Chapter 011: Magic School

Due to its various properties, something like cold jade became extremely precious across the continent.
Moreover, as Du Fan looked at the teapot made of cold jade, he shook his head in disapproval—this was pure waste! Cold jade was already very rare, and the kind that could be used to make a teapot was even rarer. Seeing the teapot before him, Du Fan suddenly had a strange idea.
If he could steal this teapot, he would—such a cold jade teapot was worth at least fifty million gold coins!
Even in the emperor’s palace, having such a cold jade teapot could lower the temperature.
What a wonderful item, truly wonderful, Du Fan thought.
While still pondering how to claim the cold jade teapot for himself, Elder Section Chief took out some grass leaves. In his hands, these leaves emitted a faint flame.
“What is this?” Du Fan asked in surprise upon seeing them. He had once spent some time studying alchemy and was well aware of the various strange things on the continent, but he didn’t recognize these strange leaves at all.
“That’s firegrass,” Elder Edward said with a smile.
“Firegrass! Lord President, as far as I know, firegrass shouldn’t look like this! Not only has its appearance changed, but the energy within it has also changed greatly!” Du Fan exclaimed in astonishment.
“That’s right, Duke Du Fan. These firegrasses have changed a lot under the cultivation of our Magic Guild. With more fire elements inside, the flavor produced when they’re steeped has become much stronger!” Elder Edward said with a smile.
“Elder Section Chief, let’s begin!” At that moment, President Edward said to the elder.
Hearing this, Elder Section Chief placed the firegrass into the cold jade teapot. Instantly, crackling sounds came from inside the teapot.
“President Edward, what’s going on in there?” Du Fan asked upon hearing the noises.
“Well? The firegrass, having been cultivated, has an extremely strong fire attribute. When dropped into water like this, it immediately boils. Alas! It’s fortunate that the cold energy of the cold jade teapot suppresses it; otherwise, an ordinary teapot would have exploded by now!” President Edward replied quickly upon Du Fan’s question.

“What? It can explode!” As soon as Du Fan heard Edward say that, his thoughts immediately shifted. If it really could explode, he had no idea what the effects would be, nor how much Fireweed was needed to reach the explosive threshold! Soon, Du Fan thought of potential uses for this Fireweed—if it could be turned into the explosives he knew from his past life, that would be incredible! “President Edward, do you have a lot of this newly cultivated Fireweed here?” Du Fan asked with a smile. “How could we have much? It’s extremely difficult to cultivate—large amounts of fire-type magic stones are required. In our Magic Guild, we can only collect a little over two pounds of this Fireweed in a year. If it weren’t for its rarity, how could we use it in magical dishes to entertain top-tier guests?” Edward replied, laughing continuously at Du Fan’s question. Hearing this, Du Fan felt a bit disheartened. With the Magic Guild’s capabilities, they could only produce just over two pounds of this variant Fireweed per year—so even if all of it were used as explosives, it wouldn’t be enough. Still, Du Fan wanted to obtain the method for cultivating this new type of Fireweed. Soon, as crackling sounds came from afar, the department head placed his hand on the Cold Jade Pot. Immediately, waves of wind magic radiated from his hand, with streams of green light continuously flowing into the pot. Du Fan could sense that the department head’s wind magic had reached a masterful level! Clearly, under the influence of his wind magic, the Fireweed and water inside the pot were spinning rapidly! Despite the rapid rotation, not a single drop of water spilled from the pot! Such precise control of magic even Du Fan found admirable. Soon, the department head stopped casting magic and picked up the teapot, pouring himself a cup of tea. “Please enjoy your tea. I’ll take my leave now!” After preparing the tea, he immediately left. Looking at the cup of tea before him, he noticed a slight red tint, and inside the cup, there were dozens of tiny whirlwinds spinning continuously. “Duke Du Fan, please have some!” Edward smiled slightly at Du Fan, picked up his cup, and drank the tea in one gulp.

