This dragon girl raising system is a bit strange.

On the wasteland, Alice kept gesturing towards the flames beneath the horse's head.

She recorded the temperature, properties, and other details of the flame.

The flame was completely unremarkable.

Despite this, she still meticulously carried out the testing and recording.

Behind her, a group of other students from the academy had gathered.

The crowd that had been watching from a distance finally couldn't resist their curiosity and came closer.

"Senior Alice, what are you doing grilling horse head here?"

The others echoed this.

"Yeah, senior, what are you doing?"

"Senior, do you need any help?"

Among her peers, Alice was the most gifted student in the academy and was highly respected.

The group of dark mages is relatively small and has a separate rating system that is unrelated to strength. It is used to assess the research level of dark mages, similar to a professional title.

From top to bottom, they are divided into Cliff-class, Chris-class, Lear-class, and Jeffrey-class.

This was made to commemorate these four outstanding black magicians.

Of course, people still prefer more common terms like advanced, intermediate, beginner, and entry-level.

Alice is the first among this group of students to have a chance of becoming an intermediate-level dark mage.

In contrast, most of the other teachers in the college are at an intermediate level.

In other words, Alice was almost half a step away from being at the same level as most of the teachers.

Although these titles are merely nominal, they still reflect the academic level and status of the individuals.

This is why Alice, who is always logical and efficient, suddenly started running with a horse's head in her arms and even appeared in the wasteland to roast the horse's head, which puzzled everyone.

Alice, her face grim, turned her back to them and said coldly:

"This is none of your business; I'm doing research."

"Research?"

Those boys didn't understand.

What's the point of studying a muddy horse's head?

"Last, what kind of research is Mud Horse Head?"

The two boys started discussing it.

What exactly are they doing?

"Hey assistant over there, explain what you mean," Rust said.

"assistant?"

Thor pointed to himself.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Otherwise, who else is here? You're the only assistant."

Thor has never shown his face at the academy, and his attire doesn't suggest he's anyone important.

Everyone naturally assumed Thor was Alice's assistant.

Thor couldn't be bothered to explain to them.

He was also embarrassed to say that he was Alice's "grandmaster".

Thor hasn't called a halt yet, and Alice doesn't dare give up.

She didn't know what to do, so she just rested her hands on her knees and stared silently at the horse's head on the ground.

For a moment, no one spoke, and the scene fell into an awkward silence.

Several male onlookers, seeing how serious the senior was, also assumed that she had ulterior motives.

One of the boys suddenly thought of something and explained to the others:

"Is this some kind of horse-head resurrection ritual?"

The boys standing nearby also realized what was happening.

There is a rumor that there is a kind of black magic that can summon the dead.

"Maybe it's true..."

Everyone gasped.

Seeing that this group of people was becoming increasingly outrageous.

Alice told them to shut up.

"Stop talking."

"This is...Teacher Thor leading me in an experiment."

"It's not as you say."

After he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Thor.

"teacher?"

Everyone laughed.

Even Thor himself couldn't help but laugh.

He was dressed extravagantly and was very young; he didn't look like a teacher at all.

One of the boys questioned:

"What kind of research is this? It makes absolutely no sense."

"What kind of research institute studies mud?"

Another classmate also noticed that something was wrong.

"So what exactly is going on here?"

"Could it be that the senior student has been threatened?"

Compared to the "teacher" Thor who suddenly appeared.

The guys still preferred to believe Alice.

They realized that Alice was also embarrassed.

"Just ten more minutes," Thor said.

Wait another ten minutes, and the system settlement will be completed.

At that time, it will be fine no matter what.

I also prepared a set of talking points to deal with them.

Thor wouldn't mind ending the experiment early.

Anyway, the main objective of the mission has been achieved.

However, a few boys were determined to save face for their senior.

"I'm telling you, you're just messing with me, aren't you? Dark magic experiments aren't like that at all."

"Not even a magic crystal was used, and the subject of the experiment wasn't a living being."

"What experimental value can a clay horse head have?"

Alice remained calm and came to Thor's rescue:

"Teacher Thor has his reasons, so please don't ask."

"Anyone with insight would have guessed it long ago."

Since Alice had said that, everyone quieted down.

Except for one person, Last.

He had always admired Alice, and even after being told that, he still clung to her like glue.

"Are you alright, Alice-senpai?"

"fine."

"Are you really alright?"

"I told you, it's nothing."

"Really? Are you sure everything's alright?"

Alice's patience reached its limit. Instead of getting angry, she laughed and said:

"Come here, Rust, I'll tell you a secret."

Last thought that his pursuit had come to fruition.

They quickly moved closer and listened intently.

Alice smiled, and with the aid of dark magic, she spoke with all her might into Rust's ear:

"roll!!!"

Last felt dizzy and fainted, clutching his ears.

Everyone was frightened and quickly took the unconscious Rust away.

Luster has been harassing Alice for quite some time now.

So naturally, she wouldn't give her a friendly look.

After everyone left.

Thor was also somewhat helpless.

It's time to give Alice an "explanation".

It's really unfair to leave her here being watched by others without her knowing why.

"Alice, there's a reason I had you study fire."

"Look closely, at my fingers."

After Thor finished speaking, he picked up a few weeds and placed them at his feet.

Then, a signature black flame ignited at the tip of his index finger, setting the weeds ablaze.

Alice's pupils constricted as she stared incredulously at the black flames, her previous composure vanishing in shock.

She knew what the flame was.

The girl's expression became much more serious, and her eyes were filled with doubt and shock as she looked at Thor.

She had seen this flame in her textbook.

Throughout the entire history of dark magic, only a handful of people have been able to wield black flames.

"Where did you learn to use this black flame?" Alice asked cautiously.

Thor smiled and said meaningfully:

"That's why I'm telling you to study fire carefully."

"I initially gained an understanding of black flames by observing and studying them."

"I hope that you can also comprehend the Black Flame in this way."

Alice fell silent.

She had nothing to say.

Observe flames to understand black flames?

Is this really possible?

It's like someone saying: He became the world's strongest warrior by running three kilometers every morning.

Such a thing is simply unbelievable.

That being said.

The facts speak for themselves.

Alice believed Thor's words and began to carefully observe the flames.