Mentor

Lu Li held up Oil-Paper Umbrella, or rather, oil paper was no longer quite the right word; it resembled both Oil-Paper Umbrella and a gauze umbrella, with the black patterns on it occasionally flashing a faint, dark light.

Even now, Lu Li has not found that the magic storage inside is full. Lu Li's current magic power is infinitely close to 10 units. Even though Lu Li consumed some before, with continuous recovery and input, Lu Li has input about 15 units of Shadow Magic into it, but the capacity inside the umbrella is still far from full.

Looking at the sky, Lu Li headed straight for the teaching area. As previously agreed, the tutor selection would take place at 8:00 AM in Building A of the teaching area. When Lu Li arrived, it was only a little past 6:00 AM. Lu Li simply kept channeling magic power into the umbrella to see how much magic power it could store.

Soon after, Hao Ran arrived, her high heels clicking as she walked, making her figure even more alluring. She ignored Lu Li, standing to the side with her eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.

Meanwhile, other people continued to arrive at the foot of Building A. Some of them were dressed like local residents, while others were clearly modern gamers. However, the doors of Building A remained closed, and these people did not talk to each other, waiting quietly.

It seems Lu Li and the others were stood up. They were supposed to meet at eight o'clock, but they waited until noon without seeing anyone arrive. On the contrary, Lu Li had already finished channeling his magic power.

Currently, in terms of units, this umbrella stores approximately 30 units of magic power. Lu Li senses that this is not its limit. The reason it can only store 30 units is because Lu Li's control over Shadow Magic has reached its limit. If it continues to store more, something bad could easily happen.

At this moment, the black patterns on the umbrella, as dark and deep as ink, seemed to be able to see into people's hearts. Under Lu Li's control, the patterns on the umbrella transformed into a strange structure. Just as Lu Li about to mobilize his magic, a voice came from afar.

"If I were you, I wouldn't continue. It's too dangerous." It was a sweet and melodious voice, but for some reason it sounded weak and hoarse, a little unsteady. Lu Li even felt that it sounded familiar. He turned around and saw a little girl carrying a basket.

The little girl's basket contained some small wooden sticks, and at one end of each stick was a black, unidentified object that looked like an enlarged Matchstick. Just looking at it made Lu Li feel that the object was extremely dangerous.

This little girl was the Matchstick girl from Fairy Tale Town. She continued, "I am your pre-selection mentor. You can call me Matchstick Miss. I am proficient in fire magic and making magical items. After the test, those who are interested can find me."

"I just want to know why you're late," said a man in his mid-twenties. In this not-so-cold weather, he was wearing a mink coat and had a cold and wise look on his face. If it weren't for his shoulder-length wavy hair, one would think he was cosplaying Mei Changsu.

"One... I had something to do last night." The Matchstick Miss coughed, turning her face away, revealing two unusual blushes. She casually pulled a large Matchstick from her basket and said, as if threateningly, "Let's just leave it at that. Any objections?"

Sensing the fluctuations of fiery magic emanating from that object, Mei Juansu remained silent.

"Alright, now that we're here, and it's getting late, hurry up and finish the test, then go report to your advisors." Matchstick Miss turned around, opened the door to Building A, and led them to an empty room.

"We will conduct a simple test on your attribute tendencies and special physical constitutions to determine which mentors you will be assigned to." Matchstick took out a crystal ball, the kind that witches often use. She tapped the crystal ball with one hand, and a surge of fiery magic was injected into it.

The crystal ball shone with a dazzling crimson light, and tiny buds sprouted from it. Then, a tree of flames bloomed on the crystal ball, with countless fiery branches spreading wildly and sweeping towards everyone.

These fiery branches moved extremely fast, but Lu Li didn't sense any danger and didn't move. On the contrary, several people were more alert, jumping back and taking out their weapons.

However, the fiery branches still pierced through everyone's bodies, but this piercing was not physical; rather, it was a deeper connection. Lu Li could feel some of his traits being Extraction, but this level of Extraction would not harm him.

After Extraction some of the special qualities, the branches slowly retracted, and on the Tree of Flames, everyone's special qualities began to condense, becoming fruits.

Lu Li's special qualities condensed on the Flame Tree, forming a jet-black fruit that burned with dark flames. Matchstick Miss took out a list and used her flame magic to etch exquisite characters onto it, demonstrating her ultimate control over flame magic.

As Matchstick finished writing the list, the Tree of Flames began to shrink back. However, in addition to the crystal ball, many fruits of various shapes appeared around it. Matchstick put away the crystal ball and distributed the list along with the fruits one by one.

"Your list includes your characteristics and the mentors I recommend. Of course, you can also find a mentor you like yourself." Matchstick yawned. "Since I was late, you can take these fruits back as compensation. Eat them or use them as you like. I need to catch up on some sleep."

Lu Li's fruit was an apple that looked like black crystal. After the Flame Tree disappeared, the black flames on it also disappeared. Looking at this black crystal-like fruit, Lu Li and his semi-shadowed body actually felt a sense of appetite.

This fruit was formed from a part of his own unique qualities, nurtured by the Flame Tree. Holding it in his hand, he felt as if it were still burning. After thinking for a moment, Lu Li took a bite and found that the bitten-off flesh melted in his mouth, turning into a pure Shadow Magic that Integration Lu Li's heart.

After finishing the fruit in a few bites, a small but extremely pure Shadow Magic flowed into Lu Li's heart. Lu Li felt as if his magic was burning. Some black smoke rose from Lu Li's body and dissipated with the wind. Lu Li felt that his Shadow Magic had become much purer, but he still couldn't break through that barrier and undergo a transformation.

Lu Li took the list. Since his body was already partially shadowed, it definitely showed shadow affinity. However, after shadow affinity, there was a comment about dream suitability, which surprised Lu Li, but also made sense to him.

On the mentor's recommendation page, the handwriting, blackened by flames, seemed hesitant before finally writing down a name: Alice.

This is the second update for today. Xu Ming's average subscriptions are currently at 900, which is still quite a distance from the original target of 1200 when he evolved into a three-chapter beast. However, Xu Ming has decided to write three updates if he has the energy. In addition, I just discovered that I have already received 200 monthly tickets, which can be considered an extra update. So there should be one more chapter tonight.