Cornflower Witch

Chapter 183 Learning Advanced Secret History

It took about a day and a half for Hilti and Sophitina to choose a place to stay, a two-story house on the south side of White Stone Fortress.

The house is roughly rectangular in shape, but the four corners are made of semi-circular glass and pillars, and the eaves at the top are also relatively small. Overall, the lines are quite soft, and it feels very warm when the lights are on at night.

The first floor of the house has a living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, and toilet. The bedrooms are located on the east and west sides of the second floor. The bed in the bedroom is located in the middle of the corner column, which allows for good lighting and views through the glass. At night, the curtains can be drawn, making it exceptionally quiet.

In addition, there is a study and laboratory in the middle of the second floor, which can be used to read books, concoct simple potions, make some handicrafts, and so on.

After settling on the house, the two moved their belongings in. There wasn't much; for Hilti, it was just a few sets of clothes and some books she hadn't finished reading.

That evening, for the first time, Hiltiya lit a fire and cooked in the house. It was also the first time she had ever steamed rice in this world, which she then used to cook with grilled fish chunks, roasted parsley, and potatoes.

"Tina, dinner is ready," Siltiya called softly to another girl upstairs who was reading.

"Okay, I'll come down right away."

Soon, Sophitina, holding up her skirt with one hand, hurried downstairs and saw the girl sitting at the dining table waiting.

"It smells so good, Siltia is amazing~" She sat down in front of Siltia and looked expectantly at the plate of food prepared in front of her.

【Celery and Cod Rice】(Excellent) Hiltiya tried making it for the first time today, following the recipe given by Bona.

The two sat at the candlelit table, having dinner. There were still quite a few pedestrians on the street outside, and they could see them walking by from the window not far away.

During the meal, the two occasionally talked about what they had learned, and Sophitina brought the girl a lot of new and unknown information.

“Tiya, do you know why we don’t usually see creatures or superhumans with ‘dragon eyes’?”

"This... I don't think I've ever seen it before."

"Because during the Sixth Era, the seven dragons who held the position of the God of the Day established a rule that one must reach the 'Sixth Order' before one can condense the 'Dragon Eye' attribute."

"In other words, even the weakest 'Dragon Eye' creature will be a sixth-order being."

"The advantage of doing this is that it can prevent the degeneration of dragon blood and maintain the nobility of dragons, but the disadvantage is that it makes it difficult for dragons to reproduce."

"Later, to make it easier for the dragons to rule the world, the dragons of the time created the lizardmen. The lizardmen and dragons have many similarities, but they also have many different bloodlines. When they reach the sixth rank, they can activate the dragon bloodline hidden in their bodies and ascend to become dragons."

"So, you see that many lizardman countries in history were ruled by dragons."

Upgrade? Hilti quickly thought of similar fairies and elves.

"As for the elves, I remember that each generation has a different elf queen, and they have not been promoted to fairies."

“Elves are already perfect. Once they reach a higher level, they don’t need to change their form to have the same abilities as lower-level fairies.”

“As for higher-ranking fairies, those beings are similar to mythical creatures; they can no longer be reached through ascension or transformation.” Sophitina shook her head.

That night, after dinner, the two sat on the sofa reading. Both were the kind of people who loved reading and learning, and could endure solitude. For the next few days, Hilti spent her time learning advanced secret history knowledge from the scholar Serophie.

It was during this time that she gradually learned about things that Maester Hyde had never taught her before, such as the special nature of the 'Dragon Eye' attribute, the origins of the various races, the names and characteristics of the Heavenly Courtyard, and the truth behind those legends and histories.

"The story of the 'Corona Dragon' returning to its position as the ruler of the planets is complex."

"Before the 'Blazing Sun Dragon' fell, it had already foreseen its own death and handed over the position of the Divine Star and its main power to the 'Rising Sun Eagle'."

"At the end of the Seventh Age and the beginning of the Eighth Age, the 'Rising Sun Eagle' was in charge of the 'Blazing Sun' constellation. If you are interested in examining some ancient murals and books, you will always find that the sun and wing elements are closely related. This is a product of that period."

"As the 'Rising Sun Eagle' of the Divine Star, it possesses the three major attributes of 'Blazing Sun, Sky Dome, and Dragon Eye'. Because it lacks followers, it has specially promoted humans, who have the widest range of applicability."

"It was also at that time that humanity truly stepped onto the stage of the struggle for supremacy among the hundred races and gained the favor of the gods."

"Among them, the humans most favored by the Heavenly Emperor will be granted wings of flame woven from the blazing sun, conveying the will of the Heavenly Courtyard, and will be called 'angels' by later generations."

"The reason why 'Swan King' Moranza calls himself 'Swan King' is because he has swan wings bestowed by the gods, and he also has the historically renowned 'Swan Knights' under his command."

"Later, although the 'Swan King' Moransa established the 'Castle' aspect, he did not become the charioteer of that aspect. He died two hundred years later due to a curse, and his bloodline ended. Although there is no concrete evidence, many scholars, through research and investigation, suspect that the biggest culprit behind this is the vampires, that is, another group of humans who embarked on a different path."

"Less than two hundred years after the death of Swan King Moranza, the Blood Dynasty rose rapidly. They unified the Third Continent and became the hegemon of the time, as well as the first hegemonic dynasty among mankind."

"In the late Eighth Era, after ruling for 700 years, the Blood Dynasty collapsed due to internal strife. The last princess of the dynasty fled to the Fourth Continent, where she married a local noble and settled down. Their descendants are still a force in the northern part of the continent, occupying the broken islands in the north, and are known as the 'Sea Cliff Blood Clan'."

"The remaining descendants of the Blood Dynasty who stayed on the Third Continent are known as the 'Dark Night Blood Clan'."

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The complex ancient secrets were recounted in detail by this Seroffi, who explained them to Hilti in a way that was both meticulous and humorous. Occasionally, he would use the 'printing technique' to draw figures, monsters, patterns, and so on on white paper to help Hilti understand.

As expected of a fifth-tier scholar and an extraordinary figure in the field of education, under his guidance, Hilti's understanding of this world is also advancing rapidly.

For two months, besides studying various courses at Cerrofi, Hilti spent her time in the valley tending to the thriving wheat crops.

Now, wheat cultivation is something she is very familiar with. She no longer needs to spend time and energy learning about it every day, as she did in the first half of the year. She only needs to go back occasionally.

Time passed slowly, and as the year drew to a close, Siltia finally completed the transaction with 'Hearthfire Bakery,' selling them all 15000 catties of rare-grade wheat she had cultivated, as well as 1000 catties of perfect-grade wheat. The total income from this transaction was 3800 gold coins. After deducting the 960 gold coins spent on courses, she had 2840 gold coins left.

Considering that it was unsafe to keep so much money in the valley, Hiltiya stored it in the association at White Rock Fortress.

Suddenly having a large sum of money, Hilti was overjoyed but unsure where to spend it. According to economic theory, reinvesting the money would be a better choice.

Applying this to herself, it would probably mean taking more courses she likes. However, she has only completed half of the four courses she has enrolled in so far, and she doesn't have the energy to enroll in more.

Unable to think of any good investment options, Hilti decided to save the money first.

(End of this chapter)