Chapter 232: Feeding the Essences
"Flash—"
Having mentally prepared herself in advance, Jia Na took out her magic wand and quickly cast the Flash Spell.
As a bright light illuminated the tip of the wand, a narrow passageway appeared in Jia Na's line of sight.
"Found it—Closed Cultivation Room 1027, it's empty."
After searching along the passageway for a while, Jia Na finally saw the word "Available" outside the door of the twenty-seventh closed cultivation room on her left.
"Two academic credits per hour—it's quite expensive."
The academy benefits promised by the Principal did not include free rental of closed cultivation rooms. Therefore, if Jia Na wanted to use one, she had to pay the academic credits herself.
"Forget it, I can afford it now anyway."
Compared to her previous situation where she could only rely on the academy's monthly subsidy and earn academic credits by doing Purification tasks for senior apprentices, Jia Na could now be considered "wealthy and influential."
"Swish." As Jia Na placed her index finger on the fingerprint scanner on the doorknob, light flowed, completing the fingerprint recognition. Jia Na then pushed the door open and entered the closed cultivation room.
"In some ways, the environment here is quite similar to an isolation cell."
Unlike the darkness outside, the environment inside the closed cultivation room was significantly brighter. Although basic facilities like a washroom, experiment table, and bed were all available, the environment, which was even narrower than the dormitory, truly made Jia Na feel oppressed.
"But I have to say, the magic power concentration here is much richer than anywhere else in the academy."
In fact, it is very common for Wizard Apprentices to go to the closed cultivation rooms. However, the reason why the apprentices of White Coral Academy need to get the Tower Spirit's permission before going to the closed cultivation rooms is due to their location.
The closed cultivation rooms, located on the ninth floor of the Magic Tower, are on the same floor as the magic power source pool that supplies the normal operation of the Magic Tower. Therefore, the Tower Spirit will verify each apprentice entering the ninth floor of the Magic Tower to ensure that no factors will endanger the interests of the Magic Tower.
"By my will, I command you, summon—Flame Guardian."
"By my will, I command you, summon—Thundercloud."
Burning firelight and heavy water vapor, when Jia Na summoned the two from the Spirit World, two completely opposite magic powers caused an energy clash in the closed cultivation room.
"Your performance today was very good. This is your reward."
Saying this, Jia Na took out the "Top-Grade Fire Element Essence" and "Top-Grade Water Element Essence" from the set of top-quality element essences that Jarvis Roland had given her before they parted ways in Water Marsh City.
"Take them."
Seeing the element essences that Jia Na threw over, the Flame Guardian and Thundercloud were like hungry wolves seeing food.
They directly jumped up and "snatched" their share of the element essences.
"Don't waste it, absorb the energy inside as much as possible. Eat quickly."
Perhaps Jia Na's usual approach of combining kindness and severity had an effect. These two elemental spirits, who were not very obedient before being subdued, did not dare to act rashly at the moment they received the element essences, no matter how impatient they were.
Only after receiving Jia Na's "permission" command did they dare to swallow the element essences in one gulp and begin to silently digest them.
"At this rate, it will probably take some time for them to complete the digestion—"
Just as Jia Na expected, after the Flame Guardian and Thundercloud swallowed the element essences, they each huddled in two corners of the closed cultivation room and began to silently digest the energy in the essences.
Seeing this, Jia Na did not disturb them. Instead, she reopened the door of the closed cultivation room and left the closed cultivation room alone.—
Unlike the Thorn Flower Fairy, Jia Na was not at ease letting the Flame Guardian and Thundercloud return to the Spirit World to digest the essence energy.
Most of the native creatures in the Thorn Plane, where the Thorn Flower Fairy resides, are relatively "homebodies" and will not easily leave their territory unless under special circumstances.
In addition, the Thorn Flower Fairy usually disguises herself as an ordinary plant, so Jia Na is not worried that the Thorn Flower Fairy will be in danger in the Thorn Plane due to her own evolution.
However, the situation in the Flame Plane and the Disaster Plane, where the Flame Guardian and Thundercloud reside, is different.
For example, if Jia Na were to let the Flame Guardian evolve alone in the magma lake of the Flame Plane,
then there is a high probability that it will attract other fire elemental creatures from the surroundings to round up it.
Of course, this survival of the fittest environment is one of the Laws of the Flame Plane. However, as the contractor of the Flame Guardian, Jia Na cannot accept her contracted creature being "eaten" by other native creatures.
Similarly, although there will be no situation of "cannibalism" in the Disaster Plane, which also has a harsh living environment, the occasional storms and tsunamis there also make Jia Na equally uneasy about putting Thundercloud in that environment to evolve.
"Ding—"
As the elevator door opened again, Jia Na, who had returned to the first floor of the Magic Tower, couldn't help but look at the mechanical clock hanging in the lobby.
"Is it almost one o'clock—"
Jia Na, who was originally scheduled to renegotiate the contract details with the Nightingale Opera Troupe at 1:30 this afternoon, didn't even bother to go to the cafeteria for lunch. After chanting the spell, she spread her butterfly wings and quickly flew out of the academy.
Due to the rush of time, after leaving the Mist Forest, Jia Na simultaneously cast Psychological Invisibility and Light Feather Spell, and quickly reached the Nightingale Opera House along the shortest route.
"Why hasn't Jia Na arrived yet—. Could she have been surrounded by fans again—"
At the entrance of the Nightingale Opera Troupe, Julie-Ann was anxiously looking out, constantly searching for that emerald green figure.
"Julie, I'm here."
"Ah!"
Hearing the familiar voice behind her, Julie-Ann, who hadn't seen anyone come in the entire time, couldn't help but be startled.
"Jia Na, when did you arrive! Why didn't I see you?"
Seeing that the person behind her was indeed Jia Na, Julie-Ann's originally furrowed expression quickly relaxed.
"Just arrived not long ago."
Taking off the wizard robe hood on her head, Jia Na habitually gathered her hair behind her back while answering Julie-Ann's question.
"Let's go quickly. Commander Roman is waiting for you in the lounge—He hates people being late the most."
"Okay, let's go."
Looking at the clock face, which showed less than five minutes left until 1:30, Jia Na tidied up her wizard robe and then quickly walked towards the lounge with Julie-Ann.
"Knock knock knock—"
Upon reaching the lounge door, Julie-Ann first took a deep breath, then gently knocked on the door.
"Commander, Miss Jia Na has arrived—"
