OBS Chapter 3910 Leisure Time During Wartime
Chapter 3910 Leisure Time During Wartime
Chapter 3910 Wartime: Leisure Time
"Me? I don't need to do anything for now. If I really wanted to stop the war, there were many ways I could have used last year. But the root of the war is the North-South conflict, the negative effects of the steam revolution, and the fact that people have forgotten what war really is after too much peace. And these are not things that can be solved by killing a few people."
He took the clothes that Sylvia handed him:
"The Church hasn't tried to stop this war either, probably because they share similar thoughts with me. Let the two countries find their own way out first. At the right time, I might do something. Human politics is different from elven politics. I can help elves establish nations, but with my current strength, I'm not enough to bring about the unification of the entire human world."
The problem we face now is a catastrophe for the chosen ones and the world. I hope the next chosen one won't appear so soon; I want to rest for a while longer.
Sylvia smiled:
"While you are not yet capable of unifying the human world, if you were to summon the gods, who in this world could stop you?"
"That power is indeed formidable."
Xia De was very serious:
"But I only call upon the gods when I am facing them. This is not a mortal power, and I will never use it to solve mortal problems. Even when facing evil beings, I will never call upon the gods unless absolutely necessary."
Fortunately, all the enemies so far have been dealt with using mortal strength.
Sylvia recalled that Shad had indeed only used his divine summoning abilities to fight against evil gods. Even when facing the remains of the World Tree in Vistalin and the Doomsday Serpent atop the snow-capped mountains, he only used powers he could barely comprehend.
"His Excellency the Speaker also said that our Witch Council has no need to be drawn into this great war. Although Galina will inevitably be involved in politics, His Excellency the Speaker forbids her from using her identity as a witch to help Delario."
“Jalina herself understands this. Besides, although she seems to have a lot of power in the eyes of outsiders, she only really controls MI6. She doesn’t interfere in military affairs at all.”
Shad threw back the covers and dressed, a process Sylvia watched with great interest, even hefting the garment in her hand. The witch only withdrew her hand after noticing Shad watching her.
"After you go to Cold Spring Palace, I'll just throw the crystal slipper back to Topske. I don't know when I'll be back in Velendell again."
Sylvia twirled her fingers:
"I don't mind, since I can come to you anytime, but Margaret..."
Shad looked toward the washroom:
“Although Grace and Helen can open long-distance portals, we can’t trouble them every time for something like this. Sylvia, would you be willing to let Margaret visit your tower from time to time?”
The young, black-haired witch rolled her eyes at Shad:
"I thought you wanted me to send Margaret to you from time to time."
"How could I do such a thing?"
Sylvia then nodded:
"Alright then, I can grant Margaret access to the tower, however..."
She lowered her voice slightly:
“I can’t do fewer times than Margaret.”
“Margaret has been very busy lately, and you don’t need to get involved in politics. Sylvia, just go to No. 6 St. Teresa’s Square, and I will definitely give you a warm welcome.”
“That’s not bad. Galina has been very busy lately, Megan was summoned by the Speaker again, Vanessa is busy taking the opera troupe to Moon Bay, and Sylvie said she wants to continue the next upgrade of the large ship. So, among all the witches, I’m the only one who’s been really free lately.”
She nodded in satisfaction, then asked Shad:
"So, do you have time tonight?"
Shad certainly has time tonight, or rather, he will have time for the next three weeks.
Since returning home from Willendale on the last Tuesday of the Wind Rises month, Shad hadn't done anything significant. Sylvia, on the other hand, had been indulging in "feasts" for several days, but in the end, she couldn't take it anymore and left on her own.
The cat wanted to mock the witch.
Newspaper reports of battles along the border since the outbreak of total war were daily headlines, but this had nothing to do with the famous detective living in the heart of the steam city.
As the weather warmed up day by day, Shad spent the next period of time not only playing with the girls, but also focusing on studying the course books for the semester, writing the course reports he had missed, and sometimes even going to Priest Augustus and Dr. Schneider to ask for advice on potion and alchemy techniques.
The arrival of wartime certainly changed everyone's lives, including those of Priest Augustus and Dr. Schneider.
The old priest who worked in the church knew countless people throughout his life, and he would sigh deeply when the younger generation of these acquaintances went to war or when the young people who often came to the church for worship left after receiving their enlistment notices.
However, the priest's worries did not last long, as the number of people visiting the church surged, and his work became increasingly busy.
Doctors, like priests, have become extremely busy. Although the war has only just begun, the number of patients seeking psychological counseling for various mental health issues is increasing exponentially, like a plague spreading.
