Chapter 680: Talia Wants to Show Kallen Why She Is Lanqi's Teacher

horizon.

The morning sun rises higher and higher.

Light spilled in from the gaps in the wooden railings of the balcony and fell on Lan Qi's face, making his eyelashes tremble slightly.

"Get up."

A soft voice sounded.

"I love the poet... you go to school by yourself, I will go to sleep for a while..."

Lan Qi covered his eyes with the back of his hand, somewhat reluctant to get up.

"Are you sleepy?"

The other party sent a question without any questioning tone.

"Huh!"

Lan Qi sat up suddenly and found the gray-haired beauty sitting on the chair next to the bed.

Her figure was facing away from the rising sun, and the morning light gave her long hair a faint glow.

To some extent, she seemed to have moved the position of her chair so that she could block Lan Qi's face from the sun so that he would not be awakened too early by the dazzling sunrise.

"Thank you, Tata."

Lan Qi opened the quilt, sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed his eyes, his consciousness gradually becoming clearer.

Some time ago, his ace card, the Poet, is now gone and has become Thalia for the time being.

No matter what, living with Thalia was something he still hadn't gotten used to.

"Then tell me how to get you used to it."

Thalia asked as she looked at Lanqi who got out of bed and sat quietly on the chair.

"First of all, the great poet has no power consumption. At that time, I basically won't have difficulty getting up. Secondly, when I feed the animals on the window sill in the morning, she will come over and kick me, asking me to give up my position to her to water the flowers. "

Lan Qi muttered to himself somewhat nostalgically.

"I also helped Lan Fu take care of the flowers she raised on the balcony."

Thalia replied.

But when she lived in Lan Qi's dormitory, she had already finished watering it before Lan Qi got up.

Now that they have left Icerita College, they have entrusted the Student Service Center with regular cleaning and care of the potted plants.

"..."

Lan Qi always felt that Talia was a little different from the great poet in raising flowers.

The great poet enjoys the process of raising beautiful flowers, and has the vitality of a little girl.

"If you want, I can give you a kick like her, but I can't control the severity."

Thalia closed her eyes and said after hearing Lan Qi's thoughts.

"no no!"

Lan Qi immediately stopped thinking and ran to wash up and change clothes.

There is a comfortable cotton sofa placed next to the bedroom of the hotel room, and a map guide with a printed bookmark is placed on the round glass coffee table next to it.

Thalia sat on the sofa, opened the atlas, and waited for Lanci.

"Meow meow."

Boss Cat ran over and squatted on the carpet.

"Isn't this map very simple? Listen to Lan Qi, why can someone admit his mistake?"

She looked through the book and asked the little black cat on the ground.

"Stop talking, I'm worried that one day that person will find Icerita and she will get lost near the Cat Boss restaurant."

Boss Cat shook his head.

According to Sigrid's letters, she will probably arrive in Icerita around October to November, around the time of autumn and winter.

Fortunately, the restaurant was surrounded by old acquaintances, and anyone she met could guide her to the right path.

Thalia and Cat Boss didn't wait long.

Lan Qi was already ready to go.

"Tata, let's go to the Card Creators Association."

Lan Qi stood at the door and said.

Today they will first go to District 3 on the South Bank to find Countess Rosalinda, the president of the Parrieux branch of the Card Makers Association.

The city of Huadu Parrieu is divided into the north bank and the south bank by the Selina River. The north bank is traditionally regarded as the center of academic and art, while the south bank is more commercial. The Huadu Palace and Senate are located in the south. The division of district codes between north and south is quite symmetrical. The district numbers closer to the riverside are smaller, and the district numbers closer to the edge are larger.

District 3 of South Bank is also a very popular area for tourists.

The two set off.

We first went to the restaurant on the lobby side of the first floor of the hotel to have breakfast, and then left the Platinum Palace Spirit Hotel. We walked through the early morning dusk in the old North Shore neighborhood and walked on the road more leisurely.

Today is not an official day for work. Just a trip to the Parrieux branch of the Card Makers Association can give you a whole afternoon of rest.

After arriving at Parrieux, time flew by.

As a concerned citizen, he has done a lot of good things these days.

"I said you lived like this every day when you went to the Northern Continent?"

Not far from the Platinum Palace Spirit Hotel, Thalia asked Lan Qi carefully as she listened to his thoughts.

"Not really. I had more leisurely days in the Northern Continent."

Lan Qi quickly noticed her, tilted his head and replied.

"Doo doo doo doo."

Boss Cat made a sound of incomprehensible grievance.

Whenever he recalls the adventures of the orchid cat, he feels that it is really good to come back alive.

