After listening to Mr. Joe, Department Head Dirk was shocked. He stared at Meng Lei for a long time before saying, “Is what Mr. Joe said true? Can you cast third-grade spells instantly?”
“Yes!” Meng Lei nodded. He did not deny it, and there was no need to. He believed this had spread throughout the entire academy by now.
“Only a Seventh-Grade Magician can instantly cast third-grade spells!”
Department Head Dirk stared directly at Meng Lei with a flickering gaze, as if he was trying to see through Meng Lei. “You are only a Third-Grade Magician, how did you manage to do that?”
“Department Head Dirk, I accidentally had a breakthrough!” Meng Lei scratched his head. “Now, I am a Fourth-Grade Magician!”
Meng Lei tried to hide his awkwardness. He did not want people to know that he had become a Fifth-Grade Magician. His speed was too fast. He was worried it might bring him trouble!
“Accidentally?”
“Fourth-Grade Magician?”
Department Head Dirk and Mr. Joe looked at each other. They did not know what to say. After a while, Department Head Dirk frowned and said, “Even if you are a Fourth-Grade Magician, you should be unable to instantly release third-grade spells. This does not conform to logic!”
Meng Lei scratched his head and said something ambiguous, “Maybe my spiritual power is extraordinarily strong?”
“Spiritual power?” Mr. Joe asked puzzledly, “Meng Lei, your spiritual power should have been assessed before. How many levels has it managed to reach?”
“I did have it assessed during the mid-term examination. However, I deliberately hid my actual power at that time!” Meng Lei said with a smile, “Hence, I was assessed with the spiritual power of a Third-Grade Magician!”
“What about your actual spiritual power level?” asked Mr. Joe.
“Was not assessed before! It should be stronger than a Third-Grade Magician,” replied Meng Lei.
“Why don’t you have it assessed?”
Mr. Joe looked at the head teacher. “Department Head Dirk, do you have a Spiritual Tester here? Why not we let student Meng Lei have his spiritual power assessed?”
“There’s no need to!” Department Head Dirk waved his hand as his gaze flickered. “Only a great Seventh-Grade Magician can instantly release third-grade spells. Even if Meng Lei’s spiritual power has not reached seventh-grade, it shouldn’t be too far behind. There’s no need to assess it!”
“Quite true!” Mr. Joe agreed and turned towards Meng Lei. “Despite your young age, you already possess such potent spiritual power. Student Meng Lei, your future is limitless!”
“Thank you, Mr. Joe!”
Meng Lei smiled. He knew very well what was going on. The reason why he could achieve the instant release of third-grade spells was not because of his strong spiritual power, but rather... the system!
Chapter 48: Secret of Instant Release, Where Is My Home?
In theory, when Meng Lei had sufficient magic reserves, he could instantly release all the spells that the system had picked up and merged!
He could do it for third-grade spells, as well as fourth-grade ones! He could even release fifth-grade, sixth-grade, seventh-grade, eighth-grade, and ninth-grade ones if he wanted!
Unfortunately, his magic reserve was comparable to that of a Fifth-Grade Magician, so he could only perform a few fifth-grade spells before his reserve was emptied. As for the release of higher grade spells? Fat chance!
Even so, his big system-cheat allowed Meng Lei to have an advantage over Magicians of the same grade. Also, this advantage would be maintained forever, to the extent of becoming disgustingly unfair!
It was worth mentioning that Meng Lei chanted magic incantations before releasing the spells because he wanted to act like a normal Magician. Otherwise, god knew whether they would label him as a freak and dissect him.
Moreover, the system had not picked up some of the spells, as he had learned them by himself. Naturally, he could not instantly cast the spells he had learned on his own. He had to perform them step by step, releasing them through chanting incantations!
Of course, since he was a Fifth-Grade Magician, it was possible for him to instantly cast first-grade spells!
Department Head Dirk stared at Meng Lei and asked a strange question, “Meng Lei, I want you to be honest with me. Were you exposed to magic before entering our academy?”
“No!” Meng Lei shook his head!
