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Chapter 162 Research Assistant
Chapter 162 Research Assistant
Aaron's expression remained unchanged; at least, Laura couldn't detect any change through her tinted glasses.
He did not respond immediately, but calmly continued to sit opposite Lola, as if carefully considering Lola's question.
Yu Guangzhong's male companion appeared shocked, and Lola could sense the panic in his eyes.
The woman who reacted the most was undoubtedly Harriet.
After hearing Lola's words, she was stunned for less than a second before rushing forward and shielding Cathy with her own body.
Her face was fierce, and she was very wary of Lola, like a guard dog seeing a stranger approaching a mansion.
At the same time, she raised her hands in front of her chest, as if she would retaliate if Lola made the slightest move.
Could it be that she also possesses some kind of extraordinary power?
Perhaps, after all, she is currently by Aaron's side, and if she has talent, Aaron might teach her some skills.
Just like when Aaron mentored Laura,
But it doesn't matter, Lola isn't afraid.
Laura decided that as soon as Aaron agreed, she would immediately kill Cathy and Henry's son.
Aaron chuckled softly. "Lola, whether it's you or Cathy, you are both independent individuals. You can do whatever you want without needing my permission."
"But he is your guest," Laura replied.
"That's right, but I'm not his master. His sovereignty and life are in his own hands. My word doesn't count."
Therefore, I am not in a position to agree or refuse.
Laura didn't know how to refute it. After thinking for a few seconds, she asked:
"If I make a move, will you stop me?"
"Of course, after all, I promised them that as long as they stayed in the library, I would guarantee their safety."
Lola was puzzled: "If that's the case, why don't you just refuse me directly? That way we won't have to fight."
"This is my promise to them, but you are not responsible for it, so I cannot use it to restrict your actions and choices."
Aaron smiled gently.
"You are free, Laura. Besides, I know and understand why you want to kill Casey. If I were in your shoes, I would have no reason to interfere with your choice."
But I'd rather you chose for me. Lola lowered her head deeply, feeling somewhat down, so my heart wouldn't feel so heavy and confused.
Laura turned her gaze to the other side. "What should I do, Aaron?"
Aaron seemed to understand what she was trying to convey, and he immediately said:
"But if you ask me what I'm really looking forward to, I can tell you."
Lola's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously.
"Of course I hope you can let him go for now. You both have a deep connection with the library, and your conflict is not something I want to see."
After hearing Aaron's words, Laura immediately said:
"Since you don't want it, then I won't kill him."
After saying that, Lola took another sip of milk.
The milk had cooled considerably, and the fishy smell had become even stronger, causing Laura to feel intensely nauseous and disgusted.
Lola remembered that when she and Annie drank milk at that upscale bakery, she didn't particularly like the taste of milk, but she certainly didn't dislike it as much as she did now.
But Lola swallowed the milk in order to grow taller.
Looking up, Harriet still harbored a strong sense of wariness towards her.
Aaron said, "Okay, Harriet, don't be nervous. Lola won't hurt Cassie anymore."
Despite this, Harriet did not move aside immediately. Half a minute later, she stood behind and to the side of Casey, staring intently at Lola with hostility in her eyes.
It seems this girl cares a lot about Cathy; Lola is certain she must be Cathy's sister.
Yes, he's a lucky boy, and he also has a wonderful older sister.
At this moment, Casey seemed to finally regain his composure. He frowned and asked Lola:
"Um—Lola, why do you want to kill me?"
Laura's lips touched the rim of the wooden cup: "Because you are Henry's son."
"Just because of that?"
Lola nodded.
"Did Henry do anything to hurt you?"
Lola didn't know how to answer. All the harm she had suffered was because of Henry, but Henry had not directly harmed her.
It was Henry who guided her to the library, allowing her to meet Anne and Aaron.
Therefore, Lola fell into a long silence.
Kathy then asked, "Do you hate him?"
This question didn't bother Lola much; she nodded immediately:
"hatred."
"You want to kill him?"
"Um."
Kathy lowered her head, and after a long while, she spoke to Lola again:
"I'm sorry, Laura. Whatever Henry did to you, I apologize on his behalf. And if you can forgive him, I'm willing to do a lot for you."
Lola shook her head.
There's no need. No matter how much we try to make up for these tragedies and pain, they won't disappear.
Moreover, even if she makes amends, Lola will not forgive, nor will her compatriots.
"I'm sorry," Casey apologized again.
"I don't need your apology," Lola said, taking a sip of milk. "Ugh, this tastes awful."
