Full-Time Magister: Can My Magic Cultivate Itself?

When Lin Chen arrived at the artificial lake at the school, he saw Mu Nujiao already standing under a weeping willow.

A gentle breeze blew by, lifting her black hair, making her look like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting, attracting the frequent glances of many boys passing by in the distance.

Clearly, she arrived before Lin Chen.

"Student Mu." Lin Chen strode forward and got straight to the point without much small talk.

"I know my request might be presumptuous, but I'd like to ask... do you possess any magical artifacts, the Book of Star Charts, or the Star Mark?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Nujiao's beautiful eyes narrowed sharply!

Controlling magical artifacts? The Book of Star Charts?! The Star Mark?!

The first one is fine, but the latter two can only be used by mid-level mages.

Why would a novice mage ask this?

unless……

An extremely crazy idea exploded in Mu Nujiao's mind. She stared intently at Lin Chen, trying to discern something from him, but Lin Chen's aura was extremely well concealed.

Suppressing the turmoil within her, Mu Nujiao took a deep breath, regained her composure, and nodded, saying:

"I always carry one magical artifact with me. As for the Book of Star Charts and the Star Mark, those are consumables. Although I don't have them, I have a way to buy them immediately."

At this point, Mu Nujiao gave Lin Chen a deep look, her tone softening slightly:

"What? You need it urgently? If you want it, I can lend you the control artifact for a while. As for the Book of Star Charts and the Star Mark, I can also give you a few copies."

This is an incredibly huge favor.

However, Lin Chen shook his head without hesitation: "No... no need, I can't accept a reward without merit."

"I just wanted to ask if I could rent the magical artifact you have on me for a fee? Also, I'd like to purchase the Fire-type Star Chart Book and Star Mark from you, paying in full!"

He didn't want to owe the Mu family a favor, and he didn't want to be labeled as belonging to the Mu family because of these resources.

Looking into Lin Chen's clear and determined eyes, Mu Nujiao's initial shock was once again replaced by his strong sense of self-respect.

She thought about it in silence for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement without forcing the issue.

"Sure. I don't need this magic artifact right now, but it's a personal magic artifact given to me by the family, so you can only rent it for one to two months at most." Mu Nujiao stated the price in a businesslike manner, "The rental fee is the market price, 50,000 Chinese yuan per month."

"As for the Book of Star Charts, its market price doesn't fluctuate much, around 100,000 per book. However, you can only use one Star Mark, which costs 50,000 per book. How many do you need?"

Upon hearing the price, Lin Chen was secretly astonished, but remained outwardly calm.

He took out his phone and glanced at the balance in his bank card: 11,300,000.

11.3 million.

Looking at the long string of numbers, Lin Chen's heart ached slightly.

Every penny in here was the savings his parents, mid-level mage masters, had earned with their lives.

His uncle, Yang Zuohe, had repeatedly instructed him that this money was meant to be his future capital and that he should never use it unless absolutely necessary.

As a mid-level mage, Yang Zuohe knew all too well that the cultivation of a mage was a bottomless pit!

The enormous resources required to leap from the intermediate to the advanced level, let alone ten million, even tens of millions, often only result in a small splash.

"Money is a bastard; you can spend it and earn it back. But if you lose your life, are you going to leave this pile of numbers to be buried with the demons?"

Lin Chen gritted his teeth inwardly, thinking of the impending crisis in Bocheng, and his eyes instantly became incredibly resolute.

"I'll rent the magical artifacts for two months first!" Lin Chen looked up at Mu Nujiao and said firmly, "I want five copies of the Star Chart Book! And one Star Mark!"

Five books of star charts and one book of star marks?! That's 550,000! Add the rent, and it's 650,000 in total!

A hint of surprise flashed in Mu Nujiao's eyes, but she didn't ask any further questions. She simply nodded and said, "Okay."

Immediately afterward, under Lin Chen's gaze, Mu Nujiao flipped her fair wrist.