It doesn't have the eighth-level disease, but it has the eighth-level fate.

The two strolled through the streets of Parrieux with their cats in their arms.

Passing by Parrieux, I passed by Platinumson Palace, which I hadn’t checked in for so many days.

Cross the Selina River on the River Harbor Bridge that connects the north and south banks.

About half an hour after a simple transfer at South Bank.

The two arrived at the South Continent Card Makers Association located near Parrieux Pedestrian Square in South Bank District 3.

It was different from the Card Makers Association they saw in Ikerita, the capital of King Hutton.

The branch of Posen Kingdom looks more like an art gallery.

This building was originally a greenhouse built by King Persson to protect the citrus trees in the royal garden from the winter cold more than a hundred years ago before the holy war began. It was originally intended to store citrus trees used by the royal family, and later it was transformed into a place to display works of art until it was planned as the highest branch of the Southern Continent Card Makers Association in the Persson Kingdom.

The art gallery is famous for its collection of impressionist paintings. The first two floors are public areas popular with tourists. From the third floor onwards, it is the area of ​​the Card Makers Association that requires registration to enter.

After many renovations, the most recent renovation was completed five years ago. The renovated art gallery has restored natural light and added underground exhibition rooms, temporary exhibition spaces, auditoriums, educational spaces and libraries.

After the two entered the building, they soon walked up to the upper floors along clear signs under the paintings.

"What time did Countess Rosalinda meet?"

Talia looked at Ranch beside her and asked.

"It's half past eight. There's still plenty of time. We can go around first."

Ranch looked around and estimated that it should be less than eight o'clock now.

The design of this building allows many works to be displayed under natural light, providing visitors with an immersive viewing experience.

"Okay."

Before they entered the area on the third floor, they saw a lot of posters about the platinum-level card maker exam.

Even though it was only morning, many people visited this branch of the Southern Continent Card Maker Association. In addition to card-making commissions, business cooperation, material procurement, official consultations and other matters, there were even some registered card makers who had high authority just by looking at the badges or the tags on their chests. They were talking on the third floor.

This year, it is said that several gold-level card makers who are particularly famous in the eastern countries of the Southern Continent will participate, and they are the hot candidates for the title of platinum-level card makers in the eastern region this year.

This international event, which only takes place every two or three years, naturally received the attention of the Persian Kingdom. On the day of the final test, some of the dukes of the Senate will attend and watch, and the Senate's execution troops and executioners will maintain law and order.

Pariel Card Maker Association Branch, third floor.

An atrium surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass windows, with a large area of ​​natural light making the whole floor as bright as day.

"How long have you not made new magic cards?"

Talia and Ranch were walking around this area. She found that Ranch didn't pay much attention to the new materials in the window. He glanced at them and looked away, so she asked Ranch.

She felt that Ranch seemed to be less and less interested in card making.

Maybe he wouldn't even ask her to be a teacher in a while.

"As for new cards, it seems that I haven't made any cards in the past six months."

Ranch was stunned when he heard it, and thought about it carefully. Since the nuclear fusion wolf, all his card making has been the same, and he has basically started making cards.

The two walked on the dark brown carpet and went straight through the inner side of the atrium. On both sides were windows with various classified products, as well as a counter and a meeting area for doing business.

"Do you plan to continue to learn card making from me in the future?"

Talia looked at the products behind the glass window and asked him.

"If you think it's troublesome... forget it. I'll go learn some magic skills in human language from Professor Bolao and make do with it."

Lanqi hesitated for a while and replied.

"Didn't you beg me to teach you card making at the beginning? Why is it like this now?"

Talia's words didn't reveal any emotion, but her eyes staring at Lanqi seemed to be filled with dissatisfaction with Lanqi's lack of perseverance.

"Because, I feel that you are also very tired of teaching me, and you are getting more and more fierce to me. You obviously didn't scold me when you taught me before."

Lanqi turned his eyes away and whispered.

"That's because you made a mistake again in that step last night. You have made mistakes in similar places several times."

Talia frowned at Lanqi's usual green tea appearance.

The two of them are still practicing card making, or this is their daily course.

"I thought it was not a big problem at the time, and it could be remedied, but you didn't care about me at all."

Lanqi said with his head down.

"If I am influenced by you, I don't know whether you can save me or not, but I will be messed up by you."

Talia took a deep breath and patiently told him.

She didn't know whether she had a high blood pressure because of yesterday's card-making failure, or because she heard that this guy didn't want to be her master and apprentice anymore, and she felt a little upset. Anyway, she was a little angry now.

"I think this is a normal mistake... When I was making cards with Lan Fu before, she helped me make up for it..."

