Knai brushed off Liu Sen's hand, slowly stood up, and when he did, blood gushed from his feet, but he seemed to feel nothing at all.

  "I'll take you back!" Liu Sen deftly moved his hand, slipping it under Knai's rib, almost lifting him up.

  "Let go!" A cold voice.

  Stared down by his icy gaze, Liu Sen was momentarily stunned, his hand gradually loosening.

  Knai strode towards the right. Just after taking three steps, he suddenly stumbled and fell again. Before he hit the ground, a hand reached out, grabbing his shoulder: "Whether you refuse or not, I will take you back!"

  Knai stared at him coldly, but Liu Sen's eyes were like a spring breeze, speaking gently: "No one can defeat everyone from the start, but as long as there's a belief in victory, no one is absolutely unbeatable! A magic wand is just a minor supplement to enhance one's own skills. If one focuses too much on such things, it will limit their own skill growth. Compared to magic wands, the abilities one possesses are what truly matter."

  This was Liu Sen's understanding. Magic wands are sought after in this world because they can significantly improve one's strength instantaneously. For magicians who have reached their peak, holding a magic wand is normal since their power can't grow anymore, and they can reach new heights with the help of a wand.

  But for students of the Magic Academy, he thought it ridiculous to rely on a magic wand, as their abilities are always growing. Why seek a false prosperity with a magic wand, to show off to others?

  A magic wand is an external thing. Today it's yours, but losing it would mean your abilities would drastically decline, indeed a false prosperity!

  Knai was stunned. Yes, why should he set limits for himself? A third-level magician with a wand could reach the second level, but without the wand, who's to say they couldn't reach the second level with their real skills? Achieving the second level on real skill, then finding a wand might even reach the first level. But if one never discards the wand, they can never reach the first level! — Because with a wand in hand, people might lose their way, unable to correctly evaluate themselves, and thus unable to find the path forward!

  The sorrow of losing the wand gradually faded, and Knai's eyes slowly brightened. Liu Sen saw this change: "Let's go, no matter what the future holds, you need to heal now!"

  "Remember this pce!" Knai said slowly: "I want him to fall here!"

  "I don't need to remember!" Liu Sen: "As long as you remember the feeling of failure, where can't he fall?"

  The two left together, without looking back.

  Beneath the teaching building, countless pairs of eyes watched them leave, some sympathetic, some disdainful, and some gloating over the misfortune. This fool actually got along with someone from the Loki tribe, not to mention offending Nars, bringing unexpected troubles, just the loss of face in terms of status was already enough.

  But there were a pair of eyes filled with hatred, staring at Liu Sen's back for a long time, a pair of beautiful eyes. In her memory, if there was one person truly terrifying, it was undoubtedly this person. If there was one person who truly deserved to die, it was also him. Why did he come? What was he going to do? Was he looking for her? If so, what should she do?

  A pair of hands moved up and down in front of her, and a pyful ugh came to her ears: "Kema, what are you so engrossed in?" She was actually Kema, Miss Kema from Giles Isnd, who left home to come to this Magic and Martial Arts Academy because of this man. But she had been here for less than a month, and this terrifying man had also arrived. Could it be that he had finally recovered his memory, remembered her, and came from far away to continue to harm her? As Kema's mind was in turmoil, a chill also rose from the bottom of her heart.

  The pyful voice continued: "Miss Kema is moved, our Ice Lady has actually become a Lady of Ice and Fire..."

  "What nonsense?" Kema gred at her companion: "You're the one who would fall for this beast!"

  "Beast?" The beautiful girl beside her rolled her eyes pyfully: "Kema, you really deserve sympathy. Were you... by that person? Didn't get pregnant, did you?"

  Kema was furious: "You..."

  Finally, she stopped talking: "Come on, Yali, help me think of a way. This is really serious!"

  The two girls walked shoulder to shoulder, Yali kept asking questions, making several sensational specutions along the way, but Kema didn't respond to any, until they entered Kema's single dormitory, and the door was tightly closed. Kema then spoke heavily: "You know? This person is really a beast, a beast that causes trouble across eight hundred miles of sea..."

