The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Angie shook the newspaper again and said seriously, "No, I'm a fan of the White Dragon now. My sister is the fan of the Dragon Girl."

　Anna glanced at her and sneered, "Just you wait. After I unlock the White Dragon, you'll be begging me for help."

　Hearing this, Eliza was confused again.

　What does "opening up" the white dragon mean?

　So she took the newspaper from Angie's hand, looked at it carefully, and immediately frowned: "Is St. Marian short of money?"

　She clearly saw through the trick at a glance.

　But with Easter eggs in models, even if you figure out the pattern, it's useless.

　As long as you have a desired goal, you will always fall into a trap.

　Anna and Angie were clearly tricked, and willingly at that.

　"Easter eggs, Easter Duel Festival..."

　The eldest princess's thoughts began to wander, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

　She then immediately searched for it in the magical spirit encyclopedia published in the newspaper.

　Sure enough, she managed to find one of the magical spirits in the encyclopedia.

　"They've actually produced magical spirits for first-year students... We're doomed!"

　……

　ducal mansion.

　While the kingdom's only duchess, Alvette Saint-Dimmon, was diligently working, Claire Kate, the "Sage of Beasts," carrying a fat cat, simply pushed open the door and entered.

　"Alvit, look what I've found!"

　Claire excitedly slammed two newspapers onto Alvette's desk.

　Arvit gave her a reproachful look, but put down her pen and spread out the two newspapers.

　Claire, on the other hand, didn't say a word and just stood there watching.

　Sure enough, a short while later, Alvitt reacted strongly as she had expected: "Claire, isn't this white cat Dark's magical spirit? I remember it fused with another black cat to form the Seven Star Catwoman."

　Claire nodded and said, "It's called Gatomon, a magic spirit with the light attribute."

　"I knew it! I wonder if Dark will participate in this year's Easter Duel Festival?" Arvit exclaimed excitedly.

　Claire pointed to another newspaper and said, "This duel competition has a special preliminary round free-for-all mode, and it's divided into two groups, high and low. The lower group consists of first to third year students. I think the probability of Dark participating is not low."

　"Is it the first day of April? Let me see..."

　Arvit immediately began to check the schedule.

　"There's a royal address on Easter Sunday, let's cancel that. Could you please tell Eliza that she's grown up and needs to learn to face her rivals on her own?"

　Claire couldn't help but smile: "Well then, it's been a long time since we've had a tea party, I'll go and invite the princesses."

　Arvit: "Alright."

　……

　The royal address at Easter is essentially a campaign by the eldest princess and prince to win public support, and it usually lasts for a morning.

　This is commonplace among the many actions of the two heirs to the throne.

　It's a small matter.

　……

　Of course, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

　Even for the smallest things, the eldest princess would do her best.

　But this time, she clearly won't have the Valkyrie's company.

　……

　The connections between people and between things are multifaceted.

　Dark probably never imagined that his casual proposal would have such a wide impact.

　In the last week of March, he did some research on "the method of refining magical items into item cards" and then conducted two experiments, both of which ended in failure.

　The "Bloodthirsty Giant Axe" seemed to be of a higher level than he had anticipated. The requirements for mastering magic were beyond his capabilities.

　March 30th, Friday, arrived in the blink of an eye, with less than two days left until April 1st.

　In order to make their presence known in the preliminary selection battle, the first-year junior mages unanimously rushed into Traveler's Street to buy materials for their final sprint.

　The materials obtained from the dungeon run in early March improved the decks of many students.

　But this is not enough to allow them to have a deck of forty cards.

　To participate in the preliminary rounds, you need to have at least a certain number of Magic Cards, right?

　So whether it's just filling in the gaps or last-minute cramming, the goal is to create enough magic cards.

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　Darko Dimon actually has similar troubles.

　He couldn't gather forty core magic cards. Therefore, he had to add magic cards like "Revealing Powder," "Silence Potion," and "Energy Potion" to his deck.

　Fortunately, these magic cards used to make up the numbers are not entirely useless.

　Perhaps at certain times, they can even play a crucial role.

　……

　It rained heavily on the last day of March.

　But Professor Mitis had mentioned in her astronomy class this Wednesday that the weather would be clear on Easter, so the students weren't too worried.

　They trudged through the mud, bustling along the traveler's street, as vibrant as spring plants.

