Chapter 15 - Tales of the Demons (2/2)
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Mo Fan made a few adjustments to his meditation schedule.
There was a bit more than six months left before the annual Magic Examination. Mo Fan planned to distribute ten hours of what he could handle every day; Eight hours on cultivating the Fire element and two hours to gently grow the Lightning element.
This way, the Lightning element’s growth may be very slow, but it will at least maintain his proficiency in ‘Control’.
Spending eight hours every day to cultivate the Fire element was already much greater compared to students who were only capable of meditating for five hours.
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His aunt, Mo Qing came back home from work during lunch.
Aunt Mo Qing is the most normal woman ever; she’s thin with a yellow face, and she was a very good person.
“Mo Fan you’re back! I’ve heard from your dad that you’re fully concentrating on cultivating at Tian Lan Magic High. You must really do your best! If you are able to become a Primary Mage, then you’d bring honor to the ancestors of our Mo Family!” Mo Qing said.
A Primary Mage and I’d be bringing honor to the ancestors??
How many generations have we been poor?!
Sigh, I don’t know if I am ready!
“Where’s your husband, why haven’t I seen him around?” Mo Fan asked.
“He’s delivering goods to the hunters in the mountains. I really don’t understand how a normal person like him could possibly have the courage to go into the mountains. If he were to encounter a Magical Beast, it could swallow him in one gulp!” Mo Qing complained.
“Aren’t the Magical Beasts in the Primitive Mountains quite a distance from our city?” Mo Fan said.
This world was different from the world he was familiar with. Outside of the city, in the Magic World resided numerous Magical Beasts that threaten the lives of humankind. Not even to mention, common people were afraid of setting food in those areas; even Magicians tended to lose their lives out there.
“Haven’t you seen the warning issued by the Hunter’s Union? Recently, the Magical Beast have gotten restless. There have many been signs of Magical Beasts emerging outside of our Bo City; thus, they have especially been warning the normal folks to not take a step outside of the safety zones.” Mo Qing said.
“Isn’t that a bit too much?” Mo Fan said with a smile.
Although Mo Fan was new to this, he still read a lot of books. The Magical Beasts are generally far away from the cities where humans reside; moreover, there were renowned organisations like the Magic Association, Hunter’s Union, and large Magic Families who cleaned up on a regular basis to ensure the safety of the people within the city.
“You’ve studied so much that you’ve become dumb. Think about it, which Mayor doesn’t want their city to prosper in peace? Even if Magical Beasts were to invade, they would still say the situation is under their control in order to avert panic….The truth is, there have always been Magical Beasts in the vicinity of the city; there are even some within the city. It’s just we, the common people, don’t really see them.” Mo Qing whispered.
Mo Fan was surprised as he heard this, but he still said with a forced smile, “Aunt, you’re too paranoid.”
“Little boy, you still won’t believe me. Then, let me tell you something that actually happened. This happened; don’t say that your aunt loves listening to gossip all day...You should know that I work in the hospital’s logistics department.”
“Uh-huh.” Mo Fan nodded.
Fortunately, Mo Qing didn’t say she was working at some Sacred Institution, or else Mo Fan’s balls would really hurt as he wouldn’t know anything.
“There was an evening where I went to deliver medicine for wounds to the doctor in charge. However, there was a person in the operation room who seemed to be a Healing element Mage. He chewed out our Dr. Wang saying, “Even if you are a Healing element Apprentice, you shouldn’t be so stupid to not know how to differentiate poison marsh and poison water. Also, these people are under a Demonic spell which is why they look lifeless... Go, go, go, don’t be a burden here. Go find the people from the Hunter’s Union and have them find the Evil-eyed marsh beast, or else there’ll be more injured people in this area!” Mo Qing moved closer. She spoke with a very cautious tone to Mo Fan.
As Mo Fan saw Mo Qing’s expression; he didn’t feel like she was making things up.
Don’t tell me the Magical Beasts are actually so close to the city, with some being within the city?
This is quite scary. Magical Beasts were monsters that eat people; if you were to come across one, then death would certainly be imminent!