Chapter 1: The Awakening of the Young Man! Thaumaturge...

  "Let me join the college team?"

  St. Luminous Academy, in a corner of the giant forest, Vero is facing Kate.

  "I haven't even condensed a single Yuan pellet, what makes you think I have the ability to join the Academy team?"

  "You spent those months in the medical center sneaking out at night to practice, and even dug a hole in the wall of the Beast Training Hall. You've already trained for more than half a year longer than Ailin and the others. With your current physical condition, according to my and some elite teachers' predictions, if you start special training from today, it's possible to condense the Yuan particles before the preliminary round officially begins." Kate looked into Beru's eyes and said seriously: "And with just your own practice, you've already been able to achieve Moon Night Frenzy. If you can master self-induced frenzy, your power will be much stronger than Koriin and the others, and it's even possible to use secret techniques that only a two-gate opener can cast."

  "It turns out that you want me to condense the yuan particles, and at the same time be able to go crazy on my own, and then cast a spell after going crazy." Bero's glasses flashed with white light: "In such a short period of time, it is already very difficult to meet these two conditions at the same time. As for mastering that secret technique that only those who have opened two yuan gates can cast, it is something that can only be practiced after mastering self-crazy, and it's almost impossible."

  Kate looked at Bero, who was extremely calm at this time, and nodded: "As long as you are willing to join the college team, it's worth a try, no matter how small."

  "Alright, I'll join the academy team."

  Bail's words left Kate stunned.

  After being bluntly rejected by Lin Luolan, he didn't expect Beiro to agree so readily.

  "But I have a condition." Just as he was slightly stunned, Pero looked at him and added.

  "What conditions?" Kate asked somewhat strangely.

  "I want to go into the giant beast arena for special training."

  "What?!"

  Kate was taken aback, incredulously catching Bero's gaze. He clearly remembered Liszt saying that Bero's severe injury last time was caused by sneaking into the giant beast enclosure.

  "I don't know what kind of special training you've prepared for me, but judging from your reaction, it shouldn't be a battle with those monsters in the Colosseum." Berro pushed his glasses up and met Kate's gaze, saying: "The beastman bloodline will only make the most progress when we are close to and fight against these giant monsters and beasts. Our ancestors, the beastmen who lived in the Giant Devil Forest, had to face all sorts of giant monsters and beasts from birth. Only by being surrounded by a similar aura can one awaken the power of the beastman bloodline the fastest and most thoroughly."

  "Don't mention the Beast Training Hall to me." Beru paused for a moment before continuing, "Those useless things that have lost most of their beastly instincts are of no use in awakening my Bloodline Power. Only those giant monsters and beasts raised in the Giant Beast Enclosure may be able to bring me to the state you mentioned."

  "But the Colosseum, that's just a real battlefield for combatants who have already passed the assessment... For someone like you, it's really too dangerous." Kate looked at Berro with some speechlessness: "And since we're in an environment closest to the Giant Dragon War era Beastman lifestyle at its highest level, we definitely can't appear by your side. That way, you'll be in real danger of losing your life."

  "People who don't dare to risk their lives, what's the point of studying, what's the point of chasing dreams?" Berro turned around, no longer looking at Kate, but his eyes burned with an unprecedented strange flame, full of hatred and determination that cannot be described in words.

  "This sentence was originally always what teachers advised students, but unexpectedly today it became what the student and teacher said." Kate took a deep breath, looking at Bero's back, thinking in her heart, "What reason is it that gave you such ambition and fighting spirit?"

  ……

  "Special training? Berro is following Kate teacher for special training?"

  "Houston teacher, why didn't you let me follow and participate in Coach Kate's special training?"

  "Coach Kate is an elite coach, her special training must be very intense. If I also participate in Coach Kate's special training, my progress should improve faster too?"

  "Houston teacher, can you talk to Kate teacher and let me join his special training too?"

  “……”

  In the afternoon, after Kate had gone to Houston, Eileen kept asking around Houston after learning from him that Berro didn't attend Houston's class because Kate would arrange special training for him.

  Almost all newborns are mute.

  Everyone else hated Mr. Houston and stayed as far away from him as possible, but Ailin seemed to feel nothing of his sinister and terrifying nature, being extremely close to Mr. Houston instead.

  Houston was also left speechless by Ailing's question.

  Saying Kate teacher is an elite teacher and saying that participating in Kate's special training will make progress faster, these are simply slapping him in the face again.

  He was at his wit's end and blurted out in exasperation, "I'm not Kate, how am I supposed to know why she won't let you attend the special training? If you want to participate, go ask Kate yourself, what do you want me for?"

  "Are ordinary teachers not even entitled to a say in comparison with elite teachers?" Ailin replied disappointedly.

  "Houston felt his face being trampled on again, filled with a blood-spitting impulse."

  "Mr. Houston."

  Suddenly, a loud cry with a tremolo sounded in this clearing of Thinker's Stone Forest.

  Moss?

  Everyone turned around in surprise to find that the voice came from Moss, who had skipped class for a day. At this moment, this little red-haired boy didn't know where he came from, and his whole body looked like he was fished out of the water.

  Houstan stared blankly at Morse, unsure of what Morse was going to do.

  "I skipped one of your classes, punish me."

  His pale face twisted in a scowl, Moss shouted: "What kind of perverted tricks do you have? Use them all on me! Don't hold back just because I'm a newcomer!"

  "Another one has gone mad." Houston suddenly felt a blackout before his eyes.

  "Hey, why are you particularly spirited today?" Ailin asked Mos enthusiastically.

