Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

Chapter 42 Mental power breakthrough!
The train to Shanghai.

"Lan Zi, what do you think we should do if a demon runs out of this train?" Mo Fan said to Lin Lan in the back seat while looking at the wilderness outside the window.

“There is a safety barrier, and you can even tell what kind of magic is used. How come you are just an illiterate person with such basic knowledge?” Lin Lan looked at Mo Fan helplessly.

“I only look at the essentials and not the common ones. I usually look at the important ones.” Mo Fan explained.

"I feel like Brother Mo Fan is a time traveler. He doesn't know a lot of common sense." Xinxia said to Mo Fan with a slight smile.

“Yeah~ I come from a scientific world where all phenomena are explained by science. Magic is just superstition to us, okay? Hahahaha…” Mo Fan said seriously and then laughed.

“Mo Fan, let me ask you, is lightning magic AC or DC?” Lin Lan asked while looking at Mo Fan. Mo Fan’s laughter stopped abruptly when he heard it. “AC? DC? Lan Zi, you also traveled through time, right?” Mo Fan climbed in front of Lin Lan’s seat and asked excitedly.

"What nonsense are you talking about, alternating current and direct current?"

"Without those great men's exploration of magic, there would be no life you have now, let alone riding on a giant locomotive like the one driven by lightning. You have no respect for history at all and only know how to read useless science fiction novels." The old man reading the newspaper next to Lin Lan couldn't help but speak with a tone that mocked the two men's ignorance.

"Old sir, my two children love to say these weird things, so don't mind them. From your tone, could it be that you are an old professor?" Mo Jiaxing turned around and said to the old sir. It was not difficult to guess from his knowledgeable appearance.

"Professor of history at Mingzhu Academy." The old gentleman stroked his beard and said calmly.

"Pearl University!" Mo Fan was shocked. "That's the university that all magicians dream of~" Mo Jiaxing was also a little surprised.

"Old sir, does Mingzhu Academy have any special recruitment?" Mo Fan asked while lying on his seat.

"Do you want to take the Mingzhu exam?" asked the old man.

“The guy next to you and I were originally planning to take the exam there.” Mo Fan said.

"If there is special recruitment for you two, don't even think about it. The requirements are high and the competition is fierce. It is very difficult to stand out among tens of millions of candidates. I can see that you two are uneducated." After the old man said this, he glanced at Lin Lan beside him and then continued reading the newspaper.

"Lan Zi, so did you travel through time?" Mo Fan asked Lin Lan with a curious look on his face.

"No, I was reading a science fiction novel recently."

……

After leaving the train station, Mo Jiaxing and a few others prepared to go to the resettlement area arranged by Magic City for Bo City.

"Dad, Lin Lan and I are planning to buy a house together, near Mingzhu University." After discussing with Lin Lan, Mo Fan decided that buying a house would definitely be better than living together in a resettlement area. The money would be enough to sell their spirit essences and buy some resources for cultivation.

"How can that be? It costs so much money. Besides, Lin Lan is one of our family members, so she can just come with us to the resettlement area. Lin Lan, don't waste your money." Mo Jiaxing had already regarded Lin Lan as his own family member. There was no need for Lin Lan to spend all his money just for a house.

"It's okay, Uncle Mo, Mo Fan and I will pool our money to buy a house near Mingzhu Academy. It will be comfortable and convenient for us to go to school when the time comes." Seeing that Mo Jiaxing was reluctant, Lin Lan expressed her thoughts.

Finally, under the persuasion of Lin Lan and Mo Fan, Mo Jiaxing agreed to this idea, but he had one request: don't buy a house that's too expensive. "Mo Fan, your wish to buy a house has come true, but it's a pity that it's not in Bo City." Lin Lan teased Mo Fan.

"It doesn't matter where you buy a house, it's just a place to stay. Why do you want to buy a house with me? If you didn't tell me, I would have gone to the resettlement house." Mo Fan was also a little curious. Lin Lan could just buy a house and live in it by himself and then go hunting monsters to make money.

"I plan to spend this year practicing and hunting monsters. The house I bought may be uninhabited, so you can help me share the burden." I missed the college entrance examination due to the disaster in Bo City. In simple terms, there is no place to take the exam, and other places cannot be changed for the students in your city. I have no choice but to study for another year. Of course, I can't stay here for a year to practice. Hunting monsters is naturally the best choice because it is fast and profitable.

"Lan Zi, take me with you~" Mo Fan pleaded with Lin Lan. His experience in hunting monsters with Lin Lan was increasing rapidly, and money was flowing into his pocket. As soon as Mo Fan heard this, he asked Lin Lan to take him with him.

“I can take you with me, but the soul essence absorbed by the little loach must be given to me. The synthesized ones can be forgotten, okay?” Lin Lan said as she looked at Mo Fan’s little loach. After the upgrade, the little loach could now condense the residual soul into soul essence. It wouldn’t be too much for her to just absorb it directly. After hunting monsters in Bo City, she also discovered that the little loach could condense soul essence for Mo Fan, which made him very happy.

"How can that be possible? I will suffer a huge loss. Let me think about it." Mo Fan was a little hesitant, but then he thought about it and realized that there would definitely be fewer spirit essences that appeared directly, but there would be more spirit essences that could be refined from residual spirits, which was more cost-effective. Lin Lan had always taken Mo Fan to hunt monsters, so he was a great benefactor and a good brother, so there was no reason to refuse.

"Okay? Lanzi, I agree. I'll have to kill more monsters to feed my little loach."

……

"Hello, we are here to see the house." Lin Lan brought a few people to the sales office and planned to move in today.

"Okay sir, what do you want?" The young lady came up and served with a smile. First she arranged for us to be seated and then she arranged for someone to serve tea and water. Considering that others have bought many houses, the service was very good.

"Is there a house near Mingzhu Academy? Let us see it."...

"Oh my, this is the Magic City. The sofa is so comfortable." Mo Fan lay down on the sofa comfortably as soon as he entered the room.

The house was a few hundred meters away from Mingzhu Academy and the price was not cheap. More than 2000 million was enough to buy a spirit seed. Lin Lan and Mo Fan each took half, and it took them a long time to persuade Mo Jiaxing before he agreed. The house was over 100 square meters with four rooms, which was just right.

"Come on, let's celebrate moving into our new home."

"Cheers~"

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After cooking his own meal at home and eating his first meal together, Lin Lan returned to his room to practice. He is now at the intermediate level one in the Space Department, the intermediate level one in the Thunder Department, the second level in the Summoning Department, and the first level in the Ice Department. He has been improving in Space and Thunder, but he is lagging behind in Summoning and Ice, which should be related to his natural talent.

"I feel like I've had a breakthrough in my mental power." Mental power is constantly honed and increased while using magic, and can also be improved through practice. Lin Lan feels that he is only one step away from reaching the fourth level of mental power.

"The fourth level of mental power!" Lin Lan's perception was suddenly magnified.

"Telekinesis~virtual grab~" He used telekinesis to form claws and pulled up all the trees outside the window. "Forget it, forget it, I'll destroy public property." Lin Lan was about to pull them up by the roots but decided to give up after thinking about it.

“With my current mental power, I can easily give myself the grip strength of a few tons. Any demon at the level of a virtual servant will be crushed to death!” Lin Lan was delighted and couldn’t help but sigh that not many people could reach the mental power of the fourth level in the middle stage.

(End of this chapter)