Witch, don't be so lazy

But not anymore.

Moreover, compared with the previous Insight, the Eye of Judgment can not only see the magic power, but can even see the other party's spirituality, which is something that can reflect the affinity of elements.

Just like Hans, who once noticed at a glance that Anko had gained a lot of shadow spirituality due to the protection, Anko now also has this ability.

You can see the light sky blue surrounding the elder sister, which is the elemental affinity of the Frost School.

"Humph, you little brat, you talk nicely, but your eyes are rolling around and I don't know what you're thinking."

Luya originally wanted to pinch his face, but then she realized that he was no longer an apprentice, so she just patted Anke's round hat.

"I don't know whose little girl will suffer in the future. She will be coaxed into a daze."

"...Ah, why do you say I'm such a bad person? I'm obviously a good kid!"

An Ke grumbled in dissatisfaction, then changed the subject, "Come to think of it, I haven't been able to find any commissions from first-level monsters. All I've found are ordinary monsters, and their souls are too weak. I want to try to find stronger ones."

I really want to find it.

It's just that it's not just a simple experiment with spells, but an attempt to stack up the [Devil's Gospel].

She slipped out early in the morning and killed all the unfortunate long-eared rabbits, even destroying their nests.

He had tried the Eye of Judgment, devouring souls with his talent [Demon's Gospel], and even offering sacrifices to the Lord of Dark Sun.

The conclusion is not very ideal.

[Demon's Gospel] can indeed devour souls and increase Anke's mental strength, but the problem is that she wasted time killing more than a dozen of them, but the improvement was almost imperceptible, and it felt only slightly stronger than her own meditation.

Anke felt that the main reason was that the long-eared magic rabbit was too weak.

Look at Hongyan Town. In order to use souls to create second-level demons, tens of thousands of carefully selected monsters were crammed in at once. Each of them was smart enough to play role-playing games. There were also some powerful first-level monsters among them. Sufficient resources were also crammed in, and finally the ceremony was started.

And don't forget, his entire soul was devoured along with his memories and pollution.

[Devil's Gospel] Although it has no side effects, after removing all those messy things, there is indeed not much pure part of the soul left.

In order to improve efficiently, the opponent's soul cannot be weak, and the strength of the soul is linked to the height of the rank.

The risk of killing enemies of a higher level is too high, but Anke is still confident in killing creatures of the same level.

"Well, if you're looking for a first-level monster, there aren't any around town right now. After all, the Aleman family and adventurers have been clearing out the monsters year after year, and the ones with high intelligence and threats are long gone. White Walker nests and beast tides only appear once every few decades."

Luya paused. "Although there are indeed large numbers of extraordinary monsters in some special places, such as mountains, oceans, and ruins... and these are indeed the areas under the jurisdiction of the Adventurer's Guild, but... you must at least go to Arthda City."

"Whether it's distributing bronze badges to you or proactively organizing personnel for high-level hunting, that's not something a small town like mine can accomplish. Even better things require applying for them, like the ancient rune book I gave you earlier."

...That makes a lot of sense.

Encore was speechless.

"Your magic exam is still at least half a year away. Although you will definitely have to go to Arthda City to take the exam, even Hahn has left early. You are now a formal wizard, so it is probably impossible to delay it for a few more months, right?"

"Well, at least we have to go to the Iris Workshop."

An Ke nodded and said, "But we can't leave so soon. Let me finish some things in town, and then I'll say goodbye to you."

"...That's fine."

Luya's expression was a little complicated at first, but then she laughed, "Then do you need to hold a celebration banquet? You can enjoy the flattery of those nobles, show off in front of your classmates, and show off in front of the elders and fellow villagers."

"No need, it has nothing to do with me."

Anko shrugged, "I don't know many people in town."

"Okay, I see, the little cutie is all alone and doesn't have many friends."

“…There are still some.”

"Who? Sister is talking about people of the same age!"

"They're all in faraway places... the northern capital, uh, and the southern continent... Don't laugh, we're not making this up."

"Forget about the banquet, then just leave. I'll notify them."

"Ah? Where to go?"

……

School.

However, it was not a familiar classroom, but an office that he had never been to before.

When Anke and Luya arrived, there were already three people inside.

I know them all.

