President Rhansey seemed to have lost his composure due to his excitement. The two vice presidents, on the other hand, were much calmer. Clearing their throats, they reminded the president to pay attention to his image. At once, the president regained his composure and regained his composure. Turning to Mia, he said, "Thank you, Mia! You're really outstanding! At the same time, please allow me to apologize to you for taking so long to discover your talent. This is indeed my dereliction of duty... "
The apology was so polite that it made the little girl blush. Bashfully, she leaned against Baiyi's side and even shook his arm lightly, hoping that Baiyi could help her to ease her embarrassment.
"Alright, Mia. You've done well. Go wait for me outside." Patting her head gently, Baiyi signaled her to wait outside while he stayed behind to discuss the follow-up with the presidents.
After the little girl had left, Baiyi took a few steps forward and sat down in front of the table. At the same time, he glanced at the wooden box that the president had placed at the side. Sure enough, there was a complicated formation drawn on the inside of the box and there was even a high-quality Mana Crystal embedded in the middle of the box. It was this crystal that allowed the enchantment to run for such a long time. Judging from the way it was set up, if someone tried to forcefully open the box without removing the enchantment, the crystal would explode instantly. Even though it would not be life-threatening, it would definitely destroy the notebook that was inside the box.
So, compared to the boring notebook that was taken out from the box, the elaborately designed box itself was probably the real gift that the Sage Vagabond had left for the future generations. Only by understanding the barrier and successfully opening it would one be able to obtain the true wisdom of the Sage Vagabond, right? I wonder how many people would be able to understand this? Anyway, Baiyi did not intend to say it out loud. He would just let the three presidents think about it themselves.
At that moment, the president was not in the mood to think about these questions. After keeping the notebook, he took out a key from his pocket and handed it to Baiyi, "This is the key to the laboratory. I've already asked the students to clean it in advance. The facilities have also been maintained and replaced. Other than the slightly outdated environment and the fact that it's a little remote, you can still use it as usual."
"Thank you for your generosity," Baiyi said politely as he took the key.
"Ah! You flatter me. " Faced with Baiyi's humble attitude, the president suddenly felt a little awkward. He quickly waved his hand and said, "Master Hope, you're the one who's truly generous. You've helped us solve such a big problem with such a low reward. I really don't know how to thank you enough."
"That's right, that's right! In my opinion, Mia's conditions are completely reasonable! We really didn't expect this adorable little girl to be so talented! If that's the case, it's not impossible for her to directly enter the Golden Rose class. "Vice Principal Jin quickly followed up.
"Thank you for your kindness, but there's no need for that," Baiyi said, shaking his head. "Just let her take the final exam as usual." The reason why Baiyi insisted on taking the exam was because he wanted to use this opportunity to cultivate Mia's self-confidence. Even though he had given up on some of his previous plans after listening to the Shadow Walker and the Warrior's advice, he was not going to let Mia do whatever she wanted. With her personality, she needed a little guidance and training. This final exam would be a good opportunity for her to do so.
"Since you insist, Master Hope … We'll definitely respect your opinion." Vice President Lee nodded his head. Then, he changed his tone and said, "But there's one thing that I'm curious about. Since Master Hope is so knowledgeable and can teach Mia how to deal with such a complicated barrier in such a short period of time, why do you still insist on letting Mia study in the academy? With all due respect, I'm afraid that your standard is higher than most of the teachers, right? "
Because both of us need a stable environment like the academy … Baiyi thought to himself. Pretending to be humble, he said, "I only have some understanding of these traditional knowledge. There are many new knowledge and theories that I don't have a thorough understanding of so I'm not a qualified teacher."
"Is that so? I understand now. " President Rhansey nodded his head and continued, "Then please allow me to express my gratitude to you for the last time. We all owe you a favor so please let us know if you need any help in the future. Also, Master Hope, are you sure that's all you need? If there's anything else that you need, please let us know. "
"Hmm … Speaking of which, if Mia wants to participate in the Challenge Tournament, I think she's still missing a staff?" Baiyi said.
When he found Mia again, she quickly ran towards him and held his gauntlet gently as she asked softly, "Mr. Hope, have you talked to the President and the others?"
