Miss Danister listened carefully to Shade's description of the six generations of Edwards, and thought for a long time before speaking:
"The Edwards family didn't rule the island for very long. The first lord was the one you mentioned, Clyne Edwards. He lived more than three hundred years ago. It's hard to find a true account of his identity, and it's even harder to find accurate historical data that describes his life. But based on some vague evidence, we can infer that he was a ring wizard."
"So, the disaster in Green Lake Town and the past of the Edwards family actually originated from this person?"
Shade asked, and Miss Danister nodded:
"After hearing the information you got, I can infer this. Shade, you are better than I thought. I have conducted so many investigations, but I have not found any accurate information about the members of the Edwards family, but you did it."
"I am also interested in the diagram of the sun, moon and stars. Besides, it is not difficult to go to Green Lake. The next difficulty is how to find all the surviving Edwards. I can contact the two brothers Fulan."
"I have some very interesting information here, too."
Miss Danister held her teacup and said:
“The pattern of the sun, moon and stars is very similar to the pattern on the back of the Rhodes card, so I contacted the Prophet Association, hoping to know the meaning of the back of the Rhodes card, but they said that the pattern was not original, but a copy of an existing pattern.”
This refers to the "Impermanence of Everything" card.
"I know you like the Rhodes deck very much, and you should also know the cards of the Genesis series. The Prophet's Association showed me Genesis Destiny and told me that the card back of the Rhodes deck originated from this card and the Genesis Knowledge in your hand. Therefore, the clues about the Rhodes deck are temporarily interrupted. Even the Prophet's Association does not know which ancient fortune teller made these two cards."
Xia De smiled and shook his head:
"That's true, but I envy you for being able to see the founding destiny... Ahem, let's get back to business. Did you find any other clues in the association?"
"Yes, you understand other people's minds very well."
The red-haired sorceress nodded:
"Although I didn't get any clues about the plan from the Prophet Association, I accidentally found out that the father of the four fourth-generation people, the third-generation lord Pride Edwards who died in Green Lake Town, once asked the Green Lake City Prophet Association to interpret a prophecy. That was not a prophecy made by the Prophet Association, but one made by Pride Edwards."
"What is the content of the prophecy?"
Shad asked.
"Those stubborn people won't reveal anything."
Miss Danister shook her head. After all, the Prophet Association had the obligation to keep secrets for all those who sought help. Luvia had said many times that the Prophet Association would never leak secrets. This was the basic rule of the association.
"They refused to reveal it, so I went to see it myself. After all, it was a prophecy of an ordinary person, so it was not hidden very well. The protection measures of the Prophet Association can stop others, but not me."
The librarian spoke of what she had done as if she had just gotten up early in the morning and eaten a vegetable salad, and then informed Shade of the contents of the prophecy:
"When the day of reconciliation comes, the scattered bloodlines will return to the origin of the family. We will drink the wine of immortality together and escape the cage of the world."
"How does the Prophet's Association interpret this passage?"
Shade asked, and Miss Danister shook her head:
"This prophecy was not interpreted by the ring magicians of the Prophet Association, but by ordinary fortune tellers. Registered fortune tellers of the association will not easily interpret other people's prophecies. This is a strange rule of fortune tellers. But from the current perspective, at least the middle half of the sentence means that all Edwards will return to the island together one day."
"It's even possible that 'the origin of the family' refers to that picture."
Shade agrees:
"So, we wait for them to come back, and then, while they are drinking wine together, we ask each of them what the pattern means?"
"Your statement is very humorous."
Miss Danister smiled and shook her head. She was not the kind of person who would sit there and wait for death:
"Next, you go contact the Forlan brothers, and then use your own channels to find other Edwards. There are some things going on at the academy, and I may not be able to investigate further for the time being. You will be the main investigator next."
She did not hide the facts of Shade College:
"Some people suspect that Saint Byron has hidden a great secret related to the Chosen One, and that the academy is hiding a secret related to the reappearance of the ancient witch of the Fifth Epoch... To be exact, everyone except us suspects this. The principal has reached an agreement with the church, allowing the church to send a team to enter the academy to investigate."
"ah?"
Xia De blinked and pursed his lips without commenting.
Miss Danister continued:
"If it was the Fifth Era, we would not have been subjected to such an 'insult'. Fortunately, the church still takes into account the friendship between the two sides, so they nominally sent a 'visiting delegation' at the invitation of the seminary. Our principal, let me be in charge of this matter. I hope they can find out something by then. After all, I am also curious about how Miss Feliana and other ancient witches came across time... ... It would be best if they could find out that the God Summoner is our student."
As she spoke, she looked at Shade:
"Shad, what do you think this investigation will reveal?"
Xia De shook his head quickly:
"I don't know. Then you will handle the affairs of the academy, and I will take care of Edwards' affairs."
