Chapter 357: The Tranquility of Summer

Emenas, Tower of Wind Sound.

"Ding ding dong dong-"

When the door at the bottom of the tower was pushed open, the wind chimes hanging overhead made a crisp sound, echoing in this quiet tower.

"Hello, is there anyone?"

A silver-haired figure walked into the tower and asked softly. The light voice was particularly nice in the ding-dong of the wind chimes.

"Aren't you there?" Lorraine Hill held the book in his hand, looked up at the spiral staircase, lifted the skirt, and walked up step by step.

This is Mrs. Filia, which is the place where the previous generation Cang Zhiji lived in the school. The lower floor of the tower is empty and the space is relatively large. It is occasionally used to practice dance and chorus for the students. The middle floors are the musical instrument rooms. The upper floors are the space where Mrs. Filia lives.

Because it is a holiday now, there are not many students in Emenas, and it has become quiet here.

The wind outside the window occasionally blew the light blue curtains, revealing the bright weather outside, and some cicadas could be heard in the distance. Walking alone on the wooden steps, Roland Hill could clearly hear his footsteps, and the wooden boards from the soles of his feet trembled slightly.

Although Loren Hill has graduated from Emenas for many years, the furnishings and arrangements here are not much different from those in memory. It is only the scratches and peeling marks on the armrest that the fingers have touched, reminding the girl , time has passed slowly.

When he came to the third floor, Lorraine Hill saw a lot of musical instruments placed in the classroom, covered with ash-proof white cloth, and a thin layer of ash on the ground. You could roughly see which pianos, cellos, and pianos were by their shapes. Harp, and drums, etc.

Continuing up, the fourth floor seems to be a classroom for lectures, but it is not big, there are only about 20 seats, which are loosely arranged, and there are two pianos in the corner, one of which is familiar to Lorraine Hill. It was the harpsichord that Mrs. Filia had taught her to use.

There are very few such pianos now. In fact, Roland Hill has also seen it at Mrs. Filia.

Turning the stairs and going up, there is a small stage on the fifth floor, which can be used for solo performances, and there are two circles of chairs below. Because it is relatively high and the wind is strong, the windows are closed, and the air is a little stuffy.

In the corner of the room there is a blackboard that reads, 'June 12, Song Xia performance', and below it is the name and program list.

——

Ana Lo, "Daffodil"

Zenaya's "Little Sonata of the Moon, Chapter 3"

Hunter, "The Gallop of Glory"

Elance, "Riding on the Back of the White Dragon"

Difengte "The World in the Eyes of the Puppet"

Hollanda's "Sawwood Song"

...

Most of it is singing, and a small part is playing. It seems to be a final performance at the end of a semester. Teachers will grade students according to their performance.

Turning the stairs on this floor, Lorraine Hill continued to go up to the sixth floor. This is usually a room used by Mrs. Filia to receive friends or chat with students. Unfortunately, the door is currently closed. Side windows to see the scene inside.

There is a round table in the middle, and half moon sofas on both sides. There are also desks and two rows of bookshelves in the room, which are not crowded.

If it goes further up, it is the floor where Mrs. Filia lives, but Roland Hill noticed that there was no one on it at this time.

Then wait for a while, it is estimated that this will be out.

Before coming, Roland Hill had asked that Mrs. Filia was indeed at school, so she wasn't worried that she wouldn't be able to wait for a vain trip.

Bending over to look at the stairs, the girl blew a little dust, then sat down with her skirt on her back, leaning slightly to one side.

The tower was quiet again, and only a little wind could hear the whirring of the curtains.

The problems in the empire, Roland Hill has almost solved it, and the rest just needs to be done by themselves.

When it's time to let go, you have to let it go. Sometimes people will despise him if he manages too much. Roland Hill squatted down and slowly drew circles with his fingers on the dusty ground.

She used to hate all kinds of interference in her life by adults. Now that she has grown up, she naturally doesn't want to repeat the previous path.

People are very special beings. If it is not one's own choice, even good things will become annoying things under the coercive arrangement.

