Chapter Ten: Opportunity Knocks

  It turns out that even in the wizarding world, checking the almanac before going out is a very important good habit. Yun Hai Fan, who was used to working from 9 to 5 as a white-collar worker, hadn't had time to rush to her workplace when she was stopped by An Su. An Su stood in front of her, lazily grinding her nails: "Cloud 'Secretary' good morning, why didn't you come during lunch break? Why did you have to come now?"

  "Hehe." Yun Haiyan pretended to be silly while seeking a way to perfectly bypass An Su and escape.

  Ansu wouldn't give her the chance, his staff pointed and a magical circle similar to the legendary "drawing a prison on the ground" appeared around them. Yun Hai Fan took a step back and felt the scorching flames behind him, he waved his hand and the momentum of the flames decreased, but still subtly irritating the old wound on Yun Hai Fan's leg.

  "No wonder you ignored me, it turns out you've made some progress. An Su put away his magic staff, "However, today is not the day to fight with you, let me count, so far you have broken the rules twice, right?"

  Yun Hai Fan didn't say a word, he just nodded silently.

  Ansu was very satisfied with her obedience, and her expression became more and more complacent: "If you say that being late can also be considered a violation of school rules, then... the consequences I won't say, you already know. I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself, do you want it?"

  Yun Hai Fan still didn't speak up, and continued nodding.

  "Ah, you've seen this before." Ansu handed over a scroll of paper, which was exactly what Yun Hai Fan had given her last time. "Do you still remember the 'Natural Magic' I told you about? The first two pages you wrote have been torn off, now you need to give it a cover."

  "Why me?" Yun Hai Fan replied tremulously, his trembling voice interpreted by An Su as tension and fear. She looked at Yun Hai Fan with a comfortable smile, just like the crowd on the mountain top looking down at the ants at the foot of the mountain with a condescending pity: "Have you forgotten that the only printing room in school is in the library? Originally, Teacher Wen wanted to ask the teacher of the printing room for help, but I knew your ability and recommended you to him. You just need to choose the material well and design the cover well, and Teacher Wen has already arranged everything else. You can ask about the layout and other things, so just go ahead and do it boldly. It's okay if you finish it in three days."

  "Uh..." Yun Hai Fan hesitated and asked, "Should we write words on the cover of the book?"

  "Idiot!" An Su took out her wand and knocked Cloud Sea's head hard, "How can the cover of a wordless book have words? Remember to flip through ancient books more often, to get a feel for what kind of cover this book should have. With you being so stupid, who knows when you'll anger Teacher Wen again."

  Ansu finished speaking and left, without forgetting to retrieve the flames surrounding Yun Hai's sail.

  Yun Hai Fan unconsciously swayed twice, and her legs couldn't help but go soft. The previous conversation seemed to have exhausted all her energy. She didn't care that the floor behind her was icy cold, and she fell straight down.

  Before losing consciousness, her mind echoed with Ansu's transmission.

  I forgot to tell you, in order to ensure that work proceeds efficiently, we have deprived you of the right to slack off. From now on, except for eating, sleeping, using the toilet and commuting, if you use even one second to slack off, you will suffer similar torture.

  Yun Hai Fan opened his eyes to find himself lying in Ge Hui's resting room. He was covered with a black windbreaker, and Lan Si Cheng, wearing only a sweater, stood not far away by the window, his expression indistinguishable against the backlight.

  "Are you awake?" Blaus noticed Yunhai Fan's movement and turned around.

  "What's wrong with me?" Yun Haifeng tapped his still slightly sore temples and handed the windbreaker to Lan Sicheng.

  "You've been cursed." Lansheng took over the coat, "Mr. Ge helped you relieve the curse, I carried you up here."

  His tone was calm, just stating a fact, without any embarrassment or discomfort, and he didn't even notice Yun Hai Fan's reddened cheeks.

  "Teacher Ge is now..." Yun Hai Fan patted his slightly flushed cheeks, trying to change the subject.

  "She's gone to prepare the magic array." Lance's eyes were profound and far-reaching, "The curse is easy to form but hard to break, and it can only be removed with a magic array, but it's not time yet."

  So what brings you here?

  Yun Haifeng looked at Lan Si Cheng with a puzzled expression. For the past two days, he had been coming to the library quite frequently, and each time he would go into the office with Ge Hui to discuss something unknown. However, since she had already expressed her trust in him, Yun Haifeng didn't think it was appropriate to ask any more questions. She thought for a moment, then stood up and prepared to leave.

  "Wait." The words should have been urgent, but coming from Lance's mouth, they sounded neither hurried nor slow, as if he wasn't worried that Yun Haiyan wouldn't stop at all.

  "Open your hand," he said, his tone carrying an unspoken command that was both strong and gentle, like a spring from the underworld flowing directly to the depths of the soul, leaving no trace on the surface.

  Yun Haifeng obediently stretched out her right hand, and Lan Sicheng placed a bottle of medicine in the center of her palm, then pushed up on her four fingers so that the bottle could be tightly grasped. Yun Haifeng was slightly distracted, just about to ask when she was stopped by Lan Sicheng's gaze.

  "Take it." His tone remained unchanged, "Your leg injury should have worsened by now. I asked Akatsuki a while back if he had any medicine for treating burns from magical flames, and since we don't usually stock them, it's a temporary concoction. Although Ansu is quite formidable among the freshmen, applying this medicine will heal you in just a day or two."

  "Everything in the magical world is different from the mortal world, everything has a specific treatment, it's not something that can be solved with just an ordinary cold compress." He slowly explained, effortlessly drawing Yun Hai Fan into his context, without even noticing the change in topic. "Do you have confidence in the task given to you by Teacher Wen?"

  "Ah……this is the simplest way." Yun Hai Fan reacted instantly, "Even if we can't find any information about 'Divine Scrolls', having a copy of 'Puppet Technique' as a reference will also make it impossible to find any mistakes. At that time, I'll just need to find some paper with a similar texture to the cover of 'Puppet Technique', do some simple processing, and use my brain to come up with a few sentences of ancient sayings that describe the appearance of the book, and we can muddle through."

  "You're not going to just prepare that kind of cover and send it over like that, are you?" Lance raised an eyebrow.

  "That's not necessary... but a big gift still needs to be given to them." Yun Hai Fan said with a light tone, "However, this matter still requires Teacher Lan's cooperation. I remember that three days later at the banquet, teacher is going to attend, right?"

  "Hmm, the principal's gift is probably going to be given out at that time too." Lan said calmly, "There is someone in the investigation team who is quite unique, known for being upright and honest, with the biggest characteristic of being blind in both eyes."

  "I understand." Yun Hai Fan's smile was as light and carefree as a cloud, as if everything was under his control.

  Since you've brought the opportunity right into my hands, then there's no need to be stingy.