Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 513: See the real deal tomorrow at noon (new book content)

Unable to sleep, Li Qing pulled out his phone and casually scrolled through his Moments. As expected, there was a ton of New Year's Eve posts, either showing off love or displaying clever captions.

To Li Qing, he was like an outsider, quietly watching these people frolic everywhere.

Sigh.

Born human, living a mundane life, my apologies.

After a bit of melancholy online browsing, Li Qing adjusted his mood a bit,

picked up the Magic Scroll from the floor and looked at it. After binding it with the school emblem, the Magic Scroll had completely become an e-book that could only read Magic Books.

The only thing that pleased Li Qing was that the Magic Beginner's Manual could still be read and studied.

He reopened the half-read Magic Theory and meticulously studied it. He was engrossed when his phone suddenly vibrated.

Buzz buzz~

Li Qing came to his senses, a hint of displeasure appeared on his face. Who's sending messages this late at night?

Although he didn't want to pick it up and check, there was some curiosity inside. It had been a long time since he received a message from someone at night.

Picking it up and opening the phone, he raised an eyebrow at the sender.

Luo Rui: Brother Qing, Happy New Year? /silly face/ silly face!

He was about to put his phone aside without replying when Luo Rui sent another message.

Luo Rui: I know you're not asleep. If you don't reply, when the break is over, I'll definitely cling to you all day and ask you all kinds of questions, and if you don't resolve it, I'll give you the lowest score in the department satisfaction survey!!!

Li Qing paused, then immediately replied.

"Happy New Year, get some rest early."

"Cold, heartless~! I finally understand why you don't have a girlfriend until now."

Li Qing's expression twitched.

"What do you mean by that?"

"You kill the conversation immediately, leaving the other party with no way to respond."

"Is that so."

"..."

Seeing Luo Rui stop replying, Li Qing indifferently put his phone aside. Although Luo Rui was very cute, she wasn't his type. The age gap was too wide—seven years—and she was quite advanced in the biological field, a future star, one might say.

Whereas he was just an ordinary person. Even now that he possessed magic, low-key as always, Li Qing didn't want to flaunt it.

Burning the midnight oil until dawn, Li Qing suddenly lifted his head, looking outside at the bit of emerging sun. The entire city began to awaken, brimming with vitality.

It's morning.

Satisfied, he kept the Scroll close to him, stood up, stretched longly, then prepared to go out for breakfast.

Gray Magic Academy opens at dawn, with classes starting then.

Going downstairs, looking at the bustling street, the gloom smeared from Gray Magic Academy was swept away.

That place is a miracle, but the various things contained within oppressed his heart greatly.

Finding a random breakfast place, Li Qing contently ate a large bowl of noodles, then headed towards a nearby park.

He intended to take a walk, digest, and at the same time organize the information he had collected.

From the current information, one possibility is that the Otherworldly Space-Time indeed exists, and Gray Magic Academy recruits students from various worlds.

The second possibility is that the world he lives in now, though seemingly peaceful on the surface, contains various dangerous extraordinary powers beneath.

But from the interaction with Anna trying to gather information, it's highly likely she's not from his world, and from what Zhuang Xu revealed, she could determine the world coordinate behind him based on his real name, then launch an invasion.

This kind of power is quite eerie.

At the same time, Li Qing found himself marveling at the power Gray Magic Academy possessed. Gray seemed to operate according to the so-called "school rules", even Tutor Zhuang Xu could only lure students into breaching them to act.

Is it God, or demon?

Li Qing's understanding of magic so far was still rather vague. Although the Magic Theory he was currently studying gave him some understanding of the classification of magic, much was still lacking.

What is magic? Not just the manipulation of ice or fire; no matter how deeply you study ice or fire, it's just the simplest form of energy use.

True magic is a miracle, involving rules, the Law of Cause and Effect, capable of altering the initial principles of the Cosmos, which can be said to be magic.

Although the content of Magic Theory is written in an astoundingly flashy and unparalleled fashion, Li Qing was half-convinced.

The transformation of starlight in the Meditation Skill scattering into the Spiritual World was quite near; Li Qing felt within these few days, once his Spirit reached a transformation, he could meditate within his body, thus gathering the power of Spirit and body into Magic Power, to achieve the most basic standard for casting magic.

As he was thinking, suddenly a commotion from beside pulled Li Qing back to reality. He turned his head and saw a large crowd gathered nearby.

Watching the excitement is a basic trait of Huaxia people, Li Qing was no exception, so he went up to see. It turned out to be two well-built, pretty girls fighting.

Upon seeing this, Li Qing instantly lost interest. What's there to see, thought it would be something rare.

Li Qing turned and left, but halfway through, he heard the hoots of the crowd.

"Yeah, just like that, strip her clothes!"

"Girl, don't back down, pull her pants!"

Li Qing quickly turned around and squeezed into the crowd. He wanted to see if they really dared to do such vile things in broad daylight.

Half an hour later, Li Qing regretfully watched as the two girls were pulled apart by police and taken into a patrol car.

What a pity, just one step short.

Hands behind his back, he turned and walked leisurely along with the dispersed crowd with nothing to watch.

In this era, stepping in to break up a fight will just leave you attacked from both sides, maybe even becoming a target yourself.

Not a good idea, not at all.

In his younger and more impetuous days, Li Qing had done that foolish thing and ended up being resented by both parties, never hearing from them again.

In the park, strolling like an old man in his sixties or seventies, digesting, Li Qing slowly turned back towards his rented apartment, starting to carefully read through contents in Magic Theory.

According to the book's contents, Shaping Magic is considered the most basic, low-end application of the Nine Major Magic Attributes; many advanced mages disdain using Shaping Magic for battles or any other purposes.

"Because Shaping Magic can be said to be the only scientifically explainable magic, understanding its essence, it can't be considered Miracle Magic. No matter how powerful the magic of the Shaping series is, it can only be considered a method of energy and elemental application. Battles between mages are more about silent contests, Curse, Word Spirit, Evil..."