Chapter 60 Chapter 60 He's not the only one.
Su Cheng really didn't want to become famous in school in this way.
She could only be thankful that no one knew her now, so she was still just "someone" in everyone's eyes.
——The relationship between Cross Star College and the royal family is not bad, but it is not particularly close. Moreover, unlike the style of places like Nanhe College, the admission standards here are quite strict. Some people may be able to use their connections to participate in the assessment in advance or after the admissions are completed, but in order to be admitted, they must pass the test and meet the school's requirements. Otherwise, even members of the royal family will be rejected.
Similar things have happened more than once.
To put it another way, Cross Star Academy doesn't really give face to the royal family, and they don't have many privileges here.
"...How did you see that?" Rowan muttered. "Is it intentional? Aren't private bathrooms protected by magic?"
Su Cheng glanced at her and thought her neighbor was curious, so she explained.
"Those private bathrooms charge a fee per quarter of an hour, and the conditions are very good. Once someone enters, the door is locked, and there are also some magic to prevent prying eyes..."
"Very good," Su Cheng said with a twitch of his lips. "By the way, have you finished choosing your courses?"
This turn of topic was a bit abrupt, but since they were all freshmen, and Rowan had no interest in dragon riders to begin with, he immediately became interested after hearing this.
"Almost done. I still have two subjects to contend with, mainly my magic..."
They were discussing their courses enthusiastically. Although they were from different academies, they were all magicians, so there was some overlap.
"Oh right," Rowan suddenly reminded, "If you know third-tier magic, it's best to pass the elementary exam first. Some courses have tier requirements."
Su Cheng completely forgot about it again, "...Yes, you are right, I will go down to take the exam now, otherwise it will be put on hold again."
There is more than one teleportation magic array in the academy, which makes it convenient to come and go, and there is also a branch of the Magic Guild in Bailu Town.
Ninety-nine percent of those who come here to take the test are students of Cross Star. They are used to it and don’t ask any questions.
The person in charge took her identification document and checked it.
"You need to demonstrate at least two second-tier wind magic spells and one third-tier wind magic spell. The spellcasting standards must at least meet the requirements of the latest edition of the Elemental Mage Rank Promotion Standards—"
The person in charge recited the text quickly and without any emotion. Su Cheng listened silently and raised his hand to form a wind blade.
The man nodded, raised his hand, and a light blue water elemental shield appeared in front of him. "Let's see its strength."
Su Cheng threw the wind blade over.
Ripples appeared on the water shield, and the wind element screamed and surged, trying to tear the shield apart. The airflow rolled endlessly, but was eventually swallowed up by the water waves.
"Not bad," the person in charge raised an eyebrow, "Anything else?"
Su Cheng released the perception of wind.
The gentle breeze swirled around the fingers, then rushed outward, amplifying all the trivial and subtle sounds and transmitting them to the ears.
Su cleared his throat. "There were five people walking around in the lobby. The receptionist was talking to a man. The receptionist said, 'Please let me check your appointment.' The man asked, 'Who is this?'"
Person in charge: “…”
Su Cheng: “…………”
Su Cheng withdrew the spell, "I hope that gentleman won't think I'm trying to eavesdrop on any secrets."
The person in charge shook his head. "Okay, which third-tier spell do you choose?"
Su Cheng chose the wind floating technique.
The person in charge wasn't surprised, as this was apparently a common answer, "Go ahead and do it until you touch the rafters. Don't break the spell until I say stop."
"Call the wind spirit in my name..."
Su Cheng chanted almost silently.
The guild mages who were in charge of observing and recording couldn't help but look at her twice.
She chanted the mantra with a breathy voice, faster than speaking, while most people who took the exam chanted at a normal volume or even loudly - this could further ensure the success rate.
This shows that she is quite familiar with this spell, and she probably hasn't just reached the level to be able to take the test.
Wind elements gathered in the room.
A ball of light blue air lifted the black-haired girl's body and lifted her into the air. She reached out and touched the beam of the room.
"Okay," the person in charge nodded, "How long do you think you can keep this up?"
Su Cheng thought for a moment, "In this state... more than ten minutes is fine, right?"
The man raised an eyebrow. "Then your magic power should be close to the fourth level. Have you ever come into contact with fourth-level magic?"
There are some truly lethal spells in the fourth-level magic, which can kill a group of people or destroy a house with a wave of the hand.
So the difficulty has been raised a level.
Su Cheng: "I can achieve that level of effect in an environment where elemental spirits gather, but I haven't tried it at other times."
She is not in a hurry either.
