Chapter 252 - 19: Promotion to Apprentice

Chapter 252: Chapter 19: Promotion to Apprentice

Eight days passed like a cold wind sweeping through the Cold Pine Forest.

"Our dear ’King of the Mines,’ would you be so kind as to share your unique perspective on this topic?"

Bess, a Third Level Apprentice and also the lecturer for "Divination and Alchemy," said with a smile from the center of the Lecture Hall.

The words "King of the Mines" from her lips immediately sparked a ripple of soft laughter throughout the tiered classroom.

By now, word of Mo Ning’s glorious achievements in the sixth general assessment had long since spread.

In particular, the grand feat of him opening the only hidden Treasure Chest under everyone’s watchful eyes had been embellished and spread like wildfire, to the point that every Apprentice lecturer who taught newcomers had heard of it.

Naturally, the lecturers had a much deeper impression of him as a result.

Mo Ning’s lip twitched slightly. He helplessly put down the Ink Tube Pen in his hand and replied, "Of course, Ms. Bess."

He understood, of course, that she held no ill will; she simply wanted to build a rapport with him.

After all, for a lecturer to use such polite language with a newcomer was exceptionally courteous.

Moreover, Ms. Bess had deliberately emphasized the word "unique," which meant she wasn’t testing him, but genuinely wanted to hear his thoughts.

Mo Ning paused in thought for a moment, then began to speak with eloquence and confidence:

"I personally feel that regarding the problem of purifying the Spiritual Juice of Fragrant Honey Leaf, from a Divination perspective, the increase in Spiritual Power purity can be seen as a form of purification processing on the ’Bojin Super Magic Curve’."

Divination Wizards wholeheartedly believed that "all things can be divined," and Divination and Alchemy was a field of Witchcraft developed under the guidance of this philosophy.

Bess let out an "Oh," her beautiful eyes sparkling. "Now that’s a fresh and interesting concept, and a very enlightening idea as well."

She instinctively realized this idea was worth exploring further and asked, a bit eagerly, "Could you elaborate?"

The Female Apprentice’s crystal-clear earlobes were adorned with pink, petal-shaped marks.

As her mood turned to excitement, the petals actually changed from pink to a vibrant red, a rather strange sight to behold.

Mo Ning, giving the lecturer due respect, continued:

"In issue 384 of *Shine*, there’s a paper on the Bojin Super Magic Curve that discusses how to use this formula to handle the issue of cliff-like fluctuations in Magic Power."

"I personally believe that the purification curve problem we’re discussing in class today shares a certain coupling pattern with the cliff-like fluctuations in Magic Power in terms of its skewed magical properties..."

What followed were long, detailed dissertations on Divination.

Bess nodded repeatedly as she listened, clearly having a genuine moment of inspiration.

The newcomers present couldn’t understand a word Mo Ning was saying, but that didn’t stop them from enjoying the spectacular performance of this "big shot."

A lecturer who was a dignified Third Level Apprentice was actually listening to a newcomer explain a matter of Divination, almost as if she were seeking instruction. Such a scene was truly a rare sight.

"...And that is my view. Perhaps this method of processing could yield more precise results."

With that one sentence, Mo Ning concluded his minute-long explanation.

Though it was only a minute, it left a deep impression on the newcomers’ minds, as if carved by a knife.

Bess offered high praise: "A truly brilliant exposition. Although it hasn’t been experimentally verified, from the perspective of Divination logic, the idea is completely sound."

She paused, then said with a determined smile:

"All knowledge comes at a price. For the ’Divination and Alchemy’ course that I am responsible for teaching, from this day forward, Mo Ning may attend for free at any time. Otherwise, it would be unfair to him."

Mo Ning had no choice but to "reluctantly" accept her kind offer. "Thank you, Ms. Bess!"

Judging from the woman’s attitude, she had clearly already decided to use this innovative idea in her Magic Potion purification experiments.

But he didn’t care.

In recent months, he had read several massive Divination Scriptures, flipped through a few issues of the *Shine* journal in his spare time, and had somewhere between three and five hundred similar flashes of inspiration rattling around in his head.

Just then, Bess suddenly seemed to sense something. She took a closer look at Mo Ning, and a faint illusion of the petals on her earlobes appeared deep within her jade-green eyes.

Her red lips moved, and she said in some surprise, "Mo Ning, if I’m not mistaken, you’re about to condense your first Spirit Ring, aren’t you?"

She paused for a moment, then spoke more precisely: "Condensing a Spirit Ring is divided into three stages: ’Constructing the Ring,’ ’Spirit Ring Resonance,’ and ’Spirit Ring Magic Storage.’ You’ve already reached the second stage, haven’t you?"

The final step, "Spirit Ring Magic Storage," meant that the Magic Pool within the Spirit Ring would be fully formed and filled to the brim with Magic Power from the Ocean of Magical Power.

This step was crucial. Only if the Spirit Ring remained Stable after the Magic Pool was filled with Magic Power would it signify that the first Spirit Ring had been successfully condensed.

The moment Bess’s words left her lips, the Lecture Hall erupted in an uproar.

Mo Ning met the Female Apprentice’s gaze and softly uttered a single word: "Yes."

In the past few days, he had cast the [Starlight Secret Technique] twice more, increasing his Spiritual Strength by another 0.07 points. Combined with a 0.02 point increase from Meditation, his Spiritual Strength had reached a high of 1.1.

However, because the interval between castings of the Secret Technique was too short, a slight resistance from his Spirituality appeared on the third attempt, which in the end only increased his Spiritual Strength by 0.03 points.

After three consecutive castings, the spiritual residue within his Spiritual World was completely swept away, and he could faintly sense an indescribable feeling of relief.

It also came with a "side effect"—the Durability of the [Thunder Shadow Leopard Fang Pendant] had increased to 95 uses, which was 3 more than when he first obtained it.