Chapter 1265

Xia De did not leave the doctor's place until 2:00 AM on Wednesday. After returning home, he didn't sleep for many hours before yawning and getting up for breakfast. Seeing the manuscript pages glowing, he confirmed that Miss Danister had time at that moment, then set up the ritual to wait for news, and at 7:30, he projected himself to Saint Byrons.

"Good morning, Xia De. What's the matter?"

It was still the familiar academy library. It was still early, but Miss Danister looked very energetic. Now that the new semester had begun, even if the formal students of Saint Byrons had a long vacation like "winter break," it had already ended at the beginning of the Star-Sparse Month. There were quite a few people in the library at 7:30 AM. Looking around, one could see figures walking between the dense bookshelves. And on the coffee table between Miss Danister and Xia De, there were cakes and black tea. This was the sorceress's breakfast; being able to eat breakfast in the library was probably her privilege.

And standing beside the coffee table at this time was a young girl wearing a maid's dress, with a white lace hairband on her head and small black leather shoes on her feet. Seeing the man who appeared as a projection looking at her, the young girl blushed, hugged the tray, and ran away.

"There are maids in the academy?"

Xia De asked curiously. The girl just now looked like a pure-blooded human.

"The academy hired a batch of maids, but that one isn't. That's a maid I recruited from among the students by posting an academy mission. Young girls always look very pretty in this outfit."

Miss Danister elegantly held her black tea. Seeing Xia De looking at her, she explained to him:

"Xia De, don't look at me with that kind of gaze. The treatment I give is very good. Not only is the pay high, but after finishing work, they are allowed to browse some of my private collection of books. This is an opportunity others want to get but cannot." This was probably also a privilege of the library administrator; in the entire Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy, besides the principal, Mr. Pigman, no one else had the qualifications to criticize her.

"Don't think that I am the kind of person who wantonly exploits students because of privilege. Then answer me honestly: if you were sitting in my position, would you use your privilege to recruit students to help you do things?"

Xia De answered very honestly: "No."

"Hmm?"

"Because I have maids, or rather, girls with the maid profession who are willing to help me."

The sorceress laughed:

"Let's talk about business. You specifically came to find me; it shouldn't be for a trivial matter like 'asking if the academy has low-priced star grass for sale'." She tossed her black tea cup aside; the cup slid smoothly in the air, and ripples appeared on the surface of the black tea.

"Recently I... forget it, I won't make up excuses. Actually, it's because of some reasons that I investigated and found that the establishment of Saint Byrons is related to the Old God 【Curtain of Eternal Night】, so I want to learn more information from you."

As the person in Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy who knew Xia De best, Miss Danister naturally knew that Xia De had many oddities. Seeing him say this, she couldn't help but sigh:

"You really are direct. However, I won't pursue your secrets. Yes, that Old God is indeed related to the establishment of the academy. Speaking of which, ever since you enrolled, you seem to have always been very interested in the history of the academy's establishment. Last autumn, you even asked me about the relationship between the Old God 【Gray-Robed Sage】 and the academy library."

She beckoned behind her, and soon, a giant book thicker than Little Mia floated over. This book had no name. Miss Danister let it float in the air and then turn pages automatically:

"That was a matter of the Fifth Era. Compared to the detailed historical records of the relationship between the library and the Old God 【Gray-Robed Sage】, the records of the relationship between the academy and that God of Night appear quite vague and unclear, as if someone had deliberately deleted parts of the content. However, the school history records about the early days of the school are mostly like this, so it's not strange."

She turned to the corresponding page:

"According to the records, the second principal of the academy, Miss Fiona Delage, who was still an apprentice at the time, found the city where that God of Night temporarily resided in the eternal night of the extreme northern snowfields, a city that was not truly located in the material world. She begged the God for the blessing of the night, a blessing for the great academy that was about to be established on that ice field. Therefore, whenever night falls, Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy will

receive the blessing of the night, which helped the predecessors of the academy survive many difficult moments."

After she finished reading, she let the book return to its original place. "Only this content?" Xia De asked.

"Yes, these are the only definite records. However, the content inside is fine. The blessing of the God of Night is still working today. Although you have visited Saint Byrons at night, you probably haven't noticed that the night of Saint Byrons is incomparably peaceful and quiet, and there are no corners without light. When night falls over this academy city, the probability of dark creatures appearing decreases, all malicious creatures are suppressed, and three special blessing effects are obtained every week—for example, this week it is 'Moonlight Power Amplification', 'Flesh Creature Healing Speed Enhancement', and 'Trace Luck Improvement'."

She added with a smile:

"However, everyone's luck is improved, so you can't count on winning more by gambling in the tavern. Oh, also, a Ringed Shushi who possesses the highest management authority of the academy receives a great degree of strengthening within the academy at night. You can think that in the academy at night, no mortal can beat the principal or me."

