Chapter 799 – Three Thousand Mirror Ruins 66

Chapter 799 – Three Thousand Mirror Ruins 66

Linna smiled and rolled up her own sleeve, showing Mo Lan a similar yellow star pattern on her arm.

“The star is Mirror Ruins University’s school emblem.”

“Blue stars represent ordinary students, purple stars symbolize accelerated program students, yellow stars are the identity markers for faculty and staff, and cyan stars belong to honorary graduates… By absorbing the mirror emblem into your body like this, it will belong to you forever, with no risk of ever losing it. When you need to use it, you simply activate it with your will.”

Mo Lan felt the faint resonance emanating from the purple star on her arm. Mirror Ruins University truly lived up to its reputation—such generosity.

A storage space that could be hidden within one’s body was far more precious than an ordinary storage space.

Yan Shuang checked the time and said to Mo Lan, “The other students in the class should be nearly finished with their enrollment applications. Come with me to take a look—it’ll also be a chance to formally say goodbye to your classmates.”

After speaking, she turned to Linna, her tone reverting to its usual cool detachment with a hint of seeing-the-guest-out, “Director Linna, matters here are concluded. Will you be heading back to Mirror Ruins first, or do you have other plans?”

Linna pushed her glasses up, a playful smile appearing on her face. Far from showing any intention to leave, she said with keen interest, “No rush. I’ll come along and see your other students. I’ve always been curious—back when the university tried so hard to keep you on as faculty, you refused without a moment’s hesitation. How did you end up running off to a tiny domain like Deer Cry Mirror to teach middle school students? That really doesn’t seem like something you, Yan Shuang, would do.”

Yan Shuang’s steps faltered slightly at these words, and she said with resignation, “There’s no special reason. I’ve always preferred more challenging environments and never liked staying at a school to teach. What I’m doing now is nothing more than a transaction.”

“A transaction?” Linna raised an eyebrow.

“Mm.” Yan Shuang continued walking forward, her voice soft but carrying clearly to both Linna and Mo Lan’s ears. “I made a deal with the Mirror Lord of Deer Cry Mirror. I teach at Deer Cry Middle School for two years, responsible for mentoring one cohort of the Mirror Explorer Class. In return, he tells me the exact entrance location to the Landscape Dense Forest mirror space, so I can go in and find the eight-star Spirit Condensation Flower. I just didn’t expect to also discover a promising talent along the way.”

“Spirit Condensation Flower?” The smile on Linna’s face vanished instantly, replaced by worry. “Shuang, you… your mental sea has been damaged?!”

Yan Shuang’s expression remained calm. “An old injury. It’s not a big deal. I just need this key ingredient to completely eliminate the hidden risk.”

She spoke of it lightly, but an “old injury” that required an eight-star magical plant to treat—how could it possibly be simple?

Linna furrowed her brows tightly, her tone turning serious. “With your psychic power damaged, venturing into an eight-star mirror space is no joke—especially an undeveloped one like the Landscape Dense Forest. The danger level is extraordinary. Going alone is far too reckless!”

She quickened her pace to catch up with Yan Shuang, her voice resolute. “No, I can’t just stand by on this. Let me go back and arrange my current work, and I’ll go with you!”

Yan Shuang stopped and looked into her old friend’s eyes, filled with unquestionable concern. The corners of her icy lips seemed to soften ever so slightly, but in the end she still shook her head. “This is my personal matter. There’s no need to drag you into it…”

“Cut the nonsense!” Linna cut her off directly, her tone forceful. “It’s settled! Did you really think I came all this way purely for recruitment? I also came to check on you—the one who disappeared without a word! Now that I know about this, there’s no way I’m letting you charge into an eight-star mirror space alone. Wait for my message!”

With that, before Yan Shuang could refuse again, she vanished from the spot in a flurry.

Yan Shuang stared at the place where Linna had disappeared, shook her head, and could only go find Wang Qiming to discuss bringing one more person along.

Mo Lan had taken in every word of their conversation. So this was the real reason behind her teacher’s arrival at Deer Cry Middle School!

Eight-star Spirit Condensation Flower… The name was no stranger to Mo Lan. She had seen records of it in many books. Its most essential function was to nourish and repair a damaged mental sea. For Mirror Explorers who relied on psychic power for combat and exploration, it was undoubtedly a dream-come-true healing treasure—extremely rare and precious.

Wait! During her year-plus of exploration in Gushing Spring Forest Sea, she had also discovered a magical plant with similar properties, though with slightly weaker energy fluctuations.

“Teacher, please wait a moment.” Mo Lan suddenly spoke up, stopping Yan Shuang who was about to teleport them to the classroom.

Yan Shuang looked at her quizzically.

Mo Lan said nothing more. Using her storage mirror accessory as cover, she crafted a corresponding card and materialized it, then took out and opened a box containing the magical plant.

A cool, refreshing medicinal fragrance with mind-soothing properties immediately permeated the air.

Inside the box, a plant of peculiar form lay quietly, its entire body a translucent, glaze-like color.

“Teacher, this is a seven-star Glazed Orchid that I happened to discover during my training in Gushing Spring Forest Sea.” Mo Lan extended the box toward Yan Shuang, her tone sincere. “I recall reading that although its potency doesn’t match the eight-star Spirit Condensation Flower, it still possesses the ability to nourish psychic power and stabilize the mental sea. I wonder… could this be of any help with your injury?”

Yan Shuang’s gaze fell upon the plant in the box, and a look of deep emotion appeared on her face. She raised her eyes to Mo Lan, her voice carrying a note of disbelief as she sought confirmation. “You… want to give this to me?”

This seven-star Glazed Orchid was only slightly inferior to the Spirit Condensation Flower in grade and effect, but its rarity was comparable.

In an element-rich environment like Gushing Spring Forest Sea, who knew how many years of fortunate coincidence it took to nurture a single specimen.

Even for well-connected high-star Mirror Explorers, this was a genuine treasure—let alone for the student before her, who came from common origins and was currently only a three-star Mirror Explorer.

Meeting her teacher’s astonished gaze, Mo Lan nodded earnestly, her tone heartfelt. “These two years, thank you for your devoted guidance, Teacher. I’ve benefited immensely. If this Glazed Orchid can help you, I would be truly happy.”

For her, the {Material Card – Glazed Orchid} simply required a bit more disposable Mana to create. But for Mo Lan, whose Mana recovery rate now reached hundreds of thousands per minute, it was merely a matter of focused accumulation over a few days—she wouldn’t even need to dip into her stored Mana. It was nothing significant.

Yan Shuang took a deep breath, striving to calm the surging waves within her heart.

Looking at the girl before her—clear-eyed and open-hearted—she suddenly understood, in some small way, why someone like Linna had so willingly devoted herself to the work of education.

This feeling of witnessing a student’s growth firsthand and receiving their unreserved care and gratitude in return… it truly was an indescribable experience, warm and fulfilling.

“This Glazed Orchid—I do need it very much…” Yan Shuang did not refuse with false modesty. Her injury genuinely required this kind of treasure to alleviate. But neither did she wish to simply take her student’s gift for nothing.