The Birth of Little Sprites · Levels

A quarter of an hour later,

Wayne descended from the sky in front of Teaching Building No. 127. After glancing at the number above the entrance and confirming it was correct,

he stepped inside.

A moment later,

at the entrance to Classroom 302 on the third floor, Wayne swept his gaze over the room and saw seven freshmen scattered sparsely across the seats.

Therefore,

he simply walked in.

After finding a seat by the window, he began to wait.

According to the notice in the central building,

class would begin at noon,

and no one would be allowed in after that time.

Suddenly, a timid voice rang out.

"Y-you, hello."

Wayne turned toward the voice. Once he saw the person,

he could not help but pause,

because he genuinely had no idea who this was.

"You are?"

At that,

the youth timidly said, "I'm from Rose Territory too.

I was born a commoner. Back when everyone gathered at Rose Manor, I saw you standing beside Marquis Rose."

At that,

Wayne gave a slight nod and offered a polite smile.

"My name is Wayne."

"Oh, oh... I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Hart."

Seeing this, Wayne gained a preliminary understanding of the boy before him—a youth with severe social anxiety.

So he simply asked,

"Hello, Hart. Is there something you need?"

"N-no. I was just surprised to run into someone familiar,

so I wanted to say hello."

Seeing this,

Wayne was not upset. After all, a saying from his previous life had called meeting an old friend in a foreign land one of life's four great joys.

Wayne did not share that feeling, but that did not stop him from understanding the other person's emotions.

"Mm, Hart, then we've exchanged greetings.

It's almost time now.

Class will begin shortly, so you should return to your seat."

Hart hurriedly nodded.

Then he turned and headed toward his own seat.

Seeing this,

Wayne withdrew his gaze. After briefly considering it, he did not dwell on it any further.

After all,

to him, it had only been a minor interlude. As for ignoring the boy, Wayne was not that insane.

It only took a moment to say a few words,

and he lost nothing by doing so.

At this moment,

the atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Wayne looked up and saw a man in a wizard's robe walking in.

After reaching the lectern,

he did not introduce himself and instead got straight to the point.

"First-year students, I will now teach you the basic information course on little sprites.

The lesson will last one hour

and be divided into three parts. There will be no break. The first half hour will be for instruction.

You are to remain quiet during this time.

I will reserve the final half hour for your questions.

Is that clear?"

At that,

all eight students, Wayne included, nodded.

Seeing this,

the teacher at the lectern nodded in satisfaction.

"Then let us begin.

Part One of Basic Little Sprite Information: The Birth of Little Sprites.

Little sprites first appeared three thousand years ago, after the end of the Great Expansion Era.

The birth of little sprites

came from the will of Sanctuary World, which intertwined the elf race with the Life Sacred Tree worshipped by the elves.

Taking the elf race as a template and the life laws of the Life Sacred Tree as a soul, little sprites were born.

That is the origin of little sprites."

He paused briefly.

"After little sprites were created, any magical plant in Sanctuary World

could potentially give birth to a little sprite.

Take the common wheat sprite. She was born from a stalk of wheat."

After saying that, he glanced at the students below before continuing.

"The level involved in the matter of birth is far too high.

It is enough for you merely to understand it.

Now, Part Two: The Uses of Little Sprites.

Little sprites can cultivate the magical plants that gave birth to them on a large scale.

Taking the wheat sprite as an example,

a single Level One wheat little sprite can effortlessly plant one million mu of wheat on a large scale,

and can easily achieve two harvests a year."

At those words,

Wayne felt a thunderous boom explode in his mind.

His joy at the thought of these little sprites he had never met surged to its peak!

One mu of wheat yielded roughly six hundred to nine hundred jin. Ignoring the lowest and highest figures,

take seven hundred jin as the amount.

Then one million mu of wheat would yield seven hundred million jin,

or three hundred and fifty million kilograms.

And the teacher had just said it could be harvested twice a year—that meant 1.4 billion jin of wheat.

If wheat were used as the staple food,

an ordinary person only consumed one hundred and fifty jin a year. What kind of concept was 1.4 billion jin?

That was roughly the annual consumption of more than nine million people.

Rounded up to a whole ten million people, it could likewise supply them for an entire year.

And that did not even include the wheat those ten million people grew themselves.

Based solely on the little sprites' output,

they could feed ten million people. What a staggering number that was!

And as a soul from Huaxia, the genes of farming had long been carved into Wayne's bones. How could he

not love little sprites?

At this moment,

the teacher spoke again. "Judging by your expressions, I imagine you are all quite shocked, yes?

Your teacher was the same when I first learned of it. This is the wondrous nature of little sprites,

and also a miracle of the world."

He paused before continuing. "Next, I will explain Part Three: The Levels of Little Sprites.

Little sprites have nine levels in total, just like wizards and knights, though their forms change in between.

From Levels One to Three, their form is that of a little sprite.

From Levels Four to Six, their form is that of a greater sprite.

At Level Seven, they undergo a qualitative transformation into dragon sprites.

At Level Eight, they undergo another qualitative transformation into sprite queens. The sprite queen here is not the queen of all little sprites, but the queen of the magical plant race that gave birth to the little sprite.

For example, if a wheat sprite reaches Level Eight, all other wheat little sprites will recognize her as the queen of the wheat sprite race."

Having said that, he slowly stopped.

Looking at the eight freshmen, Wayne included, he said,

"My lesson is over. Now it is time for questions.

You may speak freely."

At that, Wayne glanced around and found that no one else intended to ask anything, so he quickly raised his hand.

The teacher smiled.

"It seems we do have a brave student. What is your question?"

Wayne stood up.

After briefly organizing his thoughts, he began to ask,

"Teacher, I have three questions."

As his voice fell,

the teacher raised a hand, signaling for Wayne to continue.

"First, can the birth of little sprites be artificially influenced?

Second, how do little sprites increase their levels?

Third, how can one make a little sprite one's partner?"

As his voice fell,

the teacher applauded. "Not bad. Your questions are excellent,

and you have grasped the key points.

First, to answer your first question: Can the birth of little sprites be artificially influenced?

The answer is: yes!

Using one thousand top-grade magic crystals and the corresponding wizard array, then placing a magical plant within it and waiting three years,

one can artificially nurture a Level One little sprite. That is all I will say on this matter.

If you wish to learn more,

you may go to the special area on the ninth floor of the library, where detailed information is available."

He paused.

"Your second question: How do little sprites increase their levels?

The answer is simple.

They eat magic crystals. As long as they absorb magic crystals, they can increase their levels.

Your third question: How does one make a little sprite one's partner?

A contract will do.

In the academy's compulsory course, Fundamentals of Contract Arrays, you will be specifically taught not only about little sprite contracts,

but also how to contract dragons."