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“Alright.” Torso glanced at Jennifer, who was leaning against Latis, nodded helplessly, and gave a mage's salute, saying, “Then goodnight, High Priest.”
Good night, Your Excellency Torso!
Latis's voice faded into the distance. Torso let out a long breath, took two steps toward the direction of leaving town, then hesitated for a moment before turning back toward the town's inn.
Chapter 208: Let's brainstorm names for Brother Niu's future starship.
"Is anyone on this forum's homepage an adult? What happens if I choose no?"
Musk asked curiously.
“You will, uh…” Sitting in the chair, Jeston was habitually doing bicep curls when he suddenly paused, a sly smile appearing on his face, and said:
"You'll know after you try it."
"Do you think I'm stupid? Your face is practically screaming 'scheming'!"
Musk sat back on the bed speechlessly, glanced at Jeston and then at the homepage of "Hand of the Wizards". For some reason, the urge to click his finger wouldn't go away. He secretly glanced at the composed Jeston again and pressed "No".
"Giao!"
A sharp pain shot through his groin. Musk's eyes rolled back, and he instantly stood up straight before collapsing onto the bed like a plank of wood.
Jesston, watching Musk's fleeting appearance, burst into wild laughter, slapping his thigh. The wild laughter gradually brought Musk back to his senses. He struggled to his feet, glanced at Jesston, and stubbornly shouted:
"I'm fine!"
“Really?” Jeston stopped laughing and snapped his fingers. Seeing Musk instinctively shrink back, he burst into laughter again.
"Damn it..." Musk cursed and chose "Hand of the Wizards" because he was over eighteen.
Several zones appeared before him. He calmed himself down and began to observe what Jeston had called the "holy land".
Before even entering the section, the first thing you see is an overview of the posts. Although there are already forty or fifty posts, the "Hand of the Mage" forum still has relatively low pageviews, judging from the posts' popularity.
"Jesston said this forum was probably only found and linked to in the last few days, so the mages have been flooding in very quickly! Are they all followers of that Lord Gouzi?"
He first glanced at the discussion posts made by the monks.
[First! I'm the first post in this forum, haha!]
[The MagicNet website is really popular now; it's even driving traffic to Gouzi's forum.]
[Finally, there's a forum! The Magic Network discussion area only had 30 records, which was so inconvenient!]
[Crowdfunding to feed Gouzi Ge pills that will turn him into a machine upgrade]
I bet Gouzi Ge has some other side hustles.
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"Not a single decent person here; this forum is truly worthy of my taste."
Musk nodded in strong agreement, then looked at the partitions that the beacon owner had divided up.
"Study materials section? Oh, it contains chapters from 'Young La Mou,' haha, La Mou's apprenticeship isn't going well, truly a classic! Update soon! I wonder what Brother Gouzi will write in his next book..."
His face lit up with the joy of having found a spiritual leader, and he continued reading.
"I want them all? What's this... Little Thunder? Big Thunder? Heh, surely no one dislikes Nako? And what's this... I'm so done! Tentacles, what kind of weird fetish is this?! And what's this big, furry dog?! And this wet lizardman, this is too heretical!!"
Musk exited the partition in alarm, took a long breath, and then suddenly looked down and paused.
"Alright, my second brother says he can accept it, so let's take another look... Huh? What's this? Can someone even surpass magical creations?"
He gasped, quickly banishing the images from his mind. After hesitating for a moment, he left a message.
After reading the insights shared by the experts, I feel that the Tower of Demons also has value as a Holy Grail...
Musk quickly wrote a post and thoughtfully uploaded a photo of himself at the Guiding Tower.
"That works. Let's look at the next section... the abstinence challenge section? Why are all the posts from day one? Are they all new forum users like me, only joining today?"
He scratched his head, a little confused, thought for a moment, and then joined everyone else in checking in for the first day.
"It seems there are no other partitions, but the beacon owner has reserved some empty spaces, perhaps for future features... Hmm? Can I access this empty partition?"
Musk scratched his head and clicked on it out of curiosity.
"The donation box... you can give the beacon's owner money, no, magic... um? What are these complicated lines?"
He zoomed in on the floating lines within the partition and discovered that they were scattered magic runes. At first glance, he could see the runes of basic spells such as "Light" and "Cleanse," as well as some runes of higher-level spells that he couldn't understand. However, they were all scattered and not connected to each other.
"What's this? Oh, it says here, 'Unnamed Starship Co-creation Project'? It's expected to launch in a few years. Please unleash your imagination and design magic rune circuits!'"
Musk shook his head in confusion, thinking to himself:
"It's just a place for people to doodle when they're bored, what's with all this talk about starships..."
Even so, he found himself unconsciously thinking about what a starship should have, to the point that he momentarily forgot his original intention of finding "spellcasting materials" on the forum.
"Okay, although my level is still relatively low and I don't know many spells, I do have some knowledge about maintaining a high quality of life... Hmm, with so many like-minded people here, even if it's just a place for graffiti, I can't let myself down!"
The inexplicable sense of recognition and dignity emanating from the man made Musk involuntarily straighten his back. He adjusted his vision, intending to find a suitable place to start drawing magic runes, when he suddenly paused.
He quickly rubbed his eyes, turned the starship around, adjusted the angle, and mentally connected the starship's shape along the pre-defined magic rune boundaries.
"Wait, why does your starship look so much like Brother Niu?"
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"When they reach their 'wise age,' they'll use all their life's learning to calmly and rationally complete the design... Haha, that'll be at least several years away, so let's just look forward to it."
