Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

Freya led Lin Gui into the communication array of the magic tower.

Pale blue light patterns flowed across the ground.

She raised her hand and channeled her magic into the core of the magic circle.

A curtain of light unfolded before them.

The content of the communication was very simple.

Freya sent a message to the magic guild in the City of a Thousand Towers, asking them to pass on a recruitment notice to her old friends.

The whole process took only a few minutes.

But when the communication ended, the cost figure displayed on the core of the magic array made Lin Gui's eyelids twitch.

One communication, and a Star-level equipment is gone.

He had just reached for the money bag when Freya readily handed the receipt to the staff.

"Consider it payment for your tutoring these past few days."

She said it in a flat tone, as if she were paying for a cup of coffee.

Then she turned her head and looked at Lin Gui.

"And I hope you can teach me for a while longer."

"Although I have learned the levitation spell, this magic requires a high level of proficiency."

"I don't want to master it only to have it become useless due to stability issues."

Lin Gui paused for a moment, then nodded.

Freya added, "Although the magic tower can instantly transmit messages to the City of a Thousand Towers, it still takes some time for the messages to reach my friends from the magic tower in the City of a Thousand Towers."

The two stepped out of the communication array.

Freya slowed her pace in the corridor.

She turned her head and looked at Lin Gui.

"There's one more thing I need to tell you beforehand."

"To invite a legendary mage to travel thousands of miles to Copper Gate City to participate in the selection process would cost an unimaginably high amount of money."

She smiled.

"but--"

She stopped and turned to face Lin Gui.

A confident smile played in his deep blue eyes.

"If you're willing, I can pay for it for you in advance."

"Just grant me one small request."

She was confident that Lin Gui wouldn't refuse.

Because of that price, even she might have to empty her savings.

But she still made that suggestion.

The conditions are actually very simple.

She and the North Wind Caravan took a month's leave, which they wanted to make the most of.

She hoped that Lin Gui would continue to teach her until she left Copper Gate City.

But she looked into Lin Gui's eyes, which were dark-circled and held a hint of urgency.

The little guy in front of me is clearly very busy.

Just when she thought Lin Gui wouldn't refuse.

Lin Gui calmly took out a bank asset certificate from his pocket and handed it over.

"Is this enough?"

Freya took the voucher, and her eyelids twitched suddenly.

She looked up and stared intently at Lin Gui.

"You...you wouldn't actually be a bastard child of the Ashley family, would you?"

Lin Gui said speechlessly, "I'm just an ordinary wandering mage."

Freya was skeptical and looked down at the certificate.

That was an asset certificate issued by Dawn City Union Bank.

The paper is thick and sturdy, with light gold anti-counterfeiting patterns stamped on the edges.

In the center of the paper, a few lines of text were written in standard printed font.

At the bottom, there is the Union Bank's red seal and a line of handwritten numbers.

One hundred million gold coins.

That number was followed by eight zeros.

Each stroke is so clear it's almost blinding.

Freya stared at the number, her azure eyes widening slightly.

One hundred million gold coins.

This number is enough to make anyone's heart race.

Not hundreds of thousands, not millions.

It's one hundred million.

Even she, a legendary mid-level caravan leader, couldn't help but let her throat move slightly.

She looked up at Lin Gui's ordinary casual jacket.

I remember when I first met him, he was wearing a faded gray robe with badly worn elbows.

That simple, unadorned oak staff.

And those calm, unassuming black eyes.

"Since you're so rich, why don't you get a nicer set of robes and clothes?"

There was a hint of confusion in her voice.

Lin Gui replied casually, "It's just nostalgia."

Freya narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Lin Gui.

The identification with the identity of a wandering monk, and nostalgia.

This is truly the first time I've seen this.

She nodded and put the receipt away.

That's enough.

She paused for a moment.

"What a pity."

She looked at Lin Gui's slightly tired eyes.

"Judging from your expression, it seems you have something very important to do."

