Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 766: See You Tomorrow (New Book Content)

It turns out that the 'Harry Potter' on TV and such are all deceptive, although magic indeed originates from the hand of God, it may not be from a proper God…

Or rather, what Gray Magic Academy has shown so far is not proper magic.

The summoning runes engraved on the magic altar in the basement safe house alone clearly lean towards Hell, Abyss types.

Li Qing snapped back to reality, glanced at the still glowing computer screen, and couldn't help but pause.

The current time is New Year's Day, zero minutes past midnight.

That is to say, he stayed at Gray Magic Academy for at least four hours, while the real world was instantly halted during that period?!

No, that's not right; the concept is reversed.

It should be that in this mysterious region of Gray Magic Academy, time nearly stands still; from the moment he entered to the moment he left, not even a second passed in the real world.

It does not belong to this world.

So there's another question: does this world have magic?

Li Qing rambled on in his thoughts, finally sighing. After all, he knew too little, and further observation was needed.

And the guys who entered Gray Magic Academy with him didn't look like good people.

Especially that Anna…

Li Qing squinted his eyes; it had been a long time since he felt a life-threatening presence. If placed outside Gray Magic Academy, the other party would likely possess quite dangerous aggression.

Rubbing a fireball, he began his routine meditation.

Four hours later, Li Qing opened his eyes, refreshed. Ever since the envisioned light ball took shape and began emitting a faint milky white glow, the entire silent, dark Spiritual World seemed to have a touch of brightness.

No longer experiencing the feeling of having his spirit completely drained as when envisioning and condensing lines previously; instead, after each session of meditation, both his mental state and physical state were filled with energy.

The next stage is to wait until the light emitted by the light ball starts to scatter like starlight throughout the Spiritual World; then he can begin to birth a thread of magic power.

It oddly resembled the Fake to True scenario.

Unable to sleep, Li Qing took out his phone and casually browsed through his friend circle. As expected, a slew of New Year's Eve posts, either showing off love or showing off captions.

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

Oh.

Born human, busy yet unproductive, quite sorry.

After indulging in some melancholy with NetEase Cloud Music, Li Qing tidied his mood,

picked up the magic scroll from the floor and took a look. Once bound to the badge, this magic scroll completely turned into an e-book that could only read magic books.

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

He reopened the half-read

and studied it meticulously; just as he was getting immersed, his phone suddenly buzzed.

Buzz buzz~

Li Qing snapped back and showed a trace of displeasure on his face; sending messages in the middle of the night instead of sleeping.

Although he didn't want to pick it up, he felt a bit curious. It had been a while since someone sent him messages late at night.

Picked it up, opened the phone and saw the sender's message, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Luo Rui: Brother Qing, Happy New Year, huh? /Naughty Grin/Naughty Grin!

Unexpectedly, upon preparing to set the phone aside without replying, Luo Rui sent another message.

Luo Rui: I know you're not asleep; if you don't reply, I will hassle you for a whole day after the holiday, asking all sorts of questions. If you don't resolve it, I will give you the lowest score in department satisfaction ratings!!!

Li Qing paused his hand for a moment, then immediately replied.

"Happy New Year, rest early."

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

Li Qing's expression shifted.

"What do you mean by that?"

"You ended the conversation instantly, leaving the other party with nothing to follow."

"Really."

"..."

Seeing that Luo Rui didn't reply again, Li Qing casually set the phone aside; although Luo Rui was quite cute, she's not his type. She's too young, seven years apart from him, plus her expertise in the biological field is quite profound—a future star, one might say.

Whereas he's just a very ordinary person, even though he now possesses magic, Li Qing, who is accustomed to being low-key, doesn't have the thought of flaunting because of it.

He stayed up until the break of dawn. Li Qing suddenly raised his head, looking at the first rays of sunlight peeking outside, the entire city beginning to revive with intense vitality.

Daybreak.

And he reluctantly stored the scroll close to his person, then stood up, stretching long and lazily, preparing to go out for breakfast.

Gray Magic Academy classes open at dawn.

Going downstairs, looking at the bustling streets, the gloom dwelling in his heart was completely cleared.

That place is a miracle, but the various things contained within made him feel quite repressed.

Randomly finding a breakfast shop to eat a big bowl of noodles, Li Qing contentedly walked toward the nearby park.

He intended to take a stroll, digest, and at the same time, sort out the information gathered so far.

Based on the information received so far, the first possible reality: Otherworldly Space-Time definitely exists, and the students recruited by Gray Magic Academy come from various worlds.

Second possibility: the world he lives in now, although seemingly peaceful on the surface, actually harbors various dangerous Extraordinary Powers.

However, from Anna speaking to him to gather information, it seems highly likely that they are not from the same world as him. And from the information revealed by Zhuang Xu, it's indicated that they can determine his world's coordinates based on his real name, and then initiate infiltration.

Such power is a bit terrifying.

At the same time, Li Qing was astounded by Gray Magic Academy's power; it seems Gray operates following the so-called 'school rules,' and even Zhuang Xu, as a tutor, can only exploit loopholes to lure Gray Magic Academy's students into breaking rules for intervention.

Is it a God, or a demon?

Li Qing's understanding of magic is still quite vague till now, although the current study of

gave him some understanding of magic classification, there's still much lacking.

What is magic, not merely controlling ice or fire, regardless of how deeply you delve into ice and fire, it's only a most basic form of energy utilization.

True magic is a miracle, touching upon rules, Law of Cause and Effect; it can even alter the original rules of the cosmos, and that's what qualifies as magic.

Although the contents of the

book are written in quite an extravagant, cool, arrogant manner, Li Qing remains half skeptical.