Taking a deep breath, Lin Chen, following his teacher's instructions, hopefully placed his right hand into the groove on the Awakening Stone.
Slowly closing his eyes, he began to perceive his own Spirit World.
At the same time, shimmering light emanated from the Awakening Stone.
These lights connected into streaks of starlight, merging like special blood vessels and crawling onto Lin Chen's right hand.
"Ding... Detecting special energy, system restarting!"
"Ding... Detecting that the Spirit World is not yet linked to the host, linking now!"
"Ding... Detecting that the Spirit is not yet linked to the host, linking now!"
"Ding... Detecting an unknown error with the Spirit, Spirit has been reset!"
"Ding... System energy is insufficient and will enter dormancy. Estimated restart time is fifty years. Basic system functions are retained, host can view them independently!"
With each system sound, Lin Chen's heart was already overjoyed, but his face remained expressionless.
In the vast and boundless Spirit World, there was a moon-white outline of stardust.
At the center of the stardust, there was a constantly rotating planet and a black and white longsword.
"Summoning, it's actually Summoning!"
"Oh my god, it's Summoning, which is even rarer than Lightning!"
Feeling the return of some of his former power, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.
Xue Musheng's eyes also showed a hint of pleasant surprise at this moment. Lin Chen's parents were Advanced-Tier Mages, so his talent would naturally not be poor.
He had originally thought Lin Chen would awaken a decent Elemental, but he never expected Lin Chen to awaken Summoning on his first awakening.
Summoning is rare and powerful enough to get direct special recruitment from major top universities, especially in the early stages, where it is particularly helpful to a Mage.
It could also be said that Lin Chen, having awakened Summoning, had already stepped halfway into the doors of a key university.
As a homeroom teacher, he naturally gained face, after all, not many people from Tianlan High School get into top universities each year.
"Summoning is a very powerful system, especially in the early stages, it will bring you great help. Cultivate well, don't waste your talent!"
Xue Musheng patted Lin Chen's shoulder, his eyes full of approval.
Lin Chen nodded and walked off the stage under the envious gazes of the crowd, thinking once again of Su Yuntao. Fortunately, it wasn't a "useless Spirit!"
"Congratulations, Lin Chen!"
Mu Bai patted Lin Chen's shoulder and congratulated him.
Lin Chen smiled wryly and said, "The expenses are going to be huge now!"
Although Summoning is strong in the early stages, its demand for resources is quite large. Whether it's summoning, nurturing, or advancing, it all requires money!
Upon hearing this, Mu Bai rolled his eyes at Lin Chen.
"You're still putting on an act in front of me. Who doesn't know who? Seriously!"
Mu Bai felt a bit sour. Lin Chen was so rich yet still complained about being poor.
In Mu Bai's eyes, Lin Chen was a money-grubber. After Lin Chen sold the manor, he only spent four thousand yuan a month, renting a place to live, which was less than fifty thousand a year!
Lin Chen had a lot of assets, and some of them were openly known. Wei Fang's annual subsidy alone reached eight hundred thousand, and as long as Lin Chen could get into university, this money would continue until he graduated.
A year ago, the Lin family's manor was sold for fifty million. Was fifty million a lot? In the Demon City, let alone a manor, it was just the price of one apartment in a good location.
These open assets were not a secret; many people knew about them, so Lin Chen couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to.
Of course, Lin Chen wasn't worried that someone would target him because of this money.
After all, his parents' contributions were there, and Wei Fang wouldn't stand idly by.
As for the Black Vatican, there was even less to worry about; this money was small change in their eyes.
Lin Chen and Mu Bai chatted idly. Outside, there were sounds of surprise as Xu Zhaoting awakened Lightning, and Mo Fan, as in the original work, awakened both Lightning and Fire.
Soon, the awakening ceremony ended, and everyone's expressions varied. Students who awakened Light or Water, systems without offensive magic in the early stages, didn't look too good, while those who awakened offensive magic were all elated.
In the theory class, knowledge such as meditation, control, and release were also familiarized by the students one by one.
Time flew by. As soon as school was out, Lin Chen quickly left the school. The twenty-minute journey home usually took him only ten minutes today.
Arriving on the sixth floor, he saw a middle-aged man standing at his doorstep.
"Little Chen, you're back!" The middle-aged man smiled kindly.
Lin Chen smiled slightly and said, "Jiang Uncle, why have you come?"
As Lin Chen spoke, he took out his key and opened the door.
"Come in and sit!"
Lin Chen invited the middle-aged man inside and then poured him a glass of water.
"Today is the day you awaken your magic. How was it? What magic did you awaken?" The man held the water, taking a small sip as he asked.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "I awakened Summoning!"
"Oh? Summoning? That's good. Summoning can bring you great benefits in the early stages of your magical path. If you need anything, just tell Jiang Uncle, don't be shy!" Jiang Tianyuan said with a kind smile.
Although Summoning is powerful, it is a bottomless pit. For those with money and power, it can show you in minutes what it means to be a pay-to-win player.
But for ordinary people without power or influence, whether it's Dimensional Beasts or Contracted Beasts, without resource cultivation, Summoning becomes a burden.
Lin Chen said, "Okay, I'll come to you if I need anything."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tianyuan nodded in satisfaction.
Lin Chen pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
"By the way, Jiang Uncle, I've always had some questions in my heart and would like to ask you to clarify them for me."
Jiang Tianyuan took a sip of tea and asked, "Oh? Is there anything unclear about cultivation?"
Lin Chen shook his head and said, "It's not about cultivation."
Saying that, he slowly walked into the bedroom, and a moment later, he emerged from the bedroom carrying a huge wooden box, which he placed on the table.
As the box slowly opened, Jiang Tianyuan glanced at the contents of the wooden box and suddenly froze.
Lin Chen did not disturb Jiang Tianyuan, whose expression seemed to recall something.
The small living room instantly fell into silence, and the atmosphere became incredibly heavy.
After a while, Jiang Tianyuan collected his thoughts, looked at Lin Chen with a complex expression, and asked, "Just ask whatever questions you have!"
Jiang Tianyuan's complex expression contained a hint of pain, but more so, guilt. None of these emotions escaped Lin Chen's eyes.
Lin Chen took a deep breath, looked at the contents of the wooden box, and asked, "I've always wondered, my parents were merely Advanced-Tier Mages, why would they have so many valuable things?"
On top of the wooden box were two wrist guards, both incredibly rare Spatial equipment. Let alone Advanced-Tier Mages, even Super-Tier Mages might not possess Spatial equipment.
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