Full-Time Magister: The Ruler of Wind and Rain

"You've already reached the intermediate level so quickly?" Pushing open the door of the Azure Sky Hunter's Shop, I saw Lingling with a furrowed brow as soon as I entered.

"Yes, thanks to your grandfather, my advancement went very smoothly this time." Wang Yu was in a very good mood. He walked over the tables and chairs to the refrigerator and took an ice pop for himself.

Lingling's furrowed brows finally relaxed a bit: "That's not bad. Senior Brother Xiaoding plans to go out for training in a few months. I was worried that there was no one to continue carrying out some long-term commissions. Since you've reached the intermediate level, you can awaken a lightning or fire element to make up for your weakness in destruction magic."

"Hey, mid-level wind and water magic are both destruction magic, okay?" Wang Yu retorted stubbornly. However, he did acknowledge that he needed some destruction magic, so he asked Lingling to look it up for him: "My dear Lingling, could you check how much awakening magic costs?"

Yes, aside from the first awakening of magic high school students, which is provided by the Magic Association and organized by the magic high school, any other time a mage wants to awaken, they need to pay an awakening master. Of course, there is a possibility of spontaneously awakening a new magic type during advancement, but firstly, the probability is very small, less than one in ten; secondly, spontaneous awakening has too much uncertainty. Imagine a beginner light-type mage awakening water-type at the intermediate level—wouldn't they be stuck as a shell mage for life? It's still more appropriate to find an awakening master. After all, choosing a magic type is a more important life event than marriage; if a marriage doesn't work out, you can divorce, but magic cannot be reawakened.

While she was lost in thought, Lingling had already finished her research: "The awakening stones used by intermediate-level mages are generally 50,000 each, and the guidance stones cost an additional 100,000 each, so it's not too expensive."

"It's really not expensive, much better than those things that cost hundreds of millions." Wang Yu currently has over a million yuan, so 150,000 yuan for a guided awakening is indeed not expensive.

"Wang Yu, do you want to awaken lightning or fire magic? Both of these destructive spells have pretty good effects." Lingling had already opened the reservation page for the Awakening Room.

"Hmm..." After thinking for a while, Wang Yu decided to go for the fire element. According to the information he had just checked, even with a guiding stone, the success rate of awakening the lightning element was no more than 10%. In comparison, the fire element's 70% to 80% success rate was much more reliable.

Lingling helped him book the Awakening Room with the highest rating in Shanghai. These Awakening Rooms are all located in the Magic Association building, so Wang Yu didn't dawdle and headed towards Lujiazui.

The Shanghai Magic Association is also known as the Eastern Magic Association. This nickname has nothing to do with the Eastern Clan; it's simply because the Shanghai Magic Association is located on the Oriental Pearl Tower.

In this world, the skyline of Shanghai is filled with skyscrapers belonging to the Hunter Alliance, the Magic Association, and several powerful families—it's truly astonishing.

In this world, the Magic Association primarily functions as a body that sets rules for mages and enforces the Mage Covenant; in short, it's a legally authorized force. However, Wang Yu hasn't studied the political structure of this world in detail yet; he'll have to ask Lingling about it later.

As scheduled, Wang Yu arrived at the most famous magic association in the country. Just standing in the square beneath the Oriental Pearl Tower, one could feel its magnificent aura, far surpassing the small branch of the magic association in Bo City.

Among the crowds coming and going were tourists, but also a large number of mages. Judging from their auras, there were quite a few beginner and intermediate mages, as well as some advanced mages. There were even a few that Wang Yu couldn't sense at all, whether they were intentionally concealing their auras or their cultivation was too high.

No wonder it's the strongest magic association in the country!

The Oriental Pearl Tower remains open to everyone, but aside from the designated observation deck, the rest of the building primarily serves mages from across the country. Taking the elevator a hundred meters above the ground, to the lower sphere, the lobby of the Magic Association comes into view.

A receptionist in the lobby, dressed in a white cheongsam with cloud patterns, gracefully approached and smiled as she led Wang Yu to his reserved Awakening Room. It must be said that receptionists in big cities definitely have an advantage in terms of looks.

Wang Yu was led to the Awakening Room, which consisted of several spherical rooms. The girl in the cheongsam stammered slightly upon arriving there, "Mr. Guo, the guest who made the appointment for awakening has... has arrived."

"Oh, I see. Tell him to sit there and wait a bit." Inside the room, the man surnamed Guo seemed very busy and told Wang Yu to wait without saying much.

"Okay, Mr. Guo. Mr. Wang, please wait here for a moment." After Wang Yu sat down, the girl in the cheongsam gave a slightly apologetic look and turned to leave.

Following the instructions of the man surnamed Guo, Wang Yu waited quietly nearby. However, the man surnamed Guo seemed to be conducting some kind of research, sometimes instructing his female apprentice, Xiao Mian, to fetch him some materials, and sometimes asking her to turn on some instrument for him. It wasn't until almost an hour later that he came out of a spherical room with a fiery red stone.

"Wang Yu, right? Sorry to keep you waiting." Although the man surnamed Guo apologized, his tone was hollow, showing no real intention of apologizing. He turned to his apprentice and asked, "Xiao Mian, is the Awakening Stone ready?"

"Teacher, the awakening stone is ready. What type of guiding stone should we use?" the female apprentice named Xiaomian asked.

"Ask him. There are only a few types anyway. You can guide whatever you want." The man surnamed Guo seemed impatient, as if he was eager to do the experiment. He pointed at Wang Yu with his chin, indicating that Xiao Mian should take Wang Yu to awaken.

After Xiao Mian placed a fire-type guiding stone next to the awakening stone in the awakening room, the man surnamed Guo called out to Wang Yu: "Kid, come here. I have to tell you beforehand that what you awaken is determined by God and your own bloodline. Even if it's a guided awakening, the success rate will only be slightly increased, so don't blame me if you want to awaken a light-type or water-type one."

"Okay, when can I start awakening?" Wang Yu asked.

"Go in. You can begin your awakening after we close the door. We won't disturb you during the process." The apprentice still showed a bit more service, leading Wang Yu into the room and then turning to close the door.

Wang Yu entered the Awakening Room, which was completely dark except for the glowing stones. When he reached the Awakening Stone, he noticed a ring of small, fiery red beads surrounding it; these appeared to be fire-attribute guiding stones. While the Awakening Stone looked familiar, it was clearly quite different from the mass-produced ones found at the school.

After all, Awakening Stones, being prohibited items, are basically entirely controlled by the Magic Association, which then distributes them to organizations like schools, the military, and the Hunter's Alliance. At least half of a high school student's tuition actually comes from the cost of Awakening Stones.

While guiding stones can be freely bought and sold, their prices are far beyond the reach of ordinary people, and there is no reason for a magic high school to provide them to its students for free.