NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 47
Chapter 47: Dark Demon’s Learning Secret
At the end of the duel class.
After Professor Jones distributed the 1000 credit champion award, he invited Dark up to the stage.
The still partially grown Dark stood beside Professor Jones, with his head barely reaching the bottom edge of Professor Jones’ orb.
Professor Jones, with one-sixteenth of his bloodline coming from a giant, was truly massive.
Dark maintained a slight smile, keeping composed as he faced the chattering classmates below.
Professor Jones said, “Diemon, wouldn’t you mind sharing some learning secrets with your classmates?”
Dark readily agreed, “Of course not.”
Professor Jones nodded in satisfaction, “Then the time is yours.”
Dark took a step forward and began, “In truth, there has never been a shortcut in learning. I have reached where I am today through self-discipline and moderation.”
“A person who can control themselves wields the most authority. However, overdoing it can sometimes backfire, so moderation is crucial.”
“Whether it’s moderating desires or academic efforts, both are necessary.”
“I personally prefer balancing work and rest, using fun elements to alleviate the monotony of studies and giving the brain some downtime.”
“Furthermore, everyone shapes their own destiny…”
…
Dark spoke for about fifteen minutes.
Some understood the wisdom, while others just wanted to finish quickly and eat.
Just like on life’s journey, signposts at forks show that left is rugged but leads to heights, while right is smooth but descends to valleys; most still choose to go right.
The so-called wisdom is only wisdom if known but not practiced.
Dark could only say he honestly conveyed his feelings over the past month.
He descended the stage amidst uncertain applause and then welcomed Friday afternoon, with Traveler’s Street reopening!
Dark drew his selection card to check his credits: 1570.
…
Compared to the first opening of Traveler’s Street, this week’s first-year students were much more reserved.
It was certainly not because of some non-existent reason like “not having enough credits!”
Fortunately, ordinary consumables weren’t too expensive. A few credits could get you a cup of coffee, allowing you to spend a leisurely day in the forest café on Traveler’s Street.
…
Before heading to Traveler’s Street, Dark once again took out his notebook for item excerpts.
This week’s list included more items than last week.
These items were containers for preserving mental substances for extended periods.
[Magic Brain Bottle: One of the alchemical tools in the Magic Brain series, storing emotions, desires, knowledge, etc., in a simulated magic brain.
Pros: Active, long storage period. Cons: Active, prone to contamination and deterioration!]
[Worm Tree: A potted plant with branches resembling worms, capable of injecting emotions, desires, knowledge, etc., into worm branches. Since worm branches are plants, contamination isn’t an issue. Cons: If the tree dies, the branches die too, making cultivation difficult.]
[Advanced Thought Bottle: An upgraded version of the Thought Bottle, with no cons except being very expensive, with a shelf life of up to a month.]
But in fact, all these things were quite expensive.
Only the Advanced Thought Bottle was slightly more expensive!
Dark’s first goal today was to select one to purchase.
…
From twelve to twelve-thirty was peak traffic time for Traveler’s Street.
Dark deliberately waited until half-past twelve to exit the tower of the Noble Academy.
On the way to the castle gate, he unexpectedly met Wit, Robert, and Emma.
“Seems like it was them on Monday too?”
Dark recalled his Monday encounter and kept his guard up.
…
Emma Maltis rarely tidied her fluffy brown hair, securing it with a cute cat hair clip and applying a little powder to make her skin look even fairer.
She had never dressed up to such an extent before, completely changing her overall impression.
“Could it be that the defeat in the duel competition hit her hard?” Dark thought doubtfully.
On the other side, Wit and Robert remained unchanged.
After much contemplation following their lost opportunity, they finally decided to apologize for their previous quarrel and seek Emma’s forgiveness.
“I’ve already apologized, Emma!”
Robert blocked Emma again.
Emma puffed her cheeks, somewhat annoyed, “I heard you. Can you move?”
Wit quickly grabbed Robert’s arm, puzzled by how the apology had escalated to this point.
Robert likely still thought that an apology could resolve everything.
But Wit, with his extensive experience, knew that apologies often didn’t solve problems.
They were actually here to beg Emma to forgive their debt!
That was a total of 640 credits, and it would double to 1280 in half an hour!
If they were in her shoes, they definitely wouldn’t easily give up this debt!
Recalling his earlier bold words about paying off debts, Wit felt embarrassed and reluctantly said, “Emma, we’ve realized our mistake. We shouldn’t have forced you to lend us money to buy mana chess, and especially not insulted you afterward…”
Emma: “You’ve said that before! I’ve accepted your apology, so can you move now?”
“No.” Wit gathered the courage of the hero’s child, shamelessly saying, “So, can you clear the debt? For example, revise the contract to fix the owed credits at 640?”
Robert interrupted, “640 is already a lot!”
“Sigh!”
Wit almost went crazy, wishing he could immediately shut Robert’s mouth!
Emma sneered at Robert, finally speaking plainly, “You don’t owe me 640 credits. Five, Wit. Return five credits, and we’re square!”
Wit’s ears twitched, as if he hadn’t heard correctly, “What do you mean? Why five credits?”
Emma said, “Read the school rules, Wit! Credits circulate as a special currency within Saint Maryan. The academy must regulate lending issues.
Lending more than ten times the principal is invalid in the academy! From Monday afternoon at one o’clock, the contract is void. You only need to return the principal.”
Wit was nearly shattered, “But you said before…”
Emma angrily retorted, “Because Robert insulted me! I’m not happy telling you! What’s wrong with that?”
Wit: “Robert…”
Emma swiftly drew her selection card, “Five, Wit, hurry! There’s a tea party for Saint Maryan girls at the forest café this afternoon. If you’re late because of you…”
Wit hurriedly swiped the card to settle the debt.
The heavy burden that had weighed on him for a whole week suddenly vanished, making Wit feel light-headed, as if his feet could lift off the ground.
But after Emma took back the selection card, she showed no mercy, “Additionally, Wit, I think it’s necessary to remind you. Don’t hang around with Robert anymore! Think of your deceased parents!”