Chapter 13

When Jiang Li left the City Lord's Mansion, he took a few books on the basics of magic with him.

Augustus generously lent him these books and said that it was okay to give them to him because they were basic theories that could be bought in ordinary stores and were not precious things.

As for why Jiang Li wanted to borrow magic books, before Jiang Li could react, he had already found a reason to explain it skillfully.

"Just like I have to do sword training every day, magicians must also need to consolidate their basics from time to time to stay strong." Augustus sighed, "You are such a self-disciplined person."

Jiang Li: "..."

Although...whatever he said is what it is.

On the way back to the supermarket, the driver of the Dean family still sent him to the door.

After lunch, he stayed in the City Lord's Mansion for a while. When he returned to the supermarket, it was already late, far beyond the usual opening time in the afternoon. Jiang Li glanced at the sky, put away the books on magic theory, turned over the hourglass, and returned to Earth.

Not long after he returned, before he had time to change his clothes, someone walked into the supermarket.

"Xiao Jiang, why are you open so late today... Wow." Granny Chen was stunned when she entered the door: "What are you wearing..."

Jiang Li looked down at the clothes on his body. It was not the usual white T-shirt, but the silk and satin dress he bought when he went to the City Lord's Mansion as a guest. The style was incompatible with the supermarket owner.

Grandma Chen was surprised for a moment, then smiled and said, "Oh, you just came back from some event? You look much more stylish than usual."

Jiang Li touched his nose and said, "Grandma, what do you want to buy?"

"Oh, I want to buy a bottle of detergent." Grandma Chen asked enthusiastically, "What kind of performance are you participating in? Will we see you on TV? Is it our local TV station?"

Jiang Li replied vaguely, "...It's hard to say."

Grandma Chen regretted it.

She walked out with the detergent, and after a few steps, she heard the door closing behind her. When she turned around, not only was the glass door of the supermarket closed, but even the iron lock was hung. Through the glass, she could vaguely see the owner of the supermarket holding something and walking quickly inside.

Granny Chen: "..."

Didn't we just open the door today? !

...

No wonder Jiang Li was anxious.

Who told him to just get a few books from another world? On the way back from the City Lord's Mansion, Jiang Li's mood was ups and downs.

Please! That's magic!

Super cool!

How many people have been looking forward to an owl showing up with letters since childhood. As a college student who just graduated, it is normal to be curious about magic and be able to accept the fact that he has traveled to another world so naturally!

After closing the supermarket, Jiang Li rushed upstairs with these books.

In fact, it's okay to read them in the supermarket. Anyway, no one will recognize the words from another world, but Jiang Li doesn't want to be disturbed.

He ran upstairs, closed the bedroom door, and placed the books solemnly in front of him. There were several books with similar bindings on the desk, all of which were purchased by Jiang Li from the other world. He had read all of them and made thick notes.

He took a deep breath and carefully opened the magic theory in front of him.

Of course, Jiang Li did not intend to learn magic with just these books.

Because he had not been in the other world for long, although he studied hard every day and learned the language of the other world with his excellent learning ability, in essence... he was still illiterate.

Jiang Li: _(:з」∠)_

From not being able to recognize big characters at the beginning, to being able to finish reading a book half-guessingly now, but still unable to understand the obscure and difficult to read parts. Jiang Li thought that his level was only that of an elementary school student in another world. It was too dangerous to teach himself a special ability that he had never known before when he couldn't even recognize all the words.

If he was lucky, he might not learn it. If he was unlucky, who knows what kind of accident might happen. Maybe his head would grow to the soles of his feet.

Jiang Li didn't dare to take such a risk.

Therefore, most of the magic books he borrowed were just theories. One of them was the textbook of Augustus's sister Ophelia Dean when she entered the magic school in her first year. Now Jiang Li opened this textbook.

Because it was for first-year students, the content of the textbook was very basic and easy to understand.

This book introduces the existence of magic, and divides the magic elements into several categories, with long texts introducing each category in detail. Jiang Li read it carefully, guessing.

From the words of the supermarket customers, he also learned that whether one can become a magician depends mainly on one's magic talent. For example, Chris is a person without any magic talent, so he has trained a strong body to fight monsters, and Chris's companion Irene is a magician. Jiang Li has seen her use magic. She once used a fireball to hit Chris on the street and made him crawl all over the ground.

But according to this book, in fact, the magic talent of everyone in Lalan Continent is only slightly different.

For example, the talent of an ordinary person is 1. To become a magician, the talent must be 10, which is also the admission standard of the magic academy.

Seeing this, Jiang Li couldn't help but think of himself.

The book introduces that there are magical elements everywhere in the world, in monsters, in trees, and in the air. Maybe this is why humans in other worlds have magical talents. But he was not born and raised in Lalan Continent. Would he have such a talent?

Not knowing whether he didn't see it or the book didn't introduce it, Jiang Li flipped through the book, but couldn't find a way to verify the magical talent.

Unconsciously, when he raised his head, he found that it was late at night outside. He was immersed in the book and didn't notice that his stomach had been growling with hunger.

He made a simple dinner with the remaining ingredients in the refrigerator and fell asleep in a hurry. He had to get up early the next morning to open the supermarket.

Before falling asleep, Jiang Li thought that after going to the other world tomorrow, he would have to ask the guests about the method of verifying magical talent.

