Another early morning class.
The professor was an old man about to retire, reading from the textbook with zero emotion. By now, half the class had already dozed off.
Lu Mo yawned, feeling even sleepier than before.
Cecilia whispered, “Are you sleepy, Miss Lu Mo? Do you need to rest for a while?”
“No, I’m fine. I’m full of energy.”
Thinking that she absolutely couldn’t look like someone who didn’t love learning in front of the Saintess, Lu Mo straightened her back and puffed out her chest.
“Actually, it’s fine if you want to sleep, Miss Lu Mo.”
Cecilia continued, “I can help you with class notes and homework.”
“And for final exams… I… I can think of something too.”
“Actually, not just this class, but for others, I… I can also…”
“Really?”
At that moment, Lu Mo felt Cecilia was incredibly holy.
But then she thought, ‘If I do that, I’ll become a useless person.’
‘By then, the Saintess probably wouldn’t want to be my deskmate anymore.’
With that in mind, Lu Mo shook her head and replied, “I love studying. It’s fine, Miss Cecilia.”
“I like studying the most.”
As she said that, she flipped over the page she had filled with doodles out of boredom and sleepiness, and seriously jotted down a few notes.
Seeing this, Cecilia smiled and followed along, listening to the lecture.
In this class, the professor talked about the affiliated races of the human world.
“Today, the world we live in is called the human world because humans are the dominant race, holding an absolute advantage.”
“Besides humans, there are other races in this world.”
“But these races submitted to humanity countless ages ago.”
“For example, the elves, vampires, the winged race, the sea-daughters…”
“Today, we will mainly discuss the beast spirits.”
“Beast spirits?”
Lu Mo suddenly became interested.
Because a few days ago, she had picked up a little fat bird.
The little fat bird wasn’t dumb at all; it should be considered a beast spirit that had awakened its intelligence.
Elia had also told her that she could keep raising the little fat bird, and there might be a surprise.
“The beast spirit race is different from others; it’s somewhat special.”
“The Beast Spirit Domains are located in the southern part of the human world, and most beast spirits live there.”
“But in reality, ‘beast spirit’ is a very broad concept.”
“It represents both beasts and spirits. Strictly speaking, any animal that possesses a certain level of intelligence and can cultivate can be considered a beast spirit.”
“Ants no one pays attention to, stray dogs on the roadside, massive whales in the deep sea…”
“As long as they have intelligence and possess realm power, they belong to the beast spirit race.”
“The dragon race was once a part of the beast spirits, but due to special reasons, they separated from them and became one of the top beings in this world. Of course, they deserve that status because they are completely…”
“Beast spirits with strong bloodlines can take human form.”
“Compared to most humans, beast spirits have stronger physiques and more terrifying talents.”
“But their weaknesses are equally obvious—”
“Their comprehension is far inferior to humans, and their souls and spirits are far less powerful and resilient.”
“Thus, when they reach a certain realm, it becomes very difficult for them to break through their bottlenecks.”
“Even with strong physiques and terrifying bloodline talents, their overall strength still cannot shake the human race.”
“Next, we will talk about contracts between humans and beast spirits.”
“Whether contracts were originally meant for beast spirits to compensate for their spiritual defects, or for humans to harness the power of beast spirits, it is no longer verifiable.”
“Contracts are divided into several types: equal contracts, master-servant contracts, soul contracts…”
“After signing a contract, humans can obtain a portion of the beast spirit’s power; while the beast spirit can gain strong soul and spiritual support.”
“If the two are within a certain range, humans can directly summon their contracted beast to fight alongside them.”
“I believe some of you already had contracted beasts before coming to Cangyu Academy.”
“The academy will also organize occasional competitions. If any of you are interested, you can participate. There are many rewards.”
When the professor reached this point, some students woke up and became interested.
“Contracted beast competitions?”
A student said angrily, “I have a contracted beast, but the academy won’t let me bring it!”
“No way, I brought mine in,” someone else said.
“But when I asked the academy, they rejected me on the grounds of violating decency and corrupting morals…”
“Wait, what kind of contracted beast are you talking about???”
“…”
Lu Mo listened.
She knew about contracting beast spirits.
In the previous two simulated reincarnations, she had seen it too.
But in those simulations, she never signed a contract with any beast spirit.
Because her own talent was already strong enough.
In that case, there were very few beast spirits suitable for her.
To match her talent, a beast spirit would at least need a bloodline of the high-rank beast king level.
But king-level beast spirits were considered powerful figures in the Beast Spirit Domains, and they were very proud.
Their offspring would not easily submit to humans and sign so-called contracts.
Not just her.
Many human strongmen either didn’t have contracted beast spirits or eventually chose to dissolve their contracts.
Part of the reason was the difficulty in finding a suitable beast spirit.
Another part was that in a contract, they would have to share a portion of their soul and spiritual power with the contracted beast.
In their view, that exchange wasn’t worth it.
The strongest contracted beast Lu Mo had seen in these two simulated reincarnations was probably the Sacred Dragon.
The Sacred Dragon was naturally proud as well.
But because the Holy Sanctuary offered very generous terms, they eventually signed contracts with the Sacred Dragon Knights.
And in those contracts, the Sacred Dragon Knights ceded many rights to the Sacred Dragons…
So what?
Weren’t they still easily defeated by her?
Thinking about it, Lu Mo complained in her mind.
“Ding-ling-ling—”
Soon, the bell for the end of class rang.
Many sleeping students suddenly revived, either walking out of the classroom or chatting with friends.
“Huh?”
At that moment, Lu Mo felt half of her body sink.
Cecilia had suddenly pounced on her.
Her head was buried deep into Lu Mo’s hair!
This move startled Lu Mo.
Before, Cecilia would never have made such a large movement.
She could feel the girl’s cheek pressed against her neck.
She could feel… the moist, warm breath.
Whether it was an illusion or not, Lu Mo felt Cecilia’s breathing seemed to quicken.
Cecilia made a sound.
“Ha…”
“Would you like to make a contract with me, Miss Lu Mo?”
A contract?
What kind of contract?
A magical girl contract?
Who would be the master and who the servant?
Her mind began to wander.
Soon, Cecilia pulled back, tidied her hair, and smiled at Lu Mo.
Cecilia’s breath had made Lu Mo’s neck a little itchy.
“Just kidding, Miss Lu Mo. Don’t take it seriously~”
Lu Mo glanced at Cecilia.
“Oh.”
Whether it was from embarrassment or something else, she felt that Cecilia’s face was a bit flushed and hot.
But she didn’t think much of it.
Cecilia then spoke very quietly, making a sound.
“Haah…”
“I couldn’t hold back…”
“But Miss Lu Mo’s current scent, this feeling… it’s really…”
Too addictive!
It made her feel unable to stop.
It made her involuntarily want to get closer, to embrace.
To use all her strength… to greedily inhale.
Many years ago, Miss Lu Mo smelled just like this.
In the next class, Cecilia’s gaze toward Lu Mo became noticeably more dazed.
But Lu Mo didn’t know.
She didn’t know how much the reappearance of the Saintess’s sacrifice inside her body affected Cecilia.
Time passed quickly. Class ended.
Cecilia and Lu Mo walked side by side for a long time before reluctantly saying goodbye.
“See you in the afternoon, Miss Lu Mo.”
“Yeah, see you in the afternoon.”
Lu Mo waved goodbye to Cecilia. At the same time, she glanced at the system interface.
Less than half a day remained until the third simulated reincarnation.
Time…
Was it finally here?