Ceres

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"Where is Cerbous? Did he come out of his room?"

Ryujin asked a middle-aged man standing in front of him. He is busy sorting out some documents and called out this middle-aged man to know Cerbous' situation. This is also the same man that saw Cerbous come out of his closed door training: Gol.

Gol is a teacher in Soaring Dragon. He specializes on earth-based skills and is known as a great earth knight. He studied at Soaring Dragon and when he retired, decided to teach in the school.

"He still hasn't come out."

Ryujin didn't reply and continued looking at the papers in front of him.

"Headmaster, that kid is frightening. If he keeps this up, I don't know what will happen. Will we really be able to nurture a great asset or a great trouble?"

Gol opened his mouth to voice out some of his opinions. He is really confused if the kid is a genius in a good way or a genius that would bring misfortune to everyone. All he can think of is how they haven't really taught the kid that much and more of his improvement resulted in his own insight and understanding.

After hearing what Gol said, Ryujin couldn't help but furrow his brows. He put down the paper he was looking at and massaged his forehead.

"That kid. He doesn't need that much teaching. He only needs the resources we can offer. Even I, myself, couldn't teach him anything."

Ryujin stood up and placed his hands behind his back. He seems to be in deep thought.

"The Time Mage came."

When Gol heard the name, he looked surprised. What does that person want from their school, is his thought.

"Headmaster we should... we should notify the ancestor."

"Prepare for departure. I will immediately see the ancestor."

"Y-yes!"

As soon as Gol said yes, he immediately dashed out of the room. Ryujin was left and still in deep thought.

He didn't really bother that much with the Time Mage because he knew that the Time Mage wouldn't get involved in their affairs. What he didn't expect is why the Time Mage spoke about Cerbous. This was his prized disciple. Even though, he cannot actually tell that he teaches him because he doesn't need to do much, he is still the one responsible for Cerbous. If something is related to Cerbous, is it good or bad for their school?

When Cerbous went out of the 'special training ground', he didn't think that Cerbous would ignore them once more. If he grasped the essence of that training ground, it is a major event in their school. Yet, he wasn't able to know anything because that kid is indifferent to everyone including him, his master.

"The only way left to do is to let ancestor look at Cerbous and talk to the Time Mage. I hope nothing dangerous will happen."

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"The herbs he requested were out of stock and we also cannot find them in the nearby towns. We have already contacted the auction houses and shops to help us. Would it be possible to delay the treatment? We still need time to gather the herbs."

Guy whispered to Orion's ears while Orion watched as Ceres performs spirit healing on his grandfather. Gil was standing beside the door waiting for Ceres.

Ceres was currently sitting cross-legged beside Liuis' bed chamber. Liuis' eyes were closed as he needed to be relaxed and calm while Ceres proceeds with the healing of his spiritual body.

After some minutes, Ceres opened her eyes and spoke,

"We cannot delay the treatment. We have to use the herbs for his medicinal bath and food. He also has to improve his physical condition while I'm healing his spiritual body."

As soon as Ceres said those words, Liuis also opened his eyes. He can now feel the essences in his surroundings but it's still very few and miniscule.

Ceres stood up and placed her arms across her chest. She looked at Orion and Guy.

"Since you cannot find the herbs, it's good that my teacher has prepared for such scenarios. We have the herbs that Liuis needed. However, you have to pay us for these. Master entrusted that I should not use this unless necessary. I hope you understand."

When they heard what she said, their faces immediately lightened up. In their minds, sir Pangeon is truly someone who knows a lot. Even without diagnosing his grandfather's condition, he was able to deduce the necessary herbs for the treatment.

To be honest, they didn't look for the herbs at Tanumo family. Their rival family truly specializes in marketing of herbs but, they will never buy herbs from them. Anyway, even if they go to the Tanumo shop, Ceres already asked Gil to buy out the necessary herbs.

"The price shall be..."

When she laid out the prices, Orion and Guy couldn't help but drop their jaws. Liuis also coughed twice and if he was able to cough blood, he probably would. Ceres gave prices thrice as higher as the market price. She told them that it is what Old Pang told her. They couldn't argue with her when she uses Old Pang's name. They could only silently curse the old man in their hearts.

Ceres needed a huge amount of herbs for other purposes and she also needed to earn money. She did not only swindle the Hunts family but also Old Pang, even though she had already damaged his reputation.

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A young girl dressed in white with flowers blossoming at the edges of her dress wears a flower crown full of thorns. She was kneeling in front of a huge stone statue while her hands were clasping each other. The statue seems to be old but was still kept in good condition. It portrays a man holding a trident and looking fierce as if he was about to attack somebody. The young girl has her eyes closed and is silently murmuring a language that is different from the commonly known language of the people, she suddenly said...

"Facing the rising sun, high clouds will meet each other and a hidden dragon will emerge."

Ten women wearing long white dress with flower bracelets in their left arm were standing five meters behind the young girl. All of their heads bowed and their hands are clasping each other as if praying to the statue.

Not far from their location, a woman who appears to be 20 years of age and wears an azure long gown decorated with white pearls and crystals stood to watch the girl.

After the prayer ritual, the young girl stood up and bowed three times to the statue before a woman covered her body with a dark blue coat.

The young girl walked and stopped in front of the woman dressed differently from them. She was followed by the ten women who bowed towards the woman in azure dress.

"Is her majesty worried about something?"

The young girl smiled at the woman but her blue eyes did not contain any emotions. It's as if you are looking into the deep blue sea without any light.

"The divination... What did it say?"

The prayer ritual that the young girl and the ten women did is a kind of divination for the Sea God Temple. The young girl asks for guidance and knowledge from the sea god that they worship. Each divination foretells something about their island. This kind of prayer ritual only happens twice a year and there are no specific days. Only the young girl can tell when the sea god would tell them something.

"Facing the rising sun, high clouds will meet each other and a hidden dragon will emerge. This is what the sea god told me."

As soon as the woman dressed in azure gown heard this, she immediately walked towards the main door of the prayer room. But, before she could even leave the room, the young girl said,

"This could either be a fortune befalling our island or a calamity. Pick one, your Highness."

Theazure dressed woman continued walking out of the room. She is the currentEmpress of the Sea God Island, Nametha Lastinger. The young girl, on the otherhand, is the current priestess of the Sea God Temple, Rue.-tbc