Standing at the lectern, Chen Heng's expression was mild as he taught.
Below, the students all attentively listened to him.
The atmosphere in the classroom was much better than during the previous class; Chen Heng's teaching standard was far higher than Derley's.
After all, he had been a teacher before. In the Azure Heaven Realm, he had taken some disciples and nurtured them into outstanding cultivators.
Moreover, he had various experiences in the real world.
This made it so that he was a far better teacher than Derley.
Of course, the key thing was that he was able to not act high and mighty and teach in a friendly way.
This was something that Derley could not do.
Perhaps it was because Derley did not care or because he did not want to waste time, but he only gave some rough explanations of various things. He did not think from a student's perspective and explain things in detail.
However, Chen Heng was different.
After all, this was his first trial, so he took it very seriously.
During his classes, students could ask questions at any moment, and he would answer their questions and help them understand.
As such, his lessons were naturally more helpful.
These students all felt that they had gotten more out of this.
Soon, this lesson was over.
At the end, Chen Heng put down the book and gave a slight smile, "Alright, let's finish here. I'll repeat this again tomorrow, so if there are any of you who did not completely understand, you can come again."
Hearing Chen Heng's words, the students all looked quite delighted and inwardly sighed.
They all realized the gap between Chen Heng and them.
From how they saw it, Chen Heng's teaching abilities far surpassed Derley's.
Moreover, the knowledge that Chen Heng had was something they could never rival.
Even though they had entered the academy at the same time, there was such a big gap between them.
This really made them want to sob.
It was as if he could understand how the students were feeling, Chen Heng did not immediately leave and instead said softly, "Don't feel bad."
He looked at the students and comforted them, saying, "My grandfather is a Third Rank Apprentice, and I was by his side since I was young. As such, I already knew many of these things.
"Our circumstances are different, so there is no need to feel down," he said with a smile.
Standing at the lectern, him saying such things gave off a feeling of warmth.
Looking at Chen Heng, the students felt somewhat comforted.
Following this, Chen Heng left.
When there were no classes, Chen Heng started to give more lessons and earn more magic stones.
At the same time, he began to establish connections with many students and caused many people to develop favorable impressions of him.
These connections would not be of much use right now, but perhaps in the future they would become quite useful.
The key thing was how Chen Heng used them.
Time gradually passed.
Soon, it had been three months.
Within the peaceful room, Chen Heng sat on his bed with his eyes closed, deep in Meditation.
Under the Meditation status, everything around him became incredibly clear.
He could sense elemental particles around him, flashing and floating about.
They were normally hidden and could not be seen by ordinary people's eyes; only Sorcerers with powerful mental energy could use Meditation to discover them.
These were the foundation of the world, elemental particles.
Sorcerers could absorb elemental particles to turn it into their strength, refining them into magic power.
Whether or not one could absorb elemental particles and turn it into their magic power was part of the determination of a Sorcerer's talent.
Only those with Sorcerer talent could use Meditation to convert elemental particles into their own magic power.
Even if ordinary people had powerful mental energy and could sense elemental particles, they still would not be able to convert it into their own power.
As such, mental energy was only the basics; Sorcerer talent was the most crucial thing.
Right now, Chen Heng was doing some tests.
Over the past three months, he had done many tests and done the preparatory work for refining magic power.
Compared to other students, his mental energy was incredibly powerful, giving him some advantages in the magic power refining process.
As he performed Meditation, elemental particles would continuously be controlled by his mental energy and slowly absorbed into Chen Heng's body.
After being absorbed into Chen Heng's body, the elemental particles caused certain changes to his body.
At least from what Chen Heng could sense, his body was being affected by the elemental particles.
A searing heat suddenly spread throughout his body.
Sensing this feeling, Chen Heng smiled and stopped Meditating.
"So I've reached this stage."
Sitting on the bed, and examining his body, he thought to himself.
After working hard for three months, he had refined his first strand of magic power.
According to Sorcerer standards, this much magic power was nothing and was not even one ku of magic power.
'Ku' was the unit for magic power, and it was used to determine the strength of a Sorcerer's magic power.
From what Chen Heng could sense, his magic power was only at around half a ku.
However, this was already incredible.
Having and not having magic power were two completely different concepts.
After condensing magic power, the magic power would continuously affect the Sorcerer's body, causing it to become more powerful.
Moreover, magic power was what determined the level of a Sorcerer.
Someone who had condensed magic power was a First Rank Apprentice.
Someone who had condensed 50 ku of magic power was a Second Rank Apprentice.
As for Third Rank Apprentices, not only did they require at least 100 ku of magic power, but they also required a basic magic framework.
From such standards, after condensing magic power, Chen Heng was already a First Rank Apprentice.
Even though he was the weakest among First Rank Apprentices, this did not change the fact that he was one.
Thinking to there, Chen Heng grinned.
Condensing magic power and becoming a First Rank Apprentice not only made him much stronger but would also allow him to receive better treatment.
The academy's treatment of different level Apprentices was completely different.
The treatment that a First Rank Apprentice enjoyed was far better than ordinary students.
At the very least, Chen Heng had the right to attend some classes that he previously did not have the right to.
Moreover, he could also do many other things.
Chen Heng did not hesitate to get up and walk out.
After opening the door, a cool breeze blew in.
Feeling this breeze against his face, Chen Heng felt quite refreshed.
Chen Heng walked out, and soon, he arrived at a large hall.
There were not many people there, and there was only a black-robed figure standing in front of it.
From his aura, he seemed like a student.
"What are you here for?" the black-robed student calmly asked.
