Chapter 196 The First Controlled Spellcasting in the History of Magic
Sicily chuckled softly and didn't continue the topic.
"Let's start class."
Pei Hening took off her coat and stuffed it into her backpack, then took out a new notebook and pen.
Sicily paused for a moment: "There are no time-limited items here, so the lessons won't be too difficult."
She walked gracefully to the transparent magic display case in the center of the hall.
A drop of deep blue liquid floats in this display case, emitting a faint blue light. Under the refraction of light, you can even see magical patterns floating inside.
"This is the sap of the first World Tree, and the origin of life magic."
"Only one drop?"
"To be precise, the highway school only had one drop."
Sicily posed a timely question: "What are your thoughts on magic? And all the skills and tools we use now?"
Pei Hening reflected on her experiences over the past period, and also considered the lessons her teachers had given her.
She said, "Magic is not created out of thin air; it has always existed in the world. The skills and tools we use are simply the discovery and application of it."
Sicily nodded: "In ancient times, when all living beings were still in a state of ignorance, a woman named Xiao went up the mountain to chop wood and was bitten by a poisonous snake. She developed a high fever and became delirious. The tribe's shaman pronounced her dead."
"Her mother took care of her every day, feeding her water and wiping her body. Xiao could not bear to continue to be a burden to her mother, so while her mother was away fishing, she went up the mountain alone to seek revenge on her venomous snakes and to give her last bit of strength before facing her own death."
"During her fight with the snake, Xiao accidentally ate some kind of fern and fell into a deep coma for three days. When she woke up again, not only had her fever subsided, but she also briefly activated her 'Eye of Prediction'."
"This is the first flicker of magic."
"..."
Sicily's lectures are lively and interesting, and he especially loves to guide students to think.
Throughout the entire class, Pei Hening was completely captivated by her, his eyes burning with desire as he looked at her.
"Teacher, you are truly learned and talented."
With a smile in her light golden eyes, Xixia handed the test paper to Pei Hening and said, "You must finish today's homework on time."
"Teacher, I am a model student."
Sicily then asked, "How did you feel after today's class?"
Pei Hening instantly became serious and uttered four words: "Medicine is great!"
Sicily hadn't expected her to say that. After thinking for a moment, she agreed, "You're right, medicine is amazing!"
After all, the first controlled spellcasting in the history of magic was a medical prescription.
——
Pei Hening put on her coat, took the test paper given to her by Xixia, and sent a message to Chu Xuange as she walked back.
She then realized that Chu Xuange had sent her a message six minutes earlier.
[Princess Ningning]: [Falcon] and [Invincible Ice Cola] have come to find me.
[Princess Ningning]: Baby, we're in my lounge, do you want to come over?
[Princess Ningning]: If you don't want to come over, you can go back to the car and wait for me. It's warm in the car, mwah mwah mwah.
Pei Hening quickly glanced at the message.
[DripDrip]: I just finished class. I'm not in the teaching building; I'm in the Museum of Origins. Cicisia taught me the history of magic today.
[Princess Ningning]: Remember to use the heating card, don't get cold. I'll come find you as soon as I'm done, very quickly.
[Dibi Dibi]: I'm going back to the car. You can come back as soon as you're done talking to them.
[Princess Ningning]: Received.
As Pei Hening approached the teaching building, she heard someone ask her, "Sister, what are you holding in your hand?"
The voice sounded familiar, and Pei Hening turned around.
Sure enough, it was Frank again, and his current state was—very strange.
With her golden, messy hair and multicolored face, her original skin tone was completely obscured, leaving only her pair of blue eyes filled with curiosity.
"Frank?"
Frank nodded, his gaze still fixed on her homework: "Hello, sister."
"Homework assigned by the teacher," she added after a moment's thought.
Frank scurried away like a cat that had stepped in dog poop, avoiding homework like the plague: "Oh, so that's what it is."
When Chu Xuange, Li Pangui, and [Falcon] came out, they happened to see Frank's ghost-like actions.
Chu Xuange quickly walked to Pei Hening's side and asked in a low voice, "Is he going to send you poison again?"
Frank instantly bristled: "You're discriminating against me, that's not poison."
Li Pangui suppressed a laugh and cleared her throat: "You misunderstood. We didn't discriminate against you; we were just stating the facts."
Frank held back for a while before launching a counterattack: "What facts matter? You're just slandering me. The soup I make can increase attribute points, it's not poison. God doesn't love liars."
As he spoke, he became dejected. Just how grave were his sins? Why had God banished him to this godforsaken place, a place teeming with bizarre monsters?
Pei Hening tugged at Chu Xuange's sleeve: "He didn't bring me soup, he just asked me what the homework I was holding was."
Frank perked up: "That's right, that's right, my sister's voice is so nice."
Chu Xuange: "..."
Li Pangui asked, "Frank, did Titien teach you fighting before she taught you cooking?"
Frank nodded: "Of course we'll teach them. If we don't teach combat skills in the beginning, what will we teach? If students don't have some ability to protect themselves, highway schools won't have any students, and they'll go out of business very quickly, won't they?"
He didn't understand why Li Pangui asked that question.
Frank is right; it seems that road survival has found a balance in places they are unaware of.
In highway survival, the key is survival afterward. If you can't even guarantee your survival, how can you play the game?
"Wow, you finally said something that makes sense."
[Falcon] stepped forward, patted Frank on the shoulder, and gave him a look that said, "Kid, I'm rooting for you."
Li Pangui also praised, "What you said makes a lot of sense."
Pei Hening stuffed her homework into her backpack and put her hands in her pockets. Seeing this, Chu Xuange pulled her hands out and put them in his pocket.
Pei Hening said goodbye, "Sister Li, we'll be going now if there's nothing else."
Li Pangui nodded: "See you next time."
After the two had walked a distance, Pei Hening asked, "What do they want with you?"
Chu Xuange: "They want to see 'Civilization Derivatives - Special (**)'."
Pei Hening raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you give that thing to Lu En?"
"I wanted to give it to him too, but he wasn't here today. I heard from Chi Lu, the teacher who substituted for me, that he went to apologize to someone."
Pei Hening raised her hand and pulled her collar up, obscuring most of her face: "Apologize? Who did you offend?"
"I don't know, but it's definitely a good thing that he's not here today, as it gives us some leeway."
Chu Xuange was referring to the "Civilization Derivatives - Special (**)" matter.