“To think that at such a tender age, his spiritual power is already so strong... This is not something that cannot be cultivated within a short period of time!” exclaimed the head teacher. “It seems that you not only have superior elemental affinity, but your innate spiritual power is also very strong!”
“Yes, he is simply the God of Magic’s secret offspring!”
Mr. Joe firmly believed that mental power was different from other forms of energy. It was impossible to improve it within a short time, so Meng Lei’s potent spiritual power was likely the result of nature.
Meng Lei knew that he had succeeded in hoodwinking the two teachers, which was also the best outcome. He did not want to expose the system, so the best way was to attribute his potent spiritual power to ‘natural gifts’!
“Meng Lei, you have a talent that makes people envious. However, I still maintain my stance. There is no end to learning. Learning is the only way that will bring you forward. You can skip class, but you must never stop learning!”
Department Head Dirk said with a solemn expression, “I will monitor your progress strictly in the future. If I feel that your progress has slowed down, it will mean that you are slacking off. In that case, you’ll have to attend classes again!”
“Understood, teacher!”
...
After a successful discussion with Department Head Dirk, Meng Lei could now skip class with a peace of mind. He never attended any classes after that day. Instead, he strictly followed his own schedule:
Cultivate the Fire Dragon Manual in the morning!
Pick up attributes in the afternoon!
Meditate at night!
In between, find time to go to the Arena!
...
Life was fulfilling and comfortable, and time flew by quickly. Unknowingly, another three months had passed!
That night, Meng Lei did not meditate as usual. Instead, he took a bath and fell asleep!
Meng Lei slept particularly well. When he woke up the next day, the sun was already high up in the sky. It was almost noon!
“What a good rest!”
Meng Lei stretched himself lazily and felt refreshed. Although meditation could replace sleep, he had not slept for nearly half a year. Thus, this long-missing sleep felt exceptional!
Only one word could describe it—satisfying!
“Wake up!”
Bong, bong, bong!
Someone was knocking on his door. Meng Lei opened it and let Fatty Hart and Daniel in. Their faces were flushed with joy!
“Brother, why are you still in bed?”
The eyes on Fatty Hart’s fat face narrowed. “Did you not meditate last night, but rather slept and woke up naturally like us?”
“Our winter vacation is starting today, and I’m feeling relaxed. Thus, I had a rare good night’s sleep!”
Meng Lei motioned for his friends to make themselves at home while tidying his bed. “Speaking of winter vacation, you should be going home, right?”
“Yeap, going back!” Daniel nodded and smiled. “I have plenty of free time during winter vacation, and I haven’t been home for half a year. It’s time to go back and have a look!”
“Indeed, we should go back!”
Meng Lei nodded slightly. As for Fatty Hart, there was no need to ask. His home was in the capital city, and he often made time to go home. Given his character, he should be home during their winter vacation!
“Brother, are you going home too?” asked Fatty Hart.
“Home?”
Meng Lei was startled and
fell silent for a long while. Home was a warm word and a place of dreams, but... did he have a home?
Magical Beast Village?
Meng Lei had only been there for a little more than a month, not as long as his time in the academy. Could that be considered as his home?
Meng Lei had no idea. From the bottom of his heart, the Magical Beast Village was just a place that he had stayed in. He did not have much attachment or any sense of belonging to that place!
My real home... is Earth!
Meng Lei’s thoughts raced past as he returned to Earth of an unknown timeline, going back to that beautiful seaside town to his comfortable little abode!
He saw his nagging parents, naughty and cute children, his outwardly fierce but soft-hearted wife, hot and delicious food...
Meng Lei couldn’t help but fall into a daze!
After arriving in this world, he had evasively been suppressing these memories to the deepest depths of his heart, trying his best to accept everything here, enhancing his strength as much as possible, and surviving to the best of his abilities!
However, at this moment, when the gate of memories was opened, memories came flooding in. Meng Lei was swept into the torrent, unable to free himself!
Father!
Mother!
Cola!
My wife!
I... miss you all!
