Vol 5 Chapter 309: A long night (2)

Wearing a few gray robes, carrying a cold wind, blowing across the winding empty streets.
Different from the gray-black robes of the school workers, these gray robes on the street are lighter in color, showing a grayish-white color in the moonlight, looking like wisps of smoke just emerging from the chimney.
A figure speeded up a little, came to the team leader, and whispered:
"Avery, the bookstore at No. 99 Pedestrian Street is still lit so late, will something go wrong in the store? Shall we check it?"
The team leader named Avery has silver-white hair-because of the influence of Colmar, most wizards in the north will have such a silver hair, and will dye a lock of it if it is not good, as a show of respect-heard from the team After the report, the team leader paused for a while and glanced at the location of the bookstore.
The window of the bookstore on the corner did reveal an orange light, and there was also a fat yellow covet reflected on the glass window, looking at them curiously.
"No need," he vetoed his subordinate's proposal, stopped, and then simply explained: "Since the cat is still on the windowsill, it proves that there is no serious accident in the shop. Maybe it's just a diligent one. The store is sorting inventory... and we don’t have more time to delay. The Great Sage issued an urgent order to summon all patrols to return. This is our highest priority task."
There was a low voice of approval from the team.
No one questioned the correctness of this sentence, just like no one can question the lofty prestige of Colmar among the wizarding community in the North District. This prestige even surpasses the shrewd, cunning and profit-oriented people in the North District for a long time. A devout believer who became a witch.
When Avery returned to the Sakura Tavern with his patrol.
The yard in front of the tavern was already full of wizards from the North District in gray and white robes. Avery saw some familiar figures at the front of the team-Catherine, Enoch, Casey, Colin, etc., they were all the original members of Gini House. After the birth of the wizard in the North District, these members naturally became the closest subordinates of the Great Sage.
"What happened?" Avery walked into the small circle and asked in a low voice.
Everyone is shaking their heads.
Even Katherine Stewart, the most trusted by the Great Sage of Colmar, and the first northern wizard born in the Gini Hut, was puzzled by the sudden order of the Great Sage.
"We only received the summoning order," Colin glanced at Catherine before repliing: "The Great Sage did not tell the specific reason. But according to the private communication, it should be the patrol that entered the Silent Forest found something. ..."
Silent Forest?
Avery nodded thoughtfully, and began to think about what the patrol team had discovered that would startle a great wizard. It may be a group of wild dragons close to the school, it may be a magic circle that summons demons in the depths of the forest, or it may be that the dark tide broke out in advance.
At this moment, the voice of the Great Sage Korma suddenly came from his ears:
"Captains come in."
He raised his head, looked around, and found that the faces of other people in the small circle also showed unexpected expressions. It seemed that all the captains of the patrol had heard the voice of the Great Sage.
Soon, under the leadership of Catherine, everyone lined up and entered the second floor of the Sakura Tavern.
Downstairs, other wizards in the North District were relieved-as long as the great sage has arrangements, everything doesn't look so bad-some active young people are even in the mood to fetch their own frogs from their pockets and compare them with each other. The sacrifice is more fat.
...
It is different from a crowded and vibrant courtyard.
The lobby on the second floor of the Sakura Tavern is empty and quiet.
Wine cabinets, bar counters, curtains, and those old round tables have long since become the dust of history with the birth of wizards in the North District. The only thing that has not changed is the owner of this hall.
Kolma sat on the black high-backed chair at the end of the hall, and the stone platform at his feet was nearly half a meter higher than all the seats in the hall. On both sides of the hall, there are two rows of long tables with sauce red velvet tablecloths and empty chairs behind them.
After the patrol team entered the door, they silently and quickly sat on their chairs, bowed their heads, and waited for the great sage to speak.
Although I didn't look closely, I don't know if it was an illusion. Avery felt that today's great sage seemed to be farther away from them than yesterday, and her figure was also bigger.
Before he fully understood the change, on the high platform, the great sage of the wizards of the North District spoke: "I always feel that participating in the Silent Forest Patrol is a kind of luck for you and me... You understand me. Mean?"
The hall was quiet, and everyone was thinking about the deep meaning behind this sentence.
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But no one responded suddenly, because everyone knows that great sages don't like flattering people. It wasn't until her gaze swept across the audience that she finally fell on Catherine, who was sitting in the first place, that the witch, known as the ‘First Wizard of the North’, stood up and answered cautiously:
"Do you mean that participating in the Silent Forest patrol can make us familiar with spellcasting as soon as possible?"
"No, it's recognition." Colmar raised his hand, motioned the witch to sit down, and said softly: "I want the wizards of the North District to be accepted by Beta Town, the First University, and the entire Wizarding League... Then we must learn. Take enough responsibility and get enough recognition...just like the sacrifices made by the ancestors of the magicians in the Lich War in order to obtain the status of wizards a long time ago."
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became more solemn.
"The wizards of the North District have been fed up with blinding eyes and contempt, and being able to stand up at this critical moment, guarding this forest, this town, and guarding this school... It is a great blessing for each of us."
"We have gained new power and strength for revenge, but we cannot vent the grievances we have suffered to other wizards, otherwise we will be rejected by the entire alliance... At this time, the Silent Forest set off a new dark tide to me. For you and the entire North District, this is a great fortune."
"But any luck comes at a price."
Before he could say anything, Kolma threw a photo-taking stone from the high platform and left it in the middle of the hall. The blue-gray stones were rolling and buzzing, and a dynamic picture was projected in a moment.
The patrol captains sitting on both sides can see that it is from the perspective of a patrol. Every patrol team has such a patrolman, who is responsible for recording the patrol path and encounters for later assessment and evidence. Reserved.