For the next few days, Lin Li was extremely busy.
Although Gerian had arranged for Kevin to run errands for him, there were still many things that he had to do personally, such as going to the library to copy spells.
Looking at the piles of magic books in front of him, Lin Li finally understood why the old fellow Andoine always said that there was no end to the world of magic … With so many books, just looking at the table of contents would take him a few years to read, not to mention studying the spells recorded in them.
Lin Li had been sitting in the library for two days. There were about 20 to 30 spells recorded in the magic books, and they were all spells that he thought would be useful.
There were usually only two requirements for his criteria for choosing magic: first, the length of the spell must be short, and second, the elemental structure must be simple.
If it were most mages, they would probably scoff at these two criteria.
In the same level of magic, the longer the spell and the more complex the structure, the more powerful it would be. Since they would consume the same amount of mana, who wouldn't want to choose the more powerful one? This was like playing mahjong. Who wouldn't want to play the same color when they picked up a good set of tiles?
But to Lin Li, the amount of power was not important.
"I don't want the best, but I want the most!" With the support of a huge mental strength, Lin Li never had to worry about his mana running out, let alone that his mental strength could not bear it.
On the contrary, a long recitation of spells was more likely to put him in danger. Since there was no way to solve the problem of recitation speed in a short period of time, Lin Li simply chose some simple spells to learn. Anyway, his mana would not run out. If one spell was not enough, he would use a few more. What could not be smashed down by dozens of spells?
In between, Gerian took the time to come over and show some concern. After seeing Lin Li's strange selection criteria, the fat old man could not help but feel a chill down his spine …
Look at what was in those 20 to 30 spells.
Mind Control, Warlock's Eyes, Arcane Missile, Weakness, Limb Paralysis, Mana Defense, Mana Amplification, Insanity, Delirium, Skin Petrification …
Apart from a few pure offensive spells like Arcane Missile, the others were all sinister control spells.
Gerian did not say anything. He touched his nose and slipped out. As he went out, he muttered to himself, Is this kid really Andoine's disciple? Why didn't I know Andoine had such hobbies …
Copying magic was a very troublesome task, especially for a dabbler like Lin Li. His language foundation was too weak, and other than the common language, all other languages were standard Greek to him. Hence, he had to look through the various language manuals while copying the spells into the magic book.
These twenty to thirty incantations took him almost two days.
When he looked up from the pile of books, it was already the evening of the next day.
Lin Li stretched himself and put the books back in their original places. Just as he was about to leave the library, he saw Kevin walking in.
"Felic, have you finished copying the spell?" When Kevin entered the door, he saw Lin Li packing his books. "Just in time. President Gerian asked me to tell you that he's waiting for you in the hall on the first floor. He asked you to look for him after you finished copying the spell. He seems to have something to tell you."
"What's so urgent?" Lin Li was a little stunned. The fat old man had just come to the library in the morning. Why didn't he mention it then?
"He didn't tell me anything. He just asked you to go."
"Oh … Sorry to trouble you."
After Lin Li left the library, he quickly found Gerian in the hall on the first floor.
The fat old man was in a good mood today. He was giving pointers to two young mages.
"Idiots! Can you be any more stupid? You can't even complete such a simple elemental sequencing. What exactly do you put in your heads all day long? "Of course, his way of giving pointers had always been more special.
The two young mages were scolded until there were bumps all over their heads, but they did not dare to defend themselves. They could only lower their heads with grievances and listen to the fat old man's lecture. When they saw Lin Li coming down, it was as if they had found their savior. They quickly cast a pleading look at Lin Li.
"President Gerian, I heard you were looking for me?" Seeing that these two fellows were really pitiful, Lin Li shook his head and greeted the fat old man first.
"Felic, you're here." This had indeed helped the two mages out of their predicament. Seeing that Lin Li had come, Gerian had no time to continue lecturing them. "Come, come, come, I have something to talk to you about."
"You two …" Halfway through, Gerian seemed to have thought of something again. But after hesitating for a moment, he still waved his hand at the two unlucky mages helplessly. "Forget it, hurry up and die as far as you can …"
Gerian did not know what was going on. He appeared to be very cautious along the way. In order not to be disturbed, he even specially brought Lin Li into the guild's guest room.
If one had to find the safest place in Jarrosus Guild of Magic, it would undoubtedly be this guild's guest room. Outside the door, there were seven Warlock's Eyes, monitoring every movement in all directions. Behind the closed door, a magic detection field mageweath was emitting a faint magical wave. Under the influence of this mageweath, no magical spying could escape Gerian's eyes and ears.
Seeing that Gerian was so solemn, Lin Li also knew that it was definitely not a trivial matter. He pulled a chair over and sat down, quietly waiting for him to speak.
Gerian seemed to be particularly cautious today. Even in the guild's safest guest room, he was still not at ease. He released another life detection magic, and after making sure that there were no other living people around, he lowered his voice and asked, "Tell me, when did you offend the Merlin Family?"
"The Merlin Family?" This was the second time Lin Li had heard Gerian mention this name. The last time was during the level certification a few days ago. He remembered that the fat old man seemed to have flown into a rage at that time, threatening to do something to the Merlin Family …
Just as he was feeling puzzled, Lin Li suddenly thought of a person.
Cromwell! That's right, it was Cromwell!
When he first arrived in Jarrosus City, this enthusiastic mage seemed to have mentioned the same name. If Lin Li remembered correctly, his original words should be — "If there's anything you need help with, don't hesitate to ask. Our Merlin Family still has a say in the Jarrosus Guild of Magic."
"You mean … Cromwell?"
"That's right, it's him." Gerian nodded. "Remember the day you first arrived?"
"Yes."
"That day, you had just gone with Kevin to go through the formalities, and Cromwell's men came to the door. Hmph, this idiot actually asked me to kick you out of the guild. He's really blind!"
"At that time, I didn't have time to care about him. I just asked Colin to bring a message to warn this idiot not to have any ideas about you." At this point, Gerian snorted. "I didn't expect this idiot to be so ignorant. He sent someone again this afternoon, and this time he even dared to threaten me. He said that if I didn't do as he wanted, he would persuade his family to terminate the business cooperation with the guild."
Lin Li did not say anything, and merely looked at Gerian with a smile.
Gerian had been in charge of the Jarrosus Guild of Magic for decades. How could he be an ordinary person? If he couldn't even deal with Cromwell, he would have been swallowed up long ago.
Since he had taken the initiative to mention this matter, he must have had a plan in mind.
From Lin Li's point of view, the fat old man's angry demeanor was nothing more than an attitude — an attitude of support.
So, Lin Li said nothing and waited for Gerian to speak.
"Hmph! He's really blind. Why doesn't he look at who he's threatening! " As expected, Gerian was filled with righteous indignation. He angrily announced, "Although the Jarrosus Guild of Magic has had a hard time maintaining itself these few years, it has not fallen to the point of being threatened! Since I brought you into the guild, I must be responsible for you. If anyone wants to touch you, they have to ask me, Gerian, first! "
"Thank you, President!"
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