Chapter 221 The Waves in the Ivory Tower (Ⅱ)

Just last week, Edward Gates made a major breakthrough and became the first of the three new apprentices of Master Rawls to be promoted to a level 3 mage.

Although the general's son did not publicly express his complacency, Joan could feel that Edward had become much more lively after being promoted, and he was very friendly when he greeted him. He even invited himself to visit his house when he was free.

At first, Joan didn't quite understand why Edward had such a change.

As far as he is a country boy, when a wealthy young man with a noble family achieves a certain achievement and successfully leaves his classmates and competitors far behind, shouldn't he mock the other party arrogantly and say something like "like you The inferior people are not worthy of being my opponent" and other vicious words against the other party?

Why is Edward's behavior just the opposite?

When he hadn't advanced yet, he always watched him secretly with wolf-like vigilant eyes, and occasionally he seemed polite and indifferent when chatting with him, as if an invisible wall was deliberately placed between the two; and when his A mage whose rank surpasses him is like a different person, taking the initiative to tear down the wall between the two, and also showing excessive enthusiasm, as if he sincerely wants to make friends with him.

Joann couldn't understand Edward's transformation.

When chatting with Thomas once, he couldn't help confiding his confusion.

"I also found that Edward's kid has a lot of smiles on his face recently, but his attitude towards me is still the same, probably because he sees that I'm not a promising person, and I'm not worthy of his deliberate struggle, and you don't It's the same, the reason why Edward has been more kind to you recently is because he believes that he has surpassed you and can get rid of the heavy pressure you have put on his shoulders since he entered school, so that he can take a break and don't have to treat you as an enemy for the time being. Once there is no hostility towards you, it will naturally become more cordial and friendly." Thomas explained with a smile.

"But I never put any pressure on Edward..."

Joan still couldn't understand Edward's change of mind.

"It has nothing to do with your subjective wishes."

It was rare for Thomas to put away his smile and conduct analysis seriously.

"Joan, you are like a shining gem. Your existence is not to illuminate dark corners or arouse people's greed, but the radiance you radiate will definitely illuminate the surrounding space and make those Stones that don't shine or don't shine as brightly as you do."

"Edward is such a stone. He is not willing to be covered by your light. He can only burn his life and talent desperately to release a stronger light, even if it is only for a short moment, and this will definitely bring him great pressure. .”

"If a person lives under pressure all day long, always feels that the classmates around him are better than himself, and feels anxious or even inferior because of this, how can he be happy? How can he take the initiative to talk to the classmate who makes him feel great pressure? dating?"

"Until one day, his hard work finally paid off, and he inspired a more dazzling brilliance than you. The stone that weighed on his heart was removed, and he was able to face you with a more peaceful mind."

After listening to Thomas' incisive analysis, Joan realized that Edward Gates, who was born with a "golden spoon" in his mouth, was not as carefree as he thought.

His noble birth is both a blessing and a curse. While providing him with a better material life, it also brings him far heavier mental pressure than his peers.

Poor children can justifiably blame their lack of beauty, intelligence, and excellence on the mediocrity and poverty of their parents and their inability to obtain better education and social resources, but rich men and young ladies cannot take the same reason as their own "" Fig leaf".

In order to maintain the reputation of the family, they must be beautiful, smart, outstanding and always outstanding. In order to meet the high expectations of their relatives, friends and the public, they must make unimaginable efforts behind the scenes and overcome the pressure that ordinary people cannot bear.

Knowing this, it is not difficult for Qiao An to understand why some young people from rich and noble families would become despicable prodigals or even prodigals even though they have such good conditions.

One of the most important factors is that I can't bear the huge pressure that comes with wealth. I have encountered setbacks on the road to excellence, my spirit has been traumatized, and I have never recovered from it. Indulge in pleasure and anesthetize one's nerves, trying to get rid of the pressure from family and society in a drunken dream.

"I doubt how long Edward's good mood can last."

Thomas looked at Joan and smiled meaningfully.

"If I'm not mistaken, you're about to be promoted to a level 3 mage, right?"

"With Edward's extremely sensitive self-esteem, when you are inferior to him, he will be very kind and friendly to you, but when you catch up with him or even surpass him, don't even think about getting his good looks."

After hearing this, Qiao An felt a little depressed.

Just as Thomas guessed, he also faintly felt that his mage level was about to increase.

Joan didn't want to make Edward unhappy because of this, but she was even more unwilling to slow down her pace of seeking knowledge in order to cater to other people's preferences. She could only sigh secretly and put aside this annoying question for the time being.

How people view something depends on how they position themselves.

For example, Joan is not at all jealous that Edward Gates was promoted to a level 3 mage earlier than himself. This is mainly because it only took him a few months to be promoted from a mage apprentice to a level 2 mage, but Edward did it for this. It took two full years.

With the passage of time, Joan believed that his advantage over Edward would become bigger and bigger, and sooner or later he would leave him far behind, and there was no need to worry about staying behind temporarily.

In addition, Joan also has one thing to be happy about.

During this period of time, thanks to a stable life, a regular and nutritious diet, coupled with intentional strengthening of exercise, his body has become stronger than before entering school, and he has grown an inch taller.

If the external changes of the body are not obvious enough, the changes of physical attributes cannot be more clear.

When he got up this morning, Joan habitually performed the 0-ring "inner vision" to check his health status, so as not to suffer from diseases with mild initial symptoms without knowing it.

The results of the internal inspection showed that his body was as healthy as ever, and he accidentally found that his physical attributes had increased by 1 point, from 9 to 10!

10 physical attributes, which is the average standard for healthy adults.

This should not be a cause for fuss, but Joan did have reason to be happy.

According to the traditional standards of the Alfheim region, sixteen years old is considered an official adult, and Joan, who is under fourteen years old, is just a young boy whose body is still developing.

Now, his physique has reached the average standard of adults ahead of schedule, which shows that he has gotten rid of the ranks of "weak and weak", and can be regarded as a real man.