Chapter 291: Frost and Withering
Deep in the ice plains of the Extreme Cold Secret Realm, although it is only located at the border of the Netherworld, the death aura is not as dense as in the Netherworld.
However, Vivian, who is at a critical stage of the Blood Exchange Ritual, is when her physical senses are most sensitive. If she were to be invaded by death aura at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable. “Will Vivian, corrupted by death aura, directly turn into a Netherworld creature?”
It was clearly a very serious matter, but a comical image of Vivian turning into a “female undead” involuntarily popped into Jia Na's mind.
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“Regardless of whether this ‘Blood Exchange Ritual’ is successful or not, I will pay you the corresponding reward.”
“Mr. Hermann, the knowledge you just shared with me for free is enough to cover this reward—.”
Whether it was the free knowledge related to the Law of Spring Order or the expensive lunch today, Jia Na felt the other party's sincerity.
Moreover, this matter involved Vivian's bloodline advancement.
“I think you can make your decision after hearing about the reward for this task.”
Upon hearing this, looking at Mr. Hermann-Rose's expressionless face, Jia Na's heart began to fill with curiosity.
“The boundary between death and Frost, in addition to having the most extreme cold, also possesses a power that causes Life to wither—.”
A power that causes Life to wither?
After silently repeating Mr. Hermann-Rose's words in her mind, Jia Na quickly grasped the key point in his words. “Mr. Hermann, do you mean that within the Extreme Cold Secret Realm, there is also the power of the Law of Withering?”
“That's right—·So, my task reward is that the Extreme Cold Secret Realm will be open to you for free in the future.”
Hearing this reward, Jia Na's eyes couldn't help but light up. After only a moment of hesitation, Jia Na gladly accepted the task reward.
“Thank you, Mr. Hermann—.”
“Father, what are you and Jia Na talking about so mysteriously here?”
Before Jia Na could finish her words of thanks, Vivian, holding a small wooden box, returned to the banquet hall.
“Nothing—Isais, pour Miss Jia Na some Rose Dew.”
“Yes, sir.”
Isais, who had originally exited the hall, returned to the dining table upon hearing Mr. Hermann-Rose's call. She took the wooden box from Vivian, skillfully took out three exquisite glass bottles, each only the size of a palm.
“Jia Na, these three bottles of Rose Dew are considered our family's best wine. You should have a good taste. Personally, I think the taste is better than Yaoging's Kiss.”
Listening to Vivian's introduction, Jia Na smiled and nodded, then took the filled wine glass from Isais's hand.
“Thank you.”
“Miss Jia Na, you don't need to be polite with me.”
After filling the glasses for Jia Na and the others, Isais retreated back to the corner of the hall and remained silent.
“By the way, what were you and my father talking about just now? Why did you have to send me away?”
As Jia Na tasted the Rose Dew in her glass, Vivian's voice transmission sounded in Jia Na's ear.
“Something about your studies.”
Hearing Jia Na's voice transmission reply, Vivian looked at her with a suspicious expression.
“How can I not believe that—.”
The taste of Rose Dew was indeed very good, but correspondingly, the alcohol content was also particularly high. After just a few sips, Jia Na could clearly feel a bit of intoxication.
By the time the banquet ended, Jia Na felt light-headed as she walked.
“Okay, Vivian, you can stop here.”
At the entrance of the Rose Castle, Jia Na, who had already walked out of the barrier, directly stopped Vivian, who was also a little drunk.
“Okay, then you must be careful. I feel like if I walk any further, I might throw up.”
“Okay, then you should hurry back and rest.”
Vivian, who had drunk several more glasses than Jia Na, was helped back into the Rose Castle by a few alchemical creatures after barely managing to see Jia Na to the door.
“It's still early—I'll go back after completing the task.”
She patted her face, and after slightly alleviating some of the alcohol's effects, Jia Na cast the Light Feather Spell and quickly walked towards the direction of the Mist Forest—.
The next day, early morning.
“Thump, thump, thump—”
Accompanied by a rapid knocking sound on the window, Jia Na, who was still immersed in deep meditation, slowly opened her eyes.
“Apprentice, here is your class schedule!”
Seeing that it was the Raven knocking on the window, Jia Na immediately put on her slippers and quickly walked towards the window sill.
“Thank you, Lord Raven.”
“Caw—After delivering the class schedule, the Raven flapped its wings and flew to the next window.
Seeing this, Jia Na also closed the window and then opened the envelope containing the class schedule.
“Morphology class has been adjusted to the morning?”
Looking at the time arrangement on the latest class schedule, Jia Na's heart couldn't help but flash with surprise.
As everyone knows, the Wizard teaching the Morphology course is Anthony-Black Sparrow, who is known for being a night owl. It is quite rare for him to move the class to the morning.
“It's still early, I can just go get some breakfast.”
Recently, Jia Na had been doing tasks too late, causing her to return to her dormitory late as well. Therefore, Jia Na, who was feeling quite tired, woke up from deep meditation later than before.
This also meant that Jia Na had not had a proper breakfast for several days. “Ding—As the dormitory elevator door opened, Jia Na, who had finished washing up and was dressed, walked towards the cafeteria.
“Jia Na—”
Before Jia Na could reach the cafeteria entrance, a familiar voice came from behind her.
“Oh, it's you, Maluo.”
The one greeting Jia Na was Maluo-Haige, whom she hadn't seen for some time.
“Have you been on a task recently? Why haven't I seen you in class?”
“Yes, I took an external task a while ago and just returned the day before yesterday.”
Upon hearing this, Jia Na nodded, and then she saw the thick textbook Maluo-Haige was holding in his right hand.
“Have you also signed up for the elective Morphology?”
“That's right, I signed up for this course after you—but don't misunderstand, I just happened to see your name on the registration form when I was signing up for the course—.”
Looking at the other party's slightly unnatural expression, Jia Na just smiled simply and didn't think too much about it.
“Let's go, let's have breakfast together before going back—.”
“Jia Na—”
Just as Jia Na was about to enter the cafeteria with Maluo-Haige, a clear, cold voice sounded from behind Jia Na.
“Vivian, what are you doing here?”
Looking at the suddenly appearing Vivian, the smile on Jia Na's face became visibly more genuine.
