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Chapter 59: The Real Use of Authorized Seniors

"Byron-senpai."

"Huh?"

"Would you like to write off your debt to me?" Saul grinned, spreading his hands to Byron.

"Hmm???"

...

2am.

Kongsa is lying on the floor.

She doesn't like to sleep in bed.

It was better to lie under the bed to feel safer.

That's ridiculous!

She was the most powerful second level apprentice, the most promising of all second level apprentices to enter the third level now.

But she was still afraid.

More afraid than anyone else.

And the best way to hide fear is to make others fear her first.

She lifted a hand and gently touched her face to where her cheek met the glass, and the tips of her fingers began to tremble.

"Knock knock."

A regular knock sounded on the door.

Not too loud, not too small.

If someone was sleeping, it might not wake them up.

But Kong Sha heard it clearly.

Her brain's eyes pressed excitedly against the glass wall, and she vaguely saw a small man behind the door.

"Saul?" She perked up.

Saul, now her man, meant an apprentice brain every time he arrived.

Konza climbed out from under the bed and straightened her clothes, making sure her image was still radiant.

She wiggled her way to the door of her dormitory and unlocked it.

Outside the door, Saul maintains a polite smile and gazes at Konza with sincerity.

"Sister, do you want another level two apprentice brain?"

Eyes rolled.

Instead, Kong Sha's eyes landed on Saul's left hand, nearly crushing the doorknob in his hand with a force.

She sidestepped to let Saul in.

"You ... did a witch body modification?"

"Yeah, survived it."

Kongsha smiled coldly, her little servant had actually gotten out of her control when she wasn't paying attention!

Watching Kong Sha's expression become dangerous, Saul immediately said, "It's also the credit of School Sister's potion, although I don't need the second potion anymore, I will still always bring gifts to School Sister."

Gifts?

Brain!

Konza's eyes twitched and the white pulp seemed to boil.

But she finally calmed down and recognized Sol's promise.

"Since you no longer need my potion, why are you willing to help me with my brain?"

"For one thing, School Sister Kongsha saved my life, so if you have a need for it, of course I won't push back. Secondly, I'm requesting that School Sister Kong Sha save me one more time." Saul said seriously, "After that, I will work hard to prepare more and better gifts for School Sister Kong Sha."

Kong Sha looked at Sol's left hand, she didn't ask Sol how on earth she did it, the other party wouldn't tell the truth if she asked.

Finally Kong Sha smiled charmingly.

"Say, who are you going to kill?"

The night was uneventful.

Classes the next day.

Saul made an unprecedented appearance in public class.

Kori whipped her head around and saw him like she had seen a ghost.

"What are you doing here?"

"Figured it out and came." Saul laughed, sitting down next to Kori.

"Your hand?" Kori noticed Saul's uncovered left hand at a glance.

"Made a glove, not a bad hand, I guess."

Kori blinked, "Not good."

Sol: "..."

While talking to Korrie, the teaching apprentice of All Things Cognizant walks up to the podium.

The teaching apprentice for this class was very fixed, it had been the same second level apprentice from the very beginning.

His lecture today was the section on herbs in the chapter on plants.

It was rare for Saul to hear every word from the beginning to the end. Then he realized that this senior really did read it word for word!

So what was the point of this lesson?

It's more hypnotizing than automatic listening.

Not one more word of explanation.

On the side, Korie was already writing and drawing, and Saul glanced at her and thought that she seemed to be analyzing the construction model of some 0th-order sorcery.

He didn't take a closer look.

It was inappropriate for one thing.

For two, he was afraid that Kori would ask him for money.

The second level apprentice on the stage finished his lecture, casually put the book down, said "If you have any questions, you can ask." , then took out another book from his bag and studied it there.

There were very few people in the classroom, nearly half as many as the last time Saul attended class.

Those who stayed here, not many were listening attentively either.

So what was the point of this class existing?

Saul leaned on his chin and thought, "Pink Da says that knowledge is a wizard's tool. So how are these tools to be used?"

After staring at the lecturing senior for a while, Saul put away his book and got up with his backpack.

