Chapter 14: A Little Extra in Resources?

At first, the students looked at Scott and Livia with eyes filled with awe.

But soon, they realized...

"Wait a minute, it's Sila who's digging his own grave here. Scott and the others only intended to bring in Instructor Mannstein to discipline him. Who knew the guy would be so reckless!"

"Destroying a meditation chamber is directly going against the Magic Academy. Sila is really finished this time."

In the air, thick with tension, only a handful of daring students were whispering among themselves. Their thoughts were remarkably aligned: Sila was as good as dead today!

...

Mannstein spoke slowly, "Sila, you must give me an explanation."

As he spoke, Scott and Livia's faces lit up with surprise and delight.

Many of the students present also looked at Sila with expressions of pity.

This so-called pity was merely sympathy for someone who was about to meet their end.

Facing the Discipline Instructor, they dared not step forward to speak, but merely looked at Sila with frustration and resentment...

Why had he gone and done something so foolish?

Not only would they not receive their money for next month, but they would also be severely punished by Scott for betraying him!

Facing Mannstein, Sila had to respond cautiously.

He helplessly shrugged his shoulders and said sincerely, "Professor Mannstein, you have truly misunderstood me. How could I possibly destroy the crucial earth vein formation in the academy? I will give you a detailed explanation right away."

Saying that, he casually rotated the spatial ring on his finger. At Sila's mental command, a flood of precious resources poured out.

In the blink of an eye, a small mountain of mithril and auric crystals formed, radiating an extremely enticing glow that made the surrounding people's eyes dazzle and lose focus.

These two items, though only the most basic materials for making magical items, were incredibly expensive and required a vast amount of money to obtain.

Everyone was filled with confusion and couldn't understand why Sila, who didn't possess forging abilities, had bought so many materials. Did he have too much money to burn?

"I used these materials to amplify the energy in my meditation chamber." Sila explained calmly, "so it wasn't a destruction of the formation."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

What?

Are you kidding me?

The students and teachers were left speechless.

When they saw the mithril and auric crystals, they had thought about using these two materials to amplify the meditation chamber's energy.

But...

It was such a waste!

It was like burning money!

The reason why the meditation chambers in the academy were divided into inferior and normal levels was because only a few of them could operate in conjunction with the earth's veins, allowing mithril and auric crystals to amplify the energy with lower consumption.

But if cost and loss were not considered, the inferior meditation chambers could also be operated in this way.

Looking at the gradually fading glow of the mithril and auric crystals, everyone seemed to silently acknowledge that Sila was speaking the truth. He had indeed used these resources to enhance and accelerate his training efficiency.

But...

Was this a bit too excessive?

Based on the fading degree of those resources, after a few more training sessions, this batch of mithril and auric crystals would be ruined.

Are you kidding?

Even the royal family of the Victoria Kingdom wouldn't dare to waste them like this.

Sila had indeed given an explanation, but no one believed it!

Why would you play like this!?

Mannstein naturally wore an expression as if to say, "You must be kidding me."

"I'm giving you one last chance." 

Sila said, shrugging his shoulders at the professor. "Why don't you check it out yourself?"

Mannstein was taken aback for a moment, his gaze piercingly deep as he looked at Sila. He wondered how this young man possessed such courage.

Silently contemplating, Mannstein thought to himself, this young man wouldn't be so calm unless he really had something to back it up.

He nodded slightly and said in a grave voice, "Alright, I shall accompany you to the training chamber to see for myself."

Seeing this, Livia and Scott said, "We'll go and see it too!"

With clear intentions, they feared that Mannstein might be bribed, so they encouraged everyone to move and follow along. The onlookers, naturally curious, joined in the commotion. In no time, the crowd, accompanied by Sila and Mannstein, made their way to the meditation chamber in a grand procession.

Upon arriving at the door of the meditation chamber, Sila stepped forward and gently pushed open the tightly closed door.

A rich scent of energy washed over them, causing everyone to take a deep breath in awe. The richness of this energy was far beyond their imagination.

