Elite Mages' Academy

Chapter 201: Talent Level Up (4)

After repeated advice and constant rambling about daily life, Xiao Lin was just about to get impatient when the woman found the communication room. What followed was a long wait, as the positioning for trans-spatial communication was still rather time-consuming. Fortunately, no charges were incurred during that time.

About 20 minutes later, the golden light that filled the entire room dimmed suddenly, and the Timesand stored in the emerald immediately began quickly flowing. As its speed grew and grew, the golden light became increasingly fainter until it disappeared completely. It was still pitch-black, but within a few seconds, a curtain of light suddenly appeared. Inside that light curtain was a blonde American woman with a professional-looking smile. She bluntly asked Xiao Lin who he was looking for.

After hearing that he wanted to contact Lilith, the American woman’s smile froze slightly and she quickly gave a tact reply. “We will contact you as soon as possible, but the situation is unique with Miss Lilith. I don’t think she’ll agree to this communication request if you don’t know her personally.”

Xiao Lin expressed no issue with that and even seemed confident about it.

Another wait soon ensued, and Xiao Lin was getting a little uneasy because the trans-spatial communication was already connected and fell under the period where charges could be incurred. There were no clocks in the dark room, so he could only count the time silently in his heart and pray that the other party could contact Lilith as soon as possible.

More than four minutes later, the American woman in the light curtain appeared with the same faint smile. Xiao Lin barely squeezed out an ugly, almost-crying smile after he was made to wait. That short wait was already equivalent to losing 4,000 New Dollars. He finally understood why Chen Yu had that surprised expression after hearing that he was going to use trans-spatial communication.

It was extremely expensive despite its convenience, and for most people, it was simply unaffordable.

Dawn Academy’s switchboard administrator was very relaxed and would even chat with Xiao Lin from time to time. She naturally understood that there was a charge during that period, but she was likely under the impression that Xiao Lin was loaded if he could spend so much money to use the service.

By the sixth minute, the light curtain fluctuated again like water, and Lilith’s face finally appeared inside. She did not seem to be in the city, but that did not really matter.

“It really is you! I knew it. Other than you, there can’t possibly be anyone else from Dawn Academy who would call me using trans-spatial communication.” Lilith seemed to have expected it.

“Hey, hey, hey! Can anyone else hear me?” Xiao Lin shouted a few times instead of getting straight to the point. He cleared his throat after seeing Lilith’s strange expression. “Umm, I just wanted to confirm that the switchboard administrator isn’t eavesdropping.”

Lilith rolled her eyes. “Don’t worry. The latest technology in trans-spatial communication has enhanced confidentiality. Cut to the chase. I’m very busy.”

Lilith looked more anxious than Xiao Lin was. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he heard a scream and saw a body flying from behind Lilith, vomiting blood, and falling to the ground. Taken by surprise, Xiao Lin asked, “What are you doing?”

“Oh, just dealing with a gang of bandits. The natives never watch their step. How dare they target Judge Academy’s caravan.” Lilith made light of the situation.

At that moment however, Xiao Lin noticed the traces of blood present on the woman’s light armor. The battle seemed to be harder than her tone suggested, and the opponents appeared strong too. He could not control himself from expressing his concern for her. “You’re okay, right?”

Lilith was getting even more impatient. “I’m going to get in some real trouble if you don’t get to the point!”

In fact, Lilith would have long turned off the call if it was any other person. However, she was willing to endure a little more because she knew it was Xiao Lin. The latter was well aware that there was no time for nonsense, so he kept things as simple as possible. “Okay. I’ll get to the point then. How do you use this diamond? ”

“Diamonds?”

“The diamond used for leveling up.” Xiao Lin could not just directly mention that it was for his SS-level talent, but he believed that Lilith would definitely understand the hint.

Sure enough, Lilith went blank for less than a second and showed a dazed expression. She looked at Xiao Lin a few times in amazement, then dragged her scythe to split a guy who wanted to deliver her a sneak attack from behind. She even ignored the blood stains on her cheek and answered directly, “Just break it.”

“What? Break it? You’re telling me to break the diamond!”

“Yes, just break it!”

Xiao Lin was dumbfounded. No matter how much he racked his brain, he would never have expected the diamond to be used by breaking it. Still, he would never have used such a method if it was not approved by Lilith. Should a mistake happen, would he not have to trouble the dean to temper a new diamond?

“Don’t zone out! What else do you need!” Lilith’s tone was urgent as the battle seemed to become even more intense. She killed at least three or four bandits in just that short moment.

Xiao Lin hesitated for a moment and said softly, “There is one last request. It doesn’t matter if you agree or not. You know that I’m just a freshman, so it’s only natural that I don’t have much money. Our academy is about to usher in the third monthly exam too, and uh, you may not know this, but our monthly exam is related to the class monitor’s position...”

“Spit it out!”

“Well, in a nutshell, can you help pay half the cost of this trans-spatial communication?”

Despite having to avoid distraction during battle, Lilith had a blank look after hearing those words. She said not a word, and the light curtain suddenly disappeared, a sign that the other party had deliberately disconnected the call.

The room became bright again, and the Timesand in the emerald reappeared. Xiao Lin smiled with some regret. His last sentence was spoken half-jokingly, but it did not seem to have any effect. He roughly estimated the duration of his call and could feel his heart bleeding.

After leaving the communication room, the administrator looked at him strangely and said, “Your total is three thousand five hundred New Dollars. Just sign here after you pay.”

Xiao Lin was taken aback. ” Isn’t it a thousand New Dollars per minute? I talked for more than three minutes, didn’t I?”

She shrugged, “Before the switchboard from Judge Academy disconnected, they communicated to us that they’d pay half the total of expenses for this call. The total was seven minutes, so half of that would be three thousand five hundred New Dollars. This sum is the cost for the upkeep of energy consumption.”

Xiao Lin was amazed that Lilith would suddenly be so warm-hearted and actually helped him pay half. He felt a little smug and wondered if he had too irresistible a charm.

“Oh and, Judge Academy also said that the lady left you a message.”

“What did she say?” Xiao Lin asked curiously. He did not mention Lilith, even though it was certain that many of Dawn Academy’s people knew who she was.

“Just six words: ‘You need to pay me back’.”

Xiao Lin was immediately in shambles.