Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

They now genuinely believe that Bell is a true miracle, the absolute core of Redwater City, and their gazes towards Bell now hold a hint of reverence.

It's important to understand that the vast majority of spellcasters are extremely rational. They need to use their powerful reasoning to control their strength. To earn the admiration of these absolutely rational individuals, one must first impress them in their field of expertise. This is a common situation in master-disciple relationships.

But now, without using his full magical knowledge, Bell had already impressed the group of mages with just a bard's magical inscription; after all, the imagery he demonstrated was truly...

That's absolutely astonishing.

"You don't need to underestimate yourself. Anyone who can develop stable magic is a talent."

Bell retracted his primal behemoth form, his body shrinking to the size of a palm in an instant, appearing before the old mage. Tiny Bell extended his right paw as if to shake hands with the old mage.

"I would like to invite you to join Crimson Light University as a lecturer in the Department of Magical Theory. You will receive a certain amount of stipend each month. What are your thoughts?"

Bell spoke slowly, and the old mage who heard his words was struck dumb, frozen in place as if he had lost his mind.

This action caused Bell to tilt his head slightly, indicating his confusion.

'Did I ask for too little compensation, or did I not explain my compensation clearly? Why are you unmoved?'

Seeing that the old mage hadn't moved for a while, Bell thought for a moment and continued:

"You can also use the magic testing grounds at Red Light University for free. Spellcasters at Red Light University also hold regular seminars to analyze and discuss magic research in different areas..."

Bell described it in detail, but before he could finish, the old mage in front of him burst into tears, snot running down his face for more than a foot.

He immediately stated that he was willing to forgo his salary and become a free lecturer at Chiguang University, serving Bell without hesitation.

For someone like him who delves deeply into magical theory, giving him a space and colleagues where he can continuously try to create new and stable magic is undoubtedly a life-saving blessing.

If anyone dares to stop him from becoming a lecturer at Red Light University, he'll fight them to the death on the spot. If Bell were to ask him to dig up his father's grave right now, he wouldn't even blink an eye and would go with a shovel.

"Well, it's not necessary to not take any salary. Just take the allowances you're entitled to."

"No! If I take any reward, I don't deserve to be a human being!"

Bell thought that getting paid was no big deal, but he didn't expect the old mage to say that taking a salary was a waste of resources.

He also tried to persuade Bell, saying that the amount of resources consumed in building Red Light University was staggering, and that the executive mayor was trying to mediate between various forces to reduce costs in order to alleviate the financial pressure.

Since these lecturers can enjoy the excellent infrastructure of the future Chiguang University for free, why would they dare to take a salary?

This really gave Bell a headache. He thought to himself that given the wealth of Chishui City, it shouldn't be so stingy about such a small matter.

But since the other party wasn't planning to change their mind anytime soon, Bell didn't force it and just let things take their course.

Now there's good news: the first instructor for Chiguang University has been found.

Bell's next plan was to gradually compile the textbooks for the first semester of Chiguang University, and then select a group of teachers with extremely high overall quality.

After finishing these things, he planned to check on the Yetis and spend some time studying the power that resembled faith but was different from the Yetis.

"After this round of magic inscription was completed, the amount of magic stored in my body also increased dramatically. The magic feedback to my body also successfully made my physical strength exceed 1,000."

Bear Grylls

Level: lv

.32 (14691/25000)

Health: 1255 (+353)

Mental strength:

magic:

Luck: 5 (+1)

The inscription of "Ode to the Red Cliff" did not fill Bell's entire body. After becoming a primordial behemoth, his body's carrying capacity was extremely astonishing, capable of bearing at least 4,500 points of magic power.

However, Bell was unable to inscribe new poems in the short term. Bell always paid great attention to the connection of the main imagery between different articles, ensuring that each poem he inscribed was interconnected.

In this way, as the magic inscription progresses to the later stages, a large number of articles with similar core themes resonate with each other, resulting in an astonishing increase in magic power.

Bell has only inscribed three articles so far, ranging from short poems like "Short Song Ballad" to long works like "Ode to the Red Cliff." Each article contains an astonishing number of images, but the object of these massive images is time, which is the core of the poems.

The core imagery revolves around the theme of time, emphasizing the preciousness of the concept of "now" in the passage of time. The resonance of the three articles earned Bell 2,355 points of magic.

If Bell continues to inscribe poems about time imagery, the time imagery of the four articles will resonate together, and Bell's magic power value will likely exceed eight thousand. This astonishing increase will force Bell to become more conservative.

He planned to use the "Primitive Beast Body Forging Method" to temper his physical body to its limit before undergoing a new round of magic inscription.

But that's all in the future. Now that his physical strength and mental power have both exceeded 1,000, Bell can be considered a true legendary powerhouse.

Meanwhile, in this world, the legend of Bell, centered on Redwater City, gradually spread outwards.

The Crimson God has altered the underlying logic of the world. Bell's identity as the mayor of Crimsonwater City has become a consensus among people worldwide who know of Crimsonwater City's existence, and this consensus will continue to strengthen as Bell continues his activities.

Increasing global influence on Bell will make his path to legend smoother, since the term "legendary" is highly related to the various legends left behind by powerful individuals in this world.

However, widespread fame is not necessarily a good thing.

Because of Bell's non-human identity, the wider his legend spreads in human society, the more likely it is to bring Bell unnecessary trouble, and even attract some extremely difficult individuals.

After all, the dominant race in this world is humans. Many non-human races, although they seem powerful, can only hold onto their own small territory and find it difficult to expand outwards.

Or some races have completely abandoned their own civilization structure. For example, the goblins have integrated their main part into human society and become its vassals. Many of the original goblin cultures have disappeared.

The fact that the Bell, a non-human race, has become the de facto controller in a human-dominated power is no simple matter, especially considering that the seventeen cities in the southwest are not developed in human society and belong to poor and remote areas.

However, the seventeen cities in the southwest are not yet considered the periphery of human society, and the main body of human society still has a strong control over this area.

Take the four upper cities, for example. Apart from Chishui City where Bell is located, the other cities are still conservative and powerful human cities. They cannot accept that a city that is on par with them in the southwest region is ruled by an outsider.

Moreover, the number of legendary powerhouses in Chishui City now is three-quarters less than before the Crimson Light God changed the world. Those were the foundations of the families that ruled Chishui City in the past, individuals whose existence was directly annihilated by the Crimson Light God.