Frost crept up Aelia's skirt as the Bronze Bell of the West Tower rang through the morning mist.
Ninety-Nine Magical Runes floated in the central courtyard, and Luna clutched the Velvet Rabbit sewn by Qin Si, squeezed among the chattering Magic Castle Disciples.
Her nose still bore crumbs from a breakfast filled with honey, yet she keenly sensed Lucius's clenched fists at the back of the crowd—his Ice Blue Ailya's White Nails were seeping with Blood Vein.
"May the God of Magic's Magic Radiance cleanse ignorance." The Chief Mentor Alger's Silver Staff struck heavily against the ground, causing the Lapis Lazuli floor to swirl into a Star Map.
Suddenly, Luna released her grip on the Velvet Rabbit and swayed unsteadily, standing upright amidst gasps from those around her.
The Ice Spirit Stone left by her Mother around her neck suddenly heated up, and the instincts of a Former Great Mage compelled her to make a standard prayer gesture with her short legs like a child.
"The Holy Icon is weeping!" someone shouted.
Luna looked up at the statue of the God of Magic and distinctly saw a droplet from its Fingertip condense into Chen Lu, falling into her open mouth.
A sweet and bitter taste exploded on her tongue, and she involuntarily blurted out in Ancient Elvish Language: "The Sigma quadrant's third Node has shifted."
Alger was suddenly struck by a familiar headache.
He stared at the little girl who barely reached his knee and recalled the Prophecy Tablet unearthed thirty years ago on an ancient battlefield—inscribed in Dragon Blood were the words, "When the stars align, a child will reveal the truth."
The Old Mage's Silver Staff abruptly turned towards Luna: "Next is the Elemental Resonance Ritual. Young Miss, please touch the crystal last."
Twelve Element Crystals floated in a ring, with the oldest Magic Castle Disciple stepping forward first.
As the Fire Element Crystal brightened to its seventh level, Luna noticed emerging Ice Cracks at Lucius's nape—evidence of forcibly suppressing elemental surges.
Deliberately, she tossed the Velvet Rabbit to the edge of the crystal array. As Qin Si rushed to retrieve it, she took advantage of the moment to draw a miniature stabilization array on the Lapis Lazuli Floor with her saliva.
When it was Luna's turn, Alger's Silver Staff had already formed three layers of Protective Barrier.
As Baby Fat's fingers touched the crystal, the entire Thunder Element Stone suddenly erupted with a rainbow-like Halo.
The Old Mage's beard was blown back by the shockwave, and he hurriedly shouted, "Let go!"
But Luna tightened her grip instead.
The Chaos Fusion Spell that she had failed to complete before her death flashed in her mind. Using the recoil from the crystal, she directed her excess magical power into the half piece of Magic Pie she had secretly saved from breakfast.
As the Caramel Flavor smoke exploded, twelve crystals simultaneously emitted Qingyue Mingxiang, forming a complete Elemental Cycle Array in midair.
When the smoke cleared, Alger trembled as he picked up the pie that had been roasted into a crystalline state.
Luna was crouched at the center of the crystal array, nibbling on her fingers. The Magic Pattern spreading beneath her was astonishingly similar to the automatically completed magic array in San Ge Loft.
Suddenly, the Old Mage bowed towards the east—the direction of Aelia's high platform, where the Lady of the Fortress's white Skirt Hem billowed like clouds outside the barrier.
"Ming Ri Chen Shi, all disciples who passed the Resonance test..." Alger's Silver Staff suddenly emitted a crisp sound like shattering Ice Layer. He looked at the Twin Lotus ice crystal that had appeared in Luna's hair and swallowed the rest of his sentence.
The clouds above the courtyard began to swirl, awakening a pressure older than the statue of the God of Magic.
Lucius suddenly tore open his left sleeve, revealing a frost-covered Contract Mark as he knelt before Luna.
Behind him, twelve Element Crystals projected Light Spots that danced across the Lapis Lazuli Floor, gradually outlining a pattern that made Alger's Pupil contract sharply—it was unmistakably the embryonic form of the Ragnarok formation recorded in the First Generation Fortress Lord's Journal.
Aelia's Fingertip Ice Spirit Stone glimmered with a Moon White Halo as ninety-nine runes suddenly reversed direction, weaving a Xing Mang Dome above the Children.
I noticed that Lucius’s neck was marked with Ice Cracks absorbing magical remnants scattered from Blueberry Pie crumbs; this child’s elemental rampage would likely not last more than three days.
"May the light of truth illuminate the fog." The Lady of the Fortress's prayer made my Earlobe tingle slightly, and the Counter-Curse Spell etched into my bones from my past life activated automatically.
