For the next few days, Lin Li was free again. After finalizing the potion formula with Hoffman, he stayed in the Guild of Magic. Every day, he went to the Omniscient Tower to read books, and went to the arena to spar with Mason and Orrin. His days were unusually free.
Of course, this was only for Lin Li.
To Mason and Orrin, these few days were probably the most fulfilling days they'd had since they'd arrived in Alanna. The sparring sessions every other day allowed them to reap countless benefits. The opportunity to spar with an Archmage was not something that everyone could come across. Furthermore, this Archmage was their roommate who was the most familiar with them. He could analyze their shortcomings from all aspects and find solutions to them.
After 10 consecutive days, the two of them improved tremendously. This morning, Mason finally broke through to level-11, and got rid of his identity as a rookie Magic Shooter. Although Orrin did not break through, his improvement in strength was above Mason's.
Recently, Orrin seemed to have been traumatized by something. He became even quieter than before. Even when Lin Li asked him questions, he would only nod or shake his head. Sometimes, when he was forced, he would only reply with a "hmm". At the same time, he became extremely hardworking in magic. Often, he would head to the Omniscient Tower alone before the sun rose. He would wait until late at night, when his two roommates had already fallen asleep. Then, he would drag his exhausted body back.
As for the sparring between the three of them every other day, Orrin was more serious than anyone else. Often, Lin Li's advice would make him think for a long time. Then, he would drag Mason along to try again and again until he understood it. Orrin's hard work did not go to waste. His stubborn persistence brought him rich rewards. In these 10 days, Orrin's strength seemed to have increased by a level every day. He was only a step away from level-14.
Of course, Mason was the one who experienced this improvement the most.
In the sparring between the two of them, Mason could occasionally win once in the beginning. But recently, he was lagging behind. When he stood in front of Orrin, he did not even have the strength to fight back. He was completely suppressed when the fight started. What followed was a series of magic bombardment. It was like an adult beating a child.
In the end, Mason decided to hide whenever he saw Orrin.
This gigolo is too sick. I'd rather be ravaged by Felic than have my confidence destroyed by this gigolo. There's nothing shameful about losing to an Archmage, but to lose to a Magic Shooter, and a gigolo at that, I, Master Mason, can't take the blow …
Moreover, Felic did not have much time, and would only abuse him occasionally. He was not like this gigolo who would beat him up every time he saw him, and would not stop until he had his fill of beatings.
Indeed, Lin Li did not have much time. He had been holed up in the Omniscient Tower for the past few days.
During the 10 days in the Cinder Woods, he had learned a lot of things. He wanted to take advantage of the time before the finals to tidy up in the Omniscient Tower. However, this time, he didn't wander around the first or second floor. Instead, he went straight to the 15th floor and swept through all the level-15 spells.
Probably only Lin Li would do something like this …
Which ordinary mage would not only advance by one level in one or two years? After reaching level-15, it was even more difficult to advance by one level. Many of the less talented ones might even cling to the same level until they died of old age. With such a long time, what spells could he not learn? Even the magic spells for the next few levels must have been prepared long ago, and were just waiting for the day to break through …
Only a freak like Lin Li, who advanced so fast that the level of spells could not keep up with the level of magic, would be so eager to learn spells after breaking through to the Archmage realm. Once this fella was hungry, he would copy them all down regardless of whether they were useful or not. In these 10 days, a group of Archmages who were reading on the 15th floor watched this fella every day. He came with a pen in the morning, and carried a pile of scrolls back at night. Fortunately, the Omniscient Tower provided free blank scrolls. Otherwise, they would have to spend a lot of money in 10 days if they did not copy like this …
Of course, no one among the Archmages on the 15th floor felt that this young man was not qualified to come to the 15th floor. Because everyone knew who he was — he was the youngest Archmage in the history of the Alanna Guild of Magic. Just a few days ago, this young man had beaten up Macklin, who had suppressed his strength, in front of the whole guild. If even he was not qualified to come to the 15th floor, then who was?
"Morning, Felic." As soon as Lin Li came up to the 15th floor, two Archmages who were familiar with him came over to greet him. Everyone was reading together, so they naturally became familiar with each other. Moreover, this young Archmage was really likable. He did not speak much, but when it came to dealing with others, he did not have the arrogance of a genius. In front of the Archmages, it could be said that he gave enough face. He always had a humble smile on his face, and was always polite. Even the two Archmages who were on good terms with the Marathon Family could not find any fault with him. Over time, they accepted this new young man.
