Mages, Adventurers, and Women

"Or perhaps it's mocking a creature for being weak, like the 'proud dwarf' who gets crushed by a monster's big toe."

"In the previous context, the proud dwarf was crushed by a big toe, which can be interpreted as: self-destruction."

Dulong's face darkened; he shouldn't have asked.

You'll never hear a fable about respecting dwarves from Livy!

Sylvie's eyes were bright, and she even seemed to have put the explosion behind her. Levi's grasp of the allegory of "racial discrimination" was so profound that he could be called a "scholar in the field."

Julia suddenly remembered something and said:

"Li Wei, haven't we paid yet?"

Li Wei thought about it and realized it was true.

The stray dogs in the Sandstorm area unexpectedly saved him 90 gold coins.

……

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Chapter 74: Wei's infamy spreads far and wide [Please subscribe] [4.4k long chapter]

The sudden explosion silenced the bustling commercial street like a dwarf seeing a giant for the first time, staring in astonishment and falling silent as he gestured at the giant's exposed big toe, which was higher than his own scalp.

The sexy dancers who had been posing seductively in front of the shops turned pale with fright and fled in terror, screaming, howling, and trembling.

The wealthy people who gathered here, seeking the unique Three Kingdoms-era charm of Rolling Stone Town, had never seen such a scene on a bustling commercial street, where a series of terrorist attacks involving self-destruction left them in a sorry state, fleeing in panic.

Li Wei and his six companions squeezed into the crowd and hurried toward the association area.

Sylvie spread out the priest to protect them from being pushed around.

Dulong said with lingering fear:

"Li Wei, do you think the power struggle between the third and eldest princes in the Mad Sand Duchy is affecting us here?"

Li Wei praised, "Shorty, the fact that you have this idea proves that the books you've read, if stacked up, would be taller than you."

Dulong was taken aback.

Is this a compliment?

The skeleton surveyed the terrified crowd on the street and dreamed:

"The bard says that every troubled country needs a brave adventurer to save it. Afterwards, the adventurer will be favored by a beautiful princess, recognized by the country, and granted a noble title—Li Wei, do you think we have a chance to save the Duchy of the Sands?"

Dulong was delighted to hear this and said with a smug look on his face:

"Li Wei, how about we take on a mission to the Duchy of Mad Sands and become saviors? The bard in the tavern said that every adventurer has the potential to save the continent of Grand."

Li Wei glanced down at the dwarf, then at the skeletal man grinning foolishly, and said:

"We live in the unsettling town of Rolling Stone, facing countless accidents and risks every day. Yearning for a stable and beautiful future is a way for adventurers to heal themselves."

"As a friend, I fully support your methods of self-healing."

"But as the captain, I suggest that you go find a goblin, and you go find a minotaur, Bone."

Julia reminded her, "The deputy."

Duron and Bones were taken aback, and asked in unison, puzzled:

"What?"

Julia was taken aback, immediately guessing what Levi was about to say, and quickly covered her ears.

She nudged Sylvie with her elbow, urging her to do as she was told.

Sylvie covered her ears in confusion, then heard Li Wei say expressionlessly:

"If you two want to die, there's no need to go to the faraway Duchy of the Sands, stick your asses out, and let goblins and minotaurs fuck your asses until you die. Before you die, lie side by side and dream about whether you'll be homogenized into a skeletal rat or a skeletal vat by necromancy."

"I think it's more convenient than going to the Duchy of Mad Sands to die."

Duro and Bone were stunned by the scolding; their beautiful dreams of going to the Sand Kingdom vanished, and images of goblins and tauren subconsciously surfaced in their minds. Duro muttered:

"Li Wei, you possess an appearance and demeanor comparable to human nobles—noble and elegant—how can you speak so rudely..."

Li Wei lowered his head and said:

"You should be glad I'm not a human nobleman—in the eyes of human nobles, dwarves and orcs are inferior bastards, not even as high in status as goblins in the Demon Hills."

cough cough.

Sylvie felt it was necessary to speak up for human nobles who respected other races.

Self-proving the Way:

"There are also human nobles who don't discriminate against other non-pure-blooded human races. Teacher Fiena said that every non-pure-blooded human race has inherent weaknesses. For example, orcs generally lack paternal love and proper guidance during their upbringing. We are all races of the Grand Continent, and we should be tolerant and respectful towards orcs, dwarves, barbarians, goblins, gnomes, halflings, giants, sea creatures, and hybrids. We shouldn't treat them as..."

Sylvie's voice grew softer and softer until it disappeared.

Looking at Li Wei's mocking expression and Du Long's ashen face, she suddenly realized that she seemed to be making things worse by trying to explain...

"..."

"Li Wei!"

"You're here!"

"Great!"

"Follow me quickly!"

As Li Wei and his group approached the association area, they bumped into Melanie, the vice president of the pastors' association and a third-level senior pastor.

Li Wei had met her once in Frey's office and was deeply impressed by her.

Melanie is 39 years old this year, and her face shows no signs of aging; instead, she exudes a mature charm.

She possessed the secret to maintaining her youthful appearance, with fair skin. The loose priest's robe draped over her body, creating four sections with spiderweb-like folds.

Without any visible spellcasting, Melanie effortlessly slipped into the priest's protective barrier erected by Sylvie, swiftly tucking Levi under her arm and giving him no time to refuse. A six-pointed star magic circle suddenly lit up beneath her feet, propelling her into the sky and hurtling towards the site of the explosion in the commercial district...

