Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Li Wei grabbed a handful of the wolf skin from the inside, then spread his hands and said:

"See? These gray wolves don't have fur, but the gray wolves in the Monster Hills do."

The bone-like creature said nonchalantly, "It's too hot, you must have shed your fur, right?"

"Do not."

“These gray wolves are not native to the area.”

Li Wei said solemnly:

"Have you noticed that the fur of these gray wolves is very stiff?"

Dulong, who had just stripped the grey-backed wolf pelt, remarked with deep feeling, "It's really tough, like the bristles of a brush used to groom livestock."

“The fur of these grey-backed wolves can indeed be used for brushing livestock,” Li Wei said.

"Hey! That doesn't mean bones can be used too. Anyway, orcs are beasts, they're all livestock."

Duron hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation and was taking advantage of the situation to gain an unfair advantage.

Li Wei stopped the two who were about to argue again, and said:

"There is only one kind of gray wolf without fur, and its fur is very stiff—the Gobi gray wolf from the Duchy of the Mad Sands."

"The gray wolves we killed came from the scorching Gobi Desert of the Duchy of Mad Sand. Their scientific name is 'Sarrara gray wolf.' Sarela is an ancient word for 'scorching Gobi,' meaning 'son of the Gobi,' so they are commonly known as 'Gobi gray wolves.'"

"The Gobi gray wolf has lived in the scorching Gobi for hundreds or thousands of years and never leaves the Gobi. It is their ancestral homeland engraved in their blood."

"But now... as you have seen, the scorching desert gray wolves of the Duchy of Mad Sands have traveled thousands of miles to the Demon Hills outside Rolling Stone Town."

"This does not conform to the migration habits of wild animals."

"unless……"

“What kind of danger or natural disaster would force them to leave the scorching Gobi Desert and the Principality of Sandstorms?”

"I'm wondering if the appearance of the Gobi Grey Wolves in the Monster Hills is related to the recent monster activity deep within the Monster Hills and the Navia Mountains?"

"If so, this monster disturbance will likely affect not only Rolling Stone Town, but also the Duchy of Mad Sands."

Li Wei's words made Yulia and the other two feel uneasy.

This is truly a terrible discovery.

……

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Chapter 23: Promotion

"Li Wei, let's run away!"

Julia frowned.

This was the second most sincere thing she had said to Li Wei since the "hot spring resort" incident.

The previous sentence was a warning to Li Wei not to touch her buttocks.

"Where can we escape to?"

Li Wei countered with a question.

Yulia stammered, unable to answer; her knowledge of the Monster Hills was limited.

Li Wei analyzed:

"The Demon Hills are sandwiched between the Duchy of Sand, the Duchy of Storms, and the Golden Kingdom."

"Let's not even talk about whether we'll be caught and burned to ashes by the court after we've managed to escape to the Three Kingdoms."

"The nearest kingdom to Rolling Stone Town, the Principality of the Sands, is more than 3,000 miles away.

“Countless powerful magical beasts and monsters roam the road.”

"There are also bandits who specifically hunt down traveling merchants."

"Where do you think the four of us, with our current strength, can escape to?"

Yulia abandoned the idea of ​​running away; it was indeed a foolish thought.

Li Wei had one more guess he didn't say.

If the Gobi Greyback Wolves are related to the "monster anomalies deep in the Monster Hills," it means that these anomalies started in the Duchy of Mad Sand.

Perhaps the Golden Kingdom and the Storm Duchy are in similar situations.

Monster Hills will be the final center of the "Monster Anomaly".

Running towards the Three Kingdoms period now is tantamount to suicide.

This is his personal speculation, and saying it out loud would only make Yulia and the other two more panicked.

And it's too far...

Escaping on foot alone would be exhausting; there would be no energy left to deal with various unknown accidents and crises.

Bone muttered, "Then what can we do? Such a big thing, isn't there any way we can stop it?"

Li Wei rolled his eyes at him and said:

"What's your strength?"

Two lines of blood lit up the boned cheek, and it proudly declared:

“在商业街的时候有些小感悟，实力堪比魔物的1-2级，但真动起手来，哪怕1-3、1-4级的普通魔物我也不怕！”

Duron's cheeks also lit up with two lines of blood as he echoed, "I'm as bony as bone."

Yulia silently revealed three lines of blood on the back of her hand.

All three players received minor upgrades.

