Opening Ceremony

Time always slipped by unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

For the past two months, Lin Lan had studied magic theory every day. It felt like the month before the college entrance exams in his previous life, when everyone studied desperately and refused to let even the slightest opportunity slip away. Burning the midnight oil had become routine. Unfortunately, now that Lin Lan was alone, he no longer had that tense yet strangely cheerful atmosphere of finding joy amid hardship.

Studying and training day after day, life was dull but fulfilling.

Lin Lan did not know how far he could go on the path of magic, but he did his best to learn and understand as much as possible.

Today was the opening day of Tian Lan Magic High School. All the new students had gathered on the field, where laughter and chatter filled the air.

"Brother Fan, Brother Lan, after the opening ceremony, the school will hold Awakening Ceremonies in each class. What Element do you two want to awaken?" Zhang Xiaohou asked excitedly. The three of them had been assigned to the same class and even the same dorm again. Fate truly was a wonderful thing~

"As for me, anything's fine... I'll just go with the flow." Mo Fan's tone was slightly low. He actually hoped to awaken the Fire Element, but since he had transmigrated here, it was hard to say. Besides, his father had even sold their old family home for him...

"I think Fire Element, Lightning Element, or something like that would be fine." Lin Lan was much more optimistic. He did not really care what he awakened. Even if it was the Light Element or Water Element, the Light Element had the Demon Judgment Sword, and Water Element mages only became valuable in the later stages. Having resources to develop was what truly mattered.

"Ohohoho~"

"Isn't this my big brother Mo Fan? Your family even sold their house to send you here, so it'd already be your ancestors blessing you if you awakened successfully. And you still want to awaken the Fire Element? What a fool's dream!" A short, chubby boy nearby with spiky hair and a bun-like face spoke with disdain. His tone carried sixty percent arrogance and forty percent contempt as he mocked Mo Fan.

"Sorry, but I don't understand animal language. Just now, it seemed like an Earthwave Rat ran up in front of me and started chattering. I wonder which zoo it escaped from." Mo Fan retorted with a helpless expression.

"Hahaha~ Brother Fan is right. Zhao Kun San, you should worry about yourself instead," Zhang Xiaohou chimed in.

"You... you guys... Just wait until you embarrass yourselves during the Awakening!" Zhao Kun San was left speechless by their retorts and scurried away in shame.

Lin Lan could not help admiring Mo Fan's ability to roast people. Even ten Zhao Kun Sans probably would not be able to out-argue Mo Fan~

Opening Ceremony.

"Now, let us welcome Principal Zhu to the stage for a speech!"

"Clap clap clap~"

Amid the applause, Principal Zhu slowly walked onto the stage.

"Students!"

"Do you know what it takes to become an outstanding mage?"

Principal Zhu asked the crowd below.

"A good Magic Element!"

"Powerful strength!"

"Excellent cultivation!"

Principal Zhu shook his head. The students were puzzled as well. Throughout their nine years of compulsory magic education, they had been taught that only strength could help them achieve and fulfill themselves.

"These things are indeed important, but they are not everything."

"An outstanding mage must understand a mage's duty and follow a mage's true heart! A mage's duty is to fight bravely when demons trample upon people and cities! A mage's true heart is to never forget to pursue the supreme mysteries of magic, no matter what stage one has reached!"

"Clap clap clap clap clap~"

In an instant, thunderous applause broke out. The blazing sun shone overhead, and Principal Zhu's words set the students' hearts alight. It was as though they had already become great figures who would one day embark upon that lofty path of magic, dreaming of the future...

Lin Lan was indeed shaken by those words. Although demons ruled this world, humanity had never lacked exceptional individuals.

They had built civilization to resist the demons. Even if demons were powerful, humanity would still create, explore, and ascend to the lofty pinnacle of magic.

Survival was the instinct of all living things; courage was humanity's anthem of victory!

After the opening ceremony ended, the three of them arrived at their class: Class 4, Grade 1.

Lin Lan was number 49, one place lower than Mo Fan. Since they had been specially admitted, their middle school entrance exam scores had not even been counted. The school ranked students by their results.

"You two got in through the back door. Just wait and see you two fail your Awakening later..." When Zhao Kun San saw Lin Lan and Mo Fan at the very end of the list, he started up again. Every word out of his mouth was irritating, and Lin Lan and Mo Fan were not about to indulge him.

"Zhao Kun San, looking at those teeth of yours, I really can't help suspecting that you and dogs share the same ancestor. You have to bite anyone you see."

"Not only do you look like a pig, you have the temperament of a pig, and you even talk like a pig."

Lin Lan and Mo Fan immediately fired back, and Zhao Kun San's face turned green.

"You two got in through the back door, and you've got the nerve to yap here? Screw you!"

Everyone turned to look over. Zhao Kun San's face changed from green to red as he stood up and cursed, his face as red as a monkey's butt from anger.

"Students in the back, please be quiet! Disturb discipline again, and I'll have you thrown out!"

Zhao Kun San, who had been standing, sat back down at those words, though he was clearly still furious.

"Now, come up one by one according to your seat numbers to awaken."

"Number 1, Mu Bai."