Chapter 139

The knowledge and relics of St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy are of very high quality, but they are also correspondingly very expensive. If this money could really be obtained and he could decide where to spend it, the effect would definitely exceed spending it within St. Byrons.

Listening to Professor Rontgen, it seemed the Doctor and the others could think of ways to cash it out directly, and Professor Rontgen intended to turn a blind eye to such small tricks.

"An interesting era."

Xia De thought silently to himself.

Professor Rontgen continued:

"Credits and internal funds are St. Byrons' rewards. To thank you for the first-hand information provided about the Evil God 【Lord of the Blood Feast】, according to the previous instructions, First-Ring Knight Hamilton and Third-Ring Knight Annette can go to the library to select one sorcery or spell at will."

Although it is said to be a random selection, there are restrictions based on existing spiritual runes and grade, and the entire library is not completely open.

Xia De and the Doctor's group of four had discussed this issue, and everyone's opinion was that it was more appropriate for Xia De to choose sorcery. Most of the sorcery corresponding to 【Space-Time】 has sufficient value and is enough for Xia De to use until his senior years.

"I choose sorcery."

"Me too."

The two said, and Professor Rontgen nodded. After a flicker of light, two more books appeared on the poetry manuscript pages. Xia De handed the slightly thicker one to Miss Annette and picked up the thinner one himself. This was their library catalog; they could choose slowly and just needed to give an answer within a week.

After this, Dr. Schneider's healing potions were also delivered.

Xia De originally thought it was just a bottle of potion, but he did not expect it to be in various reagent bottles, totaling 23 bottles of potion. Regardless of how those potions tasted, drinking them all in a short time was a kind of courage in itself.

The Doctor had this courage, but when he got off the bed, his complexion looked even worse than before.

Xia De had the experience of being bloated from drinking water not long ago, so he quite understood the Doctor's state.

"I must emphasize again that the Words of Sublimation must never be used casually. Even with preparation, there is a probability that it will cause one's own spirit to collapse and die."

Professor Rontgen attached great importance to this, and even though he knew from the report that the state at the time required doing so, he still tirelessly urged Dr. Schneider.

"In addition, the Academy has received news about the 【Blood Spirit School】. I am giving you a warning in advance: absolutely do not easily contact the 【Blood Spirit School】. Their danger level is not something Mercury Blood can compare to; leave this matter to the Church. Also, as the only Ring-Knight who has had close contact with that 'Masked Man under the Silver Moon,' the Academy hopes you can provide some more detailed information about him."

Professor Rontgen said again, observing the expressions of the five people in turn, but the five people immediately shook their heads in unison:

"There is only the content in the report."

"Professor, about that person... what do the Academy and the Church know now?"

Xia De asked, pretending to be curious, and Professor Rontgen did not find his attitude abnormal:

"The two associate professors who went to Lakeview Manor to investigate reached the same conclusion as Miss Green, the Tenth-Ring Knight of the Sun Church, and Mr. Modro, the Eleventh-Ring Knight of the Peace Church. The other party's level should be above the Twelfth Ring."

The five people revealed expressions of surprise at the same time.

"That is truly shocking."

Priest August also sighed very considerately.

"Yes, after all, in our era, there are not many Thirteenth-Ring Knights. The investigation into him is very difficult; divination yields no results, the traces on the third floor were cleaned too cleanly when you retreated, and the profanity and whisper elements gathered by the Evil God's descent ritual severely interfered with other search details."

Professor Rontgen could not help but sigh:

"The other party is definitely a person with a delicate mind. Such a high-level Ring-Knight who doesn't know where he popped out from is the most troublesome type of person."

Xia De was stiffening his face to avoid showing any expression. He was actually very curious about how the two ladies sitting there managed to hold back their laughter while being so close to the professor.

"In short, be careful in your actions for the recent period... and..."

For the first time since the conversation began, Professor Rontgen looked at Professor Garcia of the School of History, who had come for Xia De. The latter nodded and said in unfluent Darian common language:

"Also, there may be major events happening in the Tobesk region recently... other major events. Therefore, stay away from the Orthodox Churches as much as possible, especially the female Ring-Knights of the Orthodox Churches."

"Why?"

Dr. Schneider, who knew nothing, asked in surprise. Because Xia De had learned about the "Whispering Poetry" from Miss Annette in advance, he roughly understood the meaning behind this.

St. Byrons indeed had some understanding of the "Whispering Poetry," but it seemed that the Academy did not seem to know which one was the first chosen one, only that it was a woman.

"A great prophecy, about the resurrection of the Old Gods."

"Ahem."

