Chapter 236 - Twilight Forest (2/2)

“…” Andoine almost lost his breath.

“Oh, sorry sorry, Mentor. This is not meant for you…” Lin Li suddenly remembered that within this banquet hall, he was not the only master. It was especially so for the one beside him who had been a master for tens of years.

“How’s it, Master Felic. Are you annoyed?” Andoine placed heavy emphasis on the word “master” as though it was revenge.

“Yes.”

“Actually, this is nothing much. In the year when I just had broken through to the Legendary Realm, I was almost the same as you. It was as though countless people were trying to be friendly overnight. This world, Anril, is just that practical. Once someone becomes famous, this would be the outcome.”

“How did you deal with it?”

“It’s simple. They want to rope you in? Then just let them do that. If they want to be friendly, just let them be friendly. Anyway, as long as you don’t declare where you stand and provoke anyone, naturally n.o.body would trouble you. Whatever benefits and advantages there are, just take as much as you can, but there is something you must remember. Before you make your final decision, you must absolutely maintain a neutral position. You must not sway towards anyone. This point is rather important. As long as you have not made your decision, they still stand a chance!”

“Are they that stupid?”

“Just watch. They might be stupider than you think…” Andoine glanced at the big shots within the banquet hall and let out a sneer. “Tonight’s banquet is merely the beginning. Wait till you are back at the Guild of Magic. Only then will you really feel how pa.s.sionate these people are…”

“…”

“Oh, yes, what did Balbo speak to you about just now?”

“What else…” Lin Li pouted his lips and repeated what Balbo had said.

“Book of Ten Thousand Spells?” After listening midway, Andoine suddenly frowned. “I did not think that the Book of Ten Thousand Spells would actually be in the hands of Balbo. It’s a pity that you are too stubborn. If you are willing to join the Pharmacists Guild, coupled with the Book of Ten Thousand Incantations, I would feel at ease letting you go to the Breezy Plains even if you did not break through to the Legendary Realm…”

“It’s not like you don’t know that I’ve always been very sensitive. There are some things that I just can’t do.”

“Forget it. Let’s leave the matter about the Book of Ten Thousand Spells aside, we’ll think of something later.”

Andoine was right. Lin Li was the main character in tonight’s banquet. Hundreds of pharmacist, regardless of whether they were acquaintances or not, would surround Lin Li simultaneously. There were all sorts of wooing, friendliness, and methods—so much that even an old fox like Andoine could not handle them all.

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The banquet only ended up until the wee hours of the night. Both master and disciple dragged their exhausted bodies back, but they did not return to the accommodation that the Pharmacists Guild had prepared for them. Instead, they stealthily left the Pharmacists Guild and went straight to the Twilight Forest.

In the middle of the forest stood a tall and rugged tower.

All of the adventurers in the Felan Kingdom knew that the most dangerous thing in the Twilight Forest was not magical beasts, but a tower in the middle of the forest. It was because the owner of the tower was the legendary-mage Andoine.

“Ok, kid, don’t sleep first.” Once they entered the gates of the tower, Andoine started interrogating Lin Li. “While the night is still young, tell me what happened in the past month. You seem to be rather unusual. I haven’t seen you for a month, and you actually dared to break through to the Archmage realm?”

“How is this not normal…” Lin Li pouted his lips and did not stand on ceremony. He just found a chair himself and sat down.

“Don’t think I am joking with you. Magic is a very dangerous thing. An abnormal increase could make you regret forever!”

“is it true?” Lin Li looked at Andoine’s expression, and it did not seem like he was joking. Instantly, he could not help but be scared. He repeated everything that happened during this period of time with a perturbed mood, from the trials mission at the Shadowglen to the Eternal Furnace at the Fire Plume Ridge. Of course, the main point was his breakthrough inside the Eternal Furnace.

“No wonder…” When Andoine heard this, he was suddenly enlightened. His gaze towards Lin Li had traces of fear. “It really is a miracle that you could survive up till now!”

“What’s wrong?” After hearing Andoine’s serious tone, Lin Li could not help but feel frightful.

“What’s wrong? Let me tell you, you are in big trouble…” Andoine was gloating over Lin LI’s predicament. “Tonight, I was hesitating whether to keep you here for a few days. Great, I don’t have to hesitate anymore. Without eight or ten days, you don’t even have to think about returning to Alanna!”

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