《Online Game: SSS-Rank Supreme Summoner》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan woke up with a start. Wait! Why was he lying down? Wasn¡¯t he in the gaming throne playing Eternity? He stood up from the bed abruptly, and subconsciously felt his entire body. Fortunately, there were no missing components. It was late at night, and the only source of light in the whole house was a flickering candle. What era was it already? How could someone still be using candles! With the light from the candle, Li Huan took a closer look at the small house before him. A steady stream of memories flooded his mind. F*ck! Wasn¡¯t this a small NPC house in Eternity? Had he transmigrated? And he was not a player, but an NPC? Oh my God! Why? Others had transmigrated to incredibly cool systems! But he¡­! Had transmigrated¡­! Only to become an N¡­ P¡­ C¡­! It would be better if they just returned to him his things from his previous life in Eternity! Li Huan. Born in 2001. A typical good-for-nothing. The only thing he was proud of was his gameplay in Eternity. He was a Level 200 Demigod Summoner! Ding! Just as he was losing his mind, a panel appeared in front of him. Name: Li Huan Class: Mage (Level 1 class selection will be activated at Level 10) Talent: SSS-Level Supreme Summoning Strength: 9 Wisdom: 18 Endurance: 11 Mana: 17 Skills: None Note: 1,000 days until players officially enter the game When Li Huan saw his class, his lips curled into a smile. But when he saw the bottom portion of his stat panel, he could no longer smile. That¡­ that was even worse than a newbie! ¡°With SSS-Level Supreme Summoning talent, the first time a player summons, he will summon the king of a race?¡± When he read that line, Li Huan, a veteran Summoner, was shocked! Once he reached Level 10, Li Huan could select a specific class to change to based on his starting class. A Mage could change classes to an Elementalist, Summoner, Tactician, and so on. Moreover, he had the unbelievable privilege of summoning the king of a race! In that case, he had to select a Summoner! Summoners were a type of Mage. In the Summoner system, every 10 levels passed would allow the Summoner to move up one stage. When a new stage was reached, the Summoner could obtain a new type of Summoned Creature. Summoners were actually one of the more special Mage classes. As their basic attack was to summon Summoned Creatures which would then attack, in a way, a full-fledged Summoner was practically an army. Correspondingly, it required a huge amount of resources. Li Huan was only at Level 1 now, and had yet to fully understand summoning-type skills. But he knew very well that a mere Level 10 Summoner would only be able to summon small, insignificant Skeletons. A single touch and they would shatter into pieces! But Li Huan was able to summon the king of a race? The king of the Skeleton Race was Skeleton King! Even if Li Huan could not obtain any Enchanted Books or weapons for now, the basic stats of Skeleton King would be enough to crush a bunch of little Skeletons! Moreover, there were now 1,000 days before players officially entered the game? As an NPC, he would not be subject to any form of attack by all sorts of players. 1,000 days! A period of almost three years! Before the server was swamped by players, he definitely had the chance to become the legend of an era in the world of Eternity, with the help of Supreme Summoning and his experience from his previous life! One had to realize that the game was closely bound to the real world. That was why the entire world was crazy about it. Because it was connected to end users via holograph, each person could only have one online account. And the number of active players on Eternity had long exceeded 500 million! If a player made a name for himself in the game, he would also become a big shot in the real world, admired by tens of thousands! By this point, Li Huan could not help but feel excited. No. Keep a low profile. He had to keep a low profile! He was an NPC who could not be resurrected after all! If he died, he would truly be dead! He would first try to develop at a furious pace! ¡°Newcomer! Newcomer! What are you doing, dawdling and not coming out?¡± Someone called him from outside the house, pulling Li Huan back from his beautiful fantasy. When he opened the door, a strong man was standing at the entrance. Wow! Brother! What was such a big, burly man doing in a Mage¡¯s robe and acting as a Mage? Rather than raising a shield to attract fire power as a T? ¡°Today is Candace¡¯s teaching day! And you dare to be late on your first day?¡± ¡°Got it!¡± Just as Li Huan was mulling over what he should do, it came to him. The scene before him gradually became more familiar. It was Luca Town. Also called the village for novice Mages. As a Mage apprentice, he naturally had to learn spells in the town¡¯s one and only Mage Tower. Just that the name Candace sounded familiar? A sense of unease arose within Li Huan. When he reached the base of Mage Tower, there was already a large crowd of Mage apprentices chattering away. At this time, the main doors of Mage Tower opened. Out walked a man wearing a light blue Mage robe. That was a uniform that only Summoners could wear. On seeing the figure of the person, everyone quietened down. He walked to the front of the stage, took off his hat slowly, and then chanted and formed a Hand Seal. A scarlet Magic Array fanned out from his feet. Then, a ghastly skeletal hand stretched out from the scarlet Magic Array. They surged out continuously, as if trying to escape from hell. The man closed his palm, pulled out two Skeletons from the Magic Array, and set them in front of the stage like string puppets. The Mage apprentices below the stage all exclaimed in admiration. ¡°This is the Arch Mage! He summoned two Skeletons so effortlessly!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ll ever be able to reach this level in my life!¡± Hearing the apprentices¡¯ over-the-top compliments, Li Huan was puzzled and somewhat doubtful. Creatures summoned by a Summoner should behave like loyal servants, awaiting the Summoner¡¯s orders. However, the Skeletons summoned by the man seemed like slaves wanting to escape! His stiff posture made Li Huan shudder. That dark, gloomy face on stage gradually became clearer to Li Huan. F*ck! It was Candace! Li Huan¡¯s memory was finally active. Candace had been a small boss in the early stages of Eternity! How could he be a Summoner? He was a Necromancer! Necromancers could resurrect and enslave the Undead. In the early stages, that effect looked similar to a Summoner summoning Skeletons. That was why the man was able to pass off one for another! That little trick of his! It was enough that he had tried to fool those ignorant Mage apprentices! But what kind of person was Li Huan? A Level 200 Summoner reincarnated! And that man wanted to fool him? Candace was a Necromancer presenting himself as a Summoner! Whatever his intentions were, they could not be anything good! The memories of Li Huan¡¯s novice period were constantly being awakened. That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right! It was Candace. Players could not even kill him. He would only die in the plot. Tsk. It was true that the apocalypse had begun. However, Li Huan was an NPC with SSS-Level Supreme Summoning! Would he be able to die an unexplained death under the hands of that man? Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Players had not officially entered the server yet. So they were most likely in version 1.0. Li Huan racked his brains to remember. Necromancers were just another class after all. Necromancers enslaved the Undead, while Summoners summoned creatures to work extremely hard for them. In essence, they were actually not that different. But as a small boss in the earlier stages, Candace¡¯s identity was far more complex! Other than being a Necromancer, Candace had a second identity! He was a member of the Dark Council! Now, Candace had ended his performance of spells on stage and began to speak eloquently. As the crowd listened to the Arch Mage¡¯s esteemed teachings on stage, they looked at him with reverence. Li Huan was no different, except that he was not listening to Candace¡¯s teachings. Instead, he was trying to recall the plot surrounding Candace. That man was a member of the Dark Council. True to its name, the Dark Council committed every kind of heinous deed imaginable! It disregarded human life, and was filled to the brim with evil! And what was most frightening, was that Candace had disguised as a Summoner in order to make use of the Mage apprentices in the town! He had captured them to perform evil black magic experiments. Moreover, Candace had no intention of letting the captured apprentices live! It was not enough for him just to kill them. He continued to use their Necromancy Summoning to summon back the souls of those who had died, squeezing dry every last bit of self-worth they had! That spate of atrocities¡­ capitalists would cry if they saw it! While he was doing those quests in his previous life, Li Huan never bothered about things like that. The boring, transitional dialogue had only been a hindrance to his great killing sprees! A mere Necromancer, what a joke! But the situation was different now. In the past, no matter how ferocious that type of boss was in the plot, it would still be defeated by players at the end. But Li Huan was not a player now! He was an NPC! Should he be captured and used for evil black magic experiments, he would truly be done for! Just as Li Huan was brainstorming, the person beside him patted his shoulder, breaking his train of thought. ¡°Eh! Stop looking already! You look unfamiliar. Probably a newcomer, right? Newcomer, you must learn well! This is the Arch Mage of our Luca Town¡¯s Mage Tower! Incredible! The goal of every single one of us!¡± ¡°Hey, aren¡¯t your aspirations way too low? Is that it? The extent of your goal?¡± Li Huan thought. ¡°For now, follow me! Let¡¯s go to class!¡± Oh, that¡¯s right. Mage apprentices had to first go through a basic introduction to magic in Mage Tower. Eternity was a popular online game worldwide. Naturally, it contained a lot of somatosensory operation. When he was still a novice, Li Huan had already taken that type of course, with all kinds of basic formula and Hand Seals. He might even have memorized them better than the multiplication table. In general, Mages were harder to operate. Leveling up also required more resources and was far more difficult. Therefore, compared to other classes, Mages were a lot more popular and respected. Sitting in Mage Tower. Looking at the Level 9 Mage in front of him, talking non-stop. Li Huan could not be bothered to listen to a single word. He was only concerned about one thing now. And that was Candace, the mastermind behind everything! How about trying to escape, since he was left with no other option? Previously as a player, he was on pre-set paths that he could not escape from. But now, he was an NPC! According to memory, it would not be difficult for him to find a secluded place outside to slowly level up! He hissed. That wasn¡¯t right. Did beginner quests ever contain a plot bridge about escapes? To think that back then, the game even hinted that if players immersed themselves fully in the plot, they would be rewarded. He had no desire to do so then. Who would have thought that he would one day regret it! On the surface, the most powerful person in Luca Town was supposed to be the Mayor. But in the town was not only Mage Tower, but also the one and only Mage who had completed a class change, Candace. The power that he held over the town could be described as a great deception of the masses! Li Huan was a Mage apprentice under the refuge of Mage Tower. He would probably be dragged back after taking just a few steps! If that happened, it might be even worse than being tortured to death in experiments! No, no, he could not escape. Li Huan racked his brains to try to recall. How on earth did that person die? It seemed¡­ it seemed like a person from the Temple of Life had found something on him? Temple of Life was the most widespread temple on the continent. There was one in Luca Town too. The main god of Temple of Life was the Goddess of Life, also known as the God of Harvest or God of Agriculture. In every Temple of Life, there was a Temple Priest. Luca Town was no exception. It had a Level 27 Temple Priest named Morgue. He was the most powerful figure in the temple. His class was Life Priest, which possessed strong support powers. A Life Priest typically did not have strong combat powers, but it had a nine to one chance of killing a Necromancer! Li Huan¡¯s thought process gradually became clearer. That¡¯s right. It was a group of people from the Temple of Life led by Morgue who had discovered Candace¡¯s secret disregard for human life and thereafter destroyed him! If Li Huan brought Candace¡¯s evil deeds directly to their attention, wouldn¡¯t he be able to push the plot forward right away, and have Candace reduced to ashes? But his words would have no basis. Candace had now packaged himself as a great and kind person, who earnestly taught everyone spells. If Li Huan simply ran to Temple of Life, shouting for justice to be served, he would be chased out as a lunatic, wouldn¡¯t he? Li Huan hissed. Why not do this? ¡°Good! You! Stand up!¡± All of a sudden, Li Huan noticed. The droning of the sound of teaching in his ears seemed to have stopped a long time ago. When Li Huan took a closer look, he saw the instructor glaring angrily at him. The Mage apprentices by his side were just waiting to see him make a fool of himself. ¡°You! What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Li Huan.¡± ¡°Level?¡± ¡°Level 1.¡± As soon as the words ¡°Level 1¡± left his mouth, faint sounds of mocking echoed across the room. ¡°Level 1! You¡¯re only at Level 1! Li Huan, do you know how many people around the world want to become a Mage? This is only your first day as a Mage apprentice, and you¡¯re already fooling around like this! I advise you not to waste your time and everyone else¡¯s!¡± Li Huan thought the sight of that Level 9 ¡®instructor¡¯ reprimanding him was quite funny. He could not hold it in anymore. ¡°Haha¡­ cough cough cough, what you¡¯ve said is correct!¡± His proper apology at the end of that reply could not conceal his laughter. It even seemed like his laughter could be heard echoing within Mage Tower. Since it had come to that, he might as well execute his plan, starting from that class! Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio That¡¯s right, Li Huan had already thought of a way to get close to Candace and obtain his evil plan! That was to work hard in leveling up, and perform extraordinarily well to attract Candace¡¯s attention! That method presented both an opportunity and a crisis. But only by venturing into the tiger¡¯s lair would he be able to capture the tiger¡¯s cubs! Rather than just sit and wait for death, why not take the initiative to attack? ¡°What are you laughing at? How could you still have the cheek to laugh? You probably didn¡¯t listen to anything I said just now!¡± The instructor flew into a rage, raising his voice by an octave as he shouted. ¡°I¡¯m not! I didn¡¯t! It¡¯s true! I listened very attentively! How could I dare to not listen to your careful teachings!¡± ¡°Fine, fine! You brat. It¡¯s bad enough that you didn¡¯t listen attentively. How dare you also use sarcasm here! Fine! Let me ask you then. If you¡¯re not able to answer, you will sweep the entire Mage Tower!¡± ¡°Okay!¡± When he heard Li Huan reply without hesitation, the instructor was a little stunned. Why was that brat deviating from common practice? Shouldn¡¯t Li Huan immediately give in, and then accept a bit more scolding from him? ¡°Cough, cough! After selecting the Mage class, which level can the class be changed?¡± ¡°Level 10!¡± ¡°This kind of question¡­ I have no enmity with you, sir. Why do you treat me as a fool?¡± Li Huan thought. ¡°The main source of experience for a Mage to level up is¡­¡± ¡°Meditation! A Mage can absorb the Magic Aura between heaven and earth through meditation! However, this method is not recommended for later stages. It¡¯s too inefficient.¡± Li Huan answered the questions smoothly. ¡°Among the various forms that a Mage can take after a class change, the most difficult is¡­¡± ¡°Summoner! Because, in a way, Summoners have to learn several different spells. They can be a C or T, or in certain situations, even a healer. If they want to go on a pure violence route, it is recommended that they choose elemental spells. The resources needed will be relatively easier to obtain. But even for a weaker version of a Mage, the strength of a Summoner will also¡­¡± It was no longer a Mage instructor quizzing a student. It was a boss at the highest level guiding newbies. Just as Li Huan began to blabber, he suddenly remembered that it was only the first version of the game. So he hurriedly shut his mouth. Everyone, including the instructor, was dumbstruck. There was complete silence throughout Mage Tower. ¡°Good, good. You sit down first. Make sure you pay attention next time. Let¡¯s end today¡¯s theory class here. Everyone, start meditating!¡± The instructor was a little embarrassed. He scratched his head in disbelief. That was the exact effect Li Huan wanted! Only by continually telling others about his abilities like that, could he gain more attention! That¡¯s right. In the early stages, Mages leveled up by obtaining Magic Aura through meditation. Just that alone had dissuaded many players from becoming Mages. In a somatosensory game, Warriors swung big axes and hacked wildly. Archers lifted bows and arrows, and shot all over the place. Even Priests had some form of control in their usage of Holy Light. Which of those was less interesting than sitting completely still? Even if not dissuaded by such a boring level up method, calming the heart and mind down to meditate was also an extremely difficult process. To meditate, it was not sufficient to just sit there in a daze. The Heart Rate and outputs like Bio-Electricity had to be kept stable. Only then could experience be gained from meditation. It had only been half an hour since they started. Already, there were apprentices who could no longer hold on, and had fallen from their meditation positions. Just trying to enter a meditative state was very difficult for beginner meditators. After an entire day of fumbling around, just one to two hours of effective meditation might be achieved. And that would already be considered quite a bit of talent. But who was Li Huan? Li Huan had been a Level 200 Demigod in his previous life. To him, high-efficiency meditation was as simple as eating and drinking. Even more extraordinary than that was Li Huan being able to enter a meditative state at any place, any time. He could meditate and absorb Magic Aura even while sleeping. More and more Mage apprentices became exhausted, and left the classroom. In the end, Li Huan was the only one left meditating in Mage Tower. Just like that, a few days passed. Li Huan had already reached Level 2. He realized that Candace was usually not the one teaching theory classes. Candace would only come over to have a look whenever they meditated as a group. He was definitely observing to see if there were any good newbies whom he could take away! Already, Li Huan had felt Candace¡¯s terrifying secret gaze on him countless times. On the 10th day in Mage Tower, a light blue halo emanated from Li Huan. ¡°It¡¯s already been ten days. Why am I only at Level 3? Sigh, leveling up in the early stages is really slow. It should get faster after the class change.¡± Li Huan was still a bit anxious, despite having felt the changes brought about by his progress. ¡°Wow, Li Huan! Are you not going to leave us any chance?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Li Huan! If you continue like this, will you be able to change classes in half a year¡¯s time?¡± ¡°That won¡¯t do! I can¡¯t waste time talking to you guys anymore! I have to hurry up and meditate!¡± The person who had said that was ranked the highest among the Mage apprentices. He had already meditated for who knows how long! Yet he was only at Level 4! Seeing that Li Huan was about to surpass him, it was only natural that he would be anxious! The Mage apprentices who surrounded Li Huan looked at him with envy. That Li Huan. It was bad enough that he did not listen during theory classes at all. 10 days! 10 days and he rose from Level 1 to Level 3! Change classes in half a year? Were they complimenting him, or scolding him? Li Huan was speechless. Suddenly, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him. He lifted his head abruptly. From the top of Mage Tower, Candace was looking at him with satisfaction. Under the illumination of Spirit Light from within Mage Tower, that pair of eyes felt like the eyes of a demon to Li Huan. ¡°Kid, you¡¯re really incredible! If you can achieve the feat of changing classes within half a year, the Arch Mage will surely treat you well! I envy you so much!¡± That person had cursed Li Huan twice in one sentence. He was eager to see Li Huan dead, wasn¡¯t he¡­ But to accomplish his plan, Li Huan responded accordingly. ¡°Ah, right right right! How great it would be to receive the guidance of the Arch Mage! Who wouldn¡¯t want to become the direct disciple of the number one Mage in Luca Town, right?¡± ¡°Hahaha! Let me congratulate you in advance then!¡± ¡­ 10 days later, Level 4. That pair of eyes in the dark increasingly burned with passion! Another 10 days passed. Li Huan suddenly opened his eyes while meditating! Level 5! ¡°Hahahahaha! I didn¡¯t expect it at all! I didn¡¯t expect a genius like that to come out of my Mage Tower!¡± As soon as Li Huan leveled up, Candace leapt from Mage Tower. When Candace stood in front of Li Huan, Li Huan quickly plastered a smile on his face. Candace was clearly smiling back. But behind that mask, Li Huan felt an endless chill. Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio After 20 days, Li Huan broke through Level 6. He had now become a terrifying existence that everyone could only look up to. Candace personally came down to bestow great praise on him. His eyes burned with more and more interest. He was just short of saying, ¡°Hurry and rise two more levels! Then let me take good care of your body! Hehehe!¡± It was true that only Li Huan could see clearly what the ultimate goal of that beast in human clothing was. In the eyes of others, it was simply mutual appreciation between two strongmen! If things continued that way, Li Huan might also be able to become a Summoner in glory! ¡°Our Mage Tower hasn¡¯t produced a genius like that for a very long time! Everyone must interact with and learn more from him!¡± Right, right, right. Candace was asking them to learn from Li Huan, just so that he could get more subjects for his experiments! Li Huan looked at the beast in human clothing and felt like vomiting. But he could not expose anything at all! Candace had done so many bad deeds under the nose of the Temple of Life. He had to be extremely meticulous in his thinking as well. If Li Huan revealed even the slightest bit of distrust, he might not live to see another day. ¡°No! Being able to meditate in Arch Mage Candace¡¯s Mage Tower is my great honor! There is no shortcut to leveling up! The only way is to train hard!¡± Everyone nodded, but was also a little shocked. ¡°You, Li Huan, are originally extraordinarily gifted! You learned meditation on your own without a teacher! But now you¡¯re talking about training hard? Who are you trying to fool?¡± they thought. ¡°I¡¯m not sure if everyone has noticed! Li Huan is not only committed and diligent during his regular meditations. Even when he¡¯s not meditating, he goes to Mage Tower to read our collection of books!¡± That Level 9 instructor, who was not even qualified to change classes yet, had noticed very early on that Li Huan was on a different level. So he hurriedly heaped praises on him along with Candace. In that world, books were a very precious resource. And they were not cheap! In the early stages, only nobler classes like Mages were allowed to read books. Previously, when he played Eternity, Li Huan had only bought items like books to display and show off his wealth. Unless they were needed for the plot or specific quests, who would specially go and read books in the game? But for Li Huan, who was now in a world without mobile phones, reading those books had become his greatest source of entertainment. Moreover, he had truly become a part of that world now. Gaining a better understanding of it couldn¡¯t be a bad thing. ¡°In view of apprentice Li Huan¡¯s outstanding performance, from today onwards, he will have his own detached residence! Plus, a reward of three sets of clothes!¡± The instructor smiled, took out a key and box from behind, and handed them to Li Huan. Wow, those were all high-grade satin goods! Even a detached residence? Why, was Candace already thinking about how to conveniently capture Li Huan without leaving a trace? ¡°Li Huan! What are you thinking about? Take it! Quick, thank the Arch Mage!¡± ¡°Oh oh! Thank you, Arch Mage! I will definitely work hard in leveling up!¡± Li Huan quickly came to his senses, received the items and shouted in response. ¡°Hahaha good! In that case, I shall not disturb everyone¡¯s learning and meditation!¡± Candace smiled as he left. As he departed from the bottom floor of Mage Tower where everyone was meditating, he shot Li Huan a glance that seemed to hold deep meaning. To everyone else, what else was there to say? Those words and actions clearly represented encouragement, blessing and gratitude! But to Li Huan, he was as helpless as a lamb waiting to be slaughtered! No, his level was still too low! Candace must have come just to give him a few complimentary words and gifts! He had no intention of meeting Li Huan one-on-one to impart his knowledge yet! Looks like Li Huan¡¯s ability was still not enough to attract Candace! At that moment, a sense of danger started to burn within Li Huan once again! All right! He would continue to meditate and level up then! Li Huan immediately entered a meditative state once again. That¡¯s right! Not only was he extraordinarily talented, he was very hardworking too! He had been called the overachiever of Mage Tower! As everyone looked at the overachiever, they could not help but wail in silence. Together, they entered a meditative state. Li Huan wore luxurious satin, ate good food and lived in a detached villa. Just like that, another month passed. In that month, Li Huan was completely unaffected by the lavish gifts. All he could think about was leveling up. Candace had already prepared a separate residence for him. He was definitely planning to come over to speak with Li Huan one-on-one at some point. It was late at night. Li Huan absorbed another trace of Magic Aura into his body. The familiar blue halo exploded. Phew, he was finally at Level 9. Reaching Level 9 meant that he could soon change his class and begin his journey as a Summoner! Knock, knock, knock. Someone knocked on the door. For someone to knock on his door that late at night, could it be a young, female admirer coming to consult him? No, no, no. The fact that the knock had come just as he reached Level 9, could only mean one thing. Li Huan opened the door. As expected, it was Candace. ¡°Arch Mage!¡± Li Huan pretended to be pleasantly surprised, and quickly welcomed that God of Plagues in. ¡°Okay, okay! I just happened to pass by and heard some activity in your house. Have you reached Level 9 already?¡± Candace walked in like an elder, smiling. ¡°It¡¯s all due to our instructors¡¯ good teaching that I was barely able to reach Level 9!¡± ¡°Hehe, then you should know that you¡¯ll be changing classes at Level 10, right? How is it? Have you decided? What will you choose?¡± ¡°The Archbishop is a Summoner, so of course I want to select a Summoner too! After I become a Summoner, I¡¯ll still be able to receive your guidance! That would be more than I could ask for!¡± That was the first time Li Huan had said such mushy words in his entire life. Even he himself could not stand it. ¡°I knew a genius like you would choose a Summoner!¡± Candace smiled and pulled out a scroll. A class change book! It was a Summoner class change book! After reaching Level 10, and studying the book, two skills could be learnt. The first was Mind Control. It was the most basic skill for a Summoner. Only after learning the skill would a Summoner be able to freely control the creatures he summoned. The higher the creature¡¯s level, the stronger the dominant power required. The second was Skeleton Summoning. After every 10 levels, a Summoner could learn a new summoning skill. And the summoning skill at Level 10 was Skeleton Summoning. Once Li Huan reached Level 10 and successfully changed his class, he would be able to use his Supreme Summoning special privilege! When he thought about how he could summon kings, he could not help but get excited! Hold on. There was no such thing as a free lunch! Candace had come specially to deliver the class change book. What did that mean? Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan flipped through the class change book in his hands. The initial joy he experienced was gradually depressed. His mood was now a bit complicated. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Oh oh! How could I forget?¡± Candace had seen Li Huan¡¯s mood fluctuate all of a sudden. Before he could wait for Li Huan to come up with an excuse to gloss over the issue, Candace looked as if an epiphany came to him. ¡°A class change breakthrough is extremely dangerous to begin with! It¡¯s perfectly normal for you to have such concerns now!¡± ¡°In the past few days, you¡¯ve read so many books in Mage Tower yourself. There are countless cases of failed class changes! You should know that!¡± Candace looked very worried. Li Huan thought to himself, ¡°You sure are skilled at delivering only the negative side of things. Advancing alone indeed has its difficulties. But it¡¯s definitely not as scary as the way you¡¯ve described it.¡± ¡°You¡¯re our Luca Town¡¯s genius! I certainly wouldn¡¯t want a genius like you to fall in the process of changing classes!¡± Ah¡­ that.. ¡°Of course, I won¡¯t fall while trying to change classes. The only way I could die is in your Magic Array,¡± Li Huan thought to himself. He had no choice but to put on an anxious expression, to match Candace¡¯s words earlier. ¡°When you reach Level 10 and are ready to change classes, you must, must look for me! My level isn¡¯t that high. But as a Summoner, I¡¯m confident that I¡¯ll be able to help you change classes!¡± ¡°In that case, thank you, Arch Mage!¡± Li Huan nodded repeatedly. Candace stood up, satisfied, and walked out of Li Huan¡¯s residence. As he watched the God of Plagues close the door, Li Huan finally let down his guard. Candace had really portrayed himself as such a kind person! No wonder no one doubted him for years! Hehe, but he had run into Li Huan! He even wanted to help Li Huan change classes? Forget it! After brainstorming for a while, Li Huan hurriedly returned to his meditative state. His priority now was to quickly level up to Level 10. After changing classes, he had to quickly learn the two skills. When the time came, he would rely on his Supreme Summoning special privilege to summon Skeleton King. Even if Li Huan had to turn against Candace and face him head-on, he would at least be able to put up a fight! Hurry up, continue gaining experience! A few more days passed. Li Huan had prepared enough Magic Aura. In that world, every level up after Level 9 was not a passive level up. They had to be actively initiated, with different levels requiring different tools. From Level 9 to Level 10, a class change book was needed. The other Mage apprentices were already used to the genius¡¯ style of doing things. He was a loner, always either meditating or reading books alone. Actually, it wasn¡¯t that Li Huan did not want to blend in with the group. It was just that every time that group of people opened their mouths, he felt like they were cursing him¡­ Li Huan would always give a perfunctory response, whenever he was given all kinds of congratulatory words. There were even people who kept asking when he would change classes. He was not stupid! How could he possibly achieve a breakthrough level up in broad daylight in front of everyone? It was another dark and windy night. Li Huan took out the class change book. The class change book seemed to have heard his call. It slowly floated in the air, disintegrating into countless floating particles. Which were injected into his body. Of course, if it was an ordinary person changing classes, he should let others help. But Li Huan had Level 200 ability in his previous life! Things like that were a piece of cake to him. Name: Li Huan Class: Summoner (Level 10) Talent: SSS-Level Supreme Summoning Strength: 11 Wisdom: 34 Endurance: 12 Mana: 39 Skills: None (Skill point allocation system unlocked, remaining skill points: 17, new skills available to learn) Summoned Creatures: ? Li Huan could finally allocate skill points! That¡¯s right. Even though he was an NPC, he could also allocate his own skill points. As he had used up the class change book and changed his class to Summoner, the only skills he could activate now were Mind Control and Skeleton Summoning. By right, he could only obtain skill points whenever he leveled up. But another reason why he had read numerous books in Mage Tower was to earn lots of skill points! First, he spent two skill points to learn the two skills. After learning the skills, there were no changes to Li Huan¡¯s mind at all. After all, he had already been familiar with both skills in his previous life. There were 15 points left to be allocated. Both skills were at Level 1. The skills¡¯ levels would increase in tandem with his own level, and have new upper limits. He was only at Level 10, so both skills could only be raised to Level 2. The skills¡¯ levels worked in the same way as his own levels. The higher the level, the more resources required to level up. To level up a skill from Level 1 to Level 2, 10 skill points were required. In other words, with only 15 skill points left, he could only level up one skill. An ordinary player would definitely choose Skeleton Summoning without hesitation. Because it was the most intuitive attack skill! By summoning a stronger Skeleton, the Summoner¡¯s combat power would immediately increase by a whole level! However, Li Huan did not plan to do that. What would an ordinary Summoner be able to summon? Just an ordinary Skeleton soldier, dim-witted and harmless to humans and animals! If you asked it to go east, it would not go west! It would not think twice. That type of Summoned Creature did not have a mind of its own. Level 1 Mind Control was enough! But what would Li Huan summon? With Supreme Summoning, the Skeleton he summoned would be the king of the Skeleton Race! Skeleton King! Skeleton King was not the same as those Skeleton soldiers! Would Level 1 Mind Control be adequate? Even within the memories of his Level 200 previous life, he could not find the answer to that question. After all, he was probably the only person in history who could summon Skeleton King at Level 10. The one and only¡­ No! After considering for a moment, Li Huan made a decision. Since he could already summon Skeleton King, there was little difference between Level 1 and Level 2! Why not just make safety a priority? He would allocate the skill points to Mind Control first! Confirm spending of 10 skill points to level up Mind Control to Level 2? Warning! It will be difficult to change allocation of skill points after this! Please allocate carefully! Confirm! A familiar feeling came back to Li Huan. Just that compared to his previous life, his current power was far too lacking. He could not wait to test his Skeleton Summoning ability! That wouldn¡¯t do. He had to calm down. If Candace found out that he had successfully leveled up and changed classes on his own, his peaceful days would come to an end! Before anyone found out, he had to prepare his last card well! Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan¡¯s stat panel had improved significantly. His Mana and Wisdom had almost doubled. His Endurance and Strength had also been boosted. After that night, should he continue to appear in Mage Tower, he would be able to hide his successful class change from the other regular apprentices. But not from Candace! Even if he could conceal it a little, he would not be able to do so for long! He had to test the power of the Skeleton Summoning skill, in order to perfect the next step of his plan! At that point, he quickly made a decision. After a restless night, Li Huan was already at Mage Tower early the next morning. ¡°Instructor! I¡¯d like to request a day of leave today. I would like to go out of the city to collect the Magic Spirit Flower.¡± The instructor had woken up not long ago, and heard Li Huan¡¯s voice while still in a daze. ¡°Oh oh. Go ahead, go ahead.¡± As he watched Li Huan¡¯s figure in the distance, the instructor finally came to his senses. Magic Spirit Flower! What was that Magic Spirit Flower for? It could greatly increase the efficiency of meditation. When it came to changing classes, twice the result could be achieved with half the effort! Li Huan must be preparing to change his class! The instructor faced the heavens and let out a long sigh. Li Huan was about to change classes, and he was still stuck at Level 9. Who was the real instructor here? The Magic Spirit Flower was indeed effective for newcomers. But to Li Huan, who had been at Level 200 in his previous life, it was completely useless. Li Huan walked quickly and arrived at the city gate, as he prepared to leave the city. He had found an excuse to go out of the city so that he could test the power of Skeleton Summoning! Word about his accomplishments had long spread throughout Luca Town. When they saw him walk out, the soldiers guarding the city gate similarly looked at him with adoration. ¡°Aiya! Here comes the future Arch Mage! When you have time, come to my place for a drink!¡± ¡°What kind of status does he have, that he should drink with you? If he wants to go, he should go to my place instead!¡± Li Huan was unmoved by the various compliments. He casually responded with a few lines, then quickened his footsteps. All he wanted was to quickly find a place with no one in it! He did not have time to greet them! They were already situated at the border of the kingdom, so such a remote place was not difficult to find. After slightly over ten minutes, Li Huan was some distance away from the city. When he looked around and saw no one, Li Huan could no longer suppress his excitement! Come now! Skeleton Summoning! With a quick thought, Li Huan formed the Hand Seal, as if by muscle memory. A Magic Array slowly appeared on the ground. The Magic Array was already visible to the naked eye. It was vastly different from an ordinary Level 10 Summoner¡¯s Magic Array! He gathered his focus on the Magic Array. Crack crack crack crack crack¡­ The spine-chilling sound of bones colliding rang continuously from the Magic Array. The birds and beasts of the forest immediately fled in all directions. The forest, which was usually not quiet, was now left with the sound of Li Huan casting the spell. ¡°Aiya! You must be kidding me! Why such a huge commotion?¡± Li Huan panicked. For a moment, he was a bit nervous. If Candace and his lackeys bumped into him, he would be instantly done for! But by that point, there were risks whether he stopped or moved forward. He had no choice but to quickly complete the summoning ritual. An ordinary Skeleton Summoning would typically cause Skeletons to crawl out of the Magic Array. But Li Huan¡¯s Skeleton Summoning was above the Magic Array, causing white bones to pour out of the Magic Array continuously, and slowly form a structure. It was Skeleton King after all! If it wasn¡¯t a bit more special, how could he be called a king! After a few minutes, the Magic Array transformed into a few rays of light, which scattered throughout the forest. Li Huan stared at the at least two-meter-tall Skeleton King in front of him, dumbstruck. ¡°Oh my God, are you kidding me?¡± He quickly circled round Skeleton King and sized it up. The bones of Skeleton King before him were crystal-clear from head to toe, as if it had been made out of crystals. If Li Huan became completely broke one day, he could break off one of Skeleton King¡¯s ribs to sell as a source of income! The most eye-catching part of Skeleton King was its head. Soul Flame rose from the top of its skull, gradually filling its entire head. Eventually, Soul Flame lit up the eye sockets of Skeleton King, which were devoid of eyeballs. At that moment, it seemed to truly come alive! The remaining Soul Flame seeped slowly into the skeletal structure, flowing in its body like blood. Even Li Huan, a veteran Summoner, was shocked. Fortunately, he had activated Mind Control. Otherwise, he was afraid Skeleton King could turn against him! Summoned Creature: Skeleton King Level: 1 Strength: 31 Wisdom: 5 Endurance: 33 Mana: 0 Weapons: None (at the moment) Defensive Equipment: None (at the moment) Enchantment: None (at the moment) Enhancement: None (at the moment) Active Skills: Undead Transformation, Undead Space Passive Skills: Self-Cultivation Skeleton King¡¯s stat panel appeared before Li Huan. Hehehe! He knew it! Skeleton King! King of the Skeleton Race! Although those were only the base stats, just looking at the attributes¡­ That Strength! It was on par with Warriors of the same level! That Endurance! Assassins of the same level would barely leave a scratch! It even had a bit of Wisdom. One had to understand that in the early stages, Summoned Creatures typically did not have any Wisdom at all! It could even be equipped with Weapons, Enchantment and Enhancement! As expected of Skeleton King! One was better than numerous ordinary Skeleton soldiers! More importantly, it also possessed two Active Skills and one Passive Skill! [Undead Transformation ] Skeleton King has been dormant for too long. It urgently needs an army! Skeleton King can summon and transform all corpses within its area of control into its own Skeleton soldiers. [Undead Space] Skeleton King needs its own space! Skeleton King can store all that it has summoned and transformed into its Skeleton soldiers in the Undead Space. Skeleton King himself can also be stored in the Undead Space! Number Stored in Undead Space Skeleton King (1/1) Ordinary Skeletons (0/5) Army Units Not Yet Unlocked (?/?) ¡­ Hint: Undead Space can be expanded! [Self-Cultivation] Skeleton King is the king of a race! Its will to command Skeletons is eternal! Skeleton King is not limited by time. As the leader of a race, it will constantly absorb Magic Aura to strengthen itself! ¡°To fight or to die. You may only choose one.¡± After reading the introduction to Skeleton King¡¯s three skills, Li Huan was even more excited! The creatures summoned by Summoners usually had a time limit. Once the skill duration was up, or the Summoner¡¯s Mana was depleted, the Summoned Creature would disappear. But Skeleton King¡¯s Passive Skill was being able to maintain his existence through Self-Cultivation! Together with Undead Transformation and Undead Space, it effectively meant that Li Huan could constantly maintain an army of Skeletons! It was too incredible, too incredible! Even in his previous life, Li Huan only had the ability to retain Summoned Creatures after playing until the later stages! Right now, he was only at Level 10, and Skeleton Summoning was only at Level 1. Yet he could already retain Summoned Creatures, without depleting the slightest bit of his Mana! Wasn¡¯t the game being too considerate? Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan had a rough understanding of Skeleton King¡¯s abilities now. His heart was lifted and he relaxed significantly. Even if he had to go against Candace next, he at least had a bit of confidence. After storing Skeleton King in the Undead Space, Li Huan quickly returned to the city. Next, he had to continue pushing forward with his plan. Every day of delay would put him in greater danger. By relying on his memories, Li Huan eventually found a blacksmith shop in the city. ¡°Eh? Isn¡¯t this the genius Mage Li Huan? Are you here to patronize our business? It¡¯s just that we¡¯re merely a place that works with metal. If you¡¯re looking to buy magic equipment, we don¡¯t have them here!¡± The blacksmith shop worker raised his head, and wiped his perspiration with a towel. Of course, Li Huan had not searched for the place to buy metal equipment. That blacksmith shop was not as simple as it looked! It looked like an unremarkable shop, but it was actually a stronghold of the Temple of Life! The Shadow Department of the Temple of Life was responsible for going undercover among the general population, investigating and looking out for evil and heresy! Of course, ordinary people would not know that. But inside Li Huan¡¯s memories from his previous life, he had worked with those people to get rid of Candace! ¡°I want to see the boss.¡± Li Huan went straight to the point. ¡°Ah, this¡­ I wonder what the matter could be? Why don¡¯t you tell me first?¡± ¡°That won¡¯t do. I have an important matter to discuss with the boss. You won¡¯t be able to make a decision.¡± The blacksmith thought it was odd, but nodded and called his boss out. ¡°Hehe! Genius Mage¡­¡± ¡°I have important information about a Necromancer.¡± He had no time to waste. Every minute he spent outside was extremely dangerous for him. The smile on the boss¡¯ face twitched slightly, then he responded quickly. ¡°Oh oh! Mage Tower needs metal equipment! I was wondering what the matter was! Sure! Follow me first and we¡¯ll take our time to discuss!¡± Li Huan followed the boss into the blacksmith shop. At a small house behind the shop, the boss moved a box aside, unexpectedly revealing an underground tunnel. When they reached the end of the tunnel, there was a small basement. A few people there were holding daggers. They all had the same epaulets on their shoulders. It was their symbol. The boss nodded towards a few people, then turned around and left, closing the basement door behind him. ¡°Candace, he¡¯s not a Summoner at all.¡± Before anyone could field a question, Li Huan spoke. A man stood up from the shadows. His dressing was a bit different from the others. He was the leader of that secret stronghold. A Temple Judge. ¡°Are you talking about Candace? You¡¯re saying he¡¯s not a Summoner?¡± The middle-aged man looked extremely ferocious. The tattoos and scars on his arms appeared menacing in the dark. ¡°Yes, he is a Necromancer. He has disguised as a Summoner for the purpose of using his position to rope in more apprentices, and then make use of their bodies, and even their lives.¡± Those present all knew who Li Huan was. They knew that he was a genius Mage who was highly favored by Candace. Now, he was suddenly saying that Candace was a great villain. Could it be that he was thinking of destroying Candace to replace him? ¡°Evidence.¡± The Temple Judge stabbed the wooden table with the dagger in his hand. The candle on the table did not shake at all, yet the dagger pierced right through the table. ¡°I don¡¯t have evidence.¡± ¡°Kid, we don¡¯t have time to waste on you.¡± Someone sneered with disdain. ¡°I have changed classes. I am a Summoner.¡± He executed the Hand Seal with a single move, and a Skeleton appeared in front of everyone. ¡°What are you trying to do!¡± Everyone exclaimed. ¡°This is the type of Skeleton that a true Summoner summons. What Candace summons is completely different.¡± For Li Huan¡¯s first summon, he had summoned the king of a race. That was why it was a bit more difficult. The current summon was only of an ordinary Skeleton. It was effortless to Li Huan. Everyone saw that Li Huan had no ill intentions, and that he had summoned a genuine Skeleton. They had more or less witnessed Candace¡¯s Skeleton Summoning performances before, and there were indeed some discrepancies compared to Li Huan¡¯s. The Temple Judge¡¯s expression became complicated. Candace was not a random member of society, but an all-powerful deceiver of the masses in Luca Town! ¡°You, go get the Priest.¡± He pointed to another person. They only had Li Huan¡¯s side of the story. Accusing Candace just based on that would not be that simple. The Priest was the most powerful figure in the temple. It was not a small matter. They had better discuss it with the Priest. The air in the room was suddenly filled with anxiety. After a short while, the Priest pushed the door open and entered. There were already beads of perspiration on his head. Even a person of his position did not dare to ignore the matter, so he rushed over after receiving the news. ¡°You¡¯re saying that not only is Candace not a Summoner, he¡¯s a Necromancer who has secretly committed many evil deeds?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± ¡°Can we really convict him, based solely on your feelings? If we wrongly accuse a good person, not to mention an Arch Mage widely respected by tens of thousands, our temple¡­¡± In their eyes, Li Huan was a rare genius. Moreover, he did have interactions with Candace. So there was some credibility to what he was saying. ¡°We don¡¯t have any more time. Many Mage apprentices have already died at his hands, haven¡¯t you noticed? Luca Town¡¯s rate of accidental death of Mage apprentices is not low.¡± ¡°And with my talent, I will definitely be his next test subject.¡± The Priest nodded. In recent years, Luca Town¡¯s Mage apprentices had often gone missing or died by accident. But Candace had always said that a Mage¡¯s journey to leveling up was fraught with danger. As they usually did not come into contact with other Mages, they could only believe Candace¡¯s words. Candace had packaged himself as an extremely kind person who earnestly guided and groomed Mage apprentices. It was hard to imagine that he was the evil mastermind behind everything. While the others in the temple were brainstorming, Li Huan received a mission. [The Truth Behind the Necromancer] Mission Objective: Expose, kill Candace Note: Candace¡¯s death will be sufficient to complete the mission ¡°Li Huan! How about this! We don¡¯t have more conclusive evidence right now. Go back first. We will secretly send people to protect you, and see if Candace really tries to harm you?¡± ¡°No!¡± Did they think he was stupid? He was an NPC. Once he died, he would truly cease to exist. He was not going to risk his life! Moreover, killing Candace was the temple¡¯s destiny. Li Huan was only shifting the time forward a little! ¡°No! That really won¡¯t do!¡± After all that consideration, Li Huan refused a few more times. Seeing how resolute Li Huan was, the Priest became slightly embarrassed. After all, it was not a matter they could simply ignore. At the same time, they could not force him to risk his life. ¡°But¡­¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°But what?¡± ¡°But I can provide you with another piece of evidence.¡± Li Huan could barely recall one of Candace¡¯s experimental sites. If the temple went to have a look, it would definitely be the nail in Candace¡¯s coffin! He did not really want to mention the location. After all, the people from the secret department were highly distrustful. If he revealed Candace¡¯s secret experimental site, they might immediately become suspicious of how he got the information, and whether he was also a part of it, which would explain his rapid leveling up. He had not wanted to attract that kind of trouble, but things had reached that stage. If he did not find a way to quickly resolve the issue, the situation would only become increasingly disadvantageous to him. ¡°What evidence?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a mansion in the north of the city. Candace conducts his evil experiments there. I can take you there.¡± When everyone heard those words, they looked at each other. That kid. If he had known, why hadn¡¯t he said so earlier? ¡°All right! Quickly take me there, then!¡± The Priest did not suspect Li Huan at all. He stood up immediately, with a look of urgency. How could such a dark, evil thing happen under the illumination of the Temple of Life? He could not wait even a moment longer. He had to get rid of it as soon as possible! Because they were in a secret stronghold, everyone could not be too overt in their actions. The basement had a few more tunnels. Everyone left in separate groups, and then gathered back at the agreed location. Li Huan¡¯s memory was already a blur. However, because the mission had been a relatively shocking one during the beginner stages, Li Huan could still vaguely remember the location of the mansion. After repeatedly comparing the scenes in his memory, Li Huan finally locked onto a building. That area was filled with large mansions belonging to rich people. But Candace¡¯s building was actually quite unremarkable. A person from the Secret Department leapt out. He was a Level 15 Assassin. Oh, it looked like he usually did that sort of dirty work! As Li Huan looked at the familiar figure of the Assassin, he silently gave a thumbs up. There was no way he was wrong! It had to be there! Li Huan watched the Assassin enter the mansion, and prayed silently in his heart. If he really turned out to be wrong, even jumping into the Yellow River would not clear his name! The Assassin who had just entered opened the gate of the mansion. His expression was heavy. There was something there! He must be right! ¡°He¡¯s right. You¡¯ll know when you come in and take a look.¡± As soon as he heard that, the Priest hastily walked into Candace¡¯s mansion. It was the complete opposite of the normalcy that could be seen from the outside. The inside of the house looked like an image from hell. One Mage apprentice was hung up by a rope, drawing magic from every part of his body. The furnace next to him was refining the suffering Undead. As for the bottles and jars beside it ¨C each one was heavier than the previous. Despite having seen that scene once in the holographic game, Li Huan still had the urge to vomit when he saw it a second time. The Priest was rooted to the ground, stunned and helpless. He kept uttering words like ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± and ¡°It¡¯s all my fault¡±. After a moment of silence, Holy Light burst out from his body. ¡°Goddess of Life, please forgive my ignorance and negligence. I ask of you, help me purify these innocent souls.¡± Life Aura instantly filled the entire mansion. The breath of the Undead was being rapidly purified by him, and all the Undead who were wailing seemed to have been freed. ¡°Priest. Next, we should¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go. Mage Tower. We must make Candace pay for this!¡± In Mage Tower, Candace was speaking about the cultivation methods of meditation. Just as he was really getting into it, the main door was thrust open by a Warrior. Following closely behind were two Knights in heavy armor. A few Assassins advanced quietly in the darkness, swiftly closing in on Candace. Candace¡¯s eyes narrowed. They were all people from the Temple of Life! With a flip of his palm, he sucked out the lives of more than 10 Mage apprentices below the stage, and they became his enslaved Undead! ¡°Candace! It really was you!¡± The Knight on the frontline threw the long spear in his hand. On the tip of the spear, seemed to be Holy Judgement! ¡°You all¡­ why did you have to come and obstruct me?¡± Candace knew that he could no longer hide his horrendous deeds. With a light wave of his staff, Mage Tower was no longer in its usual, peaceful state. It had became ominous and terrifying! ¡°Undead, rise again!¡± A Necromancer¡¯s Level 20 skill was recalling the souls of those who had died by his hands. They maintained their appearance and skills from the period they were alive. But their overall strength would change according to the strength of the Necromancer. The Undead could only delay the Knights¡¯ attacks for a short while. One Knight was at Level 19, while the other was at Level 17. It looked as if Candace could achieve complete Level Suppression. However, the Knights in the Temple of Life were almost invariably Holy Knights! Knights, just like Mages, were basically a major class. After a class change, they could become Holy Knights, Dark Knights, and so on. The calling of a Holy Knight was of course to eliminate evil! Using Level Suppression and years of aura he had absorbed from the Mage apprentices he murdered, Candace barely stopped the two of them. Just then, two waves of chill attacked him out of the blue. Two Assassins suddenly revealed themselves, daggers instantly appearing in their hands. Their overflowing intent to kill enveloped Candace. ¡°You both¡­ are still not good enough!¡± Manic Necromancy blasted from Candace¡¯s body, instantly repelling the two Assassins. Before their bodies could crash heavily to the ground, two streams of Golden Light appeared under them, lifting them up. ¡°Sigh, those two Holy Knights¡¯ levels were simply too low. Otherwise, which Holy Knight wouldn¡¯t defeat a Necromancer?¡± As he watched the chaotic battle before him, Li Huan got a little afraid. He opened his stat panel, and used his remaining skill points to level up Skeleton Summoning to Level 2. Should there be any complications later, forcing him to get involved, he would not have time to add points at the last minute. For some reason, in front of him appeared a continuously expanding space. It was Undead Space. And Skeleton King who was in that space was also gradually getting stronger! ¡°It was you!¡± Candace finally noticed Li Huan outside the door of Mage Tower. ¡°It was you, you b*stard! It was you! You brought the Temple of Life here!¡± Candace absorbed an immense amount of Magic Aura into his body. Then he charged towards Li Huan. ¡°Candace! What are you trying to do now?¡± Just as Li Huan was hesitating whether to bring out Skeleton King, the Priest stood right in front of him. ¡°My Life Priest has arrived!¡± Li Huan thought. The Priest¡¯s eyes were filled with rage. He cast Holy Nimbus, followed by Close Proximity Holy Light. Holy Nimbus was actually a healing-type AOE. The damage it inflicted was usually negligible. But when facing a Necromancer, the damage would multiply! All the creatures summoned by Candace were wiped out by Holy Nimbus. Immediately after that, Close Proximity Holy Light made Candace dissipate in the Holy Light! All that was left was an empty Mage robe on the ground. As he looked at the cheering Priest, Li Huan could not muster a smile at all. Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Because his mission remained incomplete. Which meant that Candace was still alive! As Candace received the fatal blow, he must have used some kind of Necromancy to escape! That was one of the specialties of the Necromancer class. Li Huan did not want to take part in the Temple of Life¡¯s celebrations. He just wanted to leave the place as soon as possible. Because Candace was not really dead! Under pressure from the Temple of Life, knowing full well that his identity had been exposed, Candace would definitely not reappear so easily! Candace was left with only two choices now. First, find an opportunity to come out and kill Li Huan himself. Second, which was the situation Li Huan was most afraid of, return to the Dark Council behind him, then use an even more powerful force to kill Li Huan! The organization actually wasn¡¯t very strong. If it was Li Huan in his previous life, he would not even have spared them a look! But the current Li Huan had better be careful. He had not planned to stay there anyway. That place was just the border of Ryan Kingdom. He could not get anything he wanted. There were simply not enough resources to support his growth. He wanted to go to the center of the Kingdom, then join the Royal Magic Academy with his own abilities. At least, in terms of breaking away and escaping from Candace, his decision was firm. The earlier he left, the better! Only by going to a big city, and relying on a bigger force, could he be relatively safe! Li Huan hurriedly said goodbye to the people from Temple of Life, and returned to his residence. He had nothing to hold on to in that place. Remaining there would only put him in greater danger! Li Huan went back and forth from morning till night, until he was even starting to see the shape of the moon. He returned to his residence, took a few sets of clothes and a map, and left Luca Town. The closest city to Luca Town was not near at all. Although he was a veteran player, and had the habit of memorizing maps, it was such a poor and remote area. Which player would bother to memorize the map of that place! The nearest city was called Milu City. Although it could not be considered a mega city, it was not too bad. It could at least serve as a temporary resting place for Li Huan. At the moment, he was only a Level 10 Summoner. He did not have good stuff like Teleportation Scrolls yet. However, his legs were not his only form of transportation. Don¡¯t forget, he was a Summoner! The primary skill of his Summoned Creature, Skeleton King, was Undead Transformation. He could transform all the corpses under Skeleton King¡¯s control into Skeleton soldiers! And it was clearly written in the description for Undead Space, that this did not only apply to human bodies. In other words, as long as it was a corpse, he would be able to control it! Li Huan¡¯s wish really came true. Not long after he left Luca Town, the corpse of a horse lay across the road. Looking at the condition of the wild horse¡¯s corpse, it must have been gnawed to the bone by nearby wolves. Not a single bit of flesh was left on its skeletal structure. Li Huan was not too afraid of wolves. The wild beasts surrounding Luca Town were at most the equivalent of Level 5. As long as he summoned Skeleton King, he would not need to lift a finger, and the wild beasts would be scared away. Li Huan immediately summoned Skeleton King and used Undead Transformation on the wild horse¡¯s corpse. Skeleton King looked in the direction of the wild horse¡¯s corpse, then slowly opened its mouth, chanting a spell that only the Undead could understand. In the beginning, the wild horse¡¯s corpse still had some blood stains on it. After Skeleton King¡¯s chanting ended, it could be seen with the naked eye that the blood stains were being peeled off the skeletal structure. The horse¡¯s skeletal structure stood up slowly and suddenly became a Skeleton! Sure, that horse was good, but it was a little uncomfortable to sit on. However, it was a ride that would neither tire nor need any food! Where in the world could such a good ride be found? After riding the Skeleton horse, Li Huan¡¯s speed of traveling increased significantly. A few hours later, Li Huan decided to set up camp where he had stopped. It was just that, for some reason, he kept having a vague feeling that someone was watching him. But when he got up to take another look, only the motionless Skeleton horse was there. It carried the same aura as Skeleton King. While it stood there, no other creatures dared to come close. He was probably just too tired? After a busy day, Li Huan did not think about it too much. He just released Skeleton King for protection and fell into a deep sleep. Early the next morning, Li Huan did not dare to stay any longer after waking up. He had to quickly get on with his journey. With Skeleton King as his bodyguard, there were practically no live creatures within a radius of tens of meters. They were all afraid that Skeleton King would eat them alive if it somehow got upset. However, it was in that area that Li Huan kept feeling as if something was staring at him. He already had that feeling the night before, but he was too tired then. Also, he had already caused the Necromancer to flee in defeat that day. Now, after a night of rest, he had recovered quite a bit of energy. This time, he was very sure! There was definitely something strange near him! Li Huan turned his head in a flash, and immediately a cluster of faint sounds came from the patch of shrubs he was looking at. It was as if something was afraid that it would be discovered, and had fled in a hurry. That further confirmed Li Huan¡¯s suspicions. F*ck! Li Huan suddenly had a revelation and could not help but shudder. Could it be that the Necromancer had not given up his evil intentions and come looking for Li Huan again? With Skeleton King in tow, Li Huan gingerly approached the patch of shrubs in front of him. There was nothing in there that moved, but a faint black fog that had yet to dissipate completely remained. Li Huan was no stranger to that. Those were the traces of a scout sent by the Necromancer! As expected, it was Candace! He thought he had successfully escaped. He had no idea that the Necromancer¡¯s scouts had been watching him from the shadows! Li Huan, Li Huan! He had been way too careless! How could he still sleep at a time like that! He immediately became vigilant, and swiftly observed his surroundings. That wasn¡¯t right. Candace was definitely seriously injured the day before! Despite such a good opportunity, he did not make a move during the night. He had only sent a scout to follow Li Huan. Which meant that Candace definitely had not fully recovered! Li Huan still had a chance to fight back! However, the other party was more than 10 levels higher. Although Candace was severely injured, he was now in the dark while Li Huan was in the light. If Li Huan waited until Candace recovered, it would be difficult for him to escape death! Candace seemed to be taking the time to recharge. Once Li Huan himself was tired out, Candace would then grab the opportunity to attack him. In that case, Li Huan would turn Candace¡¯s strategy around, and use it against Candace himself! That type of scout could only track Li Huan¡¯s location. It could not explain a specific situation to its master. In other words, Candace was probably still unaware that Li Huan could summon Skeleton King! No, he could not wait any longer! Li Huan thought briefly and devised a plan. The bait had been set. He would just have to see if the fish bit or not! Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan took a set of clothes out of his luggage, and put it on Skeleton King. ¡°Tsk. I must say, you big silly guy. If you had flesh on you, you¡¯d probably have a pretty good figure!¡± After dressing Skeleton King, Li Huan surveyed his work with great satisfaction. ¡°You¡¯ll have to put in more effort for me! You must be familiar with the saying ¡°we rise and fall together¡±, right? If your master is eliminated, so will you! You¡¯ll have no choice but to become the evil Arch Mage¡¯s slave!¡± The Skeleton King in clothes was the key to Li Huan¡¯s victory. Scouts summoned by a Level 20-plus Necromancer could only mindlessly report back to their master ¨C how far the target had gone, and how fast he had walked. They would have no inkling of the number of people present and their classes. Li Huan had a secondary Necromancer account before too! He understood very clearly what Candace had activated. Li Huan decided to remain where he was, together with the Skeleton King that he had dressed up. And wait for Candace to come to him. After a few rounds of inspections by the scouts, Candace would receive news that Li Huan had stayed in the same place for too long. Li Huan decided to take a gamble. He would let Candace think that he had overslept or was injured, so that Candace would come straight to him! His guess was right. Candace¡¯s body had been completely destroyed after the great battle the day before. At the last moment, Candace had used the Spirit Body Separation Scroll to barely save his own life. Fortunately, his years of evil research had not been in vain, and he had prepared a second body for himself. However, his vitality had been greatly damaged. Plus, he had not adapted to his new body. The current Candace, compared to the period when he was undefeatable, was as different as heaven and earth. His many years of hard work had been completely destroyed in an instant! All thanks to Li Huan! Candace had been trying to recover his Mana the night before. So he was unable to make a move. But he had been using scouts to find out Li Huan¡¯s position. But why did they seem afraid to approach Li Huan? Could he still be hiding something? The scouts reported back non-stop. It was already past ten o¡¯clock in the morning, but Li Huan was still in the same spot. Could it be that he¡­ Bah! He was not going to wait anymore! That day, was going to be the day of revenge! Candace gritted his teeth, and dragged the body he was still not quite used to. He gradually got closer to Li Huan¡¯s location. He had no idea that with each step, he was stepping closer into Li Huan¡¯s trap! Eh? Why was there another person beside Li Huan? What class? What level? He could not seem to tell? After he got closer, Candace got a shock when he saw the ¡®person¡¯ next to Li Huan. Who cares! The people from Temple of Life were still looking into his experimental site that day. Candace wanted to see who else Li Huan could have found to help him! ¡°Li Huan! Die!¡± When he heard that terrifying roar, Li Huan was actually overjoyed. Hehe! Candace had been tricked! Li Huan was well-prepared! Skeleton Summoning! Skeleton King, who was beside Li Huan, attacked together with him. Two Skeletons immediately stood in front of them! Candace saw that Li Huan and the person beside him did not get flustered at all, but had counter-attacked calmly. He panicked a little. Could he be the one who had been tricked? If that was really someone from the Temple of Life, it would be the end of him! But when he saw the Skeletons summoned by the two of them, that panic instantly disappeared. ¡°Li Huan, Li Huan! I was wondering who that was! Turns out he¡¯s just a Summoner! I¡¯m afraid you don¡¯t know, so I¡¯ll teach you one thing today! Summoners like the both of you who can only summon Skeletons, better not try to trick a Necromancer!¡± That person could summon Skeletons just like Li Huan. What else could he be if not a Summoner? That¡¯s right. Necromancers could enslave the Undead. And Skeletons were a type of Undead! Therefore, Summoners below Level 20 who could only summon Skeletons were doomed if they faced Necromancers! Li Huan was not flustered. As a closed beta player, did he need Candace to teach him things like that? Why didn¡¯t he consider whether it could be a trap? Candace¡¯s mind stirred. He had been severely injured not too long ago, and had yet to fully recover his abilities. But his level could still completely suppress Li Huan¡¯s! The two Skeletons that Li Huan and Skeleton King had summoned immediately became his slaves! They turned around and charged towards their masters! ¡°Hahahahahahaha! You didn¡¯t expect that, did you? The Skeletons you painstakingly summoned are just toys for me to play with!¡± Candace took out a dagger from his waist. A Necroblade! Although he was a Mage, he had to use a Necroblade when he killed those Mage apprentices to conduct his experiments! Relying on his stat panel, which indicated almost complete dominance over Li Huan, Candace decided to swiftly close in on Li Huan! Mind Control! Li Huan quickly reacted, and Skeleton King charged towards Candace immediately. Candace would never have expected that even with a Necroblade in hand, that person would dare to charge at him! ¡°D*mn it! Do you all enjoy being Li Huan¡¯s dogs that much? Fine! I¡¯ll fulfill your wishes! In a while, I¡¯ll show you how I kill him myself!¡± They enjoyed defending against knives, didn¡¯t they? Die! The Necroblade stabbed at the chest of the body in front of him. But he actually¡­ actually stabbed into empty space! The clothes were slashed by the sharp blade, but there was no flesh and blood inside, only a Skeleton! Candace was stunned. That small brain of his, which had focused solely on the indiscriminate killing of the innocent, had no idea what had just happened. ¡°Aren¡¯t you surprised? I¡¯m also afraid that you don¡¯t know, so I¡¯ll teach you one thing today! Don¡¯t stab a Skeleton with a knife! You won¡¯t be able to kill it!