Chapter 1266

"Xia De, although you are not a student of the Astronomy Academy, the compulsory courses for the third and fourth years still include astrology. This is because of your 【Silver Moon】 core spirit rune. Different moon phase cycles correspond to different powers of the moon. The waning moon phase corresponds to the powers of healing, acceptance, recovery, and dreams. 【Moon's Dream】 comes from this. This is a very complex miracle, and it belongs exclusively to the Saint Byrons Library; you won't find it anywhere else. This time, I will only provide you with three sets of ritual materials, but you are highly unlikely to succeed. Therefore, before spring comes, collect materials yourself and repeatedly try the miracle until you have fully mastered it."

The teacher's tone at this time was quite majestic:

"When the first Randall flower blooms in the Randall Valley of Carsonrick and spring descends on the Old Continent, I will let you come to Saint Byrons again and show me your learning results. If you fail to reach the level I want, Xia De, prepare to face my mountain of questions and sea of books for the rest of the year. If you fully master 【Moon's Dream】, perhaps I can give you some rewards."

She winked at Xia De with a smile, and Xia De understood that this was definitely not a joke.

Miracle — 【Moon's Dream】, corresponds to the spirit runes of March, 【Moon】, 【Dream】, and 【Meditation】. Judging from the miracle effect description and the learning ritual, this is a relatively typical high-tier miracle, which means it is suitable for learning after reaching the high ring. It seems Miss Danister indeed has high expectations for Xia De. The miracle effect is relatively complex. Simply summarized, after falling asleep, one enters a semi-meditative state in a dream to contact the moon located in the astral realm. After a complete sleep process reaching six hours, one removes curses, removes negative states, heals damaged spirits, and treats soul injuries with micro-effects. Not only that, after fully mastering the miracle, one can also significantly enhance the meditation effect and enhance mental resistance. For every complete moon phase cycle passed, the upper limit of spirit and the recovery speed of spirit can also be enhanced, and all miracles related to the moon can be enhanced. Of course, the most peculiar effect is that when the miracle is fully mastered, in a dream, the speed of the decay of a mortal soul will be close to stagnation. This has almost touched the field of time, and the near-stagnation of soul decay means that the soul can carry time for longer.

Of course, one must practice 【Moon's Dream】 to an extremely profound realm to have such an effect.

And because Sister Daifulin had opened the library of the 【Spirit Cultivation Sect】 to Xia De, Xia De knew that there were similar miracles in the 【Spirit Cultivation Sect】, but the focus was somewhat different from 【Moon's Dream】.

Compared to a miracle, this is more like a meditation technique. And the learning of 【Moon's Dream】, besides the most basic ritual array, mostly consists of various spices and incense, used to assist in better falling asleep and entering a deep meditation stage. "No problem, I will start learning."

Xia De recorded the ritual, and the materials would be passed to him later through that poem manuscript page.

"I have one more question. Do you know what the Sands of Time soaked in the night color are?"

Xia De asked again, but unfortunately, even Miss Library Administrator had never heard of it. The time power of the Sands of Time itself allows it to be immune to the contamination of other forces. Wanting to let the night color "contaminate" such a relic is basically impossible. The conversation with Miss Danister lasted from this morning until almost noon. Miss Library Administrator systematically analyzed the knowledge Xia De needed to learn and listened to Xia De's analysis of the sublimation words "The shadow of the silver moon points to the final direction" that he "accidentally" obtained.

She did not express an opinion on which sublimation words Xia De used; after all, this was Xia De's own choice.

After ending the projection ritual, it was already noon. So Xia De took Mia to find Dorothy for lunch and explained to Dorothy his worry about being too slack in his recent learning state.

The blonde girl looked at him while eating, and only spoke after Xia De finished:

"I don't feel like you are slacking off, but rather that you feel like you are being chased by some monster every moment, running forward without stopping for a second."

She touched the cat that was eating, and then was fiercely "Meow~" at by Mia.

"Xia De, sometimes I really feel like you are trying to become a perfect saint."

The emerald eyes were full of worry:

"Being able to see you stop and rest occasionally, I would feel happy instead."

Xia De blinked:

"Me? Perfect like a saint? That must be an illusion; my desires are stronger than anyone else's."

He didn't have this feeling himself, but to break Dorothy's worry, he stood up slightly and whispered a sentence in the writer's ear. The small ears beside the golden broken hair immediately turned red, and those emerald eyes looked at Xia De with quite a bit of reproach:

"Really, you actually... Did you also secretly read those illegal books of Angelina that Princess Lei Qianya confiscated? Or, does little Angelina still have stock? Really, I don't know which maid she got those books from."

