The Mighty Mage
Chapter 199: Graduation

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Graduation

3 years later.

Time is a very mysterious thing.

When we want it to pass slowly, it passes very quickly.

"Jin’er, I will be waiting for you."

"Jin’er? Jin’er! Wake up!" A sweet voice broke Gu Jin from her dream.

Gu Jin slowly blinked and opened her eyes slowly.

"Bao’er just two more minutes! I slept only for 5 hours. I was busy with an experiment last night!"

Liang Bao’s heart skipped a beat when she saw the hazy look in Gu Jin’s eyes.

They say the older the wine is the more precious it becomes. Similarly, the older Gu Jin got, the more radiant and beautiful she became.

Her red eyes were like sapphire, her skin became much more paler, and her aura exuded an otherworldly elegance that captivated anyone who saw her.

Liang Bao couldn’t help but admire her friend’s transformation over the years.

Despite her exhaustion, Gu Jin’s beauty and grace were undeniable.

"Jin’er, you’ve been pushing yourself too hard," Liang Bao said softly, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"You need to take care of yourself too."

Gu Jin sighed, stretching slightly.

"I know, Bao’er."

Liang Bao sighed. She smiled helplessly at her best friend, who looked like a lazy cat.

"I have taken out clothes. And don’t forget to wear the black graduation gown."

Yes.

The education system changed in the past 3 years, and a year was cut down from the high school years to speed up the growth of students.

If it was the previous education system, Gu Jin would have to wait till she reached 21 to graduate. But now at the age of 20, she was able to graduate.

Gu Jin finally mustered the energy to sit up, rubbing her eyes.

"Thank you, Bao’er. I don’t know what I’d do without you."

Liang Bao chuckled,

"You’d probably still be in bed, missing your own graduation ceremony."

Gu Jin smiled faintly.

As she got ready, Gu Jin couldn’t help but reminisce about the past 3 years...

She now has opened more than 70 shops.

Since Gu Jin was able to break through to the Earth Rank Initial Stage in alchemy, Su Qing too reached the peak of the Yellow Rank Peak Stage without any problem.

Su Qing reached the peak of the Yellow Rank without any notable background or support, earning her the title of a prodigy in the alchemical world.

Only Su Qing knew...that the real prodigy was Gu Jin.

Many alchemy shops tried to poach her, but not once did Su Qing agree.

Only a fool would agree.

Su Qing has taken more than 10 disciples. Which resulted in the smooth operation of 70 shops.

Gu Jin would take in all the pills and increase their efficiency.

Due to her reaching Tier 2 of the Advanced Rank in the plant element, she had no problem imbuing her plant energy in more than 200,000 pills at a time.

So within a day, she can process enough pills for the next 6 months, making Gu Jin hands-free boss of the alchemy shop.

The annual turnover of the alchemy shops reached over 60 billion.

The elders of the alchemy association were delighted.

They were able to get 3 billion for free. How could they not be delighted?

However, they are delighted because of Gu Jin’s success.

Her alchemy shops were about to be listed and would soon open their branches in the capital city!

Gu Jin had long ago planned to open the alchemy shops in the capital.

She even plans to shift her headquarters to the capital.

As for the Shadow Fangs...

Well, the past 3 years were the best for Shadow Fangs, they have now moved from a low-level mercenary group to a middle-level mercenary group.

After, fighting alongside, it was a hard decision for her to leave the group. But since they decided to explore the world and leave Fujio city, Gu Jin didn’t have any choice.

However, they did say, that someday they would return to capital and regroup with her.

It’s already been a year since then.

Parasites have reduced significantly, after the announcement. Many citizens took precautions and some of them even voluntarily stepped forward to fight against the parasites.

Gu Jin was one among them. It wasn’t because of patriotism. She just wanted to test her powers.

As for her cultivation...her fire element reached the Tier-1 Advanced Rank, her plant reached the Tier-2 Advance Rank, and her dark fire element reached the Tier-3 Intermediate Rank.

