Chapter 366: Commendation
After this crisis, the Turin Wizard Gathering Place finally entered a relatively long period of stability.
The damage to buildings within the Turin Wizard Gathering Place caused by the Shadow Creature invasion was being assessed for monetary value, and reports were being submitted to Dordogne to apply for post-disaster reconstruction funds.
Among them, White Coral Academy, which suffered the most severe damage, had to temporarily suspend classes for a week due to the collapse of its Magic Tower.
During this week, under the guidance of Wizards dispatched by Dordogne and with the cooperation of a group of Wizards and Wizard Apprentices, the collapsed Magic Tower was finally restored from ruins to its former appearance through the reversal of the “Time Array.”
“Thank you so much this time, Kurolol.”
“Anthony, there’s no need to be so polite with me. I only came to assist you in repairing the academy because I accepted a task from White Tower this time.”
Below the Magic Tower, an alchemical golem wearing a white smiling mask, a black cloak, and with a giant mainspring inserted in its back stood before Anthony-Black Sparrow, speaking to him in a voice full of metallic granularity.
“I didn’t expect White Tower to be so generous this time, not only dispatching you but also having you bring the Dust of Time.”
Anthony-Black Sparrow originally thought that it would be quite good if White Tower could approve the reconstruction funds applied for by White Coral Academy and never expected White Tower to send someone over.
However, this time, upon receiving Anthony-Black Sparrow’s application, White Tower not only sent First-Level Wizard Kurolol-Jin, known as a Golem Master, but also brought the 【Dust of Time】, which is said to be able to restore all “non-living” items to their original state.
It was precisely because of this that, under the guidance of Golem Master Kurolol-Jin, Anthony-Black Sparrow and the other White Coral Academy Wizards were able to smoothly set up the 【Time Array】 using the 【Dust of Time】, restoring the collapsed Magic Tower to its original appearance.
And this was also the main reason why White Coral Academy completed the post-disaster reconstruction of the Magic Tower in just one week.
“You are all great heroes of the Turin Wizard Gathering Place. If it weren’t for you resisting the pressure from the Bloodred Warlord in time, neither the sealed artifact nor the lives of the Turin City residents would have been saved.”
Hearing Kurolol-Jin’s words, Anthony-Black Sparrow shook his head.
“Even so, only half of the sealed artifact was preserved, and this half was severely contaminated by the Bloodred Warlord’s blood pollution power.”
As Anthony-Black Sparrow said, even after he, Grace-Eva, Mary-Margaret, Lily-Meg, and Uta jointly unsealed the sealed artifact and activated its power, they still failed to fully preserve the sealed artifact from the Bloodred Warlord.
Not only was half of the finger bone taken by the Bloodred Warlord, but the other half was also severely contaminated by the Bloodred Warlord’s blood pollution Curse.
Had the Six-Winged Seraph not immediately used Purification power to curb the Curse, even this half of the finger bone might have been lost.
“By the way, where is that Little Apprentice you mentioned? Why isn’t she here today?”
“At this time, she should be attending the Turin City commendation ceremony—
The “Little Apprentice” Kurolol-Jin referred to was naturally Jia Na.
After this battle, in addition to Anthony-Black Sparrow and others receiving much praise at Dordogne-White Tower, Jia Na, as the summoner of the Six-Winged Seraph Lucifer, gained immense attention.
Especially coupled with Jia Na’s identity as a “renowned opera singer” and the Six-Winged Seraph’s outstanding reputation in the Primary Material World, all major Wizard Gathering Places had various conjectures about Jia Na’s identity. Turin City, Central Plaza.
Compared to the desolation and quietness of the past few days, Turin City was once again bustling with its usual liveliness. Especially near the podium in the central plaza of Turin City, it was surrounded by residents of Turin City.
“Hello everyone, I am Teresa-Mensa, the current president of the Turin Mercenary Guild. At the same time, I am also a graduate of the forty-fifth class of White Coral Academy. Today, I am very fortunate to be able to stand here before you.”
“After all, not long ago, Turin City just experienced a catastrophe that could be called an apocalypse. For us to survive this catastrophe, in addition to thanking the diligent protection of the three Wizard Academies—White Coral, Black Bone Forest, and Mist Tower—we must also thank many people who silently contributed behind the scenes—”
Watching the short-haired middle-aged woman speaking eloquently on the podium, Vivian, who was sitting below the stage, couldn’t help but gently nudge Jia Na next to her with her arm, then whispered:
“I heard that the Mercenary Guild prepared for several days for this commendation ceremony. How about it, my dear Miss Jia Na, are you ready to be Turin’s great hero?”
Hearing Vivian’s teasing, Jia Na, who was sitting next to her, merely smiled silently and did not respond.
Seeing this, Bell-Moonshadow, who was sitting to Jia Na’s left, also glanced at Jia Na, with a hint of a smile in her eyes as well.
“I also heard that the Mercenary Guild invested a lot this time. In addition to generous bonuses, they will also give a property to the commendees…”
At this moment, Liji-Xiaosi, who was sitting behind Jia Na, also leaned forward and gossiped into Jia Na’s ear.
And hearing the other party’s words, Jia Na, who had been maintaining a polite smile, couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows.
“Alright, next, let’s invite the commendees to come on stage to receive their awards—”
“It’s finally starting.”
Upon hearing Teresa-Mensa preparing to call people to the stage, Liji-Xiaosi also returned to her seat and looked at the podium.
The first group to walk onto the podium were mostly Wizard Apprentices who were responsible for escorting Turin City residents to the Wizard Academies for refuge during this crisis.
“First, the elites from White Coral Academy, namely Hugh-Stone, Vivian-Rose, Malo-Haige, Bell-Moonshadow, Andre-Green.”
“Great hero.”
When Vivian’s name was among the first called, Jia Na silently mouthed “great hero” to her.
Seeing this, Vivian, who was puzzled, shrugged her shoulders, then followed Bell-Moonshadow onto the podium.
“Let’s give our applause to these selfless guardians!”
Clap, clap, clap, clap. As nearly forty to fifty people from the three major academies successively walked onto the podium, the onlookers below the stage spontaneously began to applaud.
And just as Teresa-Mensa said, everyone who ascended the podium this time, even if they were only Wizard Apprentices,
However, at the beginning of the Turin crisis, they diligently acted as guardians.
“Congratulations! How does it feel to be a hero?”
Looking at Vivian as she walked down from the podium, Jia Na immediately expressed her blessings.
“Not bad, it’s just that the bonus is a bit small.”
