Chapter 226

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Chapter 226: Looks Wise but Is Actually Illiterate

“Oh, you are awake.”

When Dorothy regained consciousness and opened her eyes, she found herself lying on a bed that resembled the style of her hometown.

Looking beside her, she saw Lolth and Kanor sitting there.

Dorothy was once again confused.

I was clearly in the kitchen of the torture tower, completing the test paper that Lolth created…

The paper probably contained hundreds of questions, covering knowledge about warlocks, wizards, priests, and some common theories about spellcasters.

Most of the questions were not particularly difficult, mostly asking things like, “Explain the common features of the first-level elemental magic universal model,” “What is the mental energy cost for a first-level warlock spell?” and “If a basic Holy Light explosion causes a fixed damage value of X to regular monsters, estimate how much damage a mid-level Holy Light explosion would cause to a weak elemental monster.”

I was clearly still answering questions…

How could I open my eyes and find myself lying on my own bed…?

Did time and space travel, or was everything just a grand dream?

“What is happening…?”

Dorothy asked, unable to suppress her curiosity.

When Lolth heard her question, she displayed a slightly guilty expression.

“I’m sorry, I forgot that your spirit and soul are also very weak. The number of questions seems a bit excessive, and you accidentally fainted.”

As Lolth spoke, Kanor quickly brought over a cup of hot tea.

“Sister Dorothy, you should drink this—this tea has been specially grown to help calm your mind and soothe your soul.”

Dorothy took the tea and gently sipped it, feeling much better.

She looked at Lolth and carefully chose her words to ask.

“Um… so Teacher Lolth, how did I perform on the test?”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. It was acceptable; just a bit weak in the basics,” Lolth, who had just been sternly criticizing Dorothy’s cooking in the kitchen, showed a gentle expression and encouraged her vaguely, “It might also be related to how you were feeling… I will teach you gradually from now on.”

Kanor nodded as well.

But Dorothy felt something was strange, looking at Lolth and Kanor’s expressions, as if she understood something, and sighed.

“It’s really poor, isn’t it… But it’s alright, I can handle it.”

Lolth looked at Dorothy, meeting the girl’s determined gaze, and quietly took out the folded test paper from her pocket and handed it to Dorothy.

Before she fainted, she had completed one-third of the entire test paper.

And those questions that were answered had already been graded by Lolth.

There were essentially no correct answers.

“I guess I still earned around ten points…”

As Lolth said this, she watched Dorothy take the paper and look at the answers, a little concerned that she might faint again.

She realized that this little girl had quite a strong character.

Kanor quickly began to offer comfort as well.

“It’s alright, Sister Dorothy. When I first encountered this theoretical knowledge, I was mostly wrong, too…”

This talented young girl even told a kind lie.

“Well, these really have nothing to do with talent. It might be because you have never dealt with this before,” Lolth said, looking at Dorothy, who indeed seemed a bit downcast. She comforted her, “It’s impressive that you’ve reached Superlative Level without understanding the theory at all… And you’ve accomplished it all by yourself!”

At this point, Lolth became quite curious.

“But as the princess of the Golden Peacock, why do you need to learn extraordinary powers by yourself?”

After she asked this, Dorothy put down her test paper and showed a somewhat nostalgic expression.

“That’s probably because… my aunt won’t allow me to touch any extraordinary knowledge,” Dorothy said, revealing a hint of resentment, “Although Aunt Maria says it’s because the curse on me might worsen if I come into contact with extraordinary powers and knowledge, it seems now… she was just afraid of me becoming stronger.”

As Dorothy spoke, she clenched her fists.

“The way I practiced to reach Superlative Level was all based on the fragments of warlock secrets I secretly discovered in the national treasury and the inner treasury, so I only learned the related secrets of controlling magical creatures,” Dorothy said, sighing deeply, “I originally thought these were given to me by Sister Garland out of kindness, but now it seems this might have just been another scheme of my aunt… to make me think I have a choice by giving me a small hope.”

Hearing Dorothy say this, Lolth understood.

“I see now, no wonder you, as a Superlative Level warlock, have such deep knowledge, but your extraordinary knowledge is lacking,” she silently adjusted her teaching plan in her mind, “But that’s acceptable; I will help you with this aspect.”

Whether it’s cooking or extraordinary powers, this little girl has a very weak foundation.

Her Superlative Level seemed artificial, only showing the signs of Superlative Level power without even being able to control her magic to cast a first-level spell.

If there were no magical creatures around, Dorothy would likely lose to any random apprentice.

Thinking this way, Lolth understood the cruel intention behind Dorothy’s aunt’s plan.

Dorothy had mostly remained inside the Golden Peacock’s royal capital and, due to her weak health, probably didn’t leave her room most of the time.

In a strong and thriving human kingdom, which had become a regional power within a hundred years, how could the royal capital and the prince’s location possibly be filled with magical creatures that Dorothy could control?

She learned extraordinary powers, but it seemed as if she hadn’t learned anything at all.

If it weren’t for the murderous intentions of the lady named “Maria” this time, who directly killed Dorothy when she had the opportunity to retrieve the Light Artifact with the assistance of The Church of Light, Dorothy might not have had many chances to use her abilities in her lifetime.

Moreover, Dorothy might have continued to be misled by the illusion of having extraordinary powers.

“This is truly unfair…”

Lolth sighed and shook her head.

Dorothy’s foundational knowledge definitely needs to be rebuilt from the ground up.

However, Lolth didn’t plan to teach her only the elements needed for exceptional cooking.

After all, considering her family’s complicated situation and the increasingly unstable state of the continent, she would need some ability to protect herself in the future.

This section will directly enhance Dorothy’s combat skills… Lolth decided to develop supportive abilities based on the only secret technique she had already learned, “Monster Control”!