"It seems unrealistic to expect you to keep teaching me levitation."

Lin Gui replied calmly.

"I can stay in Copper Gate City for another week."

"I will help Lady Freya improve her proficiency as much as possible this week."

Freya looked at him and remained silent for a moment.

Then, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The next few days.

Lin Gui devoted almost all his energy to teaching the art of levitation.

With Freya's help and my own preparations over the past few days...

The biggest obstacle to his selection process, the addition of the legend, is no longer a problem.

Just one day after the communication, a legendary mage responded to his invitation.

They also indicated that they would come and register when the selection process began.

He was not in the City of a Thousand Towers, but in a central city-state that was relatively close to the City of Bronze Gate.

It won't take too long to get here; I should be able to arrive at Copper Gate City just as the selection process begins.

As for mail delivery by the post office.

Elvia's speed was something Lin Gui hadn't expected.

I had only left the day before.

The system has already sent a message that the weekly commission has been completed.

Mail retrieval is now enabled.

Although Copper Gate City is large, it is the most prosperous city-state in the western part of the central city-state.

It has gathered a population far exceeding that of the capital city of Carter.

But the cities and states that Lin Gui passed through were all too far away from here.

Therefore, not many letters were sent to Tongmen City.

In the end, he only received a reward of 104 magic draws.

The vast majority of it was contributed by the town of Kumu.

Aside from adding proficiency to existing spells, no new spells were extracted.

He has basically completed what he needed to do in Tongmen City.

For now, all we can do is wait.

If that side quest is still not triggered by anyone in the following week.

Then he could only return to Drywood Town.

Let's see what's inside those four wooden crates.

The next few days.

Lin Gui devoted almost all his energy to teaching.

From indoor theoretical explanations to outdoor practical exercises.

From the suspended maple leaves to the fluttering staff.

Freya sat on her staff, her long, azure hair blowing in the wind.

She manipulated her staff, drifting slowly across the training ground.

At first, it wobbled along, like a child learning to walk.

Later, it became more and more stable.

faster and faster.

She even dared to wield her staff and fly freely in the low skies above the city.

We flew over the central avenue, past those towering buildings.

The wind blew up her long, icy blue hair and the hem of her mage robe.

Her face was filled with undisguised excitement and joy.

Lin Gui stood on the ground.

Watching her fly higher and higher.

Deep down, however, he was always waiting silently.

Waiting for news of the side quest's completion.

Waiting for those who should have followed the magic to sign for him when he stepped into the town of Deadwood.

However, time passed day by day.

The preliminary rounds of the selection competition for the reserve transport team concluded in that towering arena.

Fireworks for the celebration exploded in the night sky.

Cheers drifted from afar, faint and indistinct.

There was no word of completion of the commission.

On the fourteenth day in Tongmen City.

Lin Gui knows.

He had to leave.

He said goodbye to Freya.

Freya stood at the edge of the training field, her long, ice-blue hair slightly disheveled by the wind.

She didn't say anything more.

Just nodded.

"Be careful on the road."

Lin Gui turned around.

He wielded the oak staff and flew out of the city.

He did not leave the city.

He didn't know where Elvia would open her post office.

But he knew where Elvia was.

The Eye of the Underworld opens silently.

A pale red line was reflected deep within the gray pupils.

That line extends from my heart.

Crossing the streets, passing through buildings.

It stretches deeper into the city.

Lin Gui followed that thread of fate.

It took many twists and turns.

They did not leave the city.

Instead, they headed into the city.

His brow furrowed slightly.

This guy is probably indulging in a life of debauchery again.

He didn't blame anyone.

Fourteen days have passed, and Elvia has completed her mission.

Taking a break is perfectly understandable.

He continued to follow the path of fate.

I thought I would be led to a luxury store or a high-end restaurant.

result.

That line went all the way down.

We walked through a narrow alley.

We passed through another inconspicuous iron gate.

We then went down a dimly lit staircase.

At last.

They lured him to the underground fighting arena.