latelenovela Chapter 558 A Strange World
Chapter 558 A Strange World
[The bullying includes, but is not limited to, secretly destroying your books, putting things in your closet, verbally abusing you, and ganging up on others to isolate you. This may have made you feel a little helpless, but I didn't expect that there are times when you think school violence isn't violent enough.]
Not only is it completely harmless, but it also nags you constantly, making you extremely annoyed. However, this doesn't touch your bottom line; it's not a capital offense, so just laugh it off. What's more troubling to you are two things: the irreversible hair loss and the magic classes. For some reason, after three years of training, you've started to experience frequent hair loss. As a man with a lot of idol image, if strength means having more hair, you'd rather not have it.
[As for magic classes... In this world, magic is divided into three types: Innate Magic, Second-Order Magic, and Third-Order Magic. Innate Magic is unique to each person, like your roommate Ron, whose Innate Magic is electricity. Second-Order Magic is an advanced version of Innate Magic, and a few possess the lethal power of forbidden spells. Third-Order Magic is said to summon the corresponding gods, but only a very small number of mages possess this ability.]
As a typical Muggle, your inherent magic is naturally strength. Many magic classes can be solved with strength. In space magic, you can use super speed movement and careful back and forth jumps. In water magic, you can even sacrifice your image and use a serious water gun. But you don't want to learn insect magic at all... The only class you understand is Potions, which is generally considered to be the most tedious.
Potions classes in this world are similar to those in Harry Potter's world, like a wizard's potion, with multiple varieties, each with different effects. The teacher is Severus Hernes, a typical German name, and his teaching style is also very German and rigorous. However, you easily learned the recipes for over 20 potions and memorized the preparation methods of almost all herbs. For example, the mandrake is a panacea that can heal wounds and restore deformed or petrified people to their original form, but its cry is deadly. You are rewarded with a silver credit. (You have learned the special skill: Potions.)
From November 1972rd to December 11th, 3, you learned more about this world. The first, quite outrageous, was the existence of a ruling class called "Divine Enlightened Ones." This title is bestowed upon the best students each year. Chosen by the gods, they are elevated to the nobility and receive a scholarship of one billion aura. Furthermore, they receive even more generous state salaries, serve as key members of the Magic Bureau, and control and formulate rules.
According to Ron, a divinely enlightened being once wanted to create a world without handsome men, causing all men's looks to decline. Fortunately, the other divinely enlightened beings jointly vetoed this idea. You couldn't help but gasp. This was too vicious. It was just a matter of time before your handsome looks were in jeopardy.
To become the chosen Divine Awakener, you must first be the best in the academy. To achieve this, you must collect credits through classes, activities, and more. Credits come in three types: gold, silver, and bronze. The type of credits earned varies depending on the subject. After three semesters, anyone with five or more gold credits becomes a candidate for the next "Divine Awakener." Collecting five silver credits transforms them into one gold credit. More importantly, credits can be traded and even robbed.
[Furthermore, after becoming a candidate for the Divine Awakener, one must compete with the Divine Awakener candidates from the other two magic academies in this world: Saint Arutz Holy Magic School and Valkis Magic School. Ultimately, a winner will be chosen, and the competition is extremely fierce.]
You don't have any evil thoughts about becoming a Divine Enlightened Person, and you're happy with both victory and defeat. However, you're a little concerned about the other two magic academies. For some reason, you always feel like there might be a nemesis in those two academies.
On December 1972, 12, after you received a silver penny, the various attacks against you reared their ugly heads again. But they really shouldn't have touched your hair. You were already experiencing severe hair loss, and they even shamelessly touched it, pulling out a few strands.
You're instantly enraged. Without hesitation, you reach out and pin the opponent's head, pressing it into the hard floor—take your physical magic! As if unprepared for your resistance, the others rush forward, hoping to overpower you with their numbers. They unleash all manner of magic recklessly, but you wave them away with a careless wave of your hand. Then, one by one, you slap them away, sending them flying. By the end, you're even more enraged. You never expected that you, the victim, would have to carefully control your strength, fearing you'd kill them.
December 1972, 12. You've been quite quiet these past few days. Others may not know, but your roommate, Ron, looks at you with awe. He tells you that the man who directed the group yesterday is Nelson, a second-year dual-wielding wizard, chosen by the Thirteen Most Ancient Wands and protected by them.
The Thirteen Most Ancient Wands? You instantly thought of the Elder Wand from the Harry Potter universe, one of the Deathly Hallows. You felt a strange resemblance between the two worlds. You didn't know Nelson's true strength, but he certainly had a natural talent for bullying. They barely treated the less advanced students and the commoners as human beings, and you weren't the only one to be bullied. Ron also told you about numerous cases of commoners and less talented students being bullied to the point of dropping out, or even committing suicide due to depression. You paused for a moment, then memorized the name. Hehe, he didn't think a dual-wielding mage was that great, did he?
After becoming familiar with this world, you decide it's time to start changing it. In your opinion, you don't need a divine being to change the world; technology can do the same.
On November 1972, 11, considering the school was practically closed off, you rented a workshop inside and hired several civilian students from Adora's dormitory to continue your research. While the theme of this world is still magic, poverty can lead to short-term ambitions, and even magicians need to make a living.
Originally, you only wanted to invent some civilian gadgets to slowly change the world. But what you've seen and heard in this world tells you: Perhaps you should correct some of this world's concepts. Even those with low talents, even commoners, even those with limited magic have the right to live with dignity. I wonder if the nobles of this world have heard the saying you mentioned: The decline of a civilization begins when a few people gain absolute power, and then a tiny minority takes over.
[For you, if you have enough money and ten years, it's possible to create an Iron Man suit like Tony Stark's. But there's no need to go too far. Just try your hand at technology. Considering that this world already has steam engines, and the Second Industrial Revolution was marked by the discovery and widespread use of electricity, this is actually quite simple for you.]