"Let me think." Teacher Xiu contemplated for a moment. "Xiao Hei is maturing at an unusually fast rate, much faster than the rate of growth mentioned in the book. In only a year, he almost grew out of his infant stage. The book stated that the minimum amount of time to mature past the infant stage is 600 years. But it hasn't even been a year since Xiao Hei was born and he has almost finished maturing past the infant stage and will soon enter the growth stage. I suppose there is a relationship between Xiao Hei's rapid growth and your shadow Affinity."
"Zhang Ling, you truly picked up a treasure. No matter what, you mustn't let other people know that Xiao Hei is a dragon. Wait until after Xiao Hei entered the growth stage, then no longer have to worry. By that time, his wings and claws should have already sprouted out and he will be of great assistance to you. I still don't know why he is black, maybe it's because of your shadow affinity."
"Yea, this is great. My magic beast is a dragon."
"Don't be happy so soon. First I'll give you this book. This book has been passed on from master to student throughout the generations. You must preserve it well. It will be useful to you in the future. On the last page of the book, a map and the means of traveling to the Dragon race's territory are written down. After you graduate from the advanced magic academy, you should go visit. We truly don't know how Xiao Hei wandered out of their territory."
"Okay, I will take care of that, and my partner Xiao Hei will be together forever!!"
"Teacher Xiu, when can I go home? I miss mother and father." I didn't have any ulterior motives, it was just that I suddenly recalled a longing for home!
"Homesick? Rest for two days, wait until your body has recovered, and then go home. The day after tomorrow is official school vacation. " Teacher Xiu said brightly.
"Ah, that's right. Teacher Xiu, I don't want to challenge the upperclassmen anymore. I feel like I am still lacking. I want to diligently practice magic and become stronger before thinking about challenging them again."
"Your attitude is great. I feared that you would have become satisfied with your progress thus far. Without Xiao Hei's magic combining help, you wouldn't have been the champion. I also wish for you to diligently practice. Wait until you attend an advanced magic academy, then you can graduate early. Why don't you rest? I still have many matters to attend to." Teacher Xiu kindly patted my head, then turned around and left.
I truly didn't expect that this competition would be so eventful. But it's not too bad, at the very least I found out what Xiao Hei was. Once I enter society, I'll definitely find the time to go and help Xiao Hei find his parents.
I looked at Xiao Hei warmly, stroking his large head. Xiao Hei seemed to feel something, lazily leaning toward me.
Teacher Xiu had already left and his barrier should have also expired. I immediately sent Xiao Hei back into my body.
Wanting to sleep, I laid down on the bed, however, I couldn't sleep at all. Teacher Yu should be coming to pick me up the day after tomorrow. With his high expectations of me, he will surely be extremely happy once he learns of my progress. I don't know about mother and father, but they definitely miss me. I really miss them too.
I watched the starry sky through my window with feelings of homesickness. Since I couldn't sleep, I began cultivating my magic power. Restoring as much of my magic power as possible is also very important. I began absorbing the condensed Shadow essence and blue light elements. It's much faster to restore my magic power than it was before.
.... Two days later.
Early in the morning, I went to go find Teacher Xiu. "Teacher Xiu, my magic power has been nearly fully recovered. Can I go home now?"
He lifted his head up from the book he was reading and gave me a slight smile. "Foolish child, why so urgent? Are you trying to avoid this old man by leaving early?"
"No way, no way. I would hate to part with you. You are the best teacher I have ever met." These were words that came from my heart. It was precise because of Teacher Xiu's guidance that I was able to improve this quickly. In just one year, I was able to become the second grade's representative.
Teacher Xiu's smile became even wider once he saw my anxious expression. "I'm just teasing you. Quickly go. Once you've packed up your things, you can go home. Be careful on the road. Is there anyone picking you up?" He only asked me this because he knew my home was very far.
"There is. But I don't know if he has arrived yet. He's my previous teacher from the elementary magic academy."
"Oh! If I have the opportunity I would really like to meet him and ask what methods he used to enable you to have such a strong foundation." (This is however out of the question because currently, Teacher Xiu doesn't want others to know I'm his student.)
"No need, no need." I immediately rejected Teacher Xiu. If I let him use Teacher Yu's methods to deal with me, how could I possibly live out the rest of my days? "Your education methods are superior to all other teachers, so you don't need to compare notes." Without delay, I gave him a lofty hat to wear.
After hearing my words, Teacher Xiu was extremely cheerful. "Really? I didn't teach you in vain then." From his appearance, I could tell that he was pleased with himself. "Oh, that's right. I've got something to give you since you're leaving now."
"You don't need to give me anything. The magic robe you gave me last time is already good enough." Although the magic robe's effect on the sealing effects of Absolute Disturbance wasn't great, it still had a powerful effect on common attack spells.
"I'm not giving you a gift this time, it's something you earned." Saying this, he pulled out a precious amethyst card from his chest.
"What is this?" I curiously asked.
"This is an amethyst card containing diamond coins. There are very few people on the continent who are able to possess such a card. It can't be used by anyone but you, since I have already inputted your data into it. It can't be altered in the future. Within it is the 100 diamond coins you earned by becoming the champion. Enough for you to spend. In the future when you want to use it, you only need to take it out and that will be enough. Its biggest benefit is that it can only be used by you, so you absolutely must not lose it. You can summon the amethyst card with summoning magic, so should ordinarily be keeping it within your body."
It's so pretty. After receiving it, I've become quite wealthy. Furthermore, it's not a small fortune either! This is great!
"Teacher Xiu, I'll be leaving then. Take care of yourself. I'll be back after my vacation is over." After saying this, I turned around and began running towards the dormitory. I just need to pack up my stuff then I can go home! Yep, yep yep.
"Pay attention to safety on the road, don't let your magic decline while you're at home." From behind me came Teacher Xiu's repeated warnings.