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One of the traditions of the Calderia Kingdom is the Divine Descent Festival. Every thirty years, the council holds a grand ceremony symbolizing the kingdom's "bloodline theocracy," guided by royal blood to invoke the Oracle Stone and summon the legendary Order God Apparition, affirming the legitimacy of the old regime.
However, this year's ceremony was destined to deviate from the script. Because the deity… was not coming.
On the day of the ceremony, Sigrid Lancer stood atop the altar. She was as beautiful as ever, clad in a pristine white robe, her lips adorned with a perfectly curved noble smile. She raised her hand and lightly touched the top of the Oracle Stone.
In the next moment, the stone flickered. Then, it remained unresponsive.
The observing nobles murmured among themselves, and council advisors exchanged glances filled with concern. The officiant cleared his throat and said, "Your Highness, please try again."
Sigrid took a deep breath and attempted the incantation once more—still no response.
At that moment, a beam of light suddenly appeared in the sky. Everyone assumed it was a divine miracle and knelt in reverence. Then they heard a voice—but it was not that of a deity.
It was the voice of Emotion Recognition Sphere Beta.
"Detecting activation of noble core ritual, assisting with inspection… Analysis complete: your Oracle Stone is second-hand; it was last activated thirty years ago, and operating permissions have been revoked due to 'system update failure.'"
The venue fell into a deathly silence.
Emotion Recognition Sphere Beta added insult to injury: "Nobles should note: 'nobility' does not equate to 'well-maintained equipment.'"
Meanwhile, outside the council hall, Nora stood quietly on the highest observation platform, holding another luminous stone—the Alchemical Authorization Core left by her mother years ago.
This was the true key to connecting to the Elemental Consciousness Network, independent of lineage or surname, requiring only a mind capable of understanding the language of this world.
She raised her hand, softly chanting a guiding incantation. The Oracle Stone trembled violently, and golden light burst forth into the sky.
A divine figure materialized in the air, lacking the visage of royalty; instead, it was a neutral, indistinct yet gentle presence. Its voice drifted like a soft breeze: "May you no longer be limited by your origins; may your magic stem from thought rather than blind obedience."
The crowd below erupted in astonishment.
"Isn't this... the Lancer Bloodline Deity?"
"Is the deity 're-signing'?"
"Does this mean... a change of kings?"
Yet Nora simply set down the glowing stone with calmness. "I do not wish to ascend the throne," she said softly. "I only hope it is no longer a door that shuts others out."
Elias Thorn approached from behind her, a roasted spell stick in his mouth, sparks still flickering. "You did it."
"You taught me," she replied with a glance at him. "You taught me to dismantle everything others said couldn't be dismantled."
"Your mother taught you a bit too."
"She said to be gentler."
"But in the end, she blew up half of the Royal Magic Workshop."
They exchanged smiles.
The kingdom entered a period of parliamentary restructuring. A new Academy Public Deliberation System was established, with representatives from various magic academies participating in political and legal decision-making, granting common mages formal Magic Public Affairs Voting Rights.
The former Noble Exclusive Advanced Magic Library was also renamed: Eileen Black Public Magic Literature Center.
The inscription read:
"She was not a noble, yet she changed noble magic."
Nora did not stay in the royal capital. She returned to Wushen Academy, continuing to teach in the Deviation Alchemy System, becoming the first legendary young mentor in history who "defeated the nobles without publishing a book."
The first class on her schedule was titled:
"Magic Ethics and Smiling Revenge."
The students' favorite question was, "Teacher, how did you make the princess explode during the live broadcast?"
Nora replied calmly, "Sometimes, the loudest spell is simply getting the other person to speak."
As for the Emotion Recognition Sphere Beta, it officially became the academy's "Magical Behavior Reflection Guidance Object," abbreviated as "Complaining Ball." Its daily tasks included but were not limited to:
- Uncovering cheating during exams;
- Providing logical scoring during debates;
- Playing a compilation of students imitating noble speech during tea breaks.
It proudly declared, "I have finally become a legitimate teaching material."
On the day of conclusion, Nora and Elias Thorn rebuilt a new apparatus at her mother's former experimental station.
"What does it do?" Elias Thorn asked.
"It can transform spoken words into magical text that can be permanently preserved," Nora explained.
"Oh, have you named it?"
Nora smiled and nailed a plaque inscribed with words to the center of the device:
"Remember what we said."
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