Chapter 11
Director Luo brought the three of them into the base. The base was very busy at this time. It should be undergoing renovation, and some people were installing electronic equipment.
The base was a semi-underground structure. Director Luo took them to a meeting room, arranged for the three people to get ready, and told them to behave themselves before leaving.
Finally, he looked deeply at Wang Bing. He had watched all of Li Hao's live broadcast. From halfway through, he knew that Wang Bing had misinterpreted his order.
All this can be said to be Wang Bing’s problem, but it can also be said that he did not arrange it well.
Director Luo has complicated feelings towards Wang Bing. He is ambitious but too utilitarian. In his eagerness to accomplish something, he crossed the line and forgot the mission he assigned to him in the beginning, which was to ensure the safe return of Li Hao.
But since it was his own men who made the mistake, Director Luo had to take the blame. It was his fault for not guiding his men properly.
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In another world, Li Hao was helping out in Shariya's shop. At this time, a customer bought more than 30 items. Shariya was still counting them, and Li Hao gave the total amount.
After successfully paying the bill, Shalia said to Li Hao, "You can actually calculate. It seems you're well-suited to being a mage. I heard that mages need to study spell models, which requires very high calculation skills."
"Can I be a wizard?" Li Hao had already learned the word "mage" and was too curious. After all, who doesn't have a dream of magic in Hogwarts?
"The requirements for becoming a mage are quite high. Orcs have virtually no chance of becoming a mage, and for humans, the chance is about one in ten thousand." Shalia was quite familiar with this, after all, she had a mage friend. "I see you're genuinely curious about mages. Come on, I'll take you to test your aptitude."
Shalia took Li Hao to find her mage friend, the pharmacist on the black street.
"Do you want me to test her aptitude?" Harrison was just coming out of the laboratory. As a second-level mage and pharmacist, he naturally had the tools to test a mage's aptitude.
But he was very surprised that Shariya, who had always been profit-driven, would be so kind to a human girl. You know, even for her fellow snakes, Shariya would only pay for goods.
"Yes, don't worry, I will pay you." Shalia said.
After hearing this, Li Hao felt even more grateful to Shalia.
Seeing the touch in the girl's eyes, Sharia was also very satisfied. Of course, she was still the profit-seeking bloody merchant Sharia.
But considering the future benefits of current investments, this is also a business.
"Well, I happen to have a test crystal here. It's not as good as the one in the Mage Tower, though." Harrison rummaged around and pulled out a crystal, handing it to Li Hao. "Come and grab it. See how long you can hold it."
Li Hao followed Harrison's instructions and reached out to hold the crystal.
A tingling sensation spread from her palm, which was holding the crystal, and then reached her brain. The feeling suddenly intensified and turned into a stabbing pain, and then her head felt like it was broken in half.
She was about to let go, but since this was probably a test, she figured she should hold on as long as possible, so she gritted her teeth and endured.
At this moment, the crystal in her hand began to glow, and red light shone from between her fingers. She gritted her teeth and persevered, the pain already making her body tremble uncontrollably.
"Okay, that's enough." Harrison said directly when he saw the light.
Li Hao heard it and quickly let go of her hand. Fortunately, it was not a test to hold it for a long time, otherwise she would have given up.
"It takes about five seconds to react. Hmm, average aptitude, something like a mage," Harrison said. After all, it was normal for a girl like Shalia to have aptitude. "If light appears upon contact, then it's a top-tier aptitude. You're not bad, are you?"
Harrison's own qualifications are also acceptable, at least better than Li Hao's.
"Can I?" Li Hao asked curiously. Because Harrison's words were full of nouns, she only understood one or two words.
"Okay." Shalia nodded, but her eyes were a little dark. A mage with only average qualifications couldn't help her much.
"But that's not all. We still need to test her mental strength and affinity." Harrison added, "But I see the red light of the crystal in her hand is quite pure, so her affinity should be acceptable."
"Can I learn it?" Li Hao asked.
"If you want to become a mage, you have to go to the Mage Tower. I can't help you much here." Harrison shrugged. If Li Hao was a genius, he might be interested. This girl's talent might not even allow her to become a proper mage.
But Harrison later regretted this. He thought many times how good it would have been if he had accepted Li Hao at that time.
"If you want to send him to the Mage Tower to study, I can recommend it, but you'll need to pay tuition." Harrison wasn't optimistic about the girl. Mages like them usually start their initiation at around 10 years old, so 20 is a bit too late. While the Mage Tower would accept them, their achievements were generally low. "However, I'm not optimistic. You could have her start with meditation."
