Miss Danister did not show the letter to Shade, but said seriously:
"In that letter, there is the pattern of the sun, moon and stars that I found in the open space at the end of the Night Temple in the Randall River Valley. But the letter only has this pattern, and the content of the letter does not explain it."
Xia De frowned slightly:
"So, is the Edwards family of Green Lake Town the so-called family of ancient ring sorcerers?"
"Probably not."
Miss Danister shook her head slightly:
"I just got this clue last week. According to my investigation of the Edwards family, they are just an ordinary family. However, ordinary people always have various insatiable pursuits. The current evidence shows that the family was trying to obtain the elixir of life before the destruction of Green Lake Town in the center of the lake."
Ordinary people who know nothing and have no talent often create a lot of trouble when they study the occult. The most common purpose of studying the occult is to "communicate with spirits or even revive dead relatives/loved ones" and "seek a longer life." Getting more money and gaining more powerful power are less common.
In fact, the pursuit of immortality is also a research topic for many ring sorcerers. True "immortality" is impossible to achieve, but if you just want a longer life, methods such as "making elixir from the Philosopher's Stone" can achieve it. In addition, some special potions and relics can help prolong life. Even obtaining some of the witch's power can directly prolong life, and the "youth" gold cup that Shade gave to Miss Carina can also be used to prepare a certain "elixir of immortality" based on the witch's research.
Thinking about these things, Xia De raised his eyebrows:
"So, the Edwards family's search for the elixir of life is related to the destruction of Green Lake Town?"
"Yes."
The sorceress replied seriously:
"The small town in the middle of the lake is still shrouded in white fog that lingers all year round, but even the church cannot confirm what happened back then. The academy doesn't have many records about it, after all, there are many more dangerous things on the Old Continent."
She looked into Shad's eyes:
"Shad, I have a task for you. I know you have deep connections among the nobles in Delarion and Carsonrick. I need you to investigate the descendants of all the Edwards family members who left Green Lake Town that year. Yes, regardless of whether they changed their surnames or not, regardless of gender and age, and regardless of whether they are ordinary people or not, I need you to help me collect that list. And I will investigate the Edwards family from another angle. Don't you also want to help me find a teacher? Shad, this is the first step."
"Do you want to investigate the descendants of the Edwards family to determine the origin of the sun, moon and stars? No problem, when can I get the list?"
Shad asked.
"Before summer. It is not clear how many descendants the Edwards family has. The destruction of Green Lake Town happened more than a hundred years ago. The family has been passed down for at least three generations, and the number of descendants is probably not small, so it will be troublesome to investigate. Oh, if you need funds, just ask me directly. I won't let you spend your own money to do this."
"You don't need to worry about that. I still have some money."
When saying this, an inexplicable sense of satisfaction filled the stranger's heart.
The sorceress smiled and shook her head:
"You can't spend that money. Although I asked you to complete the investigation before summer, it's best to report to me immediately after you get any clues. This will make it easier for us to conduct investigations together."
"No problem. I will start investigating tomorrow and hope to get results soon... Please allow me to ask a question, Miss Danister, have you ever been to that deserted town for a field investigation?"
He asked again, and Miss Danister naturally didn't mind his question:
"I am glad to hear your insight, but unfortunately, I cannot go there for the time being. The current situation in the material world..."
She weighed her sentences:
"After the battle of Randall Valley, more and more people and events have been drawn into the epic of the Chosen One. The current situation is very complicated. As a thirteenth-ring warlock, it is not necessary for me to appear in other places casually, as this may cause unnecessary suspicion."
Xia De nodded to show his understanding:
"So, do you need me to go to Green Lake Town and take a look?"
Miss Danister looked at him with some surprise:
"Not for the time being. I will send someone to check it out. And after all, it has been more than a hundred years. I am actually pessimistic about what is left. You should not run around casually. You have been promoted to the sixth ring. For a young man like you who has the potential to become a thirteenth ring warlock, you have only gone less than halfway."
