Chapter 21: The Outer Court of Magic

  Xiao Chen and the other two people walked out of the waiting area and boarded a horse-drawn carriage.

  Xue Wei looked at Xiao Chen with a curious gaze, this person, they had grown up together since childhood, nominally as master and servant, but actually as childhood sweethearts who played together.

  After more than a decade, the original impression had taken root, but after meeting again for just a short while, several things happened, and all those original impressions collapsed, becoming blurred. Xiao Chen's entire person seemed to have become mysterious.

  Looking at Xiao Chen sitting in a wheelchair with an indifferent expression.

  Xue Wei couldn't help but whisper: "Young Master, you seem to have changed a bit. In the past, you wouldn't say things like that. Just now, facing Rukato and the others, making them seal their own magical origins... it's so ruthless."

  Xue Wei couldn't help but shudder at the thought of Xiao Chen's cold and ruthless gaze from earlier.

  Xiao Chen smiled: "Is this not good?"

  His face suddenly changed, becoming somewhat stern, and he said in a low voice: "This time I went out, after going through some things, almost died, so I understood some truth. I won't live like a wolf anymore! I am Xiao Chen, no less than others with hands and feet, why should I be inferior to others? Why can anyone come up and mock me, laugh at me, and trample on me? From now on, no one can stand above my head and look down on me. Those who look down on me, I will trample them under my feet, never to rise again."

  Xiao Chen almost made an extremely arrogant declaration.

  But this is not arrogance, it's self-confidence and self-respect. All great figures must be people who are confident in themselves, convinced that they can overcome everything, destroy everything. Without this kind of domineering momentum, how can one stand above the heads of countless people?

  Xiao Chen's hands were propped up, although he was young, his momentum had already been born, like a tiger, like a dragon, a tiger crouching and a dragon coiling.

  The twin sisters' hearts skipped a beat.

  This aura, I haven't even seen it on Count-sama before.

  I don't know why, but twins have a strong feeling, Xiao Chen is not bragging, he must be able to do it.

  After half an hour, the carriage stopped.

  A magnificent, ancient building exuding an air of mysterious grandeur appeared before me.

  The founder of the Celestial Academy is the great magician "Clydeaman", so the magic academy has a history of over a thousand years, and the millennium has made the entire college full of rich, ancient and mysterious magical atmosphere.

  The road, paved with flat bluestones, was very wide and could accommodate several horse-drawn carriages driving side by side. Along the roadside, ancient trees shaded the sky, each one having grown for who-knows-how-many years, lush and verdant. On the small stone benches under the trees, students wearing formal robes sat in groups of three or five, some holding magic books or wands, quietly discussing among themselves.

  Xiao Chen felt the atmosphere and nodded silently.

  The Magic Academy is much better than that trashy prep school.

  "Xue Wei Xue Rui, as long as you break through the first star law, you can officially become a student of Waiyuan Academy, right?" Xiao Chen asked.

  "Yes, every month, there is an assessment for freshmen at the foreign institute, as long as you pass, it's fine."

  "Oh, this month's assessment, when is it?"

  "It should be the 18th, a week later, huh... Young Master, you, do you want to take the assessment?" Xue Wei's eyes lit up, seeing Xiao Chen nodding, she excitedly said: "You, you broke through to One-Star Warrior?"

  "A single star?" Xiao Chen smiled and nodded in agreement.

  "That's great!" Xue Wei and Xue Hua were overjoyed: "Young Master, if you enter the Outer Academy, we'll be classmates! It's just that you're a Wind System mage, I don't know which class you'll be assigned to."

  "Oh, does the Magic Academy also have classes divided by grade?" Xiao Chen asked, unfamiliar with the academy. In the preparatory class, there was no such division, and everyone attended classes together.

  "This is natural, there are too many students in the outer court." Xue Tong said: "The power of the Tianxing Empire covers an area of one million kilometers on the eastern continent of Luoxing Mountain Range. There are hundreds of low-level civilizations on this land, and each country has many noble children to study at the college. Just one outer court, there are at least 100,000 students."

