Chapter 163

The winter vacation at Miller University lasts from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival. The day after the Lantern Festival, students return to school one after another.

After not seeing each other for a winter vacation, Yu Tu looked around the classroom and was suddenly stunned—there were fewer people.

There were a total of 116 students including him when they enrolled this year. Now there are only 105 students sitting in the classroom, and 11 of them have dropped out.

Perhaps it was because the training in the competition tower was too hard, perhaps it was because they lacked talent, or perhaps it was because the future this path led to was too dangerous... They chose to quit and return to an ordinary and safe life.

Sanqing had promoted Miller Kerr University before inviting students to enroll, and the welfare benefits were extremely generous and indeed implemented. However, behind such a sweet cake are responsibilities and dangers.

The phonetic translation of "Mirekel" is "miracle".

Everyone who goes to school here is accompanied by potential danger. What the school aims to cultivate is not the knowledge needed to survive in peacetime, but the courage to fight monsters, the ability to save oneself when encountering danger, and the determination to sacrifice one's life at any time and anywhere to maintain world peace.

Just like the entrance test that followed after Sanqing delivered the letter, that was the first screening threshold. Those who could not pass the entrance test were not suitable to open this door even if they had talent.

Creating miracles amidst the dangers of life and death is the origin of the university's name.

Yu Tu sat quietly in his seat. All the students were probably there, because the classroom door was closed. He felt a slight sense of weightlessness, which was because the classroom was being adjusted and divided according to the teacher's needs.

With a slight "click" sound, the seats in the entire classroom were arranged in a circle, with thirty-five people in each circle, and everyone sat in a staggered manner so as not to block the view.

In the center of the circle, which was the lowest point of vision, an intricate and beautiful magic circle suddenly appeared on the ground. Spots of light gathered above the magic circle, vaguely forming the outline of a human figure.

Yu Tu heard a familiar “Wow Wow Wow”, it seemed to be... Black Crow Bella?

Under his gaze, Olivia, wearing a black robe with magic circle patterns painted on it, appeared in the center of the magic circle. On his left shoulder, Bella was standing there.

As a mermaid, Olivia's appearance is undoubtedly very shocking, with long light blonde hair and clear blue eyes. She looks elegant and noble, but as long as you think about her identity, you are left with only an ominous premonition.

Bella flapped her wings and flew along the circular seating arrangement, memorizing every student's face—Olivia could share vision with Bella.

The black crow flew around and landed back on his shoulder. Olivia spoke slowly:

"I'm Olivia, your magic teacher for this semester."

As he spoke, a small magic circle appeared in front of the 105 students in the classroom. The magic circle sent a total of 105 identical materials, including seven-colored jellyfish soaked in light blue potion, bone fragments covered with moss, withered vines, and specimen-like butterflies...

"This semester will last nearly five months. In the first two months, you will need to identify a variety of magical materials. There will be a midterm exam at the beginning of the third month—" Olivia spoke slowly, but the content of her words was chilling. "I won't mark the key points, nor will I circle the scope of the exam. If you fail, I will cancel your summer vacation at my discretion."

In the circular seats, many people's faces were wrinkled like bitter gourd skins. Last semester, they didn't mark the key points or circle the range. Those spells and casting gestures were so hard to memorize that they were dizzy. They almost got so tired from casting too many spells in a row that their fingers were almost knotted.

Some of the club members have established good relationships with some students from the Western Department. It is said that the courses in the Western Department are quite casual, and as long as you can pass it, the teachers will not care. Why is the requirement of the magic teacher of the Eastern Department so strict?

Teacher, when in Rome, do as the Romans do and don’t learn everything!

"Don't whisper to each other and control your expressions," Olivia said. "It's stupid to show your emotions on your face."

When new teachers first meet students, most of them will ask them to introduce themselves or say some inspiring words, but Olivia did none of that. He was straightforward:

"Now, class begins."

"Look at the first one on your right. It's the Gedel Pearl Pink Flower, famous for its medicinal value in affecting the soul. Drying the petals helps you sleep, and the fruit in the center of the pistil can calm the restlessness of the soul..."

If the most difficult thing about the Eastern section to memorize is the rare characters mixed in some of the herbs, and the huge difference in the medicinal properties of herbs with only one character difference in their names, then the most difficult thing about the Western section is the extremely long names of the ingredients that are distinctive but also difficult to memorize.

For example, the Gedale Pearl Pink Flower that Olivia introduced first, the Wisnat Frost Purple Butterfly that he introduced second, and the Anitote Neon Fungus that he introduced third... The first one was named after the phonetic translation of "goddess", the second one was named after the origin of this butterfly, and the third one was named after the person who discovered this fungus... The name of each material has a history, but there is basically no rule. In a word -

Hard back.

By the time Olivia had introduced the 30th type, everyone's faces were already filled with despair.

People who have awakened their spiritual powers do become more active in their thinking and more sensitive in their perception of things. In layman's terms, they become "smarter." But becoming smarter does not mean that they can memorize all these long, irregular materials, including their forms and usages, in one breath.

Everyone looked at each other, and everyone's face had an expression of the pain of "Oh no, I have to stay up late to memorize this lesson tonight."

Olivia covered a total of thirty-three materials, the sum total of the materials that were before them. He paused for a moment after he finished speaking, giving the students, who were being overwhelmed by the new knowledge, some time to absorb the shock.

Then he waved the wand in his hand, and a magic circle appeared with the same thirty-three ingredients in place.

"Everyone, follow my steps to make the first potion in your life." Olivia's smile faded slightly, "This potion is called "Soul Town."

"Soul Town" is a rare potion that acts on the soul. A person can only make it once in his lifetime. No matter how the ingredients are processed, the potion will not fail, it will only affect the final color and taste.

