Mages, Adventurers, and Women

"But... the island boundary also limits the potential of every professional on the island."

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Chapter 90: Reunited with My Two Lovers [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Daphne asked in a casual tone:

Do you know how much magic and elements are contained in the boundless sea?

She asked everyone, actually looking at Li Wei.

Daphne believed that only Levi could provide the answer.

To her surprise, Julia, who had absolutely no connection to a legal profession or extensive knowledge, made a startling statement:

"I know!"

"The magic and elemental power contained in a bottle of seawater the size of a little finger, when converted to weight, could crush a level 2 monster!"

"Unfortunately, the Grand Continent does not have the ability to refine seawater."

"If any living being possesses the relevant abilities, even legendary powerhouses would be willing to serve under its command!"

Yulia proudly said that these points of knowledge were taught to her by Levi after Yulia's team dealt with the parasitic coral.

She longed for an adventurous life on the boundless sea, and kept Li Wei's words in mind, revisiting them from time to time to gain new insights.

Skillful.

Daphne just happened to stumble upon the only thing she knew about the Boundless Ocean.

Li Wei said that knowledge changes destiny.

Whether or not fate has changed is unclear.

Seeing Daphne's astonished expression, Julia felt a secret sense of satisfaction, believing that changing other people's opinions was indeed possible.

Who says a wandering knight can't be learned?

Daphne gave Yulia a meaningful look, secretly thinking that she had underestimated Yulia, and continued following Yulia's words:

"Yes, it's because the magic and elements contained in the Boundless Sea are so vast. Without the island boundary, we would be eroded, homogenized, and devoured by the elements and magic of the Boundless Sea."

"Why?" Julia looked at Levi curiously.

Asking Li Wei for help when encountering problems had long been a habit for Julia.

Daphne was taken aback.

She doesn't understand?

“Yulia, this is the first time I’ve ever heard of the Island Realm—I guess it’s like the orcs’ father or the dwarves’ height-increasing boots.”

"A father can prevent an orc from going astray, and height-increasing boots can satisfy a dwarf's lowly pride."

"The orcs losing their father is like the Golden Island losing its boundaries; the allure of the boundless sea leads the orcs astray."

"Without height-increasing boots, the height discrimination of the boundless sea will overwhelm the dwarves with their strong sense of self-esteem."

"So, the island boundary provides a unique form of protection for Golden Island?"

Li Wei readily offered two very apt metaphors.

While Bones and Duron were enjoying their meal, they both exclaimed in unison, "Kurich!"

Then I was relieved that I had been so focused on avoiding Sylvie that I almost forgot that when it came to racial discrimination, all the creatures in the Golden City combined were not as good as Levi.

Daphne gave an awkward smile. Her upbringing taught her that making extreme racist remarks in public was unbecoming of a princess. However, Livy's analogy was quite apt. She said, embarrassed, "..."

"Uh...it's very vivid, no, I mean the explanation is very apt...very...funny."

To prevent Levi from making similar extreme racist remarks again, Daphne didn't dare keep them in suspense and quickly revealed all the information she knew about the "four-element fusion":

"Because of the existence of the island boundary, the fusion limit for a Tier 1 magic-based professional is four elements, which leads to the professionals on Golden Island assuming that fusion of four elements is the limit for Tier 1."

"Outside the island, take Sky Island, the most prosperous island in the Lone Sail Sea area, as an example. The mage and priest academies there advocate the fusion of all the elemental talents one possesses in preparation for advancing to the second tier."

“I once overheard a second-tier genius mage from Sky Island casually mentioning something.”

"She likened the advancement from the first tier to the second tier to painting a picture. The elemental fusion and arcane characters mastered at the first tier are equivalent to the composition, lines, and colors of a painting."

"The more fundamentals you master, the more important it will be to create your first 'second-tier magic system painting' when you advance to the second tier and create your first painting, relying on your profound painting skills."

"The person who said this is a highly powerful and outstanding genius mage who has fused all seven elements of herself at the first level. Even on Sky Island, she is considered a very powerful and outstanding genius mage."

Daphne's words overturned Frey and Sylvie's understanding.

It perfectly matched what Li Wei was thinking.

"I understand now, the boundless sea outside the island is the key to fusing elements of four or more?"

Daphne nodded emphatically and dropped a shocking secret:

"It's not just Golden Island."

“All islands in the boundless sea have island boundaries.”

"The upper limit within the island is the fusion of four elements."

"Once the island attempts to fuse five or six elements, it will break through the island's protective boundaries at the moment of the fusion attempt, directly facing the magic and elements of the boundless sea, thus causing its body to explode and die—the creatures on the island have never experienced the grandeur of the boundless sea and cannot withstand its power."

"As a result, a large number of cases of failed fusion of five- and six-elemental systems have emerged."

"Sky Island is too far away for most creatures on the island. Popularizing related knowledge would only have the opposite effect. Over time, everyone has come to accept that knowledge about the outside world is taboo and will not mention it. This makes the outside world even more mysterious, but it has maintained the stability of the magic-based professionals on the island."

"Only those at the third tier or above can withstand the vastness of the boundless sea. This is the core reason why it is generally acknowledged on the island that third-tier professionals are capable of venturing out to sea for exploration."

"Of course, there are ways to go to Sky Island before reaching the third tier—the annual Adventurers' Guild event, the magic-based professions' exchange meeting, the non-elemental professions' exchange meeting, the potion association, the bards' association, and other large and small associations. The top three in each exchange meeting are qualified to go to Sky Island."

"Unlike those professionals who go to Sky Island on their own to make a living, those who go to Sky Island through related exchange meetings are subject to an elimination system there, where a large number of professionals are eliminated every month and sent back to the island."

