On the other side, Tissaia dispersed the mist in front of her. The scene that had just been displayed was Asa state of reading books with rapt attention.
"Yennefer, your choice... let's see."
It wasn't until now, seeing Asa zeal for magic and feeling deeply gratified, that Tissaia truly acknowledged Asa as her student.
[Congratulations on establishing a "Teacher-Student" bond with the important story character Tissaia. Current level: "Favorability." Rewards available for collection.]
[Collection successful! Obtained a pair of Black-rimmed Glasses.]
[Wizard's Glasses: Wearing these glasses makes others perceive you as highly knowledgeable.]
Another disguise-type item. With a thought from Asa, the reward was stored in the system warehouse.
"As I thought, Tissaia, you were actually peeking just now, weren't you?"
Do all people with magic have a penchant for voyeurism?
...
Thanedd Island truly lived up to its reputation as a holy land for the Wizards of the North.
When he occasionally went out, Asa saw either Sorcerers shrouded in cloaks, generous Sorceresses, or Witchers carrying twin swords on their backs.
He had caught glimpses of the attire of almost every Witcher school, but one white-haired figure was missing.
At this point in time, Geralt of Rivia probably just made his debut.
Compared to the Kingdom of Aedirn and other places in this era, Thanedd Island was undoubtedly much friendlier towards non-human races. At least here, elves did not have men becoming vagrants and women becoming prostitutes; instead, they held a certain degree of influence.
When he happened to meet a flirtatious female elf, she told Asa the reason:
Among the five members of the Council of Wizards, one was the Elven Sorceress Francesca. The high status of non-human races on Thanedd Island was thanks to Francesca.
Afterwards, Asa declined the female elf's invitation to visit her home and instead went to the gathering place on Thanedd Island, which was the second-hand market.
Here, Witchers sold monster materials, and Wizards bought them to refine into Potions for sale, forming a complete industrial chain.
As a beginner, Asa only knew the names of most of these materials but not their principles or effects. In the end, he could only watch the excitement, much like the old men who always had onlookers when they played chess.
In this fantasy world, everything felt novel to Asa.
If possible, Asa really wanted to experience traveling across the entire continent as a mage, meeting like-minded companions, defeating powerful enemies, tearing through conspiracies, rescuing civilians, and achieving great feats.
And then, once Asa left, the dragon slayer would eventually become the dragon, the substitute would take over, the fruits of victory would be stolen, and descendants would cry out for the Great Sage Sun today...
Forget it, I'll consider that after my strength has grown.
But just like that, while wandering on Thanedd Island, Asa suddenly found a gold nugget one day.
He originally thought it was a product of some Alchemist, until he handed the gold nugget to Tissaia, who looked at him with surprised eyes:
"This is a real gold nugget; your luck is truly good. It seems a Wizard needed to find this gold nugget as a raw material to construct a magic circle, but since you found it and it has no magic markings, it belongs to you."
Tissaia also appeared very generous when dealing with property that did not belong to her.
Asa immediately exchanged it for coins. Eventually, this gold nugget returned to Asa hands at a price of 8,700 krowns, and half of his blood debt was finally paid off.
Amidst the accompaniment of daily trifles, after absorbing various basic subject books given by Tissaia at light speed, Tissaia came over again on the weekend to ask Asa about his future focus for learning spells.
Did he want to learn Elemental Magic? Where destructive energy crisscrosses with a wave of the hand.
Or perhaps Mind Magic? Charming, controlling, and altering the thoughts and minds of sentient beings.
Or Healing Magic, to be an angel who saves the dying and heals the wounded, rescuing those lives about to pass away?
If afraid of fighting alone, why not learn Summoning Magic? Summoning various types of monsters from other worlds and dimensions, satisfying their needs, and letting them fight for you.
Or Barrier Magic? Constructing magic circles? Or Alchemical Magic, making Potions and extraordinary items?
Like a river god appearing after an axe falls into the water, every example Tissaia gave made Asa heart stir.
But Asa will was incredibly firm. He withstood the test and honestly chose the one he liked most in his heart.
"Teacher, I want them all!"
"You seem to still have some misunderstandings about magic."
After hearing this, Tissaia didn't get angry. She had heard this kind of reasoning countless times. The black-haired Sorceress said amiably,
"Child, listen. Any one of these disciplines is enough for you to study for a lifetime. Don't think that just by reading a couple of books, you can master the true mysteries of a discipline."
However, Asa shook his head firmly. The system had made it very clear: to transform All Spells Hidden Within into a true innate ability, he had to collect most of the spells in this world.
For the journey through the myriad realms, what did learning a bit more matter?
"Teacher, I know words cannot convince you. Why don't you set a requirement for me? If I can do it, you'll agree. How about that?"
"Fine."
Tissaia directly threw out a thick book, its thickness roughly the sum of three copies of "Five Years of Gaokao, Three Years of Mock Exams."
"'Dragons Breath,' a high-level fire element attack spell. If you can learn it within a month, then I will agree to your request."
After saying that, Tissaia turned and left the room.
From her manner, did she seem a bit angry?
Asa shook his head. A month was certainly not enough, but who said he only had a month? He could stay in another world for a lifetime; the only drawback was the lack of magic.
Picking up the book, Asa put it into the system space. He would return to another world first, spend some time finishing the book, and then come back for practical application.
On the other side, after moving slightly away from Asa, Tissaia quickly tucked away the look of dissatisfaction on her face and sensed the magic circle she had intentionally placed on the spellbook.
She could no longer sense it.
"This boy really does have secrets."
The reason she was paying close attention to Asa recent performance was solely due to the gold nugget incident a month ago.
A gold nugget worth over 8,000 krowns being casually picked up by Asa precisely showed that this black-haired man's luck was destined to be extraordinary.
In modern times, others would only think this person was lucky enough, but this was a fantasy world of swords and magic. Fate was elusive, yet it left traces.
After noticing Asa extraordinary destiny, Tissaia immediately performed a divination on him. The results showed that this black-haired man possessed wealth luck beyond common imagination. What was finding a gold nugget on the road? This level of wealth luck was enough for him to fall into a pit midway and instead discover a treasure that could buy an entire country.
There was also a pink aura of ambiguity, indicating that this person's emotional life would certainly be very abundant in the future, with no lack of beautiful women by his side.
Besides that, Tissaia also noticed this student's unusual attraction to non-human races, and finally, there was the top-tier magic talent currently being displayed.
After getting the results, Tissaia had been unable to remain calm. She had a bold idea.
Could this be the incarnation of some deity? Coming to the world to experience life?
Like the protagonist in a third-rate knight novel who faces no obstacles in anything they do.