Mages, Adventurers, and Women

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Li Wei called Dulong and Bones to the first floor of his house.

Yulia's team of five sat on the ground.

Li Wei, Yulia, and Sylvie sat on one side, while Bones and the dwarf sat opposite them. Between the two groups were more than a thousand gold tickets.

During the trip to the underground city, the monster corpses handed over to Guild Master Langsis for disposal brought in another large sum of gold coins.

Li Wei's storage ring still contained a bunch of unspent gold vouchers. He had tried very hard to spend them, but it still couldn't keep up with the speed at which he earned them.

He said solemnly:

"As Captain Yulia, I have something to announce."

Yulia sat next to Levi, completely unconcerned about what he was going to announce. Her mind was on the gold coins in her storage ring. Every now and then, like a student in class, she would steal a glance at the storage ring containing the gold coins, and then couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Having gold coins and gold vouchers are completely different feelings for her.

Seeing Li Wei's solemn expression, the bones and the dwarf did not dare to play around as they used to.

Sylvie sat on the other side of Levi, occasionally stealing glances at his serious profile, thinking to herself, "Levi seems even more handsome when he's serious..."

"Yulia's team will strive for a top-three finish in the annual Adventurers' Guild event, and then head to Sky Island."

“I will temporarily stop there to study the elements and spells that remain on Sky Island. The development of Yulia’s team may be put on hold for the time being.”

"Now, I'll ask you one last time: do you want to come with me to Sky Island, or stay in Golden City?"

"I guarantee that whoever stays will receive a large sum of gold vouchers, enough to live a life of luxury in the Golden City. I will also use my connections in the Golden City to ensure your safety and that of your family."

Yulia didn't listen to what Li Wei was saying at all. She leaned on Li Wei's shoulder, spread out the fingers with storage rings on them, and looked at him happily.

Sylvie declared firmly, "I want to go to Sky Island! And I want to leave Sky Island with you!"

Li Wei looked at the skeleton and the dwarf and kindly reminded them, "You two are both locals from Golden Island. Staying might be a good thing for you."

The bone made a "chopping" sound and said:

"Forget it. I've been fighting with the animals in the pigsty for food since I was six. I don't have a father, and my mother is practically nonexistent. She's been married countless times, and has over twenty children, including me. One or two of them died outside, but she doesn't care at all."

"After I grew up, I knew that staying in my hometown would mean starving to death sooner or later. My fellow villagers said that there was a future in the country, so I followed him all the way from the Duchy of Storms to Rolling Rock. He was unlucky and was eaten to death by wild beasts on the way. I was lucky and managed to make it to Rolling Rock. Before I met you, I was still a trash orc who might die in Rolling Rock someday."

"Now that I've seen a wider world, as long as you're willing to take me with you, I will never leave halfway!"

“Li Wei, I’m not well-educated and can’t speak in sophisticated terms—I swore an oath when I became a shield warrior that my life was given to me by you, Li Wei, so that I could live with dignity. If one day I die in an adventure mission, I hope to die in front of you, rather than live a wretched life in some corner.”

After his impassioned speech, the bone marrow looked down at the dwarf and said:

"Shorty, you should stay in the City of Gold. You have family, you have parents..."

The dwarf spat:

"You bastard, I thought we were brothers, and now you want to kick me out?!"

"Don't you write home often..."

"Write my ass! Do I have any family members who can go to Rolling Stones to make a living? Besides, when have you ever seen a place to mail letters in Rolling Stones?"

“Li Wei, my experience is similar to that of a bone marrow. We are both just trash warriors who can’t make a living in our hometown and are about to starve to death. By following you, I can have enough to eat, wear Golden Dragon-level equipment, use Golden Dragon-level weapons that even Helen envies, and take expensive and rare Golden Dragon-level magical beast bloodline potions.”

"You've given me, a short person, the dignity of a 'tall person'."

"I share the same attitude as Bones: if I'm going to die someday, I'd rather die on an adventure mission than live a miserable life."

"If you want to develop on Sky Island temporarily, then develop there. Wherever you tell me to be, I'll be there. As long as you don't kick me out, I'll always be a member of Yulia's squad!"

Sylvie, Bones, and the dwarf's reactions were within Levi's expectations.

Li Wei felt pretty good about having them with him.

Familiar teammates, with good chemistry and trustworthiness, provide a sense of security when venturing into the unfamiliar Sky Island.

Sky Island has no non-elemental advancement channels.

Li Wei wasn't worried about the development of Bones, Dwarf, and Julia on Sky Island.

