Chapter 925

Luvia did not leave Xia De's house that morning. The two spent the whole morning talking about the fourth Chosen One, and after eating lunch together at noon, she and Xia De, who was holding the cat, took a four-wheeled taxi to Dr. Schneider's clinic for a meeting.

There was another light snow at noon, but the snow stopped when they arrived at Roentgen Avenue.

Because Tobesk was calm on the surface this week, the five members of the group had no fresh news to share. And the doctor, besides emphasizing the importance of the exam week next month again, also reminded everyone to pay attention to anti-theft:

"I heard from the black market that a humanoid relic skilled in theft has recently appeared in the city."

The doctor said his news:

"This kind of relic targets everyone, but tends to steal from ring-sorcerers. Local ring-sorcerers have already had important items stolen. You should pay attention to anti-theft, but don't use ring-sorcerer methods, otherwise, the other party will become very powerful. As long as our anti-theft measures are tight enough, even if it targets us, it will give up on stealing."

Xia De remembered what he saw at Professor Manning's place, so he said:

"An old professor I know was stolen from. The thief used a wire to hook the latch inside the window, opened the first-floor window to enter the room, and stole a vase."

"I have also heard similar things."

Priest August said while wiping his pipe:

"Old Birmingham, who often visits the church, had the only photo of his late wife with him stolen. The thief stole during the day, brought a large wooden box disguised as a package sent by mail, placed it at the door, hid in the wooden box, sawed open the door from the side close to the door, entered the room to steal, and then returned to the wooden box."

He shook his head:

"Who among normal people could think of this method of theft?"

"I have also heard other diviners talk about this relic in the association."

Luvia also shared an interesting story:

"Miss Ryan, who lives in the East City of Tobesk, about two blocks away from here, had her family's heirloom pearl necklace stolen. But this time the thief neither destroyed the door nor opened the window. It took advantage of Miss Ryan not being at home, used a hammer to smash open the back wall of the house located in the trash alley, and then crawled in from that dog-hole-sized opening."

"Can this also be considered a normal person's method?"

Xia De asked suspiciously:

"Can normal people use a sledgehammer to smash open a building's wall?"

"They can, after all, that house itself is not a very sturdy building."

Luvia said, and Dorothy became interested:

"Although the other party is a relic, it is also a thief. I really hope I can record the process of it being caught, so that my book can have more interesting plots."

Saying this, she also looked at Xia De. Of course, Dorothy certainly wouldn't encourage Xia De to go and trouble a humanoid relic.

"What is the benefit of catching it?"

Xia De asked curiously again. This time, neither Luvia nor Dr. Schneider could answer, but Priest August knew more because he had heard people talk about the data at the church:

"This humanoid relic has many wonderful treasures in its hands. Yes, if you can catch it, you can get one of its collections."

Seeing that the other four people present showed interested expressions, Priest August hurriedly added:

"Don't think things are simple. So far, no one has ever been able to see the true appearance of that thief. It becomes stronger when it meets strong opponents. Although it usually only uses normal people's methods to steal, those methods are very exquisite. What's more, church records show that this thief does not exist at times other than when the 'theft behavior' occurs; it only exists in the scene where the theft occurs. Therefore, on the surface, wanting to catch it is not difficult; but in reality, there is reason to believe that the possibility of wanting to catch it is approximately equal to using a fishing net to fish a needle out of the ocean."

Besides the interesting story of the humanoid relic theft in the city, the five members of the group also contacted the academy separately this afternoon to make final preparations for the year-end exams next month.

Priest August still lacked some practical credits and wanted to take an academy commission with a high enough score; the doctor thought about trying again to make up for the elective course "Ether Mechanics" that he didn't pass in the summer, although he himself didn't have much confidence, but after all, he still wanted to try his luck.

As for Dorothy and Luvia, the writer miss was promoted to Ring-5 with Xia De's help, so she had to take the grade promotion exam at the end of the year, and she still lacked papers for several basic courses that hadn't been submitted. Although Luvia was a student jointly trained by the Diviner Association and St. Byrons, after being promoted to Ring-4 in the Mid-Hill Fort battle in the autumn, she was also considering taking the fourth-grade promotion exam in the winter.

She herself was not in a hurry; even if she didn't pass the exam this year, she could continue to take it next year.

Xia De was the one with the most trouble among everyone. He had officially proposed to St. Byrons that as a second-grade student, he would take the skipping exam at the end of this year and be promoted directly to the fourth grade.

The condition for taking the skipping exam was that the ring-sorcerer level was sufficient, and Xia De had no problem with this; the exam content only tested the written part of the compulsory courses, and the practical courses and papers not completed in the second and third grades could be made up within the following year.