From her storage bracelet, she took out an exquisite bracelet that radiated a warm luster, as if it were carved from white jade.

This is precisely the control tool that can soothe the stars and greatly increase the success rate of control.

She handed the magical artifact to Lin Chen, then walked to the side and dialed a phone number.

After giving a brief explanation, Mu Nujiao hung up the phone, walked back to Lin Chen, and said:

"I've made arrangements. The Fire Star Chart Book and the Star Mark will be delivered to the school soon."

Thank you.

Lin Chen took the control artifact, which still carried some of the girl's body heat, and without any hesitation, directly asked for Mu Nujiao's bank account.

"bite--"

As the phone screen displayed "transfer successful," 600,000 Huaxia coins were instantly transferred away.

Although Lin Chen felt a pang of heartache, he gripped the control device tightly.

As expected, the Mu family's efficiency was terrifying.

The two waited by the lake for less than half an hour before a low-key black sedan pulled up outside the school gate.

A middle-aged man in a sharp suit, with a capable expression, strode into the school, respectfully approached Mu Nujiao, and handed her a heavy silver briefcase with both hands.

"Young Miss, the five fire-element star chart books and one star mark you requested are all here."

Mu Nujiao nodded slightly, signaling the man to hand the box to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen took the suitcase, feeling the subtle yet powerful fire magic fluctuations emanating from it, and took a deep breath.

With these things...

He was only one step away from mastering the intermediate-level magic, Fierce Fist!

Lin Chen's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt half at ease.

"Thank you very much, Mu. I'll remember this favor. I have urgent business to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Lin Chen did not linger by the artificial lake, clutching the heavy silver briefcase tightly to his chest.

He nodded hastily to Mu Nujiao, then turned and strode away, his hurried figure as if a ferocious beast was chasing him.

Mu Nujiao watched Lin Chen's figure disappear at the end of the tree-lined path, her clear, cold eyes flashing with complex light, and she did not look away for a long time.

After leaving the school's artificial lake, Lin Chen did not go straight back to his dormitory, but went directly to his homeroom teacher, Mr. Wang's, office.

"Knock knock knock".

"Enter."

Inside the office, Teacher Wang, wearing glasses, was working on documents with a furrowed brow.

Hearing the noise, he looked up and saw Lin Chen, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Lin Chen? Why aren't you in the training room at this time? What are you doing here?" Teacher Wang put down his pen, took off his glasses, and rubbed his temples.

"Teacher Wang, I would like to ask you for a long leave." Lin Chen walked to the desk, his tone respectful but revealing an unquestionable determination.

"There's been an emergency at my home, and I have to go back to Bocheng immediately."

"Take a long leave? We're about to start a wilderness training exercise, and you're asking for a long leave now?"

Teacher Wang frowned, about to reprimand him, but stopped abruptly when his gaze fell on Lin Chen.

Although Lin Chen had tried his best to conceal his aura, having just broken through to the intermediate level, he could not completely suppress the enormous and violent fire magic energy.

In the perception of a seasoned expert like Teacher Wang, Lin Chen was like a volcano that could erupt at any moment. The subtle magical energy fluctuations he exuded were definitely not something a beginner mage could possess!

Teacher Wang's eyes instantly became incredibly sharp, staring intently at Lin Chen as if trying to see right through him.

"You..." Teacher Wang's voice trembled almost imperceptibly, "You've broken through to the intermediate level?!"

Faced with Teacher Wang's questioning, Lin Chen met his gaze frankly, without any concealment, and nodded heavily: "Yes, Teacher. I just broke through a few days ago."

Lin Chen was not surprised that Teacher Wang could see through his level of understanding.

He knew very well that the seemingly ordinary, even balding, middle-aged man in front of him was a genuine high-level mage!

And there's more than one lineage!

Hiding one's cultivation level in front of him is simply showing off one's limited skills before an expert.