¡± Li Huan was not at all anxious to deal with the Skeleton soldiers that Candace had taken control of. They were too slow, and did not pose much of a threat. ¡°You!¡± Candace flew into a rage out of humiliation. Just as he was going to flare up, the Skeleton in front of him raised its hand and threw a jab! Followed by a left hook! A right hook! And then a swing to finish! Skeleton King attacked continuously with both hands. The combination of punches made Candace¡¯s mind go blank. He fell straight to the ground. It was a pity that his new body, which had not even been used for a full day, had to be discarded again. Candace had completely lost control of the Skeleton soldiers. The two Skeleton soldiers quickly surrounded him, punched and kicked him. With his increasingly blurry vision, he saw that Li Huan had picked up the Necroblade that he had dropped on the ground. ¡°No, no! Don¡¯t, don¡¯t! I¡­ I will give you all my years of savings and research results! All of it will go to you!¡± As punches rained down on his body, he did everything he could to squeeze out those words. ¡°Why, thank you! But I don¡¯t quite like that disgusting research of yours. You should just die!¡± Li Huan could not be bothered to waste time talking to him. With a light swipe of his right hand, he ended Candace¡¯s life of sin. [The Truth Behind the Necromancer] Mission Objective: Expose, kill Candace (Completed) Completed during the Mission: [Cross-Ranking Battle] [Final Kill] [Provided Intelligence] Contribution to Mission: 52/100 Mission reward has been awarded! With the mission completed, Li Huan finally heaved a sigh of relief. Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio As he looked at those big guys in front of him bawl incessantly, Li Huan did not know what to say. ¡°All right, all right, all right. Don¡¯t cry anymore. Aren¡¯t you in a hurry? Where are you going?¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to Milu City!¡± When the leader of the merchants said that, he scuttled in front of Li Huan again. ¡°Benefactor, benefactor! Please do us this kind deed all the way! You have seen it too! In our caravan, not a single one of us can fight!¡± ¡°How about this? You can be our Consecrator! With this money of mine, I will definitely pay you well.¡± The man anxiously kept his eyes on Li Huan, hoping that Li Huan would agree to his request quickly. After all, Mages were a highly noble class in that world. Not to mention one who had already changed his class to a Summoner. To that group of people, a Summoner was a virtually unattainable class! ¡°Wait, where did you say you guys were going?¡± ¡°We¡¯re going to Milu City! Without you, we will truly perish on the road!¡± Li Huan waved his hand, signaling that he should stop talking. ¡°You guys are far off! Just nice, I¡¯m going to Milu City too. We can go together.¡± ¡°There¡¯s one more thing I want to clarify. I cannot be your Consecrator. You don¡¯t have to pay me either.¡± ¡°Aiyo! That won¡¯t do, that won¡¯t do! You saved our lives! A reward is necessary!¡± Seeing how determined he was to give, Li Huan did not say anything further. After a few days of trekking, the group arrived at Milu City. ¡°Great Mage! Look, we¡¯ve arrived! This is Milu City! Of course, it cannot be compared to the cities in the center of the kingdom. But this place is not bad too! All kinds of goods can be found here.¡± As he looked at the city wall in front of him, Li Huan nodded. Actually, he knew the standard of the place very well. Trading was the city¡¯s main business activity. Although its economy was developed, it did not have many resources. Staying there to recuperate for a few days was not a problem. But his ultimate goal was definitely the Imperial City. Li Huan followed the caravan into the city. Because his ride had been replaced by a good horse, courtesy of the caravan, he did not attract everyone¡¯s attention. Everyone simply assumed that he was a newcomer of the caravan. ¡°Hehe, benefactor! Let¡¯s go! Let¡¯s first go to the headquarters of our chamber of commerce to have a good meal! We¡¯ve been on the road these few days. And you haven¡¯t eaten anything good, I know!¡± Li Huan curiously looked around the surrounding area. There were NPCs everywhere. And not a single player. He had never really observed what NPCs did when there were no players around. ¡°Our caravan is part of the Witte Chamber of Commerce in this city. Although we¡¯re not the largest, we¡¯ll definitely do everything we can to provide you with resources!¡± Witte Chamber of Commerce. Li Huan thought about that name. It seemed like he did have some contact with that chamber of commerce during the early stage missions. But it was so long ago, he really could not remember it clearly. The caravan leader beside him kept introducing the city non-stop. Li Huan only gave brief responses. After all, he probably knew as much as the leader did. Suddenly, the excited voice by his ear stopped abruptly. He had been chattering throughout the journey, so Li Huan was not used to him stopping suddenly. What was going on? Just then, Li Huan noticed that a group of people were blocking their way. ¡°Yo, yo, yo! Isn¡¯t it Bran from the famous Witte Chamber of Commerce? After not seeing you all day, why have you become so dreadful-looking?¡± Bran was the leader of the caravan. ¡°Trow! What do you want now?¡± He was livid as he spoke. ¡°Nothing! Just want to ask you guys how business is doing these days? Why is it that I¡¯ve heard about you guys taking on a huge loss previously? Oh, I remember now! You were robbed of all your belongings on the road! How much did you lose? I must say, if you¡¯re not good enough, don¡¯t try too hard!¡± ¡°Trow! Enough with the nonsense! Move aside quickly!¡± ¡°Eh? Aren¡¯t we old friends? As old friends meeting, why do you have such an attitude?¡± That person was still being completely arrogant and bossy. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about anything else! It¡¯s only right that you at least treat your brother to some wine!¡± ¡°Get out of the way! If you want to drink wine, buy it yourself! Get lost!¡± ¡°What¡¯s with your attitude! What kind of attitude is that!¡± The atmosphere on both sides was becoming increasingly tense. It had attracted a group of people who stopped to watch. ¡°We were just going on our way. But some people blocked the road of other people. I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong with them.¡± Just as Bran finished speaking, a person stood up from the other side. ¡°LV8¡± was displayed on his head. Of course, only Li Huan could see that. ¡°You guys¡­ you guys have a new Consecrator!¡± Bran¡¯s nervousness grew when he saw that person. He did not know the person¡¯s level. But from the way he was dressed, Bran could tell that he was a Warrior! ¡°Why? Afraid now?¡± ¡°Tsk. For a Warrior who hasn¡¯t even reached Level 10, how does he have the cheek to act so domineering here?¡± A calm and steady voice traveled towards the crowd. Everyone was shocked! Who was the person who dared to utter such criticism! Trow narrowed his eyes to look. It was an unfamiliar face. ¡°Hahahaha! If you are truly capable, don¡¯t hide at the back! Come down and fight a round!¡± The crowd of onlookers grew. Everyone wanted to see how that excessively boastful young man would handle the situation. ¡°Sigh! You guys really want to see it, don¡¯t you?¡± Li Huan shook his head. ¡°I¡¯m done pretending! I¡¯m laying my cards on the table!¡± As soon as he finished speaking, two Skeletons appeared in front of everyone. The Warrior, who had been flaunting his prowess earlier, took a single glance. ¡°Ah! Summoner! You¡¯re a Summoner!¡± ¡°Look, quick! Their chamber of commerce has hired a new Consecrator! And he¡¯s a Mage! A Summoner, even!¡± The crowd of bystanders exploded with exclamations. ¡°Hurry up and get lost. Don¡¯t come here looking for trouble again in future.¡± Li Huan was too lazy to make a move. After all, his prestige as a Summoner was enough to scare those people away. ¡°Big Brother! I think we should hurry up and leave. I don¡¯t know how much higher this person¡¯s level is compared to mine. Why don¡¯t¡­¡± The Consecrator was terrified, as he turned around to discuss with his superior. ¡°Let¡¯s go! Who is he? A Summoner! Don¡¯t tell me we really have to fight him? That would literally be throwing our lives away!¡± Trow looked extremely unhappy. When did the other party get a Summoner as their Consecrator? What right did they have to do that? He gritted his teeth, and squeezed the words out between his teeth with much difficulty. ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio In the headquarters of the Witte Chamber of Commerce, Bran was dramatizing as he recounted Li Huan¡¯s acts of valor to the head of the chamber of commerce. Li Huan himself did not care. It was the first time he was eating real food in Eternity. The dishes were far more delicious than he had imagined. And on the side, the juice squeezed from some magic flower also had a unique flavor. ¡°Great Mage Li Huan! Our chamber of commerce must really thank you! Right here, I would still like to warmly invite you to become a Consecrator of our chamber of commerce! But if you¡¯re not willing, naturally we won¡¯t insist! After eating and drinking to your heart¡¯s content, we have your accommodation prepared for you! You just have to say the word!¡± Li Huan waved his hand. He was really not interested in becoming a Consecrator of a small chamber of commerce. After eating and drinking his fill, he was escorted to the accommodation prepared for him. ¡°Please rest well! If there¡¯s anything, just let us know!¡± The chamber of commerce was not stingy at all. It had arranged such a big house for him. Even compared to the house that Candace had provided previously, that place was equal or better. They had even placed a big bag of gold coins in the master bedroom. Li Huan smiled and put it in his backpack. After all, he had put on a big show for the Witte Chamber of Commerce that day. It was only right that he received some compensation. Next, he had to consider his next move. Early the next morning, after a night of rest, Li Huan went out. The night before, he had ascertained the location of the Mage Tower there. Although he was just there to recuperate for a few days, he could not fall behind in his studies. When he arrived at the Mage Tower, he looked around and saw a dense, black mass of Mage apprentices. It was a city after all. The scale of the Mage Tower there was much larger than the one in the town. Li Huan was now a Mage, no longer just an apprentice. He effortlessly bypassed the mass of Mage apprentices, and after revealing his identity, entered the Mage Tower. ¡°Oh? So young and already a Summoner? Not bad. Where did you come from?¡± The librarian pushed his glasses up his nose bridge, and asked curiously. ¡°Why? I just want to read books. There shouldn¡¯t be a need to introduce myself, right?¡± Li Huan smiled as he browsed through the books on the bookshelf. ¡°Hahaha, there¡¯s no need, there¡¯s no need. I was just asking out of curiosity. But you¡¯re probably still a Level 10-plus Summoner, right?¡± Li Huan neither confirmed nor denied that. By right, other people should not be able to tell what his level was. However, that person seemed to have guessed correctly. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, you can only read one section of books. You don¡¯t have the authority to read the books in the areas further back yet.¡± Li Huan raised his head. Only then did he notice a tightly-shut big door in front of him. Needless to say, the better and more powerful Mage books were definitely stored inside. It looked like he still had to work harder! Li Huan smiled, and continued to bury his head in the book he was holding. The type of book he was holding was a book of spells. It was worthy of being called the most useful type of book. He had never seen such good stuff in the Mage Tower of Luca Town previously. The book recorded some ways to conduct and learn spells. Moreover, the descriptions were very detailed, which was exactly what Li Huan needed at that moment. ¡°Oh? The book you¡¯re holding, not many people can comprehend it.¡± The librarian looked at the book in his hands with a bit of interest. For ordinary Mage apprentices, it was already very difficult to level up through meditation and the absorption of MP. Not to mention, being able to fully comprehend the mystery of spells just by reading the words. However, small things like that were really not difficult for him. Moreover, the spells in that book were all first circle spells. In that world, there were a few differences among self-taught spells. Spells from the first circle to the fifth circle were ordinary spells. Just that the further back the spells were, the stronger they were. Spells above the fifth circle were forbidden spells which ordinary people could not even come into contact with. Not only were they extremely difficult to learn, even if you completely mastered and cast one of those forbidden spells, you would have to pay a considerable price for it! There were six types of first circle spells in that book. Every Mage could only select two out of the six spells. To Li Huan, the most important were the direct attack-type and evasion-type ones. As a Summoner, his weakest point was his body. Therefore, he had to learn a few defensive spells. Naturally, books could not be brought out of the Mage Tower. And Li Huan did not much time to spend there. He could only memorize the methods to cast the two spells first, then slowly think through them after he got back. In his previous life, he had memorized countless spells. So memorizing things like that was not difficult for him at all. When Li Huan had just finished reading and comprehending the spells, the Magic Aura in his body seemed to have been summoned. It emanated from all over his body. When the librarian saw that, he was slightly taken aback. It meant that, in such a short period of time, Li Huan had already made the spells resonate with the magic in his body! ¡°What a genius, a genius¡­¡± Li Huan slowly opened his eyes. He had already basically comprehended the mystery of the spells. He buried his head into other books again. Soon, the sky began to darken. The Mage Tower was about to close. Li Huan closed the book in his hands and walked out. Beside the Mage Tower was a magic shop. It specialized in offering all kinds of Mage-related items. Previously, there was no such shop in Luca Town. Just nice, he had some gold coins with him. Why not go in to take a look? ¡°Have a look, have a look! All the Mages here! My goods here are all the latest! And the most complete!¡± When he saw Li Huan walk in, the boss hurriedly walked up to him, with a wide grin. ¡°Great Mage! See this here? This is the newest wand in our shop! Very powerful!¡± Li Huan tilted his head to look. [Ordinary Wand] Enough. There was no need to read further after seeing a name like that. It was easy to imagine how lousy the attributes of that thing was. Li Huan waved his hand, and went to look at other items in the shop. [Magic Potion] [A bottle of magical potion. After drinking it, you can quickly recover your Mana.] [Magic Crystal] [An ordinary magic crystal. After embedding it into a staff, Mana +3] After looking around, those were the only two items in the entire shop that he could probably use. His staff had two sockets, so he bought two crystals and a few bottles of potion, placing them in his bag. ¡°Eh? You¡¯re a Summoner?¡± A hand landed on Li Huan¡¯s shoulder. It was a group of Mage apprentices who had also come into the shop. Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan did not know the background of that group of apprentices. No matter what, he had to be vigilant! ¡°I guess so.¡± ¡°You¡¯re being modest! Actually, everyone already saw it just now! You learnt a few spells from that book just like that! Moreover, you were able to enter the internal section of Mage Tower to read books. If you say you¡¯re not a Mage, no one will believe you!¡± It seemed like they only wanted to discuss matters related to Mages, not to cause trouble. ¡°Yes, I am indeed a Mage. I¡¯ve just been a bit lucky. Work hard, you guys can do it too.¡± Although the group of Mage apprentices were not at a level where they could change classes yet, there were two Level 7s and one Level 9 among them. In Li Huan¡¯s eyes, they were no different from newbies. With his Level 200 experience from his previous life, whenever he spoke, he sounded like a benevolent father giving encouragement. ¡°Eh? Okay! But you¡¯re probably not from this city, right? You look a little unfamiliar.¡± When they heard Li Huan¡¯s words, a few apprentices had strange looks in their eyes. But then again, they could be considered words of encouragement coming from a senior. ¡°Yes, I am indeed not from this city. I only arrived two days ago. This is my first time at this Mage Tower. It¡¯s all right, not too bad.¡± A few Mage apprentices looked puzzled. Why did that Mage who had come from a small place seem to have a faint¡­ sense of superiority in his words? ¡°It¡¯s not bad, isn¡¯t it? What do you think? Are you interested in staying here?¡± Li Huan, who was examining his magic crystal, did not even lift his head. ¡°No, I don¡¯t plan to stay here. This place is still not big enough.¡± ¡°I¡¯m preparing to go to the center of the kingdom. Why? Do you guys want to go together?¡± When they heard the words ¡°center of the kingdom¡±, a few Mage apprentices burst into laughter. ¡°The center of the kingdom? Are you serious?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°You mean, you want to go to the Royal Magic Academy?¡± What was the Royal Magic Academy? It was the place that every Mage in the kingdom dreamed of joining! It could be described as the pinnacle of the entire Mage organization in the kingdom! And it was almost unimaginable how difficult it was to join that academy! Even if the Summoner before them had some talent, it was far from enough for the Royal Magic Academy! Those truly qualified to enter that academy were extremely rare! ¡°That¡¯s right. Why?¡± In Li Huan¡¯s eyes, the Royal Magic Academy was actually considered quite average. The Mage apprentices looked at each other. He really was not joking. He actually wanted to go there! ¡°Then you must be quite ambitious! Amazing! When do you plan to enroll? Do you even want to become an Imperial Arch Mage?¡± Li Huan could now sense the hidden meanings behind the apprentice¡¯s words. Sigh! True, how could a sparrow understand the ambition of a swan! Li Huan simply turned his head around and nodded politely. Then he carried his things, turned around and left. ¡°Tsk. This person is really good at putting on a show! Who does he think he is? With that look that shows that he doesn¡¯t care about anyone else!¡± ¡°Exactly! With that kind of attitude, he dares to openly declare his desire to go to the Royal Magic Academy? Isn¡¯t he going a bit too far with the dreaming?¡± ¡°That¡¯s true! This person is overestimating his abilities, and doesn¡¯t know where he stands. He¡¯s now running towards a wall. Once he realizes that he can¡¯t do it, he¡¯ll be back!¡± As they watched Li Huan¡¯s departing back view, everyone started to mock him in hushed voices. Of course, Li Huan was unaffected by those frogs in the well. All he wanted to do was to return to his mansion as fast as possible. He wanted to quickly learn the skills he had memorized earlier, and then enhance his staff. Back in his room. First, was the attack-type spell. [Arcane Missile] [Skill Type: Universal] [Create multiple missiles condensed by magic! Ruthlessly attack your enemy!] [Note: Arcane Missile will get stronger as your ability increases!] That skill was a classic, universal skill for all Mages. One could master the skill after fully comprehending the spell, and then using a few skill points. The damage caused by Arcane Missile was actually not high. In fact, it was very low. However, the skill¡¯s Mana cost and cooldown time were not high. It did not need to be leveled up to the later stages. At the middle stages, the Mage could already control a large number of small balls simultaneously. They could be used as a small-scale AOE, or when enhanced by other elements, become a real headache for the opponent. Moreover, the skill demanded a high level of control power from the Mage. But the last thing that Li Huan now lacked, was control power. As Li Huan slowly chanted the spell, the Mana in his body slowly condensed. He opened his stat panel, and put three skill points into Arcane Missile. For such universal spells, the number of skill points required to level up was much lower than for skills exclusive to Li Huan¡¯s specific class. [Arcane Missile] [Learned successfully!] In a short time, he had already condensed three missiles beside him. With a quick thought, the three magic balls collided with each other, and turned into Arcane Dust. Phew, that was a lot easier than he had imagined. Looks like he still had the foundation of a Level 200. Next, was the second skill. [Wind-Blessed] [Skill Type: Universal] [A storm is coming! Set up a small-scale cyclone around you. It can increase the speed of your movement, while reducing the enemy¡¯s speed!] It was also a first circle skill that consumed a lot of control power. But because it had some elemental power mixed in, it was the most difficult first circle skill to master. It could be used to reduce the opponent¡¯s speed, which would guarantee the hit rate of his minor spells and Summoned Creatures! It could also be used directly to escape, leaving the opponent unable to do anything while they watched him run! That was the unique point of the skill! But it meant that he had to concurrently control the air around him, to ensure that all the air currents flowed in the direction most advantageous to him! But Li Huan was a super controller of that skill in his previous life! He opened his stat panel, and put three skill points into [Wind-Blessed] . At that moment, the air currents around Li Huan started to move slowly. Memories of his previous life surged continuously into his brain! At first, there were only extremely subtle air currents around him. But as he mastered the string of incantations, Li Huan felt that the air currents he could control were getting more and more subtle. He could even lift some small items in the room and place them where he wanted! That was the power of Wind-Blessed! Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan hurriedly looked at his mission reward. [Experience Earned: 112 points] [Currency Earned: 98 pieces] Level Up! Level Up! Level Up! Woohoo! With the completion of that mission, Li Huan¡¯s level directly increased by three levels! Not only did his stat panel improve a fair bit, he even earned a whole bunch of skill points! Although, he was practically already overflowing with combat power at that point. There was no hurry to allocate those skill points yet. Now that he had killed Candace, that ¡®person¡¯ no longer needed to remain beside him. He put away Skeleton King, and called for his Skeleton ride. Now, he could finally set off at ease. As Li Huan packed his things, he glanced at the spot where Candace had died earlier. There seemed to be something else there. That¡¯s right! In general, after defeating a small boss like that, an item should have dropped. How could he have forgotten! It could be that, in his previous life, he had already maxed out all the possible equipment in the entire game. Even if a piece of orange equipment dropped on the ground, he could not be bothered to bend down to pick it up. But now that he was starting from zero, it was better to plan his moves properly. It was truly easy to go from rags to riches, but difficult to go from riches to rags! Li Huan picked up the staff and examined it. [Broken Angel Staff] [Quality: Rare] [Equipment Effect: Mana +9, Wisdom +6] [Special Effect (Exclusive) ¨C Broken Angel Call: Skill cooldown time -5%] Whoa, it was even a piece of blue equipment. Li Huan had thought that for the boss of a novice village, dropping a piece of white equipment would already be pretty good. But it was actually a piece of blue equipment that was dropped! Just based on its stat panel, it was not that strong. But it had an exclusive special effect! A reduction in cooldown time meant that he could release skills on a more frequent basis! As a Mage who had changed his class to a Summoner, more frequent skill releasing meant that he could summon his Summoned Creatures faster! If he could obtain additional items with the same attribute, and stack all their reductions in cooldown time, summoning a great army would not merely be a dream! As he got to that point, Li Huan became excited. He hurriedly equipped himself with the item. After feeling the power of the staff, he packed his bags and went on his way! As he mounted his Skeleton horse, Li Huan looked back at the place where he had killed Candace with lingering fear. Luca Town was merely at the border of the kingdom. All the large-scale organizations either had small branches there or none at all. For example, the Dark Council only had a very small branch there. A mere Level 20-plus Necromancer was one of the most powerful, domineering forces in that place. So one could imagine how low the standard was there. However, the Dark Council was an organization that repaid even the most minor of misdeeds. As the culprit responsible for killing one of their lackeys, it was clear that the Dark Council would not let Li Huan off easily. But what was the point of worrying excessively? If he continued to engage in reproach and self-pity, wouldn¡¯t that be the end of him? He had better hurry and find ways to increase his capabilities instead! After all that thinking, Li Huan continued walking towards the city. Not long later, he heard sounds of ripping and beating. As a Level 200 boss in his previous life, Li Huan¡¯s favorite thing to do was to speak out against any injustice he came across! Was it a newbie who could not fight to defend himself? Li Huan would do it! Sigh, but he was only at Level 13 now. Whatever! If he did not go over to help, it would not be his style of doing things! ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª- ¡°Hehe, hurry up and hand them all over!¡± ¡°Aiyo, sir! Really, take it that I¡¯m begging you! Just let me off! I have both elderly and young, an entire family waiting for me to return home to support them! Please do me this kind deed!¡± ¡°Enough with your nonsense! Should I just let you pass through this road then? You disturbed our rest. Shouldn¡¯t you pay?¡± Li Huan followed the voice. It turned out to be a group of Goblins robbing a caravan of merchants. When he looked closely at the levels on top of the Goblins¡¯ heads, the highest was only Level 6. What kind of caravan could a group of Goblins with a highest level of 6 possibly rob? He then looked at the merchants who despite being terrified, were protecting their goods with their lives. Their highest level was Level 3. No wonder! They did not even have a moderately stronger bodyguard, yet they dared to go out to do business! They seriously valued money more than life! Sigh, it was a good thing that they bumped into him that day! Otherwise, it would be the end of them! The group of teeth-baring Goblins was only up to a human calf in height. It was just a greedy race, that¡¯s all. ¡°Eh! What are you guys doing in broad daylight? Let those people go, quickly!¡± Li Huan roared as he appeared in their line of sight. The group of Goblins was stunned for a moment. They were usually the ones who looked for others to create trouble. When had others ever looked for them to create trouble? ¡°Hahaha! Another human being has served himself up on a silver platter! Fine! You like acting chivalrous, don¡¯t you? Brothers! Chop him into pieces first!¡± At the command of their leader, the group of Goblins surged towards Li Huan together, leaving just a few behind to guard the merchants. When he saw the densely-packed mass of Level 3s and Level 4s, Li Huan really wanted to laugh. [Skeleton Summoning] Activate! Together with the Skeletons that were stored in the space by Skeleton King, four Skeletons and the Skeleton horse appeared in front of Li Huan at the same time. ¡°Boss! This¡­ this seems to be a Summoner!¡± ¡°Who cares what he is! Go!¡± The Skeleton horse had already charged directly into the group of Goblins, and trampled all over them. The HP bars of those Goblins were no higher than 15. For them, the Skeleton horse¡¯s trampling alone was able to completely empty their HP bars! A single stomp by the Skeleton horse caused 10+ damage, not to mention those of the Skeleton soldiers. It was truly every punch on point, every stomp on target! When he saw a whole string of figures exploding before his eyes, Li Huan nodded with satisfaction. Just nice, they could even add to his experience! That felt good! Very soon, the big group of noisy Goblins retreated. Li Huan could not be bothered to chase after them. He just checked the area to see if there were any dropped items. Pity, the Goblins¡¯ levels were simply too low. Other than dropping experience, only a few had dropped [Goblin Fur]. Unfortunately, the Undead Space only had space to store two Skeleton Goblins. After he finished collecting everything, Li Huan turned around and saw that the merchants were at a loss on what to do. When they realized that it was not a case of one evil force taking out another, the leader immediately stood in front of Li Huan. Then he bawled. ¡°Benefactor, oh benefactor! You truly are our savior!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! If you were not here today, we really wouldn¡¯t have known what to do!¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan¡¯s entire body was now enclosed by the cyclone. And he controlled everything in the room. Once his level increased, he would be able to level up his skills a step further! When the time came, the area within his control would be far wider than a single room! In an instant, a few magic balls appeared beside him again. Combining two basic skills together naturally required greater control power. But to Li Huan, it was a piece of cake! The few magic balls were already rising up slowly within the cyclone. Then, they fused with the cyclone, and started to spin together with it! It had been too long since Li Huan felt the pleasure of having everything under his control. Dong, dong, dong. After a brief moment of self-absorption, he finally came to his senses. It seemed like someone was knocking on the door. Tsk, who was it? Hadn¡¯t he already informed the people from the chamber of commerce not to bother him for no reason? Could it be that the other chamber of commerce, which he had humiliated in public that day, was now looking for him to create trouble? It was certainly possible! But they knew what he was capable of. By coming to his door at such a time, wouldn¡¯t they simply be looking for a fight? Li Huan went downstairs somewhat irritated, and opened the door. There were no arrogant, bossy people from that chamber of commerce at the door. Only a young girl who looked familiar. ¡°Hello! I heard you say today that you wanted to go to the Imperial City?¡± No wonder she looked familiar! Wasn¡¯t she one of Mage apprentices at the magic shop earlier that day? ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to go.¡± After he finished speaking, Li Huan started to close the door. ¡°Wait a moment! I know what they said today was too much. I apologize to you on their behalves! I apologize!¡± The young girl anxiously held on to the door as it started to close, as if she still had something to say. ¡°I said, I¡¯m not going. It¡¯s got nothing to do with all of you.¡± Li Huan looked at the ¡°LV6¡± on the young girl¡¯s head. He really did not want to take that burden along. Although she was quite a good-looking female, that was not the time to think about such things. After he said that, he slammed the door shut. ¡­ Over the next few days, Li Huan was almost always in the Mage Tower. He was reading like crazy. Because reading could earn him more skill points! At that moment, players had yet to arrive in the game. And many of the places he remembered using to grind levels had not opened up yet. He could only earn experience and skill points by reading in the Mage Tower. By practicing spell casting, he could actually also earn skill points and experience. But its efficiency was virtually negligible. Since there was a quicker and more convenient way, why would he go and practice spell casting? However, a few days later, he had finished reading almost all the new ¨C and likely to be useful ¨C books in the Mage Tower. As expected, that place was still too small. In order to obtain truly great power, he still had to go to the center of the kingdom! If he could obtain a higher level of authority, he would be able to unlock the next level of the library. Then, he would be able to learn even more! Only after acquiring more resources from the city, would he have the confidence to continue on his journey! As Li Huan walked out of the Mage Tower, he saw something unusual in front. A large group of Mage apprentices was looking towards the upper levels of the Mage Tower, full of anticipation. Although a sizeable number of people gathered there on a normal day, everyone seemed to be waiting for something that day. ¡°Cough cough! Ladies and gentlemen, I hereby announce! As our Mage Tower needs a large batch of new materials, we will commence the collection of Demon Hearts!¡± From the upper levels of the Mage Tower, someone walked out, cleared his throat, and announced in a loud voice. Demon Hearts? Demon Heart was a generic term for items dropped after a monster was killed. Monsters also came in various types and levels, because by nature, they were creatures that had been corroded by magic. Every different monster had a different level of difficulty to kill. Demon Hearts also had a very unique characteristic. Only by using magic to kill a monster, could a Demon Heart be dropped. And so only Mages could complete that mission! ¡°As long as I hand over the Demon Hearts collected to the Mage Tower, I¡¯ll be able to get gold coins! On top of that, raise my authority level in the Mage Tower, which will give me more special privileges there!¡± Li Huan¡¯s eyes lit up! By helping the Mage Tower collect Demon Hearts, not only could he obtain gold coins, he could also increase his authority level in the Mage Tower! Moreover, the mission was targeted towards the Mage apprentices. So the capability requirements were probably not very high. With his Level 13 abilities already a rare existence there, together with his Skeleton King, wouldn¡¯t it be a breeze killing some little monsters? [New Mission: Mage Tower¡¯s Request for Help ] [Mission Objective: Collect Demon Hearts, submit to the Mage Tower] A new mission! When he saw his new mission, Li Huan almost had a heart attack on the spot! Wasn¡¯t that too favorable to him? It was akin to earning two salaries for one job! How could there be such a wonderful thing in the world? Enough talking! That mission, he had to do it! Even if the monsters were a few levels higher than him, he had to try! Li Huan took a step towards the front of the stage, expressing his desire to accept the mission. ¡°Hahahaha! Good! Everyone, look! Someone has already come forward to sign up! What are you all waiting for?