Full-Time Magister: Can My Magic Cultivate Itself?

After calming down the slight ripples caused by Mu Ningxue's message, Lin Chen took a deep breath, his eyes regaining focus and sharpness.

He followed the tree-lined path of the school and headed straight for the heavily guarded underground building—the core of Shanghai No. 3 Middle School, the Elemental Cultivation Room.

Passing through the heavy alloy explosion-proof door and taking the elevator down underground, you are greeted by a circular corridor filled with magical fluorescent light.

At the end of the corridor, there was an area resembling a control panel, where an elderly caregiver with gray hair and reading glasses was dozing off while leaning back in his chair.

Hearing footsteps, the old man slightly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the special badge on Lin Chen's chest that represented "Rocket Class". His previously nonchalant expression immediately became more composed.

"Name? What magic do you major in?" The old administrator sat up straight and asked routinely.

"Lin Chen, fire element," Lin Chen replied politely.

Upon hearing the name "Lin Chen," the old man's fingers, which were typing on the keyboard, suddenly stopped. He looked up and gave the handsome young man in front of him a deep look.

Yesterday's brilliant "Star Trail in a Single Thought" has already spread among the school's faculty and staff.

"So it was you, kid..." the old man muttered, then skillfully operated the control panel in front of him, which was covered with intricate magic runes.

As his withered fingers tapped down several runes, a deep mechanical roar echoed from the depths of the earth.

"The fire element supply in the number one exclusive training room has been adjusted to the highest concentration threshold. Go on, kid, don't waste this great resource." After saying that, the old man leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

"Thanks."

Lin Chen, holding the access card, walked to the heavy stone door of the No. 1 training room, which was engraved with a crimson flame totem.

As the card was swiped, a muffled rumble followed, and the stone door slowly opened to both sides.

The instant the stone door opened, a tangible, crimson heat wave, mixed with extremely pure and violent fire elements, rushed towards Lin Chen's face like a flood bursting its banks!

Lin Chen could even see with his naked eye countless reddish-brown specks floating in the air, like fireflies, which were extremely concentrated fire magic factors!

Before Lin Chen could fully adapt to the astonishing concentration of elements, a "ding" sounded in his mind, and a semi-transparent virtual panel that only he could see suddenly popped up.

Immediately afterwards, a line of text filled with extreme excitement, even bordering on mania, flashed wildly on the panel:

[Holy crap, where am I?! Why do I feel so hot, energetic, and full of vitality?! This feeling is amazing, I feel like I'm about to take off! I'm going to cultivate here for three days and three nights!!!]

Looking at the line of text that seemed to be roaring wildly in his line of sight, Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up wildly.

"It seems my fire element is quite satisfied with this VIP room." Lin Chen chuckled and stepped into the cultivation room. The heavy stone door behind him slammed shut, completely isolating him from the outside world.

With a thought, he turned his gaze to the red bar at the bottom of the panel that represented his cultivation progress.

[Current Level: Beginner Level 2]

[Cultivation Progress: 1.8%]

In this cultivation room with its terrifyingly high concentration of elements, Lin Chen didn't need to sit cross-legged and painstakingly try to capture the elements in the air like other mages.

His extremely excited fire-elemental stardust was like a greedy black hole, actively and frantically pulling the surrounding fire elements into his mental world!

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

To Lin Chen's astonishment, the numbers after the decimal point on the progress bar visibly increased by a little bit almost every minute! 1.81%...1.82%...1.85%!

If ordinary students who struggle for months to improve their grades were to see this rocket-like speed of advancement, they would probably be so jealous they'd vomit blood on the spot.

Lin Chen looked around the spacious training room, his gaze suddenly falling on a corner.

There was even a soft and comfortable single bed there, which was very thoughtful!

"As expected of the top class, they even have the facilities to slack off."

Lin Chen walked over without any hesitation, kicked off his shoes, and lay down comfortably on the bed.

He casually pulled his phone out of his pocket, skillfully opened a short video app, and began scrolling through various... well, magical battle compilations with great interest.

As for cultivation?

Are you kidding me!

His fire-element stardust is now cultivating frantically on its own, like a workaholic on steroids, and its efficiency is more than ten times faster than when he meditates on his own!

If he intervenes now, he might disrupt the perfect rhythm of the fire stardust's absorption. What's the point of him working so hard then?

Time slips away silently as fingertips swipe across the screen.

Unbeknownst to him, Lin Chen, who had been engrossed in the story, began to feel his eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

A dull, throbbing pain emanated from deep within my brain; my mental energy was being rapidly depleted.

This is an ironclad rule of magical training—no matter how concentrated the elements are, a mage's mental strength has its limits.

Excessive absorption of elements will leave the soul exhausted.

Just as Lin Chen felt he was about to be completely overwhelmed by this fatigue, the "Soul-level Stardust Magic Artifact" that the school had just issued to him suddenly emitted a soft blue light.

A stream of cool, spring-like energy flowed continuously into his mind, gently washing away his mental fatigue and stinging, forcibly helping him to continue his journey.

However, even a Soul-level magical artifact cannot completely offset the deep-seated consumption it causes.

As time relentlessly passed, the cool sensation gradually weakened, and an overwhelming feeling of extreme fatigue finally and mercilessly enveloped Lin Chen's entire body.

"Buzz..."

The mental panel popped up again, and the once exhilarating text had become dull and lifeless, even the characters were crooked, as if it had been completely drained of its last bit of energy:

[Extremely exhausted... I can't take it anymore... Not a drop left... I'm about to crash...]

The devouring of fire-type stardust finally stopped completely.

Lin Chen forced his eyes, which were barely open, to look at the progress bar.

[Cultivation Progress: 2.7%]

"Hiss..." Lin Chen gasped. From 1.8% to 2.7%, a full 0.9% increase!

"It was just one day of training!"

He quickly calculated in his mind that at this terrifying pace, as long as he came here to "sleep" every day, breaking through to the third level of the initial stage before the end of this year was practically a certainty!

"It's time to go back..."

Lin Chen rubbed his throbbing temples, wanting to take out his phone to check the time, but found that the screen was completely black, having already shut down automatically due to the battery running out.

He struggled to get out of bed and looked up at the magic clock on the wall that was emitting a faint glow.

"4 AM?!"

Lin Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

He actually managed to stay in this high-pressure environment for a full ten hours!

"No wonder I feel completely drained..."

Lin Chen gave a wry smile and dragged his heavy steps out of the training room.

The night breeze outside carried a slight chill, brushing against his sweat-covered face and making him a little more awake.

What? You mean we have to go to class after dawn?

Lin Chen yawned widely and walked towards the apartment off campus without a care in the world.

What a joke! Geniuses have their own unique ways of doing things!

Moreover, Shanghai No. 3 High School has long stipulated that after entering the second year of high school, in addition to attending the magic practice class and the demon combat class, students must also attend the magic practice class and the demon combat class.

All the other dry magic theory classes are optional for students in the Rocket Class!

All he needs to do now is go home, lie down on that soft, big bed, and sleep soundly until the end of time!