Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 712: See clearly (new book content)

"You..."

"Waiter, check please!"

Li Qing looked at Chen Chencheng, whose face changed between green and white, while he paid and said, "Nice to meet you. I don't think we'll have much to do with each other in the future, so there's no need to exchange contacts. This one's on me."

"I don't need your charity!"

Chen Chencheng snorted coldly, asked the waiter how much it was, then paid her half and walked off without looking back.

Li Qing shrugged at Chen Chencheng's retreating figure, paid his share, sat down to eat some side dishes, and then leisurely left the restaurant.

For some reason, though it was supposed to be a friendly discussion, it always ended up in an argument with Li Qing.

Others are trying to flirt, but I'm just exchanging jabs.

Li Qing couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Damn, is my negotiation skill really this poor? Is my emotional intelligence really in the negatives?

Standing at the entrance of the hotpot restaurant, Li Qing, with his hands in his pockets and a hat on, was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and stared at a figure.

He bent down to pick something up by the grass and quickly stepped forward, his voice trembling slightly, "Li Yue?"

The woman turned around instinctively and looked at Li Qing, full of confusion, "Are you calling me?"

Li Qing stared blankly at the unfamiliar face, then finally apologized, "Sorry, I mistook you for someone else."

With that, he turned and left silently, tossing the half-brick in his hand back into the grass.

He used to be a doormat until that scummy woman deceived him emotionally and financially and then disappeared into the vast sea of people, never to be heard from again.

"The silhouette really looks alike..."

Li Qing mumbled, feeling a mix of regret and relief as he patted the dust off his hands.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw Chen Chencheng standing at the hotpot restaurant entrance, wide-eyed watching his actions.

Chen Chencheng: "What were you doing just now?"

Li Qing replied without a change in his expression, "Just saying hello to an old acquaintance."

"Saying hello with a brick in your hand?"

"Traditional culture, none of your business!"

Chen Chencheng chuckled lightly, shook her head slightly, and seeing Li Qing about to leave, she couldn't help but shout, "You're walking back?"

Li Qing glanced back at her, "If you're planning to get a rideshare, you're likely to wait for a long time at this hour. Take your time, I'm leaving first."

"Hey, hey, hey, there's no need to be so distant just because the blind date didn't work out, is there?"

"What acquaintance? We just had a meal together, and you insisted on going Dutch. It was just a meal gathering."

At this point, Li Qing felt a bit frustrated. At his age and with his economic foundation, it was hard to have a romance. It was purely about marriage, so if it's not suitable, there's no point dragging it out.

Chen Chencheng said in surprise, "Hey, I didn't think our relationship was that bad."

"Of course, it won't be that bad, see you again by chance!"

Li Qing walked away without looking back, allowing Chen Chencheng to call out to him twice before he quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Just an acquaintance situation, how bad can it be?

"Damn it."

Chen Chencheng mumbled as she watched Li Qing's retreating figure, her face full of surprise. It was the first time she encountered such a situation.

"Could it be that men over thirty become so indifferent once they know there's no result?"

Chen Chencheng was puzzled. This was a subject worth investigating in psychology.

"Why are middle-aged men so indifferent!"

No, according to the current international regulations, with human life expectancy increasing, thirty years old is still classified as youth, and middle age is considered only after forty-five. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Ignoring Chen Chencheng, Li Qing returned to his rented place and meditated for two hours, feeling the light cluster in his brain that was becoming more and more like a light bulb, a feeling of something about to break through becoming stronger.

It felt a bit like pregnancy...

Li Qing rubbed his head and continued to study the content of "Magic Theory."

He stayed up reading until late at night when his phone alarm rang, snapping him back to reality. Glancing at the time, it was 22:00.

Finally, with some reluctance, he left the world of books, ordered take-out on his phone, and idly played on his computer while waiting for the food to arrive.

Honestly, if he had this motivation when he was studying, he would have long gotten into Qinghua and Peking University.

It was too hasty; he hadn't found what he liked.

He casually ate his take-out and put on the Gray Robe, standing in front of the full-length mirror looking at the black robe.

"It always feels like I'm a member of an evil cult..."

Li Qing mumbled as he waited for the early hours to come.

At the right time, Li Qing gently grabbed the handle of his rented room door, and the magic emblem on his wrist suddenly appeared. Like chains, magical runes flowed from his palm and injected into the door handle, forming a circular magical pattern.

There were teleportation magical runes engraved within, but some runes were interlocking, making Li Qing puzzled.

Since it involved space, and quite some magical runes that Li Qing couldn't understand yet because he hadn't learned them.

Though he successfully meditated, forming a meditative light cluster in his mind, greatly enhancing his creativity, as explained in simple gaming terms.

Originally, his intelligence was 1, but after successful meditation, his intelligence increased by four points, becoming five.

This kind of multiplication improvement not only gave Li Qing the ability to remember everything but also allowed him to quickly comprehend things with a clear mind.

This is the basic foundation of being a mage and is necessary for future research into advanced magical runes.

"Magic Theory" mentions many advanced magical runes; once displayed, a common person's consciousness would instantly become chaotic, leading to madness, insanity, and death.

To adequately explain, it means increasing your resistance and reducing San Value drops.

Pushing open the rented room door, the scene that met his eyes was surprisingly his safe house in the Gray Magic Academy.

Upon entering the safe house, with a slight shift in consciousness, the light cluster in his mind slightly rippled, and the extinguished fireplace burst into soft flames with a 'whomp,' instantly illuminating the entire room, giving a warm and bright sensation.

"Interesting..."

This kind of mental control was quite magical, and every actual operation experience made him feel as if everything was within his grasp.

"It's time for class."

Li Qing closed the safe house door, making sure his hood was properly adjusted, then he turned the door handle again lightly.

'Clack clack'

The sound of gears came quite mechanically from within the door handle.

'Ding'

A crisp metallic clink sounded, and the school emblem on his wrist still stretched out like chains with magical runes to the door handle.

When a slight resistance came, Li Qing then pushed the door open.

When he saw the inside, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, then quickly returned to his usual composure and closed the door.