¡± ¡°Excellent! What a brave Mage! I wish you¡­¡± Before the presiding Mage could finish speaking, he was left looking at Li Huan¡¯s departing back view filled with determination. All right, it seemed like that unfamiliar-looking Mage had his own ideas on what to do! Li Huan simply took the monster distribution map and left. He did not have time to listen to others rattle on. Outside the city, the monsters¡¯ haunt. After he arrived, Li Huan realized that the monsters¡¯ abilities were not even one-tenth of what he had imagined. They were merely Level 4 and 5 little monsters. Creatures, once corroded by magic, would turn into grotesque-looking monsters. But he was not sure if anyone had heard of the saying. The weirder they looked, the faster they died! Li Huan did not even need to activate his Skeleton King. He simply released a few random Skeleton soldiers to surround himself, and then it was one punch one kill! Bright red numbers kept popping up before his eyes. He was too lazy to even get up to pick those Demon Hearts up, because there were just too many. He would just pick them all up later. However, Li Huan did not let his guard down at all! Because he knew! For monster grinding spots in the wild, after a certain grinding level had been reached, their leader would be drawn to the area! Li Huan realized that his concerns were unfounded only when the leader appeared. The leader of those monsters, was only a Level 9 little monster! He had waited so long, because he wanted to turn the leader into his own Skeleton soldier after killing it! It had already been evening when he left the Mage Tower. It was now late in the night, but Li Huan had no intention of going back. Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio At dawn the next morning, Li Huan woke up in the middle of a dream. That¡¯s right. He immediately released Skeleton King. Both to act as his bodyguard, and to help him collect the Demon Hearts. Then he set up camp on the spot and slept. When he saw the overflowing number of Demon Hearts that Skeleton King had collected for him, Li Huan rubbed his eyes. ¡°Why, why are there so many?¡± Then he opened Skeleton King¡¯s Undead Space. Because he had previously leveled up Skeleton Summoning, the Skeletons inside had also leveled up in tandem with his skill. [Undead Space] Skeleton King (1/1) Ordinary Skeletons (6/10) Goblin Skeletons (5/5) Monster Skeletons (5/5) Skeleton Horse (1/3) Oh wow! Without realizing it, he could already summon an army of about 20 units! That kind of combat power was already considered pretty good! After returning to the Mage Tower, he handed over all the Demon Hearts he had collected at one shot. The person-in-charge looked at Li Huan as if he had seen a monster. They had only asked him to kill monsters, not to become one! A week later. Li Huan poured a whole batch of Demon Hearts into the Mage Tower again. After the people-in-charge counted the number of Demon Hearts with ashen faces, they waved their hands to signal the end of the mission. Li Huan alone had collected the share of goodness knows how many more people. If that continued, he might just empty out the entire Mage Tower. After working day and night for the past week, Li Huan had already leveled up from Level 13 to Level 15. He had simultaneously completed the missions assigned by both the Mage Tower and the system, earning himself a huge pile of gold coins and skill points. Just five more levels, and he would be eligible to upgrade his summoner skills by another level. Then, Li Huan would level up all his skills by one level. After all, he had already tasted the sweetness of upgrading Skeleton Summoning! With the Undead Space now full, if he did not level up and expand it further, he would not be able to hold them in anymore! His level of authority in the library had also been upgraded, all the way to the highest level! Now, all the books in the Mage Tower were open to him! After roughly scanning through all the books, Li Huan put down the book in his hand, somewhat disappointed. He had thought that among the higher level books, he would be able to find a lot more powerful spell books. But that place only contained second circle spells at best. For example, spells like Dragon Breath, Mirror Image, Arcane Fall and the like were naturally slightly stronger than first circle spells. But just like before, if he wanted to learn those spells, he would have to expend a lot more time and energy. All things considered, it was actually not worth it. To him, it was a waste of time. The third circle spells that he wanted were not there at all. Only Mages at Level 20 or higher were qualified to learn third circle spells. Although such Mages were also eligible to apply to the Magic Council for the registration of their own Mage Towers. But Li Huan had no intention of leaving that place immediately! Because during those seven days of work, he had already thought of something even more beneficial to him! The owner of the Mage Tower there was a Level 29 Mage! The recent request for everyone to collect Demon Hearts had been his order! Demon Hearts could help him to break through! However, Demon Hearts could only assist him. What could really help him break through, was the Demonic Lion Horn! The Demonic Lion Horn was the most important item in the making of his breakthrough scroll! That was one of the server missions for early-stage players. By helping the Mage break through, he would be able to obtain an early-stage Summoner¡¯s divine equipment! Back then, he had also waited at the place for a long time. But still, he could not find the demonic lion. In the end, someone else beat him to it! The current Li Huan had a perspective like that of God! The mission to help the owner break through had not been announced yet. He could take advantage of the fact that no one knew about it yet to get there first! Actually, the hardest part about the Demonic Lion Horn mission wasn¡¯t to kill the demonic lion. It was to find a way to coax it into coming out of hiding. Although, Li Huan did not get the sole divine equipment that everyone was fighting over at that time. Li Huan put down the book he was holding, and walked out of the Mage Tower. He had more or less remembered that summoning spell. Next, he had to buy all the types of items required! Li Huan immediately made a list. If he wanted to lure the demonic lion out of its hiding place, it would take some effort. Because strange creatures like that were attracted to certain scents. The process of buying the items was not difficult. After all, the Witte Chamber of Commerce was very willing to help him. It was just that the items on the list were a little strange. Things like wolf meat, exotic fruits, herbs and lemongrass powder¡­ Could it be that powerful Mages liked to eat strange things? Although they found it a bit strange, the Witte Chamber of Commerce completed the task without fail. After all, Li Huan had been too big of a help to them. Very soon, all sorts of items were delivered to Li Huan. The sky had not turned dark yet! He decided to take advantage of the still-bright sky to settle the matter quickly! Li Huan¡¯s impression of the demonic lion was that it was not just any wild creature. It seemed to be at Level 11 or 12. But who cared what its level was! Even if the creature was at the same level as Li Huan, once it came across him, nothing would matter anymore! Guided by his memory, Li Huan finally found the cave. The cave had countless secret tunnels in all directions. Even if someone had the place exploded into pieces, he still would not get the demonic lion. The only way was to set up a pot at the entrance of the cave, and use fragrance to lure the lion out. Not long after placing a few types of items in the pot, it started to boil. ¡°F*ck! What on earth are those things! Even dogs would shake their heads in disapproval!¡± Once he could smell a strange scent coming from the pot, Li Huan hid in the grass by the side. After about ten minutes, Li Huan heard footsteps coming from the cave! His heart inevitably beat faster. As expected! He had not remembered wrongly! He summoned his Skeleton soldiers. Just in case, he also summoned Skeleton King to stay by the side and await orders. ¡­ An hour later, Li Huan returned to the Mage Tower once again. ¡°You, you, you, what are you doing here again? We don¡¯t need those Demon Hearts anymore! If you want to sell them, take them to the market!¡± Li Huan smiled and shook his head. ¡°No, I want to see the owner of the Mage Tower.¡± ¡°Your authority may already be at the highest level, but the owner of the Mage Tower is not someone you can see at will!¡± ¡°Tell him, I have what he needs in order to advance.¡± When the junior Mage heard that, he knew that the matter about the owner breaking through had never been revealed to the outside world before! It looked like Li Huan really had something! He ran back into the Mage Tower, flustered. Not long later, a Mage with ¡°LV29¡± on his head came down from the Mage Tower. With a single glance, he noticed the Demonic Lion Horn in Li Huan¡¯s hand! ¡°You! How is it that you have this!¡± ¡°I just knew that you needed it, so I came to give it to you.¡± The Mage received the Demonic Lion Horn, ecstatically threw Li Huan a cloak, and hurried back to the upper levels of the Mage Tower. Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Could it be that he, Li Huan, had only wanted that unremarkable robe? Li Huan smiled. Of course not. It was just that he had already recalled the process of the mission in its entirety! As he watched the Mage turn around and leave, Li Huan knew that his mission was about to be completed! The next few days, Li Huan did a few small missions within the city, counting down the time. Suddenly, a burst of energy erupted from the Mage Tower! The entire city even trembled a little! Li Huan, who was in the middle of a small mission, immediately dropped what he was doing and headed straight for the Mage Tower! For that mission, the final arrangement was that after the Arch Mage had broken through with assistance, the player who coincidentally passed by would receive the true reward. Because only one person could receive the reward. The player who completed the mission would even make arrangements to frequently ¡®coincidentally¡¯ be in the surrounding area! But Li Huan did not have that special privilege. That was fine. If there were no conditions, he would create conditions! How hard could that be? As he thought of that, Li Huan quickened his pace even more. He had to rush to the vicinity before that Mage made his grand entrance! Everyone in the city had felt the burst of energy from the Mage Tower. They all gathered nearby as well, wanting to see what was going on. ¡°Hahahaha! I have finally, finally! I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ve been waiting for this day!¡± The Mage walked out of the Mage Tower, feeling the energy throughout his body. One had to realize that the higher the level, the more difficult to break through! That Mage had been stuck at the bottleneck of Level 29 for a long time, always unable to break through! After all, based on the settings, that mission would only have existed after players had entered that world. If not for Li Huan, the NPC who had intervened halfway, he would have had to wait far longer. Everyone understood what had happened, but only the Mage apprentices truly understood what it meant! He was a Level 30 Pyromancer! With his current ability, destroying a small town would be a piece of cake for him! ¡°Aiya! Congratulations! Congratulations!¡± Li Huan quickly tidied himself up, and put on a shocked expression. He had to put on the whole works! In actual fact, he was also trying to strictly follow every condition of the mission. He was afraid of missing out something important, and not getting the equipment. ¡°It¡¯s you!¡± The Pyromancer had noticed Li Huan, who was simply offering his congratulations as he ¡®coincidentally¡¯ passed by. The Pyromancer walked down the steps in front of the Mage Tower, and gave Li Huan a huge hug! The surrounding Mages and Mage apprentices were dumbfounded! That person! Wasn¡¯t he the one who had spouted nonsense about wanting to go to the Royal Magic Academy a few days ago? And now, the owner of the Mage Tower, whom they revered as a god, was actually giving him a big hug in front of everyone! What was going on? ¡°Hahahaha! Thank you, really! If not for you, I don¡¯t know how long more I would¡¯ve been stuck here!¡± When he said that, the people around them were completely stunned! No way, what level was that person at? ¡°Good! Good! I¡¯m extremely happy today! Come! Consider this item a gift to you!¡± Li Huan did not take the words of that person to heart at all. Wasn¡¯t he just a Level 30 Pyromancer¡­ Even if he was at Level 130, Li Huan would not think he was that great either¡­ However, the last sentence made his heart leap! The Mage took out something from his pocket. After pretending to decline at first, Li Huan accepted the equipment in the end! Phew, after working so hard, everything wasn¡¯t in vain. ¡°Did he, did he just receive a gift from the Arch Mage?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t be wrong! It must be!¡± ¡°Wah, no way! This is insane!¡± Since the item was already in his hands, there was no need for Li Huan to continue hanging out in that place. He casually made small talk with the Arch Mage, and then hurriedly walked out of the crowd. All he wanted was to quickly return to his residence, and test the power of that thing! [Lost Summoner Ring] [Item Grade: Secret Shadow] [Earned After Equipping: Mana +7, Wisdom +9, Endurance +2] [Summoner Oath (Exclusive Special Effect): [Mind Control] +10%] [Race Cry (Exclusive Special Effect): Cooldown time for skills with keyword [summon] -5%, strength of Summoned Creatures +10%] As expected of an early-stage Summoner divine equipment! The equipment¡¯s enhancement of his stat panel was just average. But the two exclusive special effects could lead to a concrete increase in his abilities by the percentage! He already had the ability to summon a troop of more than ten Summoned Creatures. After applying the equipment, all his Summoned Creatures could get a true upgrade! Together with the ordinary cloak that the Arch Mage had given to him during their first meeting, Li Huan¡¯s stat panel had improved significantly! Name: Li Huan Class: Summoner (Level 15) Talent: SSS-Level Supreme Summoning Strength: 12 Wisdom: 57 Endurance: 13 Mana: 63 Skills: Mind Control (3), Skeleton Summoning (3), Arcane Missile (2), Wind-Blessed (2) Summoned Creatures: Skeleton Race After reading the gist of it, Li Huan was in a very good mood. After all, after obtaining that piece of equipment, his capabilities had really risen by a lot! Since he had achieved his goal, there was no need to stay there anymore. Li Huan pushed the door open, preparing to buy a few things that he would need for the road. He planned to set off within the next two days. But for some reason, as soon as he stepped out, he felt a faint, eerie aura in the air. He had a bad feeling about it. But thereafter, the place continued to bustle with activity. He could not detect anything out of the ordinary. After buying some essential supplies for his journey, Li Huan suddenly saw a symbol carved on a few inconspicuous buildings by the side of the road. A hand broke out through the earth on the ground. The background of the whole scene was an angel trapped by a chain around it. If anyone else had taken a look at that symbol, they might think that it was some tattoo artist¡¯s signature mark or something. But Li Huan was most familiar with that symbol! That, was the symbol of the Dark Council! But it shouldn¡¯t be? Based on his memory, the plot involving the Dark Council¡¯s presence in that city would only come a few years later? After thinking for a while, Li Huan suddenly understood. The plot about the Dark Council¡¯s presence there was related to the Level 30 Pyromancer! He had helped that Pyromancer reach Level 30 himself! And that had led to the arrival of the Dark Council! Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Li Huan smacked his head. F*ck! Why didn¡¯t he consider the possibility of such a situation! He had caused the entire plot to be pushed forward! No, Milu City was no longer safe! The Dark Council¡¯s lackeys had infiltrated the city. Both his life and safety were no longer guaranteed! He could not stay there another day! While the sky was still bright, he should pack up and set off immediately! Li Huan made up his mind quickly. He returned to the house that the Witte Chamber of Commerce had prepared for him, hastily packed up and set off! His destination ¨C the Imperial City! After bidding the Witte Chamber of Commerce a simple farewell, he took a large map and left the city. It was late morning when he set off. After trekking for most of the day, the sky was gradually getting darker. Li Huan found a place to sleep in the open, sat down and started a bonfire. As if he was thinking, he scratched his head and said. ¡°Come out, now. You¡¯ve been following me for a long time.¡± The sky had turned dark. There was nobody on the road. In the empty forest, there were only sounds of the bonfire and Li Huan¡¯s own voice. ¡°Stop pretending. In the beginning, you camouflaged among the contingents of merchants and travelers, so I did not notice you. But their speed of travel is nowhere near mine. Now that they¡¯ve set up camp, how can you explain the fact that you¡¯re still following me?¡± Li Huan sighed. Of course, he was not talking to himself. Those from the Mage class naturally had a sharper sense of their surroundings. It did not matter if someone kept following him. But now that it was almost time for him to rest, he would feel a bit guilty if there was still someone guarding him by the side. A series of small, crackling sounds came from the dense forest. Someone who seemed to be in tattered clothes walked out slowly. ¡°Enough, just stand there!¡± Li Huan shouted angrily. Arcane Missile had already appeared beside him. On seeing the ready-to-be-fired shots beside Li Huan, the person was stunned and stopped immediately. ¡°Don¡¯t, don¡¯t! It¡¯s me, it¡¯s me! We¡¯ve met before!¡± Met before? Only then did Li Huan notice the level above the person¡¯s head. He did seem to have come across that girl¡¯s voice before. The person slowly lowered her hood. It was the young female Mage apprentice who had approached him the other day, hoping to travel together with him to the Imperial City. Li Huan frowned. The magic ball remained beside him. He was not familiar with that person. He had to remain on guard. ¡°What are you doing here? I told you, I won¡¯t go with you. I¡¯m already in great danger as it is. I don¡¯t want to take another burden along.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go together!¡± Seeing that the young girl had no intention of backing down, Li Huan frowned. His magic ball became activated for firing. ¡°You, you please listen to me first! My name is Lana! My older sister is in the Imperial City. But my family has arranged for me to marry a young noble. I just want to look for my sister. My family must be looking everywhere for me now¡­¡± Lana? When he heard that name, Li Huan started to hesitate. It seemed like he had heard that name in the game before! The young girl in front of him was still saying something, but Li Huan was not listening to a single word. He was only searching his own brain for the answer he wanted. Then he remembered! Lana was the biological sister of one of the Dark Council¡¯s big bosses! That big boss was no joke! A Demigod in the later stages! On par with Li Huan in his previous life! However, in the game¡¯s plot, no matter what strategies the players tried, she had already turned completely evil by the time they came into contact with her. And become an evil big boss! The plot had mentioned why she had become completely evil and depraved. It was because her biological younger sister had been tortured and killed, causing the drastic change in her personality! And her sister, was called Lana! Could it be that her sister¡¯s turning over to the dark side was not inevitable? Li Huan opened his eyes abruptly! A group of people were approaching at high speed! Almost instantly, his system received a new mission! [Lana¡¯s Predicament] [Mission Objective: Help Lana escape!] It looked like his guess was right! He had pushed forward the development of the plot in that world. And the lackeys of the Dark Council had started to look for Lana! But Lana was the biological sister of a later-stage Dark Council big boss! If so, wouldn¡¯t she be considered a member of the Dark Council as well? Why was it called a ¡°predicament¡±? There was no time for him to think now! The other party was pressing closer. He had to react immediately! In a flash, he had summoned the Skeletons in Undead Space and deployed them in dark areas! He wanted to see who those people were first. Since the system had given him that mission, he would definitely protect Lana! No one could take her away! ¡°Don¡¯t panic! Stand behind me first!¡± Immediately after Li Huan pulled Lana over, a few people appeared in front of them. They all had the symbol of the Dark Council on them! ¡°Lana, oh Lana. I have to say, you really can run!¡± Li Huan looked over at Lana, but she was completely confused. ¡°Who, who are you guys?¡± Lana stood beside Li Huan, still slightly in a state of panic. ¡°You, passerby. I advise you to mind your own business! Before I start to get angry, get lost quickly!¡± ¡°Passerby¡± referred to Li Huan. It turned out that Lana wanted to look for her gifted sister, simply to escape from the control of her family! She had no idea that she was being watched by the Dark Council! ¡°Sure, but I¡¯m definitely taking her with me. As long as I¡¯m here, you won¡¯t be able to take her away today.¡± He did not really want to bother with her. But since the mission had been assigned to him, he would help her! Li Huan looked at the people before him. A Level 17 Night Shadow Mage, a Level 19 Ice Mage, and a Level 21 Necromancer. If he were to fight them head-on, his chances of winning were not high. After all, he was only at Level 15. Looking at the other party, resolving the matter peacefully would be impossible. ¡°Why are you guys being so disobedient? Attack!¡± That person let out a long sigh, and the two Mages behind him made their moves at the same time, preparing to unleash their skills! But of course, Li Huan was prepared. At his command, the Skeleton soldiers, Goblin Skeletons and monster Skeletons rushed out and pounced on them! ¡°Oh! He¡¯s even an unrated Summoner!¡± The Ice Mage stepped directly on a [Frost Ring], and all of Li Huan¡¯s Summoned Creatures had a debuff added that reduced their speed! However, Li Huan naturally had a backup plan! [Wind-Blessed] Li Huan swiftly created a cyclone around himself and Lana, then placed his Skeleton army at the rear! It was better to escape first! The opponent¡¯s levels were clearly higher than his. It would not be wise to stubbornly fight on! Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The three Dark Council Mages were immediately trapped by Wind-Blessed. D*mn it! How could a mere Summoner be that skilled in using a first circle spell which required such exceptional control? Even they themselves might not have been able to use it so skillfully! Li Huan quickly grabbed Lana onto his Skeleton horse, and flew into the forest! [Mission Completed] [With your help, Lana has temporarily escaped her predicament. But how long will she remain safe?] [Mission reward has been issued to your backpack] [Return to Family] [Return Lana to her family] The mission was not over yet! It was a linear mission related to Lana! Li Huan took Lana and ran like crazy, while continuously using Arcane Missile to kill some Night Crows flying around the night sky. He knew that there was a Night Mage among the three-man team sent by the Dark Council! Night Mages could use magic to create such Night Crows to act as their eyes. With Li Huan¡¯s Arcane Missile, the flock of Night Crows turned into magic shards one by one. But there were still quite a lot chasing him relentlessly. Li Huan knew that the three of them had come for Lana. And his words really came true. If he just abandoned Lana there, he would be able to leave easily. Although the Dark Council did have some issues to resolve with him, they were not looking for him yet. But who was Li Huan! He was a Level 200 boss in his previous life! Now that an opportunity to change the game¡¯s main storyline was right before him, how could he give it up? ¡­ The Dark Council, in one of its strongholds. A Mage sat on a throne. He was a Level 67 Necromancer! He was called the Necromancer Lord! Even before players started entering the world, the Necromancer Lord¡¯s abilities were already shocking! The rankings of the Mage class were as follows. Those below Level 30 could only be called beginner Mages. Those from Levels 30 to 50 were intermediate Mages. And those beyond that, were advanced Mages! A Mage who broke through Level 100, would be a Great Sky Mage! And that man was an advanced Mage! A person stumbled through the main door, and knelt before the throne with a thud. ¡°Sir! Sir! Something has happened!¡± ¡°Speak.¡± The Necromancer Lord did not even glance at him. ¡°Miss Lana! Miss Lana, was taken away by an unknown Mage!¡± When he heard that, the expression on the Necromancer Lord¡¯s face changed. He stood up from his throne. The entire place seemed to have an added chill! That¡¯s right. It was him who had single-handedly planned the conspiracy involving Lana! The Dark Council had long had its eye on Lana¡¯s older sister. She had unlimited potential! At such a young age, she had already entered the Royal Magic Academy. But because that younger sister of hers was in the way, she had no way of knowing the extent of her abilities! It was Lana who had restricted her sister¡¯s unlimited potential! The Necromancer Lord¡¯s plan was to kill Lana! To let her sister awaken and completely turn over to the dark side! And then have her join the temple! ¡°One day.¡± The Necromancer Lord only stretched out one finger. ¡°Understood! Understood!¡± The underling trembled as he withdrew. By buying himself a day¡¯s time, he had barely kept his life! Immediately, the three Mages sent by the Dark Council received the news. They knew perfectly well that if they did not complete the mission, their fate might be worse than death! The three of them gritted their teeth, and quickly chased after Lana. Li Huan was now in a pretty bad situation. He did not have any better AOE skills. Arcane Missile and Wind-Blessed could only temporarily widen the distance between them and him. The Skeleton horse suddenly stopped. Li Huan turned around to look at the panicking and confused Lana. ¡°You don¡¯t want to die, right?¡± When she saw Li Huan stop suddenly and turn around to talk to her, Lana was slightly taken aback, and simply nodded instantly. ¡°We can¡¯t outrun them. If we want to leave this place, we will have to get rid of them. If we want them dead, I¡¯ll need your help.¡± ¡°Although I¡¯m only at Level 7, I¡¯ll definitely do all I can to help you!¡± Lana nodded her head vigorously. As long as she could escape from their grasp, she would definitely do everything she could! ¡°No, you don¡¯t have to take part in the fight.¡± He wanted to use the same trick again! Just like how he had ambushed Candace, he needed a bait! And Lana in front of him was the most perfect, most natural bait! ¡°I need you to be the bait, for them to get caught.¡± Lana nodded without hesitation. That was her only option now! Li Huan had already filled Undead Space with the maximum number of Skeletons using Skeleton Summoning. He had no time to replenish the lost Goblin Skeletons and others at the moment. The opponent would catch up any moment! They could only fight to the death! He put away the Skeleton horse, then let Lana walk alone in the forest while he waited by the side for his catch. As he felt the Mages draw closer, Li Huan¡¯s pupils constricted. He had forgotten something very important! The Night Crows of the Night Mage were different from the scouts of the Necromancers. They were telepathically connected to the Night Mage, and could share the same field of vision! Every move of his earlier had been seen by the Night Mage! There was no other way. He could only improvise on the spot, and take things as they came! ¡°Hahahaha! At the end, you¡¯re just a mere Summoner. You really don¡¯t know anything!¡± They had arrived! Li Huan jumped out straight away, both arms raised, and shouted for mercy. Lana was stunned. Was that also part of his plan? ¡°It¡¯s good that you admit your mistake! The person we¡¯re after isn¡¯t you either!¡± The Night Mage did not plan to bother with Li Huan at all. He planned to just take Lana away! But that was exactly what Li Huan wanted! His Skeleton King was already ready to attack in the Undead Space! It had just been waiting for him! Pa! The Night Mage had assumed that victory was within grasp. But a solid palm landed squarely on his chest! He looked just like a sandbag that had been heavily attacked, flying back a few meters! After spitting out blood on the ground, one could not tell if he was dead or alive! Hmph, did they look down on the might of his Skeleton King? The stat panel of Skeleton King was on par with that of a Level 20 Warrior! Not to mention, there was still Li Huan himself and the other Skeleton soldiers! Immediately following that, the Ice Mage raised his arms and smashed an Ice Arrow into Skeleton King¡¯s body. However, even before that only Level 10-plus Ice Arrow could touch Skeleton King, it was obliterated by the Soul Flame on Skeleton King¡¯s body! The other Skeleton soldiers swarmed forward, accompanied by a few Arcane Missiles! Chapter 20 - Prepare to Arrive at the Imperial City! Review His Stat Panel? Chapter 20 Prepare to Arrive at the Imperial City! Review His Stat Panel? A mere Ice Mage! A Mage whose main form of attack was control! Rather than hide behind and release his skills, he chose to come over and fight Li Huan head-on? He was really courting death! After being equipped with the exclusive Lost Summoner Ring, both Li Huan¡¯s and his Summoned Creatures¡¯ abilities had been greatly enhanced! Li Huan had already sent a small Skeleton to the highest-level Necromancer. His Mind Control had been strengthened. The Necromancer could not deal with him at all! The small Skeleton could stall the opponent for a while. That time difference was enough for Li Huan and Skeleton King to finish off the Ice Mage in front of them! The Ice Mage¡¯s Frost Magic had no effect on Skeleton King at all! On the contrary, he was forced to retreat in defeat bit by bit at Skeleton King¡¯s hands. Eventually, he was also killed by a slap! Having the space and ability to destroy them one by one was a unique trait of the Summoner class! The last Necromancer was slightly higher in level than the other two Mages. But Li Huan had already finished them off. Soon after he attacked in tandem with his Skeleton army, the Necromancer died with an incredulous look on his face. Li Huan looked at his Skeleton army, full of relief. He did not expect that with a few buffs applied, just one of him could easily fight against many others of a higher level! He turned around to see an admiring Lana. She was still a headache. His mission was to send her back to her family. But from the looks of it, she had no intention of turning back. Was he expected to send her back personally? No, that would waste too much time. Who knew, he might run into even more trouble. Although he managed to deal with it, he might not be able to next time. Forget it. Since she said that her family was still chasing after her, he did not need to be anxious. She could follow him if she wanted. Anyway, that little brat would sooner or later be taken back Li Huan clinically plundered the items dropped by the three of them. Then he summoned the Skeletons in their bodies. It was late at night. After a chaotic day, he was definitely tired. He prepared a simple place for himself to camp at. Li Huan did not say a word more to Lana, but went to sleep on his own. In the Dark Council. ¡°What did you say?¡± The Necromancer Lord raised his voice slightly. ¡°All three Mages are dead? One of them is a Level 20-plus Necromancer. He¡¯s dead too?¡± Of course, the underlings below the throne did not dare to raise their heads and look him in the eye. They could only nod their heads submissively. No one could have expected that kind of outcome. Three Mages were hunting down a mere Mage apprentice who was making a secret, solo escape from her family! ¡°D*mn it! D*mn it! I didn¡¯t expect that at all. I didn¡¯t expect such a small matter to drag on for so long.¡± The Necromancer Lord casually waved his hand, immediately extracting and crushing the souls of the underlings. ¡°Hmph. I¡¯d like to see how long can they can hold out against my Dark Council.¡± Early the next morning, Li Huan got up and set off. As for Lana, he did not care. She could follow him if she wanted. He just wanted to reach the Imperial City as soon as possible, and upgrade his abilities! When Lana saw that Li Huan was acting strange towards her, she did not say a word more and simply followed him. A few days later, Lana¡¯s family finally caught up with them. Li Huan was not very interested in that sort of emotion-overflowing mother-daughter reunion show. He was more interested in the reward they would give him. But after baring their hearts and crying bitterly, Lana and her family seemed to reconcile? Li Huan waited by the side, a little bored. He had not left immediately because his mission had not been completed. He did not know if he was required to speak to them to complete the mission. ¡°Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for protecting Lana all the way!¡± An elegantly-dressed middle-aged woman placed a bag of gold coins in Li Huan¡¯s hands with deep gratitude. ¡°Lana told us that you¡¯re a very powerful Mage! And you¡¯re going to the Imperial City as well! I¡¯m not sure if¡­¡± ¡°Thanks, I¡¯m not interested.¡± Once he took the gold coins, he received a prompt indicating that the mission was completed. Since that was the case, he had no need to remain there any more. As for becoming a bodyguard and whatnot, he was even less interested. Over the past few days, he had already gone above and beyond by protecting her. Li Huan waved his hand and continued on his journey. Without a better means of transportation, he could only rely on his Skeleton horse to travel day and night. He came across a few NPCs with ¡°?