Chapter 18

Ges's hesitation disappeared under Du Mingna's words.

 He walked back to Du Mingna's side and expressed his desire to study and his concerns about not being able to guarantee the study duration.

 Du Mingna smiled slightly.

 "It's okay.

 If you want to study, I can customize a study plan for you.

 You are the village chief of our Gray Rope Village, and there will be many things you need to help with in the future.

 I didn't ask for your opinion proactively because I didn't know if you were willing to study.

 Since you are willing, I will do my best to teach you.

" After saying that, he immediately felt something in his heart.

 An additional page appeared in Ges's student file.

 Du Mingna had a thought, and that page appeared before his eyes.

 [Name: Ges Age: 35 years old Hometown: Gray Rope Village, Nibu Highland, Gray Rock Country, Aomori Continent Talents: Manager, ??? Learning Talent: B-level Research Talent: B-level (can be improved) Current Abilities: Cultural Level: F-level Physical Fitness: S-level Current Learning Willingness: A-level Intimacy with you: 68] Du Mingna's pupils contracted.

 This was his strongest student in terms of current abilities! Dora's learning talent was also B-level, but her research talent was not as good as Ges's.

 Du Mingna saw the "can be improved" annotation for the first time after the research talent.

 Neither Dora nor Montserrat had this annotation.

 As for Daniel, whose research talent was only F-level, Du Mingna had already ignored him directly.

 Since the system said to spare Daniel, how could Du Mingna have high expectations for him? Tonight, Dora and Montserrat would officially start studying.

 Du Mingna asked Ges about his plans.

 According to the system's requirements, Ges could take four days off each month.

 Du Mingna could also make up for two missed classes in other ways for Ges.

 So even if Ges didn't come tonight, it wouldn't have much impact.

 However, after a slight hesitation, Ges still clearly stated that he would come tonight to study with Dora and others.

 Before this, Ges did have concerns and worries about not being able to guarantee the study duration.

 But after deciding to study, Ges would rather work overtime, shorten his sleep time, and not go to work while others were studying.

 This was in line with his willingness to learn.

 Du Mingna watched Ges leave.

 He returned to the stone house.

 Old John had already lit the lamp inside.

 Prepared food was placed on the small dining table.

 Old John picked up a piece of bread.

 Before eating, he sighed softly.

 "Young master, you have changed a bit from before.

" Du Mingna's hand holding the bread stiffened for a moment, then he smiled as if nothing had happened.

 "Of course.

 Old John, I have been kicked out of the house by my father, how can I not change at all? I used to always think that I would naturally awaken my spiritual sea and become a respected magician by everyone before my fifteenth birthday, but now I can't awaken even after drinking three bottles of elixir, can I? I can't just fail to awaken and continue to indulge myself as before.

" As soon as these words were spoken, Du Mingna forgot to take a bite of the bread that had just reached his lips.

 Continue to indulge myself? That was a slip of the tongue, but also a remnant of his original thoughts.

 Vaguely, certain fragments flashed through his mind.

 Du Mingna bit into the bread, chewing slowly.

 Those fragments kept moving in front of him, and the voice of his original self from childhood echoed in his ears.

 "Why did I fail again! I clearly sensed the elemental light points, and they were willing to approach me, why can't I make them condense in my spiritual sea!" "I don't believe I will keep failing! As long as I try a little harder, these elemental light points will definitely condense into a core! I can truly open my spiritual sea!" "Do I need to grow up a little more? As long as I grow up a little more, can I make those elemental light points condense as I wish? Can my spiritual sea core become even stronger?" "...Failure, it's still a failure."

"Just grow up a little more.I have the ability! Others at my age can't even sense elemental light points yet! I can sense them, which proves that I must have this talent! The bishop's words cannot be wrong!"

"The more I think about this, the harder it seems to achieve, right? Hmm! Then I won't think about it. I'll just wait for it to naturally condense."

"...Spiritual Sea Awakening Auxiliary Potion? Father, you... Alright, father, I'll drink."

"Father, I sense more elemental light points, but I still can't condense them.Father, I...! Okay, father, I'll drink another bottle."

"...Alright, father, I'll drink."

"Father?! No, no! Give me a little more time! I can do it! Father?!"

"Failed, failed.Can I really not become a magician? Why is it like this..."

"Are they all laughing at me? Damn it, damn it! I just haven't awakened yet, but I will definitely awaken! By then, I will be the master magician, and they are just a group of commoners, no, peasants, peasants! How dare they look at me like this, how dare they laugh at me!"

"They are still laughing at me, kill, kill, kill! No, no, I can't. They are father's subjects, and will be my subjects in the future, I can't do this. I, I... Ahhh! I want to hit them! Those people are not okay, subjects, don't hit, these few..."