Xia De had already borrowed enough books from the library to "recite". As long as he completed Miss Danister's commission, he could go through the back door and get a huge amount of practical credits at once. So for Xia De, before the end of 1853, he had a huge number of books that needed to be recited. Fortunately, with "her" help, Xia De didn't think he couldn't pass the exam.

After the five people separately requested the list of wonder arts from the library, the academy also sent a letter from the Student Management Office to the group.

This letter was opened by the group leader, Dr. Schneider. He glanced at the content and sighed:

"Alright, the Tobesk division of this year's off-campus practical activities has been officially canceled. The students who were originally coming to us have gone to other divisions."

The off-campus practice for official students of St. Byrons was originally supposed to be held in the summer. But because of the God-descending event that happened in Tobesk in the summer, this year's activities were postponed to winter.

Dr. Schneider had complained about this, but he didn't expect it to be canceled directly when winter arrived.

"Why cancel our division here? In the past few months, hasn't Tobesk been very safe?"

Priest August asked suspiciously. Dr. Schneider handed the letter to the priest and then explained to the others:

"The school side believes that Princess Margaret Anjou's visit will cause some things to happen in the city, so for safety, this year's off-campus practical activities are officially canceled."

"What does the princess's visit have to do with ring-sorcerers?"

Dorothy asked deliberately, but the doctor shook his head:

"The academy didn't say clearly. However, the academy additionally issued a high-value academy bounty. August, you read it to everyone."

The old priest who was reading the letter coughed and read clearly:

"Academy Bounty Order.

According to the divination results of the Astronomy Academy, high-danger-level relics related to 'trials', 'tests', 'riddles', etc., will appear frequently in the Delarion-Tobesk city and surrounding areas in the near future. A bounty is now issued to all correspondence ring-sorcerers of the academy in this area. Once you encounter such relics, quickly inform the academy of the specific information. According to the detail and value of the information, the academy will give practical credits ranging from 1 to 20 points."

"Just submitting information can give so many credits?"

Dorothy exclaimed in a low voice, and Priest August continued to read:

"If you have face-to-face contact with such relics and can complete the tests given by such relics without asking for any reward, you will receive a teardrop-shaped blue crystal as a reward. This crystal is a physical substance, its specific composition is unknown, and it is named the Poet-level relic 【Sage's Glow Stone】. Submitting the Sage's Glow Stone to the academy can get a one-time..."

Priest August opened his mouth in surprise:

"20 practical credits, 2000 pounds in cash, learning information and ritual materials for any wonder art on the library list, and any Sage-level relic housed by the academy."

The priest himself gasped. Xia De glanced at Luvia, Luvia's eyes moved but her expression remained unchanged, Dr. Schneider touched his chin as if thinking, and Dorothy, holding Xia De's cat, was also quite surprised:

"Housing a Poet-level relic (Level 5), the academy rewards a Sage-level relic (Level 2)?"

"Yes."

Priest August nodded and read the last few sentences of the Academy Bounty Order:

"Note 1: This task is extremely dangerous. It is not recommended for students below Ring-4 (inclusive) to try to obtain the 【Sage's Glow Stone】.

Note 2: During the bounty period, the academy library will open some housing information for humanoid relics for free. For specific situations, please consult the academy library in detail.

Note 3: Multiple ring-sorcerer organizations, including the Orthodox Church, will participate in this event, and medium-intensity city ring-sorcerer battles are expected to occur. Please protect personal privacy and safety for local correspondence ring-sorcerers. If necessary, please contact the St. Byrons Student Management Office at any time."

After he finished reading, the other few people were silent for a long time. Even though Xia De and Luvia had known about the 【Sage's Glow Stone】 half a week ago, they were still shocked by St. Byrons' "big move".

"The last time the academy gave such a generous bounty reward..."

Dr. Schneider said in a low voice:

"It was when the academy suspected that the Tobesk region had fallen into an eternal time loop, but it was later proven that this was not the case; time has always been flowing."

Luvia quickly looked at Priest August (Chapter 512), and the priest shook his head slightly while wiping his pipe.

"It seems that something big has really happened in the Tobesk region."

Dr. Schneider's expression suddenly became serious; he was the most senior ring-sorcerer in the group.

"Are there any other circumstances under which the academy can give such generous rewards?"

Xia De asked again, and the doctor said again:

"Yes, a certain integer itself is a relic. This integer is located between 13 and 14. Finding this number, the academy can give the reward of a Sage-level relic and a lifetime faculty position after graduation. Once this number is announced, it will directly lead to the collapse of the mathematical system."

This was somewhat like solving the Goldbach conjecture in the outsider's hometown. The doctor's metaphor made Xia De fully understand how strong the academy's desire for the 【Sage's Glow Stone】 was.