  "I saw the new student, Si Tinghuan from Golden Lion Academy, challenge a team from Iron Forest Academy today. Wang Erde from Iron Forest Academy had already used his physical skill 'Green Bee Double Blades' and even used a secret technique of continuous teleportation, but was defeated by Si Tinghuan in one move. That Qi Kailuo seemed to be able to see through people's movements in advance, and only managed to tie with Si Tinghuan.

  Mos's gaze didn't linger on Ailin, but instead sought help from Heston, "Heston teacher, you must think of a way to remind Kriss and the others to prepare ahead of time. If we can't even win against God Shield Academy, it's impossible for us to win against those two academies."

  "Huh!" Houston thought Moss must have gone mad, "What and what, the Golden Lion Academy and Iron Forest Academy's match is still nearly three months away, how can they be playing today? And you say a freshman from Golden Lion Academy defeated Wald with one move? You say Wald used his signature physical technique, Twin Bee Daggers, and also used the secret art of continuous instant movement, that might be possible, after all I watched their match last year, this year Wald was able to open the second technique gate, having such ability is indeed possible. But defeating Wald with one move? The entire Golden Lion Academy doesn't have a student like that, let alone a freshman!"

  "I'm telling you, it's true..." Moss exclaimed as soon as he heard this. At this time, Ailin couldn't help but interrupt: "Professor Houston, you haven't explained in detail what the seven techniques of the Condensation Technique are after the yuan particle, and what does the second technique mean?"

  If it were another freshman asking, Houston might have already been impatient and lectured, "Can't you go to the library to look up books yourself?" or "Don't be too ambitious, you haven't even condensed your technique yet, and you're asking such questions." It would naturally be explained in detail during the second year of courses. But now Ailin had gotten him to the point where he was a bit psychologically shadowed, and as soon as Ailin asked, he unconsciously began to answer carefully: "There are seven places in the human body that can store technique particles, called the Seven Technique Gates. The more gates opened, the more technique particles that can be accumulated, and also the stronger the compression of the technique particles, which not only allows the technician to cast more powerful secret techniques that require higher technique particle requirements, but also makes the power of the same secret technique stronger for technicians with more open gates."

  Although the number of opened technique gates cannot be completely equated with combat strength due to special reasons such as fighting skills and experience, bloodline, etc., for the entire continent, the number of opened technique gates is still the only standard for dividing the strong and weak of a technique practitioner. If you can condense the technique yuan particles and open one technique gate, it is considered an ordinary entry-level technique practitioner. A practitioner who opens two technique gates can have the title of combat-level technique practitioner and is considered to already possess the ability to join some technique practitioner teams, responsible for patrolling and guarding tasks. A practitioner who opens three technique gates is generally called a high-ranking technique practitioner and has the ability to go to various wildernesses, borderlands, execute tasks, hunt down harmful monsters, and kill enemy technique practitioner teams. A practitioner who can open four technique gates is called an elite-level technique practitioner and is already a powerful force relied upon by the entire kingdom. The technique practitioner teams formed are generally also executing extremely difficult tasks related to the safety of the entire kingdom. A practitioner who can open five technique gates has already mastered and can use some forbidden techniques, known as a forbidden-level technique practitioner. Further opening six and seven technique gates makes one a king-level and legendary-level technique practitioner, respectively, which only those heroic figures in history have been able to achieve.

  "How can we open more gates then? And, Professor Houston, how many gates have you opened? What about Professors Juran and Kate, those elite professors, how many gates have they opened?" Ailin asked eagerly.

  “...I knew you'd ask that.” Houston's face turned a bit green, but he didn't answer, fearing it might lead to more severe consequences. He thought of slapping himself for his response: “Like the Condensed Technique Particles, if you want to open more technique gates, you can only do so by constantly practicing and fighting, continuously breaking through your physical and mental limits. This allows you to feel the existence of each technique gate within yourself and compress stronger technique particles. However, as time goes on, the stronger your body and mind become, the harder it is to progress. It's extremely difficult to break through your physical and mental limits. Especially after reaching a certain age, your bodily functions deteriorate, and your cultivation will stop growing, or even decline. Generally, before the age of 50 is the golden period for technique practitioners. Whatever level you reach by then is your limit. After turning 50, older practitioners will degenerate unless they have an exceptionally powerful secret technique. I've already opened three technique gates, and the minimum standard for elite teachers at the academy is to open at least four.”

  "It's only a difference of one level, but the gap is quite significant. Ellyn muttered to herself: "So, our Saint Luminous Academy's elite teachers are at least at the kingdom's elite master standard, and ordinary teachers have reached senior master standard. But four elite teachers from different departments can take on two or three ordinary teachers from other departments simultaneously. How can there be such a huge difference between these three departments and the fourth one?"

  "You won't die if you don't say another word!" Houston's face was covered in black lines.

  "Houston teacher, everything I said is true!" Seeing Ailing and Houston completely ignoring him, Moss let out an even louder voice.

  "Impossible!" Houston, with a black line on his face, turned around: "Being able to defeat Wang Er in one move and being able to tie with Kiro, who can occupy a seat in the national tournament, is at least a high-level magician who has opened three technique gates. Kiro was discovered by an elite teacher from Ironwood Academy five years after awakening, brought back to the academy, and he himself also possesses extremely special aberrant bloodline talent. After three years of special training at Ironwood Academy, he reached this terrifying level. You're saying that Golden Lion Academy, a second-rate academy, can't possibly produce someone like Kiro? Let alone a freshman? Is that freshman the same age as me?"