After settling in his new residence, Sylutia first took a tour around the house. Although it was newly built, it was obvious that the designers put a lot of thought into making this place livable and close to nature.
Before coming here, Sylutia thought that "Thetis Academy" would have an architectural style that was very regular, with straight lines and sharp angles, but now it seems that the "Mithril Clock" school is not that rigid, and the streets and gardens also look good.
She opened the box, took out her things, and then started to make her own bed. There were bedrooms on the first and second floors of this house, but she still habitually lived on the second floor, probably because the window had a wider view and the occasional breeze.
After making the bed and putting on the quilt, Sylutia went to the bathroom on the first floor. The space here was not big, but it was not a problem for her to take a bath and wash herself in it.
After trying the hot water and finding no problem, Sylutia took off his clothes, took a comfortable hot bath, and then put on a light and comfortable nightgown.
It was getting late in the evening, but she didn't want to go out for dinner, so she found some snack biscuits from Lovier in the box, came to the table, ate slowly, and occasionally looked through the window at the sunset outside.
At night, Sylutia read a book for a while, then fell asleep peacefully, and did not wake up until dawn.
Since Lovier and Aurora left, she feels that her life has become much quieter, as if she has returned to the way she used to live in the Woodland.
Speaking of which, there is a lot of open space in front and behind this mansion, which is very suitable for planting some flowers and plants.
Putting on simple clothes, Sylutia put on light sandals, and came to the front yard of the house. There were many Rose planted here, some of which had already grown buds.
It was the rare "Black Rose". It seemed to be specially planted to fit the name of this place. She touched it with her finger, blinked and observed it carefully.
She has not planted flowers and plants since she came to the Mage Alliance. It has been more than a year and she feels a little rusty.
Now let's try it again, but it has to be a process. After all, with the identity of "Hedra", I didn't have the skills of a gardener before, Sylutia thought to himself.
Then she went to the backyard of the house. There were no neat flowers and plants here. Most of them were just ordinary weeds, which had been trimmed and not messy.
Suddenly, Sylutia remembered that he had purchased the "Eyeball Fruit" seeds from Camel Tower on the Woodland a long time ago. The seller couldn't train it herself, so she had to trick others. Then she couldn't find relevant information on the Woodland. It wasn't until she solved "Hundred-Eye Cult" later that she found out why the other party couldn't train it.
Because "Eyeball Fruit" is not a native species in nature, but "Lord of All-Seeing Truth" worshiped by Hundred-Eye Cult. During the erosion of Seventh Era, its power overflowed and combined with some plants in this world, and a strange species was born.
After the war, most of the life on the other side of the Astral Realm was expelled, and the influence of "Lord of All-Seeing Truth" on this world gradually weakened. The species born by his power were also rejected by the world and found it difficult to show the power of the past.
However, she can use the secret method related to "Alien Star" to reactivate the vitality of these seeds.
"Mithril Clock" is a faction that majors in "Secret Speech·Gold Steam·Alien Star". They also master a lot of secrets related to "Alien Star", among which the determination of standard time is also related to "Alien Star".
Currently she is majoring in "Secret Speech", and later she can minor in some secret techniques related to "Gold Steam" and "Alien Star". When Fifth Order comes, she can choose another Aspect Power to fuse.
However, she has just come to "Thetis Academy" not long ago, so she needs to know more about which Class to choose before making a decision.
When Mage is at the third level, he will usually choose "Spell Furnace" or "Spell Page" as his core ability. The former is the choice of "Gold Steam" Aspect Power, and the latter is the choice of "Secret Speech" Aspect Power.
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Core Card:[Spell Furnace][Gold Steam]
"You have mastered the construction of spells. Like a fiery furnace, you can use the power of Aspect Power to shape the spells you want at will."
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Affects [Spellcasting Ability], using the power of Aspect Power to construct spells, but due to the instability of the furnace, the power will be reduced. (Spell Versatility +1, Power -2)
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Core Card:[Spell Page][Secret Speech]
"You have mastered the construction of runes, just like a beautifully cut Title Page. You can use the runes to combine the spells you want"
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Affects [Spellcasting Ability], using runes to construct spells, but due to the restrictions of Title Page, you can only use the runes recorded in it, and the power will be slightly reduced. (Power -1)
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After obtaining one of the two, Core Card, Mage can use various spells more freely without the need for each spell to occupy an ability card slot. Of course, the price is that the power of the spells is often not as powerful as that of Wizard of the same level, and more preparation time will be required when activating and changing.
According to the different styles of each school, the Core Secret Art they choose is slightly different. For example, all members of "Lightning School" use [Spell Furnace]. They are proficient in shaping lightning and transform "Gold Steam" and "Vaulted Sky" into powerful thunder.