Miss Danister showed a meaningful expression, but she did not test Shade. She had more important things to say:
"Let me remind you that based on your participation in the Ring City Riding Competition and your talent and promotion speed after becoming a Ring Warlock, the Academy now suspects that you are the Chosen One of Space."
"What?"
Xia De was stunned for a moment, then he understood the logic. Jialina said something similar yesterday.
"But I can't be."
"You don't have to explain to me, because I don't know who the chosen one is. But what's even more coincidental is that the Green Lake area may be the place where the chosen one holds the ceremony, and you happen to be there."
"I report the Fulun brothers. They also have spatial abilities and they are twins. The ancient god of space is related to division and reconciliation!"
Shade said immediately, and Miss Danister laughed:
"Okay, okay, at the moment, I can only say that you are the most suspicious. But don't worry, only Saint Byrons knows about your situation now. I don't think you are the chosen one of space. If you are really the chosen one, it is the moon, not space. I just want to remind you not to let anyone see 'Shad Hamilton' appear in Green Lake. Otherwise, you really can't explain it clearly."
"Of course. I understand."
"Also, your studies are the most important. Don't waste too much time on the investigation. After I finish dealing with the affairs of the academy, I will still take the lead in investigating Edwards. Of course, since my student is so proactive in completing the task of a mentor, I can't be too stingy. Make some requests to me, Shade."
This is what Shade is waiting for:
"Two things. My Sixth Ring has obtained the first spiritual rune, Whisper-End, which corresponds to my Ascendant Words, the Shadow of the Silver Moon, which guides the final direction. I want to apply for new magic from the academy."
As he spoke, he showed his life ring. Miss Danister took a look and nodded with great satisfaction:
"Yes, it seems that you have worked very hard. Then let me choose for you. What type of magic do you prefer? Spirit runes such as end and destruction, offensive magic is more common."
"It doesn't matter what type, but I want it to be something to do with the moon."
The librarian was becoming more and more satisfied with her students:
"Very good, you know exactly what path you want to take, which is very important for a young man of your age. If so, I recommend the thaumaturgy - Black Moon Symbol, which is also a thaumaturgy I often use."
As she spoke, the apple in the fruit bowl on the table flew in front of her. She reached out and tapped the apple, and a small black moon symbol with a strange luster appeared on the surface of the apple. Miss Danister snapped her fingers lightly, and the apple disappeared.
It did not rot, nor did it disappear as if being erased by space, but instead turned into white ash.
Miss Danister asked:
"Please answer me, what does the black moon refer to?"
"The three moons in the material world are the Silver Moon, the Red Moon, and the Yellow Moon. The Black Moon usually refers to the moon in a lunar eclipse. This rare astronomical phenomenon will cause the tides of the spirits in the material world, the fluctuations in the spellcasting ability of the ring sorcerers, and the changes in the properties of some special relics. But in general, the appearance of the Black Moon represents the blackest night, the darkness that ends everything, and is a symbol of destruction."
"Yes, that's why the magic - Black Moon Symbol was born. The caster leaves the Black Moon Symbol on the surface of any entity, and detonates the Black Moon before the symbol disappears, causing the attached entity to be annihilated. The length of time the symbol can exist is related to the caster's level and the amount of spirit consumed. Objects destroyed in this way are difficult to restore except for powers such as time reversal. For example, if a person's finger is destroyed in this way, then the restoration magic cannot regenerate the finger. The only way is to reverse time or create a brand new finger."
"Conceptual destruction?"
Shad asked.
"Almost. You can experience it yourself after you learn it. You can also hear the danger of this magic. Generally speaking, only students above the seventh ring who have passed strict examination in the academy are allowed to touch it. Currently, there are only five users of the Black Moon Symbol recorded in Saint Byrons, and the four of them, including me, are professors."
She waved her hand, and a roll of yellowed parchment flew from the bookshelf far behind Shade to Shade's front:
"This thing cannot be leaked. Write it down now and go prepare the materials. Remember, you must never teach this magic to others. As for your learning of this magic, I will guarantee you and make you the sixth Saint Byrons Ring sorcerer who has mastered the Black Moon Symbol."
"Thanks."
Shade hurriedly thanked him and went to read the contents on the parchment. The materials needed for this complex magic were naturally not ordinary, but fortunately, Shade had a lot of "Moonlight Water", one of the core materials of the ritual, and the other materials that needed to be prepared could be collected through various channels. Although some of the materials on the list were troublesome, they could be obtained through the channels of the Witch Council and the Guiding Light Hermitage.
The only problem is that this magic has strict requirements for learning time:
"The ceremony must be performed during a lunar eclipse?"
Xia De looked at this request suspiciously:
"Lunar eclipses don't happen very often."
In fact, since the stranger came to this world, there has never been a lunar eclipse.
