"Shad, although you are not a student of the School of Astronomy, astrology is still included in the compulsory courses for the third and fourth years. This is because of your Silver Moon core spirit rune. Different moon phases correspond to different powers of the moon. The waning moon period corresponds to the power of healing, acceptance, recovery, and dreams. This is where the Moon Dream comes from. This is a very complex magic, and it is unique to the St. Byrons Library and cannot be found anywhere else. This time, I will only provide you with three sets of ritual materials, but you will most likely not succeed. Therefore, before the arrival of spring, collect the materials yourself and try the magic repeatedly until you fully master it."
The female teacher's tone at this time was very majestic:
"When the first Randall flower blooms in the Randall Valley of Carsenrick and spring arrives in the Old World, I will let you come to Saint Byrons again and show me your learning results. If you fail to reach the level I want, Shade, you will be prepared to face my mountains of questions and oceans of learning for the rest of this year. If you fully master the Moon Dream, perhaps I can give you some rewards."
She smiled and winked at Shad, who knew this was no joke.
Thaumaturgy - Moon Dream, corresponding to the runes of March, Moon, Dream, and Meditation. Judging from the description of the effect and the learning ritual, this is a typical high-level thaumaturgy, which means it is suitable for learning at a high level. It seems that Miss Danister does have high expectations for Shade.
The effects of thaumaturgy are relatively complex. To put it simply, after falling asleep, you can contact the moon in the astral world in a semi-meditative state. After a full six-hour sleep, curses, negative states, damaged spirits, and minor soul damage can be removed. Not only that, after fully mastering thaumaturgy, the effect of meditation can be greatly enhanced, and mental resistance can be enhanced. After each complete lunar cycle, the upper limit of the spirit and the speed of spirit recovery can also be enhanced, and all thaumaturgy effects related to the moon can be enhanced.
Of course, the most peculiar effect is that after completely mastering the magic, the decay of the mortal soul will almost stop in sleep. This has almost touched the realm of time, and the near stagnation of the decay of the soul means that the soul can carry longer.
Of course, the Moon Dream must be cultivated to an extremely high level to achieve such an effect.
And because Sister Defulin had opened the library of the Spiritual Order to Shad, Shad knew that the Spiritual Order also had similar magic, but the focus was somewhat different from that of the Moon's Dream.
This is more like a meditation technique than a magic. In addition to the most basic ritual formations, most of the learning of Moon Dream is various spices and incense to help you fall asleep better and enter a deep meditation stage.
"No problem, I'll start studying."
Shad wrote down the ritual, and the material would be passed to him later on the page of poetry manuscript.
"I have another question. Do you know what the Sands of Time that are stained by the night are?"
Xia De asked again, but unfortunately, even the librarian had never heard of it. The time power of the Sand of Time itself made it immune to the contamination of other powers. It was basically impossible to let Night "contaminate" such a relic.
The conversation with Miss Danister lasted from the morning of that day until almost noon. The librarian systematically analyzed the knowledge that Shade needed to learn at present, and listened to Shade's analysis of the sublimation words "Silver Moon's Shadow Guides the Final Direction" that he "accidentally" obtained.
She did not comment on which word of sublimation Xia De used, after all, it was Xia De's own choice.
After the projection ceremony, it was already noon, so Shad took Mia to find Dorothy for lunch and told Dorothy about his concerns about his recent slackness in studying.
The blonde looked at him while she ate, and waited until Shade had finished speaking before she said:
"I don't feel like you're slacking off. Instead, I feel like you're being chased by a monster and running forward non-stop."
She touched the cat that was eating, and was then meowed at by Mia.
"Shad, sometimes it really feels like you're trying to be a perfect saint."
The green eyes were filled with worry:
"It makes me happy to see you stop and rest once in a while."
Shade blinked:
"Me? Perfect like a saint? This must be an illusion. My desire is stronger than anyone else's."
He himself did not feel that way, but in order to dispel Dorothy's worries, he stood up slightly and whispered something in the writer's ear. The small ears beside the golden hair immediately turned red, and the green eyes looked at Shade with a bit of reproach:
"Really? You actually... Did you also secretly read those illegal books of Ajelina that Resia confiscated? Or does little Ajelina still have them in stock? Really, I don't know which maid she got those books from."