"Fire Spirit School" and "Mist Spirit School" also use [Spell Furnace], while "Mithril Clock" and "Phantom Puppet School" all use [Spell Page]. The two secret techniques have their own advantages and disadvantages, but in the later stages, each school has a secret method that combines the two without distinguishing them. It can be regarded as a different approach to the same goal.
She doesn't know what Core Secret Art options are available in the "Mithril Clock" school of thought. She probably won't know until the school officially starts.
In the next few days, Sylutia began to tour the huge Academy. According to the instructions in the student handbook, he went to various locations to familiarize himself with the environment.
Library, restaurant, Lecture Hall, Experimental Building, Training Ground, Botanical Garden, Star-Gazing Tower, Ceremonial Rotunda, Furnace Hall, Precision Workshop, etc. Although she could not enter some places, she still had a good understanding of the location and situation.
So, until the day before the opening ceremony.
"Hello, is Miss Hedra at home?" Around ten o'clock in the morning, Sylutia heard a knock on the door.
She walked out and opened the door, and saw two maids standing one behind the other outside. They were both wearing neat black and white maid uniforms, and the former was holding a basket in her hand.
"I am, what can I do?" Sylutia replied.
"Hello, Miss Hedra." They looked to be in their early twenties, all of them First Order. They first saluted politely, and then took out the clothes from the basket.
"Here are your school uniforms. There are two sets of inner and outer sets, as well as a short cloak." The two of them came to give you clothes.
"You can try it on now. If it doesn't fit, we will cut it or replace it on site."
"Okay." After taking the two sets of clothes, Sylutia temporarily closed the door and returned to the house to change.
About five minutes later, she came out again and asked the two maids to check her.
This school uniform is overall black, with a simple style of Mage robe. There are no additional pattern modifications, but the corners are meticulously stitched, and the materials and cuts are very good. It is also very comfortable to wear and not restrictive.
The upper body of the school uniform looks like a whole piece of black cloth, but if you look closely, some cutting and stitching has been done on the side waist and back to make it more in line with the curves of the human body. It also outlines Sylutia's beautiful figure, giving it a faint youthful charm.
Overall, this set of clothes is conservative and simple in style. It seems that Thetis Academy has a relatively strong academic atmosphere and does not want students to escape from this more serious atmosphere and be distracted by other things.
Judging from what Damian was wearing when he entered the school that day, the senior uniforms seemed to be much more handsome, mature and flamboyant. He probably wanted to use this to inspire the freshmen who were still in the lower grades.
The girl stood on the doorstep and asked the two maids to adjust her clothes and check them. After a few minutes, the two nodded slightly.
"It's very suitable, Miss Hedra."
"The included cape jacket can be worn in snow and light rain. It can effectively prevent your hair from getting wet. If the clothes are damaged, please mark it on the cardboard above the laundry basket and we will replace it for you later."
"On Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends, we will come to pick up the clothes and clean them for you. Then we will deliver them to you the next day and put them in a clean storage box. Just take them out."
"If you are lacking any supplies on weekdays or need help cleaning, you can also leave a message on the cardboard. A maid will come over to assist with cleaning in the Academy."
"Tomorrow is the opening ceremony. It will be held at "Palace of Wisdom" in front of the central square. Please be sure to arrive before 8 a. m. in your school uniform."
"Finally, I wish you a happy life and study here. Goodbye." After saying that, the two maids said goodbye to Sylutia and left.
Watching the two people walking away, Sylutia unexpectedly felt good. Maybe the style of these two people reminded her of the maids in the family who took care of her when she was a child.
The Mezzalance family is the origin of the "maid" profession and formulated the earliest maid manual. It is said that the "sacred book" of the maid profession is still preserved in the family. Through that treasure, one can smoothly advance to the advanced maid profession and gain many abilities. For a long time, the royal maid team of the Solar Dynasty has been trained and taught by the "Mezzalance" family.
I seem to have had a special group of maids when I was a child. I wonder what happened to those people now. Several of them took over the role of older sisters when she was growing up, taking care of and educating her a lot.
Sometimes I would talk to the maids about my small thoughts and ideas before telling my mother. For Sylutia when she was young, Aster Witch Xuelin was too powerful. Even if the other party would restrain her aura when getting along with her daughter, the overflowing mental power and strong mind would also affect Sylutia unconsciously.
Occasionally, she would hear her mother complain that she was not close to her, saying, "Little Tia prefers to play with the maids at home."
Some memories of the past emerged, making Sylutia dazed for a while. Then he returned to the house, looked at the clothes on his body, took them off and put them away for the time being.
Tomorrow, school will officially start.
