From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 354: Entertainment after the Party
The voice of Koma's spirit gradually disappeared from the school, and music and noise filled the venue again.

But the people who came to the masquerade had lost interest in continuing to have fun, and instead began to discuss Koma's warning with concern.

Ivy heard several faculty members talking about this, and although Komar had made his veiled suggestions to Strixhaven at past dances, this was the first time it had been so explicit.

Ogotta Tullus on the second-floor terrace also looked unhappy, but she still did not stop the students who began to sneak away.

It is the holidays now, and the students who stay on campus all have their own plans. Since their exams are already completed, it would be a good idea for them to do some activities that are more in line with their status.

Ivy saw Ogeta use the teleporter to leave the second-floor terrace and immediately prepared to follow her and chat with her. Ancient arts were also a topic worth studying. If there was a chance, Ivy might be able to pull a famous wizard from history to work for him.

Koma Academy also had its own dedicated staff passage, of course, where faculty and staff could use a teleportation array to quickly leave the crowded ball scene.

The principles of all the teleportation arrays inside Strixhaven are basically the same, and the root of all of them is to draw magic power from the Strixhaven magic vortex.

After a period of observation, Ivy was able to roughly determine the landing point of certain short-distance teleportation magic.

For example, he sensed that Ogeta had not left Koma Academy too far, but had merely been teleported outside the building.

Ivy let two glasses of mead with ice lemons float to keep up with his footsteps and quickly walked into the teleportation array not far away.

By issuing a simple command, Ivy's figure disappeared from the spot, and in the blink of an eye, Ogeta, wearing a golden scroll robe, was seen in front of him.

"There was a small accident, Dean Tullus?" Ivy reminded Ogeta.

"It's you...Mr. Doom." Ogotta turned around with a frown, and when she saw the mead in Ivy's hand, the displeasure on her face eased a little.

"Does the soul summoned back by ancient magic still have independent consciousness and autonomy of action?" Ivy moved his fingers, letting the mead beside him float in front of Ogeta.

"Does Koma's suggestion make you feel uneasy?" Ogeta took the mead and did not directly answer Ivy's question. "Ancient art is only to resurrect the dead souls in order to obtain the lost knowledge, not to drive them to help us. The affairs of the living cannot be handed over to the dead, even if they were once the best people in the world."

"But they still have an impact on our world, like tonight," Ivy said quietly.

Ogeta sighed: "... Maybe Koma has his own plan... Maybe I missed something... But you are right, the moment we use the ancient art, the past history of this world overlaps with the present. I guess you don't just want to ask about the ancient art?"

"Of course," Ivy raised his glass and took a sip. "My question is... time. The core of ancient studies seems to be some kind of time magic."

Ogeta looked at Ivy in surprise, and it took a long time before she closed her mouth.

She drank the mead in her hand and wiped her mouth with the sleeve of the golden scroll in an inelegant manner. "How perceptive... Yes, the core of the Archaic Art is indeed time magic. It originated from a holy oracle in the past of Strijhaven, who founded this technology."

"The space-time structure of Strijhaven is unique. Because of the existence of the magic vortex, time here is no longer uniform." Ogeta looked at the huge star arch above Maodian Pavilion. Even in the deep night, the physical structure of the star arch seemed shocking. "The five founding dragons used their power to create the Strijhaven magic vortex, making the space-time of the entire world uniform and smooth, but this is not a permanent solution. There must be an anchor to tie down all the time flows. And this anchor is the Holy Oracle himself."

"While maintaining the magic power of Akaivivo, their fate is also with this world." The Dean of Order of Hengjian Academy said in a deep and yearning voice, "When the Holy Oracle dies, their souls and memories will return to the beginning of this world, forming a powerful creature that is proficient in magic - the Ancient Traveler."

"Every ancient traveler today was born at the dawn of the long river of time. Their thoughts come from a holy oracle who passed away in the past or will pass away in the future. Our ancient art borrows the connection between the ancient travelers and the holy oracle. Because the past has never been far away and the future is always with us, the ancient art can reappear the souls of the dead in the present without any influence."

