Cloud Thinking

When Helia left, she heard people behind her discussing her practical class results. She was the only one who was far ahead of everyone else, the scores of the others were very close. People at the same level only had a difference of two or three points. Excluding Britney and Fesimia who didn't come to class at all, the score difference between the last and second place was only 20 points. But she was almost 10 points ahead of the second place, which was really outrageous.

So much so that everyone was wondering whether Helia had bribed the teachers through the back door to give her high scores; or whether Professor Mobichuis was partial to his own students and gave her high scores.

Helia didn't have many friends in her grade, and if she didn't say anything, no one would refute her, so no one was convinced of the authenticity of the results. Especially Donaldson, who was ranked second, went to the teacher to argue after seeing the ranking, saying that he doubted Beile's results and asked the teachers to show Beile's test scores every time.

The academy also responded quickly. They directly threw out a video of Helia's small test. Helia was seen standing in the test field holding Theodore, aiming at the target twenty meters away, and whispering a spell. A magic circle condensed at the front of Theodore, layer by layer, and finally stacked up to five layers before it was launched.

Five layers of magic! Donaldson could only barely stack three layers of magic now, but Helia easily stacked five layers of magic! Not to mention that she was a fire magician, the power would only double, so after Helia finished the test, the test site rested for a long time before it was opened again.

With the video as evidence, the voices that once questioned Helia suddenly disappeared, and instead proposed another explanation: Belei was a descendant of the elves.

Her white hair, superb magic, and magical powers far beyond that of ordinary people almost immediately confirmed her identity as a descendant of the elves. All previous doubts, confusions, and resentments about her were transformed into one sentence: She is a descendant of the elves, that's not surprising!

Of course, some people still question this: If Belei is an elf, then why did she do so poorly in the ancient language test?

The elves are one of the three ancient tribes, and the ancient language is what their ancestors used. Even if she grew up in the human realm, she shouldn't be so bad at the ancient language, right?

But everyone just gave some messed up reasons, such as maybe Belai inherited the terrifying magic power of the elves but not the intelligence; or Belai had a rough life and was rejected by her family since she was a child. She was lonely since she was a child and didn't talk to anyone, so she had language problems...

Anyway, it is a foregone conclusion that Belei is a descendant of the elves. Otherwise, how can we explain her differences from ordinary people?

Helia was totally unaware of all this. Mobichues was so angry about her academic performance that he increased the amount of training. She was detained in the training ground almost the entire day. She was so tired that she fell into bed and fell asleep. How could she have the time to listen to gossip?

In fact, it was not just the students who had doubts about Helia's practical class results. Many teachers had also questioned Helia's test scores. Every time, they were either 97, 98 or 99. How could it be so good? They suspected that Mobicius had given Helia a backdoor, but Mobicius was very calm in the face of other teachers' doubts, as if to say, "Just check it out. If you find evidence that I gave you a backdoor, you're awesome."

So when the next quiz was held, almost all the teachers in the college came to watch, and when they left, they had only one thought in their minds: Mobichues' score was still too low!

Helia's performance deserved full marks, but Mobichues knew Helia's personality very well. She was the kind of person who would shine with a little sunshine and start a dyeing factory with a little color. If she knew that she had received full marks, wouldn't she be arrogant in no time? He didn't give her one or two points because he was afraid that she would be too proud.

As the team competition was about to begin, a piece of gossip spread quickly across the campus at lightning speed. It was said that Her Royal Highness Princess Helia of the Otis Empire was currently studying at Carter College!

When Helia heard the news, she was not particularly surprised. If she calculated, it had been almost five months since she arrived at Berman, almost half a year. She thought that at most the news would spread in three months. Now it seems that the people under Claude are quite reliable!

Helia thought she would be suspected, but because of her inexplicable identity as a descendant of the elves, she was eliminated from the list of suspects from the beginning. After all, it was absolutely impossible for the royal family to have an alliance with the three ancient tribes. It was lucky that they didn't fight when they met, so how could they expect a marriage relationship!

After nearly a week of heated discussion, the person most likely to be the princess was determined to be Avril. After all, she had gorgeous red hair, was beautiful, and had decent strength, which completely matched the words that praised Helia: the brightest pearl of the Otis Empire, the only rose in full bloom.

Even if some people knew Avril for a long time and knew that Avril was just the adopted daughter of Marshal Hawke, so what? Exposing Avril's true identity would not benefit them, and it might offend Avril. As the leader of the girl group, no one wanted to be targeted by Avril.

In addition, there was another suspect that Helia had never expected, that was Britney. The reasons for suspicion were as follows: she had an extraordinary appearance, good skills, and often disappeared for a period of time. She was very close to the Frank family, the lord of Berman, and she came from the imperial capital. It was also said that she appeared in the bazaar with the eldest son of the Antonio family.

All signs indicate that Britney is most likely the noble princess in the rumors. As for why her appearance is slightly different, everyone says that she changed her appearance deliberately to avoid being targeted and causing unnecessary trouble.

