Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Otherwise, why would Franco still be so attached to him?

……

noon.

The Adventurers' Guild area, like a dancer stripping off her underwear in a tavern, is eye-catching and bustling with activity.

The shops on both sides of the street became busy.

The small, pointed-roof houses, built of wood and stone, stand side by side. Colorful cloths are hung under the eaves of the first floor to provide shade. Rows of wooden baskets in front of the shops contain fruits and vegetables, meat and seafood, or steaming jam and bread.

Every now and then you can see a group of mischievous children darting around in the crowd.

Orcs and barbarians shouted enthusiastically, loving their current jobs more than mining.

Levi, Daphne, Sylvie, Olissa, and Julia sat around the wooden table outside the "Golden Hometown" tavern.

He had intended to have a private get-together with Daphne, but as soon as he arrived at the Adventurers' Guild area, he bumped into Julia and her two companions who were on their way to go shopping.

Li Wei, standing to Yulia's left, mimicked a little person walking with his fingers, like an adventurous explorer, running towards the depths of Yulia's thigh—slap! Yulia, undeterred, slapped the "adventurer" away with her backhand.

He was next to Sylvie on his right, followed by Daphne and Orissa.

Daphne sat opposite Levi, her eyes full of curiosity. Of the four beautiful women at the table, besides her, the other three all seemed to have ambiguous relationships with Levi…

The little elf Orisa sat next to Julia, and they chatted quietly.

Yulia was so pleased with her that she couldn't stop smiling.

The fairy Orisa saw that Julia held an irreplaceable place in Levi's heart, and she was willing to accept Julia becoming the head of the household while she remained the maiden.

No one else would do, including the noble Sylvie. The fairy would never accept Sylvie as Levi's third lover—even though she had no say in the matter. So she went around to Julia, hoping to join forces with her to kick Levi's other lovers out of the way.

She originally intended to pester Julia during the day and Levi at night.

Unfortunately, Yulia spends more of her daytime playing with Sylvie, making it difficult for the little elf to get a chance to be "filial" to Yulia.

In the little elf's heart, there was another troublesome person—Samantha.

Julia is very fond of Samantha, who is one of Levi's lovers, yet Julia treats her like a friend.

Alarm bells rang loudly in the little elf's mind.

After comparing them, she realized that her relationship with Julia was the most distant.

"We need to get Julia to accept my status as Li Wei's 'concubine' as soon as possible."

Bones and Duron were at the next table, looking for food when they saw Levi surrounded by a group of women. They quickly came over to freeload, maintaining a distance between themselves—actually, it was Sylvie who instinctively greeted them when she saw them.

"Bone, Duron, come join us. Orcs and dwarves are good friends of humans, so you can come to the table for a meal."

What does it mean to be allowed to sit at the table and eat?

The two figured that once they sat down at the table, Sylvia might say something even more discriminatory, so they simply sat at the empty table behind Levi.

Stay away from that damn racism.

Today, it's Orisa the elf's turn to pay the bill.

The two ordered some of the things they were reluctant to eat.

Duron stood on the stool, his chest level with the table. Sometimes, unable to reach the food in the middle of the table, he had to bend over and climb up one leg. Bones mocked him:

"Shorty, stop sticking your butt out like that. I'm worried some hot stray dog ​​might come along and mate with you."

Duron, too lazy to argue with the foolish beast, muttered, "Mongrel."

Li Wei had intended to talk to Daphne, but he hadn't had a moment to himself since he sat down.

Every now and then, a shy girl would walk up to him, clutching a "Yulia Squad" badge, and excitedly say:

"Captain Levi, could you leave an elemental imprint on my badge?"

Yulia retorted indignantly, "The deputy."

Another girl came running up to Li Wei with a high-quality replica of the "Fearless Heart" painting by Langdu, shoved a brand-new pair of underwear into his hand, blushed, and ran away.

The girl's home address was on her underwear.

Enraged, Yulia snatched a pile of underwear and handed it to Orisa to destroy.

Throughout the entire process, Orisa appeared obedient and compliant, always following Julia's orders.

Because Li Wei was so popular, the group had no choice but to move inside.

Just as I sat down, a sudden "rumble" came from the street outside.

The tavern roof trembled violently.

Li Wei's temples throbbed with a damned, familiar feeling of explosion, and he subconsciously associated it with the pack of wild dogs of the Cult of the Immortals.

So frightened were Bones and Duron that they carried the table from outside the store to inside.

The six men who escaped from Rolling Stone Town all frowned at the roar.

Outside the store, the street was in an uproar as the mischievous children were found by their parents and carried away.

Not long after.

Someone ran into the street and shouted:

"Don't be afraid, everyone! Just now, a necromancer hiding here tried to imitate Li Wei by fusing the bone spear and fireball, causing an elemental explosion that blew the foolish necromancer and the house away!"

Li Wei: ?

How dare this person do that?

He fused the fireburst with necromancy in the secret world.

That guy actually dared to try it on the Grand Continent?

No wonder the little voice said that some foolish necromancer would surely imitate Li Wei and get blown up.

Yulia breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a lingering fear as she said:

"I was terrified. I thought it was the pack of wild dogs from the Cult of the Immortals chasing us."

Li Wei glared at Yulia and clicked his tongue in warning:

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Have you forgotten the consequences of what happened to Bone last time he talked nonsense?"

Julia stuck out her tongue and said reproachfully:

"Fine, I won't say it then. Why are you glaring at me like that? It's annoying."

Li Wei was so angry at Yulia that he choked on his words: "...Fine."

The little elf Orisa silently noted: Julia can rebel against Levi.

Daily reactions best reflect a person's standing in another person's eyes.