She glanced down and saw that there was still more than half a cup left.
Aaron suddenly spoke up, saying to Casey:
"It's a good thing you didn't say anything about wanting to die in Henry's place or anything like that."
"He is my father, and I would be willing to die in his place, but I cannot. I promised not to die first—"
As Cassie spoke, she glanced at Harriet behind her.
"I see," Lola immediately realized. "This is a promise to Harriet. The siblings have such a good relationship."
"And," Casey continued, "my death would be meaningless if it couldn't erase the evil deeds Henry committed."
Henry was a pirate, he must have done a lot of bad things, even if he's my father, I can't—."
He didn't continue, and Lola didn't know what he hadn't finished saying.
But Aaron seemed to understand; he paused, then turned to Lola:
"Lola, it's normal to crave revenge, but in my opinion, taking your anger out on innocent people is by no means a rational decision."
Laura nodded upon hearing this and asked:
"Is he an innocent person?"
Aaron shrugged: "I don't know, you'll have to investigate and judge for yourself."
But that was too much trouble, and after calming down, Lola realized—
"He doesn't meet my criteria for killing him."
"Conditions for killing?" Aaron repeated, sounding puzzled.
"Yes," Laura nodded. "Annie advised me not to kill for myself unless it threatens my life or future, so that I won't get lost in revenge and killing."
Aaron laughed: "Ah, that girl Annie, she can occasionally offer some suggestions worth considering."
Lola nodded vigorously: "Annie is so smart!"
"I'm talking about suggestions, Lola. No matter how smart Anne is, what she gives is still advice. Whether or not to take it into consideration depends on your own situation. Even Anne can't know everything about you."
"Hmm—" Lola responded.
However, she felt that Anne's suggestion was very suitable for her and had been of great help to her.
Aaron then sent Cassie and Harriet away and had a private conversation with Lola.
Aaron questioned Lola in detail about what had happened after they arrived on the frozen continent.
It was also mentioned that Draco and his men had already been to the library.
Lola thought these people were really stubborn; she never expected they would actually come looking for her.
Furthermore, an alliance was formed. Aaron advised against getting too involved with that group to avoid getting into trouble.
Lola agreed without hesitation. She didn't like these people, and although they considered her a member of the Block Alliance, she didn't see it that way.
She was not one of them, and the ideals and aspirations of the Block Alliance were not what she wanted.
Aaron then reminded Laura not to trust others too easily.
Of course, Lola wouldn't. Apart from Anne and Aaron, there was no one else on the east side of the Sea of Despair whom she could completely trust.
Aaron specifically mentioned Lolotti.
Lola didn't trust him either, nor did she depend on him.
Whenever you come into contact with people, something is bound to happen.
The person she met just happened to be Lolotti, that's all.
Despite their many conversations and shared experiences, Lola never truly trusted Lolotti.
As always, Aaron would only touch upon a matter briefly, without going on and on about it.
Aaron then added, "You've been missing for almost half a year. The Phantom Society must have had a lot of things to deal with, right?"
"Yes," Lola nodded.
"These things can't be delayed," Aaron reminded him. "And after you're done, remember to take some time to visit Annie."
She wrote to me asking why I hadn't gone to see her; she was very worried about me.
Upon hearing this, Lola hurriedly jumped down from her seat.
Should I take some time to visit Annie?
How could this be! Lola bit her lip; she had to go right now!
What school matters could possibly be more important than Annie?
And I actually made Annie worry—
Lola strode toward the stairwell.
"Lola!"
Aaron's voice suddenly called out to her from behind.
Lola turned around, and Aaron pointed to the seat where Lola had just been sitting.
On the table there, there was a wooden cup filled with milk.
You should make me forget, but Lola still went over, pinched her nose, and gulped down the rest of the milk in one go.
He slammed the cup on the table, then immediately turned and headed towards the stairwell.
"Lola!"
Just as I was about to leave the hall, Aaron's voice rang out again.
Laura had to stop again and look at Aaron.
He said, "I cannot ignore this accident in Xia's territory. Until we figure out the cause, Lola, I hope you can come back every month. I need to know your condition and your safety."
Ugh, this is so troublesome.
Aaron added, "Otherwise, if something similar happens again, Annie will be anxious, and I won't know how to comfort her."
Laura frowned. Aaron must have said that on purpose!
How cunning! But even knowing Aaron was plotting against her, she couldn't refuse:
"Um."
After Lola nodded, she turned around angrily and took bigger steps.
