Chapter 2867: Xiao Xiao's Astonishment
"Professor Yi."
Xiao Xiao pushed open the door and politely bowed to the office's owner. "I heard you were looking for me. I don't know..."
This was not his first time visiting the Divination professor's office, but each visit felt subtly different, like divination itself. Every time the Crystal Ball turned, the scene revealed was slightly different.
Tall bookshelves on either side were packed with reference books of every kind, thick and thin. The brass studs embedded in their spines reflected the candlelight hanging from the ceiling, like tiny glowing eyes. The wall beside the door was covered in dense charts, while a huge star map stretched across the ceiling.
Xiao Xiao's gaze swept over several bundles of Yarrow scattered across the coffee table in varying numbers and directions, lingering only briefly on the ashtray in one corner.
Inside the ashtray lay a scorched turtle shell, its crisscrossing cracks suffused with an enticing magical aura.
"You're here? Sit, have a seat first."
Professor Yi, seated behind his desk, did not even look up as he waved a hand. An armchair clattered around the coffee table, rolled up behind Xiao Xiao, and proactively bumped against the backs of his knees.
The boy sat down accordingly.
The professor seemed to be grading assignments. Several Quill Pens in different colors danced around him, occasionally hopping into the nearby inkpot to greedily suck up a few mouthfuls of ink. Their movements blended with the rhythmic scratching of nibs across parchment, creating a harmonious and pleasant sound.
Xi xi.
Three small elves in gray uniforms fluttered their wings and hovered before the boy. One carried a slender-necked silver teapot, another held a white porcelain cup, and the third cradled a copper tray bearing several sugar cubes and a small pair