Description Why Did You Summon Me？

      Imagine being forced to live, after death, as incorporeal bodies trapped in a vast space of nothingness for thousands of years, with nothing to do but exchanging past memories with other cohabitants (read: weirdos). Everybody wanted out, but there was no way to leave the Void...

     Until one day, a young man was finally summoned, as a powerful but reluctant mentor, by a bubbly and motivated but completely...

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     1 We Are Waiting

      At a place that was fully engulfed in darkness, an earth-shattering war was taking place. There were angels with flaming wings, riders attired in heavy metal armors and crusaders holding long golden swords who were battling it out with skeletal dragons that were masked with black smog, terrifying revenants who were ferocious and hideous as well as a huge army that comprised solely of vicious skeletal soldiers.

      The setting of the battleground was not at a flatland that was covered with flames and smokes nor was it at a boneyard that was filled with bones and skeletons. Instead, it was at a place that was so dark that it was pitch-black. This was undoubtedly a strange and peculiar phenomenon.

      What made it even more bizarre was that outside the scene of the battlefield, in the empty space that was fully enveloped in darkness, a few indistinct voices could be heard whispering to one another.

      "Control it! Quickly take control of it! My goodness! Don't use the Skeletal Dragons to attack the Angels! Its purpose is only to frighten the other players! Why did you go and attack the Angels for?"

      "You better control your own Revenants before you complain about someone else! Look at that! The Death Riders are fighting with the Moving Forts now! How dumb is this! Where is our Skeletal Battalion now?"

      "Where did my team go? Who is attacking my team? Where did the freaking enemy go?"

      Upon hearing these three classic questions, the other two voices became silent immediately. That out-of-the-world great war was finally coming to an end, the group of vicious army that was scattered all around was quickly wiped out by the shining golden army. The few dissenting voices simply gave up and surrendered in silence.

      After the battle ended, the angels, revenants and all the skeletal soldiers that were scattered in all directions slowly vanished into the darkness. All at once, this place resumed its original state of absolute silence and total darkness. It was as if nothing had taken place at all.

      Nevertheless, the few voices seemed to be still communicating with each other, with more voices joining in the conversation as well.

      "My teammates are such noobs! Even a chained dog is stronger than them! Not only did they not helped at all, they even tried to fight for the command of the DPS team!" One of the surrendered player complained exasperatedly.

      "Oh please! It was clearly the faults of the Death Army for being too weak! If it had been my vicious Devil Battalion, the outcome would have been totally different!" Another voice, who was trying to justify his mistakes in the way he commanded the characters, could be heard striking back fiercely, "And here I was thinking that the Revenants could easily defeat those stupid forts!"

      "Please stop fighting, you two. Could any of you enlighten me please? Where exactly did my Skeletal Soldiers go during battle?"

      A few laughters could be heard in the darkness as they listened in to the conversation. The two voices that were arguing became dejected right away and had no choice but say to the winning party, "You guys were too strong, we acknowledge our defeat!"

      To their surprise, voices from the winning party could be heard mocking them.

      "HA HA! Good ultimately prevails over evil after all!"

      "Whether it's the Death or the Devil Army, faced with our strength, even God doesn't stand a chance at all!"

      Such words undoubtedly added insult to injuries as they prompted the two players who was about to calm down to start bickering again. A third player from the winning party who was distancing himself could not help but let out a sigh, "I shouldn't have organized this game in the first place, should I?"

      Apparently, the horrifying but magnificent war that took place just a moment ago turned out to be nothing more than a game?

      A voice that had not taken part in the game could be heard saying, "It's amazing that one could actually just use mere thoughts and imagination to simulate a war with such vivid interface that it gave us a fully immersive experience. As expected, only you are able to surprise us and catch us off guard, Sir Hope."

      Faced with such heartfelt gratitude, the man who was called Hope replied humbly, "You flatter me, this is merely something to while away the time and it’s for entertainment only."

      That was right! The great battle of life and death between the army of good and evil just now was nothing more than a way to past time, a distraction that added some amusement to this boring and endless prison life.

      This was the Void, a place that existed outside the realm of reality. This was a place that was pitch-black, frigid and deadly silent. Its condition made it impossible for living creatures to survive. It was a place that was more dreadful and terrifying than death itself.

      Even so, in this place where no living creatures could survive, a group of indomitable and tenacious living things that had no definite nature existed. Those things had no physical form and what was left in the Void was merely their souls and thoughts.

      They called themselves the Voidwalkers, they were people who were locked up in that jail that was known as the Void.

      Before they were locked up in this place, they were all the very best in their own field. For example, just to name a few, there was the Archmage who had broken through the peak point in diabolism, the Warrior who had mastered the ultimate level of martial art, the Alchemist who had created thousands and thousands of items, the noble Cleric who never once swayed from his faith, the Devil who once ruled Hell and the Lich who was able to control souls. They were all figures who had carved their names on the annals of history.

      Most people had thought that they were all dead a long time ago. Only historical records could prove that they had once existed in the past. Nobody had the slightest idea that those people with their monster-like strength were actually imprisoned in the infinite Void since a long time ago and would continue to be trapped there for what seemed to be an eternity. Although it was just a thin wall separating the realm of reality and the Void, it was a barrier that they had never gotten past. Despite the fact that they had once possessed immense strength in the olden days, there was absolutely nothing that they could do at all about their situation then.

      However, none of them had given up hope in trying to escape solely because of the exceptional existence of that particular person. Among the 33 Voidwalkers, the Fifth Walker was given the nickname --- Hope.

      Hope's real name was actually Baiyi and he was not from any of the realms outside of the Void where human beings normally live. Instead, he came from a very peculiar place known as Earth. Before his death, he worked for a small news website as an editor. His job everyday was to copy news articles from other websites and then paste it onto their own website after changing the headlines to something sensational like Shocking News! A News That Will Make Men Weep and Women Silent . It was a boring job that was created with the sole purpose of creating uproars and to stir rumours among the public.

      Later on, when he unfortunately got killed in an accident, his soul did not immediately disappear. Instead, he was pulled into the mysterious Void where he managed to survive through sheer determination. He finally was able to settle down after he encountered the other Voidwalkers through some strange coincidence.

      The rests of the Voidwalkers firmly believed that Baiyi who came from a different world would be the key to their freedom. "You're the only one who is different from the rest of us. You're our one and only chance in escaping this place. It is because of this that I named you Hope!" The Archmage also known as the First Voidwalker once told him this.

      There was no doubt in their mind that they would be able to see the light of day once more even though they had been imprisoned for countless of years. Had it been a hundred years? A thousand years? Or ten thousand years? They had totally lost track of time...

      Relying only on small talks and discussions to keep their sanity intact for such long duration in this permanent prison was obviously not sufficient at all. To kill time, one of the activity they usually participated in was something called Memory Exchanging.

      This activity was constructed based on a mental technique called Memory Anamnesis. Once this technique was activated, it allows the user to relive every single detail of their past lives. It was so accurate to the extent that they could recall every word without missing a single punctuation that they had read on a newspaper.

      The user could also omit and withhold the memories that they were not willing to share like having sex or masturbating, before exchanging memories with another user. This was equivalent to them watching a lengthened biography of another person, which was definitely a good pastime given their situation.

      Just like that, by reading the memories of every single Voidwalkers in the prison and with the aid of their eyes, Baiyi witnessed plenty of events that had taken place in the magical world of swords and magic. He had seen with his eyes the rise and fall of empires, experienced the dominion of ultimate powers and authorities, explored the truth and secrets of the world and endured countless time of joys, sorrows, partings and reunions.

      The memories of the 33 Voidwalkers allowed him to undergo 33 different lives and experiences. Even though he had erased most of the memories to prevent confusion with his own past life, he retained their knowledge as well as their experiences. He was no longer the normal Earthling he once was, he had become far more mature and wise beyond his years, eradicating his weaknesses such as being naive and his impulsive behaviour. It was all thanks to the 33 different lives that he had gone through.

      It was exactly this reason that the other Voidwalkers had high hopes for him. However, many years had passed but he still could not find any clues to escape this place. The only thing he could do was to come up with a pastime that could bring a little enjoyment to their dull, boring prison life.

      Meanwhile, dusk had just started to fall at a place called Isythre in the realm of reality. It was when the rays of the setting sun wholly embraced the Celestial Fortress Academy that the students were finally released from their strenuous lessons. Accompanied by the sound of energetic laughters and cheerful voices, the students could be seen strolling in groups on the tree-lined trails around the campus.

      Mia from the sophomore class of the Soul Armature Course was one of them too. She had a cute and delicate face with black hair that was tied up into pigtails while wearing the classic school uniform of the Celestial Fortress Academy. After saying goodbye to her classmates, she walked to the public square of the academy by herself and leisurely sat on one of the benches as she took out half a piece of leftover bread from the pocket of her jacket. Carefully shredding the bread into tiny pieces, she then scattered them all over the bluestone floor of the square.

      The sound of wings flapping could be heard descending from the sky a moment later. A few pigeons landed swiftly by Mia's feet and lowered their head to peck on the breadcrumbs as they cuckooed. Mia crouched down carefully, her long ponytails lightly sweeped the floor. Watching the pigeons that she was familiar with in silence, a relieved smile could be seen slowly forming on her face.

      A beautiful girl, a few docile pigeons, a quiet square with a few statues in sight along with the verdant vegetation painted a magnificent picture under the golden light spilled by the setting sun.

      This was a fixed routine for Mia everyday and it was the most relaxing moment in her day. As an ordinary student in the Celestial Fortress Academy, trying to survive in that prestigious school was not an easy job at all.

      "It's going to get dark very soon so I guess we will have to call it a day. I still need to go back and do my revision. Goodbye then, Mr Pigeons!" There was a relaxed smile on Mia's face as she waved goodbye to the pigeons. Striding away with her long and slender legs that was covered in white silk stocking underneath the short skirt, she hurriedly return to her hostel.

      Night time was an important time to study, especially for an ordinary student like Mia. The efforts she needed to put out was not as easy as the smile that seemed to be forever carved on her face.

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     2 The Opportunity that Came Abruptly

      "I guess I’ll just continue to practice the drawing of the Summoning Formation today." The moment Mia got back to her simple and small dormitory, she went to the corner by the window where a set of militia’s full plate armour was discreetly placed. It was a cheap body armour that was distributed by the academy for the students to practice their skills on.

      A complex magic circle known as the Summoning Circle was drawn underneath the feet of the simple and crude armour. Complicated inscriptions and lines were fully drawn on the circle. It was so confusing that with just a glance, it would give an ordinary person a headache. It was because of this reason that Mia was still not able to fully master drawing the Summoning Circle even though it had been two years since she had joined the Celestial Fortress Academy.

      However, she did not feel discouraged nor did she thought about giving up. There were many traces of corrections that could be seen on the magic circle. Opening the notes that she had taken in class, she checked and corrected the circle once again. She had done this boring and tedious task countless of times and yet, she was still calm and patient. Traits like that were definitely rare in a girl who was barely 15 years old.

      Before she knew it, the sun had already set and the sky was dark outside the window. Mia lit up the magical lamp in her room and once again, checked the Summoning Circle that was on the floor with the help of the faint light from her lamp. "Hmm, it should be more or less like this…" She uttered softly to herself. She then proceeded to stand beside the magic circle and chanted the spell that she had memorised in her heart under her breath.

      As she was chanting the spell, the magic circle on the ground started to glow faintly but that was the extent of it, no other reactions could be seen at all.

      "Another failure?" Mia’s brows furrowed as she sighed slightly while staring at the militia’s full plate armour. But very quickly she lifted her face up and smiled again. The slight disappointment evident on her face and body was gone in a split second as she said to herself cheerfully, "It’s alright. I’ll just continue my practice tomorrow!"

      As she said this, she patted her cute and puffy cheeks lightly with both of her delicate hands. Fisting both of her palms together, she encouraged herself again, "I’m now already familiar with the procedures. I WILL succeed eventually!"

      This was the type of girl Mia was. Optimistic, cheerful and much more determined than her peers.

      At that moment, Mia, who went to her desk to resume her revision of the subjects that were taught in class would never have thought that her seemingly failed summoning technique had actually triggered a slight ripple in the Void.

      If Baiyi had been a little less attentive, he would have missed the almost negligible shift in the immutable darkness. He immediately gathered his consciousness and focused on the area where he could feel the shift in the atmosphere. He could sense a voice that was summoning for something.

      Has the window of opportunity that the Voidwalkers have waited thousands of years for finally arrived at such an unexpected moment?

      Without any hesitation, Baiyi immediately tried to respond to the voice using his thoughts and consciousness. He was not worried at all. It did not worry him that it could be an evil or vicious person, like a devil or a lich, who was doing the summoning because he knew the most powerful devil personally. And it was precisely that person that was supposed to be the most powerful who used the Death Riders to attack the Moving Forts. What a noob player! It was because of that reason that he boldly accepted the summon. In a flash, a part of his consciousness managed to break through the barrier that appeared to be impenetrable and arrived in a crude body armour at the realm of Isythre.

      All at once, Baiyi could feel the air, temperature and the light emitted from the magical lamp enveloping his body. The feeling of these simple elements that did not exist in The Void made him tremble with excitement. Finally! After thousands and thousands of years, he had found a chance to escape to the realm of reality at long last. Even a man as composed as him could not contain the excitement in his heart.

      The Voidwalkers had been waiting for that moment to come for so long now.

      Despite his excitement, Baiyi still retained his senses and composure as he quickly extended his five senses to survey his surrounding — a simple, small room, an ordinary reading desk, a typical wardrobe, a normal tiny bed, a plain hammerhead shark doll on the bed and a weak underage age little girl in front of him. Not to mention the magic circle that was riddled with mistakes by his legs.

      Could it be that it was this pitiful-looking girl who had manage to summon a Voidwalker by using such a noob summoning charm to this… this female dormitory? Baiyi could not help but wonder.

      However, it was not the time to deal with these trivial little things. According to the plan and strategy that they had concocted in their idle time, Baiyi should first construct a new body for himself. As per the prediction of the Voidwalkers, the window of time that they have to break the barrier would be very limited, which was why he needed to create a body for himself first as a precaution.

      As a result, Baiyi decided to cast the Specialised Encasement Shaping Spell. It was a spell that was invented by the First Walker that was meant exactly for a situation like the one he was in.

      He was about to use the energy in his body but before he even got the chance to start chanting, the little girl in front of him who was staring at him from head to toe fainted on the floor with a dull ‘thud’ suddenly. Poor Mia who was still at loss at what was going on fell into a deep slumber just like that.

      Baiyi’s magic got cut off abruptly at the same time. Was it because he had insufficient magic power? Usually, such reasoning would never occur to a Voidwalker at all. It was even more unlikely for it to be an operational failure. Such error could probably be made by other people but he definitely would not make such a mistake.

      Therefore, Baiyi could not help it but he felt a little puzzled and strange. As he was about to give it another try, the calm voice of the First Walker rang in his ears, "Succeeded?"

      As it turned out, only a part of his consciousness was able to cross the barrier into the female dormitory with the rest of him still in the Void. That was why he could communicate with the other Voidwalkers. The First Walker could feel the shift in Baiyi’s consciousness earlier, which prompted him to ask about Baiyi’s situation.

      "Barely." Baiyi replied, "But the situation is kind of different from what we thought." As he was saying this, he notified the rest of the Voidwalkers of this breakthrough. The boring, lifeless Void once again bustled with excitement.

      "Is this… the Soul Armature Summoning Formation? But isn’t the drawing of this circle a little ugly? I almost thought that this was a Demon Summoning Spell," one of the Voidwalkers said. With the help of Baiyi’s ability to share consciousness, they had a direct view of what he saw. Amongst the excitement and noises, somebody noticed the circle that was meant for practice near Baiyi’s feet.

      "The preparation of the Soul Armature was not even done correctly. There was no incantation to solidify the sight and hearing senses at all! Sir Hope totally has to rely on his own spiritual force to survey the surrounding. And what exactly is with this armour? Isn’t this a militia’s body armour? I remember this was the favourite style of those extravagant landlords and nouveau riche, wasn’t it?" Another voice could be heard saying.

      "It was also the favourite of the academy for the students to practice on. After all, this was the cheapest body armour in the market. Look at that weakling on the floor. Could it be that Sir Hope was summoned by a student during her practice of the Soul Armature Summoning Formation?"

      "Why didn’t he construct a new body for himself? With the knowledge and power that Sir Hope possessed, isn’t this a walk in the park for him?"

      The lively discussion got louder and louder because everyone was trying to get a word in so Baiyi had no choice but to say out loud, "Please be quiet for a while everyone. Let’s hear the opinions of the expert instead." He motioned to one of the Voidwalkers as he spoke.

      A Voidwalker with the nickname Soul Armature Practitioner began to talk, "There is no doubt that this is a special summoning ceremony. It has a big difference from the normal summoning spell which has lead to this situation right now. Because of that difference, Sir Hope’s power was not able to enter the realm of reality along with his consciousness. In fact, there is even a part of his thoughts that still remain here."

      You are an expert and you could only tell us the things that all of us already knew by just looking at the situation? Baiyi could not help but criticised in his heart as disappointment towards that unreliable fellow rose in him. He had no choice but to add on, "My power can only enter this body through a very mysterious and narrow pathway and there is no way for me to gather my powers now. It’s pretty weak and based on my deduction, I am just at the Intermediate Level now."

      "This.. this is even worse than ‘weak’," the Voidwalkers could not help saying. To these monsters that were once almighty and formidable, the Intermediate Level was as feeble as an ant.

      "At least this level allows me to move freely around." Baiyi said as he tried to move his limbs on this new body. Even though the Specialised Encasement Shaping Spell had failed, but at the very least, he managed to give himself a few things like eyes, ears and even joints. As a result, he could see colours and lights that he had not seen in ages. Not bad! It was pretty much the same with when he was just a human.

      Looking down, he stared at his own hands. They were actually just gloves that were made of thick leather. It was pretty much the same for the rest of his body: breast plate that was made of hard rattan, arms and legs that were made of animal leather, a round helmet that was made of copper and a face guard that was just a mere sackcloth. It was all these little things that form this militia’s body armour. It was not really a surprise as it was just a cheap item with a low-cost production. If it wasn’t for his magically constructed joints it would have been almost impossible for him to move freely.

      "I guess I’ll just live with this for now." Baiyi did not really mind his appearance. He took rigid and halting steps towards the little girl who was still unconscious on the ground and lightly picked her up with rusty movements after checking on her conditions before slowly walking towards the small wooden bed.

      Looking at her carefully with the magically constructed eyes in such close proximity, he thought that the little girl was kind of cute actually. With her adorable look, soft body, enticing short skirt and the white silk stocking on her legs, he would have easily lost control if he had been the old Baiyi. However, after everything that he had gone through and also because of his status as the Fifth Walker, he merely placed the little girl onto the bed lightly and then gently covered her with a thin blanket.

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     3 She“s a Good Kid

      After making sure the girl was lying comfortably on the wooden bed, Baiyi had to address the voices in his head. The voices were all shouting like congressmen trying to pass a bill.

      Okay, wait a minute. What kind of weird shit are you all discussing again? Kill her? Rob her of her powers? Occupy her body… lick her thighs— okay… Which one of you perverts came up with that disgusting idea?! Have you all not noticed that this maiden is actually the link between my consciousness and my power?

      That's right. Baiyi did not act gentlemanly because he was nice or because she was cute or any other lame reasons. Nope, he had helped the girl because he had realized that his entire being, stifled by this armor, was only connected to his powers purely through the little girl!

      It was really infuriating. That feeble human child…acting as the arbiter of his power! Imagine— originally having tremendous energy at your disposal only to have most of it forcefully wasting away in the Void. Each time, only a very fractional amount could make their way into his body, the amount was as pathetic as an average sorcerer's mana. The new power reserve he had was like a pinkie finger compared to his true strength. He could not even perform magic as simple as the Specialized Encasement Shaping Spell!

      "Your raw power has been restricted by the energy limiter within her own body," The First Voidwalker, being an expert, finally gave something that resembled an explanation to Baiyi. "That is also why she had fainted—she had overextended herself by performing a spell that expended way more energy than she could offer. So when excessive power surged into her, it caused her to black out."

      "So that is why! We should do something to increase her strength in the fastest time possible…" A voidwalker, nicknamed the Devil, added. "And when it comes to instant power-up, nothing beats a Faust Contract! Summon a demon from the deepest abyss of hell, then give up your soul in order to obtain more power. It will definitely work because those horny demons have a thing for young human girls' souls…Mmm…"

      "Well, there's also this Lich Transformation Ritual. She's probably going to be a pretty weak lich but I have a ton of versions here, one of them is bound to be perfect for her!" Another voidwalker, nicknamed Lich, chimed in helpfully.

      Everything had sounded pretty promising until someone started objecting. The Voidwalker, nicknamed the Paladin, did not wait before he exclaimed in ire, "Halt, you fiends! You cannot do that to her! She could die—this counts as murdering an innocent! I will not let you do as you please, you wretched beings!"

      He was not alone. The voidwalker, also known as the Cleric, firmly added, "I, too, oppose this. We will not sacrifice the weak and innocent just because we seek liberation for ourselves."

      "SERIOUSLY? How about you guys calm down and get down from that moral high horse, you morons. You're seriously gonna pass up this golden opportunity to escape and watch Sir Hope live like a vermin? Watch us all imprisoned in this void for eons more?!"

      "There are better ways than slaughtering an innocent, Sir!"

      It was unsurprising since these two factions had never seen things eye-to-eye. Just because you were dead and in purgatory, it did not mean that everyone would suddenly share the same views. Of course, everything had devolved into congress-level nuisance… again.

      Baiyi could no longer stand the noise. He cleared his throat and the din gradually subsided.

      "Who here has the guts to guarantee that after she had her soul exchanged or after she is turned into a lich that my consciousness would still be intact?"

      No one answered. Not a single voidwalker had actually tried that sort of special spell, so naturally no one actually knew for sure what was going to happen.

      "Well, not a single one of you can give me a definite answer now, can you?" Baiyi continued after that long pause. "Good. Because I'm not taking any chances. We're gonna make her grow stronger and it's going to take a while, but hey... Hasn't it already been 'a while' since we were stuck in the void? We are accustomed to it already, aren't we? Besides, this isn't going to take long, believe me— because I am right here by her side."

      Unwavering confidence radiated from his words. The Voidwalkers knew it was not just empty words either because Baiyi was the most unique among them. Knowing him, it was pretty much given that the girl's growth would be in good hands.

      He looked down at his hands that were made out of aged bull's skin. "Oh, and also… I don't suppose any of you actually think that I have become weak just because my strength is a bit average now, right?"

      None of them dared to make a sound at all.

      The next morning, the girl who had no idea how close she was to death the previous night, finally opened her naïve eyes. Reflected in the bright pupils of her eyes was the silhouette of someone waving at her in a friendly manner and garbed in a dilapidated armor of some kind.

      Mia's mind still felt foggy despite being fully awake. She rubbed her eyes, her mind struggling to remember what had happened. It was another failed attempt at Soul Armature Summoning, except she had a nagging feeling that it did not fail? Something had happened and then she blacked out?

      And now there was a really worn-out armor waving at her. Maybe it really did not fail after all! What? Mia shook her head. Her shiny black hair, fashioned into a twin horsetail, swung around.

      A deep, husky voice that conjured up an image of a dependable and mature man underneath that armor spoke, "Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Hope." Baiyi said, slowly approaching the girl as he extended his right hand for a friendly handshake.

      The girl just looked at him with a stunned expression on her face.

      Did she damage her brain from oversleeping? Baiyi thought to himself. However, outwardly, he said, "Is something the matter? Did I frighten you?"

      Mia snapped herself out of her bewilderment, shaking her head. "N-no, sir. I was just… I was just surprised… I mean, I did not expect myself to… to… Like, wow…"

      A triumphant grin appeared on her lips. She stuck her tongue out in glee before she extended her fair hand and gripped his rough bull-skin glove. "My apologies, sir! My name is Mia, I am a sophomore at Celestial Fortress Academy. V-very pleased to meet you, Mr. Hope!"

      Hmm. So that was it. She was simply too happy that when what she had been hoping for happened suddenly, it stunned her. That, Baiyi could understand. He had been studying the summoning circle while she was asleep last night— the faint traces of repetitive and earnest corrections did not go unnoticed. The girl had clearly been putting a lot of work into it for a while now.

      "Well, she's definitely not gifted… But I'll admit that little chick sure is very determined. That's a good sign!" The First Voidwalker, the Archmage, commented after seeing those corrective marks on the circle.

      Mia seemed to have warmed up to his presence as she added ruefully, "I think… I-I think I accidentally blacked out last night. Sorry that I couldn't welcome you properly…"

      "That's really alright," Baiyi's voice was warm. "We are going to spend quite some time together from now on. I will be keeping you company as your teacher… and as your friend."

      If Mia could remember one of the passages in her textbook, she would have remembered that "being a teacher and a companion" was exactly the designated job scope for a Guardian. It was clear that it was just Baiyi playing around with words, placing emphasis on the word friend to make himself seemed more approachable.

      That, of course, achieved its intended effect. Mia's heart fluttered, because unlike the rumors that she had heard, she did not summon any cruel or harsh Soul Armature. Instead, she got herself this amicable Mr. Hope! It was definitely a win!

      ….or maybe not. Eyeing the dilapidated state of the Militia's Full Plate Armor that Mr. Hope was wearing, she hung her head down in embarrassment. A voidwalker this nice did not deserve a hand-me-down outfit like this! Even worse, Mr. Hope did not seem to mind at all and that somehow made her feel even more ashamed of herself.

      "Um, Mr. Hope? I-I'm.. I'm sorry…" Mia's words came out in an apologetic stutter. She swallowed her sheepishness and her tiny hands were balled into fists as she said resolutely, "I-I'll work hard to get you a better armor, sir! I promise!"

      Seeing such a young face displaying that much mettle and determination, Baiyi could not help but believe her sincerity. After all, trying to earn a couple of bucks in Celestial Fortress Academy was not the easiest task. The fastest way to earn money was to be a teacher's assistant— it was not a job that anyone could do; it was a privilege reserved for those who are distinguished. Mediocre students like Mia were usually placed in the "Low Priority" lane.

      Other methods to earn money included writing academic treatises, assisting teachers in developing new alchemical products or new spells— and unfortunately none of that were doable for someone like Mia. The only few things that she could probably perform reasonably well enough in would be… Cleaning. And moving items around. Basically, unimportant errands.

      Baiyi was previously informed by another voidwalker (nicknamed Scholar), so he knew of her predicament. His heart moved a little at the girl's kindness—hey, he would admit it. The girl was pretty adorable.

      And he was not the only one who thought so. Even the Archmage gave his approval, "She's a good kid. It was right of you to have refused those suggestions."

      There was no way any self-respecting voidwalker would want a minor, who had not even turn 16, to work tooth-and-nail for them.

      "I appreciate your sentiments, Mia, but there is really no need for that," Baiyi smiled as he politely dismissed her. "I'm not picky about appearance…"

      "But--!"

      "What is more important is that we should be equipping ourselves with knowledge and not fret over some bronze and brass." He held his hand up to quiet the girl.

      He's right. And he's really gentle too. Mia thought to herself as her short-sighted intention finally faded away.

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     4 What a Boring Life You Led

      Even though Mia still wanted to talk to Baiyi for a little while longer, she had no choice but to leave as her class was about to start soon. Hugging her textbooks and her notebooks close to her chest, she bade goodbye to Baiyi as she jogged out of the door to her class in high spirits. Her ponytails bounced behind her, making her look like a chirpy little bird that was slowly disappearing from Baiyi’s sight.

      After she left, Baiyi sat down by the side of her little desk and continued going through the textbooks that Mia had left behind. While he was doing that, he was mentally exchanging ideas with the other Voidwalkers regarding their next step.

      The historical textbook that he was browsing through was a book titled "The Chronicle of Isythre". The book contained the history of mankind in the huge realm of Isythre. This was a compulsory subject in the Celestial Fortress Academy for freshman year. The pages of the book were fully scribbled with the youthful and beautiful handwriting of a little girl. It appeared that Mia paid serious attention to such subjects as well.

      Baiyi turned the book to its last page and at the very last row at the bottom of the book, there were some notes that Mia had added on earlier: Year 1009 in the new calendar was the year that the wise and affable President Xewter passed away… It was a shame that I was not able to enrol into the Celestial Fortress Academy at that time. Because of that, I was not able to meet this legendary president in history at all…

      Hmmm... No need for any regrets. At least he gets to see you now… Baiyi then mentally spoke to the Voidwalkers, "I found out from Mia that it is Year 1019 right now on the new calendar. So this means that the President Xewter right here refers to the Thirty-Third Walker, Sir Apprentice, isn’t it? Has it already been 10 years since the youngest Walker joined us?"

      "10 years already? Time really does fly! I’d never expect that time would pass by so quickly when I exchanged experiences and memories with all the mentors," the Apprentice replied humbly. However, it seemed like there was a slight hint in his tone that implied he had been enjoying life in the Void.

      You would not be so calm and collected any more after staying here for another few years, Baiyi thought to himself. If his memory served him correctly, he remembered that the First Walker entered the Void in Year 233 of the old calendar. Based on the fact that the calendars are changed every 5000 years, the First Walker must have already been imprisoned in this hellhole for more than 5000 years already! As for Baiyi who had met the Sorcerer at the very beginning, it appeared that his own time in the Void was not brief as well.

      After spending a short while trying to estimate the amount of time that he was stuck in the Void, Baiyi returned his attention to the body that he currently possessed. Holding up his right hand, he shifted the power in his body and gathered a ball of dancing flame on his index finger. The flame leapt from his index finger to his middle finger and then subsequently transformed into a globe of rolling water. As the ball was passed on to the ring finger, it transformed again into a dazzling light sphere.

      "Just like everyone had predicted, the power I have right now is stronger. I can transform easily now." As he was speaking, he waved his hand and dispersed the green ball of Nature Energy on his little finger. With just the time span of a few breaths, he managed to transform his power into four different types of magical attributes. This was something that would be rated as extraordinary by ordinary people.

      However, it was a whole other story in the eyes of these Voidwalkers. "But this is such a waste! The energy of the Void should not be put to use on simple things like that," said the Archmage.

      The power that was used by the Voidwalkers was not something shallow like Mana or Chi Prowess, but instead, it was the ultimate power that they called Void Energy. The infinite and limitless Void could be described as a space of darkness and loneliness but at the same time, it was also a force field that was isolated from all things. The Voidwalkers who inhabited the Void could use their powerful thoughts and consciousness to assimilate with the Void and transform it into their own energy.

      Compared to Mana and Chi Prowess, the Void Energy was more powerful and pure and the nature was much more similar to a person’s physical strength. Transforming Void Energy into Mana was not something difficult but it was considered a wasteful action.

      "Since this is such a powerful and useful thing, why are the people in this world so against this power?" Baiyi could not help but ask this question although he had an inkling of what the reason might be.

      In truth, since a few thousand years ago, there were already people who were trying to connect to the Void that existed outside of the realm of reality and tried to harvest this power. However, the research was eventually listed as taboo until the practice gradually became extinct. The churches and some other theology cults would use violent methods to deal with any one who tried to establish contact with the Void. From that alone, one could see how superstitious and serious they were when it came to this matter.

      Because of that, the Void remained an inexplicable mysterious concept in the eyes of mankind. The attitude they had towards the Void was not the same as the hatred that they had for wicked or vicious beings like the devils. Instead, it was more of a feeling of superstition and a fear of the unknown. It was exactly this reason that the Voidwalkers who could use and harness the power of the Void was not entirely welcomed by human beings.

      "Please be careful, Sir Hope. Please don’t expose your powers carelessly in front of someone that is not your match. Otherwise, you might draw the attention of the churches and their ruthless execution." The Paladin advised, "I used to join in the eradication of such taboo activities in my past life. It was a cruel and merciless action. These violators did not really get their hands on the Void Energy, they had merely intended to study it. Even mere curiosity was enough to bring them to trial in the interrogation chamber, where they would likely never be able see the light of day again…"

      Baiyi found the entire thing ridiculous. He was rotating a black ball of energy in his palm as he said, "Seriously, how scared is your God of us?" The black ball was the amount of Void Energy that he was able to release and it was also the maximum level of power he could sustain. Swiftly, he dismissed the power in order to avoid unnecessary problems but at the same time, he could not help but said, "All of us have more or less the same level of power. Based on what exactly that your God can enjoy the respect and worships of the commoners while we are treated like scums of the black jail instead?"

      This topic seemed to have touched on the faith of the Paladin because he chose to remain quiet while the voice of the Charlatan could be heard continuing the conversation, "Some things in this world would always be unfair. After all, we already lost in the sense of appearance and temperament…"

        Of course I understand this but can you please don’t use such contemporary examples to deliver your message? Baiyi thought to himself. A question slowly arose in his mind. Am I... a bad influence to this group of supernatural beings who came from another world?

      Even though Memory Exchanging was the best method to kill time, not every single Voidwalker was willing to exchange their memories. For instance, the walkers who were born with a strong sense of justice would never exchange their memories with the Lich nor was everybody interested in the memory of the Caveman.

      However, Baiyi’s memory was totally different. Almost every single Voidwalker showed a strong sense of interest in his memory. It was because he came from a whole new world that they had never heard of before, not to mention the fact that he came from a world which was more civilised and advanced than their world. The luscious and splendid cultures on Earth had successfully attracted each and every one of the Voidwalkers.

      On top of that, Earth was a place bustling with news and informations all thanks to the invention of the Internet. Even as a mere commoner, Baiyi was exposed to more things in his 20 over years of living than these supernatural beings who had lived up to hundreds of years. After all, given the situation that they were in, their lives were like a sitcom that was repeating itself over and over again for several decades. How could it be compared to the movies, dramas, novels, anime and games that could be found on Earth? This was something that they would never have been able to dream up. Obviously they would be attracted to these kind of new things, wouldn’t they?

      Most of the Voidwalkers were the top in their own fields and leagues. Being able to reach that kind of level showed that they themselves possessed a strong thirst for knowledge and a strong sense of curiosity. Coupled with the fact that the things on Earth were originally attractive, it was perfectly understandable for them to show so much enthusiasm towards the cultures on Earth.

      What would one see if one was to look back on the memories of these supernatural beings? Well, it definitely would not be as brilliant and interesting as what was usually described on the internet. For instance, the Sorcerer’s memories for most parts went like this:

      Cultivating, researching and then listening to the reports from the ministers about a town that was hit by some natural disasters that had caused the peasants to lose everything.

      Cultivating, researching, receiving the representatives of some neighbouring countries who had come on formal visits, receiving goods and gifts from them and then distributing them to the victims of the natural disasters.

      Cultivating, researching and listening to the reports on the pregnancy of one the concubines.

      Cultivating, researching and then suddenly remembering the fact that he had never slept with the concubine before and then giving out orders for her to be executed and for all her family members to become labourers at the border.

      Hmm, that was pretty much it to the First Walker, also known as the Sorcerer’s memory. When he thought about it, that life seemed kind of pitiful, didn’t it?

      Let’s take another look at the Lich’s memory. It pretty much went like this:

      Cultivating, researching and summoning new skeletal soldier.

      Cultivating, researching, helping a soldier to find its skull that had been used as a football.

      Cultivating, researching and killing a group of greedy adventurers.

      Cultivating, researching, equipping some death riders with the gears that he found on the adventurers’ bodies and using the rests of the gears to polish the skeletal dragon.

      Cultivating, researching and rescuing some unlucky skeletal mages who were trapped underneath the feet of the skeletal dragon.

       For him to become a lich, was it not because of the fact that only a dead person could bear such life? But still, both of the memories from the Lich and the Sorcerer put together were still less interesting than the Caveman’s memory.

      The Caveman’s life went something like this:

      I captured a big wild boar today! So delicious!

      I hunted a mammoth today! How yummy!

      I killed a man from another tribe today. Erm… This can’t be eaten, can it?

      I got my hands on a dragon cub today! Ptooey! What a disgusting taste!

      That was right! The memories of most of those beings were pretty much this boring. In fact, if one were to think about it properly, it was precisely because they had spend most of their lives repeating this monotonous cultivation routine that they managed to successfully cultivate to the highest level.

      Therefore, as a result, each and every one of the Voidwalkers exchanged their memories with Baiyi, allowing him to be the only person in the group who possessed the knowledge and experience from all of them.

      It was exactly because of that reason that Baiyi who was in possession of immense power and great knowledge was not worried even though he was now temporarily trapped with Intermediate Level power. He was not the least bothered by Mia’s weak strength as well. With him as her teacher and mentor, it was only a matter of time before she eventually grow more powerful.

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     5 This is the Perfect Age!

      As Baiyi was browsing through Mia's textbooks, the rest of the Voidwalkers continued their discussion about Mia, "Anyway, the innate aptitude of that girl is kind of average, don't you think so? She should be around 16 years old and yet she is still an Intermediate Level sorcerer? What an ordinary little girl."

      The Paladin also joined in the conversation, "It's not only her innate aptitude. Her body doesn't seem to be fully grown as well. There are no curves at all! It is still completely like a kid's body! Yeah, I agree that the pigtails can be quite cute but she is almost 16 years old now for God's sake! What does she usually eat to have such a slow development?"

      Excuse me? Paladin? Why are you focusing on this part instead? How are you worthy of the title 'Paladin'? You are more like a 'Hentai' now instead! Or how about I just call you 'Hentai' from now on? Baiyi scoffed coldly in his heart.

      "No, no, it's not like that!" The Paladin immediately explained himself, "The development of the body would influence the speed of the power growth! If the body is not well developed, the growth of power would be slow as well! I'm really not that kind of pervert who is only interested in the growth of a girl's body!"

      Hmm, even though you have a point right there, you still sound pretty lecherous to me, Sir 'Hentai'!

      Strictly speaking, being able to become an Intermediate Level sorcerer before hitting 16 years old actually showed that Mia's innate aptitude was still slightly better than other ordinary people. Of course she could not be compared to all of those perverts. To them, not being able to reach the High Level before 10 years old was something extremely embarrassing.

      On top of that, she was such a hardworking girl. Come to think of it, why is she so hardworking? This question suddenly appeared in Baiyi's mind. Logically thinking, a girl at her age would still be goofing around and slacking off right? But Mia is not like this at all. I wonder why? Is it because she has a desire to learn and do better? A thirst for power? Or is it external pressure?

      Baiyi had no answer at all. As he was about to discuss this with the other Voidwalkers, he realised that the topic was slowly veering off course in quite an uncontrollable manner.

      There was a person who was defending her innate aptitude, "Isn't 16 years old the perfect age? This is the most suitable age for a person to become the Hokage, finding ONE PIECE or to start piloting a huge Transformer!"

      Okay, that person had obviously gotten too addicted to the many things from Earth until his knowledge on Earth had reached a point of no return… But it was his words that had led the proper conversation concerning Mia's Grooming Plan into some strange and weird directions, where it eventually developed into a conversation about… the skirt style of the 'Magical Girl Mia', and what sort of monsters she would encounter in the future.

      Alright fine! All of these guys are absolutely hopeless! The moment their topic touched on which rank Mia would be after she had become the Heroic Spirit (T/N: in reference to Fate/Stay Night) Baiyi became fed up and decided to give up on joining their conversation.

      Being a regular Voidwalker, surviving amongst this group of people was definitely not a stroll in the park. Come to think of it, it was quite funny actually. He had become more like someone who came from this world ever since he re-lived their memories while the rest of them started becoming more and more like Earthlings instead…

      Therefore, as the only normal person in the group, Baiyi could not get a word in the conversation at all. There was nothing that he could do other than to save these questions for Mia later. He continued browsing through the textbooks that was left behind by Mia in silence. Not long after, he asked again, "How long has it been since these textbooks were last updated? Why does it seem like most of the things inside here are outdated and old-fashioned?"

      "A few decades, probably?" The Apprentice was the only person who replied him, "The Celestial Fortress Academy had a long history spanning a few thousand years but the textbooks have only been updated and replaced a few times. I think the last time they got updated was during my term as President of the academy."

      "So, the progress of the theoretical research is not even up to par with the discussion that we have among ourselves?" asked Baiyi.

      "There is not much that we can do. Our world is not like Earth that is blessed with so many convenient and fast channels of communications. An academia that lacks communication and interaction is pretty much a pool of stagnant water. Adding on to the fact that we have many rigid and unyielding mentalities and perceptions in this world, it is naturally difficult for us to move forward. The speed of progress, of course, would never surpass our group. Even though there are not a lot of us in the group, all of us are wise and insightful. And on top of that, we have a very efficient way of communicating through our consciousness. It is without a doubt that we are more advanced when it comes to theoretical research," the Apprentice replied.

      "Alright then. I feel kind of sorry for them but at the same time, I guess I have to be glad that the knowledge that we have is not outdated." Baiyi continued, "Though, I still think that it's a shame that I can't use the Void Energy as I please. Otherwise, Mia would make a faster progress if I could just directly pass on my knowledge to her."

      As he was still deep in his thought, the sound of light footsteps could be heard coming from the dormitory hall. Shortly after that, the door opened as Mia pushed her way in, her face was flushed in an adorable manner from jogging back just a short while ago. Even though she was excited but she still remained courteous, "Mr. Hope, can you follow me out for a while? The teacher of the academy just told me that I need to get an appraisal after I have succeeded in summoning a Soul Armature."

      "Alright. Why not?" With movements that spoke of agility, Baiyi stood up and walked across the table to Mia's side. Holding her delicate small hand, he motioned, "Let's go."

      Just like that, the cute and pretty little girl walked through the tree-lined trail in the Celestial Fortress Academy while holding hands with a crude and ugly armour, attracting a lot of attention from passersby as they went along. After all, it was a weird and unexpected combination.

      The Soul Armature thing was actually invented by a person named Syphrose. As it turned out, he was actually the Ninth Walker with the nickname the Soul Armature Practitioner. The principle was actually very simple. Through the Summoning Ceremony, one could easily summon dead souls that still retain their consciousness but who had already lost their physical bodies, into a set of armour and then subsequently affix the summoned souls to the armour by using the practitioner's own soul. Both parties would then enter a relationship where they become partners, teacher and student or even master and servant and embark on a whole new adventure together.

      Unlike the minions that were summoned by the conjurers, the devilish puppets of the alchemists or the pets of the hunters, Soul Armatures were a lot stronger than all of them. Once the soul of a supernatural being become a Soul Armature, he would still retain the great strength and rich knowledge that he used to have in his past life. Basically, it could be treated as the reincarnation of that person. As for the relationship between the Soul Armature and the Practitioner, most of the time, they would become equal partners or one would become the protector and the other the protege. But no matter what, the Soul Armature must fully protect the Practitioner at all time. If the Practitioner happened to pass away, the summoned soul would not be able to remain in the armour anymore and would go back to the indefinite form of a spirit.

      Because of that, the souls of those beings would usually choose a practitioner who was more powerful and ignore the summoning of those weaker practitioner. If they happened to have a weak practitioner, not only do they have to carry a heavier burden on their shoulders, they would also have to stay close to the practitioner in order to protect them. This would inevitably result in movement limitations and make it hard for them to get around.

      Without a doubt, as a powerful supernatural being, they would have a high sense of pride and would certainly prefer to have a magnificent and almighty armor as well. Even if one did not care about the look of the armor, the function and performance of the armor was still important to the soul.

      Ever since Soul Armature was invented and had undergone plenty of development and evolution, both souls and practitioners understood this principle very well, which was why there was only strong-strong combination of both parties that could be seen in all realms. As a result, human being was able to excel and stand out amongst all intelligent beings, occupying most of the realms that were suitable for living things to live in.

      That was why it was extremely rare for an Intermediate Level sorcerer like Mia to be able to summon a Soul Armature who was willing to lower his pride and stay in an ordinary militia's armour. Such a scene really did make many passersby wondered among themselves. Their conversation went along the lines of this:

      "What a weird combination this is! I guess this soul must have come from an era where Soul Armature had not existed yet for him to be willing to enter that kind of armor?"

      "Yeah, I think you are right! Ever since Soul Armature was invented, souls of those supernatural beings have a knack on how things are run over here. Nobody would choose an Intermediate Level wizard and a militia's armour."

      "I wonder how much strength this soul actually is left with now? It has been over 4000 years since Soul Armature was created, hasn't it? How much power would still be left in him after such a long time?"

      "Looking at the direction that they are heading, they must be going for an appraisal, right? Why don't we follow them and have a look together? Hehe! Who knows? Maybe we could witness the weakest Soul Armature that has ever been summoned in history!"

      Of course, such sarcastic remarks did not go unnoticed by the two of them. Well, truthfully, Baiyi could not care less about such petty things at all. That tranquil mind of his that was as calm as the sea was not disturbed in any way. In fact, he found it funny instead.

      As for Mia, she was just a shy little girl who would get embarrassed easily after all. Having heard such words, she immediately felt awkward and troubled by them . Her little face started to flush as she started to whimper lightly in a pitiful manner.

      Noticing this, Baiyi lightly brought up his hand and stroked Mia's head gently as he said in a low voice, "Ignore them, Mia. These people have no idea what true power is."

      "Sniff sniff... it's alright. I-I don't mind." Lifting up her head, Mia forced a smile on her face.

      Even though the remarks made by these people were pretty hurtful and nasty, there was still a kernel of truth in it. Without a doubt, Mia understood the things that they were saying as well. It was just that she was too carried away by her excitement previously and so these things had totally slipped her mind when the summoning had first taken place. Now that she had heard such comments from other people, she could not help but have mixed feelings in her heart.

      By all means, even though Mr. Hope was a kind, gentle and wise person, she really could not sense the power in him at all. It feels like he would be even worse than some of the Advanced Level seniors... Mia thought to herself. But as she recalled the pleasant exchange that they had in the morning, she could not stop herself from feeling guilty again.

      H-how selfish and greedy I am! Mia scolded herself. Now that you have such a gentle and nice Mr. Hope by your side, why can't you be a little bit satisfied? But... but... If I couldn't summon a strong and powerful Soul Armature, I would be a step further away from the promise! W-what should I do?

      With all that conflicting emotions in her heart, her whole body started to become uneasy and tensed. But at the same time, she did not dare to show it openly because she did not want to hurt Baiyi's feelings. For this reason, she pretended to act as if nothing was on her mind and continued on her journey with Baiyi.

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     6 Men in Opulence

      Mia might think that she had succeeded in hiding her apprehension from Baiyi but that was quite an overconfident assumption. To a perceptive adult, there was not much a teenager could hide.

      Really? She looks down on herself this much? Gee, she sure has no idea just who she had actually summoned , Baiyi thought inwardly.

      He turned his attention back to the Soul Armature of the endless void. "I bet you didn't really think that your invention would turn out this way."

      "To be honest… The first Soul Armature that I’ve ever summoned was just a master of some sort and summoning him took a large toll on my strength. Yet, because he was very profound and wise, I obtained valuable experience and knowledge from him. That is the point of Soul Armatures!" The man replied, his voice was laced with regret. "What’s valuable about Soul Armatures are their wisdom, not something like their ‘damage output’! I really didn’t expect this art to turn so pragmatic."

      Baiyi did not seem to mind, at least from the looks of it. "Meh. There is some good in it being pragmatic— thanks to the ranking of Soul Armatures based on their strength, humans have learnt and evolved into one of the strongest species. I guess the legends bestowing you the title ‘The Great Pioneer’ isn’t too far off the truth, hmm?"

      "It’s just a useless title. I’m more concerned about Sir Hope being embarrassed for… being in a state like this."

      Please, you think I would actually bother with trivial crap like this?  Baiyi replied with a smirk. Although I must admit, I probably should start showing a bit of my true depth. It’s kind of disconcerting that Mia-chan here seemed to have a wrong impression of who I really am...

      Baiyi and Mia reached their destination as Baiyi and the Apprentice conversed. It was a secluded training ground, filled with other duos similar to Baiyi and Mia. There were also a few students and teachers standing by idly, lurking around like curious bystanders.

      The size of the crowd visibly shook Mia. "Aww! I didn’t expect this many people today!" She murmured, feeling self-conscious.

      Baiyi of course knew the real reason behind her anxiety. He tightened his grip on her hand, giving her a supportive squeeze. "Let’s go," he said, as unabashed as the steps he took while leading her closer to their destination.

      He spied boards used for target practice erected nearby as well as protective barriers fortifying the training ground. Once they had entered the complex, he had already eavesdropped on enough conversations to know that this place was abnormally packed today because the academy had made the appraisal public. Meanwhile, people outside of the Academy could enter to watch the event and conduct their own unprofessional judgments.

      A few participating duos even took it upon themselves to dress up in matching themes. Their Soul Armatures were donned in opulent armors, or at least, a standard military-styled heavy armor. No one would strap on a measly Militia Armor and call it a day, especially on a day as grand as this. The awkwardness of Baiyi walking around in such an… economic gear inevitably drew the crowd’s attention to the both of them.

      "Um, are my eyes deceiving me or is that Militia Armor actually moving? Aren’t those for practice purposes only? I don’t know anyone who could actually wear that and move around!"

      "Well, it’s not a looker but that sort of armor has always been practical. I think the real question is: why let that poor Soul Armature prance around in that? At least get a more dignified set before attending the appraisal, for God’s sake!"

      "Hmm? That cute girl next to the Soul Armature… I’ve seen her before. She frequently feeds the pigeons in our town square. I don’t think she meant to disrespect her companion, man. I think she’s just… poor?"

      The comments and speculations escalated even more once they entered the training ground. Hoards of bystanders watched and oohed and ahhed, muttering to one another crassly about that awkward duo. It was obviously stressing the already self-conscious Mia out.

      "I should have changed his gear before coming here, I knew it!" Mia sighed dejectedly, pulling out her cat-shaped purse. Opening it and peering at her woefully insufficient funds really kicked her back to reality. "Aww, but with this little amount… What am I supposed to do? Maybe I should have done something regardless…?" She eyed Baiyi doubtfully as she murmured.

      Uhhhh! Kids these days. Do they even go to school? And you, girl! If you want me to look cool and edgy or whatever, improve your skills first! Baiyi thought to himself but outwardly he merely patted her head. "Don’t worry about it, Mia. Looks aren’t the gamechangers here. Look at that one over there! Bet you think he’s all boosted up with that slick armor of his, don’t you?"

      She followed the direction of his gaze and saw what he meant: a duo was standing right before the teacher for their appraisal. The armor that particular Soul was clad in was made of gleaming gold, shimmering brighter than the sun itself. It was already attracting eyes like a spotlight.

      "That’s… an amazing armor set!’ She cried out in awe. "I bet it’s really strong!"

      "The armor you have given to your Soul Armature is really ill-fitting for his profession." The appraisal teacher went straight to the point with the Soul Armature Practitioner who was dressed as extravagantly as his Soul Armature. "I mean, I understand that you want a high-quality and flashy armor but your Soul here… was an assassin when he was alive. Are assassins supposed to be this eye catching?"

      "Oopsie! Aww, this is such a waste…" Mia couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle, feeling bad for that particular coursemate. No wonder his Soul Armature looked so unmotivated. A man whose strongest arsenal was the darkness of the night and shadows— was now wearing an armor that lights up like an advertisement board? That must had really bummed him out!

      Coincidentally, next to the Goldilocks pair was a Soul clad in magnificent black. The dark armor that particular Soul Armature was suited up in was both austere and deadly-looking.

      "A man under a black armor like that must be really dependable!" Mia exclaimed.

      "Is that so?" Baiyi’s lips curved into a half-smile.

      And the appraisal teacher’s comment rang out. "I can see your wealth reflecting off the gleam of this armor, mister. Those concentrated anti-magic metal surely does not come cheap, and rightfully so, too. Its ability to negate magic is so potent, it’s a mage killer. So… why did you let your Mage wear something like that?"

      True to his words, the Soul Armature had been mustering up all his strength to perform an impressive feat of flame magic, yet all he could do was light up the tip of his fingernail that would not even heat up a piece of paper.

      "Well, if you’re not going to change him into a more suitable armor, he would have a perfect career working as a battle fodder," The teacher continued.

      "You see? First a shiny, pretty one; next an edgy, expensive one… and yet they’re going nowhere, right?" Baiyi concluded.

      Just then, a cry of astonishment erupted from the bystanders, "Oh my god! It’s… It’s a Legendary Soul Armature! This fella managed to summon a Legendary Soul Armature !"

      Baiyi and Mia looked towards the direction of the commotion. There, a Soul Armature in an incredibly quaint armor was strutting through the training ground. Long carvings were etched like proud battle scars on his shoulder guards. These marks were a tradition of that era; they were the symbols of a warrior’s proud achievements. Every time a hard-fought battle was won, the warrior carved a long mark on their armor to commemorate the victory.

      Judging from the abundance of carvings, the original owner of this set must have been a veteran as well. Not only that, it must have been a family treasure… And now, the new owner of this armor was a Legendary Soul Armature. Surely nothing was more suited for each other than this!

      "Legendary… Wow…" Mia blurted out, before hastily swallowing her voice as she gave a quick side glance at Mr. Hope, afraid that he would notice her envy (and most likely take offense!).

      Seriously? Are the people here this easy to impress? Baiyi almost wanted to laugh out in amusement. It’s just a damn Legendary Soul Armature, c’mon! There is no shortage of ruffians with this caliber among the Lich’s own company of revenants.

      "Please, I think I should be the one saying ‘C’mon’, Sir Hope! Normally, strength like this is already more than sufficient. Nobody leading a normal life would ever be in a situation as dangerous as meeting monsters like people from the Void!" The Voidwalker, the Merchant, muttered.

      He was right. To be a Legendary Soul Armature was to possess level 6 power of the nine tiers in ranks. In fact, this level actually served as the dividing point between average warriors and those who were truly gifted. Without talent nor opportunity, it was impossible for anyone to ever reach that level of proficiency.

      Yet among the Voidwalkers, there were already a bit too many Demigod level masters, while the rest were already occupying the Holy level. A Legendary tier would have been curb-stomped by those from the Void!

      If only he could tell the truth to Little Mia here! She would not need to waste her breath marveling at that sort of weak people.

      "How far would you fare if you were to go against that gentleman over there?" The Sorcerer suddenly popped up in his mind.

      Meh. Three minutes. He replied confidently.

      "Hey, don’t get too audacious now! You may have a vast repository of knowledge and an immense amount of Void Energy but you can only draw an intermediate level amount from that power right now, remember?"

      Baiyi only smiled at his skepticism. Watch and you’ll see.

      The man in that quaint armor was very pleased with the reception he received. As per the crowd’s request for a demonstration of his skills, he drew his blade in a dramatic manner and then assumed a preparatory stance that meant business.

      "Behold! This is one of my ultimate moves! I’d used this technique to obliterate so many draconian evils— Phantasmal Claymore Style: The Plunge of the Angel!"

      --aaaand the joint of the quaint armor, exactly like an old man bending down now trying to get up, got rickety and then it got stuck. Mr. Legendary could not stop his maneuver in time—

      And his face promptly smacked down on the pavement, thus gracefully completing the variant of the original technique, presumably called "The Plunge of the Armor".

      It was so ‘impressive’ that the crowd went silent.

      The appraisal teacher cleared his throat before giving a kind smile one only gave to a lonely old man to avoid hurting his feelings. "Um, sir, I would really recommend that you try working part-time in a smithy with your Soul Armature Practitioner. Trust me, it will really inspire and draw out his potential!"

      Baiyi gave a simple chuckle."See?"

      The Voidwalkers were already thrown into a laughing fit.

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     7 Let the Show Commence

      It was soon Mia's and Baiyi's turn after the debacle with the three previous Soul Armature Practitioner and their Soul Armature. As he watched the anxious expression on her face, he could not help but gently ruffled her hair. "Everything's gonna be fine, Mia. We'll be alright."

      A smile of relief formed on her face as she nodded. "That's right!" She replied mirthfully. "I have total faith in you, Mr. Hope!"

      At least, that was what she was showing outwardly. She did not place any expectations in his words but she did not want to hurt Mr. Hope's pride by suggesting otherwise.

      Now, the point of conducting Soul Armature Appraisal was more than just trying to correct misconceptions and faulty techniques that newbie Soul Armature Practitioners usually make (like those three before her), but also, more importantly, it was to assess the level of synergy and potential of the Soul Armature teams.

      To put it down simply using examples, let's imagine a duo where the Soul Armature Practitioner was a sorcerer while his Soul Armature was a cavalier, whose forte was in their incredible teamwork— these two would make a perfect tag team, scoring high on synergy. On the other hand, if there was a duo made up of sorcerers who both employ magic that complement each other's affinity, this team would be a perfect tag team that would score high on potential instead. An example of a doomed pair with little synergy would be a sorcerer with a lone wolf assassin type or a sorcerer teaming up with the magically-ignorant berserker.

      Practically speaking, if a student of Celestial Fortress Academy managed to score well in the appraisal, that would guarantee monetary and resource support for that new team. After all, the world was a pretty pragmatic place— money spurs all kinds of growth.

       Now Baiyi had little regards when it came to getting resources for his Mia's Grooming Plan since he was an exemplary teacher to begin with. What was getting to him though was the money issue— his financial status could be used to apply for social welfare while Mia's cute little kitty purse had more oxygen than it had any kind of pennies. In other words— those two really needed that funding.

      It did not take long for Baiyi to arrive before the appraisal teacher. There were two other teams that was with him and one of the team had already gotten their results.

      "Chi prowess— third tier!"

      "Wow, that's some weak ass Soul Armature—"

      "HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A MAN SCORNED, MY FRIEND! VERILY I SHALL RETURN NEXT YEAR WITH MY ALMIGHTY FORCE AND YOU SHALL ALL TREMBLE… BEFORE MY MIGHT!"

      That sounded way too familiar for Baiyi's liking. His eyes met with the young lad's face, his face had a persecuted and indignant look, as if it was just him alone against the world.

      Baiyi was most certain that the kid must have at least time-travelled from somewhere else. At the very least it had to be some weird timeline where people spoke like that.

      On Baiyi's other side was a different picture altogether— one that made even the most experienced Voidwalker cooed in amazement. The armor was otherworldly. Its plate, mail and gauntlet showcased nothing but the dexterity of its craftsmanship while its design was futuristic. The cuirass was embellished with intricate motifs and breathtaking embossments and the torso area was covered with only a satin. The figure donned a somen— a type of armored mask— that also depicted regal facial features.

      The exquisite armor set was unquestionably a piece of art all on its own. A more perceptive viewer would be able to see that the chest area of the cuirass protruded slightly— the armor was clearly designed for female fighters. Even the frame of the armor seemed tailor-made and designed to showcase the curve and grace of the female form. Men and women alike were equally mesmerized. The men were probably thinking of questionable things, while the women, like Mia-chan, watched the Soul Armature in jealousy.

      The only flaw in that beautiful scene was how the Soul Armature was using a melodious and feminine voice… to speak in a language that sounded a lot like she was speaking in tongues. No one had any idea what she was even talking about and to make matters worse— she appeared to be as equally dumbfounded by the language everyone else was using.

      The appraisal seemed to have grinded to a halt because of that.

      "Excuse me." Baiyi walked to the front with confident steps, deciding to get the Appraisal going. He stood before the Appraisal teacher.

      The crowd's attention naturally turned towards him— or more specifically, the sorry armor he was clad in. Standing beside the radiant piece of art that the female Soul Armature wore, the ugliness of his armor was even more prominent.

      Baiyi ignored all the looks he was getting. "Hello. I'm Hope and that is Mia. We are both sorcerers."

      "Magic duo, huh? Just by that fact alone, your team is already a team with good foundational synergy. It's just, hmm, that armor of yours may require a bit of… work." To the appraisal teacher's credit, he did not look down on Baiyi. "I, um, sincerely hope that the both of you achieve good appraisal results so that you can request for a… ah, more deserving gear."

      Mia's heart had fluttered when she listened to the first half of the teacher's sentence but it promptly sank when she heard the latter half of the sentence.

      "Miss Mia here is still just an intermediate level sorcerer, while you sir— oh. Uhem. It's… also… just average...? Hold on. You just haven't regained your full strength, right?" The teacher tried his best to be tactful.

      Seeing that there was not much a reaction, he added helpfully, "Maybe I can gauge your true strength using my Psychic Energy? Perhaps I could perform a quick work of clairsentience."

      A fraction of the teacher's Psychic Energy broke away from his body immediately after he spoke, approaching Baiyi.

      Baiyi shook his head at the suggestion. He drew a little of his own psychic energy and gently deflected the foreign force, smiling at the teacher. "Thank you very much, but there's no need for that. This is the extent of my power."

      "Ah… I see." The teacher did not hide his disappointment as he nodded dejectedly. However he stopped his attempt because using clairsentience without permission was generally frowned upon.

      Mia shook her head quietly. She knew very well that it was seriously difficult for a Soul Armature to level up normally. Hence, the pragmatic way to achieve that effect had always been to upgrade the armor and their body. Yet, with her current capabilities and financial status, it was definitely out of the question. In other words, Mr. Hope was stuck at the intermediate level with no hope of surviving high-level battles, which meant there was no hope in getting a high grade from this appraisal!

      Others would have taken the cue and immediately start thinking on summoning a new Soul Armature but Mia was as stubborn as she was kind. She tightened her grip, her mind racing. Okay, first step! Get money. Second, get a new body for Mr. Hope. Third step, improve myself! I don't know how but I can do it!

