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https://newnovel.org/novel/picking-up-attributes-from-today/chapter-1

Chapter 1

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 1</h1><p>Up in the sky above the deep and boundless oceans of Heaven’s Vault Continent!</p><p>“I, Meng Lei, pronounce upon you… The death sentence!”</p><p>A man bathed in lightning stood proud and arrogant in the sky. With a lightning spear in his hand and wings of lightning on his back, he was like the God of Thunder that had descended from the heavens as he pronounced the mighty and imposing judgment!</p><p>Crackle!</p><p>A pair of strong and muscular lightning dragons descended from the heavens. They struck at the two gigantic creatures in front, carrying with them a terrifying aura that could destroy all in this world!</p><p>On the left was a Golden Colossal Dragon with wings that spanned more than 1,000 meters, and shone a bright and resplendent gold all over its body!</p><p>On the right was a Thunder Titan that was as massive as a mountain range, and holding a pair of golden hammers in its hands!</p><p>“Damn! That lunatic!”</p><p>Upon sensing the destructive aura within the lightning dragons, the Golden Colossal Dragon and Thunder Titan’s pupils constricted sharply and they reacted nearly simultaneously!</p><p>As their powers surged, golden light and a purple thunderbolt rose, forming a power shield around them for protection!</p><p>However, it was to no avail!</p><p>The lightning dragons descended from the sky and easily broke the power shield!</p><p>“Ahhh!”</p><p>Both the Golden Colossal Dragon and Thunder Titan let out sharp and shrill screams at the same time. Clouds of black smoke rose around them—the attack had actually split open their flesh and skin, charring them all over!</p><p>Then, they plummeted straight into the vast ocean as though a couple of meteors shooting down from the sky and emitted a great boom!</p><p>Meng Lei could barely contain his agitation as he watched!</p><p>He was filled with great emotion over today’s events as he went through memories of the past in his mind!</p><p>He had done it!</p><p>He had finally done it!</p><p>To think that in his past life, he had merely been a nobody that wasn’t even worth mentioning. He had gone through jobs spending all his days with a keyboard and leading an ordinary and mediocre life!</p><p>However, his destiny had changed after he came to this world. He had started from humble beginnings and went on to create a series of unbelievable miracles before he finally stood at the pinnacle of this world and trampled beneath his feet Heaven’s Vault Continent’s most ancient and most powerful lifeforms—the Golden Colossal Dragon and the Thunder Titan!</p><p>Meng Lei’s gaze swept around his surroundings. His brows pointed upward sharply, and his eyes sparkled like stars as he gazed down upon the world…</p><p>Bam!</p><p>A dull sound rang out!</p><p>The Golden Colossal Dragon disappeared!</p><p>The Thunder Titan also disappeared!</p><p>Everything had disappeared!</p><p>Meng Lei opened his eyes, a dazed look within them!</p><p><em>Who am I?</em></p><p><em>Where am I?</em></p><p><em>What am I doing?</em></p><p><em>Fine!</em></p><p><em>So it’s just a dream. No wonder it felt so fake!</em></p><p>Meng Lei let out a self-deprecating laugh. He had probably only had such a strange dream because he had just arrived in this world and couldn’t adjust to it yet, right?</p><p>Bang, bang, bang!</p><p>“Little Meng Lei, wake up! It’s the beast tide!”</p><p>Deafening knocks came from the broken and rundown wooden door. Outside, the village head, Old Peter, shouted anxiously, “Little Meng Lei, it’s the beast tide! Hurry, go to the underground shelter and take shelter there! I’ll go and inform the others!”</p><p>“The beast tide is here!!”</p><p>A start went through Meng Lei. He rolled and scrambled to his feet and ran toward the village central!</p><p><em>A beast tide!!</em></p><p><em>Damn! To think I’ve actually encountered a beast tide! I must be too down on my luck!</em></p><p>Meng Lei inwardly cursed as he made a wild dash!</p><p>A few days ago, he had still been a normal office worker on Earth. He had been traveling between home and the office, spending his days exhausted to make ends meet!</p><p>Then, he had woken up one day to find that he, for some absurd reason, had transmigrated to this world and come to the Magical Beast Village, becoming a normal villager here!</p><p>Heaven’s Vault Continent!</p><p>That was what people of this world called this particular world!</p><p>This was a miraculous world that was different from Earth!</p><p>There were no computers, no Internet, and no technologically-advanced products here. Instead, there were huge dragons that could destroy the world, giants of colossal strength, strange and peculiar beast people, fairies that could manipulate nature, and all sorts of wondrous magical beasts… and also mysterious magic and powerful Battle Aura!</p><p>This was an amazing and inconceivable world!</p><p>Everything here terrified and unsettled Meng Lei. However, what distressed him the most was that this world was extremely unfriendly to the normal human race!</p><p>This was because…</p><p>The ones ruling this world weren’t the human race, but… Colossal Dragons with wings, Titans dozens of meters tall, Beast People of various strange and peculiar forms, Fairies in the woods, highly destructive magical beasts, and other races!</p><p>As for the human race?</p><p>They were but mere appendages to the various major intelligent races. They had no civilization, no empires, no culture, no freedom…</p><p>They had absolutely nothing!!</p><p><em>This world is so dangerous! How am I supposed to live on?!</em></p><p>What distressed Meng Lei the most was that he was actually encountering a beast tide when he had only just frickin’ transmigrated here. This was practically a hellish way to open things!</p><p>“Hurry! The adults are to follow me outside the village to stand against the beast tide!”</p><p>“The old, weak, women, and children, go to the shelter!”</p><p>A strong, muscular, and well-built man that was over two meters tall stood on top of a large rock and directed the villagers. His name was Hudders, and he was the captain of the guards in the village. He was also the strongest fighter in the village, so the villagers respected and trusted him very much.</p><p>Under his command, all the adult men congregated in front of him one by one, while the old, weak, women, and children ran toward the shelter at the village center. Although everyone was in a panic, they moved in an orderly manner, nevertheless!</p><p>It was evident that this wasn’t the first or second time such a situation was occurring!</p><p><em>True, Magical Beast Village is situated at the Magical Beast Ridge’s fringes, after all. Therefore, it is the easiest to come under a beast tide’s attack. The villagers must have experienced beast tides more than just once!</em></p><p>Meng Lei sighed inwardly.</p><p>The Magical Beast Ridge passed through the entire continent, nearly dividing Heaven’s Vault Continent into two halves, the east, and the west. Countless wild beasts and magical beasts lived within, and it was known as “The Most Dangerous Place On The Continent”!</p><p>The wild beasts in the forest frequently went berserk and attacked the villages at the forest’s fringes. The villages suffered huge losses every time, and fatalities were commonplace. The parents of this particular body’s original owner had precisely died in a beast tide!</p><p>It could be said that human lives were the most worthless thing in this world!</p><p><em>I wonder how many people are going to die in the beast tide this time?</em></p><p>Before Meng Lei knew it, he had already reached the village center. The old, weak, women, and children filed into a long line. Uncle Leo, who was in charge of guarding the shelter, called out loudly, “Don’t crowd around, go one at a time! The ones at the bottom, hold the ladder steady!”</p><p>The shelter was built dozens of meters underground. It was like a tunnel, or a basement, and was connected to the surface by a ladder. Next to it was a large rock that would be used to block off the shelter’s entrance later!</p><p>The large rock was very big. Two to three meters tall, one could tell with just a glance that it was very sturdy. Meng Lei couldn’t help heaving a sigh of relief. With such a large rock blocking the top, the shelter should be very safe, right?</p><p><em>No, wait. If everyone outside died in battle, would a bunch of old and weak people, women, and children be able to push off the large rock and exit from within?</em></p><p>Uncertainty and nervousness welled up in Meng Lei!</p><p>Howl!</p><p>Growl!</p><p>“Kill them!</p><p>“Kill all of these b*stards!”</p><p>Beast howls and the sounds of fierce battle could be heard coming from afar, conjuring fear in everyone’s hearts. Although Meng Lei wished he could take a look at and learn more about this world’s magical beasts, that was all he could do—wish!</p><p>He was just a youngster that was slightly older than a child now and belonged to the domain of people being protected. What he should be doing right now was to enter the shelter, and not run over to create more trouble!</p><p>“What are you spacing out for? Hurry and go down!”</p><p>At this point, Uncle Leo’s chastising voice rang out beside his ear. Meng Lei gave a start and hurriedly responded. Just as he got ready to enter the shelter, he suddenly noticed a ball of glowing white light dropping off Uncle Leo!</p><p>“Uncle Leo, you’ve dropped something!”</p><p>Just as Meng Lei paused in his tracks and was about to point it out, a cold and emotionless voice suddenly rang out in his ear. “Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>(⊙o⊙)</p><p>Meng Lei was stunned. He subconsciously looked in Uncle Leo’s direction. In just that short amount of time, all the old, weak, women, and children had gone into the shelter. He and Uncle Leo were the only two people left now!</p><p>“What are you looking at? Hurry and go in!”</p><p>Uncle Leo berated him furiously with a fierce expression on his face, “Don’t waste time and stop hemming and hawing. I need to go to the village entrance to fight against the beast tide!”</p><p>Very evidently, the voice from earlier hadn’t come from Uncle Leo!</p><p><em>Am I hearing things?</em></p>

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Chapter 2

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 2</h1><p>“Ding! The Most Powerful Pickup System at your service!</p><p>“The Most Powerful Pickup System can pick up all dropped items in the world, including but not limited to money, items, skills, vitality, spiritual power…</p><p>“By picking up money and items, the host can become rich!</p><p>“By picking up skills, vitality, and spiritual power… The host can become powerful!</p><p>“Pick up everything!</p><p>“Everything can be picked up!”</p><p>In tandem with the cold and emotionless voice’s explanation, a stats interface appeared before Meng Lei’s eyes!</p><p>Host: Meng Lei</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Wealth: 0</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: Normal Human Being (0.5/10)</p><p>Spirit: Normal Human Being (1/10)</p><p>Skill(s): None</p><p>Meng Lei’s mind felt foggy. Was his cheating device finally here a month after he had transmigrated here?</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“P-pick it up!”</p><p>Meng Lei subconsciously responded.</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +1!”</p><p>A warm current appeared out of nowhere in his body and surged into his limbs and bones. Meng Lei’s body felt pleasantly warm, and it felt very comfortable. It seemed like his strength had increased a little, too?</p><p><em>Damn, is this really a cheating device?</em></p><p>Meng Lei found this incredible!</p><p><em>Physical Body Constitution +1?</em></p><p><em>It can also pick up physical body constitution?</em></p><p>“Meng Lei! What exactly are you doing?! Why aren’t you going down?!”</p><p>Uncle Leo shouted at him in great anger, so much so that his eyes could even spit flames.</p><p>However, the amazing thing was that yet another ball of silver light dropped from him.</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>Meng Lei didn’t hesitate at all this time!</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Spirit +1!”</p><p>An icy cooling aura flowed into his mind. Meng Lei felt like his mind had become a little clearer. His thoughts and consciousness also became active and dynamic.</p><p><em>It’s true! I can really pick it up!!</em></p><p>Meng Lei pinched himself hard. This wasn’t a dream nor a hallucination—the cheating device was real! Was he going to make it big now?</p><p><em>Should I go to the village entrance and try my luck there? Maybe there’ll be more dropped items there?</em></p><p><em>I’d better not. There’s a beast tide breaking out over there. It’s too dangerous!</em></p><p><em>Or how about… I just look from afar?</em></p><p><em>There shouldn’t be any problem if I’m a little more cowardly!</em></p><p>…</p><p>Magical Beast Village was situated in a canyon. It was surrounded by mountains on three sides, while the last remaining side was also encircled by thick, heavy, and sturdy wooden fences. They formed a thick and heavy wooden enclosing wall to defend against beast tide attacks.</p><p>This place was the village entrance for people to enter and leave the village!</p><p>Currently, a horrifying scene was taking place there. 20–30 strong and well-built men waved and brandished their weapons as they constantly attacked the wild beasts charging toward the village walls!</p><p>There were Sword-Toothed Tigers, which had a blood-red color throughout their bodies, Steel-Furred Wild Boars with teal-colored faces and long fangs, and covered in sharp spikes, as well as gigantic Two-Headed Vultures with wings on their backs.</p><p>…</p><p>Close to a hundred ferocious wild beasts let out furious roars after roars. They pounced toward and charged at the village walls fearlessly while attacking madly!</p><p>Despite some of the wild beasts getting killed, the remaining beasts continued to advance wave upon wave, as though they had been bewitched and gone berserk!</p><p>The team of guards with Captain Hudders in the lead resembled killing machines as they constantly slashed at and cut down the wild beasts charging toward the village walls!</p><p>Blood sprayed everywhere, and broken limbs flew about haphazardly!</p><p>The strong stench of blood assaulted Meng Lei’s senses, causing his guts to churn wildly, and he nearly threw up his meal from the previous night.</p><p>When had a keyboard warrior that wandered the world of the Internet like him ever seen such a bloody and grisly scene like this?</p><p>It was only after quite a long while that Meng Lei finally got a little used to it. His line of sight couldn’t help but fall onto the huge sword in Captain Hudders’ hands!</p><p><em>So that’s… Battle Aura?</em></p><p>A layer of glowing pale yellow suffused the area around the sword in Captain Hudders’ hands. As though a divine weapon so sharp that it could cut through iron like it were mud, it easily rendered the wild beast into two!</p><p>His speed at hunting and killing the wild beasts was much faster than the others. He was practically a killing machine!</p><p>“As expected of the number one expert in the village!” Envy filled Meng Lei’s eyes as he muttered, “If only I’m as strong as he is…”</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>Meng Lei noticed that quite a few light balls had dropped onto the battlefield, and they were exceptionally dazzling!</p><p>Wouldn’t he power up significantly if he picked up those drops?</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +3!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Spirit +1!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +2!”</p><p>Warm currents manifested and flowed through his body one after another, strengthening Meng Lei’s physical body constitution and spirit at high speed.</p><p>An extremely relaxing and comfortable sensation accompanied his continuous powering up. It couldn’t feel better than this!</p><p>His power was constantly increasing!</p><p>His thoughts were increasingly clear!</p><p><em>Yes! That’s the way! Become stronger! I want to become stronger!</em></p><p>“What are you doing here?!”</p><p>Right at that moment, a furious bellow suddenly rang out beside his ear like a clap of thunder. “Is this somewhere that you should be?! Go back at once!”</p><p>Meng Lei lifted his head. Right away, he saw Captain Hudders glaring at him furiously. An invisible wave of pressure surged toward him as if a raging lion was watching him intently!</p><p>Meng Lei’s heart trembled. The pressure was intense!</p><p>“What is Leo doing? He actually let you run out here?”</p><p>With a brandish, Hudders cut a pig-species wild beast into two as he ordered, “Return to the shelter immediately!”</p><p>Meng Lei was just about to explain when a loud, melodious, and sonorous roar resounded!</p><p>A wolf-like beast, whose body was a fiery red all over and as big as an ox, walked out of the beast tide’s back.</p><p>Everywhere it passed through, the initially brutal and ferocious wild beasts docilely stepped aside and made way for it!</p><p>The wolf-like beast sauntered elegantly, two licks of flames flickering in its eyes. All of a sudden, it leaped into the air, opened its mouth, and shot out a fireball the size of a basketball!</p><p>The fireball was alarmingly hot. Meng Lei could feel a burning heat on his face despite being a far distance away!</p><p><em>A wolf?</em></p><p><em>A wolf that can spray fire?</em></p><p><em>Is this what a Magical Beast is?</em></p>

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Chapter 3

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 3</h1><p>“Damn! It’s actually the Magical Beast, Fire Wolf! We’re in trouble now!”</p><p>Captain Hudders sliced the fireball hurtling toward them in two with his sword. He shouted, “All of you, handle the other wild beasts! Leave this Fire Wolf to me!”</p><p>After he spoke, he lifted his sword and rushed forward!</p><p>Magical Beasts were completely different from normal wild beasts. Not only were their physical body constitution far superior to normal wild beasts, but they could also use magic! They possessed a shockingly high level of destructiveness!</p><p>The moment a Magical Beast appeared in a beast tide usually implied a significant increase in the beast tide’s level of danger!</p><p>Clink, clink, clink!</p><p>This particular Fire Wolf was indeed extraordinary. The sword in Hudders’ hands clashed against the Fire Wolf’s sharp claws. However, apart from producing a series of sparks, it couldn’t deal any real damage to the Fire Wolf at all!</p><p>On the other hand, the Fire Wolf launched sneak attacks and shot out fireballs the size of a human head while it engaged in fierce combat with Hudders.</p><p>Hudders didn’t dare to take the attacks head-on. He wielded the large sword and struck the fireballs into pieces. However, every time he did so, the ocher yellow glow around the sword would dim and turn a notch duller.</p><p>At this rate, it wouldn’t take that many strikes before the ocher yellow glow disappeared!</p><p>“Go, Captain!”</p><p>“Kill that Fire Wolf!”</p><p>The other guards in the team didn’t realize this problem. They encouraged and cheered for their captain while they tried their best to defend against the wild beasts!</p><p>Although the Fire Wolf was a Magical Beast, it was just a first-grade one, the weakest of the lot!</p><p>However, the captain was a Second-Grade Warrior. Against a mere Fire Wolf, wasn’t this a piece of cake for him?</p><p>“Damn! This isn’t a normal Fire Wolf!”</p><p>Hudders was alarmed and furious, however!</p><p>Which part of it was a Fire Wolf? It had clearly already evolved into a Fire Wolf King, a Second-Grade Magical Beast!</p><p>Although it was impossible to tell just by looking at its outer appearance, there was too big of a difference in its actual combat ability.</p><p>A Fire Wolf couldn’t match up to a Fire Wolf King at all, be it in terms of agility, strength, or nimbleness!</p><p>Moreover, Magical Beasts were usually stronger than humans of the same grade. Hudders was just a Second-Grade Warrior. The battle aura technique that he cultivated was also just run-of-the-mill. How could he possibly be a match for the Fire Wolf King?</p><p>Cold sweat broke out on Hudders’ forehead. He could sense that the odds weren’t in his favor today!</p><p>“S-so powerful!”</p><p>Meng Lei was also watching the intense battle between Captain Hudders and the Fire Wolf. Astonishment filled his eyes!</p><p>In his eyes, both parties could be said to be Superman, whether it was the Fire Wolf King or Captain Hudders!</p><p>A leap of theirs reached five to six meters high!</p><p>A strike of the sword created a fissure in the ground!</p><p>A fireball was comparable to a bomb!</p><p>Could he even still be considered a goddamn human?</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>The system’s cold and emotionless voice sounded in his ear. A red light ball had dropped from the Fire Wolf King!</p><p>“It dropped from the Fire Wolf King? Magical Beasts drop items too?”</p><p>Meng Lei was stunned.</p><p><em>That’s a Magical Beast, you know! I wonder what it dropped?</em></p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. You have received the First-Grade Spell, Fireball Technique!”</p><p>The voice notification ringing out in his mind stupefied Meng Lei.</p><p><em>Fireball Technique? The drop this time is actually a spell? You can even pick up spells?</em></p><p>Meng Lei was delirious with joy!</p><p>Humans didn’t possess the Colossal Dragons’ physique, nor the Titans’ strength. They didn’t have the Fairies’ talent for magic, nor the other races’ unique talents!</p><p>It wasn’t an exaggeration in the least to say that the human race was one of the weakest and frailest intelligent races in Heaven’s Vault Continent. Apart from Battle Aura and magic, there was no other way for someone to become strong!</p><p>Yet the saddest thing was that as an appendage race, 90% of humans had no chance of coming into contact with Battle Aura and magic in their whole lives, not to mention cultivating them!</p><p>The Magical Beast Village wasn’t so bad!</p><p>With Hudders, a Second-Grade Warrior, around to provide advice and guidance, the villagers’ overall strength was the strongest among the eight villages within a radius of five kilometers. But even so, Hudders was still the only one who truly managed to cultivate Battle Aura!</p><p>Meng Lei longed to cultivate Battle Aura and magic, of course. He wanted to become an expert so that he had a better chance of living on!</p><p>However, harsh reality told him this—”You’re daydreaming!”</p><p>His physical body constitution was too weak, so he wasn’t suitable to cultivate Battle Aura!</p><p>As for magic, did he have any talent for it? Where was he supposed to go and learn magic?</p><p>He couldn’t cultivate Battle Aura!</p><p>Yet he had nowhere that he could learn magic!</p><p>Meng Lei was close to losing hope!</p><p>However, never did he expect that this crazy system could pick up even spells!</p><p><em>First-Grade Spell, Fireball Technique!</em></p><p>Meng Lei checked out the technique at once. Then, he understood all the information about Fireball Technique, such as its discharge theory, destructive power…</p><p><em>I’ll give it a go?</em></p><p>Meng Lei took a deep breath and raised his right arm… But there was no reaction!</p><p>(⊙o⊙)</p><p>Meng Lei was stupefied.</p><p><em>What’s going on? Is the Fireball Technique that I picked up pirated goods?</em></p><p>“Ding! A friendly tip: Discharging magic requires consuming Magic Power and Spiritual Power!”</p><p>Then, the system gave another reminder and said, “Both requirements are necessary!”</p><p>“Magic power? Spiritual power?”</p><p>Meng Lei was speechless. It was only then that he noticed the Magic Power field on the stats interface—it was a big fat zero. In other words, there wasn’t the slightest bit of magic power in him!</p><p><em>No wonder I couldn’t use the Fireball Technique!</em></p><p>However, Meng Lei was relieved.</p><p><em>At least, the Fireball Technique that I picked up isn’t pirated goods! But where am I supposed to get magic power from?</em></p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>Another red light ball had dropped from the Fire Wolf King!</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Magic Power +1!”</p><p><em>M-magic power +1? It’s magic power this time?</em></p><p>He felt a warm sensation where his dantian ¹ was. It was as if he had drunk erguotou ² . Meng Lei knew that this was likely the magic power that he had just assimilated into his body!</p><p>He raised his right arm again!</p><p>True enough, there was a reaction this time!</p><p>A spark of fire appeared out of thin air in the middle of his palm. Then, it swiftly swelled. In just a few short breaths, it had swelled to the size of a pomelo!</p><p>The fireball was small, and it flickered and swayed. However, the astonishingly high heat that it emitted was such that no one would dare to doubt the terrifying energy contained within this fireball at all!</p><p><em>Magic!</em></p><p><em>This is magic!</em></p><p>Meng Lei was so agitated that his blood was boiling. This sensation was indescribable with mere words!</p><p><em>How exciting!</em></p><p><em>How stimulating!</em></p><p><em>This is an entirely different experience!</em></p><p>It was just a shame that the fireball didn’t sustain that long before it turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated into the air.</p><p>Meng Lei felt a sense of debilitation come over him. It was as though his body had been emptied…</p><p><em>What the hell!? I’ve used up all my magic power!</em></p>

