Full-Time Mage

Chapter 4: Elemental Awakening

The awakening was conducted simultaneously across 20 classes.

Mo Fan was number 48. He would be the last in his class to receive the awakening blessing.

The class teacher, also their magic mentor—Xue Musheng—stood at the front of the class. The awakening happened in front of everyone. All students had to do was walk to the front when their name was called, place both hands on the Awakening Stone before the magic mentor, and quietly sense it.

“I’m just saying, for someone who got in through the back door, you’re not going to fail the awakening, are you? I heard some really untalented people fail to awaken. For trash like you, maybe you shouldn’t waste the precious energy of the Awakening Stone.” said Zhao Kunsan from another row.

Zhao Kunsan was Mu Bai’s lackey. Mu Bai felt it was beneath him to trouble Mo Fan directly, so he usually sent Zhao Kunsan.

The possibility of awakening failure that Zhao Kunsan mentioned did exist. Mo Fan was actually quite worried about it.

Strictly speaking, he was… well, considered transmigrated, right? If his physique differed from the people here, that would be a huge problem!

“Mo Fan Ge, ignore him! Just awaken a Fire element later and show him what it means to be a snob!” said the mud monkey Zhang Hou, who was in the same class.

Mo Fan didn’t reply. Normally, he would have verbally torn this lackey Zhao Kunsan apart with his sharp tongue, but today he wasn’t in the mood.

Partly because he was genuinely nervous, and partly because the black pendant hanging around his neck kept vibrating strangely.

This black pendant was a memento from Old Man Ying, the gatekeeper at the back gate of his old middle school. Mo Fan strongly suspected this guy was the culprit behind the world’s massive change. That day, Mo Fan had been wearing this pendant while sleeping on the hill behind the school.

This morning, this damn pendant started acting possessed, vibrating nonstop, making his hand tremble uncontrollably.

Crap, what are you vibrating for? You’re just a pendant, can’t you just act like a pendant!

“Mu Bai!” Class teacher Xue Musheng called out.

“Wow, that’s Mu Bai! He’s so handsome, and his grades are number one!”

“Really? I saw him this morning! I like him so much. I wonder what element he’ll awaken? Probably not a weak early-game element like Water or Light, right?”

As soon as Mu Bai stood up, chatter erupted from a few girls in the class, drawing glances from admirers in other classes.

Mu Bai put on an indifferent act, but his eyes clearly enjoyed being the center of attention. He walked to the front of the class, a humble yet confident smile on his face.

“Mu Bai, you’re from the famous Ice lineage, the Mu family, correct?” Class teacher Xue Musheng asked with a smile.

“That is correct.”

“Good. If you awaken the Ice element, you’ll have a significant advantage over others. But don’t forget to work hard. Talent doesn’t determine everything.” Xue Musheng said.

Mu Bai nodded, thinking to himself: Right, talent doesn’t determine everything. But without talent and family backing, you’ll forever live at the bottom of society!

With the teacher’s permission, Mu Bai slowly placed his hands on the floating Awakening Stone.

The Awakening Stone looked like a thick astrolabe, with a distinct palm print. Mu Bai, looking calm but inwardly just as tense and anxious, placed his hands on the Awakening Stone…

Given his bloodline, awakening the Ice element was most likely. But unexpected things could happen. If he awakened something like Flowing Water or Holy Light, the Mu family probably wouldn’t value him anymore. They wouldn’t waste resources** finding corresponding resources for him.

He placed his right hand…

Suddenly, starlight glowed on the Awakening Stone. These lights connected into star-like veins, crawling onto Mu Bai’s right hand like special blood vessels.

Everyone was witnessing an awakening for the first time. The students all craned their necks to watch Mu Bai.

Mu Bai stood motionless, as if receiving an epiphany, his head slightly tilted back…

Crunch… crunch… crunch…

Suddenly, a cold frosty aura began to swirl around the Awakening Stone. The frost grew stronger, actually freezing the edges of the stone, forming a patch of ice!

“The Ice element! It’s really the Ice element!!” someone shouted from behind, followed by some girls’ screams.

Mu Bai heard the commotion and opened his eyes in delight!

It was the Ice element! Possessing the Mu family’s ancestral element made it easier for him to be accepted into the Mu family. His day of soaring success wasn’t far off. Dealing with scum like Mo Fan would be like crushing an ant… wait, no, now that he’d awakened the Ice element, he was considered a true disciple of the Mu family lineage. Why would he bother with this little punk? He needed to be more forward-thinking. Yeah, more forward-thinking. Maybe he’d even have a chance to cultivate with Mu Ningxue!

“Very good! A very pure Ice element. I imagine your spiritual world should now contain a patch of Ice Stardust. Cultivate diligently, make it grow stronger!” Class teacher Xue Musheng’s eyes were full of praise.

Being able to freeze the Awakening Stone upon awakening indicated this Ice power surpassed the norm. He was considered a very talented Ice apprentice. This boy would likely have a bright future!

“Next, Qiu Yueying!”

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, a girl with a heroic air walked out.

“Good, Earth element. Your starting Stardust is impressive. It seems connected to your previous efforts! Next, Xu Qinglin!”

“Also Ice element.”

At this point, Mo Fan deliberately craned his neck to look. He noticed that for the same Ice element awakening, the guy named Xu Qinglin only produced a faint layer of frost, without actually freezing the Awakening Stone.

From this, it was clear that whether in talent or cultivation, Xu Qinglin was far, far below Mu Bai.

“Next, Xiao Bin.”

“Ah, Water element!”

“Aaaah, my god! How did I get Water? I was supposed to be Fire!” The student named Xiao Bin suddenly shrieked, his voice audible a hundred meters away.

“Don’t be discouraged. Cultivating any element is the same. Once you reach the level of a middle-tier mage, you’ll gain more advantages.” Xue Musheng’s eyes held a trace of sympathy, but he spoke in a comforting tone.

Xiao Bin had no other choice and could only return to his seat dejectedly.

Actually, the initial awakening was very important. If it was Fire, you’d have decent combat power as a primary mage, and you’d likely have advantages later on too.

With Water, the primary skill is Water Shield. Its defensive effect isn’t as strong as Earth’s, and without focused cultivation, its use isn’t very obvious, at least for a primary mage.