      After all, she could not abandon the only Soul Armature who had answered her summon when she was all alone, failing time and time again…

      The teacher scribbled on a blank form and peered at Baiyi.

      "Alright, Sir Hope. Would you be so kind as to demonstrate the magic you practice."

      Baiyi did not reply. Instead, he raised his right hand and on his index finger, he conjured a lively bright flame. The flame danced for a while and then suddenly, it stretched itself and branched out, as if it was kneaded and molded by an unseen hand. The flame flexed and twisted until it began resembling a cheerful young lady— in fact, she looked identical to Mia, dancing at the tip of Mr. Hope's finger.

      "Astounding! You must have been truly exceptional in fire magic while you were alive!" The teacher exclaimed, his face was even more expressive than his words. As an educator, he could tell right away from his knowledge in techniques and technicality that although conjuring a small flame like that did not require much mana but bending the ever wayward flame, right down to its tongue, to your precise will— required a precise control of your Psychic Energy.

      It was definitely not something just anyone could do.

      "Ooh, how beautiful..." Mia sighed in admiration at the sight of the little flame princess. Her skill was not high enough yet to realize the implication of such a feat.

      The bystanders were just as stunned at the display of his skill.

      Someone from the crowd drew a sharp breath."Shiiiiiit. That level of mastery? From someone that looks so shabby? Who is this fella?!"

      "Mastery? Isn't this just another one of those parlor tricks? What's the big deal?"

      "You mean you don't know? This level of Psychic Energy could not even be found among the teachers and lecturers of the Academy!"

      Mia looked at them in shock. In her opinion, the teachers and lecturers in the Academy were already masters in their own right. She never thought that she would have anything or anyone related to her that could be stronger than them— but the people around her was already ranking her Soul Armature higher than her teachers and lecturers!

      "What a waste though! If his mana isn't so limited, he could have been an incredible MVP among the Academy's formidable lineup of Fire Wizard!"

      "I know right! He was summoned too late, damnit. Is there a way to improve the innate capabilities of a Soul Armature?"

      "Uhh… Not really. I want to help that poor lady but it's just too damn difficult to level up a Soul Armature! That would require a great deal of money and resources…"

      When she heard everyone's murmuring and muttering, Mia lowered her head in shame. She clutched onto her kitty purse, scrunching it as she murmured to herself. "It would have been so much better if I was rich."

      That soft and somber sigh reached Baiyi's ears.

      His little show was supposed to end with the dancing flame princess but something within him seemed to be urging him to continue.

      After all, Baiyi was the Fifth Voidwalker and he was given the name Hope. It was kind of his duty to bring hope to people like Mia. If he could not do that, he should just resign himself to an early retirement.

      He flicked the flame princess from his finger and the flame bounced off and landed on his middle finger.

      Instantly, the flame disappeared as water droplets bloomed from where the flame once was. That little flame princess had just turned into a transparent and gleaming water nymph.

      As soon as the crowd saw that, there was a collective gasp. The crowd could not hide their astonishment.

      "Hold on, th-that's water magic! It's the conflicting element of fire mana! T-to be able to interchange with a directly conflicting element within such a short amount of time…" The teacher could not even finished his own sentence as his eyes widened.

      It was a seemingly simple transformation, from fire magic to water magic. Yet, to trained eyes, they knew that Baiyi was the real deal. When sorcerers performed magic, they could only conjure magic of the elements that they had cultivated within themselves. To perform magic like that, they would first have to convert one element to another.

      Converting an element to its polar opposite, like fire and water, was not only cumbersome but it was also dangerous. A slight miscalculation or a minute slip would be enough to throw the entire body's mana system into complete disarray. As a result, very few sorcerers would actually be so bold as to perform a feat this risky, let alone perform it so perfectly.

      It was executed so flawlessly and the quick switch between fire magic and water magic was way too seamless to be real. The flame princess did not even stop her dance before it transformed into a water nymph!

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     8 This is All I Could Do For You

      Looking at how the dancing little fire princess effortlessly transformed into a water nymph on his hand, one question came to their mind. What level could this crudely attired person possibly be in his past life? A sorcerer who is at the Master level could not even do this. Could it be the Legendary Level? Or wait… THE IMMORTAL LEVEL?

      At that moment, most of the people who were at the surrounding area had put aside the matter at hand and could not help but wonder as they were admiring the performance that Baiyi was putting up. Even the gorgeous Soul Armature beside him had stopped what it was doing and was staring at Baiyi in awe.

      Still, it seemed like Baiyi had no intention of stopping just yet. Followed by the flicking of his fingers, the little water nymph once again leapt to his ring finger. This time, the lymph changed its color to brown and its form into the Earth element. Without pausing, the figure continued jumping to the last finger where it became green as it transformed into the Nature element. Then, as the grand finale, Baiyi opened up his palm and the little figure which had transformed into the Light element slowly turned into sparkling starlights before the show ended.

      The whole process was as natural and smooth as it was before, with no pause in between the transformation at all. It was only right and natural that a huge applause could be heard from the surrounding onlookers when he finished his performance.

      "Having such good command in five freaking elements ? How could he have such terrifying power?"

      "Wow! That girl beside him really lucked out! How did she managed to get such a powerful soul like that? Not only that, adding to the fact that he was willing to accept such an ordinary-looking militia's armour, I'm sure he must be a modest and kind person! This is literally the most perfect Soul Armature that one could have! Well, if it wasn't for the fact that his Mana is still slightly shaky..."

      "Oh come on! Mana isn't everything! The most valuable thing that a Soul Armature could give to us is wisdom and knowledge not Mana. Have you forgotten what Master Syphrose said? The most precious treasure of the soul is his knowledge and experience. With these two things, he could easily educate and cultivate the practitioner to become an outstanding person."

      As she listened to their conversation, Mia who was blown away by the performance finally returned to her senses. Opening her mouth in excitement, she could not get a single word out at all. Even though she did not have any comprehension towards the things that Baiyi just did, but at the very least, after looking at the reactions of the onlookers and admiring looks from the Appraisal teacher, she now had an idea that Mr. Hope was far stronger than she had initially imagined. The disappointment that she felt before had long been washed away by the overwhelming excitement that she was feeling right now.

      After watching how Baiyi could easily handle the few different elements just like that, even she understood what this actually implied. Usually, switching between elements was something that was extremely energy consuming. Along with the restriction of time and resources, a sorcerer who could command 2-3 types of elements would already be considered remarkable. Yet, Baiyi was able to demonstrate five different elements in one breathe! This was already enough to blow her mind away.

      "Mr. Hope, y-you really are amazing!" she said sincerely from the bottom of her heart.

      "Mia, I'm actually stronger than you think," replied Baiyi casually. In fact, controlling five elements was not all that he could do. He was actually able to command much more. For example, like the advanced level of Water element -- the Ice element or the advanced level of the Nature element-- the Life element and even the Undead element from the Darkness element. Not only that, he was also able to use a Warrior's Chi Prowess. If he had been really serious just now, he could actually make the little figure leap from his right hand to his left and then even go to his toes without repeating all of the element transformations.

      After all, Void Energy was an energy that was of a higher order that could be easily transformed into any energy of the lower order. He could effortlessly play with the power however he liked.

      However, with the current predicament that he was in, he figured that it would be better if he maintained a low profile at the moment. Baiyi was not a person who liked to show off and make his presence known. The exhibition this time, however, was actually intended to build Mia's faith towards himself and to create an image of a reliable being in her heart.

      Mr. Hope is actually stronger than I thought? Oh my, how could I have doubted him in the first place? A-am I even worthy to become his partner? Mia could not help but wonder as she started to have mixed feelings of guilt and inferiority playing in her mind. She was totally at loss for words.

      Mia was just a little kid after all. That little conflict in her heart could easily be seen through by Baiyi. Stroking her little head once again, he reassured, "Don't worry. I'll teach you eventually."

      The little girl who just had her mind read turned coy as her face flushed with embarrassment. But at the same time, she finally could breathe a sigh of relief. Nodding her head shyly, she let out a sweet smile.

      At the same time, the Appraisal teacher spoke suddenly, his voice interrupted the current atmosphere, "Sir Hope, would it be okay for you to let us know your name? I'm sure that such a strong and powerful being as you would be recorded in the historical books, am I right?"

      "Is this really important?" Baiyi turned his head to the teacher as he replied, "I'm nothing more than a spirit who was accidentally summoned into this world."

      Faced with such modesty, the Appraisal teacher did not dare to ask another question. Instead, he proceeded to write on the appraisal form: Able to command five different elements. Although his power is only at the Intermediate Level right now, in his past life his power was at least at the Legendary Level. A supernatural being from the ancient period.

      The teacher raised his head again as he finished writing the report, "If this gorgeous lady beside us does not perform better than the both of you, then the both of you would be the group with the highest potential to win this round. As usual, as per the rule of the academy, we will work out a subsidy scheme for you in a short period of time."

      Even though there's actually nothing wrong with this sentence but why did it sound so modernized? Slightly creasing his non-existent brows, Baiyi looked at the beautiful Soul Armature by his side.

      Because the show that Baiyi put up had already ended a while back, all of the attention of the onlookers were now back on this head-turning Soul Armature. Everyone was anticipating a performance that was as enticing as her appearance but then, there seemed to be no progress as the Appraisal teacher tried to communicate with her again. The language that she spoke was too strange and foreign.

      It was a good thing that there was at least one person who could understand what she was trying to say. "That is one of the unique tribal language of the caveman during the ancient period," said Baiyi suddenly. He was not the kind of person who would poke his nose into other people's business but he decided to help out solely out of sympathy.

      "As for the things that he was trying to say, well.. it was something like this. Please just kill me off! and Please just grant me a quick and painless death! and also Please stop humiliating my soul... Oh! The last one was him trying to thank me instead..." Baiyi continued his translation and then switched to the caveman's language seamlessly, "You're most welcome. I'm glad I could help."

      "Eh? EHHH?! A CAVEMAN?" Mia's beautiful eyes were as wide as saucers from astonishment, her face filled with disbelief. The surrounding onlookers began to talk animatedly. A cavemen that was stuffed in such an exquisite armour? Oh my god! This is so, SO embarrassing! Nobody dared to doubt the legitimacy of Baiyi's word after witnessing his awe inspiring performance.

      "That's right! On top of that, that is a male caveman. Pffft....! Alright, I feel quite sorry for him..." Trying to hold back his laughter as he said this, he grabbed Mia's little hand and led her away. As for the pitiful caveman, Baiyi could not be bothered with him any more. There was nothing more that he could do to help him anyway.

      Under the envious and curious looks from the other passersby, they started to walk back home. As they were walking back through the same quiet tree-lined trail back home, Mia could not contain her curiosity anymore as she lifted her head up to ask Baiyi, "Mr. Hope, what was your rank in your past life? I-I really want to know..."

      "Well, actually, during my time, there was no such ranking yet so I don't really know either. Could you explain it to me please, Mia?" said Baiyi as he gave out a small laugh. Obviously, he was just pulling her leg.

      Instead, Mia became serious all of a sudden as she started to explain the general idea of this realm to Baiyi, "There are a total of 9 ranking starting from the Primary rank, Intermediate rank, Advanced rank, Elite rank, Master rank, Legendary rank, Immortal rank, Holy rank and lastly, the Demigod rank..."

      As Mia was explaining seriously, Baiyi listened half-heartedly as he started to converse with the rest of the Voidwalkers, "Although I actually know all of these things a long time ago but listening to this girl explaining with such enthusiasm right now, why do i feel like I'm experiencing a sense of deja vu?"

      "It's not only you, even I, myself feel like I'm reading some sort of online novel right now. What sorcery is this? The thing that she is explaining now is something that we all know since a long time ago. Could it be that I have been unconsciously seeing myself as an Earthling now?" said the Devil.

      Oh please! There is no such thing as the devil on Earth okay? And besides, what sort of Devil are you to actually get addicted to online novel actually? These novels usually tell stories of how your kind is being hunted or slaughtered anyway! thought Baiyi in his mind.

      "Ah? Why can't I like online novel? Most of the protagonists are as cunning and ruthless as my kind anyway. It's just that they have the appearance of a normal human being but inside they’re all the same!" the Devil replied confidently.

      Errr... what a cynical remark...

      In just a short period of time, Mia finally finished telling her story. She looked up at Baiyi and stared at him eagerly with her cute and pretty face as she asked again, "So, Mr. Hope, could you try to guess what rank you think your power was last time?"

      Tsk tsk, Mia, you are so young and immature. Why do you have to keep holding on to such petty things? Then again, how do you want me to answer you actually? I really can't place my power in any of the ranking level, Baiyi thought to himself and he did not know whether to laugh or cry. After a slight moment of consideration, he tried to change the topic instead, "What rank I was at last time is not important. The most important thing is, which rank do you wish to achieve, Mia?

      "Eh? I... I have never thought about it before..." Mia lowered her head in embarrassment as she tugged on both of her ponytails nervously, her awkwardness could be seen with her body gestures. "Well, if it were me, I- I guess I would be happy as long as I manage to graduate from the academy.."

      Having said that, she guiltily lifted up her head and quickly stole a glance at Baiyi as if she wanted to see what his reaction would be. Then again, Baiyi's face was nothing more than just a piece of rucksack cloth.

      "This girl is really bad at lying. It's obvious that she is hiding something." Looking at Mia's reaction, the Archmage asked Baiyi, "You don't plan to find out more?"

      "It's alright. Every girl has their own secrets anyway." Baiyi was not bothered by it at all. "I believe that she will tell me eventually."

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     9 What Kind of Game Do You Guys Think This is?

      After the appraisal had ended, Mia had to go back to class to continue her study. As they parted ways, Baiyi originally wanted to head back to Mia's dormitory to continue looking through her textbooks but as he was about to enter the door, he was stopped by the dormitory supervisor, a middle-aged lady who was as big as a bear. From the hostility that she was projecting towards him, she had probably thought that Baiyi was some sort of perverted Soul Armature. As he had no documents to prove his innocence, she was not willing to change her mind at all.

      Fine then! Baiyi did not want to argue with that lady whose arms were even thicker than his. So in the end, he decided to go strolling around the campus but he could not help muttering under his breath, "Wow, is this violent woman a cavewoman?"

      "WHAT? No way! It's true that our cavewomen can be pretty strong but they have a robust and agile physique that gives them high speed and fast reflexes when they are battling their enemies. They would never be as fat as THAT!" The Voidwalker known as the Caveman argued loudly.

      "Caveman is right, you know? Cavewomen really do have an enticing body that exudes a wild and untamed aura. It is a totally unique sight and charm that they have… mmm..." A Walker who was called the Bard chimed in, "Ah… This reminds me of the encounter that I had with them. It was a lovely and sweet evening that we had together..."

      The rest of the Voidwalkers pretended like they did not hear him because nobody was willing to discuss this topic with him. Instead, they continued their previous topic of Mia's Grooming Plan. Well, they got so off-track again that it seemed like they did not take the whole thing seriously.

      "After I have given it some serious thoughts, compared to the Belka system (T/N: in reference to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha), I think that the Mid-Childa system would be more suitable for Mia, don't you guys think so?" The Walker who was also known as the Sorcerer said.

      What the hell are you talking about? Are you trying to turn her into a white tyrant or something? Please don't randomly use this sort of setups from animes!

      "But then it would be too slow! Not to mention the fact that she could get hurt easily! Her combat power during the later stage would not be strong as well. Hmm, let me see... How about we just ask Sir Hope to make a pact with her?" argued another Voidwalker.

      Which anime are you talking about now? Do I really look like the long-headed demonic beast with white ears (T/N: in reference to Puella Magi Madoka Magica)? Besides, why do you all keep persisting on turning her into some sort of magical girl?

      "Well, it's MOE! Don't you think so?" they retorted seriously.

      Are they seriously discussing this right now? Oh my god! Are you all sure you are not some slapstick comedians? How the hell did you all managed to stoop so low? How did you all transformed from a group of powerful supernatural beings into a group of moe-loving weeaboos 1 ?

      "Well, in their defense, liking and pursuing cute things should not be restricted by one's background, power or status. You should apologise to them, you know," said the Archmage solemnly.

      Wait a minute! Sir First Walker! You are speaking nonsense with that poker face of yours! I can't believe that you are corrupted too!

      "No no no! Compared to them, I prefer something that has more depth," the Archmage explained defensively, "For example, there is one where three kings got together to discuss the King's conduct. That is pretty good! But then again, although Gilgamesh possessed the pride and demeanour of a King, I do think that he lacked the modesty that is essential to become a King. As for Artoria, well, she is one immature young girl (T/N: in reference to to Fate/Stay Night again). All she does is force herself..."

      Oh, gosh! Can you please don’t take a fictional television show so seriously? With that poker face, I never knew that you, too, had turned into a comedian! Why would you discard your Voidwalker status and become a Type-Moon 2 fan instead?

      "Who said that fictional productions are not worthy of discussion? As long as it can create a connection with another person, then it is definitely worth discussing. Don’t you think so?" The Archmage said with a stoic expression. It seemed like he did not mind the least that his image as the First Voidwalker was slowly going down the drain.

      Baiyi could not stop himself from letting out an exasperated sigh. He could only acknowledge the fact that the long period of their imprisonment plus the strong cultural shock that they had experienced as an Earthling had made their minds go slightly haywire. As for Mia's Grooming Plan, well, all he could say was that this discussion had already past the point of no return. It appeared that they were planning to use some sort of alchemy technique to create a gigantic robot for Mia to pilot now. And at that moment, they were all discussing about robot models so passionately that Baiyi could not get a word in edgewise.

      Because of that he decided that he might as well continue his walk around the Celestial Fortress Academy and have a look around. In actual truth, he originally planned to use his Psychic Energy to examine the whole campus but that idea was stopped by the rest of the Voidwalkers before he could do anything. They said that it would surely attract suspicion from other people. He had no choice other than to give up on the plan and use his own eyes to observe the academy that had a long and rich history behind it bit by bit. It was a good thing that the place had quite a nice ambience to it. Not only did it have its own unique sense of serenity and tranquility, it also contained a charm that only a vintage campus could have, giving him a sense of pleasantness.

      I'm pretty far from Mia now, aren't I? Baiyi had came to a small and beautiful lakeside in the academy. As he leaned on a huge tree with dense branches and leaves, he used his Psychic Energy to estimate the distance between Mia and himself and found that they were at least 2000 metres apart. Yet, his sense of self still remained fairly stable and he could feel that his energy was still flowing into his body normally.

      Well, it seems like the connection between Mia and I is stronger than most Soul Armature combinations. It's quite surprising I guess but at least, this would save us a lot of troubles in the future, Baiyi commented on his new discovery.

      Usually, a normal Soul Armature and his Practitioner would not be able to stay too far apart from each other. Otherwise, the soul of the Soul Armature would leave the armour as a result of losing the connection to the Practitioner's soul that assisted in consolidating its soul. This distance was determined by the gap of the innate capabilities of both parties. If the gap between them was big, the amount of distance that they could be apart would shrink and vice versa. Truthfully speaking, the gap between Mia and Baiyi was so far apart that they should not have been able to leave each other's sight.

      However, it was a good thing that there was a special connection between the both of them and by using this as the foundation, Baiyi had a hunch that there would not be a lot of restrictions between the both of them. Or it could also be some sort of compensation for his loss of strength, maybe? Perhaps he only needed to be careful to not let anybody else notice this unusual situation.

      Just as this thought formed in his mind, a sweet curious voice could be heard suddenly. As most of his Psychic Energy was focused on determining the whereabouts of Mia just now, he did not notice the slight bit of movement beside him.

      "Eh? A Soul Armature that is all by himself?"

      Turning his head to have a look, Baiyi saw a pretty girl who was hugging her textbooks close to her chest. Her straight fringe was lying neatly on her forehead and her pair of big beautiful green eyes were looking at him curiously. Wearing the standard uniform of Celestial Fortress Academy, she had an additional golden rose brooch on her collar. Her magnificent golden long hair that fell over her back all the way to her slim and tiny waist was flowing along with the light breeze by the lake.

      What a beautiful girl! That delicate features and body as well as the noble and elegant air that she exuded were so dazzling that it would turn the head of most people. She was undoubtedly wearing the exact same uniform as Mia but unlike Mia who looked cute in a childish way, she looked absolutely stunning and gorgeous in it, especially in that long white silk stockings that covered her legs. The heated discussion that the Voidwalkers were having came to an abrupt halt as they could not help but admire the girl’s gorgeous form.

      "Whoa whoa whoa! A typical lady from a noble family! What a graceful little beauty!"

      "What an unique aura she has. I guess she must have came from some aristocratic family. What a body she has too! Look at that pair of legs! Wow I really do feel like licking them..."

      "Even though Mia is quite cute but she is no match for this beauty at all!"

      Leaving those corrupted people aside, even the Illusionist and the Lich who were usually pretty decent could be heard saying:

      "Ah... She reminds me of one of my good friends..."

      "She reminds me of my granddaughter. Their beauty in this world are unparalleled..."

      Whoa... Wait a minute! What is wrong with these two shameless old man? I can still accept 'good friend' even though it is such a typical excuse but hello, Mr. Lich? What did you mean by granddaughter? Are you trying to say that she is a banshee? That is quite a creepy comparison! Are you trying to compliment or insult her?

      "Excuse me! I was a normal human being once before I became a lich okay? I even had a family of my own. What is so surprising about me having a granddaughter? Well, even though she did not know of my existence and spent her whole life living peacefully but still..."

      Are you sure you did not turn her corpse into some sort of skeletal soldier or a banshee?

      "No way! That is such a psychopathic thing to say! Even the Lich would never do that!

      Alright fine! I'll just ignore these people first. Standing up straight, he calmly explained to the beauty, "My Practitioner is in class right now. Her class is somewhere nearby."

      "Oh is that so?" The girl replied in a disinterested tone as she seemed to have sensed the Intermediate Level innate capabilities of Baiyi. It was purely out of curiosity that prompted her to speak to him when she saw the garish militia's plate armour. Well then, he must be the Soul Armature of some ordinary student around here and I suppose the student's strength would be pretty average. But wait a minute, the range of the Soul Armature's movement would be pretty small in this case, wouldn't it? He should not have been able to come all the way to this lakeside that is quite a distance away from all the classes.

      However, the moment she sensed that Baiyi was nothing more than an Intermediate Level, she finally found her answer. A combination where both partners had more or less the same innate capabilities would be able to maintain a distance like this. Though she wondered why a Soul Armature could be as weak as this person, she decided not to ask Baiyi about it out of courtesy. Smiling, she nodded her head towards Baiyi apologetically, "I'm sorry to have disturbed you."

      She then walked away with her slender long legs as she quickly vanished from Baiyi's sight.

      After making sure that she had left, Baiyi immediately dispersed the ball of black flame that he was hiding in his palm as he let out a sigh of relief, "It's good that I kept a low-profile."

      "You should at least ask for her name. She does have nice features and she really does look like my good friend you know..." The Illusionist sighed in regret.

      What features are you talking about? Please stop trying to create noble-sounding excuses to cover up your perverted intentions! Also, this excuse is too old-fashioned! Your good friend must have been at least 5000 years old now okay?

      "Sir Hope, you should pay close attention to Mia's body growth while you are monitoring her strength progress. You MUST make sure that Mia grows up to become somebody who is as gorgeous as that beauty just now!" said the Paladin, oh wait a minute, it’s the 'Hentai' now.

      Oh gosh! What the hell do you all want actually? Do you really think that we are playing some sort of Beauty Grooming simulation game now? A non-Japanese person who is obsessed with Japanese culture and behaves in a stereotypically Japanese manner. He is always talking about how cute or "kawaii" his favourite characters are and claiming one of them to be his "waifu". Some of them also use Japanese honorifics, for example when they attach the "-chan" honorific to the names of people or characters they like or find cute Type-Moon (タイプムーン, Taipu Mūn) is a prominent Japanese game company, best known for their visual novels. It is also known under the name Notes (ノーツ, Nōtsu). After creating the popular visual novel Tsukihime as a doujin soft organization, Type-Moon has since incorporated and produced the immensely popular visual novel Fate/stay night. Both of their works have been adapted into anime and manga series that have amassed a global fanbase.

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     10 Is This What You Meant By Being Professional?

      When the sun was about to set, Baiyi finally saw Mia at the campus square feeding the pigeons with bread from her leftover dinner. The scene of a young girl, the sunset and the pigeons painted a soothing and splendid picture in the evening. It would have been even better without all the weird comments from those people in his mind.

      "What a kind girl Mia is! But then, I don't think feeding the pigeons with her dinner is a good idea though. No wonder her body's development is so slow!" said the 'Gentleman' who only cared about Mia's body growth.

      "Oh, there's not much meat on this species but the taste is extremely delicious!" The Caveman who had suddenly turned into a gastronome commented.

      "Erm... that sculpture of that old man in the middle of the square is so out of place! Who the hell decided to put that sculpture in such an unsuitable place anyway?" The Painter, known for placing great value and emphasis on aesthetic values, criticized.

      "I'm s-sorry, that is actually my sculpture..." The original muse of the sculpture, the Apprentice, apologised immediately and it made the whole situation turned awkward.

      When Mia noticed Baiyi was approaching her, a cheerful smile instantly appeared on her face. After saying goodbye to the pigeons, she stood up and pulled on the hem of her skirt before running to Baiyi's side like an obedient kitten. They subsequently walked back together to Mia’s dormitory as they engaged in small talks along the way.

      After they got back to the room, Baiyi did not immediately request for Mia to repeat the Summoning Ceremony yesterday but instead, he listened as she talked about the things that she had learned in class. It was basically some basic theories about the application of Magical Runes. She had missed some of her lessons because of the Appraisal that happened during class so she had to borrow the notes from her classmates for revision.

      Sweeping his eyes over the words on the notebook, Baiyi shook his head and proceeded to close the notebook. "I can teach you all these actually." Having said that, he waved his right hand in front of him and a bright display board that was formed by his Mana immediately appeared out of thin air. Written on the board was exactly the runes that Mia was about to learn along with the Magical Formations that they were derived from.

      At that instant, Mia’s eyes went as wide as saucers. She had never thought that the paltry amount of Mana that Baiyi possessed would be able to conjure up something like this. He just created a dancing figure in the morning and now this display board? She was so impressed that she could not stop herself from exclaiming with admiration, "Wow you can even do this, Mr. Hope? B-but is this okay? Won’t it deplete your Mana?"

      "Don’t worry," Baiyi replied confidently. Even though his strength was restricted to the Intermediate Level, it did not mean that his actual power was at that level. Such an inconsequential thing like Mana? Well, he had a lot of them.

      Of course, the time had not arrived for him to tell Mia about all this so Baiyi just skipped the explanation and moved on to the extra lesson, "You are not being taught comprehensively about Magical Formations and how Magical Runes were derived from it in school, are you? Well, I guess there are both pros and cons in this situation. There’s no doubt that the learning process in school has been simplified but it really is not comprehensive enough. Mia, you should know that Magical Runes are actually the simplification and interpretation of Magical Formation. Even though the runes are much easier to use but when it comes to accuracy and range, Magical Formations are more superior. It is for this reason that most strong spells used Magical Formation instead. If you want to achieve remarkable results, you WILL have to learn the methods to cast these Magical Formation by heart."

      As he was explaining, Mia was making notes in her notebook earnestly. In truth, the lesson on Magical Formation was still a little too advanced for somebody who was only at the Immediate Level like Mia. This subject was quite difficult to learn and it could be pretty cumbersome to teach as well. Because this technique was not as popular as the runes, students usually only need to master 5 basic formations that were more commonly used in order to meet the graduation requirements, and that includes the Celestial Fortress Academy who was known for their strict standards.

      With that being said, that was the criteria to graduate but Baiyi and the rest of the Voidwalkers naturally expect Mia to learn much more. A real powerful sorcerer would always use Magical Formation to cast spells. That was why it was vital to teach Mia all of it so she could master them. The only drawback was that it was a slow and tedious process, Baiyi had only just started to touch on the surface of the subject but Mia was already in a confused state. One could indistinctly see the circles that were spinning around in her eyes.

      Erm.. I guess this is a little too fast for her? Looking at Mia who was in daze, Baiyi turned to ask the rest of the Walkers inwardly.

      "Well, Mia-chan is not a naturally gifted person so you will have to be more patient with her." The Archmage replied. "Let's just call it a day for now. What's more important right now is to let her redo the Summoning Ceremony from yesterday."

      Nodding his head in silence, Baiyi ended the lesson and proceeded to let Mia redraw the Summoning Circle. Although he did not give her an explanation, Mia obediently did what she was told to do without any question. It was when she had finished checking on her drawing that she asked awkwardly, "But erm... Mr. Hope, I- I don't have any extra armour."

      "It's alright. Just simply find anything as a substitute instead," Baiyi said as he picked up the little hammerhead doll from the bed and passed it to Mia, "Use this then."

      An uproar erupted among the Voidwalkers instantly.

      "Whoa whoa whoa, WAIT A MINUTE! Don't you think this is a little too much, Sir Hope? At least the militia's plate armour has a complete set of body but what the hell is with this hammerhead doll? Do you want us to become a doll after going through the tedious process of summoning?"

      "Well, this doll is always being hugged by Mia all the time, you know? She even kisses and snuggles up to the doll when she sleeps. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing to become that doll?"

      "You are such a pervert! Mia is still a young little girl! It's a different story if it was that gorgeous girl just now but Mia-chan? Well, it's true that she's pretty cute but... don't you think it's kind of weird?"

      Oh gosh, these people! Aren't you guys a little too optimistic? How can it be so easy to summon a Voidwalker? Baiyi silently thought to himself. Just as he expected, despite a few tries of yesterday's Summoning Ceremony, there was no other Voidwalker who could hear the summon at all.

      "Well, I guess the summoning that had succeeded yesterday was purely out of luck then. Perhaps there was a moment of weakness in the barrier when she performed the ritual and the timing was right therefore it resulted in you being summoned successfully. It must have been a golden opportunity then. We could even call it a miracle actually. Since it is like this now, we can't place our hope on this method anymore. We really have to find some other ways to escape instead," a few of the Walkers who specialised in the field of Magic concluded.

      Since the second summoning had failed, they had decided to carry out the second step of their plan--- which was to have a detailed check on Mia's body for abnormalities.

      In order to make sure that the plan to conduct a body check went smoothly, Baiyi patiently waited for Mia to fall deeply asleep before he slowly walked up to her bed softly. Looking at the peaceful expression on that little girl’s face, with her arms hugging the hammerhead doll tightly to her chest, he asked the Walker with the title Incubus, "Are you sure everything will be okay?"

      "Please relax, Sir Hope. I'm not showing off but I'm definitely the expert when it comes to dream-related situations. Please have faith in my professionalism. This sweet dream that I'm about to cast on her was modified from the Nightmare Weaving Spell and since it is a fantasy, I can assure you that Mia would have a fantastic dream and will not wake up till later," the Incubus explained with great confidence.

      "Alright, I'll trust you then." As he was speaking, he placed his palm on top of Mia's head and used his Psychic Energy to cast the spell on her. In that instant, Mia let out a moan before falling deeper into slumber.

      Seems like it's working pretty well... Relieved, Baiyi started to use his Psychic Energy to carefully check on every part of Mia's body. Every single blood vessel and every piece of muscle was taken into consideration as well. Every inch of skin on this little girl was thoroughly examined by Baiyi.

      It was not a big deal for Baiyi but it was a whole different situation for those group of people that was stuck in the Void.

      "Now that I think about it, Sir Hope is such a frivolous man! How can he do that to such a cute girl..."

      "Mia-chan's body really have no trace of development at all. There is no part of her that would be attractive to a guy except for that cute little face of hers..."

      "Well you can't say it like that. I think being a Loli is pretty cute as well, don't you think so?

      Dear Lord, why can't these people be a little more reliable? Out of all 33 Walkers, is the Incubus, who is usually reserved, the only one that can be depended on? Just as this thought took form in his mind, a voice could be heard from Mia.

      "Uhhh... N-No... Not that place... No p-please… Uh... Uh..." she moaned as she huddled up in a ball while clamping her legs together.

      ....Okay, I'm taking back my words! Oh gosh, I can't rely on you too, can I, Incubus? What sort of dreams are you giving her anyway? Why is she saying such weird things?

      "This is not my fault at all! My dream only guided her to what her heart really desires and turns her wish into reality. Well, looking at that kind of reaction, all I can say is that she must have this sort of thinking for quite some time now. Isn't she almost 16? She has already reached a marriageable age. Isn't it perfectly normal to be thirsty for love?" The Incubus replied defensively.

      Are you sure this is the reaction for being 'thirsty for love'? Yeah right! This is something that would show up in an AV instead! But all jokes aside, the most important task for her right now is to improve her strength! Such silly thing as being in love is totally prohibited! At that moment, Baiyi suddenly had the feelings of a father as he continued telling the Incubus,  I must correct her dream. This is detrimental to her health!

      "Alright alright. Please use this other spell that I named 'To Kill A Mockingbird'' instead. I'm sure it will get her dream back on the right track. Please have faith in my professionalism! You have my word this time, this dream WILL BE a dream that is good for her health!" The Incubus promised.

      Tsk tsk! I never would have thought that this guy have any knowledge about literature at all, he thought to himself as he placed his palm back on Mia's forehead again, wiping beads of sweat away as he corrected the direction of her dreams.

      Once the girl in front of him became quiet, Baiyi continued with the body check.

      Not long after, another sound could be heard coming from Mia again, "W- why is it like this? It’s.. It's supposed to be m-me who was..."

      INCUBUS! Is this the professionalism that you were talking about? Is this the fantastic dream that you were telling me about? Or is this a dream that will be good for her health now?  Baiyi coldly asked.

      All the other person could do was to lower his head in shame.

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     11 The Paid and the Green Service Lane

      The entire time when Baiyi was checking Mia's body, she did not stir from her sleep even once. She was so exhausted that even if they had not casted a dream spell on her, she would not have been awakened by the small disturbance from the Psychic Energy anyway.

      "So, what is the verdict?" Some of the Voidwalkers who took this matter seriously asked.

      "Well, there's nothing that particularly stands out. It's just that... I find her body to be well suited for the Void Energy. This must be her unique feature," Baiyi replied. "I have two news here though, one good and one bad. The good news is that I think she would be able to work well with our energy which would definitely be useful in helping her grow her power. We just need to be patient when it comes to waiting for her to accept this energy that is out of this world." He paused before continuing, "As for the bad news, I don't think that there are many people in this world that has the same innate capabilities as she has. I'm pretty sure that the search would not be an easy one."

      Trying to find another person who possessed such a rare trait in a world that had hundreds of realms would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. If even the Voidwalkers were unable to find such a person then there would be no one in the world who could do it.

      "Finding a second person who is compatible would be a long and tedious journey. Let's just put that aside first and focus on solidifying your power instead," the Archmage said. "We need another plan while we wait patiently for Mia's power to grow."

      I agree that you have a point right there but why does it sound so weird to me? It's as if you're trying to find a pilot for some big ass Transformer, Baiyi thought to himself.  Well then, I'll go to the library tomorrow and see whether I can get any information that might be useful to us.

      "Oh yeah! Please have a look at the latest journal as well. I want to know what is the progress on theoretical research right now. I'm sure that a school like Celestial Fortress Academy would have these sort of things," the Walker known as the Scholar said.

      The next morning, Baiyi told Mia his plan as she was brushing and tying up her hair into two ponytails. "Mr. Hope, if you want to go to the library, I will have to come along with you. I will have to inform the teacher of my absence first. Shall we go and meet her together? We can also ask about our results for yesterday's appraisal while we are at it."

      Just like that, Mia led Baiyi across a simple but beautiful path where they saw many students who were rushing off for classes. They finally reached an office in the academic building where a person who appeared to be Mia's class teacher was sitting.

      As Mia was explaining her situation to her class teacher, Baiyi asked the Apprentice in his mind, Do you know this teacher?

      "That is Nila, one of my students last time. She was a serious and dedicated child, I just never thought that she would come back to this academy to become a teacher." The Apprentice explained.

      That's all that you've got to say? If you only have this much to say about her then I suppose this stern teacher did not quite stand out last time.

      In no time, Mia quickly finished her report and said, "So, this is about it for my report."

      "Thank you, Mia. And congratulations to you for obtaining such a reliable partner and teacher." With a warm smile on her face, the teacher continued, "I heard from the appraisal teachers that one of the students from our course has the best result in yesterday's round, I just never thought that it would be one of my students. I will make sure the academy implement the subsidy programme for you as soon as possible."

      Her words made Mia jumped in delight, causing her cute ponytails to bounce around. Looking at the teacher in surprise, she asked, "D-did we really get the best result?"

      "Is it so surprising? Isn't it normal to obtain such a result with the amazing power that Master Hope possesses?" Teacher Nila said as she gave a polite smile to Baiyi before standing up and giving him a slight bow. She then said in a courteous manner, "Welcome to Celestial Fortress Academy, Master Hope."

      Without saying a word, Baiyi gripped his left hand to form a weird gesture before putting it on his shoulder, as he responded with a typical sorcerer salutation. That's quite a polite student you got over there. Satisfied with her gesture, he sincerely praised her in his thought.

      "Of course! Students that graduated from Celestial Fortress Academy are not only unquestionably strong but their manners are without rebuke as well," said the Apprentice proudly. It seemed like he was quite happy about the fact that Baiyi was pleased with his former student.

      Since both parties had quite a pleasant exchange, there was no reason for Mia's leave of absence to be rejected. Soon after, silhouettes of one big and one small bodies could be seen walking towards the grand library of the Celestial Fortress Academy. The library was a two-storey structure that took up a huge space and it was not in any way inferior to the modern libraries on Earth. Despite the fact that classes were ongoing at that time, many students in their uniform could be seen going in and out of the library with books in their hands.

      On top of the great entrance of the library, there was a string of calligraphy that was written in golden ink: "The Only True Treasure Is Wisdom". Rumor has it that it was written personally by the first president of the Celestial Fortress Academy. After going through countless renovations and expansions throughout the years, the library became the largest library in the realm of Isythre.

      Those words right there are quite meaningful. I wonder what happened to that president? Did he become a Soul Armature like me? Baiyi asked suddenly.

      "Well, he's not that lucky," the Lich replied out of nowhere. "I don't know what went through his mind during his old age. Instead of retiring properly, he decided to be a part of a movement that tried to vanquish me. All I can say is that in the end he died from my curse which caused his soul to vanish and scatter like ashes. Tsk tsk tsk, what a funny tragedy that is..."

      As the Apprentice listened to the Lich boasting, he was filled with righteous indignation as he said angrily, "But then he still managed to send you all the way here to the Void, didn't he? Well, Demigod Dexiphire of the Lich, let me tell you this, you are not the winner here."

      "Tsk tsk tsk, you little brat. What? Are you looking for a fight? Want to avenge your ancestor now? No problem! I will welcome you anytime! From what I can see, you are no different from Mia-chan anyway..."

      Those two looked like they were going to get into a fight at any given moment and their verbal war was heading towards the topic of good versus evil that had been discussed time and time again back in the Void. Seeing that, Baiyi immediately regretted his question and tried to change the topic, Alright now. This is not the time to discuss this. Eh! Look at that! Isn't that girl the beauty that we saw yesterday?

      It turned out that the eye-catching beauty that they met yesterday was on her way to the library too and she was just walking a few steps ahead of him. That waist-length golden hair that was swaying gently as she walked and that long slender pair of white-silk-stocking-covered legs, her each step was measured and it complemented the elegance aura that was exuding from her. It was only right to say that such a scene captured the attentions of many passersby.

      Even Mia-chan could not help but be mesmerized by such beauty. Her mouth gaped slightly as if she was trying to say something but in the end she just stayed silent as she lowered her head down until the beauty vanished from her sight.

      But even the sight of the beauty could not dampened the heated discussion that the Voidwalkers were having in Baiyi's mind. Perhaps it was because the excitement from the encounter yesterday had already worn off or perhaps it was because Baiyi did not have the slightest intention to talk to her at all but the altercation between the Lich and the Apprentice was slowly getting more and more intense. They had even started to use vulgar words to curse each other's ancestors and descendants. Seeing as the situation was getting a little out of hand, Baiyi had no choice but to use his power to create some sort of bubble over each of them, effectively stopping them from being able to communicate any further. It was as if a ban had just been imposed and the turmoil from earlier began to fade away.

      It could be seen how important Earth’s customs and way of life were towards that group of people. Had there not been a buffer zone, one could easily imagine what kind of chaotic situations that might crop up back in the Void.

      When Baiyi turned his attention back to Mia, her expression had already returned to normal. Putting up a facade, she followed Baiyi to the library as she smiled sweetly, "What kind of books are you looking for, Mr. Hope? I will bring it for you."

      "The journals of the Association of Sorcerers of the General Realm please," Baiyi replied. "This is the main one that I'm looking for. As for the rest, any geographical or biographical books would do. Oh yeah, don't just limit it to the realm of Isythre. I want books from other big realms too, like Marle and Gouve. Alright then, let's split up." Having said that, he turned around and walked away without another word, burying himself in the huge ocean of books.

      "Err..." Mia found herself stuck in an awkward situation. She did not expect that Baiyi would be interested in such things. She had never even heard of those names before… The books that she usually read was always related to magic rather than those sorts of genres.

      In the end, even though Mia meticulously looked all over the library for the books that Baiyi had requested, she returned empty-handed while Baiyi returned with an armful of heavy and thick books after only going one round around the library.

      Baiyi did not get angry but instead, he asked her calmly, "Did you manage to find the journals? I can't seem to find it anywhere."

      Pheww… Mia let out a sigh of relief knowing that Baiyi was not at all mad and hurriedly lifted her head up as she said, "I have already asked the librarians. They said that the journals are all kept on the second floor."

      "Oh is that so? Alright, let's move on to the second floor then." Holding all those books in his arms, he was about to move upstairs but before he could take a step forward, he was pulled back by Mia.

      "Mr. Hope, we can't just simply enter the second floor like this," Mia said awkwardly. "It's actually like this..."

      It turned out that there were a few changes made by the management around the library a few years back. A lot of important magical knowledge and advanced books that students would not normally use, were all moved to the second floor. In order to access the books from the second floor, they would have to pay a hefty fee of one gold coin each time they enter! Not only that, those books were not allowed to be taken out of the premise and could only be copied down by hand. A person would have to pay more if he wanted to read more!

      The fee was just too expensive for someone like Mia who barely had enough to cover her own daily expenditure. Now that it was nearing the end of the month, there was not enough left in her kitty purse at all.

      However, it wasn’t like there was no other method of accessing the books on the second floor. Baiyi had another idea instead...

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     12 This is Youth!

      There were two staircases leading the way up to the second floor of the library. The entrance to the North staircase was guarded by a broad shouldered and solidly built brawny man who had a pair of glaring, big eyes. Not only did he have malice written all over his face, his gigantic body appeared to be blocking the entire pathway of the staircase, leaving no space for any one to slip through at all.

      As for the South entrance, the staircase seemed deserted and there was only a simple wooden door placed before it. Many students were clustered around it talking to each other but nobody dared to push open the door and make their way up. And because a Sound Barrier was placed around that area, they could not hear a single word from the students at all, making the whole scene seemed strange and peculiar.

      When Baiyi got closer enough, he used his Psychic Energy to lightly probe the area surrounding the door and immediately found out the reason why there was no need for guards. His interest was piqued as he asked Mia, "Oh? There's a barrier around the door? It looks like we'd have to break the barrier before we could go up right?"

      "Yes, that's right!" Mia nodded. "If we can't afford to pay the fee to access the second floor then we can only go up by breaking the barrier here."

      "Hmm... Interesting," Baiyi said with an intrigued look on his face.

      He actually found this peculiar trick to be a pretty nifty idea. Placing the books that the students need on the first floor and those that they did not need on the second floor was a method to protect the books from getting lost.

      It would not hinder the students who were gifted with high innate aptitude because they could just enter by breaking through the barrier. And for those who wanted to satisfy their curiosity but have no way of breaking the barrier, the library would allow them access as long as they pay the fee that was required. Not only did they managed to find a way to protect the books but at the same time, they also managed to make a little money for the library. It truly was an ingenious way to kill two birds with one stone.

      However, from what he could gather from looking at the students around him, he knew that none of them realized the real intention of the academy. Basically, what the academy was trying to say was that if you could not even break the barrier it meant that the books on the second floor were not suitable for you at all. Just leave and stop wasting your time. Young people need to learn to let go!

      "It appears that such an ingenious design has been treated as some sort of game by the students, " said the Archmage in his thought. "Hello! This is not a stage to show off your power!"

      Just as he finished saying his words, Baiyi and Mia entered the Sound Barrier at the same time a freckled boy walked away from the group of people. Standing in front of the door, his face that was putting on a strong facade could not hide the anxiety he felt in his heart. With his forehead covered in sweat, he hugged the textbook on barriers tightly in his arms and proclaimed loudly, "Alright everyone! I'm going up now!"

      After saying those words, he moved to the door inch by inch as slow as a snail and carefully focused his Psychic Energy and Mana to the node of the barrier. Just as he thought he was about to break it, he turned his head towards the bystanders and flashed a confident smile while saying out loud, "Oh yes! It looks like I'm in luck today!" Having said that, he placed his palm on the door handle and all of a sudden, a wave of invisible energy struck at him and he was blown far away from the group.

      "Ouch! Ouch! It hurts! You all have to be careful!" That pitiful student could not help but let out a string of shrill cries but he did not forget to warn the others about the situation at the same time. It appeared that he still had some energy left and was not really wounded by the spell. He just looked flustered.

      Despite the fact that there was already a demonstration of what would happen if they fail, the determination of the rest of the students did not wavered at all. On the contrary, they were even more eager to break the barrier. One by one, the students went up to try. No sooner had one fallen the other would immediately take the position and try again. And everytime before they hold the handle, they would yell out all sorts of embarrassing things.

      "It's my turn to shine today!" and then proceeded to get struck by lightning...

      "Behold! I shall defy nature today!" and then managed to get himself frozen into an ice sculpture and the other students had to move him outside to be melted under the sun...

      "For the sake of the beautiful Miss Tisdale, I'm going all out!" and then got himself charred by a big explosion...

      Compared to the tranquility outside of the Sound Barrier, the area inside the Sound Barrier bustled with noise and excitement. Baiyi who was watching the commotion was speechless, he did not know whether he should laugh or cry.

      He asked one of the students who just got his voice back from the effects of the spell, "Are all of the students in your academy usually this lively?"

      "Well, this is YOUTH! It's beautiful, don't you think so?" Instead of feeling embarrassed, the student replied with pride.

      However, not everybody was as calm and patient as Baiyi. For instance, one of the Voidwalkers with the title Hitman remarked all of a sudden impatiently, "This is so troublesome! We should just find a way to sneak in instead."

      "Eh? Wait a minute, sneak in? But, but these students didn't do anything wrong at all, did they? We don't have any reason to treat them like that. The most they did was stealing a few glances at Mia. Mia-chan is pretty cute so it's normal for guys to show interest in her. L-let's not do that okay?" Another Walker said immediately in an appeasing tone.

      "To sneak in under such circumstances would be pretty inconvenient actually. It's not that I don't have faith in Sir Hope's innate capabilities but it's just that there are too many people right here and it would be pretty hard to clean up the mess later," another Walker, otherwise also known as the Assassin analyzed from a technical point of view.

      "We need to keep a low profile right now. Let's not kill anybody unless the situation is really dire. Not to mention that these kids are all innocent and harmless," the Archmage finally said.

      The Hitman began to feel awkward as he tried to defend himself, "Although I am not really sure of what you’re all talking about but I think all of you have misunderstood me. I'm merely saying that we should infiltrate when no one is looking. You have really misunderstood me! Are you doubting my professionalism now?"

      No no no! They are not doubting your professionalism at all, Sir Hitman. We all know that you have a profound mastery and vast experience in infiltration. Not to mention that you have also undergone countless of harsh and rigorous training over and over again. Of course, you always apply all these knowledge when you are on your mission but then… it's just that… Baiyi thought to himself.

      There was no doubt that the Hitman was a strong and powerful person before his death. But the thing was he had a very short temper and was very impatient. And as a result, most of his infiltrations had a tendency of ending in a certain, specific way:

      Oh shit! I'm discovered by the black ops! How troublesome! Let's just kill them all!

      Damn it! The patrol team saw me! This is so annoying! I should just kill them!

      Oh f*ck! The guards noticed my movement! So irritating! I'll just wipe them all out then!

      Not again! This time it's the bodyguards who saw me?! Ahh they're so annoying! Let's just slaughter them!

      Alright! Mission accomplished! Nobody knows I was the one who infiltrated just now! What a smooth mission!

      Well, of course nobody would find out he was the one who snuck in if he had killed off all the witnesses. It made people wonder what kind of training did he actually underwent. With the way he was so lacking in stealth, was the training conducted by a caveman? The Voidwalkers thought that apart from having different names, there was not much of a difference between the Hitman and a berserker actually.

      And that was why when he suggested sneaking in, his idea was unanimously rejected by all the Voidwalkers.

      At any rate, Baiyi decided to put the books down on the floor while he waited patiently with Mia.

      Not long after, a librarian walked up to Baiyi and politely asked him for his library card. Apparently there were designated cards for Soul Armatures as well.

      How could he have the card in the first place?

      "If it's like this, I'm afraid I would have to ask you to come again during the weekend as the second floor is only opened to the Soul Armature during that time. Other than that, only the students are allowed to use the second floor," the librarian said.

      Not allowing the good students to have much contact with the other Soul Armatures, eh? Baiyi thought to himself but since he had no intention of breaking any rules, he pointed to Mia and asked, "How about her? Can she go up and copy the notes on my behalf?"

      Before the librarian could say anything, Mia responded in a dejected manner, "Eh? Me? B-but I.... It's impossible! Even those seniors have failed."

      Glancing at the sophomore badge on Mia's collar, the librarian could not help but laugh, "Well, if she can break the barrier then yeah, no problem! But isn't this a little bit too far fetched? The barrier could hurt her you know?"

      "No problem! I have faith in her!" Baiyi said as he proceeded to drag Mia to a deserted corner where he asked her in a low voice, "Mia, do you really find that barrier intimidating?"

      Embarrassed, Mia nodded her head but as soon as she did that, she lowered her head and pulled on the hem of her skirt nervously. Perhaps, she thought that she had let Baiyi down.

      With such a cute kitty-like confession of course she did not get scolded by Baiyi. Instead, he continued patiently, "Trust me, Mia. The foundation of this barrier is actually very simple. You can do this!"

      "Eh? C-can I?' Looking at Baiyi with uncertainty, Mia's face was filled with doubt.

      "Have faith in my judgement, Mia," Baiyi reassured her. Crouching down, he focused a slight bit of blue-colored Mana that had no attribute on his finger tip and lightly drew the formation of the barrier just now. "You just have to do as I say. I guarantee that you'll be able to break the barrier in no time."

      Pulling on her long ponytails, Mia crouched down as well. She thought that she would be going through a long lecture so one could imagine her surprise when Baiyi finished his explanation with just a few sentences.

      "T-that's all?" Her face was filled with disbelief, she found it hard to believe that this barrier that had stopped countless of students from entering could be broken by a few simple steps. Even somebody at her level could do it.

      "The theory behind this barrier is not that complex actually. It's just that this barrier was formed from a Magical Formation that most of the students here are not familiar with. That is why many of you find it difficult." Waving his hand, Baiyi erased the drawing on the floor before he stood up, "Just go and have a try. I'll wait for you right here. Don't forget to make a copy of the latest journal for me alright?"

      "Alright. I'll go try it out, Mr. Hope." Even though she nodded her head, there was still a slight sense of uncertainty on her face. After all, being expelled by the barrier was not something pretty. The guys were probably fine with it but for a small little girl like Mia, of course she did not want to make a fool out of herself in front of so many people.

      However, as Baiyi's words that were full of confidence appeared in her mind, she went to queue up behind the long line of students despite her nervous state. It was not that she did not have faith in Baiyi, but instead, the one she doubted was herself.

      "Seems like our little girl doesn't have much faith in herself, does she?" The Archmage asked.

      It's alright. We will slowly work on that,  Baiyi replied calmly.

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     13 Where the Hell Are You Guys Focusing At?

      In truth, although the foundation of the barrier appeared to be pretty simple in theory, he had no choice but to acknowledge that the design was absolutely exquisite. The barrier that was carved behind the wooden door was actually fairly vivid and distinct. Anyone could see it clearly by just using a little Psychic Energy. The overall layout was well-defined and standardized. Every single magical line was drawn on precisely with a clear function and there wasn’t a single part that was misleading or confusing. The degree of difficulty was appropriate as well because it was within the students’ capabilities to solve it. It was as if the whole barrier was a standard textbook set up.

      If one were to think about it carefully, one could get a feeling that the inventor of the formation had no intention of making things difficult for the students. Instead, it was actually a type of screening test for the students and it was also designed to pique the students’ interest in Magical Formations. Compared to the simple and convenient Magical Runes, the complex and refined Magical Formations were not part of the major subjects that the students had to take in the school. By using such a method to give rise to their interest was actually a pretty clever approach.

      "As expected from a prestigious academy with a long history of excellence. This is a brilliant teaching method!" Baiyi exclaimed with a hint of admiration in his voice. As he said that, he swept a glance towards Mia who was standing at the end of the line. The little girl seemed to be agitated and nervous as she fidgeted and twirled both of her ponytails with her fingers.

      It would be almost impossible for Baiyi to explain the whole concept of the formation to Mia in such a short time and so all he did was explained to her the technique to break the barrier. As for the rest of the details, now that he had the entire layout of the formation memorized, he planned to explain the formation in detail to her at night. It was a good opportunity to use this formation as an example to teach her more about Magical Formations.

      All I need to do now is wait. As he put his mind to rest, Baiyi opened up one of the geographical magazine and started reading. However, after a while, the commotion that was taking place by the barrier drew his attention. Turning his head, he saw that a few more people had failed and had given up. Oh? It's Mia's turn now?

      Flipping her ponytails over her shoulders, Mia took a few deep breaths and flattened the hem of her skirts repeatedly. Her small hands were fisted together as if she was trying to give herself a moral boost but just as she was about to take a step forward, voices of suspicions could be heard around her.

      "Oi oi oi! You are only a sophomore, don't you think this is a little out of your league? You'd get hurt easily you know! On top of that, you're a girl! It won't be a pretty scene when you are repelled by the barrier!"

      "Yeah, exactly! It's better if you don't force yourself to do this. We don't really want to see a cute junior being bullied by the barrier, you see."

      "Hmmm… although you do have a point there, I beg to differ. You see, the girl’s summer uniform are pretty short and thin. Not only that, it's white as well. If the barrier so happened to release a Water element attack and drenched her with water, her wet and semi-transparent uniform would stick to her body. Don’t you think that would be quite a thing to look forward to?"

      "Oh yeah, you have a point! But even though she's quite cute but with that Loli body type, it would be more suitable if she was attacked by a Nature element instead. I can't wait to see such a cute and petite girl with her four limbs tied up by vines and all! How exciting is that?"

      There was no doubt that Mia heard every word they said. Her little face flushed red with embarrassment and she could not stop her hands from pulling on the hem of her tiny skirt. She looked awkward as she stole a glance at the surrounding students. The courage that she had summoned earlier had dissipated when she heard them talking.

      It was not only the younger students whose heads were filled with such indecent thoughts. As it turned out, even some of the Walkers were adding fuel to the fire as well.

      "Now that I think about it carefully, they do have a point right there! Oh I can't wait to see that too!"

      "The pitiful look on Mia-Chan’s face would be quite alluring too, don't you think so? With her stockings torn or something like that..."

      "Listening to all these makes my blood boils with excitement now! Ah how I wish to lick the body of a girl fully drenched in water…"

      Without wasting any time, Baiyi immediately prohibited three of those perverted men from continuing their discussion. Then, he picked up a piece of paper from the table and crumpled them up while infusing some magic into it at the same time. With a perfect parabolic curve, he threw the paper towards the door, triggering a reaction from the barrier.

      However, the receiver of the attack was not Mia who was standing the closest to the door. Instead, it was the two boys who were standing behind her.

      "Ouch! My god! Why did it attack us suddenly?!" The two brats were tied and lifted up by vines that appeared out of nowhere. They were swung around a few times in the air before they were thrown away and landed with two loud 'bang'.

      "I thought you were gonna kill them..." The Apprentice let out a sigh of relief as he said to Baiyi.

      Your academy needs to educate its students on common decency,  Baiyi replied coldly.

      At first, Mia was taken aback by that incident and she instinctively turned her head towards Baiyi who was still sitting calmly in a composed manner. In turn, he did not forget to encourage her and even gave her a thumbs up.

      "Phew… Since he has such high hopes for me..." Turning back towards the front, she patted her face lightly. Without paying attention to another word of dissuasion from the other students, she determinedly took a long stride forward and walked to the door. She then shut her eyes lightly and began to use her Psychic Energy to probe the barrier behind the door.

      "Wow, it is just as Mr. Hope had described. Well, I guess I will try to use my Psychic Energy to stimulate this point first..." Recalling Baiyi's teaching, Mia carried out the first step of the plan. First I need to use my Psychic Energy to initiate the node that's responsible for detecting Mana and when the light shows up indicating it is ready to attack, I'll need to use a little bit of Mana to make a precise point on that one particular magical line to stop the attack ability of the barrier. Then, I'll use the remaining Psychic Energy to disrupt the node that's in charge of gathering Water element.

      Even at her level, those three simple steps was easily carried out by Mia in no time. The attack ability of the barrier was rendered useless by Mia. In the time it took for the barrier to restart its system, Mia turned the door handle without wasting any time and pushed open the wooden door, earning many sighs of disappointment from the crowd of surprised onlookers.

      As the door was pushed open, the barrier immediately deactivated and Mia was standing there in perfectly good condition. Staring at her own hands in astonishment, she had an incredulous expression on her face. "I.. I d-did it? B-but, this is such a complicated barrier..." Mia muttered underneath her breath.

      "WHAT? She really did it? The barrier that was personally set up by the President was shut down just like that? I didn't expect this little girl to be so amazing! Why have I not heard of the existence of such a genius in the sophomore year? Or could it be that it was the barrier that was malfunctioning?"

      "And what is most important is that she took such short time to undo it! How could it be so easy? I've personally witnessed another person who'd successfully deactivated the barrier before but he'd taken quite a long time to do it! Besides, I asked him and he told me that the process was very complicated. Not a slight mistake is allowed to be made at all, there’s no margin for error. How did she manage to make the whole process appear so effortless and simple?"

      "It's pretty much impossible for the barrier to malfunction. Looks like this junior of ours is quite gifted! Now that I have a clear look of her, don't you think she's pretty cute? Why didn't I notice such a little genius cutie earlier?"

      As she saw the envy and amazement on the faces of the surrounding crowd, Mia was still stuck in a daze as she could not believe the situation herself. It was the second time that she had experienced success in front of the eyes of so many people. Unlike the Appraisal, this time she was the main character from the start till the end. It was also her first time enjoying the attention of being in the spotlight.

      Even though Mia did not show an overly joyful expression on her face due to her shy nature but she felt elated and thrilled by the situation in her heart. Well, she was a girl after all.

      Turning her head once again to look at Baiyi, she saw that he was nodding his head in a satisfied manner and she quickly flashed a grin towards him as she nodded her head as well. Then, without wasting any more time, she took a huge stride with her white-silk-stocking clad legs and ran up the staircase.

      After her silhouette vanished from the gaze of the crowd, nobody else went up to try to undo the barrier anymore. Everyone's attention was focused on Mia instead. The loud and boisterous voice that they were using just now became hushed as they discussed how Mia was able to undo the barrier in such a short time and there was also few of them who were commenting on Mia's looks and body…

      Seeking for approval is the nature of every female. I believe that she will fall in love with this feeling eventually and it would be one of the reasons for her to seek for more power,  said Baiyi to the other Walkers. But, of course, this is only the first step. Mia's still a little too soft at the moment. We need to do more for her in the future. I plan to turn her into someone who is kind and gentle but determined and powerful at the same time.

      "Oh? This the most perfect girl a person cou ld ask for, you know. What a big ambition you have there, Sir Hope!" the Lich replied out of nowhere. "I like this kind of girl too, sincerely from the bottom of my heart."

      Hmmph, I think you just like transforming them into a skeletal mage or a lich, don't you? Baiyi remarked sarcastically.

      "Well it's true that such a girl would be perfect but I think the kitty-like Mia right now is pretty moe too! Hmmm what a tough choice to make. Why do I suddenly have this paternal feeling like I'm watching over my own daughter? Why am I even starting to feel blue with sadness now?" a Walker with the title Thane lamented.

      She doesn’t even have a boyfriend yet and you're feeling sad already? Are you really imagining the scene of her being married to some other guy now? But anyway, don't you worry about it, if any guy wants to hit on Mia, he would have to pass my test first!  Baiyi responded.

      "Ah? Wait a minute! Doesn’t this mean that Mia would never be able to get married? Don't you think that this is a little over the top, Sir Hope?" cries of objection could be heard immediately as soon as Baiyi announced his decision.

      Just as Baiyi was about to refute their cries of objection, the Paladin interjected, "Let's not talk about the future first. We should focus on one of the main problems that Mia have right now and that is the growth of her body-dy… Urghhh…..."

