NOVEL NEXT Chapter 35
Chapter 35: Wit Gold’s Desperate Gamble
The walk from the back row to the front of the classroom was not easy for Wit.
It wasn’t his first time on the podium, but it was the first time he felt so confident.
Walking this path meant walking through a psychological journey.
He took the mercury glass rod under Professor Thompson’s gesture.
Mercury was the most cost-effective magical conductor material, with a magic transmission rate exceeding 93%. Therefore, whether it was a magic pen or a glass rod, mercury was always at its core.
Wit felt the slight chill from the glass rod and casually scanned the classroom.
Emma sat in the front row, clearly visible.
But she seemed indifferent towards him, only staring at the “Rainbow Liquid” mixed with seven colors, lost in thought.
The students from the Knight Academy showed obvious surprise, probably because they were puzzled by his unexpected initiative to raise his hand.
The students from the Noble Academy watched as if watching a circus, waiting for the show to begin.
— They didn’t know that the students from both academies were just surprised and amused by his messy hair and dark circles.
At the back of the classroom.
Dak… was reading a book?
Why wouldn’t he be called out for not looking at the podium?
Wit had no time to think about these things. His mind was in disarray, feeling exhausted after staying up all night and overworking his brain, making him feel like he was going to explode.
Only his strong mental power could sustain him.
Unlike Robert, who had fallen asleep due to exhaustion.
Speaking of Robert… why did he fall asleep again!
In an instant, Wit woke up, sweat breaking out on his hot forehead.
“I can’t, I must grab Professor Thompson’s attention!”
So, he instinctively inserted the mercury glass rod into the beaker!
The Rainbow Liquid filled half of the beaker, the seven colors mixed together like pouring all the paints at once, causing physiological disgust, let alone separating the seven colors!
But Wit had reviewed the relevant knowledge beforehand, believing he could do it!
Professor Thompson glanced at his somewhat haggard face and worriedly asked, “Gold, are you okay?”
“No worries, Professor.”
Wit took a deep breath and began to try infusing magic power into the mercury glass rod.
Rainbow Liquid was a special liquid; each color had different affinity to varying concentrations of magic power.
Therefore, just need to divide the magic power into seven tiers within the mercury glass rod, then slowly adjust and stir evenly, allowing different colored Rainbow Liquid to adhere to different concentrations of magic power, thereby separating the seven colors into seven layers!
Of course, theory is one thing, practice is another.
Although Wit was very confident in his magic talent, his current state was not good.
To avoid mistakes, he slowed down as much as possible.
…
When Wit started stirring, Dak raised his head.
The sudden effort of the Hero’s Child actually surprised him, but he wondered how far he could go?
The Wit on the podium had successfully divided the magic power concentration into seven tiers, but the next part was crucial.
Maintaining continuous magic power output and stable control over the concentration, while stirring the mercury glass rod at a steady pace, was extremely difficult!
Among the first-year students, only Dak could easily achieve this.
Next was the diligent Emma and Sarah Swati from the Mana Academy.
Professor Thompson originally wanted Dak to demonstrate, but unexpectedly, Wit raised his hand first.
Since the one raising his hand was the Hero’s Child, Professor Thompson still gave him considerable trust—despite his poor performance in the first month.
Fortunately…
Although Wit did it slower than expected, he indeed used the correct method.
This slightly changed his impression of the Hero’s Child.
A few minutes later.
The Rainbow Liquid in the beaker finally separated into seven layers from top to bottom.
Sunlight slanted, dreamlike.
“Success!”
Wit sighed in relief.
“I succeeded, Professor!”
But when he turned to look at Professor Thompson in surprise, the magic power inside the mercury glass rod suddenly went out of control, and the seven colors mixed back together.
This frightened him.
“Clap! Clap! Clap!”
Applause came from the side.
It was Professor Thompson’s encouragement.
“Well done, Gold, plus five points!”
Surprised and relieved, Wit almost grinned as he left.
“This should narrow the gap between me and Demon, right?”
But before he could sit down, he heard Professor Thompson’s strict reprimand, “I mentioned in the first class, there will be no sleeping in my classroom! Broheim, minus ten points!”
…
The end-of-class bell rang.
Wit silently woke Robert, who had slept through half the class.
“What’s wrong? Wit. Is it time for class?”
“Yeah, it’s time for class, second period.”
“Oh, right, Robert.”
“What is it?”
“I scored 15 more points than you.”
…
The second class on Summoning Spell.
Robert, who had just woken up, did not make any more mistakes.
But the duo quickly realized that cramming at the last minute was ineffective.
Even though neither of them fell asleep, they still gained nothing.
Fortunately, they weren’t penalized.
After class, the two sat in the classroom to summarize.
“75 + 20 + 20 – 5 – 10 + 20 = 120, still 40 points short.”
Wit deeply sighed. He really felt it was hard.
Even though they had tried their best, why couldn’t they succeed?
Robert was also extremely disheartened.
After so many failures, he no longer felt the previous ease and luck.
Desperate, Robert said helplessly, “Wit, why don’t we ask Emma for leniency?”
Wit turned to look at him, his bloodshot eyes widening in disbelief, “Are you serious? Did you forget what you said to her the other day?”
“Just a couple of words,” Robert said guiltily, “She will forgive us.”
Wit covered his head in frustration, “What are you thinking? Remember, we are at odds with her!”
Robert: “But…”
Wit’s gaze refocused, becoming clear and bright, “No buts! Paying debts is a given! I won’t run away. Besides, we still have a chance! Let’s go play a round of Mana Chess.”
Robert was startled, “Still playing Mana Chess?”
Wit: “Yes! Why not? I haven’t slept for thirty hours straight!”
Robert: “Let’s eat first, since there’s no more classes today.”
Wit: “Alright.”
…
The two arrived at the canteen, ordered some dishes, and sat down.
Robert ate a lot.
But Wit had no appetite.
He noticed people looking at him strangely and subconsciously tidied his messy hair.
At this moment, students from all four houses received a notification simultaneously.
Astronomy class has begun!