Hearing Jia Na's reply, which was very much in line with her style, Vivian just shrugged and did not continue to press the matter.
Anyway, whether it was Transfiguration or Wizard's Hand, Vivian, who had already deeply recognized Jia Na's nature as a "monster rookie," was already used to her monstrous learning talent of grasping things instantly.
Of course, her rigorous habit of financial planning was also something Vivian was equally accustomed to.
"I know that some of you still have spiritual power below ten points and are not even First-Level Wizard Apprentices. However, this cannot be an excuse to delay the learning progress of others. After all, time waits for no one. Whether you can seize future opportunities, besides your own talent, the effort put in during your apprentice period is actually more important..."
Mary-Margaret, who herself came from the Lower City, naturally knew the difficulties of lacking background and resources.
Although talent and background are unchangeable from the moment a person is born, the talents of most people are not actually so vastly different.
Even if a gap is created initially due to resource differences, this gap is too insignificant compared to the difference between Wizards.
If one effort is not enough, then work desperately harder a few more times. At most, your starting line is a little later than others, but this distance can be completely made up through acquired effort during the apprentice stage.
Of course, this excludes apprentices who have no ambition for the Wizard path.
"The incantation for Wizard's Hand is very short. As long as you have a mouth, I believe you can learn it."
After speaking, a short and powerful Mysticism incantation was recited from Mary-Margaret's loud voice.
"Watch my casting gestures carefully. This is the key."
Seeing that the apprentices were following along well with the incantation, Mary-Margaret nodded with satisfaction. Then, like fingers dancing through flowers, she swiftly executed the casting gestures, which consisted of about fifteen Mysticism commands.
"Add the incantation and repeat it."
Seeing this, Vivian, who had already learned Wizard's Hand, skillfully cast a complete white hand about the size of a forearm. Although there was a slight blockage during the process, the overall flow was smooth.
"See, Jia Na? It's not that difficult..."
Just as Vivian was about to turn her head to show off, she saw a slender, emerald-green hand, also about the size of a forearm, rapidly condensing in front of Jia Na.
"It's indeed not too difficult."
"..."
Although she was truly used to it, Vivian still couldn't quite accept it... even just a little bit.
After all, she had practiced dozens of times alone back then before finally being able to condense a Wizard's Hand that was only the size of a palm. Later, as her proficiency increased, she was able to achieve the effect she did today.
"Well... who made us both geniuses?"
Giving a dry laugh, Vivian turned her face and began to look for some comfort from others.
As expected, and just as Vivian thought, most apprentices hadn't even memorized the most basic casting gestures yet. Only a small portion of apprentices from Wizard families put on an expression that said, "The difficulty of this Witchcraft is just so-so," and, like Vivian, skillfully cast a Wizard's Hand of roughly the same forearm size.
"What are they showing off? They just learned it in advance at home..."
Vivian silently complained in her heart, but besides Jia Na, she still found a few commoner apprentices who actually cast Wizard's Hand successfully on their first try.
Although the hand was only the size of a pitiful baby's fist, and the magic circuit was very unstable, they did indeed succeed.
"How did that damn Andre also succeed? How unlucky!"
Seeing the Flame apprentice who almost hit her face with a fireball during the last Wizard duel, Vivian rolled her eyes, holding a grudge, and turned her head away.
At the same time, looking at the emerald-green Wizard's Hand in front of her, which was exactly the same shape as her own hand, Jia Na also nodded with satisfaction.
"I thought I'd need to try a few more times to get the hang of it, but I didn't expect to succeed in just one go. And the casting effect is quite good."
Compared to the apprentices around her who only condensed a Wizard's Hand the size of a baby's fist, the Wizard's Hand Jia Na cast was significantly larger. However, it still hadn't pulled ahead of the apprentices from other Wizard families.
"It seems, this time, I'm not the first place..."
Her gaze lifted slightly, looking at Mary-Margaret on the podium who was currently focusing on a few apprentices who were casting even faster than Jia Na. Without any hesitation, Jia Na directly chose to add points.
"System, upgrade Wizard's Hand to its current level cap."
Swish—
As light continuously flashed on the skill bar, the skill description for Wizard's Hand directly changed to 【Wizard's Hand (Level 19 - Cannot be upgraded temporarily)】.
Along with the rapid increase in skill level, a large amount of experiential knowledge about Wizard's Hand flooded into Jia Na's mind, like a dam with its valve opened.
"Vivian, I think I've suddenly grasped the casting technique for Wizard's Hand."
"Huh? Didn't you already grasp it just now..."
Before Vivian could finish speaking, a huge hand, half the size of a person, suddenly appeared in front of Jia Na.
"You... How did you do that? In such a short time... Forget it, I'm already used to it anyway."
Looking at the emerald-green hand that was significantly larger than the Wizard's Hand she had cast, Vivian was completely numb at this moment. Even that tiny bit of "inability to accept" had completely disappeared.
Of course, unlike Vivian's forced composure, Jia Na's exceptionally outstanding performance once again caused the surrounding apprentices' gazes to quickly focus on that abnormally large Wizard's Hand.
Some were stunned, others were surprised and doubtful. However, when they discovered that the apprentice who cast this Wizard's Hand was Jia Na, all emotions related to doubt vanished. What remained was the same "of course" as Vivian, or the "calm acceptance" that didn't even allow jealousy to arise.
After all, during the First-Level apprentice stage, when some people were still figuring out how to successfully cast Magic Missile, she had already mastered Transfiguration in advance. This level of talent could no longer be measured with ordinary thinking.
Furthermore, under the influence of Jia Na's high Charm, most apprentices had a very good impression of Jia Na.
Especially in her interactions with others, there wasn't a single flaw to be found, aside from perhaps her slightly less prestigious background as a commoner apprentice...
However, it was precisely this "flaw" that was not even a disadvantage that, when Jia Na displayed her exceptional talent, further increased the goodwill of her classmates who were also commoner apprentices...
