Chapter 251 : Source Energy Fragments
Chapter 251: Source Energy Fragments
Three days later, on the first floor of the academy library, inside the Acorn House private room,
“Janna, you’re truly the most outstanding purification apprentice I’ve ever seen.”
After using 【Mental Perception】 to inspect the Deep Sea Mermaid within the crystal ball and confirming that there wasn’t the slightest trace of pollution remaining, Richard-Eva couldn’t help but lavish praise on Janna’s purification methods.
“Thank you for the compliment, and also for the source energy fragments.”
Seeing the eight source energy fragments inside the box pushed toward her by Richard-Eva, the smile on Janna’s face became more sincere.
“It’s just mutual help, no need to be polite. But as for the bloodline essence, I might need a bit more time before I can deliver it to you.”
“No problem. After all, sending her back to Atlantis isn’t exactly an easy task——”
In fact, three days ago, when Janna had just accepted the mission, Richard-Eva had already transferred fifty-five hundred Gold Surels to Janna’s Royal Bauhinia Bank account.
Janna had been somewhat surprised by this but accepted it with pleasure.
Yesterday afternoon, on her way to the cafeteria, Janna happened to run into Richard-Eva.
While briefly updating him on the mission’s progress, she casually brought up the matter of purchasing source energy fragments from him.
These source energy fragments were the ones acquired when Janna, Richard-Eva, Soro-Flame, and Lowe-Silverfox had formed a team and ventured into the Mirror Layer Domain.
Janna’s purpose in acquiring them was to use them for the evolution of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
As of now, the few source energy fragments remaining in Janna’s possession had already been completely consumed by the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon.
As the energy within the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon accumulated, Janna could clearly feel signs that it was about to begin a round of evolution.
Being one of Janna’s most capable contracted creatures, the evolution of the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon was something she paid particular attention to.
After all, its many extraordinary abilities had saved Janna from danger multiple times.
However, up to now, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon hadn’t even condensed a single “eye.” Compared to the Celestial Sparrow, Thorn Flower Fairy, and the soon-to-evolve Flame Guardian, the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon’s evolution path was undoubtedly far more difficult.
Besides the source energy fragments from the Mirror Layer Domain, the only other way for it to gain energy was through non-attributed elemental essences.
And even though such items were rare yet not popular, making them difficult to find, Janna had good relationships with the owners of two auction houses. Still, acquiring them depended mostly on luck.
So, Janna had set her sights on Richard-Eva and the rest of her teammates.
Originally, she hadn’t expected much, but surprisingly, Richard-Eva still had eight source energy fragments in stock.
Moreover, he had generously agreed to sell them to Janna at a low price of eight hundred Gold Surels.
“These source energy fragments have good energy quality, but the attribute isn’t very suitable for me. If you need more, I could ask Soro—I believe he still has quite a few left.”
“If that’s possible, I’d really appreciate it!”
Hearing that Soro-Flame might still have some in stock, a glimmer of joy flashed in Janna’s eyes.
Back when they attended Black Magic Defense class, Janna had asked Lowe-Silverfox about his usage of source energy fragments,
And his response that he had “almost used them all” was within her expectations.
As a witch apprentice of the illusion branch on the mystic side, Lowe-Silverfox certainly had a greater demand for source energy fragments.
Currently still a second-level witch apprentice, Lowe-Silverfox’s most pressing goal was to break through to the third level as soon as possible.
At the same time, by utilizing source energy fragments that represented 【Confusion】 and 【Imitation】—Laws related to the Mirror Layer Domain—he aimed to comprehend his own 【Law Fragment】.
“However, Soro is still in the Closed Cultivation Chamber, so it might take a while before you get a reply.”
“That’s alright. What matters most is your major event.”
In another month, the Dordogne-White Tower would hold its official selection of Witch Seeds across all witch gathering places.
For this opportunity, the three academies within the Dooling witch gathering place were sparing no expense.
Not only were they funding practice runs for all third-level witch apprentices in environments simulating the Dordogne-White Tower Trial, but they were also offering generous resources as rewards to the top performers in these simulations.
In order to improve their “advancement rate” and secure future resource allocations for the Dooling witch gathering place, the three academies were doing everything they could...
After parting ways with Richard-Eva, Janna received a mission notification on her way to the second floor of the library:
【Today’s Mission: Read ten or more books;
Mission Rewards: 100 Talent XP, 500 Skill XP, one random reward.】
“Read ten books, huh?”
Due to Professor Mary-Margaret taking leave, today’s scheduled Intermediate Spells and Intermediate Biology classes were postponed again.
So, to make the most of this free time, Janna originally planned to borrow a few books about Plane Worlds from the library to pass the time, then return to her dorm to feed the Hundred-Eyed Mirror Demon with the source energy fragments she had purchased from Richard-Eva.
However, seeing the ten-book requirement on the mission panel, Janna dismissed her leisurely mindset and quickly made her way up the spiral staircase to the second floor.
“Morning, Senior Gawen.”
“Morning, Janna——You don’t have any classes again today?”
As a regular at the library and a well-known figure in the academy, Gawen-Tur had long figured out Janna’s pattern for visiting the library—during all fragmented breaks.
“Yeah, a few core subject professors are on leave—Senior Gawen, the Dordogne-White Tower Trial is just a month away. How come I haven’t seen you go into closed cultivation?”
As a third-level witch apprentice of the curse branch on the mystic side, Gawen-Tur also met the eligibility criteria for the Dordogne-White Tower Trial this year.
“Haha, you think too highly of me. With my limited skills, there’s no way I’ll pass the White Tower Trial. I’d rather make some money now and plan for after graduation.”
Seeing Gawen-Tur’s carefree smile, Janna also returned a smile.
“Senior, your mindset is really admirable.”
“When you’re as broke as I am, you’ll understand——But of course, I believe you’ll definitely pass the White Tower Trial in the future.”
“Thanks for the kind words. Oh, by the way, Senior, do you know where the new books related to the 【Plane World】 are placed?”
“New books? They should be on the first shelf to the far right. You’ll see it as soon as you walk over—but I’m not entirely sure if they’re actually new.”
“Got it, thanks, Senior.”
“You’re welcome.”
Following Gawen-Tur’s directions, Janna quickly found the books related to 【Plane World】.