Chapter 34: Plague Church Members
When I went to the classroom, I passed by Donnina's doorstep and stood there and looked at it. There was still no movement. If Donnina hadn't gone to school every day, I almost thought that no one would live in this house.
After arriving in the classroom, the children were waiting outside.
The classroom is no longer a place where there were only a few shabby tables in the past. Of course, there is no need to worry about those books. No one in the town would be interested in this thing, but the rest of the things are not good. In order to avoid the things being stolen by some bad guys, I specially locked them yesterday afternoon.
The children were lying on the window and observing the new things inside through the window. When they heard the sound of footsteps, they immediately ran over to say hello enthusiastically.
The bruises on Donina's eyes were much better, leaving a little scar. Luo Ning greeted the children one by one and opened the classroom door with the only key, and turned around to remind him.
"Declare in advance that the things inside cannot be turned at will without my permission. If someone fails to follow the rules, he will be punished accordingly."
After giving instructions, they let the classroom door open, and the children tiptoed in and sat in their respective positions, looking back at the novel things and books in the corner.
Today is Sunday and it was supposed to be on holiday, but yesterday, because of the lack of corresponding teaching tools and the teaching objectives were not completed, I could only make up for the lessons today and complete the Saturday courses.
Luo Ning stood in front of the books that had been placed on the bookshelf, stretched out his hand to stroke the spine of the books on the bookshelf, full of accomplishment.
In this town as big as Red Crow Town, there are five hundred books for children to read and some teaching tools. It is definitely rare to say that only Red Crow Town can meet such teaching conditions.
Looking at the children who were looking here and looking forward to their eyes, Luo Ning waved his hand to signal the children to come over.
The children rushed over and lined up immediately.
"The next reading class is where you can choose your favorite books, one at a time, and you are not allowed to take more. If you want to get new ones, you must put the old books back."
Luo Ning deliberately gave up the position in front of the bookshelf and stood aside, giving serious advice.
"You can't be crowded and noisy, just take it lightly. If you have characters you don't recognize or content you can't understand, you can ask me for advice and I will answer it."
The children began to carefully select their favorite books, and then returned to their own positions to start reading. Only the sound of "swish" page turning can be heard in the classroom.
Luo Ning deliberately walked to Donnina and sat down. The girl chose a book that specifically talked about some magical plants and animals in nature. This kind of book usually has many pictures, which is very suitable for girls.
Looking through the books, the girl was silent, and occasionally seeing some novel things was overwhelming.
Luo Ning felt more and more distressed when he looked at the satisfied expression on the girl's tender face.
It can be imagined that she has been growing up in that kind of family environment. She must have thought that she should be punished no matter what kind of punishment she received when she did something wrong. For example, she was locked in a cage like a wild beast for one night and her eyes were swollen. So when she asked about her eyes, she said that she was punished only after she made a mistake, and she didn't think there was anything wrong.
It continued until the end of the reading class, and the books were put back on the bookshelf, and the children were reluctant to leave.
Next is the interest expansion class, and polo and other things come in handy. Haaland is very interested in sports, painting is very popular among girls, as well as sculptures, etc.
Donina chose the only flute. Ronin looked at the flute in the girl's hand and smiled helplessly when she remembered some things in her previous life.
At that time, his crush was a member of the school musical instrument club, so he specially selected a musical instrument to learn, which is the flute.
He came to his senses and watched Donina fiddling with the flute. The flute in sterling silver was slender and beautiful, and the girl couldn't let it go.
To learn flute, you naturally have to start with the simplest tone. Donina's white and tender fingers are too short, so she can only start with these.
Luo Ning taught carefully that the girl didn't learn anything after the class.
"Teacher, am I very stupid?" Donina lowered her head in disappointment, a little discouraged.
"How could it be? It takes at least a year to learn the flute to have some results. You have done it well." Luo Ning comforted the girl and then stood up and took everything back.
At the end of the course, Ronin stood on the podium and announced the most important thing.
"Next I'm going to your house to meet your parents."
The main purpose of the home visit was to verify the information about Donnina provided by Benjamin and Mouse, and to go to the other students' homes just to prevent Donnina's stepfather from doubting.
On the way, Ronin tried to inquire about some information from the girl, but he didn't have much hope for the information that such a older girl could provide.
"Donina, your mother is okay."
Donina's mind was entirely on those books and flutes. After hearing the question, she was slightly delayed before she came back to her senses and answered.
"Mom...is very good."
Paused.
"She has always been angry recently, because I have not done well enough recently and made her unhappy. I don't want to make my mother sad or unhappy. I will work hard."
It seems that I can't get any useful information, but it may be that there is something wrong with my own questioning method, which causes the girl to not understand what she means, so she changed her questioning method.
"Apart from these, what problems she has had recently, such as not moving at night."
Donina held the young man's hand, as if she had remembered something, and raised her head and looked suspicious.
"When I went to bed at night, my mother would kiss my forehead before turning off the lights, but I didn't know it recently. And at night, my mother would always go to bed early. Maybe she was too tired and couldn't even eat supper. I've fed her several times, but she always closed her eyes and didn't open her mouth. Maybe she was angry with me."
Speaking of this, the girl's voice was crying and her eyes were a little red.
