The Cornflower Witch

Book 2: Chapter 57: Learning Advanced Secret History

Vol 2 Chapter 57: Learning Advanced Secret History

It took about a day and a half for Sylutia and Sophitina to choose a place to live, a house on the south side of White Stone Fortress, two stories in total.

The shape of the house was similar to a rough rectangular prism, but the four corners adopted a structure of semicircular glass and pillars, and the pitch of the roof eaves was also relatively small. Overall, the lines looked quite soft. If lights were lit at night, it would also feel very warm and cozy.

The first floor of the house contained the living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and toilet. The east and west sides of the second floor were bedrooms. The beds inside the bedrooms were positioned right in the middle of the corner cylindrical pillars, allowing for good natural lighting and views through the glass. At night, the curtains could be fully drawn, making it exceptionally quiet.

Furthermore, there was a study and a laboratory in the middle of the second floor, which could be used for reading, brewing simple potions, doing some handcrafted work, and so on.

After settling on this house, the two moved their things in. There wasn't actually much. For Sylutia, it was just a few sets of clothes and some books she hadn't finished reading.

In the evening, Sylutia made a fire and cooked a meal in the house for the first time. This was also the first time she had steamed rice in this world, then used it to accompany grilled fish pieces, roasted parsley, and potatoes.

"Tina, dinner is ready," Sylutia softly called out to the other girl reading upstairs.

"Okay, I'm coming down now."

Soon, Sophitina, holding her skirt with one hand, quickly walked downstairs and saw the girl sitting and waiting by the dining table."That smells so good, Sylutia is amazing~" She came and sat down in front of Sylutia, looking expectantly at the prepared meal plates before her.

[Parsley Cod Mixed Rice] (Superior). Sylutia, following the recipe Pona gave her, attempted to make it for the first time today.

The two sat at the dining table, enveloped in candlelight, eating their dinner. At this moment, there were still quite a few pedestrians on the street outside, and the two could see people walking by from the window not far away.

While eating, the two occasionally talked about the knowledge they had learned. Sophitina brought the girl a lot of fresh and unknown information.

"Tia, do you know why we usually don't see creatures or Transcendents of the 'Dragon Eye' Aspect?"

"This... it seems I really haven't seen any."

"Because during the Sixth Epoch, the Seven Law Dragons who held the positions of Hours established a rule: one must reach the 'Sixth Tier' before being able to condense the 'Dragon Eye' Aspect."

"That is to say, the weakest 'Dragon Eye' creature would also be a Sixth Tier existence."

"The benefit of doing this was to prevent the degradation of dragon blood and maintain the nobility of dragonkind creatures, but the drawback was the difficulty of dragonkind reproduction."

"Later, to facilitate the dragons' rule over the world, the Law Dragons of that time created the Lizardmen. Lizardmen share many similarities with dragons and also have many different bloodlines. When they reach the Sixth Tier, they can activate the hidden dragon bloodline within their bodies and ascend to become true dragons."

"So, you see, many Lizardmen nations in history were ruled by dragons."

Ascension, huh. Sylutia quickly thought of the similar cases of Fairies and Elves.

"What about the Elves then? I remember each generation has a different Elf Queen;

they don't ascend to become Fairies."

"Elves are already perfect. After reaching high tiers, they don't need to transform their own forms to possess abilities equal to those of lower-tier Fairies."

"As for upper-tier Fairies, those existences are almost like mythical creatures;

it's no longer something that can be achieved through ascension and transformation." Sophitina shook her head.

At night, the two of them, having finished their meal, leaned back on the sofa reading books. Both were the type who loved reading, studying, and could endure solitude.

In the following days, Sylutia continued to learn and understand advanced Secret History knowledge from Scholar Seraph.

It was also during this period that she gradually learned about things Scholar Heide hadn't taught before, such as the special characteristics of the 'Dragon Eye' Aspect, the origins of the major races, the names and features of the celestial gardens, and the truths behind those legendary histories.

