Elite Mages' Academy Chapter 611 - Eating Books

Chapter 611: Eating Books

The tournament schedule was determined after discussions with everyone. Even if the majority usually used various ways to suppress the minority, since it was already at this stage, Dawn Academy had no way of changing anything, but the president consoled everyone in the end.
Thankfully, it was a seven-point tournament, so even if it was not the best for Dawn Academy, the other academies did not dare to be too impudent, and because of that, secondary professions were just limited to two points. As long as they could take down the remaining five points, they would still be able to win.
The president said that everyone should not be nervous, and they should just train and learn according to their plans. Furthermore, he would arrange for those from higher years that had participated in the tournaments before to guide everyone.
That was why Cheng Ming invited everyone to train in teams during their free time. Even if everyone’s skills were at an acceptable level, what was worth mentioning was that Chen Dao was the second person to enter Bronze rank after Xiao Lin successfully got to that rank. The young man had shocking potential, even if his Intelligence was still not at Gu Xiaoyue’s attributes. Cheng Dao’s other attributes were much higher even than hers, and his total ability exceeded Gu Xiaoyue’s.
However, most of the time everyone only participated in their own monthly examinations. There was only one time that they participated together, so their teamwork needed work, which was why group training was necessary.
Xiao Lin had planned on attending, but Bell suddenly appeared again, forcing him to helplessly reject Cheng Ming’s invitation. Even though he could imagine someone like Han Manman would be insulting him behind his back, he had good reasons for doing so.
Bell found him deep into the night. Xiao Lin felt like he could be wrong, but the white-clothed girl seemed to be much skinnier than usual. It made for an amusing thought, since the girl was not, strictly speaking, a regular lifeform, so it was unlikely for her to have undergone such a change.
Bell did not explain, and Xiao Lin naturally did not ask anything unrelated. Their relationship was just at the level of being collaborators.
“We need to do this in the restricted area of the library, because you will be a being of pure energy there, which makes memory absorption easier.”
Right after saying that, Bell brought Xiao Lin into that illusory and virtual academy again. It was the same room and the same building, but the sky outside was extremely dark. Other than Bell and himself, there was no one else.
Physical lifeforms were not allowed to exist there, and even Xiao Lin could not stay there for long. So, he did not ask too much. Since they had chosen to work together, he decided to trust the girl.
He followed Bell to the library, but they did not go to the room with the crystals this time. They went to a different lounge. There was no one else in the lounge, and it felt quite eerie. Bell had already prepared everything. She had gathered all the books related to potions that Xiao Lin had requested there. Even if it was the restricted area of the library, all the regular books were still there. There were no physical objects around, and even those books were actually special existences made of energy, so it was no surprise that Bell said this was the best place.
Xiao Lin flipped through the books, and it felt that they were different to the touch. They seemed to be liquid objects, and did not have a true physical touch. However, the contents of the books were exactly the same as the real ones. Looking up, he asked, “What do I do? Surely I can’t just eat the books?”
“Yes.”
Xiao Lin paused for half a moment before he looked at Bell, who was nodding earnestly. He said, “What do you mean by yes? Do you really want me to eat them?”
Bell tilted her head, asking strangely, “Do you need some kind of sauce? Ah, you’re quite troublesome. Fine, I’ll look for something for you.”
After muttering to herself, Bell turned around and left. After a moment, Xiao Lin noticed the girl bringing along another pile of books, placing them in front of Xiao Lin and saying, “These are your sauces, mix them together and they should taste better.”
Xiao Lin browsed through them; those were all books of other specializations such as alchemy and enchanting. Xiao Lin was not in a rush to learn them, and felt like Bell was joking. He shook his head, and pushed away the books before thinking about how to eat them.
Since everything was made of pure energy, eating books could actually be understood as absorbing energy. Bell had already described the general steps. The theory could be ignored, and the general method was quite simple. He just needed to eat them under his Myth state.
However, Xiao Lin was taking quite a risk in doing so. Based on what Bell said, he needed to control his own flow of energy. He definitely could not activate Myth for longer than a minute. Otherwise, he might not be able to hold onto the remaining twenty years of his lifespan.
Of course, this was a good chance for Xiao Lin to experience Myth for a second time. Even though the mysterious existence told him to not use it a second time, he could not simply ignore such an amazing ability. After experiencing such an intense feeling, it was hard to shake off the urge.
Of course, Xiao Lin would not joke around with his own life, but he was very confident in Song Junlang. If Song Junlang could invent a special lifewater to increase his own lifespan, then Xiao Lin would have enough resources to continue using Myth. Before that, he needed to familiarize himself with the state as fast as possible. In that sense, this was a chance for him to experience it again.
After a few minutes, Xiao Lin activated his SS-rank talent. Because he was worried that Myth would be too intense for him, Xiao Lin first activated Miracle and Ruin.
In that strange space, with his body being composed of energy, even Miracle and Ruin were experiences Xiao Lin had never felt before. Losing his physical body had caused Xiao Lin to lose the feeling of power, but comparatively, Xiao Lin could feel a strange increase in his mental powers that he had never felt before.
“Myth!”
After two weeks, Xiao Lin activated that state again. The air suddenly ripped with an intense and frantic sound of friction, and an intense blue light suddenly emitted from Xiao Lin’s body as his hair and pupils had turned as blue as the sea.
Bell’s uninterested face suddenly changed a little. She measured Xiao Lin from top to bottom with a shocked and curious expression on her face.