Shade did not leave the doctor until two o'clock in the morning on Wednesday. After returning home, he did not sleep for a few hours, but got up yawning and had breakfast. Seeing the pages of the manuscript glowing, he confirmed that Miss Danister had time at this time, and then arranged the ceremony and waited for news. At half past seven, he projected to St. Byron's.
"Good morning, Shade, what can I do for you?"
It was still the familiar college library. It was still early, but Miss Danister looked very energetic. Now that the new semester had begun, even though the regular students of St. Byron's had a long vacation called "winter vacation", it had already ended at the beginning of the month of sparse stars.
There were quite a few people in the library at 7:30 in the morning. Looking around, one could see people walking among the densely packed bookshelves. On the coffee table between Miss Danister and Shade, there were cakes and black tea. This was the breakfast of the sorceress. It was probably her privilege to have breakfast in the library.
Next to the coffee table stood a young girl in a maid's dress, with a white lace headband on her head and black leather shoes on her feet. When the man in the projection looked at her, the young girl blushed and ran away with the plate in her arms.
"There are maids in the academy?"
Shade asked curiously, the girl just now looked like a pure human.
"The academy employs a group of maids, but that's not it. I posted the academy's mission and recruited the maids from among the students. Young girls always look beautiful in this dress."
Miss Danister elegantly held the tea. Seeing Shade looking at her, she explained to him:
"Xia De, don't look at me like that. I treat you very well. Not only is the salary very high, but you will also be allowed to browse some of my personal collections after work. This is an opportunity that others want but cannot get."
This was probably the privilege of the librarian. No one in the entire St. Byrons College was qualified to blame her except the principal, Mr. Pigman.
"Don't think that I am the kind of person who exploits students because of my privilege. So answer me honestly, if you were in my position, would you use your privilege to recruit students to help you do something?"
Shade answered honestly:
"Won't."
"Um?"
"Because I have a maid, or a girl who is a maid, who is willing to help me."
The sorceress laughed:
"Let's talk business. You came to me specifically to ask if the academy has some Star Grass for sale at a low price."
She threw the teacup aside. The cup slid smoothly in the air, and ripples appeared on the surface of the tea.
"Recently I... Never mind, I won't make up any excuses. Actually, for some reason, I found out that the establishment of Saint Byrons is related to the Old God's Eternal Night Curtain, so I want to learn more information from you."
Miss Danister, as the person who is most familiar with Shade in St. Byrons Comprehensive College, naturally knows that there are many strange things about Shade. When she heard him say this, she couldn't help but sigh:
"You are really straightforward, but I will not pursue your secrets. Yes, the old god is indeed related to the establishment of the academy. Speaking of which, since you enrolled, you seem to have been very interested in the history of the academy. Last fall, you even asked me about the relationship between the old god Gray Robe Sage and the academy library."
She waved behind her, and soon, a giant book thicker than Little Mia floated over. The book had no name, and Miss Danister let it float in the air and turn the pages automatically:
"That happened in the Fifth Epoch. Compared to the current history that details the relationship between the library and the old god, the Gray Robe Sage, the records of the relationship between the academy and the God of Night are quite vague and unclear, as if someone deliberately deleted some of the content. However, the school history records about the early days of the school are mostly like this, so it's not surprising."
She turned to the corresponding page:
"According to records, the second principal of the academy, Miss Fiona Drago, who was still an apprentice at the time, found the city where the God of Night temporarily resided in the ever-night Far North snowfield, which was not really in the material world. She asked the God for the blessing of the night, blessing the great academy that was about to be established on the ice field. Therefore, every time night falls, St. Byrons Comprehensive College will receive the blessing of the night, which has helped the ancestors of the academy to get through many difficult times."
After she had read it, she returned the book to its original place.
“That’s all?”
Shad asked.
"Yes, these are the only accurate records. But the content is correct. The blessing of the God of Night is still in effect today. Although you have visited Saint Byrons at night, you probably didn't notice that the night in Saint Byrons is extremely peaceful and quiet, and there is no corner without light. When the night covers this academy city, the probability of dark creatures appearing decreases, all malicious creatures are suppressed, and three special blessing effects are obtained every week - for example, this week's is 'moonlight power enhancement', 'flesh and blood creatures' healing speed enhancement' and 'slight luck enhancement'."
She added with a smile:
"But everyone's luck has improved, so you can't expect to win more by gambling in the tavern. Oh, and the ring sorcerers who have the highest management authority in the academy have been greatly strengthened in the Academy of Night. You can assume that in the Academy of Night, no mortal can beat the principal and me."
