Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Compared to money.

The book's greater purpose for Li Wei was to enhance his strength and address his weakness of lacking combat magic.

This will allow Li Wei to be more at ease in Rolling Stones.

Cleverness can only protect you for a time, but great strength can protect you for a lifetime.

"You want to break the terms of the contract?"

Yulia and the other two remained silent.

Li Wei calmly replied:

"I suggest you take a look at your left arm and see if there is a thin, long black line at your elbow."

"Um?!"

Yulia and the other two immediately rolled up their sleeves.

Indeed, a thin, long black line extends down.

The dwarf Duron's arms were already short, and the thin, long black lines almost extended to the base of his palms.

"I forgot to tell you, besides being able to decipher the magic stone tablet, I also know a little alchemy. You've been poisoned by the poison I concocted, and the antidote is at my home in Rolling Stone Town. If you don't return to Rolling Stone Town within two days, the black lines will spread to your palms, and you'll turn into a pile of bones."

"Don't even think about killing me and going to my house to search for the antidote. The antidote is undiluted; it's a poison I specially developed. Other alchemists would need ten days to half a month just to crack it. Can you wait that long?"

Dulong nearly fainted; he was terrified, his lips trembling so much he couldn't speak.

His face was taut, and he remained silent.

Julia asked, puzzled:

When was the poison administered?

Li Wei explained to them, "When you take 'Victoria, Victor'..."

"what?!"

Bones and Duron exclaimed in surprise.

Yulia sighed helplessly and said, "So the real names of the weeds and the magic stone tablet are all fake?"

"No, no, no, the real name is real, and it's true that finding the real name allows you to control the other person's life and death, but the dark space is vast and boundless. How could I possibly find the real names of two weeds in such a short time—do you think I'm a legendary mage?"

"As for the magic stone tablet... its true name is imprinted on the stone tablet, there is no need to look for it."

Finally, Li Wei added insult to injury:

"Knowledge changes destiny. I always tell you to read more books, but it's like I'm trying to harm you. You don't have even the slightest bit of common sense about being a monk."

Yulia and the other two looked ashen-faced.

"What about withering and reviving?" the bone asked unwillingly.

Li Wei conjured up a brightly colored weed with a flourish, then flipped his hand, turning it withered. He discarded both the bright and withered weeds and said:

"It's just some simple magic tricks."

The bone glared, its eyes wide with anger, and remained silent.

They often use the term "real name" to refer to themselves, and even most monks are unaware of what a "real name" is.

Julia no longer mentioned asking Livy to bring out the Book of Knowledge.

The distribution was completed hastily.

The four embarked on their journey back to Rolling Stone Town.

It wasn't as lively when we stayed overnight as it was when we arrived.

The dwarf Duron put down the book that Li Wei had been reading and glanced sideways at the fast-sleeping Li Wei.

whispered:

"I now believe that Levi survived in Rolling Stones because of his brains."

Yulia and Bones were each looking through the books that Li Wei had given to Bones for safekeeping. Hearing the sound, they glanced at the soundly sleeping Li Wei and nodded in deep agreement.

Li Wei said, "Knowledge changes destiny."

The three of them are cramming for knowledge, hoping to change their fate.

After a day and a half of running around.

A vast town nestled in the shadow of a giant rock appeared before the four of them.

Castles stand tall, walls rise high, crowds throng, and the air is filled with the clamor of voices.

"Finally back in Rolling Stones!"

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Chapter 5: Li Wei's Self-Recommendation

In front of the town gate of Rolling Stone Town.

It was full of vendors setting up stalls.

Li Wei and his three companions had just approached the city gate.

A goblin merchant approached, emanating a strong, fishy stench, like a rotten fish that had been baking in the sun for seven or eight days.

Li Wei pinched his nose and stepped to stop the goblin from approaching, saying, "Stand there and talk, don't come any closer."

The goblin merchant gave an awkward smile.

The continent of Grand has always held prejudices against goblins.

They viewed the goblin race through tinted glasses, believing that goblins didn't like to bathe.

That's not right at all.

The goblin race retains the sacred habit of "licking," and the first thing they do every morning when they open their eyes is to lick away the filth from their bodies.

This is clearly the cleanest habit on the entire continent, yet it is viewed with malicious prejudice by other races.

When will the continent of Grande be able to treat every race fairly and justly?