Lan Qi muttered.

"Why do you still talk back to me? Can't you accept any mistakes?"

Talia was immediately unhappy when she heard this,

"Was I too gentle before, or are you in the rebellious period?"

She felt a fire rising in her heart.

What do you mean Lan Fu can help you make up for it? Do you think she is better than me?

"Meow meow, stop arguing. We are in the Card Creator Association. Don't start arguing in the exam room."

The cat boss was so scared that he jumped straight. He felt that Lanqi was also a little dissatisfied, so he made Tata more and more angry.

"I won't argue!"

Both of them shouted to the little black cat.

The cat boss shrank into a ball because of the anger.

Although he was used to Lanqi and Tata bickering, the most fierce time for them to argue was always when they were making cards and replaying cards.

It has now discovered that there is a game called Breakup Card Making Room. Even if these two people are really dating, sooner or later they will quarrel and break up because of card making!

"Couples quarrel."

"It's normal. Love is like this."

The cat boss listened to the customers who briefly cast their eyes around and laughed at him, and he became more round.

If he continued to persuade them, he would also be noticed as a person trying to persuade them to quarrel.

"..."

Lanqi and Talia's voices soon stopped.

They also found that it was not good to quarrel in such an occasion.

More importantly, they were obviously not a couple, but they were mistaken for a couple.

It made them feel even more embarrassed.

"Tata, why don't we go to the restaurant upstairs to eat some lime cheesecake, and then we can sit down and talk slowly."

"Okay..."

When they both felt extremely uncomfortable with the occasional glances, they reached a consensus and left here first.

After all, they were the examiners and assistant examiners specially invited for this platinum-level card maker exam. If they were caught by Countess Rosalinda, it would be embarrassing.

Just as Lanqi and Talia were about to leave the third-floor atrium and head towards the fourth-floor stairs.

"Lanqi classmate?"

A slightly familiar voice called Lanqi.

Lanqi stopped his steps hesitantly and looked back.

He saw a girl looking at him in surprise.

Her light-colored long hair was lightly draped over her shoulders, and her upper body was wearing a plain white chiffon shirt. Although she was petite and slender, her straight back and chest-raised standing posture squeezed the pure white chiffon shirt upwards and tightened it.

It seemed that because Lanqi and Talia were more conspicuous, they just happened to attract her attention.

The girl with light hair and green eyes looked at Lanqi and Talia in surprise as they headed towards the stairs.

"I didn't expect to see you here."

Then she smiled and walked briskly.

"Senior Kallen?"

Lan Qi looked at Kallen.

Each of her steps seemed to carry the rhythm of dance, making the air around her light.

He probably thought that he would meet this senior from the Royal Academy of Alolan in the Kingdom of Person.

But he didn't meet her by chance in the past few days, but he met her as soon as he came to the association today. It seems that she has been immersed in the Card Maker Association during this period before the exam.

The last time he saw Kallen was when he was observing Dean Loren's [Original Slate-Wind].

That time, Kallen made a pink sacred-level spell card [Wind Phantom], while he only made a white ordinary work, which made him admire Kallen very much.

"I didn't see you when I went to Ikrit Academy with the academic visiting team this month."

Kallen came to them and stopped, looking at Lan Qi meaningfully.

"I'm sorry, I was a bit busy some time ago and couldn't take care of you."

Lan Qi sighed,

"Dean Loren really needs my help."

"I heard that you can pass the seventh-level shadow world. You are worthy of being the disciple valued by the strongest person in Hutton, High Priest Loren."

Karen nodded, and said fluently and elegantly, like a lady from a classical novel, expressing her thoughts in a gentle and elegant manner,

"I really underestimated my junior brother Lan Qi at the beginning. He is really a man who makes me look at him with new eyes."

She looked at Lan Qi with a smile, and her eyes did not hide her favor.

In fact, she had just come from Hutton Kingdom these two days. Because she had to take the platinum-level card maker exam, she left the Yalolan academic visit team first.

After a few days, when the academic visit team completes their work, they will return to the Yalolan Kingdom from the east Hutton Kingdom to the west, passing through the Person Kingdom between the two countries, and meet her.

"..."

Talia noticed Karen's approach without any sense of distance, and looked at the two of them without changing her expression.

Just now, after listening to the conversation between Lanqi and Kallen, she also roughly understood the woman in front of her who seemed to be Lanqi's acquaintance.

"Who is this?"

Kallen seemed to suddenly realize it, and moved her curious eyes to Talia next to Lanqi.

"Ms. Tata."

Lanqi introduced her.