Since the advent of this potion, even if the same materials are used, the same steps are replicated, the same time is set, and the same attribute of spiritual power is used, it is still impossible to produce two identical ones.

Olivia had already consumed the "Soul Town" she made a long time ago, and now she can no longer make a second one. He just took these materials and gave the students a demonstration on how to process them.

Although the potion "Soul Town" requires a lot of materials, it is surprisingly easy to process. Yu Tu picked up the Gedel pearl pink flower and, following Olivia's instructions, used his spiritual power to carefully dry the pale pink petals bit by bit. After the petals were completely dry, they fell off automatically, revealing the pearl-shaped fruit surrounded by the stamens.

Yu Tu made the fruit float up, then used magic to freeze and grind the Wisnat Frost Purple Butterfly into powder, poured it together with the juice squeezed from the Anitote Ni Colorful Fungus, and stirred slowly clockwise. After the powder and liquid were fully mixed and turned into colorful transparent water, Yu Tu added the Gedel Pearl Powder Flower Fruit, and the color of the medicine changed from colorless to pink purple at such a speed that it seemed to have lost a frame.

When the seventeenth ingredient was added, the potion, which had already turned blue-green, made a "bang" sound and gurgled, with a faint sign of about to explode.

Yu Tu: “!!!”

He quickly added the shredded enamel anemone into it, and at the critical moment when the blue-green potion turned into orange-red, he threw in a white siren stone. The potion that had boiled to half a person's height then smoothly poured back, and he successfully survived this crisis.

Before Yu Tu's heart could settle down, explosions occurred one after another around him. Either the Enamel Anemone was added slowly, or the Siren Stone was not added on time. Some were soaked by the potion and turned into drowned chickens, while others were blown into chicken heads.

Bella hovered among the students, observing them, transforming into a mocking crow and uttering merciless "Wa ...

The hatred value is quite high.

After all thirty-three ingredients were added, Yu Tu slowly stirred counterclockwise. The volume of the medicine gradually shrank with his movements and condensed into a small suspended ball.

Olivia did not demonstrate the last step. He only said to keep stirring and that when the medicine was ready, there would be a natural effect.

Yu Tu stared at the small ball of liquid, and a voice in his heart told him faintly that the medicine was ready.

Yu Tu picked up a finger-long curved-necked glass bottle from the table and placed it under the liquid. After all the liquid flowed into the glass bottle, he plugged the stopper in place.

The "Soul Town" he made is light green in color as a whole, and looks like flowing silk shining with silver light. When the bottle is shaken slightly, the crisp sound is like frost and snow hitting the ice under the eaves.

"Not bad." Yu Tu suddenly heard Olivia's voice. He looked away from the medicine and saw Olivia's smiling eyes. "Looking at the color, the taste shouldn't be too bad."

Yu Tu: “…”

The dead walleye pizza from the memory strikes again.

"A person can only take Soul Town once in his life. It is said that some people understand the direction of their talents through the drug, some see the forgotten past, and some glimpse the future." Olivia said softly, "Legend has it that what Soul Town sees is the most critical node of destiny."

"Are you scared?" Olivia couldn't help but laugh when she saw Yu Tu's increasingly serious expression. "It's just a legend. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Yu Tu saw Bella folding her wings and jumping on his desk, looking at him with her head tilted, making a "wawawa" sound that sounded like comfort.

"If you are mentally prepared, you can drink it now."

"Soul Town" is a special medicine, so when drinking it, it must be supervised by an experienced person. It is impossible to leave them unattended. Olivia's current state seems relaxed, but in fact, her perception has filled the entire classroom, preparing for emergencies that may occur at any time.

Yu Tu didn't pay attention to the progress of the people around him. He shook the bottle, feeling a little nervous. After taking a deep breath, Yu Tu pulled out the cork, closed his eyes and drank the medicine in one go. The light green medicine was cold, as if it had chilled his limbs, and had a slightly bitter taste.

He heard the sound of wind and snow.

A violent snowstorm that seemed to be just around the corner.

Yu Tu opened his eyes. He was no longer in the classroom. He was in a messy forest. Snow and wind covered everything he could see. In the snow and wind, he saw a tea tree. The tree was covered with ice, and a string of blood beads dripped down from the tip of the leaves.

"despair!"

"despair……"

"Yu Tu! Come back to your senses!!"

He heard Olivia's faint voice passing through the ice and snow, and his body became very light, as if it was floating.

After a moment of distraction, Yu Tu saw the familiar classroom again.

His friends gathered around him, worried looks on their faces, Olivia to his right and Bella on his shoulder.

"I..." What's wrong?

Yu Tu opened his mouth to speak, and after uttering a word, he realized that his voice was hoarse. He touched his cheeks, which were wet.

The sound just now...was that blood dripping, or was it his tears?

Yu Tu was the first group to take the potion, but he was the last one to not wake up. Not only had he been in this state for too long, but his condition also looked quite wrong. He seemed to have seen something extremely sad, and he kept shedding tears. Olivia used a spell to wake him up from his chaos.

Olivia's black robe fluttered, his blue eyes shone with a hint of light gold. He looked into Yu Tu's eyes, as if he knew what he wanted to ask:

"Don't tell anyone what you see or hear using Soul Country."

Yu Tu put his hand on his chest. He could feel his heart beating through his school uniform.

He said softly, "Okay."

In the teahouse, the Buyehou, who was slumped in a recliner, made exactly the same movements as him.

The only difference is that the illusory pain fed back from the consciousness in the body of the Marquis of Buye is even stronger. The severe pain spreads from the heart to all parts of the body, and it hurts as if the whole heart is being dug out.

But there was clearly a heartbeat in Buyehou's chest.