"The experience of the 'Corona Dragon' returning to the position of Hour is complex."

"Before the fall of the former 'Blazing Sun Dragon', it had foreseen its own death and handed over the position of Hour and its main power to the 'Dawn Wind Eagle' to govern."

"During the late Seventh Epoch and early Eighth Epoch, it was the 'Dawn Wind Eagle' who held the 'Blazing Sun' Hour. If you carefully examine some ancient murals and texts, you will always find the sun closely linked with wing elements;

this is a product of that period."

"As the Hour, the 'Dawn Wind Eagle' simultaneously possessed the three major Aspects of 'Blazing Sun · Vaulted Sky · Dragon Eye'. Lacking attendants, It particularly elevated humanity, which had the widest adaptability."

"It was also at that time that humanity truly stepped onto the stage of the Hundred Races' struggle for supremacy, receiving the favor of the Hours."

"Among them, the humans most favored by the Hours would be granted wings woven from blazing sunlight, to convey the will from the celestial gardens. They were later called 'angels' by later generations."

"The reason 'Swan King' Moransa called himself the 'Swan King', the source of his glorious name, was also because he had swan wings bestowed by the Hours, and under his command was the historically famous 'Swan Knight Order'."

"Later, although 'Swan King' Moransa created the 'Castle' Aspect, he did not become the Hour of that Aspect. He died two hundred years later due to a curse, his bloodline extinguished. Although there is no concrete evidence, many scholars, through research and verification, suspect the biggest culprit behind this was the Blood Clan, another branch of humanity that had taken a different path."

"After the death of Swan King Moransa, in less than two hundred years, the Blood Dynasty rapidly rose to power. They unified the Third Continent, becoming the hegemon of that time, and also the first hegemonic dynasty among humans."

"In the late Eighth Epoch, after maintaining rule for 700 years, the Blood Dynasty collapsed due to internal strife. The last princess of the dynasty fled, came to the Fourth Continent, married a local noble, and then settled down. Their descendants are still a force in the north of the continent today, occupying the shattered islands in the northern part of the continent, and are called the 'Sea Cliff Blood Clan'."

"As for the surviving descendants of the Blood Dynasty who remained on the Third Continent, they are called the 'Dark Night Blood Clan'."

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The complex ancient secret history was narrated in detail by this Seraph, explained to Sylutia meticulously and not without wit. Occasionally, he would also use the 'Imprint Painting Method', manifesting on white paper characters, monsters, patterns, etc., outlined with lines, to help Sylutia understand.

It must be said, worthy of a Fifth Tier scholar, a Transcendent in the field of education. Under his guidance, Sylutia's understanding of this world was also advancing rapidly.

During the two months, aside from learning various courses from Seraph, Sylutia would return to the valley to tend to the thriving wheat crops.

By now, cultivating wheat was already very familiar to her. She no longer needed to spend her mind and energy daily to get acquainted and understand it as she did in the first half of the year;

she only needed to go back occasionally.

Time passed leisurely. As the season approached the end of the year, Sylutia finally completed the handover with the 'Wind Furnace Bakery', selling them all 15,000 jin of Rare grade wheat she had cultivated, and also selling 1,000 jin of Perfect grade wheat. This transaction brought a total income of 3,800 gold coins. After deducting the 960 gold coins spent on course registration, 2,840 gold coins remained.

Considering it wasn't safe to keep so much money in the valley, Sylutia deposited it with the association in White Stone Fortress.

Suddenly having a large sum of money, while happy, Sylutia also didn't know where to spend it best. According to economic theory, reinvesting the earned money would be a better choice.

Spending it on herself would probably mean taking more courses she liked. However, the four courses she had currently registered for were only halfway through. Registering for more would be beyond her energy.

Unable to think of a good investment for the moment, Sylutia decided to just save the money for now.