Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Klecker was taken aback by Levi's scolding.

He thought to himself, "It's the eyes of the necromancer general that I gave you, not the little girl in your arms."

You're so gentle with girls, but you change your attitude when it comes to me?

Klecker turned his face away.

He was filled with resentment but dared not express it.

Sylvie was startled by Levi's sudden outburst of anger and shrank back.

He thought to himself that this rude Levi was really something, managing to subdue the "terrifying" Klein.

Next, Li Wei and Sylvie began to deconstruct the immortal statue through a question-and-answer session.

……

Li Wei: "dudu, the second monotone; ei-pi, the third monotone; vvv, the fifth combination tone—remember, let the pain be scattered across the Grand Continent."

Sylvie paused, then asked curiously, "But shouldn't the original meaning of this sentence be 'spreading hope across the continent of Grand'?"

Levi was having a bit of a mental breakdown, but considering that Sylvie might not have gotten over her nervousness yet, he explained:

“Deconstructing arcane language doesn’t mean deconstructing it according to the meaning of the arcane characters. You have to deconstruct it in the context of the actual situation. The fifth syllable of ‘vvv’ does indeed represent ‘hope’, but this arcane character was left by the Cult of the Immortals who made the Immortal statues.”

“In this case, ‘vvv’ needs to be moved to the first position, the context changes, and the overall meaning becomes ‘hope that it shouldn’t appear on the largest continent,’ which deconstructs the meaning to ‘pain,’ understand?”

"Oh."

Sylvie lowered her head and whispered, feeling ashamed. So that's what it meant. She had misinterpreted it.

She quickly memorized Li Wei's request.

……

Li Wei: "Orcs learn to speak—remember, this arcane talisman represents the location of the third elemental magic circle."

Sylvie asked blankly:

"Huh? Why? But this arcane inscription means 'to teach a group of beasts how to survive in a civilized way.' Isn't your deconstruction too racist?"

Li Wei's aversion to stupidity had completely kicked in, and he cursed:

"Did you grow your brain out of your chest? Don't you have even the slightest bit of common sense about secret techniques and language?"

"I'll repeat myself one last time: deconstructing the language of mystery requires understanding different contexts, environments, and the creator's state of mind. It's just a simple fable."

"After the monster invasion ended, the orcs wanted to integrate into the continent of Grand, so they learned the common language of the continent of Grand under the tutelage of the humans and elves."

"But the stupid orc studied for a whole year and could only say three sentences: Hello, Shall we mate?, I loved you."

"So this allegorical saying, which discriminates against orcs and is as foolish as you, represents the third position of the elemental magic circle here!"

Sylvie was stunned by the scolding.

Li Wei reprimanded her even more harshly than her teacher.

But she simply couldn't find a rebuttal.

After Li Wei's explanation, she realized that Li Wei's deconstruction was the most accurate.

What puzzled Sylvie even more was how Levi knew about the allegory of "orcs learning to talk," which contained racial discrimination.

……

Li Wei: "The dwarf's longsword—remember, this is the first position of the elemental magic circle."

Sylvie looked at the arcane syllabary phrase that literally meant "an infant holding an adult weapon," and this time she didn't dare to ask a question, fearing that she would be scolded by Li Wei again.

Li Wei glanced at Sylvie in his arms and said succinctly:

"In the Age of Monsters, dwarves and gnomes used the word 'longsword' to express that the two races were the closest to each other, because the height of a longsword was equal to that of a dwarf and a gnome stacked together."

"Later, the two races broke apart, and the dwarves listed gnomes as a forbidden word. The phrase 'longsword symbolism' was only recorded by the dwarves, and it is placed here to represent the first position of the elemental magic circle."

Sylvie was completely dumbfounded.

He thought to himself with surprise:

How did Livy remember these allegorical stories, which are both racially discriminatory and historically charged, so clearly?

"My teacher never taught me these things..."

……

at last.

Livy found the last allegory of magic.

He pieced together all the deconstructed allegorical stories, found the core of the stone statue elemental array—and then pressed a fireball spell, controlled to the size of a thumb, onto it.

The immortal statue collapsed with a crash.

White stones, tinged with black, flew and danced in the air.

Li Wei's expression brightened; in the instant the stone statue collapsed, he seized the opportunity he desired.

"Is it related to 'spirit'?"

Li Wei didn't have time to investigate further.

He swam back to shore with Sylvia in his arms.

A swarm of "blood-devouring worms" carrying Klake's spirit rushed into Klake's body.

The scene was extremely creepy.

The skeleton asked, "Li Wei, should we kill him?"

"Don't go near him. This guy is currently suffering from the backlash of the stone statue and the blood-sucking insect ritual. If you kill him, you will have to bear the backlash of the stone statue and be parasitized by the blood-sucking insects."

Li Wei greeted him:

"Run! We only have one hour!"

……

Rumbling--

Looking down from the sky.

One after another, the immortal stone statues hidden beneath the Scandinavian Mountains rose from the ground after the statue in the center of the lake was destroyed.