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Chapter 4

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 4</h1><p>Upon feeling the emptiness inside his body, Meng Lei was rendered speechless—one single fireball had actually exhausted his magic power!</p><p><em>This consumption is overbearing! I need more magic power!</em></p><p>Meng Lei set his sights on the Fire Wolf. Meng Lei had never come into contact with magic before, so he did not know how to acquire magic power. Currently, he could obtain it by picking it up, and when looking around the whole field, only the Fire Wolf may drop the magic-power light balls!</p><p>Although no more magic-power light balls dropped in the next few minutes, some other light balls dropped. Meng Lei’s wild wishes failed to be fulfilled, but his strength was steadily growing, and the Physical Body Constitution column quickly broke through 10!</p><p>The system’s cold cue tone sounded just in time. “Ding! Congratulations, host, for achieving a breakthrough and becoming a Trainee Warrior. Please keep working hard, host, and strive to make another breakthrough!”</p><p>“Trainee Warrior?”</p><p>The stats interface changed as well!</p><p>Host: Meng Lei</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Wealth: 0</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: Trainee Warrior (10/100)</p><p>Spirit: Normal Human Being (4/10)</p><p>Magic Power: 0 (0/10)</p><p>Spell(s): Fireball Technique</p><p><em>I’m a Trainee Warrior now?</em> Meng Lei was a bit dumbstruck. <em>This speed of advancement is too fast, right?</em></p><p>A Trainee Warrior!</p><p>Though there was the word “trainee” in it, it actually made him much stronger than ordinary people!</p><p>Magical Beast Village was located on the edge of the Magical Beast Ridge, and people relied on the ridge to make their living. The villagers made a living by hunting and collecting herbs, but great strength was required to traverse the Magical Beast Ridge, and the villagers were all tough and strong!</p><p>Yet among the almost one hundred villagers, there weren’t but a few Warriors. Many villagers were limited in natural talent. Despite being slightly stronger physically, there weren’t many who could become Trainee Warriors!</p><p>For Meng Lei to get promoted from a member of “the old and the weak”, who were to be protected, to a Trainee Warrior, his improvement speed was definitely astonishing!</p><p><em>Trainee Warriors are very strong!</em></p><p><em>I’ve seen them tear apart tigers and leopards with bare hands and beat up wild boars with fists. They are even fiercer than those Ding kings on Earth!</em></p><p><em>I’m also a Trainee Warrior now!</em></p><p><em>Am I just as strong as them?</em></p><p><em>Should I give it a go?</em></p><p>Meng Lei looked at his thin arms and legs, picked up a rake, and moved cautiously!</p><p>His footsteps became lighter!</p><p>And the rake felt lighter!</p><p>Roar…</p><p>A wild boar with a black face and protruding tusks, almost two meters long, just happened to be rushing over. Its hair stood up like steel pins, while its tusks were extremely sharp, shining with cold light.</p><p>If an ordinary person got hit by this thing, they would definitely be ripped apart.</p><p>“Take my rake hit!” Meng Lei yelled, waved the rake, and smashed it at the boar!</p><p>“What are you doing? Retreat immediately!”</p><p>Job, a member of the guards standing beside him, got shocked, and his eyelids twitched. He hurried to raise his big sword and slashed it toward the Hairy Wild Boar!</p><p><em>The Hairy Wild Boar is extremely strong and destructive, and even I have to use all my strength to fight it. Meng Lei is only a little kid, isn’t he looking for his own death, running up to it?</em></p><p>Yet in the next moment, Job was stunned!</p><p>Crack!</p><p>The rake crashed onto the head of the Hairy Wild Boar, and like a rake hitting onto a watermelon, it produced a crisp cracking sound, and the Hairy Wild Boar’s head directly opened up!</p><p>Its brain burst, and blood splashed!</p><p>The Hairy Wild Boar made a wail and then went silent. Then, under inertia, it continued running for a distance before loudly crashing onto the ground, eventually lying motionless and completely dead!</p><p>“It’s… dead?”</p><p>Job’s mouth opened wide. He was feeling that his brain was not working properly. “Meng Lei… actually killed the wild boar? How is this possible?”</p><p>“I killed this wild boar? A Trainee Warrior is actually this strong?”</p><p>Meng Lei was inexplicably excited!</p><p>“Ding! 1 Hairy Wild Boar killed, 10 gold coins gained!” The cue tone of the system sounded!</p><p>“10 gold coins?”</p><p>Meng Lei was stunned!</p><p>“Ding! Friendly reminder: After the host kills the target, the corresponding wealth points can be obtained!”</p><p>The system explained coldly, “Wealth points represent the wealth owned by the host. It has many uses. It can either be used to improve various attributes or for consumption!”</p><p>“I see!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded to show he understood. He was not in a hurry to use these 10 gold coins, so he charged forward to kill the other beasts!</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +3!”</p><p><em>Yes! That’s the way!</em></p><p><em>That’s the feeling of becoming stronger!</em></p><p><em>Coming to the village entrance was the right decision indeed!</em></p><p>The pleasure of becoming stronger was intoxicating!</p><p>Meng Lei loved this feeling!</p><p><em>Continue!</em></p><p>Meng Lei advanced and attacked the next beast. This time, it was a python-like beast, about 10 meters long, covered entirely in green scales!</p><p>Its tongue moved in and out, its eyes shone with a cold light. It came attacking in an S-shaped route, its slippery body looked nauseating!</p><p>“Go and die!”</p><p>Meng Lei waved his rake and directly severed the python’s head!</p><p>“Ding! 1 Green-Scaled Python killed, 20 gold coins gained!”</p>

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Chapter 5

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 5</h1><p>Scarlet blood formed a river, and its pungent smell enshrouded the village entrance!</p><p>Twenty or thirty strong men held the city walls and continued to kill the beasts, but the beasts seemed to be endless—they kept coming, and the men continued to kill. However, the beast tide still showed no sign of dying down!</p><p>The guards gradually got tired, and their combat effectiveness continued to decline. Soon, the situation became unfavorable for the guards!</p><p>“This won’t do. We’ll fail to hold on sooner or later!”</p><p>“Captain, hurry up and find a way to kill that Fire Wolf! Otherwise, the beast tide won’t die down!”</p><p>When Hudders, who was entangled in a fierce battle with the Fire Wolf King, heard his subordinates’ shouts, he became extremely anxious. He knew that the root of the beast tide not dying down was this Fire Wolf King!</p><p>It was very likely the beast tide’s leader!</p><p>If the Fire Wolf King didn’t die, the beast tide wouldn’t die down!</p><p>The problem was he was unable to kill the Fire Wolf King. He had actually been at a disadvantage in the battle with the Fire Wolf King!</p><p>Killing the Fire Wolf King was but a dream, so Hudders could only be anxious inside!</p><p>In comparison, Meng Lei, on the other side, achieved repeated successes!</p><p>“Ding! 1 Green-Scaled Python killed, 20 gold coins gained!”</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Ding! 1 Wind Wolf killed, 18 gold coins gained!”</p><p>In less than 10 minutes, Meng Lei had killed 5 beasts in succession and accumulated hundreds of gold coins. At the same time, he had also picked up 4 light balls, including 4 Physical Body Constitution light balls and 1 Spirit light ball!</p><p>His attributes were quietly changing!</p><p>Host: Meng Lei</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Wealth: 108 gold coins</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: Trainee Warrior (20/100)</p><p>Spirit: Normal Human Being (5/10)</p><p>Magic Power: 0 (0/10)</p><p>Spell(s): Fireball Technique</p><p>Surprisingly, his physical body constitution had received a fortyfold increase from the initial 0.5 to 20!</p><p>His Spirit had received a fivefold increase from the initial 1 to 5!</p><p>As for his Wealth, he now had 108 gold coins!</p><p>This wasn’t a small amount!</p><p>One had to know that the spending of an ordinary villager of Magical Beast Village was just a few gold coins, and 108 gold coins would be enough for them to spend for 2 to 3 years!</p><p><em>All of this happened in only a quarter of an hour!</em></p><p><em>I’m this much stronger!</em></p><p><em>This system is so buggy!</em></p><p>When sensing the strong powers that were about to gush out of his body, Meng Lei had an urge to look up at the sky and laugh.</p><p><em>With such a buggy cheating device, it’d be hard for me to not be awesome!</em></p><p>“Ahhh!”</p><p>At that moment, a scream of pain echoed. Hudders was seen flying out backward, smashing against the village walls, and knocking out a hole in it. His chest was a charcoal black, and his clothes were also on fire. He was clearly hit by a fireball!</p><p>“Captain!!!”</p><p>“Are you alright, captain!”</p><p>“Captain, how are you…”</p><p>This sudden scene frightened all the guards. Their captain was a Second-Grade Warrior, and he was actually injured by the hit of a First-Grade Magical Beast! How was this possible!?</p><p>Roar!</p><p>After one successful hit, the Fire Wolf King walked step by step toward Hudders, elegantly. Fire-elemental magical substances gathered in its mouth, and a fireball was in formation! It was going to launch a fatal blow to kill Hudders completely!</p><p>“Captain!”</p><p>“Protect the captain!”</p><p>“Beast, stay away from the captain!”</p><p>The guards revealed shocked expressions, but they all rushed toward the Fire Wolf King, roaring angrily!</p><p>“Don’t come here!!!” Hudders yelled hoarsely, “Leave me be! Do your own duty! Don’t let the beast tide destroy the walls!”</p><p>“Captain!”</p><p>The guards’ eyes were blood-red!</p><p>“Don’t you even listen to me now?” Captain Hudders struggled and stood up. “Everyone, guard the wall. This beast is mine to take!”</p><p>“Captain!!!”</p><p>The guards’ eyes were red, but they dared not disobey their captain’s order. Captain Hudders had an extremely high reputation in Magical Beast Village, and nobody dared to question his words!</p><p>“Beast, come here if you dare!”</p><p>Captain Hudders’s face was grim. His huge sword pointed toward the Fire Wolf King, and he roared furiously!</p><p>Roar!</p><p>The Fire Wolf King released a low roar, opened its mouth, and spat out the fireball!</p><p>“Beast, come here, I’m not afraid of you!”</p><p>Hudders looked at the high-temperature fireball coming right at his face and held the huge sword in his hand, his eyes full of determination. “Since it’s come to this, I’ll have to fight with my life by burning Battle Aura…”</p><p>Boom!</p><p>The fireball was shot over at high speed and was about to hit Captain Hudders when another fireball suddenly shot out from the side! It hit the Fire Wolf King’s fireball accurately!</p><p>The two fireballs collided together and exploded!</p><p>The fire blasted into the sky, while sparks spattered and dust flew around them. The surroundings were in a mess!</p><p>“What’s going on?</p><p>Hudders froze!</p><p>The guards froze!</p><p>The Fire Wolf King also froze!</p><p>A fireball?</p><p>Where did the fireball come from?</p><p>“Captain Hudders, kill it first!” shouted Meng Lei, pointing at the Fire Wolf!</p><p>“Little Meng Lei?” Hudders was stunned, but when he saw the fingers of Meng Lei’s right hand, his whole body felt a shock. “Flames? You actually know how to use magic?”</p><p>A pinch of hot, red flame was swaying on the tips of Meng Lei’s fingers, releasing an astonishing heat. Nobody would dare to doubt the terrible energy contained in this small flame at all!</p><p>“Captain Hudders, let’s talk about everything after finishing off this Fire Wolf!”</p><p>Meng Lei could understand Captain Hudders’s feelings, but this wasn’t the time for an explanation at all. The top priority was to kill the Fire Wolf and stop the beast tide!</p><p>Captain Hudders nodded hard. “You’re right, we’ll kill this beat first! Go to the back and use magic to sneak attack and constrain this beast’s movement. I’ll take it head-on. We’ll kill this beast together!”</p><p>After he finished speaking, Hudders used his final strength and rushed forward!</p><p>This time, Captain Hudders saw hope, and his eyes were full of fighting spirit. He rushed with big strides in front of the Fire Wolf King and swung his huge sword instantly, aiming for the Fire Wolf King’s head!</p><p>Roar!</p><p>The Fire Wolf King let out a low roar, scratched the ground with four claws, and retreated. If this had happened earlier, it could have easily jumped away and spewed out a fireball, attacking while dodging!</p><p>Unfortunately, this time, when the Fire Wolf King just jumped up, a fireball flew over forcefully through the air, striking right at the Fire Wolf King’s abdomen!</p><p>Boom!</p><p>The fireball exploded instantly, and like a detonated grenade, it released a fiery flame!</p><p>Howl!</p><p>The Fire Wolf King howled, and its waist arched!</p><p>“A good opportunity!”</p><p>Captain Hudders fixed his gaze, his right foot kicked on the ground, and then he dashed like a flash of lightning. A faint earth-brown halo covered the surface of the huge sword as it stabbed out forcefully!</p><p>Pfft—</p><p>Blood oozed out wildly, and the Fire Wolf howled!</p><p>“Slash again!”</p>

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Chapter 6

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 6</h1><p>Boom!</p><p>Hudders’ sword pierced right through the Fire Wolf’s throat!</p><p>The terrible Second-Grade Magical Beast collapsed on the ground!</p><p>“Ha… Haha… Hahaha…”</p><p>Captain Hudders staggered, almost unable to stand stably, but his expression was high-spirited. He was so excited that he looked up and laughed.</p><p>His laughter was heard by everyone around the village entrance!</p><p>“It died?”</p><p>“The Fire Wolf is dead!”</p><p>“Captain killed the Fire Wolf!”</p><p>“That’s wonderful…”</p><p>Everyone felt ecstatic!</p><p>“Phew! Finally killed it!”</p><p>Meng Lei breathed out a mouthful of dusty air, and he relaxed completely. But, when he saw the empty Wealth column on his personal attributes interface, he couldn’t laugh anymore.</p><p>His 108 gold coins were all gone!</p><p>He only got 5 fireballs…</p><p>“So costly!” Meng Lei smacked. “Fortunately, the Fire Wolf is dead!”</p><p>The Fire Wolf King’s death had a huge impact on the beast tide. The madness and fierceness in the wild beasts’ eyes gradually disappeared. Soon, they lost all their fighting spirit and retreated.</p><p>This was what a beast tide was like. Once the leader died, the remaining beasts would all scatter. There was no way they would stay and continue risking their lives to fight!</p><p>After all, the leader had forced the vast majority of the beasts to come. Once the leader died, they would run away immediately!</p><p>This was indeed the case!</p><p>The initially wild and bloodthirsty beast tide retreated like a tide, and within a few minutes, they retreated completely, leaving only corpses, wreckage, and blood all over the ground!</p><p>“Retreated?”</p><p>“The beast tide retreated?”</p><p>“The beast tide finally retreated!”</p><p>“F*ck, I thought I was going to die…”</p><p>The top of the village wall was suddenly filled with noises!</p><p>Some waved their swords and roared loudly with faces flushed red, while others collapsed on the ground and breathed heavily!</p><p>The beast tide had finally retreated, and they had obtained victory!</p><p>“Captain, are you okay?”</p><p>Several guards jumped off the village wall and helped Captain Hudders up, their eyes full of concern and admiration!</p><p>“I’m fine!” Captain Hudders shook his head, and his gaze actually fell on Meng Lei. “Little Meng Lei, it was thanks to you just now. If not for you, we’d be in danger today! But you hid pretty deep, huh, boy? I didn’t even know that you, boy, are actually a Magician!”</p><p>Meng Lei was actually a Magician!</p><p>Upon hearing that, all the guards looked at Meng Lei with a completely different look in their eyes than before!</p><p>Shock!</p><p>Confusion!</p><p>Disbelief!</p><p>As compared to Battle Aura, which didn’t have much requirement on natural talent, the cultivation of magic was much stricter!</p><p>Battle Aura!</p><p>With Battle Aura cultivation methods, so long as the physical body constitution was not too weak, all ordinary people could cultivate it!</p><p>However, magic was different—it was really strict with its requirement for natural talent. Among 10,000 people, there may not necessarily be one person who possessed talent for magic!</p><p>Thus, Magicians were much rarer than Warriors!</p><p>What was rare was precious. Therefore, Magicians became the “nobility” among the strong, becoming the word that represented prestige, mysteriousness, and strength!</p><p>There were numerous legends about Magicians on the continent, but most people had never seen a Magician in their whole life! And because of this, there was a little bit of… awe in the looks that everyone gave Meng Lei!</p><p>Whatever Meng Lei was in the past, at the moment, he released magic, he was covered with the halo of mysteriousness and prestige, and nobody dared to look down on him anymore!</p><p>“I can only use the Fireball Technique!”</p><p>Meng Lei scratched his head. He knew himself the best—he wasn’t a proper Magician yet, not now!</p><p>“That’s still very awesome!”</p><p>…</p><p>The beast tide ended!</p><p>The old and the weak walked out of the shelters. They started post-disaster clearing up, treating the wounded, dealing with beast corpses, mending village walls…</p><p>Everything was going smoothly and orderly!</p><p>For a village that relied on natural resources like Magical Beast Village, the beast tide was definitely a disaster, but it also often meant a great opportunity. After every beast tide, a lot of carcasses would be left behind!</p><p>The fresh meat could be consumed, the furs and skins could be made into clothes and armor, while the extra things could be used to exchange for daily items, such as salt, sauces, and ironware!</p><p>Also, because there were no deaths during this beast tide, it was pretty much a big harvest. Every household got their share of fresh meat, the villagers were joyful, and their faces were full of happiness!</p><p>All this food would last them for a very long while!</p><p>Meng Lei also returned to his simple home carrying a big wild boar. In the following days, this big wild boar would be his food!</p><p><em>I’ve got to enjoy myself properly today!</em></p><p>He split firewood, made a fire, and roasted the meat!</p><p>After half an hour, oil dropped from the golden roasted meat, releasing an amazing fragrance. Meng Lei swallowed his saliva, and his eyes were full of hunger!</p><p>Food shortage had always been a problem for the village. For someone who had no parents, was weak, and completely unable to fight like him, he could only pass his days by getting food rationed by the village!</p><p>He wouldn’t die from hunger, but he couldn’t eat till full either!</p><p>Today, he was finally having a filling meal!</p><p>After a period of torturous waiting, the roasted meat was finally cooked. Meng Lei could no longer contain the hunger in his belly, so he grabbed a light brown boar leg and started nibbling.</p><p>“Hmm… Nice!”</p><p>When one was hungry, whatever that they ate tasted nice. There were no sauces on this roasted meat, only some rough salt, but Meng Lei ate it like it was a great delicacy!</p><p>“Eating alone?”</p><p>Captain Hudders had walked over when he wasn’t noticing. He held a jar full of good wine in his hand!</p><p>“Captain Hudders, why are you here?”</p><p>Meng Lei put down the boar’s leg in his hand. He looked a bit ungraceful with oil all around his mouth.</p><p>“Haha, I was wandering around alone, and I arrived at your place… Come, let me try it!”</p><p>Captain Hudders handed the wine jar in his hand to Meng Lei, grabbed a piece of roasted meat himself, and started eating. “Eh? It’s good! Your roasted meat is so fragrant…”</p><p>“Wine?”</p><p>When Meng Lei smelled the fragrance of wine coming from inside the wine jar, his throat moved a little. In a resource-scarce small village like Magical Beast Village, wine was a rare item just like books!</p><p>Ordinary people definitely couldn’t get to drink it!</p><p>Gurgle…</p><p>“Sh*t! So hot!”</p>

