"Miss Audrey, gold is just a symbol, and no amount of gold you put in it will increase the magic effect...... Plus, your symbols are almost out of bounds. ”

Grandin sits on a high sofa with a handwritten copy of The Unexplained Mysteries, A Guide to a Hundred Rituals. There are only Juanxiu's words on the book now, and the parts of the ritual motifs are empty. His job was to take out the pen and fill it in.

Those complicated circles are not something that Audrey, a beginner, can draw. Grandin, on the other hand, with his 'machine' ability, allows him to reproduce them like a printer.

There was black tea on the round table in front of him, and the reflection of the black tea on the water surface was simultaneously broadcast live on Audrey's operation at this time, which was a kind of ritual magic.

Susie, the big golden retriever, lay at his feet, her eyes squinting and her tail wagging occasionally.

Audrey on the other side of the classroom hurriedly wiped off the extra lines on the parchment in a panic after receiving the reminder, the ruffles on her cuffs were burnt yellow, and there were some ink stains on her face.

This is her third attempt.

As Grandin said, the occult is a rigorous discipline, and Audrey's first attempt was 'successful' in making the circle on parchment burn. The second time, because the magic circle was drawn incorrectly, the ritual did not respond at all.

Susie was startled when Audrey lit the parchment for the first time, and ran to Grandin's feet.

On the alchemy table are auxiliary tools such as compasses, duckbills, and triangles. Audrey relied on them to finally complete her circle depiction.

"10 grams of glowstone powder...... The golden ...... representing the light"

Audrey double-checked the materials she needed and put them in the right places. After the final step was completed, she took a deep breath and opened her mouth slightly:

"Light!"

As she recited the activation spell in Hermes, the circle finally glowed with a steady glow that instantly filled the classroom.

"Congratulations, Miss Audrey, you've made it."

Grandin's tense nerves relaxed, and he took the book and moved his chair to the alchemy table. It was getting late, and the light produced by magic replaced the setting sun as a new source of light to illuminate the books.

"Teacher, this is amazing! Neither a candle nor a gas lamp is as bright as it. ”

Audrey looked excited, beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, and her fists clenched. Her eyes shone brighter than the jewels on her chest under the light of the activated circle.

"Nothing, it's just a small step in your occult. If you adjust the amount of glowstone, its brightness can even blind someone's eyes. ”

From the memory of his own, Grandin copied the last magic motif onto the codex book.

"Teacher, can I use this instead of a gas lamp for lighting in the future?"

Miss Audrey, who was in a good mood, began to ask questions again.

Grandin finished proofreading the book, and then sighed:

"Miss Audrey, put a penny in the gas meter of the gas lamp. Save a little and use it for half a week. And do you know how much that spiritual material costs just now? ”

Audrey shook her head, revealing an expression of humility.

"Glow stone is calculated by grams, one sule per gram. And it's not long-lasting, these only last for half a night's lighting. ”

Grandin stopped halfway through speaking. Because the closet of the room that served as a classroom was filled with all kinds of spiritual materials, he even saw specimens of Hydra larvae soaked in embalming liquid.

This sea monster is very rare, and it is worth as much as the same weight of gold as it weighs. And there was a whole strip in that big glass jar......

"Well, it's good if you're happy."

He found that his 25 gold pounds a week was not so good.

He removed the spiritual wall, allowing the sudden wind to sweep away the burning smell of parchment left in the classroom.

……

The following week was uneventful.

Due to the previous crackdown by the church, many secret meetings were suspended. But Grandin went around the black market and gathered all the materials he needed to get promoted.

Over the course of a week, the Nightwatcher received reports of three more private fights with wild extraordinaires. But by the time they rushed over, the scene had already been cleaned up, and there was nothing left except for some traces of the explosion.

During Audrey's second lesson at Grandin, she obediently changed out of her long skirt, tied her hair up, and put on a rider's uniform that was easy to move around.

With a white shirt and a blue bow tie, brown breeches and half-length riding boots, this outfit is very handsome.

It seems that Audrey did listen to Grandin's teachings—

"If you can't guarantee that your magic will be successful, then at least make sure that you can run fast enough."

Although Audrey is more interested in ritual magic, Grandin doesn't want her to be biased, so he tries to adjust Audrey's learning content based on his own experience.

This time, they learned how to extract plant essences.

Grandin also made a bottle of Full Moon Oil for himself with all the materials in the classroom. This essential oil is used a lot in the magic associated with 'night'.

Audrey is a fast learner, and the materials in this classroom have been sorted and organized by her, and they are no longer as messy as they used to be.

She was planning to enter the family treasury again and bring more materials out.

"Teacher, that's why next week's class has been postponed, right?"

Audrey asked as she copied the extraction points.

"Yes, I have other things to do over the weekend."

Grandin poured the full moon oil into an opaque vial.

With six days to go until the end of the month, Grandin was already feeling more and more obvious signs that the potion was about to be fully digested. This incident made him a little upset, and he had no energy to prepare for the class for the time being, so he simply postponed the class.

"But next Thursday, I'll check on your homework before attending the ironclad launching ceremony, don't be lazy."

The world's first ironclad ship is about to be launched, which is a sensational event. Invitations had already been sent to the Retired Officers' Club, a necessary social event, and Grandin could not shirk it. At that time, I happened to drop by to check Audrey's schoolwork.

Audrey frowned slightly:

"Alas, I have a dinner party to attend after visiting the ironclad. Those banquets were boring, I might as well stay home and chat with Susie. ”

After talking to herself, Audrey's face turned slightly red and said:

"Will the teacher think it's naïve for me to talk to my pet?"

Grandin is working on a second bottle of Full Moon Oil, which he is going to leave for Audrey to use in a future lesson. Hearing the girl's question, because she wanted to concentrate on making essential oils, Grandin just replied casually:

"Dogs are the best listeners, and I occasionally yell at the hollow outside the study."

He stared at the rising liquid in the beaker and read the scale, as he continued to perfunctory:

"So it's normal for people to talk to dogs. But if one day the dog speaks to you, it means that something must be wrong with your spirit. Don't hesitate to let me know when the time comes. ”

Mental disorders are all too common in the extraordinary world.

After speaking, he was stunned, is Susie talking normal?