After leaving Elder Huo, Lin Ming walked back toward the dormitory.
Because of his agreement with Elder Huo to become a 4th Grade Alchemist before next year's Inner Academy Grand Competition selection tournament, Lin Ming planned to return to the pace of life he had once maintained in the clan. Every afternoon, he would go to the Alchemy Department to refine pills, while the rest of his time would be spent cultivating Dou Qi, Dou Techniques, and so on.
After returning to the dormitory building, Lin Ming thought for a moment before heading toward Instructor Zhang Man's small courtyard.
"Knock, knock, knock. Instructor, are you home? It's Lin Ming."
"Come in!"
Lin Ming pushed open the gate and entered the courtyard, then made his way into the main hall.
"Lin Ming, what do you need from me?" Instructor Zhang Man asked as she looked at him.
"Instructor Zhang Man, I came to ask for leave. During this period, I'll mostly be going to the Alchemy Department to refine pills, so I probably won't be able to attend all the weekly classes," Lin Ming said somewhat embarrassedly.
After all, there were only two days of classes each week. Compared to his previous life, that was already pitifully little, so he truly felt embarrassed about asking for leave again. Besides, there was not much he could learn in class now anyway.
"An Alchemist! Lin Ming, I was shocked when I learned this from your class. If you hadn't been a student personally recruited by me from the Imperial City of the Jia Ma Empire, I would have thought you came from one of those Great Families in Middle Continent."
"I'm very happy to have a student like you. Your talent, your diligence, and, more importantly, the fact that you have never treated