Because of Anada, Angel had become quite curious about ritual studies.
According to Anada, Zislaid had taught it to her. So when Angel left that morning, he had asked Zislaid about it.
The result was surprising: Zislaid frankly admitted that he did not know much about ritual studies.
As for why Anada understood ritual studies, it was because of a book Zislaid had given her. The book was called Miscellaneous Notes on Processing Abundant Grains, also known as the Grain Book.
Since Zislaid had asked Anada to work as a cook in the antique shop, he had given her this book on grain processing to browse through at her leisure.
What Zislaid had not expected was that the Grain Book, which he had acquired by chance, actually contained some material on ritual studies.
The contents recorded in the Grain Book were not particularly advanced, and its rituals were the same—mostly related to grain processing, collectively known as Food-Prayer Rituals.
Through Food-Prayer Rituals, one could quickly process food and improve its taste. Through long-term rituals, one could even gradually transform food into magical food. This had practically touched upon the domain of the gourmet school, yet Food-Prayer Rituals could accomplish it nonetheless.
It was because of the Food-Prayer Rituals that the food Anada made possessed traces of extraordinary qualities, which was how Zislaid had noticed that the Grain Book also contained material on ritual studies.
Zislaid had tried the Food-Prayer Ritual himself. For a formal wizard like him, it was not particularly difficult, but for ordinary apprentices, it was an enormous test of talent. That Anada had mastered the Food-Prayer Ritual as a junior apprentice was either not luck at all, or proof that she truly possessed talent.
To determine which it was, Zislaid had obtained teaching materials for the Roundstone