Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Having seen airships and broadened his horizons, Li Wei said, "Let's go."

On the way back to Rolling Stone, Bones muttered:

"Li Wei, when are we going on the mission? Have we located the Magic Stone Tablet on the map?"

Li Wei jumped down from the bone and said:

“I’m still looking for the location of the Magic Stone Map. Baron Della’s era was more than a hundred years ago, and some places have changed too much. I need to look for it in conjunction with historical records.”

"Moreover, Elda said that one of her teammates was almost killed by the monster 'Windblade Tiger' in the inner circle of the Navia Mountains. The monster Windblade Tiger is active in the Golden Kingdom and does not easily migrate in large areas. I suspect it is as abnormal as the Gobi wolf pack in the Duchy of Mad Sand."

"Since the wealthy people from the Three Kingdoms have arrived, let them scout ahead for us first. It's not too late to start the mission once we're sure there are no unexpected events."

Julia jumped down from Levi's head, then suddenly remembered something and said:

"Has the Adventurers' Guild not contacted you yet to inquire about Baron Dela's castle becoming a forbidden area?"

Li Wei chatted idly as they walked:

"They're busy with the big event of the wealthy people from the Three Kingdoms coming to Rolling Stone Town, they don't have time to look for me."

"Samantha's mother asked her to pass on a message to me, warning me not to spread the news that Baron Della's castle had become a forbidden area at this time. Such a thing could easily cause panic among the wealthy people of the three kingdoms and would make Rolling Stone Town earn less gold coins."

"And don't go around talking about what happened inside Baron Della's castle. If we lose out on gold coins, those guys will definitely take their anger out on us."

Entrance to Rolling Stones area.

Bones, Duron, and Yulia are preparing to return to the Warriors and Rangers Guild for combat lessons.

Li Wei stopped them and said:

"Bones, Shorty, you two go back and ask for leave, then come to my house. I have some new discoveries that might be useful to you."

“Yulia, come home with me now. You have a foundation, so I'll help you first.”

Bone and Duron readily agreed.

Julia asked, puzzled, "What discovery?"

Li Wei smiled mysteriously and said, "It's related to the Wanderer's Breathing Technique."

"You've deconstructed something new?!"

Yulia exclaimed.

Li Wei nodded and walked towards home.

For the past three days, he has been studying "Elemental System Selection and the Future".

During this time, Li Wei combined the [Secret Manual of Linguistics] with the [Ranger's Breathing Technique] for corresponding research, and gained a great deal!

[Exploration Lv0: 63.75%] ↑5%

[Knowledge Lv0: 58.19%] ↑5%

[Deconstruction Lv0: 10.31%] ↑1%

【Element Lv1: 25.00 (0.3)%】↑6.5%

You have met the requirements to advance to Normal [Elemental Lv2]; you may also choose to fuse with a new elemental system, release (0.3%) of your elemental progress, and continue progressing on the Elemental One path.

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Chapter 39: Again and Again

"Come in."

Julia followed Levi home.

One floor was piled high with useless miscellaneous books.

Yulia glanced at them and saw that most of the covers read "Girls' Illustrated Guide".

She laughed out loud, just as she expected.

Among the dazzling array of miscellaneous books, three rose bushes were planted in a clay pot, their leaves neat and vibrant, as if someone had been tending to them regularly.

Yulia asked curiously, "You can grow flowers too?"

Li Wei tidied up the miscellaneous books, clearing out a space of about five square meters on the first floor, and said:

“It was brought by Elda.”

"She comes to see you often?"

Yulia remembered the beautiful woman who could cast "Level 2 Healing Spells".

In my memory, Elda had a pair of cute fangs and a pair of pointed ears, and her pretty face inherited the advantages of being a hybrid of human and elf.

A broad and ambitious mind is consistent with Li Wei's consistent aesthetic.

but.

Julia disliked Elda; she was an unreasonable shrew.

What business is it of hers if Li Wei sleeps with Samantha?

Last time at the pastor's association, he took his anger out on her.

Li Wei said calmly, "She comes every night."

"What about Samantha from the Adventurers' Guild?"

"Yulia asked."

In her heart, Samantha was a friend, and she preferred that Levi choose Samantha.

“We’ve been sleeping together occasionally lately—to be honest, I don’t like either of them. If you’re willing to sleep with me, I can dump them both and you can be my only lover.”

Li Wei didn't choose either of them; instead, he chose Yulia, whom he considered the "referee."

Julia spat and cursed:

"Don't even think about it!"

"go to hell!"

……

Li Wei directed Yulia to stand in the open space, like a designer styling clothes for a model, and said:

"Take off your clothes before you begin."

