The name "Manna Filianna" was not unfamiliar to Shade. It could even be said that it was familiar to the students of Saint Byrons. This was because she was the founder of Saint Byrons Comprehensive College, one of the three major thaumaturgy colleges, and was rumored to be the most powerful witch who lived in the middle of the Fifth Era.
The relic Saint Byron's Dream that Shade used when he entered school came from this witch. And if this witch had not lived too early, she would definitely be qualified to become one of the thirteen witch emperors at the end of the Fifth Epoch.
Maybe it was because he had met someone with the same name, but when Shade visited the librarian Miss Danister, he had seen the portrait of Miss Feliana on the cover of a book. Although it had been five thousand years, the portrait was very similar to the witch in front of him, and that was why Shade thought she looked familiar when he saw the witch by the campfire just now.
Miss Mana Feliana has a very good reputation. It is not just that the history of the academy deliberately praises its founder. Even the history of the church has praised this witch a lot. So when talking in the rain that morning, Iluna showed her admiration for this lady (Chapter 245).
Maybe the father of the infinite tree has really left, but he let Shad touch the time keys of different eras to face different events, and there must be a reason. At the critical juncture when the evil god descended on Tobesk, Shad met the founder of the academy in the past, and he knew what he should do.
Standing up beside the bonfire and brushing off the dirt on his body, Shade held the cat and bowed respectfully to Miss Feliana under the curious eyes of the three witches:
"Teacher, save me."
Although they didn't know what he meant, the witches couldn't help laughing. In the light of the bonfire, Miss Felina looked very happy. She nodded with a smile:
"Since you are willing to call me a teacher sincerely, then I will definitely help you. But you have to tell me all your situation so that I can make a plan for you."
Xia De hesitated for a moment, then nodded:
"Can."
The sound of the bell echoed in the open space under the giant tree, and the long sound of the whistle cut through the night sky, making the forest outside the campfire restless. The brass life ring appeared behind Shade, and the six runes on the rotating life ring made the three witches look sideways.
"I've seen the prototype of the Ringwitch system before, but I didn't expect it to become the mainstream system of the next era... You two, go find some firewood for now."
Miss Feliana thought for a moment and said to her students. The young witches were a little reluctant, they also wanted to stay and listen to new things. But they still stood up reluctantly and looked at the teacher with a pitiful expression, hoping that she could change her mind.
Then Miss Felina added:
"Go quickly."
They could only straighten their robes, quietly complain about their teacher's harshness, then light torches with the strange flames from the campfire and walk together into the bushes outside the clearing.
The relationship between the three witches seems to be quite good. Perhaps the other two ancient witches whose names Shade does not know also played an important role in the establishment of Saint Byrons.
"No need to stand. We don't have such a rule here. Sit down and talk."
She said to Shad, and Shad sat back down by the fire again, with the cat on his lap.
The bonfire crackled. The blonde witch held her hands to the bonfire as if to keep warm, while her eyes were fixed on Shade:
"I swear to God in the name of Mana Felena that I will not tell anyone about our conversation tonight. So, man from the future, you have traveled through time to come here, how exactly do you want me to help you?"
Her voice was soft, but reliable.
Xia De looked at her. Even though the person in front of him was not a god but just a mortal, he still rekindled hope at this moment:
"I want to know how to drive a god in the form of a saint out of the material world against his will."
This is the biggest problem at the moment. Although Xia De has divinity, the other party also has it. He may not be able to gain an advantage over the saint in a head-on battle, but he just needs to expel the other party.
After all, the other party cannot stay in the material world for long, but Shade can.
"Who is the opponent? Has God fully descended?"
The witch asked with concern, her question went straight to the point.
"Lord of the Blood Feast, I don't know if it has completely arrived, but I saw the blood mist engulfing the city, and I saw the blood-colored light column rushing into the night sky."
"That means it hasn't come yet, but you don't have much time left."
This answer made Xia De feel relieved.
"Don't be so quick to relax. I can't let you fight against God. Only God can fight against God. Wait a moment..."
She took out a book from her robe, this time it was a dirty black book, and it was obviously an illegal publication. On the one hand, it might be dangerous to carry this book with you, and on the other hand, you probably need to use it at any time. After all, the reason why the witches appeared here was not for a picnic.
The title of the book is "Dangerous Rituals: Contacting the Gods".
"Even if you suddenly have the enormous power that I have, you still can't fight against God, because only God can fight God, so you can try to summon God."
