Magical Cat

"Hey, what are you doing?"

All over Li En's body, there were two round things that hadn't fully developed yet, and there was only one kind of existence that he could think of.

"I'm a cat, why are you always picking on my thing?"

"They wanted me to be a eunuch before, and now they want me to be a commander without troops?"

Li En became increasingly angry, unable to swallow her anger.

Even when the task isn't triggered, he keeps thinking about how to trigger it.

As it turns out, this trigger is always one of those things.

But looking at the mission rewards section, Li En's anger gradually subsided.

"Skill enhancement, I don't think we've had this as a reward before."

He currently possesses two skills: a passive skill called Magic Perception and an active skill called Quantification Eye.

Both skills are very useful, especially magic perception, which is extremely useful.

If given the opportunity to enhance his skills, Li En would definitely choose to enhance his magic perception.

This skill not only regenerates mana at all times, but also slowly increases his maximum mana, essentially creating a permanent meditative state.

With such an opportunity presented to him, Li En naturally didn't want to let it slip by.

However, Corbyn seemed to cherish that replica of the Seed of Life very much, and he couldn't think of a good way to get the other party to part with it.

"I'm not only dirt poor right now, but I also have no skills whatsoever. It's really a difficult situation."

Li En has a clear understanding of her current situation.

But he does have people he can turn to for help right now.

The next morning, Li En, unusually, did not go to class with Elaine.

He went to Melina's office and climbed in through the window, only to find that she hadn't even started work yet.

Melina finally arrived after about half an hour.

She opened the door and saw Li En slumped over her desk, a look of delight on her face.

"Li En, you've been coming to see me more and more often lately."

Li En grinned and replied, "We're all devout followers of the Dragon Lord, so naturally we should be close to each other."

Melina smiled, putting her things away as she said, "If that's really the case, then tell me, is it something you want me to do for you again?"

Li En didn't stand on ceremony and directly explained what happened last night.

"That replica of the Seed of Life seems to be very useful to me. Could you persuade that old man to lend it to me?"

"You really don't hold back." Melina's face showed a rare expression of speechlessness.

"The replica you mentioned is the culmination of Professor Corbyn's years of hard work. The money spent to bring it to life is astronomical. I advise you not to even consider it," Melina said seriously.

"Is this thing really that valuable?" Li En asked doubtfully, seeing Melina's serious expression.

Brian was quite generous last night, which made Lee underestimate the value of this thing.

"A true seed of life can grow into an ancient tree of life, and an ancient tree of life can nurture spirits. Do you know what that means?"

"The reason why the number of elves is so small today is because there are not enough Ancient Trees of Life. Corbrain's experiment has actually touched on a taboo of the elves."

To be honest, I was already quite surprised that he even told you the name "Seed of Life."

Melina's words made Lee En realize the seriousness of the issue.

"Damn, I thought it was just a seed. So that old man was trying to artificially cultivate the elf race?"

"Looking so sloppy, yet so full of ideas!"

While Li En was in shock, Melina muttered, "That's right, he probably didn't expect that a young magical beast would have such wisdom as you, and even the ability to communicate with magical thoughts."

Speaking of this, Li En remembered something: "Right, that old man knew I could cast spells, and I only demonstrated it in front of you. But now that I think about it, I did secretly practice magic in that old man's class."

Looking back now, he realized that he first successfully used the wooden spike in Kaobrian's class.

At the time, Li En didn't realize that Corbyn had noticed him.

"That's right, Li En. Don't underestimate the teachers at the school. They are at least first-level mages, so it's hard to hide anything about magic from them."

Especially someone with such seniority as Corbrain, I'd guess he's already at least a third-tier mage.

Melina brought up the levels of magicians, which made Li En very curious.

Melina wasn't stingy either, and gave Lee a brief explanation.

"The levels of mages can be divided into the following categories from lowest to highest: magic apprentice, novice mage, junior mage, intermediate mage, and senior mage."

Above that are mages, divided into first, second, and third tiers, with each tier being more powerful. All the teachers in the academy are mages.

Having been in this world for so long, this was the first time Li En had ever understood the levels of magicians so clearly.

"So what level are Elaine and I at now?" Li En asked impatiently.

Melina couldn't help but laugh when she heard the question, and patted Li En's little head: "In the magic world, you are all at the infant level right now. Anyone with a magic power level below 20 is a magic apprentice."

Upon hearing this, Li En's heart stirred.

He had checked before, and all the first-year students had a magic power level below 20.

Even top students like Elaine and Safina only have magic power levels approaching the standard of twenty.

"So you're saying that a mage's level is mainly determined by their magic power level?" Li En asked.

"Pretty much. There are tools to test magic power levels, and some corresponding assessments. By the second year, students are mostly apprentice mages. The graduation standard is a beginner mage, and reaching the intermediate mage level is considered an excellent graduation."

After listening to Melina's explanation, Li En gained a clear understanding of the different levels of magicians.

"No wonder I couldn't see Melina's magic level. Has this girl already become a mage?" Lee thought to himself.

According to Melina, a mage is already a very high level among magicians.

The immense pressure that Brian exerted on him last night must have been due to the vast difference in their abilities.

"It seems I'll have to be more careful in the future; dealing with someone with a bad temper could be troublesome."

Li En also realized that his actions of sneaking into the academy last night were somewhat reckless.

With that in mind, he asked a few more questions about the college's teachers.

I mainly want to know if there are any people with particularly bad tempers, so I can avoid them if I encounter them in the future.

But according to Melina, the teachers at the academy all have somewhat eccentric temperaments, and she couldn't say for sure whether Li En would run into their trap.

"I advise you not to wander around the academy. Magicians all have their own secrets. If you are caught, who knows what they might do?"

Even if you're a cat, you might still try to kill me.

Li En wasn't sure if Melina was giving him a serious warning or joking with him.

But when he thought about the mission he was tasked with, he knew he couldn't just give up.

Even if it's just for his two spirit pills, he still has to try to get closer to Corbyn.

Even if all else fails, I can just smell it, that should be fine, right?

Seeing that Li En had made up his mind, Melina didn't try to persuade him further. She shrugged and told him that she would keep an eye out for him.

"Give me that old man's class schedule. If I persevere, I don't believe there's anyone in this world who won't be moved by a kitten."