It seems that she and Princess Lei Qianya both know very well what is in the illegal publications collected by the little princess.

After Dorothy finished speaking, she looked around and whispered: "It's not impossible... But your final idea has to wait for Luweiya to return, and you have to ask for her opinion." By the time Xia De arrived at Randall Valley City that afternoon, it was already 1:30. When entering the main hall of the Forgotten Church, he happened to run into the Ringed Shushi of the Golden Dawn repairing those damaged stone chairs.

Miss Lathers and Miss Bernice were also here. The former sat beside her father, bowing her head and praying silently, while the Great Witch stood under that beam of sky light, spinning in circles. Catching a glimpse of Xia De appearing, she immediately stopped with a red face, not mentioning at all what she was doing just now.

"Good afternoon, Xia De."

She greeted Xia De, and Xia De happened to be looking for her: "Can you notify the church that tomorrow night, that is, Thursday night, a major event will happen near Eldron Lake. I don't know what it is, but it must be a major event."

"Does it need to be notified through the Council's channel, or anonymously through the black market?"

Miss Bernice didn't ask about Xia De's source of information either.

"Anonymously through the black market, but it must have enough weight for the church to believe it."

If notified through the Council's channel, it cannot be ruled out that the local demon knows about this matter and then infers that "John Watson" is related to the Witch Council.

"No problem."

Now Xia De still had three things left to do, which was to visit the locations of the three auction items. Since it was already afternoon, he went directly to the Osenfort Manor, sincerely hoping that this time, he would be able to get that statue.

He rode his horse to the outskirts of the city and galloped on the familiar road. Because this road had already been traveled smoothly, the time spent was less than the previous two times.

When he reached the manor, it was already close to 3:00 PM. The old and remote manor still looked as gloomy as ever. Today, Stone Osenfort was still not at home. The old butler greeted Xia De at the door and already knew his intention.

Hai La Osenfort still welcomed Xia De as the hostess. With an indifferent expression, she led Xia De to the room that collected stone statues again. After opening the lock of the glass cabinet, Xia De finally obtained the statue.

Originally, he wanted to make up an excuse to stay in the manor for a while to look for other clues. But before Xia De could speak, the woman wearing a black veil took the initiative to invite him:

"Mr. Watson, let's have a cup of afternoon tea before leaving." Xia De naturally would not refuse.

Behind the sofa set in front of the fireplace in the living room on the first floor was a long table that could seat eight people, one person on each of the two short sides, and three people on each long side.

This was also the place where the family ate. It was not that the manor didn't have a dedicated dining room; with only an old butler and a maid as servants, it was really unnecessary to use the dining room specifically. The maid went to prepare tea and snacks. Hai La Osenfort sat at one end of the long table, and Xia De sat on the side of the long table, one seat away. Taking advantage of the time when they were alone again, Xia De wanted to ask some questions involving Osenfort's secrets. But before he could speak, the noblewoman wrote in the air again, and "she" told Xia De the content of the sentence:

【Do not discuss those topics today.】

Although he didn't know why, Xia De nodded anyway.

"Did you see my husband yesterday?" she asked.

"Yes, I saw him at the wedding party of Miss Mason and Mr. Enrique. He showed me some... truly remarkable skills, and we even saw a ghost."

Xia De briefly described the story between two living people and one ghost. After listening to the story, the woman wearing the veil lowered her eyes and remained silent. Xia De expressed his own sigh:

"I also inquired in the city today; the wedding of Miss Mason and Mr. Enrique ended smoothly, and I didn't hear anyone mention anything about ghosts. It seems that the young man and woman chose to hide this matter; they still wanted to maintain their marriage, or some other decision. I don't want to comment on whether this is right or wrong, just sighing at this story." Hai La Osenfort said softly:

"This is just the current situation. In fact, the story between them cannot be judged by hearsay alone. Maintaining marriage and feelings will come at a price."

Xia De didn't expect her to speak, and nodded somewhat unexpectedly: "Yes, Madam, although I am not married yet, I agree with this sentence very much. I will continue to pay attention to their subsequent story. I have always believed that marriage is a process of two different individuals becoming a whole. The passion of feelings often has a time limit. When that passion inevitably fades, the trivial matters of life will make two different individuals realize again that both sides are actually different... However, your relationship with Mr. Osenfort should be quite good. I heard that in order to marry you, he specifically renovated this manor where his ancestors lived."

With a clattering sound, the maid pushed the dining cart over. After the maid finished serving the tea, Hai La Osenfort nodded:

"Stone indeed loves me very much; he gave his whole heart to me."