Mages, Adventurers, and Women

His strange behavior on the fifth floor of the library spread to a small circle.

More and more students are coming to visit.

The crowd chuckled quietly at the out-of-town monk's pretense of reading.

late at night.

The library was still brightly lit.

A woman with long, flowing brown hair, a beautiful face, and a domineering gaze that exuded an undisguised aloofness, with large breasts, arrived on the fifth floor.

Her broad chest, like Melanie's, caused four spiderweb-like folds to appear on her loose robe.

Unlike Melanie, this woman exudes arrogance and indifference to her very core, and every move she makes is filled with unbridled domineering arrogance.

When the students on the fifth floor saw her, regardless of gender, they all lowered their heads and dared not look at her.

They looked terrified, extremely afraid of this woman.

Li Wei observed that she bore a striking resemblance to Sylvie, and the pink freckles under her eyes proved her status as a princess of the Golden Kingdom.

Lightning elements emanated from her body from time to time, revealing her identity: the Radiant Captain, ranked first in the Goblin Adventurer Squad on Golden Island; the Earth Bear, a Tier 1 Golden Dragon-level monster, who was killed in her debut battle; Sister Sylvie; a powerful mage specializing in lightning; and the thirteenth princess of the Golden Kingdom, Daphne.

Daphne means "peace" in the common parlance of the Golden Kingdom.

Judging from Li Wei's aloof, cold, and domineering demeanor, he is most likely not a person who is at odds with peace.

Daphne came looking for information about the psychic system. As she passed the sixth row of bookshelves, she saw Li Wei's state, a smirk playing on her lips. She snorted coldly, just like everyone else, regarding Li Wei as a wild, out-of-town mage who was "pretending to read."

A genius mage of the Golden Kingdom.

Daphne's upbringing taught her that reading is not about speed or quantity, but about memorizing the knowledge and applying it effectively; that is what truly constitutes "reading."

That handsome, out-of-town sorcerer with black hair and black eyes was obviously putting on a show.

Every year, out-of-town eccentric monks come to the library to do similar things, trying to seduce college girls and earn the leverage to stay in the Golden City.

"A despicable country bumpkin monk."

……

The next day, dawn.

Li Wei finished looking at the sixth bookcase.

I was just about to go see the seventh bookcase.

But then he saw Daphne, her brows furrowed, blocking his way. She stood at the entrance to the seventh bookcase, looking troubled and facing a problem.

Li Wei thought to himself, "I have a little princess named Sylvie by my side. If I continue to provoke the seemingly domineering Daphne, and the king finds out, he'll be skinned alive."

I quickly went around it and started looking at the eighth bookcase.

At noon, Daphne was still struggling with a difficult problem, and in frustration, she threw the book on the ground.

As I was preparing to leave, I noticed that Li Wei was still pretending to "read a book".

She blocked Li Wei's path and exposed him:

"What did the Rank 3 Archmage Novis compare the spirit to?"

Daphne was asking about the core knowledge in the book in the middle of Levi's body. She planned to first expose Levi's pretense of reading, then berate him for pretending to read, and vent her resentment.

Li Wei immediately guessed that this domineering princess wanted to use him as a punching bag.

He said coldly, "Novis once compared the mind to emotions—unfortunately, someone with your personality will never understand the connection between emotional fluctuations and mental analysis."

Daphne was initially angry, but then her eyes flashed with a dangerous, wary light as she said quietly:

How did you know I was stuck in the 'parsing' phase?

The three stages of the first-order spiritual element crystal have three other names in the legal academic community: melee combat, howling, and analysis.

Li Wei's earlier mental withdrawal and subsequent punches to his enemy constituted "hand-to-hand combat."

After advancing, the spirit can "howl" out loud to stimulate enemies. For example, the ghost howl of the "mutated ghost" belongs to the "howl" stage.

Furthermore, "analysis" represents the limit of mental abilities that a first-tier magic-based professional can master.

It has many wonderful uses, such as analyzing magic arrays, elements, and arcane characters.

In other words.

Every Tier 1 professional who elevates their spirit to the "Analysis" level will eventually possess Tier 1 Golden Dragon level/four-element fusion strength.

Daphne almost made it to the "analysis" level.

At that time, her path to becoming a first-tier mage will be "completed".

This is her biggest secret.

Li Wei's immediate pointing out of her alerted Daphne.

Li Wei looked at the suspicious and domineering princess and said indifferently:

"【Billy's Miscellaneous Notes】, 【The Connection Between Spirituality and Elements, and Magic Circles】, 【On the Relationship Between Spirit and Environment】... You've read a total of 85 miscellaneous books, and the content of each one is related to analysis. Do I need to say more?"

Daphne exclaimed in realization, "You're spying on me?"

Li Wei retorted, "You weren't spying on me?"

Daphne ignored the topic of mutual surveillance.

She realized that she had misunderstood the black-haired, black-eyed man in front of her.

I couldn't help but ask, "What's your opinion on psychoanalysis?"

Li Wei scoffed, "What do I owe you?"

Upon hearing this, the entire fifth floor became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

It was noon, and hundreds of students gathered on the fifth floor of the library. There was no space between Li Wei and Daphne, but when Daphne picked a fight with Li Wei, everyone perked up their ears, ready to watch the show.