Mannstein was the first to step inside, his gaze sharp as he quickly scanned everything in the room. The magical runes on the ground were intact, emanating a faint glow.

Obviously, these runes had been imbued with an excessive amount of magic for a long time. Scattered around the room were fragments of spent mithril and auric crystals.

At this moment...

There was no room for dispute.

Those who followed behind crowded in as well, and upon seeing the scene before them, their mouths gaped open in shock.

"This... this is too exaggerated!"

"So many precious materials, wasted all at once??"

The murmurs of discussion rose and fell around them.

Scott and Livia stood among the crowd, their faces alternating between pale and red.

They had come to see Sila's downfall, but they were equally startled by the astonishing display of wealth.

Livia gritted her teeth, puzzled by the thought, "How does this guy have so many resources? It doesn't match the intelligence we have!"

Little did she know...

Before Sila went rogue, he had spent all his monthly allowance from the family on various resources. Using mithril, auric crystals, and the academy's meditation chambers to break through the apprentice level had been an important direction for Sila to burn through his gold.

Scott, with a flushed face, shouted loudly, "Even if you wanted to amplify the training acceleration effect, there's no need to disperse the energy so broadly. As far as I know, you only need to stack these resources in the formation and let them operate together."

He was still being stubborn!

Sila's expression remained calm as he responded peacefully, "The amount of mithril and auric crystals that the formation can hold is limited. As such, it can only enhance the acceleration effect of an inferior meditation chamber to be equivalent to an ordinary one at most. For me, such efficiency is still too low, so I simply chose to spend a little more money and use more resources."

Immediately, everyone present was once again stunned into silence by Sila's nonchalant words.

Did he realize what "spending a little more" meant in his own words?

A piece of mithril was often ten times more valuable than an equal weight of gold, and the value of auric crystals was also exaggerated, with a single auric crystal often costing tens of thousands of gold coins!

Such a terrifying expenditure was referred to by Sila as "spending a little more"?

Using resources to enhance the meditation chamber earlier could still be explained by saying that he was extremely wealthy and could afford to be reckless.

But this subsequent action was truly inexplicable!

Even the legendary Leviathan family wouldn't waste resources like this, would they?

Just for a slight increase in training efficiency, he spent at least several times more resources, and most of the benefits of these resources were enjoyed by the students and teachers in the library.

Was it worth it?

This is ridiculous!

Seeing everyone in a dazed and confused state.

Sila simply said to Mannstein, "Professor, I'll take my leave now."

With that, he slowly walked away from the meditation chamber.

As he walked further and further away, Sila suddenly wore an extremely surprised expression.

A system notification sounded in his ear—

[Congratulations! You have successfully demonstrated your wisdom in life by using money to resolve a conflict among classmates and successfully changed others' perceptions of you. You have earned a double integral bonus for this achievement!]

[Upon inspection, the total value of the mithril and auric crystals consumed this time is equivalent to 117,000 gold coins, earning you 2340 points!]

"Can I earn points for this?"

Sila's expression was bizarre.

He was a bit confused because when he was in the meditation chamber, he had regretted that the resources he had previously purchased could not generate points.

But now, a point notification had suddenly popped up?

"Could it be that..." Sila pondered.

"Only by fulfilling the conditions of using resources and money to achieve a perfect life can the resources previously purchased be converted into points?"

"That's right! When providing accommodation and services to Elina, it was the same! When I had no expenses at that time, the resources originally stored in the mansion triggered an investment, and the system awarded points!"

Sila felt like he was on the verge of grasping the truth.

In other words...

Spending money lavishly and flattening everything in sight is the correct way to use the system!

However...

Sila was still puzzled about when he had changed his image in his classmates' eyes.

He couldn't resist his curiosity and quietly stepped back a few steps.

Sila activated his mental energy and immediately heard the noisy sounds inside the library. The content of their conversation made him instantly...

unable to hold back his laughter!