The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

"This is your punishment for picking up things randomly."

Wiener kept his distance, stopping five meters in front of Felix.

Felix took a step forward, and Wiener took a step back, as if afraid of getting smeared.

His opening remarks were weighty and impactful.

"Take it off."

"Isn't it inappropriate to do this in broad daylight?" Felix paused for a moment, then whispered a reminder, "Ristie is here."

“Then I’ll have to use other methods.” Viner reached into the alchemy backpack behind him and started rummaging.

"This is the Illusion Fruit. It looks no different from an ordinary fruit. In reality, it is an extremely dangerous plant," Listy explained, maintaining a safe distance. "Its sap smells just like a normal, pleasant fragrance to humans, but it has a very strong attraction to some magical beasts."

"Fortunately, the monsters in the vicinity should have been mostly cleared out. Hurry up and change your clothes; there should still be time to clean up."

"Phew, you should have said so earlier. I was worried for nothing." Felix finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Listy's explanation.

Felix planted his weapon in the ground, rolled up his trench coat, and found the thickest tree in the nearby dense forest. He planned to go around to the back and change out of the clothes stained with the illusionary juice.

Vina and Lisette waited outside the jungle.

“I’m starting to doubt whether Felix is ​​really a boy,” Lisette suddenly broke the silence.

"Why don't you go and take a look?" Wiener urged.

"What do you take me for?" Lisette stared at Venus, her eyes wide, and retorted angrily.

As a noblewoman, how could she tolerate doing something as vulgar as peeping at others changing clothes?

"Then I'll go take a look and I'll let you know when I get back."

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth, and Wiener is prepared to put the truth into practice.

“Come back,” Lisette grabbed Vina, “that’s no excuse for you to invade other people’s privacy!”

Putting aside the possibility that Felix might be a girl, even if he were a really cute boy, what if someone suddenly couldn't control themselves?

In fact, Wiener didn't really care about Felix's real gender.

It's actually easier to just treat each other like buddies.

On the contrary, the fact that she couldn't break free after Lisette grabbed her wrist was a bigger blow to Vina.

“Well, actually, there’s a question I’ve wanted to ask for a long time,” Viner said.

"What's the problem?" Listy released her grip, waiting for Venus to ask her question.

"Lisette, what rank of Emblem Wielder would you be considered now?" Vena asked.

Due to differences in their foundations, the gap in ability among first-year students is enormous.

The first three tiers all fall under the category of low-tier emblem wielders; the specific tier depends solely on the total amount of magic essence within the body.

If a powerful emblem is awakened, it is not impossible for it to surpass others later on.

But even the most ordinary emblem can smoothly transition to the third tier in the first place; it's only a matter of time.

For intermediate-level emblem users starting from the fourth rank, it's not that simple.

In addition to the corresponding total amount of magic essence, one also needs to understand the skills required for the corresponding level in order to advance further.

“It’s at Tier 3 now, what’s the problem?” Lisette answered without hesitation.

"It seems there are differences even among the three tiers."

Recalling Lisette's previous embarrassing performance, Vina couldn't help but sigh.

Chapter 63 Vena: I'll Cover for You

"What are you implying?" At this moment, Lisette was quite perceptive.

“Uh, what I meant was that we might encounter other dangers later. For safety reasons, I need to have a general understanding of your abilities.” Vena quickly changed the subject.

“...I see, Vena, you know absolutely nothing about spellcasting classes.” Lisette finally realized a fact.

"I'd like to hear more details," Wiener said, adopting a humble and eager-to-learn posture.

“The spellcasting profession involves the concept of a spell slot, which requires the spell to be prepared in advance before it can be cast.” Lisette picked up a twig and squatted down to draw on the ground.

"A first-tier mage can prepare one first-level spell slot and two zero-level tricks from the spells they know. A second-tier mage will have one more second-level spell and one more first-level spell, as well as one zero-level trick, and so on. However, emblem magic is an exception, as it is not affected by spell slots."

"Of course, this doesn't mean you can use it freely once you've prepared it. Although the power of a spell varies depending on the caster's ability, there is a limit to the number of times any spell can be used within a day."

“Low-level spellcasters struggle to fight against warriors of the same rank, largely because their spell resources are extremely limited. However, with adequate preparation, warriors of the same rank are definitely no match for spellcasters!” Listy suddenly became serious.

Got it. If I lose, it's because I wasn't in good form; if I win, it's because I'm the best mage in the world.

Ample preparation, extreme double standards.

Once Lisette explained it this way, Venus immediately understood.

"May I ask what spell you prepared when we first met?"

Wiener was indeed adept at exposing people's shortcomings.

"Level 2 Human Freeze, and Level 1 Great Leap Forward and Cleanse," Lisette answered truthfully.

"It sounds impressive, but if we actually fight, wouldn't we just be easy prey?" Viner said, expressing her opinion.

“Who would have thought we’d be attacked on the way to the academy!” Lisette retorted.

Human Freeze is one of the most practical second-level spells. There's nothing inherently wrong with it, but the number of uses is limited, and it can't withstand a large number of opponents.

A spellcaster capable of immobilizing a human more than ten times could find no fewer than a hundred ways to tear those bandits to shreds.

The Great Leap is also a very useful first-level spell. If it weren't for the blessing of this spell, Lisette would have been caught up by that group long ago.

As for the remaining cleansing techniques, what's wrong with her being a girl and wanting to be clean?

“That makes sense,” Wiener agreed with the explanation.

