The Arcane God - Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Can You Help the Others Too? [II]
“As the branch master, I think, if you all go to this Immortal Cave for a year, your powerbase could achieve a qualitative leap. Then, you can have a good chance of getting a good ranking in the national schools competition. I believe it’s better to give our Mystic branch a good chance of performing well. You don’t want us coming last do, you?”

Oberon’s mind was still at a very careful state. A few simple words not only explain his intentions, but also stir up Oscar’s desire to win. Especially the last two sentences, it was very important to know Oscar’s thoughts.

After Oscar listened, he agreed after a little thought. “Okay, master. We will definitely practice hard this year, and win glory for our Mystic Peaks branch. We want our branch master to raise his head in pride in front of the others.”

“Good, Oscar. Let me thank you on behalf of everyone. When the school starts in a few days, I will ask Lester and the others to come to a secluded area for a year for refinement.” After hearing Oscar’s words, Oberon said happily, and continued. “After a year, we will definitely give the main section a big surprise. Let the people in the main section see that although there are only five students in our branch, none of them is weak! I will go to the main school when I go back, and tell them to leave five places for our branch for the next competition. When the school starts next year, we will not be recruiting new students. Everything will be discussed further after the competition.”

“Okay, master. I’m with you.” Oscar also said firmly. “However, regarding next year’s school competition, will there be many refiners with higher powerbases participating? With our current powerbases as copper and bronze refiners, even with one year practicing in the Immortal Cave, it’ll still be too low in comparison to senior students who have been refining ether for many years.”

“On this point, you can be rest assured that there is an age limit for the academy competition. The national competition is held every five years. No more than 15 years old, so the age limit will be limited to 14 years old when each school selects the participating students in the previous year.” Oberon said. “And among the students under the age of 14, the copper-level is usually the highest for spiritual masters competing, and there are very few students who reach the bronze-level. So, I believe, if you go to the Immortal Cave for a year, your powerbase can reach the high stage of the copper-level. With that, you can get good rankings in the school competition.”

After listening, Oscar nodded and said. “Don’t worry, master. We just need to work harder.”

Oberon smiled and said, “If it is as what you said, then I’m really looking forward to it as the branch master.”

***

In a blink of an eye, it was the start of the next school session.

In the main hall of the Mystic Peaks Branch, all five students have arrived. Oberon sat on the podium. The other acquired magic teachers were not around yet.

At this moment, there was something on the table in front of Lester, Zachar, and Maya, and their eyes were about to fall.

After a while, Zachar said, “Master, you don’t really want us to eat this thing, do you? Why do I feel sicker the more I look at it?”

At the beginning of the school year, Oberon had already told the family members who sent the three students to the school’s branch, and told them that he would lead the five students to seclusion where they would practice for a year in order to make the national selection after the school competition next year.

On the side of the main school of Mystic Peaks, Oberon had already explained it clearly to the school leader, Sharon. In this regard, the school leader was excited for several days, thinking: Oberon was finally going to return to his normal self.

For him to have this kind of self-motivation to participate in the school competition had already explained everything.

Therefore, Sharon did not hesitate, and swiftly approved Oberon leading the students to seclusion to practice magical arts. As for where they were going, Sharon didn’t ask. She trusted Oberon quite a lot. He was not only his brother-in-law, but also his secret lover.

Soon, everything was ready, and he was just about to set off with five students. But before setting off, Oberon still had to test the courage of the other students, that was to know whether they dared to eat this wiggly worm or not.

When Oberon first ate the magic worm, he had hesitated again and again before he was able to eat it. After all, eating the magic worms could not only improve everyone’s courage, but also powerbase and essence were ones of the things that would be advanced in the future.

If they didn’t dare to eat, then their training would not be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Needless to say, Oscar, Yara had already started eating it before school started. Because of Yara’s trust in her adoptive father, Yara ate the worms without any hesitation.

In this regard, even Oberon was surprised. He didn’t expect that his adopted daughter would act so decisively.

Seeing the hesitation of Lester and the others, Oberon took out two more worms and gave them to Oscar and Yara, and said at the same time “Yara, Oscar, why don’t you two set an example for the others?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Oscar and Yara threw the worms into their mouths at the same time.

Yara also deliberately mumbled delightfully a few times at the three of them, as if it was delicious. Especially to Zachar, who she gave a teasing look.

After Oscar and Yara ate the worms, they sat cross-legged and began to refine.

When Lester saw that their master was not joking, he picked up the worm and ate it. Then he sat down too, and began to refine its essence.

Zachar and Maya blinked and looked at each other. They saw that after Lester finished eating his own worm, his face clearly showed a surprised and happy expression.

So Zachar closed his eyes, his heart was stunned, and he also ate the magic worm. Afterwards, he also learned from the others and began to practice.

Maya saw that she was left alone, gave Oberon an innocent look, and said weakly, “Master, can I take this back to my room to eat slowly?”

Oberon didn’t speak, stared at Maya with his slitted eyes, and raised his head. That meant: if you don’t eat it now, there will be no other time for you to do so.

Seeing that she couldn’t hide from it, she had to close her eyes and put worm into her mouth carefully. Then she covered her mouth with her hands, for fear that the worm could wriggle its way out of her mouth.

Maya’s expression finally relaxed as she felt a refreshing feeling in her stomach. Sitting cross-legged, she began to refine it.