Those who support Britney as Her Royal Highness the Princess have always been at odds with Avril's group. They can't stand Avril's domineering behavior. Whenever they need to express their opinions, no matter what the facts are, they will stand against Avril and criticize her.

Helia didn't expect that the white hair she casually chose would actually help her hide her true identity. She was also welcomed by everyone because she was a descendant of the elves. It felt like she had achieved something unexpected.

Anyway, just don't suspect her. And now the situation is just as Britney once said, Avril has really become her substitute target, she might even use Avril as bait to lure out some people who have bad intentions towards her!

Of course, the news had leaked out, and the teachers in the academy who knew about it were still somewhat panicked. Qi Ke was also investigating who had leaked the news. Even if this matter would not have much impact on Helia herself, what if there was a spy among them? So they still had to investigate thoroughly.

Britney never came back since the quarrel with Helia that day. If she calculated carefully, she hadn't seen her for almost half a month. No matter how angry she was at that time, she should have calmed down by now, but she never had a chance to apologize because she didn't show up.

Where did Britney go? Did she get into trouble? I heard there are many wild high-level magicians in the northern border. Was she targeted? Or was she asked to leave by Hawke? Or did she really go back to the imperial capital in a rage?

Helia couldn't help but have wild thoughts. She even thought about going to Blot to ask, but fortunately, Britney appeared in front of her with a lot of bags when Helia's patience was about to run out.

Just as Helia was about to speak, Britney stopped her with a gesture. She handed the package to Helia and explained, "I went to Sad Forest to deal with a monster riot in the past half month. It was a rush, so I didn't have time to tell you. I'm sorry."

"These are the gifts I brought you. If you accept them, it means you forgive me. That matter is over. Don't mention it again."

Helia didn't know how to respond for a moment. If it was about the Warcraft riot, then she really couldn't say anything. Even the neutral Carter College would not care about the stance when facing the Warcraft riot, because this was a matter of life and death, not an occasion for a contest of interests.

"And..." Britney's expression suddenly became awkward. She took out a small box the size of a palm from her pocket, pursed her lips, and as if she had made up her mind, she put it in Helia's arms which was holding the gift.

"I learned about the testing ground from your teacher. I'm sorry. I failed to protect you. I should have stayed by your side and kept you from getting hurt. It was because I was too arrogant and too confident in my magic that you got hurt, little princess."

"I never thought that the defensive magic engraved on Theodore would be broken one day. I have to admit that I am not skilled enough to protect you. When I return, I will return to Abraham College to continue my studies and strive to be able to protect the people I want to protect in the future."

"I collected materials myself and had this necklace custom-made. It is engraved with my most powerful and reliable defensive magic. I have put all my life's learning into it. I hope it can help you, my little princess, grow up safely."

At the end, Britney's expression was particularly heavy. She still couldn't forget that day. She planned to confront Mobicius and accuse him of not teaching Helia well, but she was unexpectedly told about the test site. She was even ruthlessly mocked by the old man, who said, "An eighth-level magician is just like this! Miss Britney, you claim to be very good at defensive magic. The little princess and I trust you so much. She trusts you with her life, but you let her down!"

Indeed, if Mobicius had not acted quickly, Helia might have died there, or at least been disabled. In the final analysis, it was because she firmly believed that Britney's defensive magic could definitely protect her that she did not think of evacuating. However, to her and Mobicius's surprise, the defensive magic was broken. In front of the brutal ancient magic, it was as fragile as an exercise book and broke into pieces with a click.

But afterwards, Helia didn't blame Britney in her heart. After all, she didn't expect to be attacked by ancient magic! The injury was purely because she and Mobicius didn't think carefully and underestimated the power of ancient magic. She didn't ask Fesimia for clarification, so the accident happened.

But she didn't expect Britney to blame herself so much after she found out.

"Actually, I'm not blaming you for that. I'm just angry that you always treat me like a child and don't tell me anything." Helia lowered her eyes and stared at the gift in her arms, whispering awkwardly. She wasn't a hypocritical person, and neither was Britney, so both of them felt awkward at the moment, not knowing what to say or do.

"There's no way. You are Madeline's child. She and I are like sisters. If she hadn't passed away early, you would definitely recognize me as your godmother. I not only treat you as a child, but also as my own child." Britney said.

"But you are right. Even if I am really your parent, I shouldn't control everything about you. You have your own freedom, and I shouldn't deprive you of your pursuit of freedom in the name of protecting you."

"sorry."

Helia suddenly raised her head, pretending to look at the sky while looking at the scenery, and said with a nasal voice: "I shouldn't have lost my temper with you. I'm sorry!"

Seeing Helia's slightly red eyes, Britney couldn't help but curl her lips. She was still a child, and her nose would turn red and tears would fall easily when she was emotional. She approached Helia, pinched her nose under her puzzled eyes, and said softly: "Then before that damn new magician takes over, we should just get along well as before."