In addition to Professor Garcia's courses, Miss Danister, who is very busy with work on weekdays, also invited Shad to participate in her elective course Moonlight Spell.
This course only accepts students at the middle level and above whose core spiritual runes are related to the concept of "moon" (Note). During the one-month course, they will understand the effects of hundreds of spells and magic that extend from March as the core.
This is actually a basic course, but it is very important for the ring warlock who builds his own ring warlock system with the "moon" as the core.
Miss Danister's collection of ritual materials for the "Calling the Silver Moon Library" ritual has basically come to an end. She and Shade agreed that next weekend, on the 25th or 26th of the First Moon, she would personally come to Shade's home in Tobesk City. Shade was looking forward to that day.
As for the thaumaturgy reward that Shade received in the comprehensive assessment of the school year, he has not yet gone to the library to choose. On the one hand, it is because he has just entered the Central Ring and is still adapting to his own strength. On the other hand, it is also because he does not know what challenges he will face in the next key or the next city, so the opportunity to learn thaumaturgy can be retained for the time being.
Before the end of the day's study session, Luvia announced a major news:
"I have received a notice from the Prophet Association that I will be going on a business trip next week for about half a month to a month. Considering the distance, it should take about a month for me to leave Tobesk."
Shad was not surprised, as Luvia had mentioned this matter before (note), but he only found out the exact time now.
Doctor Schneider frowned slightly:
"At the school..."
In order to facilitate the management of correspondence students, correspondence students need to report to the college if they leave their place of residence for a long time. Of course, one month is considered a long time.
"That's okay. In fact, considering that I have been promoted to the middle ring and my divination ability has been greatly improved, the association and the academy have discussed and let me go to a suitable place outside the city to obtain my own sublimation words."
"Isn't the Academy's Code of Ascension enough? Why do we need another organization's Words of Ascension?"
Dorothy also asked:
"So where is the destination? Is it far from Tobesk?"
"Yes, very far."
Luvia nodded:
"The Kingdom of Carsenrick, the City of Spring, the Randall Valley City. The local Prophet Association will assist me in communicating with a local secret cult. The academy has also made some arrangements, but I cannot tell you about these confidential matters."
"So far? That's almost the southernmost tip of the Old World."
Father Augustus looked a little surprised, then glanced at Shad, who had talked to him and the doctor about going there after the exam week. Dorothy also glanced at Shad, who was at the opera on Wednesday and had told Lesia that he was going there.
Of course, Shad had not mentioned to Luvia, the current Luvia, that he was going to the Randall Valley soon. After all, he had not yet thought of the reason for going to that strange city.
But now, the reason has emerged.
"When do we leave?"
Xia De asked with great concern, and the girl with purple eyes turned to look at him:
"We'll leave next Monday, but not by steam train. St. Byrons is arranging for professors to go to correspondence students all over the Old Continent to check their identities, so you can take me with you to the Randall River Valley. We'll probably arrive on Wednesday, and I'll write to you... to let you know I'm safe. If we're lucky, it won't take more than a month."
"A month is not that long actually. Last fall, I stayed in Midhill Castle for nearly three months. It was almost winter when I came back."
The old priest commented, and the doctor nodded to indicate that he understood the arrangement of the academy, and that relevant instructions should be sent to him next. The blonde looked at Shade again, and indeed saw that Shade was looking at Luvia.
The writer curled her lips, but she felt a little excited when she thought that Luvia would not appear in Shade's house for the whole month... Of course, she did not show it.
After the meeting at the doctor's office that afternoon, Xia De talked to Luvia alone. The purple-eyed girl was a little reluctant about the long separation, but it was also a last resort. She would tell Yin Luna about this and spend the rest of tomorrow packing her luggage.
"I'll help you pack your luggage tomorrow..."
Shad tried to hold back the news that he would soon be going to Randall Valley as well, and kissed Luvia in the corridor on the second floor of the doctor's office.
Afterwards, Shad left with Dorothy as usual, but before dinner, they went to Old John's pawnshop. Shad successfully used a small bottle of "pink essential oil" that could increase spiritual power to obtain the "luck potion of the oak tree" that was very important to him.
Old John was sure that Shad had more "pink essential oil", but Shad did not admit it. When leaving the pawn shop, Dorothy teased him that Shad seemed to have known that Luvia was leaving the area:
"It's like I'm preparing in advance to meet her again in another city... Luvia, you must be very touched, right?"
