On the way back to Alanna, Lin Li held the crystal tightly. The expression on his face was the same as Sean's during the day. They were both in a trance and absent-minded. Even when walking on the rugged mountain road, he only felt that his feet were soft as if he was stepping on cotton.
The experience of this night was like a dream. A huge Eternal Adamantine vein, three shocking top-grade gems, and a strange crystal that could even be eaten by a Shapeshifter. Just thinking about it made people feel that it was unreal.
So much so that when Lin Li left, he did not even notice that the blond youth who should have escaped was now standing in the camp with a pale face. Beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, and even the blonde hair by his ears was wet with sweat. He looked at the forest as if he had seen the most terrifying monster, and his whole body was trembling with fear …
He could not help but be afraid …
He had led a group of men and fought with the Shapeshifter for most of the night. How could he not know the power of this level-18 magical beast? It was a creature comparable to the legendary level. If it were not for the sacred weapon in hand tonight, even if there were 10 times more adventurers, they would not dare to challenge the majesty of the Shapeshifter.
But it was such a magical beast that suddenly disappeared almost at the moment it hit the young mage. What kind of terrifying power was this?
If such a powerful figure were to mistakenly think that they were hostile, who among the 30-odd adventurers would be able to return to Alanna alive?
If it was possible, he was willing to swear to God that all this was just a coincidence, and he had no hostility at all!
Throwing out the Sacred Weapon at the last moment was part of the battle plan. It was to attract the attention of the Shapeshifter and buy the mercenary team precious time to escape. At the bottom of the cliff on the other side of the camp, the mercenary team had already prepared 40 rope ladders. All they needed was a moment to catch their breath, and the surviving adventurers would be able to escape.
But …
The blond youth had never thought that there would be a young mage hiding in the forest.
The moment he discovered the young mage, the golden-haired youth knew that things were bad. Once the Shapeshifter rushed over, no one could stop it. A furious Shapeshifter would tear all living creatures into pieces. Not to mention a young mage like him, even an Archmage might not be able to escape.
The golden-haired young man felt a little guilty for killing someone for no reason.
But then, he suddenly realized that the Nightmare had disappeared!
He wasn't killed, nor was he defeated. Instead, he suddenly disappeared …
Illusion, this must be an illusion!
The golden-haired young man would rather die than believe it. He rubbed his eyes hard!
That's right, it really disappeared …
The Sacred Artifact was still lying quietly on the grass, and the young mage was still standing there. However, that terrifying Shapeshifter had disappeared from this world in an instant.
Shock was not enough to describe his feelings. Looking at the place where the Nightmare Lord disappeared, the blonde youth was dumbfounded for a full minute.
Then …
Suddenly, he realized a very serious problem.
His actions just now could only be described as stupid. No matter who it was, they would probably take it as a deliberate provocation.
Although the golden-haired young man knew that it was really just an accident, he also knew that such a powerful person would not be in the mood to listen to his explanation. Anril was such a world where the strong were respected. Only when one had enough strength could he have the right to speak.
A level-12 warrior was like an ant in the eyes of such a super powerhouse. He only needed one finger to crush him to death. In this world, who would listen to an ant's explanation?
At this moment, the golden-haired young man was so scared that even his heart had stopped beating. Bean-sized beads of sweat dripped down from his forehead. His whole body was soaked in cold sweat, and he looked as if he had just been fished out of the water. His fair and handsome face was full of despair. He looked at the super powerhouse in the forest in fear, waiting for him to make the final judgment. Everyone's life and death was in his hands …
A short two minutes felt like a year to the golden-haired young man. Fear and despair filled his heart. The feeling of waiting for death was like being nibbled by a monster bit by bit, and he was powerless to do anything about it.
The wait that felt like a year, and in the end, it was the other party who turned around and left …
The golden-haired young man could not believe his eyes. He had never thought that this super powerhouse would let him go like this.
The moment the other party's figure completely disappeared in the forest, the feeling of relief made the golden-haired young man collapse. He could no longer muster up any strength in his body. He could not even wipe the sweat on his forehead. He just stood there in a daze, looking at the dark forest with dull eyes …
…
And all this, of course, Lin Li would not know.
When he returned to Alanna, it was already late at night. In order to enter the gate of the Alanna Guild of Magic, he had gone through a lot of trouble.
Before Lin Li entered the gate, he was stopped by two mages on night duty …
It could not be helped. After all, this was not Jarrosus. No one knew who Felic was, let alone his identity. The two mages on night duty yawned outside the gate for half the night only knew that this was the Alanna Guild of Magic, the magic center of the entire Felan Kingdom. Anyone who wanted to enter the guild had to undergo the necessary questioning.
As for the kind of questioning … it had to be decided by the identity of the other party.
Unfortunately, Lin Li's identity happened to be the one that needed to be interrogated in detail.
A young trial mage from a rural place like Jarrosus. Everyone knew that he was a magic genius with no background at all.
In the Alanna Guild of Magic, there were many marginal people with awkward positions. They got rid of the identity of a mage apprentice, but it was difficult for them to improve much. Perhaps their strength would forever stop at level-five for the rest of their lives. Hence, most of the time, they would be sent to do all kinds of chores — such as night duty.
