Magic High School.

"Our dorms are almost next to each other, but I'm on the west bank of the river, and A-Tu is on the east bank, near the mountain. Two fairies live right across from us," Hai Yuansu continued, pointing in different directions. Seeing this, Li Ge and the others felt even more how small the world was.

They never expected that other fairies lived just a house away from them, only a few dozen meters away, and they had never noticed before.

Whether by coincidence or not, just as they were all staring at the fairy's dormitory as if it were a monkey, the door opened, and Li Ge and the others immediately saw Daphne and another fairy wearing glasses and dressed in pink velvet walking out together.

The group: "..."

I never expected we lived so close, but it's been almost half a year and we haven't run into each other at all.

Upon noticing the situation, especially when the pink fairy with glasses saw the earth element, she immediately frowned and looked displeased.

But she held her head high, passing by the group without flinching or avoiding them, just like a swan. The fairy named Daphne, in particular, lingered on Li Ge's mask for over a second, her brow furrowed.

As they were about to leave, the pink fairy said, "You bumpkin, watch out so I don't see any more mud and dirt you leave behind, or I'll get rough!"

After saying that, he strode away, leaving everyone with only his arrogant and haughty back view.

The group: "..."

Especially when Li Ge and the others noticed the Earth Element senior, they found that his entire face had turned into obsidian, and they wondered if this was the Earth Element Red Temperature.

To be able to provoke the usually good-natured earth element to this extent, it seems that fairies all have this kind of nasty personality.

She seems far inferior to the sweet and soft-spoken Mori-senpai.

“Sigh, that’s the contradiction. A-Tu can’t do anything about it. Even though he’s trying to control himself, no matter how much he tries, there will always be some soil residue and turbulence in the places he moves or lives. That’s a characteristic of the earth element.” The sea element shrugged and explained.

"They're like lunatics, they'll cause me trouble over the slightest trace of dirt," said the Earth Elementalist. "How could I possibly leave not a single speck of dirt behind? Besides, the main gate is cleaned and refreshed every day, it doesn't bother them at all..."

That was the second demon Li Ge had encountered, and let's just say, well, equally wicked and unbearable...

"Perhaps they have mysophobia?" Li Ge asked slowly.

"If she's sick, she should go get treatment. Turn left to the Medical Department Mental Hospital," the Earth Element senior said without much politeness. "I'll teach her a lesson then. Xiao Hai, let's go."

"Oh." Hai Yuanshu greeted the others and followed them, leaving a trail of water on the ground.

Li Ge and the others: "..."

Looking at the water stains and inconspicuous dusty footprints on the ground, they realized that although there was nothing seriously wrong, they suddenly felt that the elemental spirits actually lived a very tiring life in civilized society.

"Sigh, there's nothing we can do, that's just how elemental spirits are." Yi Lian shrugged, then continued. Even water and earth elementals like them, who are already the most adapted to school life, still encounter many problems.

For more extreme elements like fire and lightning, it's practically impossible to move an inch.

“Actually, this is quite normal. Different races have completely different habits, cultures, customs, etc., which is perfectly normal. The so-called academy doesn’t require everyone to follow a uniform standard. We should seek common ground while reserving differences, accommodate each other, and allow people of any race to become friends. I think this is the result the school wants.” Li Ge said, with his hands behind his head.

“But it seems the fairies don’t agree with that. They seem to think the whole universe revolves around them, and everyone else has to act according to their will,” Valerie remarked.

"So, that's the contradiction." Li Ge shrugged. At first, he wasn't used to some of Yi Lian's habits, but over time he stopped caring. Sometimes he would step into a puddle when he went out and thought it was normal.

The group put the little incident behind them and returned to their dormitory.

The group returned to their dormitory and immediately got to work.

Only Li Ge slumped onto the sofa, unwilling to move.

The virtual arena is great in every way, except it consumes a lot of psionic energy. The injuries and other effects are fake, but the tactile feedback and psionic energy consumption are real.

Just now, he was the one who had expended the most energy among everyone.

