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Unfortunately, physically...

He felt a slight pain in his lower back and the inside of his left thigh, with a feeling that if it persisted, he might die.

Not as fit as during his twenties.

Li Qing was quite familiar with the changes in his body, and it was a relief to him that once he illuminated this white ball composed of 365 white lines, like a bright lamp hanging in his mind, it indicated he had reached the Entry Level.

These days, he only felt that his mind was clear and his learning speed remarkably fast. Things he couldn't grasp before now just required a little thought to understand their meaning. He could even infer more by analogy and deduce additional things. If he focused on memorizing certain things, he could remember them completely after just looking them over once or twice.

The changes brought about by practicing the "Basic Meditation Technique" made him quite excited.

"Little Li, come help me check the computer. Recently, a lot of small ads keep popping up."

A slightly aged voice sounded gently in his ear, bringing Li Qing back to his senses, and he looked up.

Zhang Li, the chairman of this biotech company, could be considered an old scholar with deep research in the field of biology. Originally a professor at Modu University, he later established a company himself due to insufficient funds from above, leveraging dozens of biological patent technologies to grow the company larger and larger.

Although not listed, Li Qing, who managed the company's internal systems, knew that the company's monthly cash flow and reserves alone were over 300 million, even reaching up to 1 billion at its peak.

Quite wealthy and extravagant in spending.

Many research projects required astonishing amounts of materials, and these materials were extremely expensive. At times, just a few pounds of some rare materials could cost tens of millions.

"Alright, Professor, I'll be right there."

Zhang Li didn't like being called chairman, having a special fondness for the title of professor.

It was probably the last persistence of an old scholar who ventured into entrepreneurship.

Following Zhang Li's leisurely pace into the chairman's office, ignoring the antique furniture and decorations, Li Qing walked straight to the computer and skillfully began cleaning some junk programs.

This old scholar didn't have many hobbies but enjoyed watching some slightly less reputable information...

For example, Ultraman, which this old scholar enjoyed greatly. He even had a Gaia Transformation Device sitting in a drawer...

It's human nature, and Li Qing understood it well. When he was young, he also loved Ultraman until he realized he could never transform into light, forcing him to abandon such unrealistic dreams.

His dream before was definitely not to save money to buy a house or a car.

Life had worn away his sharp edges, but now, with an acceptance letter from the Magic Academy and a light ball meditated in his mind, his dormant passion began to gradually revive.

"Little Li, I've noticed you're a bit out of control lately. You need to take care of your health. Once you're over thirty, you need to exercise."

Zhang Li stood beside Li Qing, speaking softly.

Li Qing snapped back to reality, slightly embarrassed, and said, "I know, Professor Zhang, I'll pay more attention in the future."

"Well, also, although I know everyone should help each other in the company, and you were the one who acquired this computer, it shouldn't become your personal computer!"

"Huh?" Li Qing was momentarily stunned, not reacting immediately.

Zhang Li pointed at the computer icon on the screen with four characters underneath.

'My Computer'

Zhang Li commented with slight displeasure, "Even though computers are frequently updated and require resource allocation, I'm the currently designated user."

Li Qing, understanding immediately, silently changed "My Computer" to "Professor Zhang's Computer."

"Professor Zhang, does this work for you?"

Zhang Li adjusted his reading glasses, his brows quickly relaxed, and he smiled satisfactorily, "That's more like it."

Li Qing: "..."

Though Zhang Li was indeed a big figure in the field of biotechnology, having come from the era of abacuses all the way through, he had high accomplishments in biology but was merely an outsider when it came to computers.

It's not that he didn't know the conveniences of computers. In the basement's second level, there's a supercomputing center worth seven billion that Li Qing participated in building due to his job duties.

All orchestrated by Zhang Li himself.

He just wasn't very adept at using it. After all, research is never a one-person task, but he clearly understood the convenience computers could bring to research.

The supercomputing center alone had a monthly electricity bill of over three million, but its profitability was quite impressive. Many university research projects or other corporate research borrow its resources, adding up to monthly profits.

Terrifying!

After leaving the chairman's office, Li Qing excitedly returned to his office, took out the admission letter's Magic Scroll, and continued pondering the knowledge within "Magic Origin."

Magic is broadly divided into two major schools: Western Magic and Eastern Magic. Their origins differ, leading to distinct ways of usage, yet the ultimate goal is the same.

To become a God or Immortal.

But these goals were too distant for Li Qing, almost mythical or legendary in this age.

The book then shifted, stating that magic primarily relies on spells, gestures, internal circulation, and magic arrays for execution. Yet fundamentally, it's about coordinating one's consciousness with the body.

What is magic? Broadly speaking, any phenomenon that defies normal cause and effect can be considered magic. It's not just the traditional notions from novels like Fireball Technique, Ice Arrow Technique, and such.

Magic encompasses these but doesn't distinctly classify them based on attributes. Instead, they are collectively termed as Shaping Magic.

By using gestures, spells, and internal magic power, it triggers the orderly arrangement of energy particles in the air, materializing into real attacks.

This has scientific backing, as researched by the Magic Research Institute of Gray Magic Academy.

However, many mages tend to shy away from this complicated sequence of operations, favoring an unordered cause and effect, an inexplicable approach instead.

For example, Transformation Technique.

Turning a cat into a person or transforming a person into any kind of animal.

The fundamental nature of these transformations is utterly inexplicable and practically impossible to achieve.

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Two days passed in a blur, with Li Qing utterly immersed in this miraculous and almost legendary magical knowledge.

Li Qing dared to swear that if he had exhibited such enthusiasm for reading during his school days, he could have considered attending either Peking University or Qinghua.