Starting with Proficiency Panel-Chapter 730: See the real outcome early tomorrow (new book content)

Facing the other's teasing tone, Li Qing's eye twitched slightly, and finally, he calmly said, "How about we add each other on WeChat?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Chencheng smiled without refusal, "Sure!"

After exchanging WeChat contacts and chatting casually for a while, just as they were about to leave, Chen Chencheng suddenly said, "I remember there's a newly released movie that's quite good. Want to check it out?"

Li Qing instinctively shook his head, "I have something to do when I get back, and besides, there's a flu going around with the change of seasons, better not gather, see you."

Leaving Chen Chencheng with a confused look.

After rushing home, Li Qing confirmed that the system recognition progress jumped to five percent and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, continuing to spread out the parchment and study the book "Magic Theory."

Although Zhuang Xu seemed malicious, the magic book he authored was really full of practical knowledge, and some of the little techniques for using magic power were eye-opening to him.

Turns out magic power can be used like this.

It saved him a great deal of time.

When he once more donned the hood and entered the safe house of Gray Magic Academy to continue his study, Li Qing was startled by the introduction of the next chapter in the book.

"If a mage's body is too weak, it will seriously affect the mage's stage advancement, so come and learn to trade with devils. They will transform your bodies, making you incredibly strong, while also bringing powerful magic..."

Li Qing repeatedly read it several times, confirming inside and out, finally concluding that this was totally a scam.

The entire section was filled with the allure of power; if it weren't for being seasoned by online novels and bombarded by various promotional accounts with nonsense, he might really have been led astray.

He's increasingly sure that Gray Magic Academy is absolutely not a proper magic academy but an entity luring people to fall into the abyss.

Damn it...

Li Qing cursed in his heart, temporarily tossed the "Magic Theory" book aside, wandered aimlessly in the safe house, then went upstairs to lie on the bed for two hours of meditation. After refining and increasing magic power, he went downstairs, back to the real rented room, and ordered four servings of fried rice.

After eating his fill, Li Qing rubbed his belly and returned to the safe house to pick up "Demon Summoning" from Magic Theory to study it.

Couldn't help it, the addiction was too strong.

Demon Summoning still required the portrayal of an array, followed by the infusion of magic power for the summoning, but if proficient, it could be done directly by communicating magic nodes with the Alternate Space to summon the devil.

But wanting to fully utilize what the devil brings is still beyond his current acceptance.

Temporarily can't touch this summoning magic.

Time flowed like water, passing by as Li Qing immersed himself in magic research. On the day before the Spring Festival holiday, the recognition progress of the magic simulation system module at the bottom right finally reached one hundred percent.

And then, nothing happened.

Li Qing grinned, continuing to place a new model motherboard on himself and started the recognition again.

CPU, memory, motherboard—the core components of a computer cannot be missing.

Calculated the progress, it should be completed by the time the New Year was over.

As for magic practice, his Mage's Hand could now be cast within three seconds and maintained for two hours. The more skilled he became, the more he sensed the coarseness of Mage's Hand.

It should be more refined and efficient.

However, Li Qing didn't dare to attempt any corrective optimization research; although this was much like deducing mathematical formulas, optimizing code redundancy, and bug fixing, he had only one life.

Magic Theory had emphasized many times that without accumulating enough magical knowledge, trying to create or modify magic will most likely end with your head bursting like a watermelon.

So, for now, it's only about practicing magic, meditating, studying other books, and raising questions during the monthly magic lectures.

"Master Rosen, I'd like to ask when I cast Mage's Hand, I can feel twelve magic nodes connecting to it, which seem useless to me. They are..."

At a lecture early February, Li Qing posed his query.

Rosenberg was somewhat surprised, "I didn't expect your magic talent to be quite good indeed. The talent for humans to switch careers to become mages at thirty is truly unparalleled."

Li Qing chuckled twice without saying a word, waiting for Rosenberg's explanation.

Despite Rosenberg's malice towards the students, he explained, "When Mage's Hand was created, it was meant for the convenience of mages in grabbing objects. After optimizing it to be usable and have some practical significance, there was no further research."

"Why?" Li Qing couldn't help but ask.

"Why?" Rosenberg laughed, toying with his catfish whiskers, "After all, it's just a Level 0 trick. High-level mages don't care, and the apprentices who need to learn this spell can't manage it. Moreover, creating magic or optimizing one isn't easy. Perhaps one day you'll advance to Legend, and with enough experience and knowledge, you'll try to optimize a spell, or even create one unique to you."

After a pause, he slowly said, "It seems your progress is good, so for a mage to accumulate, I think you should look for the "Complete Level 0 Tricks" magic book in the library."

"Thank you, Master!"

Master Rosenberg was quite pleased with Li Qing's respectful words, slightly nodding, looking up at everyone, and clapped, "Alright everyone, after two more lectures we'll have an apprentice exam, so make sure to prepare well."

The sudden announcement stopped everyone's intended departure, and someone asked, "Master Rosen, may I ask what the apprentice exam entails?"

"That's a secret!"

Rosenberg's blurry features showed a mysterious smile, "But I can remind you all, every world has different rules, and if you can't decipher them, then you'll have no choice but to rely on magic, so prepare well."

The smile on his face couldn't help but make Li Qing shudder. What on earth was this full malice planning?

The profound words at the end made Li Qing tense up, fearing this exam might be deadly.

Instinctively, he touched the motherboard pressed against his chest, then quickly left the classroom, activated the school badge, and headed towards the library following its guidance.