　Dak went to the cat flower shop and explained the current situation of the lion grass to Miss Cat.

　Although Miss Cat was astonished and even wanted to buy Lion Grass back from him for research, she chose to give up amidst Dark's smile.

　Dark inquired about the rabbit grass and bought "cat juice" potions for the cat grass before leaving the cat flower shop.

　He then went to the Goblin Ancient Bookstore, hoping to find some unconventional methods for crafting item cards.

　But even after searching until noon, he still couldn't find a suitable unorthodox method for forging the "Bloodthirsty Giant Axe".

　Until a book titled "Blood Sacrifice" came into his view!

　"Blood sacrifice?"

　Just seeing the title of this book gives off an eerie feeling.

　Dark couldn't help but frown.

　The term "blood sacrifice" is hardly a positive one.

　"If it's not just a case of false advertising..."

　Thinking this, Dark inserted two fingers...

　Insert it into the gap between the books and pull it out forcefully.

　The dust that fell out indicated that the book had been sitting there for quite some time.

　"Is there an author...?"

　Dak hesitated.

　This book has neither an author nor an editor.

　But he still carefully turned it over.

　The book cover is made of a hardcover material, and the pages inside have a texture somewhere between cloth and leather. It's very thin and appears to have strong absorbency.

　He turned to the title page, and the first line that caught his eye was:

　Blood and corpses, who meets their end?

　"unclear meaning."

　Dark said something in a low voice, then turned to the next page.

　But the next page is blank.

　Further down, it was still a blank page.

　"Whoosh whoosh-"

　He quickly flipped through the entire book and finally understood why it had been relegated to a corner of the shelf, untouched by anyone.

　Of course, if we assume that we follow the logical flow of a novel, this "wordless book" might actually be a treasure.

　Dakmo stroked the pages, looking at the title, when suddenly a thought struck him: "Could it be that the blood sacrifice means soaking this book in blood?"

　"These are absorbent papers made from the skin of the Lolo tree frog. They don't need to be soaked in blood; water is fine."

　The sudden sound from behind made Dark turn around abruptly.

　A smiling woman came into his view.

　She had bright orange-red long hair, the ends of which were tied up with a hair tie and wrapped around her neck, hanging down in front of her chest with obvious curves.

　Her face wasn't particularly delicate, but her features were soft and gentle, giving her a very friendly appearance. She had a beautiful smile.

　"you are?"

　Dak racked his brains, but still couldn't recall where he had seen her before.

　"Leah, Leah Goethe."

　Leah Goethe nodded to Dark, then pointed to the book in his hand: "You're a first-year student, right? This book might not be suitable for you."

　Dark smiled and said, "Hello, Miss Goethe. I don't think age or grade is a good choice to describe a person."

　Leah smiled slightly and said, "Then let me put it another way: this book is not suitable for you."

　……

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Chapter 373 Darkdemon in One Pot (4k)

　Faced with Leah's decisive statement, Dark simply asked, "Why is that?"

　Leah shook her head: "The Lolo Tree Frog is a specialty of the demon vampire territory. Vampires often use its skin to make spellbooks for blood magic. Blood magic is very dangerous, and those without a talent for blood magic should avoid it."

　"Blood magic?"

　Dark's mind stirred slightly, and a different flavor appeared in his eyes as he looked at Leah.

　Of course he knows about blood magic.

　Blood magic falls under the category of advanced talent magic, and like astrology, it requires talent as a foundation.

　Basically, vampires, and their inferior beings, are born with the ability to wield blood magic.

　Besides vampires, there are also some rare races that possess the talent for blood magic.

　Among humans, only the "Vampire Clan" possesses blood magic.

　They are known as the nemesis of vampires.

　But now, the only remaining Blood Clan member on the surface is probably the "Blood Princess"—Ophelia Brad, whose fate is unknown!

　Based on some information, Dak and the professors deduced the possibility that "Blood Princess" was alive and "overlapped" her with Olivia Copernicus, an escapee from Basilia prison.

　Therefore, when blood magic is mentioned, Dark naturally thinks of "Blood Princess" Ophelia Brad.

　"Lia...Ophelia?"

　Dak muttered something under his breath.

　But Nalia Goethe's expression remained unchanged, still kind and gentle, like... a fake face!

　Once this thought crossed my mind...

　Dark couldn't control his gaze as he looked at Leah's face.