Latis turned his thoughts back from "Hand of the Mages". Just now, he received another wave of magic power, and his mage level was now almost at 20% of the third ring.
"So, according to the plan you just mentioned, Lingling will assist the miners and craftsmen of Silverpath Town in upgrading their mining and processing techniques, while Gan Gan and I will go to find that dwarf tower?"
Jennifer, who had only walked halfway around the house before Latis pulled her back inside, crossed her arms and asked curiously with wide eyes:
"What on earth happened that made the plan suddenly so urgent? And Gan Gan is only staying here for a short time; she might have to start her journey again in a few days, right?"
"No!" Gan Gan said, wiping her sweat as she sat to the side, sharpening her hammer.
"Gan Gan wants to repay a debt of gratitude! But... well, it's not really about repaying a debt of gratitude. After all, Gan Gan doesn't know where to go next. It would be nice to see the difference between the old Tower Castle and the current one."
"Is it always just aimless travel...?" Lingling held a piece of "neutral attribute mixed silver" in her hand, absentmindedly rubbing the ore until it was slowly tainted by the light energy in the air and turned into "light attribute mixed silver." Only then did she come back to her senses and ask curiously:
Has Gan Gan ever thought about where she might end up?
"Oh dear, that kind of thing is too complicated!" Gan Gan took the "Light Attribute Mixed Silver" from Ling Ling's hand and laughed carefree, "Originally, I wanted to find my way home, but Latis said there are no spells to restore memories on the magic network, so there's nothing I can do! Maybe I'll just find an attractive ore and stay there, like the power of light!"
"You rascal, are all the dwarves outside like this?" Lingling covered her face, her head aching, and said.
"Remember to contact me whenever you have free time. I'll teach you forging techniques so you can make your own tools occasionally when you're out."
"Great!"
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Latis glanced at the two dwarves chatting amongst themselves, stroked his chin, grabbed Jennifer's wrist, and led them into the courtyard.
"...It's like this." He hesitated for a moment, but decided to explain things to Jennifer. As a very proactive little knight and her team partner, Jennifer might bring some unexpected surprises.
"The person I was talking to just now is the same person that I met with Boss Lingling this morning. We kept our distance before because of his mysterious identity, but now that he has caught up with me, I am sure that he is here to see me. I just don't know if he has recognized me."
"Is that so?" Jennifer's hand immediately went to the hilt of her sword. She had no doubt about Latis's judgment and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Then let's find a chance to purify him!"
"No, that was a last resort."
Latis patted Jennifer's shoulder helplessly, pulled her onto the roof, let out a long breath, and looked up at the sky, which was completely different from the one in Lundia that was covered by magic clouds.
“Although I was certain that he was looking for me, I didn’t know what he wanted to do to me. Therefore, my idea was to take the initiative, confuse him, and then extract information from him.”
"Wow...this is so exciting?"
Jennifer's expression suddenly brightened, and she held up a finger, whispering:
"This sounds like a spy thriller, just like something out of a novel! Lazi, your life is so exciting!"
"Hey, that's not the point!" Latis sighed, rubbing his forehead. This little knight was exactly like the one in the simulation, always eager to stir up trouble. He couldn't help but complain.
"I'm still figuring out how to get through this first phase. After all, to extract information from them, I'll definitely need an identity. Although I pretended to be a priestess, it was just an act..."
"Identity? That's easy!" Jennifer patted her chest and said, "I'll go back to the Holy City and get you one! Tell me, what position do you want?"
Latis scratched his head vigorously and muttered:
"You're going to say again that the God of Light has already agreed, aren't you?"
"Huh?" Jennifer was stunned for a moment, then said incredulously, "How did you know! Were you spying on my brain?! I'm warning you, don't you dare look through the notebook I was reading on the way here today!"
"Who wants to see that stuff!"
Latis pinched Jennifer's cheek with a speechless expression, shook his head, then lowered his hand, sighed, and said:
"However, it's a pity that I didn't get to explore this town with you today. You had already changed your clothes and come out, but I pulled you back in."
"Hey, what's the big deal! You can just go shopping with me again next time, right?" Jennifer punched Latis on the shoulder and said.
"There's plenty of time in the future. Let's take risks when it's time to take risks, and enjoy life when it's time to enjoy life! There's nothing to be ashamed of! Lazi, even if I go through several years of ups and downs in thrilling adventures, as long as it's a journey you can enjoy, I'll be just as happy to go!"
Latis and Jennifer, whose eyes were sparkling, exchanged a glance and couldn't help but laugh. Latis raised his fist and shouted, "You said it yourself."
"Of course! You can always trust Captain Jenny!"
Jennifer chuckled, exchanged a punch with Latis, then immediately flipped off the roof, waved, and shouted:
"I'll travel back to the Holy City day and night. Be careful until I get back!"
Without waiting for Latis's response, she ran out of the house, dressed lightly.
Behind her came the faint sound of Latis's farewell. Jennifer smiled slightly, took the horse that had been returned when she arrived at the post station, leaped onto it, and set off.
The desolate hills rushed past her, and Jennifer exhaled, gathering her light power into a beam to illuminate the path ahead. She then leaned forward on her horse, urging it forward while simultaneously connecting to the beacon and sending out a message:
"Lady Artemis, thanks to you, we have arrived safely in Silverpath Town. Latis is eating and drinking well and is not tired from riding. However, we have recently encountered a strange ronin who is tracking Latis. Our plan is..."
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"That little knight runs way too fast!"
Latis shook his head, jumped off the roof, glanced at the two dwarf girls who were still chatting, pondered for a moment, and returned to his own house.