Wake up in the morning and embrace the sun!
Full of positive energy!
After giving Gujiu a kiss, Zhang Ye sent the slime to wake Nan up. He took a quick shower and began preparing breakfast.
He had a feeling that everyone would be coming over to mooch off his meals every morning and evening from now on.
But that was fine. The academy regularly restocked the refrigerator with fresh food, which didn't cost any points, whereas the academy's breakfast cost points. By coming here to eat, everyone would unknowingly save a lot of points.
More importantly, it was cozy and lively.
Zhang Ye enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by everyone’s chatter and laughter.
Because only then would he not feel...
“We’re having Gongpo flatbreads for breakfast. Nan, do you want meat or vegetables?”
“Meat.”
“Coming right up!”
Just then, Lina and the others arrived.
Everyone now had two things to look forward to every day.
One was breakfast, and the other was dinner.
It could be said that Zhang Ye had single-handedly captured everyone’s stomachs.
After breakfast, they arrived at the forest training ground.
Zhang Ye felt that while the training ground was nice, it lacked a place to settle down. So, upon arriving, he waved his hand. Tree branches began to intertwine, constructing a giant wooden house directly between the trees.
Seeing this, the others asked, “Class Monitor, what are you doing?”
“Building a Forest Treehouse. We can come here to rest after training,” Zhang Ye said with a smile.
Hearing this, everyone stepped into the wooden house and found that everything inside was perfectly harmonized, giving off a refreshing feeling.
This was a spell Zhang Ye had created through Magic Innovation, called 【Forest Treehouse】.
The name was a bit similar to a certain horror movie, but it wasn’t scary at all.
Zhang Ye had tinkered with it because he was tired of living in caves.
Everyone felt it was great; having a treehouse was much better than always staying in the dense forest vegetation.
When Leona arrived and saw this, she smiled and said, “Perfect. I was originally planning to have you all set up a camp here, but this saves us the trouble.”
“From now on, we’ll hold theory classes inside the house.”
Everyone cheered at the news. Zhang Ye had unintentionally saved them from a lot of hard labor.
“Today is theory class, but I get a headache whenever I hear theory, so...” Leona grinned. “I’ll let Little Ye teach this class.”
“Huh?” Everyone was stunned, looking at Leona in disbelief.
Letting a student teach the theory class?
Are you kidding?
“Don’t look down on me. I’m an Intermediate Researcher now,” Zhang Ye said, flashing a projection of his school badge. Everyone was shocked once again.
You’ve only been enrolled for a few days, and you’ve already managed to become an Intermediate Researcher?
Is the Dean your grandfather?!
“The topic of this class is 【Practical Application of Magic】. Let’s begin,” Leona said, then stood to the side with her arms crossed. With a wave of Zhang Ye’s hand, clumps of wood-fluff condensed inside the room.
“Come, come, take your seats! Little Ye’s class is now in session!” Zhang Ye laughed.
This cheerful atmosphere made everyone feel surprised and curious, yet they didn’t feel any resistance to it.
Sitting on the wood-fluff, everyone felt extremely comfortable. There were no requirements for classroom posture, so they just started like that!
“First, let me ask everyone a question. In actual combat, how do you think magic should be used to strike the enemy?”
“There are rewards for students who answer first~”
As soon as they heard 'rewards,' everyone’s eyes lit up.
“I think one should use binding magic first to restrict the enemy's movement, and then use a series of offensive spells to strike, such as 【Rock Cover】 followed by 【Rock Spike】 and 【Thousand-jin Rock Drop】,” a student said tentatively.
Zhang Ye snapped his fingers. “Well said! You’re rewarded with a little red flower!”
As he spoke, a little red flower condensed in Zhang Ye’s hand and flew onto the student’s head.
Eh?
Everyone was stunned.
That’s the reward?
But in the next moment, they heard Zhang Ye smile and say, “Each little red flower can be exchanged with me for ten points.”
Ten points!
Everyone was instantly shocked. Ten points might seem like a small amount, but such a good deal where you could get ten points just by answering a question usually didn't exist!
