Chapter 363 : Symphony of Life
Chapter 363: Symphony of Life
As the anomalies above White Coral Academy finally vanished, the crisis surrounding the Turin gathering ground of witches could be considered resolved.
The wizard apprentices who had been stranded in Turin City also returned to the academy under Rook’s Emergency Recall Signal.
Because of the collapse of the Magic Tower, the academy’s entire energy supply system had fallen into a paralyzed state. Even the elevators in the apprentices’ dormitories had stopped functioning, so Janna had no choice but to climb the stairs.
“Miss Janna, you’re finally back!”
Janna had just reached the upper floor when the excited Door Spirit called out to her from afar.
“I’m back, Door Spirit.”
As she approached, Janna also took in the Door Spirit’s current condition.
The Door Spirit, who had always relied on the Magic Tower’s energy supply to maintain his spirit form, sounded excited when he spoke. Yet his body within the frame could no longer move as freely as before.
“Door Spirit, how are you holding up now?”
“I’m still alright—at least I could remain clear-headed enough to wait for Miss Janna’s safe return.”
Hearing his words, Janna realized that if she had been delayed a few more days, the Door Spirit might truly have “dispersed into nothingness.”
“By the way, Miss Janna, do you know what has happened to Lord Tower Spirit? I can’t contact him at all anymore...”
At this, Janna sighed.
“I don’t know either—but I doubt it’s anything good.”
She couldn’t help but think of Black Cat Bell, who had been guarding the first floor of the Magic Tower.
Since her return from the ruins of the tower, Janna had neither seen any of the academy’s wizards, nor had she found Black Cat Bell.
“I have a Soul Crystal here. The soul energy inside should sustain you for at least half a month.”
Saying this, Janna drew out a round crystal radiating bluish-white light from her Thorn Bracelet and offered it to the Door Spirit.
“Ah, Miss Janna, this is far too precious. I can’t accept it—and besides, academy regulations forbid me from receiving anything from apprentices—”
“It’s only a Soul Crystal, hardly that precious. Besides, this is my own voluntary gift. It doesn’t violate the academy’s rules.”
Unlike Tower Spirits, who were pure alchemical lifeforms born from themselves, Door Spirits were created by imbuing an intelligent spirit into an alchemical object—one of the most popular methods in alchemy at present.
Compared with Tower Spirits, who were born from top-tier alchemical artifacts, Door Spirits expressed emotions more richly and resembled humans more closely.
However, because spirits like Door Spirits resided in objects only later, they lacked the binding constraints of alchemical laws. They couldn’t guarantee absolute loyalty nor possess transcendental control over their alchemical vessels as Tower Spirits did.
Thus, to prevent malicious spirits from harassing apprentices, all Door Spirits signed strict contracts with the academy.
One of the clauses: they were forbidden to accept any items from apprentices.
That was why the Door Spirit had reacted so strongly when he saw the Soul Crystal.
“Miss Janna, thank you for your kindness, but in my current state, I wouldn’t be able to accept it even if I wanted to...”
Hearing this, Janna glanced at the magical painting where the Door Spirit resided.
As he had said, in his weakened condition, he could no longer emerge briefly from the painting to take objects from outside.
“That’s not really a problem.”
Silver-white light flickered in Janna’s eyes. As her pupils turned pale, a glowing white spirit arm “emerged” from her arm, took the Soul Crystal from her hand, and passed it directly into the painting.
“Now you can take it.”
“This...”
Looking at the pale arm that had pierced into the painting, and at the bluish-white Soul Crystal lying upon its palm, a long-lost emotion rippled through the Door Spirit’s being, spreading within like ink in clear water.
“Thank you, Miss Janna—”
“You’re welcome. It was just a small effort.”
Seeing him successfully receive the Soul Crystal, Janna retracted the Spirit Phase Travel ability that had manifested the “spirit arm.” Then she pushed the door open and entered her dormitory.
“Everything back in its place—”
“Fresh and clean—”
The very first thing Janna did upon returning was cast the Cleaning Spell, tidying up the scattered items on her workbench and cleansing the travel-worn wizard robe she wore.
After hanging the robe on the rack by the door, she eagerly opened her Quest Panel.
【Today’s Quest: Prevent the Darksun Church’s Ritual of Divine Descension (Completed);
Quest Rating: Grade A;
Quest Reward: 1000 Talent EXP, 3000 Skill EXP, Charisma +0.5, Luck +0.1, Insight into the Knowledge of the Symphony of Life *1】
“I didn’t expect there to be a Charisma reward this time—”
Seeing the line “Charisma +0.5” on the panel, Janna found it quite novel.
After all, ever since she had gained the Transcendent Charisma talent and comprehended the Beauty Law Fragment, it had been a long time since she had received any Charisma-related attribute reward.
Even the harder-to-gain Luck had appeared more often than Charisma.
After glancing at the attribute rewards, her gaze fell on the true prize of this Red-Level Mission—【Insight into the Knowledge of the Symphony of Life *1】.
Exhaling lightly, Janna ensured everything was ready, then focused her will on claiming the reward.
“Buzz—”
A dazzling green light flashed as a torrent of mystical characters poured into her mind like notes dancing on a symphony.
“La la—la la la—”
An ethereal chant echoed once more within her consciousness.
As if flowers dormant in winter bloomed around her, vibrant purple and red hues flared. A surge of vitality swept through the air like a flowing tide, enveloping her completely.
But soon the blossoms withered. Cold snow returned to blanket the land, and Janna’s soul seemed to grow clearer through the baptism of the four seasons.
“Purification of the soul through life...”
“So the essence of the Symphony of Life lies in the purification of the soul—”