Chapter 1 The Witch Ceremony

"Lyon, we don't have many goods today. You don't have to come here after breakfast."

The kindly-looking boss of the noodles shop handed a piece of pastry to the boy in simple clothes and good-looking.

Lyon took the payment and replied with an innocent smile, "I see, Uncle Carl."

But the moment Lyon turned around, a look of distress appeared on his face.

After sighing, Lyon rushed back home. It was a small thatched hut.

He rubbed his face and sorted out his facial expressions before he pushed the door open and came in.

"Brother, you are back!"

Before the door was fully opened, a childish voice came from the room.

Behind the door stood a lovely, porcelain-like perfect girl.

"Yes." Lyon smiled gently and took out the food he got from his pocket.

"Eat it." He handed the pastry to Lilia and touched her smooth hair.

After taking a bite, Lilia blinked at Lyon and asked, "Brother, have you eaten yet?"

As she spoke, she wanted to tear the pastry in half but was stopped by Lyon. "No, I've already had it when I came back."

Then Lilia continued to eat.

Lyon looked at her gently.

In fact, in a real sense, Lyon was not Lilia's brother.

Because the soul of this body had passed through the earth.

In this world, there were demons, vampires and other things that only existed in legends in his previous life.

Ordinary people didn't have the strength to resist at all. Only noble wizards had the means to suppress them.

As for Lyon, he was just an ordinary person without parents, so he and his sister's living situation could not be changed after passing through time.

Every day, before the sun rose, Lyon had to go out to work to get food.

But now he was only 13 years old, and he didn't do much work, so his pay was low.

Just like now, he could only earn food for his sister. He had to starve himself.

He didn't know where to get the food at noon and at night.

"Brother, can I attend the witch ceremony after I pick up the mushroom?"

At this time, Lilia asked Lyon with her shining beautiful eyes.

As the name implied, the witch ceremony was held by the wizards.

They will select talented ones among the people participating in the ceremony to be wizards through the test.

And the wizards were a group of very noble people in this world. Even the royal family and nobles had to bow their heads to see them.

Therefore, any ordinary person would dream of becoming a witch.

Hearing his sister's words, Lyon subconsciously wanted to respond, "Of course you can."

But when he came to his senses, he immediately said, "You won't go to pick mushrooms today."

"Why?" Lilia frowned her willow-leaf-like eyebrows. She was so cute that it made people feel like they were going to ascend to the sky.

Picking mushrooms was her daily routine. If she didn't go there, they would be hungry at noon.

How could she bear to let her brother bear the burden of two people's food for a day?

Lyon knew his sister was sensible, but the witch ceremony was very important.

That might be their only chance to get rid of this kind of living environment. He didn't want to delay it because of picking mushrooms.

After Lilia finished eating the pastry, Lyon took her hand and went out.

The witch ceremony was held in a church, while the small town where Lyon and Lilia lived was not big. They arrived at the church in just a quarter of an hour.

At this time, the church door was closed, and there were a large number of people outside, including men, women, old and young.

"Grandpa, I'm going to attend the witch ceremony. Please bless me to be chosen by the witch in heaven!"

"I also want to be chosen to be a noble witch!"

"Why hasn't the ceremony started yet? I'm sure I can pass the test this time!"

...

All kinds of voices came into Lyon's ears one after another.

Although he had some expectations and progress, he said nothing and waited quietly with his sister.

It was about ten o'clock.

"Creak!"

Finally, the door of the church opened. A low voice came from inside, "People under 18 can come in to attend the ceremony."

Soon, all the children who met the requirements swarmed into the church, followed by Lyon and Lilia.

The church was spacious, and it was not crowded for dozens of children to stand inside.

"Boom!"

When no one entered the church again, the door closed.

A heavy voice rang in everyone's ears.

Then a strong wizard in a black robe walked towards the children from the church.

Lyon saw the disdain and impatience in his eyes under the black robe, as if he didn't care about the children at all and wanted to end the ceremony as soon as possible.

"Well, come up one by one. Put your hands on it. Hurry up."

A palm-sized crystal ball appeared in the wizard's hand and he urged in a low voice.

The children standing in front immediately followed the order of the wizard and put their hands on the crystal ball one by one.

But after more than ten consecutive tests, the crystal ball did not respond, and the wizard was obviously more impatient.

"Brother, I'll go up!"

Soon it was Lilia's turn. After whispering in Lyon's ear, she walked over carefully and put her hand on the crystal ball.

All of a sudden, the crystal ball, which had been unresponsive all the time, shone slightly, but it was particularly bright in the dim church.

A trace of surprise appeared on the poker-faced wizard's face. He said to Lilia, "You, stand behind me."

He had thought that it was just a waste of time on the ceremony, but he didn't expect that there would be an unexpected harvest.

Seeing all this, Lyon immediately realized that his sister had been chosen by the wizard!

Lilia also jumped with joy and smiled happily.

"Brother, I was chosen by the wizard!"

Lilia didn't go to the back of the witch immediately but jumped beside Lyon.

"Don't worry. You will be my pride."

Lyon touched his sister's hair and said in a gentle voice.

However, he was a little nervous. If his sister was chosen and he was not chosen, wouldn't the two be separated?

The next test was Lyon's turn. Without thinking too much, he immediately walked over and put his hand on the crystal ball.

"Congratulations! The host has successfully activated the mystery box system!"

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded in Lyon's mind.

"Mystery box system?"

Lyon was stunned for a moment, and then became excited. He quickly asked in his heart, "Can I get a reward by opening the mystery box?"

"Yes, but it needs points to open the box. The primary one needs 100 points, the medium one needs 1,000 points, and the advanced one needs ten thousand points."

"The prize in each box is uncertain. It depends on the luck of the host."

"And points can be obtained by providing the magic energy or completing a random task of the system. You can also exchange for it with magic crystals and other items."