bookbashuk Chapter 21: Spring of 403
Chapter 21: Spring of 403
The year 403 of the Kakuryo calendar arrived amidst fireworks and the ringing of bells, but for most people it was just another year that had passed... but for Lokishi, it was not like that.
Because at the end of last year she had a teacher, and this teacher assigned her an assessment six months later.
So there's not a single day that can be wasted!
Luo Qixi! You must keep working hard so that you can continue to be your teacher's apprentice!
As Luo Qixi encouraged herself, she raised her staff and chanted a spell over and over again towards the open space not far away.
She is not only consuming magic to gain more magic reserves, but also constantly practicing shortening her incantations.
But even with the teacher's book, shortening the chanting isn't so easy...
Therefore, Loki had to put in a lot of effort to practice constantly... Every morning, she would wake up and run a lap around the campus, not for any other reason than what her teacher had said back then... After her morning run, she would start practicing spells and shortening her chants.
After a short rest, she will go back to the classroom to attend classes and study.
The afternoons were for the library, where Loki learned all sorts of knowledge in the library of La Noah University, which had an amazing collection of books, including magic, humanities and geography.
Then in the evening, Loki would arrive at the Astronomical Tower on time to receive instruction from Cinderella, and incidentally earn an Asura silver coin from her.
But it has to be said... even Sidlin felt she was being a little too diligent...
My teacher, on the other hand, seems to be quite relaxed... sleeping during the day... casually helping her with some minor problems at night... then having a hearty meal, followed by some casual research on teleportation magic circles, and maybe conducting some experiments...
Almost in the blink of an eye, it was dawn... and then I would lie down and go back to sleep.
It seems she's been a bit lax... but Cinderella doesn't think she can blame herself. After all, as a noble vampire, she can't move around so freely during the day; that cruel sunlight can really burn a vampire to ashes...
And so, Cinderella lay peacefully in her coffin, watching the snow outside gradually lessen until it stopped, and then melt away... until spring arrived and the flowers in the school bloomed.
Almost in the blink of an eye, it was already March... There was still half the time left before Luo Qixi's assessment.
"Clatter".
Loki walked easily to the door of the Astronomy Tower room and knocked gently. The Magic University was located in the north of the continent, so even in spring, the nights came early.
"Please come in." Ms. Sidlin's voice came from inside. Loki nodded, straightened her clothes, and stepped in.
Seeing that her teacher was still wearing the dress she had given her, Luo Qixi subconsciously smiled.
But it seems like the teacher has been wearing this skirt for a long time... Shouldn't she change it?
But the teacher always seemed very clean. Was it because she was a vampire? Luo Qixi subconsciously twitched her nose and smelled the teacher's faint fragrance.
As expected of a teacher, even the smell of their body carries a slightly cold quality...
Is my apprentice an idiot?
Looking at the student in front of her with her eyes closed, seemingly sniffing something, Cinderella really didn't know what to say.
"Cough cough cough." She coughed, interrupting Luo Qixi's somewhat strange behavior.
"Ah... I'm sorry, teacher!" Luo Qixi quickly lowered her head and apologized, snapping out of her daze.
"It's nothing..." Cidelina looked at her hesitantly, then shook her head and said, "I have something for you before class starts today."
"Things?" Luo Qixi was slightly taken aback.
"Do you remember the request from the end of last year?" Catherine reminded her.
Luo Qixi nodded upon hearing this: "Of course I remember, teacher. It was the time I met Mr. Paul, right?"
"You actually still remember his name?" To be honest, apart from the Sword King Kyrianu at the time, Sidrin couldn't remember anyone else's name.
"..."
Luo Qixi looked at the teacher and remained silent for a few seconds before asking, "So, teacher... you're involved in that matter, right?"
"Yes." Cidelyn nodded and said, "I said I would give you a reward if you completed the task... and now that reward has been given."
After speaking, Catherine flicked her hand slightly, and a few drops of red blood turned into threads from her fingertips, from which she took out a long, stick-like object from the inner room of the room.
Just by looking at it, Luo Qixi knew what it was.
"Teacher...?!"
"This is a staff." Cinderella said, flicking her hand, and the bloody threads tore off the strips of cloth from the stick-like object, revealing the staff's original form.
It was a white staff that was more than a person tall, with blue patterns spiraling upwards from the base, then a crescent moon pattern was slightly carved in the middle of the staff, and then it continued to climb to the tip.
A blue rhombus-shaped crystal, about the size of Loki's hand, floated in the center and rotated slowly, surrounded by hollowed-out waves made of blue and white patterns.
"This staff was made by a friend of mine..."
"Your name is..." Cidelyn paused for a few seconds before saying, "Water...Sun...Sea..."
"Um……"
Her gaze drifted slightly to the staff: "Ah... it's called the Silver Moon Tsunami."
"Silver Moon... Tsunami?" Loki's voice was almost trembling. She carefully tried to take the staff from Cinderella's hand, but she didn't dare to touch it. She just touched it and then pulled back, as if she was afraid of breaking the staff.
"It can enhance water magic fivefold, fire magic threefold, earth magic threefold... and with special modifications, it's even more advantageous for casting spells with shorter casting times." Sidlin introduced, shrugging, "Here, this is for you..."
"No...no, teacher." Luo Qixi quickly shook her head: "This is too...too precious..." Although she said that, her eyes were still staring blankly at the staff...because it was really beautiful.
"Precious?" Cidel raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Actually, it's not that bad... because the producer owes me a favor."
So no money was spent.
"No... teacher, this isn't about money..."
Seeing that Loki was still rambling on, Cinderella rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Do you non-vampires just like to make excuses?"
"Just take the reward... Don't you like this reluctant attitude?"
They clearly like something, but they still pretend not to... That's why these non-vampires are really troublesome.
"Ah... no, teacher..." Seeing that Cinderella seemed unhappy, Loki quickly reached out and took the staff from Cinderella's hand.
Ah... I have to say, it feels so comfortable in my hand... Is this what an expensive staff feels like? It's completely different from the staff I used before...
Unconsciously, Luo Qixi revealed a silly smile.
"I remember there's a tradition among magicians for teachers to give their students wands, right..." Seeing how happy Loki looked holding the wand, Cidline said slowly, "After you receive this wand, you must work hard."
"Ah... Teacher, I will strive to become stronger!" Luo Qixi gripped her staff tightly and said earnestly, "I will become the Water Saint... ah, no, the Water King..."
"Who said anything about 'effort'?" Cinderella said, pouting. "I meant you should try to become more delicious."
"Hmm!"
Is that how it is?
Sidrin looked at Loki, who was blinking, and slowly said, "Alright... I know you definitely want to try the staff, right... How about trying it here?"
"Okay... okay, teacher." Luo Qixi nodded upon hearing this, and then excitedly raised the staff in her hand.
"May the great protection of water descend upon you..." As soon as she uttered the incantation, Loki felt a difference. The speed at which magic power gathered was incredibly fast, much faster than before! Moreover, the conversion efficiency was even higher thanks to the crystal at the tip of the staff!
Is this the new staff?
Loki held up her staff, pointed it at the wall, and shouted, "Water Balloon!"
"Bang!"
A huge water ball shot out from the tip of the staff and slammed into the wall with a loud bang, creating a huge crack in the room of the astronomical tower.
Luo Qixi stared in astonishment at the large hole before her: "Wow...what an amazing staff..."
"That's pretty impressive." Cidelyn nodded, looking at the unobstructed view of the campus, and said expressionlessly, "The cost of repairing this place will be deducted from your blood-sucking fee."
"Hmm!"
Didn't you tell me to try it, teacher?