The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

"Go eat something that can give me strength!"

Chapter 18 - Showcase

Three days after Lu Ming and Lothric were persuaded by the unknown viscount to participate in this so-called magical academic research conference, the conference was held smoothly.

Just like the meetings Lu Ming used to attend with professors at school, at this academic conference, many magicians presented their research findings and exchanged ideas with other magicians, thereby gaining insights from other Dark Elves regarding their research on these spells and inspiring their own research and magical development to varying degrees.

However, unlike when they were in school meeting and researching with professors, these Dark Elf mages rarely spoke to Lu Ming and Lothric, as if they were wary of something.

First, he was assigned to a corner, and then no magicians paid any attention to him. This made Lu Ming's face turn very ugly, and it also made the nobles who held this academic conference feel a little embarrassed. After all, Lu Ming and Lothric were the ones they had worked so hard to keep. What if these magicians were so disrespectful and drove them away?

So, in an attempt to change the situation, the leader of the nobles, a count who was not very old, stood up from his seat and said to the magicians, "Gentlemen, I am Count Verne Shutus Ordos of Gulvig. I am the initiator and funder of this academic conference, so I would like to use my position to pose a question to test your abilities and also to ask you to help me think of the answer to this question."

Upon hearing this, almost all the mages looked at the count, with only a few archmages and Lu Ming and Lothric not looking at her.

Seeing that almost all the mages were looking at him, the count immediately cleared his throat and asked, "For some time now, we nobles have been thinking about a question: if we Dark Elves could summon elemental creatures like the Elven and the Beast-Eared Humans, would we still be suppressed by the Shadow Church? So my question is, can you develop elemental creature summoning magic that doesn't involve summoning uncontrollable lightning elemental creatures and the Tree Spirits, the children of nature?"

Upon hearing this, the mages immediately began to whisper among themselves. But what Lu Ming heard were all sorts of comments about how impossible it was to be related to this issue, and whether it would displease the Shadow Church. This made him unconsciously want to look down on these Dark Elf mages, who were practically useless.

However, while looking down on those cowardly mages, Lu Ming and Lothric both turned their attention to the few Dark Elf Magisters who were of high rank, with their heads down and brows furrowed, as if they were pondering the problem.

However, in the end, they did not give Lu Ming and Lothric a surprise, because the Dark Elves, after thinking it over, could only shake their heads heavily, sigh, and indicate that they had not come up with anything.

Seeing this, Lu Ming and Lothric exchanged a glance, trying to figure out from each other whether those Dark Elf Magisters were hiding their strength or simply unable to think of a solution due to their rigid thinking. Unfortunately, neither of them knew.

Perhaps because Lu Ming and Lothric were the only two men in this academic conference, many Dark Elves looked at these two foreign magicians after most of the magicians were stumped.

In the end, Lu Ming and Lothric discussed it and decided that Lu Ming, who was more skilled in summoning magic, should answer the question.

"Elemental summoning magic is a very ancient form of magic, which has been continuously researched and improved by mages over the years. The summoning magic we Miracais use now is a summoning magic that has been improved hundreds of times..."

Just as he finished speaking, Lu Ming heard laughter from the Dark Elf mages. These Dark Elf mages believed that the fact that summoning magic could be improved so many times was a sign of Miracaissa's lack of ability.

Unfortunately, before they could finish speaking, Lu Ming used a summoning spell to summon elemental creatures of a specific attribute, delivering a vicious slap to these Dark Elf mages.

Just as they were mocking Miracaissa's elemental creature summoning magic for so many revisions without ever reaching perfection, Lu Ming casually summoned a lightning snake on the table. Moreover, he used a spell he modified from the Dark Elf's own lightning elemental creature summoning magic, and the summoned lightning snake was incredibly obedient, showing none of the uncontrollable nature that the Dark Elf's own summoning spells displayed. This nearly made the eyes of many Dark Elf mages pop out of their sockets in astonishment!

"Magic, like the machinery of dwarves and beastmen, or the natural sciences of humans, is no different. It requires constant research and refinement. Even your own summoning magic, like that of the Dark Elves, has significant flaws. These flaws are precisely why your summoned lightning elementals become so volatile. Because your elemental magic aims to enslave them, most elemental worlds have chosen to prohibit your summoning magic from entering their realms. Lightning elementals, however, are powerful and capricious; under your magic's control, they would become berserk, indiscriminate in their attacks, leading to attacks on the mages who summon them. That's why your magic hasn't been prohibited from entering their worlds. But if you were to change your spells like this..."

