You call this magic?

So far, no one has been able to decipher the contents of the stele.

But humans had already recorded and copied the text on the stone tablets. Before humans successfully deciphered it, these stone tablets were of no use.

Except for the city built around the stone tablet, the other stone tablets are left unattended.

"Can you tell us who the client of this mission is?" Ethan asked.

"Yes, the client didn't instruct us to conceal our identities." The staff member took a look and said, "It's the Continental Magic Association."

"Okay, then help me register. I'll take this task."

The ten goddess stone tablets are scattered in various corners of the continent. Fortunately, there is no time limit for this kind of task. Ethan can do a part of it first, and then do the rest when everyone travels together.

Ethan actually received the real main mission directly, and he no longer felt any pressure to kill time.

However, in order to pay for the trip, he took on a few tasks that could only be done in the city near the first stone tablet, and then packed up and set off.

Without Fulilian by my side, I have to rely on myself for everything, which feels pretty good.

Half a month later, they finally arrived at the location of the first stone tablet within the borders of the central countries.

The location of each stone tablet is different, but most of them are in the wilderness. Fortunately, there are many monks who worship the goddess' stone tablet. He found out the approximate location by asking along the way.

There are many more monsters along the way than in other places, but in front of Ethan now, they are just food for the dead. He doesn't even need to use any ghost skills, he can just chop them into pieces with an axe.

After the fight with Minus, these little monsters seemed like pure trash and were simply unbearable to look at.

After a lot of hardships and dangers, Ethan finally reached his destination.

In the dense forest, a flower bed appeared very abruptly, as if the surrounding trees grew around this open space, leaving the middle space for the goddess stele.

Judging from the appearance alone, the stone tablet is just an ordinary one, covered with moss and weathered cracks. The words engraved on it are mostly blurred. Ethan even feels that if he punches it, the stone tablet may shatter into pieces.

But if the fight really started, the entire Goddess Church would have to fight him to the death, which was unnecessary.

Just as he took out a pen and paper to record, a voice suddenly rang out.

"So it was you who killed Minus."

"?!" Ethan's hair stood on end. Before this voice sounded, he had no idea there was anyone around him, and moreover, it was right in front of him!

I suddenly looked up and saw a person standing next to the goddess monument which was empty just now.

Long golden hair, a calm yet somewhat aggressive look in her eyes, and most importantly, the pointed ears that were exactly like Fulilian's.

"You are... Lady Celia?"

"Oh? You really know me."

The next second after she finished speaking, Celie flashed in front of Ethan. He couldn't even tell how she did it, and was completely unaware of the fluctuation of magic power.

"I'm asking you, was it you who killed Minus?"

Volume 1: The Burial of Fulilian (Part 1): Chapter 44: Surrendering Magic (End of Volume)

"……Yes."

Ethan could only tell the truth because Celie's eyes were quite sharp. It wasn't a questioning tone, she was just confirming.

"Sure enough, no wonder you have the proof of Minus's holy staff." Celie sighed, her expression unpleasant. "Let him die..."

"I told her a long time ago that we shouldn't study things from the mythological era. Many things should be buried in the corners of history."

As she said that, she turned to look at Ethan: "Where is her grave?"

Sure enough, even if you say you don’t care, you actually care very much.

Come to think of it, as both great magicians and both elves, Minus could be said to be able to live with Celie for a long time. They are also magicians of the same level, so they are on equal footing when communicating with each other.

I believe that Minus and Celie had communicated with each other a lot before this.

Ethan buried Minus near the place where he rescued Philen. It was a cenotaph. Ethan didn't want anyone to deliberately destroy her grave.

As for Minus's body, it is still in Ethan's suitcase, together with the little golem.

No matter where the body is buried, once it is discovered, it will be the result of burning the body and destroying the tomb.

"I understand." A look of regret appeared on Celie's face. "I owe you a favor for this matter."

Ethan was stunned.

"What's with that expression? Let me, Celie, owe you a favor, so just be happy about it."

As she spoke, Celie clapped her hands and said, "Do you want to use up this favor now? If you do, I can give you the title of a first-level magician."

Being able to kill a great magician is enough to be called a first-level magician. This is what Celie thinks.

"No need. I'm not even a first-level magician yet. Defeating Minus... was just luck."

"You kid... you clearly have a fervent ambition hidden in your eyes. Why do you think being a first-level magician is shameful?"

"If I could defeat Minus in her prime, you know what I would do to qualify for the first-level magician exam, but I'm not strong enough right now." Ethan shook his head. "Having a title that doesn't match my strength is of no benefit to me."

"Interesting...would you like to be my disciple?" Celie raised her eyebrows.

"I'm already Fulilian's disciple." Ethan refused decisively, "Once a teacher, always a teacher, unless the master himself kicks me out."

"Come on, that Fulilian girl definitely wouldn't do that." Celie crossed her arms and tilted her head. "But I have to repay this favor. What if you use it to blackmail me later? Come up with a plan, or you won't be able to leave today."

"This is too much to ask..." Ethan said with empty eyes.

"I don't like to owe favors to others." Celie responded with the same look.

"In that case..." An idea suddenly popped into Ethan's mind, an idea that he thought was quite bold.

"Grandmaster Sally." At this time, Ethan suddenly started to make connections in a very cheesy way, "I, your disciple, have a favor to ask of you."

"Wait, who are you calling Grand Master?!" Celie suddenly felt her scalp tingling.

"Could you please give me the [Transfer Magic]?"

"..."

"..."

"……what?"

Celie crossed her arms and said, "Most people who ask me to transfer magic to them are those that are difficult to practice, or are very ancient and on the verge of being lost."

She smiled with interest. "Kid, you're the first one who wants me to give up magic itself."

