After Bai Ling left, what happened here had already spread among the students at a crazy speed.
Now, Bai Ling’s name was firmly planted in their minds, and rumor had it she was a pretty girl too.
But none of that had anything to do with Bai Ling anymore.
After leaving the Alchemy Hall, Bai Ling went straight back to her dorm.
At this hour, Lin Qiufeng was still sleeping.
Seriously, what a pig—she could really sleep.
“Qiufeng, get up!” Bai Ling shouted in her ear, but no matter how hard she tried, her voice just wouldn’t get any louder.
It sounded about the same as someone talking normally.
“Emmm, let me sleep a bit more!” Lin Qiufeng mumbled, almost like it was a reflex! She’d gotten so used to it—what was Bai Ling supposed to do with her in the future? Waking up this human-shaped pig every day was really a challenge.
This couldn’t go on forever; maybe she needed a better way?
“Qiufeng, get up, there’s good food!” Bai Ling remembered the trick she’d used before and wondered if it would still work now.
“Huh!?” The moment Lin Qiufeng heard the words “good food,” she shot up like she’d been injected with adrenaline.
“Where’s the food?” That was the first thing out of her mouth after getting up.
Bai Ling just watched her whole routine with a blank face.
Girl, nice skills!
Seeing Bai Ling’s expression, Lin Qiufeng blinked cutely, then finally remembered something and looked embarrassed.
“Why aren’t you still sleeping?” Bai Ling squinted at her.
“Hehe, I’ve slept enough, let’s go eat!” Lin Qiufeng grinned, trying to cover up her awkwardness.
Bai Ling just nodded silently.
She was completely speechless with this girl.
Looks like she’d have to use this excuse to get her up from now on—there was really no other way.
Besides, it was a pretty effective excuse.
All it meant was going to eat after getting up.
After a quick wash, the two of them went to the cafeteria, found a random corner to sit in, and ordered some simple food.
But something was weird—why did people keep glancing over at them? Some even looked like they wanted to come over and talk? Bai Ling stayed calm as ever, acting like she hadn’t noticed any of the stares.
But Lin Qiufeng was different.
She’d never experienced anything like this, and most of the attention was on Bai Ling.
The few glances she got were full of jealousy.
Not knowing what was going on, Lin Qiufeng asked Bai Ling curiously, “Xiao Ling, do you know why everyone keeps looking at you? Did you do something?”
“No idea.” Bai Ling’s answer was simple.
She wasn’t interested in explaining and couldn’t be bothered to care about what others thought, so she had no clue what they were looking at.
Knowing she wouldn’t get anything out of her, Lin Qiufeng didn’t press.
After quickly finishing their food, she left with Bai Ling.
It was the same on the way—people kept pointing and whispering about Bai Ling.
Even though they tried to be subtle, Lin Qiufeng still noticed.
That just made Lin Qiufeng even more curious.
She couldn’t hold back her curiosity anymore and asked Bai Ling again, “Xiao Ling, what on earth happened? Tell me!” She grabbed Bai Ling’s hand and shook it back and forth.
Bai Ling had no way to deal with Lin Qiufeng’s cutesy act, so she gave a quick summary of what happened that morning.
“Just now, I went to the Alchemy Hall for a test and ended up injuring an alchemist, that’s all.”
“Uh…” Lin Qiufeng was speechless.
Even though Bai Ling made it sound simple, Lin Qiufeng could guess what happened.
Bai Ling wasn’t the type to cause trouble—she was usually really easygoing.
For her to actually hurt someone, that unlucky guy must have really pissed her off.
Otherwise, there’s no way something like this would happen.
What Lin Qiufeng was really curious about was how that guy managed to make Bai Ling hit him.
Well, a moment of silence for that guy.
He brought it on himself by messing with this weirdo—he could only blame his own bad luck!
They wandered into the classroom, and by now, almost everyone was there.
As expected, the moment Bai Ling walked in, all eyes were on her again.
This time, there was even a hint of respect in their gazes.