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Chapter 7

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 7</h1><p>The alcohol burned and tasted bitter. Not only was it muddy and unbearable, but it also tasted awful. It couldn’t even match up to erguotou!</p><p>Meng Lei didn’t really like it, but he still took a few sips nonetheless. After a month since his transmigration here, he was already close to puking after consuming day after day of cool water and smoked jerky!</p><p>Now that there was finally alcohol, how could he not drink it?</p><p>“Take it easy, you’d better not finish it!”</p><p>Captain Hudders laughed as he derided him. He said, “I had spent 1 gold coin to buy that from a passing trade caravan. That’s the only bottle I have. Once it’s finished, it’s all gone!”</p><p>“Got it!”</p><p>After a few rounds of drinks and flavorful meat, almost half of the large wild boar had entered Captain Hudders’ and Meng Lei’s stomachs. The two of them leaned against the doorframe and made small talk as they chatted away, turning into Master Ge ¹ .</p><p>“Meng Lei, you have a talent for magic. Be sure to seize this opportunity well. This is your chance to change your destiny. You absolutely mustn’t let it slip by you!”</p><p>There was a deep and profound look in Hudders’ eyes as he said, “I was in the army in the past, so I’ve been to quite a few places. You can say that I’m the most experienced and knowledgeable person in our village!”</p><p>“Yes!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded silently!</p><p>“Cultivation techniques are out of reach for most people, so they are unable to learn magic! But at the same time, cultivating magic also requires talent. Without magic talent, even if one had cultivation methods, they can’t become a noble Magician, either!”</p><p>Captain Hudders stared right at Meng Lei and added, “You, on the other hand, have actually unknowingly become a Magician before any of us even realized. It’s highly likely that you possess astounding magic talent…”</p><p>Captain Hudders couldn’t find the appropriate words to describe this anymore!</p><p>Incredible?</p><p>Inconceivable?</p><p>Astonishing?</p><p>However, what he could be sure of was that Meng Lei definitely possessed exceptional magic talent—precious talent that countless people dreamed of and longed for, yet couldn’t have!</p><p><em>Do I have magic talent?</em></p><p>Meng Lei was uncertain and nervous, though!</p><p>“Meng Lei! Remember this! Be sure to seize this opportunity well!”</p><p>Hudders belched, somewhat drunk. He said, “You should know that our village is under the jurisdiction of the Fire Dragon Kingdom, which is also one of the kingdoms under the Dragon God Empire’s command!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded silently!</p><p>In Heaven’s Vault Continent, innumerable races existed!</p><p>The most powerful, and the most ancient, of all were the four great intelligent races—the Dragons, Titans, Fairies, and the Beast People!</p><p>The four great intelligent races dominated Heaven’s Vault Continent and occupied a good half of the continent’s land. Upon which, they built the four great empires that had ruled over Heaven’s Vault Continent for as long as 10,000 years!</p><p>The Dragon God Empire!</p><p>The Titan Empire!</p><p>The Fairy Empire!</p><p>And the Beast People Empire!</p><p>Out of the four, the Dragon God Empire was situated in the east of Heaven’s Vault Continent, overlooking the endless oceans in the east and facing the Magical Beast Ridge in the west. With 15 Kingdoms and 48 Dukedoms under its rule, it was a multi-racial empire governed by the Colossal Dragons!</p><p>“The Colossal Dragons have a strong and powerful physique and are also skilled in Dragon-Language Magic. They are one of the most powerful races in the continent. Unfortunately, the Colossal Dragon bloodline is simply too strong, so their reproduction rate is extremely low!”</p><p>Captain Hudders spoke like someone who had experienced the many vicissitudes of life. He went on and said, “Looking at the entire Dragon God Empire, there is only an extremely low number of pure-blooded Colossal Dragons. For the sake of convenience in governance, the Dragon God Empire has divided the races under their rule into four classes!”</p><p>“Four classes?”</p><p>Meng Lei’s spirits perked up!</p><p>“Yes, four classes, which is also known as the Four-Classes Stratification System!”</p><p>Captain Hudders let out a wry laugh and went on. He said, “The four classes represent four completely different social statuses. Their racial obligations and the way the law treats the four classes are also completely different!</p><p>“Pure-blooded dragons belong to the first class. They are born into nobility and are conferred as the empire’s Marquises the moment they are born. Not only do they own a large amount of land, but they also get to enjoy all sorts of special privileges that we would never have even in our dreams!”</p><p><em>First-class: Pure-blooded dragons!</em></p><p><em>Born into nobility!</em></p><p><em>Conferred as Marquises the moment they were born!</em></p><p>Meng Lei quietly digested these pieces of news. Then, he asked, “What about the second class? Which race is in second class?”</p><p>“In second class are the Drakes!”</p><p>In a low voice, Hudders said, “The dragons are innately lustful beings. In order to make up for their low reproduction rates, the pure-blooded dragons frequently commit lewd and immoral acts!</p><p>“This way, they would naturally give birth to some mixed-breed descendants that possess dragon blood. These descendants are known as the Drakes!</p><p>“The Drakes are also categorized into Dragon People and Dragon Beasts!”</p><p>Meng Lei was rather dumbfounded. He couldn’t help but conjure up some rather eye-stinging images in his mind. A Colossal Dragon riding on top of a wild boar, and then… Giving birth to a dragon-pig?</p><p><em>Or if it’s riding on a horse? Hmm, a dragon-horse?</em></p><p><em>And if it’s riding on a human…</em></p><p>A single sweatdrop appeared on Meng Lei’s forehead.</p><p><em>… A dragon-man?</em></p><p>“The Drakes inherit part of the dragons’ talent. Some of them have powerful physiques, and some of them are skilled in Dragon-Language Magic. Adding to this their terrifying numbers, they are the Dragon God Empire’s main forces. 80% of Dragon God Empire’s nobles are Drakes!”</p><p>Meng Lei asked another question, “What about the third class?”</p><p>“The third class is our human race’s nobility!”</p><p>Hudders sighed before he said, “In Dragon God Empire, the largest population is neither the Drakes nor other intelligent races. Rather, it’s us, humans, that make up 90% of the Dragon God Empire’s population!</p><p>“Most humans’ battle capabilities are weak, and they are of a lowly status. They are also unable to come into contact with magic or Battle Aura even in their whole lives. Thus, they can only be fourth-class commoners for all generations to come!</p><p>“But even so, there are always a few lucky ones born with exceptional talent! Through various ways, they come to possess methods of learning Battle Aura and magic, and end up possessing great power!</p><p>“In Heaven’s Vault Continent where the strong are revered, one’s battle capabilities will always be a status symbol. Thus, the strong among us humans can also receive high positions within the Dragon God Empire and become nobility!</p><p>“Among them, the most famous of all is the Swirling Snow Sword Saint, Master Galen Bonaparte!”</p><p>When he brought up Galen Bonaparte, Captain Hudders’ eyes were full of worship and respect. He said, “The legends of Galen Bonaparte are well-known throughout the continent. He is the idol and pride of the human race, and his existence motivates each generation of men among the human race!”</p><p>“Galen Bonaparte?”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded lightly. This name was the subject of innumerable traveling bards and minstrels. Songs and poems about him were so widely known that even three-year-old toddlers knew about him. He could be said to be the strongest person among the human race in Dragon God Empire, as well as the human with the highest position in Dragon God Empire!</p><p>“The fourth class is naturally normal people like us!”</p><p>Hudders said, “Normal humans have a lowly status and belong to the domain of people to be exploited. Not only are we not protected by the empire’s law, but we also have to shoulder the heavy obligation of military service!</p><p>“The empire’s law dictates that all humans, upon reaching 16 years of age, must head to various areas of the empire to carry out obligatory military service. This could be enlisting in the army, going deep into the mines to mine for minerals, or entering the nobility’s mansions to become slaves or guards…</p><p>“Such is the destiny of fourth-class people, and also the destiny of normal people like us!</p><p>“If I recall correctly… You’re already 15 years old, right?”</p>

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Chapter 8

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 8</h1><p><em>Upon reaching 16 years of age—obligatory military service!</em></p><p><em>Enlisting in the army, mining, becoming a slave, or a guard…</em></p><p>Such a law sounded very inconceivable and completely exploited normal humans. If any country on Earth dared to pass such a law, they would have been overthrown a long time ago!</p><p>However, very unfortunately, this was Heaven’s Vault Continent, a world where martial ability levels were unevenly distributed, and the strong were in power!</p><p>“16-year-olds must carry out obligatory military service… Is that so…”</p><p>Meng Lei’s brows drew together into a deep frown. As someone with a sane mind, he naturally rejected such a law that was practically ridiculous. Obligatory military service? Don’t even think about it!</p><p>“Captain Hudders, what should I do if I don’t want to perform obligatory military service?”</p><p>“Military service is an obligation that every normal human must fulfill!” Hudders shook his head and went on. “Unless you’re part of the nobility, the nobility’s descendant, a Third-Grade and above Magician, or a Fourth-Grade and above Warrior!”</p><p>“These four types of people don’t need to perform military service?”</p><p>Meng Lei’s eyes lit up.</p><p>“In other words, as long as I become a Third-Grade Magician or a Fourth-Grade Warrior, I won’t need to serve the military anymore?”</p><p>“Yes! But that’s too difficult!”</p><p>Hudders shook his head lightly. He said, “I know nothing about magic cultivation, so I can’t comment on that. However, I know very well myself that it is impossible to become a Fourth-Grade Warrior within a year!”</p><p>Meng Lei frowned lightly and asked, “Is it very difficult?”</p><p>“Difficult doesn’t even cut it. It’s practically impossible! The cultivation of Battle Aura is a process that trains the endurance of one’s body and the accumulation of Battle Aura. Without the support of any external items or power, every grade requires a very long time to level up!”</p><p>Hudders laughed wryly and added, “When I was in the army back then, it was only after six years of hard training that I became a First-Grade Warrior. And it was only after another ten years of arduous cultivation that by a stroke of luck, I had a breakthrough to a Second-Grade Warrior!</p><p>“That adds up to 16 years in total, you know! Do you think that it’s possible for you to cross four grades in a year?”</p><p>Meng Lei was astounded. “You spent 16 years and only became a Second-Grade Warrior?”</p><p>“Yes! A whole 16 years!”</p><p>Hudders nodded lightly and added, “Of course, that’s also because I have very poor talent! Your talent in magic may be very good, so you shouldn’t take that long!</p><p>“I’ve heard of geniuses who are exceptionally talented in magic that managed to become Master Magicians within a few years. Take, for example, the students of our Fire Dragon Kingdom’s magic academies. They must reach a certain grade before they can graduate, and fourth-grade seems to be the lowest requirement!”</p><p><em>Magic? Do I have magic talent?</em></p><p>Meng Lei wasn’t very confident about that. His ability to use the Fireball Technique had no relation to magic talent whatsoever. It was completely thanks to his cheating device!</p><p>“Captain Hudders, where can I learn magic?”</p><p>“At the magic academies, of course!”</p><p>Captain Hudders patted Meng Lei’s shoulder and said, “There’s one right in the kingdom’s capital. It’s the start of August now, so it’ll soon be the magic academy’s enrollment period. If you wish to learn magic, you can go there and give it a try!</p><p>“If you can really enter a magic academy and study there, your life will change completely. Even if you can’t become a lofty aristocrat after you graduate, you can also become a noble Magician, and that’s a thousand times better than your current situation!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded silently. Due to the system’s existence, he had the confidence to change his destiny. However, just having the system wasn’t enough. He needed to go out of the mountains and get to truly know this world!</p><p>Going to the magic academy to study seemed like a pretty good option. Not only would he be able to come into contact with people and things that he couldn’t right now, but he could also learn useful magic knowledge!</p><p>Broaden his horizons!</p><p>Learn and study magic!</p><p>The precondition to this was… Talent in magic!</p><p>“Looks like you’ve made your choice. That’s great!”</p><p>Upon seeing Meng Lei’s expression, Hudders felt very comforted. He said, “I’ll take you to the capital one month later. However, you’ll need 10 gold coins to take the magic assessment. You must get that ready by yourself!”</p><p>“10 gold coins? That’s such a scam!”</p><p>…</p><p>The onslaught of the beast tide had a rather significant influence on Magical Beast Village. Meat supply was just one aspect of it. It had only been the next day when trade caravans rushed over to the village upon receiving the news!</p><p>They collected beast fur and hide in exchange for salt and alcohol.</p><p>The adults bargained and transacted with the trade caravans, while the children laughed and played around the trade caravans’ horse carriages. It had been long since the usually quiet and peaceful Magical Beast Village last welcomed such a bustling and lively atmosphere!</p><p>Meng Lei also sold a few pieces of beast fur and hide in exchange for some salt. He also wished to get a jar of alcohol, but unfortunately, it was too expensive. Just a few pieces of fur and hide weren’t enough for that!</p><p>The good news was that there were a lot of people and the atmosphere was bustling and lively, so they dropped quite a lot of physical body constitution light balls. After Meng Lei collected and assimilated them all, his Physical Body Constitution field increased by 5 points, which was an unexpected bonus!</p><p>The trade caravan finally left after staying for a day. Meng Lei had an early night after having dinner. The next day, he set off alone with some smoked jerky and entered the Magical Beast Forest!</p><p>This was what he had decided to do after a lot of careful consideration!</p><p>The Most Powerful Pickup System was an excellent upgrading tool, but light balls weren’t going to come to him just by cooping himself up at home. He had to take the initiative to strike instead!</p><p>Moreover, he needed 10 gold coins for the magic assessment, but Meng Lei currently didn’t even have a single cent on him!</p><p>No money?</p><p>He could just forget about the assessment, then!</p><p>No matter which aspect he was coming from, he mustn’t just sit and wait for death to befall him!</p><p>Of course, if he had a choice, Meng Lei didn’t want to risk his life and enter the Magical Beast Forest alone, either. However, he didn’t have that choice. With the beast tide’s visit, every household had ample food and clothes, so the guards had no need to go hunting for the time being.</p><p>Thus, Meng Lei could only go by himself!</p><p>As a villager living at the Magical Beast Forest’s fringes, Meng Lei wasn’t entirely ignorant about the Magical Beast Forest. He knew which places were safe and which places he must stay clear of.</p><p><em>There are a lot of Magical Beasts in the Magical Beast Forest, but there are basically only wild beasts in the outer boundary!</em></p><p><em>As long as I stay at and limit my range of activity to the outer boundary, there won’t be any danger!</em></p><p>A forest appeared before his eyes after he exited the village.</p><p>A thick layer of fallen leaves was laid out beneath his feet, while ancient and strange trees, which gave off a damp and decaying stink, surrounded him.</p><p>It was quiet, deathly so!</p><p>Yet every once in a while, the roars of wild beasts, as though wailing coming from hell, would echo. It made one’s scalp tingle, such that no one would dare to become numb to their surroundings and be careless!</p><p>“If you cannot accept being mediocre, then the only thing you can do is to risk your life and fight! The road to becoming strong starts now!”</p><p>Meng Lei took a deep breath. The look in his eyes became strong and determined. Then, without looking back even once, he dived into the Magical Beast Forest. The forest was full of thick and dense foliage, which blocked out most of the sunlight.</p><p>With the help of a few rays of sunlight, he could see long lines of walnut-sized ants; caterpillars with sharp spikes all over their bodies slowly wriggling on trees; earthworms as thick as a person’s arm rolling under dry leaves, revealing their scarlet red bodies…</p><p>Meng Lei found everything in front of him very new and fascinating!</p><p>This was indeed an incredible world!</p><p>Splat!</p><p>Suddenly, a crisp sound came from under his foot. Meng Lei lifted his foot and took a look. It turned out that he had accidentally stepped on and squished a palm-sized… white maggot!</p><p>“Ding! 1 White-Lined Maggot killed. 2 bronze coins gained!”</p><p>(⊙o⊙)</p><p>“You can gain money even with this!?”</p>

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Chapter 9

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 9</h1><p>Towering ancient trees and thick undergrowth!</p><p>The forest was full of dangers, and one needed to be careful. Not to mention the magical beasts deep in the forest, even the wild beasts around the borders were not to be trifled with!</p><p>A tiny poisonous spider or an inconspicuous little snake could take Meng Lei’s life. He had to be extremely careful!</p><p>Rustle—</p><p>The grass in front of him suddenly shook. After pulling the grass away, Meng Lei focused his gaze and saw two pig-like beasts!</p><p>They were about the size of an ordinary wild boar, but their entire bodies were jade green. The tips of their tails hung high in the sky, with a green glimmer. He knew that those were very poisonous with just one look!</p><p>“Huh? It turned out to be Scorpion-Tailed Green-Skinned Pigs. I am so lucky!”</p><p>Meng Lei’s eyes lit up, and he couldn’t help licking his lips. These were Scorpion-Tailed Green-Skinned Pigs and were delicious. They were loved by aristocrats, and a Scorpion-Tailed Green-Skinned Pig could be sold for 3 to 5 gold coins!</p><p>With two of these pigs, he could pay for the magic test!</p><p>Meng Lei raised the borrowed dagger and approached quietly!</p><p>The two pigs did not know that danger was coming. One was riding on top of the other, with its lower body shaking vigorously, performing some shameful thing!</p><p>After that… There was no after!</p><p>They sacrificed their lives in the midst of the great cause of reproducing offspring. They died a glorious and noble death, and their deaths were not in vain!</p><p>“Ding! Killed 2 Scorpion-Tailed Green-Skinned Pigs. 8 gold coins received!”</p><p>The cue tone of the system sounded promptly. Meng Lei opened his palm, and 8 golden gold coins appeared in his palms, obtained from killing the Scorpion-Tailed Green-Skinned Pigs!</p><p>“This cheating device is so useful. The wealth I obtained can actually be withdrawn!”</p><p>Meng Lei stacked up the gold coins. They felt heavy, made of 24K pure gold. After that, Meng Lei placed them into the system!</p><p>Not only could he withdraw gold coins, but he could also store it. This was another use of the Most Powerful Pickup System, which was very convenient!</p><p>This meant that he did not need to carry heavy hunting equipment like other hunters, This saved a lot of energy and enabled him to continue hunting non-stop—killing two birds with one stone!</p><p>“The only regret is that no light balls were dropped!”</p><p>Meng Lei shook his head and felt a little unsatisfied. Compared to the gold coins, he would rather have the attribute light balls so that he could improve his abilities!</p><p>“Continue moving forward!”</p><p>…</p><p>Splat!</p><p>Splat!</p><p>After moving forward for a few kilometers, a frightening noise suddenly traveled over. After parting the vegetation to take a look, Meng Lei couldn’t help but break into cold sweat.</p><p>The vegetation in the forest was too thick, affecting the line of vision and illumination. However, through the trees’ dense mottled shadows, Meng Lei managed to see a creeping giant beast!</p><p>A giant python as thick as a water bucket and 30 meters long was withdrawing while swallowing a black tiger as big as an ox into its stomach!</p><p>The python’s entire body was dark green, and its mouth was wide opened at almost 180°. The black tiger’s head had already been swallowed by it. If nothing out of the ordinary happened, this black tiger would become a meal for this dark green python!</p><p><em>If such a big python appeared on Earth, it would definitely cause an uproar!</em></p><p>Meng Lei swallowed his saliva as hesitation flashed across his eyes. This giant python was so huge. He would definitely be well-rewarded after killing it!</p><p>The question was—would he be able to kill it?</p><p>Meng Lei thought for a while and let it go. This creature was too big, and he could already feel its cold and sinister aura a long way away. Meng Lei was not confident in killing it!</p><p><em>If that’s the case, it’s better to just leave. My life is more important!</em></p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>At that moment, the cold and emotionless voice of the system sounded. Meng Lei looked carefully and saw a light ball behind the dark green python!</p><p>No, not just one!</p><p>Two white light balls, a silver light ball, and even a green light ball!</p><p>There were a total of four light balls!</p><p>“Pick them up! Immediately pick them up!”</p><p>Meng Lei exclaimed in his heart!</p><p>“They are too far for me to pick them up!”</p><p>“Let me move ahead! This small distance is 10 meters far?”</p><p>Meng Lei complained as he pushed aside the vegetation and quietly reached over. Although his life was important, he decided that this was a risk worth taking after seeing the light balls!</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +3!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Spirit +1!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host received the First-Grade Spell, Thorn Vine!”</p><p>A warm current poured into him, rapidly strengthening his body!</p><p>An icy aura flowed into his mind. His thoughts and consciousness also became more active.</p><p>Meng Lei ignored all this. He was attracted by his newly acquired spell. “First-Grade Spell, Thorn Vine? Wait… Spell?”</p><p>Meng Lei couldn’t help but look at the giant python. A hint of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. Ordinary beasts would not drop spells, not even the lowest level spell!</p><p>In other words, the dark green giant python in front of him was a… Magical Beast!</p><p>A chill traveled up Meng Lei’s back. At that moment, the dark green giant python also noticed Meng Lei’s presence. A pair of snake eyes looked over, with an icy stare!</p><p>“Run!”</p><p>Without even thinking about it, Meng Lei ran!</p><p>However, he was a step too late. Amidst the soft creeping sounds, dark green vines quickly traveled over!</p><p>The surface of the vines was covered with spikes, gleaming with the cold light of the forest. Meng Lei had no doubts about the power of these thorns. If he were entangled by them, even if he managed to survive, his skin would be ripped off!</p><p>At that moment of crisis, Meng Lei jumped with all his might. He was like a spring, jumping over the thorny vines in an instant and disappearing into the vegetation!</p><p>Hiss~</p><p>The dark green python stared in the direction where Meng Lei had disappeared and was motionless for a long time!</p><p>…</p><p>Puff~</p><p><em>I was scared to death just now!</em></p><p>Meng Lei leaned against a tree, breathing heavily. Luckily, he reacted quickly, and the dark green giant python was in the midst of its meal. Otherwise, he might have perished back there. Presently, he was definitely not a Magical Beast’s match!</p><p><em>Damn! The Magical Beast Forest is too dangerous! I encountered a Magical Beast immediately after I stepped into the forest! How dangerous would it be in the depths of the forest?</em></p><p>Meng Lei wiped the sweat from his forehead and became more vigilant. The Magical Beast Forest was more dangerous than he had imagined. He had to be extremely careful!</p><p>“Let’s attack together!”</p><p>“Kill this beast!”</p><p>Roar!</p><p>At that moment, fierce fighting noises traveled over to his ears. Meng Lei shook himself and pricked his ears to listen carefully!</p><p><em>Battle! People battling over there! It should be a group of people besieging a Magical Beast!</em></p><p>Meng Lei’s spirit was immediately roused. The more people there were, the more likely light balls would be dropped. Also, the stronger the person, the more bountiful the light balls would be!</p><p><em>Let’s take a look?</em></p><p>After hesitating for a moment, Meng Lei went ahead!</p><p>After which, he saw the intense scene!</p><p>A four-meter-tall blood-red giant spider was under siege. Its eight legs were like eight steel spears, waving wildly with an airtight defense!</p><p>It was besieged by four humans—three men and a woman!</p><p>The men were in front, wielding weapons and fighting fiercely with the giant spider. The woman was behind, holding a magic wand, chanting a tongue-twisting magic spell!</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p>