The next step is to climb two steps!
But after climbing only half a flight of stairs, Lola's legs couldn't take it anymore, and she had to go back to climbing one step at a time.
"How annoying!" Lola pouted. "Why is this guy always working against me?"
Lola entered the Realm of Dawn and then proceeded from there to the anchor point of the Academy of Emblems.
Since being forced to stay in the Realm of Dawn for several hours, the anchor points in the Realm of Dawn have all been moved.
Although Lola eventually found them all, she wasn't very familiar with the route.
It took some time to finally reach the anchor point, but it's unclear how much time actually passed.
But Lola was anxious because she knew Anne must be worried about her.
Every night she went to bed a quarter past her hour, and Anne's worries would last a quarter more.
The process of leaving the anchor point in Herald City went very smoothly.
Laura then rushed to the Herald Academy and immediately paid the gatekeeper to fetch Anne.
Not long after, Annie arrived at the school gate.
She thought Anne would hug her, but Anne didn't. Instead, she stood straight in front of Lola and looked her up and down carefully many times.
After a long while, Annie cautiously asked:
"Lola, are you alright?"
Lola nodded vigorously.
"Okay, then I'm relieved."
However, in Lola's eyes, Anne's expression was anything but reassured.
Anne's eyebrows furrowed slightly towards her brow, and her gaze lowered.
Lola asked, "Annie, what's wrong?"
Anne shook her head and forced a smile:
"It's nothing. I was just a little worried. After all, it's been more than half a year since you last came. I was worried that something might have happened to you, and I was also worried that you might find me annoying, which is why you haven't come to see me."
"Impossible!" Lola shook her head frantically. "Annie, how could I find you annoying! Anne, it was my fault, and an accident did happen, but I'm safe now! Anne, I really haven't, never have, found you annoying. In fact, I'm the one who's afraid of being annoyed by you! Many times I wanted to see you, but when I thought you might have your own things to do, I didn't dare to bother you—Annie, I'm telling the truth!"
Anne's smile was much more natural than before: "Yes, of course I believe you! And I won't find you annoying, Lola, but don't think that way anymore."
"The same to you!"
"This is the first time I've heard you speak so forcefully," Anne said with a smile.
Lola looked up at Anne and suddenly felt that Anne had become more womanly and matured a lot.
By the way, Lola lost half a year; Anne must have grown a lot during that time.
"Luckily, I'm the younger sister," Lola said thankfully, "now I'm just more like the younger sister."
"Lola?" Anne asked.
"Um?"
"Can I hug you?"
Laura sensed a distance and unfamiliarity in Anne's words, and she felt terrible, as if a large hand had grabbed her heart. She lunged forward, buried her head in Anne's chest, and hugged her tightly.
"You're too rough, Lola," Anne said. "I never knew you were so strong."
"That's because I didn't dare to exert myself before," Lola answered in her mind, "but I don't dare to relax now."
Anne didn't say anything more. Lola felt Anne gently pat her head and then hug her gently in return.
After a while, Anne patted Lola on the back:
"Lola, is there something you need to tell me right away?"
Lola released Anne, took a step back, gazed at Anne's gentle, smiling face, and then shook her head.
"Let's part ways then. It's getting dark, and it's too late. I have to go back to the academy."
Lola frowned. "But I just got here—"
"It's your punishment for not coming to see me for so long," Annie said with a playful smile.
If it was a punishment, Lola nodded vigorously:
"Okay! I understand!"
"Look at you, sometimes you just take things too seriously," Annie pinched Lola's cheek. "Next time you come, pick a better time and tell me everything that happened to you. Don't forget, I'm your emblem artist!"
"Hmm!" Lola nodded emphatically.
"It's been so long since you last came, it's really making me anxious. Let's make a promise then," Annie said with a smile, "From now on, you'll come to see me at least once a month."
Laura answered without hesitation: "Okay!"
"Goodbye then, little sister."
After saying that, Anne and Lola kissed each other on the cheek.
Lola waved to the retreating figure.
Goodbye, sister.
Only when Anne's figure was no longer visible did Lola take a step.
Instead of heading directly to the anchor point, she went to the pile of strange rocks first.
She quickly found the stone with an opening on one side.
Luo stretched out his right hand to construct a magic circle.
Then, dozens of letters fell to the ground.
Lola was shocked. All of this was written by Anne?
She couldn't wait and immediately started looking through them. She first arranged the letters according to the marked dates, and then checked them one by one.
