Before leaving, he glanced back at Lu Ming's now completely healed wounds and said in a deep voice, "You shouldn't have used the alchemy potion! This afternoon, she'll definitely beat you to a pulp! But I'll be happy to see that!"

After watching Fren leave, Lu Ming took out his phone and began checking the missions and rewards.

"Congratulations on completing the main quest: You have gained 1 skill point and 1 ice skill point."

"Uh..." Although he really wanted to complain about this ice skill point, Lu Ming had no choice but to suppress his urge to complain because of Dex's strange gaze. After glancing at the new quest, he added Fine Snow to level 3.

The reason he stopped adding seed machines was that, in his opinion, a level 5 seed machine was already sufficient for the time being. Adding more would only be icing on the cake for the already considerable power, and would basically be a waste of skill points.

The new main quest was a bit of a pain, leaving Lu Ming somewhat frustrated. The quest required him to change maps, leave the starting village, and head to a new city to begin a completely new adventure.

However, it's worth mentioning that the side quests in the quest log have been unlocked. Although there's only one quest that requires defeating Yusahar Sachi, it still made Lu Ming a little happy.

"Two Elemental Bottles left, one Elemental Ash Bottle left, and three-quarters of my mana remaining..." Looking at the supplies in his inventory and the mana in his attribute bar, Lu Ming began to wonder if he could complete this seemingly unreliable side quest.

"Elemental vials? Elemental ash vials? Alchemy potions?" Hearing Lu Ming's mutterings to himself, Lily tilted her head and murmured in confusion.

Meanwhile, at the village chief's house, Yusaha and the tax collector were sitting in the village chief's extravagantly decorated chairs, talking.

"You've finally found the source of the magic you've been practicing! As long as we understand the essence of this magic through that guy, we can open a magic academy in Niflheim just like the noble magic academy of the Rosmar Empire! At that time, our status will naturally surpass those who look down on us!"

Yusaha, having removed her helmet to reveal her beautiful face, smiled slightly and said to the tax collector, "Amani, aren't you being a little too optimistic? Can we really find the essence of this magic by relying on just one person who understands it? No, impossible! We must get more people to learn it so that more people can study it, and only then can we finally grasp its essence!"

"But then our college couldn't be established!"

“There’s no need for us to rush. I am one of the few magicians in Niflheim, and one who has mastered a new type of magic. There are still many apprentices who come to learn from me!”

Just then, the door to the village chief's house opened. Then, Furen, who had gone to Lu Ming's place to gather information, strode in.

"How about it?"

"We will live up to our mission!"

-------------------------

I'm asking for your attention and guidance.

Chapter 7 - Main Quest: [Beat Up the Knight] (Seeking Recommendations)

After lunch, Lu Ming began hunting the unimaginable number of magical rabbits outside the village on the outskirts of Helas. However, compared to the magical rabbits in the forest, they were rather weak.

Lu Ming quickly completed his daily tasks and received three cans of apple soda. He also leveled up to level 3. His attribute values ​​have now changed.

Name: Lu Ming

Sex: Male

Race: Human (temporary)

Rating: 3

Experience required to reach the next level: 346

Stamina: 5

Strength: 6 (normal is 5)

Agility: 5

Intelligence: 9 (normal level is 5)

Mental state: 8 (normal value is 5)

Magic Points: 40 (Normal human level is 15)

System evaluation: A magic apprentice with a good physique.

Looking at the data on his phone, Lu Ming was overjoyed: "Although the attribute points are the same as before, except for Intelligence which increased by 2, the others only increased by 1. However, gaining 10 points of magic points at once is... amazing!! Five uses of Seed Machine or Fine Snow, that's really fantastic!!"

Just as Lu Ming was cheering and jumping for joy outside the village, Dex happened to walk over, gave Lu Ming a look as if he were crazy, and then shouted loudly, "Lu Ming!! Lord Yusaha wants to see you!!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Because of Dex's shout, Lu Ming, who had jumped up and cheered, accidentally tripped and fell. He couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Dex and secretly cursed Yusaha and Dex: "What! She's just a stinky woman, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

"hurry up!"

"Coming!" Seeing Dex urging him, Lu Ming had no choice but to slowly get up from the ground, dust himself off, and then return to the village with Dex.

At this moment, the pillars that had previously adorned the arena had been removed. Only an empty arena remained, along with a few people qualified to watch Lu Ming and Yusaha's battle. The villagers, of course, were far, far away. They had no right to watch Yusaha, the second daughter capable of challenging the lord's eldest son for the inheritance!

If it weren't for the connection with Lu Ming, Dex and Lily wouldn't be allowed to watch either.

"I hope you're ready. My magic won't hold back, so don't blame me if you die!" Standing on the arena, Yusaha, wearing a helmet, pointed his longsword at Lu Ming and casually uttered words that sent a chill down Lu Ming's spine.

