The weather has not been good this week, and the top of my head is always gray. Carl Vanbert's mood is as deep as the weather.

Walking on the wet stone street, people greet him from time to time - in this small town, Carl runs an academy. Unlike the academy that only aristocratic children could attend, he also teaches classes to ordinary people's children. Therefore, in the border town, he has a very high reputation.

"Hey, Mr. Vanbert, good morning."

"Sir, is my son acting okay?"

"When will you have time, Carl, go fishing together."

Carl would always respond to them with a smile, but today he just nodded without saying a word.

Since witnessing Anna's hanging, cracks appeared in the world in his eyes - or this crack has always existed since he left the grey castle, but he deliberately turned a blind eye. He numbed himself with his busy work, and the innocent and innocent smile of the students also covered the cracks to some extent.

It was not until Anna died that he realized that there was no change in this world. The crack not only did not disappear, but expanded.

For Anna, his memory remained half a year ago. She was not conspicuous among the more than 30 children in the academy. She looked ordinary and didn't talk much, but there was one thing that impressed Carl.

That is her passion for knowledge. No matter what she teaches, whether it is writing or history, she is always the first to remember. Even the history of religious evolution that he feels boring, the other party can read the book all day long. He has also seen a little girl helping to take care of the sheep in the neighbor's house. In the sun, Anna carefully paints the lamb with hair, and her movements are gentle like taking care of a baby. He still remembers the picture very clearly. The girl's smile is sweet and pleasant, and it is impossible to get caught with evil no matter what.

Later, a fire broke out in the neighborhood, and Anna's mother unfortunately passed away, and Anna did not come to the academy again. Until a week ago, she was proved to be a witch and hanged in the square in the center of the town.

Tempted by the devil, unclean people, evil people, all fart! For the first time, he had doubts about the Holy See, and for the first time he had doubts about the knowledge he taught.

He doesn't know whether Anna is a witch, but the word evil is not her turn! If a girl who is underage and is ignorant and curious about the world can be called evil, the administrative officials in the gray castle are all devils from hell! For hundreds of golden dragons, he deliberately replaced stones, which caused the collapse of the new district theater halfway through the construction of the new district, and more than 30 members of the stonemason club died.

But were they on the gallows? None of them! The judge finally sentenced the leader of the stonemason association to be improperly established and exiled, and the stonemason association ordered the disbandment. In order to avoid the limelight, Carl had to take his family and escape from the Gray Castle, heading westward, and finally came to Bianfeng Town.

He started the academy, had many students, met new neighbors and new friends, but the crimes performed by Gray Castle were always imprinted in his mind. Now, he once again felt the mockery of the world - what is evil? Can the gods in heaven really see clearly?

The last straw that overwhelmed Carl was Nanava.

Nanava is different from Anna, and it can even be said to be completely opposite. She is an extremely lively girl and is quite famous in the academy. As long as she doesn't attend classes, she rarely stops, either riding on trees to make birds or lying on the grass and rolling on the grass. When she asked her what she was doing, she giggled for a while before answering that she was listening to the quarrel between grasshoppers and ants.

Nanava's face was always full of smiles, which seemed to be her nature. This miserable and difficult world had nothing to do with her. At least in the academy, she could always smile carefreely. Carl even had a hint of curiosity - has she cried since she was born?

Until two days ago, Nanava found him with a sad look on his face, "Teacher, will I be hanged like Anna?"

Only then did he realize that his student, Nanava Pine, had also become a witch.

"Ah, isn't that Mr. Vanbert? Come here and help us see what is written on it."

Carl felt someone pulling his sleeves, and he raised his head and found that he had walked to the town square at some point. Many people were yelling around the bulletin board, and when they heard Vanbert's name, everyone consciously made way.

"You came so coincidental, sir, please help us see."

"Yes, I've always been reading that guy Meg, but I said I had stomachache and went to the bathroom and haven't come back yet."

If it were normal, he would definitely smile and nod, and then explain the content on the bulletin board in detail to everyone. But now Carl found that he could not do it - the smiles and enthusiasm of these people were not like fakes, but for him, it was more unbearable than wearing a mask with a fake smile.

The notice of Hanging Anna was posted on it like this, and everyone discussed it so happily. In a sense, you are all murderers, and he said in his heart that your ignorance and ignorance killed her.

Carl suppressed his emotions, took a breath, and walked to the announcement list.

"The prince recruited people to build a border town, and there are many levels of work to choose from," he said.

But I am also one of the murderers, so what qualifications do I have to blame them? Isn’t the person who tells them that the witch is the evil one? Carl only felt bitter at the corner of his mouth. Look at what I said to the children, and read the script of the church doctrine, and he thought he was good at it. Hell!

"The gravel man requires men to be strong and strong, aged 20 to 40. He will be rewarded with 25 bronze eagles every day."

"The craftsman, with no gender limit, over 18 years old, has experience in masonry, and is rewarded with 45 copper eagles every day."

"The handyman, who is required to pay 12 copper eagles a day, for men, over 18 years old."

“…”

No, he must do something. If Anna's death is irreversible, then at least it cannot be allowed to make Nanava repeat the same mistake. There was a voice in Carl's heart that he did not stand up when the stonemason would be destroyed, and he did not stand up when Anna was hanged. Should he remain silent like this and watch these cute children be sent to the gallows?

But what can he do? Will he escape from the border town with Nanava? He has his own family. The family came here from Grey Castle. The situation has just improved and he is leaving again? Not to mention that Nanava was born into a wealthy family and could she bear the life of no place to live?

"The stone craftsmen have no gender and age. Anyone who has participated in municipal construction, fortresses, and fortifications can do so. The city hall has long recruited and will be rewarded with one golden dragon every month."

"Supplementary clause: Those with rich experience and excellent performance may be awarded official positions."

After reading the notice, everyone was already noisy. "The monthly reward of 1 Golden Dragon is comparable to that of the cavalry team of Changge Fortress!"

"But do you know? It's not easy to build a cesspool, and you're still building a fortress?"

"Don't just focus on this. The previous items are also very good. If you pay every day, it's not much less than hunting."

"Indeed, hunting may even lose your life. Hide and forests are not a casual place to go."

Carl Vanbert did not pay attention to these, and he focused all his attention on the final seal and signature of the notice. It was the autograph of the fourth prince Roland Wimbledon.

Don't the prince know that it will be the Demon Moon soon? No matter what he wants to build, it is not a good time to start construction. It seems that His Highness Wimbledon knows nothing about construction. If he could use the name of the Stonemaster Club to attract his attention... A thought suddenly popped up in Carl's mind, perhaps through this recruitment, he could meet the prince himself, the highest ruler in the Border Town.

This idea made Carl swallow and convince the prince that witches were not evil. It was rumored that His Highness, his personality was different from ordinary people, and he was extremely disgusted with the church. Maybe it would work! He thought that although it was Prince Roland who ordered Anna to be hanged in the end, it was obvious that he was reluctant.

The prince himself is only in his early twenties, so he should be more easily understood. How could those girls who are still in their prime suddenly become unforgivable evil people?

Of course there is another possibility, that is, he was sent to the gallows together as a witch. The church law clearly stipulates that anyone who shelters a witch or pleads for a witch should be regarded as a degenerate evildoer.

The prince who can only hope that he will hate the church will also regard the law of the church as waste paper.

Carl prayed in his heart.

Although he did not know which god to pray to, he closed his eyes and prayed for blessings.

For the dead Anna, for the alive Nanava, and for the cracks in his heart no longer expand.
Chapter completed!