Upon hearing this, Jia Na couldn't help but look at the slender figure sitting at the corner of the long table.
Just like when they first met, Bell-Moonshadow's seemingly friendly smile hid a silent desire for a battle with Jia Na.
"Anytime."
Still maintaining a perfect social smile, facing Bell-Moonshadow, who had lost to her in the Wizard duel previously, Jia Na didn't mind giving her another lesson in failure next time.
"Do Miss Jia Na and Miss Bell know each other already?"
Hearing their conversation, Richard-Eva could clearly sense a hint of tension between the two.
"We are both apprentices of the same year, so of course, we know each other. Besides, we just fought in the Wizard dueling class a few days ago... It's just a pity, I was not as skilled."
Hearing this, all the old members who had some understanding of the Lunar Shadow Family had a new perspective on Jia Na's strength.
The Lunar Shadow Family, as a high-ranking Wizard family in Turin, inherits Shadow Witchcraft known for its Weird and cruel nature.
And Bell-Moonshadow, although a First-Level Wizard Apprentice, her advantage of dual talents, coupled with her impressive strength among those of the same level, made her highly valued within the Lunar Shadow Family.
It was just unexpected that such a potential apprentice with a family backing would lose to the seemingly fragile Jia Na-Luo Lan.
To put it bluntly, for a commoner apprentice like Jia Na-Luo Lan, due to the disadvantage of resources, losing to a family-backed Wizard Apprentice like Bell-Moonshadow is reasonable, while winning is extremely rare.
"It seems that besides her excellent Purification methods, Miss Jia Na's strength is also not to be underestimated."
This time, the person who spoke in admiration was not Richard-Eva, but a man sitting next to Richard, with long brown hair tied in a braid, a scruffy beard, and around thirty years old, looking significantly older than the other members present.
"My name is David-Berg, I am the associate director of the Nightingale Opera Troupe and an old member of the Bai Wu Xie Club."
"Hello, Mr. David-Berg, I didn't expect the club to hide the great director of the Nightingale Opera Troupe."
Catching the key information in David-Berg's self-introduction, Jia Na also praised him appropriately.
"I can't be called a great director, I just like to write a little something myself usually."
"Alright, David, stop showing off in front of the new members, there's still one last new member who hasn't introduced themselves yet."
Hearing Richard-Eva's teasing interruption, David-Berg also laughed and gently punched Richard next to him, then smiled and nodded towards Jia Na.
"My name is Luo - Yinhu, a Second-level Apprentice, specializing in the mysterious side of Illusion."
Silver hair, silver eyes, slightly raised eyebrows, unlike Richard-Eva's sunny and gentle demeanor, this Illusion Apprentice named Luo - Yinhu gave off a feeling of gloominess within his gentleness, making him seem difficult to get along with.
"I estimate I don't need to introduce this gentleman in detail to everyone, after all, in the last secret realm exploration, Mr. Luo's abilities were evident to all."
Unlike Jia Na and Bell's first appearance, Luo - Yinhu, who was recommended to join the club by Richard-Eva, had already explored the Misty Secret Realm with several old members of the Bai Wu Xie Club as a special guest member half a month ago.
"Today is the thirty-first anniversary of the founding of the Bai Wu Xie Club. I would like to propose a toast to everyone here, hoping that in the future, we can continue to uphold the original intention of mutual assistance and journey together to the end of the Wizard path!"
Hearing this, watching Richard-Eva raise his goblet and drink it all, Jia Na lightly clinked glasses with the people on both sides and also drank the low-alcohol Elf fruit wine in her glass.
Seeing that everyone's glasses were empty, the waitress who had been waiting nearby quickly refilled their drinks.
"Miss Jia Na, a toast to you."
Just as she put down her glass, a Wizard Apprentice dressed entirely like a mercenary raised his goblet and toasted Jia Na.
"My name is Hugh-Stone, and I hope to have the opportunity to explore a secret realm with Miss Jia Na."
"As long as you don't mind me holding you back."
Taking a small sip of the wine in her glass, Jia Na gave a sincere response to Hugh-Stone's kindness.
"You are too modest. With your Purification ability, it is enough for us to dare to explore deeper into the secret realm... By then, I'm afraid there will be too many people wanting your help, and I won't even be able to get in line..."
...
The Elf fruit wine is not high in alcohol, but drinking a lot of it inevitably makes you a little tipsy.
Amidst the clinking of glasses, through Jia Na's active integration into the social scene, within the time of a meal, she had already gained a basic understanding of everyone present.
【Today's Task: Get to know as many people as possible during the dinner (Completed);
Task Rewards: 100 Talent Experience, 500 Skill Experience, +0.2 Mental Strength】
Looking at the completed indicator on the task panel, as per her old habit, Jia Na still added all the Talent Experience to the 【Soul Projection】 talent.
"Character Panel."
【Name: Jia Na-Luo Lan
Profession: First-Level Wizard Apprentice
Profession Level: Level 8
Wizard Talents: Soul Projection (B-rank - Upgrade Progress 79%), Plant Affinity (B-rank - Upgrade Progress 5%)
Wizard Skills: Contract Summoning (Level 19 - Temporarily unable to upgrade), Elf Summoning (Level 19 - Temporarily unable to upgrade), Soul Lash (Level 19 - Temporarily unable to upgrade), Vine Entanglement (Level 19 - Temporarily unable to upgrade), Acid Spray (Level 19 - Temporarily unable to upgrade), soul chain (Level 19 - Temporarily unable to upgrade)
Wizard Cantrips: Light Feather Spell (Level 10 - Max Level), Flash Spell (Level 10 - Max Level), Cleaning Spell (Level 10 - Max Level)
Constitution: 5.5
Mental Strength: 17.4 (+0.2)
Strength: 5.3
Agility: 5.8
Perception: 6.7
Charm: 9.6
Comprehension: 10.5
Luck: 7.5】
Looking at the values of the various attributes on the character panel, Jia Na focused her gaze on the "Mental Strength" item.
"Besides the 0.2 points of Mental Strength I gained from this task, my meditation in the past few days has also increased my Mental Strength by 0.2 points... It shouldn't be long before I can break through to Second-level Wizard Apprentice..."
Just as Jia Na was lost in thought, Richard-Eva, who was also slightly tipsy, suddenly raised his goblet again.
"It's about time, older people need to go back to bed earlier... Right, Director?"
Saying that, Richard-Eva's hand seriously patted David-Berg's shoulder next to him.
"Get lost."
In response to Richard-Eva's teasing, David-Berg rolled his eyes and also raised the goblet on the table.
"Finally, to welcome the three new members, let's finish all the wine in our glasses... Cheers!"
"Cheers!"
With the crisp sound of glasses clinking, today's dinner came to an abrupt end amidst harmonious laughter.
...
"Miss Jia Na, please stay for a moment."
