【Ding! The Weekly Commission has been completed.】
【Completion Details: Successfully delivered 512 reply letters to the designated clients in New Covenant City.】
【Rewards are being distributed...】
【You have successfully delivered 469 letters, receiving 469 random Novice Magic spells.】
【Duplicate spells will be automatically converted into corresponding proficiency.】
【Congratulations, Host, you have received:】
【Metal-type Novice Magic—Hardening 58 → Hardening LV6】
【Wood-type Novice Magic—Growth Acceleration 55 → Growth Acceleration LV6】
【Water-type Novice Magic—Water Creation 49 → Water Creation LV5】
【Fire-type Novice Magic—Ignition 52 → Ignition LV6】
【Earth-type Novice Magic—Rock Armor 30 → Rock Armor LV5】
【Lightning-type Novice Magic—Electric Spark 30 → Electric Spark LV5】
【Wind-type Novice Magic—Levitation 25 → Levitation LV7】
【Ice-type Novice Magic—Freezing 24 → Freezing LV5】
【Dark-type Novice Magic—Sprint 23 → Sprint LV5】
【Light-type Novice Magic—Illumination 47 → Illumination LV5】
【Soul-type Novice Magic—Clarity 5 → Clarity LV2】
【New Magic Added:】
【Wind-type Novice Magic—Wind Guiding 25 → Wind Guiding LV4】 (Effect: Creates a faint air current that can be used to blow away dust or slightly alter the trajectory of tiny objects.)
【Earth-type Novice Magic—Soil Loosening 15 → Earth Growth LV2】 (Effect: Slightly activates a small patch of soil, making it more suitable for planting ordinary vegetation; effect is minimal.)
【Water-type Novice Magic—Cleansing x10 → Cleansing LV2】 (Effect: Removes light stains and dust from the surface of objects within a small area.)
【Extra Reward: Mana Reserve +150】
【Host: Lin Gui】
【Rank: Low-tier High Rank Mage】
【Mana Reserve: (1400/1514); 486 Mana points remaining until the next stage’s breakthrough.】
【Ding! The Weekly Commission generation has begun.】
【Starting retrieval of the number of letters collected by the Host.】
【Retrieval time remaining... 6 days, 23h】
------ "May every longing cross the darkness and reach the other shore."
Another surge of complex basic magic knowledge flooded into his mind, but Lin Gui had long since grown accustomed to it; his heart didn't even stir.
These Novice Magic spells truly offered limited improvements to his current strength.
Out of curiosity, he cast the Electric Spark spell once more, wanting to see what the actual effect was like after its proficiency had increased to LV7.
The chanting time had been shortened to nearly three seconds.
A cluster of electric sparks that was significantly brighter and more stable than before leaped into existence at his fingertips.
Lin Gui’s brow twitched slightly as he concentrated, trying to control it.
Under his willpower, that cluster of sparks no longer just sputtered out randomly.
Instead, it began to sway slightly according to his thoughts, even managing to stretch out into simple lines.
"Tsk,"
Lin Gui curled his lip.
"How should I put this... hmm, it shows promise?"
He admitted that shortening the chant speed and improving his control over magic could compensate for the fatal flaw of a mage needing to chant, which greatly enhanced his actual combat capability.
But the problem was that these were all just Novice Magic spells.
No matter how fast he cast Electric Spark, it was still just an electric spark; its maximum power had a fixed ceiling.
"But it's not completely useless,"
he comforted himself.
At the very least, with these Novice Magic spells, the conditions for camping in the wild would be much better.
However, the most practical one was still Levitation; the faster its activation speed, the faster he could run...
Moreover, the extra reward of 150 Mana Reserve points was the real deal.
Feeling the mana pool inside his body significantly more full than before, Lin Gui couldn't help but marvel.
"Running back from Caran City took half a month, and the mana I gained is equivalent to two months of my own bitter cultivation... This system cheat truly lives up to its reputation."
"System,"
he couldn't help but complain in his mind.
"When will the random rewards be changed to Intermediate Magic?"
"It’s always these novice things; they're like eating chicken ribs—bland but hard to discard."
【Ding! After the Host completes the 'Messenger's Advancement' task, the daily commission reward pool will include corresponding ranks of Intermediate Magic.】
【Messenger's Advancement Task】
【Successfully delivered 10,000 letters: 517/10,000】
【Successfully completed 5 Special Commissions: 1/5】
【Successfully completed 1 long-distance commission: 0/1】
Lin Gui looked at the task interface popping up in his mind and that staggering number, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
Ten thousand?!
It seemed like... he had to completely change his primitive mode of working alone and collecting commissions from the Adventurer's Guild.
Otherwise, even if he ran until his legs broke, it would take forever to deliver them all.
It was time to rebuild the post office that had been closed for decades.
He dragged an old wooden box from under the bed and opened it to look at the savings he had accumulated over many years.
One hundred and twenty gold coins flickered with a dull luster.
"Hmm... this amount of money should be just barely enough to lease a small storefront in a secluded spot on the main street, right?"
He rubbed his chin as he pondered.
After finishing the absorption of the system rewards, Lin Gui planned to go out and test if the LV7 Levitation was easier to control.
As a result, before his hand could even touch the doorknob, a hurried knocking sounded from outside.
"You're done exploring that fast?"
Lin Gui thought it was Theia returning, so he pulled the door open.
However, standing outside the door was a squad of armored, serious-looking City Lord's manor guards.
What a familiar scene...
Lin Gui's eyelids jumped, and he subconsciously blurted out,
"You're not... going to throw me into prison again, are you?"
The leading guard captain had clearly heard of Lin Gui's deeds and strength.
Not daring to be disrespectful, he hurriedly squeezed out a sycophantic smile.
"Master Mage Lin Gui, you must be joking! How could we dare? It's the City Lord who requests your presence; he wishes to meet you."
"The City Lord is looking for me?" Lin Gui frowned. "Can I choose not to go?"
The guard captain's smile immediately turned troubled.
"Well... the City Lord specifically ordered us to make sure you come over. You see..."
Lin Gui sighed; he could roughly guess why the other party was looking for him.
It was likely still for that sky-high commission—escorting the City Lord's daughter to Caran City.
He didn't want to accept this task.
Before, he could travel through the wilderness with Theia because she herself was a Transcendent Ranger.
With her formidable strength, she could not only protect herself but also provide a huge amount of help.
But if he brought along a pampered noble burden whose temper was said to be quite unruly...
Lin Gui could already imagine the miserable scenes on the road where the other party would be picky, constantly crying, and dragging down the pace of the journey.
The risk was too high, and the cost-performance ratio was extremely low.
However... thinking of the post office he had just planned to start.
If he rejected the City Lord, he would undoubtedly face various obstacles regarding that matter.
"Fine, lead the way."
Lin Gui nodded helplessly, closed his door, and followed the guards outside.
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