Chapter 464 : Character Talent Reward
Chapter 464: Character Talent Reward
“Ding【Today’s Quest: Complete the entire harp course and reach mastery;
Quest Reward: 200 Talent EXP, 800 Skill EXP, and one random reward.】
Janna had just finished eating the sandwich in her hand when the notification sound of the Daily Quest System echoed in her mind.
“Is this a Green-Level Quest?”
Looking at the green-colored text on the Quest Panel, Janna calmly closed it.
“Looks like I’ll have to prioritize learning the harp lessons.”
After wiping her hands clean with a damp tissue on the table, Janna set the Witchcraft Scroll aside for now and placed the Crystal Image Sphere in front of her.
“It actually requires forty-eight hours?”
The moment Janna activated the Crystal Image Sphere, she realized the contents covered everything—from beginner, to intermediate, to mastery of the harp.
And altogether, the lessons lasted for a full forty-eight hours.
“If I follow the normal learning pace, I won’t be able to finish within the system’s time limit. Looks like I’ll have to use that method.”
With that, Janna’s gaze shifted to a nearby book. After a moment’s hesitation, she once again lit the Spiritual Candle and began chanting the prayer.
“Master of Knowledge and Wisdom, all-knowing and all-powerful, You are the Light of Wisdom, the Guardian of Books and Knowledge in the Dust of Time. Please hear my devoted call and open the gate to the Book World for me.——
Whoosh—— The moment Janna finished the prayer, the Spiritual Candle placed beside the book flared with platinum flames.
As the flames grew brighter, accompanied by the rapid flipping of pages, Janna’s consciousness once again entered the 【Book World】.
“By studying here, I don’t have to worry about running out of time.”
The harp lessons lasted forty-eight hours, but with the 1:20 time ratio in the 【Book World】, she only needed two and a half hours in the 【Material Plane】 to finish everything.
This efficiency was something Janna had always dreamed of, especially for someone who used every single minute to its fullest.
“Other than regular classes, Wizard Apprentices are only allowed to actively apply to enter the 【Book World】 once per day—I’d better make the most of this chance.”
After making up her mind, Janna sat at the desk simulated in the 【Book World】 and took out the Crystal Image Sphere from her wizard robe’s pocket to officially begin the course.
Breath—
Exhale— Along with steady breathing, three hours later, Janna, who had entered a shallow meditation state, opened her eyes again.
“Although meditation is possible in the 【Book World】, its efficiency is greatly reduced.”
She rubbed her temple with her fingers.
It had been thirty-seven hours since she entered the 【Book World】. Excluding the three hours of shallow meditation, she had studied for thirty-four straight hours, finishing seventy percent of the lessons.
“This quest really deserves the Green-Level rating—it’s truly exhausting.”
Three hours of shallow meditation had only slightly eased her mental fatigue, far from the restorative effect of deep meditation.
“Twelve more hours to go. Let’s keep going.”
Taking a deep breath, Janna pushed through her fatigue and returned to the harp lessons in the Crystal Image Sphere.
“Whoosh——”
With the sound of flipping pages echoing once again, after fifty-one hours in total, the exhausted Janna returned to the 【Material Plane】.
“Exactly two hours and thirty minutes———”
Glancing at the Mechanical Clock on her dormitory wall, she rubbed her temples again.
Yet despite her fatigue, Janna still pulled out the 【Strings of Frotenas】 from the 【Thorn Bracelet】 and held it in her arms.
Although the harp lessons were lengthy, the content had been extremely detailed.
It not only included basics such as finger techniques, hand posture, and music theory, but also the history of the harp’s creation, along with step-by-step training for pieces ranging from beginner to advanced.
Thanks to her 【Exceptional Memory】 and 【Muscle Control】 talents, Janna perfectly replicated every detail of the lessons.
“Ding——”
As her fingers gently plucked the 【Strings of Frotenas】, a cheerful sound like flowing water spread from her fingertips, lingering endlessly.
“Ding—”
【Today’s Quest: Complete the entire harp course and reach mastery (Completed);
Quest Reward: 200 Talent EXP, 800 Skill EXP, Special Character Talent 『Soul Listening』.】
At the moment the completion notice rang out, Janna’s fingers froze over the strings.
“This time’s quest reward… is actually a special character talent. But…”
Looking at the Quest Panel where the words 【Soul Listening】 appeared, a trace of doubt flickered in her eyes.
“But what exactly is this 【Soul Listening】? It sounds like some kind of sound-based 【Wizard Talent】.”
【Soul Listening: By listening to the sound of different souls, one can obtain wondrous artistic inspiration.】
Artistic inspiration——
Even after reading the description of 【Soul Listening】, Janna remained puzzled.
“Could it be that this talent actually belongs to the field of art? That by listening to the so-called 『Sound of the Soul』, I can gain inspiration to create music?”
At this thought, Janna still found it somewhat absurd.
Artistic creation, as a talent-driven ability, was something she had never been gifted in—neither in her past life nor in this one.
At most, she could only rely on her 【Voice of the Heavens】 talent to sing songs others had already composed. As for creating her own, she was completely incapable.
Moreover, Janna was never truly passionate about music. She had only entered the opera industry in the first place to quickly accumulate wealth to fund her wizard studies. Love for the craft had nothing to do with it.
Of course, after spending more time in opera, she gradually came to appreciate its charms.
Though not as exhilarating as the pursuit of wizardry, it still carried its own kind of joy—
“I command you with my will, summon—the Celestial Finch.”
With a flash of soft white light, the long-unseen Celestial Finch appeared once more within the Contract Array———