Elite Mages’ Academy (Web Novel)
chapter-612

Chapter 612: Absorbing Energy

“It’s quite unbelievable, you actually have this power.” Bell muttered in shock.

Xiao Lin did feel strange. Logically, when he activated Myth, he was at a Gold-ranked level, but in the academy, there was no shortage of fourth-year graduates who reached that level, so he found it hard to understand Bell’s shock.

Xiao Lin did not dwell on it, as time was very valuable after activating Myth. After that was the strangest part. He needed to start eating books.

Xiao Lin picked up a book and placed it next to his mouth, but started to hesitate. Fine, he had to admit that he found it hard to accept, and could not help but find some doubt in his heart. Would he really digest this after eating it?

However, since it was already at this stage, there was no room for doubt. Xiao Lin could only close his eyes, and bite down on the book like he was eating poison.

There was no feeling or taste of paper like he expected, and the pages started to dissolve the moment they entered his mouth. It was like eating a soft snack. He did not even need to swallow it as it went straight from his throat to his intestines. However, that was just the start. Based on Bell’s words, swallowing it was just the start of eating it. The digestion was the most important.

The pages that entered his stomach were already converted into the purest energy, and because Xiao Lin himself was made of energy in this state, the two of them started to meld together, causing a strange numbing feeling, but it was not too bad.

As if at the same time, many memories started to appear in Xiao Lin’s head. They were all various pieces of information related to medicinal herbs, but the information was not very complete. Of course, it was because he had just swallowed only the first mouthful.

It really worked!

Xiao Lin was shocked, but he did not delay as he completely wolfed down the book in his hand in three bites. The whole book dissolved into a starlike energy in his mouth, and he took up the second book and started to eat again.

Xiao Lin felt that numbing and hot feeling in his intestines expand a few dozen times, and then there was a large influx of information that flowed into his mind. In a flash, Xiao Lin felt a wave of dizziness. He quickly leaned against the wall to support himself as he panted.

He recovered after a few seconds, but his mind was still a little dizzy. However, he did not dare to delay. He prepared to grab a few more books to continue when a white little hand pressed on his arm. Xiao Lin curiously looked at Bell who had stopped him, saying, “I can’t maintain this state for too long.”

“This is just for you to get used to it.” Bell shook her head. “Based on the speed you’re eating, even if I gave you a whole hour, you still wouldn’t be able to finish everything.”

Xiao Lin looked at the books that were around him that numbered close to a thousand. It was true, with his talent, he could only use Myth for three minutes, but considering his remaining lifespan, he only had enough for a minute.

“Don’t you feel like your stomach is in pain?” Bell asked.

“Oh, a little, but it’s fine.” Xiao Lin touched the front of his chest. The numbing and dry feeling inside him was uncomfortable, but it was not unbearable.

Bell rolled her eyes, pointing at the books she brought later on, “That’s why I said that these are all sauces. Even though these books are all made of energy, in this space, each book has different characteristics, and their energy compositions also have some differences. It’s just like eating food, but if you feel like you don’t mind eating ten thousand of the same thing in the row, then it’s up to you.”

Xiao Lin thought about it before he shuddered. Fine, he understood that Bell’s words were not a joke, and he would probably get an upset stomach. He asked, “Then how do I increase my speed? Oh, I only have a few dozen seconds left.”

“There’s no hurry!”

Bell snapped her fingers, and all the books in the lounge floated up in the air before surrounding the two of them. They started to spin around them. The rotation was not too fast, and in a few seconds, they turned into a ring of star-like energy. That was the basic foundation of this world; that everything was made of pure energy. As the owner of the world, Bell naturally had the power to return all physical objects to their original state.

“Don’t forget to add these few books.” Xiao Lin had understood the use of the ‘sauces’, and he threw a few of the books that were not related to medicine into the ring of energy.

After another ten seconds, the speed of the rotation started to slow, as if a soup with various ingredients inside had finished cooking. The densely packed energy looked like a mass of stars.

Xiao Lin was about to ask how he was supposed to eat it when Bell snapped her finger again, controlling the energy to fly toward Xiao Lin. In a flash, the dark lounge turned unbelievably bright, and Xiao Lin was like a human magnet, frantically absorbing all the energy.

He never managed to finish his words because Xiao Lin did not even have time to think at that moment. The energy quickly turned into knowledge when they entered his body, and streams of information flowed in his mind. In his mind, every inch seemed to be filled with the information that had been converted into energy.

A dizziness that was hundreds of times more intense than earlier slammed into him, and this time, Xiao Lin did not even have the energy to lean against the wall as he collapsed on the floor in an instant. His forehead and back were full of cold sweat as he shuddered. However, thanks to Myth, his consciousness was still clear, but also because of that, he felt even more pain.

He wiped the sweat on his forehead away with his arm, and realized all of it was a faint blue color. He suddenly understood that it was not sweat, but the energy that composed his body.

No wonder Bell said that it was very dangerous. If it was a normal person, they would probably be swallowed up by the wave of information. If they lost enough energy from their body, it would be like them losing all of their memories and skills, and they would be disabled.

Xiao Lin was a little afraid thinking about it because, even though he maintained his Myth state to use an immense explosiveness to restrict the energy in his body, it was still not perfect. At most, he managed to greatly decrease the speed.

However, he had no other way at that moment. Xiao Lin clenched his teeth as he sat on the floor, using his last bits of consciousness to start the digestion process.