Jiang Li had a hunch that sooner or later he would have to leave Dolei City and visit other places in Lalan Continent. If he wanted to continue living in the other world, he must have a means of self-protection in addition to the hourglass. Of course, if he did not have a talent for magic, then becoming a powerful warrior would be the only way.

Exercise the body...

Jiang Li: "..."

A crispy college student slowly pulled up the quilt.

...

But...how to ask it?

Jiang Li sat at the door of the supermarket, watching the passers-by coming and going on the street.

From what Augustus revealed, he guessed that maybe because of the supermarket, in the eyes of outsiders, he seemed to be a powerful magician.

God knows, in fact, he doesn't know any magic at all.

As a "powerful magician", he doesn't know how to judge a person's magical talent. Isn't that too strange?

"Huh? Mr. Jiang Li?"

Chris and his companions stopped at the door of the supermarket and looked at him in confusion: "You are sitting here, isn't the supermarket closed today?"

"It's open." Jiang Li dragged the chair to the side and let them in.

Chris came to buy hot pot base and instant noodles. They had just received a mission from the Adventurer's Guild and were going to go out of town to capture monsters. They would be outside the city for a while, so they came to replenish their supplies.

A group of people came in one after another, picked up their baskets and picked out the products they wanted. Irene walked in at the end. Before she entered the store, someone suddenly called her from behind.

"Miss Irene?"

Irene turned around: "Boss?"

Jiang Li looked at her thoughtfully: "Miss Irene is a magician, right?"

"Yes, yes?"

"Did you also graduate from the magic academy?"

"Yes." Irene's face showed a look of reminiscence: "That was many years ago. When I was in school, I didn't expect that I would be running around with a group of stinky men now..."

The companions who were choosing the flavor of instant noodles in front of the shelf heard the conversation at the door, and dissatisfied voices came from inside.

Irene ignored them, but said: "Boss Jiang Li, are you also a graduate of the magic school?"

Jiang Li said calmly: "I am not."

Irene said "Oh" and did not suspect anything. There are also many people who did not enter the school, but were taken in as apprentices by powerful magicians and taught them everything they know.

Jiang Li asked again: "How do you confirm your magic talent?"

Irene was puzzled: "Isn't this tested at birth?"

Jiang Li remained calm and said casually: "You know, I haven't been to school. In fact, I don't know many magicians. They are all very powerful, so I don't know what my talent is. Maybe it's very low..."

Irene felt that Mr. Jiang Li was too humble!

Just from the magic of the supermarket, it can be seen that Mr. Jiang Li, who created this supermarket, must be an extremely powerful magician. If we use numbers to make an analogy, the admission standard is 10, then he must have 1,000 talents!

Just look at the ice magic circle that covers the entire supermarket, the space magic that expands the size of the store, and the teleportation magic that disappears after closing the door... it's not something that an ordinary magician can do!

Thinking of this, Irene also became curious.

It can be said that Mr. Jiang Li is the most powerful magician she has ever seen. He is still so young. How powerful is his talent to make him achieve what he has today?

"In that case... do you want to take the test again?" Irene said, "As long as you take the test again, you can know how high your magic talent is."

Jiang Li's eyes lit up, but he didn't agree immediately. He just said, "Will it be too troublesome?"

"How could it be? Just go to the Magicians Association and take the test."

The Magicians Association, like the Adventurers' Guild, has bases in every city. The Magician Association of Dore City is near the central square, not far from the shopping street.

Jiang Li was secretly delighted and wrote this down. He planned to secretly go to the Magician Association to test it after the business was over this morning.

Then Irene said, "Do you want to take the test now?"

Jiang Li was stunned: "Now?"

"Yes." Irene said excitedly: "I am also curious, how talented a magician like you is. The most powerful person I have seen is our principal. He can light up all the test pillars. If it is you, it should be comparable, right?"

Jiang Li: "..."

Jiang Li said tactfully: "This is not quite..."

Before he finished speaking, Chris and others who had finished shopping came to the cashier with full baskets. Hearing their conversation, they also interrupted curiously: "Mr. Jiang Li is going to retest his talent? Then can I go and see? I am also curious!"

Jiang Li: "..."

Jiang Li stood up suddenly.

He went around to the back of the cashier counter and quickly scanned the items in the basket. He packed them up with neat movements and urged, "Aren't you going out of town? It's getting late. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."

"Really?" Chris was stunned for a moment: "But there's still time..."

"Mr. Chris," Jiang Li interrupted him: "The bird eggs you gave me last time were delicious. This time when I go out of town, can you please help me find another one? I will pay according to the market price."

Chris's attention was quickly diverted: "Of course no problem."

It was rare to receive Jiang Li's request, and he would not refuse just because Boss Jiang Li usually took care of them.

"Thank you so much." Jiang Li grabbed a handful of chocolates and stuffed them into the bag as a gift, then sent them out of the supermarket: "Then I'll wait for your good news here."

Chris patted his chest and clattered his armor: "Don't worry, I will definitely bring back the bird eggs you want!" The

bird eggs he gave Jiang Li last time were eggs of a bird-like monster. Although delicious, they were not easy to find. Thinking about the time limit of this mission, if you want to find bird eggs, the originally relaxed time suddenly becomes tight.

Who cares about other things? After replenishing the supplies, hurry out of the city.