Chapter 15

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After sending Ye Xin Xia back to her aunt's house and having dinner with them, Mo Fan was just about to continue practicing his lightning magic. However, when he tried to control it in the usual way, he immediately felt a splitting headache, as if he had been playing League of Legends in an internet cafe for three consecutive all-nighters, and he was about to collapse!

What the hell is going on???

Feeling extremely weak.

Could it be because I used the Lightning Seal twice today, and the excessive consumption of lightning magic energy has left me mentally exhausted?

No way, even counting the incomplete release on the bus, I only used the Lightning Seal twice today, and my mana is already drained?

I thought after five months of meditation, the magic energy in my stardust was already quite substantial, but who knew that just releasing the Lightning Seal twice would make the entire lightning stardust seem dim.

The lightning stardust is usually quite vibrant in the spiritual world, with the purple glow under the resonance of the seven stars resembling a beautiful starry sky. But now, the entire stardust has lost its luster and fallen into darkness.

At first, Mo Fan was startled, but fortunately, as he relaxed and rested, the lightning stardust showed signs of slowly recovering its glow, though very gradually!

"It seems that the stardust isn't bright enough yet. Each time I cast a spell, the stardust's glow dims, and when it completely dims, it means the energy in the stardust is completely drained."

The stardust stores magical energy.

No wonder the homeroom teacher, Xue Muxin, emphasizes all day long: Even if it's boring, you must maintain your meditation. A magician with high talent will become extremely mediocre if they don't meditate diligently.

This can basically be understood as: No matter how good your skills are, without mana, you're still a nobody!

Forget it, don't think about these things. I need to get some sleep, or I'll really collapse!

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Nestled in the room, he slept until dawn.

Ye Xin Xia is such a well-behaved girl; she didn't even wake me up even though it was almost noon.

Mo Fan got up from the bed, feeling refreshed.

He skillfully entered a meditative state and checked his stardust, finding that it had already brightened by more than half, and it would likely fully recover soon.

"Right, I shouldn't expose my lightning magic to outsiders. Although this is a 'rule of law' society, there's always a chance of jealousy, like the Mu family in Bocheng, who can cover the sky with one hand. I should focus on fire magic to avoid drawing attention." Mo Fan thought about this while brushing his teeth.

However, with only so much energy in a day, how can I satisfy both the lightning magic and the fire magic?

Mo Fan was able to cultivate the lightning magic skills in five months because he devoted all his training time to lightning magic. No matter how charming and alluring the fire magic fairy was, Mo Fan remained devoted.

The annual magic exam is still about six months away. If I don't want to reveal my lightning magic power too early, I need to focus entirely on fire magic in the second semester and cultivate the initial fire magic skills.

But doing so means my lightning stardust's growth will stagnate for half a year.

Without meditation, the stardust won't become stronger on its own!

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Mo Fan made a small plan for his upcoming meditation time.

Given that the annual exam is about six months away, Mo Fan decided to allocate the 10 hours of meditation he can handle each day: 8 hours for fire magic and 2 hours for nurturing lightning magic.

This way, the growth of lightning magic might be very slow, but it can maintain a certain level of control proficiency.

Spending 8 hours a day on fire magic is already a significant advantage compared to other students who can only meditate for 5 hours.

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During lunch, his aunt Mo Qing came back from work.

Aunt Mo Qing is an ordinary woman, very thin, with a yellowish complexion, but she is very kind.

"Mo Fan, you're here. I heard from your father that you're diligently practicing at Tianlan Magic High School. You must work hard this time. If you can become a初级魔法师 (初级 means '初级' in Chinese, which translates to '初级' in English, but the correct term here is '初级' which means '初级'), it will be a great honor for our Mo family!" Mo Qing said.

A初级魔法师 is a great honor???

How many generations have we been poor!

Sigh, I wonder if I count as one now!

"Where's Uncle? Why haven't I seen him?" Mo Fan asked.

"He's delivering supplies to the hunters in the mountains. I really don't understand. He's just an ordinary person, what kind of courage does he have to go into the mountains? If he encounters a demon, he'll be eaten alive!" Mo Qing complained.

"Aren't demons usually in the remote wilderness far from our cities?" Mo Fan said.

Unlike the world he knew, in the magic world, many demons that pose a threat to human life inhabit the areas outside the cities. Not only do ordinary people dare not easily venture into those places, but even magicians often die there.

"Not really. Haven't you seen the warnings issued by the Hunter's Alliance? Recently, demons have been rampant, and there have been frequent signs of demons outside our city of Bocheng. They especially warn us ordinary people not to leave the safe zone." Mo Qing said.

"Is it really that serious?" Mo Fan said with a smile.

Although Mo Fan is new to this world, he has read quite a few books. Demons generally stay far from human cities, and famous organizations like the Magic Association, the Hunter's Alliance, and the major magic families regularly patrol and clean up to ensure the safety of the people in the cities.

"You, you're just too naive. Think about it, which mayor wouldn't want their city to be peaceful and prosperous? Even if demons invade, to avoid panic, they would probably say everything is under control... Actually, there have always been demons near our city, and even within the city, but we ordinary people just can't see them." Mo Qing lowered her voice and said.

Mo Fan was taken aback but still managed to smile: "Aunt, you're really exaggerating."

"Fine, you don't believe me. Let me tell you a true story, not some gossip... You know, I work in the logistics department of the hospital."

"Okay." Mo Fan nodded.

Thankfully, Mo Qing didn't say she worked in some holy temple, or Mo Fan would have been in pain again.

"One night, I went to deliver some external medicine to the attending doctor. In the operating room, there was a healer who scolded our Doctor Wang, saying: Even if you're a healer apprentice, you shouldn't be so stupid as to not distinguish between swamp poison and water poison. Also, these people have been bewitched, which is why they look so dazed... Go away, don't cause trouble here. Quickly find someone from the Hunter's Alliance to find that evil eye swamp demon, or more people in this area will be in trouble!" Mo Qing leaned in and whispered to Mo Fan very cautiously.

Seeing Mo Qing's serious expression, Mo Fan felt it wasn't a made-up story.

Could it be that demons really do lurk near the city, or even within the city?

That's too terrifying. Demons are essentially man-eating monsters. If you encounter one, you're as good as dead!

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