From Hogwarts to Strixhaven

The school uniforms and masquerade accessories promised by Kemina were delivered to Ivy's door by the golem the next morning.

All the students in Strijhaven who have not yet decided on their colleges wear school uniforms composed of simple black, white and gray, which are completely different from the fancy school uniforms composed of two opposing colors of the five major colleges.

As for the masquerade accessories, it is a small silver brooch. The magic attached to it is a simple disguise, which can form a simple magic mask on the face according to the user's wishes.

Ivy did not pay much attention to what Kemina sent. He simply put on the school uniform and set off for Maodian Pavilion.

Ivy, who obtained the Strijhaven literature, could not wait to read it in Maodian Pavilion.

The field he targeted was not the five-color mana magic that the five major colleges were good at, but the plane knowledge that he had almost no channels to contact before.

Since his [Perfect Part-time Job] characteristics gave him almost unlimited possibilities, traveling between various planes and obtaining new career levels from them was what Ivy had to do.

The library of Strijhaven has many books on plane knowledge, which have greatly benefited Ivy.

Many of the scrolls mentioned that some unique planes have unique magical characteristics. Just like the mana of Akaivivo, which is always in conflict.

In some planes that tend to be positive, creatures with evil alignments will be suppressed, and correspondingly, the effects of spells with evil intentions in the magic description will also be greatly reduced.

The magic of some planes tends to be chaotic and uncontrollable. Spellcasters must pay more attention than before to control the magic from changing, otherwise they will be affected by chaotic magic like the tiefling fighting the Githyanki pirates.

The magical energy of other planes will appear to be inert, and the effects of all types of damage spells will be greatly reduced, and the duration of non-damage spells will be affected.

There are even some time and space where there is no magic at all. This kind of time and space is called the dead magic time and space. Only warlocks whose magic power comes from their own bloodline or similar spellcasters can continue to cast spells. Spellcasters who must draw magic from the environment will completely lose their ability to cast spells.

In most of the time and space with magic in the main material plane, there are more than one outer or inner plane attached to it, and then there is a transitional plane that connects the time and space to other multiverses. The astral plane, the wasteland, and the sea of ​​​​phlogiston are all of this type.

In these time and space with magic, there are two specific existences that Ivy is very interested in.

One is the plane beacon, and the other is the energy area.

Simply put, the plane beacon is the hub formed by the energy network flowing between the planes. As long as the connection with these hubs is completed, the caster can borrow the power of these hubs to a certain extent, thereby gaining some supernatural abilities.

The energy area is the area where the planes overlap, which will give a space the significant characteristics of other planes. Of course, this characteristic exists at the same time as the characteristics of the plane. And when the caster is in the energy area, the resistance to plane travel will be smaller.

This means that summoning spells will get a huge boost.

For example, if Ivy uses the Otherworldly Alliance to summon angels in the Heaven Mountain Manifestation Area, these angels will not be regarded as alien creatures, and thus will not be directly expelled from the main material plane by magic such as exile.

And in the Heaven Mountain Manifestation Area, the summoned angels will gain more powerful power because they are fighting on their home ground.

Although specific Manifestation Areas are very powerful, they are almost impossible to find. Unless Ivy knows how to make a specific outer plane form a Manifestation Area in the main material plane.

As a very special time and space, Ivy believes that there must be very unique plane signposts and Manifestation Areas here.

Therefore, finding and studying them is one of the topics that Ivy has set for himself in this short week.

The plane knowledge he obtained in Strijhaven must be able to be used in other planes to add help to the subsequent journey.

From the tiefling waiter at the Archend Tavern, Ivy has roughly learned how to go to the world of Toril. Now he only needs to find a suitable opportunity to start an adventure in the continent of Faerun.

Of course, the premise is that he must first understand the things about Strijhaven.

For example, attending the fashionable masked ball at Hengjian College tonight.

Strijhaven has a total of six campuses. In addition to the central campus where Maodian Pavilion and Ivy Dormitory Tower are located, the other five colleges are arranged in a pentagram around the central campus.

There are giant torches on the road from the central campus to the five campuses. Ivy has now learned that these torches are called enlightenment torches, and the ever-lasting flames on them symbolize the path to knowledge and away from ignorance.

Ivy took off his black, white and gray school uniform, put on his star cloak again, and added a white mask on his face that only serves as a decoration.

Then he set out on the road to Hengjian College.

The students gathered on this road were all juniors. They were all dressed in no similar manner. It could be described as a riot of demons.

There was a half-blood girl who fixed a hundred scarlet eyes on her dress with magic; there was an avant-garde troll who only wore shorts and a tie around his neck; there was a fishman whose robes kept changing into golden spirals and fractal patterns; there was even a tree spirit who turned himself into a walking bouquet.

Among these students, the tree spirit was the only one who wore the same clothes as the others. Another tree spirit from Mihua College used the same method, but fortunately, the flowers they bloomed were different colors.

Ivy's star cloak was not surprising among the fancy dresses. Many students from Hengjian and Liangxi added star elements to their dresses. Ivy even found a gorgeous female student who made her dress produce harmless supernova explosions all the time.

In the brilliance of various magic dresses and robes, the majestic buildings of Hengjian College showed a strange sense of awkwardness. The twisted shadows matched the flames of the enlightenment torches on both sides of the avenue, giving this college, which carried countless heavy histories, a wild and strange charm.

Hengjian College is a huge archaeological site. Generations of Hengjian mages have transformed the landform here from a plain into a huge valley. Countless excavated ancient buildings are hidden on both sides of the valley. Today, these ancient building complexes have been used for research, classroom assignments, and residential areas.