"You're leaving again?" Kori said without looking up.

But Saul walked quickly and didn't have time to answer Korie's words.

He walked to the bottom of the podium and faced the Hokage sitting crookedly behind the podium, tilting his head and asking respectfully.

"Senpai, may I ask you a question?"

"One credit, five minutes." The senior, still engrossed in his book, answered the question as if by reflex.

"Can. And can you keep my questions confidential?"

The Hokage looked up.

Saul's voice wasn't high, but it was loud enough for the apprentices in the first few rows to hear.

Some cast curious glances.

The lecturing apprentice suddenly smiled and recited an incantation.

Next, his voice rang in Sol's head.

"A two-way summoning spell, you can just speak normally, the others can't hear the voice or see your lips. But now it's going to be 2 credits."

Strong buy!

Still, Sol's eyes lit up.

Summoning was a 0th-order spell, could this two-way summoning spell not be a 1st-order spell?

What did it mean for a senior who could choose to learn this supplementary 1st rank sorcery?

He definitely knew more practical sorceries!

Before Sol could say anything, that senior added, "Pay your credits first."

Sol asked, "How do I give you the credits, senior? Go to the registration room first?"

The other party shook his head and took out a piece of paper from under the table with the time and name registered on it.

"Take the badge on your shirt, activate it with your spiritual power and press it here to leave an imprint. I'll redeem it in the registration room tomorrow. If you don't have the credits and lied to me, you need to compensate tenfold."

Speaking of this the senior was quite excited, as if he hoped someone would try it that way.

Sol didn't hesitate and did as the other party said, leaving his mark.

The top left corner of the paper also read, Monroe, Level 2 Apprentice.

It should be the other party's name.

After Sol left his mark, Monroe took out another blue hourglass and placed it on the table, letting Sol look at it before inverting the hourglass.

The timer starts.

Saul spoke up almost immediately, "Senior, the same 0th rank sorcery, why is the effect so much worse when it is used on an ordinary person and when it is used on a newcomer who has just become an apprentice?"

"Because of the resistance." Monroe looked at Sol and asked back, "You killed someone?"

Saul was stunned, and his expression became wary.

"It's fine, I'm just curious to ask, you don't have to answer." Monroe waved his hand and continued to explain, "Resistance is categorized into spiritual resistance and magical resistance."

"A new apprentice, although their magic power and spirit power have not been raised significantly, their daily study, meditation, construction of runes, and sorcery practice are all raising their own resistances. Add to that the mystical immersion in the wizard's tower, and one's resistance to sorcery increases qualitatively."

"But these resistances are actually very traceable, it's fine to face a 0th-order juggling spell, if you face a 1st-order or higher sorcery spell, trying to rely on your body to carry it hard is just looking for death."

"The way that really allows you to avoid being harmed by other people's sorcery is defense sorcery. Many of the wandering sorcerers out there are the first to learn not offensive sorcery, but defensive. They'd rather fight with swords just because they know how fragile they are and how terrifying sorcery is."

"That's all I'll explain on this subject, any deeper than that, you're not fit to know."

Sol nodded, then immediately asked, "Then what is the difference between a first level apprentice and a second level apprentice?"

Monroe's eyes widened with some excitement, "Not in terms of difference. Although apprentices are categorized into Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3, but after all, they are all just apprentices, there is no qualitative difference. There will be no substantial increase in mental power to solidify sorcery, so it relies heavily on on-the-spot reactions when fighting. You can be called a 2nd level apprentice when you reach 50 joules and learn your first 1st level sorcery. But in reality, even if you learn 1st rank sorcery with only 40 joules of magical power, you can still change into a 2nd level apprentice badge!"

Sol immediately grasped the point, "So the root of becoming a 2nd level apprentice is to master a 1st level sorcery?"

Monroe nodded, "But the magic power can't be too far behind, and it's not too good to reach the 2nd level too quickly."

He still tilted his body, his hand on his chin.

"When you reach level two, you realize that people aren't much stronger, but the world is scarier."

(End of chapter)