Chapter 69: Law Fragment
Looking at the other's grateful expression, Janna simply nodded calmly and effortlessly corrected a mistake in the other's spellcasting gesture.
"Next question is mine! I'll pay a Gold Surrel!"
As he spoke, another slightly chubby male apprentice squeezed to the front, immediately took out a Gold Surrel, and placed it in front of Janna.
He then cast a soundproof barrier, enveloping both himself and Janna.
"I thought I could get a free question. Andy is really stingy..."
Observing the actions of the apprentice named Andy, the surrounding people, though they curled their lips, remained silent, waiting patiently until it was their turn to pay and ask a question...
"Janna, not bad! In such a short time, you've earned six Gold Surrels... that's almost equivalent to the reward of a regular mission."
"That's the power of knowledge."
Seeing Janna's genuine smile, Vivian's mood improved significantly.
"Let's go, let's head to Acorn House."
"To Acorn House? What for? I thought you didn't like sweets?"
Knowing that Janna usually returned to the dormitory after class, Vivian was surprised when Janna suggested going to a dessert shop like Acorn House, which she considered a "willpower-draining" place.
"Although I don't like sweets, you do... I promised to treat you last time, so let's go."
"Ah, so you still remember."
Upon hearing Janna's words, Vivian suddenly recalled that during their last outdoor Defense Against Dark Magic class, Janna had declined her offer to treat her, promising instead to treat Vivian next time as compensation.
However, aware of Janna's financial situation, Vivian hadn't taken that promise seriously, thinking it was just a casual remark...
"I forgot, she's not the type to make empty promises..."
Thinking silently, and looking at Janna's smile, Vivian, who was already happy for her, felt even more delighted at this moment.
"Let's go. Since you're being so generous today, I'm going to eat to my heart's content..."
"Go ahead, my budget isn't much anyway."
"You're so stingy."
Though she said this, Vivian happily linked arms with Janna, mentally recalling the more affordable desserts at Acorn House...
"I'll head back first. Thanks for your generous treat today. See you later~"
"Mm, goodbye."
After bidding farewell to Vivian at the dormitory entrance, Janna took the mechanical elevator upstairs.
"Ding—"
As the elevator doors slowly opened, Janna returned to her single dormitory on the third floor.
She first looked up at the time on the mechanical clock, then hung her wizard robe on the coat rack, picked up the Bloodshadow Rose script from the lab table, and sat down on the chair.
"Tomorrow's Transfiguration class has been rescheduled for next week. The day after tomorrow's Elvish Language class is also canceled due to Professor Uta having an emergency..."
Thinking about the canceled classes for the next two days, Janna suddenly realized she had two whole days of free time at her disposal.
However, having long been accustomed to a busy life, Janna felt somewhat uneasy facing the sudden two-day break.
"Taking advantage of these two days, I can practice the Bloodshadow Rose script again, and then use the extra Gold Surrels I earned today to rent some books related to Laws from the library..."
As the sun set and dusk approached, Janna turned on the incandescent lamp on the ceiling.
"Although I've read the Bloodshadow Rose script several times, I still haven't figured out how to portray the emotional transitions in the scenes involving 'Natasha'..."
Rubbing her slightly sore eyes, Janna, after a moment of hesitation, marked the parts that were difficult to perform.
"I'll ask Liji on Saturday... after all, she has considerable experience in opera performances."
"Ha~~"
Yawning slightly, she picked up the now-cold bitter coffee from the lab table.
As it reached her lips, she put the cup down and closed the script she had read countless times.
"Let's slack off just this once and practice again tomorrow..."
Two days later, Saturday morning.
"Good morning, Miss Janna. Heading out so early?"
"Yes. If anyone comes looking for me, please tell them I might be back later."
"Alright, no problem."
After bidding farewell to the Door Spirit, Janna, wearing a light green wizard robe, left the dormitory building and headed outside the academy.
"According to David Berg, the Nightingale Opera House should be located just a street away from the Feathered String Tavern, along the main road."
Two days ago, intending to take a break, Janna found herself restless after making that decision.
It wasn't until she picked up the script again that the guilt of wasting time gradually dissipated.
"This shows how terrifying habits can be..."
She resumed her usual practice and meditation.
It wasn't until the next day, upon reaching the library, that Janna discovered all books related to Laws had very high access restrictions.
Especially for lower-year apprentices like her, there were even stricter borrowing limitations.
Not only did she need to pay a deposit of twenty Gold Surrels, but if the rental time exceeded five hours without returning the book, it would be considered overdue.
For every hour overdue, a one percent fine would be deducted from the deposit.
Therefore, when faced with the Book of Laws, which was as thick as the marble steps at the entrance, Janna gritted her teeth and chose to rent and read it within the library, renewing it twice on the same day.
Despite this intensive reading, Janna still found no information related to the [Law of Growth] fragment.
Even on the second day, she remained clueless.
"But these two days weren't without gains... at least I've figured out the relationship between [Law Fragments] and [Law Seeds]."
A Third Tier Wizard Apprentice, when advancing to a full-fledged wizard, besides needing to meet the breakthrough requirements in wizard level, spirit power, and wizard ecology, also needs to condense a complete [Law Seed].
Generally, before comprehending a [Law Seed], Third Tier Wizard Apprentices first use source energy fragments of the same attribute to optimize their [Wizard Talents]. Then, leveraging the innate advantages of their talents, they attempt to condense [Law Fragments] that align closely with their own talents.
Each [Law Fragment] is the most precious essence of knowledge that an apprentice condenses from their understanding of Laws under the guidance of the wizard's will.
As the apprentice's insight into the wizard's will deepens, the accumulation of [Law Fragments] increases.
Eventually, breaking through layer upon layer of shackles, they condense into a complete wizard's Law Seed, receive the infusion of the wizard's will's Law power, and officially gain recognition from the wizard's will...