There are two main buildings of St. Byron College.

The left side is called "Wisdom" and the right side is called "Enlightenment".

It is connected by a long transparent trestle called the "Bridge of Thoughts", which is made of magic and is indestructible. Under the bridge, there is also a huge mechanical bell plate, which rings the built-in bronze bell every hour, making a loud sound that resounds throughout the academy.

Two o'clock in the afternoon.

When—

A bell rang suddenly.

On the revolving staircase of the "Great Library of St. Byron" behind the two main buildings, Chen Lun stopped and looked at the clock through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

He noticed that many of the students who were reading in silence spontaneously got up, carefully packed up the borrowed books, and hurried away with their canvas bags on their backs.

'Is it time for class......?'

Chen Lun secretly guessed, and immediately shook his head and continued to walk up.

He had just walked around the first floor and found that there was a huge collection of books, no matter any subject, any basic knowledge, they could be found in the divided areas.

Even story books for recreation, or even love poems, have dozens of huge bookshelves to store them. It's just that there are few students in that area who are willing to visit.

When you come to the second floor, the first thing that catches your eye is a spacious lobby like a waiting platform at a train station, which is not only decorated with a large number of potted flowers, but also has many leather sofas for students to rest and read.

Chen Lun's arrival was inconspicuous, and the readers who were immersed in the books did not notice him at all.

This should also be the place where ordinary books are kept...... It's more advanced, but it's not mystical knowledge. ’

Chen Lun thought to himself.

Instead of stopping on the second floor, he continued to walk up.

He kept going until he reached the top fifth floor, only to find that there was a registration desk-like front desk inside the entrance, and the entire fifth floor was dimly lit, and only the outline of some old bookshelves could be faintly seen.

Behind the front desk, there was a middle-aged man with pale skin.

The man had messy hair and thick glasses on the bridge of his nose, and was engrossed in flipping through an ancient book at hand, through which he could even see his fanatical obsessive eyes.

Chen Lun didn't bother rashly, but stood quietly at the table and waited, he knew that the other party must have sensed his arrival......

["St. Byron's Great Library Vault Keeper" Galio (Sage Incarnation/Magic Department Sequence 4 - Ancient Scholar)]

Half a day.

The caretaker slowly closed the book.

He showed a little impatience on his face, and after glancing at the black-hatted gentleman, he just said:

"The fifth floor is not open to outsiders or ordinary students."

Chen Lun took off his top hat and handed over a palm-sized, blue badge in the shape of a kite shield.

"I'm the new professor, Jakespet."

Galio glanced at the badge, but only grinned.

"A Destiny Sage who used his body to become a professor at St. Byron College? Heh......"

"Intellectual curiosity is human nature, and even if it is transformed, it will not disappear, but will become more ...... The pursuit of knowledge is the obsession of every transcendent being, isn't it? ”

Chen Lun smiled and said slowly.

Galio didn't retort, but nodded in agreement.

"You're right, Your Majesty Jack."

He pushed the badge back with a blank face, pointed to the bookshelf area on the fifth floor, and said indifferently:

"May you take pleasure in knowledge, then...... Also, I advise you not to mess around in St. Byron, I'm not the only one watching here. ”

"Thank you for your advice from Gario, I'll follow the rules."

Chen Lun was not angry, he knew that this was the attitude and style that the madman school should have, so he put away the badge, put the black hat back on, and walked in with a white cane.

Galio then seemed to lose interest in him, and without even looking at him, he continued to look down and flip through the ancient books in his hand.

Chen Lun roughly sensed the situation on the fifth floor.

It may seem spacious, but in fact the number of books in the collection is much lower than that downstairs, after all, every book here is a mystery book related to magic!

Dozens of bookshelves are neatly arranged, and the books that are tightly arranged on them all add up, at least in the thousands...... Chen Lun couldn't help but secretly sigh that the background of the madman school was indeed quite profound, even if these books were not very high-level knowledge, they were also rare treasures.

For myself, it is even more urgent.

After all, the purpose of his visit to the Byron Kingdom was to study systematically, to fully grasp the basic knowledge of magic, and then gain inspiration from it.

There are not many people on the fifth floor, there are only thirty or forty people at this time, most of them are lecturers and professors of the college, they are older, and a small number of students who have studied through the inspection, generally young.

These people are all transcendents in the Department of Magic, and most of the lecturers and professors are in the middle rank, and the students are hovering in the low order.

They were either standing in front of the bookshelves or sitting in chairs in the reading area, quietly looking at the mysterious books in their hands, no one talking, no one looking around.

Chen Lun liked this environment and atmosphere very much, he secretly admired it, and walked to a bookshelf by himself.

'Since everything is going well, let's start now, without further ado......

He thought to himself.

As a high-ranking person, his way of reading books is naturally different from ordinary people...... I saw him lift his ivory white cane and tap lightly on the spine of a book on the shelf.

The max-level passive [Five Senses], [Multi-Hearted], and the mythical creature trait "Skull of Enlightenment" are launched at the same time.

The majestic words flow into the mind like a river, showing the brain power and computing power beyond the limits of human beings, browsing, memorizing and understanding.

Chen Lun closed his eyes, and after just a few seconds, he had read through this mysterious book.

