Although the doctor's luck was not very good, Xia De trusted the doctor's ability to do things. With the doctor's mediation, Xia De thought that the probability of success of this deal was very high.
So, when Lesia used Dorothy's body to teach him later, he told Lesia about this.
Her Royal Highness the Princess was very surprised. She smiled while holding a teacup at the desk:
"Can we move more than three times the space every hour? This is very interesting."
She looked at Shade:
"Although the time is short, if you have this door, we can meet often."
Only then did Xia De realize that this relic was not as useless as he had imagined.
This week, we continued to study the fairy tale "The Sleeping Princess". The study cycle has been nearly a month. This time, Lesia did not give those boring theoretical explanations. Instead, she burned her own handwritten copy of the story and called out the princess holding the spindle.
At this time, Shade unexpectedly discovered that compared to the use of magic in Coldwater Port, this time the magic summoning was obviously faster, and the princess's body was more solid, even close to a real entity.
"Didn't you help Dorothy advance from the fourth ring to the fifth ring last week?"
Sitting in the study chair, Leicia put down her teacup and waved behind her. The life ring of the five-ring warlock appeared. Xia De looked up and saw nothing different:
"What's the meaning?"
"Although she only reached the same level as me, I clearly feel that I have become stronger. Not only is the power I receive from her stronger..."
As he spoke, he took out another piece of parchment and threw it out. The sight of the parchment burning in the air scared the cat lying on Shad's legs, which probably made it think that anything in the house could be caught on fire.
After the second parchment burned, the figure of the match girl carrying a basket also appeared. Together with the sleeping princess, she bowed slightly to Shade, which meant that Leicia could now summon two fairy tale characters at the same time.
"We are on equal terms, so the better for us to take advantage of each other's strengths."
“That’s really remarkable.”
Xia De did not hesitate to praise:
"So what about the Red Butterfly? Is Father John's alchemical product ready again?"
“It’s done, but the situation is not ideal.”
Leicia was very troubled when she talked about this. She picked up her teacup, and the sleeping princess beside her refilled her tea:
"After improving the material, it only allowed us to look at each other for longer, but it didn't bring about any fundamental changes. Dad also admitted that he couldn't do better than this, and we should think of other ways."
"So, you went to investigate the old gods, the Twins, huh?"
"Yes, you know that although I don't live in the academy, I am not a correspondence student. I asked my instructor to investigate the information, and the Zaras Academy of Literature also has records about this god."
Although this has nothing to do with tonight's class, Xia De behind the desk still asked curiously:
"Any news?"
"No, this great being who has passed away was not a particularly famous god. The extraordinary beings of the previous era, that is, witches, were barren. Without the extraordinary beings praying for them to give birth to twins, the faith was severely weakened."
Leicia covered her head:
"The only clearest thing known so far is what you mentioned. This twin god descended near the current Mount Xikar in the last century and gave a pair of female twins power, helping them defeat the evil sealed in the warp."
Professor Dunn's data did not specify the gender of the twins. Judging from the whereabouts of the vampire ring, the old man at the party also died in the Xikar Mountain area.
"Does the information mention the names of the twins blessed by God? Is it... Helen and Grace?"
Shade asked hesitantly.
"Is this the name of the twin girls you met in the past?"
Leicia smiled:
"You are really popular with women, but unfortunately, the names of the twin girls are not in the academy's records. However, the pronouns used to describe people in the Fifth Era also indicate their age. The twin girls who received God's grace during the descent were about 20 years old at the time."
“I see.”
"Oh, the data records that the defeated evil creature in the subspace was sealed by the girls' family and passed down from generation to generation... What's that expression on your face?"
Leicia asked curiously, and Shade smiled. He stood up and walked to the window, then held Mia and looked out the window at the night view of St. Teresa's Square.
The carriage passed through the square, and the streets under the gas lamps were quiet and peaceful:
"They really did it. They really relied on the vampire god's token to seek help from the Twin Gods' cult, and they really cut off the fate that troubled countless pairs of twins... It's great. They broke their own fate. That's great."
Leicia tilted her head and looked at him:
"Why do you always encounter such strange things in the past? I mean, the past and the present are always connected by you in this era, such as Miss Feliana's matter, and the sage-level relic in your basement."
"Don't think of me as that kind of weird person."
Although he knew that Leicia was joking, Shade still refuted it.
"It's getting late, and the break is over. Next, let's move on to the last step of tonight's class."
