Although the sound of eating apples was very quiet, it still attracted the cat who was originally taking a nap. When Luvia ended her deep kiss with Shade, Shade actually saw Mia appear at the door of the bedroom, looked inside, then ran into the room and fell asleep on the windowsill of the bedroom.
It probably thought that Shade was hiding something delicious from it.
"Any news on the new Chosen One? As I recall, we still have two special coins left."
Shade asked again, and Luvia shook her head:
"Didn't I tell you that after the Randall Valley incident is over, we'll take a break for a few months. At least until spring is over before we start the next adventure. Look at you, you should get well first."
"I think I should emphasize again that I am now well. How about we go around the city together in a few days? I don't remember the spring scenery of Tobysk."
"It's foggy in the city in the spring, but it's very nice outside. I suggest you prepare for the riding competition Dorothy mentioned just now. I really want to see you win the championship."
Today, Tobesk has a rare good weather. The sun shines on my body and makes me feel warm. The golden sun shines on Luvia's face from the window. Her purple eyes seem to be filled with an inexplicable light.
Father Augustus and Dr. Schneider arrived quickly, but Dorothy, who had gone home to get her papers, was the last to arrive.
The doctor and the priest were also very happy to see that Shade's physical condition had improved significantly. However, during the meeting, the other four still let Shade stay in bed covered with a quilt, just like the treatment given to the seriously injured doctor after the Lake View Manor incident last summer.
"There have been a lot of good things happening in the group recently."
After a long journey back to Tobesk, Dr. Schneider was in a very good spirit. He waved the team's recent status report that was about to be submitted to the academy and announced to everyone:
"I have been promoted to the 7th ring, Shade and Annat have been promoted to the 6th ring, and Priest Augustus has also reached the 3rd ring. I think the academy will be very surprised."
The Doctor and Luvia were both promoted because of their experiences in the Randall Valley, and Father Augustus was promoted because of the angel finger bone that Shad brought back.
The old priest seemed to be in a very good mood. He sat on the sofa moved in from the living room with the doctor, and he was still wiping his pipe as usual:
"Look, you are all middle-level, and I am still the only low-level."
"Priest, I should say that you have all been promoted, and I am the only one who still has five rings."
Dorothy corrected him, but she really looked unhappy about it.
The doctor continued:
"In addition, every spring semester, correspondence student groups can apply to the college for an additional 'Spring Adventurer Scholarship', which is a bonus used to encourage correspondence students to leave their bases for a short adventure. Every year, about one-third of the groups that apply can get this money, and this year, I have received a notice that my application has been reviewed and approved. The bonus has not yet arrived in my hands, but it should be in the next few weeks. According to what we agreed in advance, I will get an extra copy as an applicant, and Louisa will also get an extra copy for helping us write the final report."
Although the college generally does not allow correspondence students to leave the station for a long time for the sake of safety and confidentiality, there are exceptions every spring, allowing correspondence students to go out for a "walk". After all, a ring wizard is not just a scholar. Therefore, the "correspondence student spring adventure activities", like the "on-campus student off-campus practical activities" in summer, are seasonal regular college activities.
Xia De also heard that the doctor was very disappointed that he was not able to apply for the scholarship last year because the team did not have enough people.
"It is also important to note that the college's background check on correspondence students has already reached our area."
When talking about this topic, the doctor became obviously more serious.
Father Augustus also put down his pipe temporarily. Dorothy frowned slightly, Luvia narrowed her eyes, and Shad touched Mia:
"What time exactly? I can postpone my plans to go out appropriately."
This refers to visiting Miss Goddard.
"It should be next week. The college said that I will be notified one day in advance, but it will probably be on the weekend. The leader of the team this time is a professor from the College of Chemistry, but I didn't ask for his specific name."
The doctor looked at each person in turn:
"Although this investigation is mainly due to the academic spy Sir Prisha's incident that caused a stir last year, we cannot let our guard down... You know what I mean."
Everyone nodded, and Dorothy asked:
"During the recent investigations in other regions, has the college caught any other academic spies?"
"This time the investigation was conducted simultaneously by the three major colleges. In January, the Zarath Academy of Arts discovered a group that was completely corrupted by a cult. The problem was quite serious. Although the matter has been resolved now, the enrollment of the Zarath Academy of Arts next year will definitely be stricter than in previous years."
