novelonline Chapter 3515 The Meeting of Shad
Chapter 3515 The Meeting of Shad
Chapter 3515 The Meeting of Shad
As the doctor spoke, he produced a snake slough, something Xia De hadn't expected to see. However, considering that the doctor had devoured an ancient demon of misfortune in Moon Bay and possessed the power of destiny himself, it was normal for him to be watched by fate.
Of course, doctors are probably not quite at the level of being considered candidates for destiny.
Just then, Luvia entered the reception room. Although she hadn't heard the first part of the sentence, she recognized the snake slough:
"Yes, this is the snake slough we found in the Fatumunst Snow Mountain. Doctor, would you like to try it and see the effect? This stuff is very interesting."
The doctor then turned and asked:
"So, have you and the detective used this?"
"No, but Dorothy used it."
The doctor shook his head:
"Then I don't need to. I'm just going there to find the demons. I don't intend to get involved in anything else. I already have enough to worry about right now."
He handed the blank snakeskin to Shad, who already had the "Manual of Fate" and didn't need it. Luvia had explicitly refused the snakeskin just a few days ago. So Shad wanted to leave it for Lacey. If Luvia's ink was truly successfully developed, and if they wanted to rewrite the fate of the princess and the writer, Dorothy couldn't be the only one with the snakeskin.
Priest Augustus arrived quickly, but Dorothy was ten minutes late. As she sat down next to Luvia, she kept apologizing.
"I originally planned to come straight here after lunch, but I ran into an acquaintance at the publishing house. We started chatting and I felt bad about interrupting, so I was late."
The doctor waved his hand to indicate that it was alright, and then today's group meeting officially began.
The first month of spring had come to an end, and the spring semester of 1855 was finally on track. This Monday, after wiping out the House of Resurrection locally, dealing with factory matters, and witnessing the church's cleanup of the House of False Men, Dorothy, after consulting with everyone, wrote an investigation report, which was submitted to the college by the doctor on Wednesday.
The college processes correspondence students' assignment reports quite quickly; in fact, the doctor received the results on Friday. Judging from his beaming appearance, everyone knew that the reward must have been very satisfying for him.
"We submitted complete information about the [House of Resurrection], and also included some information about the interior of the [House of the Pseudo-Humans] from the notes left by the factory men—submitting everything would arouse suspicion, so Shad personally delivered it to Professor Danist. The Academy was quite satisfied with the information we submitted, especially the Library Management Department, which is responsible for handling issues related to relics, and gave us a very good evaluation of the task."
We've filled in the crucial information about this Sage-level relic, and the Academy naturally won't be stingy with the rewards. Besides the reward listed on the Academy's bounty, each of us five received 10 practical credits and a chance to choose any magical technique. There was also a 200-pound cash reward, but that was just a bonus; the most important thing was the chance to choose a Guardian-level relic.
This reward is quite generous, which shows how important the report submitted by the group was. Without their intelligence, the academy would have had to trade intelligence with the Church of the Five Gods, which would certainly have cost much more.
The academic credits and magical abilities are shared by everyone and do not need to be allocated. The modest 200 pounds in cash will be divided equally among the five people. As for the final Guardian-level relic, after discussion, it will belong to Priest Augustus this time. The priest does not need to compensate the others, but next time such an opportunity arises, Priest Augustus will automatically forgo it.
"If a few more similar accidents happen in Tobeskoye before the end of this year, everyone can stop worrying about their practical credits. I'm not saying I want accidents to happen locally, but if something does happen, we will take the initiative to resolve it."
These are the words of Dr. Schneider.
The semester is on track, which means that everyone will have to complete course papers and reports according to the timetable, and occasionally they will have to project their papers to the college to attend some elective courses.
Skipping grades means everyone will be very busy this year, so the doctor repeatedly reminded everyone to pay attention to the end dates of each course. Although everyone's applications to skip grades were approved this year, if more than a certain number of courses are not passed, then the application to skip grades next year will definitely not be approved.
Although the doctor could be a bit long-winded at times, his reminders were indeed very helpful. However, since no one had much important business to attend to this week, the group meeting ended early at 3:30 PM.
Shad stayed behind and spoke briefly with the doctor about the demon that had infiltrated the ancient hunter's dream in the early Fifth Era. When he returned home, Dorothy was already waiting for him.
Today is Saturday, a time exclusively for the writer and the princess.
However, since there was still some time in the afternoon, Dorothy accompanied Shad to various parts of the Old World to inform the great witches about tomorrow's plans.
Vanessa is still working on winter renovations with the opera company in the Randall Valley, so helping out is no problem; Megan and Audrey have returned to the Green Lake Hotel and plan to set off for Fatoumunst Island immediately, looking forward to reuniting with Shad; Bella is still busy in Moon Bay, but she can help out tomorrow.
