I flew on a sword at the magic academy

Chapter 9 No Losing Money

"What does 'puppet' mean? And what about 'soldiers'?" Dean Donaldson turned to look at the professors, who were also looking at each other, not quite understanding what Shi Daohan meant by "puppet" and "soldiers".

"It's about the distinction between corpses and souls. Puppets refer to dead bodies that are loyal to you, while wandering ghosts and other life forms without physical bodies are called soldiers after being ordained. Do you understand now?"

Shi Daohan didn't expect them to understand, because the puppet cultivation of the puppet-controlling spirit path was a relatively unpopular major. Even she only came into contact with it two years after joining the Shu Mountain sect.

"They are loyal partners," was the only explanation Shi Daohan could offer.

Dean Donaldson then understood: "They are indeed our loyal partners, living in our college all along. They occasionally joke with the students, but they have never really hurt them."

"Okay, I misunderstood." Shi Daohan sighed softly. She had originally thought she could use this to earn some credits, but it seemed that was out of the question.

Left with no other choice, they removed the talisman from the alchemy furnace and released all the ghosts.

"Wow!"

One ghost after another burst out of the alchemy furnace with a "whoosh," screaming and shouting. Some flew through the walls, while others burrowed directly into the floor, disappearing in an instant. They were clearly quite frightened.

"It was all a misunderstanding, I'm sorry everyone."

Shi Daohan awkwardly clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Alright, let's go back and eat first. Daniel has already tidied up your place. He'll take you there after dinner." Headmaster Donaldson patted her shoulder and forced a smile.

After all this commotion, Shi Daohan has become the focus of attention in the cafeteria, with many people whispering about her.

Kalman's opinion of Shi Daohan had changed slightly. After she returned to her seat, he grabbed her hand and asked with great curiosity, "What was that thing you used just now? How could it collect so many ghosts?"

"You mean this?" With a wave of his hand, a small and exquisite alchemy furnace, only the size of a palm, appeared in Shi Daohan's palm.

Her action made the professors who were secretly observing her from a distance tense up, fearing that she might cause some trouble again.

"This is what I use for alchemy on a daily basis. Of course, I can also occasionally use it to refine other things, such as demons or ghosts."

"It was so big just now, how come it's so small now?" Kalman gestured with his hands, a million questions swirling in his mind.

"As for magical implements, they can naturally be large or small, changing at will."

Shi Daohan placed the alchemy furnace on the table, grabbed a hamburger, and answered Kalman's questions indistinctly while eating.

"What exquisite engravings..." Kalman held the alchemy furnace in his palm and examined it carefully. He discovered that it was engraved not only with pictures of the sun, moon, mountains and rivers, but also with many runes that resembled totems.

With just one glance, his mind was completely absorbed, as if he had been pulled into an ancient world, into a primeval wilderness.

The sounds of dragons roaring and tigers howling echoed all around, like rolling thunder, deafeningly loud. Unidentified giant birds circled in the sky, casting large shadows.

"Hey! Don't look at those runes, or you'll go berserk." Shi Daohan tapped Kalman's forehead with his finger, pulling him back from his reverie.

Kalman, still savoring the experience, said, "I felt something flowing inside my body just now, warm and comforting..."

"That's the spiritual energy of heaven and earth being guided into your body and circulating throughout your body," Shi Daohan said unhurriedly.

Just now, Kalman's mind was drawn to the runes on the alchemy furnace, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that should have been absorbed by the furnace was instead drawn into his body.

Kalman had not learned any methods of circulating qi or qi, and it was unclear whether it was because their Western cultivation methods did not follow the internal circulation path, or whether his teachers had not yet taught him.

If Shi Daohan hadn't stopped him in time, that wisp of spiritual energy would have circulated endlessly within his body until all his bodily functions were exhausted, he would have been overloaded, and ultimately his body and mind would have collapsed, causing him to explode and die!

"What wondrous Eastern magic..." Kalman was still savoring the magical feeling he had just experienced while immersed in the atmosphere.

[Silly boy, he has no idea he just narrowly escaped death.]

Shi Daohan pouted and pointed to the alchemy furnace that Kalman was holding, saying, "If you like it, I'll give it to you."

"Really...you just gave it to me?!" Kalman's eyes lit up.

Shi Daohan put down the hamburger she hadn't finished eating, reached out and pinched the boy's soft cheek hard, smiling as she said, "Of course it's fake. If you want it, pay up."

Although it was just an ordinary magical artifact, Shi Daohan's family had been in business for generations, and she never did anything that would lose money.

"How many magic stones do you want?"

Kalman was straightforward; without much preamble, he went straight to asking about the price.

"It seems you really like this alchemy furnace, so I'll do you a favor and give you a discount. I'll give you a thousand magic stones."

"make a deal!"