With Harrison's explanation, Xiaozhen got to know more about the wizard.
I know that being a wizard is not that simple. It is not like the world of Harry Potter, where little wizards can learn spells as soon as they enter school and can cast magic after a few practices.
Mages here must first start as apprentices. They learn the most basic mage meditation techniques, which are kept secret in every mage tower and cannot be taught privately. If a mage wishes to take in an apprentice, they must also register with the tower.
After meditating and reaching a certain level of mental strength, one can begin learning first-level spells. Only when one masters three first-level spells can one be considered a true mage.
Many people cannot make it past the stage of apprentice to master. People with low talent may remain apprentices their entire lives.
Normally, it takes at least a year to progress from a mage apprentice to a full-fledged mage, and that's only for the most gifted. For someone of average caliber like him, it takes two or three years. And if you want to progress from a first-level mage to a second-level mage, time alone can't compensate. The complexity and mental strength required of second-level spells might take many people their entire lives to overcome.
Generally speaking, those with average talent might only reach the level of Level 2 Mage. Harrison considered himself talented, but he had been stuck at Level 2 for five years, forcing him to focus on potions.
"...As long as there is enough money, it would be very convenient for her to become an apprentice in the Mage Tower. Do you need a letter of introduction?" Harrison said.
Shalia didn't answer, but changed the subject, saying that she needed to order some medicine recently. After paying the order, Shalia took Li Hao away.
Although she couldn't become a mage, Li Hao didn't feel too depressed. After all, she was leaving soon, so if she couldn't learn, then she couldn't.
After returning, Li Hao told the person on the other end of the live broadcast about this matter and also detailed the mage's information.
"Such an important scene, why not take some photos?" The person who spoke was Researcher A. Many people came to the base, including the two researchers they had met before.
"Okay, she's made it clear. Let her film whatever she wants." Researcher B has watched the latest video and knows that Li Hao almost got into trouble.
For the remaining days, Li Hao stayed in Shalia's shop, helping with odd jobs and doing some miscellaneous things.
During this period, Li Hao also discovered a very important thing, which was on her system panel.
Load 100/21.5
This actually refers to how much she can carry.
If she took off her bag or something, the weight would be reduced. The more things she carried, the higher the weight. Li Hao speculated that she might only be able to carry 100 of the full weight when she traveled through time. If it was higher than that, she might not be able to bring anything with her.
She shared this speculation with the people in the livestream, and they agreed. She considered bringing back the two bottles of potion. If she exceeded the weight limit and couldn't bring the potions back, it would be troublesome.
Li Hao bought a lot of things under the guidance of the live broadcast room. Although they most resembled Li Hao buying medicine, she would never go to the black market again.
The people in the live broadcast room also asked him to bring a living creature. Li Hao took the time to catch an insect, put it in a bottle, and decided to bring it back to give it a try.
The last day arrived like this. She woke up early in the morning before daybreak, and was so happy that she couldn't fall asleep at all.
I couldn't sleep the whole night. Every once in a while I couldn't help but check the time, and then open my phone to look at photos of my parents.
When she was about to leave, she said to Shalia, "I'm leaving soon, Shalia, thank you for taking care of me during this time."
Shalia obviously didn't expect to hear the girl say that. Her yellow pupils became a vertical line in the shadows, staring at the girl in front of her.
He had invested a lot of energy in this future sage, and at least in his opinion, he hadn't yet recovered his investment. No one could let the Scarlet Merchant do business at a loss.
But then she thought that her prediction could not be wrong, so it was very likely that she would meet this girl again in the future. Thinking of this, the murderous intent gradually faded away.
Li Hao naturally didn't know that she had already walked on the brink of death at that time.
After discussing with the people in the live broadcast room, Li Hao decided to go into the alley she came from.
Standing in the same place, still holding up the phone to broadcast live, but with a completely different mood.
Li Hao closed his eyes and looked at the panel.
Life 100/100
Load 100/97.8
Skill
◆Travel through the world
[M001 World Remaining Crossing Times 4] -Click to Return-
【Return Time Charging: Completed】
[Return Energy Recharge: 200/0]
Click to return! Li Hao disappeared in the alley. Meanwhile, Shalia appeared in what was clearly just a red wall, looking at the spot where Li Hao disappeared, lost in thought.
There was no white light this time, but Li Hao felt a swaying sensation. When she stood still, the first thing she saw was the familiar door, and then she heard a cry of surprise.
"She's back, she's back." Li Hao looked around and saw several people in the hallway outside the door, and several more inside his home. The area was surrounded by a special film, and there were even people in white protective suits standing guard nearby.
She's back! She's back through time!
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