Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 481: See the truth in 2 hours (Leisure new book content)
Li Qing felt a bit annoyed. What was it like to be regarded by an animal with such a look? No matter how ordinary he was, he was still a human being.
He walked forward and saw the owl holding a roll of brown parchment, tied with a black silk ribbon.
Li Qing was bewildered for a moment, ensuring the other party just wanted to give him the brown parchment it was holding, and then cautiously pushed open the window with one breath.
Flap flap flap!!
He had forgotten that the window of his place opened outward. He watched as the owl flapped its wings constantly, screeching and falling down.
"Hoo~~ hoo~~~ hoo~~"
Li Qing quickly caught the brown parchment, then leaned his head out to look below.
It was already late at night, and below was pitch black with only a few dim streetlights flickering in the distance. He saw no sign of the owl.
If it wasn’t for the brown parchment in his hand, Li Qing would have thought it was all an illusion.
Looking at the brown parchment in his hand, he suddenly realized that this might be the admission letter Zhuang Xu had mentioned.
"Is it real?!"
Li Qing, full of suspicion, opened the parchment that looked quite old, like a sheepskin scroll.
After removing the ribbon and spreading open the parchment, he saw countless twisted patterns on it, which made his scalp tingle.
With a frown, he flipped the parchment left and right to look it over, and just when he was about to toss it aside after confirming nothing strange, his hand suddenly stopped, and his eyes widened.
The patterns like ghostly scribbles on top of the parchment started twisting like countless black maggots, eventually forming clearly visible Chinese characters.
"Holy sh*t, holy sh*t?! Holy sh*t!!!!"
Li Qing uttered "holy sh*t" several times before looking at the contents inside with a mixture of astonishment and doubt.
"Dear Mr. Li Qing:
We are pleased to inform you that because you have maintained your innocence for thirty years without overly intimate contact with women, after multiple screenings and reviews, you have been qualified to study at Gray Magic Academy. Along with this letter is a list of books and basic meditation method content you need to study in advance before attending. Please familiarize yourself with the book contents and meditation basics, as there will be an entrance test.
The academy is scheduled to formally start on December 31st. Please take care of your admission letter, as it is your pathway and proof of entry. On behalf of all the tutors at Gray Magic Academy, I welcome your arrival.
Gray Magic Academy.
Principal: Luo Qing
Appendix:
"Magic Origin" by Meredith Cleveland
"Magic Rune Introduction" by Dorwendel
"Formation of Magic Power" by Rosenberg
"Magic Theory" by Zhuang Xu
"Mage Promotion Path" by Wen Lun
"Basic Meditation Technique," jointly published by all tutors of Gray Magic Academy.
Special Note: To read, please click the books in the Appendix. On the day of enrollment, please wear the academy-issued uniform in advance, or else entering the academy without it will have very serious consequences."
"Is it real?!"
Li Qing felt both excited and thrilled. After thirty years of mediocrity, he never expected such an encounter on his birthday, indeed as Zhuang Xu said—a turning point in life.
He felt somewhat apologetic about his earlier attitude towards Zhuang Xu. Just as he was about to take out his phone to call back, he saw no call records from Zhuang Xu, with the latest call being from his boss two days ago.
Is it truly magic?
Witnessing this bizarre scene, Li Qing hurriedly opened the call recording but still found no recording of the conversation.
"Holy sh*t..."
Li Qing had lost count of how many times he said "holy sh*t." Everything that happened today was almost breaking his worldview, but for someone who had experienced countless online novels, he quickly adjusted his mindset and turned his gaze to the parchment unfolded on the table.
So you can see the books just by clicking.
Li Qing reached out and lightly tapped on "Magic Origin." Suddenly, the characters at the top of the parchment quickly changed and combined, with the black lines writhing like tadpoles.
In just a few seconds, the content on the seemingly old leathery parchment was no longer the admission letter, but something like an e-book on display.
Upon first opening, there were even initial operation prompts. If Li Qing didn’t know that current flexible screen technology was far from reaching this level, he would really think it was some bored individual trying to deceive others.
After spreading the crumpled, unknown-material parchment back on the table, he calmed his excitement, went to the bathroom, washed his face with cold water to clear his head, and then sat at the desk properly, ready to read.
"Magic exists in all things in the world, but originates from God. It is a discipline observed by God from a perspective beyond the mundane, understanding the rules of the cosmos and recorded, passed down in a certain way. When God dozes off, the knowledge carrying magic is discovered by intelligent beings and, until now, acquired by humans to learn, use, and delve into to understand the essence.
Like the most primordial light, the stars in the cosmos constantly emit endless light, heat, vitality, and destruction, but how is it formed, and how should we utilize it..."
Reading until a little past three in the morning, Li Qing, rubbing his dry eyes, reluctantly laid the parchment aside.
He had only read over twenty pages of "Magic Origin," with a remaining 1,320 pages, but from his initial understanding, magic was not like in online novels, with countless free elements in heaven and earth, or energy, from which magic power is extracted to perform magic.
In his view, a mage is more like a system exploring the natural world purely through one’s spirit, discarding external tools.
"Magic Origin" entirely discusses all natural physical phenomena in the world and explains them from the perspective of magic, how it operates, and how it is composed.
Just like light, scientifically, it is broadly defined as electromagnetic radiation from the sun’s entire spectrum. The daylight we usually see is filtered through Earth’s atmosphere.
But how are these lights formed is commonly due to hydrogen-to-helium fusion in stars, delving further, why does continuous nuclear fusion occur inside stars...
In magical terms, these occur due to the continuous decay of energy density, with ultra-high quality energy levels continuously declining, releasing vast amounts of energy.
The scientific side also has this notion, with energy levels dropping continually releasing energy.
In exploring the cosmos, magic and science share many analogous viewpoints.