"I want to take the First Rank Apprentice examination," Chen Heng replied.
"That way," the black-robed student pointed to the side as he spoke.
"Thank you," Chen Heng said softly before preparing to walk off.
"Wait," the black-robed student called out, "are you Ed Doyle?"
"That's right," Chen Heng nodded as he looked at the black-robed student in surprise, "Do we know each other?"
The black-robed student shook his head, "No. One of my friends went to your lesson and said that you taught well, even better than teachers. I also wanted to deepen my understanding of material classes; how are you with that?"
His expression was sincere as he looked at Chen Heng.
Chen Heng nodded, "I'm alright with that. I'm actually thinking of some materials classes, so if you want, you can have a listen. If you're not sure, you can come to a trial lesson first."
"There are trial lessons?" the black-robed student seemed quite surprised.
Chen Heng nodded, "That's right. You can come to a trial lesson before deciding if you want to pay."
"When will you start?" the black-robed student asked while looking quite excited.
After asking where and when the lesson would be, as well as the contents, Chen Heng showed the way to the examination.
There were not any issues with the examination.
The First Rank Apprentice examination was nothing special; as long as one was detected to have magic power, they would pass.
After his efforts in Meditation over the past three months, Chen Heng had already condensed magic power and was able to easily pass this examination.
Soon, Chen Heng received the First Rank Apprentice robe and an Apprentice insignia.
The insignia was black and had a special mark on it.
Chen Heng felt quite pleased.
Status was a kind of power.
This was especially for his role as a tutor; with this kind of status, it would attract more people to attend his lessons.
This was one of the reasons why he had especially gone to do this examination.
After becoming a First Rank Apprentice, Chen Heng returned to his room and began to think.
Through his efforts over the past three months, he now had 73 magic stones.
A small portion of these were from Griffin for his school fees and living expenses.
In actuality, he had earned more magic stones than this. It was just that during the past three months, because he wanted his Meditation to be more effective, he had bought some potions.
He had also purchased entry to some classes run by Sorcerers.
As a result, he had spent many magic stones already.
"73 magic stones should be enough…"
Looking at these magic stones, Chen Heng nodded.
During this period of time, he had purchased entry to many classes, such as Sorcerer Formation and Rune classes.
These classes taught him how to use runes to create Sorcerer Formations with the effects that he wanted.
Chen Heng learned both of these classes quite quickly.
After all, Chen Heng had been a True Lord in the previous simulation. Even though it was a different world and system, with his past experience, he did not have too much difficulty.
During the past few months, he had set a record, becoming the fastest-learning student.
By now, Chen Heng's name was quite famous in the academy. Many Apprentices and even true Sorcerers knew that a genius had appeared in the academy. Not only did he have great Sorcerer talent, but his comprehension and knowledge were exceptional too.
In just a few months, he had finished learning the Sorcerer Formation and Rune classes that ordinary Apprentices could take.
The following classes required him to have a certain amount of magic power before he could take them.
Moreover, over his berserk learning over the past few months, he had gained a great understanding of the Sorcerer system.
Soon, he would be able to do some things.
As he thought to himself, he got off his bed and walked out.
He walked and came to a familiar place in the academy.
This was a small square where there were students walking about and puppets were patrolling.
After walking here, Chen Heng looked around, and soon, he saw a few familiar figures.
After teaching for a few months, he had gotten to know many people.
When he wanted to do things, doing it through these people made things much easier.
Soon, he found a few students he was familiar with and through them, he came to a stall.
"What do you need?" a somewhat dispirited-looking middle-aged Apprentice sat there and asked.
Chen Heng turned and looked down.
Compared to other Apprentices, this middle-aged Apprentice looked quite unique.
He wore a gray Apprentice robe, but it was quite dirty and even had some blood stains on it.
His appearance was also quite strange. Compared to other Apprentices' feeble bodies, his body looked quite strong. He did not look like a Sorcerer Apprentice but like a Knight.
However, the truth was that this person really was a Knight.
Chen Heng thought about this person.
Knight Jarman was quite a famous Apprentice in the Hunter's House.
It was said that this Apprentice came from a Sorcerer family but his father was a Knight.
His body had both Sorcerer talent and Knight talent, and he had received education in both.
It was said that not only was he a First Rank Apprentice, but he was also a Knight with decent strength.
Using his strength, he often went to some secret places to find some rare materials to sell in the academy.
Chen Heng had come here through the introduction of another Apprentice.
"What do you have?" Chen Heng's expression did not change as he looked at this person and asked.
"I sell many things; it depends on what you need."
The middle-aged man named Jarman looked at Chen Heng and said, "However, I've sold most things recently and only have some ordinary things left."
"What do you have?" Chen Heng asked as he nodded.
"Some Magic Iron Metal, some Solo Wolf fangs…"
Jarman listed out some materials as he looked at Chen Heng.
The things he listed were all things that Sorcerers would use when making some small things.
For example, Magic Iron Metal was a basic material for making magic items, and many things required them.
Chen Heng thought for a moment and said, "Give me a bit of each."
"Alright."
Hearing Chen Heng's words, Jarman immediately gave a slight smile.
He took out a unique bag and put the things Chen Heng needed inside, and he gave it to Chen Heng.
"Three magic stones in total," he said.
Chen Heng nodded, took out three magic stones, and gave them to Jarman.
Three magic stones for these materials was quite a good deal.
Then again, these materials were not that valuable to begin with.
After receiving these things, Chen Heng went about to some other places and bought some other things.
Following this, he returned to his room.