——Anyway, judging from the upgrade speed, she is definitely much faster than Lin Yun. That guy couldn't even cast first-level magic when he entered school.
Moreover, at the moment, the enemies she faces cannot be dealt with by low- to medium-level magic.
"You have passed the test," the person in charge nodded, looking at the hourglass, "You are now a junior magician."
The third-level emblem of the elemental mage is a short staff with a triangular gem. The emblem of the wind element is a cyan gem, which looks quite elegant.
There are six little stars below.
The star rating mainly depends on the strength of magic power and the proficiency of specific magic. Getting six stars when upgrading to level three for the first time is already very good.
Su Cheng admired the mark on his chest and thought it looked much better than the second-level one.
I almost bumped into someone at the corner of the corridor.
She was now a half-baked warrior, so she managed to turn away at the last moment.
The man also turned sideways at the same time.
"……Feel sorry."
Then they said almost in unison.
The man's voice was clear and sounded very pleasant and familiar.
——It seems to be the one in the hall just now.
Su Cheng raised his head and wanted to look at him, but the man kept walking, leaving only his tall and slender back.
She left without a care in the world.
Rowan was sitting in the hall, waiting. He jumped up when he saw his neighbor from a distance. "Congratulations! Although, according to what you said, this is definitely going to pass."
Su Cheng thanked her.
Luo Wen shook his head, his expression somewhat excited again, "I just saw Yin Ning, do you know this person? He's the chief of the Elemental Department of your Secret Academy!"
The so-called chief refers to the one with the highest duel points ranking. There are four departments in the Secret Academy, and each department has a chief.
Su Cheng: “…”
She also had an impression of the name Yin Ning. She was the campus beauty and the goddess of the academy in the original novel, with good looks, strength and background.
Su Cheng: "Is this person a man or a woman?"
Luo Wen looked at her strangely. "It's a man, huh? Speaking of which, he just left from that side, and you came from that side. Didn't you two meet?"
Next, the story of this school idol was told.
Su Cheng listened carefully and concluded, "So it means you need both strength and good looks, both personality and good looks, and both looks and good looks?"
Luo Wen: "...I just think he's definitely capable as the chief. There's no need to emphasize that, right? Besides, he's not really my cup of tea, but that doesn't stop me from admiring him!"
Su Cheng understood, "I see, it's just a bad personality. Why are all the handsome men like this?"
As expected, the team leader is the best.
She thought secretly.
Luo Wen looked at her speechlessly. "He's not a bad person, but he's not the kind of person who's easy to get along with. He's quite aloof. Of course, compared to that prince, he's probably better. He's the type who would get beaten if you looked at him for even a second in the corridor."
Su Cheng: "...Speaking of which, how old is Pei'e? He sounds like a grumpy little boy, but he doesn't look young at all."
Rowan didn't think much of it. "You met him at the academy?"
"right."
"He was admitted during the autumn recruitment period, but he had something else so he just reported now. You two might even run into each other in class. Haha, I heard some things about him, I don't know if they're true, they say there's something fishy about his biological mother's identity—"
The emperor is obsessed with magic and naturally favors magicians. Only people with the same interests can talk to each other.
His three wives, who were granted the title of prince due to their marriage, were all mages of noble birth and of very high ranks.
Among these three, one died while advancing, one died while exploring the outer planes, and another was said to have gone mad due to studying forbidden techniques.
Su Cheng had read the original novel, which said that the emperor was simply unlucky. Her three husbands had all died inexplicably, which made her even less interested in romance.
But there seems to be some other conspiracy behind this, which even the emperor himself is unaware of.
But on the surface, this was just to make it easier for Lin Yun and the emperor to have a romantic encounter. She was set in a state where she hadn't done this with anyone for several years.
So I praised him.
"...Isn't Pei'e's mother Princess Paris? The Emperor's third wife?"
"That's nominally true, but there are rumors," Rowan lowered his voice. "High-ranking magicians can't have children naturally, and the emperor and his wives are no different. So their children are assisted by some means. Now, some of these princes—I mean the emperor's children—have mothers who aren't the emperor's wives, but rather nobles who want to benefit from their children. But just like no one cares about who the current emperor's biological father is."
Su Cheng knew this. It was the same as the original novel, only the genders were reversed. "Then what's wrong with Prince Pei'e's biological mother? Was she also a lord or minister who regarded him as a political investment?"
"If that were the case, it wouldn't be a problem," Rowan hesitated. "They say he brought back his dragon mount after an adventure, and some people doubted his identity because of that. They say they saw him conversing with the dragon, and using Draconic. You know, ordinary people can't speak Draconic. Humans lack the corresponding vocal organs, so many sounds are unpronounceable."