They are arranged in an orderly fashion, with one immortal stone statue after another strung together, forming an "oversized" immortal stone statue lying in the Navia Mountains.

Livy's deconstructed statue of the Immortal is located precisely at the position of the "gr-ppp" cryptic character on the forehead, which is the most important part of the statue.

Representative: Innocent.

……

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Chapter 49: Elemental System Settings

"Waaaaah... Levi... Klek... that bastard... is he dead... waaaah..."

Having just escaped the Navia Mountains, Bone sobbed uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face, several tear lines running down his pale green beast face.

Those unaware of the situation might have thought that Kleck was a close relative of his, and that he was mourning Kleck's death.

"Waaah... Bone... You're so filial... Your father is dead... Why are you crying like this... Waaah..."

Dulong burst into tears, his tears flowing like a spring, and his sharp and sarcastic words turned into words of pity.

Yulia pursed her lips, her eyes were red, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She would occasionally grab Li Wei's tattered robe to wipe her tears and snot, her nose twitching as she recalled the experience with lingering fear.

Li Wei forced himself to control his emotions and said slowly:

"Dead..."

Blood-eating insects devour his flesh, the stone statue backfires on his spirit, and he's trapped by the Moon Lake in the central circle. Li Wei can't imagine how he'll survive.

Of the five who escaped, only Sylvie maintained her dignity.

In the deep valley between her two layered mountain peaks, there lies a pendant.

It glows with an eerie light that cannot be observed by ordinary people, protecting Sylvie from the spiritual fluctuations emitted by the numerous stone statues in the Navia Mountains when they are not in use.

Li Wei noticed the changes in Sylvie, clearly sensing the fluctuations of "spiritual" benefits similar to those he had obtained from the "stone statue." He guessed to himself:

"Is Sylvie equipped with the Spirit of Protection?"

Thinking to himself, it would be strange if Sylvie, as a princess of the kingdom, didn't have any mental equipment.

Li Wei had read in a book that mental equipment was a very peculiar type of equipment.

The wearer cannot wear spiritual equipment that is higher than their own level; otherwise, the powerful spiritual energy contained within the equipment will become the culprit that harms the wearer's spirit.

If she could wear it beyond her level, Sylvie would definitely be able to equip high-level mental gear and single-handedly run out of the Navia Mountains while enduring the stone statues.

A professional with profound knowledge and experience will choose different mental equipment at different times.

……

late at night.

On the grassland, a few hours away from Rolling Stone Town.

Li Wei and his five companions built a campfire.

They sat together, savoring the "beast meat" that Sylvie had brought from the Golden Kingdom.

Dulong skewered the meat on a twig he had picked up and grilled it casually.

Looking back on this adventure, Sylvie was filled with emotion, and she remarked:

"Are all adventure missions this exciting?"

Li Wei glanced at the ignorant young girl and said:

"Whether it's exciting or not, I don't know. The number of adventurers who die in Rolling Stone during their adventure missions could fill the entire Navia Mountains."

Sylvie was startled and fell silent in fright.

After leaving the Navia Mountains, Levi and his companions shook off the "sadness" brought on by the stone statue. Julia, reflecting on Klek's madness, said with lingering fear:

"Levi, what exactly are those red bugs from Klek? What if someone uses them on us like Klek did?"

"How disgusting—"

"How can we prevent this from happening in the future?"

Li Wei said with certainty:

"I can't find it."

"The Bloodlust Ritual was originally developed by powerful magic-based professionals as a way to prolong the lives of royalty and nobility. It utilizes the devouring properties of Bloodlust Worms to allow them to consume recently deceased monsters, magical beasts, and wild animals, and then feed back to the host, consuming the energy devoured by the Bloodlust Worms to maintain a temporary lifespan."

"Later, it was discovered that consuming recently deceased professionals extended their lifespan even further, so the Bloodlust Ritual was classified as a forbidden ritual."

“I didn’t expect Klek to dare to use it to devour the statue. Of course, that doesn’t mean his idea of ​​devouring the undead general is normal—living things can’t be devoured, which is why I said we won’t encounter it. Only inanimate objects can be devoured by the blood-devouring worms.”

Sylvie added:

"The Bloodlust Ritual has been extinct on Golden Island for nearly a hundred years, yet Klek was still able to find it—no wonder he lost his mind and wanted to devour the statue. I guess after obtaining the Bloodlust Ritual, his 'rationality' was eroded to little extent."

Li Wei recalled that Sylvie's words were not right.

Klek's rationality was not completely eroded after he discovered the bloodlust ritual.

After obtaining "Bill's" book, he lost much of his rationality when he began plotting to steal the Necromancer General's eyes.

Fortunately, it's all over.

Looking back on his trip to the Scandinavian Mountains, Li Wei chuckled inwardly.

They unexpectedly eliminated two major enemies, Belle and Clay.

Only the wolf squad from the Sandstorm District and Lori, two stray dogs, remained.

Special thanks should be given to Klecker for his selfless dedication.

Li Wei, sensing the ethereal "spirit" he had discovered within the stone statue, tentatively asked: