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Jes, who had been observing from the side, spoke with a hint of mockery: "Princess Anna, sometimes humans aren't that easy to bully, little..."

"Shut up!!!"

A layered voice, containing countless sounds, surged towards Jes like a wave of qi.

However, these waves dissipated into nothingness three feet from Jes, akin to a gentle breeze against the face.

"Hmph!"

Jes snorted coldly, turned and quickly left, leaving behind only a voice.

"This is Gray, unruly ones, I believe the academy's instructors are quite happy to see unruly ones appear."

Anna's body trembled, then she lowered her head. When she raised it again, the countless eyes had already vanished, leaving only a pair of gem-like scarlet eyes staring forward. She then slowly followed the badge's guidance to her safehouse.

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Li Qing's heart was still pounding heavily after leaving the school gate, the lingering fear only subsiding after a long while.

If he had really answered the question from the one named Anna like a fool earlier, it would have indeed caused a big problem, as the other party seemed capable of locating him based on his true name.

Just like a demon, if one's true name is exposed, a fate worse than death awaits.

These people were too dangerous.

After calming his thoughts, Li Qing couldn't help but sigh, then his gaze flashed with a hint of coldness, determined to take revenge when the opportunity arose.

He wasn't someone who would endure being bullied without fighting back.

So, did he accidentally save the world?

He didn't know how long he had walked, maybe an hour, maybe two hours, or perhaps just ten minutes.

Entering a patch of white mist, Li Qing's concept of time grew increasingly blurred. He didn't know how long it took until he stopped in front of a small house shrouded in white mist.

The badge indicated that this was his safehouse.

This was a two-story wooden house, but the main structure was made of masonry, with a chimney on the roof, shingles slanting downwards, and a path of warm pebbles extending to the gate of the fence. The small yard at the entrance was overgrown with grass, and there was even a tree of unknown species on the side, laden with golden fruits.

Li Qing reached out and pressed a house number block by the gate, the light ball conjured in his mind flickered faintly, and then Li Qing felt as if the dormant house before him had come to life, and a feeling of kinship emerged.

His expression was a bit odd, as if he had just given birth to a child.

With a slight thought, the once dark house instantly lit up, with soft light streaming from the windows, finally allowing him to relax his tense heart.

The gate of the fence opened automatically, and the door of the house slowly swung open, welcoming its new owner.

Li Qing walked inside, and what met his eyes was a three-piece sofa set around a fireplace, with elk heads hanging on either side. Next to it was an open kitchen, and on the other side an open study.

Soft pendant lights emitted a warm yellow glow, illuminating the entire house, revealing everything clearly.

Upstairs were two bedrooms. Li Qing reached out to press the bed, feeling the soft touch.

After descending the stairs, Li Qing opened the door to the side of the study, with stairs extending downward.

It was a basement.

Having circled around to ensure no abnormalities, he returned to the basement entrance.

Step by step he descended, the wall sconces lighting up in succession along the way as if they were motion-sensor lights, which Li Qing found quite novel.

Upon entering the basement, he saw a table full of glassware, meant for alchemy purposes, and on the other side was a magic altar.

According to the book's explanation, this should be used for summoning otherworldly beings. He glanced at the magic runes on the altar, then backed away. If he hadn't misunderstood, there might even be runes for summoning an evil god among them.

This is really too much; the Gray Magic Academy truly has no taboos. The "Magic Origin" and "Mage Promotion Path" he studied before enrolling clearly stated that summoning technique mages are prohibited from summoning evil gods.

In the future, if he wanted to expand, he could use magic to continuously widen it. If he had the leisure, he could even remodel the interior of this two-story house into a palace.

But these were too far off for Li Qing. The path of magic learning and magic practice was quite difficult, and now he could only look at those involving space-related high-level magic with longing eyes.

Li Qing returned to the hall, plopped down on the sofa for a brief rest, then walked to the kitchen for a look.

Well, there's nothing here, not even in the cupboard where ice element runes were engraved to freeze ingredients.

Turning to the study, only a few books graced the bookshelf.

"Magic Origin," "Magic Rune Introduction," "Formation of Magic Power," "Magic Theory," "Mage Promotion Path," "Basic Meditation Technique."

All were books he was allowed to read as stated on the admission letter.

According to the badge information, Gray Magic Academy had its own library, with a collection so rich that it boasted of containing books written by gods.

Teaching area, library, magic research laboratory, and experimental class area.

The entire Gray Magic Academy was divided into four areas.

So, time to head back.

Li Qing glanced at the small house's closed door, walked up to it, and grasped the handle. As the tattooed badge on his wrist surfaced, emitting a wave of magic power, unknown magic runes on the handle glowed slightly, circling the handle before stopping, and he swung the door open.

What greeted his eyes was no longer the lawn outside the safehouse but his less than thirty square meter studio, as if he had just returned from outside and pushed the door open.

"I see."

Li Qing suddenly understood. The safehouse directly searched through the entry path and linked with the door to find an opening.

Then the question arises, if it automatically anchors and searches like this, why does it determine the main door instead of a drawer or wardrobe or the like?

Does it choose the most suitable opening method based on his height reminder?

Quite possible.

With this question in the back of his mind, Li Qing entered the rental room and lay on the bed, a sense of unprecedented safety filling his heart.

In such a suppressive environment as the Gray Magic Academy, it was hard to find an active atmosphere.

The scene was vastly different from what he imagined, filled with coldness and evil.

It turns out, TV shows like "Harry Potter" are misleading; magic might indeed originate from gods, but perhaps not decent gods...

Or rather, what the Gray Magic Academy has displayed thus far is not legitimate magic.