[I read "On the Relationship between Matter and Energy" (progress 100%)]

[Knowledge Collector LV2 (Blessing) takes effect!] 】

[Mysterious accumulation speed slightly increased (entry) takes effect!] 】

[You have gained 1400 XP!] 】

[Your understanding of magic has gone one step further......]

'Good. ’

Chen Lun opened his eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to an adjacent book, and the white cane touched the spine again.

Knowledge, like a spirit returning home, has been put into his mind and turned into his nourishment......

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The time came to nine o'clock in the evening.

When—

As the St. Byron bell rang, the students in the library left in twos and threes with a little reluctance, and it was not until the door was finally closed that Chen Lun slowly walked out of it.

After an afternoon and half an evening of reading, he had already gained a lot of basic knowledge of magic, and he didn't deliberately memorize how many books he had read, but there were definitely two or three hundred.

Speaking of which, even an ordinary magic-based saint may not be as effective as him.

The experience points gained from reading books alone add up to nearly 300,000...... This is also a good complement to the gaps needed for upgrades. ’

Chen Lun stopped, looked back at the Great Library of St. Byron, which stood silently in the night behind him, and smiled lightly.

In fact, if he could, he would rather stay on the fifth floor all the time, reading the secret books there all the time, absorbing the nutrients of knowledge...... After all, I can stay awake, eat or drink, and study seriously, which is terrifying.

Unfortunately, St. Byron has strict rules that the large library is open and closed, and no one is allowed to stay in the library outside of the specified time, except for the administrator Galio.

As a high-ranking person, Chen Lun actually wants to fight for it, and he should be able to get privileges, but he doesn't want to break other people's rules with this.

Anyway, it wasn't bad for this time, so he simply took advantage of the time after the closure to return to the apartment to see how the two students were doing.

'I hope these two guys didn't get into any trouble today......

Chen Lun held a white cane and walked leisurely towards the apartment.

A moment later.

As soon as he walked in the door, he saw Qingtian Xiaoyu sitting in the living room, as if he was writing something, and Polaris was sitting on the sidelines in a bored daze.

Seeing him open the door and come back, the two hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Teacher!"

"Hmm...... What are you doing? ”

Chen Lun nodded and asked curiously.

"Hee-hee, I'm helping someone with their homework!"

Qingtian Xiaoyu said proudly.

Chen Lun raised his eyebrows.

Later, after some explanations from the other party, he learned that the two of them went to a place called Sapphire Restaurant in the academy today to look for a job, and they really found ...... It's just that Polaris is a normal waiter, and occasionally works part-time as a kitchen helper, that is, washing dishes.

But on a sunny day, Xiaoyu was lucky, and met a rich guy in the academy, who belonged to the gold-plated guy who came in, and he didn't pay much attention to studying, and even the homework in class would rather spend money for others to help him.

Chen Lun didn't care much about what kind of job they were looking for, as long as they didn't make trouble.

"Good."

He bowed his head in relief.

"Either way, you've done a good job of what I told you."

Qingyu and Polaris looked at each other and smiled.

Both received a hint that the mission was complete.

"Rest early, and start teaching you magic next week......"

Chen Lun said, and went upstairs without looking back.

The two Polaris suddenly looked happy, and said in the back:

"Thank you, teacher!"

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Late at night.

The glass door of the sapphire restaurant was pushed open with a jingle, and a beautiful girl with dark green long hair walked out of it, and did not forget to turn around and say goodbye to the proprietress with a smile:

"I'll go back first, Madame Fonseca."

"Okay, stay safe on the road, Lucy...... By the way, there is a little brother who applied for a waiter today, and you can have a good rest tomorrow. ”

The chubby middle-aged woman looked up and said as she cleaned up in the dining room.

"That's great, thank you."

Lucy said quickly.

Gently closing the glass door of the dining room, she turned to leave.

It's just that the smiling face instantly lowered, and even showed exhaustion. She walked slowly down the silent college path, snowflakes falling from the night sky on her sweater.

Lucy looked at the snowy scene around her, a little distracted.

It wasn't until she returned to the student quarters in the corner of the college and walked into her personal apartment that she drew her attention back a little. Putting down her backpack and taking a shower, Lucy wiped her hair and went into the room naked.

Sitting alone in the chair, she looked at the purple moon outside the window, and couldn't help but start to miss the man she dreamed of again...... Looking down at the silver ring on her finger, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"He shouldn't have read my message once......"

The room fell silent.

It wasn't until Lucy was awakened by the cold towel in her hand that she realized something she had forgotten to do.

"By the way, I haven't read the letter I picked up in the morning......"

She hurriedly put down the bath towel, opened the drawer, and took out a letter.

This was delivered by the Academic Affairs Center of St. Byron College, which was a list of private classes offered by professors this year, and for the "geniuses" who were sent here from Omto College in Peacock City, Lucy was completely free to choose the tutor who followed the study.

Unwrapping the letter and taking out a large sheet of folded paper, Lucy's ruby eyes swept through the private lesson messages of one professor after another, until ......

“？！”

Lucy's face showed a look of disbelief.

She confirmed it again and again, only to realize that she was not dazzled, and it was indeed "Professor Jakespet, private class content: basic principles of magic, animal transfiguration (note: special external professor, highly recommended)".

"Mr. Jack...... Could it really be you?! ”

Lucy covered her small mouth, her eyes twinkling with surprise.

(End of chapter)