Dr. Schneider even hired two more recent graduates to work at his clinic. But even so, he still needed to see two to three patients every day.
Although he has earned both money and fame, Bill Schneider's life pursuits have long since moved beyond mere wealth and honor.
Of course, in addition to his regular home studies, Shad would occasionally visit the St. Byron Library to receive one-on-one instruction from Danist. Although he sometimes had Mia stay overnight in the tower behind the library, he was genuinely dedicated to learning from Danist.
As for actions other than learning skills, the red-haired sorceress considered them as "collecting tuition fees":
“This is the duty that apprentices should fulfill in the old days. Look, I haven’t even let you move yet, which is already being very considerate of you.”
“Dannister, I remember you once said that the old-fashioned apprenticeship system was a bad practice.”
"How dare you talk back! Let me shut you up!"
The moonlight illuminated her fair back as she leaned forward, while her "moon egg" quietly watched her students collect tuition fees from the bedside table.
But the above only happened at night. Ellie and Emilia, who lived in the academy, would occasionally bump into Shad in the library during the day.
Ellie has now gotten used to staying in human form all day, and the sight of the girl, who is about the same height as Emilia, wearing the school uniform robe is quite amusing.
She seemed to have adapted well to academy life, which was of course also related to the fact that she could leave the academy at any time. The unicorn girl often roamed between the far northern snowfield academy city, Tobesk Saint-Delan Square, Vesta Forest chocobo nest, and Fatummst Island.
Emilia, unable to leave the academy, discovers that becoming the Elf Queen has only brought her more responsibilities, but her life hasn't changed much.
The Elf Kingdom is changing every day, with new buildings appearing, new departments being added, or more elves from other places coming to join them.
Emilia sadly discovered that the only change in her was that she had more and more homework to do.
The pointy-eared elf had hinted to Shad several times that he should find something big to do so that she could go on adventures with him. It was just a pity that although the Old World was currently at war, apart from cults that were keen on war and intrigue, there was actually less to do.
As the number of humanoid unicorns in St. Byron increased, Ellie happily took her "peers" and even younger ones to school, sometimes throwing pajama parties in their humanoid forms. Ellie's vibrant life even made Emilia a little envious in her dreams.
However, when Ellie is sometimes invited by the church to deal with the "Before the Apocalypse," she will bring Emilia and Leona along. Shad has also gone with them a few times. The only danger is that monsters sometimes spawn in the "Before the Apocalypse."
Once they are dealt with, Ellie can use the power of the "World-Eroding Lock" obtained from Shad, at the cost of the "Arc of Fate," to cover up the area "before the apocalypse."
Allie's reward to the church was apples; she liked any kind of apple, so the church provided her with all sorts of relic apples, magical plant apples, or special apples that couldn't be categorized.
Ellie didn't eat them. Instead, she stored them in the exhibition room of the Ice Castle along with the golden apples the hermits had given her. She asked Winnie to take good care of them, and the ice maid smiled and agreed.
During his visit to St. Byrons, Shad naturally made sure to check on the progress of their exploration of Mount Karas. So far, no one has discovered that the Moon Tower has been restored, and his and Daniste's entry into the dream world to see the real tower and take the soul from the tree has not caused any other changes in the area.
Nothing happened on Mount Karas, and the "moon egg" remained unchanged, just as it had been when it was brought back, showing no signs of hatching.
Danist brought over a glass box with a constant temperature spell, padded it with soft cushions, placed the egg inside, and then put the box on her bedside table.
This is why Shad always sees the giant egg whenever he stays overnight, but although he can feel the dormant soul inside each time he touches it, he still can't bring the egg, which is actually a seed, to life.
Danist even tried to connect with the dream of the soul inside the egg, but unfortunately the soul was in a deep sleep and could not be communicated with. If she tried to force a connection, it would likely damage the soul inside the egg.
The caretaker was troubled by this, while Shad was troubled because he didn't want to be intimate with Danist in front of the egg. Even though the sleeping soul couldn't possibly know anything, he still didn't want to do it.
So, apart from the first few times, whenever Shad stayed overnight at the academy, Daniste would move the egg to the cat bed prepared for Mia in advance.
They weren't worried that the cat would harm the giant egg, because the egg was quite sturdy, and Mia clearly had no interest in it.
Shad had never seen the cat interact with the egg in any way, which disappointed him, as he had once thought that "the magical Mia hatched a magical egg."
[Let me reiterate this common-sense fact: cats do not incubate eggs.]
She reminded Shad of this, and didn't understand why Shad would have the idea of letting the cat incubate the eggs.
P.S.: The illustrations in this chapter are from "Unicorn Girls".