Chapter 368 : Professor Uta’s Reward
Chapter 368: Professor Uta’s Reward
“Creak—”
After hooking the ring in her hand onto the doorknob, Janna slowly pushed open the door that was painted in the same cream-colored paint.
The moment she pushed it open, a fireplace in the simple Turin-style caught her eye.
“This fireplace would indeed be suitable for placing a Spark Sprite.”
The Spark Sprite she referred to was an elemental creature that often appeared in the furnaces of dwarven alchemy workshops.
Aside from their ever-burning flames, Spark Sprites could also deliver letters or transport small items. They were a very practical extraordinary creature, also well-suited for daily care.
“With a floor area of about 130 square meters, the two floors together should be over 240 square meters.”
After wandering about, Janna had more or less figured out the layout of the duplex villa.
The first floor was divided into a reception hall, washroom, kitchen, dining room, a small storeroom, and a bedroom. The second floor contained a study, two bedrooms, two washrooms, a balcony, and a rooftop garden.
The overall decoration leaned toward simplicity, which suited Janna’s own sense of aesthetics.
“It’s just a pity… I usually live in the academy dormitory, so I won’t get to use this house very often—”
If, after graduating from White Coral Academy, Janna had plans to settle long-term in Turin City, this house would have been suitable for her. But her future plans did not lie there.
Soon, it would be the day of enrollment for the Dordogne-White Tower. With Janna’s current qualifications, entering the White Tower would not be difficult.
And as a secondary wizard hub far larger and more prosperous than Turin City, Dordogne would undoubtedly be a better choice for her to settle in.
Of course, the premise of settling there was that Janna’s purse had enough Gold Surrel to bear Dordogne’s soaring housing prices.
“The regular monthly maintenance cost of the house is also not small. If it just sits empty, it really is too much of a waste…”
She had considered selling the property and converting it all into Gold Surrel. But the agreement she signed with the Mercenary Guild clearly stipulated that within one natural year, she could not transfer or sell this house.
“If I really don’t use it, then I’ll just entrust the Mercenary Guild to rent it out for me. That way, it won’t go to waste.”
Having made up her mind, the novelty of the house soon faded. After inspecting every room, Janna no longer lingered. She locked the door, left the residential area the way she came, and returned to the academy.
“Caw—Apprentice, you have a letter.”
Just as she stepped out of the Vine Corridor, a Rook swooped down in front of her, delivering a letter into her hands.
“It’s from Professor Uta.”
Seeing the signature on the envelope, Janna’s eyes lit up.
“Could it be about the reward?”
Her gaze instinctively shifted to the ancient ring with a hexagram engraved on her left middle finger.
This ring, named [Stellar Guardian], was the advance payment reward Professor Uta had given her for assisting in the mission.
Besides that, she still remembered that Professor Uta had promised to give her, in his own name, a piece of advanced knowledge related to 《Guardian Studies》 if the mission was successfully completed.
The contents of the letter were simple: it just asked Janna to visit Professor Uta’s office when she had time.
Without further delay, she tucked the letter away, abandoned her plan of going to the library, and headed directly toward the Magic Tower.
“[Time] truly is one of the most wondrous powers.”
Even though she had been one of the apprentices who helped arrange the [Time Array], whenever Janna saw the once-ruined Magic Tower restored to its original state under the array’s effects, her heart still swelled with indescribable awe.
“I wonder… can the power of the [Law of Time] bring the dead back to life—”
She thought of this because of Anthony-Rook.
Back in the Misty Forest, after being gravely injured by the [Bloodred Archduke], Anthony-Rook had turned himself into an undead being.
While this method allowed him to prolong his life almost indefinitely, it also meant Anthony-Rook had lost all human senses. Just like a true undead, even his blood no longer existed.
“Good morning, Miss Bell.”
“Morning.”
Seeing Black Cat Bell lazily lying on the Magical Crystalline Wall, still safe, Janna quietly sighed in relief.
“Ding—”
With a crisp chime, Janna stepped into the Magic Tower’s elevator.
“Mr. Tower Spirit, I would like to request access to Professor Uta’s office.”
Looking at the diamond-shaped crystal pendant beside the elevator door, she spoke softly.
“Granted.”
Thanks to the powerful effects of the [Time Array], the Tower Spirit had also “revived” with the restored Magic Tower, once again overseeing its operations.
Hearing his voice again, Janna couldn’t help but smile sincerely.
“Finally, everything is back on track—”
After only a breath’s pause, another chime signaled the elevator’s arrival, and the doors opened.
“Thank you, Lord Tower Spirit.”
“You’re welcome.”
Unlike his previous mechanical responses, the Tower Spirit now seemed livelier, with a touch more humanity.
“So this is Professor Uta’s office?”
Just like Grace Eva’s office, the first thing she saw upon entering was the same circular bookshelf.
Beneath it was a square workbench filled with various experimental tools, and next to it a ritual altar covered with crystal balls and Spiritual Candles.
“You’ve come.”
While Janna was observing the attributes of the crystal balls on the altar, a warm voice came from her left.
“Good afternoon, Professor Uta.”
“Mm, sit down first.”
Professor Uta fetched two bottles of black coffee from the refrigerator, handing one to her.
“Thank you, Professor.”
After he sat on the sofa, Janna also sat opposite him, holding her bottle of coffee.
“The reason I called you here this time, I believe you already know—”