Mage Manual

Chapter 106: Chapter 99: Observer? (Third Update)

The mixer suddenly ended, and all the students were rushed back to their dormitories, as a white tower rose from the ground, and the neighboring area was designated as a military restricted zone.

The students had no idea what the invader implied, they only saw it turn into a pile of mashed potatoes before the professors packed it into jars and carried it away, almost predicting that mashed potatoes would be unsellable in the cafeteria for the next few days.

Sonia and her three friends stood on the balcony of their dorm room, looking at the towering white tower in the distance that almost obscured the night sky, and for a while, they were all a bit stunned—honestly, although they knew and had seen the might of mages, the peace and harmony of Jiale City had long incorporated the power of mages into their daily lives, to the point where it was no longer surprising to them.

For instance, controlling the weather, stopping the earth’s rumble, regenerating limbs, accelerating crop growth… these miracles had even become routine tasks of common professions listed in the “University Student Employment Survey.”@@novelbin@@

When you are bathed in the glory of miracles every second of every day, you naturally take it for granted.

As for the mage wars and miraculous scenes in the dramas, although they were very thrilling to watch, they still left people with a sense of unrealism.

Are they really that powerful?

Even if they are that powerful, what does it have to do with me?

Nevertheless, at this very moment, the apprentice mages of Sword Flower University finally got a glimpse of the mage’s might.

Just moments ago, in merely a span of minutes, a several-hundred-meters-tall white tower rose from the ground. They watched with wide eyes as the massive Starlight Auditorium was directly covered by the white tower, with dirt and stones piling up like building blocks on their own, and the top of the tower touched the starlight hanging in the sky at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not in one day, not in one hour, but in a matter of minutes!

Grand structures that would take ordinary people years or even decades to build, mages completed while taking the time to sip a cup of tea!

“Was it a legendary mage who acted?” Lois murmured, “I don’t remember which legendary mage specializes in earth magic…”

“Any holy-domain legendary would have grasped the means to extrapolate from one’s magic to perform others’ magic; it’s common practice,” Ingrid remarked. “For example, the ‘Wind Erosion Yadan’ of the Wind Magic Department is a miracle performed by the Wind Technique Spirit that exhibits the might of earth magic, using a storm to carve out huge structures.”

“Moreover, even if a legendary mage cultivates in multiple magic factions, relying on their four-winged Magic Power and Four-winged Technique Spirit, they can exert a might beyond our imagination. The invader seems to be taken very seriously, and people from other schools and even the Noble House have rushed over; for so many mages gathering together, constructing a vast white tower might merely be an easy task.”

“I had already spotted the Void Turbulence earlier!” Adelle exclaimed. “If I had reported it in time, would I have received a reward from the school? Like my homework and dissertation being waived?”

“The school would reward you with free retakes,” Lois tapped Adelle’s forehead. “You failed two courses last semester, and if you fail again this term, I wonder how you’ll arrange your classes next year.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve learned a nifty trick for cheating; I’ll never fail another class!”

“Are you serious? Cheating under the professors’ noses? Are you secretly a Golden Mage? Is your magic faction ‘Dramas’?”

“Hmph, just wait and see.”

“Speaking of which.” Ingrid looked at Sonia. “Sonia, how did you suddenly unfold your Silver Wings? By my calculations, you entered the Void Realm less than ten days ago!”

Lois and Adelle also sneakily glanced at Sonia, curious to the point of itching, but their relationship with Sonia wasn’t close enough to pry into this information, so they had waited for Ingrid to bring up the subject.

After all, it was truly frightening.

Everyone knew Sonia only began training in swordsmanship on the evening of April 12th, summoning her Wave Sword Technique Spirit in the training hall during her battle with Felix, hence being called the “Water Magic Department’s number one swordsmanship prodigy,” and was taken as a research apprentice by Professor Trozan the following day.

Then she only delved into the Void Realm on the evening of the 13th, and today was the 21st.

Just eight days’ time!

Sonia went from an apprentice mage without even Void Wings to a formal Silver Mage who had unfolded the Silver Wings, all in just eight days!

This speed was terrifyingly fast—knowing that Rigang Carol, who had been showing off on stage just a short time ago, was considered a genius by Truth University simply because he had condensed the Silver Wings by the second year.

And Professor Nidara’s favorite pupil, the “Orange Dancer” Reonie, was seen as having the makings of a Sword Saint for having unfolded her Silver Wings in her third year!

Even the most talented young mages needed to spend a year or two swimming in the Sea of Knowledge to condense their Magic Power, but Sonia had completed this process in just eight days!

If it weren’t for the boundary restrictions that the Magic Faction had to advance to the Golden Realm first before a mage could possibly become Two-winged, Lois even suspected that Sonia might become a Golden Mage before they became Silver Mages.

