"Do we have to fight to live in the dormitory?"
Xia Tian asked Feng Yong curiously.
At this moment, Xia Tian, acting as the boss, sat on the bed while other children gathered around to listen to him.
Feng Yong shook his head, "No, but..."
"I heard that the dormitory boss can become the class monitor, so that's why I fight every newcomer."
"So that's how it is."
Xia Tian nodded; Feng Yong hadn't lied.
Through Legilimency, Xia Tian had already confirmed that Feng Yong was telling the truth.
Feng Yong had heard this from his neighbor's brother who was studying in the Outer Court of Spirit Hall Academy.
However, what Feng Yong didn't say was that becoming the class monitor came with special monthly rewards.
The thick-eyebrowed, big-eyed Feng Yong wasn't as honest as he looked; Xia Tian had realized this early on.
"It seems you've gathered a lot of news. Why don't you tell me about it?" Xia Tian asked curiously.
Feng Yong didn't refuse. He started blabbering immediately, getting more excited as he spoke.
Soon, Feng Yong became the center of the children's attention.
Feeling the admiring gazes of the other children around him, Feng Yong's vanity was greatly satisfied. He inevitably showed off a bit while recounting the rumors he had heard.
Feng Yong: "Do you know who the number one beauty of Spirit Hall Academy is? It's Senior Sister Hu Liena from the Inner Court! I heard she's the Supreme Pontiff's disciple!"
The children exclaimed in amazement.
Feng Yong: "Do you know who the number one handsome guy of Spirit Hall Academy is? It's Senior Brother Xie Yue from the Inner Court! He's also Senior Sister Hu Liena's brother!"
The children exclaimed again.
Feng Yong: "Do you know who the number one 'licking dog' (simp) of Spirit Hall Academy is? It's Senior Brother Yan from the Inner Court! He's chasing Senior Sister Hu Liena, but she has never agreed to him!"
The children booed.
Facts proved that no matter which world it is, a simp's reputation is never good.
Hearing Feng Yong's news getting more and more outrageous—many of which he was making up on the spot—Xia Tian withdrew his Legilimency.
Legilimency is a very interesting magic.
This magic mainly uses mental power to activate and does not require magical power (mana) to cast.
So after Xia Tian reincarnated, the soul power and mental power he retained allowed him to cast this spell.
The main effect of Legilimency is to read the target's thoughts and memories.
Its counterpart defense magic is Occlumency.
The magic of Legilimency involves advanced application of mental power. Masters of Legilimency can often use this magic to achieve special effects.
For example, predicting an opponent's moves.
Or even interfering with the target in reverse, achieving an illusionary effect.
Dumbledore, Voldemort, Snape, and Xia Tian were all experts in this field.
Xia Tian even developed a method to use Legilimency to "persuade" others, primarily to promote his Ascension Technology.
The succeeding Minister of Magic was "persuaded" by Xia Tian to voluntarily experience the Ascension Technology.
Unfortunately, he failed too.
He became the second Minister of Magic sent away by Xia Tian.
Using Legilimency, Xia Tian harvested a lot of intelligence from the children.
He summarized it into three categories: Credible, Suspected, and False.
From this, Xia Tian gained a better understanding of Spirit City, Spirit Hall, and the Spirit Hall Academy.
Nowadays, Xia Tian's mental power was far from recovering to its peak level, so he wouldn't use Legilimency casually.
Spirit Masters on the Douluo Continent, especially those powerful ones (even if not Spirit Attribute Spirit Masters), would have their mental power strengthened as their strength grew.
If he only used mental power to scan the outside world, those Spirit Masters might not notice. But if he used mental power to probe the memories in their minds, it would likely trigger their alarm.
Otherwise, Xia Tian really wanted to find a few Spirit Masters and ruthlessly read the knowledge in their brains using Legilimency.
"Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive~"
"There are books in the library too; that place can satisfy me!"
Xia Tian patted his cheeks, suppressing the restlessness in his heart.
...
Consequently, Xia Tian didn't stay long in Dormitory 9. He changed into his white school uniform and went to the library.
Holding his student ID, Xia Tian successfully entered the library.
As expected, the library was exceptionally deserted.
After all, strictly speaking, school hadn't officially started today.
The collection of books in the Spirit Hall Academy library was quite rich.
Xia Tian first walked around, then found books regarding Spirit Master cultivation, starting from the basics.
"Hmm? There's actually a basic meditation method for Spirit Master cultivation in the book?"
"Although it's very basic, it can be used to study the Spirit Master cultivation system of the Douluo Continent."
The basic meditation method indeed gave Xia Tian some ideas.
Previously, Xia Tian's own research into meditation methods referenced the Wizard's Meditation Art, using mental power to draw the elemental energy of heaven and earth into the body to improve Soul Power.
But in reality, the meditation method on the Douluo Continent used the Martial Soul to trigger the elemental energy of heaven and earth, then circulated it within the body to convert the energy into one's own Soul Power.
It added the Martial Soul as a transit station and included an internal circulation part.
It was equivalent to Xia Tian eating raw meat before and forcibly digesting it.
Normal meditation methods cooked the meat first before eating, making it easier to digest.
Xia Tian couldn't help but summon his Autumn Cicada Martial Soul. With a chirp of the cicada, he experimented with the basic meditation method, simultaneously integrating it into his Meditation Art.
The speed of meditation cultivation actually increased!
"If my previous speed was 10, now it has increased to 11, an improvement of about ten percent."
"And this is just a basic meditation method."
"The book says there are higher-level meditation methods that can perform more complex circulations within the body, thereby increasing cultivation speed... I'm a bit tempted."
Xia Tian flipped through the pages faster.
The power of a wizard comes from knowledge.
He had just started reading, and his cultivation speed had already improved. The effect was immediate!
By noon, Xia Tian put down the book because he had to go eat.
The Spirit Hall Academy canteen was on the second floor of the teaching building.
The teaching building was large enough, with a total of nine floors.
Not only could it accommodate all students for classes, but there were also spare floors for other purposes, like the canteen.
Holding his student ID, Xia Tian found the free window and asked for a portion of free food.
Students of Spirit Hall Academy could claim two free meals a day with their student ID.
The free food was all vegetarian, with at most a bit of minced meat.
It wasn't that the chef was kind, but rather that the chef probably hadn't washed the pot.
If you wanted to eat well, that was a different price.
As for the taste, let's just say the food was cooked.
As Xia Tian chewed on the vegetable leaves, he began to ponder.
"Although I'm not a glutton, a Spirit Master's physique is also very important. Twin Martial Soul Spirit Masters place even more importance on physique."
"I didn't have the ability to improve my physique before, but now that I've become a Spirit Master, I must find a way to enhance it."
"Besides physical exercise, nutritional supplementation and medicinal intake are also very important."
Thinking of the crucial point, Xia Tian touched the ten Copper Spirit Coins in his pocket...
Sigh, embarrassed by an empty wallet.