Chapter 227

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Chapter 227: The Foolish Student Dorothy and the Rare Good News

“Teacher Lolth, I’m sorry, I have failed again.”

“That’s alright, that’s alright. This spell is indeed a bit too complicated for you.”

A week later, in the classroom of the torture tower, Lolth observed Dorothy, who had failed approximately eight times out of ten while repeatedly practicing the warlock’s level two spell “Elemental Spirit Summoning,” and realized something quite significant.

That is… Ms. Maria Diana from the Golden Peacock is being excessively cautious by not permitting her niece to learn about extraordinary knowledge.

Even if she were allowed to study, after more than a decade, that little girl would probably still only master “Monster Control” to perfection.

The reason is straightforward: Dorothy Diana is utterly clumsy when it comes to “practical skills!”

Although this young girl had never seriously engaged with cooking skills or extraordinary powers, after discovering this during the entrance exam, Lolth had already begun to help her catch up on basic theory and DEX.

Regarding basic knowledge, she has demonstrated good talent; although she is not as proficient as Kanor, her memory and comprehension abilities are excellent.

Now she has already memorized numerous characteristics of ingredients, seasonings, and cooking tools, learned the flavors produced by several common cooking methods, and comprehends the knowledge of how to handle and cultivate ingredients; concerning extraordinary powers, she has also entered the theory of several common basic spells of the warlock and the spell system of wizards.

The development of extraordinary power, supported by the strength of bloodlines, has shown remarkable results. The fruits and vegetables in the Interrogation Department are full of active magic. This young girl’s brave bloodline power allows her to gain strength merely by eating in the Interrogation Department. After a week, she has almost reached halfway from the beginner Superlative Level to the Middle Level.

The only issue, and the most significant one, lies in the practical application of skills.

Who would have thought that the clumsy beginner who struggled to cut ingredients without injuring her fingers at first had almost reached her limit of improvement?

And that pot of stew, which tasted somewhat strange and not particularly good, was already a remarkable effort and peak experience under the positive effect of “gratitude.”

During this week, the kitchen and classroom were in a constant state of disarray.

The dishes prepared by Dorothy were never cooked properly, and the seasonings were frequently incorrect. There were regular occurrences of burnt, sticky mixtures, and alarming dishes inspired by gazing at the stars.

Lolth never simply discarded those foods; she usually sent them to the cafeteria at Demon King Castle using space magic. But from the overwhelming positive feedback, it’s evident that this girl, Dorothy, has a talent for cooking that predominantly leans toward dark culinary art.

And the fact that what she created was often difficult to consume was actually the best outcome.

The most concerning aspect about this girl, Dorothy, is all the accidents that occur.

Within a week, the kitchen caught fire three times, exploded twice, and the magical tools went out of control four times. The number of times she injured herself with knives is innumerable. Unless someone like Lolth, who can instantly heal her, teaches her cooking, this girl could easily become a robot cat right now.

And these are just the cooking accidents.

During experiments and practicing magic and secret arts, the classroom has replaced sixteen windows; the whiteboard, floor, and walls are almost always appearing brand new.

After a week of teaching, Lolth feels quite exhausted in her heart.

She also does not understand where Dorothy, this young girl’s problem lies.

There is no issue with theoretical knowledge, her coordination ability is adequate, and even simply controlling magic and using kitchen tools is not a problem.

But once she must use anything complex with “DEX” in practice, it essentially becomes a disaster.

It is a significant gamble on the success rate.

It is not an exaggeration to state that this girl’s warlock level, based on theoretical knowledge alone, could even compete with an epic warlock; she can write out the structure of level six and seven warlock secret arts as if it were a game.

Lolth can place any type of magic or secret art below level eight behind her without worrying excessively about the details. Even if she cannot name them, she can deduce their general type and function.

But when it comes to utilizing them herself, even the level two magic works only occasionally.

After simply assessing Dorothy’s current situation, Lolth could reach a conclusion.

“It seems like I have instructed an Otherworld version of Wang Yuyan,” she looked at Dorothy, who was still struggling with summoning the spirit of the elements, and sighed gently, “And there’s a bit of Duan Yu in there too… But that’s acceptable; they were almost like a couple anyway…”

While contemplating this in her mind, Lolth had to continue encouraging the young girl not to give up. She comforted her by saying that the reason for her low success rate was the mysterious curse affecting her extraordinary powers, so the fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl burdened with deep-seated grudges wouldn’t lose hope in life after realizing that mastering cooking and becoming stronger seemed impossible.

“Keep at it, practice here for a bit longer, and remember to press the alarm if you lose control. Your Senior Sister Kanor will visit later… Don’t rush; after all, your physical condition is still not very good.”

As Lolth said this, she decided to step outside for a breath of fresh air.

She hadn’t abandoned teaching Dorothy, even though she was somewhat of a slacker, she still wanted to instruct her apprentice, crying or not—after all, she had a rather high success rate in controlling magical creatures, proving that with sufficient practice, nothing was impossible.

However, watching Dorothy for too long was also quite stressful. The things she was teaching were already enough for her to learn for a while, so Lolth decided she needed to relax a bit as well.

After all, she had started to question her teaching skills—perhaps Kanor learned quickly because this little girl was a genius, and now with Dorothy, her true self was becoming apparent.

Of course, in reality, Lolth’s teaching plan was already quite effective, but if it were any other Superoperator, Dorothy would have driven them to the brink of despair after failing nine times out of ten.

Even if Patricia came to teach Dorothy, the Great Sage would have to flee from the main plane with the Mage Tower after just one week.

Just after leaving the classroom and exiting the torture tower, Lolth immediately encountered Maider and Tina.

The two of them had cheerful smiles on their faces, clearly bringing good news.

“Lolth, you’re out—Maider and I have good news for you!”

Hearing this, Lolth perked up again, displaying a look of anticipation.

“Oh? What good news?”

“My lady, most of the projects in the second phase of the Western New Development Zone—the bridges, schools, police station, and the main part of the City Hall—are entirely completed!”

“That’s right, the hospital and the Superoperators’ dormitory are almost finished… Now the second phase only has the final touches remaining.”