The Moon Thief

After Heinald got some his work done at the academy's headquarters, he went to the Potion Division building to meet the new department head named Elly Meson.

He knocked on her door and entered.

"Hello!" When Heinald walked in, he immediately saluted.

Inside was a very beautiful young woman standing by the bookshelf. Her dark purple hair reached her waist. Her light brown eyes were glowing slightly. She was wearing a dark purple embroidered jacket that matched her hair. The black skirt she wore showed off her long white legs.

When Heinald looked at her, he thought that this woman was even prettier than Morena, the most beautiful woman he had once seen.

He was surprised when he realized that this woman was a peak-phase Level 2 Ainsar. Although there were many Level 1 Ainsars in Ruthas Academy, there were not many Level 2 Ainsars.

Level 2 Ainsars were the main force of an organization or clan. Organizations or clans that had more of them would naturally have a stronger combat power.

"Hello! Do I know you?" The beautiful woman turned towards Heinald.

"My name is Heinald, you've been traveling for a long time. I'm a member of the Potions Division, I wanted to come and meet you when I heard that the divison had a new head."

"Oh! I've heard your name before from the members of the Potions Division. You were Albin Redsand's apprentice, weren't you?" The beautiful woman's eyes lit.

"Yeah."

The beautiful woman walked over to Heinald and held out her hand, "I'm Elly Meson, nice to meet you."

Heinald immediately took the beautiful woman's hand and kissed it, "It's a pleasure meeting you."

"Please sit down." Elly pointed to one of the chairs in front of her desk.

Heinald chatted with her for a long time on various topics. This beautiful woman was a member of one of the most powerful families in the Risingmoon Kingdom.

Although he didn't know her potion brewing skills, from the conversation they had about various herbs and materials, this beautiful woman had quite a bit of knowledge.

Elly too was stunned by Heinald's vast knowledge pool and could not help but admire him. What surprised him the most was that his knowledge spanned many branches, not just potions.

Both were quite satisfied with their communication and decided to meet again to talk and experiment together again about potions.

After Heinald had left her, he had gone straight to the academy's library and began reading all the sources of information he could find, regardless of the people around him. He needed to clear the stain from his sea of ​​consciousness before it spread any further.

The days passed quickly.

He spent most of his time reading all kinds of books he could find in the library. However, he could not find any information that offered a solution to his problem. He knew that there were more valuable books in the upper levels of the library, but he needed more Achievement Points to reach them. Remain of his time he did also go into a meditation state every day and, thanks to his perfect memory, clearly remember the flames of the star he had observed in the sea of consciousness, and by observing it over and over, he could feel the Fire Element more and more.

Since Heinald had not been in the academy for a long time, he had to take some quests and complete them. He had to collect Achievement Points to reach all kinds of resources he needed anyway.

For this reason, he requested that a list of available quests be given to him. When he received the quest list, he began to look for a suitable quest for him.

Out of the hundreds of quests listed, he was able to choose only three quests suitable for him. These quests were described as very dangerous quests.

Naturally, they also gave the most Achievement Points!

"Kill the Hellfire Nightmare Snake in Boiling Cauldron Valley. Attention: This quest is only suitable for Level 2 Ainsars. Boiling Cauldron Valley also contains too many dangerous Magical Beasts.The Ruthas Academy will soon send an expedition there, so the greatest known threat there must be destroyed. Reward: 7000 Achievement Points."

"Unravel the secret behind the disappearance of Furyus Almhad, a former instructor of Ruthas Academy. Reward: 10000 Achievement Points."

"Special Mission: Listen to the request of Count Vaarsen, one of the academy's biggest supporters. If you bring a confirmation form from Count Vaarsen, the mission will be considered successful. Reward: 9500 Achievement Points"

These quests were updated frequently. Therefore, it was very important to get the quest to be taken before someone else did.

Heinald took all three of these tasks after taking the necessary actions.

First, he wanted to start by investigating the secret behind Furyus Almhad's disappearance. However, he had to find the energy source for the Blood Nightmare Shield first. His stockpile of blood was already depleted.

So it made sense to go to the Boiling Cauldron Valley first. It was a volcanic area and there was a chance to find the Three Headed Inferno Crocodile. Moreover, the organs of the various beasts that he would kill there would be useful for the Phoenix spirit inside his ring.

That being the case, he made his decision this way. However, before all that he had to do was buy some potions and craft a few Magic Scrolls.

Heinald did not have a medium rank healing potion formula. He was sure he could create a potion formula above medium rank if he had enough time, but he didn't have the time. That's why he would trade it for the Achievement Points he had.

Normally, he wouldn't want to spend Achievement Points, but he had spent all his Arkana Stones to buy Space Stones.

Heinald had decided to listen for a few days at his home at the academy to make various preparations. Moreover, the damage left on his body by the severe injuries he had received recently continued. Although the healing potions had completely healed the injuries to his skin, the injuries to his bones were not yet fully healed.

A few days would be enough for him, thanks to the superior regeneration rate his body already possessed.

He also had a craftsman refurbish his almost completely burnt robe,in his free time.

When Heinald was on the second day of his rest, an attendant delivered him a note. This note was from Elly, she needed his help for a mixture.

"It would be such a shame... if I didn't come to the aid of a lady in need of me!" Heinald grinned.

He immediately left his home and went to Elly's room in the Potions Division building.

"Hello! What is it that you need help with?" Heinald asked immediately when he entered her room.

"I'm trying to create a new formula of combustible mixture. However, although the ingredients I use for this mixture are quite strong, the resulting effect is not strong enough. I feel something is wrong, but I can't find the source of the problem. If you have some time, I would ask you to help me with this.

"Sure! Let me see the ingredients and the mix."

Heinald helped Elly and after a short observation identified the problem and told her the source of the problem.

After the two of them finished their work, they sat and chatted for a while.

Then they said goodbye to each other.

A few days passed quickly.

Heinald had completed all his preparations and was ready to go to the Boiling Cauldron Valley. He left the academy after purchasing a few healing potions.

On the back of Revakender, he set out towards the Boiling Cauldron Valley.

Boiling Cauldron Valley was quite far from Ruthas Academy, so he traveled for about half a month, although he traveled by flight.

At the end of the half month, when he finally reached the beginning of the valley. He began to survey the surroundings, on the dragon's back he could clearly observe the valley from a wide angle.

This valley was quite a large one. Although Heinald could observe the valley from a wide angle, he could not detect its end.

There was a long lava flow flowing through the middle of the valley. Apart from this, lava was erupted towards the sky from some places he saw.

"Let's go, Revakender!"

Heinald descended towards the valley and began to observe the valley more closely. He could see no danger other than a few Magical Beasts he had seen.

When he looked closely at the lava flow, he could not see any Three-headed Inferno Crocodile around this lava flow. However, this did not make him lose hope, after all, the valley was huge and the Three-headed Inferno Crocodiles were also prowling under the lava.

Heinald was looking for a suitable place to land with Revakender.