Ivy didn't expect that the ancient art that was the foundation of Hengjian Academy had such a profound origin. He couldn't help but ask, "Why did you tell me this? This should be a very important secret of Strijhaven."

"Because of your ability, Mr. Doom. The moment you entered this space and time, the Holy Oracle himself already knew of your arrival. Although he is not sure what you will get in Strijhaven, there is one thing that is absolutely beyond doubt: you will have a significant impact on this world in the future." Ogeta retracted her gaze from the Star Arch and turned to stare at Ivy's face. "To be honest, I didn't expect why the Holy Oracle himself would suddenly attend the inter-departmental meeting. Three of the ten deans were even absent... In short, the Holy Oracle himself hopes that you can enjoy every day here."

"Really?" Ivy asked lightly.

Although his face was as calm as an ancient well, a brainstorm had already begun in his heart.

If what Ogotta had said before about the Holy Oracle and the Ancient Traveler were true, then it would be very intriguing as to how the Holy Oracle had noticed this about him.

The acceptance letter that appeared in the Room of Requirement for no apparent reason, the triggered teleportation spell that could teleport him across the world to Strixhaven...

Either way, it sounds like a conspiracy.

Ivy didn't know what the person who did all this was going to do, but with the situation not clear at all, he would never miss any opportunity to become stronger.

Even if the person who did all this might be hiding inside Strixhaven, Ivy would never try to stay away from this university. On the contrary, he wanted to become stronger as much as possible before the change actually happened.

In just three or four years, Ivy went from a fifth-grade transfer student to a nine-ring spellcaster who could stop time and make the world's wishes come true.

He will definitely become stronger in the coming year.

Of course, Ogeta had no idea what was going on in Ivy's mind. Seeing that he didn't say anything else, she waved her hand and sent the two empty wine glasses back to the table at the ball.

"The evening breeze has blown enough, and the stars are about to dim tonight. It's time..." Ogeta's face changed and she looked in the direction of the Archaeological Memorial Hall.

That is the place where Hengjian College displays its achievements. Upstairs is the administrative office building where the two deans and all the professors belonging to Hengjian work.

"What's wrong?" Ivy noticed the changes in Ogeta and asked.

"Some petty thieves have broken into the Dean's Wing." Ogeta's displeasure was evident on her face. "I'm sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment."

"Wait a moment, Dean Ogeta." Ivy stopped her. "During the ball, I felt a curse flowing through the venue. However, the magical aura in the ball was too chaotic, so I don't know where the source of the curse is, and how many people have become targets." "Curse?" Ogeta seemed to remember something. "Come to think of it, I have received reports of students being sick or injured recently, about three times more than in previous years... Since you will become a member of the faculty after completing the next school year's courses, please come with me to see what is going on, Mr. Doom."

"Glad to help." Just because Ogeta told Ivy such important information today, he was determined to help.

Ogeta nodded hurriedly and walked forward quickly.

Although the buildings of Hengjian College were notoriously empty and heavy, as the college's Dean of Order, Mr. Ogeta still had some privileges.

She took Ivy to open a side door of the archaeological memorial hall and stood directly in the portal used to go up and down floors.

"Let's teleport directly there. I have a Soul Doll Garden statue in my office as a defensive measure. They won't be able to break in so quickly."

Ogeta's voice was accompanied by a dazzling light. When the light died down, Ivy immediately found himself teleported into a battle.

Large balls of ink danced under the illumination of the magic lamp, and countless entangled roots emerged from the ceiling and the ground, tightly wrapping around the two gear library administrators.

"Ms. Wentistal, Mr. Yanask, and Mr. Wildmeyer, you'd better explain why you invaded here!" Ogeta obviously recognized the students who were launching the attack.

Judging from the effects of the spells, there were three students present, one Yinhao student and one Mihua student.

