Chapter 265 - 23: Fame Spreads, Magic Pattern Drone

Chapter 265: Chapter 23: Fame Spreads, Magic Pattern Drone

Inside Residence No. 68.

After Mo Ning finished the long-awaited Heartfelt Breakfast, drowsiness and wakefulness waged a fierce tug-of-war in his mind, making him yawn involuntarily.

He knew this was a deep-seated fatigue that touched his "Spiritual Origin," something that couldn’t be eliminated even by using a Magic Potion to fully restore his Spiritual Power.

After condensing his second Spirit Ring and greatly enhancing his Spiritual Origin, he would only feel slightly tired even after working for three days and nights straight.

That single yawn instantly drew the gazes of the two young women.

Anya, being perceptive, had noticed the faint signs of exhaustion on Mo Ning’s face when she first came in, but hadn’t presumed to say anything.

The Noble Lady couldn’t help but ask, "You didn’t stay up all night yesterday, did you?"

Mo Ning was honest. "I was up all night researching Level Zero Witchcraft. I passed the first Apprentice assessment just before you arrived."

The two young women’s eyes widened, shock practically erupting from their pupils.

Having been at the academy for four months, they knew exactly what that sentence meant.

Reina looked as if she had just witnessed a miracle. "So you’re saying you mastered a Level Zero Witchcraft in just one day?"

Her cowlick seemed to share in her shock, sticking up even more dramatically than usual.

Mo Ning didn’t deny it. "Yes."

The two young women exchanged a look, completely at a loss for words.

As far as they knew, this was something impossible for an Apprentice, yet this young man had just turned "impossible" into "possible."

An indescribable sense of wonder also welled up in the Dazed Girl’s heart.

Back then on the Secluded Path, she had only happened to glance back and see the young man carefully squeezing his way into a thicket of thorny bushes. His posture had even been a little comical.

But her Spiritual Trait, [Intuition of the Right Direction], had stirred a deep tremor within her soul, and she had instinctively walked over to him.

At the time, she never would have imagined that this slightly comical young man would one day reach such heights.

As if possessed, Reina recalled something the old Apprentice Gray had once said in public, and she repeated it subconsciously:

"Mr. Mo Ning, perhaps in a few years, we’ll have to start calling you ’Lord Mo Ning’."

Anya nodded emphatically. "I think so too."

She believed that if an Apprentice who could master a Level Zero Witchcraft the day after his promotion couldn’t become a Wizard, then none of the tens of thousands of Apprentices in the entire academy would ever make it past the fourth Spirit Ring.

Mo Ning blinked, deciding to end this rather uninteresting topic. "I have to get some sleep. You two..."

The Noble Lady cut in, "You go rest. The atmosphere in this residence is so nice, Reina and I want to study here for a while."

The Dazed Girl didn’t understand what she was up to, but she played along and nodded. "That’s right. This is a great place to study."

In truth, the shock from before had been so intense that she wasn’t really in the mood to study.

Mo Ning didn’t mind his two teammates staying, so he nodded. "Alright. There’s some scale pattern paper in the study. Feel free to use it."

He went straight back to his bedroom, applied a little [Calming Ointment] to his forehead and temples, activated the [Snake Sleep Technique] for about ten seconds, and fell into a deep sleep.

In the living room, the two young women looked at each other for a moment.

Anya broke the silence. "Someone like Mo Ning easily attracts the attention of others."

Reina was a bit confused but nodded in agreement. "Yes."

The Noble Lady gestured toward the door. "There are thousands of Apprentices in this Apprentice Town. Mo Ning will have to interact with them sooner or later."

The Dazed Girl grew even more bewildered. "Of course."

Every day in each Apprentice Town, there were a dozen, or even dozens, of classes, as well as spontaneously formed apprentice trade markets. It was inevitable that Mo Ning would cross paths with other Apprentices.

Anya suddenly said something that seemed to come out of nowhere: "If possible, we should come over every day."

Reina froze for a second, then suddenly understood what her teammate was really trying to say—there were many Female Apprentices in this Apprentice Town with "ill intentions," and they needed to take measures to stop those "bad women" from getting close to Mo Ning.

A sense of shared purpose against a common enemy instantly welled up in the Dazed Girl’s heart. She said in an extremely firm tone, "That is indeed very... No, extremely necessary!"

’I’m not stupid at all. If more and more people gather around Mo Ning, my own opportunities will inevitably shrink. This is a critical issue concerning my fundamental interests.’

She unhesitatingly chose to stand on the same battlefront as Anya.

Seeing that her teammate understood her meaning, the Noble Lady smiled in satisfaction.

She then suggested, "The kitchen equipment in this residence is fantastic. How about we buy some ingredients and prepare lunch for Mo Ning?"

Reina immediately gave the most enthusiastic response: "Great idea!"

The two young women exchanged a look and shared a knowing smile.

They had come to deeply understand just how important the role of "cook" was.

*****

For a while after that, Mo Ning’s days passed uneventfully.

On the third day after his promotion, he checked the dynamic course schedule in his study and chose a course titled "Divination Analysis Theory of Spiritual Magic Patterns (First Chapter)."

The "dynamic course schedule" was also a standard feature of the residences in the Upper District.

Apprentices from the Middle and Lower Districts could only go to the public course display window in the Third Plaza to view the full course schedule for the next three days.

Below the course title was a line of small text—Applicants should have a foundational knowledge of Magic Pattern Study.