It seemed that she and Lecia both knew very well what was contained in the illegal publications collected by the little princess.
Dorothy looked around her and whispered:
"It's not impossible... But your final thoughts should wait until Luvia comes back and ask for her opinion."
It was already half past one when Shade arrived at Randall Valley that afternoon. When he entered the main hall of the Forgotten Church, he happened to see the Golden Dawn's ring sorcerers repairing the broken stone chairs.
Miss Lathers and Miss Benanis were also here. The former sat beside her father, bowing her head and praying silently, while the Great Witch stood in the beam of light and turned around. When she saw Shade appear out of the corner of her eye, she immediately stopped with a red face, not mentioning what she was doing just now.
"Good afternoon, Shade."
She greeted Xia De, who was also about to go find her:
"Can you please inform the church that something big will happen near Lake Eldron tomorrow night, which is Thursday night. I don't know what it is, but it must be a big deal."
“Does it need to be notified through the parliamentary channel, or anonymously through the black market channel?”
Miss Benannis did not ask Shade where his information came from.
“The black market tells us anonymously, but it has to be strong enough for the church to believe.”
If it goes through the parliamentary channel, it cannot be ruled out that the local demons knew about this and then inferred that "John Watson" is related to the Witch Council.
"no problem."
Now Shade still had three things to do, which was to visit the locations of the three auction items. Since it was already afternoon, he went directly to Oxenfort Manor, and sincerely hoped that this time, he could get the statue.
They rode out of the city on horseback, galloping on a familiar road. Since the road was smooth, it took less time than the previous two times.
It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at the manor. The old and remote manor still looked so gloomy. Stone Oxenfurt was still not at home today. The old butler greeted Shade at the door and already knew his purpose.
Hela Osenfurt still welcomed Shad as the hostess. With an indifferent expression, she took Shad to the room where the stone statue was collected. After opening the lock of the glass cabinet, Shad finally got the statue.
Originally, he wanted to make up an excuse to stay in the manor for a while to look for other clues. But before Xia De could speak, the woman in the black veil took the initiative to invite him:
"Mr. Watson, please have a cup of afternoon tea before you leave."
Xia De naturally would not refuse.
Behind the sofa set in front of the fireplace in the living room on the first floor is a long table that can seat eight people, with one person on the two short sides and three people on each long side.
This is also where the family eats. It's not that the manor doesn't have a dedicated restaurant. When there are only an old butler and a maid as servants, there is really no need to use a dedicated restaurant.
The maid went to prepare tea and snacks. Hela Osenfurt sat at one end of the long table, and Shade sat at the side of the long table. Taking advantage of the time alone, Shade wanted to ask some questions involving Osenfurt's secrets. But before he opened his mouth, the lady wrote in the air again, and "she" told Shade the content of the sentence:
Let’s not talk about those topics today.
Although he didn't know why, Xia De nodded.
"Did you see my husband yesterday?"
She asked.
"Yes, at Miss Mason and Mr. Enriquez's wedding reception. He showed me some... quite remarkable abilities. We even saw a ghost."
Xia De briefly described the story between two living people and a ghost. After listening to the story, the veiled woman lowered her eyes and remained silent. Xia De then expressed his own sigh:
"I asked around in the city today, and the wedding of Miss Mason and Mr. Enriquez went smoothly. I didn't hear anyone mention ghosts or anything like that. It seems that the young man and woman chose to hide this matter. They still want to maintain their marriage, or make some other decision. I don't want to comment on whether this matter is right or wrong, I just sigh over this story."
Hela Oxenfurt said softly:
"This is just the current situation. In fact, their story cannot be judged based on hearsay alone. Maintaining a marriage and relationship will come at a price."
Xia De didn't expect her to speak, and nodded in surprise:
"Yes, ma'am. Although I'm not married yet, I agree with this statement. I will continue to follow their story. I have always believed that marriage is the process of two different individuals becoming one whole. Emotional passion is often limited in time. When that passion inevitably fades, the trivialities of life will make two different individuals realize again that they are actually different... However, your relationship with Mr. Osenfurt should be very good. I heard that in order to marry you, he specially renovated this manor where your ancestors lived."
With a rustling sound, the maid came over with the dining cart. After the maid served the tea, Hela Osenfurt nodded:
"Shi Dong really loves me and has given me his whole heart."