Chapter 110: Chapter 101 Summoning “Sincerity
Jiale City, Sword Flower University.
“… As I expected, it’s the Vortex. Damn it, why isn’t my luck as good as yours? I’ve been working so hard day and night to form my Silver Wings!”
“Tch, no use getting more upset. The more I think about it, the more jealous I get. The one thing I despise the most is people like you who are both lucky and talented. Now get lost, get lost!”
“Go back and diligently master your swordsmanship. If I find out that you’ve become arrogant and lazy just because of this little achievement, wait for my jealousy to burn you to ashes…”
Sonia was promptly kicked out of the professor’s study. She stuck out her tongue and cheerfully headed back—despite Professor Trozan’s harsh words, he didn’t withhold any rewards. He personally selected two Technique Spirits in the vein of swordsmanship for her from his collection and also shared two Swordsmanship Miracles!
The two One-winged Technique Spirits were ‘Sword Scabbard’ and ‘Grinding Sword.’ Sonia had seen the former in the hands of her senior sister Celia; it activates after the sword blade rests inside the scabbard for more than 15 seconds, strengthening the power of the next attack.
The latter was a Technique Spirit specifically for enhancing sword blades. It activated when using a whetstone on the blade, making the edge sharper, more resilient, and less prone to shattering or breaking.
The two Swordsmanship Miracles were ‘Sword Scabbard’s Luminance’ and ‘Grinding Sword for Ten Years,’ both derived from Sword Scabbard and Grinding Sword Technique Spirits. Sonia would have to purchase additional supporting Technique Spirits to trigger these Miracles.
For example, ‘Grinding Sword for Ten Years’ required the use of Time-Series Technique Spirits ‘Second,’ ‘Minute,’ ‘Hour,’ ‘Day,’ ‘Month,’ and ‘Year.’
Although they belonged to the Time Series, these Technique Spirits weren’t costly; in fact, they were quite affordable and readily available on the Technique Spirit trading platform.
In the Void Realm’s second layer, the Time Continent, these Time-Series Technique Spirits were almost ubiquitous. A Two-winged Mage could collect quite a few of these Technique Spirits with each foray into the Void Realm.
Even though it was a resource only Two-winged Mages were qualified to harvest, the abundance naturally drove the price down. Otherwise, Professor Trozan would not have imparted this Miracle to Sonia—he was well aware of the financial situation of his talented apprentice.
However, due to selling quite a few Technique Spirits from the Void Realm, Sonia was actually rather wealthy. Recently, she had been pondering what Technique Spirits to acquire to perfect her combat system, but now, Professor Trozan had preemptively solved her dilemma.
These two Miracles also showed that Professor Trozan had already established Sonia’s current goals: to enhance her Realm, become familiar with Technique Spirits, and master Miracles.
It was only inevitable since Sonia had taken just eight days to form her Silver Wings from scratch, and her swordsmanship Realm couldn’t keep up with the rapid growth of her Magic Power.
The obstacle now looming before Sonia was her Magic Realm. Unless she elevated her swordsmanship Realm to the Golden Level, she wouldn’t be able to summon Two-winged Technique Spirits, thereby unable to enter the second layer of the Void Realm, step onto the Time Continent, nor could she form the Golden Wings.
Ascension for Mages doesn’t tolerate any weak links; Magic Power and Realm must meet the standards simultaneously for the Void Realm to open up a grander world to the Mage.
So even though Sonia had fully displayed her Silver Wings, if she wants to advance to Two-winged, she would need at least a year’s time to consolidate her swordsmanship Realm.
In some sense, the rapid coalescence of Sonia’s Magic Power posed a significant risk; from now on, she would be venturing into the core areas of the Sea of Knowledge. If unlucky, she might even encounter mature beings of knowledge—existences that a One-winged Mage couldn’t contend against.
This is why Professor Trozan had such stringent demands for her. If Sonia became complacent or lazy, she ran a high risk of dying repeatedly in the Void Realm. In that case, not only would her soul suffer damage, but she’d also lose significant Technique Spirits, and her Magic Realm might end up stagnating.
Complacency after unexpected fortune is a great taboo for Mages. Countless Mages have become overly confident after fortuitous encounters, believing themselves to be favored by destiny. However, the Void Realm soon gave them a harsh lesson, and in the end, their achievements were no better than those of diligent Mages who climbed the ranks step by step.
The Void Realm is by no means a charitable place. The more benefits one reaps from it, the more pressure it will exert in return. Every stroke of luck bestowed by the Void Realm comes with its own price tag of misfortune.
Unless Sonia could encounter a stroke of luck like the Vortex, such as stumbling upon a golden fish and covertly make her way to the Time Continent, she would be able to bypass the boundary of Realms and directly become Two-winged.
But neither Professor Trozan nor Sonia herself had considered this possibility—because even the Observers couldn’t locate the golden fish.
Just the thought of the Observers made Sonia’s delighted expression fade gradually.
She let out a soft sigh, ready to head back to her dormitory—today was still a state of martial law, classes were suspended, and all students were forbidden from approaching the white tower.
However, as soon as she left the research building, she saw a familiar silver luxury car parked on the roadway. She turned to walk around it, but the window rolled down, revealing Felix’s handsome face.
“Get in, I’ll take you back.”
There was no need to respond to his statement; Sonia wasn’t in the mood to speak to anyone. Felix drove slowly beside her and asked, “You encountered the Vortex?”
Now almost the entire school knew that Sonia, the village girl, had stumbled upon the Vortex within a few days of entering the Sea of Knowledge—if it had been Sonia displaying some rare Technique Spirit, there might have been whispers of ‘is she being kept?’ or the like. But the growth of Silver Magic Power had only this shortcut, and even the most foul-mouthed had nothing to say.