      Before he could finish his ‘hentai' remark, Baiyi had immediately stopped his speech without any mercy.

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     14 This Is Too Good to be True!

      Mia jogged towards the second floor, heading to the direction of the resource room. She stuck out her tongue sheepishly in a childish manner when she realized that the echo of footsteps, clanking in the otherwise silent corridor, was hers.

      Trying hard to calm her giddy heart, she lightened her footsteps and switched to tiptoeing instead. After all, the second floor was still part of the the library. Despite her efforts, she still managed to attract the attention of the occupants in the room once her black leather Mary Jane shoes stepped into the room.

      It was not as empty as she had expected. The occupants were mostly seniors, most of them sporting a golden clasp on their collar. Despite their obvious and lingering attention on her second year uniform, they did not make any noise nor did they looked overtly surprised. Their calm expression seemed to be devoid of the naivety and impatience that is prevalent in sophomores, instead it was replaced with the wisdom and conviction that one gained with age and experience.

      Those students were the crème de la crème of the academy— all of them prodigies and geniuses in their own right. They exuded confidence with their poised bearing, likely a result of their self-assuredness, which intimidated Mia-chan into freezing by the entrance. A middling student like her would never have dreamt of sharing a space with them.

      A silhouette quickly stood up from a seat close by, flipping the book in her hands shut, before making its way to the startled girl by the entrance.

      Mia’s face instantly flushed red as she saw the figure approaching her. She opened her mouth, her breath drawn in to say something— but the figure playfully placed an index finger her lips. She grabbed Mia’s hand, bringing her to an open space opposite the resource room. It was fortified with a Sound Barrier, perfect for loud and lively discussions.

      Once they were outside, Mia’s face beamed brightly in a smile, she was about to say something—only to be cut off by the figure’s bearhug. "I can't believe it! We meet again, Mia-chan!"

      It was the same gorgeous girl Baiyi had previously encountered by the lake.

      The difference in height between them forced the girl to bend her back, her golden hair flaring out like rays of sunlight, while her short skirt hiked up a little. Although the hiked up skirt hid her sensuous thighs, baring only her long white silk stockings, a man with well-trained (in other words, perverted) eyes could still see through the semi-transparent cloth.

      To be so comfortable and unguarded, she must have thought of Mia as more than just a mere acquaintance.

      When they finally broke from the hug, a relieved smile broke on her face as she pinched Mia's cheeks lightly. "Aww... you really kept me waiting! I thought you have forgotten all about me."

      Mia could no longer hold back her joy from this reunion. She sniffed, her eyes brimming with unshed tears as she pulled the girl close to her, pressing her own cheeks against the girl's cheeks. She was in tears as she cried out, "Big sister Dale! I-I-I can’t believe I’m seeing you a-again! Sniff. T-this is… t-too good to be true!"

      "…Mm?" Tisdale was taken aback by how enthusiastic Mia was but she reveled in it nonetheless. She gently rubbed her cheeks against Mia’s, her arms unconsciously tightened around Mia’s back in affection. "I’m just as glad as you are, Mia…"

      The scene was exactly like how it was three years ago when they embraced each other. The only difference was that, right now, this serene picture of love was not witnessed by anyone else.

      Mia finally calmed down a little from her intense joy. Freeing Tisdale from her embrace, she sheepishly looked down as she rubbed her reddened eyes. "Um…Um! I-I-I think I o-overdid this…."

      Tisdale chuckled lightly, gently nudging her to a nearby chair before pulling out a silk handkerchief. Like a mother, she dabbed the handkerchief on Mia’s teary eyes then she quickly moved to straighten out her outfit. Under her quick hands, Mia was restored to her sweet look.

      Nothing had changed at all. This was exactly like how it was three years ago.

      Tisdale took her hands as she said kindly, "I’m so glad that you made it to the Academy but why didn’t Mia-chan come visit me earlier?"

      "I-I! U-um….!" Mia struggled with her words.

      Why didn’t I talk to her?

      Because she was radiant like the sun. She had always been radiant. It was difficult not to notice someone like her who radiated an aura of self-assuredness in the academy.

      She was no longer just the sister that Mia had known three years back— she had evolved, like a graceful swan into a poster child of beauty and wits. Her brightness resembled the dazzling light reflected from the golden rose clip on her collar, attracting the eyes and attentions of so many others like sunflowers gawking at the sun.

      Meanwhile, Mia had remained unimpressive in her own eyes and Tisdale’s glow only highlighted her own shortcomings. The wide rift between them had been stopping Mia from reaching out to Tisdale time and time again. As time passed, the amount of missed chances made the rift grew wider, until it looked as though they were worlds apart from each other. It was almost preposterous to think that they could ever talk to each other like old times again or that their little promise would ever be fulfilled.

      Mia did work. She worked hard to close the gap between them but her lack of natural talent and resources worked against her. Mia had given up on the idea that she could ever reach Tisdale’s level and had stopped chasing to close the gap. Instead, she became one of the many sunflowers behind her, always watching the sun.

      It was by sheer luck that Mia had met Mr. Hope, who unknowingly created this chance for her to meet Tisdale again… Not only that, he had given her a chance to see that despite everything, Tisdale was still the same kind person that she was three years ago.

      "I’m so sorry for making you feel so intimidated," Tisdale’s voice turned apologetic as she absent-mindedly ran her fingers through Mia’s twin horsetail.

      "Oh nooo! P-please don’t feel bad, Big Sister Dale! It was me, I didn’t do well…." Mia replied bashfully, snuggling comfortably on Tisdale’s pearly lap. It was the ultimate fantasy for boys who had just hit puberty— sleeping on her thighs which extended into a pair of smooth, slender and long legs covered in tight, white lacey knee-length stockings. It was the perfect place to sleep on before heading towards the Land of Dreams. (T/N: I think I can see drool stain over here, Mr. Author! Tee hee)

      "You didn’t do well? Dear, you unraveled the spell on the door to come to the second floor! That means something, it definitely does not count as ‘didn’t do well’. When I was in my sophomore year, I couldn’t undo the spell at all!"

      Mia’s face flushed from hearing Tisdale’s praise. She shook her head hard, explaining truthfully.

      "Huh? So… You undid the seal with this… Mr. Hope’s help?" Tisdale thought out loud. "And he did it using such a simple method! This Mr. Hope of yours is very impressive."

      "’A method as simple as that’?" Mia asked curiously, sitting up.

      "Yes. He had used a shortcut— a loophole, if you will." Tisdale answered thoughtfully. "To undo this seal properly was very difficult. I had to spend time under the tutelage of an expert in the arts of Magical Formations to see through it and I have no doubts that many others had to go through a lot of similar efforts as well. And yet in the end, the solution is something so simple," she continued, "It's not a stretch to say that Mr. Hope is very proficient in seals and their formations. Maybe he didn’t tell you about it because you might feel inferior... What a thoughtful man!"

      "I guess…" Mia murmured. Her mind replayed the scene when Baiyi had demonstrated his abilities during the Appraisal. She only thought that it looked cool and amazing but she knew from the looks of others that she was missing the bigger picture.

      And... it was happening again. There was something about Mr. Hope that she could not yet understand because of her lack of knowledge. To be able to understand Magical Formations so well that he could easily see through it— how strong is he?

      "Looks like Mia-chan is very lucky! You have gotten yourself quite a formidable Soul Armature," Tisdale added. "It doesn’t even matter that his strength is a bit weakened. That treasure trove of knowledge in his head is already amazing enough."

      "Mm-hmm!" Mia chimed in excitedly, nodding her head. "And Mr. Hope is the kindest teacher ever! He’s very friendly and kind. With him teaching me, I know our promise will be fulfilled soon!"

      Tisdale chuckled at her childlike eagerness. "Oh, silly you. Our promise is already fulfilled!"

      She pinched Mia’s cheeks again. "I must say though, precious little Mia-chan is getting more and more adorable as she grows up! I bet she has all the boys pining for her now."

      "N-no way! They would rather date Big Sister Dale!"

      The girls started chatting about harmless, girly topics until Mia remembered her task to copy the academic journals that were located in the resource room.

      She hurriedly set out to accomplish her task. As lunch time quickly approached, the students in the room were starting to leave one by one but it seemed like Tisdale was in no hurry to leave. She pulled out her lunch box— a few soft buns could be seen in the container.

      "I planned to stay here until evening," she explained. "I’ll see you around, I guess?"

      It made Mia realized that it was precisely that level of dedication that brought her to such height.

      "Yeah. I've got to go for my evening class, too." Mia wanted to chat a little longer but she was feeling quite motivated to use her time more effectively after seeing how much dedication Tisdale had.

      "Alright, then! Oh, and one more thing, if you will— please introduce me to Mr. Hope should we ever get the chance! I think he might have been an Immortal-tier fighter. I have never met anyone as strong as that!"

      "Immortal level?" Mia mused, breaking into a proud grin, her heart flutterred and she thought about how she had successfully summoned a helpful soul like Baiyi. Not only was he kind, it turned out that he may be even stronger than Mia had expected!

      Little did the two girls know that their prediction of his power level could not have been more wrong.

      He was much, much more powerful than they could have imagined .

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     15 This is the Advantage of Being a Woman

      15 - This is the Advantage of Being a Woman

      When Mia returned to Baiyi's side, he was already halfway through the books that he borrowed. He even had a few discussions about the content of the books with the rest of the Voidwalkers while he was waiting for her. There were a few books that he had returned because they were too outdated. Basically, there were no new information in there that could satisfy his need so all he could do was hope that the journals had more up to date information.

      "I'm sorry for returning so late, " Mia apologized as soon as she returned while passing the notes that she had copied from the journals to Baiyi. Because it was inconvenient to talk, she did not mention her encounters on the second floor earlier.

      "Good job, Mia! Are you hungry? Let's have dinner first." Taking over the journal, Baiyi had no intention to scold Mia at all. He was an extremely patient person and he owed that to the thousand of years he was imprisoned in the Void.

      On the way back, Mia seemed to be very cheerful as if all of her burdens had been lifted. Unlike usually when she would tentatively hold on to Baiyi's hands, this time she assertively grabbed Baiyi's arm that was made of aged bull's skin and snuggled up close to him.

      What is with this girl today? Why is she being so intimate and clingy? Baiyi was puzzled by her behaviour. Mia noticed his curiosity and without any warning, she raised her head up and grinned at him sweetly. What a lovely little girl!

      "Eh? Does Mia knows how to use feminine wiles now? Whoa, this is such a big improvement! There's no doubt that she would become an exceptional beauty in the future!" one of the Walkers exclaimed.

      Oh, please don't! What I need is for her to become stronger and not beautiful! Let alone flaunting her cuteness! Baiyi thought snappily.

      "You can't be like that, Sir Hope! Being cute and wanting to be beautiful is natural and the rights of every female! I will never allow you to kill off such a beautiful thing! This is equivalent to you killing a living soul, don't you know?" A Walker with a sense of justice countered.

      Look at this person’s title! A Cleric? Tsk tsk tsk! As expected from someone who comes from the church! You are no different from the Paladin at all!

      "Well, there's nothing wrong with her being intimate and clingy. At the very least, she would listen to you more now," the Archmage proclaimed in the background. "Take a look at the Fourth Holy Grail War (T/N: in reference to Fate/Stay Night again)! Such a tragedy happened because of the lack of intimacy..."

      It's one thing for you to agree with his opinion but can't you at least come up with a more convincing example? How much fondness do you actually have for this outdated anime anyway? Do you even feel sorry for the lack of moon in this planet? (T/N: As in the Japanese game company, Type-moon, who produced the anime Fate/Stay Night, get it?)

      The Archmage continued on as if he did not hear Baiyi, "I have always wanted a cute and obedient disciple but sigh, it was a pity that in my past life I was so immersed in my research that I had no time for a disciple. But now that I'm stuck in the Void, I only have someone like you as my disciple… Such a shame..."

      Hah? Excuse me Mr. Archmage? Who would have thought that as an ex-emperor who was all powerful and influential, you would even have this kind childish thought in mind? And what the hell is with that last sentence? What? Is it that embarrassing to have someone like me as a disciple now? Wow I'm sorry that I'm not cute and obedient enough for you then! Baiyi was totally speechless at the group’s mindset. Being the only normal person among this group of people wasn’t easy at all!

      I guess it can't be helped then. All he could do was convince himself that having good looks would definitely be more advantageous than looking ordinary.

      The beautiful sorceresses in that world were not like those that were portrayed in the media. Although they might have the same enticing looks, seductive clothes and alluring bodies, they were not some brainless sex tools for men, beasts, goblins or some tentacle monsters, instead, they used their beauty to their advantage during combat.

      The reason could be explained by this logic actually: all of the mainstream spells were usually cast using Magical Runes. When a sorcerer cast a standard Magical Runes spell, a stream of runes would appear and float in front of the chest of the sorcerer as he chanted and he would have to use his Psychic Energy to infuse the Element of his choice into the runes. The moment he did this, the runes would light up with the associated color of the element and that was when the caster would have to use his Psychic Energy to control and release the magic.

      Based on the fact that runes were the simplified forms of formations, one could infer that the shapes and the effects would be the same. As a result, as long as one was proficient in understanding runes, one could easily identify the spell based on the stream of runes that appeared in front of the caster's chest. Even if one was not particularly skilled, one could still determine what element the caster was about use based on the color of the runes and use that knowledge to come up with a counterspell.

      To make up for the flaw, countless sorcerers came up with different ways to resolve the issue. For example, increasing the speed of spell casting so that the opponent could not get a clear view; or for those who were unable to chant faster, they would shrink the runes and change the location of the runes from the chest to places like the wrist, head or even at the back of their bodies so that it would be tougher for opponents to see through. And if one had enough Mana, one could even conjure up unnecessary showy effects like fireblaze to hide the runes and also to mislead one’s opponent.

      But then those methods could only be used when casting an easy spell. If the spell itself needed a huge amount of Mana and Psychic Energy, those methods would be useless. If it really came to that, then it would be better to distance oneself, the further away the better. Or in the unlikely event that one managed to stumble upon a hunky warrior, one could always use said warrior as a shield.

      For young and beautiful sorceresses, they were blessed with a natural gift that would help them easily distract men. Take a beautiful sorceress who was blessed with huge breasts for instance, she would only need to show some cleavage to successfully disrupt the casting of the spell. If the opponent was a straight man, his gaze would undoubtedly be drawn towards that area. On the other hand, if a sorceress was not blessed in that area, she could always use a pair of sheer stockings to show off her legs or even expose her slender waist.

      Even though that world was severely lacking when compared to Earth but when it comes to the design of female clothing, it was quite equal. That was the main reason why even at a place as conservative as the Celestial Fortress Academy, the female school uniform was designed to bring out the appeal and charm of their female students.

      But even then, it was still not a proper solution. There was only one method that could solve this problem and that was to use Magical Formations instead of Magical Runes. Even though the formations would appear in the air as well but because of its complicated structure, the opponent most likely would not be able to see through it so easily in a short amount of time. It was by far the best and most practical solution compared to those cheap tricks.

      And that was why Baiyi would never allow Mia to wear those sexy clothing in the future. Even with the uniform she was wearing, he found the skirt to be too short and the waist area too tight. And don’t get me started on those white silk stockings that is supposed to show off one's legs and all that bullshit! What a disgusting trick! It was almost certain that when Mia finally manage to master the Magical Formation, he would find the plainest and ugliest looking sorcerer's robe for her!

      Naturally, the group of Voidwalkers strongly objected to that idea…

      "Is this how a Soul Armature should act? You are acting like her conservative and old fashioned father instead! There's absolutely nothing wrong with a girl dressing up nicely!"

      "You do realize that what you are doing right now is smothering a human's natural instinct, distorting the aesthetic value of mankind and heading back to stone age period, don’t you?"

      "Just because you don't have a good-looking appearance yourself doesn't mean that Mia-chan has to follow in your footsteps and become an ugly hobo instead! She is such a cutie! Don't you think this is too much?"

      It was the first time Baiyi had been presented with such a strong and united objection from the group... Well, it looked like Mia might be able to escape from Baiyi's conservative mindset.

      The group of Voidwalkers was still engrossed in their topic of what Mia should wear in the future while Baiyi went back to the dormitory alone to study the journal after bidding goodbye to Mia.

      After he had finished studying the journal, he could not help but shook his head in disappointment, Even the latest research is hopelessly outdated. Sigh, it looks like we have no other choice but to depend on ourselves...

      The Voidwalkers had tried to use the existing information in this world to re-do the summoning but it had failed miserably. It seemed like Mia's Grooming Plan was the only correct method.

      "Wait a minute, this handwritten copy of the journal seemed to have two distinctive sets of handwriting. Did Mia have somebody to help her?" Looking at the other set of beautiful and elegant handwriting, Baiyi decided to ask Mia when she return later.

      In the end, when Mia got back from her classes, instead of being eager to listen to the extra lesson that Baiyi was about to give, the first thing she did was to fetch a pail of water from outside and to wash her hammerhead doll carefully.

      Hmm something must have happened in the library just now... Baiyi thought to himself as he stopped writing and put the note that he had worked on the entire evening aside-- it was a detailed annotation and explanation about the barrier in the library earlier.

      After she had finished washing her hammerhead doll for the second time, Mia at first planned to dry it outside but seeing the doll was still dripping with water like a fish that was just caught from the lake-- Baiyi had no idea how many days it would take for it to dry outside-- He took the doll and used his Mana to draw the water out off the doll in just a blink of an eye, the water which he extracted was gathered into a sphere of made of water beside him.

      Without pausing, he released a wave of heat and dried the fine fur of the doll so it became as smooth and soft like how it was previously before passing it back to Mia.

      Mia was instantly delighted and could not stop hugging the doll close to her chest. As she was snuggling her face against the soft, white belly of the hammerhead doll, she flashed a sheepish grin towards Baiyi and said, "Wow it looks as good as new now! Oh my god, you are amazing, Mr. Hope."

      Well, who asked that group of Voidwalkers to adore her so much? It was to the extent that they wanted him to use his refined power for such a menial task. That amount of power that he released just now was more than sufficient to cast an advanced level spell.

      But then again, looking at that earnest smile that was on Mia's face, he could not help but feel helpless against it.

      She's still a kid anyway. There's nothing wrong with spoiling her once in a while, is there?

      After all, he was given the name Hope. And isn't hope a thing that could bring joy and happiness to others?

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     16 A Marvelous Adventure

      "Pay attention to this structure. This whole area usually gets mistaken by students as a gathering structure resulting in them making the wrong decision that led them to failure every time they tried to undo the barrier. In truth, this structure here will not be triggered when you are undoing the barrier. It will only be triggered to reset AFTER the barrier is undone..." There was plenty of drawing and runes that was drawn in the air using Baiyi's Mana as he pointed out the detailed artwork of the barrier on the wooden door while explaining every single detail of the formation and the theory behind the operation of the barrier.

      Initially, even though Mia had to put lot of effort into it, she was still able to understand what he was saying but as the lesson continued to go in depth, circles started appearing in her eyes again. It was obvious that she was in a state of confusion.

      Look at this fellow! Her foundation is still a little too weak... Baiyi said to the Voidwalkers as he growled inwardly.

      "During my time, a person with average innate aptitude would need at least 5-8 years of learning and training to reach the Intermediate Level. Mia only had her first introduction to magic not more than two years ago. Adding to the fact that Magical Formations are much harder to learn than Magical Runes, it’s no surprise that she is not making much of a progress at this stage," the Archmage tried to reassure him.

      But this is for her own good... Baiyi sighed as he shook his head. Fine then. Since this is just an extra lesson, I guess I'll just have to take things slowly for now... Baiyi thought to himself as he erased the multiple drawings in the air. He took the notes that Mia made and went through it another time to make sure that there was no mistakes.

      "Let's just call it a day," Baiyi announced.

      Embarrassment instantly crept up on Mia's face, she knew that Baiyi ended the lesson because she could not catch up to his speed. Dropping her head, she squeaked, "I'm sorry Mr. Hope. I-I-I know I'm really stupid... I'm s-sorry for letting you down..."

      "It's alright Mia, there's no need for apologies. Learning is a long and tedious process. I'll be happy as long as you don't give up," Baiyi comforted gently as he handed her the detailed notes that he had made about the barrier earlier. "If you have time, read about it first. Believe me, mastering the Magical Formations will do you a lot of good in the future."

      If Mia could reach the state where she was completely well versed in using the Magical Formations, she would not have to worry anymore when it came to magical spells. In these thousand of years of imprisonment, the Voidwalkers had invented many new and powerful spells out of boredom, such as the 'Sorry' Pyroblast 1 , Fathom Core of Kunchong (T/N: in reference to World of Warcraft), Starlight Breaker (T/N: in reference to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha) which were all much more powerful than those spells that were taught in school.

      Taking the notes from Baiyi and carefully inserting them to her file, she promised obediently, "I will make use of my time to study this. Don't you worry, Mr. Hope."

      Having said that, she looked over to the magical hourglass on her table. Seeing that there was still quite some time left before her bedtime, she stood up and went outside to fetch a pail of water before getting a brand new towel from the wardrobe next to her bed. As she was wiping herself by the pail, she asked Baiyi, "Since there's still some time left, how about I help you wipe your armour, Mr. Hope? I used to wipe it quite often but ever since you came, I've not cleaned it even once..."

      Puffing up her cheeks in concentration, she wrung the towel dry and walked towards Baiyi to help him wipe his armour.

      "It's really alright, Mia..." Baiyi turned her down.

      But somehow, Mia refused to give up and she asked him in a dejected tone, "Errr... Mr. Hope, a-are you mad at me?"

      "Of course not. What makes you think that?"

      "Then, let me service you! You can also see it as a token of my gratitude for helping me today. It was all thanks to you that I was able to go up to the second floor!" Mia beamed as she continued to wipe down every single rattan that made up Baiyi's body. Even though Baiyi's somatosensory system was not fully restored, he could feel Mia’s soft little hands all over his body. Hmmm... this is quite comfortable actually… Because of that, he stopped refusing her good intention.

      After a while, he proceeded to ask, "So, what happened on the second floor earlier today?"

      "Oh, I met a friend whom I have not seen for ages. A very important friend of mine who has always been my role model..." As she was wiping, she continued telling Baiyi of the story between Tisdale and her.

      That was something that happened three years ago. At that time, Mia who was only 12 years old followed her parents to Arfin city, where Celestial Fortress Academy was located, for a holiday. Unlike the peaceful and tranquil Celestial Fortress Academy, the city of Arfin was a flourishing and busy town that contained many dark and dirty secrets…

      On that fateful day, Mia was dressed in a white strapless dress and had her hair tied up in pigtails. She looked as pretty as a little angel. But because of that, she drew the attention of a few pedophiles. They waited until there was an opening when her parents had their attention on something else, that was when they seized the opportunity to kidnap her.

      Mia who had never been in that kind of situation before was so in shock that she even forgot to cry and so, she was easily taken away by those pedophiles to a quiet and deserted corner of the city. Just as those perverts were about to strip her off of her clothing, she regained her senses and she started to cry out loud. Unfortunately, they brought her to the outskirts of town where very few people would pass by. And that was why despite her cries, nobody heard her at all… except for Tisdale, who was passing through the area.

      At that time, Tisdale was only 14 years old and she was not as beautiful nor was she as powerful as she was now. She was at that age where she had just entered the Celestial Fortress Academy but nevertheless, she was still as brave and smart. Despite the fact that she only had a simple rucksack on her, it did not stop her from coming to Mia's rescue. Just by using a simple illumination spell, she was able to temporarily blind those pedophiles. She used that short window of opportunity to grab Mia and run away.

      Grabbing onto Tisdale's hand tightly as they ran, the sight of Tisdale’s dazzling golden hair that was swaying as she ran-- just like the warmth and brightness of the Sun-- and her slender body that gave off a feeling of dependability and trustworthiness was so deeply rooted in Mia's heart that for a moment she had even forgot to cry and absentmindedly followed Tisdale’s lead.

      Even though it had been three years since that had happened, that image of Tisdale leading her to her escape was still deeply ingrained in her mind.

      The situation at that time was actually a lot more dangerous than she remembered. At that time, the sun had already set and the two young girls were running along a deserted street, with a long way ahead of them before they could reach somewhere safe. It wasn’t long before Mia was dead on her feet and all she could do was cry as she knelt on the floor gasping for air.

      Tisdale was feeling drained as well and looking at Mia's situation, she knew that Mia was already at her breaking point. Because of that, she had no other choice but to bring Mia into a deserted house nearby and hid her inside a dilapidated wardrobe while she pondered upon their next course of action and where she could look for help.

      However, when she was about to leave, Mia willfully grabbed onto Tisdale's shirt as she pleaded pitifully, "P-P-Please don't go..."

      Sensing the fear in Mia as she trembled, Tisdale immediately hugged her gently and placed her forehead onto Mia's. She stroked Mia's back as she gently coaxed, "I'm going to look for help. Just wait for me here, alright?"

      "I-I-I'm s-scared..." Mia sniffled as she grabbed onto Tisdale's neck with no intention to let go at all.

      "Don't worry. You don't have to be scared. Can you tell me your name? I'm Tisdale. What's yours?"

      "M-mia..."

      "Alright. I'll remember your name. Mia, just wait for me right here, okay? I swear I'll be back in no time," Tisdale consoled her tenderly and slowly unclasped Mia's hands from her neck. She took out a piece of handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the tears off Mia's face before opening her rucksack to take out a fluffy hammerhead doll.

      She put the hammerhead doll against Mia's face before placing it into her arms, she continued saying, "Now that he is accompanying you, it's not that scary anymore right? Don't cry alright? Be strong and brave!"

      Just like that, she risked her life becoming bait for the pedophiles as she went out all alone to look for help. As for Mia, she held onto the hammerhead doll tightly and bit down on her lips to stop herself from making any noise until there was light and the sound of footsteps could be heard coming from outside. It was no other than Tisdale who had brought Mia's parents and the teachers from Celestial Fortress Academy to rescue her.

      "As expected, you stopped crying. Well done, Mia!" Tisdale praised while she stroked Mia's head. Smiling widely, she continued, "As a reward, I'm going give you this doll, okay?"

      "T-Thank you, Big Sister Dale," Mia sniffled as she walked a few steps forward and gave Tisdale a big hug, unwilling to let go even when her parents came over.

      It was only until Tisdale said this to her that she finally let go, "It's alright, Little Mia! You can enroll in the Celestial Fortress Academy when you’re older. We would be friends once again and go on another adventure together!"

      "Yeah..." She nodded her head as she finally released her hands reluctantly and left with her parents.

      And just like that, a year later, hugging the hammerhead doll to her chest and recalling the promise that they had made to each other, Mia finally stepped into the Celestial Fortress Academy.

      The only thing was that Tisdale seemed to no longer be the little girl who held her hand when they were running together, the sister who gave away her own doll to comfort a little girl nor did she seemed to be the person who made that promise with her. Her presence was as dazzling as the Sun and it attracted the attention and admiration of countless people. It made the weak and small Mia to feel ashamed of her ungainly appearance. It was not until today on the second floor of the library that she realised that not only had Tisdale become more beautiful and powerful, she was actually still the same person that she was on that night three years ago. She was still the same gentle sister who would hug her gently and wipe away her tears.

      "What a warm and beautiful story that does not lack suspense," Baiyi mused after listening to the story. "Well then Mia, do you think you are capable of becoming Tisdale's partner now?

      "N-not yet. I'm still too weak... I would just drag her down like how I did last time," Mia said as she cleaned Baiyi's nails.

      "Don't worry, I'll assist you," Baiyi consoled her. As a matter of fact, he liked this little adventurous story so much that it made him decide to help Mia in fulfilling that little promise between them.

      Isn't this a wonderful thing?

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     17 A Social Exper

      As Mia hugged her hammerhead doll to sleep, Baiyi was just sitting on the floor discussing the story he had heard earlier with the rest of the Voidwalkers. That group of problematic people were all uncharacteristically silent when they were listening to Mia's story. It was really rare for all of them to be quiet which was why they were now in high spirits exchanging their thoughts on this matter.

      "Based on Mia's description, I can tell that Tisdale must be a student from the Golden Rose class. That class is the equivalent to an elite class only for outstanding students. The teaching method differs as well from the normal class. The teachers will specifically design lessons based on each of the student’s innate aptitude as well as their specialities. For the most part, the students in this class are allowed more freedom compared to the ordinary students," the Apprentice explained.

      "There are a total of 7 classes that are similar to this class. All 7 of them are named based on flowers and plants. The students of these classes will each have an emblem on their collar showing the classes that they belong to," he continued.

      A golden rose? Baiyi was quickly reminded of that elegant beauty that he encountered by the lake. That girl also had an outstanding appearance, gracefulness, a head of long golden hair and a golden rose pinned on her collar. Could she be Tisdale?

      Baiyi tamped down his suspicion, he decided not to tell the rest of the Voidwalkers as he continued listening to their discussion.

      "So, does this mean that all we have to do is to find a way to get Mia into that exclusive class? Erm.. but will it matter if the grade is different?" another Walker queried.

      "Grade does not matter at all in this Golden Rose class. There's no segregation based on grade in all of these elite classes. Students that are of different grades will study together until they graduate. They will be grouped together in numbered batches when they graduate… for example, the third batch or the fourth batch, " the Apprentice answered again.

      "Well, it’s just a small matter if we want to enroll Mia-chan in that class. I don't think it would be hard at all. Apprentice, you know the current president of the Celestial Fortress Academy don't you? Was he one of your students or something? Wouldn't it be easy for us to just go find him and ask him to place Mia in that class?" the Walker, who also had the nickname the Charlatan, said.

      Sigh.. Why does this fellow always come up with such crafty ideas? Isn't this like sneaking in through the back door? Annoyed, Baiyi could not help but said, So, are you trying to say that MY STUDENT, or we could also say that the student of all of us 33 Walkers, have to enter a class through such a shady method? Even if we don't take Mia's thought into consideration, I, myself, will not do something so disgraceful.

      The rest of the Walkers were protesting one after another as well. Despite the fact that they were of different backgrounds with different opinions or the fact that their minds were horribly twisted by Earth’s cultures, they still retained their sense of pride and dignity as a supernatural being. By all means, such an underhanded tactic would not gain their approval at all.

      Without wasting another moment, the Charlatan immediately got banned from speaking any further as everyone else continued their discussion.

      "Taking Mia's innate aptitude into account, even if Sir Hope is by her side, the probability of her entering the Golden Rose Class directly is practically zero. The only possible way is to make sure she placed first in the upcoming academy test that is going to take place in another two months time. This is also a plausible method for her to enter the Golden Rose Class," the Apprentice suggested.

      The first place? This is... a little too easy don't you think so? With my guidance, this is like shooting fish in a barrel. Even if she's still a bit slow in mastering the Magical Formation but something as simple as dealing with tests and Magical Runes would be a walk in the park, Baiyi thought confidently.

      "It's not as easy as you think! Yes, the end-of-term written test is easy. Anyone could get full mark as long as they pay more attention during class. The main problem here lies in the practical test, also known as the actual combat test. This is the main way used to differentiate the ranking among the students. Our Celestial Fortress Academy is not a school that focuses solely on theory, instead, we place great emphasis on the combination of both theory and practicality," The Apprentice corrected Baiyi's thought immediately.

      Do you really think that you are a vocational school now? The students have to even learn manual operation after they have learned the theory? Tsk.. Why did you guys have to make it so difficult? So what now? Are you going to let the students battle it out in a ring next?

      "Well, of course! The Mana Course students will battle among themselves and the Physics students will undergo the same thing too! It's simple and violent but it is an effective method," the Apprentice claimed.

      Tsk tsk tsk, you really do that? Then how is Mia from the Soul Armature Course supposed to fight? Will I be going up to the ring and battle with the other students now? Baiyi challenged.

      "Erm not really, not to that extent. The Soul Armature Course and the Mana Course are actually two parallel courses. A sorcerer can be a Soul Armature Practitioner at the same time and it will not contradict each other. When that time comes, of course Mia will be the one going into the ring to battle it out herself," the Apprentice stated.

      As a result, after listening to his words, many Walkers could not help but interject, "Ahhh.. now this is a little tricky." Even Baiyi had the same thoughts.

      It was not because Mia’s innate capabilities is at the Intermediate Level. Since she was only a sophomore student, there would not be a huge difference between her and her opponent because there was no doubt that her opponent would be a sophomore as well. The tricky part was that Mia had no magical tools at all. And that was where the main problem lay.

      When two sorcerers are locked in a battle, it is very unlikely for them to have a huge gap when it comes to their innate capabilities, so the main factor that would decide one's victory or defeat lay in one's Mana and body gear as well as magical tools such as scrolls and potions. For two Intermediate Sorcerers, the gap between the Mana could be disregarded since both of them would possess more or less the same amount of Mana anyway.

      That was why magical tools would be the determining factor in victory or defeat. It would be too easy for an Intermediate Level student that was equipped in full gear to inflict damage on Mia but how about the other way around? Erm... all she had was just a hammerhead doll... and what else? A basket -? What use were they?

      We need to have magical equipments or MONEY! Baiyi announced directly without mincing his words. I remember that there are a few of us who died leaving behind great fortunes or a treasure vault or something right? Who are those people again?

      "I left behind a treasure vault that could feed a whole country. It contained an inexhaustible supply of treasures," the Archmage offered.

      Well, I'm sure your past life as an Emperor must be loaded with tons of money but... Don't you think that in order to open up that vault that is more than 5000 years old, we would have to study archaeology first?

      "When I sensed that I was about to be sacrificed, I decided to give away all my belongings to the Church..." the Paladin interjected suddenly.

      Urghhh you useless creature! Just scram!

      "I have countless of weapons in my vault. There's even the Commander's Horn that could command the Abyss' Devil Battalion," the Devil responded helpfully.

      Well, that sounds quite interesting BUT how do you expect us to enter an infinite abyss to unlock the vault of the lord of the abyss?

      "I have left behind an innumerous number of underground cellar in order to escape from humans. Although I can't say I have much money inside but I do have a vast amount of raw ingredients of the Undead element. If you use that to exchange for money, the amount that you'd get would probably allow you to buy a small country," the Lich claimed out of nowhere.

      Excuse me? I'm sure your cellars would have already been emptied out by the Church, don't you think so? Well even if there is still a few left, how am I supposed to handle those dangerous things?

      The rest of the Walkers offered up their fortunes one by one. It turned out that almost every one of them had left behind some sort of hidden treasures or legacy. Sigh, are you guys.. a hamster or something? Why do you guys like to hide your stuff so much? Unable to restrain himself, Baiyi jeered.

      Instead, this group of hamsters became defensive and retorted back, "You as an Earthling should know better than us the importance of having a saving. We don't have banks here, nor do we have credit cards! What else were we supposed to do?"

      Alright alright...! They did have a point there. But still, they were still left with one problem. Most of the vaults they had were either too old to trace back or situated in a miniature private realm where there was absolutely no way for Baiyi to enter.

      In the end, it was the Walker, with nickname the Caveman, who came up with the most practical suggestion, "Well, I used to have a cave that I dug out in the mountain. In the cave, there is an abundance of preserved meat and carcasses of the animals that I have hunted."

      W-wait.. WHAT? What the hell should I do with preserved meat? And, don't you think that all these meats would already be decomposed after so many years? Besides, what do you expect me to do with the carcasses of these anim... Wait a minute! If it was animals that the Caveman hunted, then could it be that these animals are actually something worth collecting like mammoth, Behemoth and who knows, maybe even WarGreymon or Metal Garurumon (T/N: in reference to Digimon)? If it really was this kind of animals, then even the skeleton itself could fetch a fortune!

      As expected from the person who was given the nickname Huskar the Sacred Warrior (T/N: in reference to DOTA 2)! As one of the most lethal Strength Heroes, there was no doubt that his collection would be impressive as well. But, then again, are you sure that it would be safe by simply digging a hole and then hiding it there? Aren't you scared that they would be stolen by other people?

      "No, not at all! There are many dragons living near that mountain so usually nobody would go near it. Whoever wants to steal my collection would have to beat my giant lizard first," the Caveman smirked proudly.

      FNMDX! 1 ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? Digging a cave around a freaking dragon clan? Why don't you make your life easier by digging a cave next to the demons' lair instead?!

      It looked like none of their treasure would come in handy after all...

      Sigh, alright guys! I guess there's absolutely no inheritance that could be of use to us then. Well, in that case, we'll have to earn the money by ourselves. But of course, I'm sure this would be easy for us, Baiyi announced to the rest.

      "No doubt! With the knowledge that I have, money is just a number," a Walker with the title the Alchemist responded. In fact, he was not at all bragging. Yeah! That's true! With the nickname God's Right-Hand (T/N: in reference to God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand), he's basically a walking money printing machine.

      "Please don't use a nickname from a movie for me. I find it pretty weird to be honest. You might as well call me God's Alchemist! I think I'm quite worthy of that title actually," the Alchemist responded.

      Tsk tsk tsk, what a narcissist! So, can you create human body now as well? Or perhaps, a real Philosopher's stone?

      "Errr... I.. I'm sorry.. I was too hasty with my words," the Alchemist cried as he fled covering his face.

      Alright fine. Even though he can't create the Philosopher's stone at least he can create pills and potions that could fetch quite a hefty sum of money. But then again, we have one major problem. How are we supposed to get the start up money for this project then? Wanting to build an alchemist workshop would require a large investment! And I don't think we have the time to look for investors, do we?

      Guys! We barely have two pennies to rub together. We could only do things that doesn't require any investment. Let's think about it seriously and come up with something practical, shall we?  Baiyi said.

      As expected, the suggestions he received were all absurd.

      "Robbery!"

      "Swindling!"

      "Theft!"

      "Blackmailing!"

      "Crowdfunding!"

      "Writing web novel!"

      "Bank loan!"

      "Get a sugar daddy!"

      What's with these modern suggestions? AND WHO THE HELL CAME UP WITH THAT LAST SUGGESTION? An abbreviation of chinese swear word that commonly used in DOTA --- 放你妈的血. Literally means "let your mother's blood out", or let your mother bleeds to death.

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     18 Even Thieves have Their Day

      Goddamn it. The Walkers’ suggestions became more and more ridiculous every time they opened their mouths. Instead of brainstorming it resulted in brains being stormed on instead. Their ideas of starting businesses with no capital could keep an economist up all night and the ideas they gave were not only despicable but they even originated from Earth— and who was the one who talked about ‘word count’? Hey, I know, why not also suggest ways to tamper with the suggested content algorithm, get viral and make everyone 'hit that thumbs-up button', hmm? 1

      "Well, maybe I will! Open your eyes, guys— the aristocrats here will absolutely adore these light novels. So what do we do? Step 1, we can publish those stories from Earth here. Step 2, ??? Step 3, PROFIT!" The Painter retorted. "We don’t even have to pay those pesky copyright holders from Earth to publish their stories!"

      Even if they were to look past that obviously disingenuous act of plagiarism, it was still too slow to be quick money making scheme! And the other guy who kept going on about Kickstarter and GoFundMe. Would you like to also come up with a goddamned QR code that freaking works in this world?

      "Oooh, my apologies for going on and on . It’s just— making people part with their money using their faith in your promises and dreams, it is just... bursting with the beauty of capitalism!" The Merchant’s eyes watered. "I really liked the idea of being the pioneer of such a divine technique here, really…"

      Seriously? Are scams the only thing a bunch of Demigod and Holy Spirit tier beings could come up with? Even stock market investments or real estate businesses or freaking discounted games on Steam would be better than what we have so far! Or even if you are really set on swindling people, at least do it legitimately like those microtransactions in a lackluster finger-tapping mobile game! All the ideas was as low as the Bard’s idea of telling your girlfriend you are soul-searching while eating and living in her apartment.

      "Alright, alright! Here’s a legitimate suggestion: sponsorships— from the upper class. Specifically, the top 1%." The Merchant said suddenly, "The thing about industrialists, aristocrats and billionaires are they fear the loss of fortune. They fear for their personal safety. They long to expand their influence. Because of that, most of them wouldn’t bat an eye at giving a load of money to those that they deemed to have potential . I, myself had been there— I was the patron for a lot of heroes and powerhouses back when I was alive. Sure enough, all of those investments paid off in the end! All of the upper cruster knows that. And that’s why I think that’s the quickest way to get funds, Sir Hope. Quick and convenient and secure!"

      That is really not a bad idea but are you sure I can actually succeed in getting funded with my current unremarkable ability? Baiyi sneered. If you were alive, would you even dare to invest in a Soul Armature who is only wearing a crappy Militia armor?— Yea, that’s what I thought.

      "Well, well, well! I’m quite hurt to be so quickly forgotten." The Charlatan’s slick voice cut through their conversation as the Silence Spell expired.

      You?... Hmph. Suddenly this is becoming quite feasible.

      The Charlatan— he was the oddest one among the thirty three Voidwalkers. His real strength was abysmal in the Walkers’ opinion— it was not even at the Legendary level— and that really made him incredibly ‘squishy’ among those warriors. But yet when it came to playing the system and cheating his way out, that man’s skills were peerless.

      Back when he was alive, the Charlatan had invented a whole set of godtier illusion techniques, allowing him to mimic various levels of power auras and energy vibrations. He could even perfectly mimic the presence of a Holy Spirit level fighter. The man was also an Academy Award winning actor whose acting could even convince veterans of his 'strength'. Back then, his nemeses completely fell for his act that in retaliation they spent their life savings on a scroll containing a ninth-grade upper magic of Soul Banishment and had that man banished to the Void.

      They must have regretted their decisions for wasting what amounted to thousands on a jerk who had nothing behind those acting. It was just like thinking that you have found the real Elvis in Las Vegas and then spending money to bribe the bouncers to take a photo.

      Anyway, the point was that the only real ability the Charlatan had was... being a charlatan. Baiyi knew that if he were to use that guy’s technique, he would have no problem disguising himself.

      "That settles it then." The Archmage finally spoke. "There is no doubt that there will be more situations in the future that would require you to adopt different aliases. The Charlatan’s techniques may be despicable, but they are useful. It might do you some good getting used to it first."

      I know, I know. But still— this is just weird.  I mean, I’m actually powerful but I also have to pretend to be powerful? Talk about irony.

      The next day came and Mia had gone to her class while Mr. Hope had stayed behind. The first step of his plan roused the housemother into shouting in her booming voice.

      "WHICH BRAT STOLE MY CURTAINS?"

      At that time, Baiyi had already climbed over the Celestial Fortress Academy’s big and beautiful wall, wearing a cloak that was made out of a big grey curtain. He wrapped up his entire body from his head to his toes. The fact that he was sneaking out of the Academy was not as suspicious as the fact that he was completely hidden by the grey curtain that he had fashioned into a cloak.

      Walking down the streets of the city of Arfin, Baiyi found himself completely disinterested in seeing the city's layout and sceneries. He did, however, saw the growing suspicions among the bystanders. Within minutes he was forced to take the alleys instead of the open roads. Even then he was so conspicuous dressed in a big, grey cloak shuffling past trash cans and cats that people still noticed him. In the end, he was forced to use the stealth techniques that he inherited from The Assassin.

      Fortunately, the stealth techniques did not require high amount of mana or innate capabilities. His current power as an Intermediate Level being did not hinder his ability to cloak his presence from the public.

      Of course, he could always use the techniques inherited from the Hitman… which may just result in him turning into a 'Being' HitMan. Maybe he should hold back from using that technique.

      You know what? I feel like I’m essentially a bloody thief already,  Baiyi said as he navigated through the rooves of the city with extraordinary parkour skills. Remind me again why I shouldn’t just change plan and just get the money from doing what thieves do best?

      "Because you’ll have to get used to this very soon, Sir Hope." The Archmage chuckled. "There are going to be a lot more instances when you’ll have to do this again. After all, with your skills, you’re probably considered a Super-Super-Rare assassin character."

      Baiyi rolled his eyes.

      He knew his own circumstances and mission very well. The distance between him and Mia would eventually lessened and they would become closer. It would be an advantage to his mission to rescue everyone from the Void. But that one advantage alone would not be enough— he would also need connections. He would need to amass a force for himself.

      The rich men district of the city lay close to the Academy so it did not take long before Baiyi reached a part of the affluent district. Eyeing the ostentatious manors, mansions and villas, he murmured, "Which of these fat cats should I pick?"

      "The second one on the right with two guards on post. Judging from their uniform, I’ll bet that they’re one of the wealthiest here," The Merchant chimed in helpfully.

      Biayi spied the emblem that was embellished on the three-story residence and smiled wryly. That emblem seemed kind of familiar, don’t you think?

      "Alright! That’s my family emblem, yes. This is most likely a property owned by my family," The Merchant confessed. "From the looks of it, at least those kids did not embarrassed me by squandering away my estate."

      Do you really have no qualms with your family having relations with the likes of us? You do know what the general public thinks of us, yes?

      "To be a successful businessman is to have the nose for success itself. I will not turn away from someone as worthy of my time and resources as the great Fifth Walker. Plus, you, sir, are the key to our liberation," The Merchant replied with sincerity. "The Dole family had always been a patron to people with potential, so you’ll most likely not be disappointed."

      Alright. You’d convinced me.  Baiyi gave a slight nod. He leaped from the roof and landed on the street agilely before he changed his appearance and disguise to look like a normal passerby.

      He approached the two guardsmen. Upon closer inspection, he saw that they were wearing gleaming brigandines made from pure steel and their belts were equipped with high end blades that emitted subtle waves of magic.

      His attention was drawn further back to the garden surrounding the mansion. It was professionally designed and installed, the flowers might look average to untrained eyes but those who appreciates such fine things, they could tell that the flowers were anything but average. To those who understood, the garden was a show of the family’s immense wealth.

      The guardsmen tensed up when Baiyi approached, their hands immediately moved to the hilt of their swords. One of them took a step forward and bellowed, "Stop right there, mister. This is the private residency of the Doles. Uninvited guests are advised to leave."

      Baiyi did not back down. A deep, mature voice that seemed to belong to an old soul came out from his mouth. "Report to your butler, please— the wandering sorcerer Andrew seek patronage from this respectable family."

      As he was saying that, he let out a little of his true aura— the same aura that he had been concealing from Mia and the people in the Academy. It seemed to electrify the air around them and immediately made the guards vigilant.

      "Look, the butler is occupied at the moment." The guard standing further to the back replied in his calmest voice while struggling to maintain his composure. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead. "Besides, the Doles can't be giving out money to everyone that comes here seeking for patronage."

      He watched the odd man before him intently. He looked average and did not appear to be aggresive. He was just standing there.

      Yet there was something really wrong about his presence. His presence was making the guard feel uneasy and his body was in fight or flight mode.

      His instincts told him that neither fight nor flight would give him an upper hand. If a fight were to break out, he would not be able to stay alive for long.

      The other guard was not feeling any better, either. The hand resting on the hilt was already soaked in sweat. He had been serving the family for years now, having met with many formidable warriors the Doles were a patron to. But none had ever come close to emitting this level of crushing pressure.

      All Baiyi did was unleashed his true aura. Coupled with the Charlatan’s refined illusionary tactics, he was already pushing the two guardsmen to the edge.  Well, someone was clearly smashing their keyboard writing this part. I taste the saaaaaaalt.

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     19 A Confident Facade is the Deadliest Weapon

      Needless to say, this kind of silent stalemate did not last too long. Soon after, one of the guards buckled under the pressure and he shot a meaningful glance towards his partner before running back into the exquisite three storey mansion. At the same time, his partner could not help but swallowed hard and said to Baiyi, "Mr Andrew, please wait a moment, my partner is fetching the butler."

      Baiyi remained silent as he shifted his disguise inwardly and stopped exuding the terrifying aura. Sensing the withdrawal of the invisible pressure in the air, the guard let out a sigh of relief. Waves of cold sweat appeared on his back and drenched the clothing under his armour. With that expression on his face, people would have thought that he had just escaped the Holocaust.

      The guard was certain that he would have been close to death if he had been disrespectful towards this powerful being. Perhaps he would never be able to see his wife and kids again. This man who called himself a wandering sorcerer was no doubt a person that he could never afford to cross in his entire life. It would be wiser to pass this problem on to the butler to resolve instead.

      Baiyi did not have to wait too long because soon after, he could see the previous guard trotting back with a middle-aged man who was wearing a standard butler uniform in tow. This man had a kind of shrewd and capable aura around him which was similar to gold-collar workers on Earth.

      Looking at Baiyi up and down before he bowed, the butler said to Baiyi courteously, "Pleasure to have you here, Master Andrew. I'm Morris, the butler of this mansion. Welcome to Dole's manor. Can you follow me please?" He waved his hand elegantly in a polite gesture as he showed Baiyi the way.

      "Hmmph ~!" Pretending to be arrogant, Baiyi caught up with the butler's pace. As they were walking past the garden that was elegantly furnished, he did not forget to study those expensive flowers and all kinds of potted plants as he stated his approval, "What a beautiful garden! Very luxurious as well!"

      "Only a person with taste would be able to appreciate the charm and value of this place. Master Andrew does have quite a good eye!" The butler exclaimed proudly but at the same, his eyes were discreetly tracking Baiyi's every single movement and reaction. Baiyi's every step and pace and even all the minute details were all carefully observed by him. Through these simple movements, it was more than enough for him to form a preliminary understanding of this mysterious cloaked person.

      At first, he was somewhat skeptical when he heard the guard's description of this exuberant person but out of cautiousness and formality, he had decided to go out and see for himself, this wandering sorcerer who could intimidate two Advanced Level Warriors. After being a part of the Dole family for so long now, those two people had been in many different situations and had seen all kinds of things and people. Their judgement should not be too bad.

      However, when the butler first saw this man, a great deal of his doubt vanished from his heart. Although, the wandering sorcerer, Andrew, no longer had that substanstial amount of pressure that the guard had first described, there was still an inscrutable sense of mystery emanating from his person. The butler concluded that the man was not a simple and ordinary person.

      Morris was no stranger to that kind of aura. He had met with many powerful beings with similar aura before. This was something that no disguise could fake. Of course, he also did not think that anyone could fool his eyes that easily.

      Obviously, he had never heard of the Charlatan before. He would never have thought that such trick that had been lost for thousands of years would reappear again and successfully fooled his discerning eyes.

      Baiyi who noticed the change in the butler's eyes could not help but say to the Charlatan, Wow, your tricks are quite useful! Just a few simple tricks and it's already working smoothly. There's no need for us to use those high end illusions at all.

      "Of course! In my past life, I had even successfully fool the King, Prime Minister, Archbishop and so many other people. Just a mere butler is no match for me at all," the Charlatan responded proudly. "After all, a confident facade is the deadliest weapon one could have."

      As expected from the person who managed to become a Voidwalker through mere deception, his tricks were not seen through by Morris the butler at all. When they were walking quietly through the garden into the small western-style building, most of the suspicion in the butler's heart had already been put to rest. When he saw the ox leather gloves that was exposed by chance underneath Baiyi's cloak, not only did he not feel skeptical but his suspicion was completely dispelled from his heart.

      Yes, gloves were a common item of clothing but yet, this common item often revealed a lot of information about the wearer. A person who was trying to conceal his identity would not reveal his hands because this would expose his age and the nature of his employment. As for the type of gloves, the most commonly seen ox-leather gloves were the most suitable one for Baiyi's current disguise. The gloves were cheap, solid and wear-resistant. When it comes to dealing with corrosive magical ingredients and carrying out manual labour, this type of gloves were much more fitting and convenient than a pair of silk gloves. It was the perfect gloves for a destitute wandering sorcerer.

      Therefore, Morris was filled with conviction that his conjecture towards Baiyi's identity was correct. He had encountered many cases like this before. A wandering sorcerer with an exceptional talent but poor at the same time? Well, he had a lot of experience when it comes to identifying one.

      At that point, the two had passed through a narrow corridor and came to a living room on the second floor. On the simple yet luxurious walls of the corridor, Baiyi saw four portraits and so he stopped to have a clear look at them.

      " Shylock, Harpagon, Grandet and Plyushkin. 1 These are the four ancestors of the Dole family who had made outstanding contributions to the family. It was also because of them that the Dole family could have the prestige that they have today," Morris explained lightly.

      Tsk tsk, these four names.. Now I kinda have an idea why your family is so rich now. Baiyi asked the Merchant, Which one are you?

      "I'm that Grandet... uh.. no... I- I mean, my name is Grandet. This is a misunderstanding. It's just a coincidence." The Merchant quickly explained, "Our family is very, very generous!"

      Baiyi immediately sat down on the long couch in the living room and stretched his four limbs as if he was the owner of the house without the least bit of modesty. Appearing to be accustomed to this kind of lifestyle, he proceeded to use his Psychic Energy to do some rough exploration. Just as he had expected, he detected two forces in the next room.

      Oh! A Master Warrior and a Master Sorcerer. Hmmph! This butler is quite vigilant, isn't he? Baiyi said inwardly to the Walkers.

      "E-err.... this is a necessary precautionary measure. Please understand, Sir Hope." The Merchant quickly explained in embarrassment. Baiyi could still accept it if the guards were two Legendary beings but just two Master Level guards to stand against a Voidwalker? What a frugal and ridiculous arrangement! He even felt a little sorry for them.

      However, the butler who was clueless about Baiyi's background appeared to be satisfied with his own arrangement. After he had commanded the servant to serve them the famous black tea from Mars, he directly asked, "I wonder what level you are at right now, Master Andrew? Don't get me wrong, I have no other intention. I'm just wondering about how much funding we should provide for you?"

      Instead of answering the question, Baiyi took the teacup from the servant and asked, "Do I look like someone who would stand for such a boring test?" While he was speaking, he did not take off his hood that was covering his face. The butler had intended for Baiyi to lift his hood up when he was drinking his tea. Instead, Baiyi used his Mana to lift the hot liquid up from the cup and condensed it into a small brown sphere floating in the air.

      He then divided his Mana and cut the sphere into thin slices that looked like brown pennies. Without pausing, he gathered each slices with Mana again and let them float back into the cup while maintaining their shape.

      Morris looked horrified as he watched the cup of hot black tea turned into a cup of what looked like brown pennies. Using Mana, Baiyi lifted the cup up and passed it to the butler as he finally confided, "I need some money. I'll remember to return them to you."

      Taken aback, the butler looked down at the teacup in his hand, he could still feel the lingering heat from the tea on the ceramic cup. He could even see the slight ripples of brown liquid. And yet, they remained in the shape of coins in the teacup. It was a challenge to the butler's so-called vast experience.

      He had to admit that he had never seen such a trick before. Although it was merely a trick, the innate capabilities that was displayed was more than enough to impressed him. He nodded immediately as he took a bag of money out from his pocket and respectfully handed them to Baiyi.

      Baiyi took the money bag using his Mana and kept it in his pocket without making any sound. In truth, he was criticizing Morris inwardly,  WHAT? Just a meager sum of 50 gold coins? Did he think he was brushing a beggar off?

      In all fairness, 50 gold coins was not a small amount of money at all. It was actually half a year of income for a middle class family. But that amount of money was not even sufficient to pay for the appearance fee of a Voidwalker.

      It was still a little insufficient to be used as a start up capital. This would deeply limit the subsequent capital turnover rate later.

      But what could he do about it anyway? Whose fault was it that his identity right now was Andrew, the wandering sorcerer? That amount of money was actually quite large for a wandering sorcerer.

      "Thank you for your generosity. I'll see myself to the door now," Baiyi stated as he stood up and left without so much as a glance back. He did not utter another word, making the whole process simple and neat.

      The butler Morris hastily got up and sent Baiyi out. With tacit understanding, he did not say a word either.

      Not that he needed to say anything. That amount of 50 gold coins was calculated intelligently. Even though they were not enough to buy over a real strong powerful being but they were more than enough to show the generosity of the family and to support the current needs of a wandering sorcerer. This person would most likely come back again in the future to ask for more money for his expenses. And that would be the time for both sides to sit down and have a discussion. Four of the greatest misers in world literature:

      - Shylock from "The Merchant of Venice"

      - Harpagon from "The Miser"

      - Grandet from "Eugénie Grandet"

      - Plyushkin from "Dead Souls"

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     20 Nothing is Impossible When You are Young!

      After watching the wandering sorcerer leave, the butler Morris hurried back to the previous living room. The two Master Level beings were just coming in from the next room. The sorcerer dressed in a brown robe was holding up the cup that contained the penny-like tea, scrutinizing it closely and carefully. With his dazzling blonde hair, he appeared to be pretty young.

      "So?" The butler asked.

      "I don't get it." Shaking his head and putting down the cup, the sorcerer exclaimed, "I did not sense any power in him at all. He looked just like an ordinary person and yet he displayed such an exquisite trick. It seems like he must have used some sort of carmouflage method to hide his power... There is no doubt that this guy is not simple. Such a high level of disguise is extremely rare."

      "What about his identity? Any clues?" The butler asked again.

      The sorcerer bit his lower lip and then continued, "Well, there are at least hundreds, if not thousands, of sorcerers who has the name Andrew. This name is too common. I can't even find him on the wanted list of The Society of the Sorcerers."

      "Is it possible for him to be somebody's Soul Armature?" The Butler asked again. Every time someone mentioned some rare and lost technique or spell, Soul Armatures would be the first thing that came to their mind.

      "I don't think it's possible. I did not sense any presence of a Soul Armature nearby at all. Besides, his movements was smooth and natural, there was no stiffness in his movement at all, not even the slightest noise of friction from the metal that a Soul Armature would usually have. The most important thing is, a Soul Armature is the reincarnation of the soul of a supernatural being. Their pride and dignity WOULD NOT allow them to do such a thing at all. It's the practitioner's responsibility to do this." The sorcerer stated his opinion. He would never have thought that Baiyi's body was not made out of metal.

      "It seems like we've got ourselves quite the mysterious guest. It was an absolute bargain to be able to send him off with just 50 gold coins," The butler proclaimed as a faint smile appeared on his face.

      But the sorcerer shook his head and said, "I rather think that we should have more contact with him. His strength was definitely no less than mine. Look at this trick for example. To do this, the Mana requirement is not too high but extreme control and technique are needed. I am able to perform this trick as well but I won't be as skilled and precise as he was."

      "If we could get him to join us, it would definitely help our family to open up the northern trade route. Someone who is powerful but with a slightly tainted background would be the best option for the Dole family," the sorcerer finally added.

      The butler, Morris, shrugged helplessly as he said with regret, "You could have told me a little earlier. Now all we can do is wait until he finds us again."

      "You don't have to worry about that," the sorcerer smirked as he spread out the palm of his hand to reveal a black Magical Tracing Mark that was suspended and was shining with amorphous blue light. "I placed this on him earlier and I don't think that he noticed it at all. With this trick of mine, even a Legendary being would not be able to detect it. I know exactly where his current location is. Should we go talk to him?" He asked confidently.

      The butler pondered for a moment before he nodded gently and said, "Be careful. It doesn't matter if things don't go our way. Just don't get on his bad side!"

      "Don't worry, I'm a good-natured person. I'll communicate with him in a friendly manner." The young blonde sorcerer stated as he stood up and strode towards the door. The warrior who had not said a word all along, picked up his heavy shield before following in the footsteps of the sorcerer.

      In the meantime, Baiyi who had left the rich men district was standing in a secluded alley with the same black Magical Tracing Mark floating on his palm. Fascinated, he told the group of Voidwalkers, What an exquisite little thing. The placing was quite subtle too. Most people would not be aware that they are being tracked.... Only, I wonder what their intention is? It can't be that they want their 50 gold coins back, right?

      "For the paltry sum of 50 gold coins? What can you do with 50 gold coins anyway? The most it can get you is a freaking tree branch! It's not even enough to equip one long-range soldier!"

      "I can see that this family is quite rich! They should not be lacking when it comes to money. They probably just want to find you in the future."

      "Perhaps they could sense the strong power in you and intend to establish a better relationship with you, Sir Hope... Sigh, these successors of mine... they really do make me worry..."

      As the Voidwalkers were expressing their opinions one by one, Baiyi shrugged and said, Anyway, those people are coming now. Isn't it easier if I just ask them directly?

      While he was speaking, the two people quietly arrived at the entrance of the alley but Baiyi could not see anyone at all. It seemed like that they had used some sort of stealth barrier to hide themselves. Without beating around the bush, Baiyi turned his head towards them and commanded in a low voice, "Get straight to the point!"

      Because he did not sense any hostility from those two people, he decided to be lenient with them.

      Following by Baiyi's words, the young sorcerer who was hiding in the barrier could see the Tracing Mark that was floating above Baiyi's palm. At once, his face turned sour with displeasure. Being able to achieve Master Level, he was still considered as powerful being in this realm. There was no doubt that he was very proud of himself. He did not expect his own Tracing Mark would be so easily discovered. It was also very likely that the opposite party was using this to reverse trace him as well. On top of that, he had totally failed to notice this. Otherwise, that person would not have specifically pick this kind of place to wait for him.

      The pride of this so-called young and promising sorcerer had been trampled on completely in front of the group of Voidwalkers that he had to spend some time to calm himself down. Pretending to act as if nothing had happened, he undid the barrier and appeared in front of Baiyi as he said in a modest tone, "I'd never thought that I would be discovered by Master Andrew in such a short time. As expected, your strength is really extraordinary."

