Release that Witch - Chapter 10

[Chapter 10 The Mason]

The weather has not been good this week, and the top of his head is always gray. Carl Vanbert’s mood is the same as the weather, extremely depressed.

Walking on the wet cobblestone street, someone greeted him from time to time—in this small town, Carl runs a college.

Unlike the academies in Graycastle where only noble children can study, he also teaches for the children of ordinary people.

Therefore, in Border Town, he has a very high reputation.

“Hey, Mr. Vanbert, good morning.”

“Sir, is my son doing all right?”

“When are you free, Carl, let’s go fishing together.”

Usually Karl always responded to them with a smile, but today he just nodded without saying a word.

Ever since he witnessed Anna’s hanging, a crack appeared in the world in his eyes—or this crack had always existed since he left Graycastle, but he deliberately turned a blind eye to it.

He paralyzed himself with busy work, and the innocent smiles of the students also covered up the cracks to some extent.

It wasn’t until Anna died that he realized that nothing had changed in this world.

Not only did the crack not disappear, but it expanded.

For Anna, his memory stays at half a year ago.

She was not conspicuous among the more than 30 children in the college. She had an ordinary appearance and didn’t talk much, but there was one thing that impressed Karl deeply.

That is her passion for knowledge.

No matter what she teaches, be it writing or history, she is always the first to remember.

Even the history of religious evolution that he himself finds boring, the other party can read the book all day long.

He had also seen a little girl help take care of a neighbor’s sheep—in the sun, Anna brushed the lamb carefully, as gently as if she was taking care of a baby.

He still remembers that scene very clearly. The girl’s smile is sweet and happy, and it is impossible to hook up with evil no matter what.

Later, there was a fire in the block, Anna’s mother died unfortunately, and Anna never came to the academy again.

Until a week ago, she was proved to be a witch and hanged in the town square.

Tempted by the devil?

Unclean?

evil?

It’s all fart!

For the first time in his heart, he had doubts about the Holy See, and for the first time he had doubts about the knowledge he taught.

He didn’t know whether Anna was a witch, but the word evil couldn’t touch her!

If an underage girl who is ignorant and curious about the world can be called evil, then the administrative officials in Graycastle are all devils from hell!

For the sake of hundreds of golden dragons, stone materials were deliberately exchanged, which caused the theater in the new district to collapse halfway through the construction, and more than 30 members of the stonemasons’ association died as a result.

But did they go to the gallows?

not a single one!

The judge finally ruled that the leader of the Masonry Association was improperly established and sentenced to exile, and the Masonry Association was ordered to disband.

But Carl, who knew the inside story, had to drag his family and escape from Graycastle in order to avoid the limelight, all the way west, and finally came to Border Town.

He started a college, had many students, met new neighbors, made new friends, but the crimes staged in Graycastle were always engraved in his mind.

Now, he once again felt the mockery of the world—what is evil, can the gods in the sky really see clearly?

The last straw that overwhelmed Karl was Nana Hua.

Nana is different from Anna, it can even be said to be the complete opposite.

She is a very lively girl, and quite famous in the academy.

As long as she is not in class, it is rare to see her resting, either riding on a tree to play with birds, or rolling on the grass.

When asked what she was doing, she giggled for a while before replying that she was listening to grasshoppers and ants arguing.

Nana always has a smile on her face, it seems to be her nature.

This miserable and miserable world has nothing to do with her, at least in the academy, she can always laugh without worry.

Carl even had a little curiosity—has she ever cried since she was born?

Until two days ago, Nana came to him with a sad face, “Teacher, will I be hanged like Anna?”

Only then did he know that his student, Nana Paine, had also become a witch.

“Ah, isn’t that Mr. Vanbert! Please come here and help us see what is written on it.”

Carl felt someone pulling his sleeve, he raised his head and realized that he had walked to the town square at some point.

For many years, people were yelling about something around the bulletin board. When they heard Van Burt’s name, everyone consciously stepped aside.

