Because Xia De had slept too late, by the time he woke up again on Saturday, it was already nine in the morning. Six full hours of sleep left Xia De feeling refreshed. The cat, which had only managed to eat the cat food Xia De had prepared before bed and hadn't gotten any goat milk, was very displeased with Xia De's "sloth."
As a result, the cat ignored Xia De the entire way as he took it to the photo studio to pick up the previously taken pictures and then to the post office to mail them to Miss Gaode.
But when Xia De took it into a restaurant, Mia seemed to instantly forget her unpleasant mood about breakfast. When Xia De arrived with it at Psychologist Schneider's clinic, the cat returned to its usual self, standing energetically on Xia De's shoulder, looking around.
Even though they had all gone to bed late last night, Priest Augustus was as energetic as Mia. In contrast, Psychologist Schneider looked tired, yawning constantly while waiting for the group members to arrive.
Priest Augustus, while cleaning his pipe, teased the Psychologist about his active nightlife, but the Psychologist wasn't enjoying himself:
"In a few weeks, I have to attend a psychology academic conference, so I need to write a speech. In recent years, the demand for Psychologists has been very high, and this industry is booming. Someone wants to establish an international professional guild for Psychologists, and it's said that it will be proposed during this conference."
Psychologist Schneider complained about these things he had no interest in, then asked Xia De the reason for his lack of rest.
There was nothing that couldn't be said about last night's events, so before Luvia and Dorothy arrived, Xia De and the Priest recounted what had happened the previous night.
The Psychologist had also heard of The Society of Truth and their bold research. Hearing that members of this organization had appeared in Tobesk, he seemed particularly worried:
"The Society of Truth usually doesn't operate alone; they always go out in groups of three to five people to collect materials or conduct experiments. Let's inform the College about the situation later and remind the Letter-based Ring術士 in this City to pay attention to their safety."
He yawned again, looking like he had indeed stayed up very late writing his speech yesterday.
Once all five people had arrived, this week's study session began on time. Xia De, who had spent most of his time in Coldwater Port this week, had nothing new to share, but the Priest proactively brought up Coldwater Port.
He had obtained a lot of information from the Church, so he could describe the events that happened there quite specifically.
Although for the Ring術士 of Coldwater Port, the major event of the Summer of 1853 would be discussed for many years, for the people of Tobesk, it was just distant news, so the group's discussion on it did not go too deep.
If it weren't for the fact that both the Summoner and the Blood Spirit School had been associated with them, the Priest probably wouldn't have mentioned this matter for others to comment on.
Everyone had matters to handle with the College. Among them, Xia De submitted his thesis for the "Closed Space" course and applied to borrow papers on enhancing Time Perception. Afterward, he received a new time key personally selected by Professor Garcia.
The time keys provided by the History Academy for investigators, except for the first one, were not free, but the fee standard was very low, almost equivalent to being given away for free. Professor Garcia wrote a long letter to Xia De, describing how safe this key, corresponding to the fifth epoch -2584, was.
In the letter, the Professor specifically described the major events recorded in history that year and speculated on the situations Xia De might encounter, hoping that Xia De would submit the investigation report as soon as possible after conducting his investigation.
Although Xia De read the letter carefully, he didn't pay much attention to the Professor's investigation; what concerned him was the time the key corresponded to.
In the fifth epoch 1784, the event of three children mistakenly entering Hope Town's 【Pure Creator】-1068 had already passed for over seven hundred years. The Boy who sought growth had long turned to dust, and the Boy who longed for fairy tales had also left a complete life trajectory. Even the Red Moon Witch who hoped for power must have long departed; as for Miss Felianna and Miss Olanorde entering Thousand Tree Forest's 【yaobian gate】-3002 event, there were still nearly three centuries until it would occur. When Xia De met those two ladies, their age would not exceed forty.
So, in the fifth epoch 1784, Xia De had no acquaintances. Thinking about this, he felt a little lost.
Besides Xia De, the other members of the group also successively submitted book borrowing applications, reports, and academic credit inquiries. When Psychologist Schneider informed the College about The Society of Truth, the College even gave 5 pounds as an information fee.
This was an unexpected bonus, and Xia De and Priest Augustus split the money evenly.
Just as Xia De was about to check the College's bounties, thinking of earning some practical credits during the half-month of leisure before Darkness arrived in Tobesk, new news came from the College.
The Librarian, Red Moon Witch Daniste, wanted to see Xia De.
This time, it wasn't about Xia De using a dangerous method of spatial movement to travel to the far north of Saint Byron's, but rather using a projection ritual to project him into the College Library.
"Did Miss Daniste find the owner of the 'yellow moon' core Ling Rune? Can we find the Silver Moon Library? Can I search for information about demons in the Library?"
Xia De was first surprised, then terrified:
"Or, did Miss Daniste discover the matter between me and Miss Felianna, and then deduce that I can truly travel through time?"
"Xia De, what kind of expression is that? Why do you look like you want to laugh and cry at the same time? Hurry up and sit down, Miss Daniste is already waiting for you."