Everyone only had so many points, and they usually had to be stingy even when eating. Furthermore, freshmen couldn't take on missions for the first half-month, so everyone was being very careful with their points, trying to find ways to earn more.
And now Zhang Ye was just giving points away?
Then what were they waiting for? Answer the questions!
“Any others?” Zhang Ye asked.
“Me!” a student immediately said. “Apply buffing magic to yourself before the fight, and apply debuffing magic to the opponent during the fight. One side gains while the other loses!”
“Not bad, take your little red flower!”
“Me too, me too...”
Everyone raised their hands to answer, stating their own understandings of magic application. Some were basic, some were novel, but they covered everything. The classroom atmosphere reached an unprecedented high!
It could be said that Zhang Ye played this hand beautifully.
To him, ten points were nothing. He still had over a million points and wasn't lacking at all. Being able to use this method to stir up the students' enthusiasm was a great deal in Zhang Ye’s eyes.
Leona watched from the side, unable to help but smile.
This guy really was more suited to being a mentor than she was.
After handing out fifteen little red flowers, Zhang Ye waved his hand, and little yellow flowers fell into the hands of the other students who hadn't managed to answer.
“The Q&A session ends here. Students who didn't get to answer, don't be discouraged. There are also little yellow flower rewards, worth 3 points.”
“You can find me to exchange them after class.”
Everyone was stunned. They hadn't expected those who didn't answer to get something too. This was truly an unexpected joy.
For a moment, everyone felt delighted.
“Let’s continue.”
“Regarding everyone's enthusiastic speeches just now, I think everything you said was correct. However!”
That 'however' piqued everyone's curiosity, and they all pricked up their ears.
“It’s all too rigid!” Zhang Ye said. “Why do I say rigid?”
“Because what you know, your enemies definitely know too. Therefore, using these magic applications to strike an enemy isn't actually very effective.”
“You have to learn to put yourself in their shoes and use reverse thinking.”
“For example, as Dani just said, using 【Rock Cover】 to bind an enemy is indeed a method, but what if the enemy dodges and counterattacks?”
“The effect of 【Rock Cover】 is to cover the target in a layer of hard rock. Without breaking this layer, they cannot move.”
“In that case, can this method be used for defense?”
Everyone’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, and they began to consider the feasibility of such a concept.
Seeing everyone in deep thought, Zhang Ye grinned. As long as they were thinking, it was good; learning required thinking!
“The defense magic of the same tier, 【Rock Armor】, has a one-breath startup when released under normal mastery.”
“What is startup? It’s the Circle Inscription or chanting before casting; these are all considered startup.”
“And this startup might very well make it so you can't defend in time!”
“But 【Rock Cover】 is different. As a binding-type spell, 【Rock Cover】 emphasizes speed and surprise. Therefore, when cast, its startup time is more than twice as short as 【Rock Armor】!”
“Furthermore, because 【Rock Cover】 is meant to bind an opponent, the rock texture is extremely hard, so it also has a very strong defensive effect.”
“If you cast 【Rock Cover】 on yourself the moment an attack arrives, the defensive effect formed is not inferior to Rock Armor at all!”
“And as the caster, you can dispel the magic at any time, so it won't cause any trouble for yourself.”
“Furthermore, the mana consumption of 【Rock Cover】 is more than twice as low as 【Rock Armor】. So, isn't this method of instantaneous defense much more efficient than directly applying 【Rock Armor】?”
After hearing Zhang Ye’s explanation, everyone suddenly felt refreshed.
The student who had been the first to answer, named Dani, immediately experimented on the spot. He applied Rock Armor to himself and then applied Rock Cover to himself for comparison, finding that it was exactly as Zhang Ye had said.
While the defensive power wasn't weak at all, the casting speed was significantly increased, and the mana consumption was drastically reduced!
“It can actually be done like this!” Dani said in surprise. He had never considered this kind of thinking before, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for Zhang Ye.
“Right?” Zhang Ye smiled. “Not only that, let’s talk about the reverse application of other magic.”
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