"Those who remain will become the elites, geniuses, and future hope of the various professional academies and adventurer guilds on Sky Island."

"With access to the top-tier professional resources in the Lone Sail Sea area, the future is bright."

"The last professional to remain on Sky Island from Golden Island dates back to the 'Dragon Hunting Adventurer Team,' which was ranked first in the Goblin Gang twenty years ago. However, they went on a mission eight years ago and have not been heard from since..."

Wealth is never a monopoly that creates disparities; knowledge is.

Li Wei was relieved that he hadn't rashly attempted to fuse elements beyond the four basic elements; thankfully, he had consulted Daphne first.

Daphne dreamt of her first trip to Sky Isle, overwhelmed with emotion, and reminisced with longing:

"Li Wei, compared to the Sky Isle, the Golden City is too insignificant..."

"Not only are there combat-related systems there, but non-combat systems also have great potential for development."

"Potion masters, alchemists, blacksmiths, herbalists, bards, cartographers, magic array engravers, scholars... every powerful non-combat professional has connections and influence no less than that of the Golden Kingdom."

"The combat class goes without saying; Sky Island is home to the most talented combat professionals in the Lone Sail Sea region."

"Only on the Sky Island can one's talents be fully realized!"

Daphne said emotionally.

The fact that a princess from the Golden Kingdom could lose her composure like this speaks volumes about the profound impact her previous trip to the Sky Isle had on her.

Li Wei couldn't comprehend Daphne's excitement. Seeing Julia, Sylvie, and Orissa looking bewildered, he aptly described it as follows:

"The scene Princess Daphne described is like the first time dwarves, gnomes, goblins, and halflings have seen giants."

"If you jump as high as you can, you can only reach the fingernail of a giant. That feeling of powerlessness and frustration will become a nightmare for dwarfs for the rest of their lives."

On the table behind Li Wei, Duron muttered in Dwarven language, "Li Wei, Bronzeforest will definitely put a warrant for your arrest!"

Orisa suddenly muttered to herself, "No wonder my parents wanted to send me to the Elf Academy on Sky Island. It turns out Sky Island is that amazing?"

Li Wei glared at her.

Didn't you see Daphne's impassioned speech about the Isle of Skye?

Are you flaunting your racial identity to deliberately rub salt into people's wounds?

The little fairy Orisa realized she had said the wrong thing, shrank behind Julia, and whispered:

"My parents said that airships can't be built on Golden Island. Is that also related to the island's boundaries?"

Daphne, having had her "racial advantage" successfully diverted by Orisa, nodded and said:

"Yes, I've heard some alchemists and mages from Sky Island talk about how the island lacks the vastness of the boundless sea, making it impossible to complete the first and last steps of the airship. It seems to be related to the fact that the elements and magic on the island are too scarce?"

"So the airship trading guilds on the island can only purchase airships from outside the island—I remember there's also an Eternal Heart airship trading guild on Sky Island, which is related to your family?"

Daphne suddenly remembered something and asked Orissa.

The little elf Orisa asked blankly:

"I don't know. My parents never tell me about the business of the Chamber of Commerce. They think I'm too young and say that I should only get involved in the specific affairs of the Chamber of Commerce after I return from the Elf Academy or after I turn 533."

When the topic of lifespan came up, the little elf Orisa became saddened.

She will need to study at the Elf Academy for two or three hundred years.

Compared to the long lifespan of the elves, it is only a fraction of a human life.

But for the human race, Li Wei...

Enough for him to die and be resurrected, repeating the cycle many times over.

Li Wei gained a lot this time.

He even considered inviting Daphne to bed to celebrate.

He realized that the fusion of the four systems was not the limit.

Continuing to delve deeper into the integration of elements is the right path.

Suddenly, I remembered Frey being politely rejected by the White Tower area when she was a child.

A mere island in the sky of a deserted sea region can attract so many talented magic-based professionals.

Frey's talent, compared to theirs, was like the difference between an orc with a father and one without during their growth process; no wonder she was politely declined.

Finally, Li Wei said unwillingly:

"Your Highness Daphne, is it really impossible to achieve the fusion of five, six, or more elements on the island?"

Daphne looked conflicted, but finally made a decision, and she confessed:

"Okay, I'll just say it."

"Under normal circumstances, the upper limit for a Tier 1 magic-based professional on the island is the fusion of the four elements, including the spirit."

"But... there are some special places where you can face the boundless sea relatively safely, and enjoy the same treatment as people outside the island while you are on the island."

"For example, the underground ancient city I invited you to explore."

"Both the central and inner circles of the ancient city have similar areas where you can experience the vastness of the boundless sea in distinct layers, reducing the risk of being detonated by the boundless sea if you recklessly attempt to fuse more than four elements."

Li Wei was not blinded by the allure of fusing four or more elements, and insisted:

"I need more information about the ancient city."

At this point, Daphne no longer needed to hide anything.

She took out three miscellaneous books from her storage ring and pushed them in front of Li Wei.

He got up and left, saying:

"Li Wei, I'll wait for you for ten days. After ten days, whether you agree or not, Glory will not accept the cooperation of Yulia's team."

Yulia felt that Princess Daphne was very strange. She was the captain, so why did she keep asking Li Wei what he was doing?

She mimicked Levi's tone and corrected him, "Captain Daphne, I will seriously consider your proposal."

Daphne smiled at her, then said goodbye to Levi.

Sylvie watched her sister Daphne leave, remaining mostly silent throughout. She patted her broad chest and whispered:

"Phew—Daphne's finally gone!"

"Seeing her reminds me of the times I was scolded by her when I was a child."

“Li Wei, I heard Daphne talk about the underground city once, and it seems to be related to the Lionheart royal family.”