Bone stepped forward, grabbed the goblin, and flung him more than ten meters away in a flash.

He cursed, "What bad luck! I've run into an idiot even dumber than Duron!"

No wonder the bones said that.

The goblin merchant who had just spoken out his innermost thoughts in front of Li Wei and his companions was now in a state of high spirits and had completely ignored everyone else.

This really annoyed Li Wei and his three companions.

Goblins deserve to be discriminated against for having such hygiene habits.

Many creatures believe that incorporating goblins into the races of the Grand Continent was a mistake; they should remain monsters, just like goblins.

Driving away one goblin merchant only attracted another half-blood merchant.

He had an orcish face, human skin, and teeth that were jagged and interlocked like a barbarian's.

Its hair is dark green, and its ears are pointed, suggesting it may have elven blood.

"Hey! Pureblood mongrel."

The dwarf Duron whispered in the dwarven language.

The visitors were also merchants from Rolling Stone Town.

He blocked the way of Li Wei and his companions because he wanted the pair of level 1 minotaur horns that the bone was carrying.

Dafang said, "Human sir, I am willing to buy your bull horns for five silver coins!"

Bones is an orc, Duron is a dwarf, and Julia, though human, is dressed as a ranger.

Of the four, only Li Wei resembled an adventurer captain—he wore a light gray mage's robe and had black hair, black eyes, and a handsome human appearance.

It fits the common stereotype of an adventurer captain.

Yulia stepped forward with an unfriendly expression and said coldly, "Not for sale."

Seeing that the bastard merchant remained unmoved, she said coldly, "Get out of my way."

The poison hasn't been neutralized yet.

I have no interest in selling cow horns.

The peddler, unaware of the intricacies of the group of four, thought the price was too low.

He gave up half his body, saying with a pained expression:

"I'll add another ticket to the Blue Glamour Dance Hall!"

Blue Charm is a dance hall in Rolling Stone, in the Golden District.

Two pure-blooded human dancers were stationed in the hall, striking alluring poses.

They are the top dancers of Blue Glamour, very famous in Rolling Stone, and tickets are often hard to come by.

The lecherous Bone slammed the bull horn into the bastard merchant's arms: "I'm selling it to you!"

Julia looked displeased.

The bull horns are the shared property of the team that hunts level 1 minotaurs.

She's the team leader; she decides how things are assigned.

Bone, however, offered a nonchalant consolation: "Captain, what's so special about a pair of broken bull horns? They're so heavy to carry. Just sell them to him."

Yulia nodded with a cold expression.

Li Wei watched with a smile as Yulia's team "fought amongst themselves."

The four entered Rolling Stone Town.

Although it's called a small town, it's as large as a city.

The inside and outside of the city are like two completely different worlds.

Because a huge rock hangs above Rolling Stone Town.

The whole town was shrouded in the shadow of the stone.

The temperature difference between inside and outside is twenty to thirty degrees.

Stepping into Rolling Stone is like stepping from a scorching desert into an open refrigerator.

Yulia tugged at Levi's sleeve and urged, "Levi, shouldn't you give us the antidote by now?"

Duron and Bones blocked Li Wei's path from the left and right respectively.

It seemed as if they would fight Li Wei to the death if he didn't get the antidote.

Li Wei calmly asked, "Is your team short of people?"

Julia frowned and asked, "Why are you asking this?"

Li Wei suggested, "How about we go to the Adventurers' Guild in Rolling Stone District and register me into your team?"

Yulia, Bones, and Duron were taken aback, unsure of what Li Wei was planning.

"Look, we've cracked the magic stone tablet together—I don't need to tell you how precious it is, right? We've been through thick and thin together, and we have a foundation of trust between us."

"My main concern is that you might spread rumors about the Magic Stone Tablet and cause me trouble in Rolling Stone. By joining you, we can also keep each other in check."

"Besides, I am a mage. You should understand how much benefit a noble mage can bring by condescending to join a trash adventurer's party like yours, right?"

As Li Wei said.

Yulia couldn't find a reason to refuse a mage joining her party.

Although Li Wei is a near-level 1 mage.

But she was very puzzled.

Having only met Li Wei on a mission, Li Wei doesn't seem to be the simple-minded type like Bones.

He is intelligent, insidious, vulgar, despicable, and erudite.