Chapter 17
The teacher's name was Rob Weir. Chelsea had previously introduced him to her, describing him as a genius. He possessed exceptional talent and a strong affinity, having become a full-fledged mage only two years after entering the Mage Tower. He was a highly sought-after figure.
But just because a teacher is good at learning doesn’t mean he will be a good teacher.
He spoke as if he were reciting a book, his tone smooth and even, almost like he was reading from the book.
For Li Hao, this knowledge is like Dayu's flood control, who passed by his home three times without entering.
Li Hao had so many questions, and she wasn't the only one. Everyone present had a worried look on their faces. The first class was already so difficult, and while Li Hao was still trying to take notes, someone spoke up.
"Teacher, can I ask you how to call upon mental power? Is it enough to just concentrate? Is there anything I need to pay attention to?" It was the young boy who raised his hand to ask.
Li Hao quickly cheered up and waited for the teacher's answer.
"5 points for answering this question," Will said.
Even one question costs 5 points, and she often has more than one or two questions in a class. Points are needed for everything here.
The boy who raised his hand looked embarrassed, obviously everyone knew that points were hard to come by.
But at this time, one person raised his hand. "Dear mentor, can I buy this question?"
This person was the oldest among the 22 people present, a middle-aged man. The rings on his hands and the gray robe could not hide the gorgeous clothes on his body. It was obvious that this person was very rich.
"Of course." Will nodded. He didn't care who paid for the points. Since he had chosen a semi-contract, he needed to take on the teaching duties of the Mage Tower. It would be nice to earn a few points by answering questions in each class.
The middle-aged man stepped forward and handed over his ID card. Will quickly explained why, but they could only see Will's mouth moving and couldn't hear what he said. The middle-aged man nodded as he listened. The two of them talked for quite a while, so it seemed that the 5 points were worth it.
Living in a modern society with a knowledge explosion, Li Hao felt for the first time that knowledge was such a scarce resource. People without points like them couldn't even listen.
When the middle-aged man walked down, his steps were much lighter, and it was obvious that he had a very good shopping experience.
Will continued teaching, still reciting the text in a bland tone. Li Hao could see that Will was doing this on purpose. This kind of teaching was basically impossible for many people to understand, and only by spending points could one get the answer.
Although I kept saying in my heart, "What a pit, what a pit," I didn't dare to say anything. The almost one-hour class was over.
When Will left, he gave each of them a leaf. During their first meditation session, they were told to hold the leaf under their tongue, not swallowing or spitting it out, until the end of the first meditation session. Once they had mastered the meditation, they no longer needed to hold the leaf under their tongue.
Li Hao was confused as he listened. The middle-aged man asked another question. A girl also asked a question. When she stood up and tried to leave, she went back to her room to try meditation.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the headset. "Our lip-reading experts have deciphered the previous conversation, but don't leave yet. Talk to the middle-aged man over there. You can ask him and buy his answers with gold coins."
Hearing that she could get it for free, Li Hao was much happier. Fortunately, she had a "hack." She watched as the middle-aged man stood up, looking like he was about to leave.
At this time, Li Hao quickly walked over to the middle-aged man and asked him, "Hello, I'm Li Hao, what's your name?"
"Glenn Simp." The middle-aged man replied.
"Can I buy answers from you?" Li Hao said directly.
Glenn was initially confused as to why Li Hao wanted to find him, but after hearing this, his eyes lit up and he obviously realized that this was a great business opportunity.
There were still quite a few people chatting in the classroom. It was obvious that in the ten days since Li Hao had been away, these twenty people had split into small groups.
"Okay, let me think about it." Glenn thought about it and felt that this was a very good idea.
"I bought the question you have for five points. If you want to know, I can sell it to you for one point," Glenn said.
"Just say you'll consider it." The voice from the live broadcast room came from the other end of the headset.
"Let me think about it." Li Hao nodded hesitantly.
"Okay, if you want to buy more later, you can come find me." Someone nearby noticed their conversation. "Oh, by the way, I noticed you're new here too, right? I don't think I've seen you in the past ten days."
"Yes, I just signed up yesterday." Li Hao nodded.
"More than twenty of us have gotten to know each other recently. Would you like to meet everyone at noon?" Glenn was obviously very good at socializing and invited Li Hao to join their party.
Li Hao nodded and Glenn took Li Hao to a group of people.
The 22 people are now divided into three groups and some people are walking alone.
In fact, the difference between the three groups can be seen just from their appearance. In the Glenn group that Li Hao joined, everyone must have a very privileged life, with fair skin and rosy complexions, looking like people who have no worries about food and clothing.