"Since I'm recommending this magic to you, I won't deliberately embarrass you. A few days ago, the academy held a teaching seminar, and I heard the professors of the School of Astronomy mentioned that there will be a short lunar eclipse around the end of the month of the Sowing Month, which can be observed in most areas of the central part of the Old Continent."
Whether this world is a planet or a flat earth, Xia De is not sure, but there are indeed time differences in different parts of the Old World, and the stars seen in different regions are also different. However, these phenomena can be explained by mysticism.
"It is now the tenth day of the Moon of Seeding. You have more than half a month to collect materials and prepare for the ritual. I think you should be in time. Of course, if you really can't collect all the materials, I can give you some from my personal warehouse, but the thaumaturgy is given to you for free as a teacher, but you have to pay for the materials."
The sorceress smiled and said, after Shade finished reading the contents of the parchment, she let the old parchment fly back to its original position:
"Let's talk about the second thing. Don't you need my help with something else?"
Xia De nodded:
"Well, I want to meet with Miss Emilia Sienord to talk about unicorns again."
This is to allow the witch of the Fifth Age to master the power of the unicorn form.
Miss Danister hesitated:
"Xia De, although the college does not prohibit students from dating, but..."
She was obviously thinking of Shade's messy relationships with men and women. Not to mention the high-level sorceress she saw with her own eyes on the night of the Battle of Randall Valley, according to rumors in Tobesk, Shade had been entangled with at least three women:
"An elf in his fifties, if converted into a pure-blooded human, would actually be only fifteen or sixteen years old."
"I really do this for the knowledge, if you don't believe me, you can watch us talking."
Shade said with a serious face, trying to change his image in Miss Danister's mind.
"Is that so?"
It can be seen that Miss Danister still had doubts, but in the end she chose to believe in Shad's character.
This Thursday morning, Shade had been communicating with Saint Byrons through the projection ceremony. The elf girl Emilia, who had not seen Shade for more than a month, was also very happy to see Shade again. Although Shade's question was strange - how to use the power of a unicorn if a person turned into a unicorn, the elf girl still gave her answer in detail.
By the time he said goodbye to Emilia and Miss Danister, it was already noon. When Shad stretched and stood up from the chair, he saw Mia lying on the sofa looking at him, so Shad, who was in a good mood, picked her up and prepared to go out for lunch.
He had no plans to go to the Green Lake area again today, so he ate lunch outside with the cat and then walked to Old John's Pawn Shop.
"Father John, please help identify the relics."
There were no customers in the pawnshop in the afternoon. After Xia De went in, he took out the red copper bracelet he had obtained on the island yesterday.
"Relics? Let me take a look."
The old man behind the counter was making tea very attentively. When he heard about the relic, he was very interested and opened the handkerchief that Xia De had wrapped the bracelet in. He glanced at the light, shook his head slightly, and showed a disappointed expression:
"I thought it was something else."
He took out a silencer-equipped pistol from under the counter, put the bracelet on his wrist, and handed the pistol to Shad:
"Shoot me."
"Are you kidding?"
Shad asked.
"Of course not. Bullets don't count as part of your expenses."
Xia De nodded suspiciously, and was sure that the old man behind the counter was in a much better mental state today than the pharmacist yesterday, so he patted his cat first to prevent it from being scared, and then pulled the trigger:
Peng!
Because of the silencer, the sound was very slight, and Xia De's dynamic vision clearly captured the trace of the bullet in the air, so he also saw that the bullet was bounced away after approaching the old man.
"Please don't destroy my store."
Old John waved his hand, and the bullet was controlled to fly back and land in his palm. He took off the bracelet and put it back on the counter, indicating that Shade had finished the appraisal:
"I've seen this relic before, probably about 40 or 50 years ago. It's a clerical-level (level 4) relic called Arrow-Loss Enemies. Wearing the bracelet can deflect flying objects. Arrows, bullets, and even fireballs and lightning are all within the protection range of this relic. The negative feature is that wearing it for a long time will lead to bad luck, as if the luck has also been deflected away."
Xia De raised his eyebrows:
"Then I definitely won't wear it. But the positive features sound good."
"No, it's actually pretty useless."
Old John shook his head:
"The relic itself is passively activated, and can only maintain its effect for 1 second each time, and the shortest activation frequency is once every five minutes. And although it is easy to deflect bullets, it requires physical strength to exert the relic's effect when facing the magic spells of the ring wizard. If the upper limit is exceeded, it may even cause the body to decay directly. For the ring wizard, entering the middle ring, he is not afraid of bullets. The basic spells such as arrow loss protection, advanced bullet protection, and defensive magic corresponding to spirit runes such as shield protection are all impossible for ordinary bullets to penetrate, and the power of alchemical bullets has a clear upper limit. Since the effect achieved by this relic can also be achieved by magic, and the effect is only better than that of alchemical items, then why use dangerous relics?"