Hengjian scholars call it the Pillars of Avoidance. Different Pillars of Avoidance are connected by bridges across the abyss. Even the passage from the central campus to the main building of Hengjian College directly crosses the giant valley excavated by Hengjian scholars.

Ivy passed through the huge archaeological excavation site of Hengjian College and entered the main campus of Hengjian. On both sides of this passage are monuments to famous figures in the history of Akavivo, including past professors and outstanding practitioners of Strijhaven, war heroes and ancient heads of state.

But for Ivy, they were all unfamiliar names. Therefore, he did not stay here for too long, but went directly to the venue of the masquerade-Koma Academy.

According to Kemina, Koma Academy was obviously a place for serious academic meetings, but now it has completely changed.

It is full of music, colorful lights and buzzing laughter.

In addition, there are various students who are preparing to participate in the dance that Ivy saw on the road, and even the teachers and staff are dressed as outrageously as the students.

Ivy found his name on the last page of the sign-in roster and took an ice cream cone that looked like a burning flame from the table.

The huge display stand of Koma Academy has become a stage. Under the illumination of colorful lights, an animal band composed of elephants, owls, eagles and minotaurs is playing passionate music. Various styles of Strixhaven stars are hung above people's heads, reflecting the light beams emitted by magic lamps into more gorgeous shadows.

Ivy thought he would see one or two acquaintances here, but in fact he knew nothing about the number of third-year students in Strixhaven.

The spellcasters crowded in Koma Academy must be comparable to the population of the entire British wizarding world. The masks on their faces and the exaggerated ball costumes on each other made it even more difficult to identify them.

Ivy did not continue to try to find a familiar face in the crowded and noisy crowd, but came to the long table with various snacks.

As a school that applies magic to all aspects of life, many of the foods here also have a strong magical color.

No mistake, one song, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Unlike the wizard's magic candy that can only burn a hole in the tongue at most, Ivy saw snacks that can make people spray flames and acid in the Koma Academy, as well as drinks that can temporarily transform people into phantoms, and even snacks with shrinking and giantization.

If these snacks were circulated in a society with relatively poor magic, they would definitely cause local adventurers to scramble for them.

Just as Ivy stuffed a piece of food that looked like a roasted worm into his mouth, the music and lights that filled the entire ball suddenly converged.

A spotlight hit the terrace on the second floor, and the Dean of Order, Ogotta Turus, approached the railing. She was not wearing a mask, still wearing the gorgeous robe made of golden scrolls.

Magic enhanced her voice, making it resound throughout the ball.

"Students, faculty, distinguished guests of Strijhaven! Welcome to the Fashion Masquerade! I know many of you are looking forward to this night as much as I am, and I promise it will be a night to remember!"

She gestured to the huge statue in the center of the school and continued: "Hundreds of years ago, the wise Koma founded this masquerade as a tradition to unite students from all colleges. Tonight, we are honored to invite his soul and wisdom to come again, for the eternal history of Strijhaven and everything that has never been forgotten! Everyone, let us dance passionately among the stars!"

Ivy felt a surge of white mana, exactly the same as the mana fluctuations he saw in the student center on the day he just entered school.

It seems that Koma's soul has been invited back from the past by Ogota and attached to the huge statue in the center of the school.

Before Ivy had time to think about the model and principle of this spell, a loud noise and cheers attracted his attention.

The stage transformed from the podium erupted with a burst of brilliant fireworks, and all the dancers on the stage took off and floated in the air.

When Ivy first entered the venue, he was thinking about how to dance in such a crowded dance venue. He couldn't swing his partner as a fighting tool, right?

Now his doubts were perfectly solved, because this was a dance held in a three-dimensional space, and the air was full of students and faculty members hugging each other, spinning fiercely and making various actions that violated common sense.

More students joined the dance team. They walked along the magic stairs to the stage and immediately gained the magic effect of ignoring gravity. The laughter and shouting almost turned the whole building over.

The dance looked very lively and could almost be said to be very successful, if Ivy didn't feel a curse of magic lingering in the hall.

Who tried to attack the students at the dance?

Ivy thought with interest that even in a magic school famous in the multiverse, it was normal for one or two murders to occur.

At the age of 15, Voldemort was able to manipulate the basilisk to murder Myrtle and put the blame on Hagrid. Ivy himself used quite cruel means to execute a large number of dark wizards who entered the Forbidden Forest in the fifth grade.

In this magic university, most students are not less than 18 years old, and some long-lived races, such as tree spirits, will only enter later. Therefore, it would be surprising if no one planned to use magic to kill a little.

People who have learned magic will always experiment with what they have learned in various places. Perhaps the students who released the curse in the ballroom just wanted to play a prank, but even the best intentions may cause a disaster, let alone the current curse with a large range?

Ivy tried to determine the source of the curse magic, but the noisy crowd at the ball and the various magical effects on them undoubtedly hindered Ivy's perception, and his secret vision solidified in his eyes was a spell that could not be opened.

In such a strong magic environment, Ivy might blind himself.

The lively dance party was always very exhausting. The students dancing in the air landed and rose again, until the music and lights faded again.

Ogota's ancient art finally showed its effect - the stone statue in the center of Koma Academy spoke. It gave a speech about the inheritance of knowledge and the connection between the five major colleges of Strijhaven.

Ivy felt that the statue must have spent a whole year preparing for today's speech, just like the Sorting Hat that was always placed on the triangular stool at the start-of-term dinner.

However, when the applause rang out, the giant statue suddenly issued a warning: "But be careful! There is a cruel lesson you haven't learned yet. When the mistakes of the past are forgotten, the terrible past will return and linger in the present. Be careful, spellcasters, the shadow is also coming to you."