Chapter 116 Fortunate
Berger placed his hands on Adam's back and closed his eyes. He was infusing his mana into the youth to do a thorough check-up. A few moments later, he opened his eyes and was very surprised.
He looked at Valerian and then at Adam, nodding. "It is indeed as you mentioned. Your mana reserves seemed to have increased exponentially. Furthermore, based on my deductions, I believe that your mana replenishment rate will also receive a great boost."
Hearing Berger's evaluation, Adam gulped. "Doesn't that mean…"
"Yes." Berger nodded as he smoked from his pipe. "Technically, your talent for magic has been elevated."
"Is that even possible?!" Adam asked incredulously as he shot to his feet.
"In extremely rare instances, yes," Berger explained patiently. "It is usually the familiar's affinity with talent that is elevated after a connection is formed with a Magus. But in your case, it's the opposite. Clearly, the little fellow has a very high talent for magic."
He then glanced at Adam and nodded. "You're very fortunate."
Adam was silent for a long time. He gazed deeply at Valerian who was still playing with Blackie.
In the entrance examination of the Academy, he was tested for his talent and the result was barely a B-grade. Now, with the boon from the young dragon, his talent had greatly increased.
Something which he had thought to be impossible, was now possible by the birth of this little creature on his lap. He was immensely grateful for it.
Sensing Adam's emotions, Valerian turned to look at him and smiled. "Myu~"
Adam warmly stroked the dragon's furry little head. "Thank you."
Valerian's eyes started to feel heavy and he began yawning. It seemed that playing with Blackie was very tiring for him. Well, that and the fact that he was only a day old.
Adam noticed this and sent a mental transmission. Val, it's okay. You can go back to the lotus and sleep.
Valerian nodded and the next moment, he turned into a gray flash of light and shot inside Adam's forehead. The youth closed his eyes and shifted his consciousness to his spirit sea. There, he saw Valerian had already fallen asleep atop the white lotus.
Seeing this, he smiled.
"It's surreal." Berger's voice brought him back to reality. "I've never heard of a magical creature residing in someone's mind."
The gnome would have been even more shocked if he were to know that Adam already had a spirit sea as a mere Rank 1 Magus. However, the youth would never disclose all his secrets no matter how much he trusted Berger.
Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "So what abilities did Val get from me?"
Berger shrugged. "Who knows? It's still too early to tell. Valerian is still an infant after all. But generally, familiars become accustomed to most, if not all the spells that their Magi know. It becomes second nature to them."
"Is that so?" Adam had a pondering expression. Suddenly, he thought of something and froze.
What if Val acquires the Astral Tyrant Manual?!
Just thinking of all the devastation a dragon could cause if they performed the magic combat techniques of the Astral Tyrant Manual, made Adam tremble in fear and excitement.
"What are you thinking?" Berger asked him with a bored expression.
"N-Nothing." Adam hurriedly shook his head.
"Don't think too much about it. Compared to what you've received from Valerian, what he'll receive from you will be worthless." Berger's words stabbed right into the youth.
Adam almost opened his mouth and was about to retort, but the words got stuck in his throat when he thought back to the vicious beating he'd received just a few minutes ago.
In the end, he simply smiled mysteriously. "Hehe, old sir, you never know. I'm a genius, after all, kekeke."
Berger rolled his eyes and scolded the youth. "If you have time to speak rubbish then go clean the shelves."
"Yes, sir…" Adam replied with a defeated expression.
Since he had already skipped school today, he might as well work at the store now. And so for the next six hours, he worked at the store and tended to every customer who stopped by.
After bidding farewell to the gnome, the youth walked toward the academy in a jovial mood. He was ecstatic about his prospects now.
Not even mentioning the fact that his mana reserves had increased so much, just the fact that he could now traverse the Spirit World was already unbelievable. But he speculated that there had to be certain restrictions.
He would have to find them out when he experimented with this ability later.
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The classes for the second year had just gotten over. Edward and Lisa came out of their classrooms together. As they walked through the corridor of a particular building, Edward asked, "How come Adam isn't here today? It's unlike him."
Lisa nodded. "It is strange."
Adam had never missed a day at the academy. Even if he never liked classes, he would attend them nonetheless. But it was a different matter altogether that he would attend these lessons and then immediately go to sleep inside the classroom.
"Yo!" Just as the two exited the building, Adam called out to them.
The two looked into the distance and saw the youth standing under the shade of a tree and happily drinking from a wine gourd. They approached him and immediately asked.
"Why didn't you attend classes today?"
"And why do you look so happy?"
Adam had a bright smile on his face as he replied, "My familiar hatched last night."
"Really?!" Edward and Lisa were pleasantly surprised. They were very happy for him, needless to say.
In the past, Adam would always complain about them having fun with their respective familiars while he stood there with an egg in his hand. But now that Adam's familiar was finally born, at the very least he wouldn't grumble like before.
"Hehe, it's true." Adam's face was full of glee. "Come over to my house for a meal, I'll introduce you to him. He's sleeping at the moment."
The two followed him out of the academy excitedly. As they walked toward Adam's villa, Edward suddenly recalled something and said, "Oh, that's right! You both must come to my house this weekend for dinner."
"Sure." Adam agreed readily.
However, Lisa first asked, "What's the occasion?"
Edward replied with a chuckle. "Nothing special. My father just returned from the Empire after dropping off my sister at the Tower of Daybreak. I just wanted him to meet you guys."
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