Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

As soon as they returned to the National Museum, they saw Ai Jiangtu and a few others gathered together.

“Something has been stolen from the temple,” Ai Jiangtu said.

“Black Sect Leader Ting succeeded,” Nan Jue said.

"Successfully? Successfully what?" Mo Fan asked, puzzled.

"Pei Li, who went to kill Lin Lan, was just bait. Hei Jiaoting acted too quickly!"

"A bait?" Mo Fan was even more confused.

Speaking of bait, Mo Fan suspects he is also the bait. After killing Lin Lan, it will probably be his turn. He walks around the world with his head held high, and the Black Sect's people come knocking on his door. Ai Jiangtu's words have another hidden story.

“Given the Black Vatican’s modus operandi, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to commit violence in the street,” Ai Jiangtu said in a deep voice.

"I've never understood this either," Mo Fan admitted.

Based on his understanding of the Black Vatican, they should have targeted him when he was alone, in a secluded and deserted place. That would have increased the success rate, and even if they failed, it would have made it easier to escape. But Pei Li chose to strike less than five kilometers from the Temple of Liberty, his arrogance bordering on abnormal. It was practically gambling that the Temple of Liberty wouldn't provide timely support. Even if Pei Li was very familiar with the temple's movements, it was still far too risky.

"Could it be that killing Lin Lan wasn't their main objective?" Mo Fan suddenly realized something and blurted out the question.

“This is only one of the purposes, or even just a side effect.” Ai Jiangtu said solemnly, “A forbidden item has been stolen from the Temple of Liberty.”

"A decoy? That's troublesome." Mo Fan thought Pei Li was a fool, lacking the strength to kill, and that it was only natural for him to be captured by Lin Lan. Turns out it was just a decoy...

“That’s right. The real mastermind has probably already left New York with that forbidden item. They deliberately made such a big commotion, and then used Pei Li’s knowledge of the temple mages’ movements to launch a feint... Killing Lin Lan may have been part of the plan, but the Temple of Freedom immediately noticed this ‘killing two birds with one stone’ strategy,” Ai Jiangtu explained.

"There's nothing we can do about that," Lin Lan said helplessly, waving her hand.

This situation was to be expected. In the original story, the theft occurred at night, but now the person was stolen as soon as they were caught. Where can we find justice in this?

It's not really a butterfly effect; Leng Jue is quick enough that the temple was able to discover it so early, which means things have changed.

"What exactly is that forbidden item? How important is it?" Mo Fan hurriedly asked.

“That’s all I know. The Temple of Liberty probably won’t make this theft public. In any case, we’ve captured Pei Li, so it’s not a complete loss. Didn’t you hand him over to the temple? Hopefully, they can get the whereabouts of the forbidden item out of him,” Ai Jiangtu said.

……

The National Team's next stop is Portugal, but Lin Lan has no interest in it at all. Her mentor just came to the United States and said that he had something to ask Lin Lan to do and asked her to come back to China. He also brought a teammate to replace Lin Lan.

It's probably due to the recall of the Chinese army leader. It's perfect timing, as Lin Lan is already planning to advance to the Super Rank!
Upon learning that Lin Lan was returning to China, the rest of the group came to see her off.

The fact that Lin Lan's position has been replaced means that something must have happened, or something is about to happen.

Lin Lan has a high reputation in the team, making her the best choice to cling to. She has saved the team from danger several times. After spending so much time together, they have developed feelings for each other and want to fight alongside experts in various national palaces. However, they are still a little reluctant to part, especially with Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan, who were crying their eyes out. It's hard to tell if they were faking it.

"Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, I won't say anything else, but remember to stay true to your original aspirations. The plan to spread our influence across the world is not even halfway done yet. And then, give those local foreigners a good beating for me." Lin Lan slapped Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan hard on the shoulders with his right hand.

Zhao Manyan then whispered, "It's a bit sudden. Actually, I just made plans with some pretty foreign girls. Why don't you stay another night?" "Hey, hey, why are you saying all this? Lanzi, don't worry. Those countries like Portugal and Egypt, I, Mo Fan, will take them all down and plant our national flag in their embassies." After saying this, Mo Fan looked around to make sure no one was near and then whispered, "Lanzi, is your trip back there to break through to the Super Rank?"

Lin Lan nodded without hesitation.

"See? I told you so. When Lin Lan comes back, he'll be a super-level mage. Zhao Manyan, you'd better hurry up." Mo Fan nudged Zhao Manyan beside him.

"That's not fair. I'm only at the high level of the third element right now, and I haven't even broken through to the second level yet." Zhao Manyan waved his hand.

"I'm fine. My fire and lightning elements are already at the second level, and I've been at the advanced level for the other three elements for a few months now. When I get to Venice, I'll definitely be at the advanced level in all elements!" Mo Fan chuckled.

Mo Fan used the demonic technique one less time, thus avoiding one side effect, which made his cultivation speed quite fast. After hearing this, Lin Lan estimated that by the time of the final showdown in Venice, Mo Fan would have no problem easily defeating Asariya and Zhe Luo.

"Alright, you two, we'll talk about it later," Lin Lan said.

"Oh right, isn't there a rule in the World University Competition that prohibits super-level mages from participating?" Zhao Manyan suddenly remembered something and said.

"In that case, I won't come back."

……

"Goodbye, Lin Lan. Without you, I'll have to be careful in the team." Jiang Shaoxu's words were sarcastic, but it was understandable, given that she had escaped death.

"There's not that much danger. The American team won, so there's nothing to worry about," Lin Lan said. At this moment, Mu Nujiao leaned over, seemingly to give him some kind of armor or magical artifact.

"Goodbye!" After standing there for a while and looking at each other for a moment, Mu Nujiao uttered two words.

"Okay, Lin Lan was overthinking it. She'll be back soon, and then it will be another big transformation," Lin Lan said.

After saying goodbye to the rest of the team, Lin Lan boarded a plane back to China with her mentor.

……

Back in Shanghai, Lin Lan took a taxi back to her apartment because the Frost Thunder Eagle was not registered as a summoned beast and could not fly over the city.

As soon as the door opened, Hua Junshou and Ai Tutu were sitting on the sofa drinking tea.

As soon as Ai Tutu saw Lin Lan, she trotted over with her two huge breasts and said, "Lin Lan, this uncle said he's your uncle. He heard you were back and came all the way to Shanghai to see you. I've taken care of him. You can take care of the rest yourself. Sister Mu isn't here, and chatting and drinking tea has exhausted me."

After saying that, Ai Tutu went upstairs and left.

"Chief Hua, you wanted to see me?" Lin Lan asked after Ai Tutu left.

"I've brought you a Star Sea Celestial Vein to help you break through to the Transcendent Rank. I'll come find you again after you break through to the Transcendent Rank. I'll be going now." Hua Jun placed the Star Sea Celestial Vein on the table and left.

(End of this chapter)