She also mentioned Xia De's academic problems:
"You can't take the promotion exam in the summer, but I'll make an exception for you and let you take the promotion exam in the summer like last year. You're in the fourth grade now? Then in the summer, you can skip and take the fourth and fifth grade final exams. In addition, I have some books here. When you go back later, I'll pass them to you on poetry manuscript paper. You need to submit a reading note every week."
She assigned a task to Shade:
"I know your life is not easy, but if possible, I hope you can meet with me every week, every two weeks, or every month like you do now to talk about your learning experience. It will also be convenient for me to know whether my only student is working hard."
"OK."
Xia De could only nod and think about what he should report.
"Also, as your teacher, I should give you a gift to celebrate your promotion to the Sixth Ring."
A roll of parchment tied with a black ribbon floated in front of Shade, then floated back:
"Thaumaturge Shadow Ball, corresponding to spirit runes such as shadow, darkness, negative energy, and corrosion, all four elements can be learned. Since the last spirit rune of your five rings is shadow, I think this should be useful to you."
Shadow Ball is a fairly basic thaumaturgy, of course, basic but useful. The effect of the thaumaturgy is quite simple, condensing a black sphere made of shadows in the hand, and then throwing it to cause damage. At the same time, if this sphere is not thrown, it will slowly absorb the surrounding light, causing the area where it is located to be in darkness.
"Your path is the moon and time and space. Shadows can be integrated with the moon, but that is not what you should be exposed to now. Therefore, although the ring warlock system with 'shadow' as the core is very tempting, I will not recommend you to learn it because it is unnecessary. As for the shadow spirit runes, if you are interested, you can find some other magic to learn, but don't waste too much time and energy on it. The moon is your path. May March guide you, Shade."
Miss Danister warned, and Shad nodded to remember her words, then stood up and said goodbye.
(Little Mia is running...)
The news of the "Spring Equestrian Tournament around Tobisk" has become the most watched news by the citizens since Shade was bedridden last week. Although this event is held every year, it still does not reduce the interest of the citizens who lack entertainment means in the steam age.
This year's opening ceremony was scheduled for Sunday of this week, which was the 30th day of the Windy Month. Before that, Xia De was temporarily in a state of having nothing to do.
Of course, the stranger didn't really waste his time doing nothing. He learned the magic of shadow ball on Tuesday. Since it was a very basic magic, there were no accidents during the learning process.
However, due to the influence of the "twisted earth essence" that Shade had devoured, the magic was immediately sublimated the moment he successfully learned it. According to "her", and the test when Shade went to the sacrificial field on the top of the mountain to practice with Sister Defulin, the magic shadow ball associated with the miracle spirit rune Moon Shadow has the characteristic of "petrification".
That is to say, once hit by this magic, non-stone substances will immediately enter the petrified state. Although this petrified state is not as effective as the black mud, it is enough to be used in battle.
In addition to learning thaumaturgy, on Wednesday, Shade took on another commission to find a cat.
Of course, he did not forget the task given by Miss Danister, so he wrote letters to Miss Margaret, Miss Lecia and Miss Carina, asking them about the "Edwards family in Green Lake Town".
It would take about a week for Margaret's reply to arrive from Willendal City, and if you want to get detailed information, you may have to wait even longer. As for the two ladies of the Cavendish family, they quickly gave Shade the news.
Miss Carina had her maid deliver a message saying that she would help find the name as soon as possible, but she had no idea about this unknown and fallen noble. And Resia didn't mention Shad asking her for help in her letter. She just asked Shad to go to the opera together later on Thursday.
"Watching the opera" is Leicia's favorite code word for a date with Shade, and of course Shade knows what it means.
Xia De found that even though he had a rare moment of free time, time still passed very quickly. From receiving the commission to find the cat on Wednesday to completing the commission on Thursday afternoon, and then using his commission fee to pay the neighborhood's garbage disposal fee, it was just a blink of an eye.
Reading books, studying, or going to the basement to prepare potions and make alchemical items every day makes life extremely fulfilling.
Thursday night came in a blink of an eye. Shade had dinner with his cat in advance. Seeing that the lazy cat was unwilling to go out, he got on the carriage at the door alone at seven o'clock and entered the Maria Opera House at seven twenty.