Henry never thought that the first thing he would do upon returning to campus would be reading books in the library.
Not for any other reason, it’s just that he wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about magical theory and such things.
In order to continue staying at the academy, he could only study in the library.
“Magic is a gift, every person who can use magic has a medium with natural elements on their body. As for ordinary people, they cannot perceive natural elements.”
Henry looked at the magical theory book, and it entered his brain quite quickly.
It’s just that he stayed in the library for an entire day.
During this time, many students noticed his presence.
After all, he was the infamous Henry, and any normal student who saw him couldn’t help but walk around him.
However, more importantly, they also didn’t want to make enemies with the Rumelter Family.
Just like this, after reading continuously for several days, Henry didn’t know that his system was starting to exert its power.
The books in the library were being read by him at flying speed.
Henry felt that if he had mastered this skill earlier, he probably could have gotten into a good school.
“Hello classmate, the sun has set, the library is about to close.”
A female voice rang in Henry’s ear.
Hearing the other person’s voice, Henry then raised his head to look around.
The seats around were empty, with only this girl with a gentle expression in front of him showing a smile.
“Sorry, actually you could have told me earlier.”
“I saw you reading very intently, and I couldn’t bear to disturb you. These past few days I’ve seen you staying in the library for a long time, is it because you have an exam?”
The girl was somewhat curious about Henry’s actions.
“No, just purely for studying.”
Henry closed his book, planning to leave the library and go home for dinner.
Recently, Lilith had been making dark cuisine at home, and Henry had unfortunately become the test subject.
At the same time, Lilith seemed to have contacted merchants who privately sold medicinal materials earlier.
Henry needed to find time to meet with them.
“Speaking of which, I still don’t know your name, classmate. My name is Erica Runos.”
Hearing this name, Henry was somewhat stunned.
He was not unfamiliar with this name. On the contrary, he often dealt with this woman in the game.
Erica Runos.
The medicine merchant in the game, and also an alchemist.
She often sold unknown potions in the shop, and most of them had extremely strong side effects.
However, even so, every time Erica produced unknown potions, many players still scrambled to buy them.
The reason was that Erica’s unknown potions might contain buffs that could increase one’s strength or magical power.
With such potions existing, they might save one’s life at critical moments in the future.
“Um, I’m Henry.”
Henry very straightforwardly told the other party about his identity.
Sure enough, after hearing Henry introduce himself, the smile on Erica’s face immediately stiffened.
Anyone who heard Henry’s name would avoid him like the plague.
After all, he was the abandoned son who had fallen out with the Rumelter Family.
Henry wasn’t too surprised by the change in the other party’s expression either.
He turned around and was about to leave the library.
However, Erica’s voice called out to him.
“Um, Henry. Sorry, I was a bit rude about your identity just now. However, it seems like you’re quite different from the rumors.”
Hearing about the rumored version of himself, Henry couldn’t help but be somewhat interested.
He was quite curious about how those people outside were spreading rumors about him.
“What am I like in the rumors?”
“Well… probably just lacking in learning, using the Rumelter Family’s power to threaten ordinary students, and also having no magical power yet being able to continue staying at the academy.”
Well, it wasn’t really a big deal.
However, the previous Henry had been bullied like a turtle, yet rumors could still spread that he used power to threaten ordinary students.
It seemed like his reputation had been ruined by Carey.
It’s just that recently he hadn’t seen Carey’s figure, was he doing something in secret?
Henry wasn’t very concerned with other students’ movements.
In his view, except for a few key figures like Jessica and Sherisa, the remaining NPCs were all irrelevant.
Just like this Erica classmate in front of him.
However, since he had encountered her, building a good relationship was also part of campus life.
“The last point isn’t wrong, but don’t you know how I stayed in school?”
“I don’t know. On the day of the Assessment Exam, I was in the academy’s research room making potions. This was a task my teacher assigned me.”
There were quite a few students like Erica who had dedicated mentors.
However, Erica was also one of the ones receiving focused attention.
After all, she still had considerable achievements in alchemy.
“Well, I need to go home for dinner. I’ll come tomorrow too, please notify me in advance when it’s closing time.”
“Then shall I treat Henry to dinner? And we can discuss the natural elements you’ve been studying recently.”
Erica seemed very interested in the books in Henry’s hands.
She pushed her glasses frame, appearing very interested.
However, Henry found it difficult to agree to her request.
On one hand, his home was still under renovation with hot springs, and on the other hand, he didn’t want others to eat the food Lilith made.
This wasn’t being protective of food, but for the sake of the guest’s life safety.
Henry increasingly felt that Lilith was poisoning him these past few days.
Several times after eating, he would have diarrhea and vomiting, or else his whole body would be burning hot and his spirits low.
But he could always recover on time the next day.
Henry felt that Lilith must have been in the assassin business before becoming a maid.
“There’s someone cooking at home. If I don’t go back to eat, I might get killed!”
Thinking of Lilith’s eyes that looked at garbage, Henry felt somewhat frightened.
Hearing what Henry said, Erica was somewhat surprised.
“Are you living together with your fiancée, Henry?”
“No, my fiancée broke off the engagement before I was expelled from the Rumelter Family.”
Speaking of this, it really was a sad matter.
After realizing she was completely useless, the other party decisively abandoned him and turned to marry someone else.
However, Henry didn’t really care about this matter.
After all, the other party’s legs weren’t as long as Jessica’s, didn’t have as much money as Sherisa’s, and her chest wasn’t as big as Lilith’s.
“Next time then. Next time when there’s an opportunity, I can treat you.”
Henry was putting on an act. Although his pockets were empty, he still had to lie to maintain his dignity.
You can’t lose in terms of momentum!
“Alright, see you later, Henry.”
Erica watched Henry’s gradually departing figure, then began to quietly organize the books on the table.
“Hmm, Henry reads books so fast? If he really mastered everything, then he might really be a genius.”
Henry, who had just walked out the door, couldn’t help but sneeze.
The weather was getting colder and colder recently. Should he prepare a coat?