Lu Ming's fingers traced characters in the air with lightning, quickly learning a special Dark Elf spell to summon lightning elemental creatures. The spell crackled with lightning in the air. Once all the Dark Elf mages had deciphered the spell, Lu Ming flicked his hand, and with a series of crackling electrical currents, the spell transformed into another, giving many of the Dark Elf mages a sudden enlightenment.

However, just as there are clever Dark Elf mages, there are also foolish ones. Just as the Dark Elf mages were copying down Lu Ming's new spell and beginning to ponder the special ideas hidden within it, several mages who clearly didn't seem stupid suddenly stood up, pointed at Lu Ming, and said, "You only summoned a lightning snake, what's there to say! Even if you can summon such a low-level elemental creature and make it obey, there's nothing to be proud of! If you're so capable, summon a high-level elemental creature!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but smile. The nobles and the archmages present also hid behind a nearby cover when they saw Lothric stand up from his seat and hide there.

“Well said. Lightning serpents are indeed not very useful on the battlefield, so it’s not a big deal to be able to summon them and make them obey. But the kind I’m about to summon is one that even you little girls have never seen before! Heh!” With an unusually dangerous smile, Lu Ming casually drew a magic circle on the floor in the center of the venue to summon a lightning elemental creature.

This time, he used the spells and magic circles he had developed himself, instead of using the magic of the Dark Elf.

As the magic was activated, a dark cloud instantly formed within the magic circle, accompanied by deafening thunder, unleashing lightning outwards. Almost all the Dark Elf mages were terrified and hid under the table, using earth elemental magic to create special shields to protect themselves from being struck by the lightning and reduced to ashes.

Even so, they couldn't help but pray that the gods would protect them. After all, the scale of Lu Ming's summoning this time was quite frightening. They had never heard of such a large-scale summoning of elemental creatures before!

Just as these foolish Dark Elf mages who had been provoking Lu Ming were filled with terror, a terrifying roar accompanied by thunder suddenly exploded, making their ears ache and almost bleed.

Perhaps because the pride of the Dark Elf had been shattered, the mages hiding under the table did not dare to crawl out from behind the earth element barrier to take a look at the ferocious lightning element monster summoned by Lu Ming. Only the Dark Elf nobles and mages hiding behind the cover in the distance saw with their own eyes the strongest elemental creature in the lightning element world, the kin of the Thunder God of War, the Thunderstorm Dragon!

Its bronze-colored body, composed of lightning elements, was enormous. Its legs were thick and powerful, and its short forepaws gripped the Thunder Orb tightly. Seven pairs of eyes on its massive head glared fiercely at its surroundings, and its gaping maw, filled with dagger-sized teeth, emitted electric currents and faint rumbles of thunder with each breath. Its thick tail swung slowly but powerfully in mid-air; anyone struck by it would surely die. The power emanating from it terrified all the Dark Elf.

What terrified the Dark Elf even more was that Lu Ming actually walked step by step to the Thunderstorm Dragon, reached out, and stroked the body of the terrifying beast. Moreover, the Thunderstorm Dragon actually lowered its body, allowing Lu Ming to stroke its head.

After gently stroking the head of this terrifying being, which to the Dark Elf was no different from a black dragon, Lu Ming turned around with it to look at the count from before, and said, "Want to pet it? It's very well-behaved!"

As if echoing Lu Ming's words, the Thunder Tyrannosaurus roared at the count. This almost brought her to tears.

'I'm so sorry, you bastards have really ruined my life today...' Since Lu Ming had already demonstrated how to summon the Thunder Tyrannosaurus, Count Dark Elf couldn't refuse his invitation; otherwise, there would be no need for further explanation. So, while inwardly cursing those bastards hiding under the table like ostriches, ignoring the facts, the Count mustered his courage and walked up to Lu Ming and the Thunder Tyrannosaurus. With a death wish, he slowly extended his hand...

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Night fell, and Lu Ming returned home.

"How is it?" Chimera immediately came over when she saw Lu Ming return, helped him take off his coat, and asked at the same time.

"Not bad. It's just that I still haven't gotten the magic book." Lu Ming sighed slightly, then walked to the sofa, lay down on it, and looked exhausted.

"What's wrong with you? Are those guys ignoring you and Lothric?" Jamila, who was busy in the kitchen, asked with some concern when she saw Lu Ming's unhappy expression as she took out the food.

"Pretty much. At first, they wouldn't talk to us at all. Later, one of the nobles, in order to get us to talk, asked us and those mages to figure out a way to make the Dark Elf's elemental creature summoning magic able to summon non-lightning and non-wood elemental creatures. As a result, it naturally became my and Lothric's show."