Julia was taken aback, but then she understood Levi's purpose and said as expected:

"I knew you wouldn't call me here alone for no good reason."

"Li Wei, give up. I will never become Samantha or Elda."

"Also, don't try to fool me with fabricated excuses. You've fooled me so many times, I definitely won't fall for your trick of taking off your clothes a second... third time!"

Looking at Julia, who was on high alert and regarded him as a "great enemy," Levi said speechlessly:

"I'm not that bored."

"Taking off my clothes is related to my newly deconstructed Ranger Breathing Technique."

"Do you have a great figure? Even if you stood naked in front of me, I wouldn't be interested."

Julia continued with a cold laugh:

"Heh, dream on. I'm not taking it off."

"I am from the Eastern Continent. I have never heard of having to strip naked to learn breathing techniques."

Li Wei corrected, "It's not about stripping naked, it's about taking off your outer clothes and equipment. You can wear underwear and a bra."

Is there a difference?

Julia remained unmoved.

She was determined that no matter how much Li Wei pleaded, he wouldn't take it off.

Seeing that there was no progress, Li Wei said helplessly:

"Do you know what the only thing elements, arcane arts, and secret weapons have in common?"

Julia crossed her arms and said nonchalantly:

"What you're saying is useless; I don't understand it, and I won't believe you."

Julia's reaction was exactly what Levi had expected.

He said to himself:

"Their only thing in common is that they can all communicate with the secret world."

"In my research on elemental fusion, I discovered an interesting phenomenon. The book says that elemental fusion requires finding a unique similarity. The closer the similarity, the easier it is to fuse. For example, wind and fire, lightning and wood, water and earth are naturally compatible..."

“The necromantic element is the most unique. It has no obvious similarity to any other elemental system. It is very difficult to fuse it with the fire element.”

"Later, I remembered that elements, secret arts, and secret weapons had something in common, so I found the Ranger Breathing Technique and the language of secret arts to study. The theory of similar characteristics of elements could actually be applied to secret arts and secret weapons."

"Similar traits are the foundation for finding all subsequent evolutionary processes."

"For example, the foundation of fire magic is 'fireball,' and fireball is a similar characteristic of all fire magic."

"The foundation of necromancy is 'summoning'."

"The foundation of the esoteric language is 98 single characters and 298 combined characters."

"Guess what the foundation of the Secret Martial Breathing Technique is?"

Yulia was stunned by Levi's series of discoveries. She didn't notice that when Levi paused at the end, he unexpectedly looked towards the stairs.

Yulia, still somewhat dazed, guessed: "Breathing rate?"

"wrong!"

Li Wei used the magician's hand to display the copied "Wanderer's Breathing Technique" to Julia.

He marked more than half of them with black dots, pointing to the marked patterns and saying:

"It's the warrior's breathing technique."

"What? Warrior Breathing Technique?" Yulia asked, puzzled. "Ranger Breathing Technique is related to Warrior Breathing Technique?"

Li Wei explained:

"Of course there is. The Warrior Breathing Technique consists of 'prayer, attack, and plunder,' each composed of 67 patterns that imitate the behavior of monsters. Adding two more sets of patterns that imitate the behavior of monsters, namely 'throwing' and 'peeping,' creates the Ranger Breathing Technique."

Livy then explained the meaning of each of the patterns to Julia.

Details such as breathing rate and proper movement technique were carefully examined.

Julia was gradually persuaded by Levi, and her resolve not to take off her clothes wavered.

She hesitated, "But...but what does this have to do with taking off clothes?"

Li Wei said calmly:

"The same thing is mentioned in the three books: [Identification of Monster Behavior in the Grand Continent], [Detailed Explanation of Monster Culture], and [Analysis of Strange Monster Behavior]."

"The monsters believe that praying to the 'world' is the most devout thing. They believe that the way to express devotion is to show themselves to the 'world' without any concealment during the prayer process."

"The 'prayer' image set is one of the three core elements of the Warrior Breathing Technique. I'm just asking you to take off your clothes and cumbersome equipment. The effect is definitely not as good as taking them all off, but I will teach you everything at once. When you are alone in the future, take off all your clothes and practice my deconstructed Ranger Breathing Technique, and you will understand whether my words are true or false."

Yulia's resolve crumbled completely.

Li Wei urged, "Hurry up and decide, I reckon Bones and Duron will be here soon."

She gritted her teeth and said:

"Fine... I'll take it off! Li Wei, you're dead if you dare lie to me!"

Li Wei, as steady as an old dog, said:

"Yulia, I'm just your teammate, and I really want you to get better."

"You'd better be..."

Yulia removed her equipment and clothes.

She was only wearing light gray underwear and a bra.