A Baluster

Holding the gift box in his hands, Zheng Qing naturally wondered what gift was inside.

Because of the previous two gifts, his first thought was that the box contained a rune gun.

"Is there such a light rune gun?" The young publicly funded student weighed the box in his hand, raising his eyebrows as he blurted out his guess.

"A rune gun?" Ilena found the wizard's reaction rather baffling. She asked curiously, "Why a rune gun? Do you want a rune gun as a gift?"

Zheng Qing immediately came to his senses—like him, the witch before him had participated in the Freshman Competition. She did not know about his use of a slingshot, so naturally she would not have prepared a corresponding gift.

At the same time, he felt a little embarrassed by the misunderstanding he had created.

"I, I was just guessing," he stammered, his face slowly reddening. "Earlier, earlier, I received several rune guns... I thought, I thought..."

"You thought I would give you a rune gun too?" Ilena waved her hand with a smile, looking exceptionally carefree. "Rune guns are so expensive. I can't afford one... If it were a few rune bullets, I might be able to figure something out."

Seeing that she had not taken offense at his lapse in manners, Zheng Qing immediately let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, he could not help thinking of the two rune guns he had received, and the pressure in his heart increased.

The natural way to ease pressure was to shift one's attention.

Zheng Qing immediately untied the ribbon around the box and opened Ilena's gift in front of her.

Inside the box was a pitch-black notebook.

The notebook looked somewhat old and worn. Faint traces resembling bloodstains remained on its greasy cover.