The witch suggested seriously.
"It's too late. The Saint has already appeared. I don't even have a second left."
Xia De shook his head. Miss Felina took back the book and asked cautiously:
"Then do you have any Level 0 relics? I don't know how the relics were graded in your era, but you should understand Level 0. If you have more than twenty Level 0 relics, with a very small probability, as a mortal, you might be able to expel the gods at the cost of your life and the lives of millions of people."
The witch suggested again, and she didn't look like she was joking.
"What makes you think I have so many Level 0 relics?"
Shad asked back.
"Since you can travel through time and get away with it, I guess anything is possible for you."
She said it seriously, and Xia De couldn't refute it. He thought about it:
"I do have a few nice relics, but they're not highly rated. Oh, and I also have two Vientiane cards, did you know about this?"
"Oh, you actually have this? And two more?"
Miss Feliana looked at him unexpectedly, but still shook her head:
"The Card of All Things and All Impermanence does have the power of the ancient gods. The ancient gods are powerful enough to suppress all other gods, just like gods can suppress all mortals. But no one has ever known how to use the power of the Card of All Things and All Impermanence. This is the true ancient mystery."
The Vientiane card was not an ordinary thing, and Shade had known it from the female fortune teller a long time ago. But he didn't know that the card actually had power other than bringing luck.
He hesitated for a moment, then made up his mind:
"Well, Miss Felina, besides these, I have other..."
"What?"
"A drop of divinity. By absorbing the divinity, I can become a god."
Miss Felina stopped talking. She made a move that made Shade feel very familiar. She reached out and grabbed Shade's wrist, then let go and looked at her palm, muttering to herself:
"Can a man from the future era do such a thing? Or are you some ancient demigod hero? An angel descended from the earth? Or are you some god who likes to joke?"
"No, what I said is true, and I am really a man."
Xia De hurriedly shook his head and added:
"A god has proven this."
"Do you trust me so much? How dare you tell me such a thing? Even though we are at different places in the long river of time, but..."
"I'm sorry, I don't have much time. Let's discuss these things next time. Miss Feliana, I trust you very much, and I have no other choice."
Xia De said embarrassedly. The witch nodded, her face relaxed a lot, and she no longer looked at Xia De, but at the bonfire in front of her.
The flames swayed, and the shadows of the two people also swayed:
"Whatever... do you need me to use honorifics?"
She joked, and after Shade hurriedly shook his head, she continued:
"No matter who you are, since you are confident enough to absorb divinity and become a god, then the problem is easy to solve. Use the power of God to touch the Vientiane Card, and you will definitely gain something. In addition, although I am only a mortal, I have seen the battles between gods in the material world. Tell me the power you can use in your mortal state, and I will make a plan for you. After all, after becoming a god, the power is still controlled by you, but the manifestation of the power depends on what you have touched in your mortal state."
She took out a notebook and a pen from the sundries around her. These items were very similar to those from the Sixth Epoch:
"You made the right choice to come to me. I bet there are few people in the entire Fifth Epoch who can give you advice about God."
This slightly boastful sentence did not seem out of place when spoken by the witch, Miss Mana Feliana, in front of him.
She paused and looked at Shade again:
"But people from the future, you need to pay attention to one thing."
"Please go ahead."
Shade also looked at her.
"From my perspective, your body is truly mortal. No matter how you use your divinity, it will not be without cost. What the cost is, neither you nor I can predict, but the cost is definitely there."
Xia De understood what the witch meant, and knew that she was worried about him, but he just shook his head:
"It's okay, I've decided to do this."
"So determined?"
"I couldn't escape anyway. Besides, there are still many people I care about around the evil god... I just don't want to regret it."
The two looked at each other, and a smile appeared in Miss Mana Filianna's golden eyes:
"It seems that men in the future will be much stronger than those in our time. I will not discuss the ritual I want to complete this time. You can help me next time you come... I hope you can come back alive to see me."
The night wind blew the crown of the giant tree. Next to the bonfire under the crown, the young man with legs crossed stretched his head respectfully to ask the woman in the robe who was hugging her legs. Their shadows swayed slightly behind them because of the swaying flames. The whispers of the two could not be taken away by the wind, and this scene would not be recorded by anyone.
Perhaps the scene of ancient sages imparting knowledge to students was no more than this. But I don't think anyone would dare to talk about the secrets of God casually.