The whole thing took two seconds, and it wasn't until Li Wei's figure flew away that Yulia, Sylvie, and the others reacted.

"Oh no! Li Wei has been arrested!"

……

Li Wei was carried under Melanie's arm, flying above the crowd. Little Melanie swung back and forth, slapping him across the face, giving him the feeling of being hit in the face by a water-filled balloon.

"President Melanie, where are you taking me?"

Melanie said anxiously:

"I received information that a master of arcane language was involved in the series of explosions in the commercial district. President Frey mentioned this before she left. In terms of the ability to deconstruct arcane language sentences, you are better than her."

"Lady Frey was once the strongest magic user in Rolling Stone Town at deciphering arcane language and sentence structures."

Li Wei suddenly realized.

Their first stop was the land of gold, where Melanie took him.

In the ruins after the explosion, there was a clean open space.

The ground was branded with the arcane characters of "Proud Dwarf" that Li Wei had seen before.

"A proud dwarf?"

After listening to Levi's explanation, Melanie looked around cautiously and said:

"Isn't this too racist? — I mean, some things can't be said openly. The dwarf tribes of Golden Island complain every year about discrimination by other races, and some local associations have been fined a lot of gold coins as a result..."

Li Wei may not be able to guarantee anything else, but he is absolutely confident in his ability to deconstruct allegorical stories that deconstruct the language and sentence structure of esoteric arts.

"If you think my deconstruction is incorrect, I can leave now."

"No!" Melanie exclaimed hastily, "I'll listen to you!"

The second stop was a dance hall.

Outside the ruins, Logan, the head of the Eternal Heart Airship Guild, was also there.

During the self-destruction, several of the Three Kingdoms clients brought by Eternal Heart were killed.

With dwarf blood, he wore a tailcoat and stood among four orc and barbarian warriors in full armor. His gaze stretched out over the guards' thighs, revealing a vast expanse.

His eyes and brows were cold and indifferent, his temples throbbed, and he was in a terrible mood.

Logan's first trip to Rolling Stones was marred by a series of unexpected events.

Li Wei rose from the ruins, confirmed the allegorical story, and said:

"It's the tartar from a dragon's teeth."

Melanie was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

Li Wei was somewhat disappointed in Melanie. As a 3rd-tier Grand Priest, was her foundation really that poor?

"Before the era of monster invasion, the unclean barbarians considered filth to be beautiful and believed that the tartar of dragons was the most exquisite thing on the continent of Grand."

"On the surface, it's a derogatory term implying that savages are dirty and unclean, often used to mock living beings for being as slovenly as savages. Here, it refers to the Rocky Hot Springs, the only place to bathe during this bombing."

Melanie was taken aback: "Huh? How are they connected?"

Levi was utterly disappointed in Melanie, who was all looks and no brains. How did she become a Rank 3 High Priest?

Does it depend on having enough milk?

"Five shops on the commercial street were bombed. The hot spring resort was the only place among the five where you could take a bath, which fits the basis of deconstructing secret characters based on context and environment."

Melanie suddenly realized.

Thanks to Li Wei, who let her guess, she couldn't figure out how "dragon's tartar" could be related to a hot spring resort.

Logan's eyes lit up, ignoring the barbarian guards behind him who were breathing heavily, expressing their anger.

He led his team to follow Li Wei, heading towards the hot spring resort that Julia frequented.

Rumors circulated that the mastermind was a noblewoman from the Golden Kingdom. Sylvie confirmed that the mastermind was indeed a marquis, who was very popular in the capital of the Golden Kingdom.

Sylvie promised to take Yulia to the royal city of the Golden Kingdom for a hot spring bath sometime, which made Yulia very happy...

After searching through the arcane symbols and phrases left in the ruins, Li Wei confidently declared, "Go to the Stone House area!"

Melanie gave an awkward smile, looking at the literal meaning of "helping the beasts set up their dens," and whispered in confusion:

"Li Wei... um... why?"

If Levi's anti-stupidity disorder were to flare up, and Melanie were Sylvie, he would immediately start cursing.

He has no interest in a woman who's even dumber than Sylvia, no matter how good her figure is.

It will definitely corrupt his esoteric language talent.

Out of respect for the Rank 3 Archpriest, Li Wei said coldly:

"Orcs' Home" refers to the stone houses where orcs, after helping the continent of Grand defeat the monster invasion, refused to leave and integrated into the races of Grand. On the surface, it is a mockery of creatures that live a primitive life like orcs, are unwilling to accept the changes in Grand, and have a stubborn mindset. Here, it refers to the stone house area of ​​Rolling Stone District.

"Oh oh oh..." Melanie said coyly.

Frey is right; Levi's talent for deconstructing arcane language is indeed remarkable.

But... Melanie always felt that Levi's deconstruction carried a racial connotation, even though it seemed that his original intention was not racial discrimination.

The orc guards beside Logan let out the same heavy breathing as the barbarian guards, expressing their resentment.

Stone House District, Rolling Stone Town, monthly rent is two gold coins.

Because the Scandinavian Mountains became a forbidden area, the price dropped to one gold coin the month after the wealthy people from the three countries left.

Most of the people here are low-level adventurers at the goblin level.

The entire Yulia squad lives here.

Just as Levi, Melanie, Logan, and their group arrived, a sudden explosion rang out from inside the Stone House district.

She rushed over and used pure light elemental energy to suppress the exploding flames.

In the ruins.

Li Wei glanced at it and asked confidently, "What place in Rolling Stone Town could possibly be related to 689?"

"why?"