Magical Cat

Chapter 84 Conflict

Elaine's question caused Melina and Garland to fall silent for a moment.

Garland replied with a wry smile, "Eleanor, the competition among adventurers is fierce, especially here in the kingdom's capital, Falling Star City—"

Jialan shrugged as she spoke, but Elaine still looked blank, not quite understanding the connection between the two.

Melina, unable to bear it any longer, explained even more simply: "Big cities are very realistic. They welcome you to shine when you're young, but when you get older, they'll ask you to leave politely. If you're not polite, your exit will be quite embarrassing."

"Friendly reminder, 'older' here means 35 years old~" Jialan said the harsh truth in a relaxed tone.

Li En's expression immediately turned strange.

He hadn't even truly left school before entering society and was already struggling to survive; he never expected the other world to be the same way.

Melina sighed softly, looking at the crowd in the guild hall, and said, "Most adventurers start to decline around the age of thirty-five, due to physical aging and the accumulation of traumas from their adventures—"

Melina shook her head: "At that point, we'll either have to obediently retreat to a city with a lower adventure difficulty, or we'll pay a huge price for a failed adventure."

Elaine listened and fell silent.

Lee Eun was indeed more likely to accept this reality.

No matter what kind of society you live in, it's never easy to climb up from the bottom.

Especially since this place also possesses the monopolistic and absolute power of magic.

It is not a friendly world for most people.

"Why has the atmosphere suddenly become so heavy? Let's talk about something happier." Jialan changed the subject and started talking about her adventures.

Jialan had taken on a rather difficult mission recently, which took her away from Falling Star City for a while. She had also not seen Melina for a long time, so they had a lot to talk about.

Li En and Elaine listened from the side and also gained a lot of knowledge.

After sitting in the Adventurers' Guild for half an hour, they parted ways with Garland.

Jialan still had to complete her mission, and Li En and his group wanted to explore other places.

But when they reached the guild's entrance, Garland returned and hurriedly came to find Melina.

"Melina, the president urgently needs to see you and requires you to come upstairs immediately."

"This—" Melina frowned.

She had received a lot of help from him when she was an adventurer, so she should go and check it out.

The fact that the president specifically sought her out probably wasn't a simple matter.

Melina glanced at the sky and ultimately decided to take Li En and Elaine up with her.

When Melina agreed, Garland breathed a sigh of relief.

Jialan led them upstairs and headed directly to the president's office.

Of course, Li En and Elaine were not taken inside, but waited in the reception room on the side.

Tea and snacks were provided, and the service was quite attentive.

Li En and Elaine waited patiently, and without any hesitation, ate the snacks provided by the guild.

A few minutes later, another group of people entered the reception room.

They looked only a few years older than Elaine, and they were a five-person adventure team.

They were surprised to see someone in the reception room, and their expressions changed drastically when they saw Elaine wearing a school uniform.

The group of people silently sat down opposite her and sized up Elaine.

One of them, who was holding a staff and appeared to be a magician, spoke up and asked, "Are you also a guest of the guild master?"

Elaine was already annoyed by their staring gazes, but she suppressed her temper and replied, "I guess so. I came with my teacher."

The magician opposite him, however, showed a look of anger and realization, his tone tinged with resentment: "So that's why you kept dragging this out; you were trying to sell the benefits to the Royal Magic Academy!"

Upon hearing this, the magician's companions all glared at Elaine with hostility.

Elaine frowned. She didn't understand what was going on, but it was clear that the other party had misunderstood something.

But she didn't offer any explanation; she simply stroked Li En in her arms, treating the person opposite her as if they were invisible.

How the other party wants to misunderstand is their prerogative.

Elaine had long understood from her life at the academy how utterly futile it was to try to explain such behavior.

"You must be a first-year student. It seems you come from a good family, otherwise how could you have connections in the Adventurers' Guild?"

But let me tell you, you're not getting any advantage of us!

"You're just a first-year student, you can't even cast a few decent spells, can you?"

"I advise you not to overestimate yourself; the world of adventurers is far more brutal than you imagine!"

The mages opposite them all looked to be under twenty, maybe only eighteen or nineteen at most.

But at this moment, he was so angry that his face turned red and he was spitting out saliva, clearly showing that little reason remained.

His companions were also staring at Elaine, seemingly waiting for her response.

Elaine's disregard for their actions only further provoked them.

Elaine doesn't want to get into conflicts with people, but it's still so inexplicable.

She came with the teacher and didn't want to cause trouble for the teacher.

"Damn it, do you think you can just ignore us because you're a noble?" The mage opposite him stood up abruptly.

Having long been unable to tolerate it any longer, Lee En immediately cast a spell.

Countless vines appeared out of thin air and entangled everyone on the other side.

The opposing side was taken aback, not expecting that Elaine, who seemed so easy to bully, would dare to launch a sneak attack on them first.

The vines immediately blocked all their vision and restricted their movements.

Li En stared at the opposite side, continuously increasing the strength of the vines.

Elaine was startled and hugged Li En tightly in her arms.

She hadn't expected Li En to make a sudden move, and by the time she tried to stop him, he had already tied her up tightly.

"court death!"

The mage roared, and the rest of the adventure team also rose up in resistance.

They took out their weapons, cut the vines binding them, and freed themselves from their restraints.

But these vines seemed endless; once one was cut open, even more would surge up, creating a veritable ocean of vines.

The enraged mage conjured an ice shield to protect himself.

However, the eggshell-like ice shield was firmly entangled by the vines and could not escape at all.

Li En keenly sensed that a chill was spreading from the ice shield, slowing down the vines.

Li En's mana regeneration speed was already extraordinary, and the range of his spells was far beyond his limits, so it was relatively easy for him.

He also wanted to see just how capable these adventurers really were.

The person opposite also looked very young, not much older than Elaine.

The five-person adventure team struggled on, gradually drawing closer to each other, then each guarding one side, which relieved the pressure.

As the two soldiers successfully reunited, the others rushed to their aid.

Once they formed a battle formation, Li En felt the pressure to control them increase sharply, and the resistance from the other side became more intense.

His magic was rapidly depleting, and Elaine noticed this and silently began to meditate, providing magic to Li En.

"Move closer and interrupt her spell!"

The opposing mage instructed his teammates.

Seeing that they were about to rush over, and with Elaine's magical support, Li En immediately didn't hold back and covered an even larger area with vines.

The adventure team was knocked back to the spot as soon as they charged forward, and were once again tightly entangled by the vines.

Moreover, this time, because they were knocked to the ground, it was even more difficult for them to break free, and they were soon tied up like five big rice dumplings.