Mages, Adventurers, and Women

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Frey said slowly:

"There is a common knowledge among magic-based professionals that only those who have mastered the fusion of the four elements are qualified to step into level 3 or above."

"Don't think that just because level 3 and above is the starting point of the legendary path, it's easy to achieve."

"Sylvie, you should broaden their horizons."

Sylvie picked up the conversation and said:

"Golden Island has a recorded history of 3,251 years."

"The Golden Kingdom, the Sand Duchy, and the Storm Duchy have been established for over five hundred years."

"During the turbulent period of the first two thousand years, a total of 321 professionals on Golden Island successfully reached level 3 or above, of which only 26 were magic-based professionals."

"During the stable period of Golden Island after the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, a total of 123 professionals reached level 3 or above in more than 500 years, of which 69 were magic-based professionals."

"The last professional on Golden Island to reach level 3 or above was eight years ago. Currently, the most promising magic-based professional to reach level 3 or above is my teacher: Fiena."

Finally, Sylvie dropped a bombshell, saying:

"In the 3,251-year history of Golden Island, nearly 10 billion people have become professionals."

After these words were spoken, the meeting room fell into a long silence.

Li Wei and his companions had a clear understanding of the difficulty of reaching level 3 and above.

Having achieved her goal, Frey continued:

"Remember the following content; it is the most important common sense about element fusion."

"First, once a level 1 single-elemental magic user advances to level 2, they will never be able to advance to level 3 in their lifetime."

"Second, the fusion of two level 1 elements qualifies one to advance to the level 3 professional level."

"Third, only by fusing four elements at level 1 can one be qualified to look forward to levels 3 and above."

"Fourth, among the four elements of a Level 1 fusion, there must be a legendary element: 'Spirit'."

"Fifth, in the legal academic community, the process of a Level 1 professional integrating the four elements is called: Legendary Enlightenment."

"Sixth, the legendary enlightenment is divided into four stages, corresponding to the four dragon-level talents of magical beasts, monsters, and undead creatures: single-element fusion, dual-element fusion, triple-element fusion, and quadruple-element fusion."

"Seventh, before the formal elemental fusion begins, a unified 'enlightenment' ceremony will be held so that every magic-based professional has a clear understanding of themselves and will not blindly improve."

At this point, Frey floated above the table, extended her right wrist, and saw three glowing crystals, each the size of a little fingertip, rotating around her wrist.

She explained:

"I once combined wind, water, and earth elements at level 1."

Wind-based crystals are shaped like a gentle breeze, water-based crystals are shaped like water droplets, and earth-based crystals are shaped like stones.

"After the enlightenment ceremony, each mage can visually see the progress of elemental fusion through the 'crystal' state. The 'elemental crystal' has three states: lit, half-lit, and bright."

"Only when the previous element crystal reaches a 'bright' state can one attempt to fuse with the next element—but not every mage has enough elemental fusion talent. For example, due to a lack of 'spirit' talent, I will be stuck at the level of a level 3 archmage for life. This is also the current situation for most magic-based professionals with good talent."

Frey paused, then used two admonitory warnings in arcane language:

"Remember this: the process of element fusion is about maintaining rationality in fearlessness and exploring in ignorance; rationality grows in fearlessness and exploration is transformed in ignorance."

Seeing that Li Wei and the others took her words to heart, she waved her hand and said:

"I will first help you complete the enlightenment ceremony so that you have a clear understanding of your respective elemental talents and determine which path you want to take in the future. Then I will explain why 'spirit' is necessary in the fusion of the four elements and why the 'paladin' is a dual-class profession that combines magic and non-magic skills and is more likely to reach level 3 or above."

Frey performed the mage ritual she had prepared beforehand. With a flick of her wrist, three crystals formed a six-pointed star array on the south side of the round table.

"Benny, you go first."

Li Wei watched as Beni walked toward the six-pointed star array for the "Enlightenment" ceremony, and he smiled with relief.

Sylvie asked curiously:

"Li Wei, what's wrong? Why are you so happy?"

Li Wei, in a good mood, countered with a question:

"Are these common-sense points that Lady Frey mentioned things that every magic-based professional in the Three Kingdoms would have mastered before engaging in elemental fusion?"

Sylvie affirmed:

"Yes."

Li Wei said happily, "I suddenly realized something just now."

Sylvie asked with great curiosity, "What's making you so happy?"

She rested her chin on her hand, leaned against the table, and looked at Li Wei's happy expression with great curiosity.

Li Wei explained:

"I used to wonder if the high cost of living in Rolling Stone Town was related to the fact that it was easy to earn gold coins in Monster Hills?"

“3铜币/个掺锯末的干面包，在滚石镇卖60铜币/个；1银币10磅的青稞麦原酿，在滚石镇卖10银币1磅……最廉价的石屋月租2金币，这价格在黄金王国的王城也能租到一间不错的房子。”

“Every month, a large number of adventurers who come to Rolling Stone Town die here because they can’t afford to rent a place.”

“I used to think that the Monster Hills were the reason for Rolling Stone Town’s high cost of living, and that the Navia Mountains and Monster Hills had a lot of monsters, magical beasts and magical potions to provide adventurers with resources to complete their adventure missions—but when I heard Lady Frey say that so much knowledge about elemental fusion was just common sense, I realized something.”