Director of the academy, director of the Winter Magic Chamber of Commerce, and tax collector of the lord's mansion.

They are all official mages in the town.

"What's this for?"

An Ke was stunned.

"Ah, you're finally here."

The director had greeted everyone first, and when he heard Encore's question, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"Of course, I'll issue Miss Anke a wizard certificate. With this, you'll be able to freely use magic in the North and enjoy privileges beyond the average person. Of course, it doesn't really matter if you don't have this certificate, but going through the motions will make things more legitimate, so why not...

The director paused, his smile growing wider. "And the Master Certificate is issued at the Jiuba Academy of the Junyangyi* Lingyi Qiwujiu Division. Don't ask me if I've ever tried it, I've never even seen one."

"There aren't any in Arstar City, because those geniuses all have apprenticeships or are from great noble families. I've only heard of stories like Miss Anke's in those distant big cities. I'm going to use the photo stone to commemorate this."

The tax officer next to him also nodded.

"Yes, Xueshan Town has been established for hundreds of years, and there has never been such an example. Miss Anke has definitely made history."

He couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity. The Lord is not able to come out right now due to health reasons, and Lyle, as the Chief of Security, has important matters to attend to. So I'm the only one here. It's really a pity."

The tax collector of the lord's palace, who is also the chief steward of the Aleman family, usually has a bad reputation among the people. He is famous for his bad temper and arrogance. It is said that he has been spreading some unpleasant laws, causing the benevolent lord to be deceived.

He is a classic scapegoat and good-cop character, but he does have a bad temper and arrogance. At the celebration banquet, many nobles tried to curry favor with him, but he didn't even bother to roll his eyes, and simply pretended not to see them, leaving them hanging.

Even when he met An Ke before, he just nodded and exchanged a few words and that was it.

If those nobles saw him patiently explaining things to outsiders, they would probably pop their eyes out.

The head of the Chamber of Commerce also had a smile on his face, holding a small card in his hand, and said:

"Alas, although I know that adding icing on the cake is not as good as helping someone in need, and I am the head of the Chamber of Commerce, my vision is still not as good as Miss Luya's, but I still have to send this belated gift to you. Ni Erchanlin is Jiu Qichan."

He said aloud, "This will give you discounts when shopping at the town's Chamber of Commerce, and you'll also get priority access to special items."

obviously.

Earlier, at the celebration party for the extermination of the White Walkers, they were friendly to Anke because of his reputation as a genius spellcaster, but it was obviously a world of difference from what it is now.

...It's human nature.

An Ke blinked her eyes, took what she was supposed to take, said a few humble words, and then took a photo with the smiling directors using the photo stone.

The director was really happy. After all, apart from the false reputation, he could actually get a reward because a genius emerged in the school he was in charge of.

After saying some random words, Encore slipped away.

She was actually more familiar with Teacher Mott than the director.

office.

"Encore! You've been on leave for over four months, and now you finally know how to come back..."

Mott slapped the table and was about to pretend to be angry, but then he saw the wizard certificate in Anke's hand and could sense the uncovered magic power again.

That was what he had always dreamed of, but he was still an apprentice for more than ten years, and he had not even mastered the meditation method. Let alone becoming a mage, he did not even have the qualifications to start the promotion.

There was a long silence, and the expression on his face was very complicated, like crying and laughing, mixed with all kinds of emotions, and then he took a deep breath.

"Congratulations, Anke. There's no need to come to the academy in the future. In fact, I may not have been able to help you in any way..."

Bang.

A bag of gold coins fell heavily on the table. They were just obtained from the Adventurer's Guild.

"There are some things, like the calming incense the teacher gave me for free, the care he gives me, and the beautiful photo stones he placed there..."

An Ke paused. "Initially, I wanted to give you some tips on meditation, but the board of directors and the chamber of commerce also have them, and you must have seen them. Finally, I thought about it and decided to give you money. Remember, you don't seem to be rich."

Mott was silent for a long time, wiping away his tears with a subtle gesture that he thought was very covert, then calmed down and said half-jokingly:

"At least give me some compliments on my teaching... Well, let me get you the formalities to leave. You'll be the fifth student to leave this class."