No one liked night duty. Every night, they stood outside the gate in the cold wind. As long as one was human, there would be some resentment in their heart. With resentment, they naturally needed to vent it. Hence, making things difficult for the mages who returned late had become their best entertainment. Furthermore, this kind of entertainment usually brought some benefits. In order to go back early to sleep, mages were usually not stingy. It might be a few words of flattery, or a little gift …
Of course, they naturally did not dare to make things difficult for the high and mighty Magic Shooters in the guild. If they angered these gods of plagues, they would no longer need to be on night duty in the future — they would be sent to guard the graveyard with a spell.
The targets they made things difficult were usually the low-level mages in the guild. These people did not have a high status. As long as they put on a business-like attitude and gave a little hint, they would most likely be able to get some benefits in the end.
Apart from these low-level mages, the ones they liked to make things difficult the most were actually the trial mages from other guilds like Lin Li. Especially this time, they were all young geniuses who did not have any background in Alanna.
This was a very complicated mentality — jealousy and superiority at the same time. They were jealous of the other party's talent, but they looked down on their guilds. Other than the Alanna Guild of Magic, the other guilds could only be rural guilds …
"What's your name?" The one in charge of interrogating Lin Li was a middle-aged mage who looked to be in his fifties. He was tall and thin, wearing a black robe. Standing outside the guild hall, he looked like a black bamboo pole.
"Felic."
"Where are you from?"
"Jarrosus."
"What are you here for?"
"To participate in the trial."
"Why are you back so late?"
"To deal with some personal matters."
Lin Li frowned slightly. He did not have enough sleep, and after a day of torment, even an iron man would not be able to stand it. He had finally returned to the guild, and wanted to go back and have a good sleep. But he did not expect to be pestered by this guy, who kept asking boring questions over and over again. Anyone in his shoes would be a little angry.
However, the other party had a business-like attitude. Although Lin Li was a little angry in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He just patiently answered a few more boring questions.
"Hmm …" The middle-aged mage flipped through the guild records. There was indeed a trial mage called Felic from Jarrosus, but … when he went out tonight, it seemed that he did not put it on the record in the guild …
This discovery made the middle-aged mage's eyes light up. Not putting it on the record meant that he left the guild without the permission of the trial mentor. In addition, he came back so late. If he did not make things difficult for such a target, his ten years of waiting would be in vain.
The middle-aged mage's face turned serious. He tried to make his expression more dignified. "Felic from the Jarrosus Guild, right? I've looked at the guild records just now, and there is no record of you going out. What explanation do you have for this? "
"I …"
Just as Lin Li was about to explain, the middle-aged mage spoke again. His tone was filled with a disgusting seniority. "It's a serious violation of the trial rules for a trial mage to go out without permission. Furthermore, you came back so late at night. It seems like Alanna's nightlife has made you lost your way … A rural guild is indeed a rural guild. How could they teach a kid like you who doesn't know the rules?"
"…"
"Let me tell you, if there is no reasonable explanation, I think I will report this to your trial mentor." When he said this, the middle-aged mage placed extra emphasis on the word "explain" …
"Oh …" Lin Li nodded, and understood at once. He thought it was business, but it turned out to be a bribe. Upon hearing this, Lin Li's face turned cold. "There is nothing to explain. If you have any questions, you can ask my trial mentor. His name is Macklin."
"You …" The middle-aged mage did not expect this kid from a rural guild to have such an arrogant attitude. He had seen many trial mages, and any one of them would have a much deeper background than the Jarrosus Guild of Magic. What kind of place was that? It was the most remote and down-and-out Guild of Magic in Felan. It was said that a few mage families had ridden on their heads a few years ago. How dare a country bumpkin from that place glare at him?
Both parties had already shed all pretense of cordiality, and the middle-aged mage did not want any bribes. He decided to teach this kid a lesson. After glaring at Lin Li with hatred, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words. "Alright, I will ask!"
It was a coincidence …
Before he could ask, Macklin came out on his own.
"Why isn't he back yet …" Lin Li was gone for most of the night. Macklin was so anxious that he almost had a heart attack. He really regretted it now. If he had known earlier, he would not have handed him over to Andoine. He had been on tenterhooks all night, afraid that something would happen to the kid. He was the only hope of the Guild of Magic. If something happened to him, could he produce another intermediate blacksmith to deal with the bet?
After the two left, the more Macklin thought about it, the more afraid he became. In just a few hours, he had come out for a look dozens of times. Even a few strands of his hair had turned white in one night.
"Damn it, Andoine, that old bastard …" Macklin walked down the steps, and was about to look at the corner of the street when he suddenly saw a young mage looking at him with a smile at the bottom of the steps. That old and tattered mage robe looked very friendly at this time, and the words that he was about to scold got stuck in his throat …
This kid, he's finally back …
"Mr Macklin …" Lin Li and the mage on night duty shouted almost at the same time.
