Russell followed Professor Black Amber's instructions, sat down in a corner of his office, and ordered the wind chimes to possess him and drink the sparkling emerald elixir.

In the amber eyes of the black cat, the scene of the young man drinking medicine is reflected.

The sweet potion entered his abdomen, and Russell's whole body became feverish, so he closed his eyes and meditated.

In the visualization, the spiritual waves are undulating and surging, each wave being more turbulent and majestic than the last.

After three hours of meditation and spiritual ascension, Russell exhaled a breath of foul air, opened his eyes, and thoroughly digested the potion.

The peak spiritual level in the late first grade, the psychic's familiarity with his own spirit, the mastery of extraordinary power as a magical genius, and the second-grade powerful female ghost wind chime who possessed her body and helped Russell resist the impact of medicine, Black Amber gave timely language guidance in these 3 hours...... With the help of various factors, Russell's spirit was as stable as usual and was not compromised by the side effects of the drug.

Russell observed his state.

He felt that his eyesight and hearing were sharper than ever, and even his intuition had improved. He turned on his vision, and the vision was just as clear.

His psychic skills have greatly improved, and he can already accurately control the ghosts he drives at a distance of more than 100 meters, and share their sights and ears, using the ghosts as the best scouts.

If it's a contract spirit like a wind chime, the distance will be doubled!

Russell took a deep breath and said with a smile, "I have successfully been promoted to the half-step second grade. ”

"What does half-step sophomore mean?" Black Amber didn't quite understand this strange word.

"It's the spiritual standard you need to meet to get to the second grade." Russell replied.

In the hierarchical system invented by Subway, a half-step grade is one of the few grades that can be mutually corroborated with the "official standard".

Generally speaking, first-year students can move on to second-year after they have reached half-step spiritual progress and have passed the final assessment of each course. After absorbing the knowledge scroll of the second grade in the new school year, the spirituality of such a student will be further ascended to the beginning of the second grade.

Russell closed his eyes and looked further into his physical state, making sure that he was stronger than before, both mentally and physically.

However, after reaching a higher spiritual level, he finally realized that his spirituality was declining at an extremely slow rate.

Russell was not surprised by this, and this was something he had long anticipated. It wasn't until the half-step second-year level that this feeling was obvious, and it was already an excellent proof of his magical talent.

Using spiritual meditation, practicing transcendent paths, and practicing spells to polish one's spirituality can all elevate one's spirituality and raise one's spiritual level.

But the level of spirituality is not just going up, not down.

The higher the level of devotion, the faster the "experience" will be "lost" over time. As there is an old Chinese saying, "Learning is like sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat."

One day, the transcendent person's daily spiritual ascension rate and descent rate will be equal, and they will reach the limit of their talents, and it will be difficult for them to continue to climb unless there are new opportunities or insights in the future.

Russell had long heard Subway say that in the college, after the end of the holiday every year and the students return to school, the spiritual level of most students will decline to varying degrees.

For example, a half-step second-grade student came back from a summer vacation, and his spiritual level fell to the late stage of the first grade. Because the level is lowered, it is not suitable to directly absorb the knowledge scroll of the second grade, which has caused a lot of trouble for normal teaching.

In the academy, it is generally called "summer vacation syndrome"!

Therefore, every year at the end of the school year in June and before the start of the three-month vacation, the teachers of the elementary school will repeatedly tell them not to give up spiritual and magic practice during the holidays.

"Thank you, teacher. With the strength of the half-step second grade, it will be easier to carry out undercover missions after that. After thanking him, Russell put forward his own thoughts:

"This academic year, I successfully passed the final assessment and obtained the qualification to enter the second grade, which should not be a problem.

"But there are still four months left before the end of the semester and seven months before the start of the next school year. If I follow the step-by-step process, it will take me at least 7 months to absorb the second-year knowledge scroll, acquire 'herbology', and be promoted to the second-year level transcendental.

"Is it possible to simplify this step and let me get the second-grade knowledge scroll early?

"I am the hero who will defeat the Demon King in the prophecy, and I am worried that there will be greater risks in the undercover missions in the future, and if I can be promoted to a second-year powerhouse as soon as possible, the threat will be much smaller."

Black Amber was a little stunned when she heard this proposal, and felt that Russell's proposal was a little crazy.

At the academy, most of the students are first-year. They repeat grades in the first grade for several years and struggle to move up to the second grade.

And now that the first school year is just over halfway, Russell, a freshman, wants to skip a grade directly and absorb the knowledge scroll of the second grade in advance!

Of course, in the history of the college, there are also many outstanding freshmen. But they generally have a spiritual foundation before they enter the school, and it is rare for someone like Russell to be promoted from an ordinary family to the academy so quickly.

"I can pay the tuition and textbook fees for my second year in advance, a total of 30 college gold coins. As for the final assessment, I don't think it's a big problem. Russell added.

Professor Black Amber thought about it for a moment and felt that Russell's idea did have merit:

"Indeed, your situation is quite special, and you need to perform covert missions and quickly improve your strength. I'll consider your suggestion and find a way to contact the school to be accommodating. ”

……

After thanking Professor Black Amber, Russell left her office.

Before attending the next wonton club gathering, or before tracking the students in charge of Vermouth to discover new clues, Russell found himself relatively relaxed, with no urgent tasks left for the time being.

Now with 62 Academy Gold in hand, his next goal is to buy some transcendent items that suit him to increase his combat power and resistance to risks.

After dinner, Russell returned to his dorm room.

After returning to the dormitory, Subway took the initiative to chat with Russell, and during the chat, he "accidentally" revealed a secret:

"Oh, Russell, how do you know, I was lucky to have an understanding yesterday, my strength has soared, and I have broken through to the half-step second grade!"

Russell didn't bother to pay attention to him, sat back in his seat by himself, and was about to turn on the computer and log in to the trading area of the college's official website.

At this time, he suddenly noticed that there was a folded note on his laptop.

"Is this note a piece of paper?" Russell asked Subway behind him as he unwrapped the note.

"What note?" Subway was confused.

It's not him...... Russell, who had just unfolded the top part of the note, saw the words on the top of the note, and his pupils dilated slightly.

What catches my eye is a few big blood-red characters:

"Help me!"

Russell forcibly controlled his facial expressions, continued to unfold the note, and read the following small print:

"Don't tell anyone that you saw this note!"

Who are you? How can I save you? As soon as Russell had these thoughts in his head, he found that the words following the note happened to answer his question. It's like the person who wrote the note knows what he wants to ask.

"My name is Duncan.

"I am a first-year student in the Department of Astrology and Numerology, and when I completed my final exams and was about to enter my second year, I was stripped out of the real world because I touched some of the house's taboos......"

(End of chapter)