Magical Cat

The shadow slowly emerged from behind the door, grabbed Li En by the back of the neck, and lifted him up.

"Where did this cat come from?"

As the door opened, light streamed into the room, and Li En was able to clearly see the owner of the shadow.

"Old scholar!"

Li En recognized the person in front of him, but couldn't quite remember their name.

The old man in front of her, who looked like a scholar, was one of Elaine's teachers, and Li En had also taken his classes before.

Corbyn adjusted his reading glasses, feeling that the wooden cat in front of him seemed somewhat familiar, but he also couldn't remember where he had seen Li En before.

"Little guy, are you one of your teachers' magical beasts?" Corbyn asked.

When the other party asked the question, Li En felt the pressure on him suddenly ease, and he shook his head repeatedly in response.

Seeing Li En shake his head, Corbyn smiled, and his white beard twitched twice.

"That's true, the teachers' magical beasts wouldn't have a little guy like you," Corbyn muttered to himself.

Li En's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "Was this old man just setting a trap for me?"

Then Cobra continued to mutter to himself, "Oh, I remember now, you are Elaine's magical beast."

Seeing that the other party recognized him, Li En breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that the other party would misunderstand him.

The oppressive feeling he felt the moment the door opened was enough for Li En to understand that the old man's strength was extraordinary.

Since the other party recognized that he was Elaine's magical beast, they probably wouldn't make things too difficult for him.

But to Li En's surprise, Corbyn did not let go of his thoughts at all. Instead, he moved closer to Li En and examined him even more carefully.

"Can juvenile magical beasts understand human speech and cast spells?"

Corbyn stroked his large beard, lost in thought.

Li En was startled: "How did this old man know I could use magic?"

Even Elaine was unaware that she could cast spells; Li En had only truly demonstrated it to Melina.

Seeing that Li En looked nervous, Corbyn chuckled twice, grabbed him, and led him back to his room, slamming the door shut behind him.

"What does this old man want to do to me?"

Li En used her tail and limbs to tightly protect her small, delicate body, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Haha, you little rascal, are you only just realizing you're scared now?" Cobra laughed loudly.

He had barely chuckled twice when two loud thumps came from next door.

Cowboy was so frightened that he quickly covered his mouth and dared not make another sound.

He breathed a sigh of relief when the knocking from next door stopped.

Li En glanced at the neighbor next door, then at Corbyn, and realized that the neighbor next door was probably not someone to mess with.

Having figured this out, he became much bolder, thinking that the strange old man, Corbyn, probably wouldn't do anything too outrageous.

Corbyn's room was very messy, piled with all sorts of documents.

The stack of documents was almost as high as the ceiling, completely obscuring the original furniture in the room.

I don't know how Corbyn lived in such an environment.

He led Li En to his desk.

A small lamp was lit on the desk, its dim light only illuminating the surface.

Li En was thrown onto the table, and Corbyn poked him a couple of times without any politeness, casually asking, "Little guy, you've only been hatching for a few days, and you're already so bold, running around everywhere without your master's knowledge."

Brian could tell at a glance that Lee had secretly run away.

Li En meowed softly in protest, but didn't dare to be too fierce.

Seeing his cowardly yet fierce appearance, Corbyn's beard twitched a few times, but this time he didn't dare to laugh out loud.

It's clear that Corbyn is very afraid of his neighbor.

"Such excellent talent has been abandoned? Some people are truly blind, while others are truly blessed by fate."

Cobra was clearly referring to Webber and Elaine.

He stroked Li En's stiff fur a couple of times, then muttered to himself, "Wood attribute? No wonder he came here."

Speaking of this, Li Encai suddenly remembered why he had come here.

Corbyn wasn't stingy either, taking out a strange utensil from the drawer.

The vessel is made of a very special material, like obsidian, making it impossible to see inside.

Cobra made a shushing gesture, then slowly opened the lid of the vessel.

The moment the vessel was opened, Li En once again felt that rich, welcoming energy, making him feel as comfortable as if he were soaking in a hot spring.

Inside the container was another transparent cover, and inside was a palm-sized flowerpot, with a single bright green seed half-buried inside.

The seeds are full of vitality, as if you were in a forest.

Li En immediately realized that this was what had attracted him before.

He lay uncontrollably on the transparent cover, sniffing greedily.

Li En felt that what he was inhaling was not air at all, but a surge of magical power; this intense sensation was simply indescribable.

"Ah~"

"What's this? Catnip from the magical world!"

"Awesome! That's so awesome!"

Seeing Li En's flustered state, Corbyn grinned silently, as if he had expected it all along.

"Little guy, are you enjoying this?"

"This is the seed of life I'm researching, but unfortunately, it's ultimately just a replica."

At first, Corbyn was quite proud, but as he spoke, a look of dejection appeared on his face.

Li En didn't care what he was saying; she just wanted to crawl inside and swallow the seeds whole.

Even when faced with the most tempting food, he had never felt such an urge.

He greedily inhaled the scent of the seeds, and his magic perception skill clearly told him that the magic power within him was growing rapidly at an impressive pace.

If Li En could swallow this seed, his magical power would likely increase several times over.

He began searching for the switch to the transparent cover, wanting to get up close and personal with the seeds inside.

No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't find the way.

At this moment, Cobra put the black cover back on, and the magical aura of the seed was instantly cut off.

This made Li En extremely anxious, and he paced around the flowerpot containing the seeds frantically.

At first, he didn't know what the container was for, but now he understands that it is the flowerpot where the seed was planted.

"Little guy, I've already given you a good time once, don't be so greedy."

Still not satisfied, Li En wasn't going to listen to the old man's nonsense.

"Let me tell you, you're lucky to have met me this time. If you had met one of those other people with bad tempers, you wouldn't have been so lucky."

"Alright, go back to sleep now."

As he spoke, Corbyn lifted Lee up.

Immediately afterward, in a flash, Li En was led by Brian to the entrance of the teachers' dormitory.

Li En felt a sudden lightness as he was thrown to the ground. When he turned around, Brian was nowhere to be seen.

"Damn, that old man's legs are fast!"

Li En was startled, but he couldn't forget the allure of that seed.

He circled around twice, realizing that trying again today would probably yield no results.

Moreover, the old man was quite nice; he simply saw him out.

If you anger him, Elaine will inevitably suffer along with you.

Just as Li En was hesitating about what to do, the long-dormant task panel suddenly became active.

[Quest: Absorb the magic power of the Seed of Life replica (0/25)]

[Time Limit: 3 days]

[Reward: Skill Enhancement]

[Punishment: Stop the development of both spirit orbs]