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Chapter 28: Fire Elemental Life: Firework Spirit Bird

“Alright, Adele, stop crying; I told you I’ll have your back at the academy from now on.”

Rein wiped the little pearls of tears from Adele’s cheeks.

Then he looked at the crowd around them.

“If anyone dares to mess with you in the future, go to the Warrior Academy and find Blair.”

“If Blair can’t handle them, come to the Mage Tower and find me.”

“I want to see who still dares to pick a fight with me, Rein.”

Everyone who caught Rein’s gaze lowered their heads and dared not meet his eyes.

Adele felt Rein wiping away her tears.

Her cheeks turned slightly red as an indescribable emotion gradually arose in her heart.

“Mm, thank you… Brother Rein.”

Rein nodded and said, “Go on, go to class.”

“Blair, follow Adele to class.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

Watching the two of them walk away, Rein also headed toward the Mage Tower.

Seeing Rein and his group finally leave, the spectators let out collective sighs.

The crowd that had gathered around them gradually dispersed.

“Oh my gosh, that presence Rein just showed terrified me so much I couldn’t even breathe.”

“I thought Adele would lose her standing, but I never expected Rein to still protect her like this.”

“I heard Adele was actually just out for an outing; if she had really lost her innocence, would Rein still have acted like this?”

“Mm… that makes sense.”

Time passed.

Rein took out his class schedule to see what classes he had today.

Today he would have a class on Aetheric Devices with Professor Leon Burton.

Rein was quite interested in Aetheric Devices.

Because Aetheric Devices were so rare, each one could be sold for a fortune.

As a result, every mage was sure to become very rich.

Leon Burton was a mage with talent in fire, water, and wood magic, and he was also proficient in crafting Aetheric Devices.

He held the rank of a 4th Rank Sorcerer.

Approximately 20% of the Aetheric Devices produced by the Empire each year were crafted by Leon.

As soon as Rein arrived at the base of the Mage Tower, Leon was there waiting for him, just like the Dean and Grandma Kiri.

“Professor Leon.” Rein waved his hand to greet Leon.

“Rein, you’re here. Come on, let’s head up the Tower.”

Leon patted Rein on the shoulder, and the two of them entered the Mage Tower together.

“Rein, you’re pretty something; your mana perception is so strong I’ve even heard about what happened yesterday… that you were able to track that Harlin through the slightest fluctuation in magical energy.”

“Heh heh, it’s all thanks to the good teaching of the professors.”

“Rein, you’re too modest; mana perception is something teachers can’t teach you… it’s purely an innate talent.”

“With such high mana perception talent, you’re born to be a mage.”

Leon fell silent for a moment.

After that, Rein saw just how talkative his Professor Leon could be.

He talked nonstop like a machine gun.

Leon didn’t stop talking while they climbed the Tower.

However, Rein listened with great interest.

Because Rein was already fascinated by some of the legends and lore of the Continent.

Listening to Leon’s words also helped fill in some of his gaps in that area.

They entered Leon’s study.

Leon had barely taken a few sips of tea before Rein eagerly took out the feather and the lotus.

As a Rank 4 Sorcerer, Leon naturally had extensive knowledge of magical treasures.

“Professor Leon, could you take a look at these two treasure items and tell me what they are and what they do?”

Looking at the items Rein had taken out, Leon nodded.

“All right, let me take a look.”

He first picked up the lotus, examined it, and then spoke.

“Oh, this is a Patra Lotus, an extremely precious magical treasure.”

“The Patra Lotus is a Rank 4 item, and its potency is very mild, allowing those below Rank 4 to use it directly.”

“After use, it does not release all its potency at once; instead, it continuously enhances your magical power until its potency is fully expended.”

“It’s a very fine item… Rein, you can absorb it directly later, and I’ll watch over you.”

After explaining to Rein, Leon placed the Patra Lotus back into its box to prevent its potency from dissipating.

Then Leon picked up the feather and examined it carefully.

His eyes revealed a faint hint of thoughtfulness and confusion.

“Hmm? What a peculiar feather.”

“Rein, have a seat; I’ll go check the records.”

Leon brought a chair for Rein and then headed to the bookshelves to look up information.

Watching Leon sift through records, Rein also picked up a nearby book titled Northern Continent Artifact Compendium and began to read.

Time flew by.

The entire morning gradually passed.

Seeing a few rays of sunlight streaming through the window, Rein closed the book and stretched lazily.

Suddenly, Leon cried out in excitement.

“So it’s this? It really is this!?”

Rein stood up and raised an eyebrow at the visibly excited Leon.

“Professor Leon, what is this feather?”

Leon did not answer Rein’s question; instead, he stared at him, still visibly excited, as he spoke.

“Rein, do you know what the limit of an element is?”

Hearing Leon’s question, Rein shook his head in confusion.

“The limit of an element? What is that?”

“It’s the birth of life!” Leon explained.

Leon took out an exquisite wooden box and placed the feather inside.

“There are many different types of magic in the world, such as fire mana, water mana, light mana, spatial mana, and so on.”

“But magical power is unconscious and lifeless.”

“Under extremely special circumstances, when the concentration of a type of magical power reaches its limit, it will reverse and give birth to life.”

“This is what people refer to as Elemental Life.”

Leon handed the box to Rein and continued to explain.

“This feather is from the previous generation of Fire Elemental Life, the Firework Spirit Bird.”

Looking at the box in his hand, Rein nodded in understanding.

No wonder fire magic was ineffective.

It turned out to be the very mother of fire mana.

Suddenly, Rein thought of something.

“Professor Leon, you just said ‘previous generation’?”

Leon nodded, “Yes, the previous generation.”

“The Firework Spirit Bird perished a long time ago, which is why I said the previous generation.”

“Besides granting immunity to fire magic, what other functions does this feather have?”

Leon looked at Rein and began to speak slowly.

“It can track the current generation of Fire Elemental Life.”

He added, “That is, if it has been born.”

Instantly, Rein looked at the box with contempt.

If you call it a treasure, it’s just okay.

If you say it’s useless, then it really isn’t much use.

“It only has a tracking function? That’s way too useless.”

Leon smiled and said, “Have you thought about it? If you can find the current generation of Fire Elemental Life and form a contract with it, imagine what great benefits you’d gain.”

Form a contract!?

“Professor Leon, do you mean that Fire Elemental Life can form a contract like a knight’s steed!?”

Leon nodded.

“Yes. In some respects, it is to a mage what a mount is to a knight.”

But Rein suddenly had another question.

“So did the Firework Spirit Bird never form a contract with a mage? Or did it perish only after forming a contract?”

Leon shook his head in response to Rein’s question.

“I don’t know; there are no records even explaining why the Firework Spirit Bird perished… only that it has.”

Rein stored the box holding the feather in his Magic Ring before asking.

“All right, Professor Leon, it’s already midday; are we still having class today?”

Leon looked at the sky outside and patted his head, “Ah, it’s already midday?”

“Oh dear, this is all my fault… I got too absorbed in researching the materials.”

“Rein, do you have time this afternoon? How about we continue the lesson then?”

Rein nodded and said, “All right.”

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