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"Of course!" The clerk skillfully said, "For example, the lady's phone without a screen protector or case can be called naked inside shooting, and the camera with beautification turned on can be called beauty shooting. In addition, there are a series of shooting names like front shooting, rear shooting, and more."

Chen Chencheng frowned, "Something feels a bit off."

"Oh, really? My phone's battery has been swelling recently. What's usually the cause of this?" Li Qing asked curiously.

"Actually, nowadays, most phones have built-in non-removable batteries. An original battery wouldn't have this issue. Most likely, sir, you've bought a battery online and replaced it yourself, right?"

The clerk smiled and explained, "But there are still many causes for battery swelling.

For instance, charging for long periods, leaving the charger plugged in; charging multiple times with different charger models; frequently unplugging and plugging in the charger irregularly; unstable charging voltage; differing domestic and international standards; two or more chargers working simultaneously; crossover use of direct current and alternating current; using other auxiliary cooling devices during charging, causing extreme instability in the battery; and lastly, high charging frequency leading to burnt and blackened socket."

The clerk concluded, "In general, these are roughly the reasons... Sir, why do you have a few marks on your face?"

Li Qing: "I don't know, seemed like something rolled over me just now, but don't mind these things."

He turned to ask Chen Chencheng, "This phone should be pretty good. Let's go with this one."

"Sure, as long as we're supporting domestic products."

She plainly said, "Doesn't Huami have poor quality control? If there are any issues, you can get it replaced, right?"

The clerk wasn't bothered by Chen Chencheng's nitpicking, as they knew their own business, and said with a smile, "Of course, as long as it's not man-made damage, if there are any issues inside, we'll directly replace it with a new one."

Chen Chencheng promptly paid the money, played with the phone as they left the mall, and after having a meal at a small shop, they stood at the street intersection looking at each other.

Seeing Chen Chencheng looking like she wanted to say something but stopped, Li Qing curiously asked, "What's wrong?"

"Don't you think if a girl doesn't mention going home, it means she wants to spend more time with a guy?"

Li Qing: "But I feel you're not looking like you want to spend more time with me, probably to observe my behavior, right?"

Chen Chencheng didn't deny it and seriously said, "Indeed."

"Why?"

"You're different!"

Li Qing couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, "Where different?"

"You're off!"

"Huh?"

Chen Chencheng looked serious and determined, "You've got issues, I can tell."

Li Qing chuckled, "Then tell me, what issue do I have."

"I've encountered cases like yours many times."

Li Qing's eyes brightened, "Oh, how so?"

Chen Chencheng evaluated, "People like you are completely trapped in a world of your own creation, obsessed, totally centered around yourself without caring about other people's viewpoints, with a sense of superiority from thinking you've unraveled everything in the world."

Finally, Chen Chencheng concluded, "In ancient times, it would be called hysteria. Using modern terms, it's called dissociative conversion disorder. You're sick, get it treated!"

She hesitated for a moment, "We've known each other for so long, just a symbolic charge for the treatment fee will do."

"Haha, you're really nice..."

Li Qing laughed twice with a straight face, classic fake smile, then turned and walked away.

If I stay with this psychologist longer and get brainwashed, I might end up questioning my worldview, questioning life, questioning if the magic I've learned is fake, just some fantasy to escape a mundane life...

Too scary, I need to stay away from this woman in the future!

"Hey! Hey! Come back!"

Watching Li Qing swiftly leave, Chen Chencheng showed a knowing smile.

"Ha, looks like I hit a sore spot in his heart. If I apply more force, I might awaken him."

She somewhat narcissistically said, "Well, I'm a good person, right? Since I came across it, I can't ignore it."

Li Qing disappeared into the night without looking back.

Back home, Li Qing sighed deeply, it was tough, completely unaware that Chen Chencheng was considering him with a patient mindset, surprised she could judge his recent abnormal behavior just by his actions.

But as for hysteria...

Li Qing sneered, waiting for the day he ignores the whole world to show her what hysteria really is!

Ignoring the messages from Chen Chencheng, Li Qing lay on the bed and slowly entered meditation. Since gathering magic power to become an Apprentice Level, his talent with Wise Man's Time significantly boosted efficiency in practicing meditation, learning new magical knowledge, or casting magic.

Generally speaking, even an apprentice needs to use incantation spellcasting to perform Level 0 Magic, though the syllables are short, it is indeed required.

But Li Qing doesn't need it; he only has to complete the connection of magic nodes to perform spellless magic.

Analyze, construct, solidify, release.

Analyze magic, construct magic nodes, maintain node operation, guide release through spiritual power.

Analyzing magic is naturally the learning process, understanding the principles of magic, constructing nodes for magical power flow, maintaining stability, then using one's spiritual power to guide the release of magic.

It seems simple, but the practical operation requires a lot of time for practice; otherwise, the success rate will be quite low.

Four hours later, Li Qing woke from meditation, donned a black robe, entered the safe house, and went straight to the alchemy platform beside the magic altar in the basement.

Faced with the dim and dark basement, Li Qing brewed for a while, holding the magic books, slowly following the 'Light Technique' magic flow nodes recorded above.

Maintain, then release.

Watching the light ball that suddenly appeared in his hand flash and then have no more reaction, Li Qing wasn't discouraged. Magic success isn't 100% from the start, it requires extensive practice.

After four hours of tedious practice, Li Qing excitedly lifted the light ball released by the Light Technique, sized like an egg, it dimly illuminated the entire basement.

This counts as an unsuccessful magic release result; if normal, this egg-sized Light Technique should be able to brightly light up the whole basement of ninety square meters.

Soft light like daylight.

Even then, he had activated his Wise Time Talent, taking only four hours to achieve such a level, whereas for a typical magic apprentice, the only thing to do in four hours would be to practice connecting magic nodes proficiently.