Chapter 19: Do Good Daily, Avoid Calamity Monthly
Gan glanced at Xu Le, his not-so-deep gaze seemingly able to see through people's thoughts.
He nodded slightly:
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going then."
"Wait, wait a moment."
As Gan was about to leave, Xu Le finally spoke up, though this carried some risk.
The Lighthouse was a city-state with invisible class distinctions. The Upper City and Lower City naturally divided classes, while mages and ordinary people formed another class division.
Rashly questioning a mage wasn't just impolite.
Encountering someone with a nasty temperament could even get you killed, and no one would investigate.
Xu Le dared to speak to Gan mainly because in their two meetings, Gan had shown sufficient friendliness.
This might be his chance.
"Oh? Is there something else?" Gan turned around.
Xu Le hesitated no longer and directly took out the "Disaster Mage Advancement" manual from his chest, handing it to Gan before him.
"Mr. Gan, if you have time, I hope to receive your guidance."
"Guidance? In some cases, a mage's guidance can be very expensive."
"..." Xu Le lowered his head. He had no money, but he wasn't going to say that - who doesn't know how to play dead?
"Well, I guess you're short on funds?"
Gan teased Xu Le a bit, then opened the booklet and began casually flipping through it.
"It's the advancement manual for disaster mages. I didn't expect you to obtain something like this."
"Is it real?" Xu Le asked, somewhat incredulous yet excited.
"If by real you mean the advancement methods, then yes, it's genuine. However, the path of sacrifice is not an easy one to walk."
Xu Le was a straightforward person. At this moment, he wouldn't pretend to be reserved.
Besides, not being ashamed to ask questions is a traditional virtue of scholars from the Celestial Empire.
"The path of sacrifice... what does that mean?"
"There are three paths to choose from for advancing as a mage: the path of faith, the path of ritual, and the path of sacrifice.
If I were to explain in detail, it would get quite complicated.
But you can try to understand them from their literal meanings."
Xu Le appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was somewhat excited. As expected, there were indeed other paths!
Understanding from the literal meanings.
Faith - does that mean believing in some deity or such?
Xu Le immediately thought of the Golden Toad, which claimed to be an ancient spirit. Were the two related?
As for rituals, he had seen many on TV.
Isn't it just performing ceremonies? That guy who frequently appeared on music shows in his past life often performed ceremonies.
Lastly, the method of sacrifice, which was the method recorded in his manual.
Was the so-called self-immolation advancement actually the process of sacrificing oneself?
Xu Le hadn't seen the conditions for the other two methods, but judging by the difficulty of the sacrificial method, he didn't dare to try it lightly.
"Mr. Gan, are the other two methods perhaps simpler than the sacrificial method?"
Xu Le was full of curiosity about the advancement methods.
This matter involved too many things - future safety, Old Zhou's dying wish, and whether his future status would be high above or as lowly as an ant.
But this time, Gan didn't give him a clear answer.
He simply raised his hand to look at his watch, then pushed up his black-framed glasses:
"Student Xu Le, I mentioned earlier that a mage's guidance can be very expensive.
I've received enough goodwill for today. Saying more would be unfair to me.
However, the answer has already been recorded on your path of seeking knowledge.
Do good daily, avoid calamity monthly. May the Red Moon protect you."
After saying this, Gan stuffed the advancement manual into Xu Le's pocket and turned to leave.
Left standing there with a puzzled expression, Xu Le had many questions:
"The needed goodwill is enough... is his goodwill a kind of resource? A harvest?
If it's a kind of harvest, then what he said about doing good daily and avoiding calamity monthly might not be as simple as just a saying!
And the answer being recorded on my path of seeking knowledge? What does that mean?"
Xu Le thought about it but couldn't come up with an accurate answer.
"Forget it, I'll head to school first."
As Xu Le was about to leave, he suddenly remembered the black cat. He turned his head to look at the suspension bridge but found that the black cat was gone.
"That black cat..."
Thinking about the black cat again, Xu Le could no longer judge whether his luck was good or bad.
...
After walking for some time, Xu Le finally arrived at the entrance of Lighthouse University.
With his student ID, he entered the campus without any obstacles.
By now, the time had reached past 5 PM.
Xu Le clenched his fist and looked up at the sky.
At this time, he couldn't see the moon, but when staring at the sky, that intense feeling didn't diminish at all.
The Red Moon appeared brazenly next to the sun.
Its penetrating red color could even obscure the sun's radiance.
[The Red Moon's calamity will descend in 6 hours and 36 minutes.]
Calming his emotions and returning his vision to its normal state, Xu Le sighed in relief.
"I'm back at school now, why think about so much?"
Growl!~ His stomach rumbled.
"Ah, I really want to eat something!"
From waking up in the morning until now, Xu Le hadn't eaten a single bite. He was so hungry his stomach was touching his back.
But money... he really didn't have any!
And as for ways to earn money... if he really knew how to make money, he wouldn't have been struggling for years.
Xu Le saw a student who was also returning to school beside him and suddenly had an idea. He spoke up:
"Hey classmate, I see darkness between your brows. Within three days, you'll surely meet with bloody disaster!"
Li Mo's mouth twitched. If he wasn't even skinnier than Xu Le, upon hearing this, he might have already gone to punch Xu Le.
"What do you mean?"
"Do good daily to avoid calamity monthly. I feel a connection between us.
How about this: for 1 yuan, I'll divine your fortune, ward off evil, and bring you good luck. What do you say?"
"1 yuan? You're faster than a robber. Get lost, don't waste my time going back to the dorm, you lunatic."
Li Mo had no intention of continuing to engage with Xu Le, simply treating him as a madman.
Xu Le didn't mind; he was used to this kind of situation.
Trying to make money with just words...
Li Mo hadn't taken more than a few steps forward with his luggage when Xu Le suddenly felt his vision become dizzy and feverish.
Walking in front, Li Mo suddenly tripped over his own suitcase, the kind of fall where you trip over yourself.
Then he hit his head on a stone pillar in front of him, blood gushing uncontrollably.
The few people who had overheard Xu Le and Li Mo's conversation were already stunned.
Actually, not just them, but even Li Mo and Xu Le himself were stunned.
"Holy crap, is this for real?"
Xu Le felt at a loss at this moment. He felt he should go over and help Li Mo up.
But thinking of his previous behavior, it seemed inappropriate to just go over like that.
So he looked towards the other nearby students.
"Hey, classmate..."
"Big brother, please don't curse me!" The girl Xu Le was staring at panicked.
"Ah, this..."
(End of Chapter)
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