Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild-Chapter 470 - 250: Magic Guide

"Enemies..."

Meimei pursed her lips, clearly not wanting to face any sort of enemy.

Li Ang understood. Though she wanted to cultivate because of the previous crisis, her childlike mind hadn’t reached the level of bloodshed with enemies. Her character was quite different from Zoe’s; that wild cat had a beast-like aggressiveness that never feared trouble.

"Elemental Masters must first form a contract with Elemental Spirits. This can be a hurdle for ordinary people, but it’s not an issue here."

"What are spirits like? Are they like Sister Diana?"

Li Ang and Farina both smiled. Elemental Spirits are akin to beings from the Magic Power Dimension, collections of high-purity Elemental Spirits. They require the magic power of the contractor to grow, offering support in mastering elements in return. Those with deeper bonds may even join battles personally.

They don’t take forms appealing to human aesthetics, so they are often strange or terrifying. Mascots like those from magical girl stories are few and far between.

Zoe, on the other hand, managed her profession by substituting a Star Soul for an Elemental Spirit.

After explaining the situation, Meimei looked conflicted again.

"I want to make a contract with a cute spirit like Bunny." Meimei said, hugging the Moon Concealing Rabbit.

The pink-furred bunny immediately looked delighted, as Li Ang was just looking at it and could see its expression.

Akuya returned the gaze but showed no emotion in her eyes.

"I don’t know much else; I’m specialized in one area only. Anyway, you could learn a skill to summon dragons." Farina said.

"Big brother, what’s your profession?"

"Don’t follow in my footsteps." Li Ang quickly said.

He had endured enough as a witch; he wouldn’t guide someone else in this career unless he patched up its inheritance first.

In the system, there are many professions he hadn’t heard much about, possibly lost their inheritance, but the status of a witch was peculiarly unique.

Arriving at a new location, the group searched along the way as the bunny darted away from Meimei, who was chasing it, and came over to Li Ang.

"I suppose you’re thinking that I could form a contract with her to achieve multiple goals at once," said the Water Dragon directly.

With the Divine Spirit’s understanding of the world, it knew the key to professional cultivation. If Meimei could form a contract with the Water Dragon as her "Elemental Spirit," she would naturally gain strong support from the Power of Water. Not to mention, she could pursue Dragon Summoner practices like Farina, fulfilling the needs of the Dragon God for direct enhancement.

"However, I can’t choose her as a deputy now; her power is insufficient. If anything requiring a deputy arises, she wouldn’t be able to handle it."

"There can only be one deputy?"

"Yes."

"Is this related to some world rules?"

"You’re quick at answering; here’s a little red flower for you."

"Which magic academy from which island still gives out little red flowers as a score reward?"

"The schools in the City of Trade."

"Since there’s only one, and you’ve already driven him away, or rather, so many away." Li Ang shrugged helplessly.

The rabbit suddenly jumped up angrily, "Of course, that fire dragon envoy with her unnatural chest was spouting nonsense. What I call a trial, understand? So far, not a single envoy has met my standards."

"You want someone beautiful and cute, with extraordinary ability, and who makes you happy. Where are you going to find that?"

Li Ang spoke very tactfully, initially intending to add, "and who tolerates your whims with kindness."

"There is, there must be, the Aerial Realm is vast."

"Well, good luck with that... wait, isn’t the position of a deputy crucial to the world’s balance? That’s a significant matter."

Li Ang frowned at the Moon Concealing Rabbit, "Are you seriously shouldering the responsibility of the World Pillar?"

The rabbit hesitated, turning its head to the side.

"Answer directly."

"In any case, Meimei’s professional cultivation is up to you. Don’t let this Scion of the Tides lose her elegance."

"Can this count as a favor to you, granting me that Magic?"

"Half of it; I’ll lower some requirements later."

Having said that, the Moon Concealing Rabbit bounded off to find Meimei.

The little girl exclaimed, "Why are you running around?" and scooped it up.

"Gosh, this creature..."

Li Ang looked speechlessly at Farina, who was clearly trying to say, "Now you understand, don’t you?"

Meluna still wasn’t aware, while Li Ang was flipping through the system’s profession list, connecting it with previous memories to organize his thoughts.

"I’ve thought of it."

A profession suddenly flashed through his mind, seeming fitting in every way.

"Oh, which kind of Caster?" Otto asked.

"Magic Guide."

"What is that..."

Just from the words alone, one couldn’t tell what kind of profession this was.

Even Otto and Farina looked as if they had heard of it before but couldn’t quite recall.

"It’s a profession exclusive to Oktos Academy," Li Ang said.

Though saying that, the system had recorded its cultivation method.

"What’s an academy?" Meimei asked, blinking her clear watery eyes.

"It’s a place for learning and practicing. Outside, parents may not be able to teach their kids enough, so a place where children gather to be taught together emerged." Otto explained.

"That sounds interesting." Meimei’s eyes lit up.

"Oktos is one of the Three Great Magic Schools, right?" Farina asked.

Though the past of the Dragon Witch wasn’t entirely revealed to her companions, Li Ang and the others knew a bit about her. Like most adventurers, she started off on her own.

She mentioned before that it was her family’s connections and some fortunate circumstances that led her to become the Fire Dragon Envoy.

So, for her, those three schools weren’t something she particularly admired nor felt a connection with just because she was a Caster.

Because Li Ang had once been offered a position there, he had some understanding.

He initially worried it was a scam, so he investigated, eventually realizing they were serious, and he was indeed taken on a tour around the academy perimeter.

Unlike the bright and prideful institutions of Mistrem and Akenna, Oktos wasn’t well-known but held stable prestige as one of the three schools in Thousand Tower City. Unless someone was an idiot, they would know Oktos had a formidable force under its belt.

Oktos hired many Necromancers and Demon Sorcerers, inviting Li Ang to join their Spirituality research and courses. Magic Guide was their proclaimed prototype of the "strongest Caster," a unique profession.

The meaning of Magic Guide is "to research more deeply into the Magic Ocean compared to Magisters," indicating its distinct nature from the start.

Its cultivation starts with a common mage approach, primarily utilizing this purified ether magic power for high-tier casting, so this profession’s cultivation path had input from Akenna Academy as well.

Once Magic Guides reach a profound level, the differences from ordinary casters become evident.

They have exclusive "familiars" at their command, which enhance magic effects or possess unique combat styles and abilities.

The difference from Elemental Spirits is that familiars are reliable assistants, not requiring the nurturing of a bond like spirits do, not to mention some spirits are too arrogant to get close.

Compared to summoning Ancestral Spirits like a Mage or Summoner, familiars are permanently present, negating the need for temporary summoning, though they might be less potent than Farina’s summoned Flame Dragon.

Familiars at Oktos Academy are specialized constructs using advanced techniques.

They require the spirits and materials of powerful beings, replicating them to construct a small individual. It’s like enchanting a "figure" with the original power.

One could say, while Nebis seeks power through professions, equipment, energy sources, and summoned beasts, people have made various efforts in those areas.

Special bloodlines have natural advantages; artisans craft divine armor to equip themselves, and ordinary people strive to cultivate.

Mages forge a different path, with Magic Guides at Oktos Academy developing this "artificial summoning beast" approach.

Since the Six Water Dragons can’t directly distribute power, they might as well construct a familiar with the Water Dragon’s strength.

"A familiar? Can it be made really cute?" Meimei asked, a hopeful smile on her face.

Li Ang, smiling gently, said, "Sure, maybe you can even turn the Water Attribute dragon into a bunny."