“What should I do?”
“Look at me, and then imitate me.”
Gathering the red curls behind her neck, under Jia Na's focused gaze, Liji-Xiaosi softly uttered a few syllables, some short, some high-pitched.
“You give it a try.”
Following the few syllables Liji-Xiaosi had just produced, under the effect of the Heavenly Voice talent, Jia Na smoothly completed her first vocalization.
“Is it like this?”
After vocalizing, seeing that Liji-Xiaosi remained silent for a while, Jia Na couldn't help but turn her head, looking at her with a hint of confusion.
“Ye… Yes, try imitating this phrase of mine again.”
Saying that, a hummed chant eight octaves higher than normal was sung by Liji-Xiaosi.
“This phrase might be a bit difficult. It's okay if you get the pitch wrong during the first practice.”
“Okay.”
Following the pitch she had just memorized, Jia Na imitated Liji-Xiaosi, humming the same melody in a chanting manner.
“Do you have any talent in Sound-type?”
“I do not.”
Hearing Jia Na's reply, Liji-Xiaosi's expression became strange.
“Your pitch accuracy is far worse than mine, who has the 'Absolute Pitch' talent, but... your vocal condition is simply amazing! Even better than Sound-type Wizards with the 'Eloquent Voice' talent!”
Seeing such an unpolished gem about to be born under her witness, for Liji-Xiaosi, who had a fervent love for music, it was simply a great surprise.
“I originally planned to teach you these three pieces in a month... but now it seems like one day is enough.”
Hearing Liji-Xiaosi's original planned teaching time, Jia Na, under her calm expression, couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, with her current financial situation, she could only afford to study for a few days... No wonder they say that those who study art are rich.
“Then now, let's start the formal learning with 'blood shadow rose' as a breakthrough...”
...
Late at night, the moon hung on the treetops.
Looking at the dark sky outside the study room, Liji-Xiaosi, who was still a little reluctant to stop teaching, stood up slightly tiredly.
“Although there are still some problems with the pitch of these three pieces, as long as you practice a few more times according to the method I told you, it should be almost there.”
“Thank you for your trouble today, this is your task reward.”
Handing the jin sule to Liji, Jia Na also expressed her sincere gratitude. After all, according to the required duration of the task, Liji-Xiaosi had worked several extra hours for free.
“Okay, if there's another collaboration, you can come directly to me.”
Taking the jin sule handed over by Jia Na, Liji-Xiaosi, who subconsciously checked the amount, found that there was one more than the agreed-upon reward for the task.
“After all, you can't work overtime for nothing, so this one is the overtime pay I specifically compensated you.”
Looking at Jia Na's sincere smile, for some reason, Liji-Xiaosi's slightly tired expression suddenly relaxed.
“You are indeed as the rumors say... It was a pleasure to meet you today!”
“Me too.”
The two smiled at each other, and after a simple farewell, Jia Na also packed up her things and walked towards the dormitory under the moonlight.
“Ding——”
Just as Jia Na reached the dormitory entrance, suddenly, the task system's prompt sounded in Jia Na's mind.
【Daily Task: Learn a Sound-type Witchcraft;
Task Reward: 100 talent experience points, 500 skill experience points, one random reward.】
Looking at the task content, Jia Na's mood, which was originally not bad, became a little bitter.
“Sound-type Witchcraft, the cheapest one costs thirty credits, and I don't have that many credits right now...”
Just as Jia Na was considering whether to give up the task, suddenly, she realized that tomorrow should be the day the subsidy is distributed.
“Adding the apprentice subsidy and the jin sule I have saved, I should barely be able to exchange for a Sound-type Witchcraft... Let's see after I get the subsidy tomorrow morning.”
Tasks issued by the daily task system are counted from the moment they are issued. If the task is not completed within seventy-two hours, it is judged as a task failure.
Although there is no penalty for task failure, the daily task system will enter a one-month cooldown period. During this month, the system will not issue any more tasks. This is not good news for Jia Na, who is currently in a period of rapid development.
“Indeed, for a Wizard, money is always not enough... Without money, even system tasks are becoming difficult to do.”
She sighed helplessly, but thinking that she hadn't finished her meditation for the day, Jia Na didn't have time to think any further and quickly returned to the dormitory.
...
The next day, White Coral Academy Magic Tower.
Jia Na, who had received her subsidy early in the morning, brought all her current savings to the first floor of the academy's Magic Tower. After hesitating for a long time in front of the magic crystal wall, finally, among the various Sound-type Witchcrafts, Jia Na found a Witchcraft that was very suitable for her.
【Siren's Chant】: Mental charm type Witchcraft, constructs mental force sound waves by imitating the Siren's Chant to confuse enemies and create mental chaos. (Note: The caster needs to possess sound-related talents such as Eloquent Voice to cultivate)
“This Witchcraft can be said to be a perfect match for my Heavenly Voice talent, and it is also relatively suitable for my current combat strategy.”
As a Summoning-type and Plant-type Wizard Apprentice, Jia Na's most powerful offensive Witchcrafts are Contract Summoning and Elf Summoning. Other Witchcrafts, such as Vine Entanglement, Soul Lash, and Acid Spray, are practical but not very concealed.
Especially the two Witchcrafts, Soul Lash and Acid Spray, also have certain requirements for attack distance. If the distance is too far, they will have no effect at all.
Just like in the Wizard duel with Bell-Shadow last time, facing an opponent in the dark, since Jia Na lacked means of position locking, these two targeted Witchcrafts had no opportunity to be cast.
And Siren's Chant, as an area-of-effect Witchcraft, can effectively break the previous deadlock.
As long as the opponent falls into Jia Na's charm control, the exposed enemy will be easily locked onto by her, and then, combined with the attack of the contracted summoned beast, complete the killing of the enemy.
“It's just this price... It actually costs forty credits, which is equivalent to forty-two jin sule.”
Touching the fifty-something jin sule lying in her inner pocket, Jia Na only hesitated for a moment before decisively making up her mind.
“The purpose of saving money is to spend money, and besides, this Witchcraft is very compatible with me. Even if the price is a bit expensive, it's worth it...”