      "Get to the point," Baiyi barked in a low voice. Then, with just a pinch, the Tracing Mark that was supposed to be difficult for even a Legendary Level being to detect, suddenly burst into a small flame and slowly disappeared. The same thing happened to the Tracing Mark on the person who was standing opposite of him. At once, he started to emit the substantial pressure that he used on the two guards previously.

      There were no incantations nor did any runes appeared. Baiyi erased the marks by merely using the force of his Mana. This prompted the experienced and knowledgeable warrior who was silent to instantly become alert. The sense of power that was radiating from Baiyi caused him to involuntarily tightened his hold on the shield as he shifted his feet slightly to stand in front of his sorcerer companion.

      At that moment, the young sorcerer appeared to be embarrassed with the turn of events. In accordance to his previous calculation, he should be the one catching Baiyi off guard by appearing suddenly in front of him to show him the Tracing Mark. He would then casually show off his impressive innate capabilities in order to pave way for the negotiations that he assumed would take place next. However, the development of things had completely went beyond his imaginations. It was as if he was still a clumsy student in front of this mysterious wandering sorcerer. In the face of such an overbearing presence, he could only croaked out a response.

      "The Dole family value the strength and power of Master Andrew very much and we hope that we could establish a long-term cooperative friendship with you. In return, we will give you a reward that is guaranteed to satisfy you."

      Ahh.. So you wanna hire me? Tsk tsk tsk look at that formality. And also, to even make such a huge deal out of it?  Baiyi immediately became speechless. In truth, he had no intention of working for the Dole family at all. There was still a Mia-chan that he needed to look after. He answered without even having to think about it, "Thank you for your kindness but I'm not interested."

      Having said that, with not a care for the other person's reaction, Baiyi turned around and was ready to leave.

      "Please wait, Master Andrew! Please believe in our sincerity..." The young sorcerer pleaded with no intention of giving up. Right now, the doubt that he had regarding the wandering sorcerer had all vanished without a trace. He sincerely hoped that Baiyi would join the crucial North Commercial Route Development Plan. However, Baiyi had zero interest in such a thing.

      In desperation, with the intention to persuade Baiyi, the immature young sorcerer unexpectedly made a very rude move. He actually diverted his Psychic Energy to try and probe Baiyi's mind, wanting to investigate his innate capabilities in detail. For two people who are unacquainted, that move is tantamount to provoking someone to fight.

      Faced with the probing Psychic Energy, Baiyi did not use his own Psychic Energy to deflect it. Instead, he sneered and said, "Are you that curious? Well then, I'll just let you have a good look inside."

      The moment the young sorcerer's Psychic Energy came in contact with Baiyi's mind, he instantly felt as if his head was being smashed by a sledgehammer. His whole brain reverberated with the ringing in his ears. Blood was gushing out profusely from his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. His whole body collapsed onto the floor as he felt weak in all his limbs. Sensing the presence of his warrior companion, he spat out a word before he fainted, "R-run..."

      At the moment before he was about to lose his consciousness, he could vaguely remember something that he had felt earlier on in Baiyi's mind. He felt as though he was standing under a towering mountain, like an ant looking up to the black mountain that seemed as tall the sky and mighty as a mountain . Just a tiny glimpse at the innate capabilities of the Fifth Walker caused his Psychic Energy to suffer a major backlash. It looked like it would take a long time for him to recover.

      "Do not meddle with things you don't fully understand!" Baiyi growled in a low voice. The reason he had refused to let the teacher back the academy probe his mind using Psychic Energy was not to conceal his innate capabilities but to save the teacher from getting hurt.

      Having said that, he shot a glance towards the warrior who was holding the shield tightly to protect his companion even though he, himself was covered in sweat, as he nervously and silently disappeared into the shadow of the alley. After he had long left the alley, the warrior finally collapsed and knelt on the floor. He was almost certain that he was about to die there. Recalling the gaze that Baiyi gave him before he left, his heart trembled with fear.

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     21 Not You Too!

      On the way back to the academy, the Merchant could not stop apologizing to Baiyi, "I'm so sorry, Sir Hope! I really just wanted them to get your protection. I didn't expect them to be so overconfident..."

      No, don't say that. I know that they meant no harm actually. It's just that young people can be too impatient sometimes. I've already taught him a little lesson,  Baiyi replied calmly. As for protection, well, you should know that the best protection is to get them out of my sight.

      "I understand. Thank you for your kindness and graciousness, Sir Hope, " the Merchant thanked him from the bottom of his heart. To be honest, it was a blessing in disguise for the young sorcerer to have met with the forgiving Baiyi and not some other guy who would massacre the whole family with just one wrong look. If it happened to be another person, such a rude provocation would result in him being taught a lesson that would be much worse than ending up in bed for just a mere couple of days.

      It is common knowledge that offending a powerful being would most likely invite disastrous repercussion.

      Sending off the trembling Merchant, Baiyi continued to listen to the discussion of the other Voidwalkers whose topics had rapidly shifted from criticizing the Merchant to how to utilize this first pot of gold. Nobody was interested in the topic of the ant that Baiyi had just stepped on.

      "How about buying some herbs and borrowing the alchemy lab from the academy? Adding on to my knowledge, this money will be doubled in no time," the Alchemist suggested

      "How much can we make with only 50 gold coins? There won't be much left after deducting the cost of the raw material," a Walker nicknamed the Blacksmith retorted. "Alchemy is a trade that will yield great profit IF the investment is high. The investment of 50 gold coins is just too little."

      "Or how about we just create some magic scrolls to sell? This should be a faster method. Even if these scrolls cannot be sold, Mia-chan could also use them on her test," the Sorcerer proposed.

      "Master, the time has changed! Such method does not work anymore!" The Walker with the title the Painter responded, "Just 80 years ago, The Association of Sorcerers of the General Realm had passed a bill that allow them to have sole regulation and punishment rights over the magic scrolls. Whoever wants to sell them would have to apply for special authorization. Otherwise, the scroll would all be confiscated."

      "What? Why did they come up with such a thing? Such a shameless thing that these good-for-nothing people who feed from the public trough would do to fill their own pockets!" The Sorcerer bellowed when he heard what the Painter said. There must have been some feud between him and the Association judging by his reaction.

      "Well, this is not only for the interest of the Association. It's also to look after the rights of the sorcerers who invented their own spells and magic. These sorcerers would get the patent for the spells that they invented and in turn, they would be protected by the Association. The spells and magic that are not patented will be prohibited from being passed on and the scrolls will be prohibited from being sold, " the Painter went on to explain, "This largely solves the plagiarism issue of magic and preserves the rights and enthusiasm of inventors and it is well supported by most sorcerers... So, if we really want to sell scrolls, we would have to get the patent and selling rights first. The process is very tedious. I'm sure you know very well the efficiency of the Association too, right?

      "More importantly, all of the magic and spells that are invented by some of you have been recorded as having no inventors as they could not find the original creator anymore. So, the patents of these magic and spells are either possessed by the Association or by other people who have registered these spells under their name first. Therefore, if we want to sell scrolls, we would either have to look for long-lost magic or develop our own new spells. This also requires the Association's patent certification and the process can be very cumbersome, " the Apprenticed added on.

      It seemed that this world's protection of intellectual property was by no mean less accomplished than that of Earth's. It was probably the second thing that could keep up with Earth's advanced way of life other than the designs of women clothing.

      Only the Sorcerer scoffed at the progress. Irritated, he said, "Why did everything become so troublesome? An indecent thing such as secretly learning other people's magic even need to be bound by terms and regulations now? Don't these people have any sense of dignity and conscience?"

      "Well, in the face of profit, dignity and conscience are not worth mentioning anymore. Not everyone can be as disciplined as in the past..." the Painter said with a wry smile on his face.

      "You are one to talk! If it wasn't for you, this kind of misconduct would not exist at all! Let alone all these troublesome patent thing," the Apprentice said snappily to the Painter.

      The 32nd Walker, nicknamed the Painter was formerly known as Kashi, his original occupation was indeed... a painter. He had an extraordinary memory and he could perfectly copy the power of his opponent just by looking at the floating runes that the opponent had casted. Does it not remind you of a certain ninja with a similar name?  1

      ... So, this "Copy Painter Kashi" whose strength had finally awakened at long last embarked on this plagiarism journey and never had looked back. In just a short amount of time, his power made a leap of progress. And then, by maliciously copying other magical scroll to disrupt the market, he managed to earn a lot of resources and was known as one of the most powerful being in that era. Even though he finally died when he was arrested by the Association and his soul was exiled to the Void, he had successfully set off this trend of plagiarism in every part of the world. It was only until the coercive measures was enforced by the Association that the situation got better.

      Even though this man who was first dubbed "Copy Painter Kashi" had finally repented after going through a long and boring prison life, the damage that he had inflicted on the academic field was irreparable. At this time, no amount of regret and self-condemnation could help turn the situation around.

      "And that is why even if Sir Hope managed to find a way to free us, I will not leave at the moment. Instead, I will continue to repent here until the healthy practice of the academic field is restored again. This is my punishment for myself, it's also redemption for the sin that I've committed before my death," the Painter announced in a somber tone.

      There was nothing that Baiyi could do other than sigh helplessly at his decision. This guy who usually placed great emphasis on aesthetical value could still appear to be righteous when he turned serious. With the intention of changing the subject, Baiyi said, "Since none of the previous proposals was useful, is there anyone who has a better suggestion?"

      "Perhaps, we could go to the Taobao 2 flea market? Won't it be easy to pick up some loose fragments from magical artifacts?" The Devil quickly suggested. It seemed like this person was addicted to a web novel now.

      "Or we could buy some smart clothing, a bunch of roses and a harp. And when the evening sky is filled with the light of sunset, we could go to the house of a beautiful aristocratic lady and play a touching love song for her..." The Bard interjected suddenly.

      Seriously, are you trying to make money or court a girl? Even if you look past that obviously super-backward, super-low technique way of courting, how do you expect me to court a girl with this Soul Armature body of mine? ...Sigh... I guess I just can't expect much from somebody who managed to enter the Void by living off women. Now that I think about it, you must be the lowest scum among us, Baiyi howled angrily.

      "Buy an axe and the necessary ration and then board a ship to the Northern Wasteland where there are countless of beasts there. Each of this beasts would drop a large amount of gold coins..." the Caveman interrupted.

      Although I can kind of understand the things that you are trying to say but must you describe it like an online game? Besides, please get your facts straight! The only character that will drop gold coins is the humanoid okay? Er... Okay... Let's get back to the topic. Are you sure that such a long trip to the wasteland would not result in Mia coming back with a baby instead?

      "Ah damn it! I did not think of this... err..." the Caveman pondered for a moment before he added again, "That's right! Why haven't I thought of this before? OF COURSE she would need to bring Teleport Scroll or Hearthstone or something along with her during the journey!"

      WHAT? YOU ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS? DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT THIS IS SOME SORT OF ONLINE GAME NOW?? WAKE THE FREAKING HELL UP! HAVE YOU BEEN CORRUPTED BY THE BARD AND STARTED TO BECOME A SCUM YOURSELF TOO? WHAT THE F*CK HAPPENED TO THE FREAKIN NAME HUSKAR?!

      Because of those two people, the rest of the discussion basically fell into chaos. Their topic had long veered off to some ridiculous abyss.

      Not only had he not been able to pick out any useful suggestions, he was plagued to death by this group of people to create a simulation battlefield. All because the group was divided into two sides with different opinions, where both side insisted that their own opinion was the correct one and verbal arguments did not seem to be enough for them. So finally, the argument evolved to this: Nvidia VS AMD 3 --- Who has the best performance?

      In order to avoid being constantly harassed by this group of people as well as being bombarded by all those rubbish discussion, Baiyi was forced to construct a simulation battlefield 4 for them. Not long after, he could see the notifications popping up in his mind:

      "The Lich has chosen the Lich."

      "The Devil has chosen Doom... and he requested for a Devil Blade as an accessory or any other treasure will also do…"

      Can’t you be a little less shameless?

      "The Assassin has chosen the Sacred Warrior."

      "The Paladin has chosen the Crystal Maiden."

      Why the hell didn't you choose Omniknight? Can't you see that everyone is choosing a warrior that is similar to their own class?

      "Because the Omniknight is not suitable for this round! And look at how beautiful the Crystal Maiden is! Pero Pero 5 !

      F*ck man! This guy is totally helpless…

      "The Thane has chosen YaphetS 6 ."

      "The Painter has chosen Rubick."

      Did you just choose a hero who can copy the spells of his enemy? What happened to the person who said he was going to repent just now? I guess it's true that a leopard can't change its spots overnight. Give me back the tears that I shed just now!

      In short, what happened was both parties would use Baiyi's simulation battlefield and battle it out there. All of them could be heard cursing all at once. "F*CK! F*CK! F*CK!" "SAVE ME!!!!!!" "WHOEVER RUNS IS A COWARD!"...

      ... all sorts of rubbish flooded into Baiyi's ears...

      So, what was the conclusion of what they should do with the money? Well, it was obvious that this topic had been completely forgotten by those people. Bayi could not help but sighed out loud.

      At this moment, his teacher, the Archmage promptly gave him a suggestion, "In my opinion, the only option that we have is to create some magical scrolls and simple equipments for Mia's own use. This money should be enough for that."

      Sniff... This is the most reliable words that I have heard all day. As expected from my teacher! Baiyi thought to himself.

      Before he could say another word, the Archmage continued, "Oh by the way, if you still have some energy, please help me to simulate a game as well. I have not drawn a card for a very long time now..."

      NOT YOU TOO! FINALLY! A reference that one could immediately get by just one glance! Can anybody guess which anime/manga this is from? An online shopping website operated by the Alibaba Group which is similar to Ebay or Amazon. I'm sure gamers would know this! They are the two big GPU manufacturers. The ongoing rivalry between them of who has the best graphic cards have been going on since ages. It's basically DOTA 2. Our lovely Walkers are obviously avid DOTA players. Or *lap lap*, *lick lick*. It's basically the sound that one makes during an action of licking. A professional DOTA player also known as "Perfect is Shit" or "PIS"

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     22 What Do You Plan To Do With That?!

      If it wasn’t for the Archmage’s honest back into his gaming addiction, Baiyi would not have realized that his plans had long been hijacked by those louts. Did they not start this discussion (read: game) to better decide what was best for Mia’s exam?

      Now look at what happened!

      Though, to be fair, the amount of fifty gold coins were just about the correct amount to achieve exactly nothing.

      That was why purchasing raw materials to craft gears from scratch would be the most economical option. But then again, with just fifty gold coins, Baiyi doubted that anything of real strength could be procured. Well, it couldn’t be helped. If they needed more money they would have to find some other means to get them.

      I won't worry about it. Baiyi thought to himself. It was just a silly tournament between students. He doubted that anything legendary would make an appearance, like say— the Genuine Monarch Bow 1 , or the ashbringer, 2  or even the mystical Happy Fire. 3

      Baiyi kept his strange disguise as he went into a vendor's shop. Coming out from the shop with a bunch of basic materials, he continued to the accessory shop next door. The change he was left with after he bought the materials were enough for only two or three cheap accessories. He then snuck back to the Academy before the City Patrol got a chance to question him.

      The whole trip did not take much time, it was certainly quick enough for him to return before the students' classe ended. He carefully hid his Curtain Cloak (TM) from sight and then headed back to the Girl’s Dormitory.

      Battle cries made up of pejorative nouns and degrading adjectives blared in his mind. Most importantly, the glorious exclamation of "HOLY SHIT!" 4  could be heard from the Lich’s side. The scene was becoming more and more chaotic— it was a sign that the winners were going to be revealed very soon.

      Seriously speaking, they were being massacred by the Lich so hard, all they were missing was sad music playing in the background and the slow motion effect. How noob can you guys be?  Crystal Maiden was already on her deathbed and yet she was still continuously flicking Butterfly? 5 And a prophet with six Battlefuries 6 ? No wonder the so-called Justice’s side was losing so hard!

      And then those losers had the guts to come forward to request for another battle!

      "Hasta la vista, we will be back! .... In fact, we're back already! Justice will always prevail, it’s just that Justice is also a late bloomer. Right, Sir Hope? Another round, come on!"

      Come on, your ass. You’re gaming while there is a far more important issue at hand. You dare to call yourself Justice? Baiyi was practically shouting at them in his mind. I don’t have enough mental strength to host another game anymore, so can we get back to the real issue?!

      "Right! Back to business, everyone!" The Archmage declared solemnly— although he looked suspiciously smug judging from the look on his face.

      Immediately after saying that, he pulled Baiyi to the side. "I’m telling you, I’m on a gacha streak. I’d just used 3000 Saint Quartz 7  to pull three super-super-rare servants! The Random Number God is smiling upon yours truly, my child."

      Or maybe he isn’t smiling at you so much as examining you very closely before he decides to smite you just like how one watches a mosquito closely before smacking it to death. And don’t refer to me as your child, sir.

      After promising each other to battle again the next day, the Voidwalkers finally settled down, looking like they were ready for an actual discussion.

      Baiyi fidgeted with a wooden bracelet that he bought with two pieces of silver coin. I intend to enchant this with a protective barrier that deflects fire magic. It also recharges over a period of time. The reason for this is simple, to these fledgling students, fire magic packs the most punch so I expect it's going to be making an appearance frequently.

      As for this beautiful bow clip, I plan to enchant it with a simple tracking magic that tracks not only Mia’s position but also her status, at all times.  He held up a tacky red bow clip that was outdated and unfashionable.

      Finally, he held up an unimpressive copper necklace. And lastly, this necklace is to be made into a special talisman that facilitates instant short-range teleportation. With it, Mia would be able to dodge any critical hit while the bow clip would allow me to continuously locate her every position even when she's teleporting.

      He set the necklace down and watched the crowd expectantly.

      The Walkers were rendered speechless. After a while, the 11th Walker, the Blacksmith, finally spoke out. "Sir, with all due respect, don’t you think your methods are a bit… too conservative?"

      Conservative,  Baiyi replied in a tone that was slightly too defensive. Conservative as in conserve Mia’s life, you mean. We need her to stay alive.

      He was appealing to the Walkers’ innate sense of self-preservation. Most of the Walkers, who had lived as exceptional fighters and beings, had always relied on their survival instincts to protect their own lives. Their instinctive magic and fighting techniques had always placed defense as top priority. After all, you could only do anything if you could stay alive.

      Once the need for defense was fulfilled, it was up to each individual Walker to decide what offensice techniques they were going to use. When it came to offensive tachniques, there were many different kinds and varieties, with different school of thoughts and ideas on how one could increase their damage output.

      That had always been most of the Walkers’ default method. Moreover, it was the trend that mainstream magic practitioners had been using. It was so popular that academic journals were written about it.

      "True, this is not only safe and conservative but it’s also the most orthodox out of all growth methods. However," the taciturn Walker, the Shadow, spoke. "The exam is coming up in about two months time. We are running out of time to train her."

      She was right. Baiyi had been providing only the most orthodox seal formation magic, as well as very conventional gears and equipments. The result of such cultivation would be a fighter with great stats all around and little to no flaws for the enemies to exploit.

      It was also the same method he was trained in when he was under the tutelage of the Archmage, "the Sage Emperor of the Magi" himself. Therefore, it was perfectly logical for Baiyi to use the same method to tutor his own apprentice, Mia, despite the fact that he had been trained by the other Walkers as well.

      Yet, the Shadow had a point in terms of strategy. The orthodox method required the most time for growth and time was not a luxury a student facing an exam in two months would have.

      "Well, if blitzkrieg is what we need, I suggest enforcing her combat staff," The Scholar chimed in, speaking from his own growth experience no doubt.

      "Oh please, by staff you mean her decorated wooden bat? Yea, strengthen that, add more fiber to it and we’ll see how well that goes," the Lich sneered. "It isn’t the Great Sage’s Staff, like what you used to possess, you know. I get that you people became legends and whatever through this slow-growing method and that is how you all like to train others… But this time, I think my way is so much more practical. You know, like, forging a soul-immolating magic into one of her equipment to erase the existence of her enemies."

      "Ooh! Just add a bit more material on the side and she’ll be able to summon a demon from the deepest abyss to do the fighting for her. Those poor kids would have no idea what hit them," the Devil added. "After all, enslaving demons is no longer forbidden, right?"

      "Yes, that ban was lifted two centuries ago. Yet, it remains one of the most loathed and scorned magic," The Apprentice countered. "What’s more, the Academy would not be pleased to see it being used on schoolground. Using this magic would definitely turn Mia into a social outcast!"

      To be fair, the Lich and the Devil both had a point in their suggestions. Mia’s combat equipment is far from the likes of The Book of Servitude or Souls of the Enslaved. Mia’s magic was similarly pathetic.  Lumos 8 ? Basic Elemental Transmutation? Basic Appraisal? …a bitch slap would hurt more than any of those.

      In Celestial Fortress Academy, chool-taught offensive magic such as Fireball and Hydromissiles would only be taught to students of third year and above. It was a pragmatic decision, the reason being that the students' foundation had to be stable before one could start learning more advance techniques.

      The problem was that it inevitably gave certain students— be it students from families with enough money for private lessons or students who are naturally gifted and intelligent in magic— an edge over students like Mia the Mediocre. They would no doubt have more advanced techniques hidden in their sleeves.

      Compared to them, Mia’s abilities were all, at best, average, unless one of the abilities was being adorable, which she definitely excelled in. In other words, if she had not met Baiyi, she would have been curbstomped in the exam.

      After a lengthy discussion among the Voidwalkers, the decision had been slightly altered. Instead of going for a completely defensive approach, Baiyi had to enchant raw materials with offense magic at the expense of the effectiveness in defense. The offense magic that they had decied on was the ice-based Aurora’s Mercy, a magic invented by a Walker going by the alias the Explorer. Its potency was not too devastating in the Voidwalker's opinion but nonetheless it was deemed satisfactory for the upcoming tournament as a critical super-attack

      It was also the best option they had given the limited amount of materials that they possessed. Being a Guide-type magic, this technique could be enchanted through a constant stream of mana, regardless of the amount. It was perfect for the awkward situation that Baiyi was stuck in at the moment. All he had to do additionally, was to reduce the damage slightly (to avoid killing someone accidentally) and to decrease its magical output.

      With Aurora’s Mercy as her trump card, Baiyi would not have to worry about her not being able to strike back at foes more powerful than she was. Combined with some impromptu spells the Walkers invented that would be easy and handy for all manners of situations, Mia’s attack would improve by a large margin.

      All Baiyi had to do after that was just strengthening the might of those tools.

      Another problem arose when Baiyi realized that he needed an artifact for that technique. He only had the bow-clip, the bracelet and the necklace. He needed something to be enchanted with Aurora’s Mercy and those run-of-the-mill artifacts would not be able to withstand two techniques at the same time.

      Just then, something caught his eyes as he was scanning Mia’s room.

      It was a hammerhead shark plushie.  DoTA reference again! Behold, a Warcraft reference! Happy Fire is apparently the crack name for Flamestrike (WOW reference again) in China Yep. It’s that exact quote from DoTA Dota reference. Some movement-reducing dagger or...something. Dota again. Some sort of ax Premium resources for summoning stuffs in Fate Grand Order An illuminating spell. Lazy people’s flashlight? Harry Potter reference btw guys, just in case some of you wonder

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     23 Pero Pero

      Baiyi walked to Mia's bed and picked up the hammerhead doll, looking at it carefully. The doll was soft and fluffy with a good feel to it and was very adorable. On top of that, the faint scent of Mia was still on the doll. Taking into account of its origin, no doubt this was Mia's most cherished possession seeing how she was always snuggling up to it and even hugging it to sleep.

      "Erm... Hello... Sir Hope? You are not planning to use this doll right?" The Explorer asked worriedly, "Let alone the fact that Mia loves this a lot, don't you think this is a little unsuitable? Just look at that appearance!"

      The spell, Aurora's Mercy, that he invented would look like this when it was casted--- it would turn Magical Formations into the shape of a beautiful flask that is decorated with delicate runes. The flask would be suspended on top of the caster and then magic such as icebolts, ice-arrows or ice-blast would strike out from the flask. This was a magic that contained both practicality and aesthetic value as it appeared to be elegant and lavish.

      However, if Baiyi chose this hammerhead doll as a cask for this spell then Mia would have to lift up the doll with both of her hands during the casting and then, who knows? Would the magic come out from the doll's mouth and manifests its form into a water-gun, water-jet or water-current. What sort of lowly performance is that? What a graceless and inelegant magic! No doubt, this Aurora's Mercy spell would turn into the Hammerhead's Mercy and wasn't that a little too tacky?

      Of course, the Explorer did not want the creation that he was quite proud of to become such a comical thing. He continued to cajole, "And if the spell was fixed onto the doll, I don't think it would be as fluffy and soft as it is right now. Don't you think that Mia would be sad?"

      Yeah, you have a point. Hmm... Then, I'll make sure the spell does not destroy the fluffiness of the doll,  Baiyi spoke as he proceeded to dissect the fluffy white tummy of the hammerhead doll and started to stuff magical ingredients into it. He believed that with his refined skill, Mia would not be able to find out even though it had been stitched up.

      He was certain that when Mia found out that her beloved doll had turned into a powerful magical prop, she would be happy. Baiyi thought to himself, I'd better finish the preparation of this Magical Formation before she gets back. And then, all I need to do is to continue filling up the doll with magic everyday until it reaches the point where it can finally release the spell.

      The process would take about a week. Yes, it was a little slow but this was the fastest he could go with the level of magic that he possessed right now. Therefore, this doll could only be used as a last resort in the test.

      I guess I'll just tell Mia when the actual time of the combat training arrives, Baiyi thought to himself as he quickly put the doll back when he heard Mia's footsteps coming from the corridor.

      "I'M BACK MR. HOPE!" Mia entered the room and bowed politely towards Baiyi. A wide smile could be seen on that lovely face. It seemed like someone was in a good mood today!

      Having said that, she sat on her bed and took the black leather shoes off. She then slowly took off the white stockings on her legs, revealing a pair of legs that was like a pair of carefully crafted jade. Sitting back onto the edge of the bed, she dangled that smooth and exposed legs while her small, translucent feet were swinging in the air. She then turned and picked up that hammerhead doll that had been tampered with and snuggled her face against it.

      There was no sense of embarrassment when the whole process took place in front of Baiyi's eyes. She had long regarded him as an elder member of her family. Such intimate actions were carried out naturally in front of him with no sense of shyness or awkwardness at all, it made the entire scene exciting.

      That, of course, won the unanimous praise of those who had a certain fetish among the Voidwalkers.

      "WOOOOOHOOOOO! THAT'S AMAZING!!! AWESOME! I have never noticed this before! Although Mia is pretty petite but that pair of legs looks pretty long, don't you think so? Could it be that because she has a perfectly proportioned body?"

      "Wow! Since when did Mia-chan has feminine charm? What a beauty! It's so unfortunate for her to have such an old fashioned teacher... Tsk tsk tsk! Poor Mia-chan... Perhaps you're not destined to show your beauty to the world... Sigh, I feel sorry for her..."

      "Won't you look at those accessories that her old-fashioned teacher prepared for her? Wooden bracelets, copper necklace and a big red bow. This is basically turning Mia into some sort of village girl! Did you really came from Earth, Sir Hope? Why are your thoughts much more traditional than ours?"

      What now? What's wrong with me wanting her to dress a little more conservatively? As a teacher, how can I ask my student to dress up provocatively? My thoughts are nothing out of the ordinary and you people already criticised me of being traditional and old-fashioned? Baiyi said loudly, unwilling to admit that his thoughts had undeniably been influenced by them. After all, the influences were mutual. As he was influencing the Voidwalkers, he was influenced by them as well.

      At that time, Mia who was snuggling up against the hammerhead doll frowned and held the doll up to look at it carefully. Her face had a puzzled expression on it, it appeared that she had detected that something was out of place. However, because she could not see anything different, she put the doll back on to the bed before putting on her leather shoes and walked over to Baiyi.

      This is impossible! Baiyi quickly said inwardly,  My skill is very precise and refined. It's impossible for her to find out with that current level of hers!

      "Women often has some indescribable bizarre instinct. This is something that is beyond explanation," the Scholar explained to him.

      When Mia approached Baiyi, he hastily asked with a guilty conscience, "Yes, anything?"

      Mia temporarily put aside the unusual feeling she had about her doll and took out the cute kitty purse from her pocket. Flashing a cheeky smile towards Baiyi, she said, "Teehee! I have good news to tell you, Mr. Hope!"

      "Oh?" Baiyi let out a sigh of relief inwardly. Glancing at the obviously puffed up little purse, he asked, "Is that our subsidy?"

      "YES!" Mia nodded and quickly glanced at the opening of the little kitty purse. She proceeded to pour all of the contents out onto the table in front of Baiyi. Inside there was dozens pieces of gold coins along with a few pieces of silver coins.

      "These are the leftovers from my living expenses that Mum and Dad sent to me last month," Mia explained as she put aside the few silver coins. "As for these gold coins, they are the subsidy given by the academy. It's a full 20 gold coins! This is my first time having this much of money!" She exclaimed happily.

      After all, her monthly living allowance was only one gold coin. She had no idea at all that the crude armour in front of her had just managed to swindle 50 gold coins just by putting up a disguise...

      "In addition, there are also some medications that help with meditation. They are all in the bag. There will also be extra lessons to educate me on how to work together with Mr. Hope... Err... I guess my schedule will be more packed now... BUT! Don't you worry Mr. Hope, I will continue to work hard no matter what!" Mia exclaimed happily, her face showing an ecstatic expression. No wonder she was so happy today.

      However, the Voidwalkers did not share her joy at all. The Alchemist immediately said, "I seriously can't stand this anymore, Sir Hope. Just this meager amount of money and she's all high and giddy? I really..."

      "I think it was because the innate capabilities that Sir Hope displayed was only at the Intermediate Level. In the past, the academy was not this stingy..." The Apprentice quickly tried to defend his academy.

      Well, simplicity is a commendable quality. Let's not destroy her simple happiness , Baiyi said seriously as he continued to watch Mia segregating the gold coins.

      "Hmmm... with so much money all of a sudden, how should I allocate them?" Mia lowered her head as she gave it serious thoughts. Then, reaching out to put three gold coins aside, she said to herself in a low voice, "I'm just gonna use this to buy myself that fancy looking dress that I saw last time and also the yummy desserts from the cake shop at the southern part of the city. I heard that the desserts are really delicious... Ermm... and I guess, the rest here will be used to buy a new body for Mr. Hope."

      Having just finished speaking, she frowned and puckered her lips before going back to her own thoughts again. Then, taking back two coins from the pile of three gold coins, she muttered to herself, "That dress is a little expensive so I guess I'll make do without it since the school uniform is already lovely enough. As for the dessert, well, it's best that I don't buy it, it's not that cheap either. I'll just have a small taste from the sample. Hmmm... I guess it's better if I just allocate more money for Mr. Hope's new body... Well... A good armour must be quite expensive... Ermm.. or... " Then, she reached out and took the last gold coin to put it back into the larger pile of gold coins.

      Look at this little fellow! Does she really intend to give up all these things that a girl her age would usually need and use it all on my body?

      Baiyi could no longer stand it. He reached out decisively and grabbed Mia's hand that was holding the gold coin, stopping her from moving it and then used his other hand to pushed all of the gold coins to the other side.

      "E-E-Eh? Mr. Hope ?" Astonished, Mia lifted her head up to look at Baiyi. As she was just about to open her mouth to say something, Baiyi cut her off directly.

      "Use these money on yourself," Baiyi said in a serious tone, "Be it clothing or desserts, just buy whatever things that you like for yourself."

      "B-b-but.... N-no, Mr Hope. Those are all frivolous luxury... I-It does not matter if I have them or not. What's most important right now i-is your body... You are so kind to me, I.... I should not let you continue to live in this body," Mia responded solemnly.

      "Listen to me, Mia." Lifting up his hand, Baiyi stroked Mia's little head, "I'm very satisfied with this body right now. It is light, flexible and does not hinder the release of my magic at all. This is the most suitable armour a sorcerer could ask for."

      Of course, this was actually a white lie. But at the same time, it reminded Mia about something as she nodded her head and stuck her tongue out in embarrassment. Cheekily, she said, "I-I-I almost forgot... What Mr. Hope needs i-is an even better sorcerer's armour. This small amount of money is definitely not enough... hmmm... Alright! I will save up and when I have enough money, I will buy a more suitable body for you, Mr. Hope!

      Looking at her sincere eyes and listening to such earnest words, Baiyi could not help but feel touched.

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     24 Let“s Switch the Armour

      At that moment, not only was Baiyi stunned into silence, even the other Voidwalkers were also quiet. After a while, the Archmage, also known the First Walker, finally broke the silence, "After you have found my treasure vault, you MUST give half of the treasure to Mia! That's right! Since she's your disciple, she could be considered as my junior too!

      Huh what? Are you trying to get her to be your apprentice now? Did you forget about your real disciple now that you find Mia to be cuter and more obedient?

      "If I could get my ass out of here, I'm going to break the oath that I made last time and create a real magical weapon for Mia. It would be my first time forging a weapon for a human being again after 3600 years," the Blacksmith announced solemly.

      Even the Lich, a guy who originally planned to control Mia by using the Lich Transformation Ritual, proclaimed, "I will let her inherit my Souls of the Enslaved and let her be the first person alive to touch my weapon!"

      Umm, hello? Is there any sincerity in your words at all? Haven't your magical staff been smashed to pieces in that earth-shattering battle a long time ago?

      Perhaps it was Mia that made those old monsters who had experienced thousands and thousands of years in jail, feel the warmth of humanity or perhaps it was Mia's kindness and thoughtfulness that had touched them or even maybe, they had finally come to realise that relying on the efforts of a small little girl was actually quite a heavy burden for her. So when Baiyi was giving Mia a lesson in the evening, they actually had a long-awaited formal discussion in the Void.

      "The quality of the equipment itself is not particularly important, there are other means that could be used to make up for it. There is a church in the city of Arfin, isn't there? We could carry out divine blessings there, it will greatly enhance the strength of the equipment. Although asking Sir Hope to enter the church is a very risky thing to do but with the help of the Charlatan's trick, I'm sure this should not be too difficult," Mr 'Hentai' said, oh wait a minute, after such a serious and deliberate remark, it should be okay to give him back the nickname Paladin. After all, the suggestion he made was quite plausible.

      "The risk of this approach is still kind of big. Let's just keep it as a backup plan first. Right now, I think the best idea is to make some money first," the Scholar added.

      "Or, how about we just ask Sir Hope to go to the Dole family once again? If my descendants have not forgotten the traditions of the family, they should still have a vault hidden in the family's estate. I can still vaguely remember the location and the opening method," the Merchant followed up. Did he really just suggested for Baiyi to steal his own money?

      "It doesn't sound right. Theft is not a good thing. Perhaps we could find a way to contact my old friends who are still alive. It's quite possible for us to get an adequate amount of funding from them," the Apprentice interjected. As he was the youngest Walker of the group, it was possible for him to know a few living people in this world.

      This approach is not impossible but it's quite troublesome to find for your friends who are still alive. We would need a touch of luck as well... Baiyi told them inwardly while teaching Mia at the same time. That little fellow was not the least bit aware that her Soul Armature was doing two completely different things at the same time.

      When Mia began to feel sleepy, Baiyi finally touched her head and told her to go to bed. But still, the discussions among the Voidwalkers had not yielded any conclusion yet. It seemed like there was finally something that could baffle the formidable Voidwalkers at long last.

      But then again, come to think of it, there was nothing much that they could have done in that situation. There were too many restrictions and conditions such as not being able to reveal their identities, having to uphold their honor and morality code and at the same time they had limited funding and resources. With all that limitations, it really wasn't an easy to task to earn a huge amount of money. This could be regarded as a big challenge for the Voidwalkers. That group of people actually does not know much about earning their own money. They were either born wealthy and not having to worry about money or they are ignorant when it comes to the value of money that they did not care at all about those golden or silver colored things.

      Baiyi could not even recall the last time that those people had been so serious. He almost couldn't recognize them anymore.

      Just then, a voice that had not spoken for a very long time that all of them had almost forgotten about its existence, broke the silence, "Let me have a word please..." After hearing this voice, all of the Voidwalkers including Baiyi and the Archmage fell silent and turned attentive.

      The person who spoke was the Knight, who was also the Second Walker. He was a little aloof and he had always remained low-key in the group of noisy Voidwalkers. He seldom participated in those boring and pointless discussion to kill time. Instead, he chose to endure the loneliness and solitude all by himself. He did not speak a word at all even when Baiyi had found the opportunity to leave the Void.

      However, this did not prevent the other Voidwalkers from showing him a modicum of respect because of the ordinary title that he had when he was still alive--- the Sacred Knight. That name was fairly ordinary without any unnecessary and pompous prefixes and suffixes but compared to his strength, the title was a huge understatement.

      Strictly speaking, anyone who had entered the Legendary Level and had a sword as a weapon could be called a Sacred Knight. It was a title for those that had reached a certain rank in the knighthood. However, the moment this title was presented to him, all those successors who came after him was forced to choose other titles such as the Sacred Knight of the Land, the Sacred Knight of the Sea or even the the Sacred Knight of the Treasures so that his title remained distinct and distinguished from everyone else's. This was similar to the First Walker who gave himself the name Archmage and since he took up that title, nobody else dare to use that name anymore.

      After seeing that all of them were quiet and that he had their full attention, this man who had monopolized a generation went on to say, "You can try the method that I used when I was young."

      Instead of giving his opinions on the idea that the Knight had just suggested, the Archmage chimed in, "Oh, you are finally willing to speak now? I almost thought that your sense of self has dissipated."

      "Hrmph!" The Knight scoffed coldly, "I just don't want to waste my energy participating in those nonsense discussions. Anyway, Fifth Walker, you can try the approach that I used last time. Well, that is if you still remember how."

      Do you mean the... arena? Bayi asked tentatively. From what Baiyi can remember from the Knight's memory, he was not as quiet as he was now when he was young. Instead, he was quite a competitive and passionate young man who was generous when it comes to helping the poor. That was why he was always short of money.

      And at that time, there were not many money-making methods. Therefore, he took a simple approach by battling it out at the arena where he managed to win lots of gold coins. He spent the money buying the best wine, getting the best-looking women and in no time at all, he spent all of his money. And so, he continued to the next arena and eventually, with his sword by his side, he defeated all of the arenas in the three biggest realms. And ever since then, he never had to worry about money anymore.

      Baiyi had to admit that his experience in his youth was the most unrestrained and reckless among all those people.

      "It seems like you still remember. Then, just go! Just like how I did in the past! I'm sure you have not forgotten my skills right?" The Second Walker continued.

      Honestly, Baiyi had almost forgotten that he was holding on to the legacy of these warriors. As a disciple of the Archmage, he had always seen himself as a sorcerer instead. All of those skills and techniques of fighting skills had long been dismissed from his mind. Fortunately, there was a thing called muscle memory and with the memories and experience he inherited from those warriors, it would not be difficult to pick them all up again.

      But then, if I were to go to the arena...  Baiyi inwardly weighed the pros and cons of this method. Yes, there was no doubt that it would be a fast method to earn money. If his luck was good, he could even get some special magical equipment or even rare ingredients as a reward. In truth, he had also thought of this method before but to reveal himself in such a public area and to show off his skill, it did not sit well with his identity as a Voidwalker and besides that, there was a need for them to stay low-key at that point. Therefore he did not continue thinking about it at that time.

      The only person who could think of such method in the current circumstances that they were in was no other than the Second Walker who made a living from battling in arenas. No other person in the group would stoop so low as to use this method to make money.

      "There's nothing wrong with this method," the Knight replied with conviction. "Compared to those weird magic that you guys have, combat skills are much more subtle actually. Who would remember the swordwork of a man who had died thousand of years back? Let alone the fact that I had made many improvements and changes to this world." Having said that, he paused for a while before he continued saying to the rest of the Walkers proudly, "I know that most of us here are magical beings, but sometimes, fist is much more effective than magic."

      "You do have a point. You know, compared to the fixed effects of magic, combat skills are much more flexible. If one is cautious enough, he would be able to hide his weak point and would not be bound by any patent laws, " The Archmage, who was also the leader in the magic field, confirmed. Then, turning to Baiyi again, he said, "My disciple, you did not forget all these right?"

      Looking down at the tip of the Chi Blade that appeared from the tip of his ox-leather gloves, he smirked and said,  No I did not.

      Releasing one's Chi Prowess was one of the skill of a Master Level warrior. Even though Baiyi only possessed the Intermediate Level of innate capabilities at present, as long as he understood the skills in theory, he only needed to coordinate and control his strength. He did not need to control his energy too much provided that he did not release his ultimate skills like Starburst Stream 1 or something. In terms of flexibility, there was no doubt that Chi Prowess was much stronger than Mana.

      Therefore, at this stage, if Baiyi were to use his combat skills to fight, it would yield better results than using Mana.

      Alright then. After the wandering sorcerer Andrew, I guess I'm going to play the role of a rogue knight, Sven 2 , this time,  he said half-jokingly.

      "Don't forget to cast the Linken's Sphere 3 too, alright?" A voice could be heard saying suddenly from the Void. At once, the previously serious atmosphere was ruined. In refence of Sword Art Online. It's a 16-hit Dual Blades category Sword Skill. The Rogue Knight Hero in Dota 2 An item that one could buy in Dota 2

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     25 I“m Gonna Tear You into Pieces!

      Early next morning, a man cloaked in all black went to the largest arena in the city of Arfin, The Arena of Blood and Glory. He claimed that he was Sven the Rogue Knight and he paid a silver coin for the registration fee. That man who looked very suspicious was then taken into the Innate Capabilities Inspection Formation and quietly stood there waiting.

      "Be careful not to break it," the Voidwalkers did not forget to remind him.

      If I can't even handle such a simple thing, I might as well poison myself to death with potions,  Baiyi who was disguised as Sven the Rogue Knight said confidently. Dealing with such a weak level of formation, even with two other arena attendants watching from the side, he could still use his Psychic Energy freely to make the formation light up in green, proving that he was indeed an Intermediate Level being. The whole process went smoothly without a hitch and no one noticed that he had tampered with it.

      "Leaving aside the difficulty of the formation, are there still any potions left that could poison you?" The Walker known as the Assassin questioned suddenly, his voice carrying a trace of regret..

      Why did you focus on this part instead? Did the word 'potion' excite you? Ah, was it because you felt sorry that you could not create a potion that could poison a Soul Armature to death when you were still alive? Well, don't you worry! If even you were not able create it, I'm sure other assassins who love experimenting with poisons as well would not be so lame as to create some potions that could poison a Soul Armature!

      After the inspection, Baiyi followed the attendant into the waiting area for the Intermediate Level match. It seemed like he had came too early. He would have to wait until there was enough spectators to fill the seat before he could start his match. While waiting, he randomly took a long sword out of the weapons rack that the arena provided and sat down at a dark secluded corner while he waited patiently.

      Bored, he carefully examined the weapon that he had just taken. It was just an ordinary military long sword. It was not that sharp but it was at least heavy enough. The quality appeared to be pretty good as well. There was no doubt that it could withstand a considerable degree of Chi Prowess infusion. Baiyi was quite satisfied with it.

      "Are you really not going to coat the weapon with poison first? It would be very useful to deal with this level of opponent!" The Assassin voiced out again suddenly.

      I thought we have already agreed on this subject yesterday? This is a fair-fight arena! Not that kind of underground deathmatch where you can fight each other to death! Sinister tactics such as coating the weapon with poison is totally forbidden! What do you actually think we are here for? Gee, it's all because of you relying too much on poison that you could only become the 22nd Walker! Look at Hitman! He's the Seventh Walker!

      "Erm... sorry... But I could never be like senior Hitman..." The Assassin said with embarrassment, "I just... don't have his kind of brute strength..."

      Ah well, it does not matter. I don't think any normal humans would have his kind of brute strength anyway.

      Just like that, after chatting with the Voidwalkers, the sun had finally risen. Spectators began to fill the seats one after another. More challengers also entered the waiting area. However, no one really noticed Baiyi who had deliberately concealed his own aura by the corner.

      The battle had finally started and the first round was a match between two Advanced Level beings. A sorcerer and a warrior stepped into the arena and put on a thrilling show where they successfully erased the sleepiness of the spectators. As the crowds burst into applause and cheers, the atmosphere began to gradually warm up.

      Baiyi did not bother watching the match through the small window in the waiting area like the other challengers. Instead, he used his Psychic Energy to watch it from afar. Although the two challengers were giving their all and the scene could be considered as pretty intense, but to Baiyi, it was nothing more than an ordinary match. After all, it was only a match between two Intermediate Level beings. Because he had witnessed countless of time the battles between two Holy Level beings and even Demigod Level beings, the current match was nothing to him.

      But then again, it did not matter as long as the spectators loved it. The match had managed to warm up the crowds and get their excitement going. After the sorcerer managed to win by using the last of his energy, they generously threw down plenty of gold coins as rewards.

      The sorcerer who had made a small fortune left with satisfaction. It was quickly followed by a showdown between another two Advanced Level warriors. The two warriors, whose expertise lied in speed and rhythm, battled it out in a fast pace. Their moves were particularly impressive, the exciting scene of the swordsmanship riled up the crowds even more. The rapid increase in the tray of gold just outside of the entrance was a good indication of it.

      Clearly, the arena management knew exactly what the spectators like to watch and they were also very good in controlling the tempo and the atmosphere. After the matches between the two top teams, it was finally the turn of the less professional Intermediate Level beings.

      Perhaps taking into account that the Intermediate Level matches would not be as attention grabbing as the Advanced Level matches, the rules were slightly different. There would be an Intermediate Level King that was hired by the arena and other players would challenge him to a match. It would at least lower the chances of having two crappy Intermediate Levels sorcerers who could not even chant a proper incantations battle each other.

      At this moment, a slightly frivolous male voice sounded throughout the arena from the magical loudpeaker.

      "WELL, WELL, WELL! My dear audience! Let us temporarily forget the sensational show that the Advanced Level Beings had brought to us. Right now, we are about to witness the Intermediate Level match. Now~ Don't show me such a disappointed expression. You must be new right? I can assure you that in this Arena of Blood and Glory, every single match here is SPECTACULAR!"

      "To show you that my word is true, let me once again introduce to you your favourite, guys drum rolls please... HOWLS THE IRON AXE! WOOHOO! He is a brutal but kind-hearted killer who has won sixteen consecutive matches! And in all of the match, he won by breaking the arms of his opponents. Inside this waiting room are all sorts of people who are trying to prove themselves: there's the new recruits from the army, the guards of aristocratic families and even a cute student of the Celestial Fortress Academy! In the face of Howls the Iron Axe, all of these people are nothing more than a weak group of chickens. In fact, if it weren't for the rules that was imposed, I believe that their fresh blood would have long spilled over your glass. YES, his opponents are all scared of him! But the chaplains of churches love him very much! Did you just ask me why? Well, it's all because he would be sending batch after batch of his wounded opponent to him. I guess even the church bishop would want to marry his own granddaughter to him, don't you agree with me?" The host was no doubt doing his very best to fan the excitement of the spectators, trying to stir up the interest for the Intermediate Level matches. From the spectator's reaction, it seemed like he succeeded in stirring the crowd up.

      Although the Intermediate Level matches were not that impressive from a technical point of view, its popularity was not that bad because the matches often ended in bloodshed. To the group of spectators who came to the arena to seek for some sensory excitement in their boring life, what could be more exciting then seeing blood?

      As the host's voice fell silent, a massive sturdy bloke immediately sprung out from the waiting area. His thick brawny face along with that beefy body presented a visual that left a great impact on the spectators. Letting out a provocative roar towards the waiting area, he won the spectators' cheers again.

      "Alright! Let us take a look at today's first unlucky chap! Sven the Rogue Knight? Haha that's funny! What kind of name is this? Did a farm cow give you this name? Well then, I have to kindly remind you that if you haven't got enough money for the chaplain, then you probably will have to change your name to Sven the One-Arm!" The host continued, trying stir the crowds' emotions and also to provoke the challenger in hopes of making him angry.

      However, Baiyi just quietly walked to the exit of the waiting room. Before he stood up, nobody had noticed the existence of such a suspicious looking guy. At once, everyone started whispering about his unique costume as well as the long ordinary sword that he was holding.

      Before he was about to step out to the arena, the attendant stopped him and reminded him, "If you win, there will be a reward of 20 gold coins plus the commissions from the spectator's rewards and bets. But if you are not able to fight anymore, give up immediately and he won't kill you. I wish you good luck." Then, before he could give a kind pat on Baiyi's shoulders as an act of encouragement, Baiyi had already shook his hands away.

      Hmmm... the reward is not bad. Otherwise, how else they would be able to attract these steady stream of challengers?

      "How much is my betting odds?" Baiyi asked instead.

      "1 to 102," the attendant replied.

      What a disproportionate betting odds! How nice it would be if I am allowed to bet on myself... Baiyi thought regretfully. Unfortunately, after this round, his betting odds would not be this high anymore.

      Without wasting another moment, he carried his sword and jogged out to the arena. His movements were light and agile and there was absolutely no sign of him being a Soul Armature at all. However, with that tacky and garish appearance, he instantly attracted the attention of the crowd.

      "Oh? Look at him! That is such a cool costume! I hope it's really not a cow underneath the cloak though. Well, you may be the strangest cow I have ever seen. I hope your arm will not become a steak on the dinner table!" As the host finished his words, a loud boo could be heard from where the crowds were seated.

      Turning his head towards the source of the sound, as he expected, those group of people were all dressed in a luxurious manner. Only those kind of people would come to the arena to experience the tension and excitement that they would not be able to experience in their daily lives so naturally they would spend their money in the arena tobget that feeling.

      The referee who was standing by the side of the arena raised his hand up to indicate the beginning of the match. At once, the protective enchantment was casted and enveloped the two of them. Baiyi's opponent started to roar once again.

      "I'M GONNA TEAR YOU INTO PIECES!" Howls the Iron Axe bellowed.

      Hmm.. His strength is not that impressive but he has a very loud voice,  Baiyi silently judged. When he was still considering what move he should use to take down the opponent, the Knight's voice suddenly rang in his ear. The Second Walker, who was usually a man of few words, was also excited by the familiar scene and atmosphere.

      "Try my newly developed tactic. Yes, the Broken Sword Technique!"

      Yes, that's right! Let's not talk about what level of skills that we need to use on this guy! And what the hell is with the name of that technique? Why does it sound so familiar?

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     26 What the Hell Did You Come Here For?

      Howls the Iron Axe who was standing in front of Baiyi was obviously an experienced man. Just by glancing at Baiyi, he could roughly estimate the innate capabilities of his opponent. Even if that militia body armour of Baiyi was covered with a thick cloak, he still appeared to be thin and feeble. His weapon was not as big and powerful-looking as his opponent who was carrying a long-handled axe. From appearance alone, he did look like a small chick standing in front of the powerful Howls the Iron Axe.

      "Come on, little guy! Come and lick your daddy's ass!" Howls the Iron Axe snarled and tried to intimidate him with all kinds of foul languages. The big axe on his hand was also being waved around in front of him. Yet, there was no movement at all from his feet. It looked like he was just standing at the same spot waiting for Baiyi to take the initiative to attack.

      Judging from how Howls the Iron Axe was posturing with his offensive weapon but was actually maintaining a defensive stance at the same time, it was apparent to Baiyi that the man was afraid that Baiyi would take him down with just one blow. With a closer look, one could see that the axe was still in perfect condition... It seemed like this guy was more of an actor than an arena fighter.

      "COME ON! You softie! My axe is very thirsty now!" The opponent continued to provoke Baiyi. And so, under the booing of the spectators, Baiyi quickly took huge strides towards him as he waved his long sword in front of him in a standard attacking manner with moderate speed. To the experienced Howls, he thought he could easily see through the trajectory of the sword. Gripping his axe with confidence, he used it to parry in front of him. He even relaxed the strength of his arm a little to prevent Baiyi's sword from dropping from impact.

      What happened next showed that the dedicated actor, Mr. Howls' fear was completely unwarranted. Not only was Baiyi's grip on his sword firm, he even infused some Chi Prowess into it, causing the sword to hum in a peculiar way. The moment the sword clashed with the finely made iron axe, not even a spark could be seen. Instead, like a hot knife slicing into butter, Baiyi's sword soundlessly cut the axe in two. No sound was made at all throughout the process. Before the opponent even realized what had happened, the tip of the sword was already pointed at his throat.

      That was the new sword tactic that the Second Walker had developed after studying Earth's culture. Infusing Chi Prowess into the surface of the weapon to trigger a vibration of high frequency, it imitated Earth's polymer vibration cutting technology. Even the most common weapon would turn invincible with that technique. The technique did not require a high amount of Chi Prowess but it did require a superb control skills.

      That combination of modern and ancient skills was named the Broken Sword Technique 1  by the Knight. Even if one were to look past the naming style that was reminiscent of Martial Arts novels, using that technique to defeat Howls who did not even know how to use the Chi Shield was a little too much. Even if Baiyi had sliced his opponent in two, the sword would not have a single drop of blood on it due to the Chi's high-speed vibration.

      "Ummm... T-this..." Howls the Iron Axe was caught in an embarassing situation at that point. To be honest, he still had not figured out what exactly had happened. All he felt was just a sudden lightness in his arm and then, the axe that was as thick as a kid's arm was sliced into two parts? Did I just lose?

      The spectators and the host were also taken aback by such a bizarre scene. For a time, the originally chaotic arena became silent. Everybody was stunned for a long time until the host cautiously said, "Erm... well... I-I-It seems like there's some sort of... um... an accident here? I-I'm sorry but I don't think I'm seeing this clearly. Is our Iron Axe being pointed at with a sword to his throat? Er... Will he admit defeat now? I-I-Is the legendary 16 winning streak about to end?"

      Unlike the usual, the spectators did not erupt into cheers and applause seeing such scene. Instead, only whispers could be heard around the arena. How could the match ended so abruptly without any action at all? There could not have been a more awkward scene.

      Clearly, Howls the Iron Axe did not want it to end in such a way. Of course he was unwilling to end his winning streak just like that. If he admitted his defeat, he was afraid that he would have to bid goodbye to this stage forever. So, even if there was a sword pointing at his neck, he tightly gripped the axe handle and began to think of some ways and means that he could use to turn the situation around.

      Unfortunately, all of his actions did not escape Baiyi's eyes. Noticing that his opponent refused to admit defeat and was even thinking of resisting, Baiyi impatiently tapped Howls' chin with his sword. His head that was covered with the cloak gave a small jerk, implying that he had already noticed the small movements. Baiyi also slightly pressed the tip of the sword forward, grazing the skin of his opponent.

      The pain coming from the vulnerable part of his body eventually woke Howls up. He immediately understood that the man in front of him was a ruthless person who would kill a person in a flash. He was helpless and had no other choice but to release the handle of the broken axe and raised his arms up to surrender.

      As the axe fell on the bluestone floor, two crisp clanking sound could be heard. Quickly getting his emotions under control, the host's voice was back to the previous frivolous state as he said to the spectators, "Well then! We have a winner here! Howls the Iron Axe just admitted defeat! His winning streak is over at long last! The winner of this round is... SVEN THE ROGUE KNIGHT! Although I think I prefer calling him Sven the Cow! But this is not the point, the point is that this lucky cow has just defeated a powerful and strong opponent! Now that he has won his first game, shall we give him a round of applause and reward him?"

      Once again, the host tried to lift the atmosphere that had died down but this time, he failed. Not only did the spectators did not give out any cheer, they started booing and jeering instead. In the past, they would usually throw down gold coins to the winner as a reward but all the attendants that were standing under the spectator seats received were piles of peels and even spit. All of them were expressing their dissatisfaction towards the match in a straightforward manner.

      In truth, the kind of matches that they wanted to see was the intense and exaggerated performance of the battering-and-snarling kind and not this rather inexplicable in-the-blink-of-an-eye defeat. They did not know that a real battle between two powerful beings was in fact, fast paced and usually lasted only a few rounds before it came to an end. There were not many battles that would drag out for too long. Let alone those type of fights where the person who was engaged in battle would recall all sorts of memories while yelling out embarrassing lines and dialogues. 2 Who the freaking hell would have the spare energy to think about the bond between friends when there was a person slashing his sword towards you? Those were the type of scene that would only show up in animes or movies.

      Even when the Lich was being chased by 25 super powerful beings --- it could also be considered as the moment when he was finally f*cked and got the comeuppance he deserved--- the whole battle process had not taken more than two hours.

      But of course, the actor Mr. Howls had zero clue about all those things. Before he left the arena, he gave a sympathetic look to Baiyi and said in a low voice, "Dude! Do you even know how it works around here?"

      Baiyi became speechless and walked silently back to the waiting area. Then, he asked the Second Walker in his mind,  Was that your superb sword skills? Looking at the plates of peels and trash that were being sent over by the attendants, he could not help but said, That's supposed to be plates and plates of gold!

      "How would I know that things would turn out this way? The arena that I joined last time was particularly cruel and bloody! I did not know that the arena has completely degenerated into a large theater production now!" the Knight said with great frustration. "What else can I do in this era of regression? I'm also disappointed!"

      No no no! This could be considered as a type of progression maybe? Abandoning those violent and bloody culture is the way forward for society I suppose? After all, this is a standardized arena. As a place of public entertainment, it's best not to hurt other people, let alone killing them. I think maybe they should think about changing their name to The Arena of Harmony and Prosperity, Baiyi remarked sarcastically in his heart.

      And compared to the two people in the center of the arena, the main point of the show was the betting tray wasn't it? The host that was still outside on the arena was aware of this as well as he quickly changed his words and said, "Well, the addition of a strong new player is no doubt a good news to all of us! I guess Mr. Sven the Cow who won the first round without so much as lifting his finger is going to continue the next match! Perhaps, the long awaited exciting show is going to take place VERY SOON! The betting plates are now ready in place! What are you still waiting for? Let's watch the real excitement, shall we?"

      Through his reminder, the spectators realized that the main entertainment was actually the betting part. Therefore, they started to pay attention on the betting sheets that the attendants passed to them. Once again, the atmosphere gradually began to return to normal.

      At that point, sitting in a VIP box with the best view was a beautiful young woman. Next to her was a seemingly inconspicuous black Soul Armature. The surface of the bright and clean armour was covered with the faint lines of Magical Runes, it added a low-key but luxurious look to the armor.

      The box belonged to the Dole family. There was no doubt that a person who was able to sit inside was somebody who was wealthy. The armour that was made from black gold was more than enough to prove that point.

      "Undine, don't you intend to join the fun?" Lying on the big soft sofa lazily, the Soul Armature asked the beauty. One of his hands was holding the betting sheets while the other was playing with a gold coin, he had an engrossed look on his face.

      "Go play by yourself. I don't have any interest in this vile hobby. Accompanying you here today is a bad choice all by itself," the beauty said bluntly. Dressed in a bold knight uniform, the plunging neckline of her uniform that reached her navel generously revealed the white skin of her chest as well as a hint of her cleavage. Her face looked similar to those blossoming young girls from the Celestial Fortress Academy but hidden deep in her eyes, there was a penetrating look of composure in them. With the distinctive charm of a mature woman that she possesed, there was a difference between her and those female students.

      Her maturity certainly was not reflected in the youthfulness that could be seen from her face. Her young appearance combined with her mature disposition showed that her strength was definitely extraordinary. A technique taken from a chinese martial art novel "独孤九剑" AKA "Zen of Swords" BURNNNNNNN! The first thing that came to my mind is ... "SASUKEEEEE!!" "NARUTOOOOOOOO!!"

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     27 Life is a Theater

      Faced with such a bad attitude from his own Soul Armature Practitioner, the black colored Soul Armature said in a disapproving tone, "Undine, don't be so serious all the time. You need to learn to relax..." Having said that, just like a magic trick, he took out another few dozens of gold coins from God-knows-where and threw them into the hands of the attendants. Casually, he said, "Bet on that Sven the Rogue Knight... wait a minute... No! I'm betting that he will win 10 rounds consecutively. Yes this one! The one with the highest betting odds!"

      The great beauty who was called Undine could not help but frowned upon such a statement. Still, she did not stop her Soul Armature from wasting her money. She just asked in a rather puzzled voice, "Do you really think so highly of him? Just because of that one coincidence?"

      The black Soul Armature gestured for the attendant to leave and then lay down on the soft, big sofa before saying lazily, "Well, I may not be as strong as you are when it comes to swordsmanship but when it comes to reading people, regardless of whether it was in my past life or now, I'm usually pretty accurate. I have a strong feeling that this guy is the person that we need. Oh hey! Look at that! The second match is starting now. Let's just wait and see!"

      Obviously, such an explanation would not satisfy the great beauty. Her brows furrowed slightly but even that gesture could not conceal her grace. She did not continue to argue or question but instead, she forced herself to patiently sit through and watch Baiyi's second match.

      "Our Sven the Cow will soon face his second opponent. And to answer the question of why I'm calling him the Cow? HAHAHAHAHA! Well, isn't it because this name was commonly used by farmers to name their cows? Alright! Jokes aside, let's see who his second opponent is! OOOOOHHHHH OH MY GOD! IT’S DOUGIE THE SHREDDER! Poor Cow... I'm starting to pity him now."