For some reason, the progress of her Dark Fire Element was very low.

What made Gu Jin intrigued was, even after breaking through to Advanced Rank she didn’t awaken any new element.

As she pondered over these thoughts, she felt a gentle touch on her shoulder.

Liang Bao was ready to go, her eyes full of excitement.

"Ready, Jin’er?" she asked, her smile infectious.

Gu Jin nodded,

"Ready as I’ll ever be."

Together, they walked out.

As soon as they reached Magic Academy, they were instantly surrounded by some juniors.

"Senior Gu, I will miss you."

"Senior, can’t you stay for a few more years? How will I live once you leave!"

"I can’t bear to part with your senior~"

The girls cried and the boys weren’t any better.

In the past 3 years, Gu Jin dominated the first place the entire time. She excelled in everything.

Whether it was her talent, her looks, her cultivation or her being rich.

No one knew that Gu Jin’s current net worth was 60 billion, but one thing was clear, she was rich.

How could they tell?

Well, she gave her best friend Lumino as a gift.

How could she not be called rich?

Some girls who earlier had the chance to befriend Gu Jin but didn’t do so because they disdained her background regretted their decision.

If they could go back in the past, they would slap themselves!

Anyways, what attracted everyone’s attention was Gu Jin’s personality.

She would help if someone was in need. She looked cold but had a warm personality.

She won’t entertain a troublemaker and never let anyone bully her people.

Hence many junior girls started to get acquainted with Gu Jin.

Gradually they turned into her fans and couldn’t stop themselves from liking her even more.

As for the junior boys...well Gu Jin was like a goddess to them.

Almost 90% of the junior boys proposed to Gu Jin in one way or another.

It can’t be helped.

Gu Jin was like a rose. Beautiful yet filled with thorns.

Just as the girls were clamoring around Gu Jin, an arrogant voice sounded,

"Hey! Your Senior is a coward."

Everyone turned around and they saw Lu Siyao.

Before anyone could react, Lu Siyao directly jumped toward Gu Jin.

"Jin’er finally I can hug you! These girls weren’t even ready to give me a side! I could only think of this solution. Jin’er! My dear Jin’er, I missed you so much, that I gained 2kg weight!"

Gu Jin: "..." Wow! I hope you don’t miss me anymore.

The girls: "..." Our Senior Lu is still a force to reckon with!

Gu Jin chuckled, trying to soothe the exuberant Lu Siyao.

"Okay! Okay. Leave me now, otherwise, we will be late for the graduation party."

Lu Siyao refused.

"No, I...."

However before she could finish her words,

An arrogant voice sounded,

"Goddess Gu I want to confess something." The voice came from a nearby speaker.

Gu Jin: "..." I truly won’t be able to reach my graduation ceremony today.

"Hey, is it Luo Meng?"

"Yes!"

"God! Is he going to propose Senior Gu again?" One of the young men nearby asked in a sour tone.

Lui Meng was the new campus hunk. He was handsome, rich, and powerful. His family background was powerful too.

A perfect match.

Liang Bao and Lu Siyao too agreed that if Gu Jin dated Lui Meng it would be much better.

After staying with Gu Jin for so long, they vaguely knew that Gu Jin loved someone deeply, but she couldn’t be together with him.

At first, they were hell-bent on knowing who it was. They vowed to set their friend with that young man anyhow.

But once they knew the name, both of them were deflated like balloons.

The other party was out of the league...

Hence they tried their best to find some other good match for their friend.

Finally, they concluded that Luo Meng was a good choice.

However, they never forced Gu Jin to accept him.

It was one thing that Luo Meng liked about Gu Jin. Since Gu Jin doesn’t like him there is no use in forcing her to be with him.

Lu Siyao, still clinging to Gu Jin, pouted dramatically.

"Looks like I’ve got some competition, Jin’er. I hope he’s prepared for a battle!"

Gu Jin chuckled,

"Let’s go, we are getting late."

She didn’t want to hear a confession. After all, she knew how much a rejection hurts...