He possesses a secret martial arts breathing technique.

Continue to refine your skills, enough to make dwarves and orcs catch up with ordinary talents that combine four or five elements.

Sylvie, her curiosity tinged with jealousy, asked, "Levi, aren't you going to ask Julia?"

Li Wei glanced at Yulia, who seemed indifferent to the matter and preoccupied with the storage ring, and calmly said:

“She is different from you.”

"She is similar to me."

"We are all people without roots."

"Staying here is pointless."

Aside from Julia, the other two, including Sylvie, couldn't understand the deeper meaning behind Li Wei's words, which were shrouded in mystery.

One came from the Eastern Continent, the other from Earth; two lonely souls, they could find no better way out than to walk hand in hand.

They may part ways.

But not today.

Because Li Wei was unwilling to accept it.

……

Li Wei had just finished a meeting with Yulia's team.

I was planning to go to Langsis to finalize the ball quest, earn magic crystals, exchange them for the "Spirit Shield" spell, and also visit the mage academy library to find books about the Lionheart royal family and spells.

When using the lightning spell in the underground ancient city, Li Wei had a bold idea in mind.

If he could instantly replenish his depleted magic and elemental power, wouldn't the massively energy-consuming lightning strike become a "fireball"?

And that's not enough yet; lightning strikes haven't been infused with other elemental spells.

Li Wei believes that he has only achieved less than one percent of the potential of lightning strikes!

Everything requires finding relevant spellbooks to make up for one's lack of knowledge about "lightning strikes".

Daphne then came to their door.

She stood outside the door with a cold face and said:

"Li Wei, come with me for a moment. The court wants you to learn about the underground ancient city mission."

"I?"

Li Wei was slightly surprised. Why did the court send Daphne to find him?

He left amidst the suspicious gazes of Sylvia and Julia.

Following Daphne all the way to the noble district, Levi suddenly realized what was going on.

The two of them went straight to the "Graceful Lady in the Curtain" VIP room without saying a word along the way.

The princess and the Rolling Stone adventurers' last time.

It's destined to be a long time coming.

Just as I was doing it...

A loud banging sound came from outside the door.

The soundproof array vibrated incessantly.

Let's take a break for now.

Listen attentively.

"come out!"

That sound.

Unlike Sylvie.

She looks just like a Tier 3 High Priestess Melanie!

……

Chapter 112: Another Farewell [4.8k words, requesting monthly votes]

The Musha Beauty Hotel truly lives up to its reputation as one of the top hotels in Golden City.

Third-rank High Priestess Melanie pounded on the door and the soundproofing array until they vibrated and hummed.

She was furious, but it had no effect on Daphne and Levi inside the room; in fact, it gave Daphne and Levi an extra thrill.

"Li Wei!"

"Is your lover seeing you outside?!"

"The more she shouts, the less likely I am to let you leave!"

"You shameless, despicable, and vile Rolling Stone adventurer! I am a princess! I am a princess of the Golden Kingdom! This is my reward, my mercy, my charity to you!"

Snapped--

"Shut up, Daphne!"

"Spread your legs, lift your legs, and bend over!"

"……Oh."

[Rationality +0.05%]

……

Melanie can only break through the secret magic array that isolates the VIP rooms from prying eyes by smashing the Veil Beauty Hotel to ruins.

Unlike the spell arrays with cryptic symbols such as "self-destruction," these auxiliary and functional arrays, which are similar to those that isolate sound and prevent prying, do not require a high level of mastery of the allegorical stories and cryptic techniques of the array artist; they depend entirely on the artist's skill level.

If the array artist is at the third rank, the array they draw can prevent professionals at the third rank or below from spying on it.

The only way to forcibly spy on it is to completely destroy the magic array.

The beautiful woman in the veil had anticipated this. The magic arrays throughout the hotel were interconnected, so any saboteurs who wanted to spy on the rooms would either have to destroy the hotel or give up. They wouldn't be able to destroy any single magic array, thus giving the travelers staying there a great sense of security.

……

The VIP rooms are on the fifth floor.

Li Wei used the magician's hands to weave a staircase from the window to the first floor.

"You want me to go through the window?!"

"I am a princess..."

Before Daphne could finish speaking, Li Wei said quietly:

“The person outside the door is Melanie, a third-rank high priest.”

Are you sure you want to stay?

Daphne's expression shifted between light and shadow as she glared at Levi and said, word by word:

"Li Wei, I've seen through your disgusting true colors!"

"From today onwards, I will never make the same mistake again!"

"I swear, these are the only two times we've ever done this!"