      "Howls the Iron Axe might be nothing more than a loud-voiced nitwit but this Dougie the Shredder is a KILLER! A TRUE KILLER! That's right! He had committed several murders in the realm of Marle before. There's no doubt that he is one psychopathic killer! This is exactly why he has the same name as the most violent devil in the abyss! Although it is stipulated here that both parties are forbiden to kill each other... BUT... As you know, this is the Arena of Blood and Glory, a place where accidents may happen... Oh look! Dougie the Shredder is coming now! Can all of you smell the bloody stench in the air? "

      The host was indeed a person who was skilled with words. With the quick-witted use of various words, he once again aroused the enthusiasm of the spectators. With the host's words, those people imagined themselves watching a scene where Baiyi was torn to pieces by the Shredder. Once again, the gold coin that represented their anticipation was thrown into the betting plate one by one.

      Baiyi measured the opponent in front of him, scanning him from head to toe. That person was wearing a scarlet robe and his face was even more ferocious than the previous actor Mr. Howls. With both of his hands gripping onto a pair of hands claws, the blood covering his body was shining sinisterly under the glaring sun. Baiyi scrutinized the claws blade and to his delight he found that there were some scratch marks on them. Yes, finally!  Just by sensing his power, Baiyi could see that the power of that person was already quite close to the Advanced Level. Just a little bit more effort and he would become an Advanced warrior.

      Did you used to have a follower named the Shredder? Baiyi asked the Devil with great interest.

      "Yes. An Elite Level devil. Pretty much just a top-grade dirt," the Devil replied. "But still, he's way better than this guy in front. At least my Shredder would not pour swine blood on himself just to show off his brutality."

      No wonder his body smelled like blood! It seemed like he was more professional than Mr. Howls in terms of acting and showing his strength. On top of that, instead of blatantly showing off his fierce looks and voice, he chose to gaze quietly at Baiyi with a savage look, just like a beast looking at its prey. If the person he was facing was not Baiyi, then maybe , he could successfully fool that person.

      Before the two of them were about to start, Baiyi did not forget to ask the Knight in his mind again, So, which tactic should we use this time?

      "Since these tasteless spectators love watching all kinds of fancy sword skills, let's use the Six-Stroke Divine Sword 1 ... Erm... Wait a minute... The amount of Chi Prowess that you possess might not be enough... Hmm... I guess... The Broken Chi Tactic 2 then!" The Knight replied after pondering for a moment.

      Wait a second! I have been wondering since the very beginning. What's with all the name of these techniques? Do you realise that you're inadvertently exposing something? I didn't know at all that you are addicted to Martial Arts novel! Aren't you afraid that your image of a cold and elegant man would be ruined?

      "So? What's wrong with it? What's the problem now? Yes, it's true that I like the righteous and itinerant life of a wandering traveller, the song-humming and the sword fighting life as well as the evident love and hatred in the story. What's wrong with that now? Huh?" Displeasure could be heard in the Knight's tone.

      Although Baiyi knew that this guy was basically spouting nonsense but why did he somehow feel that the Knight had a point? Then again, if one were to think about it carefully, the unrestrained life of that person when he was young was indeed slightly similar to the wandering warriors in the novel. Well, maybe he had been quiet all this while because there was no common topic with the other Voidwalkers at all. Baiyi could not help but wonder in silence. Then, as the referee announced the beginning of the match, he quickly picked up his sword and strode forward.

      The Broken Chi Tactic that the Knight developed for him had a general priciple like this: releasing many tiny and thin Chi Blades from the tip of the sword and use the blades to cut into the gap between the Chi Shield of the opponent and tear it down in one swoop. It could be considered as a highly aggressive tactic. On top of that, that the consumption of energy was not high and one could release it many times in a fight.

      In accordance with the original design, the Knight who was at the Demigod Level could release numerous brilliant golden Chi Blades instantaneously to form a glittering blade and fire it towards his opponents. The scene would look very cool and sensational in real life. If this tactic was used consecutively in a row, then it would be even more magnificent and spectacular. There was no doubt that it could satisfy the appetite of those spectators.

      But then again, Baiyi was only at the Intermediate Level. He could never release the gorgeous golden Chi Blades like how a Demigod Level could. All he could release were transparent ones and the number and density of the blades would not be as high as well. More importantly was that his opponent was only an Intermediate Level Warrior. There was no way he knew how to cast a Chi Shield!

      So, what happened at the end you ask? Well, when the opponent hurried over towards Baiyi, he waved his sword and released the transparent Chi Blade in an instant. The opponent's scarlet robe, replacing the Chi Shield, immediately faced a huge calamity where it was cut into pieces. In an instant, pieces of cloth scattered everywhere leaving only a few pieces of fabric to cover his private parts...

      Again, the match was forced to a halt abruptly. The opponent did not even say a word and all he could do was to cover his lower body with his hands. Throwing a murderous look towards Baiyi, he did not even bother to admit his defeat before running off the stage.

      The host was at a loss for words that he even felt like killing himself but his sense of duty to his job still forced himself to find an excuse, "Errr... Well... Erm... Although I don't really understand t-t-the situation, but it seems like... erm... the Shredder... somehow was not in the mood t-t-today. Erm... o-okay... or maybe it was his clothing that was not in the mood today... Well, I'm sure you all know a-about this as well right? Er.... A w-warrior would usually cover his whole body with Chi Prowess so perhaps.. erm... his clothes was torn off by his Chi Prowess? Yeah... I-I guess that must be it... R-right?

      "Well... erm... in short, the winner is still our lucky cow, Sven the Rogue Knight. Okay, I know this result is a little shocking and unexpected but he did survive the second round with that peculiar luck of his. Well, let us give this lucky guy a little applause?"

      After the spectators saw the astounding results, as expected, the arena was filled with booing once again. Peels and trash that represented their anger and dissatisfaction rained down towards the stage. The poor attendants standing below the spectators who was supposed to collect the reward money was fully covered in those trash…

      When the attendants once again put the pile of rubbish in front of Baiyi, he finally could not stand it anymore. "What the hell are we doing here actually? Picking up trash?" Then, he stood up and prepared to leave. He was undoubtedly a powerful being but being humiliated twice in such a way? He could not tolerate it no matter how good his temper was.

      And that's not all! Even the other challengers who were waiting for their turns in the waiting room were looking at him in a weird way while holding tightly onto their clothes and stepping a few steps back.

      What the hell does this mean now? Do you guys really think of me as a gay person now? I didn't even do anything other than slicing his clothes into pieces! Baiyi thought angrily.

      Seeing that, the Sorcerer quickly advised, "Calm down. Although the spectators refused to reward us, but at least we still have the 30 gold coins as a reward for winning the second match,. Just think of Mia-chan's lovely smile and endure a bit more, okay?"

      These words immediately pulled Baiyi back to yesterday's memory of Mia's eyes that were filled with hope and faith and also the touching scene of her moving that one piece of gold coin. It prompted him to sit back down at the corner and told the attendant who still had a piece of banana peel on top of his head that he was continuing the next match.

      Well, for the sake of Mia-chan and my freedom in the future, I guess I'll just bear with it for now. Isn't remaining indifferent when faced with either favor or disgrace also a temperament a powerful being should possess? Baiyi thought to himself while telling the Voidwalkers at the same time, We really can't use the Knight's techniques anymore! It's not helpful at all!

      "Nonsense! It's obviously these stupid people who don't know how to appreciate these arts!" The Knight argued.

      Never mind him. Anyway, we really need to change our tactics so that we can dupe these people off their money, Baiyi said solemnly. We need extravagant tactics that will not reveal my identity!

      As he spoke, he unconsciously swept a look towards the plates of trash by his side. Wait a minute! Is that a real gold coin among that pile of rubbish?

      It seemed like there was somebody who could differentiate good from bad among that group of people? Or could it be that it was a moment of generosity by someone who had placed a bet on him? He could not help but pondered as he picked up the piece of gold and carefully looked it over. A sword technique from the novel "天龙八部" or "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" by Jin Yong A sword technique from the novel "独孤九剑" or "Zen of Sword" by Jin Yong

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     28 It All Depends on the Theatrics

      The Voidwalkers were in a cacophony of debate, churning out batch after batch of theories and conspiracies and makeshift answers to his previous question.

      However, the Archmage, perhaps being the more grown-up among the group of "grown-ups", copied his old disciple’s thoughtful expression as he was examining the gold coin.

      "Hmm? Is that gold coin a token of approval?... Ooh, looks like you’ve got a fan here!"

      That’s not the point.  Baiyi shook his head solemnly, then carefully kept the coin back into his pocket. There was a very light wisp of green Chi Prowess lingering on it when I took it. That presence— came from a Legendary-tier fighter. I’d erased it already, but I still can’t get it out of my head…

      "I’m impressed with your observant nature and understand your caution. But this is probably not as suspicious as you think it is." The Archmage replied good-naturedly. "If I were you, I would think that someone out there just found your skills admirable and wanted to say hi." He lowered his voice. "Whatever it is, you can’t expose your true identity here so don’t let that shake you."

      … I guess you’re right. I must have gotten a bit too worked-up.  Thinking back on his performance critically, Baiyi had confirmed that he had concealed his true strength pretty well— that person would probably not be able to discern the truth. A mere Legendary-tier could not possibly outdo him.

      He breathed a sigh of relief. Alright. Let’s get back to these louts and see what they’ve got for our next performance…

      "Me! Me! Me! Use my technique already! Simple yet super practical, no slip yet totally hip! The ladies will love them!" The Caveman declared loudly with a kind of thundering confidence.

      Are you kidding me? Let me list out your techniques—CHOPSLAY! CHOP-HARDER-SLAY! TWO-HANDS CHOPSLAY! JUMP UP AND CHOPSLAY! CHOP-THE-HARDEST-SLAY! Let us ignore the incredible 'diversity' of your techniques— you managed to conquer and commanded the loyalty of three millions savage tribes back then because you possessed the strength of the gods, alright? Your body was blessed by your Tribal God to be indestructible too, remember? If not how else would you be able to complete your conquest with a technique that seemed like something a ten year-old came up with when someone said 'karate'?

      In fact, out of all the thirty-three Voidwalkers, your entire movesets are literally the only one I could not replicate in any form! Do you honestly even think that the spectators, no matter how uncultured they might be, would enjoy your brutal and violent art of fighting?

      When Baiyi’s brain momentarily froze with an explosion of ridicules, Undine Dole was residing comfortably far away as she watched the scene unfold. With a thoughtful "Hmm", her furrowed eyebrows relaxed as her voice lightened up in surprise.

      "He removed my Chi Prowess! How very clever of him…"

      The black Soul Armature beside her laughed heartily, "I told you this one has that specialness in him, didn’t I? Regretting not betting on him now eh, lass? It’s 1 to 288 gold coins now!"

      "I, unlike you, am not the slightest bit interested in that small amount of money," Undine replied indignantly, her eyebrows furrowing again. She really had never been bothered by money— it was her Soul Armature that bothered her. It had been years but the Soul had never shown any intention in changing his wayward attitude.

      "So what made you change your mind about him, lass? I thought you hated this show, said it was boring and totally unhelpful to your mission to find useful fighters."

      "…Or, was it because of the way he stripped off his opponent’s clothes right in front of the spectators that turned you on?"

      "Shut. Up." Her face darkened instantly.

      Being aroused just by watching men’s clothing being ripped off from a gladiator fight? That’s low. What changed Undine’s mind was what she saw and how he had reacted to her test. Being a keen observer with eyes as sharp as a hawk, she had caught sight of slight ripples in the air surrounding Baiyi’s sword when he had struck— the ripples were unnatural in its distortion, almost as if it was a Qi Blade. Yet, the man had joined the Intermediate Level fights and not those that were higher.

      Why?

      She had tossed the coin— a way to show her admiration and interest in that odd man and also as a way to test his true depth.

      Then the man had not only detected it but he even snuffed it out.

      Undine, the savant known by the title "the Butterfly Saint of Swords", was not only as beautiful and swift as the beats of a butterfly’s wings, she was also a true prodigy even when compared with others of the same rank. But then her little trick was discovered and dismissed in an instant by a random Rogue Knight in black cloak.

      Nothing would excite a Legendary fighter as much as a curious case of a swordsman possessing only Intermediate Level of power but yet had the dexterity of a real expert. Undine picked up a glass of red wine with her slender fingers as she sat down, her fair long legs clad in black silk socks was crossed and resting on the couch.

      She was waiting for his next performance and this time, no details would escape from her sight.

      Very soon, after the talkative announcer blabbered through his long script of introduction, Baiyi was once again introduced on stage. The difference this time, however, was that the announcer had not dared to expound on the awesomeness of his opponent. Instead he electrified the crowd by hammering, again and again, on how many more rounds Baiyi can win with his current winning streak. The arena was roaring with even more excitement and anticipation.

      At that time, facing Baiyi was a fighter with a sturdy shield held up in front of him. He had a pair of watchful eyes that spoke of years of experience clashing with swords and staring down at blades coming close to his neck.

      His title still sounded ludicrous— 'The Unmovable Wall'— but he himself was anything but. Unlike the previous opponents, he did not provoke Baiyi. In fact, after watching closely, Baiyi saw that this man had real substance.

      Good. Very good. I thought they were all going to be comedians! Finally, someone worth having a match with had finally appeared. They finally took Baiyi seriously— he was so touched, he could almost cry.

      Now that a more capable actor had arrived, he could finally use the suggestion the Thane had came up with: the re-enactment of that one clash of swords between nobles. It was the most beautiful dance of silver blades the Thane had ever seen; The artistic choreography, the sparks that was created from the clashing of blades, the jaunty glint of the blades transcended into ringing metal echoing in his ears— it was both visually and technically flawless.

      Of course, back then the nobles were not acting— they were truly fighting with all they had. Regrettably, they were both mere Master-tier fighters, which of course made their fights looked like childsplay compared to the Walkers. It was a gorgeous fight regardless of how weak it was and it was aesthetically appropriate to be used right in the center stage of the arena.

      Baiyi memorized the flashbacks in his mind as he did all he could to re-enact the scene. Striking fanciful parries, launching barrages of attaque au fer , whirling out of harm’s way, drawing his blade at the precise moment to his flank when the opponent had tried to draw out an opening. The two were lost in the melee, as each quickly shifted between guards and ripostes, playing a symphony weaved from metals and sparks as swords and shields met.

      The sparks ignited the spectators' excitement as if they were gasoline. Ovations and exclamations rose and fell like tides as they watched, each cheer rising steadily in intensity every time it was requested. What was more— those among the crowd who had shown nothing but disdain towards Baiyi in the beginning had begun to cheer and called out to him to show support.

      Who would have known that this cow— er, Sven the Rogue Knight could hold his own so well? Could it be that his previous fights were lame because those previous foes were just too unworthy for him to display his true sword skill?

      If he wins this match, he would have to face an even stronger opponent… Doesn’t that mean he is going to show off even more of his real skill?!

      He’s got to win! The crowd came to the same conclusion independently. They started giving ovations and cheers only to Baiyi.

      "Beat that iron wanker, mate! Bloody show him!"

      "I’m in love with you already, Sir Rogue Knight! I love your name and your outfit!"

      "Pwn that noob like a boss! I know you still have some ultimate moves left! Unleash them already! "

      The opponent might still be holding his shield and he did not suffer any heavy damages but yet his heart felt like it was cut— by the crowd's clear bias. Imagine being the one who had to parry this show-off’s strikes— he felt like he could barely keep himself alive in the melee but that asshole was so obviously just fooling around!

      He knew that Baiyi's level was way above him. So how did he enter an Intermediate-tier battle? Most importantly, what was he even thinking? He knew he had left many unintentional but deadly openings for his foe to exploit— the fight could have been over minutes ago. But when all Baiyi had to do was to perform a basic lunge, he turned his sword sideway and executed a slow-moving horizontal slash; then when his attack missed Baiyi, exposing an opening for a critical riposte, that dude performed a fancy backward somersault instead of pressing on!

      The fighter swore his eyes had started to tear up. That asshole did not come here to compete, he was here to perform! It’s an arena, not an opera house! Please stop making fun of me!

      To be fair, back when Baiyi had wanted to be serious, he was pitted against two D-list actors. Now even if there was a serious opponent doing his best, Baiyi had already lost any mood for a real fight.

      In the end, the fighter was sick and worn out from this physical and mental torment. He raised his hand in frustration and was declared the loser of the match. Before he left the stage, he turned around and looked at the man he had not been able to land a hit on with pure dejection and hatred.

      Hey, what’s with that gaze? I performed very exceptionally, even if I do say so myself! What are you so mad about? Baiyi replied in his mind. He could not understand why they were all taking it so seriously, seeing as how to him it did not matter at all. To him, they were all just as good as actors.

      "The Rogue Knight had pushed the Unmovable Wall into despair ! Three strikes in a row! This cloaked enigma is on a winning streak— just as I had predicted! All foes before him are just preys waiting to be served!" The announcer shouted above the raving spectators. "His bounty has increased to 40 gold coins, my friends, would he be satisfied with his success and packs up to go home to his family? WILL WE BE ABLE TO WITNESS AN EPIC TWELVE CONSECUTIVE WINS TONIGHT?!"

      The crowd screamed and cheered, clearly moved by the excitement. Their wallets and money pouches seemed to have a big hole as they showered Baiyi with gold coins.

      "Meh, this is more like it." Baiyi glanced at the piles of coins before him. Even if the arena took 50% of the income, there were still 1000 gold coins left. He also had a side income— the commission he would receive from the betting. He might have spent a little too much time on this but he was earning a lot of money.

      "I think I’m starting to like this place," Baiyi said as he kept all of the coins.

      Just then, he saw two new coins coated in the same green Chi Prowess as before.

      What the hell? He erased the Chi Prowess immediately without changing his expression and then turned around to signal that he would continue with the tournament.

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     29 This is a Tricky Situation!

      At that moment, Undine, who was being judged as a conceited person by Baiyi, did not find the whole situation dull at all. Instead, she was starting to feel slightly excited now. It did not mean that she liked Baiyi's previous performance... Erm wait ... That was not what she meant... Well, she actually liked the previous match but with her level, of course she did not fancy those flashy type of swordsplay. Instead, what she liked was the calmness and composure that Baiyi showed when faced with an Advanced Level Fighter. It did not only proved that Baiyi's strength was actually higher than his rank but it also meant that he could be the one to provide her with a breakthrough.

      Why would a strong fighter join the Intermediate Level category? And why did he let his opponents off the hook so many times when he was about to win the match? Did he enjoy torturing his opponents for fun? Or did he just want to please the spectators as much as possible in order to earn more reward? Undine could not help but wonder as she gave another three gold coins infused with Chi Prowess to the attendant and ordered him to place them in three separate plates.

      Even with such an arrangement, the three gold coins were quickly discovered and the Chi was erased completely by Baiyi. That had proved that the first discovery was not by chance or luck, he was indeed the person she was looking for who meets her requirements of being prudent and cautious. The discovery surprised Undine and she was filled with an immense sense of relief . Lazily and charmingly lying back down on the sofa, her pair of slender and tight legs that was a result of regular training, assumed a particularly sultry posture. Along with the distinctive and sexy charm of a pair of black stockings, she exuded an enticing allure that was to die for.

      That was the power of being a true and natural beauty. There was no need for extravagant or flashy clothings. Just mere everyday movements could bring out and show off a true natural beauty. The Butterfly Saint of Swords, Undine, was obviously a beauty of such level.

      Unfortunately, the only person who could admire such beauty was only a black-colored Soul Armature. Faced with such a mature beauty, all he did was simply appreciate it courteously. With seriousness that was rarely shown on his face, he said, "Undine, it's better if you relax more. You'd be much cuter, you know." Without giving his practitioner any opportunity to reply, he went back to his usual self and proclaimed proudly, "How about that? I DID tell you we're going find the man we're looking for here, didn't I?

      "Well, this is just the first step. We are still far away from our plan," Undine calmly replied. "Opening up the pathway for the North Commercial Route Development Plan is the most important thing in the family right now. One could even say that this is related to the life and death of our family in the future. We really have to act with caution. Everything should be exercised with the utmost discretion." As her words became more serious, the unobtrusive beauty from a moment ago disappeared again. Instantly, the elegant and laid-back Undine once again turned back into the meticulous Butterfly Saint of Swords.

      The black Soul Armature quietly shrugged his shoulders. He could not help but cursed the head of the Dole family for putting such a heavy burden like the survival of the whole family onto a woman, straining her beautiful and soft shoulders.

      Undine Dole, was the second daughter of the Dole family. She was neither like her older brother who liked to play the piano, recite poems or even fooling around with other aristocratic ladies nor was she like her younger sister who was addicted to aristocratic salon. At the age of 27, with her amazing innate capabilities, she managed to become The Buttefly Saint of Swords, entering the league of powerful beings and became the most dazzling and brilliant pearl in the Dole family. It was because of this that the head of the Dole family dumped the heavy responsibilities of the North Commercial Route Development Plan on her while he was busy making more siblings for her at the side.

      Therefore, Undine had been trying her very best to find qualified candidates that could assist her in the plan. She had managed to get some good results but more often than not it was mostly disappointments. Developing the Northern Wasteland was not something that could solely be achieved by relying on money. Even if the entire family worked hard for the preparation, there would still be plenty of opening in the project.

      What gave Undine the most headache was a wandering sorcerer named Andrew who suddenly appeared out of nowhere at that crucial moment and created more problems for her. Asking money was one thing but to actually hurt her follower? Although he was not the one who took the initiative to attack first but he had caused a Master Level Sorcerer to be subjected to a whole month of bedrest. That young man, who was the disciple of the Immortal Level Sorcerer Ferguro, was the backbone of the Wasteland Reclaiming Unit. She even had to endure the disgusting looks from that dirty old man before she managed to win the young sorcerer over.

      And did you think that the story ended right there? Of course not! When the young sorcerer woke up from his slumber, instead of feeling angry or aggrieved, he actually could not stop telling the story of how powerful that wandering sorcerer was with a look of worship on his face. Not only did he feel that he was the one to blame for his injuries, he even encouraged Undine to find this guy, to the extent of patting his chest and guaranteeing that the wandering sorcerer was the BEST candidate for the Wasteland Reclaiming Unit.

      Don't you think it was a disgrace?! How could the second lady of the Dole family not get angry? It was because of this that she finally agreed with her Soul Armature to come to this Arena of Blood and Glory. Although she said it was a search mission to look for that wandering sorcerer, but in fact, there was a part of her that actually wanted to come to relax. She just didn't want to admit it.

      Fortunately, God was kind to her today and she managed to discover the presence of this Sven the Rogue Knight who was cloaked in black during the Intermediate Level round. Although he was dressed up in that despicable all-black cloak, Undine did not associate him with the wandering sorcerer Andrew at all. Based on the description by the young sorcerer, that damn wandering sorcerer had been depicted as somebody who was majestic and honourable . How could he possibly join this Intermediate Level match that was considered as a proleterian activity? And look at that exquisite sword skills! It was impossible for such a person to exist!

      Well, it was natural that Miss Undine did not know about the existence of the Voidwalkers therefore it was normal for her to have that sort of thinking. While she was watching Baiyi's performance, she wondered what kind of tactics she would need to employ to make this peculiar person willingly submit to her. Without noticing it, Baiyi had already managed to win another two rounds smoothly with a thrilling performance. As the cheers were getting louder, more and more women were throwing themselves all over him. Even the host was so excited that he could not stop yelling all sorts of killing chants into that magical microphone of his.

      Undine was so absorbed in her thoughts that she actually forgot to reward him with some gold coins...

      As for Baiyi, he felt a little disappointed that he did not receive the peculiar coins for the previous two matches. It was not that he was concerned about a mere Legendary Level person but he just wanted to receive more gold coins. After those two matches, the total of the rewards came up to almost 1500 gold coins.

      Whoa! This is a really effective way of earning money! Baiyi was extremely delighted. He even thought of earning more money to invest in an alchemist or blacksmith workshop. With the techniques and knowledge from both the Blacksmith and the Alchemist, he would not have to worry about money anymore.

      But then again, all these thing could only exist in his fantasy. With his identity, he was destined to remain modest and he would not be able to maintain his low-key existence if he started a workshop. An alchemy workshop needed way more than a few thousand gold coins anyway. Not to mention that there were people out there who did not want him to continue winning the next few matches so easily.

      His fifth opponent was actually a summoner whose strength was close to being the Elite Level. That no doubt would bring some pressure to Baiyi who was presently stuck at the Intermediate Level. The problem did not lie in the fact that his opponent was at the Elite Level but it was because a fighter was the weakest against a summoner. As an Intermediate Level fighter, it would be not easy to win against an Elite Level summoner and show off those extravagant moves at the same time.

      However, those unreliable Voidwalkers were not aware of this at all. Instead, they were busy making fun of the conceited name that the opponent used to call himself--- Stigma the Summoner!

      "Why do these blockheads have such a cool name? Look at ours! Don't you think it's unfair?"

      "Gee, it can't be helped can it? The First Walker named himself with such a common name--- Archmage, what can we do about it?"

      "Previously one of us named himself 'The Cocky Mad Tyrant of the Dragon City', don't you guys remember? And then he was teased so much he had to change his name to Thane instead. Well, as for who that person is, I'm just gonna let you guess for yourself."

      Erm.... Didn't you just name that person? AND BESIDES! I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A BATTLE RIGHT HERE NOW! CAN'T YOU GUYS BE MORE QUIET AND SERIOUS?

      Only the Thane whose dark past was inadvertently exposed, reminded Baiyi out of kindness in order to allay his embarrassment, "Be careful, Sir Hope. The hyenas that your opponent has summoned is now circling you."

      I know... Baiyi replied with a sigh, at the same time he nimbly dodged the attack of the hyenas multiple times. Seizing the opportunity, he stabbed his sword twice and he managed to send two hyenas back to the realm that they were summoned from.

      However, the summoner standing across him seemed to be quite well-prepared. He was obviously trying to stop Baiyi's winning streak and actually shamelessly began to drink the magic potion that he had brought along into the arena! With the gurgling sound of the potion in his stomach, a few more hyenas were summoned and continued to move forward to circle Baiyi. As they gradually narrowed the circle, Baiyi was forced to the corner of the stage.

      Even the host began to say in a slightly sympathetic tone, "Ah! Oh my god! Looks like our Rogue Knight is having some trouble now. The summoner has been restraining the movement of the fighter too much. It's meaningless if you keep attacking the summoned beings and not the summoner, you know... OH! LOOK AT THAT! The only escape route had just been blocked! Ahh, our Rogue Knight is completely surrounded! If he doesn't want to get hurt then I suggest that he surrenders now... Fierce and ferocious beasts like the hyenas are literally the devil's creation! I guess, his miraculous winning streak is going to come to an end now.

      The host was not the only person who had that same thoughts, even the spectators could not help but let out regretful sighs. Of course, there were also the cursing voices of the people who had bet heavily on Baiyi. Even the black Soul Armature in the VIP box said, "I guess this is it. Seems like he's not that adept in dealing with such beasts."

      Undine also shook her head in disappointment and did not utter a single word at all. This type of hyena was the most commonly found beast in the Northern Wasteland. If he could not even deal with that kind of situation then this person would never be able to meet her requirements at all.

      It appeared that the trip was ultimately still a waste of time. Undine secretly sighed in her heart.

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     30 Really, I’m not that kind of person!

      The crowd held their collective breath as they watched Sven the Rogue Knight seemingly backed himself into a corner. It was all a ruse though, Baiyi had more than a dozen of ways to get himself out of this sticky situation and the only thing that was stopping him was deciding on which method he should use.

      It would have taken him a little while longer to decide on how he should escape if not for the smug sneer that was prominently displayed on the summoner's face.

      It was a smile that even mothers would not love and when he saw it, Baiyi had decided to go straight for the least appropriate but most satisfying way that he could come up with.

      After a few parries with the hyenas, he sent the beasts to the back. Baiyi quit defending as he stood up straight and stabbed his sword lightly into the earth with a brazen expression on his face. He looked even more composed than the Summoner, who seemed like he had the upper-hand the entire time.

      That uncalled for confidence that Baiyi exuded infuriated the Summoner. Does this asshole have any idea that he had been under my mercy this whole time? The only reason he is still standing before me is because I have been courteous enough to spare that life of his! I have been giving you time and multiple chances to just surrender and not only did you refuse take them, now, you’re mocking me!

      …Alright. You asked for it. You really thought that I wouldn’t send you back to your maker, huh? The Summoner bit his lips briskly and hardened his heart.

      He snapped his fingers and the hyenas immediately stood on high alert. He gave a signal to the hyenas that meant full assault.

      The pack of hyenas immediately lowered their bodies, the muscles of their forelegs extended while their hindlegs contracted tightly like a springboard. They bared their fangs and coming out at the edge of their foam-coated jaws were the low growls of bestial excitement. Their eyes shone as lights shined on their dilated pupils and the pupils in turn reflected the parts on Baiyi’s body that they most wanted a taste of.

      "Finish him."

      The hyenas howled in primal joy, their jaws were wide open, dripping saliva and revealing white fangs as though they were collectively laughing as they threw themselves onto Baiyi’s slender frame.

      Some of the audience started squeezing their eyes shut. Despite coming to the arena precisely for uncensored gladiator excitement, watching crazed beasts shredding the flesh and bones of a fellow human would still be too much for the stomach. Most humans, after all, cannot help but empathize with another once they start seeing them in a more human light.

      Even the composed lady sitting in her first-class seat unconsciously tensed her muscles. The Rogue Knight might not have met her expectations completely, yet a talent was still a talent and she could not bear a talent, however rough its edges were, to simply perish in such an unnecessary way.

      With a pang, she remembered that the same fate would be waiting for her as well. As she proceeded with her own quest, would she also face an end like this, when even her skills would not be enough to save her life?

      In those few milliseconds, Baiyi still had not moved an inch nor did he show the slightest indication of doing so. Undine had decided that it was just a display of pride— an indignation towards being oppressed— rather than just his nature to be composed even at the face of danger.

      That display of not backing down moved Undine, her background as a fighter made made her emphatized with Baiyi even more . Her cherry lips, tightly sealed up till then, started to part.

      She was going to order her own Soul Armature to save that man.

      The hyenas’ fangs were inches away from Baiyi’s body but he did not even flinch. Instead, from his throat came a low, calm whisper that only the hyenas were able to pick up, "Submit."

      Undine’s worries were unnecessary.

      That one word was so soft that no one else— not even the Summoner had heard it, but a heavy weight of pressure suddenly crashed onto the hyenas. The air was thick with an unknown force of oppression that instantly compelled every inch of their body down onto the ground.

      It was nothing like the fake illusionary tricks that the Charlatan always employed.

      The power truly emanated from Baiyi’s figure.

      The atmosphere changed instantly. The hyenas slammed themselves onto the ground from midair and their bodies contorted while their jaws were screwed shut. In just a short amount of time, Baiyi was already surrounded by hyenas diving headfirst to the ground around him. With his figure cloaked in black, it was like a lone lieutenant, standing unperturbed, in the middle of a field filled with new corpses that were just shot down.

      Then something even more unsettling happened.

      The hyenas were scrambling to their feet immediately after hitting the ground. They then prostrated themselves around Baiyi, their heads completely on the ground, their eyes averted from even the sight of his back. Their primal minds had recognized the truth about that oppressive air that had pushed them down. It was not an external force that had seized their movement— it came from within. It was fear.

      The hyenas had always been known to men and all of the Northern Wasteland as monsters capable of carrying Death’s wishes— yet here they were, assuming a position that could not be less dignified.

      Undine’s mouth was agape, her command was stuck in her throat before it subsided. Even her experience as a Legendary-tier fighter did not help her in figuring out what had happened.

      Undine was not alone. Despite his firsthand combat experiences, the Summoner himself was even more puzzled. Those beasts had never been submissive even to their master, let alone their prey! Could it be a mistake in the command? Or was it something else entirely, a fluke of some kind maybe?

      Trying to dismiss that possibility, he brusquely spoke his incantation again but the hyenas ignored him.

      Those beasts lacked awareness— they were driven only by their primitive emotions and instincts. When faced with a powerful and unknown presence, it was natural for all those animals to feel instinctual fear and to submit. Superficial conditioning, such as the summoner’s contract with them, could not possibly hold a candle to the waves of visions flashing in their minds— the barren bones of countless ancestors, turned so by the very same oppressive aura. That trauma had long ingrained itself into their genetic memory. The fear incited within them manifested into visions of leviathans, behemoths and even those cunning and brutal savages of the plains.

      Yet somehow, those beasts knew that the smothering presence could not possibly be the same thing that their ancestors had faced. The visions were just a mental representation of what they were facing in the present.

      A Voidwalker’s powerful could never be compared to other beings, including those monsters in the Northern Wasteland. Even right now, Baiyi was still concealing the majority of his aura. Had he released them all, those poor animals would have been driven to suicide.

      He was only suppressing it because he did not want his identity exposed.

      Glancing at the cowering hyenas, he merely murmured two words, "Get him."

      The animals obeyed without the slightest hint of hesitation, turning around and baring their fangs once more, growling as their fur stood on ends. Their new target was their former master.

      "No. No!!! What are you doing?—It’s me! Help me! ANYONE!"

      Only the Summoner’s howls for help echoed in the silent arena. The pack charged relentlessly, delighted and eager to please their new master.

      Nobody knew what happened to him after that.

      The audience was silent throughout the ordeal. Even the announcer could not recover from his shock at this ominous turn of event. The atmosphere instantly turned unsettled and the people were unsure of what to do.

      Only when Baiyi left the stage did the whispers started up.

      Sorry, guys. I got a little too angry just now, Baiyi said immediately when he returned to the locker room.

      "No need for an apology, my disciple. Voidwalkers are not meant to fail, especially not at the hands of a small fry like that," The Archmage replied quickly. "Pride is the only thing that support us through the darkness of the Void. Something as precious as that should never be damaged in any circumstances at all, let alone something as trivial as that pest!"

      The First Walker clearly felt bad for his disciple. He was already enraged when the Summoner was so full of himself that he had pushed Baiyi to the edge. Baiyi was his most treasured disciples and what’s more— this was the man who held all thirty-three walkers’ hope to escape. His importance was comparable to a deity and yet, he was restricted to a worn out armor and was forced to hide his true powers from the public.

      It was truly fortunate that Baiyi had a much calmer temperament than his teacher. He wouldn’t mind restraining himself a bit if it means being able to help his comrades out.

      There was no way they could return to the arena after that incident. From now on, Sven the Rogue Knight was no more— which was a shame, Baiyi thought,  I rather like this name.

      Back in the arena, Undine was still in shock. Her stunned look was almost adorkable when she had finally recovered, "What. The hell. Was that?"

      "Draconian aura, I’ll wager. The mighty aura that dragons emanated are so terrifying that it compels normal beasts to submit," Her Soul Armature replied in a serious tone, devoid of his previous playfulness.

      That was the best that he could come up with, the most he could imagine was for him to be in the Legendary-tier.

      ‘How can humans even possess draconian aura?" She raised an eyebrow.

      "Have you forgotten the existence of the dragon knights who triumphed in the sky? Being so close to the dragons all the time have resulted in them acquiring the same draconian aura," The Soul Armature replied. "Normally they would conceal it. But when the time comes when they need it, they could release it to tip the scales to their favor. We didn’t detect it before probably because its scope and influence were quite limited, though it seemed like it was still enough to oppress beasts like hyenas."

      And that was how Baiyi started being mistaken for a certain character from a popular martial art novel…

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      The conjectures made by the black Soul Armature was the only reasonable explanation right then. But then again, there were just too many holes in his theory. Undine could not stop herself from asking, "A Dragon Knight who is only at the Intermediate Level? I don't think the Innate Capabilities Inspection Formation had gone awry. That layout was put together by the masters of Celestial Fortress Academy after all! Whoever is strong enough to fool that formation has no reason to join the Intermediate-tier match… Absolutely none at all!"

      Having said that, she paused for a while, as if she was remembering something, before she continued, "With that strength, there is absolutely no reason for him to participate in this! What's his intention actually? To immerse himself in the cheers and applause of the spectators? Or just simply to make money?"

      Those were important questions to her. With the resources that she had as the second daughter of the Dole family, as long as the price was not her body, everything else could be the chips on the table. A person who could use draconian aura to suppress low-level beasts would no doubt be the backbone of their Northern Reclaiming Unit. As long as the asking price was within her power, she would do anything to satisfy him.

      "I'm not so sure about this. Perhaps he is a man with a dark past? Why don't we just go ask him directly? Who knows? Maybe he knows that you're coming today and he was just trying to impress you!" The black Soul Armature said in his previous frivolous manner.

      "Well, what are you waiting for then? Let's go! " Undine said in a slightly agitated tone. The legs that was covered with black silk stocking jolted as her delicate body rose up from the sofa. That beautiful light blue hair was rustling in the breeze and the aura radiated from her body transformed the elegance and carefree temperament that an aristocratic person usually possessed to the ingenuity and grace of the Butterfly Saint of Swords.

      At that moment, Baiyi had already collected the 1600 gold coins that belonged to him and they were all well-hidden in his stomach. That heavy weight plus the crisp clinking sounds of the coins filled Baiyi’s heart with a simple happiness. It was 1600 gold coins after all! Not something as meager as sixteen buns. With that amount of money, he could basically buy everything that Mia wanted, be it that beautiful dress or the dessert that she craved for or even a new plushie doll for her.

      Currently, the Voidwalkers were fully engrossed in their debate on how to use their first real pot of gold. Althouse it was still far from enough to open an alchemy or a blacksmith workshop but it was entirely possible to temporarily rent a small shop to make some potions and equipments. With that method, they could generate more income by selling those things. And then, they could also buy a set of luxurious equipment for their beloved Mia-chan and watch her perform in the arena just like how Baiyi did a moment ago. Don't you think it was quite the perfect idea?

      "Please be sure to create my modified Cultivation Pill which I named the NINE CIRCULATION SUPER GOLDEN PILL 1 ! This pill is at least 5 times more effective than the average Cultivation Pill that you find in the market! We can just throw it in an auction and I'm sure those rich people would come flocking to fight for this pill. THIS IS OUR LONG AWAITED FAME GUYS! MUAHAHAHA!"

      Well... It does sound plausible. And we could also use it on Mia-chan as well. This is quite a good suggestion actually, erm... except for that lousy name... By the way, don't you think you're a little too proud of yourself for coming up with that kind of name?

      "Of course! Please call me The Medicine Elder ! As the saying goes, 'every dog will have its day'! Now finally it's MY turn to rule this world!" the Alchemist replied, unperturbed by Baiyi's remarks.

      Tsk tsk tsk! Another person who is poisoned by online novels 2 . I've said so much and you only heard my last sentence? Is that what they call selective hearing? Gee, remember that kiddo at the Soul Armature Appraisal last time? The way you're acting now is exactly like him! And what a braggart you are! If you are that great, why don't you show us some moves to prove yourself then?! Baiyi mercilessly attacked the Alchemist's delusion of grandeur.

      "Er... erm... I'M SORRY! I WAS TOO FULL OF MYSELF!" The Alchemist cried, while he ran away with his face covered from the embarassment.

      "Let's just forge some magical equipments then. But, we should abide the original promise we made, those equipments are NOT allowed to be sold to other humans."

      WHAT? SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF FORGING EQUIPMENTS THEN? This is the pan-human realm Isythre and not that realm of Marle that was full of all kinds of different living beings! What should I do with those equipments if I'm not allowed to sell them?

      "Well, give it to Mia-chan of course! Or you can use it yourself!" the Blacksmith spoke with great confidence. "No matter what, you have already given your words to me. Does the virtuous and righteous Fifth Walker plan to go against his own words?"

      Oh c'mon! As the greatest leader and liberator in the Dwarf's history, why can't you be more magnanimous? I know that the human beings had enslaved your people for as long as one could remember but under your leadership, didn't you manage to break the shackles and lead your people to freedom in the end? The war between both sides have ended a few years ago. Your descendants have also been socialising pretty well with the humans today. Is there still a need to hold such deep resentment? What's more, those human beings that enslaved your people were from Marle and not Isythre, isn't it? Baiyi tried to reason it out with him.

      "I don't care what realm they are from as long as they are human beings. You would never understand the grief and pain that I was put through when they decided to slaughter my fellow brethren and threw my wife and kids into a furnace alive just because I refused to forge weapons for them. Such agonizing pain could not simply be passed on and felt through Memory Sharing!" The Blacksmith's deep scar in his heart was opened up once again by Baiyi's words. His tone had become much heavier, turning the atmosphere of the conversation gloomy as well..

      The Blacksmith continue, "Let me ask you one question. What would you do if somebody did this to Mia-chan?"

      I will make sure every single nerve, muscle and even every cell suffers from the most cruel and torment ever... continuously for every single second of eternity...  Baiyi replied seriously, I'm sorry, Sir Blacksmith. I was being too insensitive.

      "It's alright, Sir Hope. I'm sorry that my suggestion is not useful. Please listen to their suggestions instead," the Blacksmith motioned to the other Walkers.

      However, the previously warm atmosphere had already become heavy from the conversation between those two. Somehow it appeared that the words of the Blacksmith had made them recall their own sad memories. Soon, like a pandemic disease, a sad ambience enveloped the Void.

      Seeing the mood of these Walkers that were suddenly dampened, Baiyi, the person who initiated the topic, quickly took responsibility by saying suddenly, Hey guys... let's not be this quiet! We just earned a huge amount of gold, didn't we? Erm, how about this? In order to celebrate this victory, let me build a massive online game for you all!

      The proposal aroused the interest of most of the Voidwalkers. After all, such a large-scale battlefield would require a large amount of mind energy so Baiyi would only build it for them when he was in an extremely good mood. It was very rare for such an opportunity to present itself.

      "YES! Let us play that game! You know.. the one where the police beats up the bandit? I'm going to play the police this time! And oh yeah, please make sure you prepare a karambit 3  for me okay?" The Devil immediately suggested.

      Do you even know how much it costs to get that one weapon? And besides, that game is a battle between a force of well-trained anti-terrorists elites and the cunning terrorists! Not some police chase and crackdown game! And you are a devil for God's sake. What sort of devil-police character are you going to be? I hope you don't request for a chaplain or pastor character next time!

      "Duh! Money is not a problem for me at all. Feel free to take however much you like when you open my treasure vault alright? But then again, that chaplain idea seems to be quite interesting... hmmmm... The game about the 20 greedy Adventurers who besieged an innocent man 4 that we played last time is interesting as well. I remember I played a warrior whose role was to protect the team but the chaplain and paladin refused to give me treatment after I was injured causing our team to lose the game that time! If we were to play that game again, I wanna be the chaplain instead!" The Devil said in a serious tone.

      That time, the person who played the chaplain and paladin was no other than our Cleric and 'Hentai'. Did you really think that they were gonna treat your injury? It was no wonder that the game only lasted for 10 seconds. This kind team combination should not even dream of killing the boss. Those single-player game would be much more well-suited for you people...

      "Oh! That game was indeed very interesting. It was in line with my identity after all. I haven't played it for a long time now but I can still taste the excitement of torturing the citizen... Hmmm... How I wish I could relive that memory again..." The Thane chimed in, reminiscing about the aftertaste of that unforgettable memory.

      What a disgusting hobby! As a thane with the nickname Bloodthirsty Baron who went all over the realm to prey on the weak, haven't you had enough of torturing the poor?

      "Not including Sir Hope, we have a total of 32 Walkers right now. Isn't this number just right to have a great tank war or a battleship war? Only the perfect creation of technology and steel is in line with the definition of men's romance, don't you think so?" The Merchant who was obviously upset just now suddenly proposed enthusiastically.

      "OH OH OH! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! Something like the Japanese battleship Yamato is the greatest weapon of humankind! This is exactly my type of game!" The Assassin quickly jumped in to support that idea.

      The Cleric, on the other hand, had a different opinion, "Well, I would prefer the Destroyer Shimakaze 5 more. With that bunny ears, colorful stockings and the black undies, don't you think she would be nice to lick?

      "But what about the first tutorial character who shows up first in the game? The one who usually gives you Quests! I think she is extremely cute as well! She is probably the best woman out there in the world!" The Bard quickly retorted, "If possible, I really wish to marry this kind of girl one day!"

      What the hell are you guys talking about? Do the three of you even realize that you are talking about three freaking different things? How can you just mix these unrelated things together? AND WHY ARE YOU ADDICTED TO SHIPS SUDDENLY ANYWAY? Baiyi snapped finally.

      Still, he eventually made a decision for those indecisive geeks and created a huge battlefield over the great plains and began to shove every Voidwalker into their own tank, leaving them to kill each other in the game.

      "GIVE ME THE TYPE 59 GOLD 6 ! WELL, IF YOU CAN'T, AT LEAST GIVE ME A RARE TYPE!" The Devil protested loudly and Baiyi immediately shoved him into an experimental prototype tank instead. Ok apparently this pill does exist in real life. It's something like a booster pill that helps in cultivation. You guys could read more about it as the link below. Pardon the lame name alright?

      https://tinyurl.com/yaph82qf Well, some explanations right here. Baiyi said that because this name 'Nine Circulations Golden Pill' often can be found in the chinese martial art novels.... Ikr? Such a lame name but still.... A type of knife in CS: GO I really have no clue about this game at all! Any help please guys? A destroyer that takes shape in a moe sexy girl in the game called Kantai Collection AKA KanColle. More info right here: http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Shimakaze One of the luxurious tanks in World of Tanks

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     32 A Man“s Way of Communication

      "AHHH!!! DON'T GIVE ME THIS TYPE OF TOY TANK! PLEASEEEE! I'll give you all  of the treasure that is in my vault! At least give me something that is a little stronger..."

      Before the Devil finished his wailing, Baiyi cut him off by saying, "RELAX! This prototype could still be considered as a prototype of a luxurious early model not some cheap, mass produced tank..." Before the Devil could refute, Baiyi shut the tank hatch over him.

      He continued to put the Archmage in a Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus 1  and gave him a sufficient amount of supply and gold coins. When he was about to close the hatch, the Archmage asked with a hint of uneasiness in his tone, "Do we really have no need to worry about that fellow who kept tailing us since we came out of the arena?"

      Don't you worry about it. I'll deal with him,  Baiyi reassured with confidence. Then, he resumed his task to place the Voidwalkers one after another into a wide range of tanks. Soon after, a great war of tank unfolded at the plains. But in truth, only a few players like the Devil, the Thane and the Lich were playing from the very beginning. The rest of them, like the Archmage, were actually enjoying the privileges of a premium user.

      "MUAHAHAHAHAHA! I'LL CRUSH YOU TO DEATH! BAHAHAHAHAHA! TAKE THAT BULLET!" Well, it seemed like the Archmage was pretty fond of the game.

      Baiyi pulled himself back to reality as soon as he made sure that everyone had settled down. Looking backward discreetly, he was sure that there was a little 'mouse' sneaking around behind him. The man with no sense of strength at all was probably one of the attendants from the arena who was in disguise... Ever since Baiyi walked out of the arena, he had already noticed the presence of that 'mouse' whose tracking skill was full of all kinds of flaws. Let alone a powerful being such as Baiyi, even a blind person could probably see through him! The man was totally unprofessional!

      However, he had not really done anything else other than just tracking Baiyi. When he noticed that Baiyi had turned to look at him, he even flashed an awkward and apologetic smile...

      If it wasn't for the fact that Baiyi wanted to find out who was the real culprit pulling the strings from behind the scene, he would have gotten rid of the attendant a long time ago. But since the mastermind had not shown himself yet, he decided against scaring the 'mouse' off and openly walked on the street. After a while, he decided to lead this man into a deserted corner of the city. That place was one of the ruins that was the result of the Southlands Unification War. Along with the decline in population, that place was slowly forgotten and became uncared for. Ultimately, it was the ideal place for murders and illegal deals.

      The moment Baiyi entered the ruins of a dilapidated building, the 'mouse' who was following him just a moment ago quietly vanished. It seemed like the mastermind had decided to show himself at last. While waiting for him to appear, Baiyi glanced inwardly to casually watch the progress of the tanks war. It turned out that only a few players were still playing. The Blacksmith, the Apprentice, the Assassin and a few others were trying to fend off the powerful attack from the Archmage. Since the game was almost over now, he gathered most of his mind strength back to himself to prepare for the incoming guest.

      Looking up at the sky, he realized that it was already afternoon. Only a short time left before Mia was finished with her classes. She would probably get worried if she can't find me, wouldn't she? So, Baiyi decided to speed things up and promptly kicked a piece of tile at the dark shadow near one of the rubble.

      Out of nowhere, a big and dark hand appeared from the shadow and firmly gripped the tile. A frivolous voice could be heard after that, "See! I told you he had noticed us!" As he said that, the black Soul Armature stepped into the sunlight from the shadow. The magical runes that could be seen faintly on his armour was shining dazzlingly.

      Then, a female knight who was dressed sexily could be seen next. Be it her flawless features, the delicate skin of her chest or even the long pair of legs that was clad in black stockings, the idle Voidwalkers who were already eliminated from the game could not help but exclaimed in wonder.

      What a great beauty! Undine's beauty prompted all of the Voidwalkers to sigh in admiraton. Mia-chan or that little girl whom they saw by the lake whose name was probably Tisdale could not even be compared to her. At most, they could only be considered as a cutie compared to this woman in front who possessed both a youthful appearance and a mature charm. Only she was worthy to be called a great beauty !

      "PHEEEWIT! Wow, she's really gorgeous! I haven't seen such level of beauty for a long time now!"

      "Sigh.... Not only is she beautiful, she knows how to dress up too! Seductive but not gaudy. And the amount of skin she's showing is just perfect as well! She really knows how to show off the most beautiful part of a female body! Won't you look at that elegant design of that dress! Sir Hope, are you sure you don't intend to get one for Mia-chan as well?"

      OVER. MY. DEAD. BODY! How inappropriate for a young girl to dress up like that! As long as I'm still breathing, I will NEVER let anybody dress Mia in that! The academy uniform is the farthest extent I would allow!

      "Gee! Alright, alright! What a classic speech from a typical old-fashioned dad! This is obviously the latest trend this year! Haven't we seen quite a few female students wearing something like that in the academy? I don't see anything wrong with it!"

      "Erm... that aside, I really do find this beautiful knight a little bit familiar. When I think about it, I find her to be quite similar to the characters illustrated by the Japanese manga artist, Tony Taka. 2 No wonder I feel nostalgic when I see her."

      OI! OI! OI! Don't you think you are being impolite over here? How can you compare her to some 18SX drawings? How vulgar can you be? And by the way, please come back to the reality alright?! Is this the appropriate time to discuss such a topic?

      "What a joke! They are only two mere Legendary Level little fellows. Could it be that you are worried that they might take you down now?" Obviously, the Voidwalkers' confidence was much higher than Baiyi's.

      As they continued to take their hentai topic to a higher level, the charming Undine glared at her own Soul Armature. Actually, her original plan was to show herself earlier to Baiyi and then find a quiet place to carry out their discussion. However, she was forcefully dragged out by her Soul Armature to such a ghastly place. Sigh... Fine then! At least it's quiet here…

      "The reason why we want to talk to you is..." As Undine was speaking, a hand was raised by her own Soul Armature, interrupting her speech. The black Soul Armature moved forward and pushed Undine behind. Half-jokingly, he said, "Let me talk to him instead. We men have our own way of communication."

      Letting out a snort, Baiyi disguised his voice before he spoke, "I have no interest in whatever things that you're about to say. I just wanted to find out who was following me."

      In the face of such a frigid attitude, the black Soul Armature suddenly burst out with laughter. Then, he threw a standard military-style sword that was in his hand all along to Baiyi's feet. He then said in a frivolous tone, "Oh ~ Who's gonna say anything to you? I just wanna have a battle with you!"

      Having said that, a black sword that was as long as the previous one appeared out of God-knows-where. Lifting it high above his head, he stamped his feet on the ground all of a sudden, stirring dusts all over the place. With no prior warning, he charged towards Baiyi.

      "YOU! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Undine exclaimed in great shock. She had never thought that her own Soul Armature would recklessly start a battle without telling her. Was this the so-called communication between men?

      "Interesting." Looking at the opponent who was charging at him, Baiyi's feet jerked forward and kicked at the long sword on the ground. At once, the sword seemed to be under the control of some invisible string and promptly whirled its way towards Baiyi's chest. He seamlessly grabbed the hilt with one hand while the other hand grabbed the sword ridge as he raised the weapon up to block at the critical moment when his opponent was slashing his sword down towards him.

      CLANG! A crisp sound could be heard reverberating in the air. The collision between the two men caused a circle of strange distortion in the air. An invisible ripple rapidly spread out from their surrounding. The ground where both of them were standing at was hit with an impact that sent all the tiles and debris on the ground flying and crashing into the surrounding walls. A series of sound from the tiles breaking could be heard resonating in an echo.

      Baiyi was pushed backward for quite a distance from his opponent's force. His feet dragged through the ground, leaving a long skid mark on the dust. Even though he had already used both his hands to defend and infused Chi Prowess into his weapon at the same time to create paths that transfered the force from the blow to the ground, he still could not fully withstand the fierce blow from a Legendary Level being. It was the strongest attack that he had met with since he was summoned to this world. The few rattans that formed his arms were also broken into several parts.

      Baiyi's strength was limited to a mere Intermediate Level after all. Adding to the clumsy and inept body that he possessed, be it the strength or the Chi Prowess between them, he was far, far,  far behind a Legendary Level being. The four levels of differences in the their level was beyond the limits of what his skills could withstand.

      Even for the Voidwalkers, to fight with a Legendary Level with an Intermediate Level body was not an easy task at all.

      However, Baiyi who was at a disadvantage seemed to not realize the huge gap between the two of them. Not only did he felt no distress, he even exclaimed with excitement, "Now that's what I'm talking about!"

      After going through half a day of boring performances, this opponent who showed up out of nowhere was exactly what Baiyi needed to stretch his muscles out a little bit. Even the Voidwalkers could feel the fire burning in his body and they cheered out loud, "YES! Take him down! Get rid of this stupid reckless bloke! Don't let him block our view of that great beauty!

      Only the Archmage who just won the War of Tanks warned, "Be careful! After all, he's a Legendary Level being."

      While they were talking, Baiyi used his Mana to reattach the rattans on his arms. Once again, he held his sword in front of him. He did not want to have a talk with his opponent but instead, he just wanted to have a real good fight.

      Even though the strength that he currently possessed was only at the Intermediate Level, it did not mean that he only had Intermediate Level combat powers!

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     33 I“m Turning Into a Taoist Today!

      That black Soul Armature who had shown no mercy obviously did not expect that the skinny body of Sven the Rogue Knight could withstand his full blow. The power that he could sense from him was undoubtedly only at the Intermediate Level. It meant that he really was at the Intermediate Level because of his own innate capabilities and that he did not bypass the ranking assessment.

      So how is it possible for a mere Intermediate Level fighter to still be standing after that blow? And look at that posture! He's ready to continue fighting! Do all these dragon knights native to Gouve have some secret techniques to hide their real strength? The black Soul Armature was completely baffled. Ahhhhh whatever! I'll just defeat him first! Then, he continued telling Baiyi proudly, "HAHAHAHAHA! You can still stand up straight? Seems like I have underestimated your strength! I guess the previous matches on the arena just now did not leave you satisfied, am I right? Well then, shall we continue?"

      Having said that, he raised the black long sword up again, his body emitting a light green glow. It was the Chi Shield of a fighter. It looked like he was finally getting serious now.

      Undine who had previously intended to stop the battle temporarily dismissed the idea after watching Baiyi's performance. That Sven the Rogue Knight was way stronger than she had expected. Since things had progressed to this stage, she had no worries that he would be mistakenly killed by her own Soul Armature. We might as well just defeat him. This way, my plan to persuade him later would be conducted much easily.

      As long as that proud dragon knight was defeated, she could appease him gently and offer him resources that could further enhance his strength. With the help of my beauty as well, won't this be like killing two birds with one stone then? Undine who was born in a business family had such wishful thinking in her mind.

      Unfortunately, her wishes were doomed to never come to fruition. At that time, Baiyi who was once again engaged in battle with the black Soul Armature was not as rigid as he was before. Instead, shrewdly using the thickness and the lack of agility of his opponent's armour, Baiyi nimbly avoid the attacks again and again while he was constantly on the look out for an opportunity to counterattack.

      However, the quality of his opponent's armour was a little too high. The runes that was covering the armour helped boost the agility of his opponent. Even if the black Soul Armature was slower than Baiyi, he was only a mere second slower. After all, the militia's armour that he was wearing was inadequate when it comes to strength, slowing down the speed that he originally possessed. Such a small speed gap was barely enough for Baiyi to escape the attack from his opponent. As for offense, he would need to wait for his opportunity before he could finally strike.

      The situation at once turned into a stalemate. Even though Baiyi managed to stay away from the heavy slashing of his opponent, the opportunity for him to counterattack had not presented itself yet. It was apparent that his opponent was rich with combat experience. He did not randomly just wave and slash his swords around, instead, every tactic that he used was well-thought-out and smooth, leaving absolutely zero chance for Baiyi to attack. From time to time, he even used a few sinister tactics with the intention to trick Baiyi and lure him in for an attack. But of course, such a trick would not be able to easily fool the experienced Baiyi.

      At once, the ruins around the two of them was re-dismantled by the black Soul Armature. Broken tiles and a variety of trashes scattered everywhere and fell all over the place. He tried to use the distraction to interfere with Baiyi's movements but it was apparent that such tricks were useless. In truth, with the power that the two of them possessed, one could even say that the destruction of the surrounding area was considered minimal and quite negligible.

      The longer the battle between the two men dragged out, the better the impression of Sven the Rogue Knight that was formed in Undine's heart. Even if he was forced to a tight corner right now and was fully defeated, considering the fact that he was facing a Legendary Level Soul Armature and could still last that long was absolutely commendable!

      From the performance of Sven the Rogue Knight, Undine could clearly see all his good traits. The extraordinary strength, indomitable willpower and the abundance of endurance that he possessed. Coupled with his rich combat experience and the Draconian Aura technique that could fend off most wild beasts, he was simply the ideal candidate!

      If one were to take into account the mysterious qualities that the black cloack gave him as well as the heartfelt story behind this knight who left his everything behind and came far away from Gouve to Isythre, Undine had to admit that she would fall for that guy if she had still been a little girl. As for now, if the person under that cloak was a handsome man, even if there was still plenty of room for his strength to grow, if he was willing to serve the Dole family sincerely then she was not opposed to the future development between the two of them...

      At that time, Baiyi who was doing his best out there was not aware that the beautiful knight by their side had started to develop a liking to him that stemmed from curiosity. All he noticed was the long battle that had been dragged out for quite some time and the lack of opening from his opponent that he had been hoping for. The speed of his opponent did not seem to be getting any slower. After all, he was a Soul Armature, there was no such thing as physical exhaustion at all.

      That was exactly why the black Soul Armature had faith in himself. No matter how powerful his opponent was, he strongly believed that the opponent would eventually collapse due to physical exhaustion as long as he was a human. Even though that person in front of him seemed to be still full of vigor, he did not even once thought that he could possibly be a Soul Armature.

      That person possessed high agility and flexibility. On top of that, there was no indication that he was a Soul Armature. The team of Soul Armature and its practitioner who had such a long range of distance would definitely have a higher innate capabilities. The most critical part was, why would a Soul Armature want to join an arena? Was he out of his mind?! Due to those reasons, the black Soul Armature automatically ruled out the possibility of Baiyi being a Soul Armature. As he was patiently waiting for his opponent's strength to decline, the black Soul Armature asked excitedly, "You are a dragon knight right? Where's your dragon? Did he get eaten by you?"

      Baiyi was taken aback for a moment. Eh? This guy seemed to have some sort of misunderstanding! Does he really think that I'm a Taoist from the Quanzhen Taoism? Well, I guess this turns out pretty good for me...

      The words of the black Soul Armature did not throw Baiyi off balance but it actually gave him a solution to get out of the situation. Just a moment before, Baiyi was still worried, trying to have a discussion with the Voidwalkers about the matter. It was just that those fellows were all arguing at the same time, giving him a headache with their clashing opinions and yet they still could not come up with any solution that would allow him to turn the situation around without revealing his identity.

      Now that the opponent had presented him with that identity, he might as well use it to his own benefit. So, just like that, Sven the Rogue Knight transformed into Sven the Dragon Knight. In the blink of an eye, he casted a few Buffing Spells on himself. The speed was so fast that the black Soul Armature could not even see the Magical Runes that lighted up on his body.

      "How did you..." When the Black Soul Armature was about to say somehting, he could feel Baiyi's agility rapidly increase suddenly. He was basically a blur of shadow soaring through the air. Without any warning, Baiyi appeared behind him and rammed his sword towards him. The speed was so fast that it did not give him any room to react. His waist was instantly hit by a huge force and he tumbled forward rolling until he crashed into a wall.

      It wasn't just the speed of the opponent that had increased, his strength had also suddenly soared to the point that he could break his Chi Shield? With an incredulous look, he looked down at the scratch made by Baiyi on his waist and asked in astonished tone, "What... What did you just do?"

      Of course, Baiyi had no obligation to answer his question at all. Instead, he picked up his long sword and charged towards the black Soul Armature once again. It's my turn for pay back now, isn't it?