¡± on their heads along the way. As long as the missions were not too difficult, he took up those missions on a non-committal basis. Half a month after he set off, he even received a hidden mission! Such missions was randomly assigned to players passing by. Those who were lucky could receive that kind of mission. After Li Huan helped some bawling NPC parents find their little brat in the forest, the NPC pointed out a path to him, saying there was an undiscovered treasure there. was That ¡°treasure¡± was a Mage¡¯s Skeleton. He was overjoyed and immediately began to plunder. The robe on the Mage was even a rare quality blue equipment! That unexpected surprise stirred Li Huan¡¯s memory. Scattered treasures like that were spawned randomly. Previously, when his level was still very low, he had even memorized some of the spawn points. But he could hardly remember them now. He could only go take a look if he remembered something along the way. If he really could not remember, it was fine. Just a few random missions and he would reach the Imperial City before he knew it. The scenery along the way became increasingly familiar. It looked like he was almost at the Imperial City. Taking a deep breath, Li Huan opened his stat panel. After all, he was finally arriving at his destination. He would first assess if he was qualified to enter the magic academy. Name: Li Huan Class: Summoner (Yet to reach Level 19) Talent: SSS-Level Supreme Summoning Strength: 17 Wisdom: 78 Endurance: 18 Mana: 89 Skills: Mind Control (3) Skeleton Summoning (3) Arcane Missile (5) Wind-Blessed (7) Weapon 1: [Broken Angel Staff) (Rare) (Non-Enhanced, 1 Gem Inlaid) Equipment 1: (Lost Summoner Ring] (Secret Shadow) (Non-Enhanced, 2 Gems Inlaid) Equipment 2: (Radiant Robe) (Rare) (Non-Enhanced, 1 Gem Inlaid) Equipment 3: (Brewster¡¯s Cloak) (Rare) (Non-Enhanced, 1 Gem Inlaid) Equipment 4: (Straw Sandals] (Whiteboard) (Unable to Enhance) [Broken Angel Call (Exclusive Special Effect): Skill cooldown time -5%] (Summoner Oath (Exclusive Special Effect): [Mind Control) +10%] [Race Cry (Exclusive Special Effect): Cooldown time for skills with keyword (summon) -5% , strength of Summoned Creatures +10%] (Universal Illumination: Efficiency of meditation under sunlight +3%] [Such Dexterity: Damage by spells -5%] Chapter 21 - Archer Summoning! Thats the King of the Archer Race?! Chapter 21 Archer Summoning! That¡¯s the King of the Archer Race?! The Imperial City was right before his eyes. Li Huan finally breathed a sigh of relief. The past few months of arduous, long-distance trekking had not gone to waste. Along the way, his abilities had improved substantially. What he now needed to do was to hurriedly advance to the next stage! Skeleton Summoning was powerful, but he could not possibly conquer the world with a single move, could he? Moreover, he was currently able to summon Skeleton King using Skeleton Summoning. The summoning skill he would learn at Level 20 was Archer Summoning. Once the king of the Archer Race was summoned, he would have the ability to conduct ranged attacks! There was no way he could go wrong with both melee and ranged attacks! The Imperial City was worthy of its name. It was right in the center of the entire kingdom. Its level of prosperity was incomparable to those of the other cities he had come across! The ruler of the place was primarily, of course, the imperial family of the dynasty. But situated within the city were also branches of the Magic Council and various large temples. On the surface, they all seemed to be under the control of the imperial family. In reality, the various forces basically maintained a delicate balance. But overall, they were under the control of the imperial family. Li Huan could not wait even one second. The materials needed to break through Level 19 to Level 20 could be obtained directly from the Magic Council. If he became a registered Mage with the Magic Council, he could obtain the level up scroll! After putting away his Skeleton horse, Li Huan walked into the Imperial City. As he had rushed there from the previous city, he had not rested well for days. He looked haggard and worn out. At first look, he was even a bit¡­ filthy. That place was considered a large city. Li Huan had roughly memorized the map of that place. Even without the help of a map, he could find the Magic Council in the Imperial City. Li Huan dragged his tired body and walked towards the Magic Council. When he looked up, he saw a palace. It was a strange feeling. The first time he had reached Level 20, he had already come to such a palace, full of anticipation. He did not expect that he would have such feelings when visiting the place again, as a reincarnated Level 200 big boss. He lifted his leg, preparing to step into the Magic Council. The Magic Council provided breakthrough level up scrolls to Mages of Level 19 and above. As expected, the Imperial City¡¯s Magic Council was different from those of smaller places. Even though he looked rather drab, the guard at the entrance simply took a second look at him, but did not say more. ¡°Hello! How can I help you? Are you here to register as a Mage?¡± The girl at the counter looked up and saw Li Huan. A hint of curiosity flashed across her eyes, but that was immediately covered up by a professional smile. ¡°Yes. Li Huan, Level 19 Summoner. Here to register as a Mage, and to apply for a breakthrough scroll and Mage Tower.¡± That¡¯s right. Once a Mage reached Level 20, he could apply to the Magic Council for help to build his own Mage Tower! From the Magic Council¡¯s perspective, it allowed them to recruit more Mages. And from an ordinary Mage¡¯s perspective, he would be able to obtain more resources. It was certainly a good deal for both sides! Li Huan placed his hand on the magic stone by the side. The magic stone could sense the aura of the person touching it, and then display his level. When the girl at the counter realized that Li Huan was not spouting nonsense, she tensed up a little! He was already a Level 19 Summoner at such a young age! He would definitely have a bright future too! The Magic Council that she represented had to make him stay, no matter what! She let Li Huan wait in the palace for a while. Moments later, a person who looked all ready to shower compliments walked towards Li Huan. ¡°Hehe! Great Mage Li Huan, right?¡± Li Huan nodded. Since earlier on, the Magic Council had not had any prejudice against him. They gave him quite a good impression. ¡°Come! Follow me! Your mansion and level up scroll have been prepared for you! Your Mage Tower is also being built at this moment! Congratulations! You will soon have your own Mage Tower!¡± Whoa, that was efficient. It looked like even in the Imperial City, his speed of leveling up was considered pretty good. A carriage was already waiting for him by the door. The man escorted Li Huan to his personal mansion. ¡°All right! Have a good bath and sleep! We will not disturb you any more! If you have any requests, just let the guard at the door know! Your Mage Tower is already being built. I will inform you when it¡¯s ready!¡± After the man from the Magic Council left, Li Huan immediately rushed to take out the advancement scroll, preparing to advance to the next stage. The thought of being able to summon more powerful Summoned Creatures after leveling up was very tempting to Li Huan! He opened the scroll in his hands. Just like the last advancement, he could feel the profound mystery of countless runes surging continuously into his body. He had completed countless breakthroughs in the past. The current one was also just as easy as eating and drinking to him! Skill panel! Open! Elf Archer Summoning! Learn! Come, let him see! Who exactly the king of the Elf Archer Race was! A ray of light flashed before his eyes, and a young girl with long elf ears appeared in front of him. Tsk. Compared to Skeleton King, the presence of that king did not seem quite as commanding? Summoned Creature: Wood Elf Princess Level: 1 Strength: 41 Wisdom: 13 Endurance: 43 Mana: 2 [Forest Breath] A secret skill passed down by the Wood Elf Race from generation to generation. It can recover 30% of lost HP, and increase the target¡¯s speed of movement by 10%. [Mind Arrow] Who says Archers cannot use magic? Insert magic into an arrow and control the direction as you wish! Use the bow in your hand to track down those cowards! [Royal Orthodoxy] (Passive) I am the queen! After defeating a local unit, if your opponent is a Wood Elf, there is a 20% chance that your opponent will switch sides! After reading the gist of her skills, Li Huan nodded. Although she did not have a more useful AOE skill, she had a one-point buff and a one-point sniping skill. The passive skill was the icing on the cake, and made up for the fact that she could only fight solo! ¡°Hello! Are you my master? My name is Rielle! I am¡­¡± When Li Huan heard her speak, it dawned on him that he had summoned a creature from the Elf Race! Most Summoned Creatures would have signed summoning contracts before they could be summoned by Summoners. They also had minds of their own. Some races were duller, for example Murlocs, Skeletons, Quilboars and the like. That Wood Elf was certainly not as dumb as the Skeleton Race! It seemed that if he wanted to control her, he would have to add more points to Mind Control! Chapter 22 - He Must Have Entered Through the Back Door! Chapter 22 He Must Have Entered Through the Back Door! The young girl before him had an expectant look on her face. She walked around Li Huan, rambling on about something. She was the princess of a race after all. Since signing the summoning contract, it was probably her first time being summoned. Li Huan gave a few monosyllabic answers, before letting her go back. She was not like Skeleton King, which had come with an Undead Space. If her master wanted her to go back, she had to go back, just like an ordinary Summoned Creature. She could not stay in a hidden space by her master¡¯s side. After Li Huan finished learning the skill, his abilities improved tremendously without question! His team now had a Warrior who could engage in close combat, and an Archer who could take off the enemy¡¯s head from a thousand miles away! Next, his goal was to quickly get his own Mage Tower and join the Royal Magic Academy! If he intended to enter as a student, it would be a pure waste of time! After a day of rest, Li Huan rode the carriage that was constantly waiting by his door. He arrived at the entrance of the Royal Magic Academy. ¡°Eh? Isn¡¯t this the Mage who just arrived in the Imperial City yesterday?¡±. ¡°Isn¡¯t it? I heard that as soon as he arrived, a luxurious residence was arranged for him! What¡¯s his background?¡± ¡°It was exactly like that! I have news from the grapevine here. He¡¯s actually someone with connections! Everything has been arranged for him! And apparently, after he entered the academy, he went directly to the class with the best resources!¡± ¡°Whoa whoa, which official¡¯s son is he again? Seriously! If I had the same level of resources, I¡¯ll have to say, I probably won¡¯t be inferior to him in any way!¡±. Voices of doubt and distrust kept ringing in Li Huan¡¯s ears. But those were just the noises of frogs in a well. Why would he be affected by them? ¡°Look! Look! He¡¯s gone straight to the office! Didn¡¯t even bother to put on an act! He must have gone to look for daddy¡¯s underling!¡± That¡¯s right. Of course, Li Huan was different from them. He had gone straight to the office, to apply for the position of a teacher! ¡°Ah¡­ this¡­ becoming a Level 20 Summoner at your age is not bad indeed, but if you want to become a teacher¡­¡± The people in the office looked at each other in dismay. ¡°I know that my current level isn¡¯t high enough. But you can test me on my experience. Whether I¡¯m qualified or not, you¡¯ll know once you¡¯ve tested me.¡± A short while later, with his previous life¡¯s Level 200 experience, Li Huan had answered all of their questions with ease. Next to him, those teachers were really just a bunch of newbies! From the power advantage of one class over another, to the key ways to level up within each class, to the strengths and weaknesses of different Mage classes in different environments. From the composition of Mage teams, to combos formed across the various classes. He talked about all of them. The teachers looked at Li Huan as words flowed continuously, all of them shocked. What was that strange creature before them? That young man¡­ knew simply too much! ¡°Fine, fine! Teacher Li Huan! From today onwards, you shall be our colleague! We will arrange an office for you right away!¡± 30 minutes later, Li Huan was sitting in his own office. He had been assigned to a Mage professor as a teaching assistant. ¡°Tsk. This is the Imperial City, all right. When I was at Level 20 before, when were things ever this easy?¡± Before meeting the professor called Nano, Li Huan randomly picked up an ornament on the table and started playing with it. Click. The door in his office opened. Li Huan hurriedly put down the toy in his hand. It was his first day on the job. He couldn¡¯t possibly give the impression that he was immature, right? In front of him was a beautiful and voluptuous woman. She had what could be described as an overflowing chest, and a multi-faceted personality! ¡°Professor Nano! I¡¯m your new teaching assistant, Li Huan!¡± ¡°Yes, they¡¯ve told me. A Level 20 Summoner at such a young age, and an excellent understanding of the Mage system. Not bad, young man.¡± Tsk. The woman in front of him was actually calling him a young man! She did not look much older than him! She wouldn¡¯t be someone with anti-ageing capabilities, who was actually a 60-year-old grandmother, would she? someo Li Huan nodded. He took the document that Nano passed to him, and read it while his mind was all over the place. All he wanted to do was to rush to the library! It was the Royal Magic Academy! The place with the largest collection of books in the entire kingdom! A few days later, Li Huan had time to browse through the books in the library. Whether it was basic magic theory or more profound applications of magic, the standard of the book collection there was way above those in smaller Mage Towers. And by reading those books, Li Huan had already earned a lot of skill points. High-level books of that sort provided Li Huan with more skill points. Li Huan did not dare to be complacent, and quickly upgraded Mind Control to Level 4. He also upgraded Archer Summoning to Level 2. He had no choice. Rielle was no ordinary Summoned Creature. She had a mind of her own! If he did not add points to those skills, he would not be able to control her! ¡°Li? Li? Li!!¡± Nano¡¯s voice rang in his ears. Li Huan suddenly realized that he was still in class. That class was about the history of the Summoner class, and the Summoned Creatures at the various levels. Initially, he was just helping out as an assistant in the class. However, when Nano started talking about Summoned Creatures, his mind could not help but drift off for a moment. It was not until Nano had shouted his name a few times that he returned to reality, and quickly passed the magic tool to her. After the class ended, Li Huan was helping Nano to pack up the teaching materials, when a student bounced up to him. ¡°Teacher! It¡¯s me!¡± Li Huan looked up. The girl in front of him was actually familiar. ¡°You¡¯re¡­ You¡¯re Lana?¡± Wasn¡¯t she Lana, the sister of the Dark Council¡¯s big boss? The one whom he had protected previously? ¡°Teacher! My family has let me go look for my sister!¡± ¡°My sister¡¯s name is Orianna! She¡¯s now the youngest member of the Magic Council! You¡¯re so powerful, so you must have heard of her name too!¡± Of course he had heard of her. Not only did he know her name, he had even fought with her, a big boss in the later stages! She had been on par with him then! ¡°Eh? You two know each other?¡± Nano asked with a smile. Li Huan picked up the packed tools and nodded. ¡°Orianna is one of the top geniuses in the magic academy! Lana, you¡¯re not too bad either! If I didn¡¯t remember wrongly, you¡¯ll be able to change your class soon, right?¡± ¡°Yes, yes! Thank you, Teacher! I¡¯ll definitely work hard!¡± Lana nodded her head vigorously and turned to look at Li Huan. Chapter 23 - Nanos Public Class! Has Become Li Huans Home Ground? Chapter 23 Nano¡¯s Public Class! Has Become Li Huan¡¯s Home Ground? ¡°Hahahaha, all right! Li Huan, just pass me the things! There are no more classes today anyway! Since you young people are meeting, I won¡¯t disturb you guys!¡± Nano smiled and took the items from Li Huan¡¯s hands, indicating that the two of them should have a good chat. ¡°Were you thinking of something weird? It¡¯s definitely not what you¡¯re thinking! Don¡¯t go! Let me explain!¡± Li Huan shouted silently. Lana was admittedly good-looking, and he had played the role of a hero saving a damsel in distress. So it was impossible for her not to have positive feelings towards him. But Li Huan was very clear about one thing! Women¡­ were the only obstacles on his journey to become stronger! He was now completely focused on becoming stronger! He did not care about anything else! ¡°Teacher, are you free tonight?¡± ¡°Not free.¡± Li Huan shook his head. ¡°How about tomorrow night?¡± ¡°Not free.¡± ¡°Aiya! Don¡¯t put too much pressure on yourself! Shouldn¡¯t you relax once in a while?¡± Lana looked at the stubborn guy in front of her, and felt slightly awkward. ¡°Oh! I¡¯m always at the library at night! You¡¯re a student, after all! If you have any academic-related questions, you can come and look for me!¡± ¡°Sure! The library, isn¡¯t it? I like going there too! In that case, I¡¯ll have a lot of questions to ask you, Teacher!¡± Li Huan¡¯s expression changed. How could he be so unlucky to step directly into a pit? ¡°Sister, don¡¯t blame me for being too cruel. The Dark Council is probably looking for me too. I can¡¯t help but feel anxious!¡± he thought. After Lana obtained Li Huan¡¯s agreement, she hopped out of his sight. Nano actually thought very highly of her assistant. Not only was he extraordinarily talented ¨C having become a Level 20 Summoner at that age ¨C he was also very hardworking and eager to learn. When he wasn¡¯t meditating in his own Mage Tower, he was usually studying in the library. However, what she did not know was that Li Huan had no choice but to hurry! In the Magic Council, there were fees for breakthrough materials after Level 20. In other words, if he wanted to obtain the materials to advance from Level 29 to Level 30, he would have to exchange them with points. And those points, would need to be earned in exchange for reading and helping to teach. Although he was extremely busy every day, almost to the point of burning out, he felt a deep sense of fulfillment as his knowledge expanded and his abilities kept improving. ¡°Li Huan! Have you helped me to prepare all the things needed for today¡¯s introduction to summoning spells class? There will be other professors coming to attend the class today!¡± The introduction to summoning spells class that day was a very complex one. Even students of the Royal Magic Academy had trouble when taking the class. At that moment, someone pushed open the door and entered. Li Huan looked up and saw a bald uncle with a greasy and vulgar-looking face. ¡°Uncle? Is there an issue?¡± ¡°Uncle? What uncle! I¡¯m only a year older than your Professor Nano!¡± When the person who came in heard the word ¡°uncle¡±, he was so mad. He almost jumped up and hit the young man in front of him who was a head taller. ¡°Li Huan! How could you be so rude? This is our academy¡¯s Professor Dagan! Quick, apologize to the Professor!¡± ¡°Dagan? Our academy¡¯s young leader, known as ¡°the academy¡¯s number one brain¡±, Professor Dagan?¡± It was not that Li Huan had not heard of that name before. It was just hard for him to associate the title of ¡°young leader¡± with that bald uncle in front of him. ¡°Go, go, go! You don¡¯t have any manners at all! You¡¯ll embarrass Professor Nano when you go out! Hehe, Professor Nano?¡± The bald uncle pushed Li Huan aside, and walked towards Nano¡¯s side with a fawning expression, as he looked at the beauty who was one forehead taller than him. ¡°About today¡¯s class! Exchange students who just arrived from other kingdoms will also be attending the class! Why don¡¯t you let me teach this class with you? Don¡¯t worry! You¡¯ll still be the main lecturer! I¡¯m just a little worried¡­¡± As Dagan spoke, he glanced over at Li Huan, who was packing the items. ¡°Aiya, Professor! Are you worried about my teaching assistant? You don¡¯t have to worry! I do appreciate your kindness though!¡± ¡°But there will be lots of people watching. If something goes wrong because of him¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry! I trust Li Huan!¡± When he heard that, the sparkle in the uncle¡¯s eyes dimmed. Nano had not said those beautiful words because Li Huan was there. It was because she truly had faith in Li Huan. ¡°All right! Hey, if you change your mind, come and look for me anytime! I¡¯m always here!¡± The bald uncle scratched a few strands of his stubborn hair, and left the office in embarrassment. ¡°All of you, listen up! Later on, during class, give that new teaching assistant a few difficult questions! But don¡¯t go too far, do you understand? Exchange students from other academies will also be coming today! It¡¯s all about controlling the degree! Make the teaching assistant look bad, and then let Nano resolve it! Understand?¡± Once he returned to his office, Dagan immediately called over a group of his students, and instructed them fiercely. After all, his desire to pursue Nano had long been an open secret in the academy. It was just that his pocket-sized figure and shiny head almost canceled out his academic achievements. ¡°Understood!¡± His final batch of disciples answered in unison. Since their teacher had run into difficulties, the disciples had to offer their utmost support and assistance! Not long later, Li Huan followed behind Nano into the classroom. There were clearly more people that day. Yet, Li Huan immediately caught sight of that reflective skull, as well as a few pairs of eyes that were up to no good beside him. ¡°Hello, everyone! I¡¯m the main lecturer for today¡¯s introduction to summoning spells, Nano! This is my teaching assistant! He¡¯s a Summoner himself! It¡¯s my honor to take you all through this lesson today!¡± ¡°This kid! He has practically come into contact with the muzzle of my gun. In this kingdom, my research on Summoners is second to none!¡± Taking the opportunity while Nano was writing on the blackboard with her head turned, a question came out of nowhere. ¡°Excuse me! After a Summoner reaches Level 70, how should he fight against the various AOE classes?¡± Hmph! No matter how good he was, Dagan wanted to see how Li Huan would answer that question! He did not believe that Li Huan would know anything about Summoners after Level 70! ¡°Mm. Teacher Nano is still writing on the board. Let me explain it everyone first then. Of course, this has to be analyzed in accordance with the specific situation. For example, Ice Mages who are adept at Crowd Control. If your opponent is at the same level or lower, you can use the Skeleton army to directly cancel out the halo effect. If it¡¯s Voodoo Warlocks, Corrupted Priests, or even mutated Arrow Rain Archers, my suggestion is actually to fight them head-on. In the later stages, the sheer number of Summoned Creatures of a Summoner, from a certain point of view, will actually crush pure AOE classes. However, if it¡¯s one against many, I suggest you bring a Blessing Priest along. What AOE classes are least afraid of are prolonged battles. If you¡¯ve executed all your moves and your opponent is still breathing, and you can¡¯t replenish your Mana, you will have no ability to fight anymore. This is just my personal opinion.¡± Chapter 24 - End of Pretense! Spell Modification! Chapter 24 End of Pretense! Spell Modification! Sigh. If he had chosen a different question, Li Huan might have had to think about it. Because for Li Huan, Level 70 was a really long time ago. But he had to ask about Summoners! Wasn¡¯t he just setting the stage for Li Huan? Everyone nodded. Because in the current world, there had not been many actual battles above Level 70. People could only make conjunctures based on theoretical data! The teaching assistant on stage had spoken in a very clear and logical manner! He really was something! How was it possible for Li Huan not to know¡­ he could not even count the number of battles he had fought personally¡­ The faces of the bald uncle and his faction were ashen. They had designed countless conceptual models to produce results. But that young man in front of them had explained everything so effortlessly. ¡°Don¡¯t be anxious, don¡¯t be anxious! Wait until he assists in spellcasting, then make trouble again! Be careful! Don¡¯t overdo it!¡± He was truly deserving of the title ¡°young leader¡±. Even at such a time, he still thought about maintaining the glorious image of the academy! When the class reached the halfway mark, Nano finally began to let Li Huan assist in spellcasting. It was a simple introduction to Magic Arrays. With Li Huan¡¯s help, they completed the signing of the summoning contract for a frog. Then, they prepared to use a simple one-on-one summoning spell, to summon the frog from Nano¡¯s hand to Li Huan¡¯s hand! ¡°Raise the difficulty level, make that kid look bad!¡± A student next to Dagan nodded. He quietly used his Mana to interfere with Li Huan¡¯s spellcasting! That should at least make Li Huan panic for a moment! The people below the stage might not be able to tell, but Nano would definitely notice! Nano, oh Nano, take a good look. That child whom she liked was not invincible! Li Huan was opening the summoning Magic Array, and was about to summon the frog from Nano¡¯s hand. Suddenly, he felt the presence of Mana probing him, attempting to interfere with his spellcasting. But who was Li Huan! Li Huan was a Mage with control and perceptive powers so strong, he could meditate while sleeping! How could they possibly trap him with a small trick like that? What fools they were! Li Huan lifted his head, and immediately found the source of that magic. ¡°Come, everyone take a closer look at this Summoner¡¯s Magic Array.¡± Li Huan¡¯s mind twitched. The movements of his hands were different from the rehearsals! Nano was taken aback. What was that kid trying to do? A Magic Array slowly opened in front of the uncle and his faction, and a frog floated on top of the Magic Array. ¡°That¡¯s right. Once a Summoner¡¯s control power reaches a certain level, his Summoned Creature can appear at any position within his area of control! Ladies and gentlemen, Teacher Nano has taught so well! So I shall make a fool of myself!¡± A few Magic Arrays kept shifting throughout the classroom. Li Huan controlled the Magic Arrays and summoned the frog to every corner. Didn¡¯t they want him to make a fool of himself? Did they even have the ability to let him make a fool of himself? The classroom erupted in applause. As expected of the Royal Magic Academy! Even an insignificant teaching assistant was already so powerful! On the other hand, bald uncle and company sat there in a daze. In order not to appear too awkward, they clapped along. He had lost. He had lost completely. The class ended. Because Li Huan¡¯s improvisation had been a great success, not only did Nano not blame him, she even praised him profusely. Nano had said to him after class, ¡°Boys should be confident after all! Well done!¡±. Li Huan could not forget how, as she said that to him, the bald uncle had simply stood there in a daze, looking very much like an ugly statue. A few days later, in the library. As Li Huan looked at ¡°Mana Hand¡± in the spell book he was holding, he fell into deep thought. He did not expect it! He had not planned to learn that skill so soon. But it had suddenly come into sight! The principle of that skill was very simple. It was also a universal spell for Mages. The principle was to use magic to condense a hand made of magic. The stronger the Mana, the larger and stronger the Magic Hand could be made. The skill was originally designed to help Mages better protect themselves when concocting various magic potions. But very quickly, someone had discovered that if the hand was used just to hold things, it would be such a waste! Other than holding things, it obviously had better uses! That¡¯s right. Wasn¡¯t a hand used to slap people? In his previous life, he had learned that spell. He had even upgraded it almost to the maximum level! But he had also modified the skill in his previous life. After all, humans only had two hands. If you wanted to use Mana to create an extra hand, you might as well use the Mana to summon something! Therefore, he had proceeded to modify the skill. After modifying the skill, he called it ¡°Mana Charger¡±! The Mana no longer became a large hand. Instead, it was injected directly into his body! The skill enhanced his body and made his hands rock hard! And the best part was, after becoming proficient at Mana Charger, the effect would not only be limited to his arms. It would strengthen his entire body! When that happened, he might look like a small Summoner. But actually be a monstrous muscle man! However, the cost of that was that the skill could not be learned and used simultaneously. He had to at least reach Level 30 before he could strengthen his other limbs. Before reaching Level 30, the effectiveness of Mana Charger was actually inferior to Mana Hand. Since it had come knocking at his door, he would try it out! Li Huan decided to modify the entire skill immediately. After all, he was now an NPC in the game. So it would be significantly more difficult to learn and modify the spell. His voracious reading helped greatly in the modification. He did not need to simulate all the details of the entire skill. He only needed to change the direction correctly, and then use his skill points to level up in his skill panel. In Li Huan¡¯s Mage Tower. He sat right in the middle of the tower, and kept using his Mana to try it. To prevent his Mana from running dry ¨C since he was only at Level 20 ¨C he had even prepared a large amount of Mana potion around him. A hand grew slowly out of his back. Of course, he had formed it with his Mana. But as soon as the hand was formed, it was continuously squeezed and compressed. Li Huan wanted to press it completely into his body, and then let it fuse with his own right hand! If anyone had passed by and seen that, they would really think that he had lost his mind. ¡°Phew.¡± Li Huan stood up, his head full of perspiration. His efforts had not been in vain. In his skill panel, ¡°Mana Charger¡± had been added. ¡°The sky¡¯s almost bright. It¡¯s a good thing there¡¯s no class today.¡± Chapter 25 - Li Huans Authority Increases! Chapter 25 Li Huan¡¯s Authority Increases! Li Huan stretched his back. The whole night of hard work had not gone to waste. At least, he had completed the modification of the skill. After modifying Mana Hand to become Mana Charger, it had become a long-term investment skill. Mana Hand might no longer be useful after Level 100. But Mana Charger could be used up to Level 200! Although he had not slept the entire night, he was not sleepy at all. He still had one more thing to accomplish! Skills that he had personally researched or modified could be reported to the Magic Council. After obtaining the Magic Council¡¯s approval, he could obtain more resources and authority! With those few things, his journey to becoming stronger would be taken to the next level! In the late morning, in the Magic Council. A few senior Mages from the Research and Development Department took off their glasses, slightly puzzled. Then they used their far-sighted vision to carefully read through the modification skill submitted by Li Huan another time. That¡¯s right. Li Huan had worked without stopping and written a report. As soon as the Magic Council opened its doors, he had rushed in and submitted his report, requesting to increase his authority. ¡°Li, Li Huan, I know. You¡¯re now a teaching assistant at the Royal Magic Academy. You¡¯re also a genius Summoner. Your performance in that class two days ago was astonishing! You¡¯ve earned quite a bit of reputation for the academy!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, so quickly approve this for me?¡± Li Huan scratched his head. What, were they planning to just dismiss him after praising him? No way! If they did not approve it for him, he would refuse to leave! ¡°Aiya! It¡¯s not that we won¡¯t approve this for you, right? It¡¯s just that this skill of yours¡­¡± ¡°Who said Mages can¡¯t hit people? Why should the extent of Mana Hand¡¯s power stop here? By injecting magic into the body, it gives the body an extreme hardness¡­¡± One of the old men who was reading halfway could not take it any more. A few of them looked up at Li Huan, as if they were looking at a monster. They seemed to be saying, ¡°Are you bullsh*tting us here?¡± He was a perfectly good Mage! A super genius Summoner, even! Instead of thinking about how to increase the power of his Summoned Creatures, why did he keep harping on his own body? ¡°Right? From what I understand of Summoners, don¡¯t they let their Summoned Creatures fight the first wave? And at the end, simply dish out two punches and finish with a KO. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± Ah¡­ that¡­ The few of them looked at each other. That new development, that new development had a reasoning they had never thought of. So, Summoners could also be used as tools in battle tactics? Summoners could break the stereotype of having inherently weak bodies? Give their enemies a left and a right until their faces were badly bruised and swollen? ¡°For this, we might have to discuss a bit more¡­¡± ¡°Discuss what! What else is there to say! Come! If you don¡¯t believe me, let¡¯s try it!¡± Seeing that they were still hesitant, Li Huan could not wait any longer. ¡°Come on! Create something. I¡¯ll give it two punches!¡± The old men nodded. In front of Li Huan, an ice wall slowly formed. Li Huan did not even glance at it. He immediately punched it. Pa! Before the old men could react, the wall which could withstand attacks from Warriors below Level 15 instantly collapsed. Ice shards scattered all over the floor. At that moment, Dagan had something joyous to report. He rushed in without even knocking, and saw Li Huan¡¯s magnificent feat of smashing the ice wall into pieces with one punch. That, that kid was not just talented in spells and research? Even, even his body was so raw and powerful? That one punch had not only hit the ice wall, it had hit Dagan¡¯s heart directly! Dagan had thought that Li Huan was all brains, no brawn. But it turned out that his limbs were no joke either! The ice shards all over the ground seemed to pierce his heart one by one. Dagan did not dare to look at Li Huan anymore, for fear that Li Huan would turn around and accidentally see him. He hurriedly slinked away, backtracking his steps. He did not even forget to close the door quietly. No! His beloved Nano! No matter what sorcery that kid was using, it was all fake! Only he could enter her heart! ¡°Is that enough? How is it? It¡¯s pretty good, right? Hurry up and approve it for me! It won¡¯t cost you that much! I¡¯m also a member of the Magic Council now. Having one more ferocious general in the Magic Council is definitely not a bad thing for you!¡± It seemed like his punch had beaten those old men into a daze. Their mouths hung open until they were almost drooling, but still, they did not say a word. ¡°Oh, oh, right, right! Indeed, that is not bad at all! I didn¡¯t expect that, I didn¡¯t expect that! Li Huan, what else do you have up your sleeve? You really are something!¡± The leader was the first of the old men to react. He nodded continuously. He really had not expected Li Huan to completely grasp that skill at only Level 20! ¡°In my opinion, this kid is really capable. Why don¡¯t we let him try?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The inherent weakness of a Summoner¡¯s body was a label we gave to them anyway. Why shouldn¡¯t Summoners be physically strong?¡± ¡°Wang, I¡¯m sure you know that the wall I created just now wasn¡¯t something that could be easily broken, right?¡± They began to react in succession, and started discussing among themselves in hushed voices. ¡°Our Magic Council now has an additional ferocious general. I think that¡¯s pretty good. We can give it a try.¡± The elder with the highest level lowered his voice and spoke. ¡°The Dark Council has recently been acting up more. You should all have noticed that already, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s with the Dark Council lately. They¡¯re suddenly doing a lot more! We have to be on guard!¡± ¡°This Summoner has improved his physical strength. When we have to fight the Necromancers of the Dark Council, he might really become the perfect surprise attack!¡± The Dark Council¡¯s deeds had suddenly increased, precisely because Li Huan had pushed forward the development of the world¡¯s entire mission line. ¡°Let him try. All in all, it won¡¯t be a bad thing.¡± At that point, Li Huan was no longer anxious. After all, they had already been subdued by that one move of his. The result that followed was obvious. Seeing that they had lifted their heads, Li Huan raised his eyebrows. ¡°So? Can you approve it for me now?¡± That kid! Even before he met with them, he wouldn¡¯t already have planned how to use the resources he would earn, right? ¡°Hahaha! We can! We can! Young man, you¡¯ve got ideas! Young men with ideas like you are exactly what our Magic Council needs!¡± The man walked up to Li Huan, and gave him an exuberant hug. ¡°Okay! Go on and do it without any worries!