Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 8 008: The Witch Catherine

A strange noise came from outside, accompanied by screams of agony from the apprentices.

"Ah! A ghost!"

"No, don't lick me, damn it!"

"We're going to be eaten."

The sound continued for more than ten minutes before it stopped.

Half an hour later, the door opened and a boy carrying a large basket of luggage walked in dejectedly. He was soaking wet and covered in some strange liquid, like saliva.

Luo Xi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, got up and greeted him, "Hello."

The boy seemed completely unaware or hadn't expected anyone to be in the dorm, and was immediately startled.

Already soaking wet, and carrying an uncoordinated large pack, he lost his balance and fell backward on his bottom when he jumped.

"what!"

The boy screamed in pain.

Luo Xi hurried forward, reached out and pulled the boy up, while also sizing up her roommate.

He was about the same age as him, with a square face, thick eyebrows, big eyes, tall and strong, and very energetic.

"Dude, you scared me," the boy said.

He then turned to look at the wet floor, scratched his head, and said, "Sorry, I'll clean this up."

"fine."

Luo Xi shook his head, then asked curiously, "How did it get like this?"

The boy gestured with his hands and said, "Tongues, lots of big, long tongues, it's disgusting. They lick everywhere in the castle, and all this saliva on our bodies is from those tongues. If the wizard hadn't come, we don't know how long we would have been licked."

"The wizard said that these are called 'Yebik', a kind of magical creature. They are kept in the castle and are released to clean the castle every day at ten o'clock."

He said angrily, "That damn old woman, she just left us in the hallway and told us to go back on our own, she's so irresponsible!"

At this point, he noticed that Luo Xi beside him was clean and tidy, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Hey? You weren't licked by that tongue? You found your dorm so early?"

Luo Xi casually remarked, "I was lucky to find it."

The boy said speechlessly, "We're really lucky. At least more than half of the apprentices got scammed this time."

At this point, he shook his head: "Forget it, let's let all this awful stuff go to hell. Let's get to know each other, roommates. My name is Allen, I'm a knight from the Kingdom of Lancer. And you?"

He gestured in the air.

Rosi said, "Rosi, a commoner from the Kingdom of Rudin, is pleased to meet you."

Allen asked in confusion, "The Kingdom of Rudin? I've never heard of that kingdom before?"

Rosie explained, "I come from across the sea."

Upon hearing this, Allen immediately perked up, ignoring the sticky drool on him, and put his arm around Rosie, saying, "Brother, you're from the country across the sea? So there really are people living on the other side of the sea. You have to tell me about it."

Luo Xi glanced at the saliva that had also gotten on him. Well, it seemed he would be spending the next three years with a straightforward and oblivious person.

The next morning, the castle held a brief initiation ceremony for their group of apprentices, who were the 362nd batch of apprentices, with 128 other apprentices in the same batch.

The class schedules and textbooks were then distributed.

There are many courses during the semester, including eight courses in total: History of the Wizarding World, Encyclopedia of Basic Species, Geography Guide, Basic Alchemy, Basic Potions, Elemental Analysis, Rune Language, and Basic Magic.

There are four long classes every day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. There are also two evening self-study sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays. There is only one day off per week. The schedule is basically full.

It's even curlier than the Earth.

After the entrance ceremony, Rosie began his first magic course in this world, which was held in a large classroom similar to a lecture hall on Earth.

A small incident also occurred during the course.

The first lesson was on "Basics of Magic." The witch who taught the class was a plump old witch with a kind face, and she had a black cat with her. Her name was Lady Catherine.

She paused suddenly when she called out Luo Xi's name during roll call: "Luo Xi?"

"Who is Rosie? Stand up and let me introduce myself."

Luo Xi looked puzzled. Was there something special about his name?

But he still obediently stood up.

Lady Catherine looked Rosie up and down with a curious gaze, then asked, "The Wizard Luke mentioned you to me, saying that you have exceptional comprehension and mastered runic language within a month's voyage. Is that true?"

Before Rosie could speak, Nicole, sitting next to him, raised her hand high and shouted excitedly, "It's true, Professor! I can vouch for it! I've been seeing it all along!"

Mrs. Catherine said gently, "Okay, Miss Nicole, but you need to keep quiet in class."

Her gaze returned to Rosie, and she said, "Turn to the first page of your textbook, read the very first paragraph, and then answer me: what is the essence of magic?"

Luo Xi: "."

Catherine stated without hesitation, "If you truly prove yourself, I will give you special consideration during my course."

At this point, she turned to the other apprentices: "The same goes for the others."

"Geniuses deserve preferential treatment. As long as you can prove that you are truly gifted, you will receive special attention in my classes!"

Then, she took out a pocket watch and checked the time: "I'll give you ten minutes."

As soon as Catherine finished speaking, the sound of pages turning filled the air as the apprentices hurriedly opened their books and began to read.

Luo Xi opened the textbook and took a look, immediately feeling overwhelmed.

The opening paragraph is an overview of the spell, containing a whole page of dense text written entirely in runic language. It would take at least ten minutes to read it, let alone find the answers.

"What on earth is this? Runic language? We haven't even started learning it yet!"

"Who could understand this?"

The apprentices, who had been full of expectations, were greatly disappointed. They all turned their attention to Luo Xi, who was standing there, to see if this genius was really that amazing.

Catherine's gaze remained fixed on him the entire time, never wavering.

Luo Xi hesitated for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, he opened the system panel and spent a day on it.

[You begin reading the preface to "Fundamentals of Magic" with a question in mind, focusing intently and without distraction.]

A day has passed, and you haven't gotten the answer you wanted.

Ok?

It seems that this problem is quite difficult.

If one day wasn't enough, then let's do it for a few more days. So Luo Xi put in another three days.

[You begin reading the preface to "Fundamentals of Magic" with a question in mind, focusing intently and without distraction.]

Three days have passed, and you've finally gained some insight and obtained the answer you sought.

A jumble of information flooded into Rosie's mind, and her previously blocked thoughts suddenly cleared. Rosie immediately knew the answer to Catherine's question.

(End of this chapter)