Hello, is this a letter addressed to Demon Fortress?

The Demon Eye silently activated.

Lin Gui stood there, his gaze slowly sweeping over the densely packed spines of the books.

High-level magic scroll.

High-level magic scroll.

A treatise on advanced magic theory.

Manuscript on the construction and optimization of high-level magic.

Case studies analyzing the practical application of high-level magic.

Each book has a title printed on its spine that is impossible to look away from.

"High-Level Wind Magic: Research on the Principles of Airflow Fission and Optimization of Mana Consumption"

Thirteen variations of the high-level fire spell, Lava Burst, can be constructed.

"High-Level Light Magic: The Multi-Node Coverage Theory of Holy Light Barrier"

"Feasibility Study of the Synergistic Effect of High-Level Earth Magic: Gravity Reversal and Displacement"

Lin Gui's gaze greedily swept over the titles of one book after another.

Within the mage class system, the most numerous type of magic is high-level magic.

Intermediate-level magic is at best a bridge to higher-level magic.

Once most mages cross the threshold of intermediate level, they will devote all their energy to studying advanced magic.

This is why the Royal Magic Academy, despite having a much larger area than the Heart of Elements, lags far behind in terms of the number of books it has.

The Royal Magic Academy mainly collects elementary and intermediate magic.

Most of them came from the charity and donations of magical families.

Those families gave the Royal Magic Academy their most basic and useless magic scrolls in exchange for fame and honor.

As for high-level magic, even with Lieyang's identity, Lin Gui didn't believe that these magic families would give him orthodox high-level magic.

Because high-level magic is the magic that truly possesses lethal power for a magician.

It is the magic that truly unlocks the door to becoming a magician, allowing one to call oneself a magician.

The shock made Lin Gui forget the purpose of his visit.

He couldn't wait to get to the nearest bookshelf, pull out a magic book, and open the cover.

Then his gaze was fixed on the words on the pages.

Research on the Optimization of Mana Compression Ratio and Release Angle of the High-Level Wind Magic - Air Blade Technique

A research paper.

The handwriting is neat and the arguments are rigorous. Each page is accompanied by a detailed magic circuit diagram and experimental data comparison.

He turned the page.

Another page.

Next page.

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Late night of the fourth day.

The entire library was shrouded in darkness.

The library staff arrived on time and turned off the last light.

The heavy oak door was closed from the outside, the lock clicking as it turned.

The footsteps faded away along the corridor, disappearing into the night.

The vast library fell into utter silence.

In the darkness, the shadows between the bookshelves were as thick as ink.

Only the lingering magical glow on the dome drifted slowly through the air.

for a long time.

Sudden--

A corner on the top floor.

A small ball of light suddenly appeared out of thin air and lit up.

A dim, yellow light streamed down from above, illuminating a table piled high with books.

On the table, a dozen or so open books were stacked into a small mountain.

Various colored labels were tucked between the pages of the book.

There were also dense annotations written in pencil in the corners.

At the edge of the table.

Bed.

On the cabinet.

A mountain of magic books.

And among the piles of books.

A quill pen is moving rapidly across the parchment.

It automatically writes down the content copied from an open book.

Meanwhile, shrouded in a layer of concealed black veil.

A voice came from the sound transmission stone, carrying obvious fatigue and complaints.

"Levy is at the post office."

"But it seems... something has been tampered with."

"Moreover, she didn't believe what I said and locked herself in the house."

"You'll see what the specifics are when you get back."

"As for the teacher's soul treasures, I didn't find many items at the auction that could directly restore soul power."

"We've sent people to the underground auction and several other auctions of rare items."

"They're either low-end products with minimal effects, or there aren't any exorbitantly priced rare items at all."

"As for the process of breaking the mountain dragon, I have already found out almost everything."

"The protection at the exhibition was extremely tight. The custom-made crystal cases were engraved with multiple isolation arrays and were guarded by several extraordinary individuals throughout the event."

"I have never left the closet."

"Even during the exhibition, the location was never moved."

After Elvia finished speaking, she did not hear a response from Lin Gui for a long time.