"What's with the arrogance of that brat?!" Holding the Sage's Candlestick, Lu Ming quickly stepped onto the arena.

Yusahar didn't care about Lu Ming's retort at all, unlike the tax collector and Fren. She smiled lightly and said, "How do you know if I smell bad if you haven't even smelled me?"

After saying that, she sheathed her longsword in front of her and gave a knightly salute.

Seeing this, Lu Ming could say nothing more, as continuing to speak would only lower his status. He could only extend the hand holding the Sage's Candlestick and place his other hand on the arm of that hand, performing the salute of the original owner of the clothes he was wearing—the Undead Legion's salute.

“Interesting, this etiquette is a bit like a knightly salute, but not quite. However, it doesn’t matter!” The moment the two finished their salute, Yusaha pounced on Lu Ming, and along the way, he added a magical weapon to his longsword.

Seeing all this, Lu Ming naturally wouldn't fight her head-on. He quickly dodged her attack, and at the same time, he thrust the Sage's Candlestick in his hand at Yusaha.

However, as the daughter of a local lord, how could Yusahar not have a martial arts instructor?

Having learned combat skills since childhood, she simply turned around and lightly swung her longsword to deflect Lu Ming's attack.

But at that moment, a smile suddenly appeared on Lu Ming's face, which startled Yusaha.

"Fine Snow!" Taking advantage of the moment when Yusaha deflected his attack with her sword, Lu Ming breathed out extremely cold air at the hand holding the sword, instantly freezing a thin layer of ice on her gauntlet!

"Not good!" Due to the cold air, the gauntlet on Yusaha's sword-wielding hand was frozen, preventing her from flexibly attacking Lu Ming with her longsword. Helpless, Yusaha had no choice but to fire a soul arrow, forcing Lu Ming back and shattering the ice on the gauntlet.

She had a good plan, but would Lu Ming, who was being avoided, give her that chance?

With the idea of ​​taking advantage of someone's weakness, Lu Ming didn't hesitate and used the seed machine, spraying out a series of seeds towards Yusaha!

Upon seeing this, the village chief of Helas Village below the arena was immediately alarmed and threw a shield to Yusaha: "Catch, sir!"

Yusaha quickly rolled away, managing to catch the shield and forcefully block the Seed Machine's attack. However, the shield was nearly shattered by the attack. Countless dense cracks spread across the shield, and the seeds became embedded in it.

"What the hell is this magic?" She had originally planned to defeat Lu Ming with a fierce offensive, then capture him and leave the Mage Association speechless. Instead, she was being overwhelmed by Lu Ming, who was practically unskilled in martial arts. It was truly humiliating.

Enraged, she forcefully knocked off the ice layer on her gauntlet, then took the shield that the village chief threw to her again and taunted Lu Ming!

"Damn it! You cheated!" Seeing Yusahar charging towards him with her shield raised, Lu Ming yelled and quickly rolled away to dodge her attack. But she managed to slash a wound on his back with her longsword!

"Village Chief! What's going on with you?!" Having never learned combat skills, Lu Ming, aside from using some clever tricks, was almost no match for Yusaha. But the advantage he had just built was destroyed by the village chief's biased support. Enraged, he roared at the village chief.

Unfortunately, the village chief completely ignored him and didn't even glance at him!

"Damn it! What a load of crap, this newbie village! It's clearly a monster-hunting zone!" Lu Ming cursed, enduring the sharp pain in his back, and once again turned his gaze to Yusaha, and once again used the Seed Machine.

Just like before, the powerful level 5 seed machine rendered Yusaha's shield unusable instantly. However, the village chief threw another shield at Yusaha, causing his 7 magic points to go to waste once again.

Unable to contain himself any longer, Lu Ming pulled out a can of apple soda, threw it at Dexter, and roared, "Here's the potion! If that old guy does that again, shoot him dead with an arrow!!"

Hearing Lu Ming's roar and seeing Dex smiling as he put the apple soda in his arms and nocked an arrow to aim at him, the old village chief subconsciously swallowed.

Despite his vast knowledge, he was still just an ordinary person and couldn't afford to offend a magician. Moreover, he believed that Dex really would shoot him! Because of that can of apple soda that Lu Ming had called a potion, even Yusaha's brother couldn't help but draw his one-handed sword and hold it to his neck, wanting a share.

You should know that alchemical potions are very valuable. In many cases, even nobles cannot afford such expensive single-use potions.

"Damn it!" Perhaps seeing that Lu Ming had only used a can of apple soda with healing effects to make his younger brother turn against him, Yusaha, who was holding what might be his last shield, was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

At this moment, Lu Ming, who only had two spells left, suddenly charged aggressively towards Yusaha.

He knew that for a shut-in like himself to engage in close combat with Yuzahar, a woman who was half knight and half mage, was suicidal, but he didn't think his intelligence as a college student was inferior to that of a woman resembling someone from the Middle Ages. Besides, he still had two more chances with Seed Machines. And Snowflake was also a good choice. At least, ice-type Pokémon have strong control abilities.