But it's none of their business, Dr. Schneider said:
"This is the most serious issue found in this investigation so far. In other words, this is the most serious problem among correspondence students in the past 20 years. It is more serious than academic espionage."
"Zalas Academy of Literature certainly didn't expect such an unexpected gain."
Father Augustus commented, and the doctor nodded:
"At the Sukses Medical College, we discovered two cases of correspondence students colluding with on-campus students to resell the college's assets. As you know, the prices of potions and alchemical materials sold to us by the college, especially those used in the courses, are lower than those on the market, so some people took advantage of this to make a profit. In my opinion, these people deserve to be caught. You should either not do such things or avoid being caught. If you are caught, you are incompetent and deserve to be punished."
There seemed to be something wrong with what the doctor said, but no one pointed it out.
"Will I be fired?"
Shade asked with great interest.
"No, this is not a matter of principle. But you will definitely be held back, and your group will be banned from recruiting new students. For a ring sorcerer who aspires to a higher level, this is a disaster."
After all, not everyone has multiple channels to acquire knowledge like Xia De. The systematic training system of the three colleges is the result of thousands of years of accumulation. Without the courses provided by the college, even if one's own level is improved, the comprehensiveness of knowledge and the rationality of future planning will be greatly affected.
"So, nothing should have happened in our school, right?"
This is Luvia asking a question, and the doctor shakes his head:
"How could it be completely fine? But it's not a big deal. I heard from my acquaintances in the college that the Randall Valley group knew that a student had sneaked out and didn't report it. All members of the group had their grades dropped by one grade in the 1854 school year evaluation."
The corner of Shad's mouth twitched. Although Miss Danister promised not to punish Emilia, she did not say not to punish other people involved.
"Also, the investigation team has found a very special ring wizard who has concealed his true origins. The other party is a group on the Western Islands off the west coast of the Old Continent. Sorry, I don't remember the name of that difficult-to-pronounce island. The ring wizard who concealed his origins has already reached the fifth ring. There is nothing wrong with him. He just doesn't want the academy to know that his biological father, who has long died, is related to an illegal ring wizard group, and his father's name is still on the wanted list of the Orthodox Church."
At this point, the doctor shook his head slightly:
"So, everyone has secrets that they don't want others to know. These secrets may not necessarily harm others, so they must be kept secret... Do you understand?" Lan
"Yes."
"clear."
"certainly."
"I see."
"Anyway, everyone just needs to be careful. The college's background check on us will be done mostly before the professors meet with us. The face-to-face conversations with us will be completed in about half an hour per person. It's not a big deal, so don't worry too much."
Although he said this, everyone in the group was worried about what would happen at that time.
Last week's team meeting was not held because the doctor was away and Shade was seriously ill, so there were quite a lot of things to deal with this week. Even though Dr. Schneider didn't want to disturb Shade's rest, the meeting still lasted until after 4 pm.
Except for Dorothy, the other four who had completed the promotion had to consider their own magic and course adjustments. Now it was the end of the windy month, which meant that the semester had entered the middle, and the professors' elective courses had begun to start one after another. The process of applying for courses was not simple.
As for Shad, he chose Professor Garcia's advanced course "Introduction to Puzzle Locks". As for Miss Danister, she would take the initiative to discuss the issue of elective courses with Shad when she had time, after all, the librarian was very busy.
After the meeting, the sky outside the window was even a sunset glow. Father Augustus, Luvia and Dorothy saw that the doctor wanted to talk to Shad in private, so they left.
When the door downstairs closed, Dr. Schneider took out a large black book with a flat skull on the surface from the box he was carrying. This was the "Malbas Demon Book", one of the spoils that Shade got from the Stone Mirror Demon-Goethe.
"I have finished reading the book. The content inside is indeed very useful to you, especially the part about soul contracts and demon curses. The academy will not teach us these easily. But my advice to you is that you can read the knowledge inside, but don't read too much at one time, and don't show this book to anyone other than you and me. When you are not reading this book, put it in a silver container. I suggest you go to Old John to customize one."
The doctor said carefully, returning the book to Shad along with a notebook.