They walked out, talking in low voices.
It was still early morning and shops on the street were opening one after another.
The buildings here are built with gray-white stone and wood, with green vines climbing around the walls and wide sloping roofs.
The air in the town was fresh. As they ran down a street, they could smell the aroma of baking flour mixed with the sweetness of jam.
The bakery recommended by Rowan had just opened, and the shelves were not yet full. The owner and his wife were busy, bringing out iron plates from time to time.
Su Cheng bought a bag of brioches and a bag of jam buns, filling both paper bags.
Rowan took out gold coins to pay, and seemed to want to pay for her.
Su Cheng's pupils trembled, and he rushed over to push her away, "...I'll pay, I'll pay!"
As he spoke, he slammed three silver coins on the table, making a loud bang.
The boss was almost frightened by her, "Two is enough, miss."
Su Cheng silently took back a silver coin.
Luo Wen looked at her with an indescribable look, and then laughed, "What happened to you just now? Pfft, if I didn't have a fighting spirit, I might have flown across the street by now."
Su Cheng puffed up his cheeks and said, "You gave me some snacks, so it's my turn to pay the bill."
Lin Yun feels at ease letting others spend money all day long, and she still complains about it in her heart. She is too lazy to comment on this matter, but she certainly won't do that herself.
"Oh, I'm used to it," Rowan said, pulling a meat floss roll from his bag. "I used to pay for drinks with friends, even when we went out—wait, how old are you?"
"It's enough to enter and exit all age-restricted venues," Su Cheng said with a smile, "so you can say whatever you want."
They went to the next door, which sold drinks. White steam was coming out of the copper kettle in the house. A young man was opening a clay pot filled with honey. Seeing guests stopping at the door, he warmly invited them in.
Five minutes later, Su Cheng came out with two bottles in his pocket.
This is a fruit wine made by picking local specialty berries, mashing them, fermenting them with malt wort, adding honey and syrup, and rolling them with melting ice cubes underneath.
The towns near the magic academy have this advantage. Various magical devices can be found everywhere, and making ice in spring and summer is not difficult.
However, due to the slightly higher cost, the drinks are also a bit expensive.
This street is full of food. Walking forward and passing a small square, you will see bookstores starting to appear nearby. You can see four or five at a glance.
Some are spacious and bright shops with exquisitely decorated books with gold-embossed fonts in the windows. Some are narrow attics, but they are also clean and tidy, with books densely packed on the shelves and surrounding spiral staircases.
Almost all of these shops have signs advertising the purchase of ancient books, and they also list some new books.
"By the way, I need to go to the Fighter's Guild. I should be able to upgrade my star."
Rowan looked at her, "Are you going to get a War Sergeant rank?"
"No."
"Why?"
"...to make others look down on me?"
"Wow," Rowan raised his eyebrows. "Indeed, if your enemies don't know you have Dou Qi, it will give you more opportunities. True, I won't tell anyone you have Dou Qi, but it's easy for someone with strength to see it, right?"
"I know, but if it's someone of that level, I won't use fighting spirit to deal with him."
Rowan didn't ask her how she planned to deal with it.
The two separated.
Su Cheng casually strolled around the nearest store and found a large number of books related to magic, ranging from basic theories to specific spells.
The majority of magic is elemental magic, followed by magic arrays, alchemy, magic runes, souls, and other fields, with a few curse books scattered around.
Su Cheng flipped through the cursed books and found that he could not understand them at all. He even did not recognize more than half of the words. It was as if he had suddenly become illiterate.
Su Cheng: “…”
There are also some travel notes, poetry collections, and mythological stories, and even notes circulated in the Cross Star Academy, or second-hand textbooks with notes.
She picked up a book called "Principles of Spell Construction" at random and found that there were still many unfamiliar words on it, so she couldn't help rubbing her eyes.
It's over.
I won’t fail all the time.
Although she may not be able to go to class every day.
Su Cheng thought so and squatted down to put the book back. As a result, the glass bottle of fruit wine fell out of his pocket.
Su Cheng: “!!!”
She quickly turned around to take it, but the space between the bookshelves was narrow and she almost knocked over the entire cabinet.
Fortunately, I caught it in the end.
"…What's wrong with you?"
A deep voice sounded from above and behind.
Su Cheng turned around and saw the tall figure of the Blood Mage.
The blond man lowered his eyebrows and looked at the girl who was squatting on the ground with her back to him.