In fact, since the other Luvia knew that the key was in the Randall River Valley, it must mean that "she" had a connection with that river valley city, and it was even very likely that she had been there before. Shade was not sure whether the same things would happen in his own present world, the Sixth Epoch, but at least when he heard that Luvia was going to that city, he was not surprised at all.
That night, because Lesia had some things to deal with herself, she did not borrow Dorothy's body, so Shad invited Dorothy to go to the city to watch the opera.
He and the girls often went to the opera on dates, but there was nothing he could do about it. After all, there were only a few legal, elegant and interesting entertainment activities in this era. Especially now that it was deep winter, even if Shad wanted to invite Dorothy to walk around the city, he had to consider the temperature.
Watching the opera with Dorothy, there is no need for a box. Shad booked the tickets in advance, left Mia at home, and watched the famous opera "The Queen of White Hearts" with the writer. On the way home, Shad did not forget to ask Dorothy about the sublimation language of the Central Ring and what fairy tale she was going to use.
"I remember that Leicia's Central Ring Ascension Words seemed to be about the legend of mermaids."
After getting off the carriage and paying the fare, Shad said as he took out his key. Although he could open the door without the key, he tried to avoid doing so.
Only by using the key to open the door can he feel at home.
"Yes, my application was just approved some time ago. I chose the fairy tale "Gray's Crystal Slipper". Since the low-level sublimation words used the core spirit rune writer - Match's Dream Outside, the writer sympathized with the frozen people, then the middle-level I will use the core spirit rune of another princess - Night's Castle, only time can stop the blessed princess."
The spirit runes of Dorothy's other princess and Leicia's princess are obviously different, but in this sentence of sublimation, they should be interchangeable.
Shad pushed open the door and made way for Dorothy to come in first:
"Time? This isn't an easy spiritual rune to obtain, but I think I can help you."
"Yes, I took this into consideration as well, so I chose this difficult challenge. In fact, your adventure stories in the past have touched me many times."
"But I haven't heard of the story of 'Gray's Glass Slipper'."
"This was the name of the fairy tale in the last century. Nowadays, there are more versions and adaptations of the story, and the more popular name is "The Princess in the Pumpkin Carriage."
Xia De nodded. In fact, he had never heard of this story.
"Shadow, I really envy you."
As they entered the house, Dorothy helped Shad take off his coat and put it on her left forearm, and they walked upstairs together. At this time, they could already hear the sound of the little cat running down the stairs excitedly.
What Shad liked most about the cat was that, unless there was someone else at home, no matter what time he came home, he would always see the cat coming downstairs to greet him.
"Each of your rings has a spiritual rune named after a fairy tale."
The writer counted them one by one. She and Leicia were jointly responsible for teaching Shade the enlightenment elements and were very familiar with Shade's spiritual runes:
"Match Girl, Tree Kiss, Sleeping Princess, Water of Wisdom... Xia De, what kind of enlightenment are you going to learn, Wuhuan? You can make your request now, and Leicia and I can prepare it for you first. After all, we are also your nominal teachers."
"Just prepare those stories for the Ascendant Language you two can then learn together."
Xia De said casually, bent down and picked up the soft cat, and smiled and changed the subject:
"So, are there any fairy tales involving cats?"
Dorothy thought for a moment, and then went upstairs with him:
"Lejede's knight and Miss Gold's orange cat?"
"Oh, Dorothy, I know Little Mia isn't mine yet, but you don't have to put it that way."
Shade half complained, Dorothy smiled and reached out to grab the cat in Shade's arms, Mia immediately meowed to express her objection. The cat will probably sleep in the closet again tonight. While watching the opera, the writer "inadvertently" showed Shade the eternal youth leaf she was carrying. Although not as active as the princess, Dorothy Louisa also longed for the feeling of being hugged like her.
The two figures disappeared at the corner of the stairs. The area under the gas lamp at the corner was empty, but the laughter and cat's meowing echoed in the warm home.
It was Saturday night, and since we had decided to end the somewhat lazy life at the beginning of the year and start a new round of adventure, the time key we got from Mr. Edmund of Coldwater Harbor had to be used again after being postponed for two and a half weeks.