"Ugh..." Lilina placed a hand on her forehead and woke up.
Lilina sat up and gazed at the sunset's afterglow.
"Guess I wasn’t out long. It’s not even evening yet."
Wu Yan listened speechlessly to the girl’s muttering.
"Purr!"
You’ve been unconscious for a whole day and night, he thought. Of course, Lilina couldn’t understand him.
"Why was there so much magic power during my advancement? I’ve never heard of others absorbing this much when they leveled up!"
Could it be...
"If you could communicate with your Contract Beast and have it transfer magic power to you, you’d get the Academy’s attention!"
Stephanie’s words echoed in Lilina’s ears again, sparking a possibility.
"Little Dark, it couldn’t be you, could it?"
"Purr!"
Wu Yan wasn’t sure either. Back then, the pain had knocked him out cold—he hadn’t noticed if he’d transferred any magic to Lilina.
Still...
Wu Yan recalled that initial touch at the start of his advancement...
Could the magic have flowed through that?
But Lilina seemed clueless too. Best to act like nothing happened!
After careful thought, Lilina concluded only one possibility remained: Wu Yan had transferred the magic.
Feeling the abundant magic power and spiritual energy within her, Lilina’s heart swelled with joy.
"Thank you so much, Little Dark!"
Lilina scooped up Wu Yan and planted a firm kiss on his face.
Having been kissed multiple times already, Wu Yan’s heart was anything but calm. Perks like this? The more, the better!
*Knock knock!*
"Who is it?" Lilina called out at the sound.
"Lilina, it’s me!"
"Teacher Stephanie!"
Hearing the familiar voice, Lilina flung the door open in delight. Sure enough, Stephanie stood there.
That sight triggered Wu Yan’s painful memories, and he instinctively stepped back twice.
"Teacher Stephanie, what brings you here?"
Stephanie huffed. "What brings me here? You skipped class all day! I thought something happened and came to check. You’re perfectly fine. Give me an explanation, or I won’t let you off easily!"
"A whole day without class..."
Lilina had planned to attend today. Then it hit her—had she really slept for a full day and night?
"Teacher Stephanie, I passed out during my advancement yesterday and just woke up. I’m so sorry!"
Lilina lowered her head apologetically.
"Yesterday’s advancement... Could yesterday’s commotion have been your doing?"
"Huh?"
Confused, Lilina watched as Stephanie placed a hand on her forehead.
"Don’t resist, Lilina. Let me check your condition."
"Okay!" Grateful for Stephanie’s past help, Lilina dropped all resistance.
At that moment, even a trace of wariness from Lilina could have seriously harmed Stephanie. Splitting her spiritual energy to probe another’s mind was reckless—only a vast power gap or a spirit-specialized Demigod would dare it.
Stephanie carefully scanned Lilina’s mind. What she found shocked her.
"This is... a Magic Abundance State!"
"What’s a Magic Abundance State, Teacher Stephanie?"
Stephanie’s expression turned grave as she glanced at Wu Yan. "It means having ample purified magic during advancement. Lilina, you know your body absorbs surrounding magic when leveling up, right?"
"Yes!"
"But alone, your body can’t absorb much. Initial magic affects final reserves. That’s why Mages buy piles of Magic Crystals to assist advancement."
"Oh, I see. But why so serious, Teacher? Doesn’t that make the state common?"
"Here’s the key: it’s not easy. The only method I know uses grade seven or higher Magic Crystals!"
"Grade seven Magic Crystals!" Lilina gasped. Grade one cost one gold coin; grade two, five coins. Grade seven...
She didn’t dare imagine the price.
"Exactly. Only century-old families can afford it for one or two prodigies. Lilina, do you grasp how rare your state is?"
"This..."
Lilina stood speechless, stunned.
Wu Yan felt dizzy listening—he only caught half the conversation.
Turns out, understanding half is the worst pain!
It’s like someone telling a dirty joke in mixed dialect and standard Mandarin...
I used to think not understanding at all was agony. Guess I was too young, heh.
