Jiang Yu's concerns about Dr. Duzem were not unfounded.
Even setting aside the Alchemy Master's illustrious record of being banned by the school after causing trouble, his sloppy living habits and his tendency to pluck out his own eyeballs to soak in potion during their very first meeting had left a profound impression on Zheng Qing.
He did not want the clean, well-behaved Lin Guo to become like that someday.
So, on Wednesday morning, after parting ways with the White Jade Cat and returning to the dormitory to check in, the Black Gemstone Cat did not follow Zheng Qing to class. Instead, it set off alone for Alpha Castle once more, quietly trailing Lin Guo through two classes. Only after confirming that the child showed no signs of being led astray did it finally relax.
That "business trip" had yielded more than that.
After receiving the Black Gemstone Cat's report, Zheng Qing felt relieved, but he also suddenly realized that the time he could "command" had doubled. Previously, the Black Gemstone Cat only had the "will" to act independently after Zheng Qing fell asleep. Now, however, as long as it had sufficient magic power, it could roam about twenty-four hours a day, and every minute and second it experienced was almost no different from Zheng Qing experiencing it himself.
This gave him a deeper understanding of the concept of an "Avatar."
But understanding was one thing.
Actually mastering how to use an Avatar was another matter.
After leaving Zheng Qing again, the Black Gemstone Cat wandered around campus for quite some time. First, it chased a Two-tailed Squirrel around nearly half the academy, then counted the fruit on a Cat Fruit Tree, and finally took a long, comfortable nap. When it woke up, it was not even dinnertime yet.
Time,