Li Wei's tolerance of Julia made the elves believe that Julia was becoming too powerful, adding another bargaining chip to their strategy.

While waiting for the food to be served, Li Wei thought of Willow from the secret world.

Before they parted ways, Willow promised to find the other "lucky ones" in the secret world, but there has been no news of her since.

Li Wei guessed that Willow was definitely up to no good.

Experience the "Summoning of the Secret World" event.

He found a way to control Willow and wasn't worried about her interfering.

Willow has witnessed Livi's talent and knows his personality. Even if he has other intentions, he will still earnestly pursue the goal of "finding the lucky one in the secret world".

She'll most likely use her ulterior motives elsewhere.

This won't stop Li Wei from looking forward to meeting the other lucky ones imprisoned in the Secret World. He'll definitely be able to extort... no, collect a large sum of money in advance for rescuing them from the Secret World.

The first dish was braised beef in red wine sauce. The aroma of the wine and the meat blended together, creating a delightful and refreshing flavor.

"Your Highness Daphne," Levi placed a piece of beef on Daphne's plate, carefully choosing his words, and asked, "What kinds of quests offer magic crystals?"

Daphne frowned in thought, completely unaware of the elf Orisa's face contorted with jealousy—Levi had given her some meat!

"The three kingdoms have strict control over magic crystals. Recently, due to the recovery of Casano City, the control over magic crystals has become even stricter. Alchemy products on the border need magic crystals to activate, and airships also need magic crystals to start transporting resources back and forth to the border."

"Although Sylvie and I are princesses, we have long been far removed from the core of the kingdom's power because we chose the future of professionals. We have no shortage of ordinary money such as gold coins, but the kingdom must supervise the whereabouts of the magic crystals when we use them."

"Fres previously used three magic crystals to activate an elemental tilt spell scroll in the arena—Boya was taken back to the Inquisition for questioning about the magic crystals because of this, and hasn't been released yet..."

Seeing Daphne and Levi chatting so enthusiastically, Orissa, overcome with jealousy, interjected:

"A few days ago, the Tribunal moved into the Eternal Heart Merchant Guild under the pretext of a royal order, and is responsible for monitoring the whereabouts of every magic crystal, and is temporarily not allowed to flow to individuals."

Sylvie chimed in, "No wonder the court just rejected my application yesterday for the right to use 20 magic crystals after I returned to the kingdom. The reason given was that Casano City is recovering, and there are more important places in the kingdom that need magic crystals, so they are not allowing personal use for the time being."

Li Wei looked at Sylvie with surprise; she hadn't mentioned this.

Sylvie used the magic crystals to buy spells for Levi from the Mage Guild.

She knew that Li Wei wanted to make up for the missing magical inheritance.

Daphne picked up a piece of beef, took a small bite, and the wine juice dripped onto her lips, making her look exceptionally alluring. She whispered:

"The only place in the Golden Kingdom open to the public that produces magic crystals is the Forest of Monsters."

"A large number of adventurer teams hunting for magic crystals gather there year-round. The allure of profit is strong, and the adventure atmosphere is not much different from that of Rolling Stone Town."

Li Wei didn't rush to respond, waiting patiently for Daphne to continue. She had already done the initial downplaying, but the upplaying was still needed.

as predicted.

Daphne made her purpose clear:

"My reason for seeking you out is also related to the magic crystal. I have a mission to explore an underground ancient city. My teammates and I have cleared out the outer monsters and monsters. We want to enter the middle circle, but we are blocked by a large number of arcane character arrays. There are no professionals in my team who are good at deciphering arcane characters."

"Li Wei, I assure you, there are multiple magic stone tablets in the central circle of the underground ancient city, some bright and some dim, as well as a large number of magic crystals. If you are willing, I will ask the Adventurers' Guild to extend an invitation to Yulia's team to cooperate on the mission, and have the Adventurers' Guild notarize it."

"Entering the center circle depends on individual ability; Radiance will never steal Yulia's team's spoils."

Upon hearing this, Yulia said, "I am the captain, I disagree."

Ignoring Captain Julia's refusal, Li Wei needed to use the magic stone tablet to experiment with Willow's plan to find the lucky ones in the secret world. However, Daphne was evasive and the information was limited. He rationally said:

"I need more information about the ancient city."

Yulia protested, "Levi! I already said I disagreed. You're the captain, and I'm the captain!"

Li Wei gently stroked the stray hairs on Julia's head and whispered:

"Stop fooling around."

"I'm talking to Captain Daphne."

"What do you like to eat? Shall I order some more for you?"

Yulia thought about it carefully and said, "I think beef braised in red wine sauce is delicious."

Without Li Wei having to say a word, the little elf Orisa fawned over Julia, even personally running to the counter to order beef stew with red wine sauce for her "big sister".

Daphne carefully considered Levi's suggestion. The underground city mission was a secret mission specially assigned to Glory by the royal family, involving some important secrets. If it were leaked, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Li Wei didn't press her for more information, giving Daphne time to think. He then asked the second question she was concerned about:

"Your Highness Daphne, is the fusion of four elements the limit for a first-tier mage?"

Daphne was taken aback, then realized why Li Wei had asked that question.

She had seen Li Weiquan's eleventh-series element crystals that were lit up or higher.

explained:

"It is inside the Golden Island, but not outside the island."

Li Wei's eyes lit up, and he pressed on with the question:

"why?"

Daphne recalled her experiences on the Isle of Sky, saying:

"Golden Island is surrounded by naturally formed 'island boundaries'."

"It can prevent the boundless sea from suppressing, assimilating, and persecuting Golden Island..."

"To provide a safe and secure living environment for every living creature that inhabits the island."