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Chapter 10

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 10</h1><p>The giant spider was four meters tall, and its entire body was blood-red, as though it was made from a pile of blood Buddha jade. It was covered with needle-like spikes. Its six eyes were as big as grapefruits, cruel and bloodthirsty!</p><p>This was a Second-Grade Magical Beast—Blood Jade Demon Spider!</p><p>As a second-grade monster, the Blood Jade Demon Spider was extremely tyrannical, especially at the border where other Magical Beasts were scarce!</p><p>But today, this spider was in trouble because the four humans that besieged it were not weak. The three men surrounded the Blood Jade Demon Spider and attacked it continuously!</p><p>The woman at the periphery was holding a magic wand. Streaks of lightning bolts gathered on top of the spider’s head, threatening to strike any moment!</p><p>Roar!</p><p>The Blood Jade Demon Spider felt a strong sense of danger from the lightning above its head. It roared at the sky, and its eight long legs leaped as though they were springs, charging toward the woman!</p><p>It wanted to break the magic spell above its head and prevent it from completing!</p><p>“Protect Alison!”</p><p>A brawny man with a giant axe shouted as he slashed at one of the spider’s legs. Sparks spattered among clanking metal. The spider’s leg remained intact, revealing the sturdiness of its legs.</p><p>Even so, the spider paused for a moment. At this time, the lightning above its head finally finished gathering, forming an extremely dazzling and powerful lightning dragon!</p><p>“Dance of the lightning dragon!” yelled the woman, as she struck down with her magic wand!</p><p>Snap!</p><p>With a clear-sounding crackle, the lightning dragon suddenly descended!</p><p>Crackling—</p><p>The Blood Jade Demon Spider was struck, causing its blood-colored body to twitch violently. It appeared like it was on stimulants as it shuffled around!</p><p>“Here’s our chance!”</p><p>The three men would never miss such a good opportunity and took the chance to launch their strongest attack!</p><p>Snap!</p><p>Boom!</p><p>Splat!</p><p>Three attacks struck the Blood Jade Demon Spider at the same time. This terrifying second-grade magical beast let out a scream and fell down instantly!</p><p>After that, it was quiet!</p><p><em>S-so powerful!</em></p><p>Meng Lei, who was hiding in the shadows, witnessed everything. He was utterly stunned by the terrifying Blood Jade Demon Spider, the sharp lightning dragon that descended from the sky, and the three men with frightening attacks!</p><p>All these left him shaken as he experienced the power of this world and his own insignificance!</p><p><em>It would be great if I was so strong!</em></p><p>Meng Lei sighed.</p><p>At that moment, the cold and emotionless voice of the system sounded. “Ding! Falling object detected. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +3!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +3!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful. Host’s Spirit +1!”</p><p>“Ding! Pickup successful, received Meditation Method!”</p><p>As the series of prompts sounded, the familiar warm current and icy aura reappeared and began to strengthen Meng Lei’s body and spirit. However, Meng Lei was attracted by the Meditation Method that appeared last!</p><p>“Meditation Method? What is this?”</p><p>Meng Lei was curious and quickly checked it out!</p><p>After a look, Meng Lei was instantly ecstatic!</p><p>The cultivation of a Magician mainly compassed two segments:</p><p>First, absorb the magical elements between heaven and earth and refine them into magic power.</p><p>Second, increase your spiritual power!</p><p>Both steps could only be completed through “meditation”!</p><p>It could be said that meditation was the basic foundation of a Magician. Without meditation, one couldn’t get magic power or improve their spiritual power!</p><p>It could be seen that if one wanted to become a Magician, they must at least master meditation. At the moment, Meng Lei did not know anything about meditation!</p><p><em>This came at the right time. With the meditation method, I can gain magic power through meditation!</em></p><p>Meng Lei was inexplicably excited. He could only use the system to pick up the magic-power light balls under certain conditions!</p><p>Too many limitations!</p><p>The probability was too low!</p><p>Full of uncertainty!</p><p>It would be different after he had mastered the Meditation Method.</p><p>Being able to refine magic power was equivalent to having the ability to obtain magic power via his own efforts.</p><p>Meng Lei glanced at the four of them and was about to sneak away. He planned to look for a safe hiding spot to try out the Meditation Method he received.</p><p>“Who is there?”</p><p>Unexpectedly, at that moment, the woman who was closest to him suddenly turned her head and waved her magic wand. It shot out a lightning bolt as thick as a thumb and struck a small tree in front of Meng Lei!</p><p>Snap!</p><p>The small tree was split into two, and the fractured area was almost carbonized!</p><p><em>My god!!!</em></p><p>Meng Lei fell to the ground, his face full of horror!</p><p>“Alison, what’s the matter?”</p><p>“There’s someone over there!”</p><p>“Huh?”</p><p>The four soon discovered Meng Lei!</p><p>“Who are you? What are you sneaking around here?”</p><p>The brawny man with the giant axe yelled as he frowned and stared at Meng Lei. The other three also stared at Meng Lei, with threatening gazes. The Magical Beast Forest may be extremely dangerous but what was more terrifying were other humans!</p><p>When they were in fierce battle with the magical beast just now, had someone snuck up behind for an attack, they would be in danger!</p><p>“I… I’m a villager from nearby!” Meng Lei ‘trembled with fear’. “I… was attracted by your battle. I was simply curious and came over to take a look. I have no bad intentions…”</p><p>“Villager?”</p><p>“I didn’t sense any Battle Aura from him!”</p><p>“Alison, did you sense any Magic Aura?”</p><p>“No!”</p><p>“Looks like he is just an ordinary villager!”</p><p>The four of them immediately heaved a sigh of relief. The brawny man with the giant axe shouted, “You are so daring. A young brat that dares to barge into the Magical Beast Forest alone. Do you want to lose your life?”</p><p>“Go back quickly. This place is not for you!” The female Magician, Alison, reminded him out of kind intentions. She was plain-looking, with freckles on her face. However, she was tall, and he could see her exquisite curves even through the magic robe!</p><p><em>These four shouldn’t be bad people!</em></p><p>Although Meng Lei looked less than 15 years old, he was a middle-aged uncle in his previous life. He had met countless people and had some experience in judging people through their words and mannerism!</p><p>He could see that these four were young and were probably college students. He could tell from the badges on their chests!</p><p><em>Since they are not bad people, perhaps I can follow them? By doing so, I can find and pick up things!</em></p><p><em>Why not… have a try?</em></p><p>Just as he was thinking about this, Meng Lei squeezed out two tears and said with a sad face, “I… I… am lost! I can’t find my way home!”</p><p>“Lost?”</p><p>The four of them looked at each other and frowned at the same time. At last, Alison said, “He looks so piteous alone. Why don’t we bring him along? The Magical Beast Forest is too dangerous!”</p><p>“This… doesn’t seem like a good idea?”</p><p>A skinny young man holding a dagger frowned. “The Magical Beast Forest is so dangerous, and we will be targeting magical beasts for this training. Wouldn’t it be a burden to bring him along?”</p><p>“I’m not a burden, I am very strong!”</p>

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Chapter 11

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 11</h1><p>Boom, boom, boom!</p><p>A white veil several meters wide cascaded from the top of the cliff with a deafening boom. It crashed against the pool at the bottom, causing countless pearl-like water droplets to splash about. The water in the pool was clear, and one could see right to the bottom. Surrounded by dense and luxuriant woods, it formed a beautiful and picturesque scene!</p><p>A “crocodile” ten meters long sprawled on the sandy ground beside the pool, basking comfortably in the sun. Its eyelids were hooded and its breathing steady as it laid there leisurely and carefreely, very pleased with itself!</p><p>Crackle!</p><p>A loud sound suddenly rang out at this point, however. A bolt of lightning that was as wide as an arm came from the sky all of a sudden and struck the crocodile with great precision. At once, the crocodile’s enormous body started to convulse and spasm violently as though it had consumed Ecstasy pills!</p><p>“Go!”</p><p>The next instant, three well-built men sprang out of the bushes and attacked the convulsing crocodile!</p><p>“Millo, block its way and don’t let it go into the pool! This will become very troublesome the moment we allow it to enter the pool!</p><p>“Yale, Bobby, restrain it from the sides and keep it busy!”</p><p>“Understood!”</p><p>“Understood!”</p><p>Then, Alison, the female Magician, started to chant magic spells!</p><p>Yes, that’s right!</p><p>This group of people was exactly the four-men team out for training that Meng Lei had encountered earlier. However, what was different was that there was now an additional “lost” person… Meng Lei!</p><p><em>Hehe, they’ve started fighting again!</em></p><p>As he hid in the bushes, Meng Lei watched Alison and the other three, who were engaged in fierce battle again. A look of anticipation flashed across his eyes!</p><p>This was the third battle that he was witnessing since he had joined the four-men team!</p><p>The first was an intense battle against eight Iron Fire Ants!</p><p>The Iron Fire Ant was a First-Grade Fire-Elemental Magical Beast. With herculean strength and bodies as tough as iron, Iron Fire Ants could kill even a normal Second-Grade Magical Beast when they teamed up. Their battle capabilities were fairly fearsome!</p><p>The second was a fierce battle against the Poison Swamp Frog!</p><p>The Poison Swamp Frog was a Second-Grade Water-Elemental Magical Beast. Apart from being skilled in water-elemental magic, it could also launch highly toxic attacks, as well as sound wave attacks. With endless tricks up its sleeve, it was a Second-Grade Magical Beast that was extremely hard to deal with!</p><p>The third one was a battle against the Chrysanthemum Sky Pig!</p><p>The Chrysanthemum ¹ Sky Pig was a Second-Grade Earth-Elemental Magical Beast. Skilled in earth-elemental magic, the stench of its fart was terribly foul, so much so that normal wild beasts could pass out just from the smell! It wasn’t a beast that was hard to deal with, but it was extremely disgusting!</p><p>Also, it was proven that Meng Lei had made an extremely correct choice!</p><p>After personally witnessing the three battles, apart from having watched three thrilling blockbusters with visual effects, Meng Lei himself had also received great rewards!</p><p>And wasn’t that so? Because his personal stats had increased!</p><p>Host: Meng Lei</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Wealth: 239 gold coins</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: Trainee Warrior (75/100)</p><p>Spirit: Normal Human Being (9/10)</p><p>Magic Power: Normal Human Being (7/10)</p><p>Spell(s): Fireball Technique, Thorn Vine, Water Bubble</p><p>Be it his Physical Body Constitution, Spirit, or Magic Power, all of them had increased significantly as compared to what they were in the past. At the same time, he had also picked up a new spell—Water Bubble!</p><p>Although it was also just a first-grade spell, Water Bubble was still magic, after all. There was great value in it!</p><p>As for his Wealth that had reached 239 gold coins, Meng Lei had gained them from killing two Iron Fire Ants…</p><p>Cough, Meng Lei wasn’t capable of killing Iron Fire Ants, of course. However, giving the heavily injured ants a fatal blow when they were on their last breath and on the brink of death after being beaten up was something achievable for him!</p><p>And in the eyes of the system, this was no different from Meng Lei killing the Iron Fire Ants with his own hands!</p><p>Thus, Meng Lei had gained 200 gold coins after he killed two Iron Fire Ants. One could consider this as having exploited the system’s loophole, but it could also be counted as a pleasant surprise!</p><p><em>I wonder what I can pick up this time?</em></p><p>With his past experience, Meng Lei was full of anticipation toward the battle taking place this time. According to Alison and the others, the crocodile in front of them… No, to be more accurate, it was a Rampaging Pool Salamander!</p><p>It was said that this beast had a bit of Water-Elemental Colossal Dragon blood in it. Not only was its physique strong and powerful, but it was also skilled in water-elemental magic. Thus, it was a considerably strong Second-Grade Magical Beast!</p><p>This was especially true when it was nearby pools of water. Such an environment was extremely advantageous to the Rampaging Pool Salamander in bringing out its strength. Thus, it wasn’t that easy to kill!</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”</p><p><em>Hehe, items drop the easiest during fierce battles. What has dropped this time?</em></p><p>“Pick it up! Hurry and pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +8!”</p><p><em>Tsk, tsk, physical body constitution again… With that, my Physical Body Constitution field has reached 83 points. Soon, it’ll break through the 100-point milestone!</em></p><p>The 100-point milestone was indicative of a First-Grade Warrior!</p><p>Although a Trainee Warrior was only a grade short of a First-Grade Warrior, there was a huge difference in their strength. Meng Lei already couldn’t wait to become a First-Grade Warrior!</p><p>Boom, boom, boom!</p><p>At the other side, the battle was exceptionally intense!</p><p>The Rampaging Pool Salamander might look dumb, but it was extremely agile and nimble. With its thick and muscular limbs moving swiftly and its strong and forceful tail matching their movements, Millo and the other two somehow just couldn’t take much advantage of it.</p><p>“My warrior god! This beast’s armor is too tough. I can’t split it open at all! What should we do? C’mon, think of something!”</p><p>“Neither can I! Looks like we can only attack its weakness!”</p><p>“Alison, use your magic and paralyze the Rampaging Pool Salamander! I’ll attack its eyes!”</p><p>“Alright!”</p><p>At the end of Alison’s spell-chanting, a lightning dragon struck down from high in the sky and struck the Rampaging Pool Salamander viciously!</p><p>The lightning dragon’s power was obviously a lot stronger. The Rampaging Pool Salamander’s back where it had been struck was charred black, revealing crimson-red bloodied flesh. At the same time, it also began to convulse!</p><p>“Here’s my chance!”</p><p>While taking advantage of the split-second where the Rampaging Pool Salamander was paralyzed, Bobby, the small and skinny young man, seized the opportunity and instantly appeared where the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s head was. His dagger flashed across the air and stabbed right at the beast’s right eye!</p><p>“Die, beast!”</p><p>Bobby’s eyes were icy cold, with victory well within his grasp!</p><p>However, what he never expected at all was a wall of water suddenly appearing in front of the Rampaging Pool Salamander during this moment of life and death, and blocking the sharp dagger!</p><p>The dagger stabbed into the wall of water as though it was stabbing into a ball of cotton, and its speed was abruptly halted. The Rampaging Pool Salamander seized the opportunity, and its head ducked to the side, evading the lethal blow!</p><p>The dagger grazed the edge of the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s eye and stabbed into its neck, causing a series of sparks to fly about. However, it didn’t manage to cause any real damage to the Rampaging Pool Salamander!</p><p>“I missed!”</p><p>Shocked, Bobby retreated with a burst of speed, no longer pressing on with the battle!</p><p>“What a shame that such a good opportunity went to waste!”</p><p>“If Bobby’s attack had been successful, that beast would have died for sure!”</p><p>Upon seeing what had happened, regret filled the eyes of Millo, who was holding a giant axe in his hand, and Yale, the other muscular man with a large sword. After missing such a golden opportunity, it would be difficult for them to find another chance to kill the Rampaging Pool Salamander. Or at least, they would need to wait till Alison’s magic preparation was ready.</p><p>It was hard to say just how the Rampaging Pool Salamander might go berserk during this short period of time!</p><p><em>What a shame!</em> thought Alison, the tall and slender freckled Magician, too.</p><p>However, what all of them didn’t expect at all was the Rampaging Pool Salamander suddenly letting out a sad and shrill cry. Then, its enormous body started to rock and sway forcefully!</p><p>“What’s going on?”</p><p>Alison and the other three received a huge shock. It was then that they noticed someone on the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s back. That person had a dagger in his grip and was stabbing the beast’s back forcefully with it, causing blood to fly everywhere!</p><p>“That’s…”</p><p>Millo, Bobby, and the others’ eyes widened dramatically. They had realized that the person was actually Meng Lei, and his dagger was stabbing right into the area where Alison’s lightning dragon had struck and mangled earlier. The area was charred black, revealing crimson bloodied flesh.</p><p>“Die! Die!”</p><p>As though he had gone mad, Meng Lei stabbed the Rampaging Pool Salamander again and again with a vigor that was almost crazed. However, he wasn’t just stabbing randomly without any target. Rather, his strikes were aimed at the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s… spine!</p><p>He had watched quite a few outdoor TV programs in his past life—some guy named Bear Grylls ¹ had cut and broken an alligator’s spine and easily killed it after that!</p><p>Meng Lei wanted to try and see if this would work on a Rampaging Pool Salamander…</p>