Talia looked at Kallen and nodded slightly.

"Oh? Are you coming to take the exam together this time?"

Kallen asked again.

"No, she is my teacher."

Lanqi shook his head.

"I can't tell at all, she is so young... I heard the quarrel just now, and I thought you didn't have a good relationship."

Kallen pondered for a while, as if she had some ideas in her heart, and a trace of relief appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"..."

The cat boss at the counter next to him, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly realized that it was bad again!

It has heard of this card maker named Kallen.

Her personality is a bit problematic. She wants to break up couples when she sees them, and she will have a hunter-like interest in potential men.

She may have looked down on Ranchi at first, but Ranchi is no longer the same as before. After passing the seventh-level shadow world, he has proved himself to be the true successor of the Great Priest!

Even if no one knows that Ranchi is also a platinum-level card maker, Ranchi is also a very good person who can protect card makers just by being a shadow world challenger.

"We do not have a good relationship."

Talia did not deny Kallen's statement, and she did not forget to look up at Ranchi.

On the contrary, if someone said that they had a good relationship, she would be angry with that person.

"Oh, I just saw you guys arguing so fiercely... I really feel sorry for you."

Karen seemed to be unable to hold back her laughter when she heard this, but she held it back again, looked at Lan Qi solemnly and said softly.

The way she looked at Thalia was like she was smiling——

Aren't you giving a man to me?

"Why do you feel sorry for him? It's his fault in the first place."

Thalia asked without rising in her voice.

Although she rarely had such an attitude towards people she had just met, she felt that there was something very similar to Lan Qi about this girl named Kallen, which she particularly disliked.

"Sister Tata, you have to be a little considerate of Lan Qi."

Kallen still had an innocent expression and answered in a soft and elegant tone,

"Lan Qi, if you think you have something to say, you can go to the rest area over there and have a good chat with me. I will listen to you slowly, and - I will never be cruel to you."

She looked at Lan Qi again, reached out and tugged at his sleeves.

"..."

Lan Qi's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

He felt Thalia looking at him.

The cat boss looked at Lan Qi's hands that seemed to be shaking, and he felt that things were getting worse!

Previously at Icerite Academy, when faced with Kallen's schemes, a low-level straight man like Prince Enol might fall for it.

Any boy with a higher rank will resolutely reject Kallen at this time, express his position, and gain Tata's favorability.

But Lan Qi.

His segmentation is dualistic.

His just-right hesitation actually gave Tata a sense of crisis, controlling her anger to the point where she wanted to explode or not!

And to some extent, Lanci might not even have thought about it that much.

He simply likes to make Tata explode and feel the ultimate excitement!

However.

Under the extreme mental pressure, Lan Qi gradually changed from arrogant to well-behaved.

"I'm sorry, Kallen-senpai. Although Tata is very fierce, I think this is part of her charm."

Lan Qi said.

Thalia, who originally planned to stare deathly at Lanqi and warn him to think carefully, finally turned her head.

Despite this, she still bit her lip and hated it.

This guy dared to make a fool of himself and call her cruel.

But he couldn't refute his words.

"That's it..."

Kallen could only helplessly throw a smile at Lan Qi who was standing opposite.

This smile is 70% apologetic and 30% regretful.

It seemed that he really wanted to help Lan Qi, but he really couldn't help Lan Qi.

"But I think if Lan Qi is looking for a teacher, it might be more suitable for someone as gentle as me. I overheard what you were talking about at the beginning. It seems that your cooperation in card making is not going well? If Lan Qi and I cooperate, it should be It will be perfect.”

Kallen's voice became lower and lower, and she moved closer to Lan Qi and said.

Her peach-like tender lips and blurred eyes seemed to be telling Lan Qi, maybe if you work hard, you can conquer me?

Then she looked at Thalia again, with a look that almost told her, "Unlike you, you will only be cruel to Lan Qi."

"..."

The atmosphere of the entire three-story atrium seemed to have quietly changed at this moment.

Under the silence, there was a hint of silent chill.

Thalia finally looked at Kallen's golden eyes seriously.

This is a sign that the gunpowder is about to smoke, making people feel depressed and nervous.

Boss Cat's eyelids have started to twitch wildly.

"Can you stay away from him, you shameless bad woman?"

Thalia grabbed Lanci's wrist and pulled him sharply, so that Kallen could no longer touch his cuffs.

Lan Qi was stunned.

This was the first time he saw the grumpy old Ta, quarreling with other girls.

But.

Kallen, however, was not offended by Thalia's words and still maintained her ladylike appearance.

"There is no such thing as a bad woman. You will only get angry and wait for him to coax you, but at this time the girls who really care about him will come to comfort him."

