“How is that possible? That kid became a Tier 4 Mage?”
Fusuida looked at the battered old swordsman before him and spoke in disbelief.
At this moment, his state was not much better than the old swordsman's.
The right sleeve of his robe hung completely empty, and his spirit appeared exceedingly haggard.
He looked as though he had lost a dozen jin since their last meeting.
One could easily see the agony he had endured.
Although saved from death by a magic item, the experience of dying had caused irreversible damage to both his body and mind.
Most importantly, the wounds inflicted by Li Xiuman could not be healed even by top-tier Priest classholders.
“That's right. The magic runes on his magic circle and the mana aura of that spell could not be faked.”
“I don't care if he's Tier 4 or not, find him! Find him for me!”
“I'll make him pay for what he's done!”
Fusuida spoke through gritted teeth.
At the thought of having to live the rest of his life with only one arm and a vacant crotch, an endless rage welled up within Fusuida's heart, consuming his mind.
“Master, I heard someone brought back the Spirit Spring to the Royal Capital.”
“If it really is the legendary Spirit Spring, it might be able to heal your injuries.”
A servant cautiously advised the enraged Fusuida.
Hearing about the legendary Spirit Spring, Fusuida's anger subsided slightly.
“Is the news reliable?”
Fusuida asked coldly.
“Ninety percent sure.”
The servant dared not be entirely absolute.
“If it isn't, I'll chop off your head.”
Fusuida replied with a cold face, causing the servant's complexion to instantly turn pale.
He had only wanted to earn some favor before his master, never expecting he would gamble his own life in the process.
Fusuida couldn't care less about a servant's thoughts. He turned to look at the old swordsman.
“You stay here and hunt down that bastard for me. I'm returning to the Royal Capital.”
...
Teleporting out from the other end of the magic circle, Li Xiuman collapsed onto the ground, twitching violently.
His body really couldn't handle long-distance teleportation yet.
Currently, as the teleportation medium, the Dungeon Core only held authority over four dungeons: White Bone Dungeon, White Bear City Dungeon, Iron River City Dungeon, and White Crystal City Dungeon.
If he acquired authority over more dungeons in the future, the teleportation effect would become smoother and reach even farther.
Only when his body slowly recovered did Li Xiuman brace himself against the wall and stand up bit by bit.
The teleportation circle here was set up near Iron River City.
According to his original route, he needed to continue heading south.
Flinging out the guiding water drop of the water spirit once again, he drew a straight line across the map along the direction it pointed.
“It's along this line!”
“Following this line, there's no way I can go wrong!”
Li Xiuman patted the map, admiring the cleverness and wisdom he had inadvertently displayed.
So what if he had to trudge forward bearing the Water Spirit's Curse?
How did the saying go? Right, right, right—a smart piece of gold will shine even if it falls into shit.
That was roughly the idea.
Leaving the hidden cavern where the teleportation circle was, he emerged outside.
The world was still clad in a blanket of silver, though the exaggerated heavy snow had stopped falling.
Last time, riding a horse through the snow had been very atmospheric.
Unfortunately, he had left in a hurry this time and had no way to bring Brownie along to gallop across the snow.
This left Li Xiuman somewhat disappointed.
Without a horse, walking alone across the snow felt so lacking in atmosphere.
Grave digging was a major affair.
How could there be no pomp or grandeur at all? Traveling in the most mundane manner would be a complete lack of respect for the respectable Crystal Hero!
How could such a righteous skeleton like Li Xiuman do a thing like that?
Therefore, he decided to travel using another method.
“Crystal Orchid! It's up to you!”
Li Xiuman plunged Crystal Orchid into the snow.
“Freeze!”
Crack, crack!
Amidst the sound of ice condensing, a sled made of pure ice formed under Li Xiuman's feet.
Crystal Orchid was planted right at the front of the sled, looking like a rudder.
The entire sled looked as though it were crafted from crystal.
“To dig up the Crystal Hero's grave, of course one must ride in a crystal sled!”
“Think of the sense of ceremony!”
“It's just a bit of a shame that crystal is too expensive. But my Second Princess's ice is crystal-clear—it's practically the same as crystal!”
“As long as the gesture is there, that's what counts!”
Next up was what would pull the sled.
On this point, Li Xiuman had already made his choice long ago.
When he had gone looking for the red dragon Orfen before, he had passed through this stretch of road.
Back then, he had heard wolf howls.
They probably hadn't migrated too far away yet.
“Golem Creation!”
A yellow magic circle opened in the air. Li Xiuman pulled out several rocks and tossed them with precision into the circle.
The instant they touched the magic circle, the rocks transformed into several lifelike Golem birds, soaring high into the sky to begin scouting.
Before long, Li Xiuman successfully locked onto a wolf pack.
“You guys will do!”
“...”
“Ahooool!!”
“...”
“Roar!”
“...”
“Ahoooo... woo... woo...”
“...”
A row of eight wolves stood with their tails tucked, ice chains fastened around their necks and connected to Crystal Orchid at the front of the sled.
“Depart! Target: the Crystal Hero's grave!”
“Ahoooool!!!”
All eight wolves surged forward together, pulling the sled into a full gallop across the snow.
Seated on the sled, Li Xiuman controlled the pack's acceleration, steering, and braking through Crystal Orchid.
Clever as he was, he quickly tamed the entire wolf pack until they were completely obedient.
A crisp, chilly wind blew around his body.
The surrounding trees and distant peaks were all wrapped in a silver landscape.
At night, a sea of stars glittered as bright, clear moonlight washed over the earth.
Li Xiuman had Number Zero catch a long-haired wild ox and bring it back, roasting it under the beautiful night sky to feed the wolves.
The wolves ate until they were stuffed, growing even more submitted to Li Xiuman as their master.
In this frozen wasteland where creatures starved to death, this person could actually feed them such delicious meat!
He must be our new wolf king, no doubt about it!
And so, they all lowered their heads and wagged their tails to show their affection for Li Xiuman.
Late at night, the snow wolves fell asleep wrapped around Li Xiuman.
Resting against this furry, real-leather sofa, Li Xiuman transcribed the spell “Lesser Flame Spear of Judgment” into 《The Skeleton's Magic Book》 under the moonlight.
At the same time, he was also learning another Tier 4 spell from the memory crystal: “Wind Dragon's Roar.”
This spell was much more complex than “Flame Spear of Judgment.”
“So hard...”
While Li Xiuman was riding the sled, admiring the scenery, learning spells, and leisurely traveling on his way...
In Dawn City, Jetis had arrived after traveling non-stop, in a hurry, and caked with dust.
“According to the plan, I will operate in the open and establish the White Feather Merchant Association as our headquarters.”
“Clina, quickly lead the vampire combat unit to plan the liberation of the vampires here.”
“Remember, stability is our top priority above all else.”
“Yes, Lady Jetis.”
“For the glory of the White Grim Reaper!”
“For the glory of the White Grim Reaper!”
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