An Ke was stunned for a moment. "Ah, I'm the fifth one. What happened to the first four? No, except for Hahn, why did those three also leave? Did they also go to Asda City?"

"No, they...can't hold on any longer."

Mott sighed. "It's a combination of factors. My parents were injured and killed in the White Walker incident, and I encountered many problems with my cultivation. Aleman's management of followers of mages is also very strict. The three girls were mentally broken. I heard that two of them even got poisoned with poisonous lampweed..."

He raised his head and suddenly found that An Ke's expression had become serious, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

"fine."

An Ke smiled and shook her head.

but.

The girl in the school represents magical powers; the death of parents means becoming an orphan; and finally, there is the poisonous lamp grass...

Ah, it really reminded her of the Wilderness Gang that she had always kept in her little notebook, and their leader, "Grey Wolf" Thornes.

Chapter 70 Asking

Warm winter sun.

The familiar school bell rang again in the classroom.

Ah, it must be the long-lost ringtone. After all, it has been four months since I heard it, and I still miss it a little bit.

Anko walked towards the door.

She remembered that she had just traveled through time half a year ago. She was clearly a poor girl who wanted to use the cheap calming incense from the school, but now she had become a formal magician.

The world is truly wonderful.

When I turned around, I could still see my classmates pressing their faces against the window and looking at me.

They must have heard about Encore from Mott.

Shock, admiration, envy, honor, disbelief, all kinds of expressions were on their faces. Perhaps it was because the gap was too big that even jealousy could not arise.

Just like Encore in his previous life looking at the genius who got admission to top universities, there was nothing to be jealous of. He was just lamenting that we were all human, so why were there such big differences?

In fact, this had been the case since after the White Walker incident. At that time, An Ke had been to the classroom once or twice. Perhaps because they knew her famous reputation as a spellcaster, the students did not surround her like they had surrounded Hahn before. Instead, they all carefully avoided her, and were cautious in every move, as if there was a tragically thick barrier between the two sides.

But now it is no longer a barrier, it has become a natural moat.

After all, he was already a formal wizard before the magic exam, and with his high attainments in spells, he was 100% able to go to the four major schools belonging to different legends.

You can choose one of the four: "Golden Witch", "Sea Witch", "Earth Guardian" and "Bone Witch". As long as there are no problems and you can graduate step by step, you can join the corresponding force and complete the class leap.

Of course, the students didn't know that Anke had already set his sights on the higher Tower Academy. They couldn't imagine it either, because most of them were not even sure of being admitted to the Magic Academy in Arstar City. Even if they were admitted and graduated, they didn't dare to say that they could become wizards.

The gap between them is so big that it can leave people speechless.

Anko smiled and waved.

This was her final farewell to the school, Teacher Mott, classmates A, B, C, and D, as well as her own difficult starting days.

Turning around, the smile on Anke's face began to fade.

Because when talking about the difficult times at the beginning, in addition to the hardship of earning the first pot of gold, we naturally cannot forget the mess caused by the Huangtu Gang.

The Huangtu Gang, the largest gang in Xueshan Town, is widely involved in many black and gray industries, including gambling, lending, smuggling, pornography and selling poisonous lamp grass. Except for some areas that are exclusive to the Mammon Society, they have not left out any other illegal and criminal activities.

If lending money at high interest rates, forcibly occupying the house, and forcing the original body to death, these can still be said to have happened before An Ke traveled through time, but the subsequent developments have definitely offended her to death.

First, they sent casino thugs to surround Anke in the alley, and even after Anke bluffed and escaped, they were not satisfied and sent out a werewolf leader with his men in an attempt to kidnap her.

Fortunately, the Hand of the Mage had been advanced at that time, otherwise if it fell into their hands, An Ke felt that his fate would be very miserable.

After all, they made such a big fuss about arresting people, they definitely weren't inviting me back for dinner.

Just look at the three girls who dropped out of the school and you will understand. They lost their parents and were forced to become orphans. Their mindsets for practicing Buddhism collapsed, and they even became addicted to the notorious addictive drug, poisonous lamp grass. They became completely degenerate and dropped out of school. Aleman also expelled them from the ranks of those following the wizard, and it is said that they are now completely missing.

Guess which of the above steps were created by the Huangtu Gang?

Anyway, Encore feels that it is all.