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Chapter 12

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 12</h1><p>“That guy’s nuts! Does he take the Rampaging Pool Salamander for an Iron Fire Ant?”</p><p>“The Iron Fire Ant is just a First-Grade Magical Beast, and it was already on the brink of death from our attacks. That’s how he had gotten lucky. But a Rampaging Pool Salamander’s different. That beast is still fine and dandy…”</p><p>Upon seeing Meng Lei riding on top of the Rampaging Pool Salamander and stabbing wildly and mindlessly at it, Alison and the other three men frowned after getting over their momentary shock!</p><p>The Rampaging Pool Salamander was a Second-Grade Magical Beast, and moreover, it was still healthy and intact!</p><p>Under such circumstances, Meng Lei was actually harboring delusions that he could kill the Rampaging Pool Salamander when he was just a little brat that hadn’t even grown up?</p><p>What a joke!</p><p>And in truth, it was just as they had expected!</p><p>Despite Meng Lei giving it all he got, he still couldn’t cut through the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s spine. Not only was the beast’s armor as tough as iron, but its bones were also as solid as diamonds. How could it possibly be cut off that easily!</p><p>On the contrary, the intense pain coming from its back assaulted the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s senses, causing the Second-Grade Magical Beast with a bit of Water-Elemental Colossal Dragon blood in it to go berserk. It let out roar after roar and shook its body madly, as though a wild horse that had escaped its reins, and attempted to fling away Meng Lei, who was clinging onto its back!</p><p>Meng Lei could sense its strength. He knew that he would definitely be flung out if this went on. He was close to his limit now!</p><p><em>I can only go all out now!</em></p><p>Meng Lei gritted his teeth and shouted fervently in his mind, “System, exchange all of my gold coins into Physical Body Constitution Points! Power, I need stronger power!”</p><p>“Ding! Redemption successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +23!”</p><p>“Ding! Congratulations to the host. You’ve leveled up to a First-Grade Warrior. Please continue to work hard and strive to break through again!”</p><p>A powerful warm current that he had never experienced before flowed into his limbs and bones, swiftly strengthening every part of his body. Meng Lei felt his strength starting to rise sharply. Every part of his body was filled with explosive power!</p><p><em>I’ve finally become a First-Grade Warrior!</em></p><p>Meng Lei’s eyes were keen and brilliant. A sharp glint burst forth in his eyes. The dagger in his grip stabbed forward viciously and struck against the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s spine once more!</p><p>Snap!</p><p>The crisp sound of bones breaking rang out, as though melodious celestial music echoing in Meng Lei’s ears. Right on the heels of this, a strong wave of energy swept toward him, and Meng Lei was flung out uncontrollably!</p><p>He landed on the ground with a bam and fell flat on his face. However, Meng Lei was very excited. As he stared at the Rampaging Pool Salamander shaking all over, he let out a sneaky laugh and said, “Die, beast!”</p><p>Boom!</p><p>He had only just spoken when the Rampaging Pool Salamander fell onto the ground with a loud boom. It crashed against the ground heavily, and then, its breathing ceased!</p><p>“Ding! 1 Rampaging Pool Salamander, Second-Grade Magical Beast, killed. 270 gold coins gained!”</p><p>The system’s voice notification sounded in good time as the Rampaging Pool Salamander fell onto the ground and died. Meng Lei let out a long pent-up breath and exclaimed, “It’s finally dead! All my desperate efforts weren’t in vain!”</p><p>“The Rampaging Pool Salamander… is dead?”</p><p>Alison’s four-man team was stunned. Stupefied, they stared at the dead Rampaging Pool Salamander, feeling as though their brains had short-circuited and weren’t quite functioning!</p><p>“How did the Rampaging Pool Salamander die?”</p><p>“That’s impossible, right? That’s a Rampaging Pool Salamander, a Second-Grade Magical Beast, you know!”</p><p>“Hey, brat! How did you kill the Rampaging Pool Salamander?”</p><p>Meng Lei struggled to his feet and explained with a smile, “My luck was fantastic, and I accidentally cut through the Rampaging Pool Salamander’s spine. And then, it died!”</p><p>“What? You cut through its spine??”</p><p>“No, that’s impossible! The Rampaging Pool Salamander’s bones are very solid, and its spine is even the toughest part of its body apart from its teeth. How could you have possibly cut through its spine?”</p><p>A frowning Millo with a giant axe in his hand raised his doubts regarding Meng Lei’s explanation.</p><p>Bobby, Yale, and Alison agreed with him. A Second-Grade Magical Beast’s strength was all-rounded—be it physique, speed, bone makeup, or magic, all of its attributes were stronger than a First-Grade Magical Beast’s!</p><p>Although Meng Lei was capable of killing the First-Grade Magical Beast Iron Fire Ant, it was a lot more difficult for him to kill a Rampaging Pool Salamander!</p><p><em>These guys are really not easy to dupe!</em></p><p>Meng Lei was rather resigned as he shrugged. He replied, “You don’t believe me? Take a look for yourself, then!”</p><p>Yale, the muscular man, glanced at Meng Lei and began to check the Rampaging Pool Salamander. True enough, he discovered that its spine had been cut through. Astounded, he asked, “Brat, how exactly did you manage to do it?”</p><p>“I told you, I have a lot of physical strength!”</p><p>…</p><p>The Rampaging Pool Salamander’s death led Alison’s team to see Meng Lei in a completely new light. Their attitudes toward him also improved significantly.</p><p>The strong were respected, no matter where they went. Although Meng Lei was still weaker than any of the four, he ultimately still possessed fairly strong battle capabilities. It was sufficient to give his presence value!</p><p>Of course, this also led the four of them to become even warier of Meng Lei, rather than otherwise. It was alright for them to bring a powerless brat that they didn’t know along with them as they traveled. However, now that the same brat had displayed notable battle capabilities, they mustn’t let down their guard that they ought to put up!</p><p>Meng Lei could sense the subtle changes, but he didn’t mind in the least. He had no intention of becoming friends with the four of them. He only wanted to follow them to pick up light balls and gain gold coins along the way!</p><p>There was nothing else after that!</p><p>After they took care of the Rampaging Pool Salamander, the four of them decided to take a small break, have something to eat, and continue on their way after they had a good meal. After a few battles in succession, even they were rather tired.</p><p>Moreover, the scenery at the water pool was picturesque, and it had an ample water source. It was a fantastic place to take a break at!</p><p>Skinning, cutting, cleaning, and roasting meat…</p><p>All of these were Meng Lei’s specialties. He also readied some salt and condiments. Before long, an alluring fragrance wafted from the roasting stand!</p><p>“That smells great!”</p><p>“Brat, what did you put in the meat? Why does your roasted meat smell so good?”</p><p>Alison’s four-man team had also roasted their own meat, but none of theirs was as fragrant as Meng Lei’s. This greatly puzzled the four of them, and they came over to ask for tips about meat-roasting!</p><p>“That’s because I added all of these!” Meng Lei took out the salt and condiments and said with a chuckle, “I’d prepared all of these before I left the village. You can try it, too. Spread some on the meat when you’re roasting it. It’ll taste fantastic for sure!”</p><p>The four of them were rather doubtful. Although they took the condiments and tried them out, they didn’t completely trust Meng Lei. What if this stuff was poison?</p><p>However, when they saw Meng Lei eating the meat that he had seasoned with the condiments, the four of them finally set their hearts at ease and began to happily spread the condiments on their roasted meat.</p><p><em>Those four fellows are honestly too cautious…</em></p><p>Meng Lei shook his head. He couldn’t even be bothered to diss them anymore!</p><p>“This tastes pretty good!”</p><p>“As expected of a Second-Grade Magical Beast!”</p><p>After a good meal of roasted meat, the group of five continued on their journey.</p><p>In the following few days, the four-man team continued to look for first-grade and second-grade magical beasts to train their skills with, while Meng Lei continued to pick up dropped light balls and mature in a cowardly fashion!</p><p>At the end of the few days, his rewards were bountiful, and his personal stats had increased by leaps and bounds!</p><p>Host: Meng Lei</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Wealth: 916 gold coins</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: First-Grade Warrior (126/200)</p><p>Spirit: Magic Apprentice (13/100)</p><p>Magic Power: Magic Apprentice (26/100)</p><p>Spell(s): Fireball Technique, Thorn Vine, Water Bubble, Earthquake, Wind Blade, Burning Hand</p>

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Chapter 13

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 13</h1><p>The number of gold coins he possessed had reached 916!</p><p>His Physical Body Constitution had reached 126 points!</p><p>His spiritual power had also improved by varying degrees!</p><p>And his magic spells, too!</p><p>Apart from the Fireball Technique, Thorn Vine, and Water Bubble that he already had, he now also had the Earth-Elemental Spell Earthquake, Wind-Elemental Spell Wind Blade, and Fire-Elemental Spell Burning Hand!</p><p>Although they were all first-grade spells, they greatly enriched Meng Lei’s repertoire of spells!</p><p>The only sad thing was that his magic power reserves were still too little. It was enough to release only about ten fireballs or ten wind blades. Anything more than that was out of the question!</p><p>In order to resolve this, Meng Lei had also secretly tried out the Meditation Method. However, even after several attempts at meditating, all of them had failed!</p><p>Magic elements in the universe?</p><p>They didn’t exist!</p><p>He couldn’t sense anything at all!</p><p>After a few fruitless attempts, Meng Lei became greatly perplexed, so he specially consulted Alison about it when he was chatting with her. The conclusion he drew in the end was—he didn’t have any talent in magic!</p><p>Yes, that’s right!</p><p>He didn’t!</p><p>Only people who had talent in magic would be able to sense magic elements!</p><p>Those who couldn’t naturally meant that they didn’t have any talent in magic!</p><p>This conclusion greatly disappointed Meng Lei. He had also had wild wishes that he could be like those main characters in web-novels, where they had terrifying cultivation talent, knew how to do everything, were gifted with an extraordinarily retentive memory, cultivated with half the effort yet achieved double the results, where one day’s work was equivalent to other people’s ten years of effort…</p><p>From the look of it now, his imagination had been too active!</p><p><em>In that case, I can only increase my magic power through pickups in the future?</em></p><p>Meng Lei was rather disheartened. Even his enthusiasm for snatching kills dwindled significantly.</p><p><em>Pickups?</em></p><p><em>Even with pickups, how much can that amount to?</em></p><p>Boom!</p><p>A gigantic creature crashed onto the ground, its enormous body convulsing violently. Upon seeing that it was about to die any moment now, Bobby, Millo, Yale, and Alison dusted off their hands. There had been great rapport in their teamwork this time, so they had successfully killed the Fiery Flying Pig!</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item discovered. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>“Yes, pick it up!”</p><p>“Ding! Congratulations to the host. You’ve obtained the First-Grade Spell, Fire Ring!”</p><p><em>A spell again!</em></p><p>Meng Lei sighed.</p><p><em>Without magic power, what’s the use of having so many spells?</em></p><p>“Little Meng Lei, why are you so down in the dumps?” asked a slightly surprised Alison as she walked over to Meng Lei with a magic staff in her hand.</p><p>Her impression was that Meng Lei was usually a very lively person and was very active in snatching kills!</p><p>Why was he all wilted today?</p><p>“Alison, is it impossible for someone to become a Magician if they don’t have magic talent?” asked Meng Lei, who couldn’t reconcile himself with the fact.</p><p>“Without magic talent, of course it’s impossible for anyone to become a Magician!”</p><p>As though this was to be expected as a matter of course, Alison added, “Just like Bobby and the other two, all of them come from fairly impressive family backgrounds. Even so, they still couldn’t become Magicians precisely because they don’t have magic talent!”</p><p>“Magic talent is a hurdle. Just how many people has it obstructed and kept outside the grand hall of magic?” said Millo, the muscular man with the giant axe. Then, he raised his eyebrows and asked, “What, do you wish to become a Magician too, little Meng Lei?”</p><p>“Isn’t that obvious, Millo? Who doesn’t want to become a Magician?” teased Bobby with a laugh.</p><p>Yale nodded slightly, agreeing wholeheartedly with the statement. There were so many people in Heaven’s Vault Continent, and every one of them wished to become a Magician. Unfortunately, it was just that they didn’t have any talent in magic, so it was nothing more than just daydreaming!</p><p>Meng Lei let out a couple of resigned laughs and said no more.</p><p>“Let’s go on ahead!”</p><p>“Little Meng Lei, I’ll leave the next Magical Beast’s head to you. Remember to take the kill!”</p><p>“Meng Lei, my little old brother. Cheer up, you have a lot of physical strength, so you’re born to be someone who cultivates Battle Aura. Be a Warrior like me instead, magic doesn’t suit you!”</p><p>“Hahaha, that’s right…”</p><p>The group continued on their journey as they chatted and laughed. After a few days of interaction, the wariness that the four of them held toward Meng Lei had gradually lessened. Their relationship had also become a lot more harmonious, and they had become mutually familiar, so they could now somewhat joke around with each other.</p><p>Under Bobby and the others’ counseling, Meng Lei’s mood gradually improved. After they continued forward for a few kilometers, an earthshaking roar suddenly came from the sky!</p><p>Roar!</p><p>Horrifying sound waves spread outward as though an atomic bomb had exploded! It was so loud that everyone’s ears were humming. Looks of agony appeared on their faces!</p><p>“What’s going on?”</p><p>“Has a high-grade Magical Beast run out to the forest’s outer boundary?”</p><p>Everyone was alarmed and fearful. With such a fearsome roar, it was highly likely that it was a high-grade Magical Beast. With everyone’s current battle capabilities, only death awaited them for sure should they encounter a high-grade Magical Beast!</p><p>“Look at the sky!” shouted Bobby suddenly.</p><p>The others lifted their heads upon hearing him. Then, all of them started trembling all over as if they had seen a ghost!</p><p>In the sky, a long distance away, a terrifying behemoth more than 100 meters long was suspended in the air. It had the same physique as a Colossal Dragon, wings like an eagle’s, and the head of a lion!</p><p>With long narrow ears and sharp claws like a bull’s horns, it shone a brilliant gold all over its body. Covered in armor, it had a horrifying build and looked savage and ferocious!</p><p>However, the key was that unlike other flying Magical Beasts, the gigantic creature wasn’t flapping its wings, and yet it could still suspend itself in mid-air and fly about. Its identity was pretty much on the tips of everyone’s tongues!</p><p>“Could that be the legendary Saint Domain Magical Beast, the Golden Flame Dragonne?”</p><p>Alison’s teeth chattered, and her body shook as she uttered the question!</p><p>Bobby, Millo, and Yale were also shaking like a leaf. Their eyes were full of fear and alarm!</p><p>“A dragon’s body, an eagle’s wings, a lion’s head, and the ability to fly!”</p><p>Bobby swallowed hard repeatedly. He said, “That is definitely the Saint Domain Magical Beast, the Golden Flame Dragonne!”</p><p>“Oh my dragon god, aren’t Saint Domain Magical Beasts supposed to be in the Magical Beast Forest’s central region? Why is it showing up here?” asked Millo, who found this inconceivable!</p><p>“S-saint Domain Magical Beast? Oh my god!”</p><p>Meng Lei stared hard at the gigantic creature in the sky. Even his breathing had become quick and ragged. It had been quite some time since he had come to Heaven’s Vault Continent. In particular, after spending the last few days with Alison and the others, he had heard a lot of behind-the-scenes stories about this world!</p><p>For example, how battle capabilities were categorized!</p><p>Be it Warriors, Magicians, or other races and Magical Beasts, their battle capabilities were categorized, in ascending order, from first-grade to ninth-grade, with first-grade being the weakest and ninth-grade the strongest!</p><p>A First-Grade Warrior had a significant boost in strength and was nimble and agile.</p><p>A Ninth-Grade Warrior moved like lightning and was capable of killing someone from afar!</p><p>And higher than ninth-grade was an existence that belonged in legends—the Saint Domain!</p><p>Illusory and vague, the Saint Domain was a legend within legends. A Saint Domain existence could control the universe and fly freely through the sky. They had an endless lifespan and even possessed destructiveness that could ravage heaven and earth…</p><p>The Saint Domain!</p><p>That was an existence far above everything else and stood at the top of the pyramid of lifeforms in Heaven’s Vault Continent. Like a nuclear warhead, it was an existence of strategic significance!</p><p>Moreover, as a Saint Domain Magical Beast, the Golden Flame Dragonne was a king among Magical Beasts. This particular magical beast—a combination of the Colossal Dragon, a lion, and an eagle—was a creature that was neither here nor there. Given the Colossal Dragon blood running through its veins, it was considered an outstanding existence even among Saint Domain Magical Beasts!</p><p>“Look over there!”</p><p>Yale’s eyes suddenly widened as he pointed at the sky.</p><p>Meng Lei turned and looked over, and was stunned at once. In front of the massive Golden Flame Dragonne were two tiny floating humans—though the “tiny” here was only in relation to the Golden Flame Dragonne!</p><p>They were actually about the same size as ordinary humans!</p><p>It was an elderly man and a teenager!</p><p>The elderly man was wearing a purple magician robe, and he had a rosy complexion and a kindly expression on his face. The teenage girl next to him was about sixteen to seventeen years old. Her shining eyes were bright and alert, while her teeth were pearly white—she looked as if she were a fairy!</p><p>The wind blew strongly in the air. However, there was a purple protective shield around the elderly man and the teenage girl. Lightning snaked about on the outside of the shield. No matter how strongly the wind blew, it actually couldn’t move the pair at all!</p><p>“H-humans?”</p><p>Alison and the other three men’s jaws dropped. They were completely stunned. Human Warriors and Magicians could only fly in the sky like birds after they had reached the Saint Domain level!</p><p>Of course, this was with the exception of Wind-Elemental Magicians.</p><p>However, since the elderly man and young girl were standing so proudly in mid-air and had put up a lightning shield, they were definitely Thunder-Elemental Saint Domain Magicians!</p><p>“Lowly humans, to be so bold as to provoke the great Carlos, what are your intentions?”</p>

