Moransiu returned to his dormitory from Luli Mountain only to find the door locked from the inside.
"Muk, are you in there?" Moransiu called from outside.
It was probably around nine in the evening, and there was no light in the room, yet the door was locked from inside, which puzzled Moransiu. He took a few steps back and looked around, confirming that he hadn't gone to the wrong place.
"Is... Moransiu?"
Moransiu heard Muk's unique voice from inside the room, mixed with a hint of bitterness, as if he had suffered great injustice.
"Muk, what's wrong?" Moransiu asked.
As Moransiu finished speaking, the door 'creaked' open, and a disheveled head popped out from inside. Muk extended his head, cautiously looking at Moransiu and then glancing in both directions, making sure there was no one else around before waving vigorously at Moransiu.
What's Muk up to?
Moransiu wondered in amazement. He couldn't figure out what this guy was thinking.
"Moransiu, you've really got me into trouble," Muk's voice sounded almost on the verge of tears.
Moransiu wanted to turn on the lights but was stopped by Muk.
"What's wrong with you?" Moransiu asked.
"Where were you all day? From yesterday till today. Damn it, don't you know? You're a big celebrity at school now. People wanting to see you could line up from the school gate to the back wall. Damn it, and you weren't even here. Poor me, I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep since yesterday. Luckily, there aren't too many people at the school, so there's bound to be some quiet time. Oh, it was just calm for two hours, and you're back. I really suspect you knew this would happen and deliberately left me here," Muk's mouth spoke rapidly, finally able to vent the grievances he had been holding in.
Moransiu understood. Since he had set a big fireball in "Meilan," many people at the academy had become curious about him. So they came here to see him one after another. But he hadn't been in the dormitory all day, leaving only Muk, who had been pitifully tormented almost to the brink of a breakdown.
"Heh, Muk, don't you like excitement the most?" Moransiu smiled.
Muk usually craved excitement and now wanted some more. That was his personality.
"Damn it, even excitement has its limits. Try shouting the same thing all day long, 'I didn't see him,' and see how it goes. Damn it, those poor guys think I deceived them and refuse to leave. Just when I managed to send one away, another comes," Muk jumped up suddenly, his momentum surging.
"Alright, how can I compensate you?" Moransiu's lips curved with a smile in the darkness.
His performance at "Meilan" was indeed too obvious. These people probably thought I had reached the level of an intermediate mage, reaching intermediate mage status at the age of eight. In the history of the Holy Spirit Continent, such a thing had never happened before.
"Compensation?" Hearing the word, Muk quieted down a bit.
"Well, you tell me," Moransiu said with a smile.
"Hmm? I tell you? Hehe, alright then. Um, Moransiu, can you invite Miss Ziyun to dinner again?" Muk said this, no longer showing any grievances or dissatisfaction. Although it was dark, Moransiu could still feel Muk's excitement.
"This..." Moransiu pretended to hesitate.
"It's not a big deal, just a meal. Moransiu, my good buddy..." Muk urged eagerly.
"Okay, I'll try. When she comes again, I'll tell her," Moransiu said.
The next day, after releasing the large fireball spell at "Meilan," Moransiu appeared in front of everyone for the first time. Along with him were Muk, Ziyun, and Maya.
Moransiu said he couldn't use intermediate magic and that he was able to release a large fireball spell because of a magic crystal card given to him by Muk.
To cooperate with Moransiu, Muk also admitted that Moransiu's magic was indeed caused by his magic crystal card. Ziyun and Maya didn't deny Moransiu and Muk's words, seemingly confirming everything as Moransiu had said.
Disappointment!
A wave of disappointment swept through the students of Mulan Academy. They had thought that the geniuses of Mulan Academy might be the first magical geniuses in history. Now it seemed that everything was not as it seemed.
Also present were several teachers, Headmaster Billy and Instructor Lila. Headmaster Billy's mysterious smile left Lila puzzled. She didn't know Moransiu's true situation, and this kind-hearted magic teacher often felt sorry for Moransiu. It was such a pity to have such great talent but not be able to learn magic.
"Moransiu, why don't you admit your magic?" After everyone dispersed disappointedly, Billy asked Moransiu.
"Grandpa Billy, I just want to practice magic quietly. If someone comes to see me every day, or ask how I practice magic, that's not what I want," Moransiu said earnestly.
"Hehe, Moransiu, you're doing the right thing," Billy smiled.
Moransiu hadn't reached sufficient strength yet; he had to put all his mind and body into magic. The path of magical practice had no end.
Moreover, on this vast continent, there were people with higher talents than Moransiu. Not to mention other countries or other academies, even in Mulan Academy, Solon's talent was not inferior to Moransiu's. So Moransiu needed to work harder in his practice.
After a while of commotion, Mulan Academy returned to its usual calmness, and Moransiu continued to practice as usual. Luli Mountain was no longer a restricted area for him. There were no fierce magical beasts on Luli Mountain, only some small animals. Every day, Moransiu practiced on the mountain, becoming more and more familiar with low-level water elemental magic, fire elemental magic, and earth elemental magic.
Although elements had no life, you had to be familiar with them to use them better.
Magic elements were absorbed through the body's meridians from the outside and stored in a place called the magic cavity. What was stored in the magic cavity was magic power. When a mage wanted to use magic, they would mobilize the magic power in the magic cavity, release it from their hands, and activate the elements in the natural world.
There were endless magic elements in the natural world, but only a very small fraction could be activated by a mage. The stronger a mage's own magic power, the stronger the magic they could activate.
"From third-level mage to fourth-level mage, the difficulty of advancement is several times greater than from second-level mage to third-level mage." Moransiu sat quietly on the grass.
It had been half a year since he entered the realm of a third-level mage, and now he was still at the realm of a third-level mage.
"At the current rate of practice, it might take another two months," Moransiu sighed, exh
aling deeply.
That meant it would take him eight months to advance from a third-level mage to a fourth-level mage. Advancing from a third-level mage to a fourth-level mage was the first major hurdle in the path of a mage's practice. Once past the third level, one would be an intermediate mage; failing to pass the third level meant being a novice mage. These were two completely different realms, with the difference between novice magic and intermediate magic being tenfold.
Many mages couldn't cross this hurdle in their lifetime, from novice mage to intermediate mage.
Moransiu suddenly got up and quickly headed towards the dormitory.