But now, how could Macklin still have the mood to care about a mage on night duty? He heaved a sigh of relief and started to scold him. "You brat, you still know to come back? In another half an hour, I would have wanted to go to the Nightmare Mountains to look for you … "
"I didn't want to either, but there was a little accident on the way …" Lin Li said with a listless face. After he finished speaking, he covered his mouth and yawned. He was really sleepy. "I will explain the details to you tomorrow. I have to go back and sleep now. Otherwise, I'm afraid there will be trouble for tomorrow's trial mission …"
"Trial my ass!" Macklin rolled his eyes and scolded in exasperation, "With your current state, you will fall asleep even if I throw you into a pile of magical beasts. Hurry up and go back to sleep. We will talk about the trial mission after you wake up in the afternoon. I will come over personally to wake you up then."
"Oh …"
Lin Li nodded, and did not continue to be long-winded. Together with Sean, who was also yawning, they brushed past the stunned middle-aged mage. The two of them walked along the stairs into the guild hall.
Macklin let out a long sigh of relief as he watched the two of them go far away … The tossing and turning of the night had really added a few more strands of white hair to his hair.
Witnessing this strange scene with his own eyes, the middle-aged mage was really regretful to the point of his intestines turning green.
The country mage that he thought had no background was someone that even Mr Macklin had to go out to greet …
How could he not know Mr Macklin's character after being in the Alanna Guild of Magic for more than ten years? He was someone who even dared to contradict President Aldwin. In these ten years, he had never seen Mr Macklin as gentle as he was today. Listening to their conversation just now, in order to let the young mage have a good sleep, Mr Macklin even did not hesitate to postpone the trial time!
For a moment, the middle-aged mage felt his scalp go numb.
It's over, it's over. I might really have to guard the graveyard this time …
Fortunately, Macklin did not know the whole thing. He came out late, and did not see the mage on night duty making things difficult for him. He did not know that the person he had waited for most of the night was almost stopped by this fellow outside the guild hall. Otherwise … with Macklin's character, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Because he was in a good mood, Macklin even specially gave a few words of encouragement to the middle-aged mage before returning to the guild hall.
Listening to these words of encouragement, the middle-aged mage felt his legs go weak. He broke out in a cold sweat, and even his voice trembled a little …
It was not easy to hold on until Macklin left. The middle-aged mage finally could not hold on any longer, and sat on the ground softly like a puddle of mud.
…
Lin Li brought Sean to his residence, and then could not help but have a headache.
He had experienced Sean's snoring before. It did not matter to him. After all, he was already exhausted after a day of torment. If he fell asleep later, even thunder might not be able to wake him up. However, his two roommates were somewhat innocent. Once Sean's snoring started, they would most likely not be able to sleep tonight …
Standing outside the door, he hesitated for a moment, but could not think of a good solution. He could only ask Sean to restrain himself and get through the night first. He would help him think of other solutions tomorrow.
After making up his mind, Lin Li took out his key and opened the door gently.
"Felic, you're finally back!" Who knew that just as he entered the living room, he would hear Mason's voice coming from the room.
"I'm really sorry to wake you up, Brother Mason." Lin Li was a little embarrassed. When he opened the door, he was originally trying not to wake the two of them up. He did not expect that even though he was this light, he still woke Mason up.
"I didn't sleep at all …" When Mason came out of the room, he did not even take off his mage robe. The expression on his face was actually very energetic. He pointed to the room next door, and smiled a little wretchedly. "I reckon that fella didn't sleep either. If you don't believe me, you can go over and take a look …"
"Felic is back?" Just as Mason's voice fell, he saw Orrin's door open.
"Yes, I'm back." Lin Li nodded, but his expression was full of doubts. What were these two fellows doing in the room instead of sleeping in the middle of the night …
"Felic, I heard that you beat up Archmage Darian's nephew?" Mason did not even look at Orrin, and went to Lin Li's side with a smile on his face. He seemed to be very gossipy.
"How did you know?"
"Heh … I heard it from others. How was it? Did you really beat him up?"
"Yes." There was no need to hide this kind of thing. Lin Li nodded, and admitted it openly. "I accompanied him to practice magic."
"…" Mason rolled his eyes. He thought to himself, It's not like I haven't seen that fella called Madrick before. He's only a level-7, and he's worlds apart from me. A monster like you wants to practice magic with him? Aren't you sending him to his grave on purpose …?
"Be careful these two days." Orrin did not speak much, but anyone could hear the concern in his words.
"Yes, I will." Lin Li also knew that the middle-aged mage named Darian had always been inexplicably hostile to him. Perhaps he had even instructed Madrick to do what had happened to Sean. Now that Lin Li had crippled Madrick, it would be strange if he did not come looking for trouble with him personally.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this." If it had been in the past, Mason would most likely have warned him again. But after seeing Andoine yesterday, he knew how strong the kid's backing was. With a Legendary-mage standing behind him, who would dare to touch him? This matter was just mentioned casually. Then, a wretched smile appeared on Mason's face, and he asked in a mysterious tone, "Have you heard about the change in the trial mission tomorrow?"
"What change?" Lin Li could not help but be slightly stunned. Why did he not hear Macklin mention any change in the trial mission when he was outside just now?
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