Chapter 52

From that day on, Dongfang Xiuzhe would be living under the same roof as Wang Junqi.

Wang Junqi seemed to follow Liu Hong's words without question. She was only initially surprised, but then she acted as if nothing had happened and continued with her usual activities.

Before leaving, Liu Hong gave a few more instructions, mainly advising the two to get along well and asking the senior student Wang Junqi to take care of Dongfang Xiuzhe.

"Can the senior class dormitories really house both boys and girls?"

Dongfang Xiuzhe was lost in thought, unaware that he and Wang Junqi were the only two in this dormitory.

The main reason he was assigned here was that the other dormitories for the magic class were full. Additionally, Wang Junqi was about to be taken to the "Illusion Magic Academy" for further training, making this the most suitable place for him.

Dongfang Xiuzhe carefully examined the elegant room. There wasn't much furniture; by the window was a single table, and on either side of the window were two sets of bunk beds. A few wildflowers were placed on the windowsill...

Dongfang Xiuzhe chose the top bunk, which, though a bit high, offered a view of the outside through the window. His bed was directly opposite Wang Junqi's.

"Hey, Qiqi, how long have you been here?" Sitting on the edge of the bed, Dongfang Xiuzhe dangled his legs, swinging them while looking at Wang Junqi with interest.

Wang Junqi turned to look at Dongfang Xiuzhe. "You should call me Senior!"

Dongfang Xiuzhe smiled lightly, unconcerned. "We are classmates now, why should I call you Senior?"

Wang Junqi, who seemed to be a quiet person, ignored Dongfang Xiuzhe and continued with her own business.

After a moment of silence, Dongfang Xiuzhe pointed to a pile of dirty clothes on the floor. "Qiqi, my clothes got dirty from your earth magic. Can you wash them for me?"

Wang Junqi pretended not to hear and left with her food tray.

It was already lunchtime, and Dongfang Xiuzhe had no appetite. Feeling bored, he decided to take a walk around the senior class training grounds.

Now he was a celebrity, and the students around him looked at him with strange eyes, whispering to each other.

Perhaps tired from walking, he was about to find a place to rest when Teacher Liu Hong found him.

"Follow me!" Liu Hong's expression was calm, and she didn't seem to have a good impression of Dongfang Xiuzhe.

"Where to?"

"Don't ask so many questions!" Liu Hong led the way without turning back, as if she didn't want to waste words.

After a few steps, feeling the silence behind her, Liu Hong turned around and almost fainted with anger. Dongfang Xiuzhe hadn't followed her and was now leaning against a rock, cooling off.

Liu Hong quickly walked to the rock and stared straight at Dongfang Xiuzhe.

Dongfang Xiuzhe remained nonchalant. Looking up and seeing Liu Hong's almost fiery eyes, he smiled. "Teacher, I'm tired!"

In the principal's office, a round table had been placed in the center.

Principal Meng Laikai was carefully arranging some magic testing instruments on the table, occasionally glancing out the window as if waiting for someone.

"How long has Teacher Liu Hong been gone?" Meng Laikai paced around the table. At that moment, he caught a glimpse of a red figure outside the window. It was Teacher Liu Hong.

"Hmm?"

He let out a surprised sound and quickly walked to the window, his face showing disbelief.

Not long after, the door to the principal's office opened, and Liu Hong walked in, carrying Dongfang Xiuzhe on her back.

Meng Laikai blinked. Although he didn't say anything, his face was full of questions.

"Principal, I've brought him." Liu Hong then turned to Dongfang Xiuzhe on her back. "Get down!"

Dongfang Xiuzhe jumped to the ground with a chuckle, looking far from tired and quite energetic.

Liu Hong gave Dongfang Xiuzhe a glare, thinking to herself, "I'll let you have your moment today, but I'll teach you respect in the future!"

Meng Laikai didn't want to waste time and got straight to the point. "Let's start the test!"

Test?

What kind of test?

Dongfang Xiuzhe was taken aback and then saw the strange objects on the round table.

"What are these?" Curious, Dongfang Xiuzhe was about to pick one up.

"Don't touch them!" Meng Laikai hurried over to stop him. "These are instruments to test your magic attributes and affinity."

Hearing the word "magic," Dongfang Xiuzhe's eyes lit up. He was eager to learn magic and hadn't expected it to come so soon!

Following Liu Hong's instructions, Dongfang Xiuzhe placed one hand on an ancient bronze compass with many strange characters carved on it.

In the center of the compass was a silver-white needle. Around the needle were the words "None, Wind, Fire, Lightning, Earth, Water, Fire, Light, Dark, Balance."

"Close your eyes and focus your mind!" Liu Hong said from the side.

Although Dongfang Xiuzhe didn't know what was happening, he obediently followed the instructions.

At first, the needle was still, but it gradually began to spin, faster and faster...

Liu Hong and Meng Laikai held their breath, eyes wide, waiting for the moment of revelation.

The needle began to slow down, and this was the most tense moment for both of them. They both wanted to know what Dongfang Xiuzhe's magic attribute would be.

"Attribute Balance!"

The needle finally stopped at the word "Balance," which meant that Dongfang Xiuzhe had no particularly outstanding magic attribute.

Liu Hong and Meng Laikai exchanged glances, both seeing disappointment in each other's eyes.

"Ah, I was too naive!" Meng Laikai sighed and stepped back.

He had hoped to have another melee mage after Wang Junqi, but now it seemed impossible. Without any particularly outstanding magic attribute, it would be good enough if Dongfang Xiuzhe could become an average mage.

Losing interest in the rest of the test, Meng Laikai sat back down, opened a drawer, and took out a wine gourd, preparing to take a drink.

Just as he opened the gourd and was about to take a sip, a blinding light appeared out of nowhere, turning the entire principal's office white.

To everyone's surprise, the brightness continued to increase!

"Boom~"

With an explosion, the light disappeared, and the room returned to normal.

Meng Laikai's precious wine gourd had somehow fallen to the ground, Liu Hong stood stiffly in front of the round table in her red dress, and Dongfang Xiuzhe looked bewildered as the crystal ball used to test affinity turned to powder in his hand.

Everything happened so suddenly!

All three were shocked by the unexpected result!

Finally, Liu Hong broke the silence.

"Magic affinity... magic affinity..." She wanted to say something but was too excited to speak coherently.

Meng Laikai tried to walk over but was trembling so much that he couldn't move his legs!