"Sure, it only takes ten years to master this magic again anyway, so it's not bad in exchange for your favor."

Not long after, a magic book appeared in Celie's hand. This was the effect of transferring magic, which allowed people to skip the learning process and transfer the magic they had learned to others, even including the transfer of magic itself.

As long as you open this magic book, you will automatically learn the magic recorded in it. After that, the magic book will disappear directly. It is a very useful magic.

For Celie, this magic was not difficult to master, and it would not take long to practice it again.

"Okay, we're even now." After handing the book to Ethan, Celie turned and prepared to leave. However, as if she had thought of something, she added, "You'd better think carefully before you undertake the mission regarding the Goddess Stele."

After saying that, he left quickly without waiting for Ethan to say anything.

She is a woman who comes and goes like the wind. She is worthy of being a great magician who has lived from the mythological age to the present.

He didn't dwell on why Celia seemed to know him. His intuition told him that he shouldn't dwell on this matter.

Sitting down in the flower garden, Ethan opened the magic book. The next second, the magic book turned into a white light and rushed into his chest.

The notes in my mind suddenly opened and started recording quickly.

[Transfer Magic], the effect is to transfer the magic learned by oneself directly to the object to be transferred.

Because it is orthodox magic, it is not included in the magic he created in his notes, but is placed together with the magic that Fulilian taught him.

Ethan took a deep breath.

Unexpectedly, he really got this magic.

In his hands, the effect of this magic could be surprisingly strong.

"It's time to get down to business."

As for Celia's last instructions, Ethan felt it was a little strange, because his task was only to confirm the condition of the goddess's stele, not to interpret it, so he didn't need to think about anything at all.

Anyway, let’s remove the moss from the goddess’s stele first. I’m not going to interpret it, so there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Thinking of this, Ethan came to the stone tablet, looked it up and down, found a place with more moss, and prepared to start scraping it slowly.

However, just as his hand touched the goddess's stone tablet, the stone tablet emitted a dazzling light at that moment.

The light instantly shot into Ethan's eyes, just like the [Dream Magic of the Past].

Damn, the goddess is tricking me! I didn't even input any magic power!

This was his last thought before he lost consciousness.

After a few seconds, the light disappeared, and Ethan's figure disappeared.

Only the flowers, plants and trees swaying in the wind and the still ordinary goddess monument remained.

……

I don’t know how long it was before Ethan opened his eyes again and found himself suddenly in a cave.

"What is this place?"

The surroundings were not completely dark. There was luminous moss on the ground that he was completely unfamiliar with, providing the necessary lighting for the cave.

I stood up and felt it. I had enough magic power and the notes were still there. Okay, no problem.

So what did the goddess do to him?

PS: I will never see the ghost path again, I said

Volume 2: Dungeon Encounters (Part 1): Chapter 1: Layered Underground Maze

Ethan held a hatchet, looked around, listened carefully, and moved forward carefully in the narrow cave.

Generally speaking, in a cave this wide, which is only wide enough for five people to walk side by side, adventurers only need to pay attention to the front, back, and top. However, what Ethan never expected was that he just witnessed a goblin holding a wooden stick growing out of the wall.

Yes, it didn't come out of the hole, but "grew" out directly, including the wooden stick in its hand.

If all the monsters in this cave can appear in this way, then he must concentrate at all times, otherwise what if one pops up from right below and grabs his crotch?

The damage is not high, but it is extremely insulting.

If other people saw it, Ethan might have to kill them to avoid social death.

However, the monsters he encountered so far were basically weak monsters like goblins and bat monsters. He didn't even need to use magic to kill them easily. However, when these monsters turned into black smoke and disappeared, even the weapons in their hands would disappear along with them. At the same time, they would drop purple stones. This was the first time Ethan had seen this phenomenon.

Ethan had never seen this kind of stone anywhere, but he could vaguely feel that it contained some kind of power. Ethan decided to collect it first and study it after returning.

This should be the characteristic of this cave... no, this natural maze.

Across the continent, just as Minus's disciples found the maze where the ancient demon lived, there are countless mazes waiting for adventurers to discover and conquer. Ethan feels that this should be the commission from the goddess's stele.

No wonder even Celie asked him to make a cautious decision. This was indeed not an easy task. After all, an unexplored natural maze was much more difficult than those constructed underground mazes.

He is in full condition now. He will explore first and then retreat if he encounters difficulties in fighting.

As he walked, he found that this maze was unexpectedly interesting. It actually had a very obvious stratification phenomenon. Usually after passing through a slightly narrow downward passage, you would come to a new area with a different terrain and wider than the previous level.

I don’t know if the brave team explored this maze before. No, they shouldn’t have, otherwise there must be a stone containing unknown power in Fulilian’s place.

Finally, Ethan saw the first monster that didn't look so weak.

It was a shadow, completely black except for its face, which seemed to be in the shape of a cross. It stood quietly in the middle of the road, and on its slender wrists were not fingers, but sharp blades like claws.

The surrounding environment is not very bright, and this dark monster can easily launch a sneak attack on the adventurer when he is not fully aware.

Just like now, Ethan just blinked, and the other party suddenly crossed a distance of more than ten meters and appeared in front of him.

However, it made Ethan a little disappointed.

It's too slow, slower than I expected. I really shouldn't expect too much.

That’s right, the ones in front are weaklings like goblins, so it’s still unrealistic to have cross-level strength when you reach the next level.

Facing the sharp claws, Ethan just calmly swung his sword, passed it and continued forward.

He had already collected enough purple stones, and he didn't know what to do with more, so he stopped collecting and moved forward as quickly as possible. The best thing to do was to finish the work quickly and get off work quickly.

From here on, the types of monsters began to increase. Although they were still as bad as before, Ethan finally found traces of human campfires, which looked like they had been used not long ago.