Elite Mages' Academy

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The harmless-looking fat man knew he would not be able to get any promises from Xiao Lin with just his words, and did not try to force anything, but he did not forget to invite Xiao Lin to Dawn City before he hung up.

“Betting payouts can usually be transferred straight into your bank account, but we don’t know your account number, and according to our records, the one who placed the bet was not you. Based on our regulations, the first transaction needs to be done by yourself personally. I’ll still be in the academy for a few days, but if you don’t mind, we can leave together later on.”

“As I understand it, even if a first-year student gets to Black Iron-rank, heading to the New World is not a trivial matter. The academy has strict rules on it.”

“Ah, you’re underestimating me.” An Fumin’s face might have been smiling, but there was a hint of pride underneath his smile. “Freshmen do have strict requirements before being able to head to the New World, but as long as you want to, I can make it happen. I know quite a few people in the student union.”

Xiao Lin was surprised, but he realized it was nothing surprising. He was basically one of the first people who knew of his results, and as the boss of the biggest casino in their territories, he definitely had deep connections. Getting some news or helping with trivial matters would not be hard for him.

However, Xiao Lin did not need the help. His rejection caused the man to be quite shocked. Just like Xiao Lin had said himself, no matter how outstanding a person was, a freshman would have a hard time getting to the New World, but An Fumin wisely avoided pressing the topic.

Xiao Lin could easily move around thanks to his letter of appointment, and he even had the freedom to choose his own classes. Thanks to those two privileges, he could leave at any time.

Xiao Lin once again logged onto the forums, and he noticed that the news of him breaking into the Black Iron-rank had already spread everywhere. News that had been verified by the student union would naturally not be false. There were those who congratulated him and even those who tried to mock him, but he ignored most of the comments. In truth, after the last monthly examination, he had been receiving a ton of friend requests daily–doubtlessly from those who wanted to suck up to him. After a few instances, Xiao Lin had learned to ignore all of them.

He immediately headed into the marketplace, searching for ‘elementary Lifewater’. Even if there was still some time until the next official release of Lifewater, it was impossible that there was not any available for sale at that moment.

There were some resellers around. Some of them even tried to scalp Lifewater to sky-high prices. If they were lucky and someone needed some urgently, they could make a quick buck.

The New World was different from the academy. The Law of Immortality was in full effect there. Every death would cost twenty years off their lifespan. Xiao Lin still had 50 years after dying in the third monthly examination, and he was 23 years of age at that moment. Elementary Lifewater was effective until about 100 years of age, so Xiao Lin still had 27 years that were lacking.

One bottle of Lifewater could add 10 years of lifespan. Even if he went to the New World, Xiao Lin’s current lifespan was not a big issue, but he had other thoughts in mind.

Elementary lifewater only cost 1,000 points from the school, but some students had already hiked the price up by double. 2,000 points was enough to even make second-or third-years hesitate, but Xiao Lin did not mind. After his wins earlier he did not care about the price.

Two bottles of Lifewater cost 4,000 redemption points. Xiao Lin was too lazy to even negotiate, paying first before he even notified the seller. That attitude caused the seller to even suspect him of fraud, leading to the seller verifying it repeatedly before believing he had stumbled upon a rich person. The seller passionately recommended him higher-tier Lifewaters, but Xiao Lin was not interested at that moment.

The seller was a third-year student. Xiao Lin had been prepared to collect the goods himself, but once the other party knew he was the one who won the gambling pool, the other party immediately warmed up to him, even giving him a 20 percent discount before hurrying to the freshman dormitories to deliver the goods. Of course, as a show of gratitude, Xiao Lin could not help but accept the other party’s friend request.

The Lifewater was stored in a transparent bottle that was only as big as his thumb. There was extremely little of it. Xiao Lin brought it up to his nose to smell it after opening the bottle, and a faint fragrance was emitted. He swallowed it in a gulp. The Lifewater tasted very plain, and he could feel a warmth beginning to spread from his stomach to his entire body. That strange feeling passed very quickly, but Xiao Lin still waited hesitantly, a habit probably caused by Song Junlang. Of course, since it was an official potion, it was much better than anything Song Junlang made, so there were no side effects.

Xiao Lin quickly swallowed the second bottle. In his personal information, his remaining lifespan had increased to 70 years.

Just as advertised, elementary Lifewater was quite effective in increasing his lifespan. Even with a total lifespan of 93 years, Xiao Lin was not that happy. He was feeling quite complicated. He had known the effects beforehand after all, since he was not the first person to use Lifewater, and the effects had long since been vouched for in the forums.

Why did the Lifewater not work for Gu Xiaoyue then? Xiao Lin used his authority as a class monitor to look at Gu Xiaoyue’s personal information; the words ‘2 Years’ were very grating.

He had been thinking about it constantly during his free time these days, even leading to him testing it out by consuming Lifewater himself today. Song Junlang had said that the elementary Lifewater was made by high-level alchemists in the academy, so he did not doubt the quality of the medicine; that was too improbable.

Then, the issue could only lie on Gu Xiaoyue’s own body. Xiao Lin did not know what that woman was hiding, but with Gu Xiaoyue’s personality, the fact that she did not even report it to the student union to this day meant she did not want the academy to know, so Xiao Lin could only hold his silence.

Putting his heavy thoughts aside for the moment, Xiao Lin once again contacted An Fumin, indicating that he could follow the man to Dawn City to retrieve his payout before agreeing on a time.

Before he left, Xiao Lin did not forget to notify his group leaders, Zhou Feng and Gu Xiaoyue. Xiao Lin had basically used his powers immediately after being named the official class monitor to officially give those two that position, even announcing it on the Class Seven chat room. His message was clear: following him would grant many benefits.