Miss Olanorde smiled and reached into the ice coffin, touching her student's face, her finger tracing across her lips:
"This student of mine is truly a handful. When the blizzard turned into black snow, we were outside searching for other entrances to the Library. I had put up a barrier to block the black snowflakes, but she just happened to wag her tail."
The smile on her face became even more pronounced:
"Xia De, when I create a barrier, I don't calculate the length of a tail."
This description was very vivid.
Miss Olanorde patted her forehead, sighing at her apprentice's troublesome nature. Miss Samuel, wearing round-rimmed glasses, smiled and reached out, picking up the seemingly limp tail and pointing to the black spot at the tip:
"Look, it's right here. This young lady unfortunately came into contact with the black snow. Fortunately, the Red Dragon bloodline grants her power beyond humans, so she was rescued in time and temporarily sealed by me using the Zaras Society's secret Miracle, 'Slumbering Ice Coffin.' She can only be awakened after we leave this place."
As she spoke, she put down the tail and motioned for Xia De to close the ice coffin.
"Oh, so she's just asleep."
Xia De was relieved. It sounded like this ice coffin Miracle was even stronger than his False Immortality. After all, False Immortality had a duration, but the ice coffin could exist for a long time.
Carefully closing the ice coffin, the three returned to sit by the campfire. Xia De still sat with his back to the black snow outside the door, while the other two Witches avoided the pile of old books where the shrine was placed.
"Excuse me, how long have I been gone?"
Xia De asked, unbuttoning his bulky overcoat. After taking off the heavy coat, he first reached out to warm himself by the campfire, then took out small toys from his inner coat pocket.
To facilitate Xia De's transportation, the supplies prepared by Miss Jialinna were all placed in wooden boxes. Xia De could cover them with canvas to turn them into toys. As for the canvas, after being folded, it also became a toy.
"Like the Thousand Tree Forest, the space-time here is not uniformly continuous."
Miss Olanorde said:
"Sometimes, you just close your eyes for a short rest, and when you open them, it feels like a very long time has passed."
"Chaotic space-time is also normal in places like this. The Society has specialized research on it."
Miss Samuel, wearing round-rimmed glasses, also said, then stood up to look at the boxes Xia De had taken out. As the only Thirteenth-Order Witch in the group, Miss Olanorde did not move, still conversing with Xia De:
"Besides the task from this deity."
She carefully glanced at the shrine:
"We also have our own tasks in coming here. Every book scattered in the ruins of this Library will have a significant impact on the study of the Ancient Era. If Teacher Felianna didn't have more important matters, this adventure should have been led by her."
Xia De subconsciously wanted to ask what the so-called "more important matters" were, but then he felt that in the past, he should try to avoid getting involved in things he shouldn't know.
"Oh, these must not be cheap, right?"
A voice came from beside him. Miss Samuel was feeling the fabric of a hooded robe:
"Look, although it's not Eris silk, it's definitely not ordinary fabric."
This made Miss Olanorde by the campfire frown slightly:
"Xia De, how much did you spend?"
"No money."
Xia De immediately said:
"It was sponsored by a Witch from my era. She said she admired you very much."
His right hand hooked towards the flames, using the power of the Miracle, 'Flame Shaping,' to make a distant view of Miss Jialinna's luxurious grand manor appear in the fire:
"The Witches of my era are quite wealthy."
"So, have you slept with them?"
Miss Samuel asked teasingly, then pulled out a pair of boots and mumbled:
"Look, the style of these boots is really good. I just didn't expect that in your era there would still be Witches..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Miss Samuel froze as if struck by lightning. Then, the boots in her hand fell back into the box, and blood with a slight golden hue overflowed from her eyes, nose, and mouth. Behind her, the Eleventh-Tier Golden Steps automatically appeared, but the steps were faint and covered in cracks.
"Don't the Witches of the Zaras Society take the 'Time Stabilization Theory' course? How dare she inquire about future matters."
Miss Olanorde said helplessly and somewhat angrily, standing up and quickly walking to Miss Samuel's side.
"She's losing control, Xia De, stabilize time."
"Witches can also lose control? Wait, how do I stabilize time?"
Xia De only had Space Stabilization Aura, not a Time Stabilization Aura.
"What exactly are they teaching at Saint Byron's in the future?"
She was quite dissatisfied with Xia De's education, reaching out and grabbing Xia De's wrist, pressing it against Miss Samuel's forehead:
"Summon your Destiny Ring, and illuminate her with your spiritual light. At the same time, use time-related power, and guide the chaotic time with the spiritual power of a Ring術士's order."
Xia De understood this time; it was just a very simple technique. Thus, the Three-Ring Arcanist's Destiny Ring appeared amidst the whistle and bell. As the spiritual light shone on the three below, Miss Olanorde reached out and embraced the trembling Witch. More precisely, she bent her neck and held her head.
The light symbolizing the yellow moon's 'Guidance' power flickered, helping the Eleventh-Tier Witch of the Zaras Society stabilize her own power with Xia De's assistance.
After a long while, the faint, seemingly collapsing golden steps behind the Witch finally stabilized. Miss Samuel, who had come back to her senses, was pale. After quietly thanking both of them, she immediately sat back down by the campfire, looking very unwell.
"Each and every one of them is so troublesome. I finally understand why Teacher Felianna doesn't like taking students on adventures. However, I was very well-behaved back then."
Miss Olanorde shook her head, glanced at the haggard Miss Samuel by the campfire, then reached into a nearby box and took out a red apple. She rubbed it on her clothes and took a bite, a smile appearing on her face:
"Is this an autumn apple?"
"Yes, autumn, late autumn. But, can you sense the season from fruit?"
Xia De asked curiously.
"Yes, the power of my bloodline allows me to perceive the growth stage and date of plants. Before I met my teacher, I lived as a flower seller relying on this power. Speaking of which, my bloodline is a distant branch of the Elf King's royal family."
Miss Olanorde, who had one-eighth Elf blood, took out another apple and threw it to Xia De, then returned to the campfire. Xia De also sat back down.
"Xia De, I know you don't have much time, so let's get down to business. Your Miracle, Silent Moonlight, is very effective. Yes, this primitive and ancient power goes beyond my understanding of Moonlight."
She reached up and flicked, and the solid, clear yellow moon suspended above the campfire immediately began to rotate slowly:
"With Silent Moonlight helping us, we can continue exploring the ruins of the Gaddis Library after you leave. You may have noticed that there are more old books here now. These are all the books Teacher Felianna and the Zaras Society are looking for. And the book that the gray-robed sage needs, we have also found, but haven't gotten our hands on yet."