¡± Chapter 26 - An Undeveloped Forest? Start Making Money from Today! Chapter 26 An Undeveloped Forest? Start Making Money from Today! Li Huan had easily obtained a higher level of authority. Whether it was the authority to read books or the resources he could apply for, they had all increased substantially. However, the Magic Council was not a pure philanthropist. Although Li Huan could get gold coin and resource subsidies, they were far from sufficient! He could earn skill points from reading books, but even the most capable housewife would not be able to cook a meal without rice! Besides skill points, he also needed far more important resources! Gold coins! The Magic Council would help to build his Mage Tower. It would pay 40% of the cost of materials, while Li Huan would bear the remaining 60% as a loan. Although the interest was not high, it was still a sizeable amount! That would not do! He had to make money! Make money! Li Huan closed the book he was holding, looked up to the sky and sighed. He did not expect it! A Level 200 big boss in his previous life, now worrying about how to make ends meet! Li Huan walked to the entrance of the library, and looked at the map of the Imperial City. Where would that money come from! Li Huan looked at his pocket. He had actually earned quite a lot of gold coins doing various missions lately. As long as he worked diligently for another year or two, he would probably be able to pay off the loan. But he could not wait that long! The shadow of the Dark Council was still hanging over his head! He had to make money quickly! As he looked at the map, something clicked in Li Huan¡¯s brain. He suddenly thought of a brilliant idea! Li Huan walked up to the administrator and pointed at the map. ¡°Eh! Sir! Sir!¡± Why were the library administrators in the game always, by default, knowledgeable old men wearing glasses? ¡°Eh? Isn¡¯t this our genius Summoner? If you want to ask about basic knowledge, I may be able to say a few words. But if you want to ask me how to modify skills, I won¡¯t be able to help!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that! I wanted to ask, whose territory is Lima Forest now?¡± Li Huan pointed to a forest on the map as he spoke. ¡°Oh! Lima Forest! Do you want to apply for that as an experimental site? I suggest you don¡¯t go to Lima Forest. It¡¯s really nothing much. Just a bunch of ordinary trees with very average hardness!¡± That¡¯s right! When he heard the man say that, Li Huan¡¯s eyes immediately lit up! That was exactly the answer he wanted! ¡°All right! Thank you!¡± After thanking the old man, Li Huan turned around and left the library. Next, he was going to the Magic Council to apply for his own enclosure! By enclosure, it meant that he could own that piece of land, and do any kind of work there, as long as it was not illegal. He could test his skills there, or engage in production. And the resources produced by that piece of land would belong to him. However, the Magic Council and dynasty were not fools. For areas with real value, they would of course keep all the benefits from those places for themselves. People such as Li Huan could only apply for locations that could only be used for experiments. ¡°I¡¯ve heard about it too. Didn¡¯t you recently develop a skill on your own? I heard it can drastically increase your strength. Shouldn¡¯t you look for a, uh¡­ relatively more spacious location?¡± The Mage reviewing the enclosure application could not quite understand. After all, Li Huan was applying for a location that everyone had always avoided like the plague. The road was uneven and difficult to walk on. It was not close to a water source. And there were numerous poisonous insects and wild beasts. No one wanted that place. ¡°I¡¯m new here, after all! Just having a place is already pretty good!¡±. Of course, Li Huan had said that. But he had already done his calculations! Would anyone truly think that he was silly enough to buy a pig in a poke? What kind of person was Li Huan! He wanted that piece of land because he knew very well! Even though the wood in that land looked like ordinary low-grade wood, once the bark was removed, it was actually wood extremely suitable for making Mage materials! He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the place had not been developed yet! Even if he just sold a portion as raw materials, he would be able to earn piles of money! ¡°All right. Since you insist, that piece of land it is! You won¡¯t be able to change it later, and you¡¯ll have to pay the enclosure management fees. If you don¡¯t have any problems, the piece of land is yours.¡± He could not understand why Li Huan would knowingly take such a risk. But no one wanted that piece of land anyway. Since Li Huan wanted it, he would just give it to him. That made things easier for him as well. After Li Huan obtained his enclosure permit, he eagerly rushed into the forest. ¡°Hehe! You little trees! You¡¯ve truly been mistreated! You must¡¯ve been abandoned here for a long time! Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry! I will definitely not mistreat you!¡± Picking up an axe, Li Huan chopped a tree down. Sure enough, he had not remembered wrongly! On the outside, the trees looked no different from ordinary trees. But on the inside, the quality of wood was the absolute best for making Mage tools! He just had to cut down a few trees, and sell them as raw materials. It would not be long before he would have lots of money! Li Huan instantly summoned his Skeletons. Those dull-witted Skeletons were the perfect helpers for the job! Oh, right. They were all his Summoned Creatures after all. Of course he should use all available labor on hand! Rielle, come on out! The young female Elf also appeared in front of Li Huan. ¡°Huh? Master wants me to help chop trees?¡± As he summoned his Summoned Creatures, they could sense the task their master wanted them to accomplish. Rielle bounced out, preparing to pick up an axe to chop down the trees and separate the barks. ¡°Eh? Master! Do you intend to make magic wands with this kind of wood?¡± Rielle picked up a branch and asked, a little surprised. ¡°Yes, why?¡± Li Huan¡¯s eyes lit up! Could it be that Rielle, who had come from an Elven family, knew a thing or two about manufacturing magic wands? ¡°I can also help Master to manufacture magic wands! We Elves all have to learn magic and how to manufacture wands. Don¡¯t worry, Master! I¡¯ll make two for you right away!¡± Li Huan had really struck it rich! Initially, he just wanted to buy and sell some raw materials. But this was even better. With Rielle¡¯s help, he could sell high-grade consumer goods directly! And the profits from that would be far higher! Rielle set up a manufacturing platform on the spot. ¡°Master, the manufacturing process actually isn¡¯t complicated. It just requires patience! Watch carefully now!¡± Chapter 27 - New Shop Opens for Business, Money Flows Chapter 27 New Shop Opens for Business, Money Flows In! Rielle was right. Manufacturing magic wands was a very simple process. The hardest part was enchanting the wand itself. Immense patience was required to slowly inject magic into the wand. During that process, there could not be any fluctuations in the magic, or else all effort put in earlier would go to waste. ¡°Look, Master!¡± ¡°This piece of wood is very good quality! That¡¯s why the wand it produces is also of very good quality!¡± Li Huan picked up the wand that Rielle had just made, and examined it. Being able to manufacture a wand of such quality, with his current level of skills and resources, was already considered very good. Of course, it was just a whiteboard. But even among whiteboards, there were differences in quality! All things being equal, among all whiteboard equipment without special effects, the attributes of Li Huan¡¯s wand were just slightly better! Whose wand should people choose then? That should be clear to everyone! ¡°Rielle! You¡¯ve been a great help!¡± ¡°That¡¯s okay! Whatever Master instructs me to do, I¡¯ll definitely do my best!¡± Rielle nodded, and continued to manufacture magic wands. ¡°What! You want to open a magic shop?¡± In the Magic Council, a few people in charge of funds distribution looked at Li Huan and said in unison. ¡°Tsk, Li Huan. If I¡¯m not mistaken, your records show that you¡¯ve been doing a lot lately!¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t think they violate the regulations, right?¡± Li Huan was calm. He knew very well what he could apply for based on his current authority. After all, in his previous life, there had been all kinds of online tutorials on ways to exploit NPCs for profit. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not a violation, and we cannot refuse. It¡¯s just that your Mage Tower was built not too long ago, then you applied for an enclosure. And now you¡¯re applying for a loan to open a magic shop. It¡¯s really a little¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯ve said it yourself. With my current level of authority, I absolutely qualify for a loan of that amount, don¡¯t I?¡±. After successive applications for an enclosure and increase in authority, Li Huan had come to the Magic Council again. This time, he wanted to apply for a loan to set up a shop! To sell his magic wands! He had already done his research! The quality of the wands he could produce was second to none in the entire Imperial City! Most people could only afford an ordinary wand. But the basic attributes of his wand were better ¨C for the same price! Wouldn¡¯t he definitely turn a profit? No other shop had a greater competitive advantage! ¡°Yes¡­ Okay, fine! Go get the loan! Take note of the repayment date!¡± Li Huan had already found a location. After he got the loan, he would pay the rent for the commercial space. Then, tidy up the shop at night. And the next day, send over the magic wands that Rielle had prepared to go directly on sale! If Summoned Creatures were just used for that kind of physical labor, they would not consume too much Mana. The Summoner¡¯s area of control would also be significantly wider. Just that it could cause some Summoned Creatures with intelligence to become annoyed with their masters. In such cases, a higher level of Mind Control would be required. The Skeletons did not really have brains, and Rielle was completely within his control at the moment. After tidying up his newly rented small shop, Li Huan got up and returned to his territory. ¡°Master, you¡¯re back! Look! I¡¯ve made a lot of them! There are some for Mage apprentices, and some for Mages after changing classes! It all depends on what you want, Master!¡± On his way back, Li Huan had actually been worried that Rielle would slack off and go off to play. After all, he was too far away and his control power was falling. But when he came back to have a look, he saw that she was still at it! He felt a bit bad to have let the little girl work the entire day all by herself. ¡°All right, all right! You can stop for now! That¡¯s about it for today! You guys too!¡± At Li Huan¡¯s command, the Skeletons immediately stopped what they were doing. The way they stood there motionless was kind of comical, and a little scary. ¡°Master! I haven¡¯t introduced them to you yet!¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine, that¡¯s fine. You must be tired out today! You don¡¯t have to give me your full report today! Tomorrow, tomorrow you¡¯ll have plenty of opportunities to tell me!¡± Li Huan smiled and nodded at Rielle. He had already made plans for the next day. Skeleton King and its men would stay there to guard his territory, while Rielle would accompany him to the shop! The next day was a Sunday. It was also the opening day of Li Huan¡¯s little shop. He did not even plan to do any publicity. Because the quality of his magic wand was clear for all to see, any kind of publicity would pale in comparison. Li Huan released Rielle directly. She seemed very curious about everything. Before Li Huan could instruct her, she took the initiative to go forward and solicit business for Li Huan¡¯s magic shop. The beautiful female Elf standing there immediately attracted a lot of people¡¯s attention. ¡°Eh? Is this a newly opened magic shop?¡± ¡°It¡¯s true! They even managed to find such a good-looking shop assistant!¡± ¡°It¡¯s probably just a gimmick, right? There¡¯s no need to even think about it! This shop¡¯s items are definitely not up to standard!¡± ¡°We¡¯re already here. For that girl¡¯s sake, let¡¯s have a look!¡± Li Huan had priced all his items at whiteboard magic wand prices. There were numerous magic shops in the city. Almost all used free gifts, discounts or simply exaggerated the quality of their magic wands to attract customers. But Li Huan¡¯s wands had concrete, higher stat panel data! ¡°F*ck! This shop is no joke! Their stat panel data is really higher than other shops!¡± ¡°Are you seeing it correctly? Let me see! How is it possible! Or is just the one in your hand effective?¡± ¡°Wow, it¡¯s true! I¡¯m not going to look at anything else! I was just about to change my wand! Boss, give me one!¡± With Rielle explaining the products, Li Huan just needed to sit back and collect money. From the way things were looking, he did not even need to come to the shop in future. It seemed that he had vastly underestimated the quantity of magic wands the previous night. He assumed there would be enough to sell. But it was only noon, and the magic wands were all sold out! In addition, his gold coins were flooding in. He was currently only a teaching assistant. That day¡¯s turnover was probably already equivalent to a month¡¯s salary! Within a day, news about Li Huan¡¯s magic shop had spread throughout the Imperial City! Mages usually gathered at the magic academy. Now almost all ordinary Mage apprentices wanted to change their magic wands to one from Li Huan¡¯s shop! ¡°Rielle, I¡¯m really sorry. I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll have to work overtime tonight¡­¡± ¡°Okay! As long as Master is happy, Rielle is happy too!¡± Chapter 28 - Trying to Seduce Me? Chapter 28 Trying to Seduce Me? In half a month, Li Huan had captured almost the entire market share for low-grade magic wands in the city. And he had pretty much cleared all his loans. When he paid all his loans off at one go, everyone had gulped. It turned out that even a magic shop could make such a windfall! Most of the Mages who required low-grade magic wands had already changed their wands to Li Huan¡¯s. So business was not as ridiculously high as a few days ago. When it started to stabilize, Li Huan let Rielle look after the shop. He continued working in the academy, and spent the rest of his time immersed in books. ¡°Aiya!¡± It was another ordinary day. Li Huan had already completed the teaching tasks that Nano had assigned to him, and was now buried in the library. Until someone bumped into him. The refreshing drink she was holding spilled all over him. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry! I¡¯m sorry! Aiya! You¡¯re, you¡¯re Teacher Li Huan, aren¡¯t you? It¡¯s all my fault, it¡¯s all my fault! I was so careless while walking! Teacher, I¡¯m really sorry!¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay, you can go.¡± Li Huan did not even lift his head. He was immersed in his book. ¡°No! Teacher, look! Your clothes are dirty! What trouble I¡¯ve caused! Teacher, how about this? I¡¯ll go buy you another set of clothes!¡± Where had that rich student who spoke in such an domineering manner come from? She wanted to buy him new clothes just like that? Li Huan looked up out of curiosity. Good heavens! What a shocking first impression! Why was that female student dressed like that? It looked a little demeaning, didn¡¯t it? ¡°It¡¯s really fine. Go back. Wear more clothes when you come out next time.¡± Li Huan¡¯s gaze did not pause for even a second on her body. He immediately returned to his book. ¡°Teacher!¡± ¡°Hmm? What is it?¡± Li Huan looked up again, showing a bit of impatience. ¡°Teacher! I¡¯m a princess from Deira Kingdom! I think my greatest gain from this visit to the Royal Magic Academy has been getting to know that such a young, promising and handsome teacher exists in this kingdom!¡± ¡°Teacher, I still have some questions to ask you!¡± Li Huan nodded helplessly. The princess plopped herself right beside him, so that the two of them sat close together. Li Huan frowned and shuffled to the side. But the princess refused to let him off, and pushed closer towards him. ¡°If you have any questions, ask quickly. I don¡¯t like other people to get too close to me.¡± Li Huan could not take it anymore. He stood up right away. His eyes seemed to say, ¡°What¡¯s stopping you from climbing instead?¡± After Li Huan answered a few retarded questions, the princess was full of flattery. Li Huan put his guard up. That girl was clearly up to no good! ¡°Teacher! How did you do all that at such a young age? How do you normally train? Can you bring me along? Teacher, why don¡¯t you let me go to your house and see how you study!¡± no She¡­ she already wanted to go to his house. Her intentions were clear, weren¡¯t they? It looked like someone in the academy was already starting to get jealous of him. ¡°Sigh. Student, if there¡¯s nothing else, go back first. I don¡¯t have any plans to start a remedial class at the moment.¡± The princess saw that Li Huan was really quite stubborn. She could only resentfully get up and leave. Before she left, she even seemed to utter a few swear words. ¡°Tsk, seriously. Even before the Dark Council comes for me, I¡¯m afraid my colleagues would already have killed me¡­¡± It looked like he would have to study even faster! Improve his abilities! Even if he could not obtain the approval of others by normal means, he could use his fists to win their approval! ¡°Li Huan! The annual magic competition will be held next week. Before the student competition begins, there will be an exhibition match segment for teachers. On our side, I¡¯d like to send you! You don¡¯t have any objections, right?¡± A few days later, Li Huan had just reached the office when Nano threw a flyer at him with a smile. ¡°Li Huan, oh Li Huan! There are too many young girls in the academy who like you right now! Everyone wants to see you show off a few moves! We don¡¯t have much of a choice. Just do this for us?¡± Li Huan briefly looked at the flyer, without the slightest bit of excitement. For the exhibition match, the teachers were divided into two factions. And on Nano¡¯s side, Li Huan was standing at center position, like he was invincible. Li Huan had constantly been burying his head in the library. He had been oblivious to the fact that within the academy, he had become known as a knowledgeable, wealthy and handsome man who kept away from women. ¡°Don¡¯t worry! It won¡¯t be a real fight, just a formality! You just have to prepare two cool-looking skills!¡± ¡°All right, okay.¡± That sort of thing was a pure waste of time. It wasn¡¯t much, and he did not need to prepare anything. He was a Summoner, so there weren¡¯t any fancy tricks he could do. The day of the magic competition arrived. Nano had dragged Li Huan out of the library, made him change into a set of strange clothes, and dragged him all the way to the front of the stage. The dean of the academy had just ended his speech, when some of the apprentices below stage caught sight of Li Huan arriving. ¡°Teacher Li Huan! Teacher Li Huan has come!¡± ¡°Where! Is Teacher Li Huan going to perform today?¡± ¡°I must say, Professor Nano. You shouldn¡¯t have brought me here so early. Look, look at the furore it¡¯s caused.¡± Li Huan scratched his head. He had never imagined that so many people would be waiting for him to perform. ¡°All right! It seems the new teacher from our Royal Magic Academy is very popular! Is everyone looking forward to it?¡± Just those few words from the dean, and the enthusiasm of all the apprentices present was instantly ignited! The crowd chanted Li Huan¡¯s name! Li Huan¡¯s opponents, on the other hand, were all rubbing their palms together. After all, Li Huan had long been public target number one to them! So they all wanted to ruthlessly drag him down! ¡°Come, Li Huan! Teacher Li! I see that you¡¯re very popular! Come, give it a try!¡± The exhibition match officially began amidst the cheers! Li Huan had repeatedly rejected the other side¡¯s request for rehearsals. That had infuriated them! ¡°All right, I¡¯m just okay. I¡¯m not that good. I¡¯ll give it a try.¡± ¡°Look, everyone! Teacher Li Huan is not only handsome and capable, he¡¯s also so humble!¡± When they heard the female chatter below stage, Li Huan¡¯s opponents became even more furious! They were determined to beat him to a pulp that day! Li Huan stood calmly in the middle of the arena. His opponent was a Pyromancer. That changed class indeed had a significant advantage in a 1v?! The opponent had already unleashed a Magic Array in his hands. Then, he immediately raised his hands! And a fireball charged towards Li Huan! Chapter 29 - The Power of the Skeleton Army! Chapter 29 The Power of the Skeleton Army! Li Huan¡¯s face trembled slightly. He could already feel the Mana of the opponent¡¯s Fireball. Wasn¡¯t it just an exhibition match? Why was that person using such a vicious spell? Fireball was actually a universal skill for Mages too. But for a Pyromancer who had changed classes, the power of Fireball became substantially more terrifying! Li Huan frowned. His opponent was at a similar level. It would be a bit difficult to use Wind-Blessed to avoid the fireball. With a wave of his hand, Undead Space opened! A group of Skeletons instantly appeared in front of him. The Skeleton on the frontline used its body to block the fireball! The Skeleton was immediately smashed into pieces. Li Huan looked up, and was a little upset! Everyone had witnessed his summoning of a large group of Skeletons, with just a wave of his hand! They exclaimed in surprise! He seemed to be at Level 20-plus at most? How did he summon so many at the same time? ¡°These are my Summoned Creatures! I¡¯m really starting to get angry now.¡± Although the Skeleton Race did not have any intelligence, they were still his Summoned Creatures! His servants! Li Huan waved his hand again, and the group of Skeletons swarmed forward! He had not even called Skeleton King out. That level of Skeleton Summoning was enough to crush his opponent! The group of Skeletons swarmed forward. Li Huan¡¯s opponent had not expected him to be able to summon so many Skeletons at once! Because they had all been drawn out from the Undead Space! He had caught his opponent off guard! The Pyromancer hurriedly summoned a Magic Array in his hands, preparing to release the AOE Firestorm that was exclusive to Pyromancers! However, the opening moves to release the skill took too long. Li Huan¡¯s Skeletons were lightning fast, and they had already rapidly approached the Pyromancer! Of course, Li Huan¡¯s Skeleton soldiers were not slow. They were being supported by Wind-Blessed! Before his Magic Array could be formed, the Pyromancer was hit by one heavy punch after another, causing him to become dizzy and disoriented. But Li Huan knew that there was no need to go all out and show his full hand there. When he saw that the opponent had no room for retaliation, he recalled his Skeleton soldiers. Then, he turned around and left. After all he had done, he just upped and left, without basking in the glory of his achievements! How could the Pyromancer withstand the Skeleton soldiers¡¯ punches? In just a few strikes, he had collapsed on stage, and started to have doubts about his own life. When she saw the Pyromancer being carried off stage, Nano was dumbstruck. It was supposed to be an exhibition match. How did it turn into a crushing defeat after just a few blows? Li Huan was furious too. Since the other party had made the first move, there was absolutely no need for him to hold back. He wanted to quickly end the fight, so as not to delay his reading He thought that that would be the end of it. But when night fell, a group of people broke directly into Li Huan¡¯s residence. Li Huan had just returned from the library. He looked at the group of people, completely confused. ¡°Li Huan, right? Take him away!¡± ¡°Ah?¡± ¡°The Mage who fought with you today is dead! You are under investigation!¡± ¡°I definitely held back on stage today! He couldn¡¯t have died! I¡¯ve been in the library all day since the match ended!¡± ¡°Every person will claim that it cannot possibly be him. Cut the crap! Come with us first!¡± He recognized them. Those people were all wearing the royal signet. There couldn¡¯t be anything wrong with them. Li Huan looked utterly confused. Before he could say anything, he was locked up in prison, and the Mage¡¯s corpse was displayed in front of him! ¡°This isn¡¯t caused by me! It can¡¯t be me! Look at the wounds on his body! It¡¯s not done by a Summoner! It is¡­¡± Before he could finish talking, he was locked in a small black room. Li Huan had seen the wounds on the person¡¯s body very clearly! It had been caused by a Vampire! At that moment, all who had seen the Mage¡¯s corpse in the Imperial City were slightly afraid! Because those of a higher level could tell! It was definitely the work of a Vampire! The Mage¡¯s body had almost been sucked dry, leaving only a layer of skin wrapped around a skeleton! In the Imperial City, various powerful forces were interlaced with each other. But Vampires were despised by everyone! The Imperial City had no lack of all kinds of Mages and Priests. How could a Vampire survive in that city! After being imprisoned for one to two hours, Li Huan was released. After all, he had a solid alibi. There was no way it could be him. Li Huan was baffled too. How could it be? How could there be a Vampire in the Imperial City? Could he have missed something? Li Huan¡¯s brain was spinning rapidly, searching non-stop for information about Vampires. Wait! Li Huan, who on the way home, suddenly stopped in his tracks. Memories of his previous life flashed before him, one after another! That¡¯s right! There was a Vampire in the Imperial City! But of course, it was not the kind of Vampire who walked around boldly in public. That Vampire had a magic equipment that could hide his aura on a normal day, and change his physical appearance! If he remembered correctly, the Vampire was even a fairly high-level noble in the Imperial City! That was why he could attack a teacher of the magic academy! Should Li Huan report him directly? And let the various sanctuaries take action? No, no, no! He could not take the matter lightly! The Vampire had long established a foothold in the Imperial City! Whereas Li Huan had only recently attained a bit of fame. He had neither power nor influence. He might get killed even before submitting his report! Eh? But since he was sure that the Vampire had been entrenched in the city for a long time, would he be able to predict the future once again? As is to be expected, the Vampire had secretly accumulated a large amount of property and treasures! However, he was very shrewd. A large portion of his assets were stored in a secret hideout outside the city! Great! The visit to prison that night had not been in vain! Based on the memories of his previous life, the mission involving the Vampire had only appeared in the second version of the game. The Vampire was a Level 50-plus mid-stage small boss. Li Huan definitely could not face him head-on. He remembered that within the mission, it had been said that the Vampire spent most of his time in the Imperial City! Only when he needed to store an item, would he go to his secret hideout! Now, besides Li Huan, there were no other players who knew about that secret hideout! There was no time to lose! He had to set off immediately! If he delayed further, he might not have the courage to take action later! Li Huan immediately summoned his Skeleton horse, grabbed a map, and headed straight out of the city! Chapter 30 - Another Mission from the Academy? Chapter 30 Another Mission from the Academy? It was just as Li Huan had expected! The Vampire¡¯s secret hideout was filled with good stuff! Guided by the map in his hand, Li Huan arrived at the Vampire¡¯s secret hideout under the cover of the night. Never in the world would that Vampire have expected someone to know the precise location of his secret hideout! It was a dilapidated hut in the wilderness. Most people would have assumed that it was just a woodcutter¡¯s temporary residence. Who would actually ransack that place? Li Huan opened the secret passage based on his memory. Wow! He was really going to be rich! He was supposed to go to work the next day. But after taking those things, he definitely could not openly return like that. The Vampire knew very well that he might need to escape any time. So he had stored assets like treasures, gold bars and so on in the secret hideout. That actually made it more convenient for Li Huan! Li Huan thought for a moment. There were some cities around the Imperial City. For treasures and gold that he could not use, he could sell them on the black market in a small town on the edge of the Imperial City. And exchange them for gold coins in circulation. Otherwise, if he brought those things home directly, they would be difficult to sell later! There was no time to lose. It was only two o¡¯clock in the morning. If he quickly rode his Skeleton horse, enhanced by Wind-Blessed, he should be able to exchange the items and return to the Imperial City before daybreak! In the current situation, his only option was the black market. Because only in the black market, would he not leave any traces. And no one would ask him where the items had come from. It was just that the black market on the edge of the Imperial City only opened at night. With the swiftness of Wind-Blessed, Li Huan was on his way to the black market. Early in the morning, Li Huan returned to the city just as the first ray of sunlight appeared. Even though he tried his best to hide it, there was a faint smile on his face. He could not help it. The gains from the night before were simply too huge! At first, he had just wanted to exchange the things for some money and higher-level books. But unexpectedly, the black market happened to have Level 30 and Level 40 level up scrolls for Summoners as well! Even in the Imperial City, those were not things that people could necessarily buy with money! A Mage had to have a certain level of achievements and contribution towards the Magic Council, before he could earn the right to exchange for and purchase the scrolls! Who cared where the level up scrolls in the black market came from? They were now in Li Huan¡¯s hands. The rest were none of his business! After returning to the Imperial City, Li Huan quickly went to a large bank. He then looked for the bank president on an anonymous basis. In that world, banks existed as well. And most large banks more or less had some form of shady business going on. They could help you launder money via transactions that seemed reasonable. And then split the money into multiple funds, and deposit them into different accounts. In general, as long as your deposit was large enough, they would take a certain amount of commission, and then use a flawless method to clean up and store your money from dubious sources. As long as those services were needed, banks would always have a set of secret procedures for them. Even the banks themselves would not know who the customer was. That was the rule of the industry. One less person in the know, one more day to live. And who in the Imperial City would require such services, yet be unwilling to reveal his identity? Li Huan just happened to remember how to open that kind of secret account. As the process was only known to the rich or noble, no one would question his identity. Just like that, Li Huan came to own a secret account. With a deposit amount that was sky-high in the eyes of ordinary people. After doing all that, Li Huan hurried home and changed his clothes. He then put on a sleepy expression. It was a working day that day. When he saw Nano in a moment, he would tell her that he had been arrested the night before, and stayed up reading for hours, so he had no energy at all. And that would do ¡°Li Huan, were you all right last night? I¡¯ve already helped you to apply for leave today. You can go back and rest first!¡± He could tell that Nano had not slept well the night before either. The death of a magic academy teacher had indeed given everyone the jitters. When Li Huan was first suspected the day before, it was Nano who had put in a good word for him. That was why Li Huan had been cleared of all suspicion and released early. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ve slept enough. It¡¯s fine as long as the misunderstanding has been cleared. I was afraid it would cause a delay in my work. It¡¯s all thanks to you that I was able to get out so quickly!¡± Li Huan smiled and waved his hand. He had only been imprisoned for a few hours the night before. It was really not worth mentioning at all! Nano looked very anxious. At the exhibition match the day before, Li Huan had simply left after finishing off his opponent with a few moves. But she was familiar with Li Huan¡¯s cold and straightforward personality, so she did not say more. ¡°Li Huan, you must be careful in the city these days! You were taken away last night, so you probably already know! A Vampire has recently appeared in the Imperial City. But you don¡¯t have to worry. A few large forces are currently looking for him! Only a few people in our magic academy know about this. So don¡¯t tell anyone, lest you cause panic!¡± Li Huan nodded. He was not brainless. Of course, that kind of thing had to be kept a secret. However, what was strange was that the Vampire had been entrenched in the city for a long time. So he definitely had his own method of harming people in secret. Why did he get exposed this time? When he thought of that, Li Huan could not help but feel slightly afraid. Perhaps the Vampire wanted to gradually reveal himself to the public. Li Huan could not let his guard down! The situation did not seem good at all. Should he lay low for the time being? At that moment, the door was pushed open. It was the dean of the magic academy. In his hand was a sheepskin book, which he passed to Nano. ¡°Professor Nano! It¡¯s been hard on you lately! The academy has plans to send a team out to perform missions. Why don¡¯t you take charge? Find someone capable to lead the team!¡± As the dean spoke, he glanced at Li Huan. What? What was he trying to say? However, that sort of external mission was exactly what Li Huan wanted! A legitimate reason to leave the Imperial City for a period of time? He could not ask for more! ¡°Dean, if I will do, I am willing to go.¡± ¡°Good! Young man, that¡¯s the way it should be! In that case, I won¡¯t disturb you any longer!¡± The dean seemed very satisfied as well, and left the office immediately after saying that. Li Huan took the sheepskin book, and browsed through the names of the students who had signed up. F*ck! Lana! That kid was truly diligent and inquisitive! Why was she involved in everything? He had wanted to leave the Imperial City to avoid the limelight. However, if Lana was also in the team, she might attract the Dark Council. Then he would have to get involved again! ¡°What¡¯s with your expression? Don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t want to go? I¡¯ve already decided not to take it up with you after you just upped and left yesterday. But are you planning to go back on your word now after what you said to the dean?