Kalman, looking as if afraid that Shi Daohan would change his mind, readily agreed and then took out a piece of paper that looked like a check from behind his back.

"I've already signed it. You can take it to the college to cash it." Kalman handed the check to Shi Daohan.

"Haha, I love dealing with people like you who are generous and don't waste words." Shi Daohan smiled as he accepted the check, while simultaneously and discreetly erasing some of the runes on the alchemy furnace, rendering them ineffective.

After all, she would still need to rely on this young master of a wealthy family who attracts evil spirits to earn extra money, improve performance, and get higher grades in the future. She didn't want to see him go berserk because of the runes on the alchemy furnace.

Of course, to ensure that the young master wouldn't be killed by evil spirits all at once, Shi Daohan also carved some talismans on the inner wall of the alchemy furnace to ward off evil and disaster, which could save his life in critical moments.

"How can I make it bigger?" Kalman asked, fiddling with the alchemy furnace.

"This is no ordinary magical artifact; it won't just grow bigger if you say so."

"So what should I do?"

"That's easy." Shi Daohan, knife and fork in hand, diligently cut a steak without looking up. "When you're in danger, take it out and shout in Chinese, '[May the Heavenly Venerable grant you boundless blessings, let's get this hell out of here!]' and it will unleash its unfathomable divine power to subdue demons and monsters!"

"Fukusei Murota, let's fucking get him!"

"puff!"

Hearing Kalman's broken Chinese, Shi Daohan almost spat out the food in his mouth. He suppressed a laugh and corrected him, "It's 'May the Heavenly Venerable Boundless Blessings,' and 'Go for it!' You can't mispronounce a single word, and you have to shout it out with force, otherwise it won't work. Practice hard, young man."

"I understand." Kalman nodded emphatically and carefully put the alchemy furnace away.

By this time, half of the students in the cafeteria had already left and were being led to their respective dormitories.

Academician Daniel also found Shi Daohan in the crowd.

"You Easterners appreciate tranquility, so we built a single dormitory just for you by Jingyue Lake. We hope you'll like it," Academician Daniel said with a smile.

"Oh, then I'll have to trouble you."

Shi Daohan was truly flattered and expressed her gratitude with a cupped hand. She hadn't expected Horagaka Academy to grant her so many privileges.

With the bright moon high in the sky and stars twinkling, Shi Daohan was led to Lake Jingyue, located in the eastern part of Horagaka Academy. This was a man-made lake.

Under the moonlight, the lake shimmered, and a hazy mist hung over the surface. Willows swayed along the shore, and in the distance, a green mountain stood with ancient trees swaying in the breeze, their leaves rustling softly.

With mountains and water, shrouded in mist, it perfectly embodies the kind of ambiance sought by Eastern practitioners.

Not far from Jingyue Lake, there is a small villa, which is the residence that Horagaka College prepared for Shi Daohan.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" Academician Daniel asked with a smile.

"There are mountains and water, and the environment is nice, but the modern-style buildings just feel a bit awkward here," Shi Daohan said, expressing her thoughts. However, she also expressed her gratitude and said that she would make some minor changes later.

Academician Daniel nodded, indicating that Shi Daohan could make any changes he wanted.

After seeing Academician Daniel off, Shi Daohan sat on the lakeshore, pondering how to renovate his residence.

Her ideal training ground was to be built on a towering mountain peak, but there didn't seem to be any such high peaks in the Horagaka Academy.

"If I had known, I would have just moved my cave dwelling from Mount Shu here. There would have been no need for all this trouble."

Shi Daohan rested her chin on her hands, muttering to herself with a troubled expression.

"Let's look around. If we really can't find one, we'll just have to move one over from somewhere else."

With that thought in mind, Shi Daohan flew away from Jingyue Lake on his sword and wandered around Horagaka Academy.

"Huh, that's... Locke?"

As he passed a tower, Shi Daohan noticed a melancholy-looking young boy sitting behind a window; it was Locke.

She appeared in a flash outside the window in front of Locke.

The sudden appearance of the figure startled Locke, who was lost in thought, and he almost fell off his chair.

"You...you..."

Upon recognizing the visitor as Shi Daohan, he hurriedly got up and opened the window.

"What are you thinking about in the middle of the night?" Shi Daohan crawled in through the window.

[Compared to me sitting by the window in a daze, isn't it stranger for you to be flying around outside in the middle of the night?]

Locke muttered to himself, but still pulled out a chair for him to sit down.

Shi Daohan took out a wine gourd and several jade cups from his storage ring, raised an eyebrow and said, "The moonlight is lovely tonight, would you like to have a drink together?"

"What is this?" Locke asked, looking puzzled.

"The wine is homemade. Want to try some?"

As they were talking, Shi Daohan had already uncorked the gourd, poured a full glass, and handed it to Locke.

(End of this chapter)