"Magic was not an ability every living being possessed naturally."
"In other words, magic was an 'unnatural' state, one that violated the laws of nature. Like money in the Bading World, it possessed no inherent value, yet once defined by certain special memes, it came to represent inexhaustible value."
"Likewise, money could be passed down in an orderly fashion under certain conditions, and magical ability was the same. Through bloodlines, infestation, infection, and other special means, it could be inherited in turn... But fortune and misfortune went hand in hand, and cause and effect were predetermined. If ordinary creatures wished to obtain magic and defy the laws of nature, they naturally had to pay the corresponding price..."
Zheng Qing's Quill Pen, which had been copying down the lecture notes, paused slightly. Frowning, he racked his brain, feeling that these words sounded strangely familiar, as though he had heard them somewhere before.
After a while, he finally remembered—during Monday morning's first Potions Studies practical class, Xiao Xiao had said something similar to him. As for the context at the time, Zheng Qing could no longer remember clearly.
He vaguely recalled that Doctor had casually mentioned something about paying a price for defying natural laws while they were discussing some issue related to collecting White Dew.
After all, that had been two days ago.
It was already Wednesday afternoon. Two days were enough to erase most of the little details of an ordinary life, let alone a fleeting experience in a young wizard's mind.
Zheng Qing felt that it was already quite impressive that he could remember where those words had come from.
"The professor looked at you."
Jiang Yu, seated to his right, keenly noticed the male wizard's brief lapse in attention. She nudged the distracted wizard with her elbow and