Chapter 196: The Principal's Attention
"Traveler who wanders among billions of planes, friendly creature in the Spirit World that can be summoned and controlled, I summon you in the name of Jia Na-Luo Lan—Hermes the Teleporter!"
Buzz—the cold wind howled, accompanied by a flash of deep purple light. A scarecrow wearing a top hat, a black tailcoat, and a gold-rimmed monocle appeared before Jia Na.
"Hel~lo, Sum~mon~er~"
Looking at the young girl who summoned him, Hermes's attitude was as friendly as ever.
"Hello, Mr. Hermes, I have a letter I'd like to entrust you to deliver for me."
As she spoke, a leaf imprinted with Jia Na's spiritual energy mark and a silver suler appeared in her hand. "The back of this leaf is the recipient's address."
"Al~right~"
Using magic control techniques to take the leaf and silver suler Jia Na handed over, Hermes the Teleporter bowed to Jia Na by tipping his hat, then lightly leaped and disappeared into the void.
"By my will, I command you to summon—Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon."
After sending off Hermes the Teleporter, Jia Na first summoned the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
"Master, you called for me (smile)."
"Silver Mirror, use mirror illusion to conceal my tracks. Don't let anyone see us."
"As you command~"
Because the Celestial Sparrow had just evolved and couldn't skillfully control its magic yet, Jia Na, worried about alerting the enemy, didn't rush to summon the Celestial Sparrow. Instead, she used the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon's mirror illusion to first hide her tracks, then hid in the dark to monitor the source of the dark sun contamination.
"I hope the reinforcements arrive quickly—"
This time, the combat strategy Jia Na adopted was still "reporting and calling for reinforcements."
And the reinforcement Jia Na called for was naturally the Principal of White Coral Academy—Anthony-Black Sparrow.
"You looking for me?"
Just as Jia Na was secretly worrying whether Hermes the Teleporter's letter had been successfully delivered to Anthony-Black Sparrow, a sinister voice suddenly sounded behind Jia Na.
"Principal!"
Looking at the flash of blue and white Flame on the ground, Jia Na, surprised by Anthony-Black Sparrow's efficiency, couldn't help but turn around in pleasant surprise.
"Hmm? You've actually already grasped a 【Law Fragment】?"
His eyebrow twitched slightly. Even though the aura was still very weak, the Law aura on Jia Na could not be hidden from a Formal Wizard's eyes.
Grasping a 【Law Fragment】 is a prerequisite for a Wizard Apprentice to advance to a Formal Wizard. It usually only has a very small chance of being comprehended when a Three-level Wizard Apprentice's level has reached its peak.
Even Grace-Eva, who was once known as Turin's top apprentice, the fastest record for comprehending a 【Law Fragment】 was after advancing to a Three-level Wizard Apprentice.
Even the faster Anthony-Black Sparrow only grasped his first 【Law Fragment】 in his Wizard career when advancing from level two to level three.
"When did this happen?"
"Just a month ago."
"Three weeks ago—was that right after the Three-School Joint Examination ended?"
"Yes, Principal."
Looking at Jia Na, who maintained her usual humble and polite attitude, Anthony-Black Sparrow showed no emotion on his face, but he was extremely pleased with this unexpected surprise in his heart.
"Keep it up. Don't become complacent over these achievements during your apprentice period. You must remember that your current opponents are not in Turin, but the top geniuses from other Wizard Gathering Places—"
Anthony-Black Sparrow originally intended to warn Jia Na not to be overly ambitious, but as he spoke, his tone inevitably carried some earnest advice.
After all, a talent like Jia Na hadn't appeared in White Coral Academy, or even the entire Turin, for many years.
Therefore, in order to achieve a ranking in the upcoming White Tower Trial, Anthony-Black Sparrow, who already thought highly of Jia Na, now valued her even more.
"From now on, you won't need to spend extra credits for any of your Witchcraft and course exchanges in the academy—and the academy library, you can enter whenever you want from now on. Except for a few specific books, everything is free."
"Thank you, Principal!"
Verbal concern and attention were no match for the resources that came down like real silver and gold.
Therefore, upon hearing Anthony-Black Sparrow's promise, Jia Na's usually excellent expression management almost faltered.
"Remember, everything I'm doing is also for the benefit of the academy. Therefore, in the White Tower Trial, your performance must be outstanding. Only then can Turin gain the maximum benefit."
"I understand—."
"Take this."
Before Jia Na could finish speaking, a triangular bone brooch landed in her hand.
"Remember to wear it at all times. In a critical moment, it can save your life."
"Thank you, Principal—" Jia Na didn't know how many times she had said thank you, but each time, she meant it with sincerity.
From the Ancient God Contract, to the magical alchemy seed, to today's benefits of free credit exchange for Witchcraft, courses, and the library, and finally the gift of the bone brooch—
Even though Jia Na knew clearly that this allocation of resources was also a means for the academy to support her in successfully passing the Dordogne-White Tower Trial.
However, as a commoner apprentice with no background, Jia Na's heart was filled with gratitude towards the academy for being able to obtain these resources.
"Tell me specifically about the contamination you discovered."
Upon hearing this, Jia Na put away the bone brooch and began to describe the entire process of her discovering the dark sun contamination aura to Anthony-Black Sparrow.
"You mean the source of the contamination is nearby?"
After listening to Jia Na's simple description, Anthony-Black Sparrow's brows furrowed.
According to normal logic, Dark Sun Cultists should not appear within a Wizard Gathering Place.
After all, given the irreconcilable relationship between the two sides, once a Dark Sun Cultist is discovered, they are inevitably captured by Wizards and face the tragic end of being used as experimental material.
"You lead the way normally in front, and I will follow behind you—remember, don't expose your tracks yet."
"As you command."
Whoosh—accompanied by a gust of cold wind, Anthony-Black Sparrow's figure disappeared from Jia Na's sight.
"Ever-changing—"
With confidence in her heart, Jia Na was naturally no longer hesitant.
Chanting a spell, in just an instant, Jia Na cast Elementary Transformation and transformed into a plain gray sparrow.
At the same time, under the cover of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon, she carefully flapped her wings, slowly flying towards the source of the dark sun contamination.
Another cold wind struck. Because she was protected by feathers, Jia Na in "sparrow form" didn't feel too cold, only that her flying speed became slower.
"Found it."