Honestly, if it weren’t for someone suddenly falling from the Starry Sky, Sonia would undoubtedly be the absolute protagonist of the night; if it weren’t for the school’s announcement of campus-wide curfew, with all students required to stay in their dormitories, their dorm would also have certainly been trampled over by countless people.

To condense Silver Wings in eight days and sail across the Sea of Knowledge for ten thousand miles, how on earth did she accomplish this?

Sonia was also a bit frightened at this moment.

She actually didn’t intend to expose herself so soon, but when Rigang posed the question, “Is there a feather among the magic power you gathered?” under the constraints of the summoning ritual, she had no choice but to show her Silver Wings to prove herself—Sonia absolutely wouldn’t admit that at that moment she had any intentions of showing off.

Her magic power naturally came from the fact that she and the Observer had been using the “Vortex Secret” to create vortices these past two days.

Even though the vortices they created were short-distanced and difficult to form, considering that the Observer could find three to four knowledge creatures in a single night, in three nights they had created several vortexes, both unfurling their Silver Wings.

This should have been a good thing, but Sonia had become a mage in such a short amount of time that it was too frightening once exposed. Plus, she was not sure whether the school would covet the “Vortex Secret.” If it was merely intelligence information, she would have contributed, and the school should have rewarded her with a candy.

However, the “Vortex Secret” was a Secret Poison, the more people knew about it, the deeper the poison affected those who knew. Now, every time Sonia drank water, it felt as difficult as drinking rancid water—she definitely did not want to share this secret and increase the difficulty of her own drinking.

“Because I encountered a vortex.” Sonia controlled the amount of truthful information she released.

Everyone suddenly had a moment of revelation and sighed, their faces showing envy and jealousy. They probably thought that Sonia had encountered a super-long-distance vortex, and then she condensed her Silver Wings in an instant—they didn’t consider the possibility that Sonia had encountered multiple vortices. Who would guess that someone could win a top prize multiple times in a row?

Clang!

Suddenly, a sound like shattering glass resounded across the Starry Sky. Everyone looked up to see a woman in a deep blue robe flying towards a white giant tower, and then a thunderous explosion came from the tower, which even blossomed with a ring of rainbow ripples—clearly, a battle was occurring!

“That female mage who flew towards the tower just now… is she the Church’s Holy Daughter?” Adelle exclaimed in surprise. “I think I saw her when I attended the grand festival last year…”

Lois asked, “Do you believe in the Church, Adelle?”

“I don’t, but as a noble of Jiale City, I definitely have to attend various festivals and ceremonies.” Adelle looked at the top of the tower radiating a decaying glow. “Nothing seemed to have happened just now… Could it be the Church’s Holy Daughter has started a fight with the other professors?”

The others couldn’t get a word in; they knew even less about the Church than Adelle did. In the Kingdom of Stars, the Church was a very contradictory presence; on one hand, it was undoubtedly the only state religion, with no other beliefs existing, in charge of presiding over various ceremonial activities, and even the Empress’s coronation had to be approved by the Pope.

But at the same time, the Church kept a low profile, with hardly any missionary activities, and even cultural works like films and operas related to the Church were scarce, with almost no Believers to speak of.

Even these female university students only knew that the Church worshipped the Magic Master of the Dazzling Star, but they had even forgotten the full name of the Church.

Was it the Dazzling Star Church or the Starlight Church?

“It’s time to take a bath.” Adelle yawned.

Suddenly, Sonia remembered something and checked her Miracle Bracelet, only to find it was already 11:30 p.m.!

She used to have to enter the Void Realm by 11:00 p.m.!

Not caring about taking off makeup and bathing, Sonia lay down on the bed and sought the Gate of Truth within the Wave Sword Technique Spirit—since there was a campus-wide curfew tonight, she naturally couldn’t go to the Meditation Building, but now that she was officially a Silver Mage, even without the aid of the Meditation Building, she could easily find the Gate of Truth!

Closing her eyes… the Gate of Truth… sinking into Consciousness… entering the Void Realm!

The usual steps for entering, but before Sonia could open her eyes, she already felt the icy seawater engulfing her—it was disgusting, just like being surrounded by mocking stares while studying at home as a child.

Upon opening her eyes, it wasn’t the familiar boat and the familiar stranger that came into view, but the perpetually unchanging white mist and the deep, pitch-black Sea of Knowledge.

Looking around, she stood alone in the eerie silence. Not caring about the revulsion, Sonia swam around, yet her pupils still reflected the unchanging scenery.

A surge of indescribable panic swept over Sonia’s heart.

“Observer?”