Chapter 285: Frost Warlock Vivian
The place Richard-Eva chose to treat her this time was a new establishment called the Tumbler Tavern.
The cherry pie and honey-roasted meat in the shop both sold quite well,
However, the overly sweet taste of the honey-roasted meat didn't quite suit Jia Na's preference, so after only taking a few bites, Jia Na focused on drinking the peach fruit wine in her glass.
After the two parted ways, Jia Na, who had sobered up a bit, activated the 【Vortex Well】 to arrive at the designated coordinates and begin her task for the day. By the time she finished healing three trees and returned to her dormitory, it was already close to the middle of the night.
Therefore, Jia Na, who had been exhausted all day, didn't wake up from her deep meditation until 7:30 the next morning.
Without even eating breakfast, she hurriedly grabbed her textbook for the Intermediate Spells class and headed to the public classroom on the sixth floor of the Magic Tower.
"Fortunately, this morning's class was temporarily changed to Intermediate Spells class, otherwise, I definitely wouldn't have had enough time to rush to the Fighting Training Field."
Jia Na, still sitting in the second row, watched Mary-Margaret on the podium teaching the ritual spell for 【Blessing】 using standard Dragon Language. While quickly memorizing, Jia Na also didn't forget to jot down the key points in her textbook.
"Having missed so many classes, Vivian is going to have a tough time when she comes out of seclusion—
The second-year Intermediate Spells class, besides teaching apprentices a small portion of common Witchcraft (such as 【Polymorph】 which hasn't been covered yet), primarily focuses on Ritual Wizardry.
And for Ritual Wizardry, besides having to memorize the types of preparatory materials for various rituals, the most difficult part is chanting the ritual incantations in the extremely difficult Dragon Language.
Precisely because of this, a Dragon Language class was added to the second-year language curriculum, currently taught by Professor Wuta.
"Alright, that concludes the content related to 【Blessing】. All of you should practice diligently after you go back,
I will randomly select a few people to demonstrate on stage during the next class. Class dismissed."
"Goodbye, Professor Margaret—"
As Mary-Margaret left the classroom, the apprentices finally couldn't help but start complaining.
The main points of complaint, besides finding the ritual spell for 【Blessing】 too difficult to pronounce and memorize, were their dissatisfaction with the teaching style of the professors this semester who liked to give pop quizzes.
"Jia Na, are you going to the library this afternoon?"
After putting away her Intermediate Spells textbook, Bell-Moonshadow, who was sitting next to Jia Na, stood up and asked Jia Na.
"I have other arrangements this afternoon, so I won't be going."
"Okay, I'll head off then."
Seeing Jia Na politely decline the invitation to the library, Bell-Moonshadow couldn't hide the disappointment in her expression as she turned around.
"Is that you?"
Just as Bell-Moonshadow reached the classroom doorway first, a familiar face she hadn't seen in a long time suddenly appeared before her.
"Mm."
In response to Bell-Moonshadow's surprise, the other person merely nodded faintly.
Immediately after, her icy blue eyes, as if radiating cold, pierced through the coming and going crowd and looked towards the slender emerald-green figure in the second row of the classroom.
"Jia Na—"
The clear, cold voice held an undeniable tremor.
Hearing this, Jia Na, who was still organizing her class notes, suddenly paused, then quickly put down the quill in her hand, turned around, and looked towards the classroom doorway behind her.
"Jia Na!"
Before Jia Na could even see clearly, a white afterimage like lightning, carrying the scent of ice and snow, quickly lunged towards her.
"Vivian?"
"It's me!"
Jia Na, who was directly hugged by Vivian, saw the surprise on her face turn into a brilliant smile after recognizing Vivian, and she also hugged the excited Vivian back.
"If you didn't come out of seclusion soon, I would have started to suspect you were dropping out."
Jia Na, who broke free from Vivian's bear hug, looked at her face, which was even thinner than before, and couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache in her eyes.
"You must have suffered during this time."
"It's alright——"
For some reason, Vivian, who had intended to act strong, felt an unspeakable sense of grievance and bitterness suddenly well up in her heart upon seeing those gentle eyes.
"Actually, it was a little bit difficult."
Frost-white long hair, deep icy blue pupils like the deep sea, and a delicate face that was almost paper-white yet overly thin—
Just from Vivian's appearance, compared to the last time Jia Na saw her in Black Magic Defense Class, she had an added aura of coldness that warned others to keep their distance, as well as a hint of wildness.
This wildness was like a fierce beast lurking in the ice plains, giving off a huge sense of oppression every moment.
"I can feel it, you're much stronger than last time."
Besides the obvious changes in her appearance, Jia Na could also feel that the ice particles around Vivian had become much more active.
It was as if, like the powerful magical beasts hidden in the ice plains, she was naturally favored by Frost."
No!
Jia Na, who possessed high 【Perception】, quickly noticed Vivian's abnormality. She found that the Frost particles around Vivian were a bit too active, and even her body had become exceptionally cold.
"What's wrong? Why that expression?"
Looking at Jia Na's suddenly restrained smile, Vivian's icy blue eyes couldn't help but show some confusion.
Swish—Although only the two of them were left in the classroom, Jia Na still cast a 【Soundproof Barrier】 around them.
"What's wrong with you, acting all mysterious—"
Seeing Jia Na's rather serious expression, Vivian also quieted down accordingly.
"Are you planning to abandon the path of a Wizard and switch to the Warlock path?"
"How did you know?"
Hearing Jia Na directly reveal her thoughts with a single sentence, Vivian's eyes widened slightly.
"Jia Na, you're really amazing—"
"Why would you do this? You could completely balance it with the Wizard path, just like Richard."
"Alright Jia Na, let's not talk about this for now, I'll explain it to you later."
Vivian, who was completely seen through by Jia Na, didn't choose to answer immediately when faced with the other's questioning. Instead, she hugged Jia Na's arm and continued smiling, leading the conversation to other topics.
"I heard you endorsed Psychic Jewelry again recently. How is it? Do you have the latest jewelry catalog..."
"Vivian, the Warlock path is destined to be an extremely dangerous road. With just a slight carelessness, you will turn into a beast that only knows slaughter—"
"I know."
Vivian, whose tone had originally been deliberately lighthearted, at this moment, her smile gradually disappeared, replaced by a complex expression that was extremely bewildered yet exceptionally firm.
"Everything you said, I know—"