Meng Lei’s eyes faintly sparkled as they turned moist!
“Brother, are you okay?”
Fatty Hart and Daniel asked softly after noticing a change in Meng Lei’s mood. He had never been like this before!
“No-nothing! Just thinking of home!”
Meng Lei took a deep breath and suppressed the disorderly memories back to the depths of his heart. He then said with a forced smile. “I am definitely going home during our winter vacation. There is no reason for me to stay here in the academy.”
“That’s right!”
Upon seeing that Meng Lei had recovered his composure, Fatty Hart and Daniel believed him.
Fatty Hart then laughed. “A semester passed in the blink of an eye, and I won’t be able to see you for more than a month! I feel melancholic and a little sad when I think about it!”
“That’s right!” Daniel nodded with a forlorn expression!
“The two of you... Is this necessary?” Meng Lei smiled and shook his head. “But you are right. We won’t be able to see each other during the holidays. I also feel the same in my heart. Why don’t we indulge ourselves today? How does that sound?”
“Good idea! My treat!” Fatty Hart’s eyes lit up instantly as he patted his chest. “Where do you want to go? Just name the place. I won’t reject it! Hehe, ‘that’ sort of place is fine too!”
After finishing speaking, he squinted his eyes, with an unnatural look on his face.
“Haha, look at you!” Meng Lei rolled his eyes. “Could you not be so lecherous?”
“That’s right! I am still a kid!” Daniel also glared at Fatty Hart, with a look of condemnation!
Fatty Hart chuckled. “Hehe! I was just joking!”
“How about Juxian Restaurant?” Meng Lei suggested. “I heard that it offers high-end magical beast delicacies. The taste is unique, and it is famous throughout the city!”
“What the hell!? Brother, you actually knew about Juxian Restaurant? Looks like I have to spend a lot of money today!”
Chapter 49: Spatial Ring, Fled When Caught
Today, Meng Lei, Fatty Hart, and Daniel ate and drank at Juxian Restaurant, venting out the pain and hardships they had experienced over the last six months, as well as celebrating the upcoming winter vacation. They helped themselves to generous portions of meat and wine, experiencing a joy that they had not felt before!
However, when the three of them walked out of the restaurant, Fatty Hart had a tearful and painful expression on his face!
He had spent a lot on this meal. His savings were... completely gone!
“Fatty, don’t feel bad!”
Meng Lei patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Isn’t it just over 10,000 gold coins? I will treat you next semester!”
“Brother, don’t you know?” Fatty Hart shook his head and wailed. “My old man only gives me 20,000 gold coins per month for pocket money, and I have already spent more than half of it as soon as it arrived. How am I able to survive this winter vacation?”
,000 gold coins?
Pocket money?
Meng Lei felt that deep malice people usually had toward nobility.
What the hell!
He had to run around all the time and risk his life at the arena every few days, just to earn slightly over 20,000 gold coins per month!
Fatty, you have a good life! You have so much pocket money every month!
Indeed, comparing yourself to others would only create unwanted frustrations!
“Although the bill was high, the food at Juxian Restaurant is really delicious, especially the garlic-flavored barbecued Sun Moon Divine Frog, which is really memorable. We enjoyed it so much that we didn’t want to leave!” Daniel licked his lips, revealing a satisfied look as he recalled the taste of the dish.
Fatty Hart gritted his teeth and said angrily, “That goes without saying! The Sun Moon Divine Frog is a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, and each one costs 30,000 gold coins. That barbecued Sun Moon Divine Frog earlier cost me more than 4,300 gold coins!”
“Hehe! The price is indeed outrageous!” Daniel chuckled.
He knew that Fatty Hart had just spent a lot of money and was depressed, so he did not say anything more. Although Fatty Hart was a noble, he was a student, after all. He had spent more than 20,000 gold coins for a meal, which was indeed outrageous!
“A Seventh-Grade Sun Moon Divine Frog is worth 30,000 gold coins!?”
Meng Lei’s heart trembled. This was not a small amount. According to his conversion, this was worth 3,000 Attribute Points!