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Chapter 14

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 14</h1><p>The wind howled in the vast and boundless skies!</p><p>The mighty and savage gigantic Golden Flame Dragonne stood proudly in the air. Fury spewed from its lion eyes, which contained endless wrath. As a Saint Domain Magical Beast, it had been a very long time since any living being had antagonized it like this!</p><p>Yet two lowly humans had actually come up right to its doorstep to take advantage of it today. This was practically an utmost form of provocation and humiliation toward the great Saint Domain Magical Beast!</p><p>The Golden Flame Dragonne was very angry, and the consequences were going to be very serious!</p><p>“Golden Flame Dragonne, I don’t have any other intention in coming here!”</p><p>The purple-robed elderly man spoke, his voice kindly and mild as though an amicable and benevolent old man. He said, “This is my granddaughter. It’ll be her sixteenth birthday in a few days, so I’d like to give her a birthday gift!”</p><p>“Lowly human, what exactly are you trying to say?”</p><p>The Golden Flame Dragonne’s wild and violent voice rang out like an explosion in the sky!</p><p>“This granddaughter of mine has very high magic talent. Both her Wind and Fire Elements are superior-grade, and her spiritual power is 38 times that of her peers!”</p><p>The purple-robed elderly man added with a smile, “And you, the Golden Flame Dragonne, just so happen to be a Saint Domain Magical Beast that’s both Wind-Elemental and Fire-Elemental. This old man hopes that you can form a contract with my granddaughter and be her magical pet!”</p><p>Form a contract!</p><p>Become her magical pet!</p><p>These words of his were tantamount to a land mine going off out of nowhere, shocking everyone so badly that their minds were humming as if an explosion had gone off within!</p><p>“Oh my dragon god! Am I h-hearing this correctly?”</p><p>“Getting a great Saint Domain Magical Beast to be a little girl’s magical pet? What the hell, that must be the craziest joke I’ve ever heard in my entire life!”</p><p>“They actually want to subdue a Saint Domain Magical Beast! As expected, the Saint Domain isn’t a realm that mere mortals like us can imagine!”</p><p>“Who exactly is this Saint Domain Magician…”</p><p>Alison, Bobby, Millo, and Yale had received a rather huge shock. Their faces were full of incredulity as they stared at the purple-robed elderly man standing proudly in the sky!</p><p>Just what kind of existence was a Saint Domain Magical Beast?</p><p>That was a terrifying being standing at the pinnacle of innumerable Magical Beasts, you know!</p><p>Subduing a Saint Domain Magical Beast?</p><p>Practically unimaginable!</p><p>Meng Lei was astounded, too. However, what he felt even more keenly was fervency and excitement.</p><p><em>That’s too impressive! And too domineering! Wanting to subdue a Saint Domain Magical Beast the moment he stepped forward, that’s practically cool beyond belief, isn’t it?! If I could also subdue a Saint Domain Magical Beast as my mount, even death would be worth it!</em></p><p>“Foolish humans! You’re too much!”</p><p>The Golden Flame Dragonne was outraged. Flames of fury burst forth from its lion eyes. It roared, “I’m going to torture you to death and burn you into ashes to vent my fury!”</p><p>Booming thunder exploded and rang out in the sky. Fearsome Wind Elements began to gather around the Golden Flame Dragonne. Before long, a gigantic hurricane had manifested!</p><p>Boom, boom, boom!</p><p>The several meters-tall hurricane was as though a heavenly pillar spanning between heaven and earth. Sand and rocks flew about, and the whole place turned dark and gloomy. Darkness enveloped everything within a radius of a few miles!</p><p>“Oh my dragon god!”</p><p>“Is that the fearsomeness of a Saint Domain Magical Beast?!”</p><p>They gazed at the terrifying hurricane suspended in mid-air. Even with a distance of quite a few kilometers between them, all of them could sense just how fearsome the hurricane was. Should they be engulfed by the hurricane, they would definitely die a terrible death!</p><p>“E-everyone, should we go a little further away?”</p><p>“When celestials fight, it’s the mortals that suffer. A battle of that level isn’t something that we can watch. We’d better go further away. If…”</p><p>All of them exchanged a look and saw fear and alarm in one another’s eyes!</p><p>Then, all of them decided to wuss out!</p><p>“Let’s go!”</p><p>…</p><p>“Lowly humans, die!”</p><p>With a flap of the Golden Flame Dragonne’s wings, the hurricane crashed toward the elderly man and the teenage girl with a boom. The look on the pretty girl’s face changed slightly. She cried out in panic, “Grandfather!”</p><p>“There’s no need to panic!”</p><p>The purple-robed elderly man chuckled and ducked while bringing his granddaughter with him. With a flash, they disappeared into thin air. The ferocious hurricane missed its target and didn’t manage to cause any harm to the grandfather and granddaughter pair at all!</p><p>By the time they reappeared, they were already behind the Golden Flame Dragonne. What also appeared at the same time was an incredibly thick and wide bolt of silver lightning!</p><p>Crackle!</p><p>Lightning flashed across the sky and struck viciously at the Golden Flame Dragonne!</p><p>“You cunning humans!” roared the Golden Flame Dragonne.</p><p>Then, it opened its mouth and sprayed out a flaming dragon!</p><p>Boom!</p><p>The fire dragon and silver lightning clashed against each other. The impact was as though an atomic bomb exploding. Amidst the earthshaking explosion, an enormous mushroom cloud rose into the air!</p><p>The ground let out thunderous booms, and trees cracked and broke!</p><p>Electrical currents wreaked havoc, and sparks of fire flew everywhere!</p><p>“Oh my god!”</p><p>When Meng Lei and the other four, who were in the midst of running, saw what had happened behind them, the shock and fear in their hearts reached its peak. They ran madly and desperately, deeply regretting the fact that they had been born with only two legs!</p><p>Boom!</p><p>It was just a shame that they were ultimately still a step too late. With the point of impact as the epicenter, a horrifying shockwave erupted and spread outward in all directions instantly. In just a few short breaths, it had already reached right in front of them!</p><p>“We’re finished!!”</p><p>A powerful wave assaulted them. Meng Lei felt as if someone had knocked against his head viciously. Then, his vision blacked out, and he was lost to the world!</p><p>…</p><p>An unknown amount of time passed!</p><p>Meng Lei slowly regained consciousness.</p><p><em>My head hurts!</em></p><p>Meng Lei touched his head, which felt sticky to the touch.</p><p><em>I’m bleeding?</em></p><p>Meng Lei was on the brink of tears as he stared at his hand that had been dyed red. It was only at this point that he realized that not a single part of him was well and intact. His mind was foggy and dizzy, and his back and waist ached…</p><p><em>But fortunately… I survived?</em></p><p>When he thought back to the terrifying events before he had passed out, Meng Lei felt lingering fear in his heart.</p><p><em>That scene was practically doomsday itself. Little would I have thought that a battle between Saint Domains would actually be this scary!</em></p><p>As the saying went, “Youth knows no fear.” To be honest, he actually hadn’t wanted to flee just now. He had even wanted to widen his knowledge and take a look at close range at this world’s so-called Saint Domain. When thinking back about it now, this was practically laughable!</p><p>Widen his knowledge?</p><p><em>With my current battle capabilities, I don’t even qualify to watch the battle at close range!</em></p><p>Meng Lei shook his head with a bitter smile.</p><p><em>It would be considered good fortune to even just survive. Sigh, I’ve ultimately still thought too lightly of this world!</em></p><p>Meng Lei struggled to his feet.</p><p>The battle seemed to have already ended?</p><p>The Golden Flame Dragonne was gone!</p><p>The elderly man and the teenage girl were also gone!</p><p>However, judging from the surrounding forest that was in a terrible mess, one could tell that the battle earlier must have been extremely horrifying. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration even to call it “Destroying Heaven and Earth”. Fortunately, they were far away enough, so they were lucky enough to have survived!</p><p>“Alison, wake up!</p><p>“Bobby! Wake up!</p><p>“Millo! Yale…”</p><p>“Where am I?”</p><p>“I’m still alive?”</p><p>As Meng Lei patted them, Alison and the other three regained consciousness one by one. Like Meng Lei, all of them had sustained some light injuries, but they were still in passable condition. They would be back in good health after some rest!</p><p>“As expected, a Saint Domain-level battle isn’t something that we can watch!”</p><p>“That was too frightening!”</p><p>All of them rejoiced at their narrow escape from death. However, outside of their joy at their stroke of luck, they were also very curious about the battle’s outcome. After all, this was a battle between Saint Domains. It wasn’t something that they could encounter that many times in their entire lives!</p><p>“So who exactly won?”</p><p>“How about… We go over and take a look?”</p><p>“That’s not really a good idea, is it?”</p><p>“The battle has already ended. There’s no harm in going over to take a look!”</p><p>“Let’s do that, then!”</p><p>Before long, the five arrived at the bottom of the battleground. They were completely stunned by the scene before their eyes!</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”</p>

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Chapter 15

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 15</h1><p>Everywhere within a radius of a few kilometers had become an expanse of charred land!</p><p>Sparks of fire were visible everywhere, and black smoke spread throughout the mountains and fields!</p><p>Trees were burned and greenery covered in ashes, while mountains were charred black and rivers dry!</p><p>This looked completely like the scene after a large-scale fire had erupted!</p><p>Ruins!</p><p>Doomsday!</p><p>Meng Lei stared at the scenery in front of him in shock, greatly impacted by how strong and mighty a Saint Domain was. This was true destruction of heaven and earth, and the scene of a real doomsday. This was too frightening!</p><p>“The Golden Flame Dragonne is gone!”</p><p>“The Saint Domain Magicians have also disappeared!”</p><p>“I wonder what the outcome of the battle this time was?”</p><p>Everyone stared at the scene in front of them with complex feelings!</p><p>“Ding! Dropped item detected. Will you pick it up?”</p><p>At that moment, the system’s voice notification sounded out of the blue. A jolt ran through Meng Lei. True enough, he saw quite a few light balls in the charred land in front of him!</p><p>Meng Lei became excited at once. This was the site of a fierce battle between two Saint Domains. What kind of items would drop from them?</p><p>Those were Saint Domains, you know!</p><p>Even if they had only dropped a strand of leg hair, it was still a Saint Domain-level strand of leg hair!</p><p>The moment the thought entered his mind, Meng Lei hurriedly walked into the ruins and picked up all the light balls!</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Physical Body Constitution +250!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Spirit +156!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Host’s Magic Power +104!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining Thunder-Elemental magic talent!”</p><p>“Ding! Assimilation successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Eighth-Grade Spell, Like A Spring Breeze!”</p><p>A succession of voice notifications rang out continuously in his mind. Meng Lei was stunned. He stood where he was in a daze, unwilling to snap back to reality for the longest time!</p><p>“S-so many?!”</p><p>…</p><p>An unexpected windfall!</p><p>Meng Lei felt as if a windfall had fallen out of nowhere into his lap. Otherwise, how could he have possibly gained so much awesome stuff in one sitting?</p><p>Physical Body Constitution +250!</p><p>Spirit +156!</p><p>Magic Power +104!</p><p>The numbers for these three stats rose sharply, causing the numbers for all his other stats to change dramatically!</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: Second-Grade Warrior (376/500)</p><p>Spirit: First-Grade Magician (169/200)</p><p>Magic Power: First-Grade Magician (130/200)</p><p>His Physical Body Constitution was comparable to that of a Second-Grade Warrior!</p><p>Both his Spirit and his Magic Power were comparable to that of a First-Grade Magician!</p><p>The upgrade could be said to be significant!</p><p>The improvement could be said to be dramatic!</p><p>However, what excited Meng Lei the most was that he had actually picked up Thunder-Elemental magic talent!</p><p>What a surprise!</p><p>And a very big one at that!</p><p><em>It can pick up even magic talent? This system is practically awesome to the point of being broken!</em></p><p>Meng Lei broke into a silly grin. He found all of this so wonderful that he was even making snot bubbles!</p><p>He knew that the Thunder-Elemental magic talent had likely dropped from that purple-robed elderly man. Since he could level up to Saint Domain, then he definitely had great magic talent!</p><p><em>Since I’ve picked up a Saint Domain Magician’s magic talent, my magic talent should also…</em></p><p><em>Shall I give it a go?</em></p><p>Meng Lei couldn’t wait to find somewhere to try it out. As it just so happened, Alison’s four-man team was also planning to take a slight break to recover from their injuries!</p><p>All of them left the battleground and found a quiet place to rest.</p><p>At night…</p><p>After Alison and the rest had fallen asleep, Meng Lei began to meditate.</p><p>He closed his eyes and cleared his mind of thoughts. Soon, his spirit became ethereal and intangible. Then, he tried carefully to sense the elements!</p><p>In the past, he couldn’t sense any magic elements at all.</p><p>However, Meng Lei felt a difference the moment he entered a meditative state today. He saw a few tiny specks of silver light!</p><p>The silver light specks floated around him like fireflies as they twinkled softly. In the beginning, there were only a few sparse specks, as though stars in winter!</p><p>However, they slowly began to increase…</p><p>Toward the end, it had actually become dense and packed. It was impossible to count just how many there were, even if one tried!</p><p><em>I can sense it!</em></p><p><em>Hahaha! I can sense magic elements!</em></p><p>Meng Lei was overjoyed. He wished he could laugh loudly into the sky to give vent to the excitement in him. Being able to sense magic elements meant that even if he didn’t have the system anymore, he could still cultivate magic and become a powerful Magician now!</p><p><em>These silver light specks are probably thunder magic elements!</em></p><p><em>What I should be doing now is capturing all of these magic elements into my body!</em></p><p>Meng Lei suppressed his excitement and continued to meditate!</p><p>Meditation was separated into two steps:</p><p>Step 1: Sensing magic elements!</p><p>Step 2: Refining magic elements!</p><p>To people without magic talent, this was as difficult as crossing an insurmountable obstacle. After all, without magic talent, it was impossible for someone to sense magic elements. When one couldn’t even sense magic elements, how could they even speak of refining them?</p><p>Meng Lei was precisely in that state previously!</p><p>However, things were different now! He could sense them now!</p><p>Meng Lei started to attempt capturing the silver light specks. The amazing thing was that he managed to “eat” the first silver light speck very easily. Then, he ate the second, third, fourth…</p><p><em>Refining magic elements isn’t that difficult, either, is it!?</em></p><p>After eating almost 100 silver light specks in succession, Meng Lei smacked his lips in content. He was in a rather good mood now. He attributed all of this to his magic talent!</p><p>In Alison’s words, magic talent was categorized into strong and weak levels!</p><p>While the difference wasn’t apparent usually, how strong or weak one’s talent would show fully and thoroughly during the process of sensing and refining magic elements!</p><p>People with strong talent would be able to sense magic elements more clearly, and the refining process would also be easier. The amount of time necessary to refine the same amount of magic power was shorter, so it was naturally more efficient!</p><p>With half the amount of effort needed and double the results achieved, the speed of cultivation was faster and the accomplishment higher!</p><p>In the case of people with poor talent, it was the complete opposite.</p><p>…</p><p>It was a sleepless night!</p><p>At dawn the next day, the morning sun started to rise. Warm and pleasant sunlight shone through overlapping treetops and cast mottled tree shadows onto the ground.</p><p>Meng Lei stood up and stretched. He felt refreshed and in high spirits. There was no sign of fatigue in him at all. This was exactly the benefit of meditation!</p><p>Meditation could replace sleeping. Not only could it refine magic power, but it could also improve his spiritual power. Many Magicians rarely slept after they learned how to meditate!</p><p><em>I wonder how the results of last night’s meditation are?</em></p><p>Meng Lei took a breath of fresh air. Then, he turned on his personal stats interface and checked all the attribute fields!</p><p>Host: Meng Lei</p><p>Race: Human</p><p>Wealth: 916 gold coins</p><p>Physical Body Constitution: Second-Grade Warrior (376/500)</p><p>Spirit: First-Grade Magician (173/200)</p><p>Magic Power: First-Grade Magician (140/200)</p><p>Spell(s): Fireball Technique, Thorn Vine, Water Bubble, Earthquake, Wind Blade, Burning Hand, Fire Ring, Like A Spring Breeze</p><p><em>Eh? My spiritual power has increased by 3, and my magic power by 10! That’s pretty quick!</em></p><p>Meng Lei was very surprised. Although the increments of 3 points and 10 points were certainly very slow in comparison to yesterday’s “unexpected windfall”, one mustn’t forget this—a windfall was ultimately just a windfall. It was impossible for something like that to happen every day!</p><p>A steady daily harvest was the way to go instead!</p><p>Just a night’s meditation had already increased his spiritual power by 3 points and his magic power by 10 points. What would happen in a month? Or a year?</p><p>Moreover, Meng Lei felt that as his battle capabilities increased, the meditation effects would also definitely become better and better. The upgrading of his spiritual power and magic power definitely wouldn’t just be this little. His future was bright!</p><p><em>Going back to the previous topic, though, an unexpected windfall really feels great!</em></p><p><em>The rewards from just that short amount of time yesterday could already match up to all my hard work from the last few days!</em></p><p><em>No wonder people say that horses don’t bulk up without feeding at night, and people don’t get rich without unexpected windfalls!</em></p><p><em>Looks like I need to head toward bustling places more often in the future…</em></p>

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Chapter 16

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 16</h1><p>In the following few days, the group of five continued on their training journey. They swept through the outer boundary region at an average speed of killing three to four Second-Grade Magical Beasts per day!</p><p>Six-Tailed Poison Centipedes, Bloodthirsty Red Ants, Golden-Eyed Demonic Bats, Giant Swamp Crocodiles…</p><p>Meng Lei picked up dropped items and collected kills in the day, while at night, he boosted his spiritual power and magic power—and in turn, all of his other stats—through meditation. His battle capabilities were totally different every day!</p><p>However, all good things must come to an end!</p><p>A week later, Alison and the other three men’s training journey came to an end. The vacation was over, so they were returning to the academy, while Meng Lei also had to return to Magical Beast Village.</p><p>Everyone bade farewell reluctantly and went their separate ways.</p><p>“You’re finally back, kid!”</p><p>Upon Meng Lei’s return, Captain Hudders’ worry finally eased. Meng Lei hadn’t returned for more than 20 days, so he had been really worried that something had happened to him. However, Meng Lei was finally back now!</p><p>“I was only moving about in the Magical Beast Forest’s outer boundaries. What kind of danger could there be?” Meng Lei laughed and changed the topic. He asked, “Captain Hudders, can we make it for the magic assessment if we set off now?</p><p>“There are only a few days till term begins at the magic academy!” Captain Hudders shook his head and replied, “It’s fortunate that our Magical Beast Village isn’t far from the capital city, so it’ll take only five days to get there. Otherwise, you’d be crying right now!”</p><p>“As long as we can make it!”</p><p>Meng Lei heaved a sigh of relief. Fire Dragon Kingdom, as the kingdom nearest to Magical Beast Ridge within the Dragon God Empire, had always existed for the purpose of being the empire’s shield in the west. In order to better defend against Magical Beasts’ attacks and harassment, Fire Dragon Kingdom’s capital city was built right at the fringes of Magical Beast Ridge!</p><p>Thus, Magical Beast Village was not far from the capital city.</p><p>“Have a good rest tonight, Meng Lei. We’ll set off right in the morning tomorrow!”</p><p>“Alright, Captain Hudders!”</p><p>…</p><p>A night of pleasant dreams passed!</p><p>Meng Lei woke up early the next morning. After packing his things carefully, he headed over to Captain Hudders’ home. What surprised him when he reached was that Jonah, Joseph, Andrew, and their parents were actually there, too!</p><p>“Jonah, why are all of you here?” asked Meng Lei in mild puzzlement while looking at the three of them.</p><p>These three little fellows were his companions, the kind where they had grown up together playing with mud and wearing split pants ¹ .</p><p>“Hehe, we’re following Uncle Hudders to the capital city to take part in the magic assessment!”</p><p>Jonah, who was wearing a long gunny dress, revealed a pair of adorable little canine teeth as she replied to his question with a giggle. She was the only girl among the three. Although her clothes were old and tattered, it couldn’t hide her attractive facial features, nonetheless. If she were to change into the kind of lavish long dresses that nobility wore, she wouldn’t pale in comparison to those rich young ladies at all!</p><p>Meng Lei nodded. “Is that so!”</p><p>“Big Brother Meng Lei, I heard from Uncle Hudders that you went into the mountains alone. You didn’t meet with any danger, did you?” asked Jonah somewhat anxiously.</p><p>“I was only moving about in the outer boundaries. What kind of danger could there be?”</p><p>Meng Lei laughed and shook his head. Then, he changed the topic and said, “I’d thought that I’d be the only one going to the capital city. Now that you guys will also be with me, I won’t be lonely on the way there anymore! That’s great!”</p><p>“Yes, yes! Since all of us are going to the capital city together, we can look out for each other!”</p><p>Jonah clapped her little hands, her face red and rosy from excitement. She said, “Speaking of that, I’ve never been to the capital city even at this age! I wonder what it’s like over there?”</p><p>“I’ve heard that the city walls are very high and that there are a lot of Dragon People with dragon heads?”</p><p>“There are also big and tall buildings, and a neat and tidy Elysium Avenue?”</p><p>Joseph and Andrew’s eyes lit up. Their little faces were full of yearning and anticipation!</p><p>“We’ll be able to see them very soon!”</p><p>Meng Lei smiled. To villagers living in far and remote places like them, their activity range was solely limited to the villages nearby and Magical Beast Ridge. They might not even be able to go to the capital city even once in their entire lives!</p><p>One could say that it was thanks to the magic assessment that Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew could go to the capital city this time. If not for the fact that this concerned their children’s lifelong destinies, how could their parents possibly be willing to pay such a high price to send them to the capital city?</p><p>10 gold coins!</p><p>That was enough to make up a family of three’s expenses for two to three years!</p><p>Moreover, this was even a gamble where the chances of failure reached as high as 99.99%. It wouldn’t take much at all for their 10 gold coins to go up in smoke and not even get a single cent of their capital back!</p><p>Therefore, this must have been a huge decision for Jonah and the other two children’s parents. After all, there were quite a number of children in Magical Beast Village, but the only ones who really had the courage to send their children to take part in the magic assessment were just these three families!</p><p>“Jonah, listen to your Uncle Hudders’ instructions on the way there!”</p><p>“Andrew, be obedient. Don’t be cheeky and make any trouble!”</p><p>“Joseph, the capital city is not like the village…”</p><p>The doors at the village’s entrance opened. Under Jonah and the other two’s parents, the villagers, and their little companions’ looks of envy, an old ox cart slowly drove out of the village.</p><p>There were many children in the Magical Beast Village!</p><p>However, not many families dared to send their children to take part in the magic assessment.</p><p>…</p><p>Not only was the old and rundown ox cart constantly creaking, but the ride was also very bumpy. It wasn’t comfortable sitting on it at all. Νevertheless, the three young children, Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew, still looked very excited. They constantly chatted without a moment’s pause during the way there, just like three joyous little sparrows!</p><p>Unfortunately, their excitement only lasted for two days before it disappeared. The three children gradually couldn’t take the long, arduous journey anymore. Like plants shriveled from the cold, they became… all wilted!</p><p>Captain Hudders had expected this from the start, and there was no other way around it. The term was beginning soon. Even if they had to grit their teeth, they had to endure it all the way to the capital city, regardless! None of them were allowed to give up halfway at this point!</p><p>After five days of dry and boring traveling, they finally reached the capital city—Fire Dragon City!</p><p>…</p><p>Fire Dragon City, the capital of Fire Dragon Kingdom, was also the Dragon God Empire’s biggest and most prosperous city in the west. The city was situated on flat land and divided into two regions, the east and the west.</p><p>Fire Dragon Kingdom’s royal palaces, as well as the nobility and high-ranking officials’ mansions, were located in East City.</p><p>As for West City, it was mainly an academic city. The majority of magic academies and warrior academies were located there. Thus, West City was comparable to the college towns on Earth!</p><p>Meng Lei and the others entered Fire Dragon City in the afternoon that day.</p><p>“Wow!”</p><p>Fire Dragon City’s level of prosperity wasn’t something that Magical Beast Village could compare to at all. The smooth, level, and sturdy ground of Elysium Avenue, pure white and organized buildings, a dazzling array of products, all manner of people in the crowd…</p><p>The three little fellows’ eyes were bedazzled, and they looked just like country bumpkins!</p><p>“So this is the capital city? It’s so beautiful!”</p><p>Jonah’s eyes were bright and shiny as she looked to the left one moment and to the right the next. She was so excited that she looked just like a happy skylark. However, in contrast to her behavior, the two young boys, Joseph and Andrew, suddenly became awkward and constrained instead. They were clenching the corners of their gunny clothes the whole time.</p><p>“Country bumpkins!”</p><p>The noblewomen and young ladies going to and fro were dressed in trendy clothes, wore lavish jewelry, and also wore fragrant perfumes. None of them bothered giving Meng Lei and the others a proper glance at all!</p><p>Young noble ladies born in the capital city naturally had an innate sense of superiority. This caused Joseph and Andrew, who were entering the city for the first time, to develop a sense of shame and inferiority, and they didn’t dare to meet their eyes.</p><p>Upon seeing the two boys’ reactions, Captain Hudders shook his head and didn’t say much. This was always the case when people like them entered the city for the first time. His reaction had been even more unseemly than Joseph and Andrew’s back then!</p><p>He could only say this—it would be fine once they got used to it.</p><p>The precondition was that they had the chance to, though!</p><p>What surprised Hudders was Meng Lei, however. He sized up the crowd going to and fro, clicking his tongue in wonder and admiration as he looked at them curiously. There was no sense of awkwardness or inferiority coming from him at all!</p><p><em>As expected, this child has extraordinary character!</em></p><p>Hudders nodded secretly to himself. Then, he brought the four children with him and headed to West City.</p><p>That place was the gathering point of all the great academies. Assessments to evaluate one’s magic talent were specially set up over there, and it was also where the children’s destinies would be determined!</p>

