For the rest of the day, Baiyi let the two girls have their own free time. They decisively spent the whole afternoon eating at all the dessert shops nearby. Now, when it was time for dinner, the three of them did not even have to eat anymore.
When the sky started to turn dark, Baiyi did not bring Mia back to the dormitory. Instead, he accepted Tisdale's invitation and the three of them went to Tisdale's house. It was an old three-story house. Judging from the layout of the house, it could be considered as a mansion in the past. There was a garden, a fountain, a long corridor and everything else but they all looked dilapidated and lonely. Although the lawn in the garden was neatly trimmed, there were no precious flowers or trees in sight. It was a typical house of a fallen noble.
However, Mia did not seem to care much about it. She was already very happy to be able to stay at Tisdale's house for the night. She even exclaimed, "Big Sis Tisdale, your lawn is so beautiful!"
"I trimmed it myself. What do you think of it? My craftsmanship is great, right? "Tisdale said proudly.
You could have lunch at a restaurant with such a high price but in the end, you have to live in a place like this? And you even have to mow the lawn yourself? Baiyi muttered to himself. 'It seems like the current situation of the Aegis family is not very optimistic.'
Sure enough, Tisdale was the only one living in the spacious house. There were no servants or cooking maids. She had to rely on herself for everything. She looked like a typical noble lady but in reality, she was very capable and strong.
"Good kids! Both of them are good kids! " The Archmage exclaimed in the Void with a gratified expression, "I'm so glad that the daughter of my old friend is such a hardworking and independent child and not a good-for-nothing playboy."
"I will make her an excellent Rohserlian sorcerer," Baiyi replied solemnly.
At that moment, the two girls had already arrived at Tisdale's bedroom. They could faintly hear Mia's loud voice, "Mr. Hope gave you this kitty coin bank? So you guys already knew each other? Wow! He actually refused to tell me! Hmph! "
He had no intention of interrupting the private conversation between the two young ladies. Instead, he wandered around the three-story house. The decorations and furnishings were very old. There were not many decent pieces of furniture that could not even cover such a large area. There were not even enough magic lamps and some places even had candlesticks.
It would be an exaggeration to say that the house was bare but even so, everything was cleaned and tidy. It seemed like Tisdale spent a lot of time on this.
However, Baiyi could feel a faint magical fluctuation. It was similar to the kind of protective enchantment that was commonly seen in noble mansions. This is a little strange... Logically speaking, other than Tisdale who was a priceless treasure, there should be nothing here that would be worth the attention of thieves and robbers. So, why would there be a reaction from the protective enchantment? After all, the cost of maintaining such a large-scale barrier was much higher than the cost of furniture and servants.
With that question in mind, Baiyi followed the fluctuation and arrived at a basement. Sure enough, there was a huge light blue formation drawn on the ground. A few key points where the runes intersected were inlaid with a few fist-sized magical crystals that were continuously maintaining the operation of the barrier. After studying the formation carefully for a few seconds, Baiyi found many familiar marks on it.
It was not an ordinary barrier that was used by the nobles. It was a standard Rohserlian formation! Its real function was not as simple as guarding against thieves. It seemed like it was searching for something invisible. Like, a soul?
"This is the Soul-Searching Formation that I invented many years ago. There are some changes and modifications but the function is almost the same. Judging from the style of the modification, it should be the work of my Chief Sorcerer," the Archmage explained. The Archmage explained, "This is one of the tricks that I had prepared in the beginning. It constantly emits magical waves that can almost reach the entire realm of Isythre, but only I can sense these waves. It allows my soul to not get lost even when it is drifting. To others, it is just an ordinary protective barrier, very well hidden. But obviously, it does not have much meaning, so I did not pass it on to you."
"This is a lighthouse that was specially set up for you and Tisdale's family has been silently guarding it for more than six thousand years. Even when their family has fallen to such a state, they still use the blood of top-notch magical beasts and magical crystals to maintain its operation, waiting for the day when it can point the way for you to return. This is indeed a heavy burden …" Baiyi said in a regretful tone, "Unfortunately, its light cannot penetrate through the barrier of the realm … This makes their sacrifice seem so great and noble but at the same time, so tragic and futile … With such a vassal and his family, you can be considered to have lived up to your expectations as an Emperor."