,000!
Meng Lei’s eyes widened!
“The Sun Moon Divine Frog was a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast. Generally, the price for Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts begins with 100,000 gold coins. However, prices could differ due to taste, size, and effects!”
Fatty Hart said in a bored tone, “The Sun Moon Divine Frog is delicious and a rare delicacy. However, due to its small size, the whole Sun Moon Divine Frog’s price is not high. It costs only about 30,000 gold coins. Other Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts could fetch more than this!”
“Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts begin with 100,000 gold coins?” Meng Lei’s eyes brightened. “If we can hunt down a Seventh-Grade Magical Beast, wouldn’t we make a windfall?”
“Yes, you may make a windfall, but it’s too dangerous!” When Fatty Hart heard what Meng Lei said, he couldn’t help but shiver. “These Seventh-Grade Magical Beasts are terrifying. They are not something we can deal with. Brother, you should drop the idea!”
“Haha, I was just mentioning it casually. Please, don’t take me seriously!”
...
After leaving the restaurant, Fatty Hart and Daniel returned to the academy to pack their things, while Meng Lei went to the Magic Device Market. This time round, he was not here to pick up attributes, but to buy magic devices!
It was winter vacation, and he would return to Magical Beast Village. Of course, he would enter the Magical Beast Forest to train, hunt, and kill magical beasts, pick up attributes and magic cores, and earn gold coins!
Fatty Hart’s words had enlightened Meng Lei. Not only were the magic cores valuable, but the corpses of magical beasts were as well. Clearly, they shouldn’t be thrown away, or else it would be a huge waste!
Hence, Meng Lei needed a magic device to store the magical beasts’ corpses!
“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”
“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Wealth +18!”
The Magic Device Market... was a very big place, like the electrical appliances markets back on Earth. It was divided into many areas. Meng Lei w
ent straight to the area where spatial magic devices were sold and walked into a shop!
“Lord Magician, welcome to our shop!”
A hot and sexy fox girl, who was the shop assistant, bowed and greeted Meng Lei with a smile. Her breasts in front of her chest matched her fluffy red tail, looking very alluring!
“Fox girl?”
Meng Lei glanced at the fox girl assistant, resisting the urge to stare. He turned his gaze on the pieces of spatial magic devices displayed in the crystal cabinet and asked, “Assistant, what kind of spatial magic devices do you have?”
“Lord Magician, our spatial magic devices are mainly divided into three types—spatial bracelets, spatial rings, and spatial belts!”
The fox girl assistant smiled sweetly; her voice was clear and sweet. “I wonder which type are you looking for, Lord Magician?”
“The spatial ring!” Meng Lei said after giving it some thought.
“Our spatial rings are divided into three grades according to their storage size. We have 10 cubic meters, 50 cubic meters, and 100 cubic meters. How much space do you need?”
“100 cubic meters then!”
Meng Lei raised his eyebrows in response to her question. Of course, the larger the spatial ring, the better because more items could be stored inside. The truth couldn’t be simpler!
“Lord Magician, look at this ring!”
The fox girl assistant took out a transparent box with a black ring that was encrusted with a red diamond. “This is a spatial ring from the Devotion series. It comes with 119 cubic meters of storage space. Its details are exquisite, and its lines are sharp. Pure elegance, classic beauty, inlaid with the Hongling diamond...”
“Stop!” Meng Lei interrupted the fox girl who was talking non-stop. “How much does this cost?”
“Lord Magician, the original price of this spatial ring was 15,340,000 gold coins. But you are very lucky. Our store is currently having a sale. There is a 20% discount for this spatial ring of the Devotion series...”
,340,000 gold coins...
The corners of Meng Lei’s mouth twitched. “I think you better talk about the 50-cubic-meter spatial ring!”
Upon hearing this, disappointment flashed across the fox girl’s eyes. When she had seen Meng Lei, who was a handsome man with graceful mannerism and dressed in magic robes, she had thought he was some aristocratic Magician with generous spending power. Little did she expect he was a poor useless ghost!
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