Lola noticed that Anne was writing to her more frequently each month, with the most recent letter being written just yesterday.
In just one month, Anne wrote nine letters to Lola.
At first, Anne was just sharing her daily life with Lola, but gradually, she started asking Lola why she didn't come to see her.
Later, Anne made it clear that she wanted Lola to visit her.
Anne's writing became increasingly anxious. She repeatedly asked Lola if something had happened and slowly began to doubt herself, wondering if she had inadvertently made Lola unhappy or disliked her.
No, Lola shook her head, letting her tears fall onto the letter. How could I possibly think that way!
After an unknown amount of time, Lola finally emerged from her emotional turmoil.
By this time, Lola had finished reading all the letters and understood how much suffering Anne had endured during her disappearance.
Even Aaron is probably worried about her.
Lola decided that she would have to be more careful in the future to prevent this from happening again.
Especially in the use of the rosy sky.
Aaron is right. While the Realm of Dawn is convenient, it is also extremely dangerous.
Lola has already been thwarted twice by the Radiant Realm: once by the deep wound left on her left arm, and once by the six months she was deprived of.
To better master the Realm of Dawn, one must rely on Aaron's supervision and assistance.
It just so happens that Aaron and Anne both made an agreement with Lola that they must see them once a month.
That's good, Lola doesn't have to bother finding a reason to meet with them anymore.
She stood up, carefully tucked the letters into her clothes, and then left the City of Heralds.
It was getting late, and Lola was feeling extremely tired.
She planned to go directly to the frozen continent and get a good night's sleep in her dormitory.
Of course, when you go to the library, you can simply go downstairs and lie down to rest.
But right now, her and Anne's bedroom is probably being used by Harriet.
In the end, Lola chose to leave the anchor point in the Ghost Forest.
Standing in the mushroom field again, Lola felt that everything around her was almost exactly the same as when she last left.
It's really hard to believe that several months have already passed.
But Lola was too tired, so she didn't think much of it and went straight to her dormitory.
She soon arrived at her room door.
But when she took out her keys and pushed open the door, she found someone sitting on her bed.
It was a woman, somewhat overweight, who seemed to be getting ready to change and go to bed.
The woman suddenly shouted, "Who are you! How dare you barge into my room like that?"
Your room? Lola Mei, I'm more curious why you're sitting on my bed.
Lola looked around and found that there wasn't even half of her personal belongings left in the room.
But this must be her room, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to open the door with the key in her hand.
The woman tried to argue with Lola, but Lola only responded with snippets of language, making it difficult for the communication to progress.
In the end, the woman pulled Lola up and went to find the school's shaman.
Many extraordinary powers require the evenings to be studied and practiced, and witchcraft is no exception.
Therefore, no matter how late it is, you can basically find the shaman who has awakened.
Before long, the two found a shaman, and the woman explained their dispute.
Upon hearing this, the shaman led them to examine the files.
Soon, the shaman announced the result: that bedroom now belonged to the woman.
Before leaving, the woman gave Lola a smug look.
However, Lola showed no emotion, and calmly asked the shaman:
Why?
"Your name is Laura, right?"
"Um."
"Then you are no longer a wizarding apprentice here," the first wizard replied. "You have been missing for nearly half a year without any explanation."
"You've caused the Phantom Society a lot of inconvenience, and the school has no obligation to retain your status. In other words, you're expelled."
Lola parted ways with the sorcerer.
She raised her head and looked up at the sky.
The miasma trees blocked the night sky from their canopies, and Lola remembered that the branches used to be covered with glowing potions.
It hadn't even been a day for her, yet all those things had vanished.
However, Lola was not affected at all by being fired.
She was indifferent to whether she could become a wizard, learn witchcraft, or graduate from the Phantom Order, and never made any demands.
So even if she loses it, it doesn't really matter to her.
Well, that's fine. Anyway, Aaron only asked her to give it a try, but she just failed.
She had no lingering attachment to the Phantom Society or the Frozen Continent, so she might as well take this opportunity to end this experience. Oh right, Lola suddenly remembered something else!
The situation has developed to this point because Lola conducted an experiment in the Realm of Dawn.
Given this, she felt it necessary to inform the proposers and designers of the experiment about the results.
Only in this way does her behavior have value.
As for how to find that person—
Lola turned and looked up at the "mother tree" through the gaps in the leaves.
Soon, Lola arrived at the library.
Laura passed through the tree membrane and entered the library.
As she expected, an old man was sitting in a chair, engrossed in studying, using the light from the glowing potion.
