Chapter 278 : Richard’s Law Fragment
Chapter 278: Richard’s Law Fragment
The next day, in the afternoon.
“Janna, this is the Blood Source Essence I promised you before. Please verify it.”
In a private room of the Acorn House on the first floor of the library, Janna’s eyes flashed with a hint of surprise as she looked at the deep red crystal orb handed over by Richard-Eva.
“Your efficiency is impressive. In such a short time, you’ve already safely sent that Deep Sea Mermaid back to Atlantis?”
“It wasn’t too bad. The whole process went more smoothly than I expected.”
Seeing Janna’s surprised expression, Richard-Eva took a sip of the iced cherry wine in his hand and smiled as he replied.
“Blood Source Essence is different from Elemental Essence. If it’s exposed to the outside for too long, the blood source energy within it will quickly dissipate into the air. So, if you’re not using it immediately, you can seal it in this crystal orb. At the very least, the quality of the Blood Source Essence will remain stable for three to five years.”
Hearing Richard-Eva’s kind reminder, Janna nodded and carefully stored the crystal orb containing the sealed Blood Source Essence into her Thorn Bracelet.
“How’s that Deep Sea Mermaid doing?”
After safely putting away the Blood Source Essence, Janna couldn’t help but recall that day when she was healing the Deep Sea Mermaid’s pollution—
The other party suddenly greeted her.
Although the mermaid’s awakening lasted only briefly, Janna could clearly remember the phrase “Ocean Envoy - Anna” during her self-introduction——
“I’m not quite sure. When I used the Teleportation Circle to send her back to Atlantis, she still showed no signs of waking up, but her condition shouldn’t be too serious.”
Due to time constraints, Richard-Eva didn’t personally escort the Deep Sea Mermaid back to Atlantis.
And because he didn’t trust others to handle it, Richard-Eva didn’t delegate the task to anyone else either.
In the end, eager to obtain the Blood Source Essence, Richard-Eva resorted to the most expensive method—activating a Long-Distance Teleportation Circle.
This method was not only costly but also risky. Without a reliable contact in Atlantis, the mission to send the Deep Sea Mermaid “home” would most likely have ended in failure.
Fortunately, Richard-Eva still had a connection in White Coral Academy—Grace-Eva.
Although this entire operation bypassed the Eva Family, in the end, Richard-Eva inevitably had to rely on his family’s connections.
Thankfully, Grace-Eva currently held an official position as a lecturer at White Coral Academy. With this official status, Richard-Eva felt much more at ease disclosing the matter.
After all, within the Academy, Richard-Eva was merely an apprentice. Any matters concerning his interests were his alone to decide—even Grace-Eva from the same Eva Family had to respect his will.
So, with Grace-Eva bridging the gap, Richard-Eva successfully contacted Atlantis and safely returned the Deep Sea Mermaid.
That very same day, Richard-Eva received two Blood Source Essences as a gift from the Atlantis Ocean Protection Association, successfully completing his mission.
Taking a small sip of the black coffee in her cup, Janna glanced at Richard-Eva with a probing look after their business concluded.
“What is it? Do I have something on my face?”
Finishing off the cherry wine in his glass, Richard-Eva looked at Janna’s constant gaze and instinctively touched his face.
“Senior Richard, I’d like to congratulate you in advance for entering the White Tower.”
“Huh?”
Hearing Janna’s words, Richard-Eva was momentarily stunned, his tone tinged with uncertainty as he said:
“Janna, what are you talking about? I’m not sure I understand what you mean—”
Seeing Janna’s half-smiling eyes, Richard-Eva wasn’t sure whether she really knew or not.
“From the moment we met, I had my suspicions—until just now, I finally confirmed it. Senior, you’ve indeed mastered a Law Fragment.”
Upon hearing this, Richard-Eva’s gaze locked tightly onto Janna’s eyes. After a long pause, he asked hesitantly:
“You mean, you figured it out yourself———don’t tell me, you’ve also mastered a Law Fragment?”
Saying that last line, Richard-Eva felt like his brain had momentarily crashed.
A second-tier witch apprentice who had already mastered a Law Fragment??
“That’s right.”
Seeing the shock on Richard-Eva’s face, Janna smiled and nodded.
The fact that Janna had mastered a Law Fragment was known only to the formal witches of White Coral Academy and a few observant apprentices (such as Lowe-Silverfox). Not many others were aware.
Having been in seclusion for a long time, Richard-Eva naturally didn’t know about it either.
“You really are a monster.”
Looking at Janna’s calm and serene face, Richard-Eva, after holding back for a long time, finally uttered a phrase that was both admiration and lament.
If, in the past, Janna was seen by Richard-Eva as merely a supremely gifted genius, then now, she had exceeded his definition of “genius.”
Even the one he admired most, Grace-Eva, had only mastered her first Law Fragment at the peak of second-tier apprentice.
Just by this speed alone, she had already caused a huge stir among the major academies in Duling at the time.
Yet, feeling the clearly sub-third-tier magic fluctuations within Janna, Richard-Eva’s heart was a swirl of complex emotions.
Before him stood someone who had enrolled less than two years ago, and who hadn’t even broken through to third-tier apprentice.
Yet, in such a short time, she had already mastered what every third-tier apprentice dreamed of—
A Law Fragment.
The sensation was like a fundamental belief being shattered—followed by an inexplicable sense of defeat.
“So, Senior Richard, would you like to have a match between our Laws?”
Still feeling dazed, Richard-Eva initially thought Janna was joking when he heard her words.
But when he saw the seriousness in her eyes, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
“I never knew you were so combative.”
Only after this whole exchange did Richard-Eva realize that the reason Janna had so straightforwardly pointed out his comprehension of the Law Fragment was simply to challenge him.
“It’s not that I love to fight. I’m just really curious about what a clash between Laws would look like—”