Luo Ning realized that these made the girl unhappy and comforted her.
"Maybe I'm just sick, I'll take a look when I visit my home later."
After sending the girl to the door, Ronin looked at the arm that stretched out from the crack of the door and dragged Tonina into it roughly, then closed the door, and then he went to the other houses.
The parents of several children are very enthusiastic. Although the family’s financial situation is not very good, it is very warm.
Finally, I returned to Donina's doorstep. Thinking of what the girl said, Donina's mother's behavior was a bit abnormal, and some information basically verified the facts mentioned by mouse and Benjamin. In any case, I have to personally confirm the facts that sound a bit weird.
After calming down, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.
There was no movement for a while, and after a moment, I raised my hand and was about to knock on the door again. A gap opened.
It was Donina's father. He glanced at the young man at the door and came out of the crack of the door, bent down and saluted respectfully.
"Mr. Austin, is there anything?"
Luo Ning explained his intention to visit the home, looking at the stepfather who looked elegant but actually vicious. When he looked at the other person's right arm that was exposed because he did not put down his sleeve in time, his heart beat suddenly accelerated.
Donina's stepfather obviously didn't realize it, and frowned after thinking for a moment.
"Sorry, Donina's mother is angry. She must not like others to disturb us at this time, and I don't want anyone to disturb our family at this time."
Luo Ning looked at the tightly closed door and did not persist.
"Okay, then I'll come back another day."
Turning back to his house, he found that his back was already wet.
"Awakened..."
Donina's stepfather is not an ordinary person, but an awakened person, because his arms have a black texture like the roots of the plant, which is a sign of the activation of the Wheel of Destiny.
And there is also a striking pattern on the black texture of the plant roots.
It's a skull pattern.
As you can see from "Research on the Origin, Faith, Development and Relationship of Religious and Magical Organizations", the skull pattern is a unique symbol of the plague church organization.
The stepfather who represents Donnina is not only an awakened person, but also a member of the Plague Church.
The plague church originated in the First Age. They believed in the god of plague and were good at cursed magic. They once spread the plague all over the world for the sake of expansion, causing a large number of people to die.
The members of the later Astrology learned and the members of the Mother of Earth Church united to develop inhibitory agents with the help of the Gods of their own faith, which prevented the plague from continuing to expand and proliferate. Later, the Knights of the Flame, which had been plagued by the plague, launched a battle and completely destroyed the plague church. Most of the members of the organization were thrown into the furnace, and only a few members of the plague church escaped by chance.
In order to avoid memory errors, Luo Ning opened the book and confirmed it, and confirmed it correctly.
Unexpectedly, there are members of the Plague Church in places like Red Crow Town, and they are also an awakened person.
The wildfire cannot be burned out, and the spring breeze blows again.
"Wait, my dream reminder of the inevitable event has something to do with Donnina. Cheryl said that the inevitable event will inevitably involve the awakened or the cursed one. I always thought it was Cheryl, but now it seems that it is not. The awakened one involved in the inevitable event is Donnina's stepfather, and Cheryl is just an accident."
After figuring out these things, Ronin realized that his inevitable event might be to help Donnina escape from danger, but even if the inevitable event has nothing to do with Donnina, he has made up his mind to get the girl out of the sea of suffering.
The only way to get the girl out of his stepfather is to let Donina's stepfather go to hell.
To solve the problem of Donina's stepfather, who is both a member of the plague church and an awakened person, one must ensure that one blow will hit, otherwise it will not only bring great danger to itself, but also make Donina's situation even more dangerous. This requires more information about Donina's stepfather, such as what abilities he has gained as an awakened person.
The way to visit home is rejected, and other solutions must be considered.
The previous plan that was postponed because Donina's stepfather's elegant appearance was difficult to associate with domestic violence image had to be re-launched.
He looked up at the roof, and a mouse on the roof shrank his head and observed the situation inside the house.
Luo Ning waved his hand.
"Come down."
The mouse fell down from the roof and went to the table to introduce himself.
"Mr. Austin, I am a mouse who specializes in monitoring Mr. Duke. I came early when there was a new situation."
Duke... Although it is a new name, he can think of it as Donina's stepfather. Looking at the mouse in front of him, Ronin signaled to continue.
"After going home, Donnina was locked in a cage, Donnina's mother fell into the kitchen, and then Mr. Duke wiped something on the lady and carried it into the bedroom."
The information is the same as yesterday, no different, Ronin frowned.
The mouse paused and looked frightened.
"The next thing is the key point... After hearing the knock on the door, Mr. Duke went out. I took the opportunity to climb onto Tonina's mother and looked at it. Her heart was indeed not beating, not breathing, not even temperature, and cold."
Luo Ning knew that it was him and Duke who talked at the door to give the mouse a chance.
"When Mr. Duke returns again, he drives Donnina out of the cage, ties it up with a rope, hangs it on the beam, and lits a circle of candles on the ground below the girl, and finally cuts his fingers and draws some strange patterns on the ground. Mr. Duke is still laughing..."
Ronin had a premonition that something was wrong. He suddenly had a home visit angered Duke, making Duke take his anger on Donnina. The things that the mouse said should be a kind of curse ceremony. In short, Donnina is quite dangerous now.
Chapter completed!