MTL NOVEL Chapter 57
Chapter 57: Dark Demon Discovers the Pecan
At the corner…
Dark Demon did not truly leave.
As soon as he was out of Wit and Robert’s sight, he paused to listen.
Wit and Robert did not lower their voices, and Dark Demon heard every word clearly.
“So that flower card now has a new function—it can peek into someone’s affinity.”
“Wait, isn’t this a standard feature for the protagonist in a Galgame? It’s actually presented like this?”
“Then, he just wanted to increase my affinity, right?”
“There must be some reward, or perhaps unlock an additional scene? Haha, it’s probably not unlocking a scene.”
“Though it doesn’t seem useful, I can’t let him freely窥探 my brain.”
“In ‘Harry Potter,’ there’s Occlumency, which can close off one’s mind to resist mind-reading techniques. At its deepest levels, it can even simulate false memories. There’s no reason this world wouldn’t have something similar.”
Dark Demon continued listening for a while longer. Seeing that more people were walking on the path, he quickly left.
“The next class is Professor Kazel’s. If the flower card creation really has nothing to do with Professor Kazel, I might get some information from Wit.”
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When Dark Demon arrived at the Mana Theory classroom, Emma Maltis had already taken the frontmost seat.
He smiled and sat down at his usual spot by the window, waiting for Wit and Robert to arrive.
From their behavior, he guessed that even if Wit could gain benefits by increasing others’ affinities, it should only apply to special individuals—like the main characters in games!
Therefore, Emma should also be one of them.
Indeed, with about five to six minutes before class started, Wit and Robert rarely entered through the front door.
Moreover, Wit intentionally held the “Forbidden Love” card in his hand.
Though he acted casually, it was clear he used the “Forbidden Love” to glance at Emma!
Afterward, Wit and Robert hurriedly went to the other side of the last row.
They didn’t even put down their bags before huddling together to check the card.
[Name: Emma Maltis]
[Rarity: SSR]
[Affinity: 31]
Robert exclaimed, “It’s 31, Wit. It’s about the same as many others. Looks like Emma doesn’t hate you as much as she appears. I wonder what her affinity towards me is. Maybe she doesn’t hate me that much?”
Wit glanced at him with an awkward smile, “Haha.”
But then, he noticed a lock on the card!
Though it wasn’t a golden lock like Dark’s, it was orange.
He immediately touched it, and a line of text appeared: Affinity 80 unlocks.
“Is it because of the rarity?”
Wit immediately caught the key point.
“Dark’s rarity is UR, so his lock is gold. Emma’s rarity is SSR, so her lock is orange. Even though we don’t know which is rarer, it’s undoubtedly related to rarity.”
Robert also realized the key point, his expression turning slightly grim, “So, my card has no lock because…”
Wit quickly comforted him, “Don’t worry too much, Robert. We can check others, like Professor Kazel?”
Robert’s eyes lit up, “If even Emma and Dark have locks, professors must have them too.”
Wit whispered, “Quietly, once the professor arrives, we’ll figure something out.”
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“My rarity is UR, and Emma’s is SSR?”
Dark raised his pen and wrote down the grades on his notebook: N, R, SR, SSR, UR.
“It’s probably this type of ranking. Instead of rarity, it’s closer to preciousness.”
“If reaching affinity 80 unlocks some rewards, there must be further conditions for unlocking higher rewards, like affinity 90 or 100.”
“It’s no wonder this world derived from Galgames has all these elements.”
“But raising affinity in real life isn’t as easy as in games.”
“No, I haven’t finished eating the previous watermelon, I must eat more of this one!”
Even now, thinking about the melon he ate on Friday brought a slight joy to Dark.
It truly alleviated his inner “Wrath.”
“Wit Gold might be a decent source of entertainment.”
…
Professor Kazel arrived half a minute late, still with a bit of white bandage on his forehead.
This made Wit and Robert’s plan to intercept him at the door fail completely.
They could only hope Professor Kazel would voluntarily come down from the podium.
However, unless he assigned homework, Professor Kazel generally wouldn’t leave the podium.
-The footstool on the podium explained why.
In this class, Professor Kazel indeed talked about the “general method of crafting Mana Spirit Cards” and recommended a book titled “Mana Spirit Conjure – General Manual.”
Most students listened attentively.
Dark was naturally very focused.
Such knowledge was crucial for Magi, and reading books alone could only teach so much.
Professor Kazel mainly taught a “Basic Conjure Method,” which combined several conjuration arrays, ending with Array No. 1. By investing some ingredients like magic potions, plant organs, monster teeth, hair, eyeballs, and blood into the array, one could start the conjuration.
However, this conjuration method had high randomness; no one knew what would result until after the conjuration.
Dark preferred calling it the “Random Conjure Method.”
In contrast, the “Mana Spirit Conjure – General Manual” mentioned a more detailed “Basic Conjure Method.”
The book divided the crafting methods of Mana Spirit Cards according to race and attribute.
Fifteen races, twenty attributes, and three hundred different basic conjuration methods!
“Excellent, that’s exactly what I need.”
Dark noted down the book’s name, preparing to borrow it after class.
After finishing this part of the lecture, Professor Kazel gave the students time to copy the board notes.
Then he walked down the podium to see if they were taking notes seriously.
When he reached Dark, he glanced at the dense but neat notes, nodded slightly, and turned to the other side of the classroom.
Wit and Robert were over there.
They hurriedly pretended to take notes, waiting until the professor turned around and walked away.
Wit knew his chance had come!
He immediately took out the “Forbidden Love” card and aimed it at Professor Kazel.
In the next instant.
“BOOM!”
A burst of pink mist exploded from the card face, causing the card to tremble violently.
Wit was startled and quickly pressed down on the card.
But Professor Kazel had already turned his head, frowning deeply at him.
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