Now the witches and sages no longer forcefully interfere with the rise and fall of the forces in the empire, everything will rise and fall according to the laws of nature, the old and the outdated will be gradually eliminated in the tide of the times, and the new things will naturally also will slowly take their place.

The fire is already burning, and all that remains is to gradually spread to all.

There will be a selection process. One end of the scale is reality and the future, and the other end is emotions and memories. They put all kinds of things in consideration until they finally reach a balance and then stabilize.

After completing his mission, Lorraine Hill returned to Emenas, an academy with many memories.

After waking up, she has experienced a lot of things. It was not a long time to be the eldest lady of the Chamber of Commerce in Hopelander, only half a year, and her real contact and in-depth understanding of the current world was actually completed in Emenas, and here She also met many friends and partners.

For example, former roommates, Niya, Alena, Letis, acquaintances Bumansha, Ye Ling, etc., and Keti who was entrusted by Si Ye and Chris to take care of them in the second grade.

Recalling the scenes of playing at school before, a faint nostalgia also arises in my heart.

I don't know how they are now, go there occasionally

have a look.

In this way, Roland Hill sat on the quiet tower stairs, his fingers were unconsciously drawing on the floor, recalling many scenes in his mind, and time passed slowly.

The bright sunlight outside the window gradually softened, and the sky appeared a light red and lavender color, and the wind became slightly cooler.

"Ding ding dong dong-"

With the sound of a wind chime, the door at the bottom of the tower was pushed open, followed by the sound of upward footsteps.

Roland Hill raised his head, his fingers slightly arranged the hair on the sides of his ears and forehead, smoothed his skirt, and sat down again.

After a while, Mrs. Filia's figure appeared under the stairs.

She looked at the silver-haired girl who was waiting for her at the end of the stairs, with a surprised expression, and only spoke after a while.

"Is it Lacey?"

She was still calling the name that the girl had introduced to her for the first time, even though she already knew that the girl had many identities.

"Yes, Teacher Filia."

Loren Hill stood up, bowed, and smiled.

"Why did you come here today, really, don't tell me in advance, you have waited for a long time, you child." She still regarded the girl as her own student, and then stepped forward to open the door.

"Come, come and sit first, I'll prepare some water and food for you."

Mrs. Filia opened the reception room, put down the books and documents in her hand, lit the small stove in the corner of the table, and heated up tea.

Not long after Roland Hill sat down, a plate was placed in front of her, with peeled nuts and a few pieces of sugar wrapped in colored candy paper.

After taking off her coat, Mrs. Filia sat on the sofa opposite the girl and asked about Roland Hill this time.

"Why did you suddenly come here this time?"

"It's nothing, just come and see the teacher."

"Really? But if it's you, that's true. Lan Li'er is different. Every time she comes back to me, she always asks me for help." After speaking, she shook her head, seemingly helpless to the student who often caused trouble. .

However, Roland Hill could see that Mrs. Filia still likes Lan Lier very much. Although Lan Lier has no talent in music, she is the most intimate and familiar student of Filia. The hometown of the two is Hopelander, and even if Lan Lier graduates, she often finds this teacher.

"Haha, Senior Sister Lanli'er didn't do anything bad, she was just a little bolder." Lorraine Hill said with a smile.

"It's very bold, pulling bell hearts to catch robbers in the desert, selling experimental alchemy creations to chambers of commerce for concerts, and using money from other people's investment in music storage projects to tinker with war machines, everything is dancing on the tip of a knife , I think that among my students, she is the most daring." Filia said while holding her forehead.

Roland Hill couldn't help laughing again.

"When you come back this time, will you go back to the Empire?" Mrs. Filia knew that this girl had gone to the Empire to do a lot of great things.

"Well, I won't go back for the time being. Wait for it to settle down there. It shouldn't take a few years." Roland Hill recalled his estimation before leaving.

The southern border has been fully developed, and the industrial foundation and administrative foundation have been set up. In the words of playing games, it only needs to be pushed across. The key to the rest is the appeasement of other areas. The general direction will not be True, but the details may vary from situation to situation.

"Since you said that, it should have been arranged. I won't ask more." Mrs. Filia nodded slightly. Although she is Emenas' teacher, she is not very good at politics. Stop giving advice in front of this student.