As the Ice Spirit Stone swept past Brother San's Hair Tips, the misled Magical Talents suddenly coalesced into a Hexagram pattern within his Pupil—clearly, the auto-completing magic array in the attic was about to come into play.
Alger's Silver Staff struck a triple octave against the Ground as the Magic Apprentices lined up to enter the classroom. I deliberately let the Velvet Rabbit brush against Lucius's Contract Mark.
Frost crawled up the doll's ears along the cotton thread, perfectly recording the chaotic elements surging within him.
Such a degree of energy disturbance was likely connected to that book, Abyss Contract, in Father's Study.
"The essence of Fireball Technique lies in energy compression." The Old Mage lifted a dancing flame with his Silver Staff, and five out of twelve children immediately caught fire at their sleeves.
Second Brother's close friend had once tampered with this Spell, and I drew a reverse absorption array on a Diaper, quietly guiding the scattered Magic Residue towards the Maple Syrup I had hidden for breakfast.
When Alger mentioned that "Water Flow Manipulation requires Resonance with Elemental Sprites," I suddenly raised my saliva-covered little hand: "Isn't snack time supposed to be during the calm period of Elemental Tide?" This was said in Ancient Dwarven Language, startling the Old Mage so much that he nearly crushed his Crystal Lens.
The sight of thirty-eight children simultaneously turning their heads toward the snack rack resembled a group of Moonlight Rabbits discovering magical mushrooms.
As soon as the Blueberry Pie brought by the book boy touched the Lapis Lazuli Floor, Lucius's Hand Back Contract Mark suddenly began absorbing the dessert's Cedar Fragrance.
Seizing the opportunity, I drew a stabilization array in the folds of the pie crust, which would both suppress his elemental rampage and enhance the flavor of the magical filling.
When Qin Si wiped my mouth, her silver Hairpin perfectly reflected the windows of San Ge Loft.
At that moment, those automatically rotating Magic Circles were resonating with the classroom's Protective Barrier; it seemed someone had tampered with the First Generation Fortress Master's Defensive Core.
I intentionally smeared blueberry jam on the Table Corner, using Sugar Coating to draw a Warning Symbol pattern that only a Great Mage could comprehend.
As the last piece of snack vanished into the Magic Halo, Alger's Silver Staff suddenly scorched a Scorch Mark into the stone Ground.
The Old Mage stared at the Sugar Powder at the corner of my mouth and murmured to thin air: "The third line of Prophecy Tablet... could it be referring to sweets triggering..." Before he could finish his sentence, frost from Lucius's palm had already crawled up my Velvet Rabbit, coalescing into two Ice Blue Sapphires at its eye position.
The Elemental Cycle Array on the Lapis Lazuli Floor had yet to dissipate, and the Caramel Cedar Fragrance wafting from the kitchen made Luna's stomach rumble.
She leaned against Qin Si's shoulder, her gaze fixed on the Rainbow Light refracted on the Blueberry Pie, quietly transforming the breakfast's Maple Syrup into Dark Purple Threads.
As the eighth strand of sugar wrapped around the silver serving fork, a Magic Puff suddenly rolled to her feet from the intricately carved glass bowl.
"It's time for Luna's afternoon tea," Qin Si chuckled as he picked up the doll and scraped off the Stardust Sugar frosting from the top of the Puff with a Silver Spoon.
Luna deliberately smeared Sugar Coating across her nose, waving her Magic Recipe adorned with Jin Bian and shouted, "We need to drizzle Moonlight Honey!" The Ice Crystal Pattern on the Title Page of the Magic Recipe seemed to come alive, wrapping around the Crystal Bottle and tipping itself over.
Lucius's Ice Blue Ailya's White Nails trembled beneath the Tablecloth, while a Light Purple mist seeped from the Raspberry Tart in front of him—an indication of the Abyss Contract's agitation.
When Luna's Silver Spoon struck the Crystal Plate for the third time, the boy suddenly pressed down on his Hand Back where Ice Cracks had formed, using the tip of his fork to lift a piece of magical cake adorned with Ice Spirit Stone Shards.
"The lady said... advanced magic class..." Luna puffed up her cheeks, mimicking Aelia's cold tone. Her Baby Voice in Ancient Elvish Language startled Brother San at the neighboring table, causing him to spill Berry juice.
Just as the deep red liquid was about to stain his sleeve with Dark Patterns, Luna discreetly flicked out a Sugar Frosting Particle, and that drop of juice suddenly crystallized in midair into an Ice Crystal Pendant.