"It's a good thing that she waited for you." After the Archmage said that, he fell into silence. Baiyi left the basement and walked alone to a living room that only had a few sofas left. After lighting up a dim magic lamp, he sat there quietly, deep in thought.
A long while after Mia's usual bedtime, Tisdale walked over with a tray of tea in her hands. The two of them had agreed to continue their discussion tonight.
Tisdale had changed out of the academy's standard uniform and the white stockings that best accentuated the curves of a beautiful girl's legs. She was only wearing a black chiffon nightgown. The style was quite bold. Not only was her arm completely exposed, even the lower part of her body was barely covered, causing her fair skin to shine with a particularly seductive luster under the dim yellow light. Especially that pair of well-developed and perfectly shaped long legs. After being dyed yellow by the light, they looked like some kind of precious jade that one would yearn for.
"I can lick that leg until it breaks!" The Engineer who had just been muted commented. Then, he was muted once again.
Really? Why do girls nowadays have no sense of defense at all? Don't they know how beautiful and seductive they are? Forget about Mia, why is Tisdale like this as well? Cursing silently in his heart, Baiyi politely averted his gaze away.
Tisdale, on the other hand, poured a cup of tea for Baiyi. Regardless of whether he could drink it or not, she politely placed it in front of him and said, "I'm sorry, sir. Mia-chan refused to sleep because she didn't have a doll to hug so I had no choice but to be her doll for a while and let her hug me. I can only come over to you when she's asleep."
As she spoke, a look of embarrassment could be seen on Tisdale's face. However, there was a hidden sense of satisfaction. With the comparison of their figures, it was hard to say who would be the doll for whom? To be able to hug the soft and fragrant Mia and coax her to sleep was the dream of many Voidwalkers!
"It's just a small matter. I'm already used to waiting," Baiyi replied. Then, he asked again, "Have you talked to Mia?"
"Yes. According to what we said at noon, I told her that when she becomes my classmate, I will also become your disciple so that we can study together at night. She was very happy about it and showed great enthusiasm. If it wasn't for the fact that I insisted that she go to sleep, I bet she would have asked me to tutor her, "Tisdale replied.
"That's good. I hope that you can become a better sister in the future," Baiyi said. Baiyi said as he cast a Soundproof Barrier. Then, he switched to the Rohlserlian language and said, "Alright, now, let's get down to business. I've been to the magic formation, and I thank you for everything you've done. But now, it's no longer needed."
Even though she was already mentally prepared, the fact that the formation was about to stop spinning still made her face look a little lonely. "Is that so? Even if that lord comes back in the future, he won't need it anymore? "
"It's enough that I'm here. He's looking at you through my eyes right now, and he even complimented you on how beautiful and outstanding you are," Baiyi said. He then asked, "What's the situation of your family, specifically? How did you guys manage to hold on for such a long time?
After that, Tisdale briefly told Baiyi about the story of the Aegis family. Perhaps from the very first ancestor who made the vow, every generation of the family would teach the next generation that it was their mission and honor to keep the vow. They would spare no effort to cultivate the most loyal descendant so that he would become a strong person and obtain a longer lifespan. Then, with the help of Soul Armatures and the like, in this way, the vow had been kept until today.
However, not every descendant was willing to accept such a thing. As the family grew stronger and stronger, there were more and more relatives. Of course, they would not insist on such a meaningless vow and so, the split of the Aegis family became a foregone conclusion.
In the beginning, there weren't many who gave up. But as time passed, more and more members of the Aegis Family joined the fray, and the resources they had and the right to speak also increased. Slowly, the tradition of the Aegis Family was nibbled away. If it was not for the fact that the members of the family could use the magical formation to summon their ancestors as Soul Armatures, they would not have been able to hold on for so long.
"Due to being in contact with that magical formation day and night, the members of our family can also faintly sense its fluctuations. That's why we were able to summon our ancestors back. It's also because of their help that we've been able to hold on for so long." Tisdale continued, "However, a soul only has one chance to become a Soul Armature in their lifetime. Not every ancestor was willing to continue this mission as a Soul Armature …"
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