Chapter 99 Forbidden Land

"Quack!"

A shrill frog croaked suddenly, breaking the tranquility by the lake. The young witches and wizards who had just been stuck together suddenly separated as if they were electrocuted, looking around in panic.

Not far away, the cobra slipped down from the rockery at some point, holding the hind leg of a flower-skinned frog in its mouth. This poor amphibian seemed to have just crawled out of the cave. It had not yet adapted to the severe cold in the ice and snow, and its movements were a little slow. Inadvertently, it was successfully attacked by the long worm.

I don’t know if it’s due to long-term exposure to the magical world, but both the cobra and the flower-skinned frog are very resistant to nature—especially the flower-skinned frog. Although it was bitten on the hind leg by a poisonous snake, But he still stubbornly pulled his two front legs, trying hard to move forward, struggling for life, refusing to succumb to the sickle of death.

"Quack! Quack! Quack!!"

The frog's two front paws were covered with black mud, foam was flowing from the corners of its mouth, and its screams were louder than the others. Even though most of its body was swallowed by the cobra, it still did not give up hope of survival.

"Noisy guy."

The young public-funded student cursed in a low voice, without any intention of helping to save the frog - he felt that he was very kind by not stuffing the amphibian into the mouth of the long worm - but then, He realized that his reaction seemed a bit 'politically incorrect', and he couldn't help but cast a worried glance at the gypsy witch next to him.

Fortunately, the witch didn't seem to hear his low curse, but was looking towards the center of the lake with a slightly red face. This made the young wizard relax a little.

"Jingle bell! Jingle bell!"

The crisp copper bells sounded one after another, forming a continuous sound. Only then did Zheng Qing belatedly realize that the red boats that were docked on the lakeshore had left the dock at some point and were sailing towards the center of the lake with the bells on the bamboo poles on the bows shaking.

These boats are called "舴苋zhou" and they are ferry boats on Linzhong Lake. It is said that they can go all the way back along the Silent River to the depths of the Silent Forest. It is a very famous tourist route in First University. However, due to time and money constraints, young public-sponsored students have not had time to experience the scenery along that route from the beginning of the school year until now.

He only took a small boat trip with Nicholas at the beginning of school - from the south bank to the north bank of Linzhong Lake, and had a little experience of riding this kind of small boat - maybe because Linzhong Lake is the reservation of the fishman tribe, The students had lingering fears about those ferocious lives; perhaps it was because these ferry boats charged six coppers for each round trip, and they were innocent. In short, on weekdays, students in the academy rarely take these boats from the front yard to the backyard.

Most people would rather go a little further and commute along the lake-circling promenade on both sides of Linzhong Lake, rather than take those dinghy boats that ring with bells when paddling.

"Where are the people on the boat? Where's the boatman?" The young public-funded student exclaimed in surprise: "Why are those boats moving on their own?!"

Zheng Qing dared to point to his own eyes and swear that no matter it was a minute ago or now, there was no one in those dinghy boats. Except for the yellow copper bells hanging on the bamboo poles at the bow of each boat, those red boats Inside, not even the water ghost can be seen.

Not to mention the boatman.

In an instant, a series of images appeared in the young public student's mind - the captain with an octopus head, the skull hanging with broken shells, the creaking mast, the deck covered with barnacles and algae, and the whimpering Ghost crying - Since he is now in a fantasy world, the images in his mind are becoming more and more vivid with the addition of reality, making people feel numb.

"The boats were attracted by the sound of the bell."

The gypsy witch's slightly hoarse voice sounded in Zheng Qing's ears, dispelling the random thoughts in his mind. The young public-sponsored student glanced at her cautiously - I don't know whether it was due to time or the influence of the weather, but the blush that had appeared on the gypsy witch's face had faded, and her face was pale again - which made the wizard relax a little. Take a breath.

But it also made him more and more angry with the flower-skinned frog who ruined the good things.

Turning his head and taking a glance, he saw that the amphibian that had been struggling for a while failed to escape the cobra's big mouth and turned into a squirming mass of meat, propped up in the center of the snake's belly. This result made the wizard feel a little better.

It was only then that he began to think about what the witch had just said.

"Is it the ringing sound on the island in the middle of the lake?" The young public-funded student squinted and looked at the destination of the boats, thinking thoughtfully: "I remember there was a small white tower on the island in the middle of the lake, with hanging Lots of bells.”

"The bell on the tower should have summoned the bell on the boat, so these boats followed the sound and went away." the witch explained additionally.

"What are they doing on the island in the middle of the lake?" The young public-sponsored student was puzzled: "Isn't that island a forbidden area for the school?"

There are many areas in First University that students are prohibited from entering - such as the laboratory of a certain great wizard, the monasteries of professors, and the depths of the Silent Forest - but no matter what, everyone knows that these prohibited areas are due to restrictions.

The great wizard's laboratory is very dangerous and confidential. If you enter without permission, it is likely to trigger an irreversible magical accident; the professors' monastery is too private. If you enter without invitation, you may be set by the professors' magic. The traps were blown to pieces; the dangers deep in the Silent Forest were well known.

In addition to the above-mentioned prohibited areas, the school also has a 'forbidden area', which is the small island in the middle of Zhong Lake near the school. It's just different from other forbidden places - everyone knows that this island is a forbidden place, but no one knows why this island is a forbidden place.

Some people say that the seven-story white tower on the island suppressed the seven-headed demon king with great supernatural powers, and was imprisoned by the principal of the First University with powerful magic to support the operation of the school's waiting array. And that small island is the center of the school's defense formation. Such an important place naturally needs to be protected by a forbidden area.

Some people also say that what is suppressed in the seven-story white tower is not the demons, but the 'powerful gods' hunted by the school's hunting group outside the territory or the great beings deep in the starry sky. Because they are too powerful, even if they are suppressed in the White Tower, they can still easily influence the young wizards in the school, so the school has set up this forbidden area for everyone's safety.

Others say that there are old professors from the school who retired a long time ago and some important figures who have returned from outside the country and cultivated their minds and souls in the school live in seclusion on that small island. Because big shots like to be clean, setting up a small forbidden area is naturally not a troublesome matter.