¡± Li Huan looked up and saw that Nano was slightly angry. Great, now he had put himself in a difficult situation! Chapter 31 - Meeting with Orianna! Good Lord, Both Light and Dark Attributes?! Chapter 31 Meeting with Orianna! Good Lord, Both Light and Dark Attributes?! This was probably what it meant to be a victim of one¡¯s own cleverness, huh! Li Huan was now standing on the podium of the mobilization event while Professor Nano and the Dean were both looking at him from below the stage, their faces full of pride. The student mission team was going to set off the next day, so how could they decide on the team leader just the day before?! So it was a trap that had been set for him in advance! They had just been waiting for him to walk into the trap! After he had agreed since he didn¡¯t have another choice the day before, Professor Nano had shooed him home and ordered him to get a good rest. She even told him to look through the mission contents in detail if he had time, and prepare a mobilization speech before setting off. Today, the minute he arrived at the academy, he had been dragged into the classroom right away. The eager faces of the students below the stage actually scared him a little. Could they not be so enthusiastic? They should really listen to what those people were saying about him ¨C he was a mere teaching assistant who spent his days in the library and amounted to nothing! They were causing him to be despised more by cheering and jumping up and down upon hearing that he was leading the team! ¡°Ahem. Everyone, quieten down! Quieten down!¡± Although he felt extremely uncomfortable and unwilling, he had to at least go through the motions. When they heard Li Huan start to speak, the entire classroom instantly became quiet. No one wanted to leave a bad impression on him. Sigh, what the hell was a mobilization speech anyway? Putting these students aside, Li Huan himself had been reading books on reaching home the day before. To be honest, he had only looked through the mission contents when he came to work today. ¡°Everyone should be clear about our mission objective this time, right?¡± Li Huan made himself seem to be high-spirited. He couldn¡¯t act like he was displeased before his superiors, right? After all, he still had to hang around here for some time. ¡°Our mission location is about 150 kilometers away from the Imperial City and is in the depths of the forest. The nearest town that can directly provide supplies is 30 kilometers away from the mission location. All of you have taken field survival skills courses, so I won¡¯t say anything more about what you should know. However, everyone should take extra notice of the mission objective this time.¡± It was fortunate that the mission location was not too far away from the Imperial City. If anything went wrong, it would be easy for them to return as soon as possible. The parchment had clearly indicated the objective of their mission this time. A werewolf tribe in the forest had originally been just a pack of wild wolves, but recently, their leader had suddenly evolved into a werewolf. Since then, they had been causing trouble for the surrounding villages and people. Li Huan had a vague impression of the werewolf leader such that it was probably below level 15. The parchment had said that it was level 12, which was close to what he had thought. ¡°Our mission is to clear their territory. The pack of wolves led by a werewolf will be more tactical than the average wolf pack. During the mission, everyone must pay attention to safety. Is there any problem?¡± ¡°No problem!¡± Below the stage were a group of novice students. It was probably their first time participating in such a mission, so they were all rubbing their fists and eager to set off immediately! ¡°As expected of Li Huan! I¡¯ve heard of him long ago. This new teacher is quite innovative and is also very capable of execution. He doesn¡¯t say much crap either, so I like him!¡± Who were they? Did he need them to like him anyway? Li Huan looked curiously at the female student who stood up while clapping. ¡°Teacher Li! Please, let me introduce you. This is Orianna, the youngest member of the Mage Council!¡± Oh! No wonder she looked so familiar! So this was Lana¡¯s sister Orianna, the future big boss! Li Huan nodded and shook hands with Orianna who walked up. The moment their hands met, his sharp perception told him that the woman before him was not simple! Her class was clearly that of a Holy Priest, which was a typical light attribute class, but why did it feel like the dark attribute was flowing in her body?! In this world, everyone was born with an attribute. If one chose a class that suited one¡¯s attribute, it would be very easy for one to level up compared to choosing the other classes. As such, no one would be so adventurous as to choose a class that did not suit their own attribute. Only a small number of people would have two different attributes! This meant that if such a person wanted to, the person could do dual cultivation! Dual cultivation was something that was simply unavailable to the other single-attribute classes! Now, not only did Orionna, who was before him, have dual attributes, but her two attributes were mutual-restraining attributes, light and dark! As an experienced Summoner, Li Huan was of the spirit attribute. He knew very well that people who were born without two attributes could only try out dual cultivation in the later stages. After all, such a thing could only be fulfilled when one¡¯s main attribute was so strong that it defied the heavens, because only then would one have the resources and energy to practice another attribute. Yet Orianna was born with two attributes! She was truly a one in a million talent! Orianna laughed awkwardly. Only then did Li Huan notice that he was still holding her hand tightly. Knowing that he had lost his composure, he quickly let go of her hand. So it seemed that Lana¡¯s sister had such a powerful talent. It was truly a blessing from the heavens! No wonder she could turn into the trauma of the world in the later stages. How interesting. ¡°I believe everyone has heard what Teacher Li Huan had said just now! This mission is actually a joint operation between the Kingdom and the Mage Council. It just so happened that this mission isn¡¯t that difficult, which was why it had been assigned to the Royal Magic Academy! This is a chance for all the courageous students a chance to obtain credits and a higher GPA!¡± Cheers erupted from the audience. This was different from those black-hearted factories that sought child labor. A mission like this that was completely within the control of the teachers was something that the Magic Academy all but wished for. The Mage Council would save time and effort while the Magic Academy would receive a subsidy. At the same time, the students would be able to gain experience in actual combat. They would also be able to earn credits and get a higher GPA. Li Huan was probably the only one who was suffering a loss in the whole matter. ¡°Your favorite teacher, Teacher Li Huan will lead the team this time, but don¡¯t expect him to help you. He will only be in charge of supervising and scoring during this operation. Everyone, don¡¯t think of doing anything bad!¡± It was great that someone had stepped forward to say everything for him. This was all that he could wish for. ¡°Alright! The operation manual has been distributed to everyone! Please do remember to gather at six o¡¯clock in the morning sharp at the entrance of the Academy!¡± Li Huan gradually understood that unfair grading might be an issue in missions like this. As such, his character as a cold and aloof prince charming in the Academy probably made him the most suitable for the job. Seeing that the students had left, Professor Nano, the Dean, and Arionna all took turns to come forward and pat his shoulder. It was just a simple mission. Was there a need to act like he was approaching his end?! With them acting like this, he seriously had to doubt the danger level of this mission! Chapter 32 - The Dark Councils Pressed On With Their Sinister Designs! Chapter 32 The Dark Council¡¯s Pressed On With Their Sinister Designs! Early in the morning, at the entrance of the Magic Academy. The mission objective was to finish off the wolf pack led by a werewolf within three days and two nights, and supplies had already been arranged at the town closest to the mission location, so the participants didn¡¯t bring much with them. With Li Huan¡¯s Wind-Blessed range buff, it was nothing for them to travel 150 kilometers. If they set off at six o¡¯clock, they would be able to arrive before noon. Li Huan summoned his skeleton horse. If he hadn¡¯t prepared beforehand, he could only ride on the horses provided by the Academy The horses provided by the Academy were naturally not ordinary horses. The drapes on the bodies of those horses did provide some buffs, but they were still incomparable to his skeleton horse. Although it sounded like he was abusing it, the skeleton horse did not need to eat or drink, nor would it tire. When the students came up to talk to him, he made his answers as short as possible. He did not plan to stay in this Magic Academy for long, so he had better stay out of things here Too many interpersonal relations would make him uncomfortable if he were to leave later. Everything went very smoothly. After getting supplies from the town, they had already finished setting up their camp around the outskirts of the werewolf¡¯s den by two o¡¯clock in the afternoon. Due to the werewolf¡¯s leadership, the wolves¡¯ labor division ability had gotten much stronger. Therefore, they could not get too close to the wolves¡¯ stronghold. Their camp was about two kilometers away from the wolf den. Li Huan¡¯s team had 12 students. The battle plan and division of labor were discussed among the students themselves. The student team had also chosen a captain, who was none other than Level 9 Lana, Orianna¡¯s sister. It seemed that Lana¡¯s talent was quite good as well. If she was not killed by the Dark Council, she would probably have a promising future too. The werewolves would probably only move about at night. Li Huan hoped that they could resolve the matter tonight and return to the Imperial City tomorrow. Although he had wanted to come out to avoid the limelight, if he was with Lana, he was afraid that he would probably not be able to do as he wished. As night approached, the students were already in their battle positions. Li Huan nodded. Lana was quite smart. Her strategy was similar to what he had thought. However, because these students had not completed their class change yet, the difficulty of assigning tasks had been reduced by a lot. Looking at the time, it was already two o¡¯clock in the morning. They hadn¡¯t lit a bonfire, so they were using a small-area magic radar device to sense the location of the other party. Lana¡¯s plan was to wait until three o¡¯clock. If the werewolves still did not come out, they would just enter the other party¡¯s den and attack! Then, a series of faint sounds were suddenly emitted in the originally quiet forest. Li Huan quickly became alert, but a trace of surprise was also mixed in his emotions. Great! It was good that the werewolf was out! With this, there was no need to delay the mission for another day! This was something worth celebrating! ¡°Sigh! Seriously, there are so many things going on recently, but they still sent us here. It¡¯s really troublesome!¡± ¡°All of you shut up! No one forced you to join the Dark Council in the first place, right? Stop whining since you¡¯re already here!¡± Even Li Huan did not notice that there was another group of people that were hiding nearby aside from those from the Magic Academy. However, their target was not the werewolves. ¡°Boss! It¡¯s not just us these days. The entire Imperial City is not quite peaceful! Why don¡¯t we just make a quick profit and leave? The three of us can leave and survive on ourselves!¡± An awkward silence followed. The three of them had been sent by the Dark Council to kill Lana. Two were at Level 21 and one was at Level 23. The three of them had been working together for a long time. The one who spoke harshly was their leader. Since they knew Lana would come, they also knew that the leader this time was Li Huan. It was the same Li Huan who had beat up their Level 20 colleague in one minute! The Dark Council had been in chaos recently. The leader himself had a bunch of messy matters to settle, and yet another vampire had appeared. This vampire was pretty strong. Just within today, close to ten high-ranking members of the Dark Council had died. They would never have thought that someone who knew the future would destroy the vampire¡¯s lair and even throw the Dark Council¡¯s symbol in the lair. In the eyes of the vampires, this was a blatant provocation! Li Huan had really understood what it meant to kill someone with a borrowed knife. However, the matter of killing Lana couldn¡¯t be delayed. No matter how they tried to convince the Dark Council that Li Huan was very powerful, the three of them were still sent on the mission. After all, three Level 20 against one Level 20 and a group of students who hadn¡¯t changed classes yet, no matter how one looked at it, it seemed that the former had the advantage! ¡°Boss, you¡¯re not saying anything. You must have thought about it too, right? Why Don¡¯t we just forget about it? We can just go through the motions by throwing a few attacks, then we¡¯ll run. When we get back, we can just say that Li Huan was too powerful. Then we¡¯ll be done with it!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s try and see for now,¡± After a sigh, the leader said weakly. The matter of killing Lana should have been resolved long ago. It was only because of Li Huan¡¯s rescue that the matter had dragged on until now. The Dark Council did not know that the person who had saved Lana the last time was also Li Huan. Otherwise, they would have been so angry that they would have vomited blood. To kill Lana and make the dark attribute in Orianna¡¯s heart suppress the light attribute in her body was the ultimate goal of the Dark Council! They wanted to make the latter turn nefarious! At this moment, the students from the Magic Academy were fighting with the wolf pack. If it wasn¡¯t that he knew that the players had yet to enter the game, Li Huan would have thought that Lana was an alternate account of some workshop. Under Lana¡¯s command, everything including the formation in battle, the use of various basic skills, and the lot was carried out in an orderly manner. If converted to levels, the combat power of these wolves was at most Level 3. As such, he didn¡¯t have to worry about the safety of the students at all. All he had to do now was wait for the werewolf to make a move. A few minutes later, probably knowing that all its wolf underlings were about to die, the werewolf had no choice but to come out of the den, ready to fight to the death with the enemy. After the students from the Magic Academy had discovered that the wolf pack had moved out, they had applied the tactic of splitting up and besieging the wolves to reduce the enemy¡¯s living space. Now, they had already forced their way to the entrance of the den and saw the werewolf. Damn, what did they think it would be? It was just this?! It wasn¡¯t even worth mentioning! The werewolf was forced to retreat under the pursuit of the group. Being forced into a corner, it took out something from its pocket and drank it. With that, its level increased by two levels! So it seemed that the werewolf had probably robbed a big family. To think it could even have such a potion that could directly increase its level! An Arcane Missile flew out from Li Huan¡¯s hand. If he were to allow these students to fight with the werewolf to the end, they would probably win. However, they might be injured as well. He was just too lazy to bear the responsibility of that happening. ¡°Okay, it¡¯s over. I¡¯m going to sleep now. Let¡¯s see what tomorrow morning is like and return.¡± Chapter 33 - Li Huan Fights Three Night Mages Alone! Fighting Him? Try Him! Chapter 33 Li Huan Fights Three Night Mages Alone! Fighting Him? Try Him! Li Huan yawned and returned to the camp. He could vaguely hear the fervor speech of the group of students outside. This was, after all, their first time participating in real combat. Although something unexpected had happened in the end, if the werewolf hadn¡¯t had the potion that could improve its strength, victory had been close at hand¡­ Not that it mattered though. When he thought of how he still had to write a report after he got back, he couldn¡¯t help but be irritated. The voices outside gradually quieted down. It was probably because everyone was tired and was ready to rest. Just when Li Huan was about to fall asleep, he suddenly sensed a trace of a dangerous aura! It seemed that a small-scale battle had broken out around the camp! F*ck! Was his speculation spot on?! When he set off, he had already been a little apprehensive, afraid that there would be complications. He had thought that since the battle had ended and the mission had been completed, there was nothing on him anymore. Li Huan quickly got up and used his perception to walk towards the place where the battle had broken out! When he got up, he could already feel that something was not right. The entire camp seemed to be shrouded in a black fog. The moonlight had originally been shining on the camp, but it was now pitch black! His perceptive ability seemed to have been weakened as well. The other Mage apprentices were all asleep, so naturally, they did not know that something had happened outside! After taking a few steps, with the light emitted from the magic in his hands, Li Huan saw Lana who was covered in blood! Upon closer inspection, he could see that the blood on Lana¡¯s body was not hers, but instead from the corpse in her arms who had been a Level 21 assassin. Before Lana was three Night Mages. The situation was quite self-explanatory. Looking at how Lana was frightened and crying, the dead assassin was obviously someone sent by Lana¡¯s family to protect her. As for the three Night Mages, they were the people sent by the Dark Council to deal with Lana! ¡°Stop crying! Go and send the signal!¡± Li Huan roared and removed Lana from the scene. He did not dare to be negligent and directly summoned the Skeleton King and Rielle! The Skeleton King was just fine, but Rielle had been sleeping. He was quite dazed to be summoned so suddenly. ¡°Damn it! I¡¯ve clearly increased the amount of Dark Aura here! How could you still discover us!¡± Before the other party could finish his words, the Skeleton King brought its underlings forward and slapped the other party¡¯s face. ¡°Move! No matter how powerful this guy is now, he is alone! Don¡¯t think about anything now! Just do It!¡± The leader roared. The three of them had already set up a magic array around the entire camp! They were completely on their home ground now! Arcane Missiles shot out at the same time to resist the opponent¡¯s dark spells. The body of the Skeleton King was somewhat terrifying in the darkness. Facing the encirclement of the three, Li Huan could only go all out! The three Night Mages did not expect that not only was Li Huan able to release a skeleton army in an instant, but he could even directly summon an archer and a huge skeleton! The skeleton soldiers were not a big deal. Under the pretense that their levels were about the same, the three could still deal with them if they worked together. However, what should they do about the Skeleton King that was charging toward them?! Seeing that the attacks of the skeleton soldiers could only cause a little more than a dozen damage to them, Li Huan became anxious. He strengthened his Mind Control and forced Rielle to wake up! ¡°I¡¯m sorry! I didn¡¯t want to do this! But if you continue to doze off, your master is really going to die here!¡± As he said this, an Arcane Missile landed on the body of the Night Mage who was closest to the Skeleton King, directly reducing one-third of the opponent¡¯s HP! But that was not the ending move! The ending move was the heavy punch of the Skeleton King! With one punch, a bright red number appeared on the head of that person. Li Huan was quite lucky this time. Right now, the chance of his Skeleton King landing a critical hit was only 2% at most. Fortunately, this punch had been a critical hit! 982! The punch directly emptied the person¡¯s HP bar. With this, the dark domain that had been forged by the three Night Mages was directly reduced by one-third. In this magic array, the spellcaster was void from the effects. Everyone else would be slowed down, there was also a debuff effect that reduced attack power. From the dark corners around Li Huan, a few hands formed from darkness reached out, ready to pull on him! A few arrows shot through the arms before they could even get close to Li Huan. Another two arrows pierced straight at the chest of the remaining two Night Mages! This was the strength of a Summoner! He could summon a team with a clear division of labor in an instant and catch the opponent off guard! ¡°No! No! This is impossible! Impossible!¡± The two Night Mages merged into the darkness together and dodged the fatal arrows. However, one of the arrows turned in the air and even seemed to have stayed in the air for a while, as if waiting for its master to give it a target! Swoosh! Another person fell into a pool of blood. Within a few minutes, only one person was left struggling in the team of three. At this time, it was too late for him to leave even if he wanted to! There was only one thing he could do now. That was to think about it carefully. Would he rather die under Li Huan¡¯s magic ball or Rielle¡¯s arrow? Or perhaps the Skeleton King¡¯s hard fist was preferable? Not that he had a choice. While he was still struggling, the three different attacking methods came at him all at once, turning him into a corpse, thus following the footsteps of his two good brothers. After the three of them died, the aura of the Dark Magic Array finally weakened and slowly disappeared. At this point, Li Huan finally heaved a sigh of relief. He let the summoned creatures return first. Then, he lowered his head to see if these people had anything that he could use. By now, the Mage apprentices had woken up with a start. At the same time, the reinforcements from the small town nearby had already rushed over when they saw the signal flare in the Mage¡¯s camp. The news was also rapidly being transmitted to the Imperial City through magic. In a short while, Orianna had learned that the Mage¡¯s camp had been attacked. Her younger sister was on the Mage¡¯s team! Orianna simply could not sleep. She told Li Huan to treat the wounded and wait for orders on the spot. Then, she rushed over immediately. ¡°Teacher, thank you! The Dark Council had already sent people to kill me last time. This time¡­ Just why are they not willing to let me go?¡± Lana could not stop crying. She knew the bodyguard that her family had sent to protect her. Seeing someone being killed by a few others just to protect her, no one would feel good. Li Huan looked at Lana and felt his heart soften. He could only console her with the other students. Sigh, it was just the girl¡¯s bad luck! After all, how could the Dark Council let her off so easily?! Chapter 34 - Oriannas Approval! Li Huan Obtains Intangible Privileges! Chapter 34 Orianna¡¯s Approval! Li Huan Obtains Intangible Privileges! No one wanted to stay here anymore, but unknown whether there would be more ambushes along the way, they stayed on the spot and waited for support from the Mage Council. Not long after, Orianna arrived with her people. Looking at her younger sister who was still quite traumatized but not injured, the two of them hugged. ¡°Thank you! Thank you! I know that you¡¯ve already saved my sister the last time, and this time it¡¯s thanks to you again! If it weren¡¯t for you, I really don¡¯t know what I would have done,¡± Orianna raised her head. Originally, she had still been somewhat wary of Li Huan. After all, he knew that she, Lana¡¯s sister, was a member of the Mage Council. The possibility that he had staged such a play to gain her trust couldn¡¯t be ruled out. However, after tonight, the wariness in her heart towards Li Huan was temporarily removed. The three Mage corpses with the Dark Council¡¯s emblem were just right there. At the same time, he had never made any requests to her, as such, he must not be someone with evil intentions. ¡°It¡¯s fine. It¡¯s no big deal,¡± Li Huan thought nothing of it. The last time he had rescued Lana was because he had suddenly received a mission. As for this time, he was by her side as a teacher, so protecting her was his responsibility. Everyone then immediately set off and returned to the Imperial City! ¡°Li Huan, thank you so much. Please know that I am your friend from now,¡± After everyone returned to the imperial city, Orianna once again expressed her gratitude to Li Huan. Although Li Huan did not show it on his face, he knew that being able to gain the approval and friendship of a popular person in the Mage Council would undoubtedly bring him a lot of convenience! The next day, after Li Huan had a good rest, he went to the library. However, the library today seemed to be a little different from the usual. The guard at the door had always stood there every day like an unmoving king, but when he passed by the former today, he actually respectfully said good morning. After he walked into the library, someone immediately greeted him with a smile. They also respectfully told him that an exclusive seat had been prepared for him and that drinks had long been prepared for him as well. At his seat, there was a piece of paper. The words on it told him that the restrictions on his right to read the books had been fully lifted. In the lower left corner of the paper was a map that was clearly marked with the many kinds of valuable books in various regions. He knew that Orianna¡¯s friendship could bring him some convenience and privileges, but he really did not expect that there would be so many chasing after him to flatter him when he was just out to read some books. He could also feel the strange gazes of many. Orianna had probably given clear orders to the others when she arranged his seat that he did not like to be disturbed. After a day of reading, Li Huan left the library and was thinking of going to his magic shop to take a look. He hadn¡¯t been there for a few days. After he had destroyed the vampire¡¯s lair, even the profits from the magic shop were nothing in his eyes. It was now just a guarantee that he could keep making money. After all, no matter how much money he had, there would always be a day when it would run out. When he came to the vicinity of his magic shop, Li Huan felt a different aura. Ever since he had opened the shop, whenever he came, he seemed to feel some malicious gazes staring at him and his shop. But today, that feeling was completely gone. Rielle was still in the shop. Although Rielle was his summoned creature, she had some matters in her family as well, so Li Huan told her that if there was nothing to do, she could just close the shop and go back. It was not a big deal. ¡°Master! You¡¯re here! Sheesh! You don¡¯t know this, but we¡¯ve suddenly become popular and business was good. There were a few who even wanted to buy a bunch of our stuff, saying that they wanted to befriend you. I thought that they were strange, so I didn¡¯t sell the things to them!¡± It seemed that his privileges were not limited to the library. From the looks of it, there were many who wanted to curry favor with him. ¡°Well done, our magic wands are only to be sold to those who need them. Do ignore such people.¡± According to Rielle¡¯s report, the business in his shop had indeed improved a lot. Apart from those who wanted to curry favor with him, there was an increase in ordinary Mage Apprentice customers. There were even people who came because of the shop¡¯s fame. Some had come from the neighboring town just to buy the legendary magic wand that was cheap and had special effects. ¡°Alright! You¡¯re tired too, so feel free to go back!¡± ¡°No! Master! I¡¯m not tired! To be able to serve you is the meaning of my existence, isn¡¯t it?¡± He wondered if it was because this Rielle was too stupid, or was it because his Mind Control had been super effective, but to think she liked doing such a boring thing like looking after the shop so much. ¡°Well, it¡¯s up to you.¡± Quickly walking back to his Mage Tower, Li Huan took out two second-circle spells. Although the Academy¡¯s library did have such second-circle spells, those he got from the black market were more to his liking. e First was the Arcane Starlight, which was the advanced version of the Arcane Missile. He could only condense a few magic-made missiles with the Arcana Missile, but with the Arcane Starlight, he could create a small-scale magic bullet curtain. Of course, he could not control every missile as precisely as when he used Arcane Missile, he could only control the whole small area with Arcane Starlight. That being said, it could be considered to have a better AOE within a small area, which would be more advantageous to him when facing more enemies. The second skill was Void Traction, which was somewhat similar to the Wind-Blessed that he had learned last time. It worked by exerting force on a space that others could not perceive, thus pulling oneself or the other party to move. It could be considered a skill that could be used for both offense and defense. The Magic Academy might have refrained from collecting skills that were so difficult because they had probably considered the requirements for learning each skill. Therefore, Li Huan could only learn the spells that he had bought on the black market. The difficulty of comprehending both spells was not low. However, with his Level 200 experience from his previous life, it was a piece of cake for him to figure out how to release these skills. The small-area AOE skill coupled with his control skill as well as his physical strength, the scene that would happen in battle was simply unimaginable! Not long after, both skills appeared in his skill pane. He had already obtained a large number of skill points by reading books, so in this aspect, he was a rich man now. Wasn¡¯t it just a few skill points? He would add them all! Chapter 35 - Oriannas Request! No Other Choice! Chapter 35 Orianna¡¯s Request! No Other Choice! The following days were calm and nothing happened. The story of Li Huan fighting three Dark Council Mages alone had spread throughout the entire Magic Academy. There had been some in the Academy who thought that Li Huan was nothing after the exhibition competition of the last Magic Competition. They had thought that he was just a vicious fluke who completely disregarded the sentiments between colleagues! But after this battle, no one dared to doubt his strength. After all, Li Huan had gone alone against three Night Mages who were about the same level as him! It was fine if one wanted to doubt Li Huan, but they should probably first think about whether they had the ability to do so. With this, Li Huan¡¯s status in the Academy had been raised once again! Not only the students, but fans of his had even appeared among the teachers! Even the way Professor Nano looked at Li Huan seemed to be slightly different. For Li Huan, such things could not disturb his mind at all. Right now, he only had one goal! That was to level up! To get more skill points! And most importantly, to become stronger! ¡°Rielle has been quite busy recently. Tsk, true though. I¡¯m a summoner, not some big capitalist. Her contract had only said that she would help me fight. There¡¯s no need for her to help me look after the shop all the time.¡± It was the weekend, and Rielle was busy. As such, Li Huan stayed in the shop himself and flipped through some books there. His business was no longer as good as before. After all, he did not have the time to think of ways to produce other things. He could only ask Rielle to help him make magic wands to sell. However, magic wands were not consumables like magic potions and the such. As such, he could only do a one-time business with the customers when his business had been exceptionally popular just a while back. It would be great if he could sell it to more places other than just the Imperial City. Though, he did not have the energy to do such things. Wait a moment! Even if he did not have the energy, perhaps others might be interested? Could he just outsource the shop? Not only could the shop be outsourced, but he could probably even directly outsource the raw materials! Wouldn¡¯t it be fine if he just took some shares? Ever since he had emptied the vampire¡¯s lair, he didn¡¯t care much about things like money because he realized that he could exchange for a huge amount of wealth just with the unequal information gap. Now, he only needed to earn such money once. Thinking of this, Li Huan simply wrote a big sign and hung it in front of his shop. The sign read: ¡°Looking for Partners¡±. The reason behind the high-quality magic wands that Li Huan¡¯s shop could produce had always been a point that his peers were very puzzled about. Everyone was making the same magic wands, so why was Li Huan¡¯s so powerful? Li Huan did not plan to keep this secret anymore. He was tired of it. Soon, someone came to ask about the matter of the partnership. Li Huan was actually too lazy to ask in detail. He directly chose the person with the strongest financial resources, drafted the contract, and signed it. He would take 50% of the profits. As for how the shop would be operated, that was their business. He would provide the shop and the raw materials, but the rest was not within his consideration. In fact, the reason behind the high quality of the magic wands sold by Li Huan was not just because of the materials. His magic wands were made by the future queen of the Elf Race, so how bad could the quality be? This was quite a fitting arrangement. Not only would he not have to worry, but Rielle would also not have to suffer harassment. According to Rielle, there were some among the recent customers that had ulterior motives. On the other hand, Li Huan was not worried that he would be cheated by the people who had been holding a grudge against him, because now he had another title on him. ¡°The savior of the younger sister of the Mage Council¡¯s youngest member¡±. No one would want to offend him. When Li Huan returned home, the first thing he did was throw away the letters in the mailbox and those under his door. In the beginning, they were all letters from his admirers. He was afraid that there might be letters from work mixed in, so he would casually read them. But later, he had come to understand a fact. If it was something related to work, anything that was sent to him through letters was not important. He would be directly notified of the truly important things. Since then, he never read these letters again. Now, there might not only be letters from his admirers, but also letters from people who wanted to befriend him. In any case, they were all useless trash. ¡°Teacher Li, so this is why you haven¡¯t replied to any of the letters I¡¯ve sent you. It turns out that you haven¡¯t even read them!¡± A sultry voice came from the side. In a drink shop at the side, a girl was holding a drink that was filled in some kind of fruit shell and looking at him. F*ck, was Orianna bored? With her identity, if she really had something to tell him, couldn¡¯t she just say it? Li Huan waved the letters in his hand and smiled awkwardly, ¡°No! No! I do read them all! It¡¯s just that today, my eyes are quite tired and everything seems blurry.¡± ¡°Everything seems blurry, huh? Perfect! I ordered a cup of Carrot Duras Tea for you. Hurry up and drink it! It¡¯s good for the eyes!¡± It was very possible that the other party had truly sent him a bunch of letters that he had also truly thrown away like trash. No matter what, he was the one who had been rude, so he walked over and sat next to Orianna. ¡°I heard that you directly sold your shop?¡± ¡°Yeah, such a business is usually a one-time thing. It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know that. Recently, there¡¯s not much business, so I just sold it.¡± ¡°Then you, the popular person in the Magic Academy, shouldn¡¯t be so busy these days, right?¡± Ha, this girl was indeed worthy of being a member of the council. He was still too inexperienced ¡°Hmm, I wonder what the respected member of the council is thinking?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t call me the member of the council. You saved my sister twice, so you can be considered my savior. Just call me Orianna.