      Only Undine could vaguely see the instant burst of magical light. She could somehow guess the kind of spells that Baiyi had casted on himself. It did not come as a surprise to her that Baiyi could release Mana. Since dragon knights usually needed to cooperate with the dragons duringvcombat, they would usually be able to roughly cast some simple magic spells.

      But the thing that puzzled her the most was the speed that he used to cast the spell. Not only were the runes completely unable to be seen, she was not able to hear the incantation as well. Which part of that was 'roughly casting some simple magic spells', ah? Even a real sorcerer would not be as fast as that!

      Why are you so skilled? How long have you been practicing magic? Or is it that you are simply a sorcerer cum dragon knight who had learnt some physical combat skills? Are those buffs that you just casted on yourself some kind of basic spells that would increase your speed?

      Strictly speaking, Baiyi only casted two basic Buffing Spells to enhance his energy and speed. However, those two spells had been upgraded over and over again by the group of people who were too bored in the Void and now it was at version 6.30. The effect was way stronger, it lasted a lot longer as well and the incantation was way quicker. Compared to the two Level 5 Buffing Spells, The Brutalizer and The Wind Benediction, the only difference was probably just the acousto-optical effect.

      So, it was not impossible for the black Soul Armature to be beaten to pulp at all.

      But then again, isn't this fellow a little too tough? Baiyi had slashed towards this black-colored guy for quite some time now. Every slash of his was incorporated with the Sacred Knight's technique, the Broken Chi Technique, to break apart his Chi Shield first before using the Broken Sword Technique to aim for his body. However, even with the use of the high-speed vibration technique, the most Baiyi could inflict was just some superficial scratches on his body. Why did the Chi Prowess get absorbed by the armor everytime the sword touched it? I have obviously slashed him quite a lot of times but why does he still remain unharmed? Other than just looking like a mess.

      Wait a minute! Don't tell me that this all-black guy was created by pure black gold that can absorb all types of energy? NO SHIT! THERE REALLY ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO USE THIS EXTREMELY RARE AND PRICELESS ELEMENT TO CREATE A FULL ARMOUR?  Baiyi could not believe his eyes at all.

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     34 The Boss has Levelled Up!

      If one were to ask which was the best material in all the realms of reality then the answer would no doubt be black gold. It had the best strength, toughness and energy absorption that one could ask for. It was the most exceptional material in that world.

      However, forging a full body armor with black gold, even to the Voidwalkers whose treasures amounted to the value of a few countries, was something that was unbelievable and unreal. It was because the production of that element was too scarce. Its raw material, the black gold ore, could only be found at the deepest layer of the subterranean. And the location of the ore, was often surrounded by magma lakes and atrocious creatures like the Sand King, Nerubian Weaver, Nyx Assassin 1 and so on...

      So, even if everyone knew that the black gold's value was incalculable there was no way to increase its production at all. That was also why that extremely valuable element remained priceless. To be able to forge just a small part of the armor using black gold was already considered as something that was near impossible. Not even the Voidwalkers dared to dream about forging a whole armor using black gold.

      But looking at the dark-colored person in front, it seemed like it is possible after all? Baiyi was still skeptical. He continuously attacked the non-critical parts of his opponent's body that was already fully covered in deep pale scratches but he was still unable to inflict any substantial damage on him...

      Look at this guy! His whole body is indeed forged from black gold! He is literally a walking gold mine!

      Baiyi was so taken aback that he walked a few steps backward and temporarily put some distance between him and his opponent. Putting on a facade as if he was going to restore his energy, he asked the Voidwalkers inwardly, How much do think this guy is worth?

      "Well, if you were to calculate it using the current inflation value, I would say... erm... probably six hundred thousand gold coins? But the money is not the point here. The main question is where exactly did they manage to get that much black gold?" The Apprentice who was the youngest Voidwalker, provided him with the answer to his question before adding in his own.

      Six hundred thousand gold coins? Wow... I was tortured for half a day today and all I got was only 1600 gold coins... How much exactly is six hundred thousand gold coins worth actually? I can't imagine it at all... Baiyi, who had never been rich before, wondered.

      "Hmmmm... Let's just say that it would be enough for us to open 20 alchemy workshops which are fully equipped and have adequate manpower. This also includes all of the cost of the raw ingredients," the Alchemist explained.

      "Two well-equipped and well-trained battalions that is powerful enough to destroy a small country," the Thane continued saying.

      "A King's head or maybe a super rare magical scroll such as the Soul Banishment Scroll," the Assassin added in as well.

      Okay... with the explanation from those three, the black-colored guy was no longer just a walking gold mine in Baiyi's eyes. Instead, he was now the combination of 20 alchemy workshops plus forty thousands army battalion plus a crown and a few other things. The hand that was hidden under his cloak began to emit a faint green light. It was the exclusive color of the soul-related spells of the Lich.

      Apparently after Baiyi had found out the unimaginable value of his opponent, he now harbored the intention to kill him and strip the black gold off him? He was so incredibly tempted to yell out "THIS TREASURE IS MINE!" before ripping the soul out from the armor even though his opponent had never shown any malicious intent when he was fighting him at all... But such a legendary armor which had the air of mystery, fortitude and the chain of honour really did excite him a lot.

      "Calm down, my disciple," the Archmage said immediately. "It is hard to fight in that armor even if you are the one wearing it. And the most crucial thing is this guy is not that easy to be defeated as well."

      Erm... alright, what he said indeed makes sense, Baiyi thought as he forcefully surpressed the malicious intention in his heart.

      But then, the Archmage interjected again suddenly, "That's why, just kidnapping the practitioner will do. A person who could provide such luxurious things for her Soul Armature must have come from a wealthy family. Just go for her instead."

      Wait! What? This is your solution? Somehow it doesn't seem to be much better than my idea. Or one could even say that this idea is even worse. I thought the two of us are supposed to be the good and law-abiding citizens? Erm... haven't we strayed quite far off the path of righteousness?

      "Well what did you expect? I used to snatch the wealth of my neighbouring countries. Otherwise, how could my country be so prosperous?" The Archmage said rhetorically.

      ...O-Okay, he does have a point right there... Baiyi quietly pondered as his sight began to move away from the walking gold mine and towards the beautiful knight.

      But at that moment, the walking gold mine seemed to understand Baiyi's intention. Immediately, he brushed off the dusts on his armour and stood in front of the beauty as he said, "Don't even think about touching Undine as long as I'm still here. Even though you are far stronger than I expected, but... I still have not release my full potential yet"

      Having said that, the Magical Runes on his armour lighted up immediately. His whole body exuded an overwhelming sense of crushing aura. Using a more exaggerated speed and power than before, he charged towards Baiyi and in just a blink of an eye, he was already by his side. His long sword was covered by a layer of green Chi Prowess. Raising his sword up with an arc that was more than enough to slice through the air, he slashed down heavily towards Baiyi.

      This guy actually enchanted his armour with the Buffing Spell as well? I thought those runes were only for decorations! A string of thoughts immediately appeared in Baiyi's mind. He had never thought that the opponent still had another tactic up his sleeves. The black gold was exceptionally hard and tough. Wanting to carve magical runes on it was something that was almost impossible to achieve. Adding on to the absorbent characteristic of the gold, attaching a spell on it was absolutely unimaginable.

      Hold on... Then, does it mean that the only possible explanation was that the runes were drawn on the armor by using the blood of some powerful magical creatures like the legendary White Dragon or something? Those type of blood was a luxurious item that was no less cheaper than the black gold. And what's more, those runes that could be figuratively said to be drawn by gold coins would disappear once it had been activated, which means more gold coins would have to be spent to get them redrawn...

      It could be said that the guy who activated the runes in a momentary burst of impulse was pretty much throwing money at Baiyi. For a short while, Baiyi felt like he was battling a treasure vault. Isn't this guy a little too rich? The gap of monetary value between the two of them--- counting the 1600 gold coins that were hidden in Baiyi's stomach--- was too far apart! Baiyi could not help but feel that the black Soul Armature was like a gold-plated tyrant tramping all over the poor and the needy--- AKA Baiyi himself.

      Fortunately, it was not a game that allowed a user to become a premium player by paying more money. Faced with the magnificent blow from the black Soul Armature, Baiyi did not rely on his speed to dodge the attack but instead, he casted an Ultra-Short-Distance Teleportation Spell and widen the distance between the two of them to a few metres away and did not hesitate to retreat.

      The reason being that the blow was infused with 100% of his Chi Prowess. Even if the attack had missed, the Chi Prowess in the long sword would erupt in instantly, forming a streak of Chi Blades that would explode. It would not be possible to dodge that attack by just relying on speed alone.

      And as he had expected, the place that he was standing at just a mere second ago was completely enveloped by the green-colored Chi Blades. A dense number of blades instantly exploded, forming a green flower that was stunning yet deadly at the same time. Owing to the pressure caused by the high-speed movement, it was as if a tornado had appeared out of thin air, sending the broken walls and tiles all flying.

      And that , was the legendary iconic skill of the Saint of Sword--- The Bladestorm . That skill was originally a death blow that was created by a knight during a life-and-death battle in the arena. Later, it gradually transformed into one of the signature skills of a knight. After several thousand years of evolving and improvement, be it the strength or the visual effects, they were both significantly stronger than when it was first created.

      After the Bladestorm, the place that they once stood on was completely demolished. The ground was also broken by the Chi Blades, it looked completely different from how it was before. It was as if the two of them had changed to a new battlefield.

      Slowly retracting the long sword in his hand, the black Soul Armature watched the distant black figure appeared from the smoke that was caused by the Bladestorm. A little frustrated, he shrugged and asked, "That was a freaking Level 5 Teleportation Skill! How much more surprise do you have in store for me? Why are you only at the Intermediate Level but at the same time, possess the strength and ability of both Master Level warrior and sorcerer?"

      Having said that, he cracked his neck and went on, "There are just too many mysteries surrounding you and I really can't wait to crack them all! So please, allow me to be a little shameless, alright?" Turning to Undine, he continued, "Undine, haven't you seen enough?

      An expression of dilemma and anger suddenly appeared on Undine's face, expressing the frustration she felt inside. But even so, her beauty still remained, or one could say that it added even more appeal to her beauty. She looked so beautiful even when she was angry. If she did not have the status and power she had, she would most likely be molested by some hooligans or tramps.

      In truth, she really wanted to ignore her Soul Armature. That guy had totally forgotten the real purpose they followed him. It was supposed to be a pleasant business negotiation, wasn't it? Why did it evolved into this kind of situation?

      On one side, it was her partner that she spent the most time with from morning till night. On the other side, it was a candidate that she absolutely must have. Those two idiots had managed to put her in an embarassing and awkward situation.

      But, what other options did she have other than siding her own partner? Even such a deadly technique like Bladestorm had been used, it was already destined that one side must lose before they could finally have a proper conversation. Therefore Undine reluctantly walked to the side of her Soul Armature and took out two emerald long swords from the hidden pocket at her waist.

      Baiyi who was about to face the two Legendary Level Saint of Swords had no sense of fear at all. Instead, he sarcastically mumbled to himself, "This shameless couple is finally going to attack together! Why am I not surprise, DoTA 2 reference again....

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     35 You Guys Have Gone Too Far!

      One was a walking gold mine and the other was an exquisitely dressed beauty. The two Legendary Level fighters actually abandoned their morality and sense of honor in order to fight with a mere Intermediate Level. How shameless of them! What was even more bizzare was when the black Soul Armature pretended to be humble and modest by telling Baiyi, "In order to be fair , we will let you rest for a while."

      As he finished saying that, he quickly whispered to his partner, "Hurry! Sprinkle that on me! My Chi Prowess is insufficient now!

      "WHAT? YOU!" Undine was ashamed and frustrated at the same time. But still, what else could she do? That unscrupulous guy was after all her own flesh and blood, her uncle specifically. Although he did not really have the look or conduct of an elder... Sighing, she had no choice but to take out a small bag from her pocket and sprinkled the content of the bag--- some sort of salt-like substance--- onto the black Soul Armature. It was actually the spinal cord of the monster Behemoth. After it was air-dried and ground to powder, just a little sprinkle on the body would help to recover the user's Chi Prowess. It was quite an expensive tonic. Just a small tiny bag--- one-time usage only--- cost around two thousands gold coins. Adding on to the usage of the Dragon Blood Magical Runes earlier, the fight had already cost Undine several thousand gold coins.

      What made her more embarrassed was that despite the fact that he had spent such a large amount of money, he still could not settle things out with that guy. In the end, she was even forced to join in the battle herself. What could possibly be more embarrassing than that?

      However, the black Soul Armature apparently did not care about things such as the honor of a fighter. Instead, he even gloated unabashedly, "With his present strength, I'm pretty confident that he is a powerful Chiliarch-tier Dragon Knight. You better be prepared for the sudden emergence of a dragon!"

      Without a doubt, Baiyi heard his words as well. He was quite dumbfounded but found it funny at the same time. If I really have a dragon, I would have summon it out and kill you two idiots a long time ago! Why do I even need to use it for a sudden attack? Besides, if I really intended to use such shady tricks, with all the uncountable tricks that the Voidwalkers have in their sleeves, I don't think I could even finish them all in one year okay?!

      Raising his head up to look at the sky again, he noticed that Mia's class was almost over. Immediately, he turned to the rest of the Voidwalkers who were waiting with popcorn to watch the upcoming fight and announced, It's a bit too much that these two Legendary Level fighters plan to attack together. How about we just retreat? These pair of imbeciles are too shameless!

      If it wasn't for the fact that Baiyi wanted to amuse himself and test his current combat skills at the same time, he would have used the Assassin's escape skills to slip away a long time ago. Those two would have no chance in keeping him there. In truth, he really did not expect those two people to be so problematic, it made him lazy to play with them anymore.

      That idea immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of those who were unafraid of creating chaos in the world.

      "WHAT? Are you serious, Sir Hope? Are you going to be forced to retreat by two mere Legendary Level fighters? Are you sure you want to do such an embarrassing thing?"

      "There's no such thing as failure in a Voidwalker's dictionary! Sir Hope, I hope you, a representative of all of us Voidwalkers, would carry everyone's pride and honor and not run away!"

      "If you really did run away, then these two people would be recorded in the history books as the only people who managed to push the Fifth Walker to his limit! Look! Don't you think that this cost is too high? Poor Sir Hope is going to be reduced into becoming somebody else's backdrop now!"

      These bastards! Aren't they just enjoying themselves making fun of me now? There are even some psychopathic guys who are waiting for me to make a fool of myself, right? Baiyi cursed inwardly. Even so, he dismissed the idea of ​​running away. If he did not settle those two people, he was sure that he would be ridiculed by the Voidwalkers for the rest of the year!

      I guess I'll just have to make it quick, Baiyi thought as he held out his left hand to stroke the long sword that was in his right hand, all the way from the hilt to the tip of the sword. With his touch, a gleam of crimson fire lighted up the long sword, it followed the movement of his hand from the hilt to the tip. Immediately, the sword looked like it was lit by fire and the surrounding air was distorted by the sudden rise in temperature.

      Baiyi waved his sword in front of him and drew a circular arc. The fire that was burning on the sword drew a fire circle in the air, it made Undine who was watching the whole scene frowned in puzzlement. Quickly, she relaxed and her face revealed a joyful and satisfied look.

      "I-Is this the Elemental Sword Skill? The unique skill that was created by the Northlanders in a variety of harsh environments?" Undine asked. In truth, there were not much of interaction between the Northlanders and the Southlanders. Even with her status and connections, she could only obtain her informations from books or records. But the guy in front of her constantly who surprised her could actually use the secret technique of the Northlanders as well? That must have meant that he had spent quite some time over there and was very familiar with that strange land.

      There is absolutely no other candidate who could be more suitable than him. It's as if he was born for this North Commercial Route Development Plan! Undine's impression of him had now turned from good to even better. Unfortunately, because of her rash, stupid Soul Armature, the situation had now turned awkward between them. Undine could not help herself from throwing a death stare towards her partner as she lowered her voice and said fiercely, "You better hold back a little! If you gave him any serious injury, I'll DEMOLISH you!

      However, not only was the black Soul Armature not bothered by the obvious favoritism, he even reminded her, "You better be careful yourself. This guy is pretty lethal. He managed to give me many scratches just with that mere sword of his."

      "Then, I guess... Let's do what we do best... WATCH OUT!" Baiyi did not wait for Undine to finish her sentence as he decided not to waste any more time. A few strides and he was already rushing towards them. Along with his movements, the burning long sword on his hand drew a long burned mark in the air.

      The black Soul Armature immediately stepped forward to receive the attack. His long sword unreservedly slashed towards Baiyi who seemed like he had no intention to dodge at all. Maintaining his momentum, he charged towards them as if he did not notice the black Soul Armature's sword.

      When the black Soul Armature saw that his attack was going to land, he did not feel any satisfaction instead he yelled out loudly to Undine, "Watch out! This guy knows the teleportation skill!"

      As he was just about to finish his sentence, he saw that Baiyi's figure suddenly disappeared in front of him and then instantly appeared behind him again. The burning sword unreservedly slashed towards the seemingly delicate Undine.

      "Wow, you are so passionate! Unfortunately for you, I'm not an easy woman!" Undine smiled confidently. The two emerald swords that she was holding did not even attempt to block Baiyi's attack. Instead, she turned her body sideway and with a stamp on the ground, her whole body began to spin in a high-speed rotation. Innumerable Chi Blades suddenly burst out of her and shot out towards the surrounding area. In an instance, she sealed off every opportunity of Baiyi's attack and he had no other choice other than to use the teleportation skill to dodge her attack.

      Who the hell actually invented such a troublesome technique? Baiyi cursed loudly in his mind.  And  what's more, you are a freakin girl, you know?! Did you even realize that your skirts were lifted up during the rotation? Gee... and it's a black lacy one too! Totally different from Mia's bear-printed white undies...

      Of course, it was not the right time to comment on some female's underwear. The black Soul Armature would not give him the opportunity to appreciate the beauty of women's underwear as well. Immediately, he charged forward towards Baiyi and Baiyi had to use the teleportation skill again.

      Actually, the teleportation skill was a Level 5 magic. The user usually only had a very limited number of times that they could cast in a battle. The distance, of course, should be much farther than Baiyi's. It was just that, currently, he was using a weaker version of the spell in order to adapt to his Mana output cap of the Intermediate Level. The version that he used allowed him to be able to cast the spell many times but in a shorter distance.

      Somehow, the small little drawback had been noticed by Undine's sharp eyes. Baiyi had just used the Teleportation Spell a moment ago to evade the black Soul Armature's attack and immediately, a green Chi Blade was already making its way towards him, it forced him to quickly wave his long sword and to create a long fiery ripple in the air. He barely managed to destroy the Chi Blade.

      Did she catch my movement just now? Hmmm... her sense of combat is pretty good... Baiyi could not help but nod in amazement. Once again, he waved the long sword in front of him, the flame of the sword was stretched out under his control and took the form of a fiery whip. The whip accurately lashed out on the black Soul Armature who was charging towards him, forcing him to pause momentarily in his track. With this opportunity, Baiyi quickly gave the him the slip and dodge the incoming Chi Blades that was sent by Undine once again.

      The plan of those two imbeciles was actually very simple. The hard and rough black soul Armature was responsible for distracting the opponent while the relatively weaker Undine was at the back in charged of long-range attack by releasing high-speed Chi Blade. They're a duo of two fighters and yet they actually used this far-near inter-attack that was usually the tactics of a fighter-sorcerer duo?

      How much Chi Prowess does she have anyway? Baiyi wondered as he barely evaded the stream of Chi Prowess that was coming for him again, just like the bullets of a machine gun. He threw a glance towards Undine and just in time, he saw her gulped down a red bottle of Chi Restoration Potion. Even though the potion was not as effective as the Behemoth's Spinal Powder, but at least it was enough to support her for this tactic.

      Two Legendary Levels against an Intermediate Level, and on top of that, they even used potions? Wow... I'm really speechless at how low they have stooped down to... Baiyi really did not understand them at all. Is there no end to your money?

      In reality, there was an old family saying in the Dole family: If you can use money to defeat an opponent, then don't waste your own strength. Even though Undine was a little shameless in the battle right now but at least she was serious in upholding her family's teaching...

      Oi oi oi! Guys! I'm not gonna be able to win with this situation. Don't you guys have any better solutions? Baiyi queried the other Voidwalkers. Just as expected, he was given all sorts of random suggestions again. There was one who told him to summon a devil; and another asked him to transform into a death rider; one told him to use his chopslay technique; and one, even asked him to find a way to make Undine do her rotation again...

      I KNEW IT! There's no one that I can rely on at all! It's a critical moment right now and they are still taking it as a joke?

      In desperation, Baiyi decided to stop changing the Void Energy that was flowing endlessly to his body into Mana or Chi Prowess. He had decided to use his own true strength.

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     36 Don“t You Feel Even The Slightest Bit Of Shame?

      When Bayi began to allow his true Void Energy to flow into his body, the astute Voidwalkers immediately became aware of it. All of them who were previously enjoying themselves while watching the show quickly changed their tone.

      "Erm... Sir Hope. Let's stay calm, shall we? I'm sure these two little fellows do not deserve that, right?

      "There should be another solution! Please have more patience, Sir Hope. It's not a good idea to use the Void Energy at a place like this..."

      "Yes, I agree that both of them are pretty nasty and shameless but they don't really have any malicious intent. Their status are not that simple as well. I'm sure that if you happen to kill them, you would be raising a lot of unnecessary troubles."

      Once the black flame of the Void appeared on the realms of reality, even material like the black gold would be completely burnt out. There was no doubt that those two people's lives would not be spared. Such a situation would have a very sticky end.

      At the eleventh hour, it was the Paladin, who finally turned serious again, who gave the most compelling advice, "Sir Hope, the Church is far more sensitive to the Void than you and I imagined. Please don't take any chances! Although I don't know what kind of surveillance methods that they use, but even the slightest bit of shift in the realm could trigger their alarm. When that happens, the merciless judgement party would flock to you. They are neither noble nor honorable. I know that you're not afraid of them but what happens to Mia-chan then?"

      When he heard that, Baiyi subsequently gave up that impulse in his mind, transforming the Void Energy that had enter his body into Mana again. Once again, he used the teleportation skill and dodged the attack of his opponents.

      Not being able to hold it in anymore, the Archmage finally suggested, "Just use this tactic then! Remember the tactic that the Second Walker and I developed when you first entered the realm? I taught you that quite a long time ago!"

      That tactic? Well, it's true that it is very powerful but with the Mana output restriction that I have right now, I wouldn't be able to release it, would I? Baiyi queried.

      "Don't you worry! The Second Walker and I have done some improvements to it some time ago and we managed to reduce the requirements. I'm pretty confident that you will be able to cast it now. And oh, by the way, we gave it a new name as well!" The Archmage continued with his explanation, at the same time, he shared the memory that contained the secret technique with Baiyi.

      Hmmm... The casting of this technique is quite complicated... Baiyi sighed as he prepared for the casting of the secret technique. According to the design of the First and Second Walker, the technique would require both Mana and Chi Prowess. Even with Baiyi's strength, he still found the process and the procedures to be cumbersome. He could not even continue attacking his opponents. All he could do was maintain his dodging strategy while he cast the technique at the same time.

      "I have created over a thousand blades, unknown to death, nor known to life... " 1 In a low voice, Baiyi started to chant the incantation. A series of complex yet beautiful Magical Formation started to form behind him.

      "Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows, buried in the stream of time is where your power grows... " 2 Why do all these incantations sound so freaking familiar? Who the heck invented it?! You are basically plagiarizing some other people's invention, do you know that? Baiyi could not help but keep cursing in his heart while he chanted those long and irksome incantation and his one hand that was not holding the sword were making hand seals to facilitate the formation of the Chi Prowess.

      Right now, the unusual situation was no doubt noticed by the perceptive duo. The black Soul Armature who stood closest to Baiyi could see the formations behind him that was slowly emerging and he tried to interrupt his chanting. However, even though he was chanting such a complicated incantation, he still managed to dodge all of the attack from the duo effortlessly without letting it interfere with his chanting at all. The hand seals and construction of the formation did not seem to be affected as well.

      SH*T! Is this guy that scary? Even a normal sorcerer would need to stand still completely to do the chanting. And with such a complicated formation, it would still be hard for them to perform it while standing! Are all dragon knights from Gouve monsters? The black Soul Armature started to feel chills creeping down his spine. Even with his solid and sturdy armour, it did not stop him from feeling disquieted.

      There was absolutely nothing he could do other than to remind his partner, "Be careful, Undine! This guy is preparing for a large-scale formation!"

      "What? Casting a large-scale formation in such conditions? Are you kidding me?" Undine was dumbfounded. The situation right now had already far exceeded her comprehension. All at once, she stopped as she was at loss of what to do next. Her attack of Chi Blades came to a halt as well.

      It gave Baiyi an opportunity to finish the last part of the incantation. When the Archmage saw the completed formation, he was delighted, "Oh yes! Now that the incantation is done, all you have to do is yell out the name of this technique!"

      ...Ermmm... I-I-I'm really sorry. I really can't bring myself to do such a thing like yelling out the technique's name... Baiyi said awkwrdly. Then, using a low voice, he quietly whispered the name that the First and the Second Walker was fond of:

      "Six Realms Five Planes - The Divine Figure of Kurikara" 3

      As his voice faded, the magical formation that was behind him began to flash brightly in fiery white light. A stream of Mana that was accumulated in the formation started to blend together under the hovering Chi Prowess, forming a faint shadow. It was as if somebody was emerging out of Baiyi.

      "Be on guard!" The black Soul Armature quickly took big strides to Undine's side and used his body to shelter her. Undine, on the other hand, rapidly took out a few Defense Scrolls so that she would be ready to use it anytime.

      Soon, the bright light gradually dispersed, leaving behind the shadow which began to form clearly. Eventually, it no longer looked like a shadow but more life-like instead.

      The reason why those two people could not see the figure behind was not because there was something wrong with their sight. It was just that... somehow... that thing was just about as big as Mia's fist…

      In accordance with the original design of the secret technique, the figure was supposed to be a demonic statue that should be a few metres tall, with three heads and six arms. With a ferocious and grim look, every hand of the statue would be holding a weapon. It would look absolutely gigantic and vigorous. It would definitely give a stunning visual impact!

      However, due to Baiyi's insufficient energy, the demonic statue was reduced to it's current size. The six arms were reduced into two. The original decorations that was meticulously designed had been discarded too. The whole body was left only with white color, making it look like an aged bun with two arms...

      After all the efforts that were put in by the First and Second Walker and the long chanting of Baiyi plus the cool name that was given, all it produced was some sort of sh*t like this ? Did those two old men spend most of their inventing time in the naming process instead? Baiyi sighed exasperatedly. Looking at the two people in front of him who was all solemn and serious, he could not help but give a bitter laugh. It was a good thing that the build-up seemed quite terrifying. Look at how scared these two people are right now!

      Right now, the imbecile couple were in a very awkward situation. They had no clue what Baiyi just did. But with such a complicated preparation process just now, they did not dare to act rashly as well. In fact, they felt even more perplexed than Baiyi did...

      However, since the secret technique was designed by those two powerful Voidwalkers, it certainly must be something that should not be taken lightly. The Archmage looked very pleased with the current situation and said, "That's good, though it's still a little small and unrefined, but at least the degree of completion is still very high. Well then, let me take control of that part of your consciousness."

      Yes, that was the most crucial point of the technique. Baiyi would transfer part of his consciousness to the statue that was created by a combination of Mana and Chi Prowess. Then, he would pass on that part of his consciousness to another Walker, which meant that two Voidwalkers would be joining the battle at the same time! It was the quintessence of the technique that was originally named Pseudo-Descent Technique.

      Since his opponent was so shameless to the point that they teamed up to attack Baiyi, it was also reasonable for Baiyi to allow his teacher to give him a hand as well. Decisively, he handed over the control of the demonic statue and not long after, he could hear strange gibberish sound coming out from the statue hovering on top of his head...

      A moment later, he could hear the Archmage asking him in his mind in a confused tone, "I remember I didn't discard the voice box. It's also something that's within your power range as well. Why can't I make any sound at all?"

      . ..Oh... That...! Well, I'd used that magic to secure the sack of gold coins in my stomach! Otherwise, with such a vigorous action, the gold coins would have long scattered all over the place. What? Do you think I'm a money tree giving away free money now? Baiyi answered in defense.

      "Erm... Alright then. I'll make do with it." The Archmage went back to manipulating the statue. Then, the white bun hovering on top of Baiyi's head could be seen lifting up his staff and a howl could be heard coming from the inside, " Aoooo aooo aoooo! "

      ...Erm... That was probably the signal telling Baiyi he could start the attack now...

      With no other option, Baiyi had ignored the comedic gesture and took the initiative to charge towards the two people in front.

      "Here he comes!" The black Soul Armature said in a low voice as he raised his sword to welcome him. But then, as he was getting closer, a weird " Wah wah wah wah wah " strange cry could be heard getting closer as well. And with no warning, a stream of miniature fireballs could be seen shooting out from above Baiyi's head. The speed was so fast it was like a machine gun and soon after, a barrage of fireballs could be seen hitting the black Soul Armature.

      "What the hell is this? " The black Soul Armature quickly raised his arm to block the rain of fireballs. Although the power of those small fireballs were not big and it did not really affect him but the innumerable amount of it greatly hindered his movement.

      After a while, another " Wahhhhh wahhhhh wahhhh" sound could be heard before the fireballs transformed into ice missiles, attacking the black Soul Armature with the same intensity.

      Baiyi could not help but feel embarrassed over such that situation. He really did not understand his teacher at all. This is obviously just some simple basic magic. Why do you even need to do all those stupid incantations? Mr. Author has done it again! Another reference! And this time he took the whole phrase rather than the name only..... This is the incantation of the Unlimited Blade Works from Fate/Stay Night Another one right here! This time, this excerpt was taken from the spell Dragon Slave from the anime Slayers AKA 六道五輪・倶利伽羅天象 , Rikudō Gorin - Kurikara Tenshō. It's the name of Saber's technique from Fate/Stay Night

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     37 Perhaps He“s a Nice Guy?

      The First Walker had not been in a real battle for too freaking long now! Such a long-awaited opportunity inevitably made him overexcited with elation. Even if the spell was very simple, he still insisted on chanting out the original formal incantation. That was why the white bun-like thing on top of Baiyi's head would not stop issuing all sorts of weird and funny noises. One could even say that the bun was pretty cute, just like a plushie doll that would make cute sound when you squeeze it.

      As for the imbecile duo, they did not find that thing cute at all. Instead, they felt that it was rather annoying. When the black Soul Armature prepared to stab towards Baiyi and he almost succeeded, a sound "Wahhtoooot" could be heard before a fireball landed and exploded precisely on his visor. Even though it did not cause him much harm, it obstructed his sight and his attack naturally missed.

      It was the same as well for Undine. When her Chi Blades was about to hit Baiyi's body and seal his escape route, a " Rahhh rahhh wrrrraaaa" sound was uttered and then a few small lightning bolts shot out, destroying the Chi Blades in the middle of their tracks.

      Knowing that her long-range plan was no longer effective, the Butterfly Saint of Sword decisively grabbed tightly onto her long emerald swords and charged towards Baiyi, planning to use close combat instead. Not only was she well-practiced in releasing the Chi Blades, her close combat swordmanships was quite impressive as well. Especially with the understanding between her and her Soul Armature that was formed from years of partnership, she was confident that they could force Baiyi to surrender eventually.

      When she was about to take a step forward, she could sense that all sorts of elements' attacks were making their ways towards her: ice missiles, fireballs, lightning bolts, the crushed tiles on the floor, and even some disgusting God-knows-what white sticky mucus (WTH?!) and more. Undine's body did not have the same structure and the protection that the black Soul Armature's gold black armor had after all. She was forced to cast a Chi Defense to block those attacks and the movement of her feet was halted as well.

      When the white statue on top of Baiyi was interfering with Undine's atack, it did not forget to release a "Guuuu guuuu grrruuuu " sound before shooting a streak of flame to the body of the black Soul Armature, making it harder for him to counter Baiyi's ordinary attack.

      There was no doubt that the First Walker was worthy of being called the First Voidwalker. As the first Demigod-tier sorcerer in human history, even with Baiyi's peculiar body as well the insufficient energy that Baiyi possessed that only allow Baiyi to cast easy spells, the Archmage was still able to utilize those simple spells to their maximum potential. As expected of a supernatural being, although he looked kind of silly, he still managed to turn the situation around.

      The First Walker who once held the title The Sage-Emperor of the Magi possessed an understanding towards Magic that was above the comprehension of ordinary people. Not only that, he truly attained a state of mastery of all magic. Every force and energy of Magic could be exerted to their maximum potential in the hand of that man. That was the formidable part of being a supernatural being. Even though he looked funny, he was still able to send the opponents running for covers.

      At the same time, his domination ability of the situation was particularly keen as well. When he found out that the opponent had an upper-hand, he immediately issued a string of instructions "Wow wow wow wow wow wow"  to Baiyi.

      Baiyi: "...?"

      "I told you to deal with the black fellow first! Why can't you understand me?" The Archmage was forced to leave the white bun temporarily to translate what he said in Baiyi's mind again. Having said that, he returned and shot a solid icebeam towards the black Soul Armature. At once, Baiyi understood his teacher's plan.

      Even though the black gold was the most powerful material in that world but it was not without flaw. There were still some weaknesses that it carried, for example, being subjected to strong physical impact or losing its absorption function due to the rapid change in temperature.

      As the Archmage was fending off Undine, he was interfering with the black Soul Armature at the same time. He even secretly used firebeam and icebeam interchangeably to attack the black Soul Armature's right elbow. Due to the continuous change in temperature, the color of his elbow had began to show some significant changes. The black color of that area was obviously a lot lighter than the other parts of his body now.

      It proved that the absorption function of the black gold was gradually becoming weaker! As for that poor black Soul Armature who was constantly being attacked by Baiyi and harassed by the Archmage, it seemed like he had not noticed the small change yet.

      As they continued to battle it out a while more, Undine who had been suffering from multiple attacks decided to release her ultimate power. The white bun-like statue suddenly shouted out loudly " RRRRRRWAAAAAAAAHHHHH! ". Instantly, Baiyi took the hint and gave an unreserved slash towards the black Soul Armature. The crimson fire that was burning brightly on the long sword suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a high-speed vibration Chi. With a slash of Baiyi's high-intensity slice, a flash of a silvery white light could be seen from the black Soul Armature's right arm.

      What followed next was the scene where half an arm still holding on to a black sword, flying up high in the air, leaving the owner's body behind (imagine this scene in slow-motion!).

      "...H-H-How is this p-p-posible...?" The pair of imbecile duos stared with their eyes wide on the chopped arm that fell onto the rubble from their battle. The impeccable black gold armour could actually be damaged by such a tactic?

      By the time they had regained their senses, Baiyi's long sword was already on the elegant swan-like neck of Undine.

      "P-P-Please... Please listen to me. We really do not have any malicious intentions..." Undine pleaded. Her face suddenly filled with a puppy-look, showing a sense of grievance---  I'd better seize this opportunity to explain myself. Her thin pink lips pouted slightly as if she was being wronged and she looked absolutely enticing.

      Baiyi did not say a word as he turned his head to survey the fragmented grounds and rubbles that was destroyed beyond repair. You almost demolished the whole place and now you're saying this? How fake can you be?

      At once, a lovely flush crept up on Undine's face, showing a shy demeanor of a little girl. Along with the gorgeous features of her face, the sense of beauty that was exuded from her whole body made the Voidwalkers break out in cheers.

      There was only one earnest voice that was pleading with utmost grief and sincerity, "Please, Sir Hope! I beg you! Please let her go... No matter what, she's still one of my descendants..."

      The one who spoke was none other than the Merchant. Through Baiyi's eyes, the Merchant could clearly see the '$'-shaped pendant that was hanging from Undine's neck. That was a pendant of the Dole family that was handed down from generation to generation, showing that she was indeed the direct descendant of the Merchant.

      The beauty in front of him is actually a descendant of the Merchant? No wonder she could afford all these things! Glancing down at the '$'-shaped pendant that he had once seen at the Dole Manor, he could slightly piece together the reason she came to find him. The tip of the sword that was pointing at Undine's throat loosened a little. After all, Baiyi could not bring himself to hurt the Merchant's descendant at all, especially in front of him.

      When Undine realised that Baiyi's hostility towards her had somewhat diminished a little, she let out a sigh of relief and quickly seized the rare opportunity to continue talking, "Master Sven, p-p-please forgive us for our reckless action. We just wanted to create a good atmosphere for both parties to talk... I just did not expect your strength to be so powerful... I-I-I promise I will compensate you later..."

      "Oh, a good atmosphere you said?" Baiyi scoffed coldly. "Alright, speak! What do you guys want actually?"

      "We would like to invite you to join us in an important business of the Dole family. Please believe me! We'll definitely present you with a hefty reward for your work..." Undine secretly chuckled to herself. No matter what, the atmosphere had started to warm up now, although the situation was not quite the same as what she had in mind.

      Exactly the same with that reckless little blonde sorcerer last time. Trying to recruit me again? You guys, Dole family is so rich and I'm sure you'll be able to find whatever kind of people you want! Why do you guys insist that it has to be me? Baiyi asked the Merchant with slight frustration.

      "Well, I guess this means that they inherited my excellent foresight and was able to see your potential with just one glance?" The Merchant subtly used flattery to calm Baiyi down.

      Alright, fine. I'll let it go this time. Turning back to the descendant of the Dole family, Baiyi growled, "I'm not interested at all. Don't come looking for me again!" Having said that, he retrieved his sword and turned to leave.

      Apparently, Undine still refused to give up on the rare opportunity. She quickly reached out and held on to Baiyi's arm as she said, "Wait a minute, Master Sven! You are very important to... KYAAAAAAAAA! "

      She had not even managed to finish her sentence before she let out a child-like scream. The hand that she stretched out was immediately pulled back and she held it tightly against her chest. Her whole face was red with embarrassment and she had a furious expression on her face. As she looked at Baiyi's back that was walking further away, she fumed and scolded, "P-P-Pervert!"

      It turned out that in order to stop her from talking any further, Baiyi had directly reached out to her breast and gave it a light grope, cutting her words off with a simple yet efficient method. Hmmm... The shape is quite perfect and it's soft as well. That feels pretty good...

      Undine had received an elite education since she was very young therefore she could not even think of any profanity to scold Baiyi with. 'Pervert' was probably the most vulgar word that she had ever used in her whole life. But then, with only just that level of word as well as the girl-like shy posture that she had now, she looked rather like a tsundere girl.

      Baiyi was totally uninterested in wasting his time. Mia-chan's class would be over soon and he really had to go back home as soon as possible. Therefore, under the gaze of those two people, he made himself invisible and vanished into thin air like magic.

      That was his last warning as well.

      "T-T-This is the legendary Shadow Assassin's Shadowmeld Technique!" The black Soul Armature proclaimed in shock.

      Undine covered her mouth in shock. She could feel cold sweat creeping down her spine. Right now, she had truly realized how dangerous her previous action had been... A Shadow Assassin who was like a grim reaper lurking in silence could bring death as easily as abc. And looking back at herself who was dressed fashionably in knightwear, there was no way that she could possibly survive fighting with him.

      If Baiyi had truly wanted them dead, there was absolutely nothing that the seemingly powerful duo could do to resist.

      "...He..." Undine, who slowly recovered from shock, muttered as she looked at the direction that Baiyi was headed, "...Perhaps, he's a nice guy...?" As soon as she finished, she suddenly felt as if something was wrong. Reaching out to touch the storage pouch that was still hanging on her waist a moment ago....

      "THIEF! BASTARD! PERVERT!" The swearing of Miss Undine could be heard from far, far away...

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     38 Of Course I“ll Forgive You!

      After Baiyi had successfully hid the cloak in the tree and was hurrying towards the girls dormitory with a box of pastry bought from Southern City Pastry Shop, the sky had completely darkened and the dim lights from the street lights elongated his shadow. Along the way, a few of the students lingering by the road were staring at him strangely.

      When he reached the junction of a forked road, he saw a small figure with an anxious face standing in the middle of the intersection stopping students and teachers that were passing by. With a voice close to tears, the small figure asked: "P-P-Please… H-H-Have you seen my Mr. Hope? Sniff. .. He’s the one wearing a p-p-plain militia’s armour... H-H-He had just gotten summoned not too long ago, so I-I-I’m afraid that he would get lost in the academy compound. .. Sniff "

      At every negative answer that she got, the small figure shook her head with disappointment. Yet, she still refused to give up and continued to stop another student that was passing by and repeated her question, "Excuse me… H-Have you seen my Mr. Hope? It’s already so late and he still has not return... Please... I-I-I am worried about him..."

      Judging from her forehead that was beaded with sweat and her hoarse voice, it seemed like she might have been wandering around the area for some time now...

      Perhaps due to exhaustion, she stood by the magic lamp post and hung her head low. Her beautiful eyes were already filled with tears and she was trying her best to blink the tears away. It was only with all her might that she was able to prevent herself from crying on the spot. Reaching out a hand to rub her eyes, she quickly brushed away the tears that she was unable to hold in before blowing her nose and continued to walk towards the next passerby.

      In this realm of reality, only Mia alone would be so concerned about Baiyi, to be worried sick when he came back late or to cry for him when he disappeared.

      When Baiyi saw this scene, he immediately felt as if the softest part of his heart was stabbed with thousands of knives. With a distinctively harsh and cold tone, he hissed at the similarly speechless Voidwalkers,  Who was the one who told me to get the desserts first? If I had not wasted so much time there, I could have made it back in time!

      "Erm... You can't just blame everything on us! Well, it’s just that we’ve earned quite a lot of money today, not to mention the fact that we’ve also succeeded in robbing the storage pouch of that female knight! Don’t you think it’s a good idea to at least buy a gift for Mia-chan? We just did not expect that there would be so many people in the shop..." Another Voidwalker trembled as he came up with an excuse.

      Sigh... Fine then! Forget about it... This is my fault...  Baiyi shook his head helplessly and reproached himself, I shouldn't have bothered with those two little imbeciles for so long... I was being too careless!

      "This isn’t entirely your fault!" The Archmage quickly consoled his only student, "All of those things that you did is for her anyway. She's very concerned about you as well. Isn't this a good thing for the two of you? Well, it's just that this situation happened so suddenly but I think now there's nothing else that would make her feel better than you appearing in front of her. Enough of this, go on, hurry to her now!"

      Baiyi was stunned for a moment before he hurriedly took a huge stride forward. Before Mia was able to stop another passerby, he put a hand on her thin shoulders and pulled her soft body into his embrace. Gently, he whispered, "I’m sorry Mia. I was late."

      "Eh?" Mia's body suddenly went stiff and then she quickly turned around. Once again seeing the Mr. Hope that she had been searching for so long appearing in front of her, a look of surprise appeared on the little girl's face. The look quickly turned into a face filled with joy that gradually turned into a relaxed smile. Clinging on tightly onto Baiyi’s waist, she rubbed her small face gently on his rattan armor and sobbed.

      "Huhu... Mr Hope, I-I-I thought you have left me... sniff...  I will pay more a-a-attention to your class from now on! I-I-I promise I will never play truant as well! Sniff … So please.. D-D-Don’t leave me without a word, okay?"

      Those words immediately piled onto Baiyi's guilt. He quickly raised his coarse leather-gloved hand to touch Mia's small head and whispered: "Don't worry Mia, I will never, ever leave you again..."

      It was not until Mia had made her way back to the dormitory while holding Baiyi's hand tightly that the slightly embarrassed Baiyi took out the box of dessert and placed it in front of her. Trying very hard to act natural, he said, "I bought this from that Southern City Pastry Shop. Tonight's class is cancelled, you have a good rest, alright?"

      "Eh?" Mia was slightly surprised at the sight of the intricately packaged dessert box. She reached out to untie the ribbons, opened the box and saw the pieces of cat paws-shaped pastries arranged neatly in the box. A nice flavorful aroma could be smelled from the box.

      "I remembered that these pastries are quite expensive, isn't it?" Puzzled, Mia looked at Baiyi. "How did you get these, Mr. Hope?" Although she could barely resist the sweet temptation, the girl was curious about the source of the gift.

      "Well, after you went to class, I went to the library again. Along the way, I met a few female students who asked me for some indicators on how to unlock the wooden door to the second floor. So, I gave them some pointers and in order to express their gratitude, they gave me these... But, it was just that the shop was too crowded so I got held up instead." Baiyi clumsily made up a lie.

      Fortunately, that lie that was filled with loopholes was able to temporarily fool the naive Mia. Or maybe, it was because of her absolute trust in Baiyi that she never thought to doubt his words at all. Patting her chest and with a sigh of relief, she said, "Ah is that so? I-I-I guess I've been worried for nothing then. For a moment, I-I-I thought Mr. Hope had went out to earn money behind my back..."

      Erm... This girl had actually guessed it correctly. What a sharp instinct she has... Bai Yi suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He quickly turned his head away as he asked, "Can't a Soul Armature earn money?"

      "Well, that is the responsibility of the practitioner not the Soul Armature!" Mia replied sternly, "Especially for the likes of Mr. Hope, you shouldn't even be worrying about monetary issues, just leave everything to me... In fact, there're many places in the academy that I can earn money from. For instance, handcopying handouts for lecturers or helping with kitchen chores these kind of things. Even I could do these simple chores."

      This girl would rather work these odd jobs than allow me to go earn money? Bai Yi gave an inward sigh for the kindness of sweet, naive and young Mia. Sternly, he said to her, "Mia, you don't have to do these sorts of things as well ok? Haven't the academy given you the subsidies already?"

      "B-B-But... I still would like to change Mr. Hope's body..." Mia's lips curled up as she pouted, showing her dissatisfaction. One could say that she looked even cuter like this.

      "Alright alright! Let's talk about these things later, okay?" Baiyi briskly broke off this unpleasant topic and point to the cat paws pastry inside the box and said, "Hurry, go on and try it!"

      "Sure!" Mia gave a nod and quickly grabbed a piece of the cute looking cat paw pastry. Just when she was about to take a bite, she thought of something and quickly raised her head before she handed the pastry towards Bai Yi. Her movement came to a halt as she realized that Baiyi was unable to eat. For a time, she seemed a little embarrassed by the action.

      Baiyi looked at her clumsy awkwardness yet cute antics and could not help but smile in his heart before he said to her, "Don't mind me, Mia. Just eat it."

      "O-Oh okay..." Mia answered in a small voice. And just when she was about to take a bite, she suddenly thought of another thing again and returned the pastry back into the box as she quickly brought out a handkerchief from the pocket of her skirt to wipe her greasy hands. Puzzled, Baiyi looked at her while she walked to the side of the closet and retrieved a navy blue cloth from it.

      Mia carried the voluminous bundle of seemingly ordinary cloth back to Baiyi and opened it in front of him. It turned out that it was a very simply made cloak...

      "Tee hee! The dormitory's supervisor aunt bought these to make the new curtains for the dormitory but it ended up slightly longer than was needed. So, I asked for the excess and sew a cloak for Mr. Hope. I-I think you will look more refreshing with these, don't you think so? Come on, I'll help you put it on." With small smug look, Mia brought that simple cloak and walked behind Baiyi before she fastened the two buttons on top of the cloak.

      "M-My skill is not that good. P-Please don't laugh at me." Young Mia continued talking at the back, carefully arranging the cloak around Baiyi. After she was done, she clapped her hands in satisfaction and exclaimed happily, "With this cloak, you will look more dazzling, Mr. Hope! Everyone will be able to recognize you with just one glance."

      Baiyi used his Psychic Energy to take a look at the cloak's slightly messy look. At the same time, he was mindful of the girl's stitches that were filled with good intentions. Quietly, he turned around to look at Mia's small hands. Unsurprisingly, there were several needle prick injuries and it was especially prominent on her delicate fingertips.

      Mia, who suddenly noticed Baiyi's line of sight, quickly withdrew her hands and placed it behind her, not wanting to let him have a second look. Her face suddenly gave a smile and she chuckled, "I-I-It's alright, it doesn't hurt anymore."

      Baiyi became silent, at loss for words.

      Noticing Baiyi's silence, Mia got worried and asked: "W-W-What is it, Mr. Hope? Was it too shabby, you don't like it? Erm... T-T-Then I'll go get some help from the aunt..." Having said that, she reached out her hand wanting to remove the cloak and send it for some modification.

      But then, Baiyi held her shoulders and said in a very serious and stern tone, "There’s no need for that Mia. I really like this cloak. This is the best gift I have ever received. I will always wear it. Thank you, Mia."

      His words were sincere. Compared to the valuable storage pouch that he had seized from Undine, the cloak was his most prized possession today.

      "Initially I'd thought that after experiencing such a long imprisonment, we, Voidwalkers would no longer be touched by anything and our hearts would turn as cold as this endless icy void. But until today I realized that we have been wrong." Within his inner conscience, the Archmage said in a very serious tone, "In addition to power, there are many more beautiful things out there that are worthy of our pursuit and for us to cherish."

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     39 An Unexpected Surprise

      After Baiyi had managed to coax her, he watched her hold the cat paw pastry as she ate it like a small, cute squirrel. After eating just two pieces, she packed the box up nicely, with the intention of taking it to class tomorrow to share with her classmates.

      As she bid goodnight to Baiyi, Mia took off her school uniform and changed into a common white nightgown before she wrapped herself up in the blanket. Hugging her hammerhead doll tightly, she fell into a deep and peaceful slumber.

      As for Baiyi, he waited patiently for Mia to fall asleep before taking out the storage pouch that he had stolen from Undine. Carefully, he inspected the greatest payoff of the day as he undid the enchantment that was set onto the pouch. He gradually took out the contents onto the table one by one.

      Most of the items inside were the orange colored Chi Restoration Potion that Undine consumed during their battle. It looked like there were still a dozen more of those potions left. Had he continue to battle it out with her, the match between them would probably be dragged out for a very long time.

      What followed next was the Chi Restoration Crystal. This item had a higher stat recovery than the Chi Restoration Potion. He counted a total of a couple dozens of the item that was probably enough to allow Undine to cast high power technique like the Bladestorm a few dozens more time.

      Those two recovery items were not considered as too expensive as many ordinary people could still afford it. However, the five seemingly ordinary small bags were different. What was inside was actually the ground powder from the bone marrow located at the Behemoth's spine! That thing was extraordinary! Just a small thumb-sized bag was enough to allow a Legendary-tier Saint of Sword to recover his Chi Prowess fully! There was no doubt that it was one of the most expensive and luxurious recovery items in the market! More importantly, Behemoth was a beast that was highly valuable from its head to its toe. It was not easy to lay one's hand on the powder as the item usually could only be found at the Northern Wasteland or some small hidden realms. Not everybody could obtain it easily.

      Just five mere bags of bone marrow's powder added up together would amount to about 8000 gold coins. However, compared to those few white fluorescent bottles that would light up all day and night, the powder was still slightly lacking. The bottles actually contained the blood of the white dragons. To be able to encounter a white dragon was something that could be considered as extremely rare. And to even succeed in killing it? It was exactly why the material was extremely valuable and priceless, to the point that one could not even put a price on it.

      Just a mere few drops would overwhelmed Baiyi with magic. It was more than enough to allow Baiyi to complete a huge Magical Formation. A material as precious as that was often only used in an extreme and crucial situation.

      The runes on that black fellow was drawn on using this white dragon's blood right? Wow, I never thought that there would be people wasting them just like that! Baiyi could not comprehend it as he told the Voidwalkers. He could not help but feel scorn at the wasteful tyrannical actions of the Dole family. But since they could afford forging a full armor using pure black gold, there was no reason for them to not be able to afford drawing runes with the blood of a white dragon, right? After all, the world of a rich person was totally different from the poor.

      "Although it's really wasteful but it is not as terrible as we thought I guess? I remember that before I entered the Void, there was a wave of exploration and development in small realms. Now that quite a dozen of years have passed, they probably reaped some gains that we don't know of," The Apprentice reminded suddenly. After all, that was news that most Voidwalkers were unaware of.

      However, it was definitely not a pleasant experience to explore a new realm. It was entirely possible that new realms that was discovered after a laborious amount of efforts would turn out to be nothing but a wasteland; or perhaps it had an extreme weather that was not suitable for human survival and also some other unexpected danger that was waiting ahead. Although the situation was like that and the risk were high, it still did not stop human's enthusiasm in pursuing profits. Seeing how such a precious material was used to this extent, there should be quite a lot of things that had been discovered by the human beings in those past few decades.

      Anyway, things like exploring a new realm had nothing to do with Baiyi at all. He continued to look through Undine's belongings. Other than those items that were listed before, the rest of them were all sorts of different Magical Scrolls, such as Protection Spell, Teleportation Spell, Blessing Spell and even cures for all sorts of curses, basically every magical item that one could think of. It was as if the bag was a walking church.

      Now that Baiyi thought about it, it seemed that Undine really did not have any malicious intention towards him at all. Otherwise, had she used all of those things in the pouch, there was no way Baiyi could wriggle his way out from the battle.

      Is there something wrong with the mind of the Dole family? Look at all these stuff! Isn't it little too much? Baiyi felt exasperated as he asked the Merchant. Do you guys plan to kill your enemies with money?

      The Archmage seconded Baiyi's opinion as well as he followed up, "Even though I'm not against the use of equipment, consumables and such but if she's depending too much on these foreign items, it would cause her skills to be unrefined."

      Facing the unanimous opinion of two veteran Voidwalkers, the Merchant certainly could not say anything at all. All he could do was to reply with a weak voice, "But, our family is a business family after all. Of course we are not able to compare with those who came from a background of magical or martial arts family... Erm... That's why, if the opportunity presents itself, is it possible for you to help guide my descendant, Sir Hope? I'm sure that she would give you a generous reward."

      No thanks! Baiyi immediately rejected the idea.  I can barely take care of Mia. Please don't give me another trouble. Do you really think I like being a nanny now? Not all things can be settled by money you know.

      Hearing his words, the Merchant dared not come up with any reply anymore. However, at that time, the other Voidwalkers suddenly became excited and started to persuade Baiyi.

      "Well, you do have a point! But don't you think Undine is beautiful? Look at that aristocratic elegance that exuded from her body. Don't you think it would be a big accomplishment to be able to train such a beautiful girl to become a powerful person in the future?

      "Exactly! Look at her body! How gorgeous is she?"

      "Besides, Sir Hope, you also assaulted her sexually, didn't you? Don't you think it's very irresponsible saying such words after you have done that?"

      That was just a convenient way for me to get out of that situation! Baiyi quickly defended himself. Besides, I was just trying to warn her, from an elder to a youngster, to not wear such revealing clothes!

      "Oi, oi, oi! Don't you think you're a little over the line? You have been controlling Mia-chan all this while and now you even want to control somebody else's--- the Merchant's---- descendant? What's so wrong with a girl showing off her charm? Are you, by any chance, a Muslim?"

      What? How does this have anything to do with being controlling and religions? I was just hoping that these girls would dress a little more modestly. They should use their temperament and personality to show off their beauty and not dress in provocative clothing to attract a man's attention! Bayi quickly defended himself, refusing to admit that he was being as conservative as an old-fashioned dad.

      Anyway, what we got today amounted to this... Baiyi quickly changed the topic. Based on the value that most of us understand, there is no doubt that the items in this pouch can get us an alchemy workshop. And the storage pouch itself probably cost a fortune as well. The space inside is almost as big as the biggest luggage one could find on Earth. Basically, this storage pouch is of the highest grade in this realm.

      As he was speaking, he turned the storage pouch over and gave it a good shake, wanting to see what else he might have missed before. At once, a few pieces of black clothing fell out from the pouch.

      "What the hell is this?" Picking up the light clothing to have a good look, he was shocked to see that those were actually women's underwear and black silk stockings! The designs of those underwears were very provocative and sensuous, the type that was able to evoke a man's deepest desire! Just the soft feeling of the material itself could send an image of the beautiful and mature Undine dressed in those provoking clothing to mind...

      Ahem! What a useless item. I'll just burn it! Immediately, Baiyi made a gesture to cast a fire spell to dispose of the items. Before he could burn it, a Walker suddenly yelled out loudly to stop him.

      "DON'T! This is the biggest reward we've got today! It's a real true treasure! Don't you just burn it like that!"

      What can I do with these things then? The size doesn't fit Mia anyway!

      Without another word, Baiyi mercilessly burned those useless clothing into ashes, turning the Walkers' excitement into grievous cries.

      Speaking of that, everytime when somebody starts this kind of hentai topic, other than the two guys who came from the church and the Bard whose entire life revolves around women, there's still another guy who keeps chiming in. His voice is kinda loud too! I wonder who that is... Baiyi decided to search his mind, trying to find the voice of the person who spoke just now... Found it! Tsk tsk tsk! 26th Walker, the one called the Astrologer! The person who is supposed to look at the sky! I'd never imagined you'd become a member of the Hentai Group as well!

      "Yeah? That's right! It's me! So what now? What's so wrong for a man to pursue the things that he likes? Now that I don't get to look at the stars anymore, what's wrong with me turning to another hobby?" The Astrologer defended himself.

      Tsk tsk tsk... Though there's nothing wrong with it, but you are also the most righteous pervert I've ever seen! Baiyi was momentarily taken aback by his tone.

      "Well, of course! You can call us THE FOUR VOID-HENTAIS! Or THE HENTAI FOUR! Either way is fine with us!"

      OH MY F*CKING GOD! DON'T SAY SUCH DISGUSTING TITLEs OUT LOUD!

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     40 It“s M-M-Moving?

      In conclusion, Baiyi had managed to acquire quite a lot this time. However, there was still one problem left. It was true that he had gotten his hand on many precious materials and consumables but when it came to money, he did not manage to make a lot. Most of the consumables were meant to be used on a Fighter so basically, Mia would not be able to use them at all. Baiyi who already had an abundance of energy did not need to use them as well. Even if he was to sell it, he did not have any connections in that world to do that... So in the end, his financial situation did not really change at all.

      Tsk... Why didn't that Dole girl bring more money out with her...  Baiyi ranted inwardly. Immediately, his words managed to provoke the scolding of the other Voidwalkers.

      "Erm... Mr Hope, don't you think you are being a little unreasonable? Undine is a junior you know. She doesn't mean you harm and yet you have stolen all of her supplies. You even stole her underwear as well! How could you say that now?"

      Don't put it that way! It's all a misunderstanding okay? It was just a pure coincidence! I did not even mean to steal those useless pieces of clothing! Baiyi defended himself vehemently.

      In the end, he spent the whole night talking about all sorts of nonsense with the Voidwalkers one after another. Soon, the sky gradually turned bright. A small grunt could be heard coming from Mia as she slowly woke up and rubbed her eyes that were still filled with drowsiness. She did not notice that one of the strap of her nightgown had slipped down from her shoulder, revealing a sweet and soft, white shoulder. Turning her gaze towards Baiyi who was sitting by the window, she let out a smile and greeted him softly, "G'morning, Mr. Hope."

      For a short moment, she did nothing else other than snuggling the hammerhead doll that she was hugging all night long. Reluctantly, she placed the doll next to the pillow properly before taking off her nightdress in front of Baiyi to put on the white academy uniform. Raising her right leg up, she pulled the white silk stockings from her heel to her thigh, wrapping her slender and straight long leg up tightly. After that, she did the same thing to her left leg before going out to fetch a pail of water to wash up. Finally, she used two white ribbons to tie up her ponytails, transforming herself from the sleepy lazy little cat to the sweet and cute Mia-chan.

      Throughout the whole process, Baiyi instinctively felt awkward and turned his head away, unlike those other Hentai-Walkers who enjoyed watching the exciting scene of a pretty girl changing her clothing...

      To Mia, Baiyi was her family now so she had let her guard down around him…

      "Well then, Mr Hope, I'm off to the class now!" Mia, who was done freshening herself up, hugged a few books to her chest and made a gesture to leave.

      "Wait a minute!" Baiyi stopped her in her tracks and handed her the box of cat paws cookies, "Bring this to your class to eat."

      "Ah... I've almost forgotten about it!" Playfully sticking her tongue out, Mia quickly reached over and took the box from him. At once, a confused look appeared on her little face. In a low tone, she asked, "Eh? Why is this warm?"

      "I've casted a simple Heating Spell inside. Isn't it more delicious when it's warm?" Baiyi answered. That was a spell that he invented out of boredom the night before.

      "You are so nice! Mr. Hope!" Mia beamed. Not caring about the heavy things on her arms, she forcefully rubbed her little face against the rough rattan of Baiyi's chest before she left for class in joy.

      After her silhoutte gradually disappeared from sight, a person complimented in Baiyi's mind, "Sigh... Look at how cute Mia-chan is! You are so lucky, Sir Hope. I also want to be hugged by Mia-chan!"

      This is not the time to say these kinda things! Time for serious matter now!  Baiyi announced as he strode towards Mia's bed and picked up the hammerhead doll that was still lingering with Mia's scent and indented from her weight.

      The Pseudo-Descent Technique yesterday had given me some inspiration. Since we happened to have the suitable ingredients with us now, I want to try to enchant that technique onto this doll, Baiyi explained his idea to the Voidwalkers. Then, as long as Mia carries this with her, we can always go to her side anytime we want.

      "That's a brilliant idea! But I'm going to stop you right there. I need to correct you on a mistake that you made," the Archmage replied. "The technique's name is the Six realms Five Planes - The Divine Figure of KuriKara , not some Pseudo-Descent technique!"

