Gabriel... oh, now she was Shaja. Judging by appearances alone, she was a quiet, well-behaved student.
The kind of literary girl with gold-rimmed glasses that many people had imagined, reading in a corner of the library sofa in the afternoon, a strand of her hair gilded by a beam of sunlight.
But whenever Xu Fang looked at her, he felt something inexplicable.
Who knew how much hardship lay hidden beneath that youthful face...
"The reason Fusion Magic has been so difficult to promote is, first, that we needed proof it was viable. That was settled long ago, when the Four-Colored Demon landed on my experimental table."
"The second issue is the medium."
"I don't know where you got that staff, but there's no way we could distribute it on a large scale. It costs too much."
"And now, Shaja is here!"
Feng Zhou Long's tone lifted. Xu Fang got goosebumps again. This time, it wasn't like an elementary school student reading from a textbook. It was more like a young heartthrob trying way too hard to convey emotion.
"I happened to have a little insight into magic methods, so I was fortunate enough to help Teacher Feng," Shaja said modestly.
Clap, clap, clap!
Xu Fang applauded.
"Don't just clap!" Feng Zhou Long said. "Aren't you going to show some support?"
"Of course!"
Xu Fang readily agreed. "I'll go to Gulangyu myself and promote your achievement!"
"Gulangyu?" Feng Zhou Long was taken aback. "Isn't Gulangyu just the Donghai Magic Association? What's the point of going there?"
Although the title "Association Directly Affiliated with the Asian Magic Association" sounded impressive, the real power in the country still lay with Mingzhu, the Imperial Court, and the Potala Palace.
"Have you not been watching the news?" Now it was Xu Fang's turn to widen