“It’s too coincidental for you to come, sir, help us to see.”

“Yeah, Meg was the one who read it all the time, but she said she had a stomachache and went to the toilet, and she hasn’t come back yet.”

Normally, he would nod with a smile, and then explain the content on the bulletin board to everyone in detail.

But now Karl finds that he can’t do it-the smiles and enthusiasm of these people don’t seem to be fake, but to him, they are more unbearable than wearing a mask of fake smiles.

The notice to hang Anna was posted in the same way, and everyone discussed it with such joy.

You are all murderers in a sense, he said in his heart, your ignorance and ignorance killed her.

Carl suppressed his emotions, took a breath, and walked to the bulletin board.

“The prince has recruited people to build Border Town, and there are various jobs to choose from,” he read.

But I am also one of the murderers, so what right do I have to blame them?

Wasn’t he the one who told them witches were evil?

Carl just felt the corners of his mouth bitter, look what I said to the children, copying the teachings of the church, and thinking I said it well, hell!

“Stone Crusher requires a male, between 20 and 40 years old, in good health. The reward is 25 copper eagles per day.”

“Clay craftsmen, regardless of gender, over 18 years old, with experience in masonry, are paid 45 copper eagles per day.”

“Handyman, male, over 18 years old, paid 12 copper eagles per day.”

“…”

No, he had to do something, if Anna’s death was irreparable, then at least Nana couldn’t make the same mistake again.

There was a voice in Karl’s heart that cried out. He didn’t stand up when the Masonry Society was destroyed, and he didn’t stand up when Anna was hanged. Do I want to keep silent like this and watch these lovely children being hanged?

But what can he do?

To escape from Border Town with Nana – he has his own family, the whole family came here from Graycastle, and the situation has just improved and he is leaving?

Not to mention that Nana herself was born in a wealthy family, can she bear the life of no fixed place?

“Stone craftsmen, regardless of gender or age, anyone who has participated in municipal construction, fortresses, and fortifications is welcome. The city hall has been recruiting for a long time, and the monthly reward is 1 golden dragon.”

“Supplementary terms: Those with rich experience and outstanding performance can be granted official positions.”

After the notice was read, the crowd was already noisy, “The salary of 1 gold dragon per month is comparable to the cavalry team of Longsong Fortress!”

“But will you? It’s not easy to build a cesspit, but build a fortress?”

“Don’t just stare at this. The first few items are also very good. If you are paid every day, it will not be much less than hunting.”

“Indeed, hunting may even cost you your life. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com The Hidden Forest is not a place you can go casually.”

Carl Van Burt didn’t pay attention to these, all his attention was focused on the final seal and signature of the notice.

It was the autograph of the fourth prince, Roland Wimbledon.

Doesn’t the prince know that it will be the Demon Moon soon?

Whatever he wanted to build, this was a bad time to start.

It seems that His Highness Wimbledon knows nothing about construction. If I can use the name of the Stonemasons Association to attract his attention… Carl suddenly had an idea in his mind. Perhaps through this recruitment, he can meet the prince himself——the man from Border Town supreme ruler.

The thought made Carl swallow his mouth, convincing the prince that witches are not evil?

It is rumored that His Royal Highness has a unique idea, a different personality from ordinary people, and extremely loathes the church.

It might work!

He thought that although it was Prince Roland who finally ordered Anna to be hanged, he could see that he was reluctant.

The prince himself is only in his early twenties, so it should be easier for him to understand how those girls who are still in their cardamom years suddenly become unforgivable evil people?

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, he was sent to the gallows together as an accomplice of the witch.

The church law clearly stipulates that anyone who shelters or pleads for witches should be regarded as a self-willed villain.

We can only hope that the prince who hates the church will also treat the laws of the church as waste paper.

Carl prayed in his heart.

Although he didn’t know which god to pray to, he closed his eyes and prayed for blessings.

For the dead Anna, for the still alive Nana, and for the crack in his heart not to widen.

He decided to take the risk.

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