--The next day·Thetis Academy Central Plaza--
There were flowers and pennants hanging here. The students walked through the corridor and came to the inside of "Palace of Wisdom". It was like a church temple, very empty and tall.
The opening ceremony was much deserted than Sylutia had imagined. After all, there were only 76 freshmen. She even used her extra energy to memorize the names of everyone present.
"Now, I would like to ask student Hedra to introduce himself." The teacher read out the last name on the roster.
The black-haired girl stood up and walked onto the stage amidst the slightly curious eyes of everyone.
Although it was not stated clearly, the freshmen probably guessed that the students who are later on the stage have higher grades and rankings. Since Sylutia was the last one to take the stage, her evaluation is probably that she is the first among the freshmen.
"Hello everyone, my name is Hedra, from Asura District..." Sylutia briefly introduced himself and told his experience, including Meteor Lake who was born in the south, studied at Asura District, what spells he is good at, etc.
After the completion, there was sparse applause. Except for a few students from Asura District who were very enthusiastic, the other students were relatively indifferent, and some were only interested in Sylutia's appearance.
Afterwards, the teacher came up to the stage and began to introduce the goals and precautions for this year to the freshmen present.
"First of all, congratulations to everyone for coming to the Thetis Academy. This will be the best Academy in the entire Mage Alliance. You have also gone through strict testing and screening before you are qualified to join here."
"Being able to come here, I believe that none of you are mediocre people, so Thetis Academy will use the method of teaching geniuses to teach you, instead of lecturing and reading to the air like other ordinary Academys."
"I will make a detailed list of the secret techniques and techniques you need to learn this semester, and give you a recommended course schedule. Most people can arrange their studies according to this course schedule. If you have better ideas, you can also make adjustments on your own, but it is best to consult your instructors and seniors in advance, because some courses are not as simple as they appear on the surface."
"At present, half of you have not yet advanced to become the official Mage. This is actually a good thing, because you can choose a better Core Secret Art among the Academy to advance. This has huge development potential."
"As for the advanced students, you have two choices. One is to spend the first half of the year to re-exchange the advanced secret method. The other is to put it aside for the time being and wait until you advance to Fifth Order to recast yourself and your core abilities according to the new secret method."
"I hope to see each of you successfully enter the third level in one year and complete the courses on the table. This is my expectation for a genius. If you think it is unreasonable, then you should consider following up or quitting."
"After one year, after you have laid a solid foundation according to this curriculum, you can start looking for the ones you are interested in among the various topics and tasks released by the Academy."
"These tasks will allow you to gain valuable Academy points, and they will also allow you to gradually become familiar with things and find what you love and are good at."
"Subsequently, as you grow, you will also receive tasks that are more demanding, more rewarding, and require more abilities."
"In the next 2-3 years, you will continue to repeat this process, learn in practice, transform knowledge and theory into powerful abilities, and achieve "Law of Three Phases balance" until you become a powerful Mage."
"The motto of our school is "Please use clocks and rulers to make the world magnificent." Many of you may not really understand this sentence before coming to the Thetis Academy, but rest assured that in the next three years, you will understand your mission more clearly."
"Before the invention of clocks, people could only rely on sunrise and sunset, the shadows of the sun and the moon, to vaguely perceive the passage of time."
"Before the ruler and compass were invented, people could only measure everything with their palms and footsteps. The size and distance of all things were also so vague and changeable."
"The doubts, deceptions, falsehoods, and hesitations caused by vague things make it impossible for people to make decisions and lead mankind forward."
"The creation of precise time and rulers gave all observations clear data that could be communicated, recorded, and passed on, making it possible to pass on theories and accumulate experience."
"Because the standards have been determined and clear observation data have been obtained, we can begin to use "wisdom" to transform experience and then deduce future blueprints and prospects."
"At this point, we have a direction, we have accumulated research and development based on our predecessors, and we have everything you see today."
"This is the accumulation of knowledge and information [Castle], this is the recording and inheritance of history and stories [Secret Speech], this is our recasting and shaping of the world [Gold Steam]."
"We have created the world's three new Aspect Powers from scratch, and you will inherit this great mission and ambition and continue to open up the road."
"Chasing this vision will allow you to better understand the "path" you are on, and it will allow you to better understand the essence of "Aspect Power", and the results it will bring will ultimately enrich your life."
"Fairy in the ancient era once said that all advancements are "Transmutation". The essence of all life is like a weak insect, which needs the protection of a beautiful and powerful "body". And the vision I am talking about today is the "body" that you are about to give birth to."
"When one day, you and this "body" become one and the same, then you will be great and immortal, beautiful and eternal."
Shell-Bound Species is a hybrid, we were Shell-Bound Species.--Book of Hours