Fanatics of the Magic Academy

Rose walked through the dark alley and returned to the familiar trash can, just like coming home.

For now, this is the best place for him.

If he were just an ordinary homeless child in the slums, he would definitely participate in the social welfare system.

When he was a child, and his early intelligence was just beginning to show, he heard a little about it from his parents.

The magical capital has an extremely comprehensive social welfare system.

Unfortunately, he was born without legal status and therefore couldn't enjoy the social welfare benefits that were only available to citizens of the magic city.

BYD's wanted poster doesn't even have a name; it's just a description of a 6-year-old with golden vertical pupils and a religious aura.

Moreover, given his current situation, he is completely unable to participate in social welfare or be adopted.

First, it's impossible to maintain focus all day long. Second, living with others for extended periods makes it almost inevitable to reveal one's identity as a believer.

I declined the soup kitchen manager's invitation tonight, and that was also due to this consideration.

Regaining her composure, Rose skillfully opened the trash can and pulled out the old clothes hidden behind it.

The clothes are now tainted with the stench of the trash can, a stench that even masks the original sweaty smell.

Perfect! 99% accurate, a rare find!

For Rose, this scent is a protective one, allowing him to encounter fewer troubles in the slums.

For example, he was ambushed by three people in the alley earlier because he didn't look like a child from the slums at all.

However, this patience is only temporary.

Rose now needs to develop discreetly, acquire enough food, and then use [Ancient Dragon Meditation] to improve her concentration and physical fitness.

When one's concentration is sufficient to maintain spellcasting while also maintaining a near-constant focus on materialism,

He will then make further plans.

Although this world possesses extraordinary powers, it also possesses the power of "truth".

Even though his concentration had improved considerably and he had learned a variety of magic spells, Rose felt he needed to play it safe for a while.

Don't let it be before you've even had a chance to sing the praises and break free from your materialistic mindset.

He was shot twice in the chest and once in the head by some innocent kid; even a god would shake his head in disbelief.

Rose spread out her clothes, sat down, took out the bread that had been hugged so tightly it was somewhat deformed, and swallowed it whole.

"call......"

He patted his slightly bulging belly, pulled out a piece of clothing from under him, and covered himself with it.

He turned to the side, found a comfortable position, and began [Ancient Dragon Meditation].

The unique inner flow of Gu Long is active in the body, circulating between the flesh and communicating with the spirit.

Before long, Rose gradually lost consciousness.

Activated by the ancient dragon's internal flow, Rose's digestive system became unusually active, digesting the food she had just eaten and transforming it into nutrients that spread throughout her body...

The next day, Rose opened her eyes and, incidentally, activated her [materialism].

He looked around and, after confirming that no one was around,

He then stood up and stretched.

He stretched his body and felt exceptionally energetic, with his physical condition slightly improved compared to yesterday.

He casually opened the panel to check his own information.

Name: Rose

Age: Six years old

Occupation: Dim Light-level Ancient Dragon Follower

Power: 6

Agility: 7 (increase slightly)

Focus: 15 (Total cap increased by 2 points)

Reason: 38 (0) (This value is temporarily set due to the materialistic nature of the property)

Faith: 0 (38) (This value is temporarily set due to the materialistic nature of the character)

Traits:

[Fanatical Materialist] (Golden Trait):

1. Fanaticism: Your sanity cannot be increased; you can only increase your faith.

2. Materialism: By consuming Focus Points, you can temporarily convert all Faith Points into Reason.

3. Frenzied Rationality: When rationality drops below 0, it will be forcibly locked to 0, and negative rationality will be converted into positive faith points.

The Path of a Gu Long Follower:

[The Shining Ancient Dragon Follower]:

Promotion requirements:

1. Faith 40

2. Find your own path as a follower of the ancient dragons.

【？？？】：Not unlocked. Please achieve 【Shining Ancient Dragon Follower】 first.

prayer:

[Vitality Flow], [Lightning Gun], [Lightning Strike], [Electric Shock], [Ancient Dragon Meditation]

Today's meditation resulted in a bit of agility and two points of focus.

The last boost was a little bit of Strength and a little bit of Concentration. Rose couldn't figure out any pattern in the stat allocation provided by [Ancient Dragon Meditation].

However, the most obvious result is that yesterday he only ate the bread Tiana gave him and the cookies he stole, and his stats only improved by two points.

Today, not only did I drink the porridge provided by the charity, but I also ate a total of 3 pieces of bread, which improved my score by a full three points.

Acquiring more food is beneficial for increasing stats.

Rose stood up, looked up at the gray sky, and roughly judged that it was around 5 or 6 o'clock.

Since I didn't overexert my body yesterday, I don't need a long sleep.

Alright, brothers, time to go begging!

Rose plans to go to the soup kitchen to collect supplies.

We arrived too late yesterday, and by the time it was Rose's turn, most of the food had already been distributed.

If we go a little earlier today, maybe we can finish one round of food and then have another round to our hearts' content.

Rose appears optimistic and cheerful, but in reality, she's at her wit's end.

In a novel, the male protagonist would have already shown his talent by this point and become a key figure in the development program.

The world of Rose is truly treacherous beyond measure.

At the start, I almost got my eyes gouged out and my head pierced. The talent test could only be done when I took out a loan, and that loan had a 40-year repayment period.

Oh, according to the old tramp, Rose can only borrow for 150 years; the waters are too deep.

Stay calm and proceed gradually...

Soon, Rose stuffed the clothes behind the trash can, kicked it to make sure nothing was amiss from the outside.

In the past two days, Rose has confirmed that the trash can is an abandoned trash can.

Firstly, because this place is too remote, and the alleys are quite narrow.

Also, the dates and the state of decay of the trash in the bins clearly indicate that they have been there for a long time.

It is very likely that these trash cans were put into use before the slum was completed.

Later, as construction progressed, maintenance became too difficult, and eventually, maintenance ceased.

Until Rose develops to a certain extent, this will be his temporary residence, and there is no better place for him.

If by winter, he hasn't developed enough to have a stable place to live,

He can take advantage of his small size to sleep on the vent, which can be considered a good heat source in winter.

Luo Sai turned east and west, and soon arrived at the soup kitchen.

At this time, the soup kitchen was not yet open, but there were still a few people queuing up.

Rose followed the line.

Only then did he notice a worn-out sign next to the soup kitchen.

Rose could vaguely make out the words on it.

"The South District Soup Distributor opens at 7 a.m. and continues to distribute food until it runs out."

It seems that the soup kitchens in the slums are quite different from those in normal communities, perhaps because of a lack of supplies.

Rose remembers that the community outside distributed breakfast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and dinner from 5 p.m.

Soon, the soup kitchen opened, and because there weren't many people in line, it was soon Rose's turn.

However, today the person serving the porridge was not the supervisor, Mr. Valentine, but a young man who looked very tired.

She had a messy head of blond hair, blue eyes, and was wearing work clothes.

He breathed on Rose to serve her porridge and handed her a piece of bread.

After thanking him, Luo squatted down and started eating. The bread was still rock hard, and the porridge was still a mixed vegetable dish.

Perhaps due to the continuous meditation over the past two days, Rose felt that her appetite had increased.

He finished eating quickly and then went to queue up to get another serving.

As she received the food, the young man glanced at Rose with surprise, seemingly wondering how such a young child could eat two portions of such food.

But he soon gave up thinking because he was tired and sent another copy to Rose.

OK, guys, let's eat! Let's have two servings!

Our magical capital truly has a complete social welfare system!