Full-Time Magister: The Light-type Disaster Was Actually a Seraph

Mu Zhanxing had been maintaining the airs of an elder, leisurely leaning back in his chair, but the moment he saw the plant clearly, he was struck dumb.

bang-

He suddenly stood up, his movement so forceful that it knocked over the expensive mahogany chair behind him.

He stared intently at the object in Luo Xiao's hand, his eyes almost bulging out of their sockets, his voice dry and trembling with extreme shock: "This...this is...the Core of the Earth!?"

As the head of the Mu family, one of the four great families in Shanghai, he knew all too well the significance of this item.

The Essence of the Earth, a treasure nurtured by nature, is recognized as a "miracle" in the magical world.

For a nation, it is a spiritual entity that revitalizes the land and nourishes all things; a complete core of the earth is enough to support the ecological cycle of a megacity.

For magicians, it is the key to breaking the limits of magic and venturing into the realm of forbidden spells.

Even the goddesses of the Parthenon and the highest angels of the Holy City had to go through great lengths to find the Core of the Earth, often venturing into perilous places and paying a considerable price to achieve anything.

But now, this thing has appeared in Luo Xiao's hands so casually?

"This...how is this possible? Where...where did you find this?"

Mu Zhanxing took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but the shock in his eyes was still hard to hide.

He subconsciously took two steps forward, his gaze fixed on the lush green plant, as if to confirm whether his old eyes were failing him.

As the head of the Mu family, he had seen many rare treasures over the years, but he had only seen a treasure of the Earth Core level once in his life, from afar.

"It's deep in the Taklamakan Desert, in a rather secluded oasis." Luo Xiao's expression was normal, as if he were holding not a priceless treasure, but a freshly pulled weed. "I happened to be passing by and felt that the atmosphere there was a bit off, so I just dug it up."

I just casually...dug it out?

Mu Zhanxing felt his heart couldn't take it.

That is the very essence of the earth!

This is a treasure that countless high-level mages would spend their entire lives searching for, something that even experts at the forbidden spell level might not be able to find, yet this kid dismissed it with just the word "casually".

Is this also an ability of an angelic soul embryo? Possessing some kind of special perception?

Mu Zhanxing took a few deep breaths to calm his excitement, then sat down again and carefully examined the Earth Core.

After a moment, he frowned slightly and said thoughtfully, "Although the Earth Core can enable a super-level mage to break through forbidden spells, your Earth Core is of the plant type. Our Mu family does not currently have a plant-type semi-forbidden spell mage, and judging from its color, its energy does not seem to be abundant."

In fact, the most precious thing about the Earth Core is not only the energy it contains, but also the "container" itself.

In this magical world, there are no fossil fuels like oil and natural gas; all resources are replaced by lightning and fire magic stones.

Although magic stones contain energy and can theoretically be absorbed, they can only be absorbed by demons. Human mages cannot directly absorb the energy of magic stones for the purpose of cultivating magic.

If they could absorb it directly, the overall level of magicians would improve significantly, and there would be plenty of students who could break through to higher levels right after graduating from high school.

The Core of the Earth acts like a natural "converter." Even when its energy is depleted, it can absorb magic stones and convert them into pure energy that human mages can absorb.

It's like a desalination plant. Magic Stones are bitter seawater that humans can't drink, but Earth Cores can desalinate seawater into sweet freshwater for humans to drink.

Therefore, even the essence of a withered earth is priceless.

"Let's hand it over to the country. There's no great use for us if we stay." Mu Zhanxing was silent for a while before making the most rational decision.

"You can keep it for now and let Jiaojiao use it to break through the forbidden spell when she reaches the half-forbidden spell level. But that will take many years. Building a city would require a lot of manpower and resources. It would be better to hand it over to the country and exchange it for other resources."

Luo Xiao nodded; that was his opinion as well.

He also possessed a complete fire-type Earth Core, which he had obtained from the Earth Core Spring in Lanyang City. That was a treasure containing the aura of the Vermilion Bird's Feather.

In comparison, he truly looked down on this withered plant-based Earth Core.

Replenishing energy costs a lot of money. Even if you build a city, it will take at least ten years to recoup your investment. The cycle is so long that it's better to buy stocks.

"However, before handing it over to the country, I plan to do something with it first," Luo Xiao suddenly said. "I want to use this Earth Core to awaken Nu Xin's magic."

He has two child brides: one is Mu Nujiao, who has been taken into his harem and has awakened magic; the other is Mu Nuxin.

Mu Nuxin failed to awaken her magic in high school, which means she has no magical talent, or rather, her magical talent is very poor.

Ordinary awakening stones are simply not enough to awaken her; only a supreme treasure like the Earth Core can possibly defy fate and forcibly open her path to magic.

Mu Zhanxing looked at Luo Xiao with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "You can decide what you get. If it can really awaken Xiao Xin, even if she is a plant-type, it will be a great thing."

"Then I'll make a call and contact Old Huadeng." Luo Xiao nodded slightly, took the Earth Core, and left the study.

Arriving at an old tree in the courtyard, Luo Xiao dialed that familiar number.

The call was answered by Hua Zhanhong in less than three seconds.

Before Luo Xiao could even speak, Hua Zhanhong's roar came through the receiver, making his ears ring:

"What on earth are you doing? Do you need such a huge operation to deal with a commander-level demon? Do you even know what the situation is?"

"The whole country is searching for the wandering angels, and we're holding meetings every day to discuss how to handle it. Do you know how much manpower and resources this is wasting...?"

"I found the heart of the earth..." Luo Xiao said in a low voice, directly interrupting his roar.

"You...cough cough..."

A violent coughing sound came from the other end of the phone, followed by a flurry of activity.

The next second, Hua Zhanhong's tone suddenly changed, becoming more serious, friendly, and even slightly ingratiating than ever before:

"Ahem, um, Luo Xiao, the signal was a bit weak just now, there was some static."

"You did a good job with the Bo City matter. Those beasts who can't understand human language should be crushed by absolute force to show them that human cities are not for them to covet!"

"That destructive power... hmm, very intimidating, quite impressive, I have high hopes for you."

"By the way, you just mentioned... the Core of the Earth? What attribute is it? How complete is it?"

"..."

Luo Xiao held the phone, remained silent for a moment, and didn't know what to say.

He truly hadn't expected that a single Earth Core could instantly change the face of this National Guardian Commander. Was this thing really that alluring?

Where is your seriousness? Where is your dignity? Where did your anger towards me go?

"It's plant-based," Luo Xiao said calmly. "But it doesn't have much energy, and it looks like it's almost depleted. If you want it, you'll have to bring some plant-based resources with you. I still have some to use here, and I'll give it to you after I've used them up."

"What use are you? What use are you? Don't tell me you're going to break the forbidden spell. If you break the forbidden spell, half of the Earth Core will be ruined. What use are you to me then?" Hua Zhanhong's voice came from the phone, sounding very anxious.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Xiao could hear him loudly ordering soldiers in the background: "Quickly, prepare a plane for me. I need to get to Shanghai as fast as possible, immediately! Right now!"