The two people before me were talking in a very vague way, mentioning this book and that book, and I didn't understand their meaning.

Li Wei is being very direct now—the two of them are about to have a conflict!

"This kid is doomed. He dared to talk back to Daphne. He'll definitely be turned into charred remains by lightning magic."

"How dare he... That's the domineering Princess Daphne..."

"Sigh... The outsider mages still suffered because they didn't know the people in the mage academy who shouldn't be messed with."

……

"I apologize to you, I'm sorry."

Surprisingly, Daphne lowered her head...

She was domineering, but not unreasonable. Daphne was domineering because there were too many fools pursuing her, and she was fed up with those fools showing off their stupid knowledge in an attempt to attract her attention.

As a mage.

Daphne respects every true scholar.

The fact that the handsome man with black hair and black eyes could see through her mental predicament at a glance was enough to show that his understanding of the psyche was deeper than hers.

Seeing that Daphne was not a foolish, unreasonable, domineering, and hopelessly spoiled princess, Li Wei softened his attitude and said:

“I accept that, but I won’t tell you how to enter the realm of spiritual analysis—your teachers and friends should have told you that everyone’s understanding of spiritual analysis is different. If you want to achieve more on the path of a Dharma Master, you should explore spiritual analysis on your own. The experience of predecessors is not necessarily accurate. You need to have a clear self-awareness.”

"If I had to give you my only advice, I would say read more books. Knowledge changes destiny, and that's no joke."

Daphne seemed thoughtful and asked, "You've entered the analysis?"

The elemental crystal on Li Wei's left wrist flashed by.

Fire, a bright spirit.

Necromancer, Earth-type Half-bright.

Lightning, wind, ice, alchemy, nature, water, and light are illuminated.

Li Wei was born a legend.

Having entered the secret world multiple times, he possessed a profound spiritual foundation. After absorbing some spiritual knowledge, his spirit smoothly entered the "brightness/analysis" stage, which was even easier than when he first slept with Melanie and Orisa.

At this moment, let alone the Parasitic Coral Leader, a Tier 1 Silver Dragon-level monster limited by the terrain, Li Wei was confident that he could easily kill even the Parasitic Coral Leader of the Boundless Sea.

The spirit of the "analysis" phase is a dimensional reduction attack for most first-order beings.

He estimated his strength to be between the Silver Dragon and Gold Dragon levels.

He hasn't encountered any Tier 1 Gold Dragon level enemies, so he doesn't know their exact strength, but Tier 1 Silver Dragon level enemies are definitely no match for him.

Daphne suddenly realized and exclaimed in surprise:

"It's you—black hair, black eyes, the legendary handsome man comparable to an elf, the eleven-elemental genius Lady Frey spoke of, Li Wei of Rolling Stone!"

Li Wei thought to himself, "Is he really that famous in the Golden Kingdom?"

Little did she know that Frey's first act upon returning to the Golden Kingdom was to promote Levi to the upper echelons of the magic-based professional circles, attempting to bring him from Rolling Stone Town in this way.

Halfway through the sales pitch, Fiena had an accident, forcing Frey to abandon the plan.

Daphne wasn't a high-ranking official, but she came from a distinguished background and knew Levi to some extent.

I didn't recognize him by his appearance, but I recognized Li Wei at a glance when I saw the eleventh-element crystal.

She had initially thought that Frey's "eleven-element talent" was somewhat exaggerated, but seeing it today, it far exceeded her expectations.

All of them are just starting with lights on?!

Not to mention Golden Island, you won't find another Li Wei anywhere else in the entire Lone Sail Sea area.

After recognizing Li Wei's identity, Daphne started acting like a deadbeat. After Li Wei finished reading a book, she picked it up and read it again.

His reading speed was barely half that of Li Wei, and the pile of miscellaneous books around him kept getting higher and higher.

"Daphne, what are you doing?"

"You say knowledge changes destiny, and I want to change my destiny."

"Also, how did you know my name is Daphne?"

"..."

The people on the fifth floor of the library were stunned.

How did things turn out this way?

Anger?

Is it domineering?

What about lightning magic?

What does it mean that a famously domineering princess is becoming a lackey of that black-haired, black-eyed boy?!

……

Li Wei acquired a "Daphne" pendant in the library. Fortunately, she only hoped to find an anchor point for her mind to enter into analysis through his reading process and had no intention of sleeping with Li Wei.

He doesn't need to worry about being approached by the shared father of Princess Sylvie and the domineering Princess Daphne.

After reading for a full day and night, Li Wei left the library.

Lady Frey's authority is very helpful to him, and Levi plans to read through all the miscellaneous books in the library.

At that time, his [exploration] and [knowledge] will also be upgraded.

—Something to look forward to.

The second night after arriving in the Golden City.

Li Wei, Bones, and Duron appeared at the "Hero's Heart" tavern in the Adventurers' Guild area.

Take a break from work to prepare for tomorrow's Level 1 Mage assessment.

Yulia and Sylvie were having a blast, refusing to go home and disappearing from sight.

In Rolling Stone, Sylvie's "golden ticket" is toilet paper, which she uses to return to the Golden Kingdom.

The pile of "gold vouchers" in Sylvie's storage ring is hard currency.

She took Julia on a shopping and entertainment spree in the Golden City.

Li Wei watched with great envy...