Seeing Lu Ming rushing towards him, Yusaha was slightly taken aback, but then chuckled and rushed towards Lu Ming as well.

"Seed Machine!" Seeing Yusaha rushing towards him, Lu Ming immediately used the Seed Machine skill without saying a word, spraying out a series of seeds that shattered Yusaha's shield.

At this moment, Yusaha suddenly accelerated, rushed to Lu Ming in one stride, raised his longsword high, and slashed down!

"I won!" But just when everyone thought Lu Ming had lost, Yusaha heard Lu Ming's confident laughter and declaration of victory!

The instant Yusaha's longsword came down, Lu Ming suddenly struck Yusaha's longsword with the blade of the Sage's Candlestick, breaking it in two!

"Fine Snow!" After cutting Yusaha's longsword in half, the top student Lu Ming immediately pressed his advantage, unleashing a chilling aura that froze Yusaha half to death, forcing him to surrender.

"Because of the Seed Machine, I couldn't use my soul magic properly and was beaten down? Damn it!" Supported by the knights who rushed onto the stage, Yusahar staggered off the platform. He was utterly humiliated to be suppressed and beaten because of Lu Ming's magic, unable to even use his own magic, and then having his weapon ridiculously broken.

"Hey, Furen, thanks for the information!" At this moment, Lu Ming on the arena suddenly tossed Furen a can of apple soda and said, "Although the treatment wasn't very effective, consider it a thank you gift!"

Instinctively accepting the apple soda, Fren seemed to see her sister's furious glare in the next instant, and couldn't help but shiver. She immediately and respectfully handed the apple soda to Yusaha, explaining, "Sister, this is his scheme to sow discord, you mustn't..."

Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, Yusaha snorted coldly and said angrily, "But you did indeed betray us at the last minute!"

Speechless, Fren could only slink away with Yusaha back to the village chief's house. But before leaving, he turned back and glared fiercely at Lu Ming, and then gave Lily a longing look.

After he, Yusaha, the tax collector, the two knights, and the village chief left, Lu Ming immediately drank a bottle of elemental vial, which healed the wound on his back. However, to his displeasure, his clothes were now tattered again.

Chapter 8 - The Ring of Darkness (Please recommend and follow)

That night, Lu Ming, blushing, slept on a bed with Lily. Although nothing happened, he, who had never had a girlfriend before, felt quite uncomfortable. Due to local customs, although he and Lily hadn't held a wedding ceremony and weren't considered husband and wife, they were obligated to sleep together after the martial arts contest for a bride. However, they couldn't do anything.

Reclining on the chair, Lu Ming was checking tasks on his phone while Lily sewed clothes for him beside him. However, what puzzled Lu Ming was that even while sewing, Lily's eyes were closed. Yet, every stitch she made was so precise that Lu Ming could hardly believe it.

Of course, he had asked Lily about it, but she was unwilling to talk about it. So he didn't press her further.

Using a bit of cleverness, he defeated Yusaha, completed the side quest, and obtained 1 ice skill point and a strange book called the Initial Skill Book.

Ice skill points can only be used to upgrade ice skills, so he immediately leveled up Fine Snow to level 4. The initial skill book, however, was completely useless to him. Its purpose was to teach others the first skill Lu Ming acquired—the Seed Machine's skill book.

Because the item description stated that Lu Ming himself couldn't use the skill book, he had no choice but to use it on Lily, even though Lily's neck was in excruciating pain while learning the Seed Machine skill. However, after learning it, she became unusually excited.

Furthermore, Lily's Seed Machine at level 1 already possessed the power of Lu Ming's Seed Machine at level 3, which Lu Ming found incredibly unfair. Lily also had enough mana to cast the Seed Machine nine times. Moreover, unlike Lu Ming, who couldn't regenerate mana on his own, Lily, while experiencing some dizziness after running out of mana, would have it fully replenished within a few hours. This allowed Lu Ming to once again carry out his legendary feat of smashing rocks with his phone!

"We're moving in a couple of days, but why were they so mean to you? What did you do to make them treat you like that?" After Lily finished mending Lu Ming's clothes and was getting ready for bed, Lu Ming suddenly asked his... well... fiancée.

"Because of my father's situation."

"what happened?"

"He was the swordsmanship teacher of Lord Sachi's children, and was originally a respected man. But a few years ago, he suddenly turned into an unkillable monster. He killed Lord Sachi's youngest daughter and turned her into a monster as well. And that's how he ended up like this. The villagers are just afraid that I will become that kind of monster too."

"sorry."

"You don't need to apologize."

---------------

Nothing was said until the next morning.

Wearing clothes mended by Lily, Lu Ming prepared to wander around the village. As he casually completed his daily tasks, he noticed that the villagers were looking at him with unfriendly eyes.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like