The "highest management authority of the college" refers to the official principal and the official librarian. These are the two highest positions that have always existed since Miss Felina founded St. Byron's, and in theory, the two are of the same level.
Seeing that Shade was frowning in thought, Miss Danister did not disturb him.
After a while, Xia De asked:
"These are all real historical data. Are there any legends that are not so accurate?"
"Of course there is. According to the research of the time investigators of the History Academy, before the establishment of the Fifth Epoch Academy, the land under my feet was the Kingdom of Dark Night, where the followers of the God of Night lived. Later, the God voluntarily allocated a small piece of his territory to Miss Feliana so that Saint Byron could be established."
"Since it was verified by time investigators, why do you say it is just a legend?"
Shade asked curiously.
"Because we later discovered that the Five Rings Warlock went crazy before the three time investigations, so we can't be sure whether what he said is true or false. The time keys before and after the founding of Saint Byron are very rare, and most of them do not point to the establishment of the academy itself, so it is very difficult to rely on time investigators to learn the truth before the era."
If the statement that "the location of St. Byrons Comprehensive College was once part of the territory of the God of Night" is correct, then the purpose of Miss Feliana sending Fiona to the "City of Eternal Night" to meet the God is most likely for this matter.
"But the mission location is the Northern Continent, and according to my research, the Middle Continent of the Fifth Era is the main body of the Old Continent today, and the current location of Saint Byrons is the great ice sheet in the Far North... In the Fifth Era, there were five continents and countless archipelagos, and today..."
This was also a small gain. Even though Fiona still didn't remember what she was going to do when she met the gods after four missions, at least Shad already knew what she should do.
"There is very little information in the book about the relationship between the old god of night, the Eternal Night Curtain, and Saint Byrons. I will ask a student to sort out the information and send it to you tonight or tomorrow morning. You can determine the truth yourself."
Miss Danister said, and then asked Shade:
"It's been a month since you told me at the beginning of the year that you were promoted to the fifth ring. How many five-ring spirit runes do you have now? Three? Or four?"
"No, no, it's not that easy. There's still only one, Whisper-Puppet."
The life ring slowly emerged behind him, and Miss Danister was a little disappointed:
"I thought you had already been promoted to the sixth ring."
"You have too high expectations of me. I've been busy with other things recently. But if you only pursue speed and not the quality of learning, there are actually ways to get promoted quickly."
For example, visiting the remains of old gods or even ancient gods, it is not difficult for Shade, who is highly sensitive to the soul, to obtain the "miracle" or "blasphemous" spirit runes. But the problem is that walking too fast is sometimes not a good thing.
"Since we're talking about quality, have you learned any new magic recently?"
Miss Danister asked again:
"I checked your recent applications and only found some information. For you correspondence students, the new semester has already started for such a long time, Xia De, don't tell me that you haven't done anything during this period."
Suddenly, the stranger had the illusion of being questioned by his tutor in his hometown. But Miss Danister was right. Since the rest time he gave himself at the beginning of the year, he has been running around in the Randall River Valley. As for his studies, he only went home to read books at night. This is not a good learning attitude:
"I understand. I will work harder. Recently, I have been conceiving a new moonlight attack technique. Excuse me, can I demonstrate my technique?"
After obtaining consent, Shade used the Imprisonment Aura, which was a magic skill acquired before the Pantanal War, and it was not very recognizable, so there was no need to worry about being recognized.
Then a halo flew out from Shad's wrist and flew towards the lady sitting opposite him. Miss Danister did not stop it and let the halo be put around her neck:
"Imprisonment effect? It looks pretty good."
With a casual pull, the halo turned into light dust and disappeared.
"Yes, and it has the function of automatic tracking. I want to use this magic as a basis to explore other attack methods of moonlight magic."
"It's a good idea, but you have to work harder."
The sorceress advised him, which made Shade feel that he had been neglecting his studies recently:
"Then I will strive to advance to the sixth ring before spring arrives."
"You don't have to rush so fast. It's not as easy to advance to the middle ring as it is to advance to the lower ring. Besides, spring is still more than a month away... But it's good for young people to be enterprising. As your teacher, although you rarely ask me for advice, I still have to teach you something. It's fine if you advance to the sixth ring before spring comes, but you also need to learn this magic before spring comes. This is the test I give you in the first half of the spring semester of the 1854 school year."
The parchment scroll that had been placed on the coffee table flew towards Shade, then automatically unfolded in front of Shade, showing him the text inside.
"The Magic of the Moon - Moon Dream."