Psychologist Schneider, who had put down the College's notice, urged him, and the others didn't feel anything was amiss with this matter.
The others exited the room first, and Xia De placed the cat, which was taking a nap, on the sofa.
He mixed bone meal into the basin of water, stirred it clockwise three times, dripped in blood, and immersed the parchment in the bloody water. After the basin ignited with ice-blue flames, Xia De sat down on the chair.
The scenery in Psychologist Schneider's reception room blurred as if it were an oil painting with water dripped on it. Then the oil painting reassembled, revealing the scene inside the College Library before Xia De.
Above was a high dome, the surroundings were extremely quiet, candlelight and gas lamps illuminated the area, and irregularly arranged bookshelves surrounded the circular open space in the Library. Metal luster and wooden bookshelves coexisted in this space.
In front of Xia De was Miss Daniste sitting on a sofa, with two students sitting to the east and west for the ritual.
After Xia De appeared, the two politely bid farewell to Miss Daniste and left.
"Good afternoon, Miss Daniste."
Xia De greeted her respectfully. Judging from the expression of this Thirteen Ring Sorcerer in a robe, she seemed to be in a good mood now.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Hamilton."
The red-haired lady waved to Xia De, and a teacup slowly flew towards him in the air. It was a cup of black tea, and the tea's temperature was just right:
"I apologize for disturbing you again, it's still about the last matter."
After exchanging pleasantries, Miss Daniste directly spoke to Xia De about the main business:
"I haven't found the owner of the 'yellow moon' core Ling Rune, but I found a Letter-based Ring術士 with the 'Guiding Moon' Ling Rune at Success Higher Medical College."
The yellow moon itself has the meaning of "guidance" in mysticism, so "Guiding Moon" is, in a sense, "yellow moon."
Xia De was very surprised:
"The other party is also a Letter-based Ring術士? Then will he come to Saint Byron's for an experiment?"
"Of course not, the matter of the Silver Moon Library cannot be known to outsiders."
Miss Daniste shook her head elegantly, and the quill-shaped earring on her ear attracted Xia De's gaze.
She then said to Xia De:
"So I need your help. I used a small trick to have that Four Ring Ring術士 sent by Success Higher Medical College to the Tobesk area for business. You need to meet him, then collect the light of his core Ling Rune, and then send it to me through the poetry manuscript page for experimentation. This is a new idea I had after I last saw you. Although it's not enough to unlock the clues on that book, it can cause some reactions.
Collecting the Ling Rune's spiritual light must be done with special alchemy items I've made. When needed, I will give them to you separately through your paper, but be careful, this is a secret mission, do not let anyone know what you are doing."
"So, even that 'Guiding Moon' doesn't know about this?"
Xia De confirmed.
"Yes, it's best if the other party never knows."
Miss Daniste nodded:
"I won't let you do it for free. I will give you this task through other means, as a College bounty. 10 pounds of income, 10 points of practical credit, and the right to choose my private elective courses later. In addition, if we successfully open the Silver Moon Library, I can give you a promise."
"What promise?"
Xia De asked curiously.
"The Library of Saint Byron's College has an unwritten rule: each generation of librarians should preferably be a 'moon' favored one. This not only facilitates successors in using the Miracle Knowledge left by previous librarians but also makes it easier for successors to learn the Miracle Mystic Lock that only the librarian position can learn. If we successfully open the Silver Moon Library—"
Her slender finger tapped the back of the sofa, the deliberate pause was to make sure Xia De heard the following information:
"—I will put you on the candidate list for the next librarian. Once you officially enter Saint Byron's and are promoted to High-Ring Sorcerer, you can be considered."
"So, how many people are currently on this list?"
Xia De wasn't overly excited; instead, he continued to ask.
Miss Daniste gave Xia De a meaningful smile:
"Mr. Hamilton, to be honest, as of now, there isn't a single one, and there won't be for decades. I haven't met a suitable student yet, do you understand?"
Xia De raised an eyebrow, but his face showed no expression:
"You mean—yes, I will definitely complete this commission."
If he couldn't become a god before officially entering the College, then inheriting the position of Librarian as a High-Ring Sorcerer in Saint Byron's would also be very helpful for continuing to search for divinity.
"No need to rush, just complete it within two months. The other party hasn't arrived in Tobesk yet. 'Guiding Moon' is, after all, a student of Cerces, so discreetly dispatching him is not simple. This is just to inform you of the matter; when the other party arrives in your City, I will give you specific details. Mr. Hamilton, this commission is very important, both for you and for me."
She hesitated, then said in a very low voice:
"As long as you don't expose your identity and don't leak the matter of the Silver Moon Library, you can use any method. Yes, any method to collect the light of the Ling Rune. I won't mind if you use irregular means."
Xia De looked at her in surprise, but Miss Daniste held her teacup, displaying an expression as if she had said nothing at all.
He slowly nodded:
"I understand everything, Miss Daniste, everything is for the Moon."
"Yes, Mr. Hamilton, everything is for the Moon."