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Chapter 17

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 17</h1><p>“There are a total of 70-odd academies in our Fire Dragon Capital City!”</p><p>As they walked down the gray crystals-paved Elysium Avenue, Captain Hudders spoke on and on without even a moment’s pause and gave them an introduction of the academies. He continued and said, “Out of which, only three are magic academies. They are respectively the Fire Dragon Magic Academy, Douglas Magic Academy, and Dragon People Magic Academy. All of the rest are warrior academies!”</p><p>“Only three magic academies? There are only so few?”</p><p>Jonah and the other two boys looked surprised.</p><p>“Talent is required to cultivate magic!”</p><p>A smiling Captain Hudders continued his explanation. “And only one in ten thousand possesses magic talent. This has led to the magic academies’ inability to increase in numbers!”</p><p>Jonah and the other two boys turned nervous and uneasy at once when they heard what he said.</p><p>One in ten thousand? Would they be the lucky ones among the ten thousand people?</p><p>“Captain Hudders, is there any difference among the three magic academies?” asked Meng Lei.</p><p>“There are always differences in everything, be it people’s statuses or even a tree’s circumference. Magic academies are naturally also divided into different classes. Take these three magic academies in our Fire Dragon Capital City, for example!”</p><p>Captain Hudders smiled and gave them an introduction of the academies. He believed that Meng Lei possessed magic talent and would definitely be able to enroll in and study in a magic academy. The key here was which magic academy he should choose!</p><p>Thus, there was a need to give him a thorough introduction!</p><p>“Fire Dragon Magic Academy is the best magic academy among the three. Set up in the Fire Dragon Kingdom’s name, it is the kingdom’s official magic academy. In other words, the national magic academy!</p><p>“Due to its background as an official academy, Fire Dragon Magic Academy’s teachers have very strong and solid qualifications. With a complete range of facilities and the best cultivation resources, the Magicians that they groom and nurture are the most outstanding!</p><p>“Thus, Fire Dragon Magic Academy fully deserves the title of the top magic academy in our Fire Dragon Kingdom!”</p><p>Captain Hudders gave Meng Lei a meaningful look at this point, and added, “Thus, Fire Dragon Magic Academy is naturally also the first choice for magic geniuses with exceptionally great talent!</p><p>“Be it Drakes or humans, as long as they have exceptionally good talent and can meet the requirements, everyone is qualified to enroll in Fire Dragon Magic Academy to study. In this aspect, we humans and the Dragon People are equal in status!”</p><p>“I see!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded quietly, a brilliant glint at the bottom of his eyes!</p><p>“In comparison, the remaining two magic academies are slightly inferior!”</p><p>Captain Hudders went on and said, “Dragon People Magic Academy mainly caters to Dragon People with mediocre magic talent. Of course, there are also some human nobility descendants with mediocre magic talent there. As for Douglas Magic Academy, it mainly recruits human commoners with mediocre magic talent, and is considered a commoner academy.”</p><p><em>Fire Dragon Magic Academy!</em></p><p><em>Dragon People Magic Academy!</em></p><p><em>Douglas Magic Academy!</em></p><p><em>I didn’t think that schools would also be divided into the elite and the ordinary in this alternate world!</em></p><p>Meng Lei shook his head lightly and walked on ahead. And as he had put it, weren’t the three magic academies precisely an elite school and ordinary schools?!</p><p>Gradually, more and more pedestrians appeared along the path. Most of them were in combinations such as two adults and a child, or a family with a few members. Additionally, most of them were nervous and uneasy. Evidently, they were also people here to take part in the magic assessment!</p><p>Meng Lei’s group followed the crowd and quickly arrived at the place where the magic assessment was held—Fire Dragon Square!</p><p>Fire Dragon Square was a large public square occupying an area that could fit a few soccer fields. In the center of the square stood a 100-meters tall Golden Colossal Dragon statue!</p><p>Its golden dragon scales were vivid, as though they were alive!</p><p>Its dragon wings spread wide, covering and blocking the sky!</p><p>Its dragon mouth was wide open as it roared into the sky!</p><p>Its dragon horns were ferocious and savage, and pierced through the heavens!</p><p>A domineering and imposing aura assaulted their senses. They could feel it even from a great distance away. It induced a sense of submission in people, such that they couldn’t conceive any thoughts of resistance at all!</p><p>“Praise be to the Dragon God!”</p><p>Upon seeing the Golden Colossal Dragon statue, Captain Hudders pressed his hands against his chest, bent over into a bow, and said a pious prayer, which stunned Meng Lei and the other three children.</p><p>“Uncle Hudders, what are you doing?”</p><p>The bubbly Jonah gave voice to the puzzlement in her mind. Captain Hudders received a shock, and hastily covered her mouth as he looked left and right. When he saw that no one had noticed, he let out a breath of relief, lowered his voice, and said, “This is the great Dragon God statue. You must salute whenever you see it! The four of you, hurry and salute the Dragon God!”</p><p><em>The Dragon God statue?</em></p><p><em>One must salute when they see it?</em></p><p>It was only then that Meng Lei discovered that it wasn’t just Captain Hudders. Without any exception, all the other pedestrians around them had also saluted piously upon seeing the Dragon God statue!</p><p>“Dragon God?”</p><p>Meng Lei’s brows drew together.</p><p>“The Dragon God is the Dragon God Empire’s founding emperor, and is also the one and only religion!” Captain Hudders said in a hushed voice, “All of the empire’s citizens must believe in the great Dragon God. Those who do not believe in it are considered heathens. If you don’t wish to be burned at the stake, then hurry and salute!”</p><p><em>What the hell!</em></p><p>Meng Lei got a shock and hastily made a show of saluting. How could one not bow to their circumstances when they were under someone else’s roof? He was still very weak right now, so he’d better act according to the others’ rules instead!</p><p>“Praise be to the Dragon God!”</p><p>Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew also saluted respectfully.</p><p>“Great!”</p><p>Captain Hudders breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he pointed to the front and said, “That’s where the magic assessment will be held. Let’s hurry over!”</p><p>“Alright!”</p><p>Fire Dragon Square was very crowded and packed with people. There were many nobles dressed fastidiously, as well as commoners dressed in coarse sackcloth. However, what attracted Meng Lei’s attention the most was still… the Drakes!</p><p>Drakes were categorized into Dragon People and Dragon Beasts.</p><p>Dragon Beasts were the descendants of Colossal Dragons and Magical Beasts and looked almost no different from wild Magical Beasts. There were Dragon-Wolves that looked like giant wolves, Dragon-Rhinos that looked like rhinoceroses, and earthworms that looked like crocodiles…</p><p>There was a rich variety of Dragon Beasts, and they had all manner of appearances!</p><p>If these strange beasts had been in the Magical Beast Forest, they would have been the targets of hunting for sure. But here, these Dragon Beasts wore gold and silver, dressed in magnificent clothing, and appeared openly in public!</p><p>Not only did nobody dare to hunt and kill them, but they even had to obediently make way for them in abject fear that they would enrage the other party!</p><p>This was because everyone knew that each of these ferocious-looking Dragon Beasts came from a notable background, whether it was a Marquis’ son, a Duke’s nephew, or even a member of nobility itself. Who would dare to mess with them?</p><p><em>Even humans are beneath beasts when they are but just monkeys wearing hats!</em></p><p>Meng Lei secretly sighed as he watched the tyrannical Dragon Beasts. In this vast and broad land called the Dragon God Empire, humans were just appendages and slaves, while the dragons… were the true masters!</p><p>As such, every Tom, Dick, and Harry animal related to the Colossal Dragons had become the masters. Not only was killing humans not illegal, but they even got to enjoy various special privileges. Should anyone offend them and be killed as a result, they would only die in vain!</p><p>Of course, although there were quite a few Dragon Beasts, there were even more Dragon People!</p><p>80% of Dragon God Empire’s nobility were Dragon People, and these aristocratic Dragon People’s descendants were also Dragon People. As a result, there was an extremely high number of Dragon People here taking part in the magic assessment!</p><p>Some had a pair of horns on their heads!</p><p>Some had wings on their backs!</p><p>Some had dragon tails at their bottoms!</p><p>Some had scales on their bodies!</p><p>All of them possessed obvious dragon characteristics!</p><p>“Meng Lei, don’t stare at the Dragon People like that. It’s very rude!” Captain Hudders patted Meng Lei on the shoulder and gave him a soft reminder, “If you enrage any with a bad temper and end up being smacked to death with one swipe of their claws, you won’t even be able to reason with them at all!”</p><p>“Uhh?! Okay, okay!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded. Then, he suddenly pointed at some Dragon People who were wearing coarse sackcloth and asked, “Captain Hudders, aren’t Dragon People nobility? Why are those people wearing commoner clothes? Are they down and out nobility?”</p><p>Birds of a feather flocked together, and like-minded people gathered in groups!</p><p>There were a lot of people in the public square, and they gathered in groups of two to three and chatted with one another. However, they largely fell into four groups—magnificently-dressed human nobility, Dragon Beasts that looked like Magical Beasts, Dragon People nobility, and human commoners!</p><p>This was exceptionally obvious, and this could be seen based on their dressing and looks. However, what puzzled Meng Lei was that there was still another special group apart from these four groups!</p><p>They were all Dragon People, but they were dressed in coarse sackcloth and looked about the same as human commoners. Were they the commoners among Dragon People?</p>

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Chapter 18

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 18</h1><p>They were clearly Dragon People, but they were dressed in civilian clothing, one had to feel confused!</p><p>“These Dragon People… Some of them are fallen nobles!”</p><p>Captain Hudders heard this, gave the group of Dragon People a look, and explained in a low voice, “Some of them belong to the civilian class just like us!”</p><p>Meng Lei was stunned. “Civilians? There are civilians among the Dragon People?”</p><p>“Of course! Dragons are wanton in nature, and many Dragon People also inherited this kind of trait. Some Dragon People of poor character refused to recognize what they did after committing bad deeds…”</p><p>Captain Hudders shook his head. “This caused the birth of a lot of Dragon People orphans and bastards. They grow up without any family to rely on, and without titles, so they naturally become civilians!”</p><p>“I see!”</p><p>Meng Lei suddenly understood. Even humans could act irresponsibly, such as abandoning their wives and children, not to mention Dragon People who were wanton in nature. From this aspect, the birth of Dragon People bastards and orphans was then inevitable!</p><p>“Even if we’re both civilians, their lives are not what we can be compared to!” Captain Hudders shook his head. “Even the weakest Dragon Person makes a pretty strong fighter and has plenty of opportunities to make a head start, which is something we humans can’t compare to!”</p><p>“That’s true!” Meng Lei nodded quietly.</p><p>“Come on, that is the place of the assessment, let’s go!” Hudders pointed in the direction with the largest number of people, and the group headed there. Soon, several armored knights stopped them!</p><p>“Accompanying people, please stop!”</p><p>“Magic test, 10 gold coins per person!”</p><p>“Meng Lei, you all can go in!”</p><p>Hudders took out 40 gold coins, which he had prepared beforehand, and handed them over to Meng Lei. His gaze swept across each of the four and encouraged them, “May the Dragon God bless you all. I believe you will surely fulfill your wishes!”</p><p>“Yes!”</p><p>The four nodded hard.</p><p>There were many people taking part in the magic test. People came and went, and they had lined up in 10 long lines. It was quite similar to the scene of people lining up for train tickets back home before the Chinese New Year!</p><p>“So many people, how long will we have to wait?”</p><p>Meng Lei sighed, before he found a relatively shorter queue and joined at its end. When looking at the long queue, he felt a slight headache.</p><p>“Brother Meng Lei, I’m… I’m nervous!”</p><p>Jonah pulled Meng Lei’s sleeves, her little face full of anxiety and nervousness. She was completely devoid of her former liveliness and mischief!</p><p>“Relax. Such things only depend on fate, so being nervous won’t help!”</p><p>Meng Lei, not knowing how to comfort her, could only say so!</p><p>The sun was hot, and the heat unbearable. The Fire Dragon Kingdom was near the Magical Beast Forest, with a climate similar to that of a tropical rainforest. Right now, waiting was simply a torment!</p><p>However, currently, most people were in no mood to pay attention to the hot weather, as their hearts were filled with tension and anxiety. This was the moment when their fate would be determined!</p><p>With talent, one could leap high beyond their current positions, into a bright future!</p><p>Without talent, one could only continue sticking around, being mediocre, and looking for an alternative path!</p><p>“This is much crueler than the College Entrance Examination!” Meng Lei sighed quietly. “It’s actually similar to ancient imperial examinations!”</p><p>While waiting anxiously, they witnessed all kinds of reactions from others!</p><p>Some cried out of joy and left rejoicing!</p><p>Some shook their heads and sighed, not satisfied with the test result!</p><p>Even more were in great agony, as they left sadly!</p><p>The cruelty of reality was shown here completely and vividly!</p><p>The rows moved forward slowly. After hours of waiting, Meng Lei and his three peers approached the testing table!</p><p>Three youths in black magic robes stood in front of the table, responsible for testing this row!</p><p>One was in charge of calling people!</p><p>One was in charge of testing!</p><p>One was in charge of recording!</p><p>They all performed their duties in an orderly manner!</p><p>A middle-aged man, who was dozing off, was seated behind them. He leaned back against the back of the chair, his head drooping, his eyes closed tight. He seemed to be fast asleep, as though he completely ignored his surrounding environment.</p><p>There were two testing instruments. The first one was a crystal ball the size of a basketball, with a transparent interior without a trace of noise, hanging in mid-air like a crystal-clear diamond.</p><p>The other was a gigantic “thermometer” several feet high and one foot wide, standing in front of the crystal ball, with a red line inside and numbers on both sides. It was a proper enlarged thermometer!</p><p>“Next!”</p><p>The youth in charge of calling people called out. A yellow-haired young man dressed in a civilian burlap robe hurriedly responded and walked up quickly!</p><p>Perhaps because he was too nervous, the yellow-haired young man staggered and suddenly fell on the ground, almost bumping onto the crystal ball!</p><p>Everyone laughed out loud. The yellow-haired young man got even more nervous and stood up in a flurry. He jabbered out, “I’m… I’m sorry, my name is Po… Porter…”</p><p>“No need to say your name, just put your hand on the crystal ball!”</p><p>The young man in charge of the assessment said indifferently, showing no intention to listen to the yellow-haired young man’s name. Indeed, the ones in charge of magic testing only registered those who had magical talent!</p><p>As to those without magical talent, there was no need to even register them— reality was that cruel!</p><p>“Yes… Yes!”</p><p>Porter nodded hurriedly, stretched out his trembling hand, and pressed it on the crystal ball. Then, he stared hard at the crystal ball, waiting for the trial of fate!</p><p>He was so nervous that he held his breath, for fear that a minute detail would lead to inaccurate test results and sentence him with the “death penalty”!</p><p>The young man in charge of the assessment had an indifferent look as his gaze fell on the crystal ball. The originally transparent crystal ball glowed with a faint, blurry light as if it was charged with electricity!</p><p>It was an earthly yellow color, mixed with a little bit of cyan, looking like faint-colored light reflected by lenses!</p><p>“Elemental Affinity: Medium-Grade Earth Element, Low-Grade Wind Element!”</p><p>The young man in charge of the assessment said lightly, “The next step is to test your spiritual power! See the red dot under the spiritual tester? Use your spiritual power to press it down as much as possible.”</p><p><em>Spiritual tester?</em></p><p>Meng Lei looked over, following his instructions, and indeed saw a red dot on the bottom of the gigantic “thermometer”. It was about the size of a coin and seemed like a button.</p><p>“S-Sir, how to use… spiritual power?”</p><p>Porter’s face flushed red as he asked with some difficulty.</p><p>“There’s a magical pattern engraved on the red dot. It will guide your spiritual power automatically, so you just need to stare at the red dot.” The young man in charge of the assessment said lightly, “The ones who are getting tested later should also listen. When you test your spiritual power…”</p><p>“Okay!”</p><p>Porter hurriedly nodded, and his eyes looked toward the red dot at the spiritual tester’s bottom!</p><p>Instantly, the red line inside the spiritual tester started to rise, passing by one numbered mark followed by another!</p><p><em>This is the instrument for testing spiritual power?</em></p><p>Meng Lei’s eyes gleamed, staring at the red line in the spirit tester.</p><p><em>This thing is somewhat similar to a thermometer. However, that one tests spiritual power and the other tests temperature!</em></p><p>After a moment, the red line stopped moving.</p><p>The young man in charge of the assessment gave the mark where the red line was a look, and his tone softened a little.</p><p>“Spiritual Power: 23</p><p>“4 times that of same-age peers!</p><p>“Barely meeting the standard!</p><p>“Elemental Affinity: Medium-Grade Earth Element, Low-Grade Wind Element!</p><p>“Overall evaluation: Has magical talent, qualified to become a Magician!”</p>

