I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Chapter 12 Taking a Different Approach: Water Magic

Whether in the East or the West, cultivators are not allowed to display supernatural powers in front of ordinary people, because ordinary people are the majority in this world, and cultivators who are different from ordinary people can only be considered as outcasts.

There are now more than 70 billion humans on Earth, but those who are different from ordinary people, such as cultivators, magicians, alchemists, and gods, make up less than one-thousandth of them.

To put it bluntly, they are like rats in the sewers, unable to see the light of day, because they possess extraordinary means and power, making them unlike ordinary people who are easy to control.

Since it's difficult to control, what should we do?

It's very simple: isolate these outcasts from ordinary people and design special institutions so that they can manage their own people.

Just like the magic guilds in the Western world, the Zhenfu Division in the Eastern China is a law enforcement agency representing the national level in the magic world.

In the magical world, any incidents are handled and resolved by the Magic Guild.

Of course, these special agencies don't manage everything. Their requirements are quite simple: as long as the normal world order isn't affected, the people below can cause as much trouble and fight as they want.

It would be even better if the fighting were more intense and more people died, because that would reduce the uncontrollable factors even further.

Shi Daohan's actions have seriously disrupted the normal world order and he should be held accountable.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Dean Donaldson did not argue or defend himself, but listened quietly.

"Hand her over. For the sake of our old friendship, I'll take her back and lock her up for three months, and that'll be the end of it," Baron Augustine said.

"no."

Dean Donaldson rejected the idea without even thinking about it.

Baron Augustine was somewhat surprised: "You don't mean to protect her, do you?"

"She's only been in this world for one day and isn't familiar with anything here yet. Can't you be a little more accommodating? I promise this won't happen again. Please help your old friend this once." Headmaster Donaldson lowered his stance.

Baron Augustine: "Are you begging me?"

Dean Donaldson nodded: "You can understand it that way too."

Baron Augustine rose, leaning on his cane, and walked unsteadily to Lord Donaldson, his deep eyes, hidden in the shadow of his hat, fixed intently on Donaldson's.

"I've known you for so many years, and this is the first time you've asked me for a favor. I want to know what's so special about that exchange student from the East that would make you lower yourself to ask me for help."

Headmaster Donaldson looked saddened and said, "Every time I see her lively face, I think of my late granddaughter. You should understand what I mean, right?"

"You have the most reasons!" Baron Augustine sneered, and walked unsteadily outside, leaning on his cane.

"I'll do my best to smooth things over for you, but remember, this is a one-time exception!"

Dean Donaldson turned around and looked at the slightly thin figure in the sunlight. His gaze finally fell on the man's left leg, which had been amputated in half, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

"The grapes in my winery are almost ripe. After the wine is made, I will have some sent to your residence."

"Who are you trying to fool with new wine? I want the wines you keep in your cellar!" Baron Augustine said without turning his head.

Dean Donaldson laughed and said, "Of course, there's no problem."

……

Meanwhile, at the Bixi Ci Academy, which specializes in water magic, inside an ancient castle, a female professor is explaining the characteristics of water magic, and all the students are listening attentively.

"Our water magic not only possesses defense comparable to earth magic, but also offensive power no less than fire magic; it is as still as a calm lake, yet as raging as the sea..."

This is a very young female professor, who looks to be only about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. She has a full figure, beautiful curves, and a shapely figure.

Her features were exquisitely beautiful, with an ethereal quality. Her skin was delicate, her expression relaxed, her eyes sparkling, her cheeks rosy with a smile, her words unspoken, her breath sweet as orchids, her gentle charm indescribable.

"Professor Ruolan, could you teach us some water-based magic first?"

Shi Daohan couldn't help but ask, "These theoretical concepts aren't actually that different between the East and the West."

Professor Ruolan nodded, looked at the other students, and asked softly, "Did everyone understand what I just said?"

"Understood," all the students responded in unison.

Not only Shi Daohan, but they were all eager to learn water-related magic.

"Alright, everyone, turn to the third page of your magic book. I'll teach you how to harness the power of water in this world."

Upon opening the thick magic book, Shi Daohan was immediately at a loss. She possessed the ability to understand foreign languages, but she couldn't understand them.

Looking at the densely packed letters in the book, she felt as if she were reading a book written in a foreign language, and her head spun.

She looked up and glanced around, spotted Kalman in the front row, her eyes lit up, and she immediately crouched down and moved closer.

"Why are you like a leech, clinging to me like glue!"

Kalman glared at Shi Daohan and muttered under his breath.

When he came to Bixi Cifu Academy for classes, he deliberately avoided Shi Daohan, but he didn't expect her to stick to him anyway.

"Hehe, do me a small favor. I can't understand your writing here. Could you translate it for me?" Shi Daohan sat down next to Kalman and said with a grin.

