what you were thinking... but the fishman tribe will not follow a group of weak North District wizards and wave their flags, even if you are a noble big man. wizard."
The witch frowned: "Can't we join forces to negotiate with First University or the Alliance? There is always enough space in the four colleges of First University to accommodate those of us on the fringes..."
"cannot."
The old fish man interrupted the witch's words very simply, shook his head, and asked: "When have you ever seen an example of two ants working together to change the direction of the elephant? Our two families united to face the school, and it was no better than facing the school. How much stronger are two ants to an elephant?”
As he spoke, he pointed down at the slightly slippery bluestone beneath his feet.
Between the gaps in the stone slabs, two small ants were crawling hurriedly.
Korma frowned, as if he wanted to say something, and Professor Garcia immediately added: "Furthermore, the murloc tribe of Linzhong Lake is a marginalized person in the First University, and the wizards of the North District are members of the alliance. Marginal people... There is nothing more annoying in this world than two marginalized people becoming acquainted. "What do people who have been excluded from mainstream society want to do when they get together?" This kind of question is probably just a thought. It will make the mainstream people restless."
A disdainful sneer flashed across the clean scales of the old fishman's cheek.
Kolma was completely silent.
She looked up at the sky. Today was the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the moon above her head was almost invisible. There was only a crescent moon halo, emitting a hazy halo in the night.
There was barely a trace of light, and this thought flashed through her mind.
The silence at the lakeside lasted for a long time, so long that the crow hiding in the canopy of the pine tree almost fell asleep. The witch still did not leave. Standing behind Professor Garcia, the two of them seemed like two stubborn people standing on the shore. reef.
"Tell me, why did you choose this path?"
The old fish man with his back to her suddenly spoke, with a hint of helplessness in his tone: "You have good academic performance, good ability, and have been the vice president of the student union. Obviously you can choose an easier path - obtain a registered wizard certificate. , take the exam for Trident Sword or Danhag, or go on an adventure in the boundless new world - why do you have to jump into this maelstrom yourself and become a person that everyone hates? "
Being willing to speak up is a good breakthrough.
Kolma immediately cheered up and smiled slightly: "What you said is biased. I am convinced that although some people may hate me, there are also many people who like me... At least, there are many people in the North District.
People who like me very much, well, there are many people in the Beta Town Chamber of Commerce who also like me."
She first corrected a certain mistake of the old fish man, and then made a little joke: "As for why, it's probably because I'm still young... Utilityally speaking, with my qualifications, if I enter Danhag step by step and accumulate resources,
, I may not have the chance to step into the realm of a great wizard in a hundred years, let alone be hated by so many people."
Professor Garcia laughed purringly: "This doesn't sound pretty enough."
"There are many people who can say nice things, but not many who can do nice things." The witch took advantage of the good atmosphere and threw out her biggest card: "Just like our small alliance, if you feel that it is not important enough,
, so what about adding the Rat Immortal? He has a very good relationship with me, and he doesn’t like the Moon Council... More importantly, the newly born rat tribe is sparse in number, has weak magic power, and is more marginalized than you and me in the alliance.
Location."
This analysis is already very straightforward.
The old fish man looked sad, grabbed the fat yellow-skinned frog at his feet, took out a small brush from somewhere, and vigorously cleaned the mucus on the frog.
"Did you know that the frogs in Linzhong Lake can metamorphose?"
Professor Garcia raised the big frog and looked at the witch. His vision was as muddy as his voice: "If you keep a Linzhong Lake frog and a toad together, it will be irritated and start to get acne on its body...and then...
Turn into a toad... The alliance, parents, and even schools don't want their children to turn into toads. So they don't want toads and frogs to stay together, even for a short time. These sincere thoughts, even if they are
Even a legendary wizard cannot turn a blind eye."
The witch breathed a sigh of relief.
"They don't want to, and we don't force it."
Her face showed a trace of the liveliness and cunning that is rare for young people: "Venom is the wealth that a toad needs to survive in a cruel world. The frog doesn't want it, and we don't want to lose it. In this case, if the wizard of the North District builds his own
Academy, are the Linzhong Lake murlocs willing to join this academy?"
There was a hint of surprise in the old man's eyes.
"This is the real purpose of your coming today!" He raised his head, looked around, and suddenly realized: "No wonder, I said that you stayed here for so long today, and no one came to disturb you... In other words, your thoughts have already been
Have you communicated with the school?”
Kolma was not sure whether her visit that day was considered a 'communication'.
But she's happy to 'bluff' at this point.
"That's natural!"
Her eyes were calm and firm, trying to convey reliable beliefs to her quasi-allies, and at the same time describing her imagination in a brisk tone: "Wizards of the North District, fishmen, ratmen, gypsy witches, minotaur shamans, and even silence
There are centaur tribes, troll tribes, etc. in the forest. There are too many groups in this world that have been pushed to the margins by the mainstream, and there are so many that even the alliance cannot ignore... Survive or perish, that doesn't matter to us.
It's a matter of life and death, but for them, it's nothing more than a meal."