Magical Cat

"Elena, come forward and accept your award."

Melina called Elaine up.

Elaine obediently stepped forward, and Melina took out a letter and handed it to her. There was a unique stamp on the letter, and Elaine felt that she had seen that pattern somewhere before.

Everyone became curious, wondering what the prize Melina was giving out was.

They craned their necks to observe Elaine's reaction.

Elaine opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and began to read. She quickly looked up and asked, puzzled, "Teacher, what is a temporary mage's follower?"

Melina stopped Elaine and said with a smile, "So, you can go on an adventure mission with the teacher and earn some mission rewards."

Elaine's eyes widened immediately, filled with surprise and delight.

"Really, teacher?"

"Of course it's true. You saw it, right? All you have to do is kill a bunch of wolves. You get a reward of five silver coins for each wolf."

Melina knew that Elaine liked making money, so she chose a mission that was both practical and highly rewarding.

Of course, she also carefully selected the difficulty level of the task to ensure that the students could handle it.

"But I haven't registered with the Adventurers' Guild yet." Elaine had been there before and knew that registration was required to accept quests.

"That's why I specifically applied for a temporary magical follower this time. That way, even if we're not registered with the Adventurers' Guild, we can still do quests together. So, do you like this gift?"

Elaine nodded repeatedly, "Yes!"

She understood; this was actually similar to special instruction, except that this time she would receive payment.

Elaine wasn't the only one who realized what was happening; other students did too.

"Teacher, are you only bringing Elaine this time?"

Students who had never participated in special instruction before were also eager to try it.

Everyone can see that this time, they're only looking at performance in today's class, unlike before when they were looking at overall grades. This might be an opportunity for them.

Melina shrugged and said, "I promised Elaine from the beginning that there would be a gift if she accepted the challenge, and I also said that the final winner would get a gift too. It's just a pity that all the gifts went to Elaine alone."

Melina's words made the other students feel ashamed.

Elaine's solo team won in the end, leaving the two teams speechless.

But speaking of which, Elaine's magical beast was a bit too outrageous.

Looking back now, if Elaine hadn't been kind-hearted, simply letting the cat run rampant would have been enough to win over everyone, and she could have just watched the whole thing unfold.

The students silently looked at Li En, only to see the kitten's expression turn fierce, baring its teeth at them, and then suddenly hissing, startling everyone.

"Hey, that's easy to scare." Li En put on a fierce expression, but was secretly overjoyed.

He's now experiencing the joy of being a Harbin native and can't stop.

Elaine quietly stuck out a foot and blocked Li En's way of telling him to stop bullying people.

At this moment, Melina took out another envelope that was exactly the same.

"Well, since you've brought it up, I'll follow the rules too."

Melina handed the second envelope to Elaine as well.

"One is your reward for accepting the challenge, and the other is your reward for winning in the end. As for what to do with the extra one, that's up to you. You can keep it as a souvenir, or..."

Melina seemed to be implying something.

Weber reacted the fastest, raising his hand and shouting, "Eleanor, I'll offer one gold coin!"

The others also suddenly realized that whoever got the letter from Elaine could go on an adventure together.

This is a real-world opportunity, a true adventure, and there's a beautiful teacher leading the team. It might take several days.

They spend all their time either at the academy or at home, and have long wanted to go out and see the world.

These noble children may look respectable, but they have absolutely no freedom.

Now is a crucial time for laying a solid foundation in a mage's career, and every family wants to fill their schedules to the brim.

Especially since magicians can meditate to recover when they are tired, if it weren't for the fact that they also need to develop their bodies, they wouldn't even be able to guarantee a little basic sleep time.

In this class, there are many people who only sleep three hours a day and rely on meditation to rest the rest of the time.

They're willing to do anything as long as they have some freedom.

"I'll offer two gold coins!"

"I'll offer three gold coins!"

In order to secure a chance to go on an adventure, they were going all out, planning to use their savings to bid to the very end.

At this moment, Melina reminded them, "I'm telling you, don't think that this is just a trip. The teacher will only ensure your safety as she does today, but hunting wolves requires you to do it yourself. The teacher won't help you."

"If danger is encountered before the wolf is hunted, and the teacher intervenes, the mission will immediately be declared a failure, and you will have to return to the academy."

Hearing this, Elaine calmed down.

She was momentarily stunned as she listened to her classmates' offers.

"Teacher, are the wolves we have to hunt in the mission magical beasts?" Elaine asked.

"No, but wolves are pack animals. When they can't find enough food, they migrate in large areas, killing prey along the way. This mission was issued by Huangshi Village. The wolves have been causing trouble near Huangshi Village, and they are afraid that they will threaten the villagers next."

Melina then explained the background of the mission.

"Huangshi Village? I know that place. It takes a whole day to get there and back from the capital," a classmate said.

"We'll set off Friday night by horse-drawn carriage and carry out the mission over the weekend, though we might need to take a few days off depending on the situation."

Melina's words immediately excited the students even more.

"Monday is the old lady's class, Elaine, I'll contribute ten gold coins!"

"You bastard, you have so much money, why don't you pay me back? You owe me one gold coin for a whole semester!"

A fight broke out.

The thought of ten gold coins made Elaine's heart skip a beat.

With this money, her family could afford to build a mill, and a watermill that doesn't require livestock.

They might even be able to go to the city and start a small business.

Ever since Elaine made that bet with Webber, everyone has only noticed that this academic genius likes shiny, gold things.

But it's understandable; for someone from a humble background, money is probably the most important thing.

These aristocratic children happened to have quite a bit of pocket money.

Elaine couldn't help but fantasize about how she could spend so much money, but was eventually brought back to reality by a slap on the calf from Li En's tail.

"I advise you that even if you're going to sell, find a reliable teammate, otherwise you might just end up just returning from sightseeing," Li En reminded him at the right time.

Money is important, but it's not the most important thing.

Li En firmly believed that as long as Elaine grew into an excellent magician in the future, she would never lack money.

Although he hadn't entered society in his previous life, he had seen quite a lot of news.

Money is certainly important to those who don't have it, but it can never compare to power.

Li En knew very well where power came from: violence.

During his freshman year, Li En also took a course on Marxism.

One passage in particular is very memorable: The state is a product of irreconcilable class contradictions and is essentially an instrument of class rule. The army, police, courts, and prisons are violent machines within the superstructure.

In his previous life, in a more civilized society, he didn't feel these words deeply.

The students' discussion was limited to how many people would obey the law if these machines of violence were not in place.

But in this magical world, this concept is expressed more clearly and explicitly.

Those who wielded magical powers became nobles, dividing themselves into a class completely different from the majority, granting themselves many privileges, and ruling the kingdom.

Without magic, a form of violence that defies common sense, I really want to see if the common people would still tolerate those domineering nobles.