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Chapter 19

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<h1>Chapter 19</h1><p><em>Spiritual Power: 23!</em></p><p><em>4 times that of same-age peers!</em></p><p><em>Barely meeting the standard!</em></p><p><em>Elemental Affinity: Medium-Grade Earth Element, Low-Grade Wind Element</em></p><p><em>Overall evaluation: Has magic talent, qualified to become a Magician!</em></p><p>“YAY!”</p><p>The excited Porter started shouting as though he had heard the most beautiful language in the world. His tears of joy ran down his face like a fountain, wetting his clothes.</p><p>“Oh my dragon god!”</p><p>“A peasant can actually become a Magician? Are there heavenly principles left in this world?”</p><p>“Really…”</p><p>Everyone started discussing with great envy.</p><p>Meng Lei also looked at Porter and felt quite emotional. Although Porter was plainly dressed right now, he had the magical talent that countless people couldn’t even dream of!</p><p>Predictably, so long as he graduated from a magic academy, he would become a prestigious Magician. By then, he would be powerful and have a high position. Beautiful women, money, and so on, would come to his door!</p><p>As of that moment, his fate had completely changed!</p><p>“Next!”</p><p><em>Finally, my turn!</em></p><p>Meng Lei took a deep breath and walked up slowly!</p><p>“Another peasant!”</p><p>“What an offense to the eye!”</p><p>“This guy certainly doesn’t have magical talent!”</p><p>“The possibility of these peasants having magical talent is much lower than we nobles, with barely 1 in 100,000. The bumpkin just now already had dumb luck. It must be tricky for this guy now!</p><p>“I’ll bet a pack of sausages that he has no magical talent!”</p><p>“I’ll bet two…”</p><p>A group of nobility youths discussed in low voices, with much disdain in their tone. In the Dragon God Empire, the chasm of class division was too big!</p><p>Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew looked at Meng Lei, their eyes full of hope, though they also didn’t have much hope in their hearts!</p><p>“Go for it, Brother Meng Lei!”</p><p>“It should be able to detect it, right?”</p><p>Meng Lei took a deep breath and pressed both his hands on the crystal ball!</p><p>At that moment, he actually got nervous. Although he had picked up the Saint Domain Magician’s Thunder-Element magic talent and had succeeded in meditation, Meng Lei still felt a bit uncertain!</p><p>After all, his magic talent was acquired after his birth. What if this thing couldn’t detect it?”</p><p>Buzz…</p><p>Meng Lei was overconcerned!</p><p>At the moment his hands came into contact with the crystal ball, dazzling silver light suddenly burst out of the crystal ball, rendering the crystal ball as bright as the sun!</p><p>Tiny and brilliant silver arcs coursed throughout the crystal ball, as though they were about to break the crystal ball and get out!</p><p>Whoosh!</p><p>Behind the three youths in charge of the assessment, the drowsy middle-aged man lying in a chair suddenly opened his eyes and stood up with a swoosh. He stared intently at the crystal ball, his face excited!</p><p>“Elemental Affinity: Thunder-Element… Superior-Grade!” The middle-aged man slowly uttered that sentence, his eyes shining!</p><p>After that statement, the surroundings burst into an uproar! The nobility youths that had been mocking Meng Lei with disdain previously were instantly rendered speechless!</p><p>“Super- Superior-Grade?”</p><p>“Oh my dragon god! Am I hearing this correctly?”</p><p>“How is this possible!? Superior-Grade Elemental Affinity, isn’t that too much?”</p><p>The three youths in charge of the assessment were also astonished. Generally, the vast majority of people with magic talent were of Low-Grade Elemental Affinity, which was the bottom line, and also the minimum standard to sense magic elements!</p><p>Above low-grade was medium-grade!</p><p>When people with Medium-Grade Elemental Affinity meditated, the magic elements they sensed were… 10 times clearer than that of a person with Low-Grade Elemental Affinity!</p><p>Above medium-grade was… upper grade, which is 100 times clearer!</p><p>This meant that while others required 100 hours to refine a certain amount of magic power, a person with Upper-Grade Elemental Affinity only needed 1 hour. It was a total of 100 times difference in efficiency!</p><p>Was there a big difference?</p><p>It was like the distance between two poles!</p><p>Therefore, under the premise of similar mental strength, however hard people with Low-Grade Elemental Affinity practiced, they could only become Low-Level Magicians!</p><p>What was considered low-level?</p><p>First, second, and third grade, that’s all!</p><p>In the meantime, people with High-Level Elemental Affinity could become Low-Level Magicians effortlessly. If they put in a bit more effort, they could become Medium-Level Magicians. If they worked a bit harder, it was not difficult for them to become High-Level Magicians!</p><p>This was the difference between low-grade and high-grade!</p><p>As for superior-grade, that was even more extraordinarily rare. Even among Dragon People who had inherited the dragons’ magic talent and had super-strong Elemental Affinity at birth, Superior-Grade Elemental Affinity was very rare!</p><p>After all, this was 1,000 times the sensing clarity!</p><p>The middle-aged man directly pushed aside the young man in charge of the assessment and personally took charge of the process. “Quickly! Quickly test his spiritual power!” His voice was trembling!</p><p>For people with this kind of talent, even if they didn’t meditate, magic elements would rush to squeeze into his body. They were almost like the bastard sons of the God of Magic!</p><p>Meng Lei walked to the spiritual tester with an unprecedentedly relaxed expression. His spiritual attribute was as high as 215, comparable to Second-Grade Magicians. What did he have to worry about?</p><p>“This guy simply has such dumb luck!”</p><p>The nobility youths looked at Meng Lei, feeling envious. “With such a strong magic talent, his spiritual power must be very poor. After all, it’s impossible for all the good things to happen to him!”</p><p>It was a pity that these people were destined to be disappointed!</p><p>Their eyes were fixed on Meng Lei and the red dot!</p><p>The spiritual tester’s red line rapidly rose like it was tied on a rocket. In the blink of an eye, it had climbed past half of the scale and continued rushing upward!</p><p>“What the hell!?”</p><p>“So fast?”</p><p>All who witnessed this scene were so surprised that their eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets!</p><p>When others tested their spiritual power, the red line would rise slowly, one line by one line. Yet for him…</p><p>“A… A genius! This is a real genius!”</p><p>The middle-aged man stuttered while his body started trembling due to excitement. His group had finally unearthed a genius!</p><p>Whoosh!</p><p>Soon, before everyone’s shocked eyes, the line reached the top of the spiritual tester and filled up the entire scale, before stopping!</p><p>However, everyone could see that the “full value” wasn’t the limit of Meng Lei’s spiritual power. If the spiritual tester scale was longer, the red line representing Meng Lei’s spiritual power would definitely… be even higher!</p><p>“Full… Full value! Spiritual power, 100 times that of same-age peers!”</p><p>The middle-aged man announced the results with a shaking voice.</p><p>“Elemental Affinity: Superior-Grade Thunder Element!</p><p>“Spiritual Power: 100 times that of same-age peers!</p><p>“Overall evaluation: magic talent… super-excellent!”</p><p>The entire venue burst into an uproar again!</p><p>“100… 100 times!?”</p><p>“Super-excellent?”</p><p>“Is this still human?”</p><p>“He’s just a monster!”</p><p>“Superior-Grade Elemental Affinity, and his spiritual power is actually also so wild? How is this reasonable?”</p><p>“A peasant who came out of nowhere actually has such mad talent? Has the God of Magic gotten blind?”</p><p>“This guy is not bad even compared to Ordos, right?”</p><p>“Almost!”</p><p>“Psst! Ordos is actually a second-generation Dragon Man with the blood of Golden Colossal Dragon…”</p><p>The looks everyone gave Meng Lei were full of envy and jealousy. Some nobles and Dragon People had especially shiny eyes, full of shock and awe!</p><p>“Sir, I am Fred from the Admissions Office of Douglas Magic Academy!”</p><p>At that moment, an old man in a magic robe squeezed through the crowd and walked over. “I sincerely invite you to join our Douglas Magic Academy. So long as you join…”</p>

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Chapter 20

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 20</h1><p>During the start-of-school season every year, the major academies were extremely busy. The magic test before school started alone took an entire week, not to mention others!</p><p>Youths of nobles, civilians, Dragon People, Dragon Beasts, and other intelligent races gathered en masse in the capital city, participating in this great event that changed their own fate!</p><p>Nobody who had ambitions to practice magic wanted to miss it!</p><p>People came and went endlessly.</p><p>On the Dragon God Square, apart from the youths who took part in the test, their family members, and the testing staff, another special group was present—the teachers in charge of admissions in the various academies!</p><p>Not far from the magic testing point, several dozens “stalls” scattered around. Each stall had banners erected in front of them, indicating their identities. There were “Fire Dragon Magic Academy”, “Dragon God Paladin Academy”, “Kellner Great Axe Academy”, and so on!</p><p>These stalls were the admission points of the various academies!</p><p>Currently, at one corner of the admissions point, three old men in purple magic robes were lying on their chairs, chatting idly.</p><p>An old man with messy hair and rosacea on his nose released an alcoholic burp, saying weakly, “It’s the last day of the magic test, and there doesn’t seem to be any more geniuses! Alas, this old man has been handling admissions for so many years, yet this year is my biggest failure! ”</p><p>After that was said, an old man with a horn on top of his head and a black piece of scale between his brows was immediately dissatisfied. “Carls, you still have the face to complain? You got so many quality students again this year. If I were you, I’d wake up in my dream, laughing. This poor old man accompanies you both every year in vain…”</p><p>Upon hearing that, another bald old man snorted coldly. “Nonsense! Old thing, you’ve been accompanying us in vain? What do you say about Ordos then? Don’t you forget that the strongest genius this year was robbed away by your Dragon People Academy!”</p><p>Having said this, the bald old man sighed. “I’m the one who actually accompanies you both in vain every year. I watch one genius after another get taken away by you both, it’s really… heartbreaking!”</p><p>The one-horned old man glared at the bald old man and said lightly, “However good Ordos’s talent is, he’s just one person. How can he compare to all those geniuses taken away by Carls! Sigh…”</p><p>“Old thing, you’ve gotten the better deal, stop complaining!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea snorted. “You know better than anyone else that geniuses are prized for their quality, not numbers. One Ordos can match a few dozens of ordinary geniuses! Tsk, tsk, double superior-grade of Light-Element and Wind-Element, 88 times the spiritual power of same-age peers. It’s so crazy!”</p><p>“Exactly! If it’s possible, I would rather exchange all the students I got this year for Ordos!”</p><p>The bald man agreed deeply. “If a genius like Ordos is properly cultivated, it’s a sure thing for him to become a Ninth-Grade Magician Mentor, or even…”</p><p>He didn’t speak the rest of the sentence, but both the old man with rosacea and the one-horned old man understood his meaning. Talent such as Ordos’ had the prospect of reaching the Saint Domain!</p><p>The Saint Domain!</p><p>What kind of existence was that?</p><p>How many ordinary alumni were one Saint Domain alumni comparable to?</p><p>“It’s a pity that such a genius is pretty much wasted being put into your Dragon People Academy!” The old man with rosacea said angrily, “He should come to our Fire Dragon Academy. Only Fire Dragon Academy can give him the best educational environment!”</p><p>Upon hearing that, the one-horned old man immediately blew his beard and stared. “Old man, stop talking sh*t! Our Dragon People Academy isn’t much worse than your Fire Dragon Academy, if not for—”</p><p>“Teacher! Hurry! Another genius has appeared!”</p><p>While the three old men were arguing heatedly, a young man in a magic robe suddenly appeared and spoke, panting.</p><p>“What?”</p><p>“Another genius appeared?’</p><p>The three old men’s eyes stared at each other before they got up from the chairs in a swoosh and looked at the young man in a magic robe together. “What level of genius, how’s the talent?”</p><p>“Elemental Affinity: Superior-Grade Thunder-Element! Spiritual Power: 100 times that of same-age peers!” The young man in the magic robe continued. “Comprehensive evaluation—”</p><p>Before he finished his words, the three old men directly dashed past him, knocking the young man to the side, and he stumbled onto the ground!</p><p>“What is this, not even letting me finish speaking!”</p><p>The young man in the magic robe got up from the ground and complained, rubbing his buttocks. But he could completely understand the behavior of the three teachers. After all, this super-genius was… crazily amazing!</p><p>“Elemental Affinity: Thunder-Element… Superior-Grade!”</p><p>“Spiritual Power: 100 times that of same-age peers!”</p><p>“Oh my god!”</p><p>“Such talent is not bad even compared to Ordos!”</p><p>“Mine! He belongs to our Fire Dragon Magic Academy!”</p><p>“No! He belongs to our Douglas Magic Academy!”</p><p>“You’re daydreaming! To have such talent, it must be one of our Dragon People. He’ll surely join our Dragon People Magic Academy!”</p><p>“What about Dragon People? This old man is sure to succeed!”</p><p>“Move aside!”</p><p>“Move aside, all!”</p><p>“…”</p><p>Presently, Meng Lei was enjoying people’s envy and jealousy. He didn’t quite mind it. After all, this was what he expected!</p><p>“Brother Meng Lei, you’re amazing!”</p><p>Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew also approached and looked at Meng Lei full of envy, their eyes shining like they were full of little stars. Although they did not quite understand the meaning of Meng Lei’s talent, the shock and amazement that everyone around them expressed could explain a lot!</p><p>Meng Lei was a genius that everyone envied!</p><p>“Move! Move off!”</p><p>“Where is the genius…”</p><p>Right then, the three hasty old men squeezed into the crowd and looked around with their faces full of anxiousness. In the end, all their gazes fell on a young Dragon Man beside the spiritual tester!</p><p>This Dragon Man youth was dressed in a splendid silk robe, had black wings behind his back, and looked handsome and mighty. The appearance alone was pretty good!</p><p>“You are the genius?”</p><p>The old man with rosacea grabbed the shoulder of the young Dragon Man and said extremely anxiously, “Hello, hello! I’m the teacher in charge of admissions at the Fire Dragon Magic Academy this year. I’m called Carls!</p><p>“I sincerely invite you to join our Fire Dragon Magic Academy!</p><p>“So long as you join, your tuition, living expenses, water, material fees, and all other costs would all be spared. At the same time, you will enjoy a scholarship of 1,000… No, 2,000 gold coins per year…”</p><p>The old man with rosacea talked non-stop about various benefits before he was interrupted by the bald old man. He pushed the old man with rosacea aside and said in one breath, “Hello, Genius. I’m the admissions teacher of Douglas Magic Academy! I sincerely invite you to join the Douglas Magic Academy. So long as you join, school fees and scholarships can all easily be discussed!”</p><p>“Stop bullshitt*ng here, you guys! He’s a Dragon Man, he by right belongs to our Dragon People Magic Academy!”</p><p>The one-horned old man forcefully squeezed the bald old man away, smiling as bright as a flower. “Hello, I’m from Dragon People Magic Academy…”</p><p>When looking at the three extremely passionate old men, everyone around looked at each other and didn’t know what to say any more.</p><p><em>Meng Lei is the genius. What are all of you doing, inviting the young Dragon Man?</em></p><p><em>What a blunder!</em></p><p>Meng Lei also felt quite bemused, but he… could understand!</p><p>Since ancient times, Dragon People who inherited the bloodline of Colossal Dragons indeed had better magic talent than the human race. Also, they had a much higher probability of producing geniuses, while the biggest reason the human race produced geniuses was still… its huge population base!</p><p>It was completely reasonable that the three admission officer teachers had gotten the wrong person!</p>

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Chapter 21

Volume 1

<h1>Chapter 21</h1><p>That young Dragon Man, who had been mistaken to be the genius, was originally behind Meng Lei and the rest. As he had been shocked by Meng Lei’s astonishing talents, he had been unable to resist moving forward to see this amazing genius up close. Surprisingly, he had ended up being surrounded by these three old men!</p><p>The young Dragon Man was stunned. “Teachers, you have made a mistake. I have not been assessed yet!”</p><p>“What?”</p><p>“You are not the super genius?”</p><p>The three old men looked stunned. “Where is he?”</p><p>The middle-aged man in charge of the assessment pointed at Meng Lei and said helplessly, “Teachers, this is the one!”</p><p><em>They must be drunk not to recognize him properly!</em></p><p>Swish—</p><p>Three pairs of eyes landed on Meng Lei at the same time!</p><p>“He’s actually a human?”</p><p>“You are the super genius?”</p><p>Although the three old men had different expressions, they all had looks of wonder on their faces.</p><p>“Unexpectedly, my human race has also produced a super genius! Very good!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea was overjoyed. He did not even blush over the blunder he had just made!</p><p>“Top quality! Human geniuses with extraordinary elemental affinity are rare, and those with spiritual power 100 times that of their peers are literally unheard of!</p><p>The bald old man was very excited. “Hello, young man. I am Augustus, the admissions teacher of Douglas Magic Academy! I sincerely invite you to join our Douglas Magic Academy. I stand by what I said earlier. As long as you are keen, we can discuss any conditions you want! What do you think? Join us?”</p><p>“For a genius like him, only the best teaching environment will do. Going to your Douglas Magic Academy is a waste, a huge waste!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea snorted coldly and sneered at the words of the bald old man. However, when he looked at Meng Lei, he showed an amiable and kind expression. “Young man, our Fire Dragon Magic Academy is the best magic academy in the Fire Dragon Kingdom, with top-notch teachers and resources. Join us…”</p><p>Upon seeing his two competitors’ endless solicitation, the one-horned old man did not want to be left behind. “This human genius, I’m the admissions teacher of the Dragon People Magic Academy—”</p><p>It was a pity that the other two competitors ruthlessly attacked him before he could finish speaking. “Old fogey, are you senile? He is a genius of my human race. Why would he go to your Dragon People Magic Academy? Quit wasting your breath!”</p><p>Seeing the three major magic academies’ admissions teachers arguing over Meng Lei, the other young people present felt envious, jealous, and hateful toward him. They badly wanted to replace Meng Lei and become the super genius!</p><p>It would be great if they were the ones getting fought over!</p><p>Unfortunately, there was no such possibility!</p><p>At this time, the middle-aged man in charge of the assessment coughed and said, “My three teachers, why don’t you discuss at the side? We need to continue with the assessment…”</p><p>“Hmph!”</p><p>The three old men were slightly unhappy after getting interrupted by the middle-aged man, but they didn’t say much. They pulled Meng Lei to the side and activated their eloquent tongues, trying to recruit him!</p><p>“My two teachers, your conditions are very attractive. However, are you able to share the specifics so that I can make a choice?”</p><p>Meng Lei scratched his head and looked at the old man with rosacea and the bald old man. He then said that he would not consider the Dragon People Magic Academy, which was represented by the one-horned old man. He was not interested in associating with Dragon People!</p><p>“Little brother, you are really straightforward!”</p><p>The bald old man quickly followed up. “I think you are of a commoner’s background. It happens that our Douglas Magic Academy recruits commoners. As long as you join us, tuition and fees are exempted, and you will receive a scholarship grant of 3,000 gold coins per year!”</p><p>“Our Fire Dragon Magic Academy also exempts all tuition and fees, and offers a scholarship grant of 3,000 gold coins per year!” The old man with rosacea counter-offered.</p><p>“Old fogey, didn’t you just say 2,000 gold coins?” The bald old man glared at the old man with rosacea and yelled, “Why did you increase it by another 1,000 gold coins in a blink of an eye? Are you shameless?”</p><p>“Hmph! How can a genius like him be measurable by money?” The old man with rosacea snorted coldly. “A scholarship grant of 3,000 gold coins per year, that’s quite appropriate!”</p><p>“Shameless old thief!”</p><p>The bald old man ground his teeth in anger. “4,000 gold coins! As long as you join our Douglas Magic Academy, we are willing to provide a scholarship grant of 4,000 gold coins per year!”</p><p>“Our Fire Dragon Magic Academy is also willing to provide a scholarship grant of 4,000 gold coins!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea chuckled. There was an expression of victory on his face. Fire Dragon Magic Academy had money and power. How could Douglas Magic Academy be compared to them?</p><p>“Old fogey, are you bent on opposing me today?”</p><p>The bald old man was furious. “5,000 gold coins! This is the maximum I can offer. Little brother, be direct. Do you want to join us?”</p><p>The old man with rosacea said casually, “Hehe, I also offer 5,000 gold coins!”</p><p>“You! How ruthless!”</p><p>The bald old man clenched his teeth but did not make any further offers. Although he wanted to recruit Meng Lei, he was only an admissions teacher and had limited authority. The scholarship grant of 5,000 gold coins per year was his limit!</p><p>“Hahaha! I suppose you are not increasing your offer?” The old man with rosacea sneered. “Little brother, which would you choose? I believe you have already made up your mind?”</p><p>Meng Lei glanced at the old bald man with a little regret before turning to the old man with rosacea. He bowed and politely said, “I am honored to be a member of the Fire Dragon Magic Academy!”</p><p>“Hahaha, smart choice, kid!” The old man with rosacea was very pleased with himself. “I’m glad you joined our Fire Dragon Magic Academy. This is the badge of the academy. You need to drop your blood to swear allegiance to it quickly!”</p><p>This was a small badge, similar to the school badge from Meng Lei’s previous life. However, it was a product of alchemy. There was an awe-inspiring ferocious fire dragon at the front, and a magic pattern at the back, containing some kind of strange magic energy!</p><p>Meng Lei took the badge and squeezed a drop of blood on it. Suddenly, he felt a mysterious connection with the badge!</p><p>“Oh, what a shame!”</p><p>The bald old man looked on and sighed helplessly. He knew this would happen. Geniuses like Meng Lei would choose the Fire Dragon Magic Academy even when offered the same conditions!</p><p>He could only watch as geniuses miss their Douglas Magic Academy again and again!</p><p>“The academy badge is not only a form of identification but also a certificate of admission. You can only pass through the academy and freely enter and exit the academy, only if you are wearing the badge!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea patiently introduced, “Of course, the academy badge is also engraved with a spirit-gathering magic pattern, which constantly absorbs magic elements, hence improving your meditation efficiency!”</p><p>“I see!”</p><p>Meng Lei acknowledged with a nod!</p><p>“Today is the last day of the magic assessment!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea exhorted. “Generally, there will be a two-day rest period after the magic assessment, and then the school starts! Hence, you should come to the academy for registration the day after tomorrow. There will be an internal test during the registration. After successfully passing the test, you will officially become a member of the academy!”</p><p>“Understood!”</p><p>Meng Lei nodded!</p><p>“Very good!”</p><p>The old man with rosacea nodded in satisfaction. “By the way, I still do not know what your name is?”</p><p>“Meng Lei!”</p>