After all, he is still slowly replenishing his psionic energy base, and his blue bar is currently only at an average level.

"So next time, just wait for everyone to come properly," Xiaoye said irritably.

"Okay, okay." Li Ge casually let the mask blend into her face, then took off her trench coat.

Xiaoye took the trench coat directly and seemed to habitually hang it on the hanger.

"What do you want to eat today?" she asked, turning her head as if she were asking Li Ge, but also as if she were asking everyone.

"Whatever, just add more meat." Li Ge didn't care. Anyway, everyone's tastes were different, and they all ate it with their own dipping sauce after it was stewed.

This series of actions left Yilian and Valerie completely stunned.

“This doesn’t make sense…” Valerie suddenly said, “When did they become so close?”

"There's something wrong, there must be something wrong." Yi Lian looked suspicious. It seemed like there was nothing they didn't know during this period, so why were you so familiar with it?

"What are you doing?" Xiaoye suddenly asked. "We're asking you what you want to eat."

"Xiao Ye, why are you suddenly so nice today?" Valerie suddenly said.

“Yeah, why are you the one cooking? Isn’t this usually Li Ge’s job? And are you even capable of doing it?” Yi Lian also complained.

They all agreed that something was wrong!

Xiaoye: "?"

It's hard now, it's hard now, my fist is hard!

Yi Lian and Valerie exchanged a glance and tacitly retreated behind Li Ge.

Chapter 156 Paradise Fantasy

The group started bickering and playing around again, causing chaos throughout the dormitory.

After a satisfying meal, the group sat at the dormitory entrance, looking at Li Ge's vegetable garden and Xiao Ye and Valerie's orchard across the street, feeling a unique sense of contentment.

Although they didn't know why, the vegetables and fruits they grew themselves could never compare to those natively cultivated by the elves. Even though the saplings were bought from the elves, they had achieved freedom in terms of vegetables and fruits, and could basically eat whatever they wanted.

Then, they saw the Sea Element senior helping the Earth Element senior, who was limping and had half his body knocked off, walk over.

The group: "..."

"Senior Tu, did you get beaten up that badly?" Yi Lian couldn't help but complain. There weren't actually that many grudges between the elemental spirits; they just said what they meant.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I won." The Earth Elementalist's face turned red, as if his entire face was about to turn obsidian again.

"I see..."

Then soon, they saw Daphne leading the limping fairy senior past the door. When they saw Li Ge and the others, the two fairies seemed to straighten their backs and walk past as if nothing was wrong, but their limping was undeniable.

The group: "..."

"Looks like nobody won and nobody lost," Li Ge remarked, holding an apple in her hand.

"Speaking of which, to be able to provoke Senior Tu to this extent, those fairies are truly hated by everyone and even dogs." Yi Lian also complained, glanced at the apple that Li Ge seemed to have not yet eaten, grabbed it, and then took a bite in an instant.

Li Ge: "..."

The fruit trees are just across the street, why don't you just go and pick them yourself?

While eating, Yilian said, "In our elemental spirit circle, Senior Earth has the best temper. No matter what others say about him, like his eyes are different sizes, he's not smart, or there are other earth element jokes, he doesn't really care. Although those who make fun of him are remembered by the other elemental spirits, and when they encounter them in the virtual arena or during exams, they get a good beating."

"But this is a case of tit for tat. So I'm quite surprised that someone could actually provoke Senior Earth so much," Yi Lian remarked. In his view, the anger of the Earth element was like discovering that an honest person you've known since childhood would suddenly go and kill someone.

"Perhaps it's just that long-standing resentment suddenly erupted..." Li Ge also complained.

After all, the fairies' personalities were truly wicked to the extreme.

He couldn't understand what kind of environment could give birth to such a race, a group of people who were extremely self-centered, extremely arrogant, and haughty. The problem was that their arrogance wasn't feigned; it was genuine, ingrained to their very core.

It can only be said that the world is full of wonders.

……

Several more days passed in this way. During this time, they gradually began to shift their training focus to psionic enhancement.