The frost on Lucius's knife and fork abruptly melted away. He watched as the Fruit Juice Crystal refracted twelve elemental Halos in the candlelight, a strange glimmer appearing in his Hui You. "It's not about Luna learning; it's about Luna teaching." His voice rang clear like Ice Spikes colliding as his Fingertip touched the Magic Pattern on top of the cake. "Look, this is a variant of the Chaos Fusion Spell."
The moonstone in the dining hall Dome suddenly brightened, casting Aelia's snow-white figure onto the Stained Glass.
The previously whispering Magic Castle Disciples fell silent all at once, with only Luna's finger-sucking sounds ringing clearly.
She kicked her little legs to reach for the Starry Pudding in the center of the table when her Neck Ice Spirit Stone suddenly resonated with Lucius's Contract Mark, causing all the Silverware on the Long Table to tremble simultaneously.
"Nonsense!" A sound of shattering Crystal Cup came from the East Side.
Alfred Redthorn tossed aside his Napkin embroidered with his Family Crest. The nineteen-year-old Fire Mage had an Emerging Crimson Magic Pattern on his nape. "Are you suggesting that a Diaper doll should teach magic classes?"
The glory of the Magic Castle is about to turn into Lactation Burp!
The girl beside him, who was cutting dragon steak, suddenly lost grip on her knife and fork, sending a piece of meat coated in black pepper sauce flying straight towards Luna's face.
Qin Si's gasp caught in his throat—Little Baby had somehow folded a napkin into a triangular sail and was puffing air at Luna to fill it.
A gust of wind carrying the Magic Pie and Cedar Fragrance wrapped around the meat chunk, sculpting it mid-air into Aelia's Lucius Ice Sculpture.
"We're coming back tomorrow!" Luna exclaimed as she slapped her hands covered in Sugar Powder against the Magic Recipe. The Ice Sculpture suddenly shattered into twelve Elemental Crystals, landing perfectly on each protester's Crystal Plate.
Lucius suddenly coughed violently, and from the Raspberry Tart in front of him, a faint image of the First Generation Fortress Master holding the Abyss Contract emerged amidst the Zi Wu.
Brother San's Silver Fork floated in mid-air, automatically tracing patterns on the surface of the Cream Jelly that matched those of his attic's magic circle.
As the second Magic Puff rolled to Luna's side, a light sound of porcelain clinking came from the Northwest Corner—three cousins draped in gray cloaks exchanged glances, their Dining Knives' Raven Emblems absorbing the magical residue scattered by Luna.
The temperature in the dining hall suddenly dropped by ten degrees, and Aelia's Ice Crystal Earrings reflected the Sugar Coating at the corner of Luna's mouth.
When the Lady of the Fortress raised her hand to freeze a servant who had been secretly hoarding a Magic Pie, Luna suddenly pointed at the Celestial Chart on the ceiling and mumbled, "The glutton is about to thunder." Just as she finished speaking, Alfred Redthorn's Blood Wine vaporized into an electrified mist, blowing apart his meticulously styled Red-Haired look into a Flame Mane.
Amidst the laughter, Lucius scooped up a piece of Starry Pudding with a small spoon made of frost.
When the translucent Magic Desserts touched Luna's lips, the Contract Mark on the back of the boy's hand suddenly emerged as an Ice Crystal Rose. "Tomorrow... could you help me take a look at this?" he whispered, his request mingling with the clattering of cutlery but was branded into Luna’s neck by her suddenly heated Ice Spirit Stone, forming a prototype for an Eternal Contract.
The remnants of Magic Pie on the Lapis Lazuli floor suddenly floated up as Luna sucked her fingers and gazed at the Light Spot refracted by the Crystal Chandelier.
Inside twelve Crystal Plates belonging to the Magic Castle Disciples, Elemental Crystals transformed by her prank were absorbing candlelight energy. The Flame Mane on Alfred Redthorn's Golden Fork suddenly exploded into sparks.
"The Heir of the Glorious Demon Fortress should let strength speak for itself!" The Red-Haired Boy slammed his hand down, crimson lava-like Dark Patterns seeping from his sleeves. "Having a baby riding on your head is worse than swapping the Magic Castle medal for a Crystal Pacifier!"
The Silver Dinner Knife pierced the oak table, and Luna noticed Brother San's Cream Jelly Magic Circle was deciphering Alfred Redthorn's Magic Trajectory.
She deliberately knocked over the Starry Pudding that Qin Si had handed her, the thick Maple Syrup dripping down the edge of the table, drawing a Magic Flow Diagram that only a Great Mage could recognize on the Lapis Lazuli Floor.
