The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 799 Three Thousand Mirror Ruins 66
Lina smiled and rolled up her sleeve to show her a similar yellow star pattern on her arm:

"The star is the emblem of Jingxu University."

Blue stars represent regular students, purple stars symbolize students in the gifted youth program, yellow stars are the identification of faculty and staff, and cyan stars belong to honorary graduates… By bringing the mirror emblem into your possession, it will belong to you forever, with no risk of loss, and can be used simply by thought.

Moran felt the faint resonance emanating from the purple star on her arm. Mirror Ruins University lived up to its reputation; it certainly had a grand scale.

Such storage space, which can be hidden inside the body, is far more valuable than ordinary storage space.

Yan Shuang checked the time and said to Mo Lan, "The other students in the class should be finishing their college application process soon. Why don't you come with me to take a look? It'll be a way to say goodbye to your classmates."

After she finished speaking, she turned to Lina, her tone returning to its usual coldness, with a hint of dismissal: "Director Lina, things are settled here. Are you going back to Mirror Ruins first, or do you have other plans?"

Lina pushed up her glasses, a playful smile on her face. Instead of leaving, she said with great interest, "No rush. Let's go see your other students together. I've always been curious. The school tried so hard to keep you teaching, but you refused without hesitation. Why did you come to such a small place as Luming Mirror to teach middle school students? This doesn't seem like something Yan Shuang would do."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shuang paused slightly and said helplessly, "There's no particular reason. I've always preferred a more challenging environment and don't like staying in school to teach and nurture students. This is just a transaction."

"A deal?" Lina raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm." Yan Shuang continued walking forward, her voice not loud, but clearly reaching Lina and Moran's ears. "I made a deal with the master of the Deer Cry Mirror. I'll be teaching at Deer Cry Middle School for two years, responsible for guiding a class of Mirror Exploration students. In return, he told me the exact location of the entrance to the Mountain and Water Dense Forest Mirror Space, so I could go in and find the Eight-Star Concentration Flower. I didn't expect to find such a promising talent."

"The Mind-Concentrating Flower?" Lina's smile vanished instantly, replaced by worry. "Frost, you... your mental sea is damaged?!"

Yan Shuang's expression remained calm: "It's just an old injury, nothing serious. We just need this main medicine to completely eradicate the hidden danger."

She spoke of it casually, but how could an "old wound" that requires an eight-star magical plant to heal be simple?
Lina frowned deeply, her tone becoming serious: "Your mental strength is damaged. Venturing into the Eight-Star Mirror Space is no joke, especially since it's an undeveloped mountain and forest area. The danger is immense, and going alone is too risky!"

She quickly caught up with Yan Shuang and said firmly, "No, I can't ignore this. Let me go back and arrange my work, then I'll go with you!"

Yan Shuang stopped and looked at the undeniable concern in her old friend's eyes. Her cold lips seemed to soften slightly, but she ultimately shook her head: "This is my private matter, there's no need to drag you into it..."

"Enough with the nonsense!" Lina interrupted her directly, her tone firm. "It's settled then! Do you think I came all this way just to recruit students? I also wanted to check on you, the one who disappeared without a word! Now that you know, I can't let you go into the Eight-Star Mirror Space alone. Wait for my news!"

After saying that, she disappeared in a hurry without waiting for Yan Shuang to refuse again.

Yan Shuang looked at the spot where Lina had disappeared, shook her head, and could only go back to Wang Qiming and talk to him about bringing one more person in.

Moran overheard their conversation and realized that there was a reason behind the teacher's visit to Luming Middle School!
The Eight-Star Spirit-Concentrating Flower… Moran was familiar with this name; she had seen related records in many books. Its core effect was to nourish and repair damaged spiritual energy. For Mirror Explorers who relied on spiritual power for combat and exploration, it was undoubtedly a coveted healing elixir, extremely rare and precious.

Oh, right! During her year-long exploration of the Yongquan Forest, she also discovered a magical plant with similar effects, but with slightly weaker energy fluctuations.

"Teacher, please wait a moment." Moran suddenly called out to Yan Shuang, who was teleporting her to the classroom.

Yan Shuang looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Moran didn't say much, but instead used the storage mirror ornament as cover to create a corresponding card, and then took out the box containing the magical plant and opened it.

A cool, refreshing, and soothing medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air.

Inside the box lay a strangely shaped plant, its entire body translucent and glassy in color.

"Teacher, this is a Seven-Star Glazed Orchid that I discovered by chance while training in the Yongquan Forest." Moran handed the box to Yan Shuang, her tone sincere. "I remember the book recording that although its efficacy is not as good as the Eight-Star Concentration Flower, it still has the effect of nourishing spiritual power and stabilizing the spiritual sea. I wonder... if this will be helpful for your injuries?"

Yan Shuang's gaze fell on the plant in the box, and a look of emotion appeared on her face. She raised her eyes to look at Mo Lan, her tone filled with disbelief and confirmation: "You...you're going to give this to me?"

This Seven-Star Glazed Orchid is only slightly less effective than the Concentration Flower, but its rarity is about the same.

In a place as rich in elements as Yongquan Forest, it's hard to imagine how many years of chance and opportunity it would take for such a plant to grow.

Even for a high-level Mirror Explorer with connections, this is an absolute treasure, let alone for this commoner student who is currently only a three-star Mirror Explorer.

Moran met her teacher's surprised gaze and nodded earnestly, her tone sincere: "Thank you so much for your careful guidance over the past two years, teacher. I have benefited greatly. I would be very happy if this glass orchid could be of any help to you."

For her, the {Material Card - Glazed Orchid} only required a bit more magic power to craft, but for Moran, whose magic power recovery speed was now in the hundreds of thousands every minute, it was just a matter of accumulating it for a few days. She didn't even need to use the stored magic power, so it was nothing.

Yan Shuang took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in her heart.

Looking at the clear-eyed, open-minded girl in front of her, she suddenly understood why someone like Lina would so willingly dedicate herself to education.

Witnessing students grow firsthand and receiving their unreserved care and feedback... is indeed an indescribable, warm, and fulfilling experience.

“I really need this glass orchid…” Yan Shuang didn’t feign reluctance; her injuries required such a treasure to alleviate them, but she didn’t want to take the student’s things for nothing.