"Rolling Stone Town is like a prison specially built by the Three Kingdoms. They don't need adventurers here to have too much 'common sense'. As the only safe zone in the Monster Hills, Rolling Stone Town forces every adventurer to keep doing adventure missions non-stop with its high cost of living, and consumes the resources they risk their lives for in Rolling Stone Town's high cost of living."

"The Three Kingdoms' citizen registration system and the ban on gold vouchers in Rolling Stone Town are designed to prevent any adventurers who come to Rolling Stone Town from returning to the Three Kingdoms. They will end up doing adventurer quests here for the rest of their lives."

"Through repeated cycles, we have the Rolling Stone Town we know today."

As a princess of the Golden Kingdom, Sylvie had more detailed information and recalled:

“My sister said that there are more than a dozen safe routes to Rolling Stone Town in the Three Kingdoms. Each route is guarded by powerful professionals, allowing criminals and down-on-their-luck adventurers from the Three Kingdoms to travel to Rolling Stone Town.”

"But these are one-way routes; you can only come in, not back."

In Sylvie's mind, this was "common sense" in Rolling Stones. She couldn't understand why Levi was happy to have figured out the common sense of Rolling Stones, and couldn't help but ask:

"Li Wei, is this something to be happy about?"

Li Wei laughed:

"I can accept ignorance, but I cannot accept lack of knowledge. The former can be revealed through exploration, while the latter is simply human nature."

"I don't care whether Rolling Stone Town was established under the political supervision of the Three Kingdoms period, nor do I care whether Rolling Stone Town is a place of hegemony or equality for me today."

"As a monk, I am only happy to understand the ignorance in my mind."

"because……"

"—Exploring transformation from ignorance."

[Exploration +1%]

……

Frey, who was presiding over the "enlightenment" ceremony, glanced at Li Wei with surprise.

"Is his spirit undergoing a transformation?"

……

Chapter 55: Some New Spells by Li Wei

Sylvie is the princess of the Golden Kingdom.

From childhood to adulthood, she has seen many men deliberately display their "charm" in front of her.

Some people deliberately display their professional skills, making every move as comical as a court intrigue involving prostitutes.

Some people present themselves as "learned" scholars, but they are rigid, inflexible, and do not know how to adapt to changing circumstances.

Some people think they are very handsome, but their behavior is extremely greasy. As a princess, how could there be any ugly people around her?

But Li Wei is different.

At this moment.

Sylvie saw unparalleled confidence in Levi.

She had never met a man who displayed such a powerful inner strength in front of her.

Sylvie could somewhat understand why the two women she had seen outside Levi's house were so infatuated with him.

Incredibly strong self-confidence, a witty and humorous erudition, and an adventurous identity full of stories...

Any one of these points would be a killer for the opposite sex, not to mention Li Wei's handsome appearance, comparable to that of an elf.

She was captivated by Li Wei's confident demeanor and momentarily lost in thought...

Li Wei noticed Sylvie's unusual expression.

He reached out and pinched Sylvie's right cheek, waking her from her daze, and said:

"What? You want to sleep with me?"

Sylvie clutched her cheek, startled, and instinctively said:

"what?"

After careful consideration, in order to act rationally, Li Wei made a concession to his established relationship with Sylvia, saying:

"I can sleep with you, but on one condition: you can't tell your parents about this, and we'll still have a normal relationship outside of bed."

"And you can only be my fifth lover."

"If you could..."

Before Li Wei could finish speaking, Sylvie interrupted him angrily:

"Li Wei! Didn't anyone tell you that this kind of 'date invitation' is extremely ungentlemanly?!"

"A gentleman?" Levi said nonchalantly. "There are no gentlemanly dates in Rolling Stone. Who knows if I'll come back alive from the next adventure? I prefer simple, direct invitations."

Li Wei's matter-of-fact attitude left Sylvie speechless.

Even the two men opposite, Gwado and Robin, were dumbfounded.

He thought to himself, "Li Wei is so bold, daring to openly flirt with the princess of the Golden Kingdom."

If the royal family of the Golden Kingdom behind Princess Sylvie were to find out, killing Li Wei wouldn't be an exaggeration.

What angered them was...

Princess Sylvie merely feigned anger; she wasn't genuinely furious at Li Wei's rudeness...

Damn!

Just because you have a pretty face, does that mean you can freely express ugly and shameless thoughts?

Gwado seemed thoughtful, looking at "Beni" who had just finished her enlightenment and sat down. His gaze lingered on her chest, and he invited her in the same way as Levi:

“Benny…”

Beni reacted very quickly:

"roll."

"..."

Sylvie declined Levi's invitation to a date.

"Li Wei, you're even more vulgar than an orc! Die!"

She said that.

Li Wei looked at his personal panel with slight regret.

[Rationality Lv0: 97.08%] ↑2.29%

[Exploration Lv0: 65.96%] ↑1.21%

[Knowledge Lv0: 58.55%] ↑0.36%

【Truth Lv0: 1.69%】