She looked directly at Thalia, her expression half-concentrated, and said.

In just a few seconds, it attracted the attention of many people in the third-floor atrium.

The scene of women quarreling, and the quarrel is because of men, is a lively and popular event no matter what era.

"Isn't that girl Kallen from the Aloran Kingdom?"

"Is she interested in the noble young master with black hair and green eyes?"

"He looks so cowardly, trembling with fear."

First of all, rule out the possibility of a neurotic person trembling with excitement in this situation.

So the answer is obvious, this man is quite a scumbag and wants to eat both ends.

finally.

"Lan Qi, I have changed my mind. Please forgive me for refusing to accompany you on this assistant job. I want to take the platinum level card maker exam and show her why I am your teacher."

Thalia took a deep breath, looked at Lan Qi, and said to him.

Of course, she was telling Karen.

She had just gone to court with Lan Qi to review yesterday's card making and felt uncomfortable, and now there was a woman she couldn't tolerate.

Lan Qi, who had been calm at first, suddenly widened his eyes.

"Auntie, please, don't mess with me!"

He almost plopped down on his knees and hugged Thalia's thighs.

Not only did you not help me invigilate the exam, you also used my magic power to take the exam.

And how can I test you?

Sister, you are 800 years old, so don’t get involved with a teenage girl!

Thalia seemed to be even more angry when she heard Lan Qi's voice.

She grabbed Lan Qi's collar and asked him to come closer to her. She looked sideways at him and said:

"That's it, okay?"

"No, no, no, Tata, calm down!"

Lan Qi felt that she was really angry this time, and he was a little scared.

"Same for you, Kallen. At this time, you are all getting a little carried away. Usually when you and I can't stop talking, it means we shouldn't continue talking. If this continues, we will definitely quarrel. We still value peace. It would be good to maintain the long-standing friendship between the Kingdom of Hutton and the Kingdom of Aloran..."

He was speaking faster and faster, urging both sides to exercise restraint.

"Oh, interesting."

Before Lan Qi could finish speaking, Thalia stopped Lan Qi from continuing to speak, and Kallen nodded and muttered to herself.

"Then let's do this. If your grades are not as good as mine, please stay away from Lan Qi in the future, or hand him over to me and let me be his teacher."

Kallen looked particularly interested and said to Thalia as if she had found her opponent.

She had already known about the card makers of the Hutton Kingdom, and this year there was not even a single player who could make an exception to become a gold-level card maker. She did not think that this person named Tata was qualified to compete with her.

Only by making cards, she will not lose to her peers.

"Then I win."

Thalia neither agreed nor denied, she just asked.

"I apologize to you."

Kallen spread her hands and said lightly.

"It's not enough. You can change into a swimsuit designated by me, get a sign, write 'Mr. Tata, I was wrong', and stand downstairs at the Card Creators Association for a day. This will be considered an apology."

Thalia sneered, then waited quietly, folding her arms in front of her.

In an instant, Karen's eyebrows trembled visibly.

She clenched her fists tightly and felt her ears starting to feel hot.

"Do you think I will bet with you easily? What, now you don't dare?"

Thalia's eyes were full of provocation.

She won't fall for the green tea trick easily.

Don't you want to pretend to be innocent?

Then let people see what kind of bitch you are.

"..."

Karen bit her lip, and the veins on her forehead jumped.

This woman with gray hair and golden eyes was more powerful and arrogant than she imagined.

"Okay, let's give it a try."

Kallen narrowed her eyes and smiled, and said to Thalia.

She couldn't wait to see the other party crying like a defeated dog.

"What kind of plane are you doing..."

Hearing this, Lan Qi was heartbroken and hugged the cat.

He leaned against the wall as if he had lost all strength.

He couldn't imagine what it would be like during the exam days.

To put it another way, why would they, two candidates, bet on him as an examiner?

Moreover, as Talia is a candidate, he is a little worried about his own safety as an examiner. Currently, there has not been an incident where an examiner was captured by a candidate in the platinum level card maker examination, but he is afraid that it will happen soon.

"Let's go and eat cake."

Thalia grabbed Lan Qi's collar again and took the faded Lan Qi away like a puppy.

Kallen was left alone, a sly and annoyed smile gradually forming on her lips.

"What a stupid woman."

Kallen opened her lips slightly and looked away from the direction where Thalia disappeared.

The gray-haired fool lost when he agreed to the bet.

She didn't notice Lan Qi's troubled expression at all.

Soon he will find out which girl treats him better and who makes him feel more comfortable around him.

There is no heroine in this world who can win by eating!