Seeing this, Lola quietly walked towards the other person.
After standing next to the old man for a while, he finally noticed Lola's presence.
And upon seeing Lola, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes:
"Little Lola?! It's been so long!"
Laura nodded.
"I went looking for you, but I found the entire society was looking for you too. I heard you've disappeared?"
I just disappeared, Lola thought, but there was no need to explain.
So she nodded again.
Are you alright?
Lola shook her head.
"So what did you go to do?"
"experiment."
"experiment?"
"Yes, the thought experiment you mentioned last time."
Perhaps due to his age, Loloti thought for a while before answering:
"Oh! You mean that experiment—but what does that have to do with your unexplained disappearance?"
"I went to verify that experiment."
Lolo was stunned for a long time: "Verification? But the prerequisite for a verification experiment is finding an absolute domain!"
"Um."
Lolo opened his mouth, which was missing teeth, but couldn't speak for a long time.
After he calmed down, he hurriedly asked:
"Where is that domain?"
"That's none of your business," Laura replied coldly, "but I can tell you from the experimental results that your idea is correct."
Then, Lola told Lolotti the details of the experiment.
After listening, Lolotti pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:
"This experiment is incomplete; you only proved sufficiency, but not necessity."
"Huh?" Lola tilted her head.
"You have to prove whether the root can transmit power across the boundary of the absolute field when the phases are not in sync for the experiment to be considered fully proven."
I see, but:
"The experiment is too dangerous, and I can't go back to experiment for the time being."
"I see, that's a pity, but prioritizing one's own safety is understandable," Lolot said with a smile. "However, Lola, I'm becoming more and more interested in you. Haha, now that you're back, I must learn more about you."
Lola shook her head and said, "It's impossible."
Lolo raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why?"
"I've been expelled from the Phantom Order and am no longer an apprentice at this wizarding school," Laura replied. "In that case, I've lost my reason to stay on this continent, and I'll be leaving tonight."
"You're even going to leave this continent?"
"Um,"
After carefully considering his words, Lorakken replied,
"My home is not on this land."
"Well—that's a real shame," Lolot sighed deeply.
"Farewell, Lolotti."
After saying that, Lola turned around and prepared to leave the library and head to another one that was both colder and warmer.
"Wait!" Lolotti suddenly called out to Lola.
Lola turned around.
"You just said you had no reason to stay here?"
Lola didn't understand what Lolot meant by that, but she still responded truthfully:
"Um."
"How about this, I'll give you a reason."
"Um?"
"I told you before that I am now organizing my life's knowledge and research, but I am getting old and sometimes I inevitably feel powerless. Look, it's so late, and I still need to work in the library."
"Although I'm reluctant to admit it, my body really can't take it anymore. Lola, I've wanted to find an assistant for a long time."
However, a suitable candidate has not yet been found.
"But now it seems I've already met the right person, haven't I? Lola, I formally invite you to be my assistant. I promise you ample recognition and compensation, and you will receive the reasons you speak of."
Looking at the gaunt, withered old wizard before her, Lola began to ponder her reasons for refusing.
By the time she realized it, she had already been Lolo's assistant for a month.
These days, Lolotti has taught Lola her duties as an assistant.
Lola learned very well, and Lolotti was very satisfied.
Loloti also occasionally tried to teach Lola his mind magic.
Lola reluctantly accepted, but her focus remained on the book, "The Knot of the Clouds."
Therefore, progress in witchcraft was slow.
Although Lolo looked anxious, he only muttered "Take it slow" to himself, probably because he was afraid that Lola would get annoyed and stop learning.
Therefore, Lola had some doubts. Perhaps Lolotti had no other disciples or descendants and was worried that his life's work would be lost?
However, Laura had no evidence to prove it, nor did she intend to inquire, so she put the idea out of her mind.
Laura hadn't forgotten her promise to Aaron and Anne; she had to visit them once a month.
Now that the January deadline has arrived, Lola decides to go immediately.
After greeting Lolotti, Lola arrived at the Mushroom Field and entered the Realm of Dawn.
She wanted to spend more time with Anne.
Therefore, Lola decided to go to the library first, quickly deal with Aaron, and then head to Herald City to find Anne.
Soon, Lola returned to the library, walked out of the stairwell, and came to the lobby on the first floor.
But when Lola saw the person standing in front of her, her hair stood on end and her nerves tensed up instantly.
They immediately mobilized their forces to construct a magic array.
Be prepared for a life-or-death battle at any moment!