Professor Garcia coughed violently, interrupting Professor Rontgen's words. The latter shut his mouth and pondered for a long while before saying again:

"This is not an order for you, but a warning to all correspondence students in the Tobesk region. In short, there will be many troublesome things in the Tobesk region recently. You must pay attention to safety and remember my instructions. But regarding Mercury Blood and the Masked Man under the Silver Moon, if there is any intelligence, remember to report it in time... The Orthodox Churches are really useless; our students have to solve everything."

He finished his words and did not forget to complain about the Church. Finally, he looked at Dr. Schneider again:

"The Student Management Office asked me to help pass on a message: after the examination season in July ends, the Academy's off-campus internship for this year will probably begin. The specific time is not yet decided, but the old rules apply; remember to prepare in advance. We will contact you then."

"Off-campus internship?"

Xia De did not understand, but this was definitely not content for correspondence Ring-Knights; it was probably for the regular students of the Academy to come to the Tobesk region. Since the two associate professors could come to investigate Lakeview Manor, it should not be a big deal for some students to come as well.

After Professor Rontgen of the School of Theology left, because Professor Garcia of the School of History had come specifically for Xia De's matter, the other four temporarily avoided him and waited for Xia De in the reception room on the second floor.

Before they left, Xia De informed Professor Garcia that he had told the story about being a key cultivation target. The professor did not care; compared to other things on the night of the first time-travel course, this matter was very inconspicuous.

"Mr. Hamilton, the School of History is proud of you."

After the Doctor and the others left, Xia De sat opposite the professor, and Professor Garcia looked at the young man in front of him with great gratification:

"From your report, on that night at Lakeview Manor, you almost witnessed a god again. This is the second time, right? Very good, you did quite well, Mr. Hamilton. Not every First-Ring Knight can do such a big thing as stopping an Evil God's descent. You did quite well."

At the same time, Professor Garcia also expressed concern about Xia De's health on behalf of the School of History. Even though the report stated that the ritual ended before the Evil God arrived, the young detective had "almost" seen a god twice in one week.

After confirming that Xia De felt fine and using a few simple questions to confirm his mental state was normal, he continued the topic:

"Similar to Professor Rontgen, I will first talk about the Academy's reward for you. Your experiences in the Fifth Era, 1068, were excellent, filling in the Academy's historical gap regarding the Old God 【Innocent Creator】. Although we still haven't found that 'Hope Town,' from other clues from that year, it can be determined that what you saw was real. Hope Town... is very likely a Level 0 relic; we are still investigating this."

Professor Garcia smiled at Xia De, and Xia De nodded cautiously, knowing that what followed was the main point:

"Ten practical credits, plus the Lakeview Manor incident, you now have 30 credits. If I remember correctly, the first-year practical credit requirement is a total of 40 points."

"Yes, Professor."

"Very good. I heard that you also obtained a profanity element spiritual rune 【Gluttony】? This is very good. If you can promote to the Second Ring before the end of this year, I recommend that you directly promote to the second year at the end of the year. Although it sounds fast, for students of the School of History, this is only slightly faster. We are, after all, the School of History."

Professor Garcia was slightly proud:

"In addition, regarding this time exploration mission you completed, after discussion, the School of History has upgraded the level of that key from Poet-level (Level 5) to Angel-level (Level 1). In addition to credits, the School of History has compensation and rewards for this matter itself."

Professor Garcia shrugged:

"By the way, seeing any Old God in the past, whether it is a saint or seeing them directly, that key can be directly defined as Unknown-level (Level 0)."

He pointed to the library catalog Xia De had on his lap:

"The School of History has opened up sorcery to you that would not normally be open to a First-Ring Knight. Adding your Lakeview Manor reward, the Academy recommends three types of sorcery for you. You can choose two out of three as the total reward for the 1068 exploration and the Lakeview Manor incident."

Xia De sat upright, ready to listen. Except for that drop of divinity, this was the true harvest of Lakeview Manor.

The professor held up a finger:

"【Future Sight】, seeing the brief future. But for you, you might only be able to see less than half a second, and it will be very blurry, but it will extend over time as your understanding of 【Space-Time】 and your ring level increase. This sorcery causes great damage to eyesight, and frequently peeking into the slits of time may also allow you to glimpse some terrifying... evil things in the slits of time. Peeking at them, they are also peeking at you."

Xia De made an expression of awe. He had long known that this world was full of danger, and this ability was not suitable for him now.

The professor continued:

"From my personal perspective, this is not very suitable for you, at least not now. If you don't choose this, it will always remain in your library catalog, and you can choose it later; this can also be considered one of the rewards. This sorcery was originally only open to Ring-Knights above the Middle Ring level. To learn it, the School of History requires at least two linked Words of Sublimation."