Lord of Mysterious Wizard
Chapter 416: 400 Mrs. Loring and the Dark Age

Chapter 416: Chapter 400 Mrs. Loring and the Dark Age

Malfoy Mansion, in the basement, Noah, Shay, Tate… all eighteen children were silent, watching Jenny vanish like a brief, dazzling firework before their eyes.

In the Mysterious Side, the profession of Death God’s Favored carries a great allure. It is no weaker than that of Bright Knights or Melter Wizards, and in some respects, even superior.

But for Jenny, all she wanted was to be relieved of her burden.

Tang Qi sighed deeply in his heart, his gaze then falling on the “Death God’s Raving Fragment” in his hand, the attached Power of Death God gradually dissipating—Jenny Malfoy’s crude and childish handwriting slowly fading away.

“It’s over!”

“Sigh.”

After the students said their goodbyes to Jenny, a ghost light portal swept past, and everyone disappeared from the basement.

Soon, agents would come due to the onlooking Jason Raphael at the other end. They would record the “truth” within Malfoy Mansion into records, and then seal them away.

In life, Jenny yearned for someone to see the disgust and ugliness of Old Malfoy, and ultimately in death, she received what she wanted.

At the same time, this was the first instance where Tang Qi used the Melting Furnace Power to purify Jenny’s soul, but not as fuel for the Melter. Instead, purely for purification, she was released from her state as an earth-bound spirit and follower, returning cleanly to death.

For other monsters, like Old Malfoy, the treatment was naturally as different as heaven and earth.

Back in the classroom of Dragon Heart Castle, it was still the one innermost along the rotating corridor, only this time chairs and podiums had appeared.

Noah and the others only had to look up to see the addition of the Principal, Professor Eva, and two other teachers from the Ancient Castle Bureau in front of them.

Tang Qi deliberately waited a few seconds, allowing the children to come back from their sorrow, before his voice reached them.

“The first Extraordinary Practical Combat Class is over, you all did very well. Tomorrow, you will all receive evaluations and suggestions from me, Professor Eva, teacher Jason, and teacher Rafael, after which you should really get a good sleep.”

“Now, class is dismissed.”

As his words fell, the four figures disappeared from the podium.

…

The next day, in the evening.

On the fourth floor of the Library Tower, Tang Qi somewhat helplessly put down the “Blood Python No.1” that had been disassembled into many parts. He glanced at the progress of his Casting Skill—it had increased a bit, but without any breakthrough progress, the increase wasn’t significant.

This was his most recently added daily routine, in addition to casting, other routines included cooking, studying Mysticism, and strolling in the Secret Realm. The former was to enhance some basic strengths of his students, while the latter to deepen his understanding of the “Lake Heart Island Secret Realm.” All of which were the duties of a Principal.

As for Mysticism, it was a personal hobby of Tang Qi.

He deliberately downplayed the title “Demigod Slayer,” but wanted to make “Genius Polymath” a reality.

Tang Qi’s latest research was on the knowledge of the “Exotic Realm Death God.”

The origin, naturally, was the scrap of parchment from the Death God Exotic Realm.

After the death of Jenny Malfoy, the Death God’s power on the fragment dissipated, and the attention of the Death God disappeared as well.

Tang Qi was free to do as he pleased without invoking any unpleasant consequences. The spells written on it were much more abundant than the first piece of Death God’s Rant he had encountered long ago; it delighted Tang Qi, as it was another fine addition to his collection.

In addition to these, his daily routine should have included another item, “preparing Secret Medicine.”

But until now, there was still no news of the rubber fruit. As soon as the fruit arrived, Tang Qi could immediately attempt to reach the level of apprentice in the Original Secret Medicine School, and after that breakthrough, the number of Secret Medicines he could prepare would surge.

Most polymaths dabbled in Secret Medicine and casting, and Tang Qi didn’t plan on being an exception.

Putting aside the monstrous gun-like weapon, Tang Qi suddenly heard the doorbell. Before he could go to the door, three little guys had already brought in what the visitor had sent, which turned out to be a small package.

Judging by its shape, it probably contained books or similar items.

A guess formed in Tang Qi’s heart, and he swiftly grabbed a Small Knife to open the package.

Indeed, inside was a thick magazine.

The captivating cover was the first thing to catch Tang Qi’s eye.

The endless dark Nihility interspersed with a bright meteor streaking across.

“Mysterious Meteor!”

Without needing to guess, Tang Qi immediately knew the theme of this issue. The magazine was naturally sent by Selma. Casting a glance below the cover, he noticed some text revealing that this was the inaugural issue of Divine Eagle National Geography, which came in a main and a supplementary edition.

Selma’s interview with Tang Qi was featured in the main edition, with a chapter title “The Historical Truth of Samuel Winston and Its Revealer, New Principal of the Witch School.”

Just from the title, the difference between Divine Eagle National Geography and the Mysterious Daily was clear.

Not gossipy in the slightest.

Tang Qi briefly scanned the interview content, which had no differences from what Selma showed him before publication, only a note at the bottom—presumably added by the magazine’s editors—added some of Tang Qi’s titles, likely to enhance the credibility of the article.

His attention was quickly drawn to other contents.

