AFTER 1 WEEK
Today was an usual day for all boys until we enter our classroom. In the classroom there was sitting a beauty on the first desk of last row near the window, wind was blowing her hair, she was reading a book in elegant manner.
Her every moment was causing fluttering in everyones'' heart but I somehow overcoming my those feeling decided to mind my own business.
"What a beauty?"
"She is like a goddess among mere mortals"
"Damn it, I wouldn''t be able to sleep for long time now"
"Humph, what is so good about her?"
"Yeah if my family was also rich then I would have become even more beautiful after spending some hundred thousands."
"You lot are just jealous of her beauty."
Unlike others I''m living a second life and I know quite well how important this time is. I would have done the same thing as them if this was my previous world but in this world for me the magic is standing above all and tall. I sit down on my desk and start meditating.
After few minutes class started. But boys still keep peeking at her. Some boys tried to flaunt their knowledge in monster theory classes and some flaunt their elements in magic practical classes.
AFTER 6 MONTHS
I''m finally able to cast spell now, the feeling of wielding the power of Lightning can''t be described with mere words. That buzzing sound was like nightangle''s singing to my ears.
Well, I''m not the only one who has managed to done so. There are quite a few of them, some are flaunting and some don''t bother to show it and I can guess three of them. Our school''s top beauty Mui Nu Jiao, Zhao Manyan and Bai Changfeng. They were Mid Tier mages among freshers in Pearl Institute.
I may be on par with them but if I don''t made a source of income then I will hardly be able to keep up with them in Mid Tier and will be left in dust after reaching Advance Tier.
The only thing come to my mind is hunting and specifically hunting for soul esssences. I know the chances of getting a soul essence is 1 in 100 monsters but what if I find a necromancer. The necromancer will be able to convert those 100 soul remnants in 1 soul essence and plus 1 soul essence. Then I will have 2 soul essences worth 10M Yuan. After becoming Mid Tier mage I should be able to kill 10 servants everyday. Then I can earn 10M every 10 days. Yes, this plan is perfect.
For the sake of my future I must work hard in these years.
AFTER 5 MONTHS
The yearly test for separating the cream for elite class are being conducted.
"Mui Nu Jiao..."
"It''s Goddess Mui''s turn..."
"Get ready everyone, we are going to witness an epic scene..."
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Mu Nu Jiao put her hands on magic stone. It start emitting dark green light.
"S+"
"S+"
"S+"
"And I thought S was the highest score."
"As expected of Goddess Mui, examiners had to use completely different scoring system."
"I would like to do practical exam also"Mui Nu Jiao said to examiners.
Examiners nodded.
"Vines: Lashing"Mui Nu Jiao casted.
"A+"
"Heavens it''s Vines: Lashing, a Level-2 Novice Tier magic."
"She is really a Goddess, we can''t reach her but just admire her from distance."
Mui Nu Jiao keeping her neutral expression returned to her seat. Then nothing special happened. The exam continued.
"Chen Xiao..."
My turn came.
Huuuu~
Come on Chen Xiao, you can do it.
I went to magic stone and put my hands on it.
It star emitting purple light.
"S+"
"S+"
"S+"
"WTF, he scored equal to Goddess Mui."
"Who is he?"
"Fool how can you forget him? he is the Lightning Mage of our class."
"I would like to do practical part"Chen Xiao said.
Examiners nodded.
"Lightning Strike: Mad Whip"Chen Xiao casted.
"A+"
"He is also at Level-2 Novice Tier"
"Why life is so unfair?"
I return to my seat while trying hard to control my smile. If I smile, then they will consider me approachable. I need to keep neutral expression. Otherwise there will be no end of questions.
NEXT DAY
I have been called to school for an important matter that is to decide the rank of top 3 students.
I, Mu Nu Jiao, Zhao Manyan and Bai Chanfeng have gotten same score, so, they are finding it hard to rank us.
"Hey, there"Someone called out for Chen Xiao.
"Yes?"Chen Xiao said.
"You are Chen Xiao, right?"The person asked.
I nodded.
"I''m Bai Changfeng, You know the reason for calling us here right."Bai Chanfeng asked.
I nodded.
