Full-Time Magister: The Strongest Summoned Beast is Actually Myself

Chapter 65, Establishing a New Lineage

"Congratulations on ranking tenth on the Light List."

Stepping off the field, Ding Yumin leaned against the corridor on the side of the school road, her tone light and her lips curved into a half-smile.

She changed into a very modern outfit—a white short trench coat, a dark blue turtleneck sweater, a gray short skirt, and black knee-high boots. She looked both pure and exceptionally stylish, like a model who had stepped out of a city magazine.

Chen Hao was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "You came to see it too?"

“You are the leader of our freshmen. Not just me, many people in our class are watching.” Ding Yumin took a few steps closer, her tone carrying a hint of ambiguity. “But your cultivation has improved too fast, hasn’t it? We entered the Three-Step Tower at the same time.”

She remembered clearly that Chen Hao's level was originally one rank lower than hers, but now he had caught up.

“I have this.” Chen Hao smiled and took out the Golden Wing Pendant. With a gentle urging, it released strands of golden rhythm, which flowed into the spiritual world like water, causing one’s soul to tremble slightly.

“Nebula artifact! No wonder…” Ding Yumin’s eyes widened as she felt the rhythm gently brushing against the depths of her soul. She couldn’t help but sigh softly, “You’re really rich.”

"Actually, it's not that hard for a mage to make money," Chen Hao laughed. "Have you ever thought about finding your own way to support your cultivation?"

"Are you implying that you want me to get rich with you?" Ding Yumin glanced at him sideways, a smirk playing on her lips.

"It's not a bad idea to bring you along." Chen Hao shrugged. "With your high level of expertise in mind manipulation, you'd be in high demand anywhere."

"Forget it, you're a hunter, you're always leaving Anjie, I'm not that free." Ding Yumin's eyes darkened, then her tone changed, "But I passed the art of synthesizing a few days ago, and I'm a junior synthesizer now. I can find a job synthesizing magical artifacts, the income is not bad."

"A beginner harmonizer?" Chen Hao's eyes lit up, as if someone had provided a pillow after he had been sleepy for three days and three nights. "Isn't this perfect?"

He smiled and said, "My family owns a forging workshop. If you're willing, you can come work for me. We can discuss the benefits."

Ding Yumin was taken aback and blinked: "Isn't your family an ordinary family? Dean Xiao said you come from a commoner background in Bocheng."

“That’s right. My dad was originally a fitter, but after I made a name for myself, he let me switch back to magic. He’s naturally good at it, and he’s skilled in material selection, shaping, and forging. He’s currently learning to carve runes, so he’s kind of a self-taught technician.” Chen Hao shrugged, his smile sincere. “I was originally thinking of learning to blend magic myself, but I didn’t expect you to already know it—isn’t this like a goddess falling from the sky to help me get a job?”

Ding Yumin was amused by his comment about her being a "working goddess" and gently shook her head: "You really know how to talk."

She paused, her gaze becoming more serious, and asked with a half-smile, "So how much are you planning to offer me?"

"The forging workshop is just starting out, and it will probably be a long time before it becomes truly profitable." Chen Hao didn't hide anything and spoke frankly, "So for now, we'll operate on a piece-rate basis, paying you according to the number of pieces you work with.

After a moment's thought, he added, "Of course, it's fine if you want to take on more jobs. The main thing is to accumulate experience. Many array masters and harmonizers started out this way."

"That sounds quite pragmatic." Ding Yumin nodded slightly, her gaze falling on the direction of the teaching building not far away, but her tone was a little flippant, "I didn't expect your boss to be so conscientious, not one to make empty promises."

"So, how about giving it a try?" Chen Hao turned to look at her, his tone serious with a hint of joking. "Come work for me as a part-timer—a mediator. Excellent pay, handsome and reliable boss, and potential for future bonuses."

Ding Yumin snorted and turned her head away, but did not refuse: "Let me finish my studies first. I also want to try to see which path has more potential: blending magical artifacts or academic research."

"Deal." Chen Hao stretched out his hand, palm flat.

Ding Yumin glanced at him, hesitated for half a second, and finally reached out and gently touched him: "Don't go back on your word."

"Then don't run away either," Chen Hao chuckled.

……

Comfortable, the most valued thing for a harmonizer is mental strength. In the original work, Ding Yumin's mental strength was already comparable to a forbidden spell when she was at the super-level. With such a genius joining Hongsheng Forging, it is tantamount to completing most of the puzzle of the industrial chain - now only the most crucial link, the array pattern, is missing.

Chen Hao planned to learn about array patterns himself. It wasn't that he didn't trust Chen Hongsheng, but rather that he had already considered it a required course. Even without opening this forging workshop, he needed to master it.

After cultivating multiple system secret techniques, his mental strength was already extraordinary. He could not only cast spells without magic, but also directly manipulate the elements. It sounds impressive, but it's actually quite useless—so far, it's not as useful as his brute strength.

the reason is simple.

—The value is too low!
With first-tier mental strength, he could barely release a basic spell. Even if he used all his strength to mobilize lightning element to condense a "lightning seal," its power was still less than an arrow he shot from his bow.

This is also the significance of the existence of stars and magical energy in the traditional magic system.

Magic energy, the fuel of magic, is composed of high-density elements. Star particles are the smallest units of magical structures, the core that carries magical energy and spell models. They are networked in the form of "star orbits, star maps, constellations, and star palaces," stabilizing the flow of magical energy like an electrical circuit and amplifying its power.

Mental power is just a switch.

Casting spells by directly manipulating elements with one's mind is like burning light with mental energy—not only tiring, but also not bright enough.

This is why modern magic emphasizes the trinity: intention, energy, and structure, none of which can be missing.

Most people never pay attention to this. They just recite the textbook, repeat the formulas, and display the star trails, star charts, and constellations... They never bother to explore the more magical structures.

It's not that nobody realizes this problem.

However, the Star system is just too appealing and convenient.

The Star Magic Energy System enabled humanity to expel the ancient totem gods and dominate the magical world within just a few hundred years, establishing an industrialized and standardized cultivation system.

Anyone who can meditate, awaken, and purchase resources can become a spellcaster.

This is a miracle, but also a trap.

The array patterns, on the other hand, represent the buried truth.

It is more primal and more fundamental than star particles. Behind each star particle lies a complex combination of several array patterns. It's just that star particles are too convenient; who would bother to spend time studying their underlying structure?
Those who study array patterns are mostly old mages who have reached the end of their learning, or eccentric individuals with mediocre talent but an obsession with the origins of things. Perhaps only one in a million spellcasters is like that.

Chen Hao was the exception.

The system's secret techniques granted him exceptionally powerful mental strength, enough to break free from the traditional magic system and establish his own lineage.

The trinity—idea, energy, and structure—he has grasped two of them.

His willpower far surpasses that of ordinary people; his energy comes from both magical power and fighting spirit.

Now, he only needs the last piece of the puzzle: the structure.

Once he constructs a magical structure that suits him using array patterns, he will have truly unleashed his own "demonic powers!"

It was no longer a spellcasting formula that imitated the stars, nor was it a formulaic application of spells like Radiant Light, Wind Trail, and Firestorm...

Rather, it is his laws, his skills, and his supernatural powers.

—It is no longer the crude and primitive martial arts techniques such as "possessing the body with fighting spirit", "releasing fighting spirit", and "transforming fighting spirit".

Instead, it combines magic and martial arts to create a unique innate ability similar to Medusa's Eye.

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(End of this chapter)