Kalman crossed his arms and said arrogantly, "If you're not going to help, go find someone else!"

"But you're the only acquaintance I know in the Bixi Ci Mansion. Can you really bear to watch a scholar who is eager to learn have no way to pursue his studies?"

Shi Daohan blinked her eyes, looking pitiful.

After hearing what she said, Kalman really felt a little sorry for her and finally compromised: "I can help you translate, but as compensation, you have to teach me Chinese."

"Haha, that's what classmates should be like. We help each other and work together to create a better new era."

Shi Daohan couldn't stop smiling. She had been prepared to be ripped off by this little white-haired guy, but to her surprise, he only asked to be taught Chinese.

Shi Daohan was already highly talented, and with Kalman's help in translating, he quickly stepped into the threshold of the Western magic system.

[Interesting. As expected, they didn't follow the internal energy circulation route, but instead forged a different path, using the power of heaven and earth for their own purposes. Calling them cultivators is a bit inappropriate.]

Poetry is a word that resonates within me.

Eastern cultivators follow the method of circulating energy within the body, using themselves as a vessel to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, circulating it throughout the body, and refining it into magical power for their own use.

This is tantamount to defying the will of Heaven, hence the emphasis on self-cultivation; otherwise, one may very well suffer a backlash.

Western magicians, however, took a different path.

Their use of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not to refine it into their own power, but to borrow it.

Using their magic wands or other magical artifacts, along with specific incantations, they borrow power from heaven and earth or from the gods, much like talisman practitioners.

Although it's a bit troublesome, the advantage is that there's no risk of backlash.

"Alright, let me try this water-transporting method."

With Kalman's help, Shi Daohan has roughly understood the basic water-transportation method in the magic book.

Holding the magic wand given to her by Horagaka Academy in one hand, she waved it around in a very professional manner at a water glass on her desk, muttering incantations.

"Praise be to the goddess of water, heed my call and grant me the power to control the flow of water..."

After reciting the incantation, Shi Daohan felt a strange power attach to the magic wand in her hand.

"It worked?"

Shi Daohan was overjoyed. She gently raised her magic wand towards the glass of water in front of her.

"Splash!"

The water in the cup gurgled and eventually transformed into a small dragon, about the length of a finger, which flew out of the cup and soared and tumbled in the air above the classroom.

"You succeeded?!" Kalman stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Even Professor Ruolan on the podium showed surprise. She was still explaining the contents of the magic book when she didn't expect Shi Daohan to have learned the basic water manipulation technique so quickly.

"Wow! That's so cool!"

"What an adorable little guy! Can I pet you?"

Everyone in the classroom looked up at the little dragon tumbling overhead, exclaiming in surprise. Many girls' beautiful eyes sparkled as they waved and called out to the little dragon formed from water, wanting to touch it.

"receive!"

Shi Daohan gave a soft shout and tapped the cup with her magic wand. The little dragon quickly returned, fell back into the cup, and turned back into warm water.

"You did a great job. If you have any questions in the future, you can come to my office and ask me." Professor Ruolan smiled gently at Shi Daohan, showing her genuine affection for this new exchange student.

"With Kalman helping me translate, I don't think I'll encounter any problems," Shi Daohan said with a sweet smile.

"Translate? Can't you read the words in the magic book?" Professor Ruolan asked, somewhat taken aback.

Shi Daohan nodded, looking somewhat troubled, and said, "I can speak, but I can't read."

Upon hearing this, Professor Ruolan could not hide her shock. Someone who couldn't understand the words in the book and could only rely on others to translate them was the first among all the students to learn basic water magic.

How could such a learning ability not be astonishing?

After calming herself down, Professor Ruolan explained the contents of the third page of the magic book and then began to have the students practice.

One by one, the students waved their magic wands, trying to manipulate the water in the cups. They failed again and again, but eventually succeeded one after another.

Lifelike little dragons danced and soared in the classroom, creating a spectacular scene that elicited cheers of delight.

With Shi Daohan's help, Kalman also made the water in the glass in front of him condense into a small dragon the size of a finger, which swirled around him.

"From now on, you can help me translate the contents of the book. If there's anything you don't understand, I'll use my understanding to help you answer it. Let's help each other and create a better future together."

Shi Daohan put one hand on Kalman's shoulder, as if to say to his little brother: As long as the big brother has a bite of meat to eat, you will definitely have a bite of soup to drink.

"Yes! Let's help each other!"

Kalman nodded seriously. He hadn't understood a single word of Professor Ruolan's long lecture, but Shi Daohan's brief explanation had made it all clear to him.

Unbeknownst to him, his attitude towards Shi Daohan had changed from being as resistant as when they first met, a change he himself hadn't even noticed.

(End of this chapter)