It was undoubtedly the human students of Yinhao who summoned the many ink balls, but facing the constructs and soul dolls of Hengjian Academy, this spell did not seem to be very effective.

Mi Hua's vine-induced fertility spell trapped the two librarians without a doubt, but it still felt a bit awkward that this natural spell came from the hands of a half-blood.

Judging from the third person's race and appearance alone, Ivy has not yet figured out which academy he belongs to, because he is a tall minotaur huddled in the corner. He looks more like a timid warrior than a skilled spellcaster.

The ink ball circled and hit the heads of the two constructs, temporarily blocking their vision. The students who were fighting finally discovered the Dean of Order and Ivy standing beside her.

"...Thank God," the Minotaur in the corner said in a very soft voice, "The professor came to support us..."

"That's Dean Tullus!" Because he was distracted while talking, the silver-hair student who was controlling the ink ball accidentally broke the vines that bound the wheels of the gear library administrator.

The structure, which had freed half of its mobility, immediately began to spin on the spot, using the freed wheels to cut the vines on the other side.

"That's enough!" Ogotta shouted in a dignified voice, "Stop your attack, library officer!"

However, the two constructs located in the Dean's wing area ignored the Dean of Order's voice and continued to rush towards the three students at full speed.

Ogeta quickly chanted two spells, and the golden scroll she wore immediately emitted a dazzling light. The golden words were like a string of flexible chains, lifting the charging tall structure high up and then smashing it down heavily. Then these golden words took over the work of the vines, tying up another temporarily immobile structure with it.

The half-blood girl who had been trying to control the vines breathed a sigh of relief and said sarcastically to the silver-haired student beside her: "Our cooperation is really perfect, Grayson?"

"I need an explanation! Ladies and gentlemen?" Ogeta's anger did not subside because the situation was still unclear.

While the professor and the students were fighting, Ivy had already roughly figured out the structure of the room. It was a hexagonal room with a separate door on each wall and a broken table in the middle. Ivy also saw the words "Dean of Chaos" and "Dean of Order" on the doorplates of two of the doors. It looked like a registration office or a waiting room.

"We were forced to break in here in order to investigate the strange things that happened in the academy this year..." The Yinhao student had no time to argue with his companions, and immediately began to use the most cheerful and sincere tone to ease Ogeta's anger.

However, just as Ogeta was about to listen to what they had to say, a new situation occurred.

Between the doors leading to the two deans' offices, a door with "Dean's Record Room" written on it was violently pushed open, and a nimble dwarf female student jumped out from it. Her body was stuffed with all kinds of jingling gadgets. I don't know why she chose to carry so many noise sources when conducting a sneak operation.

"Come and help! He's gone crazy!" The dwarf had no intention of taking a good look at the situation inside the room. He just shouted and returned to the magnificently decorated private library.

Perhaps because she couldn't bear to see the results of her hard work being destroyed, Ogeta was the first to take action and chase after him.

"You three stay where you are! I'll deal with you after I've dealt with what's going on in there!"

A painting in the private library has been taken down, revealing a portal with mist hovering around it.

A magical chamber.

Maybe it was built by Ogeta herself.

Watching the golden scroll on Ogeta's robe disappear in the mist, Ivy turned around and looked at the students behind him. Unknowingly, the three students became four. An elephant man wearing gold and silver plate armor and carrying a gorgeous giant sword on his back also stood among them.

Judging from the degree of the dents in the carpet, the things on the elephant man should be real, not props prepared for a masquerade.

"I changed all the scores of our Advanced Arcane History exam to full marks!...Where is Ruth?" said the plate armor mage happily.

"Shh - keep your voice down, Bastion..." The Minotaur carefully tapped the elephant man's shoulder with his finger, motioning him to look at Ivy, "There are other people here..."

It seems that this is a five-member cheating team. The dwarf female student mentioned before should be the "Ruth" mentioned by the elephant.

Ivy shook his head slightly, looked at the four people with a compassionate look, turned and entered the foggy portal.

(End of this chapter)