Magic Crystal Modification Studies

Sweet did not want to keep arguing with Puli. With a snort, he left with his followers.

Puli spat in his direction, then looked at Hekate and asked, "Hekate, do you want to take Ancient Magic Elemental Studies as a secondary subject with me?"

As long as Grants Academy students did not fall behind in their major courses, they could sit in on classes for other subjects. Meditation Studies had low practical combat ability, so quite a few students chose to take a combat subject as a secondary course.

"No, I only want to focus on cultivation." Hekate smiled faintly.

With the Gift of Fate, all she needed to do was work hard to stabilize her magic cultivation. As for everything else, she might be able to draw it.

"Do you want to become a pure theory specialist in the future? Your combat strength will be very low that way. If you run into an awful person like Sweet, it'll be terrible if you can't beat him!"

"I won't fight him."

"What if you have to?"

"I'll make sure he can't find me."

Puli was speechless.

You think he won't find you just because you say so? If he deliberately comes looking for trouble, there's nowhere you can hide.

"Fine, I'll go by myself. If there's any magic you want to learn, tell me. Once I learn it, I'll come back and teach you!"

Puli parted ways with the two of them and headed toward the Ancient Magic Element Tower.

That evening, Hekate stepped onto the balcony and discovered that a beautiful young girl was already seated on the neighboring balcony. She held an exquisite teacup and drank elegantly, with a maid standing behind her to attend to her.

She came over, leaned against the railing, and asked with a smile, "Hekate, do you like looking at the stars at night?"

"More or less," Hekate replied perfunctorily.

"Then what do you think of Lundria's Starry Sky?"

"It's beautiful and peaceful."

"If someone wanted to destroy this peaceful Starry Sky, what would you do?"

"I would run," Hekate answered calmly.

Although she did not know what this princess was trying to ask, if this was one of the tests for a Personal Knight, then saying she would run was definitely not the answer Betty wanted.

Betty stared at her in astonishment. "Why run? Don't you want to protect this peaceful Starry Sky?"

"If they have the ability to cause destruction, then they definitely aren't someone a student like me can protect against. So surviving is the most important thing."

Betty thought for a moment, then burst out laughing. "You have a point."

Seeing that the other girl had stopped asking questions, Hekate shifted her gaze to the Starry Sky. Before long, the breeze carried over whispers like those of the stars.

Teacher Ivin thinks it is a pity that you did not become the representative student. She believes you are more outstanding than Sweet, but she guessed that you did not want to be in the spotlight, so she made Sweet the representative student.

Sweet is pleased that you recommended him as the representative student. His favorability toward you has risen slightly.

Because of your Witch Bloodline, Betty has repeatedly felt a sense of dread. Mistakenly believing that you harbor dangerous intentions toward her, she intends to test you.

So those questions just now had been a test?

She wondered what conclusion Betty had reached.

Hekate pondered this.

No, the important question was why Betty could sense her Witch Bloodline.

Could it be a special talent of the Uruk Royal Family?

Another month passed.

After Sweet became the representative student, the Meditation Academy remained peaceful. Meanwhile, Hekate quietly broke through to become a 9-star Apprentice Mage, becoming the person with the highest Magic Level in the academy.

At the same time, she drew Apprentice-level Magic Crystal Modification Studies knowledge. Her mind had been muddled for an entire month. Aside from the occasional lucid moment when she drew the Gift of Fate, she spent the rest of her time absorbing the gifted knowledge.

Even Apprentice-level Magic Crystal Modification Studies were this complex. Higher-level material would probably be even more difficult.

Hekate shook her head and prepared to attend class.

Because she had drawn a knowledge gift, she had taken a month off under the pretext of preparing for a breakthrough.

So when she went out this time, she had to show Teacher Ivin the results of her cultivation. Otherwise, it would be difficult to request leave next time.

Hekate touched the necklace around her neck and altered her magic fluctuations to those of a 4-star Apprentice Mage.

Outside, she ran into Betty, who was also preparing to go to class.

"You finally came out. Did your cultivation yield any results?" Betty asked in surprise.

Hekate replied politely, "I made a little progress."

For Apprentice Mages, breaking through one level every three months was normal. Any slower, and they would not live up to the name of Grants Academy's Meditation Studies program. Students in other subjects generally broke through once every five months, perhaps even more slowly.

Betty smiled. "Congratulations."

The two arrived at the Meditation Studies classroom.

When Teacher Ivin saw Hekate return and sensed the magic fluctuations around her, she found it a little strange but said nothing. She merely nodded lightly.

Hekate bowed, then found a seat in a corner.

Before long, Puli arrived as well.

"Oh? You actually came to class today." Puli sat beside her in delight.

Hekate looked at her and smiled. "Yes."

Within the academy, representative student Sweet was still the publicly acknowledged leader, the sole 6-star Apprentice Mage. Betty and Puli had also broken through some time ago, and both were now 5-star Apprentice Mages.

Puli was one thing, but Betty was clearly a princess of the royal family. She definitely had far more resources than Sweet and Puli, yet her Magic Level was comparable to Puli's. Could she also have an item that concealed magic fluctuations?

Hekate wondered curiously.

"You're already a 4-star Apprentice Mage. You're only one level behind us now, so keep it up!" Puli carefully examined the magic fluctuations around Hekate and encouraged her.

Hekate said modestly, "Hehe, I can't compare to you two. You still broke through so quickly even while taking secondary subjects."

Puli was taking Ancient Magic Elemental Studies as a secondary subject, while Betty was taking Ancient Magic Astrology.

Traditional magic involved an enormous and profound body of knowledge. The two of them had certainly put in a great deal of effort to break through so quickly while studying ancient magic on the side.

She had to admit that children in this world matured early. When she was twelve in her previous life, she had still been a child who only knew how to play with mud. How could she have been as hardworking and ambitious as they were?

When class began,

Teacher Ivin wanted to inspect the results of everyone's Meditation Method training over the past month, so she ordered them to enter the Meditation State.

After class,

she called Hekate over.

"Let me examine your body."

Hekate was startled. "?"

Although Teacher Ivin was quite cute and no different from the elves of legend, that was no reason for a teacher to take liberties with a student!

"What are you thinking?" Teacher Ivin scolded with a smile. "I noticed that you absorb magic faster than anyone else in the academy. There's no way you should have only broken through to a 4-star Apprentice Mage after two months. Let me see whether something has gone wrong with your body."

"This..."

"Did you encounter some kind of problem?" Teacher Ivin's expression grew solemn. If something went wrong with a Legendary Bloodline, it would be extremely difficult to resolve.