"Since things are done, let's take a break for the time being. You have experienced a lot of ups and downs in these years."

With that said, the kettle in the corner of the room emitted hot steam and made a slight whistle sound.

Mrs. Filia got up and added tea and hot water to the cup in front of Roland Hill.

"If you stay at Emenas for a while and have a good time, maybe you will meet someone you know before."

"Furthermore, I have to check whether you have been abandoned over the years, and whether you have continued to practice. The inheritance of our singer lineage also depends on you." Mrs. Filia seemed to remember something.

"Hey, but, I've already graduated." Roland Hill felt a little bad.

"Yes, I did graduate, but that doesn't stop you from continuing to study. In fact, I still have a lot of things I haven't taught you. If you don't study hard, some things will be lost."

"This, Teacher Filia, you should have a lot of students. In fact, there is no need to teach them all to one person. The other senior sisters and seniors are also very good at learning." The girl tried to fool herself.

"It's different. Although you are all my students, you are the one from the Inheritance School, so you need to learn more." Mrs. Filia's words seemed irrefutable.

"Well, okay." It seems that this holiday will not be boring.

When it was getting late, Mrs. Filia left Lorraine Hill, made a delicious pie dinner, and then arranged a room for her on the floor where she lived.

"Let's live here for a while."

Summer vacation has begun.

At the time when most of the students went home, Emenas was quite quiet. Lorraine Hill would practice some musical instruments and tunes under the guidance of Mrs. Filia in the morning, and take a walk in Emenas in the afternoon. .

After many years, she once again came to the Jingyue Lake in the Walled College, walking on the woods trail beside the lake, and slowly ascending along the mountain road.

, and then go to the Black Swan Castle to see the activity room of the former club. Even if the door is locked during the holidays, it can't stop this girl who can change the style.

In the club's room, the furnishings have changed a lot, and it seems to be quite formal. There is a potted water lily on the chairman's table inside, and the black lotus flower is blooming without thanks. This seems to be an improved variety in the school club. Extraordinarily long flowering.

My hands lightly stroked the chairs and tabletops in the room. Although there have been many changes here, some furniture from the past is still preserved.

I remember that in the summer before, they would put a mat in the club room, and everyone would sit on the mat to play chess games, read a book, or take a nap, especially Ye Ling, who likes to lie there with pillows and wake up occasionally. , is also playing cards or chess with Lily, and Bumantha will prepare some iced fruits and snacks in the small room next to her.

Letiz came here not many times, but she also gave them an alchemy equipment that can be cooled, and placed it next to the window. Although Alena often quarrels with Letiz, she likes this thing very much. Come and have a look.

The picture in his mind turned, and Roland Hill stroked the inconspicuous scratch on the wall with his fingers, remembering the scene at that time.

It seemed that there were bees in the room, Lily stepped on Eidolon's thigh when catching the bees, and then the two little guys bumped into each other and started fighting again.

Eidolon was still the same size as before, but Lily was now a mature mother.

Turning around these thoughts, Roland Hill came to the small room at the back. In the past, this was the room that Bumantha used to prepare snacks and snacks, but now it has been converted into a medal storage room.

Trophies after trophies, as well as the roster of outstanding graduates and the record of awards are placed here in the closet, neatly decorated, and seems to have a faint sense of pride.

'These juniors still care a lot about this. ' Looking at these things, Roland Hill smiled, but he didn't mean to blame.

However, when he saw the top column of the closet, Roland Hill couldn't help laughing.

There is a large portrait there. The girl in it is wearing a black and red rose dress, sitting behind the table, with her hands lightly on the side of her body, her long black hair and red eyes, it seems There is a faint solemnity, like a princess or queen looking forward, which makes people feel respectful.

I don't know which student or artist made this painting. It's really surprising that this painting can have such a charm. The only one who doesn't think it looks like it is probably the girl standing under the portrait.

["The founder of the Black Water Lily Society", Senior Lorraine whom we admire and follow. ——Remember your own nobility and elegance, don’t go with the flow and join forces. ]

"Cough, cough, did you really say this, or did they change it based on the general meaning?" Roland Hill couldn't help but hold his forehead.

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