Before it got dark, Gu Shi hurried back to the dormitory. Although the trip back and forth took up a lot of time, it was better to be cautious when experimenting with life magic.

Gu Shi's life became uneventful afterwards. Every day he would go to class or practice, but he didn't find it boring.

That day, when he was eating in the cafeteria, he heard a familiar voice calling out, "Gu Shi, come here."

Gu Shi turned around and saw Ye Yuan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

He walked over and sat down next to Ye Yuan, looking him up and down curiously. The last time he saw Ye Yuan was before the formal class started. In less than a month, Ye Yuan had become several shades darker, and he almost didn't recognize him.

Gu Shi asked, "Did you go somewhere to get a tan?"

Hearing his question, Ye Yuan said dejectedly, "Do you think I'm happy about this? Our instructor made us run ten laps around a huge playground in the first class. I almost fainted from running so hard."

"Later, I even did some kind of physical training every day, standing outside all the time. That's why I got darker."

"Don't tell me, it's already January here, why is the sun still so bright?"

Only then did Gu Shi notice the slightly bulging muscles on Ye Yuan's arms. It seemed that all his training was not in vain. Before coming here, he was just a weak college student, but now he looked strong enough to kill a cow.

Gu Shi was still quite interested in the warriors' training. He continued to ask, "Don't you cultivate your magic power? Just training?"

"Practice, why not?" Ye Yuan's voice became even more complaining. "When our instructor was teaching the cultivation method, I thought I could practice during the class. But he said that the cultivation method requires exercising the body while activating magic power. That way, the effect will be better."

"It's not so bad now that I'm used to it. In the beginning, I practiced so hard every day that I couldn't get out of bed. I couldn't even hold a spoon to eat. I really envy you mages who just sit and meditate every day."

Hearing him say this, Gu Shi remembered a magic trick he had studied for three days but still hadn't mastered. Every time he felt like he was just a little bit short of it, but he just couldn't get over that point no matter how hard he tried.

He couldn't help but sigh, "We mages have our own difficulties too. Magic is really hard to learn."

The two of them turned the meal into a complaining session, venting their anger to each other, and only then did they feel a lot more relaxed.

Before leaving, the two agreed to return to the base together the day after tomorrow.

Congleton School of Magic has a monthly holiday system, with four days off every month, and the day after tomorrow is the day off.

After leaving the cafeteria, Gu Shi returned to the practice room and began to study the ice arrow technique again. He had been struggling with this spell for three days.

The practice room is a place for mages to practice magic. The building materials have been specially treated and there is no need to worry about damage or collapse.

When a wizard learns a new magic, he needs to use his mental power to carve out a model of the spell. The model must be accurate and must succeed in one go, otherwise it will fail.

Ice Arrow is a second-level ice magic. Generally speaking, as long as the magic power is sufficient, the mage can cast spells across levels, but the casting time will be longer and the power will be reduced.

The academy stipulates that a first-level wizard can apply for ten first-level spells and five second-level spells free of charge every year. This is the first second-level spell he applied for.

During this period of time, Gu Shi has learned several first-level spells, such as Wind Blade, Ice Spike, etc., and it only takes a few hours to learn each time. He didn't expect that he would spend so much time on Ice Arrow. It seems that the increase in level will make the difficulty of learning spells increase exponentially.

He didn't know if it was because he was in a better mood after complaining to Ye Yuan, but he succeeded in carving the model for the first time in the afternoon.

Looking at the frost left on the wall by the ice arrow, Gu Shi breathed a sigh of relief.

He tried a few more times and confirmed that he had successfully mastered the magic. Then he decided to give himself a day off this afternoon and go back to the dormitory to have a good rest. In the past two days, he felt that he was practicing ice arrows in his dreams.

Back in the dormitory, Wendell, who was originally drinking afternoon tea, was a little surprised to see Gu Shi coming back. He asked, "Why are you back at this time today?"

Wendel admired his roommate very much. He usually went between the classroom, the practice room and the meditation room. He only returned to the dormitory to sleep. The rest of the time he was either practicing or practicing magic.

Not only is he hardworking, he is also talented. He advanced directly in his first meditation class, and advanced again after just a few days. He is even faster in learning spells.

Obviously, he is also a genius, but when living with him, Wendel feels like an ordinary person every time he compares himself to him.

Gu Shi replied, "I've finally mastered the art of ice arrows, and I plan to take a break this afternoon."

"What? You learned ice arrows?" Wendel asked in surprise.

"Yeah, I've been practicing for three days, and I finally learned it today. I'm going to sleep for a while." Gu Shi yawned. He hadn't slept well in the past two days.

Watching Gu Shi go upstairs to sleep, Wendel still couldn't calm down. He learned the second-level magic in just three days. This guy really can't be judged by common sense.

It takes an average person about ten days to learn a second-level magic. The fastest he had seen took six days, but Gu Shi simply compressed it in half.

He still felt that this speed was slow. Although Wendel knew that it was because Gu Shi came from the mountains and therefore did not know much about these common sense, he still felt upset when he heard him say this.

Wendel's evaluation of Gu Shi has reached a higher level. He has to work harder to get along well with Gu Shi. The future achievements of a genius like Gu Shi are immeasurable. Fortunately, he is close to Gu Shi and has the upper hand. Living in the same dormitory with him always has some advantages.

However, according to Gu Shi's schedule, Wendell usually can't talk to him. Otherwise, why not give him a gift? Didn't he say last time that he likes snacks...

Gu Shi didn't know what Wendel was thinking, so he went straight back to his room and lay down on the bed to sleep.

After learning the Ice Archery, Gu Weishi didn't plan to continue learning new spells for the next two days. He was more accustomed to learning a spell in one go. If he had to return to the base in two days, it would be inconvenient to continue practicing.

So Gu Shi has been meditating in the meditation room these two days. He doesn't know if it's because he was lucky these two days or something else, but he successfully broke through to the advanced first level before the holiday.

Gu Shi felt relaxed all over when he came out of the meditation room. He stretched and felt great about the breakthrough.

In just one month, he successfully transformed from an ordinary person without any magic skills into a first-level advanced professional. However, this speed was only possible during the initial period of cultivation. After that, each advancement took a very long time.

Now that he had reached the advanced level of the first order, Gu Shi planned to use up all the spells he had applied for, otherwise the unused amount would be refreshed when he advanced to the second order.

After dealing with these chores, it was time for the college to go on vacation. Gu Shi packed up his things and prepared to return to the base.