Only the soft sound of pages turning could be heard from the other end of the sound transmission stone.

"Lin Gui?"

Elvia's voice rose a few decibels.

"Lin Gui!"

Lin Gui suddenly woke up.

He almost dropped the book, quickly pressed down on the pages, and awkwardly began to speak.

"Ah... Elvia, what did you just say?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication stone.

With a hint of doubt in her voice, Elvia's voice rang out again, repeating her words verbatim.

After listening, Lin Gui remained silent for a moment, and then responded one by one.

"I'll look into Levy's matter when I get back."

"As for the soul treasure, leave it to me then."

"I know someone who definitely owns a lot of things related to the soul."

Elvia's voice was filled with doubt.

"The Soul Tower is very close to the Sky Tower and the Tower of Light Element."

"Are you sure you can fool those two epic figures?"

"Furthermore, the Soul Tower should have protection at the soul level."

"Isn't the Night Veil somehow unable to evade detection at the soul level?"

Lin Gui shook his head.

"Getting things from the Soul Tower is indeed very troublesome."

"But getting things from that woman's mansion is much easier."

"That woman's residence isn't in the Huanta District, as she's keeping men under her control."

Elvia was taken aback.

"You're trying to get something from the Gray Widow?"

"right."

"You continue searching."

"If that still doesn't work, I'll try opening the box."

"But we must find out exactly when Po Shanlong will leave the closet."

"My storage solutions cannot bypass physical barriers to retrieve items from a distance."

Elvia responded, her voice tinged with the weariness of days of travel.

"understood."

Lin Gui nodded, then picked up the sound transmission stone that was floating in the air.

"Then I'll go first..."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication stone.

Then Elvia's voice rang out again, with a deliberately flattened tone.

"And you?"

"How's your womanizing going?"

Lin Gui paused for a moment.

"Cough cough."

He cleared his throat, trying his best to maintain a perfectly serious tone.

"Yes, I've been trying to find Lillian's whereabouts."

"She... hasn't shown up at the academy at all, her whereabouts are very strange... I... am trying..."

He looked around.

A bed, a cabinet, a mountain of magic books, and a pen that automatically copies words suspended in mid-air.

The table was covered with books.

A half-eaten loaf of bread and an empty water glass were piled up in the corner.

Lin Gui said seriously.

"We are conducting a full-scale search of the entire campus."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication stone.

Then Elvia's voice rang out, with a blunt and unvarnished tone.

"You idiot, you didn't see those high-level magic books and couldn't resist buying them, did you?"

"My dear, you were born a homeless child, and from the tattered books you found in the trash can, you embarked on the path of a magician, you country bumpkin."

Lin Gui coughed violently, choked by the choking sensation.

"Forehead........."

"……Feel sorry."

A sigh came from Elvia on the other end.

Then her tone rose slightly, carrying a sense of pleasure at having caught someone red-handed.

"I've been so busy these past few days, and you've been slacking off and chasing girls."

"Don't you think we should do something, darling?"

Lin Gui immediately wore a bitter expression.

"...After everything is over, before leaving Thousand Towers, you can do whatever you want."

Elvia's voice immediately became cheerful, filled with blatant smugness.

"That's more like it."

"Remember the important things, don't just focus on reading."

"If you see any books you like, write down their names, and I'll buy them for you myself later."

"Honey."

I'm looking forward to our date.

Elvia's soft laughter came from the other end of the communication stone, then silence returned.

Lin Gui put the communication stone back in his pocket and let out a long sigh.

It feels really bad to be caught doing something wrong.

He rubbed his temples, preparing to reopen the book that was half-open in front of him.

Just then—

Suddenly, the buzzing sound of another sound transmission stone rang out.

Lin Gui paused in his movements.

He thought Elvia had something left to say, so he reached out and touched the communication stone from before.

But its surface was cold and showed no reaction.

The buzzing continued.

It came from his other pocket.

Lin Gui's fingers paused for a moment, then he quickly took out the sound transmission stone.

A low male voice came from inside, carrying a hint of suppressed emotion.

"Simpson."

"I saw Lillian."

"You...you're not asleep yet, are you?"