Just like he couldn't understand why he would encounter a boss-like figure on his academic journey.

“But if there’s a cleansing spell, it should be able to remove the odor from Felix, right?” Vena asked another question.

“Ha, I’ll never use that spell again.” Lisette suddenly sneered.

If she had prepared an offensive spell, she wouldn't have lost so much face.

Even though it was almost noon, Venere inexplicably felt a chill.

He wisely gave up on dwelling on the issue.

"Speaking of which, why hasn't Felix come back yet? Does it really take this long just to change clothes?"

“I hope nothing has gone wrong. After all, the dungeon is different from other places. Let’s go check it out together,” Lisette suggested.

This suggestion is reasonable, and going together can also help avoid suspicion.

Just as the two were about to step forward to investigate, a deep roar broke the silence.

Suddenly, Felix's figure darted out of the jungle.

The phrase "disheveled" perfectly describes the scene; the clothes he had only put on were torn in several places by tree branches, but he had no time to care.

"Run!" Felix shouted as soon as he appeared.

"Do you even need to tell me!"

Upon hearing the roar, Viner had already begun to move.

Needless to say, it must have been the juice of the Illusion Fruit that attracted the magical beasts from elsewhere.

Why would he risk a direct confrontation with a monster that could drive Felix into a panic?

Although the monsters in this area had been cleared out by the students who had passed by before, it could not be ruled out that monsters with a wider range of activity might be drawn by the scent.

Lisette also reflexively retreated, though she quickly felt ashamed, but couldn't help but understand Vena's initial actions.

“Lure it out!” Lisette warned.

"I'm doing it right now," Felix said helplessly, eager to get things done.

If he had a weapon, he wouldn't have been forced into such a sorry state.

Even if Felix is ​​one of the best students in his class, he can't possibly fight a monster head-on with his bare hands.

A huge, ugly beast that looked like a mixture of bird, snake, and bat rushed out of the dense forest in hot pursuit of Felix.

Its claws carved deep marks in the soil, and with each leap it covered several meters, seemingly about to catch up with Felix.

Felix, however, showed no sign of nervousness.

Luring the enemy is not the same as surrendering to them; escaping is not the same as running blindly.

This was his carefully planned escape route.

Felix leaped into the air, and while still suspended in mid-air, his hand reached for the sword that had been stuck in the ground.

The strange bird seemed to sense the danger as well, letting out a piercing scream and flapping its wings wildly, creating a gust of wind.

Let alone the Jue Dao Pao, which was only shallowly stuck in the ground, even Felix's weight couldn't withstand the gust of wind, which directly sent him flying.

He forced his limbs to twist and struggled to complete an aerial spin, which allowed him to maintain his balance upon landing.

When Felix regained his footing, he found himself several times farther away from the location of the Absolute Blade.

“I’ll cover you!” Viner shouted.

"Don't come any closer!" Felix hurriedly stopped him.

Ultimately, the strange bird was attracted by the unique scent of the Illusion Fruit and its target was firmly locked onto Felix.

He was confident he could put up a fight with it, but if Vena got closer, he wouldn't have the resources to protect another person.

"Don't worry, I'm not going."

A stone-like object appeared in Viner's hand at some point, and without hesitation, she smashed it towards Felix's feet.

Felix, completely absorbed in the strange bird, had no idea what Venere was doing behind him, and had no time to dodge. He was instantly enveloped in a cloud of bluish-yellow smoke, which choked him and brought tears to his eyes.

The strange bird that was heading towards Felix was already within arm's reach, and could have easily slapped Felix across the face with a slight lift of its wing, but it stopped in its tracks because of the smell of smoke.

His originally fierce gaze became dull.

The smell of smoke seemed to disgust it greatly; instead of moving any closer, it took a few steps back.

Felix, who was a hot commodity just a moment ago, seemed to have become something terrifying in its eyes.

"Aaaaaah! What is this thing? It stinks to death!" Felix's painful screams came from within the smoke.

"It's just an ordinary piece of jade that smells like feces."

A triumphant voice came from outside the smoke.

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Chapter 64 Go Hard

Not to mention the psychological trauma that this simple piece of stinking jade inflicted on Felix.

Even the strange bird couldn't stand Viner's behavior and pointed its sharp beak at his location.

Its current mood is like someone who hasn't eaten meat for days and suddenly encounters a Manchu Han Imperial Feast. Although this Manchu Han Imperial Feast isn't that delicious, it doesn't matter; it can just be considered an appetizer before the meal.

But this guy in front of me actually added shit to the food!

Although Felix was closer to the strange bird, would anyone go and taste a mouthful of excrement just because they were close by?

"Caw!!!" The strange bird roared from its spot, flapping its wings violently.

Even without understanding animal language, it's not hard to see its anger at this moment.

The last time it flapped its wings, it created a gust of wind that blew Felix away; this time, it's to accelerate.

It stared wide-eyed at Viner, determined to teach him a painful lesson.

Although its featherless wings could not support the strange bird's enormous body to fly, the violent flapping was enough to allow it to hover and glide briefly.

"Scorching rays!"

Just as the monstrous bird turned towards Venus, preparing to launch a fatal attack, Lisette seized the opportunity while the bird was distracted. She quickly chanted a two-section incantation, then swung her hand outwards, palm facing outwards. Five or six blazing beams of light shot out from her hand like arrows, slicing through the air and heading straight for the monstrous bird.

The head, chest, neck, and the point where the wings connect to the body were hit by these five rays in succession.