"Good, then let''s make a deal. You vouch for me to hold 1st rank and I will give you something in return."Changfeng said.
"Anything?"Chen Xiao asked.
"Who do you think I''m from main family of Bai Clan?" Bai Changfeng said sarcastically.
"Understood"Chen Xiao said.
"So what do you want? I will try to complete the deal if I can afford it."Bai Chanfeng gave in.
"One fragment of Lightning Seed."Chen Xiao said.
"Don''t you already have one?"Bai Changfeng asked in confusion.
"Why do you think I have that?"Chen Xiao asked.
"Then how did you score same as us?" Bai Changfeng asked.
"Hardwork, maybe"Chen Xiao replied.
"Hardwork?" Bai Changfeng muttered, without a seed fragment achieving same score as them is not a simple matter, either Chen Xiao is lying or his talent is really good.
"So are you calling off the deal?"Chen Xiao asked.
"That costs 1.5M to 2M Yuan!"Bai Changfeng said pressuring the price part.
"Come on, I''m pretty sure you will get more resources if you get 1st rank in school. Not to mention your fame will also skyrocket." Chen Xiao try to butter him up. Chen Xiao is not hungry for fame and rank, his only goal is to become a strong mage.
"Fine but the deal has to change a little. I will give you seed fragment but you will have to fulfill one more of my request, of course I will pay for it separately based on the task." Bai Changfeng asked.
"I will refuse if you ask for too much." Chen Xiao added.
"Of course you can." Bai Changfeng said and reach out his hand for a handshake.
"Deal" Chen Xiao said while handshaking.
"Good I will be going now, be sure to come on time." Bai Changfeng said and left to principal''s office.
I decided to wander around for a while as Principal is having tea with some elders of some clans. Clans will donate based on the rank of their young members.
After few minutes, someone from Zhao Clan came and threw a bundle of 5M Yuan at me.
"Take this and vote for young master Zhao Manyan."That person said and left.
After sometime, a senior student came to bring me to principal''s office.
I enter the office. There were elders sitting in 3 separate groups with Mui Nu Jiao, Zhao Manyan and Bai Chanfeng standing behind each group.
"Good, now we can have some talk on the matter."Principal said.
"As everyone know, we are here to decide the ranking of the top 3 students. So, top 4 students will be doing voting. You 4 vote for the student you think deserve 1st rank." Principal said.
"Zhao Manyan" Zhao Manyan voted.
"Bai Changfeng" Bai Changfeng voted.
"Mu Nu Jiao" Mu Nu Jiao voted.
"Bai Changfeng" Chen Xiao voted.
"..."
There was silence for a while.
"Bai Changfeng has 2 votes, Zhao Manyan and Mui Nu Jiao have 1 vote each and Chen Xiao have 0 votes. Chen Xiao can''t vote now. Bai Changfeng got 1st rank. Now Bai Changfeng, Zhao Manyan and Mui Nu Jiao will vote for second rank." Principal announced.
"Zhao Manyan" Bai Changfeng voted.
"Zhao Manyan" Zhao Manyan voted.
"Mui Nu Jiao" Mui Nu Jiao voted.
"Zhao Manyan have 2 votes and Mui Nu Jiao have 1 vote. Zhao Manyan got 2nd rank and Mui Nu Jiao got 3rd rank and Chen Xiao got 4th rank. I hope everyone is satisfied with the results. If anyone have problem, they may raise it."Principal announced.
No one raised any issues.
"Good, all of you can leave now. Thank you for coming."Principal said.
We get out of the office. I went to the place that Zhao''s lackey threw money at me.
"If 5M Yuan wasn''t enough you could have asked for more." Zhao Manyan said.
"I already made deal with Bai Changfeng. So, I voted for him, here is your 5M Yuan." Chen said while reaching out the bundle towards Zhao Manyan.
"You can keep it, Bai Changfeng voted for me on your behalf."Zhao Manyan.
"All 5M Yuan?"Chen Xiao asked.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1 or 0 all are equal for me." Zhao Manyan said and left.
Good grief, I have 5M Yuan now and soon will have seed fragment. What should I do with this money. Let''s not bother about it for now.