Can You Teach Me Magic?

Library.

A moment later, Ilith saw Xian return with a book tucked under his right arm.

"Miss Ilith, may I borrow your hammock?" he asked.

Come on, he had no intention of reading while standing. That would really take him back to reciting Farewell to Uncle Yun at Xie Tiao's Tower in high school.

".It would be my honor."

Though Ilith was somewhat unwilling inside, she still agreed with great respect on the surface.

Lying in the comfortable hammock woven from vines and soft silk, Xian stretched lazily. Then he rested his head against the velvet pillow and began flipping through the book in his hands with full concentration.

Having had her bed taken, Ilith could only stand pitifully at the side. She wanted to return to her bedroom and continue catching up on sleep, but felt that leaving without permission would be disrespectful to His Highness Mingyu. Thus, she could only stand beside the hammock like a servant, waiting for Xian's orders.

"Creation Myth." She secretly glanced at the book in Xian's hands, surprise flashing through her flawless ruby-red eyes.

Wasn't this a children's book that every noble had to read during childhood? Could it be that His Highness Mingyu wanted to reminisce about his childhood? Ilith silently guessed.

Xian did not notice her subtle gaze. All his attention had already sunk into the book in his hands.

Within the endless void, a towering, supreme existence suddenly chose to stop.

Whether out of loneliness or curiosity, no one knew the reason. This great being began its self-sacrifice.

Its skin transformed into dazzling crystal walls, brilliant as rainbows, blocking the torrents of the endless void and countless prying gazes.

Its left eye became the sun, radiating boundless light and heat, and gave birth to the God of Sun and Justice.

Its right eye became the pure moon, blooming with clear radiance, and gave birth to the God of Moonlight and Love.

Its left hand became the winds that flowed through the world, and gave birth to the God of Storms and Hunting.

Its right hand became flashes of lightning within the clouds, and gave birth to the God of Thunder and Judgment.

Its feet became the vast earth, and gave birth to the God of Earth and Life.

Its blood became the boundless ocean, and gave birth to the God of Deep Sea and Frozen Soil.

Its dreams became the origin of life, and gave birth to the God of Night and Sweet Dreams.

Only after the Creator sacrificed itself and the gods were born did the world become whole. Thereafter, as life evolved, countless races such as humans, elves, dragons, and orcs appeared upon the stage of history.

"That's unbelievable!"

Closing the book, Xian felt his emotions surge.

"Is all of this real?" he asked Ilith, who stood obediently beside him.

Ilith was startled out of her wits.

"Your Highness, questioning mythology can bring judgment from the church. Please mind your words—though, given your noble status, you should be free from such restrictions."

Ilith had been about to warn him, but after glancing at the words above Xian's head, her tone immediately changed.

Come on, he was the heir to a kingdom of 1.4 Billion people. Forget questioning mythology—even if he cursed the Pope to his face, it probably would not amount to much.

After all, that number was simply too terrifying. Unless a god descended in person, this prince's status was enough to stand above anyone.

"Looks like the church holds an extremely lofty position in this fantasy world," Xian said thoughtfully as he observed Ilith's reaction.

He could set myths aside for now. What he ought to look into next was this world's classification system for professions and Status Blessings.

"Ilith, could you bring me some books about Blessings?"

"It would be my honor, Your Highness." Ilith instinctively stood straight as she answered.

It was her first time being ordered about like a servant. The feeling was... rather strange.

A moment later, Xian selected a book titled "Understanding Blessings" from the dozen or so books Ilith had brought him.

He opened it and once again immersed himself in reading.

Blessings were Heaven's favor upon all intelligent beings.

They were divided into two types: Status Blessings and Profession Blessings, though their advancement ranks were the same.

They were, respectively, Mortal Rank, Transcendent Rank, Morning Star Stage, New Moon Stage, Waxing Moon Stage, Full Moon Stage, Sun Wheel Stage, and Eternal Sun Stage.

Their corresponding colors were white, emerald green, purple, blue, ice blue, silver, gold, and red.

Status Blessings were innate, while Profession Blessings were a summary of one's past life.

Whether status or profession, fame and great achievements were the keys to advancement.

A true powerhouse could never remain unknown.

"Fame and great achievements..." Xian froze when he reached this part.

He realized that this world's advancement system seemed different from what he had imagined.

It was not the sort of system from Blue Star's xianxia novels, where one buried oneself in arduous cultivation. It was more like the advancement system from a certain dungeon-themed Japanese anime.

He somewhat understood why people in this world valued status so highly, and why such an incredibly rigid class system had emerged.

After all, how could ordinary people possibly gain fame or achieve great deeds? Nobles, on the other hand, could easily gain fame through all kinds of mutual commercial praise.

Or rather, nobles like lords, who held the lives of countless people in their territories in their hands, possessed fame simply by existing.

Perhaps that was why Noble Blessings could bring all sorts of benefits, while commoner Blessings could only make one more resistant to hunger.

Xian fell into thought.

"Ilith, could you pass me that copy of the Encyclopedia of Blessings?"

A moment later, he took the book the girl handed him and continued reading.

Merchant, Liar Merchant, Rich Merchant. Knight Apprentice, Knight, Grand Knight. Magic Apprentice, Magician, Mage. Hunter, Hunter, Hunting Master. (The above only represents mainstream advancement paths. Because professions are summaries of one's past life, many variant professions can emerge. For example, the rare merchants who are honest and trustworthy may advance into Honest Merchants, while knights who tame dragons may advance into Dragon Knights. Furthermore, professions can advance across paths directly, such as a Magic Apprentice advancing into a Knight, but this is extremely difficult and not recommended. Transcendent beings should remain steadfast on a single path.)

After closing the book, Xian let out a long breath.

Only now did he finally feel that he had gained a somewhat clear understanding of this world.

He also felt fortunate. Since professions could advance across paths, that meant that even if his base profession was "College Student," he could still cross paths and advance into a mage. At that thought, excitement flashed in Xian's eyes.

He had been transported into a fantasy world. Who didn't dream of becoming a spellcaster?

Summoning storms and lightning with a wave of his hand would be ridiculously cool!

"Ilith, do you know anything about magic?"

Looking at the silver-haired girl beside him, whose face had turned slightly pale from standing for so long, Xian felt a little embarrassed as he lounged comfortably in the hammock. He suddenly realized he had been enjoying himself a little too much.

Sigh, what a sin. The corruption of privilege had come far too quickly. "Your Highness, I am a magic... magician," the girl said softly.

Beside the white word "Noble" above her head appeared another line of emerald-green text—"Magician."

"Miss Ilith, can you teach me some magic?"

"It would be my honor, Your Highness." The girl gave a slight bow.

I finally finished revising it. Good night, everyone. Tomorrow—no, today—updates will still proceed as normal. I suddenly realized I can write eight thousand words after all. Sorry about those two chapters yesterday. From now on, I'll make sure to write more enjoyable prose~