Generally speaking, after graduating from a magic high school, one can obtain an apprentice magician's diploma, and after graduating from a magic university, one can obtain a junior magician's diploma. It is quite rare for someone like Collins to have already qualified as a intermediate magician after only one year in the magic university, considering he hasn't even graduated from high school based on age.
Moyue handed a document to Collins from his desk, and Collins took a look at it.
"It's alright. The record on it is just simple elementary magic calculation formulas. Basically, anyone who has studied mathematics should be able to figure them out."
Moyue snorted.
"It's just formulas, of course they are simple. But what's important is how to apply the formulas in practice."
Collins closed the exercise questions.
"Let's start with something simple. I remember that most magic high schools require students to be able to perform three or more magic tricks to enter. If you can perform a first-order magic trick, you can directly join the elite class."
"Now, I will teach you a first-order magic trick."
Moyue's expression was strange, as if she wanted to say something but ultimately said nothing.
"I know what you mean, but you have to believe that I, your brother, am an intermediate magician. Even if your foundation is not good, teaching you first-order magic is still very simple for me, right?"
Their fingertips touched, and the light of magic bloomed on Collins' fingertips. Just like many advanced magic tricks require lower-order magic as the foundation, many first-order magic tricks require zero-order magic tricks as the basis.
Now, the magic in Collins' hands was built on the zero-order magic trick, Light Ray Trick - a first-order light magic.
"Come on, hold it. I will teach you how to control it."
The light sphere on their fingertips floated in midair, and Collins felt the delicate touch on his fingertips as Moyue immediately retracted her hand, staring at Collins indignantly.
"I mean, what are you afraid of? It's as if you think I can do something to you."
Reluctantly, she let her hand touch Collins', and their fingertips connected. A wealth of information piled up in Moyue's perception. In her arcane vision, simple runes slowly constructed a unique form.
"Brother, brother, wake up?"
Collins felt a suffocating sensation and immediately opened his eyes. He saw a golden liquid swirling in front of him and quickly moved his second sister away from his face.
Hei Mo fell off the bed and grumbled unhappily, "Brother bullied me, brother bullied me. I even used my body to wake you up."
"Although you said it ambiguously, you don't even have a humanoid shape now."
Getting off the bed, he picked up his oval-shaped sister and walked step by step to the living room, where he saw Maevel looking apologetic.
"I told Hei Mo not to disturb you."
"It's fine. It's not really a disturbance, and I don't have the habit of sleeping in."
Father shook his hand at the dining table.
"Alright, let's not bother with this bad boy. Come on, let's eat, and we can talk about other things after eating."
Maevel smiled elegantly at Collins.
"I have prepared breakfast. I don't know if it suits your taste."
"What taste? This brat doesn't eat if he doesn't like it."
"Dad, if you keep bothering me, I'll throw a fireball at you."
"So, you think you're great as an intermediate mage? Come here, let dad teach you a lesson. I want you to know how big the difference is between intermediate and advanced."
Collins muttered a few words, but eventually gave up the foolish idea of directly confronting his father, and obediently sat at the table and ate the breakfast prepared by his stepmother.
Maevel sat next to his father, looking at Collins eating slowly, and happily asked, "What do you like to eat? I'll prepare it for you at noon."
"No need, I'll be going out at noon and may not be back at night. Well, there's also a possibility that I won't come back at night."
Father was taken aback, but quickly recovered.
"Do you need money?"
Collins raised his face from the preserved egg lean meat congee.
"What do I need money for?"
"If you take your sister out, it's not good to have no money. Also, be careful in the evening, don't touch her inappropriately, or else you'll see what I can do. Oh, and make sure you take safety precautions..."Collins reached out his hand.
"Stop, stop, stop. I'm going out to meet a senior."
Collins' tone was weak. Indeed, he was going to meet a senior, but this senior was a woman. This female senior did not like to be treated differently because of her gender, so she didn't like others calling her "学姐" (senior sister), but preferred to be called "学长" (senior brother).
Immediately, his father slammed the table.
"No ambition! What's good about meeting men? Can men help you get attention? Can men make you show off your pictures on social media? Do you know that several of your father's colleagues have boasted to me about their sons dating several college girls? What about you? Instead of taking advantage of being an intermediate mage, you actually go out to meet men."
Collins was enraged.
"Do you think I'm like you, unable to resist women?"
"What's wrong with not being able to resist? That's called appreciating beauty, it's the normal state of being human. As for you, you have no reaction when you see women. I think something in you is broken, son. Honestly, your father knows some skilled magic practitioners who specialize in treating physical conditions..."
"Forget it, forget it. I better go out first. I won't talk to you, this old stubborn fool."
"I may be an old stubborn fool, but you are just a little stubborn fool, you know that?"
Collins left with a disgruntled expression.