Chapter 291 An Invitation to the Opera
"Xia De, just passing the exam is not enough, and I remember your practice credits are not enough either."
Miss Louisa reminded again, thinking about it carefully, she actually thinks that Xia De wants to be promoted to the second grade, it is really possible:
"If I remember correctly, the first grade requires 40 practical credits, and you gave 10 points for time travel, and 20 points for the Lakeview Manor event, but there are still 10 points left."
"no problem, no problem."
Xia De is not bothered about this at all, although he cannot tell the truth about the death of the silver-eyed person and the evil **** incident to the academy, the [God's Gift Box] cannot be handed over to the academy, and the reward for the [Forged Philosopher's Stone] is The doctor's contribution and the second crossing in 3002 of the Fifth Epoch Universal Calendar cannot be easily disclosed, but the most important thing he lacks is the so-called accident.
He could definitely go find Iluna after she came back from the Holy See, stay with Iluna for two days, and he would definitely encounter something worthy of writing a report, and Iluna would definitely not mind giving him the credit. And even if this method doesn't work, [Endless Mercury Bottle] can be directly dedicated to the academy, and practice credits can still be obtained.
"You can make up your own mind."
Miss Louisa said in a low voice, looking at Mia, it put the [Transformation Ring] on its tail again:
"Huh? Why does this ring look so familiar?"
Only then did the blonde girl realize what she was seeing. She was not surprised when she heard that Xia De wanted to be promoted to the second grade, but she was shocked at this moment:
"[Huasheng Ring]? You robbed the church? No, it doesn't matter, you want to become a woman? How can this be possible."
She even stood up at once, staring at Xia De with wide eyes:
"what are you up to?"
"No, please relax, I don't want to become a woman at all. This ring is still related to Miss Galina."
Shad mentioned the name again.
"Oh, that damned woman! How could she give this to you!"
This is the first time Miss Louisa has shown her unladylike side today. It seems that Xia De is right, she definitely has conflicts with Galina Cavendish.
They spent the whole afternoon studying in the living room and chatting about other things in their free time. As for today's lesson, since Xia De has been promoted to the second ring, this means that there is still a vacancy for his second ring enlightenment rune.
So far, "The Crazy Light Chaser" has not produced any effect, so Miss Louisa is very much looking forward to the fairy tale "Kiss of the Tree". Still the same as last week, under Miss Louisa's explanation, Xia De read through those few ancient pages again. While Miss Louisa sat down to rest, Shad was asked to transcribe the story.
Gaining enlightenment from stories is not something that can be achieved overnight. Only by patiently experiencing and understanding the stories can we gain the strength of the years, civilization and stories.
Miss Louisa explained to Xia De very patiently, and also took out other versions of "Kiss of the Tree" that Xia De had prepared for him to read and analyze. By comparing different story versions, we can find out the predecessors' understanding of the story, which is very helpful for realizing the enlightened wisdom.
The different editions of "Kiss of the Tree" reminded Xia De that he had obtained many very good books from the remains of the Old Order. Before closing the ruins, the religious order used special vellum rolls and ink to transcribe all the valuable things. Luvia, Shad, and Iluna each took some.
Xia De also shared those books with Miss Louisa, and then took out the "Complete De La Rion Ancient Fairy Tales" bought from a charity auction from the study.
The blond female writer was very surprised by these books. After obtaining Xia De's consent, she picked out a few books and borrowed them, intending to take them home and read them slowly. And that valuable "The Encyclopedia of Ancient Fairy Tales of De La Rion" happened to have the story of "The Kiss of the Tree".
It’s just different from the original version provided by Miss Louisa. At the end of the story in this old book, Princess Tavier’s ending is not to become a mummified corpse and be sealed in the trunk of the ancient tree, but to step through the door of the ancient tree and accept The power of the ancient tree became the guardian of that strange tree, and used that special power to punish his parents.
"This version of the story is very likely to have appeared in the fifth era. In that era, there were many stories where the heroine would gain power at the end of the story, instead of the princess being just a vassal of the prince like earlier stories.
This is of course because the witches at that time had mastered the power, which tells us that studying the differences between different versions and different stories can help us understand the characteristics of civilizations in different ages, so as to better understand the enlightening elements that are regarded as the light of civilization . "
Miss Louisa said, Xia De nodded, his opinion is more simple:
"Actually, fairy tales with this kind of ending are more suitable for children. Oh, don't look at me with that kind of eyes. I'm not saying that the ending of the original version is bad, but it may leave nothing for the children, as if I didn't say it. "
Under Miss Louisa's condemning eyes, he hugged the little girl who was taking a nap, and the orange cat let out a dissatisfied "woooo~" sound from its throat.
"Shad, you almost lost the right to go to the opera with me next week."
Goldilocks said with a smile.
"Going to the opera next week?"
Xia De was a little hesitant~www.mtlnovel.com~ He regarded this as some kind of invitation, but the relationship between the two didn't seem to reach this level yet.
"Yes, look, I've got the tickets."
Miss Louisa rummaged through the handbag at the side and found two stamped tickets and put them on the table:
"Next Saturday night, the first day after the curfew ends, it starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:30. That one happened to have a story related to "Tree Kiss", and I also have something to go to Maria Queen's Opera House."
As an elegant art, opera is an important part of the entertainment and leisure of the upper class in this era. Tobesk, known as the Pearl of the North, has many large and small opera houses, and some of the informal opera houses are said to be able to provide illegal performances.
There are three well-known opera houses, the King de la Rion Opera House, the Tobesk Grand Opera House and the Queen Maria Opera House mentioned by Miss Louisa.
"We will take the exam next Saturday, so it is necessary to relax the night after the exam, but our classes cannot be delayed because of this. Why don't we go to this opera together, which can also be regarded as the learning content for next week? Shade, I don't want to go ?"
Miss Louisa waved the ticket and asked hesitantly.
(end of this chapter)