Chapter 626: The Sound of Homesickness |
After all, the location of this ice valley was indeed extremely concealed. For the relatively low-intelligence ice elemental creatures within the 【Glacier Plane】, it was simply impossible for them to find it.
Moreover, with the presence of the Demon God 【Gorgon–Medusa】 within this ice valley, Janna did not worry about these Flesh Meteor being stolen.
“Yi yi!”
Hearing Janna’s words, the Frost Guardian Ines expressed with great determination that she was very willing to guard these “big stones” for Janna and would not find it boring at all.
Seeing the other party’s stance, Janna gave up on persuading her further. After giving a few simple instructions, she put away the Miraculous Alchemical House, which was still in its seed form, left the 【Glacier Plane】, and returned to the White Tower dormitory.
“Since there’s still time, I should go to the library.”
Because classes had been suspended, and the White Tower had forbidden all wizard apprentices from going to the 【Lower Star Domain】, Janna suddenly had a lot of free time.
Taking advantage of this rare period of leisure, she resumed her “daily reading” plan. With her Magic Reading and Extraordinary Memory talents, she began massively increasing her reading volume.
Of course, she was not the only one with such thoughts. Recently, the library had gained many figures who were rarely seen before due to being busy with missions—for example, Hela-Helheim, who possessed A-level Dark Affinity, and Louisto-Tulan, who had the Phoenix bloodline.
Having walked from the dormitory to the White Tower library, Janna looked at the crowded apprentices inside. While sighing inwardly, she picked up a book titled 《Guide to Magical Creature Cultivation》 from the shelf, found a corner seat, and quietly began reading…
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“The style of this composition fits my current mood quite well.”
Gently plucking the Strings of Frotenas in her hands, Janna listened to the melody filled with a strong sense of homesickness, and her mood could not help but become sorrowful.
In order to quickly condense the Law Seed of Beauty, during this period, aside from going to the library to read and condensing Source Power, Janna had been constantly comprehending the Authority of Emotion.
There were two methods she used for this comprehension.
The first was to quietly walk into crowds across various districts of Dordogne and use the Authority of Emotion to subtly influence the emotions of different people.
Of course, as a wizard apprentice who strictly abided by the laws of transcendents, Janna would not go too far. Her attempts were merely gentle methods—making happy people even happier, helping the sad no longer feel sorrow, and allowing the despairing to once again feel the beauty of life.
However, during this process, although her control over the Authority of Emotion became more proficient, it did not significantly help her understanding of emotions themselves.
Thus, Janna began her second method simultaneously—using her 【Soul Listening】 talent to perceive the most intense emotions from the depths of souls.
At this time, it was the end of the year. The atmosphere of the approaching New Year bloomed like clusters of fireworks in every corner of Dordogne. Especially in the Saint Roland District, every shop and even the roadside trees were adorned with strings of colorful lights.
However, unlike the festive joy of the Saint Roland District, the Kumish District was shrouded in a heavy wave of melancholy.
As residents who came from all corners of the world—and even from the lower districts—people in the Kumish District would, during the New Year season, inevitably feel a trace of homesickness rising in their hearts.
Homesickness was like a chronic illness unique to those living away from home. It was usually unnoticed, but when it flared up, it became especially painful.
Just like Janna herself—whenever the Spring Festival arrived, memories of her previous life felt like a bitter candy, spreading endlessly across her taste buds.
“Homesickness… truly is an emotion no traveler can escape.”
With her 【Soul Listening】 talent activated, Janna almost instantly heard countless soul melodies filled with deep longing for home.
These melodies formed a vast vortex, carrying sorrow, nostalgia, resentment, and various other emotions, engulfing Janna and making her heart grow increasingly heavy with sadness.
“However, most of these emotions are sorrowful, and even the melodies are uniformly melancholic… hm?”
Just as Janna was capturing different soul melodies, a cheerful tune—distinct from the surrounding sadness—suddenly caught her attention.
“So it’s a child.”
Following the direction of the melody, Janna discovered that its source was a little girl building a snowman at a doorway.
She had flaxen curly hair, worn cotton clothes, and rosy cheeks dotted with adorable freckles. Although she was alone, her face was filled with a happy and satisfied smile.
“It would be nice if I had a carrot.”
Looking at the two snowmen in front of her—one big and one small—the freckled girl frowned slightly and began searching nearby for something that could serve as a nose.
“Are you looking for this?”
Just as the little girl was about to settle for a rectangular stone as the big snowman’s nose, a gentle voice suddenly sounded above her head.
“Ah… y-you… hello, respected Wizard.”
The little girl, who had been happily building her snowman, turned toward the voice and saw Janna standing behind her. Her first reaction, aside from caution toward a stranger, was fear of the wizard robe Janna wore.
“My name is Janna. What’s yours?”
Sensing the girl’s fear, Janna removed her wizard hood that covered most of her face, bent down slightly, and introduced herself with a gentle smile.
Upon seeing Janna’s true appearance, the freckled girl froze as if struck by lightning. After a moment, she blushed and stammered:
“M-my name is Annie… Wizard, you’re so beautiful.”
Having never seen an opera or bought a newspaper, Annie naturally did not recognize that the person before her was Janna Roland—the hottest rising star in the West Continent.
Thus, her first reaction upon seeing Janna’s face was simply a sincere admiration for beauty…