Since Shad couldn't go directly to Velendale yet, he went to find Galina and asked her to help deliver a message to Sylvia and Bella.
However, the great witches are currently scattered all over the world, so they want to discuss the specific plans before they reunite:
“Shad, everyone says we’re going to the council tonight. Could you hold a short meeting for us? Lacia, it won’t take up too much of your time.”
In the back garden of Yodel Palace, Galina, holding a teacup and sitting at a round table in the greenhouse, spoke to the silver cat on the table, while Lacia, sitting on a swing nearby, didn't seem to mind:
"After all, this is a serious matter, and I'm not that petty."
She sat on the swing, holding onto the ropes on both sides with both hands, swaying gently with the swing. Shade rarely saw Lacey behave like this.
Shadcat said:
“I have no objection to meeting everyone in the council, but are you sure you won’t run into Miss Isabella?”
Jialina then smiled and said:
"If you do run into them, just hide in our skirts, just like before."
Lacia pouted and swung on the swing by herself, still thinking about her date plans for tonight.
However, Galina certainly didn't want Shad to accidentally run into her own Speaker. Tonight was chosen as a "safe time" after they discussed it and Bella performed a divination.
So in the evening, Shad had dinner with the cat and Dorothy at a restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue, then went to the academy to discuss tomorrow's plans with Daniste – namely the unicorn transport plan – before the Duchess arrived.
"Is this the No. 6 Place Saint-Delan on Saturday?"
She said it on purpose, but unfortunately, Dorothy was just Dorothy at the moment, so no one responded.
Singing witches' songs, she led Shad and Tifa from the house's corridor into the old passageway. They then entered through the fog gate at the end of the passageway and used her witch's jewelry to dispel the white fog, allowing the three of them, along with the cat Shad had forgotten to put down, to enter the council chamber.
Vanessa, Sylvia, and Claire had already arrived, along with their respective apprentices. Shad hadn't seen Margaret for a month since the New Year's Eve celebrations. The princess, standing behind Vanessa, was also very excited, but remembering she was only an apprentice, she merely winked at Shad without approaching him.
Claire, seated in the sun's seat, looked at him:
"I'd heard them say before that you could come in freely, and now I've seen it for myself. Speaking of which, Shad, you've never appeared with the Speaker before, so you're not the Speaker in disguise playing a joke on us, are you?"
Everyone laughed. Just then, Flora arrived with Miss Charlotte Bell, and the pale-faced apprentice also winked at Shad.
"What are you talking about, laughing so happily?"
Flora asked, and Shad then turned to the artist:
"They're discussing whether I'm Adele Isabella in disguise. Flora, you're a master of transfiguration, do you think I'm Miss Isabella?"
Then the dark gray-haired witch walked up to Shad, first with her hands behind her back, she leaned in and sniffed him hard, and when the cat on Shad's shoulder looked at her suspiciously, she kissed Shad in front of everyone.
"Flora! What are you doing!"
"Release Shad, Flora!"
"Oh, this is happening in front of everyone!"
"Flora, this is too much!"
Vanessa, Sylvia, and Claire all stood up at once, and Galina, who was already next to Shad, even reached out to tug at Flora's sleeve.
The Great Witch of Death then released Shad, her face slightly flushed, but she was still quite satisfied:
“Didn’t you want me to confirm Shad’s identity? Only through direct contact can I better sense his soul. No problem, his soul is powerful and possesses a warm and comforting warmth; he is definitely not His Excellency the Speaker.”
"Of course we know he isn't. I was just joking. I think you were just trying to take advantage of me."
Claire was quite unhappy about this, while Sevier, who had just arrived, warned everyone:
"This is the council, the place where everyone meets, the place that symbolizes the inheritance of witches. You must not do anything too outrageous here."
Galina glanced at the round table and thought of what she had previously fantasized about. Shad then spoke up:
"Everyone, please sit down. Let's get to the point as soon as everyone is here. I'm still worried that Miss Isabella might show up."
"Even though Granny Cassandra isn't here, are you saying the eight of us can't beat her?"
Vanessa, who was also at the thirteenth rank, asked, and Shad pointed out:
"She is the Speaker, and you have all said that she holds the most secrets. I saw part of the truth about the witch war at the end of the Fifth Age from the Tree Father. At that time, some witches believed that others had abandoned their duties, so they took the initiative to start the war and end the Fifth Age."
I think future parliamentary speakers wouldn't be unprepared for such a 'rebellion,' and defeating the speaker in parliament would be virtually impossible.