After dinner, Shade asked about the solar power items.
Miss Carina also collected two items. She had the same opinion as the tower keeper, Mr. Edmund. Since they didn't know which item met the requirements, they might as well find a few more.
The witch gave Shade a heat-generating cobblestone and a broken sword blade. The former had an unusually smooth surface, and when held in the palm of the hand, the temperature would continue to rise until it reached 50 degrees. The latter had no rust, but it didn't seem to have any other special features. Miss Carina thought that the blade might be the remains of the sword of the Sun Knight in the Fourth Era.
Shade did not go home tonight, but was invited to spend the night in the manor, where he discussed the current situation in Midhill Castle with the witch. During this period, he also learned another thing. After the incident in the Sin Mansion, the vampire Mr. Armand Bernhardt asked Sister Defulin to introduce him to the Great Witch of the Witch Council (Chapter 711). Later, Mr. Bernhardt met Granny Cassandra, and then through Granny Cassandra's relationship, he bought a relic from Miss Carina at a high price.
That relic is even related to Shade. It is a clerical-level relic, the Vampire Fang, which Shade obtained at the end of his adventure in the underground ruins of Tobesk after defeating the vampires sent by the Blood Spirit School to assist Mercury Blood. That relic is one of the tokens of the vampire race, and it needs to be implanted in the mouth to exert its characteristics (Chapter 280).
Shade sold the relic and the corpse of the vampire to Miss Carina for 1,200 pounds. Mr. Bernhardt, who was a little anxious, spent a full 3,000 pounds to buy the tooth from Miss Carina.
"So, you don't have to give me gold pounds for those two sun items. I've already made a lot of money from the Vampire Fang."
The red-haired Duchess said generously, and Shade became even more confused:
"Crown of Blood, Scepter of Blood Thorns, Vampire Ring, Holy Grail of Blood, Vampire Fang, five relics already... What on earth are the vampires in the Middleburg area going to do?"
"What they are going to do has nothing to do with the narrow space and the chosen one."
Miss Carina did not make this judgment lightly:
"I heard from the speaker a few days ago that a large number of blood-sucking species from all over the Old World have gathered in the Carsenrick Mountains on the southern foot of Mount Xikar, including five high-level warlocks. But except for Armand Bernhardt you mentioned, no one has entered Middleburg City.
This strange phenomenon has aroused the high alert of the Orthodox Church. The vampires did not avoid the church. After a brief communication between the two sides in the territory of the United Kingdom of Carsenrick at the southern foot of Mount Xikar, the church believed that the actions of the vampires had nothing to do with the affairs of the Chosen, and there was no conspiracy to destroy the city. "
"Does the True God Church really think so?"
Shade asked suspiciously.
"Yes, the church must have its own reasons. So, although the matter of the vampires needs attention, don't focus on it. The church's sealing ceremony 'The Trace of the Holy Tree' will begin on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week, and unexpected problems will arise at that time... This is almost certain. Xia De, I think you will inexplicably appear in a place where you shouldn't be for some strange reason."
The witch teased, but she didn't tell Shade not to go:
"Anyway, just be safe. Now Xiwei and Grandma Cassandra are both in Midhill Castle. You shouldn't be in too much danger if you follow them. Midhill Castle is too far away from Tobesk, after all. I can't help you even if I want to."
"There shouldn't be any danger. After all, the True God Church has made it almost foolproof this time."
Shad said.
The witch showed a sarcastic smile on her face:
"Nothing is foolproof in this world. Wherever there are chosen ones, there are bound to be troubles. My dear student Iluna Beias has already arrived in Middleburg, and there is also Barton who wants to resurrect the dead. The story is getting more and more interesting, and the best thing is that this time the story is very far away from us."
(Mi Mia is running...)
On Saturday, Shade still did not leave Tobesk City. This was not because of the influence of the Laziness Spirit Rune, but because he was really a little tired recently. After a week of high-intensity adventures, even Shade needed time to rest.
Saturday afternoon is usually a group study meeting. Compared with Shade who is running back and forth, Dr. Schneider's life seems very peaceful. Before the meeting, he repeatedly emphasized to others, especially Shade, the importance of this year's winter exam week, and urged Shade to decide as soon as possible whether to apply for skipping a grade.
Xia De is nominally a sophomore now, but his ring sorcerer level is about to reach the fourth ring. If Xia De really wants to skip a grade, then he will have a lot of things to do in the remaining two months of this year.
Xia De also had a lot of things to deal with at the study session. The first was about his own "sublimation language". He needed to determine whether the sleeping princess or sleeping beauty could replace the spirit rune to sleep. The second was the time key obtained from the seal on the mountainside of the narrow mountain. He did not want to confirm the time point corresponding to the time key - it was meaningless to Xia De. Anyway, what he experienced was definitely not recorded in history. He just wanted the college to check and register the key, so that the exploration of the time key could bring new practical credits.
Regardless of whether Xia De will be promoted to the third grade normally at the end of the year, or skip to the fourth grade, practical credits are what he lacks most.
The spirit rune of the sleeping princess directly corresponds to the fairy tale itself. Although it is quite rare and even few people have obtained it in history, the library of Saint Byron actually recorded one of them.