      Hello? Is this the correction that you meant? By the way, where exactly did you copy the name from? I'm well familiar with your naming standard and taste you know. It's not possible for you to come up with such a cool name, my dear teacher! Baiyi retaliated inwardly.

      "It's true that this is a good idea to protect Mia but don't you think it's a little too wasteful?" The Alchemist asked next.

      There's no such thing as being wasteful . Baiyi replied.  Such things are only worthy of their value if they are being used. There's no point in keeping them in a storeroom and not doing anything with them. I'm not a hamster!

      "No no no. That's not what I meant," The Alchemist quickly corrected. "What I mean is that using such expensive materials to enchant a spell onto a plushie doll is quite wasteful. At the very least, it should be an armor or something, right?"

      " This doll is currently the most suitable item. " Looking at the silly hammerhead doll that was in his hands, he continued,  This thing is very easy to be carried around and Mia is also very fond of it. Not only that, such an ordinary thing would not attract too much attention. More importantly, after the spell is enchanted on it, the technique won't need my continuous supply of energy. I could barely split a small part of my consciousness to control this small item, let alone a whole armor.

      So, besides the Aurora's Mercy, I will enchant more spells onto the doll as well. These magic would help the user to cope with all sorts of critical situations,  Baiyi carried on explaining. At the same time, he cut open the snowy white tummy of the hammerhead doll and got ready to start his work.

      Here was what he planned to do. He planned to turn the hammerhead doll into a super powerful magical tool and equip it with a Voidwalker who could fully utilize the doll's power so that there was no need to worry about whether Mia knew how to operate it or not.

      "Are you trying to turn this doll into a weapon? I didn't know that you're so fond of this thing!" The Lich asked jokingly.

      Fond of? Well, not really. Gently stroking the soft and fluffly doll, Baiyi replied in a serious manner, I just have a peculiar feeling that this doll would determine our destiny in the future... Ahhhhh.. Who knows? It's probably just an illusion anyway.

      As he was speaking, he activated his Mana and extracted the Chi Prowess from the Chi Restoration Potion and Chi Restoration Crystal, forming a sticky energy sphere in front of him. He continued to pour the Behemoth Spinal's Powder and White Dragon's Blood into the sphere before using his Mana to guide them to blend and form to become the pigment needed for formations.

      Carefully, he guided the sphere of pigment and drew multiple exquisite yet small formations inside the doll. Those Magical Formations were interconnected with each other, forming a group of complicated Magical Array. Baiyi was highly confident that nobody else in the world, other than the Voidwalkers, would be able to understand the function of the Magical Array.

      After stitching the belly of the doll up, Baiyi used his magic to dry and soften the doll. Once again, the hammerhead doll returned to its previous state of fluffiness. Nobody would have ever thought that a fluffy ordinary doll like that would have an exquisite power hidden inside it.

      After he was done, Baiyi could not help but be reminded of all of the precious materials that he had poured into the belly of the doll. Sighing, he breathed, "I guess, this must be the most expensive plushie doll in this world, right?" Having said that, he began to gradually transfer his consciousness into the formation of the doll, activating the skill while asking the Walkers at the same time, Alright! Now who wants to have a test drive on this?

      "Me! Me! Me! Let me have a go!" A voice could be heard offering himself up enthusiastically. That voice belonged to the 29th Walker called the Engineer. "Knowledge wise, I'm the most scientifically equipped and not scared of any experiment. You have to let me try it!"

      Alright! I have faith in your professionalism, Baiyi agreed as he passed the command of the consciousness to the Engineer. Not long after, the hammerhead doll that way lying still on the table a moment ago could be seen wriggling suddenly. The tail was twisting non stop, as if it was trying to turn its body over. But, as the fins were made shorter to look cute on the doll, he still could not move much despite how hard he tried.

      "Hmmm... Looks like the mobility is not that good... Well, I guess we can't do much about that. Fortunately, there's no other abnormality. Seems like this turned out to be quite successful. Alright, Sir Engineer, you can return now!" Baiyi proclaimed out loud as he tried to pick the doll back up.

      Without warning, the hammerhead doll that was lying still like a dead fish a moment before suddenly became as agile as a loach and jumped to the side, slipping out from Baiyi's hand. Then, the Engineer's voice could be heard speaking in his mind, "Please wait a moment more. We should be patient in order to test the stability of this experiment!"

      You do have a point. But if we maintain this state, it will deplete the energy of the formation. We don't have anymore materials left to remake another one. We need to be more thrifty. Return first!  Baiyi felt thankful towards the Engineer for being willing to support his experiment. Again, he tried to pick up the doll but the doll leapt up, dodging his hand again.

      "Sir Hope! We really must be patient in an experiment like this. Please let me stay here till the next morning!" The Engineer said righteously.

      Hmmm... Why does this sound suspicious? Baiyi started to give it a second thought. This is Mia's favorite doll and everytime when she's back from her class, she would snuggle and kiss it the whole day. Not only that, she would even hug it to sleep the entire night... Wait a minute... Does this mean that...

      As he started to piece all the puzzles together, Baiyi instantly gave a hard punch on the doll's belly and forcibly retrieved the Engineer's consciousness back. Not long after, the wail of the Engineer could be heard in the Void, "AAAAHHHHHHHHH! DAMN IT! MY PLAN FAILED! MIA-CHAN'S KISSES! MIA-CHAN'S SNUGGLES! MIA-CHAN'S HUGS! I WANT THEM ALL! GIVE THEM BACK TO ME!"

      I KNEW IT! THIS HENTAI BASTARD!

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     41 Mr. Sorry

      Well, first of all, we would have to congratulate the Void-Hentai Union on the addition of their newest member. The group was originally called The Four Void-Hentais but now there were five members in it... Erm... Let's just put that aside for the time being... Back in the Void, the other four members were comforting the Engineer, telling him things like "Don't worry! We're gonna get more chances in the future!" and "The time for us to shine will come."

      Okay, guys! NO! As long as I'm still here, you will never get any chance at all! Baiyi announced loudly. Putting on the navy blue cloak that Mia had sewn for him, he busily prepared to go out for a stroll. To be honest, the workmanship of the cloak was really not that good and the fabric was also cheap. But then again, one can't complain too much because it was made from the excess of a curtain. Coupled with the full militia armor on his body, he looked particularly awkward and funny. There was no doubt that he would attract a lot of strange looks on the road. However, Baiyi did not mind those things at all but instead, he treated the cloak like a treasure.

      His main intention in strolling around the academy was to see if he could find any odd jobs in the academy. He was sure that in the future, he would be earning more money than he did the day before. The lousy lie that he told Mia the day before would not be able to work anymore in the future, which was why he needed a proper job.

      But there was only so much that a Soul Armature could do. In fact, his prospect was not much better than Mia's. Especially in an elite school like the Celestial Fortress Academy, there was a lot of Soul Armatures which means there was no shortage of strong people. With his strength only at the Intermediate Level, he really did not have anything that made him stand out.

      Well, selling some special formulas to the academy's alchemist workshop sounded like quite a feasible idea. Although it felt a little bit like giving away the goose that laid golden eggs, but he really had no other better options .

      As he was pondering, he walked towards the main classrooms of the Celestial Fortress Academy. Basically, the layout of the academy was in the shape of a ring. All of the classes, practice fields and all sorts of workshops were arranged neatly in a ring. And right in the middle of the ring, there was a miniature garden that was filled with a variety of beautiful flowers and trees. There was also a small pond, verandah and even a hut where the students could take a break.

      Nevertheless, they weren't many students lingering around in the garden. Instead, there were more Soul Armatures. At first, Baiyi was somewhat surprised by the amount of Soul Armatures gathering around the garden. After he had given it some thought, he began to realize the reason why. Usually an ordinary Soul Armature would be under mobility restriction. That obviously did not apply to him. They usually have to maintain a close range of distance to their practitioners in order to ensure their survival. It was no wonder that the structure of the academy was built like that because as long as the Soul Armatures were in the garden, it would be convenient for the students to carry out their daily lives. And let's say if something were to happen to them, the Soul Armature could quickly reach them in the shortest time possible as well.

      The layout, taking into account the beauty and practicality as well as the accessibility, was indeed quite exquisite. Baiyi decided to take a look and at the same time, observe how those ordinary Soul Armatures usually spend their time.

      Gee... Sunbathing on the lawn? Fishing by the pond? Reading an old book over and over again? Several people gathering together to tell the stories of their heroic deeds in their past lives? Feeding birds and cats? Looking at those pitiful people, Baiyi almost thought that he had walked into a park meant for the elderly. The only thing lacking to complete the scene was a group of people practicing Taichi.

      No wonder that boring arena was so full of people. And no wonder the Voidwalkers are so attracted to Earth's cultures. What a pitiful and appalling culture this world has... Look at those Soul Armatures especially! They look so bored that they look almost rusted!

      The moment those people saw the approaching of Baiyi who was dressed in a peculiar manner, they could not help but stared at him curiously, as if he was an alien.

      "I guess they must be curious as to why I can be here without my practitioner," Baiyi chuckled to himself as he randomly sat down on a bench. Not to his surprise, a person quickly came to query--- a Soul Armature who was at the Legendary Level. His armor looked to be slightly simple and worn and it gave Baiyi a sense of familiarity.

      "I'm sorry, can I talk to you?" The Soul Armature asked politely, not caring about the shabby armor and out-of-place cloak that Baiyi was wearing. After all, he was once a powerful being unlike those students who only judged things based on appearances.

      Why must you apologize? Baiyi wondered but at the same time, made a gesture asking him to take a seat. "May I help you?"

      "I'm sorry. I'm just curious about you..." The Soul Armature started off his sentence with a 'sorry' again before he continued, "Why are you able to come here all alone without the company of your practitioner?"

      "Ahh... Well, this is because my power is actually very weak so I don't place any burden on my practitioner at all. On top of that, my practitioner is very outstanding, allowing me to have a bigger mobility range," Baiyi claimed proudly.

      In fact, Mia had said something similar to her friends as well, "Look at this! Mr. Hope bought this for me! He got it all the way from the Southern City... That's right! Mr. Hope has a broad range of mobility. I guess, it's probably because of the fact that he is strong and gentle at the same time? I am really lucky to have met him..."

      Without a doubt, her words had won the unanimous envy of all her classmates, just like the old Soul Armature who had an envious look on his face. That was right! They were a duo who took pride in each other!

      "I'm sorry, what an admirable combination you have right there! But of course, my practitioner is excellent as well. At the same time, he possesses a powerful soul. When I first came here, I thought that I would have to wait for him by the corridor when he's having classes," the old Soul Armature continued.

      Well, judging by the innate capabilities of a student, being able to have such a huge mobility range must mean that this practitioner of his is quite remarkable as well. Baiyi thought to himself. Actually such a distance cap was not entirely decided by the power difference between the practitioner and his Soul Armature. Sometimes, in the case where the practitioners were incredibly talented or the Soul Armature and its practitioner had an intimate relationship before, the mobility range would be increased as well.

      Therefore, many people would summon their dead relatives, friends or even spouses to become their Soul Armature so that they could regain a new life together. With the bond that they already had beforehand, apart from the increased in mobility range, it was quite a popular method that was commonly used.

      Well, there is no doubt that a farther distance would be better. Otherwise, having to stick to each other all the time--- during meals, sleeping time and even toilet breaks--- would be something that is very troublesome... But now that I think about it, your mobility range is not that small. " Why do you keep on apologizing? It feels like almost every sentence of yours have at least one 'sorry' in it..." Baiyi asked in a straightforward manner.

      "Sorry! This is just a habit of mine. In fact, most people call me Mr. Sorry..." The old Soul Armature apologized again politely before changing the topic, "If I remember correctly, I think I saw you during the appraisal last time. Your performance last time was outstanding! You must be a powerful sorcerer, right?"

      Ahh... No wonder this guy look familiar! Isn't this that guy who fell over before he could show off his death blow?

      "Yes, that's me. I'm Hope," Baiyi introduced himself. As he glanced down, he noticed that there was indeed some traces of repairs on the guy's knees and so he asked, "Are you okay now?"

      "I'm sorry that I have made a fool of myself last time," Mr. Sorry once again started off the sentence with his trademark 'sorry' before he said frustratedly, " Sigh ... This armour is a little too old now. I have gone to many blacksmiths for repairs but the result was always unsatisfactory... Besides, my practitioner did not come from a wealthy family, so I guess I'll just have to put up with it for now."

      "Ahh, is that so?" Baiyi could not help but feel a little sympathy for the man, prompting him to ask the Blacksmith in his consciousness, Would it be considered as breaking our promise if I just help fix the armor?

      After a long time thinking, the Blacksmith finally replied, "Well, if it's just reparing and not some major recasting or remodeling, then I suppose it's fine," the Blacksmith probably knew that his insistence last time had put Baiyi in an awkward position, so this time, he decided to take a step back instead.

      That's great! I'll help him then. It's not easy for him as well   I think,  Baiyi replied inwardly as he turned to Mr. Sorry at the same time, "In my past life, I have studied the craftsmanship of forgeries and repairs out of pure interest. If you trust me, you can find some tools and materials and I'll help you fix it."

      For a moment, Mr. Sorry was stunned. Obviously, he did not understand why a sorcerer would be interested in the art of craftsmanship. But out of politeness, he did not dare to ask the reason why. Deciding to give it a try, he replied, "I'm sorry. I'll thank you in advance, Sir Hope. I'll go look for them right now!"

      Having said that, he jerkily ran off to find some tools and not long after, he brought back a huge wooden box. Baiyi was taken aback when he found that the wooden box contained an iron hammer, rivets, iron shards and more…

      "Sorry, I borrowed this from a repair worker of the academy. Can you see if it is useable? If they're not enough, I'll look again!" Mr. Sorry said.

      As a Legendary Level being, he's not cocky nor arrogant. This man doesn't seem like a bad guy at all apart from his ridiculous habit of saying 'sorry' all the time , Baiyi thought to himself while signalling for the Soul Armature to sit on the bench. Using his Psychic Energy, he casually inspected his knees and used his Mana to remove all of the rivets that the previous blacksmith had installed. He then picked up a few iron shards from the toolbox and measured the size of Mr. Sorry's knees.

      After Baiyi had finished measuring them, a high-temperature blue flames surged out from his finger as they accurately cut the shards into the desired shape. Those shards were then attached and welded firmly onto the knees--- which were weakened due to metal aging--- by the blue flames.

      With his Mana, he used a hammer to tap and made some final adjustments. After everything was completed, Baiyi finally said, "Alright, I think you will be able to show off your death blow smoothly now!"

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     42 YES! I“m Cured!

      But of course, Mr. Sorry would never make such a large display of power. Instead, he just moved his body around a little and he was astonished to find that he could finally move freely like all of the other Soul Armatures. Satisfied, he quickly bowed and thanked--- er... or should one say, apologized to--- Baiyi.

      "I'm sorry! Thank you so much! None of the blacksmiths that I went to could fix this problem but it looked so simple handled by you! I'm so grateful towards you!" Mr. Sorry exclaimed earnestly.

      Err.... Could you not apologize when you are thanking me? That sounds kind of weird... But then again, I didn't realize that the maintenance for a Soul Armature could be so troublesome... Baiyi thought to himself. Actually, cases where the knee joints was worn out and abraded was a common problem of for every Soul Armature--- it was a problem that would hinder the Soul Armature's action and affect their performance. If it was a normal armor of a normal person, one could easily solve the problem by just replacing the knee-joints with a new one. However, because the Soul Armature Summoning Technique worked by affixing the soul's consciousness into the whole armor, if the knees were replaced with a new one, the new knees that were not affixed with any consciousness would not function at all. That was exactly why a Soul Armature could not replace their body part at all. They would have to either find a way to repair it or change into a whole new armor. It was indeed a troublesome problem.

      Fortunately, Baiyi came from a place called Earth where it was filled with advanced science and technology. Imitating Earth's welding torch by using his Mana, what Baiyi did was actually combining his Mana with the welding technique along with the experience and knowledge of the Blacksmith. That was why a problem that appeared to be troublesome to ordinary blacksmiths was not difficult for him.

      Looking at the skill, the Blacksmith commented, "This is a perfect combination of the two world. It is effective just like I expected. However, to use them to solve such a minor problem..." There seemed to be a hint of regret in his voice…

      Actually, not every Voidwalker was addicted to those cultural works on Earth, there were also other who were interested in various scientific and technological aspects of Earth and even tried to combine the knowledges of the two worlds together. Remember the sword skill of the Knight before? He had imitated the polymer's vibration principle and used it on his sword skill. Or like just now when Baiyi used his Mana as flames to do the welding on the metal shards.

      Without a doubt, it was an innovative idea in that world. Unfortunately, as a liberal art student, Baiyi could not provide them with much information on science and technology. Those new ideas were not particularly easy to be applied in that world as well. Why? Well, let's just take this for example: most of the sorcerers in that world know those Flamethrower and metal-softening techniques but how many sorcerers would actually be willing to become a blacksmith?

      That was why when the other Soul Armatures found out that there was a blacksmith who knew sorcery, they immediately gathered over to look. Baiyi had already managed to establish himself in their minds as a professional the moment they saw him succeed in treating Mr. Sorry's knees.

      "Good morning. My arm is feeling weird right here, could you help me take a look?" A Soul Armature asked, at the same time rotating his arm 360 degree in a big circle. "I really think that it's weird..."

      Well, how could it be not weird? Don't you think that if you're a human, you would dislocate your arm by rotating it like that?  Baiyi remarked sarcastically inwardly but outwardly he invited the man to sit beside him and made a simple shoulder joint for him.

      After that Soul Armature tested his arm and saw that it no longer rotated in a weird way, he exclaimed happily, "OOOOHHHH! Now it really does feel much better! Thank you very much!"

      Well, there's no need for 'thank you' but somehow I think that ability of yours was quite good actually! Like, you could cast a Double Whirlwind Slash or something like that. Don't you think it's a waste to let it go just like that? At that moment, an image of an armor with its two arms rotating in high speed circles appeared in Baiyi's mind, just like the scene of a human chainsaw... Erm.... Perhaps not? That seems to be kind of stupid…

      "Excuse me? Can you have a look at me as well? I keep feeling like I'm missing something down there. I feel so unusual walking around without it..." Another Soul Armature unashamedly requested, interrupting Baiyi's train of thoughts.

      Hello brother? Of course you'll feel the changes, there's one organ missing down there! But then, isn't this good as well? You can try becoming a girl instead! Are you sure you want to give up on being a girl?  Although Baiyi was joking in his mind, his hand, on the other hand, dexterously added on an additional weight to the lower half of the Soul Armature's body.

      "Ahhhh... I feel so much more comfortable and free now! You are really amazing, Master Hope! You MUST let me know if you need any help in the future!" The man exclaimed in joy as he gave a few somersaults on the lawn, showing off his happiness to everyone!

      After he left, another person quickly walked up and earnestly said in excitement, "Wow, your skill is superb! Master Hope! It seems like there's finally hope for my illness to be cured!"

      Errr... I'm not a real doctor you know... Baiyi thought inwardly as he took a careful look at the guy. Well, I don't see anything wrong at all? Puzzled, he queried, "Looking at your body, other than your flat chest, I don't see any problem at all."

      "Ah! No... Master Hope. That's not my chest! That's actually my back..." The guy seemed somewhat embarrassed.

      WHAT? ARE YOU AN OWL? Baiyi immediately pulled him down to sit on the bench and tried to twist his head 180 degrees.

      As a result, a yell of pain could be heard. "AHHHHHHHHHH! MY NECK IS BREAKING! I'M NOT AN OWL, MASTER HOPE! It was just that my practitioner made a mistake when he summoned me..."

      "Oh... I'm sorry... But you should have told me earlier before..." Baiyi mumbled as he proceeded to take off the guy's visor and placed it on the back of his head. "Alright, how about now? Can you see now?"

      "Erm... I see nothing but blackness... Master Hope...."

      Hmm, it seems like your sight was not affixed on the visor at all...  Returning the visor to its previous state and not giving any thought to the guy's scream, Baiyi forcibly twisted his head back and released a small Mana from his finger to help him rectify the spell in the armor.

      "Ahhhhh! It works! I'm finally back to normal! You are so great Master Hope! I'll ask my practitioner to bake cookies for you as a token of gratitude!" The Mr. Owl who had returned to his normal state bowed as he thanked Baiyi.

      Erm... Is this fellow's brain damaged by the twisting just now? As a Soul Armature, why would I need cookies? I can only give it to Mia to eat anyway! And besides, with her age right now, it's not suitable for her to eat so many sweet things, isn't it?

      "Damn you for being such an old-fashioned conservative father! You've already deprived Mia of wearing cute dresses and now you don't even allow her to eat sweets as well?!" A voice could be heard cursing from the Void.

      Hey, this is for her own good okay? What do you even know? Instantly, a Silence Spell was casted on him.

      "Urghh! You're shamelessly abusing your power now... Urghhh!" Another Walker who was trying to go against Baiyi was put under the Silence Spell as well. Once again, the almighty Voidwalkers were forced to succumb to His majesty, Sir Hope--- the old-fashioned and conservative Baiyi.

      Anyway, leaving that group of unscrupulous people aside, Baiyi had managed to become the focal point in that small little garden. All of those Soul Armatures that surrounded Baiyi was talking about their own problems, hoping to get Baiyi's help to fix them. With no intention to reject them, Baiyi made them line up and slowly fixed and adjudted them one by one.

      One could see that not every single Soul Armature could flawlessly adapt to their new bodies. After all, an armor was different from a human body. Even though it was equipped with magically generated joints and organs in order to ensure that it retained most of the functions of a human body, there was still huge differences between a real body and an armor. It was normal for a newly summoned Soul Armature to feel discomfort with his new body.

      To be fair, the Soul Armature Technique had gone through several thousands years of development and there were already armors that were specifically designed for Soul Armatures. Those armors were exquisitely designed to imitate the human body. Coupled with magically generated joins and organs, they greatly reduce the degree of discomfort for the summoned soul, allowing them to feel like they were in a real human body.

      Naturally, the price of such armors were not cheap. The Celestial Fortress Academy was not that kind of aristocratic school. Most of its students were actually from middle-class families. Therefore, for the time being, they could only equip their Soul Armatures with a normal armors.

      For that reason alone, Baiyi's good deeds were absolutely commendable. Considering the fact that he did not mention anything about money and rewards, the Soul Armatures' respects towards him increased despite his shabby armor and that awkward-looking cloak.

      In the blink of an eye, it was already noon. A melodious tune could be heard chiming from the buildings. Instantly, the academy which was originally quiet suddenly filled with the chattering and laughter of the students, giving it the vitality of a youthful atmosphere.

      It was lunch break. The group of Soul Armatures who were lining up automatically dispersed and walked towards the school buildings one after another. Not long after, a group of students could be seen carrying their wooden plates which was filled with sumptuous lunch and making their way to the little garden.

      Lunch break was a rare opportunity for a practitioner to relax with their Soul Armature. There was nothing better than spending time and having meal together in such a beautiful garden. It was an effective way to promote better relationships between practitioners and their Soul Armature. Very quickly, the little garden's benches and verandahs were fully occupied by the students, making the 'elderly park' turn more lively as it bustled with excitement.

      Mia and her two classmates also took their trays out from the building as well. When the two girls, who were more or less her age, saw their own Soul Armatures waiting for them outside, they bid goodbye to Mia and went their own way. Before they left, one of them did not forget to ask, "Mia, don't you have a Soul Armature as well? Will he accompany you for lunch? Otherwise, why don't you join us?"

      "Well, Mr. Hope just got summoned a short while ago so he's still pretty unfamiliar with this place... It's alright, I'll eat by myself," Letting out a forced smile, Mia declined the kindness of her friends. As she was going to walk up to the classroom by herself, she saw a familiar navy silhouette from the corner of her eyes.

      Baiyi was just standing not too far in front of her as he waved at her lightly.

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     43 43. The Profession I Once Envied

      "Mr. Hope?!" Mia gave a cry of surprise. Her mood improved immediately when Baiyi suddenly appeared. After noticing that he was wearing the cloak she'd sewn, she became even more elated and hurriedly walk to his side. With a sweet smile and a joyful heart, she asked, "Why did you come here, Mr. Hope?"

      "I was wandering around and since it's lunch time, I thought I would drop by," Baiyi said casually, as he reached out to touch Mia's head, "Well, let's go over there and eat."

      "Okay!" Mia gave an enthusiastic nod. Even with such a small gesture, Mia was very happy. Her footsteps were significantly lighter and the two black pigtails were bouncing as she skipped along, expressing the happiness of their owner.

      This girl is too gullible, Baiyi gave out a sigh... This girl should really keep an eye on herself, so as not to be cheated by other guys... They walked a short distance back into the little garden. As they walked onto the soft grassy field, Baiyi suddenly felt awkward. It was because many students came by to have their meal and even though there were several benches and verandahs, all the space had been fully occupied.

      "Um ... " Mia had also noticed the situation. She did not want to sit on the grass that would dirty her white skirt, so she said disappointedly: "Should we head back to the classroom, Mr Hope? You have not visited our classroom yet."

      Before Baiyi could speak, he saw a Soul Armature near them quickly stand up as he pulled the boy sitting next to him up as he signalled Baiyi to come over to their spot. The Soul Armature himself also came forward with a slight bow before directing his practitioner to sit alongside the grassy area.

      "It looks like we've met a nice person." Baiyi quickly led Mia over to the empty spot.

      Mia felt slightly strange as she did not know the guy who had just given up his seat. However, that did not prevent her from thanking the two polite strangers first before taking a seat next to Baiyi. She then proceeded to take out a handkerchief from her skirt's pocket, unfolded it and placed it on her stockinged thighs to cover the subtle gap between the thighs and the hem of the skirt. Only after she had placed the handkerchief that she put the lunch box on her lap and opened the lid.

      When Baiyi saw the content of the lunch box, he immediately became annoyed. His once gentle and relaxed tone turned serious as he asked, "Why are you only eating these?"

      Within the wooden lunchbox was only a few pieces of bean sprouts, a few vegetable leaves and a palm-size bread. The portion was definitely too little and miserable, even for a girl.

      Mia was shocked by the sudden change in Bai Yi's demeanor so she quickly explained, "Oh, it's because I had the box of biscuits this morning so my stomach is still full and can't eat anymore." She then gave her belly a pat to show that she was full.

      In actual fact, it was only a small box of biscuits which she had generously distributed to all of her fellow classmates and she only got to eat two pieces of them. Baiyi did not say anything and he could only look at her silently.

      Mia could feel Baiyi's skepticism. Lowering her head so Baiyi could not see her expression, she said, "And also, I am slow so I don't want to fight with the others for food..."

      Mia was really bad in lying. The Celestial Fortress Academy had not deteriorate to the point where there's a food shortage. Instead, it was actually her secretly trying to save money to get a new body for Baiyi. That was exactly why she only chose to eat a few bean sprouts.

      Baiyi had long ago seen through her simple and loving gesture but it only made his feelings even more complicated. His heart ached for her but at the same time, he also felt touched by her actions. Patting her head lightly, he said in a stern voice: "Mia, your body is the most important asset you have. From now on don't take these anymore. I will also come to see you every day during lunch time."

      "Eh?" Mia quickly raised her head. Looking at Baiyi's serious face, with a mixed feeling she gave a nod.

      "Well, you wait here for a moment, I'll go to the canteen to get something nice for you." Baiyi said and as he was preparing to get up, a girl dressed in a similar uniform as Mia came over to their spot. Cheerfully, she beamed, "Mia, I bought an extra chicken today. Is it okay to give you the other one?"

      As soon as she finished asking, she picked up a piece of tender golden fried chicken drumstick and placed it on Mia's lunch box without waiting for Mia's reply. The girl gave a slight bow to Baiyi and then hurriedly ran away.

      Baiyi glanced towards the direction of where the girl came from and saw Mr. Owl giving him a friendly wave. It looked like he had overheard their conversation?

      "Um, thank you but how is this…" Mia took a look at the chicken on her plate that was emitting a tasty aroma and for a moment was slightly embarrassed. However, she did not get to finish her question as a crowd of students, both boys and girls, were soon walking towards them while carrying their lunchboxes. Like the girl before them, they placed eggs, ham, bacon and other varieties of food into Mia's lunchbox and her lunch box became so full it almost could not fit all of them...

      The last one to come over was Mr. Sorry who was holding two steaming hot wooden mug. He handed one of the cup gracefully to Mia and asked, "Excuse me, I had just meticulously brew this hot drink that is well liked by young girls. Would the beautiful and cute Miss Mia like to have a taste?"

      "Thank you." Miya absentmindedly took the flavourful hot drink and shot Baiyi a confused expression to ask for clarification.

      "I was free this morning so I gave them some help. That's probably it." Baiyi said casually.

      "Is that so? As expected, Mr. Hope is so good. Everyone respects you so much..." Mia grinned happily. But when she looked down at her lunch box, she could not help but gave her head a scratch. Awkwardly, she asked, "But isn't this a bit too much?"

      How could it not be too much? Compared to having the top military doctor that can cure every incurable disease, oh sorry, it’s super blacksmith, what does this even cost? They are all yearning to build good relations with me.  Baiyi thought to himself and then cast a simple Warming Spell on the lunch box, "Don’t force yourself to finish it. You can keep it for dinner."

      After Mia finished her lunch and went back to her class, the lunch box filled with the goodwill from the others was placed by Baiyi's side as he continued with the repair works on the bodies of the other Soul Armatures.

      When class had finally ended, Mia quickly walked over to the garden, just in time to see a Soul Armature--- the last person that Baiyi had just finished working on--- and his practitioner giving Baiyi a deep respectful bow.

      "Mr. Hope!" Mia quickly walked to Baiyi's side, "I heard my classmates talking about your work, everyone is so grateful to you! Everyone was saying you're a wise and astute mentor and they even praised me as well, making me feel shy..."

      "Ah, this is a small matter. Alright, let's go back." Baiyi picked up the lunch box and led Mia back to the direction of the dormitory. The pair of shadows--- one big and one small--- gradually grew longer as the sun started to set.

      While waiting for Mia to finish her pigeon feeding routine at the public square, the Archmage asked Baiyi, "It seems that you have thought of a solution today? No wonder you were so busy to the point that you didn't even ask for a dime."

      Yes, this solution is not too bad. Bai Yi turned his body away as Mia suddenly crouched down, unconsciously showing him the teddy bear underwear that was peeking out from underneath her skirt that was too short for her.

      Although I did not make any money but I think I've gained something much more precious today,  he continued.

      Just as he predicted, on the second day, the number of Soul Armatures who showed up in the garden was more than the day before. His reputation had started to spread and if it continued to go on, the things he could earn would be more than just a silly excuse to pacify Mia-chan.

      Apart from that, Mia was also receiving a lot of care from her classmates. For those students who were still at the simple and naive stagein life, whoever that was kind to their Soul Armature would be regarded as a friend. That was also why as soon as Mia had stepped into the cafeteria, a kind girl passed her a plate filled with various delicious food.

      To be able to exchange that simple gesture for a good relationship with the master blacksmith was a good bargain. That was not only understood by the students but even the academy as well. And so, on the third day, Baiyi's workshop had moved from the bench of the small garden to a small wooden shed next to it. The academy had also turned the place into a small blacksmith's workshop. Although the interior was not big, it was at least fully equipped with materials and tools.

      Gee, it seems like the Celestial Fortress Academy really knows how to make a business deal,  Baiyi said to another Walker as he saw the long queue of Soul Armatures already waiting outside the workshop early in the morning.

      "I guess this is it then? It's time to start charging some fees now." the Blacksmith suggested.

      "No, no, no, this is not the time yet." The Merchant quickly discouraged the idea, "I would suggest that Sir Hope do not ask for payment now but to wait until they offer to pay for your service instead... What we are doing now is to pave a way for the future. When the suitable time comes, you can simply give an excuse that you can no longer provide a free service. At that time, they would be willing to pay you a large sum of money."

      As expected from the Merchant. Without a doubt, that guy had a much wider knowledge in the matter of making money than the rest of the Walkers... In the field of business, his marketing strategy was definitely as good as the Earthlings.

      "Last time, I used to play many different type of games. I would alway be envious of those NPC that did the repairing work. Even though they are quite despicable, their work was no doubt enviable... And now, I did not expect that I, too, have taken up this role." Baiyi said, half mocking himself.

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     44 What An Intriguing Suggestion

      As expected, when Baiyi’s blacksmith workshop opened the next day, he finally received his first official payment.

      "This is the Everfrost Crystal from The Land of Extreme Ice," A male student whose collar was pinned with a golden tulip emblem, explained as he placed a tiny bottle that was carved with fine Magical Runes in front of Baiyi. Even though the guy was quite young, he was extremely mature and he behaved in a grown-up and composed manner, completely different from the rest of the students who behaved in a child-like demeanour. Looking at the adept manner of how he conducted himself, one could say that he really did live up to the expectation of an elite student.

      Just a day before, Baiyi had helped re-attached a few broken finger joints for his Soul Armature whose armor was rather expensive. Although it was nowhere near as superior as the black gold mountain of the Dole family, the armor could still be considered as a very good one. The soul inside was even more impressive, it was actually the soul of an Immortal Level Fighter. The Soul Armature was undoubtedly very powerful. It was just that as he just got summoned not too long ago, he was still not used to controlling his power yet. In the course of trying to get used to his armor, he had accidentally over-exerted himself and broke a few fingers in the process...

      Obviously, it was a task that no ordinary blacksmith could perform. Yet, Baiyi had managed to weld his fingers back easily in just a short duration of time. Because his consciousness was still in the broken fingers, the Soul Armature was able to use them as agilely as before except for the traces of welding that looked slightly unsightly.

      Throughout the whole process, the male student stood by and watched quietly. Unlike the other students who gasped in amazement while they watched Baiyi's exquisite skills, there were no changes at all on his face other than the astonished look in his eyes. After Baiyi was done, he politely thanked him and left with his Soul Armature without another word. However, early this morning, he was the first to arrive to present the bottle of the Everfrost Crystal to Baiyi.

      Truthfully, although it was a high-grade magical ingredient, the Everfrost Crystal was not as valuable as the items that was stolen from Undine. But, the price could still fetch at least more or less the same price as the high-grade armor his Soul Armature was wearing. Such a gesture no doubt showed his sincerity.

      The most important thing was, after he had given the present to Baiyi, he took his leave without saying another word--- not even to tell his name. It was, without a doubt, Baiyi's most favorite style when it came to handling matters. Even the Archmage could not help but exclaimed, "Whoa, why are these youngsters so experienced and sophisticated now?"

      Compared to him, the presents that the other students gave--- some delicious homemade sausages, hand-weaved garland and a pot of flower--- did not seem as appealing anymore…

      However, even though those items would not fetch a dime in the market, Baiyi actually liked them more as he could feel the goodwill and the sincerity of those childrens in the small items. To some degree, those were probably the most valuable gifts he could received.

      Baiyi had his reasons to feel that way. It was because eventually, the students would grow up and become more powerful, at the same time they would know more people and have better networks. And there will come a day when the Voidwalkers would finally be able to see the sun again as well. The small good deed that he did today would most likely help him gain support and understanding in the future, an aid for the Voidwalkers to walk in the world again.

      To truly liberate the Voidwalkers, it was not something as easy as releasing them all and then killing whoever that stood against them nor was it as simple as putting up a facade as a good man. That would be just like transferring them from one prison to another. What Baiyi really wanted to do was to actually let the world accommodate and accept the real them. And only then, it could truly be called a liberation.

      But of course, that was a complex and distant goal, far beyond the imagination of the Voidwalkers. All Baiyi could do was to quietly sow the seeds first, just like that pot of flower that he placed on Mia's dormitory windowsill, which he did not forget to water every morning.

      Naturally, his teacher, the Archmage, supported his idea but still, feeling slightly regretful, he asked, "The magic that you've learnt from me is just so-so but you actually thought of this kind of thing as well?"

      Well, isn't this good? I've now managed to earn both money and the hearts of the people.  Playing with the bottle of Everfrost Crystal, Baiyi changed the topic, What should we do with this by the way? This thing would be hard for us to sell. Hmmm... I guess, I'll just feed it to that plushie again.

      "OH YES! My Aurora's Mercy can finally use Ice Offense spells now and not those lame watergun or hydromissiles techniques!" The Explorer cheered excitedly. Using a doll to cast his specially designed spell did not fit his sense of aesthetic at all.

      But I think it would be better if we cast an Ice Protection Spell instead, like Iceguard or Frostshield, wouldn't it? These spells can protect Mia anytime when there's a critical situation,  Baiyi suggested.

      "Well, if we're to consider it from an offense point of view, how about we use this as a summoning medium and summon a strong powerful Ice-type Beast? You know, like Glaceon, Articuno, Blastoise, and Metapod 1 these sort of beasts?" The Nine-Walker suddenly chimed in. As a summoner who had successfully invented the one and only Soul Armature Technique, he suggested.

      Hmm... This idea is not bad, it seems pretty viable. But then, what's with the examples that you just gave? Are those creatures even from this world? For God's sake, you're a summoner not a freaking Pokemon trainer! The last two examples that you gave aren't even Ice-type!

      Instead, the Soul Armature Practitioner retorted defensively, "You don't have to mind these particulars! I'm just stating a few examples! The examples are just to help you understand what I am trying to say better!"

      Just as Baiyi received a rare piece of feasible idea, the Astrologer,who was unconvinced, decided to put forward his views, "I think all of you have been overthinking too much! Just this small amount of Everfrost Crystal and with no other extra ingredients, the spell will not be effective. This is a very wasteful act."

      Oh? It's rare for this guy to not show his hentai side. Is he planning to start honoring his professional standing as a supernatural being now? As expected, I can only rely on them when they get serious! Baiyi secretly thought to himself, looking forward to the Astrologer's follow-up statement.

      "Okay. So, my advice is to use this material to create a formation that has a similar function and concept like the refrigerators on Earth. Then, we collect juices, sugar, milk and so on and make frozen desserts with them. Now that June is coming soon, the weather will slowly become hotter as well. These delicious desserts will definitely be popular among the students." The Astrologer continued to explain.

      Wait a minute! Are you trying to ask me to sell ice popsicles now? Even if we put aside the matter of how troublesome the manufacturing process can be, what would happen if things don't go as we plan? How are we supposed to earn any money then? Sigh, I should have known better than to ask you in the first place... Baiyi said in disappointment.

      Facing with the doubts from Baiyi and the other Voidwalkers, the Astrologer still maintained his imposing manner and said sternly with confidence, "Everyone, please! Don't jump to any conclusion first. I'm not that kind of shallow person that you guys think I am, okay? This is only the first step of my plan, please let me continue."

      Ah, okay? Could this be the start for some cold beverage brand or something? If we are really going in this direction, then I suppose it could be an excellent method for us to earn a lot of gold as well... Although the process is a little too long but it still sounds feasible. Hmmm, did I really misunderstood this guy? As expected from somebody who watches the stars, his foresight is indeed very good.

      Hearing this, the Astrologer suddenly said in a surprised tone, "Oh? I did not think that far ahead. I was just planning to charge the boys and give the desserts for free to all the girls."

      Eh? I don't get it. What a strange plan! Is there any meaning in doing all that?

      "Well of course! Just think about it! Be it Mia-chan or some other cute girl, imagine their hands holding the white milk popsicle and their rosebud mouth opened to suck and lick on the popsicle or even their pink tongues sticking out to slowly lick the popsicle from bottom to top... Ahhhh what a beautiful fantasy! Everyone! I'm so excited... Urghhh- !"

      Before he could finish his hentai speech, a Silence Spell was already placed on him by Baiyi. Hmmm... I knew it! How stupid am I for trusting this guy in the first place!

      Seeing their partner had his rights taken away from him, the Paladin or more aptly called the Saint Hentai immediately tried to defend him, "Well, even though his last few sentences were a little out-of-topic but it's still quite a feasible idea, isn't it? Let us think about it from a different perspective, the hot summer will soon arrive and what does this mean? Well, this means that the girls clothing will become more sheer and their skirts shorter, exposing their physique. Then, we could... URGHHHH -!"

      Instantly, Baiyi banned him from speaking as well. Well, there's no point in continuing to listen to what he plans to say anyway! After all, these weebos' mindsets are not on the same wavelength as us...

      At any rate, the discussion was over for the time being. In the end, Baiyi had not made his mind up on how to use the high-grade material yet so he decided to keep it back in his stomach and attended to the patients. Just as he thought, ever since the visits from the upper division students who had brought their Soul Armatures along with them, the number of patients who had turned up had increased by a lot. Among them were a number of outsiders with their Soul Armatures who had some scars or wounds that were inflicted by magic too.

      It seemed like Baiyi's fame had started to spread outside of the academy in a very short time, which was a very good sign. Better yet, those people would bring along some sort of rewards with them as well.

      Baiyi did not speak much during the repairing process nor did he bring up any monetary matter. Yet, those students and the outsiders would still place their rewards--- be it gold or presents--- on the empty table next to him. In just a short amount of time, the table was already covered with a small mountain of shining gold coins.

      None of them--- including the unsophisticated students--- dared to do such a foolish thing like taking advantage of a repair master. Indeed, the situation turned out exactly as predicted by the Merchant. Even if Baiyi did not ask for any payment, the people who showed up would still automatically give him some kind of reward as a repayment. Pokemon reference finally showed up!! Woohooo !

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     45 Stop Mentioning the Past Please

      Sweeping a glance towards the items on the table, he could see that the students’ presents were just all about the same. As for those outsiders, they had chosen to use gold coins as a form of repayment and it was always the ingenious amount of 50 gold coins. The amount was not considered as a lot and it was not too shabby, instead, it was actually pretty reasonable. With that amount, both parties would get to reap equal benefit and reputations would be preserved.

      Better yet, all of those rewards were given voluntarily. From the beginning to the end, Baiyi did not utter a word about monetary issue at all… One had to admit that the Merchant really did have his own unique method of grasping the consumer’s psychology.

      "This is a very good start! The progress is really smooth as well. The consumers willingly set the minimum payment threshold for your service. This undoubtedly had managed to relieve your worry and burden, at the same time it won’t create any bad reputation for you. Even though this amount is still too little for your status but this is only the beginning. When you’ve found a reasonable excuse to stop providing repairs, cash cows will come knocking on the door automatically and that will be the time when real money comes rolling in." Through Baiyi’s sense of hearing, the Merchant listened to the clinking sounds of the coins as he exclaimed in a satisfied manner.

      You unscrupulous merchant! I knew it! From the very start, you’ve been thinking of this cunning plan, haven’t you? By the time Mia came over to the blacksmith’s workshop to find Baiyi during her lunchtime, the table was already filled with more than 1000 gold coins plus all kinds of other presents. The line of Soul Armature outside the workshop who had not been repaired dispersed automatically to let Baiyi take a break.

      After Mia had shut the door of the cabin, she did not even bother to have her lunch as she rushed over to the table and started counting the gold coins excitedly. Delighted, she exclaimed, "Waaaaah! Waaaah! There’s so much gold and presents here! Are these given to you willingly?"

      "Yes, correct." Baiyi nodded his head, "This is why there’s a saying that says ‘knowledge is wealth’. Do you understand it now, Mia?"

      "Eh… Actually, I first planned to slowly save up myself. I-I-I didn’t expect you to be so amazing, Mr. Hope…" At once, Mia felt dejected. Taking out the little kitty purse that was already filled with gold coins from her pocket, she stared at it. There was quite a lot of gold stored in this purse but it was obviously so much lesser than the amount that Baiyi managed to make in just half a day.

      "... I suddenly feel like I’m so u-useless. I-I-It seems like you don’t need me after all, Mr. Hope…" Lowering her head, she mumbled gloomily as she felt like she had suddenly lost her goal to work hard now.

      "Mia! I forbid you from saying such things ever again!" Baiyi went around her and lifted up his hand to stroke her head. At the same time, in order to cheer her up again, he used his Mana to control the gold coins on the table, arranging themselves to a shape similar to her cute kitten purse. After he had managed to attract her attention to the table, he continued saying, "Mia, I don’t want you to worry about money issues at all. All you need to do is concentrate on your practice and work hard to become stronger! That would be the greatest help that you can do for me."

      "And believe me Mia, there’s nobody else who needs you more than I do," Gently, Baiyi encouraged her. Then, pinching her soft cheeks, he continued, "Alright! Now that we don’t have to worry about monetary issues anymore, let’s go have our lunch!"

      "Okay! I promise I will work hard!" Nodding her head hard, Mia quickly picked up her lunchbox that was completely filled with food and ate them while discussing with Baiyi how should they use the money. And of course, her main idea was still to use the money to replace Baiyi's body.

      To be honest, Baiyi was not interested in that matter at all--- well, unless he could get the black gold armor. To him, the rest of the armors available in the market was all about the same, so it would be just a waste of money to change it. Then again, it would be another story if he could get a fat cash cow… Erm.. No... a generous lord, then he would not mind changing his armor to a better one. Still, how often could one meet a cash cow? It was clear to Baiyi that he would need to have enough patience to wait for that day to come, which was why he did not really have too much expectation.

      The next day, after sending Mia off to her classroom, he walked over to the workshop with a kitty coin bank in his arm. The coin bank was bought by Mia after her class yesterday. Seeing now that her little kitty purse no longer fit all of the money, she bought several animal coin banks at once so that it would be convenient for them both to save up their money.

      But, he soon realized that something was wrong. Usually, at this time, there would already be a long queue waiting outside the workshop but somehow, there was not a single person to be seen? Well, the reason was certainly not because of Baiyi but instead, it must have something to do with the black wooden carriage that was parked near the cabin. Even though the appearance of the carriage was nothing out of ordinary but the luxuriously dressed coachman who was standing straight with his head high up was more than enough to prove that the person sitting inside the carriage was exactly the cash cow that Baiyi was hoping for. From the way the coachman was chasing the curious onlookers away, there was no doubt that the cash cow must be quite a fat one!

      Because he was curious, Baiyi decided to walk up to the carriage to have a look. When the coachman noticed Baiyi, he quickly notified the passengers inside before opening the door. The first person who got down from the carriage was no other than the black-colored gold mine… Erm… The black Soul Armature that Baiyi had fought with last time. One of his hand was holding the other broken arm.

      What cash cow? This is basically a golden pig! Baiyi had never thought that this fellow would come again to give him free money. In fact, the person who broke the arm was no other than Baiyi. Tsk tsk… What a willing victim!

      But of course, at that time Baiyi was not Sven the Rogue Knight but the high and mighty Master Hope instead. Not showing any other expression, all he gave was a composed glance towards the priceless black gold armor.

      The black Soul Armature no longer had the frivolous and boorish behaviour. Instead, he was all polite and modest and after giving a light bow to Baiyi, he opened the door of the carriage from the other side. In a gallant manner, he offered his right hand and a small hand that was covered in a lavender tulle gloves gently held on to the hand before a long slender leg could be seen stepping out from the carriage, showing the deadly beauty of the owner.

      The owner was none other than the beautiful Butterfly Saint of Swords, Miss Undine. Although today, she seemed to have given up the sexy knightwear and opted for a more demure look with her beautiful pale blue hair swept up in a big aristocratic bun, showing off her elegant swan-like neck. She was dressed in a lavender aristocratic dress that generously revealed her round shoulders. The height of the dress was right at her chest, showing just the right amount of cleavage, neither too revealing nor conservative. The exquisitely designed waistline flawlessly exhibit her powerful curves that was formed over long periods of training while the lower half of the dress was a long skirt made by translucent tulle. Even though no skin was exposed from the long skirt, an outline of the straight long legs could be seen vaguely, creating an obscure sense of beauty. Coupled with the elegant temperament that she possessed, she looked exceptionally stunning.

      Look at this lassie! She’s quite beautiful after all… Now, this way of dressing is more like it! Baiyi could not help but applaud Undine’s beauty inwardly. This dress is way better! But I wonder how much exactly did she spend on maintaining her youthful body? Not only does she look like a young girl there’s no trace of scars or wounds that was left by sword practices on her body!

      And just when the rest of the Voidwalkers were captured by Undine’s stunning look, a third figure could be seen suddenly coming out from the carriage. Wait a minute, wasn't that Tisdale whom Baiyi had run into once before? That signature long golden hair of hers was still as dazzling as the sun. She was wearing a student uniform and by right, she should not be able to compare with Undine’s beauty. However, that particularly beautiful features of hers, as well as the vibrant and energetic posture, allowed her to look as gorgeous as Undine. With her own unique charm, she exuded a grace that was exclusively hers.

      A stunning lady and a beautiful girl. The emergence of those two gorgeous women immediately painted some colors to the quiet little garden.

      As an honor student of the Celestial Fortress Academy, it was natural for Tisdale to start the conversation first. Giving a slight bow towards Baiyi and with a wide charming smile on her face, she greeted politely, "Good morning, Master Hope."

      "Good day, Tisdale. I have often heard Mia talking about you," Baiyi replied. He had quite a good impression of the girl, not because she was an outstanding beauty but because she had once saved Mia’s life when they were young. Had she not appeared in time, Mia would have gone through a huge trauma and Baiyi would not have been summoned at all…

      Inside Baiyi's mind, the group of Voidwalkers had nothing but absolute fondness towards those two beauties...

      "Ahhhhhh… Undine is so beautiful! Tisdale is so pretty as well! And Mia-chan is cute too! Sir Hope you’re so lucky to be surrounded by these three cuties!"

      "Well… If I had to choose between them, I would choose Tisdale! Look at that blonde hair! As expected, blonde hair is always the best! And that unique vibrant and vitality she possesses? …Ahhh, I need not say more! Pero Pero!

      "Undine is gorgeous as well! She can be considered as the ultimate form of a beautiful woman. But hmmm… why did she dress so conservatively today? I still prefer the knightwear along with the black silk stockings!"

      Leaving those guys aside, even the Scholar whom Baiyi had perceived as normal could not help but say, "What beautiful ladies! Sigh... I envy them..."

      Erm, there’s nothing to be envious of, is there? You were once known for your beauty too, weren’t you?

      "But I basically spent my whole life in the Mage Tower. In the end, I didn’t really get to see many men that I like…" A hint of bitterness could be heard in the Scholar’s voice.

      Ahem! Can you please don’t mention this kind of ultra-ancient virgin story anymore?

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     46 Oh Missy! You Have Been Thinking Too Much!

      When Baiyi mentioned Mia, Tisdale who played the role of an intermediary immediately feel relieved. Before that, she was worried about how she should broach the topic and introduce herself. But now, there was no need for that anymore. Standing by Undine's side while secretly sighing in relief that Master Hope was an amiable person, she intimately held on to Undine's arm and introduced, "Master Hope, this is one of my good friend, Undine. She was a senior here in the academy..."

      Feeling Baiyi's gaze on her, Undine quickly put one hand on her chest while the other gently held up her skirt a little as she curtsied at him--- it was a standard formal greeting of an aristocratic lady. Following Tisdale's words, Undine continued, "Good morning, Master Hope. I'm Undine Dole, the second daughter of the Dole family. Your name has reached to all parts of Arfin City these few days. That is why I decided to pay a visit to you today."

      As one would expect from a kid coming from a business family. The words that they say and the things that they do are completely different... Nonetheless, has my name really spread so far now? It has only been just a few days, hasn't it? Baiyi felt a little skeptical.

      As a matter of fact, there was something that he was not aware of. Just a few days ago, a party was thrown by the aristocratic circle of Arfin City, during which some of the wealthy older people had inevitably chatted about their children. Amongst them, there was one who recounted the story of his son presenting the Everfrost Crystal to some blacksmith, showing off and praising the conduct of his son at the same time... Because of that, the story about the blacksmith slowly went around, to the point where even Miss Undine, who did not attend the party, heard about it..

      The moment she heard of him, she quickly requested Tisdale to be the intermediary, making the arrangement for a meeting. There was nothing she could do since it had already been quite some time since the duo were last defeated by Sven the Rogue Kight in that ruins. If the arm of her Soul Armature was not re-attached to his body soon, the residual consciousness in the arm ran the risk of dissipating.

      In the beginning, Undine did not feel that frustrated about their defeat. After all, they had not release their full power during that battle. So, to a certain degree, being able to force Sven the Rogue Knight to display a variety of techniques could also be considered as a victory. However, the moment he cut off the arm of her Soul Armature, the situation immediately became daunting and disconcerting.

      The black gold armor was actually bought from the Manov family. It was made using the secret casting process of the Manov family. That kind of metal was extremely durable and had the ability to absorb all kinds of energy was really rare and it was not something that most blacksmiths come across frequently--- some of them had not even heard about the material before. Therefore, after visiting all of the blacksmiths in the city and being turned away every single time, she was forced to consider turning to the Manov family for help.

      At that time when her Soul Armature's arm was broken, Undine had this thought in her mind, I've spent so much money getting them to forge that armor and now I have to go back to those perverts to ask for another favor? No freaking way! I rather have that bastard grab my chest again than going back to the Manov family!

      That was why when she first heard about the existence of Master Hope, it was like a ray of hope appearing before her! It was with great hope that she came to visit Hope the Blacksmith Master.

      It had never occured to poor Undine that the man in front of her was the reason for her trouble in the very first place. Even if she was the most intelligent person in the world, she would still never be able to associate Master Hope, who was indifferent to fame and wealth, to that stinky rogue, who stooped so low to join the Intermediate-Level arena just for the sake of money, together. Unaware of his identity, she even formally introduced her Soul Armature to Baiyi during the meeting.

      "This is my uncle, Leo Dole. He used to be the most dazzling lion in the family but then, one day, an accident happened. So right now, he became my Soul Armature instead..." As Undine was speaking, the black Soul Armature bowed his head politely in a serious manner, ostensibly looking like an aristocrat.

      Truthfully speaking, Baiyi did not find the news to be surprising at all. In fact, it was absolutely common to summon one's dead relative to become a Soul Armature. However, aren't these two being a little too pretentious? They were so rowdy before and now they are acting so respectful and poised? Okay, fine! I'll just play along. I guess this is normal behaviour for nobility.

      "Well, isn't it nice to have a junior with two different natures and personalities? But sigh, it's a pity that the valuable things that we've gotten last time was burnt by a so-called noble fellow..." A voice could be heard complaining from the Void.

      Really? Those few pieces of rags are all that you remember? Her real self is standing right in front of us and you're still thinking about those rags?

      "B-B-But, Undine-chan is dressed so conservatively today! I totally can't see anything at all! Sigh, if I am the one doing the reparation, I would definitely ask for some extra payment..."

      Oh? So now your so-called extra reward is the clothing of a girl? What a pity that I'm not a hentai like you then! Baiyi hissed inwardly, at the same time quickly turning his head away from Undine as he felt too embarassed to continue looking at her. He was not sure whether it was because of that fellow's influence or not, but he was subconsciously imagining Undine dressed in nothing but those flimsy underwear…

      In order to alleviate the embarrassment that he felt, Baiyi put on a natural expression as he said, "Please have a seat inside," and he led them to his little blacksmith's workshop. After placing the little kitty coin bank onto the table, he walked to the iron felt and told the black Soul Armature as he turned his head towards him, "Alright, let me see your hand."

      Immediately, the black Soul Armature extended his arm--- the good arm.

      Hello? Is this guy an idiot?

      "Oops I'm sorry... I'm still not used to it..." The black Soul Armature said as he quickly handed his severed arm over.

      Without thinking too much, Baiyi adjusted his Mana and grabbed on to the severed arm using his hand. That method of grabbing was known as the Mage's Grip, it was a technique that was often used by sorcerers to grab an item. When Undine saw the technique, she awkwardly tried to stop him at once, "Master Hope! Wait a minute! That is... Eh?"

      To her surprise, the broken arm was firmly gripped by Baiyi, so effortlessly that he appeared to be holding on to a normal item.

      At once, a burst of excitement sparkled in Undine’s eyes. This Master Hope does indeed live up to his fame! Just one simple move and he managed to show everyone his potential. Looks like I’ve been worrying too much…

      And why was Undine worried? Well, one of the abilities of the black gold was absorbing Mana. And usually, the Mage's Grip that sorcerers always use to hold an item would use a small amount of Mana, so it would most likely cause an embarassing situation if the arm drop to the floor as the Mana was absorbed by the black gold...

      Even with that crude armour, it looks like this awkwardly dressed Master Hope is quite intriguing! Undine could not help but marvel to herself. Her eyes, unknowingly, revealed a look of anticipation.

      Erm... why does this lassie suddenly looks cuter now? Why are you looking at me with that kind of eyes? All I did was use my Mana to grab that black gold! That's all! It is not even a big deal! As long as the method is correct, I can even show you how to grab an anti-magic metal using Mana okay? Baiyi thought inwardly to himself while he pretended like he was carefully inspecting the broken arm, "Oh? This is made by black gold? Ah, and here I thought that it would not by possible to forge a whole and complete armor with this material. Although there's no doubt that it is the most fitting material."

      "Master Hope, it seems like you have not heard of this. Just a few years back, the Manov family found a rich black gold vein in a small realm. So right now, there are a lot of black gold in the market. It not like last time where the demand is more than the supply," Undine immediately explained, at the same time thinking bitterly to herself,  It's all thanks to those uncouth nouveau riche who managed to run into such a huge treasure that now I, myself, am forced to carry out this dangerous North Commercial Route Development Plan. Urgh, and because of this, I even got molested by that frivolous bastard! And he even stole my freaking underwear too!

      She did not know why but her mind involuntarily thought about that bastard who was fully cloaked in black. Once again, two intoxicating flushes crept up to her lovely and delicate face again, it made her look like a delicious red apple. It was so tempting that it was as if they were begging for a kiss…

      When Baiyi saw this lovable side of Undine that appeared out of nowhere, he could not help but think to himself, Is there something wrong with this girl? Why does her expressions keep changing?

      Well, she was a girl after all, especially since she was at the age where they like to overthink things. One could say that it was quite normal for someone her age. After all, she was not like those female Voidwalkers who were deeply profound and composed.

      Baiyi continued to look at the severed arm carefully. The point where it was severed was smooth and neat, just like a mirror. He could not help but give himself a pat on the back and applauded himself for having such superb skills. But still, he feigned an alarmed tone as he exclaimed, "Whoa... The black gold is a very sturdy material but how could the cut be so smooth? Did you offend a Holy-Level Fighter?"

      Alright! First of all, he was not trying to blow his own horn but in truth, he deliberately wanted to make Sven the Rogue Knight out to be someone who was very powerful so that Undine would not continue to pursue him. On the other hand, it was also the Merchant who instructed him to say so.

      "No, it's not like that!" Undine quickly defended. Being a smart person, she understood very well what Baiyi was trying to imply. If the enemy was too powerful, nobody would be willing to get themselves involved in such a trouble. Hastily, she explained,"That bastard... Erm, I mean... that guy just has a few tricks up his sleeve. He's definitely not a Holy Level being. You must believe me, Master Hope!

      When she was saying those words, a strange idea suddenly popped in her mind. Is that bastard really that strong? To the point that he is actually being mistaken for a Holy Level Fighter?

      Chortle! The bastard that you're speaking of is just sitting right in front of you, you know! Baiyi smirked as he thought to himself...

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     47 If Only He“s Mine

      After hearing Undine's reply, Baiyi knew that he had managed to make Undine feel slightly distressed. According to Merchant's suggestion, Baiyi should deliberately make the situation unnerving for her so that he could get a higher reward later. The only thing is... Is it really okay to trick your own descendant like that?

      "No problem! It's a natural for the descendants to help their ancestors! Well, it's just that right now I can't show my identity yet so this is the only way!" The Merchant replied confidently.

      Alright, I'm sold... Turning back to Undine, Baiyi continued, "It's a good thing that his consciousness still remains in his arm! This means that we're got time for the repair. However, hmm... The process might be a little troublesome..."

      A look of joy appeared on Undine's face immediately as she quickly said happily, "Feel free to speak your mind, Master Hope! When the repair is done, the Dole family will be forever indebted to you!"

      Although her uncle was a little unreliable but he was still one of the backbones of the Northern Wasteland Reclaming Unit. If the arm could be repaired and reattached, it would definitely be a great help to their family. Not only was Undine's words filled with sincerity but it seemed to hint at something else as well.

      "Alright then," Baiyi nodded his head and gestured for the black Soul Armature whose name was Leo to come over. After casting a simple Earth-style Mud Wall to lift the iron felt that was by his feet to the right height, he motioned for the black Soul Armature to put his elbow on it.

      As Undine and Leo were standing quite close to Baiyi, he purposely showed them the Magical Formations that apeared on his wrist when he cast the spell. Even though the speed was fast and seemed effortless--- surpassing most sorcerers--- but it was still not as good as Sven the Rogue Knight. Needless to say, Baiyi would never give himself away so easily.

      "First of all, we'll need to prepare enough Mana Restoration Potion," Baiyi announced.

      "We've already prepared that," Undine replied and she instantly directed the coachman who was standing outside to hand over a Storage Pouch. Holding the pouch upside down, she spilled a pile of blue-colored Mana Restoration Potions and some other high-grade Mana Crystals on to a table nearby.

      Why do you two fighters always bring this around with you? You're like those potion-selling NPCs! Does Dole family actually run a pharmacy or something?

      "Well, erm... Actually, our family started off as the channel's distributor for these drugs. However, we have always been a decent distributor, definitely not like Amway or Nuskin,  those kind of MLM companies." The Merchant quickly explained.