As Leicia was speaking, the princess who looked very similar to Leicia and was holding a spindle walked towards Shade:
"The best way to let you experience deep sleep is to let you take a nap. I remember that you need to wake up before dawn tomorrow morning to use the next key? No problem. I can control the sleeping time precisely."
"Oh, Leicia, isn't it too early now? It's only 9:30 in the evening. I usually go to bed at 12 o'clock."
"So your life is too irregular. Go and get some rest. Don't you have to get up early tomorrow morning? I'll go upstairs to chat with Luvia and then I'll leave."
As she spoke, she actually took the spindle from the sleeping princess, and the princess in the fluffy dress looked at Shade with a smile.
"How could this thing be touched by others?"
Shad was very surprised.
"The properties of this spindle are very similar to your Moonlight Greatsword. Similarly, the basket of the match girl can also be touched... I can stab you myself later."
Luvia chuckled and gestured:
"Would you like to give your cat one, too?"
"Meow~"
The cat, who is sometimes very smart but sometimes very silly, has become interested in the golden spindle.
(Mi Ya is sleeping...)
If you carefully explore the power of the ring sorcerer, you will find that there are many inconspicuous additional effects. For example, the terrible spell of Shade, Blood Brew, can be used to make wine.
And Lecia's "Sleeping Princess" actually allowed Shad to have a good dreamless sleep all night. Even after waking up, he felt refreshed and had an unprecedented sense of happiness.
“That’s really good.”
It was before the first rays of sunshine rose on Sunday morning. It was not yet half past six, so Mia felt that Shad had gotten up, but she did not get out of bed with him.
The next key to be used is in the year 3024 of the Fifth Epoch. 22 years have passed since the God’s Descent in the Thousand Trees Forest, and exactly ten years have passed since the God’s Cocktail Party in the Night Manor.
This key was provided by Mother-in-law Cassandra, and Shad has already told Miss Carina about the key. The witch is looking forward to Shad running into Miss Feliana again, but Shad is still pessimistic and thinks the possibility is very high.
This was the first time this key was used, so Xia De didn't need to make any special preparations.
After getting up and washing up a bit, he said hello to Mia and inserted the key into the bedroom door:
"May the World Tree protect me in time."
White mist overflowed from the crack in the door like silk threads.
Stranger, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time".
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Winter of the 3024th year of the Fifth Era, Central Continent, Dead Silence Valley.
Event: Destruction of the Library of Gaddis.
Duration: thirty minutes (1/3).
"Ha, after east, west, south, and north, we finally reach the Central Continent. So how many large continents are there in the material world of the Fifth Era?"
You get additional information.
The figure of the Infinite Tree Father continues to watch over you.
The ancient god of time has given you a test.
Assist the old god "Gray Sage" to complete the recording of library documents.
The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you rewards: Knowledge-Original Sin Thaumaturgy, a piece of true information-Vampire.
"Hmm? This time, there's no thaumaturgy at all?"
Xia De still remembers that when he used the key for the first time, he had a spiritual rune and a magic, but now, it was just knowledge and information.
"Since we're here for nothing, let's go see what's going on this time."
Xia De couldn't help but shook his head, and stepped out of the white mist amid "her" laughter.
"oh!"
As he took his first steps, the surrounding white fog seemed to be pushed away by a huge force, dispersing to both sides with the center of his vision as the center line. But after the white fog receded, the main color in his vision was still white.
The howling wind mixed with the heavy snow and the knee-deep snow on the ground created a winter scene in front of Xia De. Xia De, who had just left the warm and comfortable bedroom, could not help but shiver due to the bone-chilling cold.
The strong wind passed by, making a chilling sound, and there was no other sound here. Looking up, in the heavy snow, there was a valley with a wide view but deep and depressing. This is really the most standard "valley", with steep cliffs on both sides that are almost vertical to the ground. The cliffs are constantly gathering forward and gathering together in the front in a nearly circular shape.
As for the back, the cliff stretched into the distance, with no end in sight.
These cliffs are probably hundreds of meters high, but because the valley is quite large, the sunlight can shine directly down, causing the snow to reflect dazzling light. The cliffs on both sides and in front have been artificially hollowed out and carved into the appearance of cliff buildings.
After being worn out by time, most of the cliff buildings have been destroyed and turned into ancient ruins. These buildings are probably the "Caddis Library" mentioned in the mission description.
"What a winter it is... I hope the coming winter in Tobesk won't be as cold as this."
The dense snowflakes blurred his vision and even hurt his face when they hit him. Shade shivered in the snow, but fortunately he had thought about the various dangerous situations he might encounter during his adventure, so he had prepared a coat.