The problem of Shad was finally known by the librarian Miss Danister. So that night, when Leicia was teaching Shad, the manuscript paper brought a message from Miss Danister.
Shade urgently arranged the ceremony and went to St. Byrons again through projection.
St. Byron's Library is still so bright and quiet late at night. The light of candles and gas lamps illuminates every corner of the ancient library.
It was clearly already eight o'clock in the evening, but when I sat on the chair and looked between the bookshelves, I could still see many young warlocks in robes searching for books.
“Is the learning atmosphere at St. Byron’s so strong?”
Shade asked curiously.
"Next week is the mid-term assessment for the autumn semester of the School of Mathematics. If you fail the assessment, you will not be able to take the end-of-year upgrade exam, and your academic year evaluation will be reduced by one grade. Otherwise, it is difficult to see so many young students at this time."
Miss Danister said with a smile.
This thirteen-ring sorceress from Saint Byrons always greeted Shad by sitting on the long sofa in the central open space of the library, so much so that sometimes Shad would wonder if she never stood up.
Miss Danister was unaware of Shade's messy thoughts. She was holding the black hardcover of "The Codex of Sublimation" in her hand. When she saw Shade looking at her, she waved her hand and let the book float in front of her, automatically turning to the corresponding position:
"Your question is very interesting. In the construction of the Language of Ascension, there was indeed a phenomenon of using fairy tale concepts to replace the Sleeping Spirit Runes. That happened in the Fifth Era, to the founder of the academy."
Shade's eyes widened slightly;
"May I ask who it is?"
He thought it was most likely Miss Orlanod who had heard the story.
"She was the second principal of the academy. There are more records about her than the rumored Miss Mana Felena."
"The second president of the college was..."
"Ms. Fiona Drago."
The librarian said an unexpected name, and Shade tried hard to control himself from making a strange expression. If his memory was not confused, when he told the gods the story from his hometown, the long-tailed witch with red hair was clearly in a coma in the ice coffin, and she should not have heard the content of the story.
"Due to the restrictions of the ceremony, you cannot leave your seat. Follow me to the deepest part of the Saint Byrons Library. What is stored there is not secret taboo knowledge, but the history of the academy. Because of Miss Feliana's appearance in Tobesk City some time ago, the academy organized professors to re-inspect and search this ancient library, and we really found some secret rooms that we had not noticed before."
Miss Danister gently rubbed her smooth chin with the tip of her thumb:
"Some lost documents have been rediscovered and classified, as well as some records about the history of the Fifth Epoch School. Principal Fiona Drago once used the Sleeping Princess Spirit Rune to replace the Sleeping Spirit Rune. Of course, her words of sublimation were not 'The echo of time and space shakes the sleeping power', but 'When the sleeping red dragon wakes up, all things will die'.
This is a very destructive sublimation word. Once it is activated, most witches with the same thirteenth ring will be unable to resist her. After all, the principal has the bloodline of the red dragon royal family..."
"Red dragon?"
Shade expressed his doubts appropriately, so Miss Danister explained the matter of the mixed-race races in the Fifth Age. Then she got back to the point:
"Anyway, the Sleeping Princess's replacement for Sleeping is a feasible solution, so you don't have to worry about that. The only thing I'm wondering is, how did you get such a spiritual rune that matches the ancient fairy tale?"
Xia De had already thought of a response method:
"I didn't actually get it, but I just felt that there was this possibility. The original manuscript of The Sleeping Princess is in the Zaras Academy of Literature. I recently met a friend of Zaras, and she had a handwritten copy of the original manuscript. After I read it, I felt deeply touched. That feeling is hard to describe, it's like..."
"I understand. This shows that you and this fairy tale have a good affinity. But unfortunately, your talent and spirit runes make you specialize in the moon's spells and the power of time and space. The fairy tale of enlightenment can only be regarded as a supplement to your ring magic system, and fairy tales related to the moon are more suitable for you... However, I remember another female sorceress in your group who is very good at the power of enlightenment fairy tales. I remember her name is... Dorothy Louisa? You can learn from her."
Miss Danister paused and then asked:
"Speaking of which, how many of your three-ring spirit runes are still missing?"
Xia De summoned the life ring behind him, and the librarian frowned and took a look:
"The only thing missing is enlightenment? You're leveling up really fast. In the past few thousand years, you can be considered one of the most talented students at Saint Byrons... But it's okay this way. The Guidance Month of the Sexes Higher Medical School will arrive at Saint Byrons around the end of this month or the beginning of next month. The higher your level, the greater the chance of success. The other party has been upgraded from the fourth ring to the fifth ring, and can be considered a key training target at Sexes."
"There will be no mistakes in this matter. But Miss Danister, I also want to know how the school's investigation on Miss Felena is going?"
"The progress is not optimistic. The academy has been busy with the Midhill Castle issue recently."
Seeing that Xia De was a little confused, she did not explain:
"To get the answer to this matter, we still have to find the thirteenth-ring warlock, the God Summoner. Our principal is already preparing to go to Middlesbrough, carrying a level 0 relic. Hopefully, he can meet the God Summoner and sit down and talk with him."
"The principal is looking for a god-caller?"
Xia De was very surprised, and then warned himself in his heart that unless it was necessary, he must not attract too much attention in this Middlesbrough incident.