Lucius's Ice Blue Ailya's White Nails lightly tapped the Crystal Plate, and the frozen Blueberry Pie suddenly cracked with spider web-like patterns. "Three Days Ago, the Elemental Tide in the West Wing Tower was halted by Luna using a Crystal Baby Bottle to stop the Magic Surge." The boy Hui You scanned the astonished faces around him, and the ice crystals that had formed at his Fingertip suddenly shattered into Stardust. "If anyone is unconvinced, we can compare the precision of Element Manipulation."
The moonlight stone in the dining hall Dome dimmed abruptly, as Aelia's white Skirt Hem brushed against the Stained Glass.
The Ice Spirit Stone around the Lady of the Fortress's neck reflected Luna's Sugar Coating at the corner of her mouth. Those overly sweet Crystals that should have melted instead wove a miniature Defense Formation amidst the Magic Particles.
"Tomorrow at noon, there will be a three-round competition at the Training Ground." Aelia's Tail Ring traced an icy line across the Long Table, freezing any protests in Alfred Redthorn's throat. "Elder Alger will personally judge—if Luna loses, I will send her to the Northern Monastery immediately."
Suddenly, Luna's Velvet Rabbit hopped onto the ice line, and the Lightning Element absorbed by its left ear scorched a Scorch Mark on the Ice Surface.
Qin Si hurriedly picked up her doll but found that the Magic Pattern emerging from her nape was synchronizing with the San Ge Loft's magic array.
When Lucius's Hand Back Contract Mark glowed with an Ice Blue Glimmer, frost flowers suddenly crawled across the entire Long Table.
"The first round will be about element shaping!" Alfred Redthorn tore open his collar adorned with a Black Thorn Crest, and Lava Patterns spread along his Collarbone. "I will turn this flame..." The flames dancing at his Palm twisted into Aelia's Lucius, startling the Ice Crystal Earrings on the Crystal Chandelier into ringing.
Luna suddenly laughed as she patted her Magic Recipe, flipping through the Yellowed Pages soaked in Magic Pie and Cedar Fragrance.
As Alfred Redthorn furiously smashed Lucius, sugar threads spilling from his doll’s Fingertip quietly wrapped around the fire runes on his Boot Sole.
The next day at the Training Ground, fine snow fell as Elder Alger's Silver Staff carved out a Triple Barrier in the Ground.
Wrapped in the Starry Moon Cloak sewn by Qin Si, Luna clutched her secretly hidden Magic Pie—the Caramel crisp shell concealing twelve types of Magic Fluctuation analyzed from last night.
"The first round: element shaping." The Old Mage lightly tapped his Silver Staff, and a Chaos Stone rose amidst the Ice Mist.
Alfred Redthorn stepped forward first, as the Crimson Magic Pattern climbed up his neck, transforming the raw stone into a soaring eagle.
As the eagle's beak touched the barrier, Luna suddenly flicked the pie crumbs into the air.
Lucius cleared his throat and unfolded the Frost Barrier, watching as the doll-like figure wobbled closer to the raw stone.
Luna's cloak suddenly filled with the northern wind, and the Chaos Stone in her palm transformed into a flowing river of stars.
Gasps erupted from the spectators—within that river of stars flickered the faces of past Lords of the Magic Castle, finally settling on Aelia's Ice Spirit Stone Halo.
"Cheating!" A servant from the Black Thorn family suddenly threw out a detection Magic Artifact, and the crystal ball revealed Luna's Magic Pie hidden within her cloak.
Elder Alger's Silver Staff abruptly turned toward the audience: "The Monitoring Crystal in the Sealing Array shows that Young Miss's cloak has been hanging in Lady Aelia's Meditation Room since last night."
Aelia's Fingertip Ice Mist suddenly crystallized; she distinctly saw Leonard's face entwined by a wisp of black mist within Luna's starry formation.
When the Old Mage declared the first round a draw, within Lady of the Fortress's snowy white Sleeve, the Ice Spirit Stone was transmitting an image to Third Young Master Lucius's loft through the Automatic Magic Array.
Luna crouched at the edge of the barrier, nibbling on her pie. As Sugar Coating spread across the Lapis Lazuli Floor, she caught sight of Lucius's Hand Back Ice Crystal Rose absorbing Alfred Redthorn's Fury emotions.
The doll-like figure suddenly spat out the last bite of dessert toward the Testing Crystal of the second round, and Caramel fragments unexpectedly traced out patterns of the Remnant Page from the Abyss Contract in midair.
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