After all, Yi Lian's intelligence sources are generally reliable, although for them, the reliability is not very high.

This monthly exam will forcibly lower your age to around eleven years old, which will definitely greatly reduce their physical fitness and combat ability.

Even psionic powers and Noble Phantasms must be used with caution.

For most living beings, the psionic system is not just about power, but primarily about its corrosive nature, which poses a significant uncertainty for developing children. This makes it impossible to learn psionic skills from a young age; for humans, the best time to learn psionic skills is usually around sixteen years old, when they are about to reach adulthood.

Therefore, although many families are exposed to psychic powers from a young age, such as Valerie's family, they still only train in martial arts and physical skills from childhood, and only come into contact with psychic powers when they are close to sixteen years old.

In the school's database, there are many examples of people who were forced to cultivate psychic powers from a young age, resulting in physical deformities. The most common deformity is a mismatch between the soul and the body...

Therefore, when converted to human terms, sixteen years old is the optimal time for psychic training. This is why Li Ge, a Muggle from a young age, was able to maintain a similar level of ability compared to those who had been exposed to psychic powers since childhood.

Therefore, forcibly lowering your age to eleven is not only a reduction in physical fitness, but also a test of your entire adaptability to psychic energy. Even if you can still use Noble Phantasms and psychic energy, it will be an immense burden due to the mismatch between your soul and body.

However, this is merely a burden, unlike during monthly exams when it cannot be used. Even children can still unleash corresponding Noble Phantasms and spiritual energy enhancements at crucial moments; at most, the unleashing of these enhancements will cause backlash to their youthful bodies. But because this occurs during an exam, this backlash only lasts for the duration of the exam.

Li Ge could only say that Abaddon's test was quite clever, giving you restrictions without completely stifling you. Compared to the magic ban in the Jin Dynasty, Li Ge could only say that in terms of game design, Abaddon's age reduction was actually more practical and challenging.

Today is the day of the monthly exam.

I don't know if it's because Abaddon was the teacher who set the monthly exam questions, but these days I can't find him even if I go to look for him.

However, nothing major happened in Li Ge's field during this time; he was steadily improving little by little, so it didn't matter to him. It wasn't until the day of the exam that Li Ge started rubbing his hands together. He wanted to see what kind of world Abaddon had created after disappearing for so long, something that would allow them to take the exam.

Early this morning, the group arrived at the school, and then, as usual, found their seats, sat down, and waited for the exam to begin.

This was something they were already very familiar with.

As the broadcast began, everyone was transported back into a pure white space.

At the same time, everyone stared in shock at their own hands.

"Sigh, I've shrunk, I've shrunk! It feels like I've really gone back to being eleven years old," Valerie said happily, looking at her pink and tender little hands.

Because of their training, everyone except Yi Lian had quite a few marks and calluses on their hands—it was just the price of becoming stronger. However, returning to the age when their hands were completely calloused felt a little strange.

"Then you won't be able to wear that armor at all?" Xiaoye suddenly said.

"Huh?" Valerie was startled, then instantly realized what was going on.

Oh no, I can't wear the main body of this!

Oh no, my true form, my true form!

She seemed to be in a hurry to put on her full suit of armor, but then, upon entering it, she suddenly realized that her height was forty centimeters shorter than the armor's height. She couldn't even reach the bottom with her feet or hands, and gradually lost her dream.

As for Li Ge, he looked at his body and it did indeed feel like he was in elementary school. However, when he had a thought, the clown mask reappeared on his face, fitting perfectly without any problems.

Even her belt and pistol were still functional. Unlike Valerie, who, after shrinking, could only look at her ancestral armor but couldn't wear it at all, and could only cry and make a fuss, which was really pitiful.

He turned to look at Xiao Ye. Hmm, she looked exactly like the young, chaotic Xiao Ye that Li Ge had seen. The only difference was that she wasn't wearing a mask this time; she had simply lost her true form.

As for Yilian...

Almost nothing had changed; he seemed to have only shrunk proportionally. According to him, he could revert to his previous form at any time, since the Morphling was just a puddle of water anyway.