"Shad, just passing the exam is not enough. I remember that you don't have enough practical credits either."
Miss Louisa reminded again. Thinking about it carefully, she actually thought that it was really possible for Xia De to be promoted to the second grade:
"If I remember correctly, the first grade requires 40 practical credits. Your time travel gave you 10 points, and the Lakeview Manor incident gave you 20 points, but you still need 10 points."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Xia De was not bothered by this at all. Although he could not tell the academy the truth about the death of the Silver-Eyed Man and the evil god incident, and could not hand over the god's gift box to the academy, the reward for the forged Philosopher's Stone was the doctor's credit, and the second time travel in 3002 of the Fifth Period Universal Calendar could not be easily revealed, what he had the most was the so-called accidents.
He could go find Iluna after she came back from the Church. If he stayed with Iluna for two days, he would definitely encounter something worth writing a report about, and Iluna would definitely not mind giving him the credit. Even if this method didn't work, he could directly donate the endless mercury bottles to the academy and get practical credits.
"Just figure it out for yourself."
Miss Louisa said in a low voice, looking at Mia, who put the ring on her tail again:
"Hmm? Why does this ring look so familiar?"
The blonde girl then realized what she was seeing. She wasn't surprised when she heard that Shade wanted to be promoted to the second grade, but now she was shocked:
"The Transformation Ring? You robbed the church? No, that's not important. You want to become a woman? How can that be possible?"
She even stood up and looked at Xia De with wide eyes:
"what are you up to?"
"No, no, please relax. I don't want to become a woman at all. This ring is still related to Miss Carina."
Shad mentioned the name again.
"Oh, that damn woman! How could she give this to you!"
This was the first time that Miss Louisa showed her unladylike side today. It seemed that Shad was right. She definitely had a conflict with Carina Cavendish.
They spent the whole afternoon studying in the living room, chatting about other things in their spare time. As for today's course, since Xia De has been promoted to the second ring, it means that there is still a vacancy in his second ring enlightenment spirit rune.
So far, "The Mad Light Chaser" has not had much effect, so Miss Louisa is looking forward to the fairy tale "The Kiss of the Tree". Just like last week, under Miss Louisa's explanation, Shad read through the ancient pages again. While Miss Louisa sat down to rest, Shad was asked to copy the story again.
Getting inspiration from stories is not something that can be achieved overnight. Only by patiently experiencing and understanding the stories can one gain the power of time, civilization and stories.
"Different versions of the story can derive different powers, so different interpretations can also yield different spiritual runes, spells, and magic from the story."
Miss Louisa explained the story to Shade very patiently, and took out other versions of "Kiss of the Tree" for Shade to read and analyze. By comparing different versions of the story, we can find out the understanding of the story by our predecessors, which is very helpful for appreciating the wisdom of enlightenment.
The different versions of "Kiss of the Tree" reminded Shad that he had obtained a lot of very good books from the ruins of the old cult. Before the ruins were closed, the cult used special parchment and ink to copy down all the valuable things. Luvia, Shad and Iluna each took some.
Shad shared those books with Miss Louisa, and then took out the "Dlarion Ancient Fairy Tales" that he bought from the charity auction from the study.
The blonde writer was very surprised by these books, and after obtaining Shade's consent, she picked out a few to borrow, intending to take them home and read them slowly. And the priceless "Derraion Ancient Fairy Tales" happened to also have the story of "Tree Kiss".
However, unlike the original version provided by Miss Louisa, the ending of the story in this old book is that Princess Tavier did not become a mummy and be sealed in the trunk of the ancient tree. Instead, she stepped through the door of the ancient tree, accepted the power of the ancient tree, became the keeper of the strange tree, and used that special power to punish her parents.
"This version of the story is most likely from the Fifth Epoch. In that era, there were many stories where the female protagonists gained power at the end of the story, rather than the princess being a vassal of the prince as in earlier stories.
This is of course because the witches at that time had power. This tells us that studying the differences between different versions and stories can help us understand the characteristics of civilizations in different eras, and thus better understand the enlightenment elements that are regarded as the light of civilization. "
Miss Louisa said, and Shade nodded. His opinion was more simple:
"In fact, fairy tales with this kind of ending are more suitable for children... Oh, don't look at me like that. I'm not saying that the ending of the original version is bad. It's just that it may leave children with... It's okay, just ignore what I said."
He picked up Mia, who was taking a nap, under Miss Louisa's condemning eyes, and the orange cat made a "woooo~" sound from its throat, expressing its dissatisfaction.
"Shad, you almost lost your right to go to the opera with me next week."
The blonde said with a smile.
"Opera next week?"
Xia De was a little hesitant. He took this as some kind of invitation, but it seemed that their relationship had not reached that level yet.
"Yes, look, I've got the ticket."
Miss Louisa took out two stamped tickets from her handbag and placed them on the table:
"Next Saturday night, which is the first day after the curfew ends, it will start at 7:30 and end at 9:30. That show happens to have a story related to "The Kiss of the Tree", and I also have something to do at the Queen Maria Opera House."
Opera, as a high art, was an important part of the entertainment and leisure of the upper class of this era. Tobysk, known as the pearl of the north, had many opera houses of all sizes, some of which were informal and were said to offer illegal performances.
There are three relatively famous opera houses: the King's Opera House, the Tobesk Opera House, and the Queen Maria Opera House mentioned by Miss Louisa.
"We have an exam next Saturday, so we need to relax the night after the exam, but we can't delay our classes. Why don't we go to see the opera together? It can also be considered as part of our study for next week... Xia De, don't you want to go?"
Miss Louisa waved the bill and asked hesitantly.