Clearly, the news had spread throughout the academy.
After all, there weren’t many mages who dared to beat up an alchemist—especially a pill-grade alchemist, and even more so one who got taken out in a single hit.
Someone that strong and that beautiful was bound to get a lot of attention.
This news only made the people who liked Bai Ling even more determined.
They were practically bouncing with excitement, wishing they could run up and confess to her right away.
That feeling of being the center of attention faded quickly, though, because Teacher Zitong arrived with her usual magical pressure.
“Today I’m going to talk to you about magic circles.
Magic circles can be used for all sorts of things: attacking, defending, summoning, engraving, storing—lots of uses.
Today, I’ll teach you an offensive magic.”
“Follow me to the training room!” After she finished, Zitong led the group of students to Class A’s training room.
“Watch closely.” To explain magic circles to the kids, Teacher Zitong deliberately slowed down the process.
She gathered magic on her fingertip and started drawing in the air.
Wherever her finger passed, a magical glow appeared.
When she finished, the magic circle started to spin slowly.
“This is just the simplest magic circle—a non-elemental attack spell that any mage can use.
It’s just a basic magic attack, not very powerful.”
“If you use your own elemental magic to draw a corresponding magic circle, the power will increase a lot.
If you want to learn your own element’s magic circle, you can go to the library, but you’ll need credits to get in.”
The students listened carefully, but for those who already knew about magic circles, there wasn’t much new to learn.
“Here are the diagrams for this magic circle—one for each of you.
If you already know how to draw magic circles, you don’t need to take one.” As she spoke, Zitong took a stack of yellow paper from her storage ring and put it on the podium.
Once everyone had a diagram, Teacher Zitong continued, “You can practice drawing the magic circle from the diagram.
If you learn it, great.
If not, keep working at it.
My class won’t slow down just because you’re behind, so if you don’t get it, you’ll have to put in more effort! Alright, class dismissed.”
Then she looked at Bai Ling.
“Bai Ling, come with me for a bit.”
“Okay!” Bai Ling answered and followed Teacher Zitong out.
Outside, Teacher Zitong was already waiting.
When she saw Bai Ling, she got straight to the point.
“The headmaster has agreed that you don’t have to attend class anymore.”
“Really?” Bai Ling was a little excited—finally, she wouldn’t have to be stared at all the time.
“Yeah, here you go.” Zitong handed her a badge with a magic book symbol on it.
Bai Ling looked at the badge curiously and asked, “Teacher Zitong, what’s this?”
“This is a special library badge.
It lets you go in and out of the academy library whenever you want and read any book inside, with no time limit,” Zitong explained.
“Since the academy doesn’t have much information about your abilities, we don’t really know how to teach you.
So, we’re giving you this privilege to let you read whatever you want in the library.”
“Oh, got it!”
“Yeah, make sure you take advantage of this opportunity.
It’s a privilege most people can only dream of!”
“I will, thank you, Teacher Zitong.”
“And one more thing—remember, you absolutely must not go to the top floor of the library.” Zitong warned her seriously.
“Why?” Bai Ling asked, confused.
If she could go in and out freely, why not the top floor? Was there some kind of secret up there?
“Don’t ask why.
Just remember, don’t go up there.” Zitong looked at Bai Ling very seriously.
She knew exactly what was up there, and it was something that couldn’t be touched.
Otherwise, people could die.
“Oh, I got it!” Bai Ling was still a bit confused, but didn’t ask any more questions.
“Yeah, make sure you remember.” Zitong warned her again.
Looks like the top floor of this library is really something special! “Okay, I understand.” Bai Ling looked Zitong straight in the eyes, just as serious.
If she promised to do something, she had to see it through.
That was Bai Ling’s principle.
“Alright, that’s it then! I’ll head out first.” Seeing the serious look in Bai Ling’s eyes, Zitong finally relaxed.
“Okay, goodbye, Teacher Zitong!” Bai Ling waved goodbye.
“Bye!”