"Then why do you still look so listless?"

"For academic research purposes, I proposed an idea to improve the spell. As a result, those guys actually laughed at my idea. So, naturally, I used the summoning spell I'd improved over the past few days based on my research into the magic of the Dark Elves to summon a lightning serpent. And, it's the obedient kind!"

Upon hearing this, Jamila exclaimed in surprise, "That's amazing! You know, most mages can't control lightning elemental creatures!"

"But those guys said that being able to summon and control lightning snakes is nothing special; what's impressive is being able to summon high-level lightning elemental creatures." Lu Ming said, looking frustrated, as he slowly sat up from the sofa.

"So what did you summon?" Chimera, who had just brought the last dish to the table, turned around and asked.

"Thunder Tyrannosaurus..."

"...Pfft~ Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!" Upon hearing Lu Ming's answer, Chimera and Jamila immediately burst into laughter.

It was as if one could see the panicked expressions of those mages who dared to mock Lu Ming's ideas and question his strength after seeing the Thunder Tyrannosaurus.

Seeing Chimera and Jamiraya laughing uncontrollably, Lu Ming couldn't help but laugh too.

However, a very repulsive magical energy quickly flashed through Gulveig City, causing Chimera and Jamila to stop laughing and hurriedly run out of the mansion with Lu Ming. On the street, they looked at the place where the magical energy had appeared and disappeared in an instant.

Over there, a raging fire was burning, and thick smoke was billowing into the sky, as if it had been attacked by something.

“I remember that direction is the direction of the prison. Could it be that the prisoners have escaped?” Looking in that direction, Jamila frowned and said to Lu Ming and Chimera.

But Lu Ming shook his head and said, "No! It shouldn't be! That fleeting magical power just now, if I'm not mistaken, should be the power of the Dark Abyss lineage. Moreover, that person was very strong!"

"People from the Dark Forces? And they're quite strong?"

"Yes."

"Who could it be?"

Just as Lu Ming and his companions were speculating about the identity of the person who attacked the prison, a squad of soldiers suddenly arrived and reported to Jamiraya, "High Priest, our Earl was just attacked by an Elf. Moreover, while fleeing, that creature also attacked the prison. All the prisoners inside were devoured!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming immediately realized who this so-called Elf Aifa was.

"Eldridge!"

Chapter Nineteen - Questioning and Pursuit

Because the count in the city was attacked, all the city's strongest fighters, including Lu Ming, Lothric, and Jamila, regardless of whether they were from Dark Aifa or Dark Elves, were summoned to protect the count and other frightened nobles.

Upon arriving outside the Earl's residence, Lu Ming and his companions saw the remains of many Dark Elves, melted down to their skeletons, and couldn't help but frown.

Seeing that Lu Ming and the others, along with the Dark Elf mages from the city, had arrived, the remaining servants in the mansion hurriedly ran over, opened the tightly closed iron gate, and let Lu Ming and the others into the courtyard.

"Please follow me, everyone. The Countess is waiting for you." The servants spoke with little emotion. Even with so many skeletons of Dark Elves on the ground, there was not a trace of fear in their eyes. They were like puppets, completely different from the servants of the Kingdom of Miracaesar.

'Is this how the Dark Elves train their servants to be puppets?' As they followed the Dark Elf servant toward the Earl's location, Lu Ming and Lothric, who were walking at the front of the group, glanced at the skeletons on the ground and then at the servant sitting in front of them, their brows furrowing as they pondered.

At this moment, a female Dark Elf wearing a purple robe and with her hands and feet chained, was escorted by a group of soldiers and walked from the gate, following Lu Ming and the others.

"Who is she?" Because the Dark Elf was a prisoner, many mages frowned and asked the soldiers. They wanted to see what kind of person this prisoner was, that he could walk with powerful figures like them.

The soldiers' response, however, took them by surprise.

"This guy used to be our only mage in Gulvig, but he was arrested for learning Soul Devouring. She was the one who repelled that Elf who attacked the Count when she attacked the prison!"

Upon hearing this, both Lu Ming and Lothric couldn't help but become somewhat interested in the prisoner.

However, now is not the time to think about the prisoner. The most important thing now is to find out whether the guy who attacked the poor count is still in the city. Only after finding out this can Lu Ming and Lothric capture the guy and finally put their minds at ease.