The three people sitting in the front row had arrogance in their eyes, as if they looked down on others.
Glenn explained to her, "They all have superior talents."
"By the way, what is your talent? Mine is average," Glenn asked.
"Oh, I'm about the same, with a medium-level talent for fire," Li Hao replied. Meanwhile, several others introduced themselves. Glenn was a merchant from another country. The others were more or less aristocrats or merchants, all from well-off families.
Under the guidance of the comments, Li Hao asked a few questions, such as how to use gold coins to purchase points, if he wanted to trade, and where to buy things with gold coins.
Glenn and the others had indeed mentioned a special room, a trading place for mage apprentices. Privately, one gold coin could be purchased for 10 points. However, there was essentially no demand for these points, as points could be exchanged for better magic items. The best way to complete the quest was to go to the quest center and complete it.
Li Hao chatted with them briefly and then left. She also noticed that the five people in this small group seemed to have known each other for a long time and might have formed an alliance before entering the Mage Tower.
When these five people discovered that Li Hao had only average talent and no background, their attitude towards her became much colder.
In addition to groups like the Noble Alliance and groups with high talents, there is another group with the largest number of people. That group is more like a group that keeps each other warm, because these people don’t look like they have a good life, with dark skin, but their talents can only be described as average, but they are all relatively young.
According to Glenn's explanation, in addition to people like them who voluntarily paid 20 gold coins, there are also some ordinary people who do not have enough money but have a talent for magic. As long as they are under 15 years old, they can buy on credit from the Mage Tower. No matter what happens in the future, they need to serve the Mage Tower for ten years, which is also a kind of investment.
But compared to those who paid tuition, those who bought on credit did not receive any of these benefits, whether it was dormitories or other things.
After finishing his meal in the cafeteria, Li Hao returned to his dorm. He was about to begin his first meditation, and first he communicated with the people in the livestream room, who lip-read the words and told them to him.
It suddenly dawned on her that the instructor knew the problem, but he just didn't tell her and just waited for them to redeem their points.
Li Hao carefully placed the leaf in front of the people in the live broadcast room. There was no difference at all, it was just an ordinary leaf. But when Li Hao put the leaf into her mouth, a picture appeared in her mind, and she felt as if something was pulling her.
She couldn't help but sink into it. When Li Hao opened her eyes again, she could already feel that her mind was very clear at this moment. She could also feel that there seemed to be something swimming in the air. This must be the magic element.
She had just had her first meditation session which went quite well, and the image that came to her mind was the meditation method.
Li Hao told this matter to everyone in the live broadcast room. He never thought that a leaf could have such an effect.
"I feel my mind is very clear now. There seems to be something in the air that I can control. It must be the magic that Wei'er mentioned." This feeling is like witnessing a new world.
"However, I feel powerless now, as if my hands and feet are weak and I can't move the magic in the air." Li Hao's mental strength at this time is definitely not enough, she needs to improve her mental strength.
Li Hao couldn't help but close his eyes and feel it, but found that new information appeared on the panel.
Li Hao【Mage Apprentice】
Life 100/100
Load 100/17.3
Mental Strength 67
I didn't expect that learning magic would cause changes to the system panel.
In the next few days, Li Hao meditated to improve his mental strength. With the help of the live broadcast room, Li Hao's 10-day novice teaching was successfully completed.
She didn't spend any points, but she got the answers from those who asked questions, which was a huge profit.
Most importantly, the studio staff had already improved her meditation method. Li Hao drew the pictures she created with her mental power during each meditation.
They tried Li Hao's meditation in that world, but there was no reaction or feeling. It must be possible only in this world.
However, based on scientific calculations and computer operations, they helped Li Hao to modify and improve the meditation method. Now she uses the new meditation method every time she meditates.
Meditation, to put it simply, is to use mental power to draw a special melody in the mind. It takes about three hours to draw this melody from beginning to end, and each time you draw it, your mental power will increase a little.
The people at the base drew the pattern he drew, which was a mess of lines. It looked like wool, and it was 3D.
However, some researchers noticed that several repeating images could be separated in several places. Using supercomputers, they spent millions of simulations, analyzing each line individually and discovering a pattern.
Finally, through Li Hao's continuous practice, they extracted 10 special images to form a 3D image. It used to take three hours to complete a meditation, but Li Hao only needed 20 minutes to do it.
Now her mental strength has successfully increased to 81 points. If Li Hao had her previous medium talent, she could meditate at most 7 times a day. But now Li Hao can meditate at least 30 times a day.
But now of course no one knows that Li Hao's mental strength has increased so much, Li Hao is now pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.
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