Li Wei originally intended to use his strength to reprimand the three Bone members for their unrealistic future plans, but he didn't expect that they would all become stronger.

He got up and stomped out the campfire, his tone softening.

While flipping through the "Ranger's Breathing Technique" and the "Secret Manual of Linguistics," he gave instructions:

"Rolling Stone Town is not a place for us small fry to stop future dangers."

"The only thing we can do is earn more money, exchange it for supplies and save them, and then try our best to improve our strength—supplies can help us get through real dangers, while strength is the foundation for us to deal with all unexpected events."

"Keep the wolf pelts safe. One pelt can be sold for 30 silver coins. 18 wolf pelts will be worth 5 gold and 40 silver coins."

"And there are also magical wolves. After gutting them, even though their valuable heads are gone, they can still be sold for 3 gold coins with their skeletons. Both of them together can be sold for 6 gold coins."

"Although we were almost killed by the wolf pack, the wolf pack had a good harvest. 11 gold and 40 silver is enough to cover the cost of this trip, and there is still a lot to spare."

Yulia and the other two listened with rapt attention as Li Wei explained the numbers, as if the music were heavenly. They were completely captivated.

Bone stuffed all 18 wolf pelts into the large animal skin bag he had brought, muttering:

"We really should steal a storage ring."

Why not buy it?

Because it's too expensive, I can't afford it.

The only option is to steal it.

Duron cleaned up the two magical beasts, stuffed them into the animal hide bag containing bones, and asked:

"Li Wei, what should we do next?"

Li Wei said, "Nonsense, of course we're going to complete the mission. Can you bear the punishment for failing the mission?"

"The matter of the Gobi wolf pack..."

Dulong said with concern.

"This is good news. I will personally inform the Mage Association when I return to Rolling Stone Town. I estimate that it can fetch a good price."

Upon hearing that the news was valuable, Duron and Bones laughed even louder.

Even Yulia has become much more cheerful.

To encounter something like this with such meager strength.

Li Wei had read so many books, yet he still found no answers.

In his view.

The only answer is to face it calmly.

Constantly worrying about something that can't be solved is like constantly eating shit.

It's better to improve your strength as much as possible, so that when an unexpected event actually happens, you can wait to die in fear and worry.

On the way to Baron Della's castle.

Li Wei benefited greatly from his research on the "Wandering Knight Breathing Technique" and the "Secret Book of Linguistics".

Knowledge +0.01%

……

[Exploration +0.01%]

……

He hadn't felt so thoroughly immersed in the ocean of knowledge in a long time.

Li Wei brought up the control panel.

[Rationality Lv0: 91.05%] ↑2.03%

[Exploration Lv0: 59.59%] ↑0.35%

[Knowledge Lv0: 53.18%] ↑0.82%

【Truth Lv0: 1.68%】

[Deconstruction Lv0: 8.21%]

[Element Lv1: 8.25%] ↑2.21%

Li Wei was surprised.

The process of researching secret techniques and weapons actually accelerated the improvement of [elements].

"During my research, in the process of simulating these two methods of communicating with the secret world, I was like a magic circle that gathers elements, drawing the elements around me to condense and become part of the [elements] after being refined by the process I simulated?"

Li Wei felt that this was the reason.

The rapid increase in [Elemental] progress has made Li Wei's magical reserves increasingly vast. Taking "Chain Fireball" as an example, he can use it eight times in a row, releasing three fireballs each time.

If operated correctly, it is enough to wipe out monsters of levels 1-7.

The spell has officially progressed to "Great Fireball". Once the [Elemental] stat reaches 10%, we can begin researching "Fireball".

That was the first fire spell to possess "powerful explosive force".

A single "Fire Blast" can obliterate a monster wolf into dust.

[Rationality] The speed increase is closely related to Li Wei's four lovers.

Samantha and Elda have limited potential for improvement at this point.

The "Willow" in the painting can increase Li Wei's progress by about 1%. She is the one who helps Li Wei the most among the four lovers, but unfortunately, she can only be used once every three to five days.

Next is the necromancer Fina.

It can improve the progress by about 0.5%.

Li Wei pondered that the increase in his "rationality" was related to the "novelty of his lover," and Willow and Fina were "new lovers" he had only recently developed a relationship with.

He glanced at Julia instinctively...

As if she had eyes in the back of her head, Yulia immediately turned around and said warily:

"what!"

"I'm warning you, if you dare touch me, I'll fight you to the death!"

Li Wei smiled innocently.