"Good morning!" Lin Li politely greeted the few Archmages, and after exchanging some pleasantries, he found a seat and took out the magic book that he had read yesterday. It was a book that contained half insights and half notes. The author was a Legendary-mage from 300 years ago. The main point of the book was how to improve one's spell-casting skills.
Although Lin Li's casting speed was fast in the past, it was almost entirely due to his talent. His incomparably strong mental strength ensured that he could compress the casting time to the greatest extent, and did not have to worry about the bite of mana. In fact, to be honest, there was no technique involved in it. He just relied on his amazing talent to do it. It was like a person with infinite strength lifting a boulder with his strength. Moreover, in this person's heart, he had never felt that there was anything wrong with doing so. Since he had infinite strength, why should he not make use of it?
But, the 10 days in the Cinder Woods had changed Lin Li's view.
The special environment of the Cinder Woods not only suppressed Lin Li's strength, but also weakened him in all aspects. Be it his mana or mental strength, they could not be compared to before. The battles that took place in those 10 days could be said to be the most awkward battle Lin Li had ever had since he came to Anril. His mental strength and mana were extremely weak, and his magic level was suppressed to level-15. Many magical beasts that he could easily kill on a normal day could chase after Lin Li in the Cinder Woods, causing him to flee.
That feeling was really too awkward. He could clearly cast magic easily, but at the critical moment, there would always be signs of the bite of mana. As a result, Lin Li had to stop casting spells several times, and pick up his weapon to fight with those magical beasts that were as high as level-10. After these 10 days, Lin Li was really regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have learned more casting skills. How would he have gotten this Bu Tian?
After copying all the level-15 spells that he could find, Lin Li started to look for books without hesitation. He was looking for books that could improve his casting skills — such as the one in his hands.
The notes left behind by the Legendary-mage were really not ordinary. Lin Li read for two days, and only understood the general theory. As for the more detailed and profound things, he would have to slowly practice them in the future battles.
But even so, Lin Li's improvement in these 10 days was not something that an ordinary person could imagine.
It could not be helped. He had too much room for improvement. Before he started learning casting skills, he was like a blank piece of paper. All his skills were based on his incomparably strong mental strength. Now that he finally had the systematic theory of casting, as well as all kinds of exquisite experience in casting spells, the improvement from the beginning was naturally unimaginable.
This improvement was not very obvious, but it was real. It was just that its power could only be revealed in a real battle.
"It's a pity that I came a few hundred years late. Otherwise, if I had personally consulted this Legendary-mage, I'm afraid the improvement would be even greater …" Until it was almost noon, Lin Li put down the book in his hands, and wondered if he should go out to eat something.
But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door.
"Get out of the way, let me in!" The intermittent voice came from outside the door, sounding unusually anxious.
But this was the fifteenth floor of the Omniscient Tower, and even the patrols in charge of order were High Mages. How could it be a place where people could come and go as they pleased? The two High Mages outside the door didn't even discuss it before rejecting the other party's request. "No, guild members without a pass are not allowed to enter above the 15th floor."
"Please, I'm begging you, let me in, I have something very important to talk to my roommate about …"
The voice became more anxious and louder. This time, Lin Li finally heard it clearly. "Damn it, it's Mason!"
In his anxiety, Lin Li couldn't care less about the order. He threw away the magic book in his hands and stood up from his seat. Because his movement was too big, it immediately startled a few Archmages who were studying magic. But fortunately, Lin Li was quite popular during this period of time. After the few Archmages saw that he was the one who disturbed the order, they just smiled generously, and buried their heads in their books again.
Lin Li walked out of the door hastily, and saw Mason arguing with a middle-aged High Mage. His usually cheerful face was full of anxiety. If not for the two High Mages working together to stop him, he would have rushed through the door.
"Big Brother Mason, what's the matter?"
"Felic, something's wrong, something's wrong with the gigolo!" Seeing Lin Li come out from inside, Mason's face immediately showed a trace of surprise. He pushed away the two High Mages who were blocking him, and went to Lin Li with a face full of eagerness.
"What's wrong with Orrin? Don't worry, take a breather first and tell me slowly. "
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