Mages, Adventurers, and Women

Sylvie wanted to stand up and argue for Levi, but Levi grabbed her wrist and pressed her down.

Frey pretended not to have said what she had just said, and naturally changed the subject, saying:

"There is one last point regarding elemental fusion."

"Sylvie, please tell everyone."

Sylvie stood up, glanced at Gwado and the other three, and, unwilling to say more, spoke sparingly:

"Arcane characters".

Li Wei frowned, seemingly disagreeing. Frey noticed the change in Li Wei's expression and said:

"Li Wei, do you have any other thoughts?"

Li Wei smiled gently and said:

"No."

After Sylvie sat down, Frey took her place and explained the role of arcane symbols in elemental fusion.

Li Wei leaned close to Sylvie's ear and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"The notes say that individual arcane characters do not help much with elemental fusion."

"Lady Fiena mentioned the conjecture of 'combined arcane characters' ninety-two times in her notes."

"Especially that sentence: 'Break free from the fixed mindset of arcane characters and follow the initial arrangement of elements, and you may be able to discover more similar characteristics between two elements.'"

Sylvie was taken aback and asked in surprise:

"Huh? This sentence is about combining arcane characters, not about the relationship between arcane characters and elements?"

Li Wei whispered his guess to Sylvia:

"I suspect that Lady Fiena's reluctance to explicitly state the combination arcane characters is related to the fact that we cannot have too much contact with them right now, or perhaps only by exploring and mastering the combination arcane characters herself can she find the most suitable ones—maybe... everyone's combination arcane characters are different?"

Sylvie was completely confused and asked in bewilderment:

"Li Wei, you're right."

……

After Frey finished explaining the arcane symbols, she gave a final warning:

"To reiterate, do not be greedy for advancing to level 2 too early. You must explore your elemental talents to the fullest extent at level 1."

“Except for Fia, you all have the talent to master 3 elemental crystals and advance to level 2.”

"The Four Dragons-level talent says that the 'Silver Dragon Commander-level' is invincible among its peers. This also applies to the fusion of the three elements. Being invincible among peers is not a metaphor. Temporarily resisting the temptation of advancement will bring a broader future!"

Li Wei and the other six kept it in mind.

Frey continued the discussion about "recommendation slots," changing her mind as follows:

"Since you don't approve of my method of assigning nomination slots, then let's compete in the fairest way possible."

"Two months from now, the Golden Island Adventurers' Guild headquarters will hold its annual large-scale event, and the Golden Island Mage Association headquarters will also hold an exchange meeting at the same time."

"The rewards for the exchange meeting are more suitable for magic-based professions than the rewards for the Adventurers' Guild activities. The five of you will represent Rolling Stone Town in the Level 1 magic-based profession group. Whoever gets the highest ranking in the exchange meeting will get the recommendation spot. Is that fair enough?"

The four of them, including Gwado, knew that this was Frey's final compromise and nodded in agreement.

Before the meeting adjourned, Frey's gaze swept over Levi, Gwado, Robin, Benedict, and Fia, and she said coldly:

"I don't want to see what happened to Klecker happen again."

"You are magic-based professionals. The books you have studied, if stacked up, would be taller than a hundred dwarfs. You are the epitome of nobility and elegance on the continent of Grand, not the crude and lowly barbarians, orcs, or goblins."

“If anyone violates my principle of ‘no harm to each other’ again, I will personally strip them of their legal professional status.”

"Remember, without your status as a magic-based professional, you'll be no better than lowly warriors, spending your days with trash goblins."

Frey said:

"The meeting is over. Li Wei, wait a moment."

What Frey just said, seemingly as a warning to Gevado and his group of four, was actually also a warning to Levi.

Klecker's death was inextricably linked to Levi.

After everyone left, only Levi and Frey remained.

She instructed:

"Li Wei, don't expose your spirit in front of a strong person like me."

"Although I lack spiritual talent, in my eyes your spirit is as fragile as a goblin's."

"Remember this: deliberately exposing your spirit is a provocation. If you encounter a powerful stranger, they will immediately destroy your spirit."

Li Wei belatedly remembered:

"Lady Frey, I will remember this carefully."

Frey leaned back in her chair and said softly:

"You can keep an eye on the Eternal Heart auction in ten days."

"This time, a 'Level 1 Spirituality Knowledge Treasure Book' is up for auction."

Frey took an oval badge from her storage ring and tossed it to Levi.

The palm-sized badge of Duron has the words "Eternal Heart" raised on the front and "333" on the back, representing the seating order.

Li Wei thanked him and quietly left.

When I left the VIP room, Sylvie had already left.

As Li Wei walked to Fina's house, he remarked that he had gained a lot from the meeting.

"Is the Level 1 Spiritual Knowledge Tome the same as the Level 1 Fire Magic Knowledge Tome I obtained when I first deconstructed the Magic Stone Tablet?"