The voice of the original owner echoed in Dumina's ears incessantly.

 Dumina seemed to see how the original owner struggled to meditate when he was young, but after many failures, he chose to let nature take its course, waiting for the day when he would naturally gain abilities as he grew older.

 During this time, it seemed that someone appeared in front of the original owner, persuading him not to try so hard.

 But Dumina couldn't see the person clearly.

 Later, the original owner grew older, approaching the age where if he didn't awaken, he would never be able to awaken again.

 Viscount Hall couldn't help but buy the Spiritual Sea Awakening Auxiliary Potion for the original owner.

 Dumina remembered the feeling after drinking the potion.

 This potion could only assist in perceiving the flow of elemental power in the air and then channeling the elements into the body.

 The original owner didn't actually need it.

 The original owner had always been able to autonomously sense the presence of elements.

 The original owner had a very high affinity with the elements.

 But to become a magician, one must condense an elemental core in the spiritual sea.

 This is the first step.

 After that, using the elemental core as the core, one must construct a magical power circuit in the spiritual sea.

 The original owner could never condense the elemental core from start to finish.

 This was the key to why the original owner couldn't become a magician.

 Every time, the original owner thought he had controlled the elemental light points with his mental power to form a core in the spiritual sea, the elemental power would dissipate into other parts of his body and slowly leave his body.

 The elemental power left the spiritual sea quickly but left the body slowly.

 Dumina vaguely felt that he still had the potential to become a magician, but he didn't understand the key to practicing magic in this world.

 He wasn't sure what his current situation was, so he couldn't do anything for the time being.

 The original owner drank the Awakening Auxiliary Potion three times.

 Each time he drank it, Viscount Hall's disappointment and disgust deepened a bit.

 Until the three doses of potion were finished, the original owner still couldn't awaken, and his mental state became extremely dangerous.

 Dumina also noticed that at that time, something seemed to be tempting the original owner, making him do irrational things.

 That temptation wanted the original owner to slaughter the commoners, but the original owner forcibly suppressed his impulses.

 When the people sent by Count Charles appeared in front of the original owner, he realized that they were not from his family or the subjects of his territory, and the original owner lost control.

 He hit someone and was then expelled from his home.

 Later, Dumina crossed over and took over the body, the original owner was already dead, leaving only partial information in the body.

 Dumina calmly ate bread.

" Indeed, there are many doubts about the original body, and even the Hall family may have internal issues.

 He had previously felt that the original body's inexplicable violence seemed to be controlled by something while committing acts of violence.

 Reflecting on these thoughts now only further confirmed his speculation.

 After finishing the bread, Du Mingna took out the map booklet gift and prepared for today's teaching content.

 He also pondered the "literacy board," planning to carve a more powerful crossbow on the wooden board for Montserrat to make, enhancing the village's strength.

 He also planned to carve some words on the wooden board for teaching convenience.

 Du Mingna also thought about woodblock printing.

 However, the text on the woodblock printing plate is reversed, similar to the text carved on a seal, which appears correctly when printed.

 If Du Mingna wants to make a literacy board, the text on the board must be correct.

 When only one or two students have consistent learning progress, Du Mingna can teach using the map booklet alone, which is convenient.

 But as more students join and their learning progress varies, Du Mingna must consider providing other teaching materials.

 Currently, there is no paper in Hui Sheng Village, and he is unsure how long it will take to produce usable paper in this world.

 Even with paper, the issue of ink needs to be considered, which is equally troublesome.

 However, during his research on these matters, Du Mingna can spare time to prepare for printing-related tasks.

 He plans to prepare both movable-type printing and woodblock printing, each with its advantages and disadvantages.

 Currently, he is the only one who can handle these tasks, and perhaps Old John could learn to carve letters to help, as other villagers have little hope in the short term.

 Du Mingna plans to make this a long-term career.

 It can't be rushed.

 After planning the next steps in his mind and waiting for students like Daniel and Gus to arrive, he checked the system backpack.

 He hadn't seen the rewards from the special missions yet! Random Team Summoning Order.

 The item name already reflects its purpose.

 Du Mingna is now reading the detailed description.

 [Random Team Summoning Order (First Order): After using this item, there is a possibility of summoning construction teams, pioneering teams, planting teams, breeding teams, combat teams...The teams will arrive at your side in a reasonable manner and work for you for seven days.The number of team members is random (not less than 10 people, not more than 20 people).]

Du Mingna raised an eyebrow in surprise.

 This is indeed very random.

 It may not be needed for now.

 However, if faced with any difficult problems, it could serve as a trump card to reverse the situation.