"Highest management authority of the academy" refers to the formal principal and the formal library administrator. These were also the two highest seats that had existed ever since Miss Feilian established Saint Byrons, and the two were theoretically in a peer relationship.

Seeing Xia De frowning and thinking, Miss Danister did not disturb him. After a good while, Xia De asked:

"These are all concrete historical materials, so are there any legendary stories that are not so accurate?"

"Of course there are. According to the research of the time investigators of the History Academy, before the academy was established in the Fifth Era, the land under my feet was the Kingdom of Night, where the dependents of that God of Night lived. Later, the God voluntarily partitioned a small piece of territory to Miss Feilian, allowing Saint Byrons to be established."

"Since it was researched by time investigators, why say it's a legendary story?"

Xia De asked curiously.

"Because later we discovered that the Five-Ringed Shushi went crazy before the three time investigations, so we cannot be sure whether what he said was true or false. Time keys around the time of Saint Byrons' establishment are rare, and most do not point to the establishment of the academy itself, so it is very difficult to learn the truth before the era through time investigators."

If the statement that "the location of Saint Byrons Comprehensive Academy was once part of the territory of the dependents of the God of Night" is correct, then the purpose of Miss Feilian sending Fiona to the "City of Eternal Night" to meet the God was very likely for this matter.

"But the mission location was the Northern Continent, and according to my investigation, the Central Continent of the Fifth Era is the main body of the current Old Continent, and the current location of Saint Byrons is the extreme northern ice sheet... In the Fifth Era, there were five continents and countless islands, while the current era..."

This could also be considered a small gain. Even when she met the God after four missions, Fiona still didn't remember what she was supposed to do, but at least Xia De already knew what she should have done. "The relationship between the Old God of Night 【Curtain of Eternal Night】 and Saint Byrons is rarely recorded in books. I will find students to organize the information later and send it to you tonight or tomorrow morning. You can distinguish the truth from the false yourself."

Miss Danister said, then asked Xia De:

"It has been a month since you told me at the beginning of the year that you had promoted to the Fifth Ring. How many Fifth-Ring spirit runes do you have now? Three? Or four?"

"No, no, it's not that easy. Still only one, Whisper - Puppet."

The destiny ring slowly appeared behind him. Miss Danister was a little disappointed:

"I thought you had already promoted to the Sixth Ring."

"Are your expectations for me too high? I've been busy with other things recently. However, if you only pursue speed and not the quality of learning, there is actually a way to promote quickly."

For example, visiting the ruins of those Old Gods or even Ancient Gods. For Xia De, who is highly sensitive to souls, it is not difficult to obtain "Miracle" or "Blasphemy" spirit runes. But the problem is that moving too fast is sometimes not a good thing.

"Since we are talking about quality, have you learned any new miracles recently?" Miss Danister asked again:

"I checked your applications for the last few times, and you only looked for some materials. For you correspondence students, the new semester has started for so long. Xia De, don't tell me you haven't done anything during this time."

In a trance, the Outsider had the illusion of being questioned by his mentor when he was in his hometown. But Miss Danister was right. Since the rest time he gave himself at the beginning of the year ended, he had been running around in Randall Valley, and as for his own studies, he only read books when he went home at night. This was not a good learning attitude: "I understand, I will work twice as hard. Recently, I am actually conceiving a new moonlight attack miracle. Sorry, can I demonstrate my miracle?"

After obtaining consent, Xia De used 【Ring of Confinement】. This was a miracle obtained before the Battle of Pantanal, and it didn't have much recognizability, so there was no need to worry about being recognized.

So a ring of light flew from Xia De's wrist and flew toward the lady sitting opposite him. Miss Danister did not block it, letting the ring of light put itself on her neck:

"Confinement effect? Looks pretty good."

With a casual tug, the ring of light turned into light dust and disappeared.

"Yes, and it has an automatic tracking function. I want to explore other attack methods of moonlight miracles based on this miracle."

"The idea is good, you have to work twice as hard."

The sorceress exhorted, which made Xia De feel more and more that he had been too negligent in his studies recently:

"Then I will strive to promote to the Sixth Ring before spring comes."

"You don't have to be so fast. The promotion of the middle ring is not as easy as the low ring. Besides, spring is only a month away... However, it is good for young people to have some enterprising spirit. As your teacher, although you rarely ask me for advice, I still have to teach you some things. Promoting to the Sixth Ring before spring comes is fine, but learn this miracle before spring comes. This is the test I give you for the first half of the spring semester of the 1854 school year."

The parchment scroll that had already been placed on the coffee table flew toward Xia De, then automatically unfolded in front of Xia De, displaying the text inside to him.

"Miracle of the Moon — 【Moon's Dream】."