  This sounds terrifying, but Xiao Chen knew that it wasn't much. He had looked at the map, and just the Tianxing Empire alone spanned over 300,000 kilometers, with a population of tens of billions. Plus, there were hundreds of lower-level civilizations, so ten million was really not many.

  "The outer court is further divided into the Primary Magic Department and the Intermediate Magic Department. Mages with three stars or below study in the Primary Magic Department, while those with three to six stars study in the Intermediate Magic Department. Those with six stars or above can enter the inner court, but that's extremely rare - out of a hundred thousand people, only about a hundred or so can get in. As for me and Xuetong, we're currently attending class in the Primary Magic Department's 1B6503..."

  ……

  Three people walked and talked, letting Xiao Chen have a certain understanding of the college.

  They soon arrived at a building that occupied a very large area, built with large blocks of stone, and the mossy traces between the stones showed the long history of the building.

  Inside, there is a huge dining hall with long tables twenty meters in length, lined up with chairs. The ceiling of the grand hall has magic lamps burning day and night, emitting soft light.

  Along the long table, some magic apprentices were seated and having their meal.

  The aroma of food wafts through the air, and the dishes on the table are indeed sumptuous, unmatched by any outside restaurant, with even a whole roasted suckling pig with crispy golden skin.

  Three people casually found a less crowded table, sat down and ordered some food.

  While eating, they continued to chat. Although Xiao Chen had not been in contact with magic for a long time, he was surprisingly more thorough than the twin sisters in many details. After all, the two of them were receiving key training from the academy and often had one-on-one tutoring from high-level mages, so their foundation was very solid. Xiao Chen asked many questions and his understanding of magic improved significantly.

  "You two are both Fire-elemental Adepts?" Xiao Chen furrowed his brow as he looked at the two girls, a hint of doubt in his voice.

  "It's not entirely true, we both have dual attributes of water and fire." Xuewei replied.

  People are different, and it's really frustrating. The twin sisters' talents are indeed abnormal. With both water and fire attributes, completely opposing properties appearing in the same person means that their attributes will never be restrained. This is even more abnormal than having single or dual attributes that don't oppose each other.

  Xiao Chen didn't show a hint of jealousy, instead he took out a bright red spirit fruit from his bosom and said: "This is for you guys, it should help with breaking through your boundaries."

  "This is...?" The twin girls seemed uncertain, took a closer look, and then exclaimed: "Huoyun Lingguo?"

  Any fire-attribute mage would be no stranger to this spirit fruit.

  This is the treasure that every fire-based mage has been dreaming of, the Spirit Fruit's surface emits a thin, transparent red glow, making the two tender faces look like flowers.

  "Less... Young Master, where did you get this?" Xue Tong's breathing became somewhat urgent.

  No fire-attribute mage can resist this temptation, which is equivalent to a guaranteed breakthrough of one stage, and fewer times of bitter practice and meditation.

  "Where did you get this from, never mind, anyway I'm keeping it doesn't make any sense, you take it."

  "Young master, the Huoyun Lingguo is very precious. You'd better keep it for yourself. It's enough to exchange for a Wind Crystal Spirit Fruit that can help a wind system mage break through their boundary. There's a trading conference in the academy, you'll definitely be able to get one," Xuewei said hastily.

  "Yes, you keep it, young master." Xue Tui looked at Ling Guo with a reluctant gaze, but still agreed with her sister's opinion.

  "You two are really troublesome, I don't want you anymore." Xiao Chen made a throwing motion.

  "Master!" The twin sisters pouted their mouths.

  "Here you go." Xiao Chen handed the Huo Yun Ling fruit to Xue Tong, who seemed to want it more and had a stronger fire element aura on her body.

  "Here, take it, sister. Your fire magic realm is higher, and its effect will be greater for you." Xuewei said.

  "Alright... young master, I've accepted it."

  Seeing Xiao Chen nod, Xue Hua carefully put the spiritual fruit into her pocket and then revealed a smile: "Thank you, young master."