Mo Cheng hadn't overexerted himself like Lu Cang had the first time he cast magic, when excitement had left him completely exhausted.
After casting Lightning Strike Technique a few times, he felt his magic power running low and stopped.
Honestly, it wasn't hard to tell when your magic power was running low.
Back then, Lu Cang had kept casting spells without tiring because he was too excited.
"Master, how did I do?" Mo Cheng was excited, too.
He eagerly reported to Lu Cang.
Lu Cang smiled brightly. "Very good. You're already at the level I was at back then."
Somehow, he was in a good mood.
Ever since returning from the reset timeline, Lu Cang hadn't had a single friend he could really talk to.
Lotdan was far too calculating and steeped in political maneuvering.
Lu Cang just couldn't get along with him. He had to be guarded whenever they spoke, and he worried Lotdan might be plotting against him.
As for the others...
He'd only just met Roa. They weren't close.
And after that, there was no one else.
All alone, Lu Cang really did feel a little lonely... According to Roa's intelligence, many powerful figures around the world had answered the call to join the expedition.
Iz and the others might be among them.
There had also been a major upheaval near the Tree of the World Center.
Lu Cang gave a slight wave of his hand, and a tall stack of books appeared beside Mo Cheng.
"These books will help you learn magic."
"At your current stage, you don't need to learn too many spells. Your talent means you're better off specializing in one."
"I'll teach you the spell you should specialize in."
"These books contain my insights into magic from all these years. The magic textbooks