The main articles of the magazine also included “The World a Hundred Years Before the Cessation of Magic Power,” “Exploring the Grand Canyon,” “Investigation of Extraordinary Species in the Queen Mountain Range,” “Travel Notes of the Extraordinary Market in Eagle’s Nest City”… Without a doubt, Tang Qi turned to the first article.

The article was signed by an invited expert called “Mrs. Loring.”

The first sentence immediately caught Tang Qi’s eyes.

“The world pattern during the Dark Age!”

Tang Qi had not expected the Divine Eagle National Geography magazine to choose such an article as the focus for its inaugural issue.

With great interest, Tang Qi began to read.

The Dark Age referred to that era still using the old calendar, during the period of the Spiritual Tide. At that time, the entire Origin Blue Star was shrouded in darkness, but in different continents, nations, different human species also suffered different fates.

In the Europe Alliance and the Eternal Heaven Dynasty, that era was divided into two periods, taking the node 300 years before the magic seal. Before that was also known as the Dark Age, after which it was called the Dawn Era. So how was this distinction made?

400 years ago (300 years before the magic seal), the two centers of civilization in Europe and the Eternal Heaven Dynasty almost simultaneously underwent changes. Medical care began to become more scientific, centralized production workshops and farms emerged, and the use of gunpowder weapons began. This led the Old Continent into an unprecedented period of development. Due to the abundance of food and supplies, medical advancements, and the evolution of weapons, the exploding population also led to an increasing number of Transcendents.

Whether it was low-end fighting power or high-end strong persons, for the first time, humans of the Old Continent gained an upper hand in the competition with other biological creatures…

“The dawn within the darkness?”

Although Mrs. Loring’s writing was very rational, devoid of any emotional mix, Tang Qi could still imagine from her words how the human ancestors of the Old Continent fought against those horror-inducing and evil Extraordinary Creatures using various means, until they finally managed to gain a difficult upper hand.

In contrast, the Divine Eagle Federation, Maya Empire, Saha Continent, and other regions of Blue Star, due to various reasons, were never able to mount an effective resistance against the monsters.

According to the records of many ancient Extraordinary books, the humans of these locales were like “two-legged sheep.” If they were unlucky, they would be preyed upon by monsters, or even directly bred, just like the Resentful Demon killed by Tang Qi not long ago – a perverse Species that indulged in human flesh.

For these monsters, humans were tasty, delicious food that was everywhere to be found.

The tumultuous feelings at the beginning were then dispersed by the subsequent darkness.

The rational writing depicting those dark and horror-filled scenes seemed even more terrifying.

At the end of the article, it mentioned that in the later stages of the Dark Age, humans began to see the emergence of one hero after another, including the “Twelve Saints.” They shone brilliantly on continents where monsters roamed, and Tang Qi once again saw the name of Martin Sims.

In the numerous annotations, the name of the Immortal Earl appeared as well, and some of the articles by Selma that followed were also promoted.

“Sigh”

Although this was a very serious article that did not delve into any secrets, Tang Qi still felt a great sense of gain from it.

In the glimpses, Tang Qi perceived a corner of the Dark Age.

“If there is a chance, I hope to have a conversation with Mrs. Loring.”

With that thought, he continued to flip through the other articles. Each subsequent article fit well with the magazine’s positioning, and they provided Tang Qi with far more knowledge than the “Mysterious Daily.” He had not yet opened the supplement, but Tang Qi had already decided to subscribe to this magazine for the long term.

Soon it was the turn of the supplement. In comparison to the main publication, its contents were somewhat more relaxed.

Things like “Ten Special Uses of Magic Power,” “The Most Suitable Types of Demons for Cooking,” “Most Common Extraordinary Professions: Detectives, Consultants, and Bounty Hunters,” and so on.

There were also some interview tidbits and advertisements.

Extraordinary class jokes?

Tang Qi looked around and didn’t find any.

Instead, in the tidbits, Tang Qi saw his own photo, as well as Selma’s evaluation and description of him, which could be considered flattering content. As for the episode on the train, it seems that it was omitted due to the Federation’s confidentiality requirements.

Even with the supplement, Tang Qi carefully read through it all.

Although there were no Witches casting Spells to read aloud, it was still a great reading experience.

After finishing the magazine, Tang Qi’s eyes fell to the bottom of the package, where an envelope still lay.

Opening it, there was an invitation inside.

The invitation was from Selma, with simple content. Selma had found a place to settle in Secret Phoenix City and formally invited Tang Qi and the three Tates to visit the following evening, and thoughtfully noted that if there were other children who wanted to come, they could be brought along too.

The invitation could not have come at a better time.

Tang Qi had confirmed that he wanted to invite Selma as the first external visiting professor employed by the Merada Special Education School.

This was an experiment by Tang Qi. For the school to develop, to become mature and powerful, relying solely on the heritage left by the Witches was difficult to achieve, especially when the Witches themselves were not in the school. Employing suitable external strength was almost a necessity.

Selma was the first choice for Tang Qi.

After his thoughts were settled, Tang Qi packed away the magazine and the invitation.

Then, he checked the current time, as if he remembered something, he gave a faint smile, walked to the sofa, and casually summoned a ball of light. As the light and shadows floated, the classroom at the very end of the spinning corridor slowly appeared.

The first to come into sight was the beautiful figure of Professor Eva, holding a stack of parchment.

Before her sat Noah and the others, upright and proper, but they couldn’t suppress their excitement.