Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 321 A Magic Wand

Lu Mingfei was overjoyed that his teacher had agreed, but immediately fell into a new predicament:

"But... teacher, where can I find the core materials you need?"

He frowned, deep in thought, several place names flashing through his mind—Rodel, the capital? That was too far, and heavily guarded. The Great Blessing? Colin might have it, but he might not be willing to lend it out…

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he abruptly looked up:
“A magic academy! The Rhalucaria Magic Academy! That’s where Radagan studied. Could his manuscripts or core texts from his research days still be there?”

Seren stroked his chin, and the gaze beneath the shimmering stone seemed to brighten:

"Oh? That's an interesting idea."

Indeed, as the place where he once married and studied, the magic academy is the most likely place to find the manuscripts or notes left behind by that 'royal consort' regarding the fusion of Kalia magic and the Golden Law.

If we could actually find it, it would be of immense help in understanding and countering this 'curse of death' power.

She looked at Lu Mingfei, her tone playful:

"Then, my clever disciple, do you have a way to enter that long-closed magic academy that rejects outsiders, and 'borrow' the information we need from those academy mages who regard knowledge as life itself?"

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

"We have to give it a try."

Serian nodded in satisfaction as he looked at Lu Mingfei's spirited demeanor.
"Very good, then I'll wait here for your good news."

After finishing his discussion on "cursing death" and "Golden Law fundamentalism," Lu Mingfei prepared to leave, but Seren immediately called him back.

"Why are you running?"

Serenity tilted her witch's hood to one side, her words carrying a hint of mischief:

"Speaking of which, my good disciple, how are you studying the book 'Basic Theory of Shining Stone Magic' that I gave you? You should be able to... sense and circulate basic Shining Stone magic by now, right?"

Lu Mingfei's fighting spirit froze instantly, then turned into a hint of embarrassment.

He scratched his head, his eyes darting around, and stammered:

"Uh... well... teacher, this is all I can do."

As he spoke, he somewhat embarrassedly took out an ordinary pyroxene fragment from his small bag.

He took a deep breath, as if preparing for some important ceremony, and focused his mind, trying to guide and mobilize the faint magical flow within the brilliance stone with his own will.

However, in the next instant—

"Oh!"

There was a muffled sound.

The pyroxene fragment suddenly lit up in his hand, then exploded into powder that shimmered with blue sparks, dripping from between his fingers and leaving only a charred mark.

Lu Mingfei looked at his empty, dusty hands with a look of utter frustration, as if to say, "Just as I expected."

Surprisingly, Seol-ryeon did not show any anger or disappointment.

Her luminous stone shield even moved slightly up and down, as if nodding, and there was even a hint of satisfaction in her voice:
"good."

Lu Mingfei thought he had misheard and looked up in astonishment.

Seren continued his evaluation:
"There's been some progress. At least you've successfully activated the internal magic, although your control is still abysmal, causing the energy to overload and collapse instantly."

But compared to the previous state where he couldn't even sense magic and could only stare blankly at the radiant stone, this was a qualitative leap.

"With your current level, you've barely reached the minimum threshold for the Realucalia Magic Academy to accept students."

Before Lu Mingfei could even show a hint of joy, Serian's next words followed:

"—Of course, with this talent of 'detonating the radiance' rather than 'guiding the radiance,' no classroom would be willing to accept you. Even the guard dogs at the academy would probably look down on your magic manipulation abilities."

Lu Mingfei felt as if an arrow had been pierced his chest.

As he was secretly lamenting his magical talent, which even the watchdogs disdained, Seren continued:

"However, since you have been able to 'successfully' trigger a magical reaction—albeit a rather...intense one."

Serlian seemed to be examining the charred marks remaining on Lu Mingfei's hands:

"So, it's time to put aside the theoretical discussions and move on to the next stage of practical learning."

"The next stage?"

Lu Mingfei temporarily forgot his frustration and curiously looked up.

"Yes."

Seren nodded:

"It's time to try some real, simple, basic magic. Always detonating shards of brilliance with bare hands is inefficient and too... conspicuous."

As she spoke, she extended a finger and pointed at Lu Mingfei from a distance:

"And in order to stably guide and shape magic, and cast even the smallest spell, you first need an essential tool—"

Seren paused, then uttered the word that was crucial for any mage apprentice:
"A magic wand."

"Wand?"

Lu Mingfei blinked.

He had seen this before.

As one of the few magic-based professionals he knew, Shirou Emiya always appeared with the Kalia Knight Sword in one hand and the Kalia Shining Sword Staff in the other.

Of course, ever since Lu Mingfei mortgaged the famous sword "Moon Shadow" to him to pay off his debts, this guy seems to have fallen in love with this magical weapon shaped like a samurai sword.

To enhance this weapon, Emiya went to great lengths to find the "faded forging stone".

Those special ores containing unique energy, said to originate from ancient dragons, are far more rare than ordinary forging stones.

"Yes, a wand that belongs to you."

Seren explained:
"It's like a channel, guiding the chaotic and surging magic within you; it's also like a lens, focusing the scattered magic and shaping it into the spell you desire."

Without it, you possess magic but cannot use it effectively, and the final result... will be like what happened to you just now.

Lu Mingfei subconsciously looked at his still slightly numb palms and wholeheartedly agreed.

Just as he was about to accept the teacher's task, a sudden inspiration struck him, and he remembered something that had been forgotten in a corner.

"Wait... a wand?"

He muttered to himself, his fingers unconsciously stroking his chin:

"I think... I really do have one? Teacher, wait a minute!"

As he spoke, he completely ignored Serian's seemingly puzzled look and began rummaging through his luggage.

The bag didn't look very big, but when Lu Mingfei reached inside, it felt like he was exploring some bottomless space, and he muttered something under his breath:

"Where... I remember hiding it in some corner... Ah! Found it!"

(End of this chapter)