Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 726: See you tomorrow (new book content)

Zhuang Xu lowered his hands and said with great interest, "So, as a human with a short lifespan, what talents did you awaken after becoming a mage at thirty?"

Without waiting for Li Qing to reply, he shrugged and said, "Alright, let's not talk about that. What do you need to find in the library?"

Li Qing, slightly relaxed, replied, "Master Rosen said my progress is good and I can come to the library to borrow the book 'Level 0 Magic Encyclopaedia.'"

Zhuang Xu remained noncommittal, his expression indescribable as approval or denial, merely saying with a slight mockery, "That guy who should be hanging in Wailing Hell would say that... well, maybe you are human."

He lifted his sharp, dark cyan finger, and a book slowly floated down from the top of a very high shelf, moving beside Zhuang Xu.

Stretching out his hand to grab the magic book, Zhuang Xu asked, "How is your study of magic runes going?"

"No issues for normal use."

"Not bad."

Indifferent words came out of Zhuang Xu's mouth, unclear if it was just average or truly commendable.

He handed the book to Li Qing, "Take it."

Looking at the sharp dark cyan hand holding the book, Li Qing subconsciously swallowed, then took it with both hands.

"Thank you!"

Zhuang Xu's laughter was unpleasant, hoarse like two dull metal rods clashing, making a clanging sound.

"When you advance to a first-ring mage, you can come to the library. It's not the time now; maybe when you advance, you might have a surprise, after all, it's rare for a human to have the qualification to become a mage at thirty."

"Thank you." Li Qing bowed slightly, "Instructor Zhuang Xu, I'll be leaving now."

"Hmm."

As Li Qing turned to leave, pushing open the library door, Zhuang Xu's eerie voice came through.

"One more thing, please return the borrowed book before the second lecture, or you will be watched~"

Li Qing's heart tightened, "I understand, thanks for the reminder."

Quickly exiting the library, returning safely to his safe house, Li Qing finally let out a long breath.

It was really too oppressive.

Although Zhuang Xu seemed to show great kindness in his behavior, only Li Qing, who faced Zhuang Xu directly, knew the pressure he was under.

The meaning in the other's gaze was entirely that he was regarded as an amusing toy.

An interesting gaze, at least in Li Qing's thirty years of life, he had never been watched like this before.

Calming down, Li Qing understood that this was because of his insufficient strength. As a newcomer, he had no choice but to endure.

No amount of caution is excessive in this strange place filled with oddities.

As for why he wasn't yet qualified to wander around the library, Li Qing wasn't curious. To him, all curiosity was based on strength—without strength, it would only kill the cat.

Li Qing stayed in the safe house, studying the 'Level 0 Magic Encyclopaedia' until his time at Gray's reached the current limit, then returned to the safe house with the magic book.

For several days in a row, Li Qing immersed himself in studying the 'Level 0 Magic Encyclopaedia,' particularly interested in the magic reading and curative magic repairing minor injuries among level 0 magic.

What surprised him more was the restorative effect of repairing minor injuries on the human body; small cuts could achieve visible recovery.

Very magical!

But in the face of the reading magic of this level 0 spell, Li Qing found it somewhat challenging, with more than a hundred construction nodes, its difficulty definitely surpassing many second-ring magic standards.

It's really frustrating!

While pondering, Li Qing suddenly heard a 'bang' from outside the window, he turned in surprise to look outside, where a brilliant firework burst slowly unfolded in the air.

What day is it today?

Li Qing instinctively checked the calendar, it was the twenty-ninth. The Shu Capital had issued a policy reinstating the allowance to set off fireworks for the new year some time ago.

"It's almost the new year..."

Bang! Bang!! Bang bang!

Li Qing went to the window, watching the fireworks repeatedly launch into the sky, exploding in mid-air.

His expression was somewhat dim or perhaps calm, having spent over ten years living alone, he was long accustomed to such a life.

Sometimes it was sad and lonely, but more often he enjoyed the solitude.

Ding dong!

His phone vibrated slightly, Li Qing took it out and couldn't help raising an eyebrow at the message content.

Chen Chencheng: Happy New Year!!

Li Qing: Happy New Year!

Chen Chencheng: Where are you planning to spend the new year?

Li Qing unconsciously swiped the screen, slowly replied: Planning to buy some new year's supplies at the supermarket.

After a while, Chen Chencheng messaged: Alone?

Li Qing: Yes.

After a minute or two, confirming that Chen Chencheng didn't reply, Li Qing put the phone aside, glanced at the 'Level 0 Magic Encyclopaedia', hesitated for a moment, and decided to take a break by playing a game he hadn't touched for several months.

He still chose his main hero, the Blind Monk, but missed a kick on an enemy once during the game, causing dissatisfaction among teammates.

Ren'ai Hospital's chief doctor Shen: Are you blind, Blind Monk? Even if I randomly grabbed a chicken and put it on the keyboard, it would play better than you!

Li Qing frowned, unhesitatingly replied.

"My little mouth is smeared with honey."

"Damn?! I love you!"

"I wish health for your family, blessings!"

"Your mom is very beautiful."

"I'm the plumber who visited your house."

"Your hands are as nimble as a dancing butterfly!"

"I give my blessings for you to eat..."

In the end, Li Qing simply stood in the spring and vented the recent pressure all at once, until the game ended in defeat.

Feeling clear-minded and refreshed, Li Qing declined a friend request from the other side, preparing to get on bed to continue his meditation practice.

Consistent daily meditation to cultivate magic power allowed Li Qing to feel his spiritual power growing, which in turn promoted the increase of internal magic power, gradually increasing the number of times he could cast magic each day.

At least the Mage's Hand, this level 0 magic, Li Qing could now maintain it for eight hours before his magic was completely drained.

A very nice progress, but Li Qing felt that his body seemed too weak.

He lowered his head to look at his two ribs, feeling a bit dissatisfied.

He used to be neither fat nor thin, but due to converging magic power, his body consumed a lot of energy.

He needed to find a place to exercise, preferably learning some combat skills, since the apprentice assessment in two months should be dangerous, or else Rosenberg wouldn't have put on such a face expecting them to die quickly.

"Steel pot, crying tears of shyness passing by..."

Seeing that it was a call from Chen Chencheng, Li Qing grabbed his phone and answered.

"Look out the window!" Chen Chencheng's opening line.