      I haven't even said anything yet and you've already rushed forward to explain yourself? Hmmm... Looks like there must be a history of selling fake medicines somewhere! Baiyi mused inwardly as he continued to announce out loud, "I also need another sorcerer's help. Miss Tisdale?" Having said that, he glanced towards Tisdale. After completing her task as an intermediary, that girl did not immediately leave but instead she chose to remain there and at that time, she was playing with the kitty coin bank that Baiyi placed on the table with a gleeful look on her face. With a fond expression on her face as well, she reached out to stroke the kitty's whiskers with her fingers.

      What the hell is she doing? Why does her taste somehow seems similar to Mia's? Ah, don't tell me she likes little animals as well?

      When she heard her name being called, Tisdale was flustered as she hurriedly put the coin bank back on the table in a flash. Returning to his side in a few hops, she queried, "Yes Mr. Hope? Can I do anything for you?"

      Um... Didn't you call me Master Hope just now? Why did you suddenly change the title now? Wow this girl really gets friendly with everyone she meets, eh? Baiyi thought to himself. "Do you know the Grade Two spell, Icebeam?

      "Oh yes! I do!" Nodding her head, Tisdale beamed.

      "Great. Then you'll be casting the spell, right here!" Baiyi once again grabbed the severed arm using Mage's Grip and put it by the side of the iron felt. "I'll give you the trajectory point and instruction later. You MUST do it precisely according to my instruction!"

      As he was speaking, a faint red miniature formation was slowly forming in front of his left index finger, emitting a tiny firebeam that fell on the point where the arm was cut off.

      "Use icebeam NOW!" He suddenly ordered.

      "Oh okay~!" Tisdale nodded her head as a series of runes could be seen slowly appearing on her wrist. Then, followed by the infusion of her Mana, the runes slowly turned light blue--- a color that represented ice. Instantly, a beam shot out from her index finger, focusing on the same point as Baiyi's firebeam.

      Although her casting speed was not fast but there was no incantation at all when she cast the spell. Considering her Advanced level power, it was actually pretty good. Baiyi secretly assessed Tisdale's innate aptitude and got a rough understanding on the level of those gold collar-pins students. Although she was much stronger than Mia, to him, it was only at an acceptable level.

      After all, among all of the sorcerers in the group of Voidwalkers, the least powerful person, the Sorcerer, was already two times more powerful than her when he was about her age. Then again, those people were abnormal monsters so it was a little unfair to compare her to them…

      Baiyi put a halt to his irrelevant thoughts as he began to slowly move his finger along the open wound. At the same time, he instructed Tisdale, "Follow my trajectory. The black gold is a very special material, especially it's energy absorption feature. Even though this allows it to have a tough powerful defense attribute but it also poses a problem when it comes to repairing it. In order to overcome this problem, we will have to take full advantage of the weakness of this black gold by constantly changing the temperature to weaken its energy absorption ability."

      Using the tone that he usually used during Mia's lesson, he appeared to be like a real teacher. His statement also prompted Undine to nod her head secretly. That was exactly how that stinky bastard managed to cut off her uncle's arm.

      As Tisdale listened to Baiyi's guidance in silence, she quickly controlled the rhythm of the icebeam to keep up with him. Not long after, beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead, the beam started to shake slightly as well. The speed and the control of the trajectory slowly began to slow down.

      I guess it can't be helped. She's only a student after all. Continuously releasing this kind of magic will not deplete a lot of Mana but it can be very taxing on one's Psychic Energy…

      Then again, she did last longer than I thought she would... Pleased, Baiyi nodded his head inwardly. Immediately, he reached out with his idle hand and grabbed on to Tisdale's wrist that was shooting out the Icebeam. "You only have to focus on releasing your Mana, let me do the rest." Having said that, he divided a small part of his Psychic Energy and infused it gently into Tisdale's Mana, guiding the trajectory of her icebeam, just like how a teacher would do in class.

      "I-I'm sorry, Mr. Hope..." In a small voice, Tisdale apologized. Undine who was sitting next to them immediately stood up and took out a piece of silk handkerchief to help wipe the sweat on Tisdale's forehead away. She quickly unscrewed a Mana Restoration Potion and shoved it unto Tisdale's mouth.

      "Urghh... S-Sister Undine.. I don't need... Urghhh... T-That's bitter..." Tisdale mumbled as she scrunched her face up. Well, her Mana was still sufficient so naturally, she refused to drink such a poor-tasting potion.

      "Ah? Oh gosh, I'm sorry Tisdale! I'll go search in the carriage to see if there's an orange-flavored one." Having said that, Undine immediately rushed out of the door.

      Huh? There's even orange-flavored ones? No wonder the color of the Chi Restoration Potions last time were a little different than usual… This girl even adds in flavoring to the potions to make it easy for herself to drink? Baiyi was absolutely taken aback.

      Soon after, Undine came running back with several bottles of potions of different colors in her arms. As she stepped into the door, she immediately said, "I'm sorry Tisdale, but I've already finished the orange-flavored ones last time when I felt thirsty. Umm... I only have the strawberry and milk flavoured ones. Are you okay with that? Oh? Wait a minute... There's another apple-flavored one here. Do you want to have a taste?"

      Is this girl crazy? There must be something wrong with her right? That's not a freaking F&N or COCA-COLA! "

      "Well, the Dole family has always been very user-oriented, especially when it comes to potion flavoring! This is our main weapon in beating all other competitors! When I was still alive, there was only three different flavors that was developed! I never expect we'd have so many flavors by now. Ha Ha Ha! Seems like my descendants have been working quite hard. I'm so proud of them!" The Merchant cackled proudly.

      Why do I feel like somehow you guys are working in the wrong direction? No wonder she keeps drinking those potions! I think the reason behind it must be because she likes drinking these sort of sour and sweet things, right? Baiyi thought as he glanced towards Undine who was shoving a bottle of green-colored Mannoroth's Blood... oh wait a minute... a peppermint-flavored potion into Tisdale's mouth while saying, "Hurry! Try this new flavor that was just developed last month! You will feel a sense of coolness on your tongue after you drink it. This is so much better than those poor quality peppermint-flavored juice in the market."

      Oi, Miss Undine! If you keep going on like this, your image of sexiness will drop and you will head to Moe direction instead you know!

      Poor Tisdale was actually not paying much attention to the taste of those 'soft drinks'. Instead, a hint of red blush could be seen slowly creeping up on her face and the reason was no other than Baiyi. In order to have a better control over her Mana, his hand had already covered her whole fist, enveloping that small hand in the ox-leathered gloves. Even though the feeling of the cold, rough gloves was a little unpleasant, she could still feel a slight hint of warmth.

      Mainly because in the process of guiding her to release her Mana bit by bit, it actually reminded her of her first teacher when she was still a kid--- the feeling she had when her father first taught her magic. Unfortunately, after she'd grown up, she never got to experience such a heartfelt moment again...

      For a moment, Tisdale even wished that the repairing process would last longer. It would be even better if Sister Undine was not by the side disrupting the moment...

      Sure enough, Mia was right. Mr Hope is indeed gentle, his knowledge is wide as well... How I wish I can become his student too.... A funny idea suddenly popped into Tisdale's mind.

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     48 My Tiny Little Wish

      Although Tisdale's wish was adorable, it could not come to fruition under Baiyi’s efficiency. With his guidance, the arm was ready for re-attachment in just a short amount of time. Signalling for Tisdale to stop emitting the icebeam, he proceeded to release a jet of high temperature blue fire and welded the severed arm back onto the black Soul Armature’s arm.

      Sigh... Tisdale could not help but let out a sigh of disappointment. As she silently watched Baiyi who was busy welding the arm with his head down, the corners of her mouth drooped down, just like a girl who was refused a snack.

      As for Undine, she no longer forced her flavored-potions on Tisdale anymore. Instead, she sat down in total silence and carefully observed Baiyi’s repairing technique which was superb. The whole place became quiet as everyone was holding their breaths, only the voice of the black Soul Armature could be heard joking, "Ohhh... I can feel the heat on my arm…"

      The entire process lasted till noon when the students were about to finish their classes. After Baiyi had used his Mana to reattach the consciousness in the arm to the black Soul Armature’s body, the whole process finally came to an end. Excited, the black Soul Armature stood up and moved his arm about. His movements was fluid and natural with no signs of stiffness at all, it was as if he had just grown a new pair of arms.

      "Oh my god, you are so amazing, Master Hope! My arm feels even better now than when I was still human," Leo was amazed from the bottom of his heart, "Your exquisite skills deeply impressed me, Master Hope! Please allow me to give you my highest and utmost respect."

      Having said that, he got down on one knee and with his right arm on his chest, he bowed his arrogant head down at Baiyi--- it was the highest courtesy one could give in aristocratic etiquette. Undine who was standing beside him quickly stood up and held both ends of her skirt with her two hands and gave a deep curtsy, exposing the fair skin of her chest to Baiyi as she said, "Thank you very much, Master Hope. The Dole family will always be indebted to you for your help. I believe that we will surely be able to establish a profound friendship between us one day."

      Hmmm… She really knows how to utilize her beauty well, to the point of exposing her chest as a token of gratitude… Well, as for ‘friendship’ those kind of bullshit, I’d be grateful as long as you don’t find out that I was the one who slashed off your arm in the first place. Anyway, what’s the point of saying all these artificial polite words? I want to see real the rewards instead.. . Baiyi secretly thought to himself but at the same time, he still had on a facade of being indifferent to fame and wealth. Pretending as if he did not care, he said, "Don’t worry. It’s only a piece of cake."

      Contrary to his expectations, after exchanging more platitudes, those two fellows boldly strutted out of the door and headed into their cariage. Ermm… could it be that those two find it hard to talk seeing so many students making their way here to the garden now? But wait a minute! Where the hell is my reward? How could you just leave like that without giving me anything in return?

      MERCHANT! Is this the so-called manner of your descendant? What? Just because she's beautiful she thinks she can just come and take advantage of me like that? Did she really think that I've never seen a beautiful woman before? Oh puh-lease! Even Mia would be as outstanding as her when she grows up okay?! Frustrated, Baiyi lashed out on the Merchant. Most importantly, in order to maintain his current demeanor and fame, there was absolutely nothing that he could say.

      "Errrr... I-I-It shouldn't have turned out this way... Our family would never produce such a rude child. I-I-I'm sure she's gonna come back with your rewards eventually..." The Merchant quickly explained.

      When Undine left, Tisdale went to sent her off while hugging the little kitty coin bank to her chest. When she returned to place the coin back on the table, Baiyi told her suddenly, "Just take it if you like it."

      From the way she was hugging the coin bank from the very beginning, it was obvious to Baiyi that she was very fond of it so he decided he might as well be generous and give it to her.

      "Huh? Oh, thank you, Mr. Hope." Tisdale immediately expressed her gratitude. Then, with a slightly complicated look, she threw an awkward glance towards Baiyi and stuttered in a low voice, "Erm... About that..."

      Her voice was so small that even a mosquito sound was louder. Nevertheless, how easy would it be for her to say out loud that she actually liked the feeling of how an elder guided her using his Psychic Energy? That was a privilege that only children could enjoy when they just started learning magic. Let alone Tisdale, even Mia's teacher would not use such an approach on her.

      Still, Tisdale could not explain the reason why she enjoyed the feelings that she felt during the teaching. That warm, careful feeling had reminded her of the fatherly figure that she used to have when she was young. Especially when Baiyi gave her that little kitty coin bank, she almost blurted out "Let me be your student" on the spot.

      Baiyi did not realize that he had accidentally crossed the soft line of defense inside the heart of the lively girl. Not hearing a word of what she just said, he asked, "What did you say just now?"

      "N-N-Nothing..." Panicked, Tisdale immediately kept her real thoughts hidden away. Unfortunately, she was no better than Mia when it came to lying so with just a glance, Baiyi already knew that there was something that was bothering her.

      For that reason, Baiyi slowly walked to her side and asked softly, "What's the matter? It's alright Tisdale, just say whatever that's on your mind. You once saved Mia when you were young and till now, that little girl is still very fond of you, to the point that she still keeps that plushie that you gave to her. So, don't worry, I'll accept it, whatever your request may be.

      "Is that so?" At once, a gentle smile appeared on Tisdale's face. But after just one second, she regrettably hung her head down again in embarrassment. "B-B-But, I've been so busy that I never had the chance to visit her at all. Can you help me to apologize to her, Mr. Hope?"

      "Just because of this? Oh, okay, I understand. I will convey your apology to her," Perplexed, Baiyi wondered as he replied. How could a girl of this age, even if she's one of the students from the elite class, be so busy to the extent that she does not have time for herself at all? But, judging from how she was here for the whole day from morning until now, her golden rose class must have quite a lenient and relaxed learning schedule, right?

      After seeing how Tisdale did not say anymore words, Baiyi decided not to press on the matter anymore. Just like that, the two of them said their goodbyes and with a slight disappointment, Tisdale left while hugging the little kitty coin bank in her arms. Looking at her silhouette that was gradually disappearing, Baiyi somehow felt that her glow was not as dazzling as when she first came in. Perhaps she's just tired? He wondered as he shut the workshop's door and went to pick Mia up from her class.

      During that time when everyone was busy enjoying their lunch, Tisdale slipped to the other side of the academy where a small lake was situated all by herself. Sitting on a bench, with her long white-silk-stockinged legs crossed, she played with the lovely kitty coin bank and mumbled to herself,"I can't believe that there would come a day that I'd want to be spoiled as well. It was such a good opportunity just now! Why didn't I...? Sigh.. . Forget it. Mr. Hope certainly would not like that kind of rude behaviour too right? We just got to know each other anyway..."

      While Tisdale was confusing herself with all sorts of nonsense, the Archmage told Baiyi from the Void, "Somehow I feel like there's something going on with little Tisdale. You should talk to her more. She's a really warm and friendly girl."

      Baiyi observed Mia who was eating beside him as he answered, You feel this way just because this girl is pretty and has natural talent, huh? Please don't tell me you're gonna be like the Lich and tell me she's like your granddaughter now! C'mon, tell me, do you even have a granddaughter?

      "No, I don't. I don't have any kin." The Archmage announced bleakly, "I had immersed myself in the pursuit for power for too long when I was still alive. I had zero interest in anything else at that time."

      Ah... no wonder your almighty empire fell to the hands of your foolhardy brother in the end and eventually ended up as a fallen empire! Baiyi secretly thought to himself. He would never dare to say such words in front of his beloved teacher.

      "Perhaps, you could consider taking her as a disciple too?" The Archmage asked again.

      Huh? What are you thinking about, my beloved teacher? I can't even take care of one little Mia properly!  Baiyi immediately rejected his idea.

      "Well... I suddenly got a little worried." The Archmage continued, "I'm just worried that you would be heading down the same path as I did, being tied down by responsibility and duties and forgetting everything else... You're my one and only student, and also the best out of all 33 of us Voidwalkers. I really do not wish to see you repeat my mistake."

      You have been thinking too much, my teacher! When I first got to know you, you're no longer the Sage-Emperor of the Magi who was all mighty and powerful but a geezer who was trapped in the Void. There won't be another you, don't worry!  Baiyi comforted him in his own way.

      "Oh, yeah... I guess there won't be another me..." The Archmage mocked himself as he laughed. As his mood took a turn for the better, he suddenly said, "Alright, you know what? Let me draw a card! This time I want to use the Saint Quartz Summoning 1 to summon Jeanne Alter! I must win this time!"

      "Alright alright!" Baiyi quickly simulated the game for his teacher and raised the odds of winning by 20 times, allowing him to be stuck on the thrill of drawing cards. At the same time, he could not help but let out a sigh of relief. P hewww... He can be quite taxing when he's overthinking things. I'd rather go through the troubles to simulate these games and let him immerse himself in them instead.

      Come to think of it, when I first met him in the Void, he was not as friendly as he is now. That time, he was so serious with that deadpan look on his face all the time. Wow, it really took several thousand years to transform him into the person he is now. I guess, this could be considered as some sort of accomplishment, right?

      Just as Baiyi was reliving the past, a small voice could be heard asking, "Mr. Hope, where did the little kitty coin bank go?"

      "Eh? Erm... I gave it away to a student." Baiyi replied honestly.

      "What? You gave it away? W-W-Was is a cute female student?" Mia fumed slightly as she asked.

      "Well, I guess so? Eh? Why are you looking at me angrily like that?" Baiyi lifted his hand up and poked Mia's slightly puffy cheeks--- soft and puffy, how fun it was to play with. He continued, "C'mon, dont be so stingy. Although I can't tell you who exactly I've given it to right now but I promise you, you'll be happy when you find out who it is later on."

      He had managed to use several thousand of years to change his teacher. Would his student be able to change him too? Saint Quartz summoning is used to summon Servants and Craft Essences in Fate/Grand Order

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     49 A Generous Fat Cash Cow

      That very same evening, when Baiyi was giving Mia-chan, who was listening with spirals in her eyes, a lesson as usual, a girl suddenly knocked on the door and passed a beautifully packaged small box to Mia.

      When she first opened the box, she saw there were two small pouches inside it. Instantly, Baiyi could sense the Extension Charm that was cast on the pouches. Looks like it's the repayment from the Dole family. There was even a thank-you letter at the bottom of the box, which started off with "Thank you for your help. May we cherish our friendship forever until the end of time..." At the end of the letter, it was signed off with the emblem of the Dole family '$', proving that the letter and gift was from the entire Dole family and not Undine alone.

      Mia opened one of the pouches and turned it upside down, spilling all of the accessories out on the table--- hairpins, ribbons, bracelets, necklaces and so on. Most of them had cute animal patterns on them which was undoubtedly suitable for a young girl. Mia's eyes instantly lit up the moment she saw them.

      "Oh, gosh! These are so beautiful!" Mia quickly picked up one of the pale blue butterfly hair pin and held it in her hand as she carefully examined it with joy. Delighted, she told Baiyi, "This seems to be the latest style that just came out this year!"

      Just by looking at the edge of the hairpin that was mounted with a row of crystals was enough to show that even if it was just an ordinary jewellery, it was still an expensive one. It was a world of difference compared to the tacky red bow clip that somebody had chosen for Mia.

      One could clearly see that the Dole family--- or perhaps, Undine--- really did their research on Baiyi beforehand. It looked like they understood his situation pretty well and purposely prepared such generous gifts to get into Mia's good grace.

      In addition to those little girl's jewelries, there was a lilac silk robe as well--- errr... is this really a sorcerer robe? But why is it designed to look like a dress instead? And why is this skirt so short? There are even two long side splits on the skirt? Won't the whole thigh be exposed from the side? And what the hell is wrong with this upper body design? It's obviously a tight round neck design so what's the point of having a hole right there at the chest area? And oh my goodness, look at the back! There's basically nothing at the back! Even the top of the butt crack could be seen with that design!

      Even though it was such a provocative dress, Mia still held it tightly in her arms in surprise and even compared the measurements of the dress to her body. It was clear that the dress was tailor-made for her. Look at this little fellow's excited eyes! No sh*t! She even wants to try it on?

      My dear Mia! Don't you know that if you put it on, your entire back, arms and thighs would all be exposed? And look at the hem of the skirt. It's too short! Just a small movement and your little teddy bear will peek out to say hello to the whole world! This is too much for you! Baiyi chastised inwardly. He took the robe over from Mia and used his Psychic Energy to do an inspection. Just as he thought, there were actually three different spells that were enchanted onto the robe. One of them was an ordinary Level Three Defense Spell--- it also included the energy absorption feature but as for the other two, even Baiyi had no idea what spells those were.

      He quickly examined it again in detail. Through the runes that were embossed on the robe, he could roughly guess the function of those two spells. One of them had the function of absorbing sweat and retaining the dryness of the robe as well as emitting a faint aromatic scent from time to time and the other worked to hold the skirt in place so as to prevent it from being lifted up during rough movements. Even when it happened to be lifted up during vigorous action, it would instantly release a sharp dazzling light to blind the onlookers' eyes temporarily.

      What the hell are these enchantments? Is this even designed specifically for a sorcerer? It must be expensive to have these three spells enchanted on it, isn't it? And to have the two of them wasted on such clothing? Baiyi was totally at loss for words. Is the fashion development in this world heading towards the wrong direction as well?

      Needless to say, the robe undoubtedly won the unanimous praise from the Voidwalkers. Excited and animated voices could be heard chattering all at once.

      "OOOOOOOOHH! THIS IS SOOOO GREAT! The fashion designer is surely the most cutting-edge figure in this world! Look at the bold but meticulous style! There is no doubt that this robe was tailor-made for our Mia-chan! Not only does it show off her soft, delicate and fair skin, it would highlight her perfect body proportions..."

      Mia is still so young! Of course her skin would still be delicate and fair! And what's with that 'perfect body proportions' description? She's so short!

      "Well, yes, of course! This robe is meant for a beautiful girl! The enchanted spells are amazing as well! Even us, Voidwalkers, have never thought of that! Wait a minute, come to think of it, the spell on the skirt hem is a little unnecessary. Sir Hope, you must remove that inhumane lighting and the anti-gravity feature of that skirt immediately!"

      W-What? Why do we need to study and remove those useless spells? And hello! You guys are even more inhumane than these spells okay!

      "But then again, don't you think that this style would be more suitable for Undine or Tisdale? Mia-chan's body is a little too flat! Her height is not tall enough as well. I don't think she would be able to fully bring out the design of this robe! Erm... But then again, perhaps I could be wrong? Anyway, Sir Hope, how about you just let Mia-chan try it on first?"

      I'm sorry but as long as I'm still alive, don't even think about it! Baiyi replied coldly. Throwing a glance at Mia, he growled, "Mia, you're still too young. This robe doesn't suit you at all. It's better to wait till you're slightly older before trying this kind of style. And besides, isn't it compulsory to wear the school uniform in the academy anyway? Give the robe to me first, I'll store it away for you!"

      "Ah... Okay?" Mia handed the beautiful robe over regretfully. It was obvious that she was really eager to try it on. However, as she dared not go against Baiyi's words, she just nodded her head dejectedly.

      In addition to those jewelries, the rest of the items that was in the storage pouch were all potions--- the strawberry-flavored Mana Restoration Potion, the Cultivation Pill which would boost one's cultivation speed, the Element Affinity Potion that helps the user to have better control of his element, the Cognitive Agility Potion that speeds up the casting of spells. It was basically every potion that a sorcerer could wish for to use in his daily live.

      These are probably the only useful things, I guess? As expected from a family that started off selling drugs. These items are indeed very complete…

      "Hmmm, these are pretty useful," Satisfied, Baiyi nodded as he put the potions back into the storage pouch before handing it over to Mia. "Use them on yourself. By the way, the space inside this storage pouch is quite huge. You can store some of your daily items inside."

      "Oh, yes!" Mia nodded. Even though Baiyi had confiscated the most beautiful piece of robe she had ever owned but those jewelries, hairpins, necklaces and other accessories were enough to make her a happy girl.

      But then, she came to a pause suddenly and seemed to be lost in her thoughts before taking all of those jewelries out from the pouch again. She began to put them away in a small drawer of her closet where she usually stored her accessories. Just a moment ago, the acessories inside were just something that were simple and inexpensive.

      "Well, these jewelries are not suitable for me to wear to classes anyway so I guess I'd better keep them for when there's a festival or something." Mia said in a well-behaved manner.

      Oh she's still quite sensible ...

      "Are all these gifts from the others?" She asked again.

      "Yes. I've helped repair a very expensive armor for a rich family today. Looks like you've gotten yourself quite a bargain today." Baiyi teased her. At once, a cute flush of embarassament could be seen slowly creeping up her face.

      "As for the other bag..." Baiyi said as he picked up the other storage pouch. He first thought that it would be filled with snacks, desserts, dolls those kind of things, but the moment he held it upside down, a clang of metal could be heard instantly. Suddenly, pieces of fragmented armors piled up in front of him. It turned out that it was an entire complete set of armor that had been disassembled.

      It seemed like Undine had realized that the militia armor that Baiyi was wearing did not match his identity. That was the reason why she left so quickly after the repairing and then sent the gift later on at night. It looked like she must have hurriedly gone off to prepare the armor.

      Wow! A child of a business family is indeed attentive... Without another word, Baiyi quickly assembled the armor using his Mana. In just a short while, a light gray body armor appeared in the small female dorm. The armor was beautifully streamlined and even though it looked simple, but in actual fact, the workmanship was actually delicate. There was no gap or edges that could be found on the entire surface. Every joint was polished very carefully. Even the interior was equipped with the additional weight of various organ models.

      Without a doubt, it was a body specially tailored for a Soul Armature. It definitely belonged to the category of a high-grade armor. More importantly, the entire armor was forged from Mithril 1 --- a material that was made easy for Mana to pass through. In other words, it was the most suitable body a sorcerer Soul Armature could have in that world. Even shallow groove was carved faintly onto the body to camouflage the runes that would show up when spells were cast. Along with the lines that ran vertically on the body which gave it an overall slimmer look, the armor exuded an indistinct impression of a sorcerer.

      An armor like that would cost at least 10,000 gold coins or more. Coupled with Mia's little but expensive accessories as well as the two storage pouches, the total cost of the gifts from the Dole family would roughly amount to about 30,000 gold coins or more…

      Indeed, this cash cow is truly a fat one. Looks like the rumored generosity of the Dole family does live up to its name after all…

      "What a handsome armor," Mia could not help but reach out a hand to gently stroke the smooth surface of the armor. She became much more delighted than she was when she first opened up her gift. Beaming, she exclaimed, "Mr. Hope! You finally have a decent body!"

      Having said that, her face immediately blushed slightly. After all, it was a normal reaction for a little girl when she came across beautiful things.

      "Indeed!" Baiyi said as he nodded his head, "Help me change then."

      Although he did not mind his appearance, it did not mean that he would refuse to make himself look better if a chance presented itself. A fictional metal found in the Lord of the Rings. It is described as resembling silver but being stronger and lighter than steel

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     50 This is Truly Remarkable!

      Crouching on the floor, Mia drew the Soul Relocation Formation under Baiyi's guidance. As there were many parts that had been simplified into runes, the formation was much simpler than the Summoning Formation. No additional magical ingredient was needed to aid the formation as well. Even for someone at Mia's level, it was considered quite easy.

      That was exactly why the invention of the Soul Armature Technique was a great one. Even an Intermediate Level sorcerer like Mia could own one without really having to invest much in it. It was indeed a giant leap for mankind in the history of that world.

      As for the Ninth-Walker, the Soul Armature Practitioner who invented the Soul Armature Technique, he did not stop coming up with more ideas ever since Baiyi was summoned to the world. Instead, he had long predicted that there would come a day when Baiyi would need to change his body and in order to ensure that the process runs smoothly, he invented an additional brand new skill called Soul Imprinting Spell. Well, as one knows, Baiyi's first summoning relied more on luck rather than Mia's skills and in order to prevent Baiyi from being sent back to the Void accidentally and not being able to be summoned again, the Ninth-Walker decided to invent that technique.

      The spell would allow a remnant of Baiyi's sense of self to remain in the current militia's armor so even if the soul transfer process failed, there would still be a part of Baiyi's consciousness left in the realm. Therefore, as Baiyi was showing Mia how to draw the Soul Relocating Formation, he was also drawing a formation inside the militia's armor. Unsurprisingly, his action was certainly much better and more efficient than Mia. After he was done with the drawing, Mia was only halfway done with her drawing.

      "C'mon Mia, just a little bit more." Baiyi encouraged.

      "I know Mr. Hope. Huh... I'm feeling a little dizzy..." Mia said as she knelt down on the floor rubbing her eyes. Wiping the sweat on her forehead away, she proceeded to lie down on the floor and continued with her drawing.

      As they were both inside the dorm, Mia had already taken off the pair of white stockings off her legs. With both her naked legs kneeling on the floor, her butt was pushed high up in the air. Obviously, that little girl was not guarded at all in front of Baiyi. As he was situated behind her, from his point of view, not only could he see Mia's slender legs and delicate feet, he also had a clear view of the display underneath her skirt...

      Why didn't she change into her pajamas first? She's only so young and she's already showing her feminine wiles. Sigh... Wouldn't it be worse when she gets older?

      Baiyi thought to himself as he cast a Silence Spell on a few members of the Hentai Union who naturally started to comment about all sorts of ecchi things again and proceeded to move to Mia's side. Hmm... From this side, all I can see is her cute delicate little face. Perhaps it was because Mr. Hope could finally change into a handsome body that Mia looked particularly excited and elated. Her heart overflowed with anticipation and her mouth was slightly opened as she hummed some sort of old folk song. What a lovely sight this is…

      Soon after, the rune formation was finally done. Immediately, Mia infused her Mana into the runes which gradually lit up one by one.

      Somehow, the progress was really smooth. However, she tilted her head in puzzlement as if there was something that was bothering her. Usually, with the amount of Mana that she possessed, having to fill up all of those runes in one breath would be an impossible task. She would certainly need to stop to take a rest for her Mana to recover. However, it seemed like she had no feeling of exhaustion at all?

      Is it because of Mr. Hope's teaching recently that had strengthened my power? Mia wondered as she turned her head over to look at Baiyi. With gratitude in her eyes, she flashed a gentle smile towards him.

      Erm... What's wrong with this girl today? Baiyi found her behaviour to be very odd instead. Don't tell me she had just only realized that the Mana in her body has increased in folds. As a matter of fact, not only did her Mana increased, as the channel for Baiyi's source of energy, the endless energy from the Void was waiting to be channeled into her body as well. How could she possibly exhaust them all?

      "This could be considered as a special advantage as well. Maybe we could do some research on this," The Scholar said.

      To those Voidwalkers, the amount of Mana that one possessed did not make too much of a difference. Being able to knock out an opponent in just one blow using their deathblow was a more crucial factor. They prefered a more efficient method of combating, either win, flee or die. Well, seeing as they are all supernatural beings, they did not have that much free time to slowly drag things out.

      However, for the battle between two lower-tier people, it was common for the battle to fall into a stalemate. With the advantage that Mia possessed, it would help her in breaking out of the stalemate. With the help of the Scholar who came up with such a proper topic, the discussions in the Void that started off with ecchi nonsense--- Which one would taste better? Legs or face licking?- -- had changed its direction to a proper one--- What type of magic would be suitable for Mia's attributes?

      "What do you all think about my self-sustained Flamethrower? Even though right now I have changed its name to La Grondement Du Haine! 1 " The Archmage started.

      Er... Where did you copy this name from this time? Moreover, haven't this move been written in many textbooks already? Even the patent was robbed away by the Sorcerer's Association!

      "Eh? But I was the one who invented this spell!" The Archmage immediately defended himself, "Erm, how about this one then? Lord Chaldeas: Virtual Noble Plantasm Pseudo-Deployment/Foundation of Anthropic Principle 2 . This is a very powerful Defense Spell! Mia can use this to deplete her opponent's energy!"

      Isn't it just the Shield Barrier? Yes, I do agree that using Mana to sustain a Protective Enchantment is indeed a powerful technique but is it really okay to just simply change the name like that? Oh, wait a minute! Come to think of it, this spell was invented by you as well... Although in the end it was the Sorcerer's Association who made it their own…

      While the Voidwalkers were still discussing in the Void, Baiyi had already finished preparing for the new armor's sight and joint enchantment. At the same time, Mia had also completed infusing her Mana into all of the runes. Now that all of the preparations were completed, Baiyi took a deep breath before asking Mia to activate the relocation formation.

      Instantly, he could feel his sense of self becoming light all of a sudden as he left his armor. It was as if his soul had freed itself from his body before slowly floating towards and into the light gray Mithril armor.

      "How is it? Mr. Hope?" Mia quickly asked after she had activated the formation.

      Immediately afterwards, a familiar low voice came out from the new armor, "It feels good! " As the voice was speaking, the armor could be seen gradually moving about. The movement was smooth and active, without any stiffness at all. It seemed like the transfer process had been a successful one!

      "This is a great body!" Baiyi took two steps walking in the room and reached out to touch Mia's head as he said, "Thank you, Mia."

      "Yes! This is truly remarkablel!" Grabbing onto Baiyi's hand, Mia shut her eyes gently as she put her face onto the flat and smooth surface of the back of his hand. Just like how she would usually do to her hammerhead plushie, she rubbed her face onto the smooth surface up and down.

      Ah, what a soft face she has... That faint warmth from Mia's body heat gradually entered Baiyi's heart all the way from his hand. Nodding his head, he smiled as he said, "That's right, this is indeed remarkable!"

      That night, Mia had an exceptionally sweet sleep. Even after she had already entered the land of dreams, a happy smile could still be seen on her delicate face.

      Another person who also slept well that night was Undine. When the coachman reported to her that the gift had been successfully delivered into the hands of Master Hope, she let out a long sigh of relief. Even though the gift was delivered little late but that massive 'friendship' that was worth 33,000 gold coins had finally reached the other side.

      For an average person or an ordinary aristocratic family, that price would absolutely be considered as expensive. However, Undine thought otherwise. Her uncle, the black Soul Armature Leo shared the same view as her too. He even believed that he was the one who had gotten himself a bargain.

      "This Master Hope is incredible!" The black Soul Armature could not stop moving his newly attached arm. "It feels like it had never been broken at all. How did he manage to do that? My arm had already been cut off for so many days so the remnants of the consciousness should have also dissipated by quite a bit. And to think that he could actually reattached the arm back for me in such circumstances. This is unbelievable!"

      Seated beside him was the young sorcerer who had boldly tried to probe Baiyi before. Under the countless amount of medicines that the Dole family had spent on him, that young man, whose face was still very pale, was finally able to walk without any help. Holding an empty cup in his hand, he sat there quietly, as if he was contemplating some important issues.

      Noticing his weird behaviour, Undine who was seated right in front of him could not help but asked, "Xillians, what are you thinking?"

      "Ah! I'm so sorry, Miss Undine. I am trying to guess the innate capability of this Master Hope whom you two speak so highly of. Based on your descriptions, it seems like his Psychic Energy is strong enough to be able to guide both spells at the same time right?" The young sorcerer named Xillians queried.

      "I don't really understand Magic actually. Is it that difficult? Can't your teacher do that too?" Undine asked instead.

      With great longing, Xillians nodded as he turned his head away to pour himself another cup of tea before he continued saying, "Miss Undine, it's not about the strength of his Psychic Energy but instead, it's his innate aptitude. To be able to do that, one would need a very high innate aptitude and a very special one as well to be able to multitask like that. My teacher is a true Immortal Level sorcerer who can do this but it doesn't necessarily mean that other Immortal Level sorcerers are able to do this."

      "All I can say is that, there's absolutely no doubt that Master Hope is an incredible person. Even though you two could only sense an Intermediate Level strength on him, please don't be fooled by this. He's most likely equipped with a much higher innate capability than that." Xillians added.

      "No one in the entire Arfin city had dared to think that Master Hope is weak. He's the most popular master of repair in the whole city right now. Even all the other nouveau riches are trying to build a relationship with him at the moment. I even feel that Undine's gift is a little too stingy! We should have given him more cash and put the nouveau riches in their place!" The black Soul Armature said in a serious tone.

      However, the young sorcerer had a different point of view. Frowning slightly, he said, "But I still think that Master Andrew is much more powerful..."

      "ENOUGH! I really wonder whether you're under his Love Spell sometimes," Displeased, Undine interjected, "You're madly mesmerized by him!"

      When she was saying those words, she did not realize that her heart was captivated by a certain stinky bastard as well... Fate/Grand Order's reference Another Fate/Grand Order's reference. Apparently this game is the Archmage's favorite so he ripped many names from this game and use them on his spells and techniques

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     51 Do You Really Want to Wake Her Up?

      The next day, Mia woke up with full energy. After hugging the brand new Baiyi goodbye, she hopped off to class delightedly just like a cute little white bunny bouncing and hopping around in the forest. It was apparent that she was ecstatic because she finally got her wish of getting a new body for Baiyi fulfilled.

      As usual, Baiyi did not follow her to the class but instead, he stayed behind to put the set of militia's armor away. At first, Mia intended to return the old armor to the academy but he had insisted on saving it for future use. In truth, the old militia's armor was already imprinted on by Baiyi and it allowed his consciousness to freely walk back and forth between the two armors.

      Even though the sorcerer armor was good looking and the function was quite exceptional, it was not as inconspicuous as the militia's armor because there was some metal friction sound when he moved about. With the new armor, he could no longer disguise himself as Andrew the wandering sorcerer or Sven the Rogue Knight. Because of that reason, he decided to disassemble the militia's armor and put them away in his storage pouch. He only needed to find a secluded corner to change into it anytime when he wanted to go out for another mission again.

      However, there were also a few Voidwalkers who gave a few suggestions. For example, the Painter actually suggested, "Master Hope, maybe you can prepare a flashlight or something? Or a belt, perhaps? And then you can add some special hand gestures and you can have a dramatic entrance when you transform..."

      Are you crazy? Do you think that I'm Ultraman or a Kamen Rider now? What? To the point of even suggesting hand gestures? Wow, you might as well come up with a signature line for me then?! This is a freaking militia's armor not a tight leather wear okay! Baiyi spluttered fiercely.

      "That's right! You can also prepare some visual effect! First, cast a Levitating Spell on yourself and second, make flowers and ribbons appear in mid-air. Finally, put on the sorcerer's robe that you confiscated from Mia! TADAH~ !" The Cleric added.

      Are you both idiots? Isn't this the transformation for some anime magical girl character? It seems like you are all unhappy about the fact that I didn'tt allow Mia to wear that sort of revealing clothing? Can't you all act like a normal person and go learn some other normal Earth culture instead?

      "Well, it's not that we don't want to! The problem is that these things are most watched by you when you were still alive! We're also interested in those classical and scientific writings on Earth but you have never seen those things before. How do you expect us to learn about those things then?" Several voices of the Walkers could be heard arguing back at the same time.

      Err... Okay... You do have a point... When Baiyi was still alive, he was not a scholar who was interested in the pursuit of academics. Since the Voidwalkers could only observe and learn about Earth through his memory, they could not be blamed entirely for their limited knowledge regarding Earth.

      Baiyi was speechless so in the end, he decided to ignore them and worked with the animal coin banks that Mia bought last time. Now that they owned some storage pouches, they no longer needed the coin banks to store their gold coins. Picking up a big whale coin bank, Baiyi removed part of its head and transplanted the small pot of flower that was given to him by one of the students into it. It looked like a flower had grown on the whale's head and from afar, it gave off the impression that the whale was blowing water out from its head. How cute was that!

      While he was watering the flower with the tiny water jet that sprayed out from his finger, the Archmage interrupted him suddenly, "Awwww... I didn't know that you have a cute side too. But then I really need to interrupt your blissful moment, my dear boy. There's only one month left till Mia's final exam. So far all of the accumulated resources are more or less complete now so I guess it's time for us to start carrying out our plan."

      Oh yes, that's right!  Baiyi nodded his head and walked over to Mia's bed to pick up the hammerhead doll using his Mana and inspected all the spells and magic that he had laid inside. Everything is ready now, we can start anytime.

      Ignoring the pleas of some of the Walkers who begged to enter the hammerhead doll, he threw it back into the bag before making his way towards Mia's closet. He wanted to check the accessories that Mia received the night before to see if he could make something with them. When he was about to open the door of the closet, his movement came to a halt suddenly and he could not help but worry.

      After all, opening the wardrobe of a female without her permission did not seem like something that a gentleman would do. It just did not seem appropriate as it was the place that housed all of Mia's underwear. Even though Mia-chan did not mind it, Baiyi still tried to avoid it as much as possible. However, a few of the Walkers in his mind were of a whole different story. As he had expected, some of the members of the Hentai Union had already started urging him on by giving him explicit suggestions.

      Ah... Forget about it. It's rude messing with her things without her permision, Baiyi lifted his hand from the door knob and disappointed sighs and comments could be heard instantly coming from the Void.  Those jewelries are too expensive. It's too wasteful if they were accidentally destroyed in the arena. I think I'll just make do with the one that I bought last time.

      "WHAT? You intend to let Mia wear those outdated and tacky accessories? Last time you didn't have enough money so we just let it slide but now you have plenty on your hand and you still don't plan to spend it on better things for Mia? You've already forbade her from wearing beautiful clothing so don't you think it's a little too much to be so stingy over a few accessories?" The Astrologer questioned on behalf of Mia.

      Alright, alright! Gee, I'll go buy some new ones for her now, okay?!  Baiyi had no other choice but to give in as he strode towards the door.

      "You're not going to the workshop today?" Somebody asked all of a sudden.

      Before Baiyi could open his mouth, the Merchant quickly helped him reply, "Of course. He does not have to go everyday. He's the 'Repair Master' now after all." Ever since he had succeeded in squeezing a fortune out of his own descendant, his plan had already started to go on track. From now on, Baiyi only had to show his face occasionally in the workshop and a lot more fat cash cows would come knocking on the door automatically.

      "But, I'm a little worried about Sir Hope's aesthetic taste..." Another voice could be heard saying.

      So what? I can just ask for the opinions of the few female Walkers that we have, can't I? Baiyi said,  Lady Scholar, I can trust you on this matter, right?

      "M-Me? Are you sure you want to listen to my suggestion?" The Scholar scoffed.

      Er... Alright... I forgot that you spent most of your past life stuck in the Mage Tower doing nothing but reading and researching only. I guess I better ask the other female Walkers then. Let me see... Well, Lady Warrior, the 28th Walker?

      "I'm sorry, Sir Hope. In my past life, every man who had ever treated me as a woman came to regret their decision!" The Warrior replied decisively.

      Oh, okay. I also almost forgot that you're more interested in weapons rather than things like cosmetic and beauty. Erm, okay, I'll find another one. Hmmm... Lady Assassin? Do you have any suggestion?

      "I find the Manifold Paradox 1 to be really captivating but it doesn't suit Mia-chan, does it? And besides, ever since I was 3 years old, I started training to be discreet and to steer clear from the sight of other people. I don't really know how to dress up to attract the attention of others..." The Assassin replied very sincerely.

      Huh? Manifold Paradox? What's that? Does Earth even have such thing? And you, as a woman, why does your past life sounds so tragic? Baiyi could not help but silently feel sorry for the Assassin. While he was thinking about it, he dug out the previous black cloak that he had hidden in a tree near the dormitory. After changing into the militia's armor and putting on the black cloak, he was once again a mysterious wanderer.

      Looks like these three are not reliable at all when it comes to this matter. Hmmm, who's left? Oh yeah, Lady Shadow? Do you have any idea?

      The moment Baiyi finished his question, the Walker who was also known as the Shadow suddenly let out an eerie cackle--- it was so spooky that it sounded as if it was the cries of evil spirits. After she was done laughing, she finally opened her mouth and said, "Sir Hope! I'm sure you still remember the reason I was hunted by the Vatican for 100 years, right? Do you really want to listen to my ideas?"

      A-Ah... Wait a minute! No! Just forget it! You've almost become Mei Chaofeng 2 herself now…

      "Why can't you ask a normal woman instead?" The Archmage could no longer keep his silence.

      Is there even a freaking normal woman among us 33 Walkers? Can a normal woman even enter the Void?

      "Well, don't we have one more who's always asleep? I'm sure her taste would be fine," The Archmage reminded Baiyi.

      T-T-That woman? Are you sure? Do we really want to wake her up? Seriously, my dear teacher?  Baiyi asked timidly.

      "Well, why not? She's part of us, after all. Eventually you would need to rescue her from this place too. There would come a day where you would have to face her anyway. On top of that, she is indeed the most normal woman we have among us." The Archmage encouraged with a serious tone, "Or could it be that you wish to discuss this topic with the Hentai Union instead? They seem to know that you've already ran out of ideas and they're very eager to talk to you, you know."

      O-Okay, I guess I'd better wake her up then--- the 30th Walker with the nickname Fairy...

      In all fairness, that Walker was indeed a very beautiful person when she was still alive. In fact, she was even more beautiful than Mia, Tisdale and Undine combined. If one were to evaluate her solely on her appearance, there was no other word other than 'perfect' that could be used to describe her. Before Baiyi exchanged his memory with her, he had never thought that a woman so beautiful that she could bring calamity to countries, ever existed.

      After he exchanged memories with her, he finally believed that there really was a beauty that was as beautiful as Baosi 3 , Daji 4  and Tamamo no Mae 5  who were all famed legendary beauties. Although many of her actions did indeed bring calamity to her country and people. It also seemed like she had that 'talent' since she was very young...

      For example, there was one occasion where she wanted to ride a unicorn in the Fairy Forest but the unicorn refused so she brought the cubs of the hunting leopards that were raised by the fairies and went to bully the unicorn's cub instead. She even forced the unicorn's cub to use its horn to spear a fish from the river for her which made the unicorn furious when it found out.

      On another occasion, she suddenly had a craving for some food so she went to steal the Mr. Bear's winter grain reserve, causing him to have no food to eat during winter. When the dreadful winter was over, he smashed his way into the Fairy Village wanting to eat her instead…

      There was another ocassion as well where she persuaded Mr. Tree to help her dig up the nest of a groundhog but they accidentally destroyed the groundwater source instead. Because of that, the village went through a 10 days drought.

      In the end, the Fairy Village could no longer tolerate her anymore and kicked her out before she even came of age, forcing her to escape to the human world to disrupt the peace there…

      Later, she used the bow and arrow that was given to her by the village grandfather, to shoot down the Demigod Lich, Dexiphire's, favorite skeletal dragon. After a long earth-shattering battle, the Demigod Lich finally became the current Voidwalker Lich... As for her, well, she continued to create chaos and calamity in the world...

      Seriously speaking, she really was not a normal woman at all. But still, that was not the main reason Baiyi was so afraid of waking her up... A weapon in DoTA 2 A fictional character in Jinyong's wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. Known as the ''Iron Corpse'' due to her dark complexion and rigid appearance, She, along with her eloped husband Chen Xuanfeng , the ''Bronze Corpse'', is one of the novel's main antagonists, heavily despised by the martial arts community for unethical behaviour. The concubine of the ancient Chinese sovereign King You of Zhou. She was considered one of the most beautiful Chinese women ever Favorite consort of King Zhou of Shang, the last king of the Shang dynasty in ancient China. She is portrayed as a malevolent fox spirit in legends as well as novels. She is considered a classic example of how a beauty causes the downfall of a dynasty in Chinese culture. One of the most famous kitsune in Japanese mythology. A nine-tailed magical fox, she is also one of the most powerful yōkai that has ever lived. Her magical abilities were matched only by her trickiness and lust for power. Tamamo no Mae lived during the Heian period, and though she may not have succeeded in her plan to kill the emperor and take his place, her actions destabilized the country and lead it towards one of the most important civil wars in Japanese history.

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     52 You“re Putting Me in a Very Difficult Situation!

      All in all, if we were to compare the current situation with a computer game strategy, then Baiyi believed that he was definitely the law-abiding, honest player but as for the 30th Walker that he was about to awaken, she would most likely be the evil, cruel heartless player who would slaughter everybody at first sight! But even so, Baiyi decided to wake her up first and to deal with the consequences later. Anyway, she had been sleeping for quite some time now. Who knew, perhaps her sense of self had already been lost in the huge Void.

      Splitting a part of his consciousness away from his body, Baiyi poke the Fairy roughly. "HEY! HEY! WAKE UP!"

      After a while, a chime-like melodious female voice could be heard saying, "A-Ah no... N-Not there... Urghh...  Gasp ... D-Don't be so rough..."

      WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

      A short while after, the Fairy finally seemed to have woken up from God-knows-what dream that she was having just a moment ago. She first greeted everyone with an innocent and cute demeanour but the moment she set her eyes on the Lich, two snorts could be heard in the Void. Instantly, the warm atmosphere cooled down.

      "Hrmph! No wonder I smelt a stinky and disgusting scent the moment I woke up! It's you after all! I can't believe that you haven't been banished from this place! Oh, I feel so sorry for you..." The Fairy provoked.

      The Lich would never let her get her way with it so he retorted, "Oh, look at what we have here? A Fairy who was born to cause catastrophe! Awww, what a terrible life you lead! It's even worse than a rotten corpse! Even the endless Void is too good for you!"

      What exactly happened between the two of them you asked? Well, to put it simply, the story began like this. One day, while the Fairy was wandering around looking for some new toys for herself, she accidentally broke into the Lich's secret lair. When she saw the skeletal dragon that the Lich had just polished a day before, she used her arrow to strike the dragon down and it smashed on to the floor in a broken heap of bones. All if that was done for the sake of having fun. Naturally, when the Lich found out, they began to engage in battle and fought... If it was purely just combat power, the Fairy was certainly no match for the Lich. After just two or three rounds of combat, the Fairy was forced to flee and unsatisfied, the Lich chased after her to kill her off.

      It was exactly at that moment that there was a group of powerful and influential human beings nearby who was on an expedition to kill the Lich. Because of that, several of those humans came to the Fairy's rescue when they came across the scene and managed to turn the situation around and beat the hell out of him. The last blow that the Lich received was none other than the arrow that was shot by the Fairy, it ended his evil life and exiled the remnant of his soul to the Void.

      Well, if the story had ended there, then yes, it was a happy ending. But things were not as simple as it seemed. In accordance to the original plan of the human, they were actually still in the process of gathering more people to join them and preparing more weapons and equipments. They wanted to make sure that they would not suffer much loss in the process of killing the Lich.

      However, the sudden interruption of the Fairy had disrupted their plan and gave away their hidden spot. Because of that, the Lich knew that he was being targeted and so he decided to flee after settling his business with the Fairy. As the group of the human knew that it would be hard to locate him again if he succeeded in fleeing, they had no choice but to make a last minute change to their plan and enter an earth-shattering battle with the Lich even though they were not completely ready. Due to that reason, many powerful humans lost their lives in the process of battling the Lich. Some of those people were important spies or even undercover sentinel for the underground world and abyss. Their deaths caused a series of changes in those dangerous areas. One could easily imagine how big the impact and loss that one small action had caused...

      That was the most disastrous tragedy that the Fairy had ever caused in her life. Even that one incident where the kings of two countries decided to declare war on each other because of her was a trivial matter compared to this incident.

      But in all fairness, there was nothing wrong with the conduct of the Fairy herself. One could say that she actually meant no harm nor was there malicious intent in her actions. Perhaps it was just her fate--- or, 'curse'--- that she had to carry. Just a mere action of buying an apple in the street could also cause a fiasco among the people. That was why she decided to give up frequenting the human society and went travelling to other planes instead. Who would have ever thought that she would run into the Lich instead...

      When she first entered the Void and decided to exchange her memory with Baiyi, she once told him, "I'm nothing but a mere trouble-maker. Are you sure you really want to exchange your memory with me? Hmm? Are you still willing to do it? Well, alright! I'll exchange it with you! But, after going through my memory, I'll no longer have any secrets in front of you. Will you be responsible for me?"

      At that time, Baiyi had already exchanged his memory with the previous 28 Walkers so he was rich in both knowledge and experience. Being quite confident in his own strength, although the words of the Fairy sounded eerily like a confession, he did not mull over it too much and in a serious manner, he promised, "There is absolutely nothing that the Fifth Walker cannot bear. I will be responsible for you!"

      "GREAT! It's a deal then! Let us share this fate together!"

      Halfway through her memory, he already regretted his decision. I'm just a mere Voidwalker, how can I possibly be responsible for you? Only God can handle you okay?!

      But then, after he had finished reliving the second half of the Fairy's life, his regret gradually faded away and he began to sympathize with her instead. The girl who caused catastrophe did not change at all from the start until the very end. She was still the beautiful, pure, kind and innocent girl who had just left the Fairy Village. All those time, the smile on her face never wavered nor faded when she faced her disastrous fate. No matter what happened, she always held on to the belief that tomorrow would be a better day.

      No matter where she went or what she did, her action would cause a disaster, invoking abuses and hostility from the people around her. But everytime, she would be able to turn the situation around and emerged safely out of the situation. Most crucially, she had to face all of those situation by herself. Coupled with the long lifespan of a fairy...

      What a cruel joke that the Creator played on her...

      So, that moment after Baiyi had finished going through her memory, he did not know what kind of expression he should use to face her. Instead, the Fairy who had long finished reliving his memory took the initiative and said, "Wahhh, I'm so envious of your world! It's so peaceful and tranquil! There are so many colorful things and different cultures over there! Everything seems so interesting! Darling, you must bring me there to explore your world when there's an opportunity. I know how to take care of myself and cook as well! Your mum will definitely love me..."

      Err... What? Wait a minute? Do you even know what are you talking about? Why did you even mention my mum? And what's with that term of endearment?

      "Of course I do! Didn't you tell me that you're going to be responsible for me? Are you trying to go against your own words now? Ahhhh... Don't tell me you're a jerk?!"

      WHAT? This is not about me going against my own word! But how did the situation escalate into this, Lady Fairy? Erm... Don't you think we need to get to know each other first before getting into a relationship?

      "But we've just finished watching each other's lives! Isn't it enough? And darling, why are you still calling me Lady Fairy? Shouldn't you call me 'baby' or 'wifey' instead?"

      How can I possibly use that term of endearment so lightly? I'm actually a very conservative person okay?!

      "Eh? But you've obviously called a lot of people 'wifey' before! Like that white-haired girl character in Kancolle 1 ? Or that blue-haired girl of the twin maids? Or even that French village girl who was wearing a black armor? Well, it's obvious you like cute and beautiful girls and I'm much more beautiful than them so why can't you call me your wifey?"

      Er... W-Wifey... Y-You have a point right there... Eh? Wait a minute! This is not right! How can you compare a real person to a 2D characters?

      "But darling, we are now nothing but just a blob of consciousness floating in the Void. We're even worse than a 2D character!"

      ...

      Well, in short, that was the brief introduction of the Fairy Walker. For the first time ever, Baiyi felt that he had finally met a person he had no idea how to handle. She was no doubt a dangerous person but he could not help but feel sorry for her at the same time. There was a part of him that sympathize with her and wanted to help her bear the cruel destiny that was given to her. The beautiful Fairy whose real name was Feng had nothing but a contradicting existence. Even the first thing that she did when she just woke up was picking a fight with the Lich which created troubles for Baiyi.

      "You're just a weak little fairy! Without your bow, you're no difference from an ordinary mortal! How dare you be so presumptuous in front of me!" The Lich hissed angrily.

      "So what if I don't have my bow with me? I have my darling right here, remember?" The Fairy retorted without showing any sign of fear.

      Alright! If it involved Baiyi, the person who had the power of speech in his arsenal, there was nothing that the Lich, who was very tough and would not shy away from any difficulty, could do. In the end, he just mumbled "Alright fine! You win!" before going off to sulked at the corner.

      As for the Fairy, she immediately whispered to Baiyi proudly, "Did you see his face darling? That old boney face was no match for mine!"

      Err... Do tell me how should I even look at the face in this dark endless Void?

      "Teehee! I was just pulling your legs. So, what's the matter darling? Why did you wake me up? Ooooh... have you decided which name to give to our baby? Could it be Fengbai? Or Fengyi?" The Fairy continued to ask.

      I'm sorry but the kid will have to follow my surname. I'll never back down when it comes to this... E-Er... Wait a minute! I will not get into this ridiculous topic! We're not even in a relationship!

      Sigh... Anyway, some changes have taken place during your sleep. Have a look at it, Baiyi announced seriously as he showed his memory after he was summoned to her.

      While looking at Baiyi's memory, the Fairy could not help but expressed her views time to time, "Eh? You actually found an escape method now? As expected as my darling... Oh! This girl is so cute... Hmmmm... Sniff.. ."

      As she was watching, her voice began to die down. After a while, like a discarded wife and with a tearful voice, she lamented , "D-Darling, sniff, in such a short period of time, there are already t-t-three beautiful girls by your side? And the reason you woke me up is t-to actually help you to choose jewelries for one of them? Boo hoo hooo.. . You are a jerk! And here I was actually dreaming of you in my sleep...  Sniff! "

      Do you understand now? The real reason why Baiyi did not want to wake her up in the first place? Just because of that one promise that he accidentally made out of his pity towards her, he suddenly had a 'wifey' in his life. It was indeed a difficult situation for him! Another reference from Kantai Collection

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     53 Get Lost!

      The way the Fairy was crying really did make her look like an abandoned wife. Faced with such a situation, Baiyi really did know how to console her. But then again, why should he? What identity should he use to console her anyway? It was obvious that the Fairy harbored feelings towards him so he could not possibly go fan the feelings now, could he?

      Fortunately at that time, the Archmage appeared in time to help save the day for his disciple. He changed the topic and asked the Fairy, "Lady Fairy, now that you've woken up, I have a question that I really need to consult you."

      "Eh?" The Fairy quickly stopped her tearful act and in a second, she returned to her normal state. After all, she was a someone who had experienced many things. Being abandoned by men was a matter so trivial that it was not even worth mentioning at all. In fact, she was actually just playing around when she behaved in a spoiled, petty and charming manner in front of Baiyi.

      "You actually want to to ask about the bow, don't you, teacher?" The Fairy asked. Just like Baiyi, she addressed the Archmage as teacher as well.

      "Yes, that is indeed a very interesting weapon..." The Archmage replied.

      Before they entered the Void, most of the Voidwalkers had a default weapon that they always used. Some of them were exceptionally intrepid and valiant, just like the Archmage's Book of Servitude or the Lich's Souls of the Enslaved. Those weapons were so powerful that they were worthy of being called Divine Weapons. However, compared to the bow that the Fairy had, those weapons were still a grade lower.

      That bow was also known as the Caudillo Butterfly. Every Fairy who possessed it would receive a title called Feng, which would replace their name for their entire life. Before that, the Fairy actually had a typical lengthy and complicated fairy's name but ever since she had inherited the bow, she was renamed Feng and had to leave the Fairy Village all by herself amidst the bustling cheers and celebrations accompanied by drums.

      Not to say that the other fairies were heartless in forcing the Fairy, who had never gone through any training or cultivation beforehand and had to face the strange and sinister human world all by herself, out to starve to death or to be kidnapped to become a slave but it was just that the bow was really too powerful. Anyone who was acknowledged by it, even if that person was nothing more than an ordinary man, would come to possess a very powerful energy. And that energy would even increase as time goes by...

      So at first even though the energy that she possessed was only enough to bully groundhogs and unicorn cub, after possesing that bow for a period of time, she actually managed to hold out until reinforcements came when she was battling the Demigod Level Lich. And in the end, she was also the one who gave the killing shot that sent the Lich to the Void. From that one event, one could really see how powerful and valiant the bow was.

      It was no doubt a fearsome thing. The existence of The Law was something that even the Voidwalkers could not understand. After all, having all those powerful supernatural beings trapped in that place that existed outside of the realms was also a result of The Law.

      Because they did not understand The Law at all, none of them was clear on why Baiyi was able to escape from the Void. However, because Baiyi came from a different world, they suspected that Baiyi was not entirely bound by The Law that was applied to every part of the magical world. It was also why they were extremely curious about everything that had to do with The Law. For example, the secret technique of the Church's tribunal--- The Last Trial, the mysterious Soul Banishment Spell and even the Fairy's bow. Each and every one of the Voidwalkers was enthralled by those things that could send a person's soul into the Void. And out of those three, the item that Baiyi would most likely come across was the bow--- the Caudillo Butterfly.

      "But I've already told you everything that I know about the bow." The Fairy replied in a serious tone, "I swear I did not keep anything to myself. You can ask my man if you don't believe me!"

      Ahem, ahem! W-We do believe you, Baiyi quickly replied.

      Other than Baiyi, not every Walker would exchange their memories with each other. For example, the Paladin and the Cleric simply scoffed at idea of exchanging memories with the Lich and the Devil. It was the same with the Fairy as well. From the very beginning until now, she only exchanged her memory with Baiyi and she even vowed to never exchange memories with others in the future. Well, it was indeed the loyalty and chastity a fairy had towards the love of her life.

      "So, darling, have you tried to use the method that I taught you to locate the presence of the Caudillo Butterfly?" The Fairy queried again.

      I did but I could not find anything at all. Then again, isn't that the skill that only the master of the bow could perform? What's the use of me casting it anyway?  Bayi said dejectedly. Of course he would never give up trying to attain a Divine Weapon.

      "But how come? You're my man so this means that you're its owner too! Using Earth's method of speaking, this is the common property of us spouse. Therefore I'm very certain that there won't be any problem with you using that technique. Maybe, it has already gotten itself a new master now?" The Fairy said confidently.

      " What strange logic is that? Even I don't acknowledge us as being spouse, so how can a bow acknowledge that! How can it possibly recognize me!" Baiyi complained under his breath.

      "Ah... A new owner. It must be the Feng of this new generation then... Hmmm, I wonder if that person is easy to deal with..." Speaking to himself, the Archmage was soon lost in his own thoughts.

      Hey, hey, my teacher! Are you seriously considering fighting with this generation of Feng? Not only is the act of killing and seizing his weapon immoral, how do you actually expect me to fight with an archer who inherited the name Feng? Do you even realize that it is a freaking real Divine Weapon? It's not like Undine's colorful potions you know!

      "Relax, relax! I was only thinking about it. There are many ways to deal with an archer actually. First you can activate the Stone Sentinel Maze 1 to trap him, then actualize the Reality Marble 2 and before he can pull out his bow, you cut off his hand immediately... " The Archmage continued to mumble in a very low voice.