"Does mastering everything mean achieving Level 1 Spiritual Perfection?"

Li Wei currently has two ways to achieve elemental perfection.

First, the fire magic that I've already learned; second, the spells passed down from the Necromancer General.

The six necromancy spells correspond to the three stages of the "Necromantic Crystal": lit, half-lit, and bright.

Each time you master two spells, you complete one stage of progress.

Although Frey didn't mention whether the spiritual knowledge book at the auction had similar spells as a medium for inheritance, Li Wei guessed that since Frey had asked him to pay attention, it meant that she could definitely help him complete the "spiritual" fusion.

In addition, the French professionals' exchange meeting held on Golden Island two months later is also something to look forward to.

……

At Fina's home.

Li Wei officially began researching the level 1 necromancy spell - Necromancy.

He rapidly advanced the progress of the necromancy crystal.

"Li Wei, something strange happened to me today."

Fina knelt on the ground and spoke to Levi, who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"what happened?"

Li Wei stroked her head, speaking absentmindedly.

Fina said:

"I...uh...today...uh..."

She patted Li Wei's thigh, indicating to wait a moment, and looked up to say:

"I heard the undead puppets by the wall talking today."

Li Wei asked in surprise, "Your necromancer puppet has made another breakthrough?"

Fina frowned and said:

"How could that be—I am a necromancer puppet pieced together from broken bones picked up from a mass grave. At most, I can give them simple, fixed facial expressions; they absolutely cannot speak."

"And I heard them commenting on our sex life..."

"That's really weird?"

Did anyone compliment me on how fierce I am?

Li Wei's concerned words had barely fallen.

Suddenly, I felt a void between my legs.

He rubbed his eyes, thinking he had misread it.

Fina, who was kneeling in front of him, vanished into thin air...

"What about people?!"

……

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Chapter 57: I Have No Interest in Women

The moon and stars are rare.

The evening breeze rustled through the spruce trees, the leaves whispering like the sound of a rude orc customer tearing at the stockings of a seductive dancer.

The boundary between the rolling stone zone and the storm zone.

Li Wei and Yulia passed by the mass grave one after the other.

Yulia had just bought a pair of leather shorts that accentuated her round, perky buttocks, and wore knee-high boots with a poisoned dagger tucked inside each boot shaft.

She wore soft armor for women obtained from the magic stone tablet on her upper body, and carried a green wooden bow on her back. The bowstring was drawn diagonally between her two breasts, clearly defined, with a well-proportioned and sexy shape.

Her nose was high and straight, her eyebrows delicate and her lips thin. Her pure face, more beautiful than any elf's, bore a stark contrast of disdain as she sneered:

"Li Wei, you really don't discriminate when it comes to places."

"You can even climb into a wild woman's bed in the mass grave of Rolling Stone."

"What? You slept with Fina for the sake of Yulia's squad?"

Li Wei moved the "North Bay Fishing Village" tombstone, revealing the black hole leading to Fina's house, and whispered:

"I just bought a ticket for an airship to the Eastern Continent yesterday."

"What?!" Yulia rushed to Levi's side, grabbed his arm and shook it, "Please give me the airship ticket!"

Li Wei mimicked Julia's expression and retorted:

"You idiot, I can't even buy a ticket for an airship to the Duchy of Mad Sands, how could I possibly buy a ticket for an airship to the Eastern Continent?"

"When you have the ability to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of simple words, then you can start guessing my motives for sleeping with women."

"Your brain isn't even as sharp as a Bilal orc's. If you don't like using it, just donate it—who knows, some scholar might discover a special method to make people stupid by studying your stupid brain, and then use it on monsters to wipe out all the monsters on the Grand Continent in one fell swoop. You'll have made a great contribution, and your life won't have been in vain."

"You—" Yulia realized she'd been tricked, and she said angrily, "I'm your captain! Is this how you talk to your captain?!"

Li Wei jumped down first, stood in the dark cave, and shouted towards the entrance, "Come down."

Julia stood beside the tombstone with her arms crossed, turning her head away from Li Wei, still angry, and said:

"I'm not playing!"

Li Wei had plenty of ways to deal with her, he said quietly:

"A few days ago, we just brought back a batch of unlucky souls who died in the Navia Mountains because of the Immortal Statue. At night, there will be occasional homogenization of necromantic elements. You can stand here. If you encounter any necromantic creatures that 'embrace death,' don't be afraid."

As he spoke, he walked toward Fina's house.

Once out of Yulia's sight, he secretly used two mage hands, observing the landing point with his spying eyes—slap, slap, he slapped Yulia's buttocks so hard they swayed.

"who--"

Yulia jumped in fright, catching up with Li Wei who was deliberately waiting for her. She grabbed his arm and said fearfully:

"Li Wei... just now... someone touched my butt!"

Snapped--