¡± To think a member of the council had asked him to call her by her name. It seemed that she did not treat him as an outsider anymore. ¡°Don¡¯t. I¡¯m not that great. Just tell me what you want.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already applied for leave from the Academy for you to come with me and carry out a mission. I wonder if you can do me the honor of coming with me?¡± Since she had already said such words, how could he refuse? Li Huan smiled and drank the juice in his hand in one gulp. The strange-looking drink was actually not bad to taste. ¡°I am also a member of the Magic Council. Since it is something that the organization has instructed me to do, I am naturally available whenever.¡± ¡°Good! That¡¯s great! Get ready. I¡¯ll pick you up tomorrow morning.¡± Chapter 36 - Demon Invasion? Chapter 36 Demon Invasion? The next day, Li Huan packed up his things and waited for Orianna to knock on his door. Yesterday, she hadn¡¯t told him where they were going, for how long, or what he was to bring. As such, everything was probably all arranged. So as long as Li Huan was there, it would be fine. As for clothes and supplies, they weren¡¯t for him to worry about. Therefore, he decided to just wear some light clothes and carry nothing. Since it was a task assigned to him by the Mage Council, he would just listen to orders. Soon, there was a roar outside the door, as if some creature had stopped there. There was no mistake. At this time, who else would stop at his door? When he opened the door, he was greeted by a carriage that was pulled by a few fine horses that had stopped at his door. Orianna poked her head out of the carriage and waved at him, ¡°Your nose is really sharp! You didn¡¯t even wait for us to knock on the door before coming out!¡± ¡°Of course. How would I dare slack off on the invitation of a member of the council?¡± ¡°Alright! Stop talking nonsense and get in quickly.¡± Li Huan got into the carriage. Orianna was clearly about the same age as Lana, but the decorations in the carriage did not look like something a little girl would like at all. Everything was simple. There was only a table and a few pictures in front of their seats. As the carriage started to move, Orianna¡¯s eyes became serious. She spread out the map in front of her and looked up at Li Huan. ¡°Here. I am the main in this mission, and you are the helper I asked for by name. Our mission location this time is in Derr City.¡± The mission location this time was quite far. After all, Derr City was quite a distance from the Imperial City. Even if they were to travel without stopping, it would probably take more than a day. What kind of mission was it that required an elite of the Imperial City to be sent out? ¡°A demon invasion has occurred in this city.¡± ¡°A demon invasion?¡± Upon hearing this term, Li Huan frowned. He knew about the Demon Race. In this world, other than the plane where the main character was currently on, there were actually several other different planes. There was the holy Divine World, so there naturally was the evil Demonic World. ¡°That¡¯s right, a demon invasion.¡± Li Huan instantly understood. The reason why the Mage Council had directly sent out Orianna was because of her class. Orianna was a Holy Priest. Priests were just like Mages such that both were large classes with different schools under them. However, other than the more unconventional schools, most Priests specialized in healing or casting buffs. However, Orianna was different. She was not just a Priest. She was the ceiling among Priests! A Holy Priest! The status of this class was quite similar to that of a Summoner. The cultivation required a lot of energy and time, and it was difficult for one to get through the initial stage of weakness. However, the light attribute in Orianna¡¯s body was too strong. It could be said that she was born to be a Holy Priest as designated by the Heavens! The biggest difference between a Holy Priest and other Priests was that the former could control holy water. Or rather, only Holy Priests had the right to control holy water! The screws in Li Huan¡¯s brain turned and he immediately understood that for the opponents this time, the Holy Priest was probably the same as all the other Priests such that neither could deal direct damage. However, the holy water that Holy Priests could control was extremely lethal against the Red Demons! It was just like how the Life Priest had been completely lethal against the Necromancer previously! The Red Demons were best at controlling the flames of Hell. Under the burning of the flames of Hell, all living beings would tremble! The flames of Hell were different from ordinary flames. If it had been just ordinary flames, any water attribute Mage could¡¯ve been arranged to do the job, but the burning flames of Hell could only be extinguished with holy water that was filled with the holy aura! Thinking about this, the answer should be very obvious. ¡°Everyone knows that you read a lot, so you should know about the Demon Race, right?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Not only did he know, but he might even know more than she did. ¡°Our mission objective this time is to fight against the demons. First, we will get rid of the demons that have escaped from the Gates of Hell. Then, we will seal the Gates of Hell. We have already read the reports from the locals that the Red Demons are mainly the ones that are wreaking havoc this time the Gates of Hell have been opened.¡± Li Huan nodded. This was more or less what he had thought. Since a Holy Priest had been asked to take action, the opponent should be none other than the Red Demons. ¡°After we reach the city, we¡¯ll first seal the Gates of Hell. After doing so, the combat power of the Red Demons that are wandering outside will be greatly reduced. By then, I need you to help me keep an eye so that no human or demons can disturb my casting.¡± Li Huan nodded. After the appearance of demons, there would be no lack of crazed believers who believed that demons should be the rulers of the world. Those high-level believers would even try to open the Gates of Hell. Therefore, Li Huan¡¯s mission was not only to defeat the demons that would come attacking when Orianna cast her spell, but also to defeat those hidden fanatics. ¡°It¡¯s a small problem. It¡¯s not too difficult.¡± Li Huan knew that he was now in a version of the game that the players had yet to enter. In the current version, the demons only had average strength. With his current strength at level 25, it would be easy for him to defeat those low-level monsters. ¡°Even for me, it¡¯s my first time facing the Demon Race. I don¡¯t think you¡¯ve encountered them before, right? All of our information was obtained from books. Since we can face the demons head-on this time, we have to collect more data.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ve already said it. I¡¯m also a member of the Mage Council, so how will I slack off on such things?¡±. To be honest, Li Huan was quite eager to get such quests. The quests that he usually received from Professor Nano or the Academy didn¡¯t provide him with many benefits. Only such combat quests could allow him to obtain more EXP. Besides, this was his first time facing a more mysterious and rare race as an NPC in the game. How could he not be tempted? ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be relieved with your words!¡± Initially, Orianna thought that Li Huan was the kind of person who didn¡¯t pay attention to the outside world. She had thought that as long as he was free, he would put all his attention on his books. It seemed that her stereotypical thinking was getting in the way. Chapter 37 - Easily Resolved! Chapter 37 Easily Resolved! After almost a day¡¯s travel, the two finally arrived at their destination. Having been attacked by the demons, emergency measures had been taken. Everyone was ordered to stay at home and was not allowed to leave the house without orders from above. As such, there was no one on the streets. Their carriage passed through the empty city and headed straight for the wild. There was no time for small talk now. The local Mage Council had already joined forces with several major forces in the city. They had set up an alert zone next to the Gates of Hell in the wild. ¡°Oh my! You must be Orianna! You¡¯re finally here! The situation now can be said to be very critical. I¡¯m really sorry that you guys have to directly start doing the job right after you came all the way from the Imperial City! Many apologies!¡± ¡°Things like a celebratory feast should wait until it¡¯s really time to celebrate. I¡¯m here to solve problems, not to take a vacation,¡± Orianna was probably used to hearing such meaningless flattery, so she walked straight into the camp. The Gates of Hell were marked to be three kilometers away from the camp, and from here, they could see the smoke there. ¡°We¡¯ve already set up a barrier around all the combustibles, so the flames can¡¯t reach us yet.¡± ¡°The low-level demons shouldn¡¯t have evolved to have wings yet. If those demons with wings were to invade, these guys probably wouldn¡¯t be able to handle them at all,¡± Li Huan muttered in his heart. Orianna had already started casting spells beside him. There was no time to lose now. She prepared all her equipment, and with a single command, everyone marched towards the Gates of Hell. As soon as they stepped through the blockade, terrifying roars were heard. The demons in the blockade sensed the aura of humans, and all of them let out terrifying roars! Orianna was the only one who suffered a fright. The other voluntary warriors had more or less faced the demons a few times, and the same went for Li Huan as well. If this was in the past, he would not even look at such a monster properly. As such, this was a first for only Orianna. This was the first time she had truly faced a monster from a different plane. A terrifying aura of death rushed towards her from all directions. Two magic arrays appeared in front of Li Huan, then the Skeleton King appeared with its soldiers, while Rielle appeared with her bow and arrows. The grass and trees around them began to burn. Li Huan knew that the Red Demon¡¯s flame of Hell did not need a medium to burn. They could directly summon flames anywhere within the area of their control! Orianna nodded. With a wave of the divine equipment in her hand, everyone was equipped with a light shield. With that, a new buff appeared on everyone¡¯s status bar, Holy Protection. Rielle immediately drew her bow and shot an arrow directly into the dense forest in the distance. Following this, a demon fell to the ground. ¡°Go! We have the protection of the holy water now! There¡¯s nothing to be afraid of! Kill the demons first! Guard the Gates of Hell and put out the fire!¡± Li Huan was probably the only one among them who had rich experience in fighting demons. With his order, everyone seemed to be energized. ¡°Although these demons look like they have some combat power, they¡¯re actually just a few weaklings without any skills! It¡¯s just that their stats are a little higher than the average person¡¯s!¡± If these demons were calculated according to levels, they were all around level 25. As long as one was not too panicked when facing these demons, with the protection of the holy water, no casualties would be caused. ¡°With the Gates of Hell of such a low level, they won¡¯t be able to produce many demons in a short time! Hurry Up!¡± As the people fought, they were shocked as well. Not only had the Imperial City sent a Holy Priest to suppress the demons, but they have also sent a Summoner who was experienced in dealing with demons? By now, everyone had already started to narrow down the encirclement. Orianna had also seen the true appearance of the Red Demons! Li Huan was right. These Red Demons were only in their initial stages. They were only half the height of a human, but their bodies were emitting strange flames as they bared their fangs and ran toward the humans. Rielle¡¯s superb shooting skills were fully displayed here. Countless little demons fell one after another under her archery skills. However, Li Huan was quite aware that demons were not brainless. The ranks during the invasion of demons were very meticulous. These little demons were only cannon fodder. If he wanted to get more resources, he had to find the big demons behind them! Under everyone¡¯s continuous attacks, the Gates of Hell were right before their eyes. As Li Huan had expected, the scale of these Gates of Hell was not too large, and the gates¡¯ production and teleportation efficiency of the small demons weren¡¯t high. With the presence of a Holy Priest like Orianna, solving this problem could be said to be a piece of cake. Orianna did not stay idle either. She quickly extinguished the burning flames of Hell. The little demons already possessed some intelligence. They knew that the young woman before them was their absolute nemesis. With Orianna¡¯s protection, as if they had God¡¯s help, all the demons, big and small, were all killed. The Gates of Hell were also successfully guarded. After Orianna finished casting her spell, this incident was considered resolved. The reward for the mission had already been distributed to his backpack. This time, not only had he played a role in killing the enemies in the battle, but he had also played an extremely important role in commanding. As such, he had almost received the full reward for this mission. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect it! Li Huan! To think you have such a deep understanding of demons? Although I¡¯ve done my homework, I see that you seem to know more than the rest of us!¡± After sealing the Gates of Hell, everyone cheered in unison. Only Li Huan remained calm. ¡°I¡¯ve only read about it in books.¡± ¡°Sure. If you have any requests, feel free to mention them to me. I¡¯ll do my best to help you,¡± Orianna looked at the Gates of Hell that was turning into ashes under her holy water, and pretended to say this unintentionally. ¡°Please don¡¯t worry, respected member of the Council. I¡¯m not that kind of person,¡± Li Huan could, of course, read between the lines as he answered without hesitation. Orianna smiled and patted Li Huan¡¯s shoulder. She still couldn¡¯t completely trust him with just one sentence, but this young man who was about the same age as her seemed really different from those people of all walks of life. She would trust him for the time being. Chapter 38 - Even a Level-30 Mage Cant Kill Me? Chapter 38 Even a Level-30 Mage Can¡¯t Kill Me? After that, Orianna went to Li Huan a few more times, most of the time basically to ask him to follow her out on missions. Most of the missions were quite simple for Li Huan. However, he would be able to obtain more rewards if he received the missions from Orianna, so he never got tired of doing so. Orianna also gradually realized that Li Huan was only obsessed with improving his own strength. Other than that, he was quite smart too. He could always come up with some ideas that she could not think of. Imperial City, in the Dark Council. ¡°You guys are just a bunch of good-for-nothings! Tell me! Do tell me! The Dark Council doesn¡¯t treat any of you unfairly, right? Right? But what are the lot of you doing?! I¡¯m just asking you to kill a little Mage Apprentice who just finished her class change. Did I ask you to subvert the Mage Council, or did I ask you to destroy the Mage Tower? I don¡¯t think so!¡± In a room in the Dark Council, a guy who looked like a leader was shouting at a few lackeys. ¡°This, this, sir, it¡¯s not that we don¡¯t want to do it, it¡¯s just that the Summoner by Lana¡¯s side, Li Huan, he¡¯s really no ordinary person¡­¡± ¡°What do you mean? So what you¡¯re saying is that all of those Mages are elites, huh! Any of them can beat us to the ground! And we, we can¡¯t even deal with a bodyguard who¡¯s not even level 30 yet! Is that what you mean?!¡± After the leader finished shouting at the lackey who spoke, he fell silent as well. To be honest, what these lackeys were saying was not without reason. Ever since the three Night Mages they had sent out the last time had all been killed by Li Huan, they did not dare to look down on him like they did before. ¡°Sigh, do you mean we have to kill that Summoner first? Only then can we take action against the little girl?¡± The vampire crisis in the Dark Council had yet to be completely resolved, but Lana¡¯s matter was also to be urgently resolved. It was said that the order to kill Lana had been given by the highest-ranking Dark Mage from the Dark Council¡¯s headquarters. No one knew why the headquarters would give a death order on this little girl who probably did not have any enmity with the Dark Council. The headquarters simply insisted on killing her. The resources that the Dark Council had lost on trying to kill Lana were quite many, but they had returned empty-handed for these several times. ¡°Alright! You guys can leave for now,¡± The Dark Mage sitting behind the table rubbed his head, waving his hand to signal for the lackeys to leave first and leave him alone. Sigh, he had first been scolded by the higher-ups, then he had to come over and scold his underlings. Thinking of this, Mana overflowed out of his body and shattered the cup in his hand. This can¡¯t do! They could not wait for even a second for this matter to be done with. If this continued to drag on, that fellow called Li Huan might be able to gain a large amount of time to grow. If they were to continue sending those Mages that were a little over Level-20 to kill him, it would probably be a tactic like adding fuel to an oil lamp, it would never be enough, and would just be purely sending their people to their death! It seemed that he had to personally take action. Li Huan had already sold his shop, and he usually could be found in three places in his daily life. It should not be difficult to catch him! Thinking of this, the Dark Mage took his weapon and left the house. After the incident with Lana, Li Huan had been very careful every time he left the house. After all, he had helped Lana several times, so the Dark Council might already be targeting him. It would be fine if he was in the Magic Academy, but when he was alone, he¡¯d best be more careful! Today, after finishing work, he had been practicing the second-circle spell that he had just learned in his Mage Tower. Before he knew it, it was already past ten o¡¯clock at night. S When he walked out of the Mage Tower somewhat tiredly, he immediately frowned, There seemed to be a faint dangerous aura in the air. Could it be that he was too tired? Having gotten too tired after a whole day of cultivating, Li Huan did not take it to heart. He shook his head and walked back home. Just as he was about to open the door, Li Huan felt the aura again! He could not be mistaken. Someone must be secretly observing him! The bone-piercing killing intent seeped into his body. This was not the first time Li Huan had experienced such a trick. It seems the Dark Council¡¯s minions had once again targeted him! At the same time, he also received a mission notification in his system to kill the other party. Seeing this, Li Huan deliberately took the letters at his door and pretended to read them. In fact, he was using his perception to search the area around him! The other party was doing the same. The two almost instantly realized the fact that they had been discovered! Li Huan turned around and waved his hand. With that, countless magic-condensed comets fell from the sky, sealing off a large area behind him! He was a noble and very rich Summoner, so he naturally lived in a large and independent house. If he could quickly resolve the battle, there should not be any accidental injuries! At the same time, a few shriveled hands instantly appeared on the ground, and a chilling cry sounded in the air! It was a group of Undead Birds! as c A necromancer! Li Huan activated Void Traction and directly grabbed at the closest Undead to him, then smashed it into the sky. A large patch of black crow feathers fell on him and quickly turned into dust. He then summoned the Skeleton King and placed it in front of him to help him block the first wave of attacks from the Undead! A chill rose from his side. His opponent had hidden between the Undead and had approached him from the side. A sharp blade that carried an endless death aura instantly appeared in front of his throat! Li Huan¡¯s reaction was extremely fast. He grabbed his opponent¡¯s wrist and flipped it out. Crack! Wasn¡¯t Li Huan just a Summoner? The weakest point of a Summoner was their physical body. Yet how could Li Huan have such fast reaction speed and such great strength?! As a Summoner, it shouldn¡¯t be strange for him to train to have greater strength so that he could manage his many Summoned Creatures, right? Li Huan smiled devilishly. Currently, Mana Chargee could only be used to enhance one of his hands, but it was enough! The Necromancer only felt as if his wrist had been directly snapped by something. He had planned to get close to the opponent while the opponent was dealing with his Undead army and end the battle as soon as possible! This was great, it was really a quick battle, but it did not seem like Li Huan was the one being dealt with. Instead, he was the one being dealt with! Li Huan had completely gained the upper hand in the battle. After the opponent¡¯s close-range attack had been countered by him, the former had basically lost the ability to counterattack. He punched, and it was a bright red critical hit! Smack! Today, he would show this guy what it meant to be a Mage with Warrior skills! Li Huan¡¯s HP had only been slightly reduced during the battle just now, but the opponent was already in his hands like a toy! ¡°Sigh, is there really no one else in the Dark Council? Can¡¯t you get a stronger opponent for me¡­¡± Chapter 39 - Nanos Trust! Chapter 39 Nano¡¯s Trust! After this battle, Li Huan¡¯s troubles had lessened by quite a bit. After a Necromancer above Level 30 had died at his hands, the Dark Council¡¯s Imperial City branch had finally begun to take note of him. Being afraid of his strength, they did not send people to kill him like before. Instead, they began to gather information about him, such as his schedule and so on, preparing for the next more meticulous operation¡­ Li Huan himself was quite aware that he was now completely in the Dark Council¡¯s sights. The shadow of death was constantly expanding on his head. What he could do was to continue to improve his strength! Because Orianna often came to him for missions, and he had never refused any of them, Orianna now had complete trust in him. At the same time, he had been constantly helping the Mage Council solve their problems, so whether it was within the Mage Council or the Magic Academy, his status had been greatly improved. ¡°Li Huan, I¡¯m going to take a leave of absence tomorrow afternoon. Is it okay for you you to help me fill in for the class about the advanced introduction to universal spells in the afternoon?¡± Li Huan who was in the office nodded. His academic research could be said to be no inferior to Nano, though his way of putting the terms might not sound very professional. He had already helped Nano stand in as the teacher for a few classes. For such basic theoretical classes, he usually did not even bother to bring along the textbook. By combining the experience he had obtained in his previous life and the knowledge he had obtained from books in this life, let alone students, even the other teachers would address him as an expert if they came over to listen. In the bald uncle¡¯s office, he was humming a tune while fiddling with the thing in his hands. ¡°Nano, hehehe, my Nano, you mustn¡¯t be fooled by that guy called Li Huan! That kid is just a nerd! Can he be like me? This is the Bonnar Magic Flower that just bloomed. I planted it for you last winter! Now that it has finally bloomed, I have plucked it for you with my own hands. With the magic that I have cast on this flower, you must be able to feel my love, right?¡± If it was Li Huan who said this, the scene might still be quite aesthetically pleasing, but when these words came out of the bald uncle¡¯s mouth, all that was left was a sense of yuckiness that seemed to be overflowing. ¡°Professor! Professor!¡± One of his students pushed the door open in a hurry with an indescribable expression on his face. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you? Can¡¯t you see that I¡¯m preparing a gift? If I had been frightened by you and something goes wrong, which makes my work imperfect and thus makes the other party not satisfied, tell me, can you take on this responsibility?¡± ¡°No, I can¡¯t, but professor, umm it¡¯s best if you not be so anxious. Professor Nano might not be coming tomorrow.¡± ¡°She¡¯s not coming?¡± The bald uncle was stunned and immediately stopped what he was doing. ¡°Impossible! How could she not come? Did I read the class schedule wrong? She has a general advanced introduction class tomorrow. She¡¯s not coming?¡± ¡°It¡¯s true, professor! I just passed by Professor Nano¡¯s office and eavesdropped for a while! She asked Li Huan to take her place in tomorrow¡¯s class! She¡¯s not coming for class!¡± At this moment, the bald uncle¡¯s heart was filled with f*cking horses galloping. Just by hearing the name of this class, one could tell that it was an advanced class! An advanced class! To think Nano had thrown such a class directly to that teaching assistant. She hadn¡¯t even thought of him, who was ready to contribute to her at any time! He was really heartbroken! He felt quite powerless. The bald uncle waved his hand to let his student leave first. He needed some peace and quiet¡­ The last time he interfered in the public class, he had gone for wool and came home shorn. Not only did Li Huan answer all the difficult questions he had asked, but the former even received applause from the audience. This was just great. Now, Nano completely trusted this teaching assistant called Li Huan. Good Lord! Were the Heavens deliberately making things difficult for him?! The next day, Li Huan walked into the classroom empty-handed. Knowing that Li Huan was the teacher for this public class, the seats were long packed. Not only did he have admires in the Academy, but there were quite a number of people who were hostile to him. More accurately speaking, those people weren¡¯t actually hostile. They were mainly jealous. After all, Li Huan had already obtained the recognition of the Academy¡¯s most beautiful professor, Professor Nano. On top of that, the youngest and most beautiful member of the Mage Council, Orianna, often asked him to go out on missions. It was said that he was also Lana¡¯s savior twice. Forget about him being cold, tall, rich, and handsome, with so many beautiful women around him, how could they be not jealous at all?! This was a sure winner in life! It was a given that this would attract the jealousy of many. But Li Huan did not care. Others thought that he may look dignified on the surface, but was secretly a player in the dark! They thought that he laid his hands on men, women, young and old! But of course, Li Huan did not do anything of the such. Compared to the jealousy of the many and the attention from many beautiful students, what he was even more concerned about was the pressure from the Dark Council. Looking at the dense crowd of people below the stage, he did not feel any sense of accomplishment. He only wanted to finish the class quickly so that he could read and train. During the class, Li Huan taught like he was giving advice to the novices in his previous life. Even though he wasn¡¯t quite serious, the people around would show admiration when he just casually said a few words. The words ¡°Worship the Big Boss¡± were almost written on their faces. After class, there was a session where the students could come up to him to ask questions. At that moment, a large group of students surrounded him. Their diligence made Li Huan a little embarrassed to refuse their questions. As a teacher, it was not a big deal to answer the students¡¯ questions, but some of the students came with ulterior motives, Although he had already indicated many times for them to stop harassing him, such matters never ceased. After finally getting rid of the students, Li Huan let out a deep sigh. Looking at the dispersed crowd, it was almost time for him to get off work. [Ding! Please take note! Important announcement!) Li Huan was tidying up the books in his hand when a notification popped up on his interface! Seeing the notification, Li Huan immediately became excited. The notification this time seemed different from any other time! What on Earth was going to happen?! Li Huan eagerly packed up his things and return to the office. Since Professor Nano had asked for leave today, he was the only one in the office. He quickly opened the interface, took a deep breath, and looked at the words on it. [Online Game: Eternity is about to welcome its closed beta!) Closed beta! Li Huan continued reading. There were still more than 900 days before the open beta, and the month-long closed beta was about to begin! Players would be entering the game world for the first time! This time, it was not a joke! Chapter 40 - Eternity Closed Beta! Chapter 40 Eternity Closed Beta! Li Huan¡¯s body trembled. He had never thought that the closed beta of the game would arrive so soon! Due to there still being nearly two years before the open beta, he couldn¡¯t really remember when the closed beta was. Regardless of everything else, he was still looking forward to it. After all, he had been in the game for several months and the people he dealt with every day were NPCs. Of course, the NPCs could be considered human with flesh and blood since they didn¡¯t seem to be any different from him. But they were NPCs! Just NPCs!! How could they be compared to the players?! He looked at his system again. Good Lord, the day after tomorrow would be the day the closed beta players entered the game! Li Huan¡¯s heart was filled with anticipation. This was only the closed beta, so the players would not enter the game on a large scale. There would only be a small group of players, which meant that there wouldn¡¯t be a crowd. Besides, what level would those players be at when they entered the game? In his eyes, they would just be a bunch of trash! They could not hurt him in the slightest! The cross-generational holographic online game, ¡°Eternity¡±, has started its closed beta today! Almost all the top internet companies in reality had poured almost every gaming method into ¡°Eternity¡±. In this game, one could become anyone one wanted to be! This game, which was said to be cross-generational, still had some flaws, so was currently only open to a few closed beta players, but people from all over the world were fighting for these few spots! This was because this game was unprecedented. One could play the game with perfect sensory perceptions as if one was personally there in the game. If one could get the gaming throne that came with ¡°Eternity¡±, the gaming throne would connect to one¡¯s brain, allowing one¡¯s brain to directly receive information, thus achieving the effects of being ¡°physically¡± in a VR world! ¡°F*ck! That company didn¡¯t lie! The sense of touch, the feeling of walking, it¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°Wait, Old Wang, why haven¡¯t you come in yet? What¡¯s with the dawdle?¡± ¡°No, why doesn¡¯t this game have a face-molding system?¡± ¡°Face-molding? How can there be such a thing? If there really was such a system, then I wouldn¡¯t have acknowledged the game! If it were up to me, it¡¯s because there¡¯s no face-molding system that this game is real!¡± The time for the closed beta time was 10 am sharp on Sunday. Before that, Li Huan had long been waiting in the square of the Imperial City. He had to feel this feeling that he had not felt in a long time. Some players were already entering the game. Other than their clothes being changed into a style that suited the game, nothing about them was different from the real world. ¡°F*ck! The feeling of walking is too ridiculous! I think it¡¯s even more realistic than the game I played on the treadmill! This is great!¡± ¡°Hey, have all of you checked your talent?¡± ¡°Yeah. This game is really interesting. To think talent points have been allocated directly! Don¡¯t tell me that this is the only account I can have in this life?¡± ¡°Hehe! I have to say that it¡¯s really hard to say! It seems that quite a sum has been invested in this game! For me to have spent the sum to get the closed beta qualifications and enter the game, it¡¯s not a loss! Not a loss!¡± More and more players flooded in. In Li Huan¡¯s eyes, they were all a group of Level 1 players. Right now, they were all in the state of exploring a new world. On top of that, as notified by his system interface, the closed beta this time was only for a month. Thus he estimated that many functions were not open to the players yet. ¡°Good lord! I¡¯ll say f*cl! Take a look! If I didn¡¯t tell you, would you know that this is an NPC?¡± Some people had already noticed the numerous NPCs in this world. What shocked the players more was that the real-time calculation system that these NPCs were equipped with was simply too powerful. They weren¡¯t the kind of NPCs that would only say a single sentence like ¡°Hello, Explorer¡± while standing motionlessly on the spot! ¡°F*ck, did they get people to act as the NPCs here? I want to act as an NPC too! May I know where I can sign up?¡± ¡°Hello, everyone! I¡¯m the blogger Seke! This time, our workshop has obtained the closed beta qualifications to play the game ¡®Eternity¡¯! At the same time, we have also obtained the qualifications to record in-game videos! I will bring you to explore this world from several different perspectives!¡± ¡°No! I don¡¯t believe it. It can¡¯t be that every scene on every map is can be interacted with, right? I don¡¯t believe it! Let¡¯s go! I want to see the air wall! I don¡¯t believe that this world doesn¡¯t have boundaries!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be silly. You can even dig out the soil from the ground here so do you think they would be stupid enough to create an obvious air wall for you? I think it might be more interesting to try out the eating system.¡± Li Huan sat in the square and stuffed the snacks in his hands into his mouth. It had been a long time since he had rested so comfortably. He estimated that the many councils and forces in the Imperial City were probably also studying the players who had entered the game. In his previous life, he had been a super player. In this life, he had transmigrated and became an NPC with special privileges. He could just treat the current situation as a good show to watch. The environment of this game had been designed and completed to the extreme. This went for the lighting system, the weather system, the NPC system, and the many interactive systems as well. Such a generational change was like the release of the first game console! It was an unprecedented experience for all the players! The square was bustling with activity. There were NPC merchants who were out soliciting business, players who were exploring the game environment everywhere, and observers sent by various forces. All this made the world increasingly familiar in Li Huan¡¯s eyes. This was the charm of the game ¡°Eternity¡±! (NPC name: Li Huan] [In-service teaching assistant of Royal Magic Academy) (Class: Summoner (Level 29 to be broken through)] (Strength: 29) (Wisdom: 129] [Endurance: 31] (Mana: 147) (Intimacy: 0] [A wise summoner who has already become popular in the Magic Academy after only being in the job for a month. If you become friends with him, you might have some unexpected gains.] Li Huan was strolling on the streets, looking at the new players in front of him from a God-like perspective. He had no idea that there was a player nearby who was staring at him with a half-smile after reading his interface!