He seemed a little unhappy, his eyes flickered across the waistline under the thin shirt, then he leaned closer, as if wanting to pull her.
"Where did you hit?"
It happened that the latter was standing up and his forehead hit his chin.
Su Cheng: “!”
Camus: “…”
Su Cheng almost dropped the glass bottle again, "What the hell?"
The Blood Mage took a deep breath, as if he could no longer endure it. He reached out and grabbed her arm, lifting her up. "You still have a wound on your hand, right? I thought you would treat it first."
His big, bony hands completely wrapped around her upper arms, then suddenly loosened their grip after he finished speaking, as if he didn't want to touch her any more.
"It doesn't matter," Su Cheng was already used to those injuries, "and I've seen the atlas, there's no temple in this town, and we'll be entering the imperial capital soon—"
Before he finished speaking, Camus threw a scroll into her arms, "Didn't you know you could buy this?"
Su Cheng looked down and found the cross flame emblem of the Holy See on it. It was actually the scroll that sealed the holy art.
Su Cheng: "Where did you buy it?"
Camus: "There's a magic prop shop on the next street, I forgot the name."
That kind of shop would sell scrolls of sealed spells, and occasionally a few scrolls of holy spells would be mixed in, with healing being the most popular.
The Vatican actually has shops that sell scrolls, which often guarantee quality, but are very expensive.
Some clergymen want to make extra money, so they seal up a few sacred arts and sell them secretly. This behavior should not be allowed.
However, if you only sell sacred arts such as basic healing, there will usually be no consequences.
Firstly, any true dark creature pagan cannot use this thing, and secondly, the effects of these low-level sacred arts are also relatively limited.
"Thanks."
Su Cheng handed him a bottle of juice and said, "I drank one bottle in that store and it was good, so I bought two more bottles. One bottle for myself and one bottle for you. I thought since we have similar tastes, of course if you don't want it, just give it to me. I can handle it myself."
Camus didn't bother to be polite with her, nor did he show any disgust. He simply took it and tasted it.
After a few seconds, he tilted his head back and drank half the bottle. "Where did you buy it?"
The blood mage asked this, his beautiful and deep face still serious, as if he was about to beat someone up.
Su Cheng felt like laughing for some reason. "To the west of the square, there's a shop called Happy Berry—"
"Berry Whisper?"
"…………right."
Both of them were silent for a few seconds.
"I feel like the formula is a little different," Camus whispered, "I also bought their special blend when I came here last time—"
Su Cheng looked at him curiously, "Do you come here often?"
"I pass by here occasionally when I go to the capital," he shook his head slightly, "is there anything else you want to buy?"
Su Cheng blinked. "There's no one on this floor right now. I just saw the boss go to the third floor, so if you have something to say, you can just tell me directly, right?"
Camus: “…”
He pursed his lips and glanced across the narrow aisle between the bookshelves.
The relatively petite girl was close at hand, and a faint sweet smell seeped out of the paper bag in her arms, which made people feel weird for no reason.
The Blood Mage's fingers twitched slightly in his sleeves. "Since the last time your curse struck, until today, have you felt anything?"
Su Cheng knew he was asking about the curse, "I basically didn't feel anything. One night it seemed to be a little warm, but it was very short-lived."
Camus's face darkened slightly. "Why didn't you say it?"
"I was sleeping. I was so sleepy," Su Cheng whispered. "And you were very far away from me at that time. The most important thing is that it was only for a short time. Then everything was fine. It's been several days."
Camus looked a little annoyed. "Far? The distance between us—!"
His steel-blue eyes seemed to be shrouded in a cloud, as if dark clouds were gathering.
After a while, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "...He's not the only one who can catch you!"
Su Cheng was stunned.
Su Cheng: "Ah???"
What is he talking about?
Su Cheng: "Actually, it had a slight fever just now, but it recovered quickly and didn't officially break out."
Camus was about to leave when he stopped and asked, suppressing his emotions, "Just now? When you were at school?"
Su Cheng sighed, "For various reasons, I happened to meet Prince Pei'e while he was taking a bath—"
Camus: “…………”
His face looked wonderful.
After a few seconds, he suddenly turned around and walked downstairs.
Su Cheng couldn't help but call him again, "Actually, I wanted to ask, do you want to try some jam buns here? The boss said they were very sweet, so I bought a few extra."
The blond man's back paused on the stairs. He suddenly turned around and walked back with a sullen face, snatching the paper bag from her arms.
"Thanks!"
He said this angrily, then turned and left again.
Su Cheng: “…………”
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