Upon entering the main hall of the mansion where the attacked count was located, Lu Ming and the others met the unfortunate count. She was sitting on the sofa, sobbing, looking utterly pitiful, making one want to protect her.

"Count, are you alright?" Despite the difference in status and the desire to leave a good impression on the count, several lower-ranking mages stepped forward and asked with great concern.

"I'm fine, just terrified. That guy ate several of my servants right in front of me. If Archmage Ernie Gunna Falrexxus hadn't repelled him in time, I might have been eaten too!" The Count suppressed his fear and tears, shook his head, and looked at an archmage who had been in the hall from the beginning.

Just then, the prisoner who had been brought here by the soldiers suddenly appeared in front of Lu Ming, revealing a dangerous smile, and said, "You smell so good! Your soul must taste delicious!"

Upon hearing this, several soldiers immediately came over, intending to pull the dangerous prisoner away, but they found that even together they couldn't move the dangerous fellow.

There was nothing they could do but apologize to Lu Ming to avoid upsetting the high priest standing nearby.

However, Lu Ming didn't care about the Dark Elf's remarks. In fact, he was quite interested in the fact that someone who wasn't undead was devouring souls.

"How many souls have you eaten?" Leaning against a wall, Lu Ming asked the prisoner with great interest.

Upon hearing Lu Ming's question, the prisoner revealed an excited expression and said, "I've eaten the souls of over thirty Dark Elf and more than a hundred different kinds of magical beasts! Pretty impressive, huh?"

The prisoner seemed very abnormal at this moment, at least not like a normal Dark Elf, his eyes filled with madness.

"Really? Have you ever eaten a dragon's soul?" Lu Ming asked with a slight smile, his tone malicious.

"Dragons? Yes! Dragons! Those dragons are so strong, their souls must be very strong too!" Hearing Lu Ming's words, the prisoner was slightly stunned, then laughed excitedly, which terrified the soldiers next to him.

Of course, while this prisoner instilled fear in the soldiers, he also put considerable pressure on Jamila. Therefore, Lu Ming temporarily abandoned his plan to train this prisoner as a potential replacement, and instead asked him, "By the way, when you learned that you had repelled that guy, did you see him flee in that direction?"

"It seems to be heading west." Perhaps Lu Ming had given her some advice, so the prisoner answered directly without thinking.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming and Lothric exchanged a glance and walked together toward the count who had been attacked.

Seeing Lu Ming and Lothric approach, the Count immediately looked at them. Compared to most mages, Lu Ming and Lothric, two very powerful humans, reassured her. At least, with both of them present, the guy who dared to attack her might already be captured. Unlike the Dark Elf mage, who could only watch helplessly as the guy escaped without being able to give chase.

"Count, Archmage Falrexxus, when you were facing that guy, did you hear what he said?" Standing in front of the Count and the archmage who had saved him, Lu Ming asked them.

The count shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand the language of the Elven. The mage beside him said, "I heard that guy say something about the count not being the Dark Elf he was looking for. He also mentioned 'power' and 'the Deep Sea Age.' It seems he's looking for a Dark Elf that can greatly increase his power after he eats it, so he can overcome some predicament."

"So, what clues or other Dark Spirits do you have about this Dark Spirit?"

Archmage Falrexxus pointed to the prisoner from before and said, "The only Dark Elf I can think of is her. After all, that guy went straight to the prison to find her after leaving here!"

After receiving the answer, Lu Ming and Lothric immediately turned around and pulled the prisoner outside.

"Where are you two planning to take her?" The Earl asked with some doubt and unease as he saw Lu Ming and his companion leading the prisoner outside.

"Where to? To chase after that guy, of course!"

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To the west of Gulweg lies a small rocky mountain with a cave inside, just the right place for the man who attacked the count to hide and wait for the right moment to strike again.

So Lu Ming and Lothric rushed here with the prisoner, ready to capture or kill the guy.

Following behind Lu Ming and Lothric, who had removed the chains from her hands and feet, the prisoner strolled leisurely along the mountain path, appearing quite relaxed. However, as she drew closer to the cave on the rocky mountain, she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

She said to Lu Ming and Lothric, "Do you think the three of us can really defeat that guy? You know, that guy's soul smells like rotten flesh, it's disgusting, and it's incredibly powerful!"

"Judging from the fact that you and Faerrexxus were able to repel that guy, his power has been reduced to a mere fraction by the gods of the Afar, as a result of his foolish consumption of the Queen of the Afar. Although his dying attack might be troublesome, we don't need to worry too much. If all else fails, I will not hesitate to perform a divine descent ritual to completely wipe this area out!"