"Yes, yes, yes. As long as you get the first place in the final exam, you'll be able to enter the Golden Rose class," Baiyi lied. Baiyi lied, but even so, the girl's face lit up with a smile of happiness.
"Oh, I see! That's great! " Mia said and then tilted her head slightly, she asked, "But is that barrier really that complicated? Isn't it very easy to deal with it? "
"It's still very difficult for ordinary people. After all, it's something that the Sage Vagabond had meticulously set up. But for us, it's very simple. With my knowledge and your innate talent, it's just a piece of cake for us," Baiyi said as he held Mia's hand and walked.
"Is that so …" Mia nodded her head as if she understood what he meant. Then, she asked again, "But who is the Sage Vagabond?"
"Huh? He's just a grave robber with a bad taste! "Baiyi slandered mercilessly. Come to think of it, the Explorer could be considered as a member of the Formation Faction but then again, he dug up his own teacher's ancestral grave … This guy is really hard to pin down …
Now that the matter was settled, Baiyi did not have anything else to do for the time being. His remaining time and energy were mainly focused on cultivating Mia. Because he had obtained a remote and spacious magical laboratory, it was much more convenient for him to handle a lot of things.
Mia had also ushered in her busiest period ever since she entered the Celestial Fortress Academy. Every day, she would go to class and study as usual. In the afternoon, after school, she would have a hasty dinner before going to the laboratory to start her class and practice her magic. She did not even have time to feed the pigeons. She seemed to have lost a lot of weight, causing Tisdale, who rarely had the time to visit her, to feel sorry for her.
However, Mia's enthusiasm did not diminish at all. After successfully breaking the barrier and the promise that she made with Tisdale, her enthusiasm for learning was even stronger than before she summoned Baiyi. Faced with Tisdale's concern, the little girl smiled indifferently and said, "It's alright, Sister Tisdale. I'm fine and I'm very fulfilled."
After saying that, she turned around and continued to practice the magic that Baiyi had specially designed for her. In fact, the little girl had already found out a few days ago that the Mana in her body seemed to be inexhaustible. Baiyi's explanation for that was that she had a rare constitution that allowed her to recover her Mana faster than ordinary people.
"This is a very rare special constitution. In history, those who have this kind of constitution have all become super strong people that were recorded in the history books without exception. So, Mia, don't waste your talent for nothing!" He lied to Mia and since the little girl was a little naive, she really believed his lies. Because of that, her enthusiasm and effort increased even more.
Looking at Mia who was intently chanting her incantation, Tisdale returned to Baiyi's side and quietly looked at Mia who was drawing a magic scroll for Mia. Then, she asked in a low voice, "Teacher, do you really need to do this?"
"Of course! How can I not work hard in the pursuit of power? Pass me that Ethereal Dust … "Baiyi said without even lifting his head. He had already exchanged all the money that he had earned into magical materials. At that moment, the experiment table in front of him was filled to the brim with materials. All of those materials would be used to make magic scrolls or strengthen magical equipment.
No matter how strong the little girl was by then, he would make sure that she would be able to get the first place with her equipment and magic scrolls. Even though Undine's idea was not suitable to be used all the time, it was still a good way to deal with an emergency.
Sighing inwardly, Tisdale obediently handed the materials over. She watched as Baiyi used his Mana to grab the Ethereal Dust and drew a formation on the surface of the formation. Formations and runes drawn with this kind of material could maintain the mana in the rune for a long time. It was a very common material.
After the formation was drawn, Baiyi skillfully used some ordinary paint to mark a few areas. Then, he passed the parchment and a booklet to Tisdale and said, "This is the simple modification that I made to the formation in your house. I've written down the specific operation method in the booklet. Go back and study it carefully. After you've adjusted it according to my method, you'll be able to replace some of the expensive materials with some cheap ones. This will effectively reduce your expenses."
Having said that, he raised his head to look at Tisdale and continued, "You said that Mia has lost weight but haven't you been losing weight as well?"
Hearing those words, Tisdale's heart warmed up. Once again, she felt the kind of fatherly care that Baiyi had for her.
Just as she was about to thank Baiyi, she saw that he had already turned around and was shouting at Mia, "The third and eighth syllables are wrong again! According to our agreement, if you make one more mistake, the hammerhead shark plushie will have to sleep with me tonight!"
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