  Yali's face gradually turned pale, her mouth slowly opening. As Kema finished her story, she finally nodded vigorously: "You're right, this person really is a beast, absolutely despicable!"

  "Exactly!" Kema said: "I've never personally killed anyone, but if it were up to me to kill this person, I could do it a thousand times without flinching!"

  "But you can't take action!" Yali said: "If you kill him, the news will quickly reach Wind God Isnd, and your Giles, along with the other thirty-four isnds, will become this beast's funeral!"

  "Yes, I can't personally take action, not even be reted to him in any way, to get rid of him... is really difficult!" Kema was troubled. She couldn't show herself, couldn't take action, but she wanted to see him dead. The residents of eight hundred miles of sea and thirty-five isnds, tens of thousands of people, all hoped to hear news of his death. How to make him die without any connection to her or the thirty-five isnds?

  "I really hope a hero would come out and kill this beast!" Yali said dreamily: "How about we go find such a hero?"

  "If there really is such a hero!" Kema said: "I'll be the first to offer him flowers!"

  "Offering flowers isn't exciting, not enough stakes!" Yali teased with a smile: "How about offering yourself? If you agree, I won't oppose helping you arrange it. Maybe there really is a man who, for the sake of getting you, this beautiful woman, would bravely stand up..."

  "Are you crazy? If the news spreads, how is it any different from me taking action personally?"

  That's true, the method of posting notices all over the campus seemed a bit too loud, maybe before they even acted, the target would have run back to compin.

  The two girls looked at each other.

  "Achoo" Liu Sen sneezed loudly. This room was too stimuting. It was daytime, but the messy bedding and cramped beds decred the bustling and lively nights here. There were more than thirty pieces of bedding just id on the ground, without even a bed. The dark room, though not small, seemed too cramped with so much bedding.

  The smell of foot odor came from some corner, along with some unknown stench. There were too many potential sources of the smell, too many targets meant no targets at all. Anyway, this pce was solely inhabited by men, brothers not even calling each other bro, pretty much the same, everyone could just make do. But Liu Sen found it hard to adapt.

  The pce where Knai lived was the so-called slum. Even in the slum, he was not a popur figure. His bed was at the very back. Seeing Liu Sen helping him in, only two buddies came over to show concern, the rest slipped away.

  Roommates injured, and this was their attitude!

  Liu Sen helped Knai to his bed, sitting down beside it, taking the water passed by a short companion.

  "You should go. This pce isn't for you!" Knai seemed to notice his discomfort.

  "No problem!" Liu Sen: "Where you fit in, I fit in too. Know why? Because... the moment I saw you, I felt we should be friends!"

  "I don't have... friends who live in single rooms!" Knai turned and y down: "When you leave, don't step on anyone's bedding. They're not too friendly!"

  Was this an eviction notice? Of course, it was, albeit a more implicit kind. Most people would get it, but Liu Sen was not most people. He didn't get it, but instead smiled: "So you think I'm not comfortable living in a single room. You can try it sometime. It's really stuffy, nothing like the fun here."

  Surprised expressions appeared on several faces. He was a single-room dweller, meaning his family had lots of gold coins, a symbol of css. Yet, he was willing to step into this smelly little room and even called it fun? Fun my foot! If they had any choice, who wouldn't escape this "fun" pce at the first opportunity?

  Knai fell asleep. Liu Sen had no choice but to leave, quietly walking through the cluttered bedding. Although he inevitably stepped on some bedding edges, no one showed any hostility, knowing his noble status, everyone seemed to change.

  Just after Liu Sen left, Knai's eyes slowly opened, staring at the door for a long time. Friends! This was a strange word, a simple word, yet so magical. Knai felt a warm current flowing in his heart, a feeling he hadn't had in a long time. Back then, in his tribe, one day he was bitten by a snake, and a buddy y on his leg to suck the poison from the wound. As his buddy's lips approached his calf, "friend" was the word that came to his mind.

  That buddy was ter killed by someone, and he came out for revenge, with only one desire: to learn magic and kill the vilin who murdered his only friend!