After drinking this cup of tea, Edward wore an expression of great enjoyment! Sitting there with his eyes closed, seeing Edward’s expression, Du Fan and Naixiu both picked up their cold jade cups and drank the tea inside in one gulp. As the tea flowed into Du Fan’s mouth, it quickly turned into streams of cold and hot energy that kept swirling and colliding inside his mouth! The alternating cold and hot energies created a strange sensation. Moreover, driven by wind magic, these energies rushed smoothly from his mouth to his throat, then to his stomach and intestines! A sense of intense satisfaction spread throughout his body, and Du Fan felt truly comfortable from the bottom of his heart. “What great tea! Truly excellent! President Edward, after tasting such fine tea, I’m afraid no other tea will ever satisfy me again!” Du Fan exclaimed loudly. Hearing this, Edward felt a sense of pride—after all, the guest who had tasted this tea was full of praise! “President Edward, I would be so distressed if I could never taste such fine tea again. How about you give me this set of tea utensils? Then I can brew such excellent tea at home every day,” Du Fan said, staring at Edward. At Du Fan’s request, sweat appeared on Edward’s forehead. Such a set of cold jade tea utensils was unique even within the Magic Guild! Probably, there was only one set like it in the entire continent. It could be considered one of the guild’s treasures, yet Duke Du Fan simply asked to have it given to him. At first, Edward regretted having served Du Fan with magic cuisine. “This, Duke Du Fan, this set of cold jade tea utensils is one of the guild’s inherited treasures. There is only one set like it. If you take it away, even as president, I’ll find it difficult to explain to the council,” Edward said, carefully wiping the sweat from his forehead. “Ah, President Edward, you’ve treated me to such delicious tea today. If I can’t taste it again, I’ll be heartbroken. Aren’t you harming me by doing this?” Du Fan said, looking devastated. “How about this, President Edward? Tell me how to cultivate that new kind of Fireflame Grass. Then I’ll settle for using other methods to brew such tea,” Du Fan said with a sigh.

“Great! No problem at all. I’ll tell you the method of cultivating fire lilies right away.” Hearing Du Fan say this, Edward agreed immediately.
Originally, the method of cultivating fire lilies was also one of the secrets of the Magic Guild, but compared to the Han Yu tea set, it wasn’t anything special.
Hearing President Edward say this, Du Fan secretly smiled. He seriously picked up the teapot and quickly poured tea for Edward, saying repeatedly, “Thank you, President. You’re really kind. Ahah, I really don’t know how to thank you!”
Sigh, President Edward thought, if I weren’t in need of your help, would I even need to treat you with magic cuisine?
“Haha, Duke Du Fan, don’t say that. There’s still plenty of delicious food and drinks to come. Please enjoy them well!” he replied quickly.
“I can’t wait!” Naixiu, who had already enjoyed a cup of tea, exclaimed happily upon hearing this.
Soon, in a lounge of the Magic Guild, Du Fan finally believed that food could indeed kill people. Lying on the comfortable sofa, he looked at his round belly and still felt a tingling sensation on his scalp!
All those various magics applied to the food truly brought taste enjoyment to its absolute peak!
What kind of stimulating flavor could compare to the sensation of lightning and fire combined? The coolness of ice, the richness of water, the freshness of wind—all these elevated high-quality ingredients to an unsurpassable level!
“President Edward, you went through all this trouble to invite us here. It’s not just to treat us to a meal, is it?” Du Fan said, lying comfortably on the sofa.
“Hehe, Duke Du Fan is truly smart. Besides inviting you to enjoy magic cuisine today, there’s also one more thing I need your help with,” President Edward said with a smile.
Sure enough, it’s time to get serious, Du Fan thought to himself.
“Ahah, President Edward, just tell me what you need me to do. Why make things so complicated?” Du Fan laughed.
“Since Elder Du Fan is such a straightforward person, I’ll just tell you directly. Our Magic Guild wants to establish a magic school, and the place we see as the most suitable right now is the Siluo Province under your rule. Therefore, we want to collaborate with Duke Du Fan to found such a magic school,” President Edward said.
“Could you explain your reasons?” Du Fan asked after thinking for a moment.

“Throughout history, the number of magicians has always been too small. Moreover, training a single magician requires a great deal of money and resources. As a result, magicians usually come from certain backgrounds, and many of them are recruited by various factions after completing their training. This has led to stagnation in our magic guild. If we don’t change this system, our guild will eventually decline,” said President Edward seriously.

“So, how does President Edward plan to cooperate with me?” Du Fan asked with a smile.

Establishing a school had always been Du Fan’s wish. He never expected President Edward to think of the same thing—founding a magic school. Du Fan hadn’t even considered it before.

One issue with founding a magic school was the massive amount of resources and money required. But more importantly, Du Fan didn’t have any professionals who could teach magic! Apart from himself and Chenchen, he didn’t have anyone skilled in magic. And he and Naixiu couldn’t teach students all day long. Thus, Du Fan couldn’t find anyone suitable to teach magic.

For this reason, he had never thought about opening a magic academy. But today, since Edward himself proposed collaborating with him to establish one, Du Fan was thrilled!