Margaret had expected Jia Xiu to surpass her.
After all, the boy's talent was glaringly obvious. It was only a matter of time before he grew more capable than she was.
But the key was, she'd expected him to gradually grow until he surpassed her!
Not to surpass her less than half a year after starting school!
Where was the growth? What had happened to gradual progress?
Granted, he was only better than her at research. His spellcasting ability hadn't surpassed hers yet, but it was probably only a matter of a few years.
Wouldn't that make her, as his mentor, someone whose only contribution was discovering Jia Xiu and getting credit for unearthing a genius?
As for teaching and guidance, she had nothing to do with that. He'd developed entirely on his own.
A mentor and student in name only!
After spending three days studying Jia Xiu's latest work in Gillianis's family laboratory, Margaret had had a breakdown.
She looked like a refugee in the lab, staring blankly at the workbench with her hair a tangled mess.
She couldn't believe it: she couldn't make sense of the research Jia Xiu had done.
The part about the Enlightenment Spell was all right. It was fairly easy to understand and could be reproduced.
But how had he come up with the runes that served as examples for replacing Blood Clan runes?
She wanted to follow Jia Xiu's research and use the same method to replace Dragon Language Magic runes.
She couldn't find a clue where to start.
She had no idea how to replace the functions of the dragon runes.
She recalled a saying that circulated in the magical community:
An ordinary person's life's work might save some genius an afternoon.
Now she thought that saying was overstated.
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