5 Chapter 5 Immortal Learning Spells, Arrangement

"Ah, this..."

Li Jing was shocked.

Becoming a patroller wasn't as easy as he thought.

He had expected this.

But it was disheartening that his lack of formal education was the stumbling block.

He did have an education, but, unfortunately, it was from another world.

"Excluding the written test, the Patrol Department requires at least one offensive and one defensive magic skill practiced to minor completion. The realm requirement is not high, even the lowest level of patroller needs only to be in the Second Realm."

Liu Sisi continued, tilting her head and said.

"If I'm not mistaken, you probably haven't practiced any offensive or defensive magic skills."

Li Jing grinned but remained silent.

Hadn't practiced offensive or defensive magic skills? He hadn't even learned the most basic life-sustaining magic skills!

All because he was poor...

But now, he had saved up some money, so he could start learning magic later.

Proficiency would be more challenging, as it required practice.

But even after mastering it, he still needed an education.

"With your current qualifications, you could try applying for the Assistant Inspector Department, a subsidiary of the Patrol Department."

Liu Sisi spoke again, saying.

"The requirements for the Assistant Inspector Department are not as high. You're in the Second Realm, as long as you crash-course some basic laws, you should be able to pass. After working in the Assistant Inspector Department for one or two years, if you perform well, you might even have a chance to be promoted to the Patrol Department without any exams. As far as I know, many who didn't meet the entry requirements for the Patrol Department have managed to get in by making a name for themselves in the Assistant Inspector Department."

"The Assistant Inspector Department doesn't need a formal education?"

Li Jing asked, tilting his head.

"It would be best if you have one, but it's not a requirement."

Liu Sisi stopped by the roadside, saying.

"The salary of an assistant inspector is very low. It's no wonder there aren't many talented candidates willing to do the job. Those who become assistant inspectors are either student interns or people like you, who wish to become patrollers but don't meet the requirements."

"Is that so?"

Li Jing blinked, hope reigniting in his heart.

The Assistant Inspector Department.

As the name suggests, it's a subordinate department meant to assist patrollers.

They usually assist with cases and are responsible for after-the-fact duties.

The two patrollers who responded to today's call for backup to maintain order at the scene were most likely from the Assistant Inspector Department.

The Assistant Inspector Department rarely gets the opportunity to be directly involved in ongoing cases.

In cases like a monster injuring a person, they are only called in for cleanup after everything's been resolved.

This made Li Jing a bit conflicted.

If he wanted to gain experience by killing monsters, he would have to be at the scene of the action.

But as things stood, it was an option.

You can't get fat with just one bite; everything has to proceed step by step.

After pondering for a bit, Li Jing said,

"Alright, I will cram on various basic laws in the next two days and see if there's a chance to pass in the Assistant Inspector Department."

"Remember to inform me if there's any news."

Liu Sisi smiled, hailing a taxi.

"I'm heading back. We can keep in touch by phone."

As she spoke, she climbed into the back seat of the cab, rolled down the window, and smiled brightly.

"Remember to return to work once the shop is ready in half a month. Our chicken shop is a small business; I won't give you a raise. But if you perform well, I might reluctantly let you eat more Spirit Chicken."

"Okay."

Li Jing responded with a smile.

Calling Liu Sisi's shop a small business?

A small business that could afford to kill a Spirit Chicken every day?

Of course.

One thing at a time.

Li Jing wasn't expecting a raise.

Asking for more money for killing chickens was excessive.

He wouldn't leave Liu Sisi's shop anyway.

Not to mention her kindness towards him, the taste of her cooking and the Spirit Chicken was undoubtedly more delicious than street food.

Helping with the chicken slaughtering also earned him Experience Points.

No matter how thin the mosquito's leg is, it's still meat.

Small gains accumulate to become much; there's still a promising future.

...

As he watched Liu Sisi's taxi drive off, Li Jing didn't rush back to his rented room.

He knew he wouldn't be able to rest if he went back now, why bother torturing himself with false hopes?

The night was quiet.

Li Jing stopped by a bridge, sat on a bridge pier, and took out his cell phone.

As the saying goes,

No money, no sense of security.

With five hundred thousand in his pocket, he is now full of confidence.

Immortal Learning Spells, let's get started!

Opening the official Immortal Learning website of Hua Country, Li Jing quickly found a storage spell, planning to start by learning one as a test.

Storage Spells.

They are the most basic and cheapest living spells that almost everyone knows.

However, there are indeed many types of storage spells.

With hundreds of similar storage spells at his disposal, Li Jing felt a headache coming on.

His choice paralysis had kicked in.

After half a day of selection, he finally decided on a storage spell called "Momentary Space".

He chose Momentary Space because after one-time development of storage space using this spell, the space increases with the rise in Spiritual Qi within the body, and there's no need for further expansion, which is quite convenient.

In addition to being convenient, Momentary Space also has two obvious disadvantages.

Firstly, the storage space opened for the first time tends to be rather small.

Secondly, storage space created by Momentary Space cannot be expanded actively. If there is no increase in the Spiritual Qi in the body, the storage space will remain that size forever.

Li Jing does not possess Spiritual Qi.

But he has Spiritual Power that can be matched with Spiritual Qi.

As long as there are monsters to kill for leveling up, the drawbacks of Momentary Space are negligible.

Having chosen Momentary Space, Li Jing clicked to purchase.

Bank balance, -5000.

With the successful payment, the webpage switched to pop up a very tongue-twisting formula.

Yet before he had a chance to read it in detail, an emotionless female prompt sounded in his ear.

"Passive skill detected, Momentary Space, log in it?"

?

Li Jing was startled.

The appearance of the prompt confirmed his earlier guess.

The passive and active skills on the status bar are indeed Immortal Learning spells, and he needs to learn them.

But right now, he hadn't even finished reading the formula, when the system prompt asked him if he wanted to log in.

Isn't that a joke?

So, he doesn't have to put any effort into learning, he just needs to see the formula?

Scratching his head, Li Jing muttered "log in" to himself.

At the same moment, the emotionless female voice sounded again in his ear.

"Successfully logged in to the passive skill, Momentary Space, and the storage space has been successfully opened."

Is that it?

Li Jing frowned.

It seemed...

A bit too convenient.

If all you need is money to buy the formula, can't you learn whatever you want?

As he was thinking this, the prompt sounded again in his ear.

"Successfully learned skill, skill point slot has been added to the status bar. According to your level, you currently have 14 skill points. Once skill points are allocated, they cannot be changed. Please choose cautiously."

"..."

Li Jing.

He had just been considering that as long as he had money to buy the formula, he could learn whatever he wanted.

Now, he was immediately proved wrong.

So there are restrictions to learning skills after all.

The term 'skill points' couldn't be clearer.

They are used to enhance skills.

Host: Li Jing

Experience Points: 7/596

Level: 7

Skill Points: 14

Spiritual Power Intensity: 56

Equipment: None

Passive Skills: Momentary Space

Active Skills: None

Summoning the panel, Li Jing felt puzzled.

He did indeed see the slot for skill points.

But he didn't see where to allocate these points!

Momentary Space wouldn't be excluded from being upgraded, right?

After thinking it over, Li Jing came up with a possibility.

Momentary Space has self-growth, unlike other storage spells which need to be used proficiently for further expansion after their opening.

Maybe that's where the problem lies.

Aren't skill points used to enhance proficiency and power?

Self-growth implies that there's no need to allocate points, naturally.

With an attitude of scientific cultivation, Li Jing scrolled his phone and turned to the defense spells that could only be learned in the Second Realm, planning to give a defense spell a try.