Chapter 619: Full Lockdown |
About the Matter of Me Becoming a Witch and Doing Daily Quests
Even though the Calamity Crystal had never shown any abnormality, Janna could roughly tell that Vivian Rose should currently be safe. However, since Vivian had still been unconscious when she was teleported away from Zoe Star, Janna had never truly felt at ease.
Thus, before going to find Tifa, Janna had first written a simple letter of concern and entrusted a Spark Sprite to deliver it to Vivian.
What Janna didn’t expect was that not long after sending the letter, Vivian had already replied.
“Still, why didn’t Vivian send the letter through a Spark Sprite, but instead had a guide spirit deliver it…”
The guide spirit Janna referred to was the strange creature she had encountered when she first entered the White Tower—those book-like beings named with various numerical designations.
These guide spirits functioned similarly to rooks in the White Coral Academy, often acting as errand-runners for wizards and wizard apprentices.
However, one thing puzzled Janna. Logically, if it were just delivering a letter, Vivian should have entrusted a Spark Sprite instead of a seemingly slow-moving guide spirit.
Of course, the guide spirit’s role was merely to deliver Vivian’s letter to Janna as quickly as possible after receiving it. Even so, Janna couldn’t help but wonder what method Vivian had used to send the letter from the Turin Wizard Congregation to the Dordogne White Tower in such a short time.
Carefully placing the letter onto her bookshelf, Janna glanced at the mechanical clock on the wall. Seeing that there were still fifteen minutes before eight o’clock, she walked to the refrigerator, took out a piece of cream bread and a bottle of black coffee, and used them as her breakfast for the day.
“I wonder if this year’s White Tower Trial will still be held as scheduled…”
Because cosmic rifts had appeared simultaneously in both the 【Upper Star Domain】 and the 【Lower Star Domain】, the White Tower had issued an emergency notice prohibiting all wizard apprentices from entering the Lower Star Domain.
Additionally, the unknown plane connected to the cosmic rifts was the long-standing enemy of the Material Plane—the Galnos Plane, the plane whose Plane Will belonged to the Flesh Star Trajectory. This meant that all wizards of the Material Plane would soon enter a state of heightened defensive readiness.
For the safety of wizard apprentices, the White Tower Trial, which happened to fall during this time, would likely be postponed.
“Honestly, I hope it gets delayed. That way, I’ll have more time to learn how to refine the 【Advanced Blood Source Potion】…”
Thinking this, Janna finished the cream bread in her hand. After washing her hands, she took out her textbook 《Advanced Mutation Studies》 from the bookshelf.
“If I just follow the normal course pace, I won’t have enough time. I’ll have to study it on my own first…”
Sizzle—sizzle—
Just as Janna was silently planning her study schedule, the crackling sound of flames once again came from the fireplace.
“This is… another emergency notice from the White Tower?”
Looking at the familiar letter bearing the White Tower emblem, Janna immediately felt a sense of unease. Still, she quickly used the Wizard’s Hand spell to retrieve the letter from the fireplace.
【Notice: ① Starting today, the White Tower will implement strict control over all wizard apprentices. Leaving Dordogne is prohibited unless absolutely necessary. Those who must leave must apply in advance to Hephis-Stellar. Unauthorized departures will bear the consequences；② All classes are suspended starting today. Resumption time will be announced separately……】
Reading the contents of this second emergency notice, Janna—who had already anticipated it—still hadn’t expected it to arrive so soon.
“They just issued the ban on entering the 【Lower Star Domain】, and now they’re already restricting apprentices from leaving Dordogne…”
From these consecutive emergency notices, Janna could sense that the White Tower had begun entering a wartime state. If the situation escalated further, she suspected that wizard apprentices like them might even be sent to the frontlines for support.
“But at least for now, it’s only restricting departure from Dordogne, not locking everyone inside the White Tower… Still, with classes suspended, I won’t be able to consult formal wizards during this time.”
Seeing the clock hands creeping closer to eight, Janna sighed softly and put away the Spiritual Candle on her workbench.
“I’ll have to think of another way…”
…
Whooo—
The cold wind howled as heavy gray clouds pressed low across the sky. With the end of the year approaching, an even heavier snowfall than usual blanketed all of Dordogne.
However, unlike the quietness of the White Tower, the city of Dordogne—welcoming the New Year—remained lively despite the snow. Streets of all sizes were already decorated with dazzling colorful lights, creating a festive atmosphere.
“It’s snowing again…”
At this moment, Janna, still inside her dormitory at the White Tower, gazed at the heavy snowfall outside. Yet, she felt none of the joy of the approaching New Year—only an indescribable sense of loneliness.
“As expected, the White Tower Trial has been postponed.”
After watching the snow for a while longer, Janna returned to her seat by the workbench and glanced at the third emergency notice on the table, letting out a soft sigh.
“But that’s fine. The 【Advanced Blood Source Potion】 still won’t be ready for a few more days anyway…”
Janna had attempted to master the principles of the Advanced Blood Source Potion through self-study of 《Advanced Mutation Studies》, but due to the overwhelming number of obscure and difficult concepts, she had no choice but to abandon that approach.
In the end, she could only turn to the Witch Sect for help, to see if anyone within the organization could refine the Advanced Blood Source Potion.
How should she put it?
Janna had always held the witches of the Witch Sect in high regard. Yet, she realized that she had still underestimated their potion-making abilities… or rather, she had underestimated the terrifying enhancement that the 【Thread of Desire】 provided in potion refinement.
What she had originally believed to be a unique formula exclusive to Atlantis—the Advanced Blood Source Potion—was already a widely known “public formula” within the Witch Sect.
It was only because the materials required for the potion were extremely rare that it hadn’t become a main promoted potion within the Witch Sect, and the formula had remained largely unused…