Arriving at the training room exclusive to Class A, Bai Ling saw that the walls, floor, and even the ceiling were covered with magic circles.
These circles ensured that students wouldn’t be in any real danger during training—if something went wrong, the magic would activate and teleport them out.
There were already a few people inside, all Class A students.
Some had succeeded in their training before Bai Ling, some were just tagging along with friends to watch, and others genuinely wanted to learn how to control their powers better, hoping it would make things easier for themselves in the future.
The moment Bai Ling walked in, she drew everyone’s attention again.
After all, in Class A, who didn’t know Bai Ling by now?
In fact, most of Class A had even formed a “Little Ling Guard Squad” for her, either because they were attracted by her beauty and cuteness, or because they admired her overpowered abilities.
Of course, Bai Ling had no idea about any of this.
As soon as she entered, she felt all those stares again, which she was really not used to.
She casually picked a corner, sat down, and ignored the burning gazes, focusing inward and entering the little tower world in her mind.
A lot of people wanted to get close to Bai Ling, but seeing her already in a meditative state, they didn’t dare disturb her.
If they annoyed her and ruined their relationship, they’d have nowhere to cry about it.
Seeing Bai Ling start cultivating, Lin Qiufeng refused to be left behind.
She didn’t want Bai Ling to pull too far ahead.
She was always competitive and hated losing to anyone.
Only by becoming strong herself could she stop others from messing with her.
Whenever she walked with Bai Ling, she always felt like a sidekick, just a green leaf next to a beautiful flower.
She didn’t have Bai Ling’s freakish abilities, monstrous talent, high starting point, or that devastating beauty and perfect figure.
This hit her self-esteem hard, even if she never said it out loud.
She wanted to get stronger.
She didn’t want to stand next to Bai Ling as a weakling—she’d lose respect for herself.
Maybe Bai Ling didn’t care, but she couldn’t accept it.
Only by getting stronger could she stand beside Bai Ling as her friend.
If she stayed weak, would people laugh at Bai Ling because of her? She didn’t care about herself, but she didn’t want to disappoint her friend or make Bai Ling take hits for her.
That would just make her seem even weaker, always needing Bai Ling’s protection.
She hated being weak.
Even though she always smiled and acted silly, like a husky, that was just a mask.
She didn’t want to show her vulnerable side or let anyone look down on her.
She could only earn respect and even fear through her own efforts.
She refused to be a weakling, so she had to get stronger.
Qiao Shan, standing nearby, saw that Lin Qiufeng was ignoring him and, like Bai Ling, was fully focused on cultivating.
He was bored, but didn’t want to leave—who would give up a chance to be near their goddess? Even if Bai Ling was meditating, it still felt like being alone with her.
Just being close and feeling her presence was a kind of enjoyment, right?
No one in the crowd dared disturb them.
They treated Bai Ling like a goddess, making sure not to upset her.
If anything happened, they’d need her help.
Sure, some magic elements could heal wounds, but none worked as fast or as well as Bai Ling’s healing magic.
She was a pure healer, impossible to kill—if you were still breathing, she could have you bouncing around in no time.
No one was dumb enough to go against her, especially since she was an A-rank mage.
That alone put her out of most people’s league.
When Bai Ling entered the tower, Green Luo was already waiting for her.
Since she could see through Bai Ling’s eyes and knew everything happening around her, she wasn’t surprised at all.
“Yo! You finally made it!” The little loli smirked, her green eyes as deep as the sea staring straight at Bai Ling.
“Yeah,” Bai Ling replied.
“What, you don’t seem to like being the center of attention?”
“There’s nothing good about it, and those stares just annoy me,” Bai Ling said honestly.
“Want me to get rid of them for you?” The loli’s smile turned cruel, baring her little tiger teeth as if she was about to pounce, but it just made her look even cuter.
“Forget it, I’m not that evil,” Bai Ling said indifferently.
She had no grudge against those people, so why bother making trouble for herself? She didn’t care about a few lives, but killing people in the academy would cause problems, especially since some of them were probably nobles.
“Heh heh~” The loli made a flower gesture with her hand and laughed out loud.
“What are you laughing at?” Bai Ling didn’t get why the loli was laughing like that.
Did she take the wrong medicine?
“Nothing, just that you’re different.
Most healing mages are arrogant, desperate to be famous and admired by everyone.
But you hate that kind of attention, so I’m amused.
You’ll give me a new experience.”
“….”
“I’m here to check out some books on healing magic.
Got any good recommendations?” Bai Ling didn’t want to dwell on that topic—she didn’t know how to answer and wasn’t interested anyway.
“They’re all here, just look for yourself.”
“Fine, I’ll look on my own.
Don’t bother me.”
After that, Bai Ling randomly picked a book from a shelf and started reading.
Sometimes she’d look at this, sometimes at that.
If something interested her, she’d read it; if not, she couldn’t even be bothered to glance at it.
Bai Ling realized this place was a real treasure trove.
There were all kinds of books, not just on magic, but also records about the human world.
There was even a magic element as powerful as her healing element, one that no one knew about—space magic.
Bai Ling lost herself in her own world.
Here, she learned a lot about using healing magic.
As for drawing magic circles, that was never a problem—she’d already mastered that back at the Bai family, so she was always a step ahead of everyone else.
