Under the stone awning at the entrance of the West Wind Hotel, Jiang Xilin put away his umbrella and shook off the water drops on its surface.

Behind this hazy sleet, it started to rain heavily.

The girl with twin ponytails who was reading quietly behind the counter looked up and saw Jiang Xilin coming back, so she asked with a smile,

"Mr. Xilin, have you had lunch?"

"Eat it, thank you!"

At noon, he and Abelvilla ate outside, pan-fried pork chops with two steamed potatoes. Because the harvest festival was approaching, the portions given by the shop owner were ample, and he was very full.

"Oh, considering that the harvest festival is approaching, we specially prepared sweet sauce lamb legs for customers today."

The girl's tone was filled with regret.

Tsk, no money to make, no forest!

Lamb shank in sweet sauce?

He actually wanted to say that he preferred cumin-roasted leg of lamb.

However, given the lack of various seasonings in this world, he is not very interested in mutton, a food with a strong smell.

However, he was very interested in this girl with twin tails.

Jiang Xilin walked to the counter and returned the borrowed umbrella to the girl.

He pressed his elbows on the table, looked at it curiously, and asked:

"I've lived here for more than a day, and I still don't know your name."

"Bernissa."

"Bernissa? It's a pretty name."

Jiang Xilin smiled and praised.

"Thanks."

The girl named Bernissa smiled and lowered her head reservedly.

"Where are your parents? It's been two days since you moved in and you haven't seen them?"

"I have no parents!"

Bernisha shrugged and said the "heavy" fact in a casual tone,

"A few years ago, there was a disaster in our family. My parents died in that disaster. This hotel was left by my parents and is now run by my brother and me."

As she said that, she turned sideways and glanced in the direction of the kitchen.

"My brother has some problems with his legs and feet, and I also have problems with my left hand."

After saying that, she rolled up her sleeves and showed Jiang Xilin her mechanical prosthesis with a smile.

"Feel sorry."

Jiangxi Lin apologized with an awkward expression.

He really didn't expect that this girl who would ask him if he wanted to order food every day when he came in and out would have such a tragic past.

"It's okay, it's all over."

Instead, Bernisha smiled and comforted Jiang Xilin, which made Jiang Xilin feel a little dumbfounded.

This girl is also really strong and optimistic.

But overall, optimism is a good thing.

After all, for all the people at the bottom of this world, having only one life is definitely the most fortunate thing.

While chatting with Bernice about something else, two hotel guests came down from upstairs carrying suitcases and went to the counter to check out.

Bernisha was a little disappointed and asked if they really wouldn't stay for two more days?

After getting a positive answer, she personally escorted them out of the hotel when they left, and welcomed them with a smile to come back next time.

…

…

Jiang Xilin returned to the room, rummaged through the arcane magic formation materials, manuscripts, etc. at the bottom of the box, and read them carefully page by page.

Tomorrow is the 12th of the Harvest Moon, which is the day for the Arcanist Qualification Level Assessment of the Kingdom Scholars Association.

Although it is only an assistant-level arcanist evaluation, Jiang Xilin will still go all out.

As he flipped through page after page of the manuscript filled with words, he discovered that many of the things he had understood before could actually be extended.

For example, it is about the Kr array he used when researching and designing the mental power fluctuation simulation array.

This one was designed by the master of arcane formations in the Kingdom of Talid, Odek Fayus Kr?holm, when he was studying the relationship between soul, mental power, and living body.

As an auxiliary research method, the fluctuations in mental power simulated by it are extremely stable.

Therefore, Jiang Xilin can completely design a device based on this auxiliary magic circle that can help apprentice arcanists stabilize their mental power when meditating or casting spells, so as to improve their meditation efficiency and spell casting success rate.

There is also the simple mental power fluctuation command recognition array designed previously for the Light Arcane School.

Regarding its application, Jiang Xilin came up with a new idea when he read the relevant content in Thorol's book about "Barlow's conjecture, that is, all the thoughts of intelligent creatures are contained in the fluctuations of mental power".

That is: Is it possible to analyze the thoughts of pan-spiritual creatures by analyzing their mental power fluctuations?

It just so happened that he had an "evil god" here who was constantly exerting mental influence on him every day.

Fortunately, his mental power is very strong now, and he can actively block most of his meaningless "whispers".

…

Here, Jiangxi Lin is reviewing the past and learning the new.

Abelweila on the other side was not as calm as Jiang Xilin.

She finished her afternoon classes in a daze and returned to her dormitory.

Sitting behind the desk in front of the window, looking at his cheeks in the mirror, all he could think of was the soft touch of Jiang Xilin's lips touching him when he kissed her.

"ah--"

Abelvilla suddenly covered her crimson cheeks with both hands, lay on the table with her head buried in the table, and kept murmuring to herself:

"Why is this happening! Why is this happening! Why is this happening!"

Although she did not deny that she had a vague fondness for Jiang Xilin when she was in Dongting City, and after experiencing the non-stop exchange of letters for several months, this fondness became increasingly clear.

But she never thought that the two of them would be together one day!

After all, there is an age gap of five or six years between the two!

What happened today was a bit sudden to her, giving her a sense of unreality.

snap——

The crisp sound of the lock cylinder colliding sounded, and then the door opened.

A little lolita with black soot on her face and wearing a dark blue canvas jumpsuit appeared at the door.

The cute little creature, Abel An'an, is officially home from school.

Abel An'an looked at his somewhat abnormal mother, a trace of confusion flashed in his big eyes, and then in the most innocent tone, he said the most irritating words:

"Mom, are you crazy?"

Abelvilla was stunned for a moment, then stood up and rolled up her sleeves angrily.

What the hell was this little thing saying?

You're still complaining that you didn't allow her to take leave yesterday and take her to see Jiang Xilin, right?

"Little one, your butt is itchy again, isn't it?"

"No, I didn't."

Seeing that his mother seemed to be about to attack him, Abel An'an covered his buttocks and retorted loudly,

"I just noticed that you are not as good as usual today."

Am I different from usual today?

Even this little kid can see that I am different from usual?

"How am I different from usual?"

"No, I saw it wrong."

Abel An'an shook his head with disappointment, and then hurried away.

Alas! Why isn’t mom crazy? I thought I could be the head of the family in the future!

boom!

The little cute thing returned to his room and started looking for clothes to prepare for a bath.

However, after she found her clothes, she didn't want to take a shower anymore.

Sitting on the ground with my clothes in my arms, thinking about the fact that I was ridiculed as a "screw" by my classmates in the practical class today, I felt very unhappy, so I yelled "ouch" to vent my anger.

"Abel An'an, why are you so crazy?"

Mom's scolding came from the kitchen.

Abel An'an shut his mouth obediently and got up from the ground.

She walked out of the door holding her clothes, looked at her mother who was coming to her room, sighed with a sad expression and shook her head.
Chapter completed!