[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":18,"prevChapterSlug":19,"totalChapters":20,"novelImage":21},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":12,"translator":16,"content_hash":17},2356611,4610,"Chapter 1: The Skill Ran Away?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>Jianghai City, Lin Family Estate Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo slumped on a leather sofa, gazing at the night outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small fireball appeared in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the initial skill he gained after awakening as a [Mage] during the career transformation ceremony a few hours ago—Fireball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s been eighteen years since I came to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a world where monsters infest the wilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone awakens a different career at age eighteen, growing stronger by slaying monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few hours ago, Lin Mo awakened the [Mage] career—but as a blank-slate mage with no “Elemental Affinity” talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages in this world come in many forms: Flame Mages with fire affinity, Thunder Mages with lightning affinity…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for myself, this blank-slate mage who struggles to learn skills and controls them poorly, I’m clearly a sewer career.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh, fine, I’m a blank-slate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo poked the flame in his palm with his other hand, as if teasing a pet: “You’re weak, but I don’t mind you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on… you’ll just light my cigarettes and warm my meals. We’ll live out our lives in this mansion, happy little lighters—better than going out to fight bosses that tower dozens of meters high?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the small fireball in his palm suddenly convulsed violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, a series of messages appeared on his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skill “Fireball” strongly protests your remarks!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Fireball” considers your career plan an insult to its fiery dignity!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It roars: You’re a lazy fish, but I’m not! I want to grow stronger! I want to evolve! I want to become a cataclysmic forbidden spell! Who the hell wants to be a lighter?!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【To avoid being turned into a useless flame, “Fireball” has decided to run away and level up on its own!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo froze, his mind still processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball gave him no time to react; with a determined air, it shot out the window, trailing a furious red flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stared at his empty palm, then out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the skill bar’s 【Fireball】 also changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Fireball, LV.1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Status: Runaway (Rage Mode)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Current Mood: Fierce Kill Intent (Damage +100%)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did I hallucinate? Skills… gained consciousness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s lip twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d heard of wives leaving husbands for being useless—but never of a skill running away from its master for being a lazy fish…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Mo stood there stunned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his mother Su Wan’s gentle voice came from downstairs:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mo’er! Come down for dinner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Coming!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo replied, snatched his phone, and rushed out of the room, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lin family dining room, gilded and splendid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long table large enough for twenty people was laden with exquisite delicacies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the head sat his father, Lin Tianhao, one of Jianghai City’s Defense Commanders, career [Furious Thunder God], now dressed in loose home attire yet still radiating a mountain-like aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, his mother Su Wan, head of Jianghai City’s largest magic herb conglomerate, career [Holy High Priestess], elegantly ladled soup for her husband.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, Lin Mo’s family background was enough to walk sideways through Jianghai City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo pulled out a chair, picked up chopsticks with one hand, and frantically searched online with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keywords included, but weren’t limited to: “Skill ran away,” “Skill has self-awareness,” “I was insulted by my skill”…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, in this world where career transformation had flourished for centuries, no such record existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father Lin Tianhao frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mo’er, just eat your meal. Why are you staring at your phone all the time? Distracted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo slammed his phone face-down on the table and forced a smile: “Ah, Dad, I’m just checking post-transformation info.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Lin Tianhao and Su Wan exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both saw in each other’s eyes an unmistakable pang of pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though their son said nothing aloud, he clearly still cared about his blank-slate Mage career—staring at his phone instead of eating, this child was heartbreakingly devoted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop searching. Online information is a mix of truth and falsehood; it’ll only upset you. Eat first—your health matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao picked up a steak and placed it in Lin Mo’s bowl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mother Su Wan also gently ladled soup into his bowl, whispering softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Mo’er, don’t pressure yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mo’er, Mom’s already planned it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can just enroll in any university, coast through, and learn some life skills after graduation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cooking’s perfect—we own several five-star restaurants; you can practice all you want.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plant cultivation works too—Mom’s thousands of acres of magic herb gardens need someone to watch over… manage them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wan waved her hand toward the sprawling estate outside the window:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These hills are ours. You can just walk birds, raise fish—so long as you don’t gamble, I’ll support you for ten lifetimes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Mo felt a surge of inner joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a salaryman who died from overwork in his past life, why live so hard in this second chance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at this estate, look at these delicacies—this family’s wealth is endless, enough to spend for generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a carefree heir, strolling gardens, listening to music—doesn’t that sound sweet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the skill ran away—should he, a Mage, swing his staff to beat monsters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo put down his chopsticks, looking at his parents with sincere gratitude:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dad, Mom, don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Starting tomorrow, I’ll handle Mom’s spending and polish Dad’s military medals.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll be a proper second-generation… damn it, son!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao nearly spat out the soup he’d just sipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wan’s smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d been comforting their son… but was his surrender too swift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t he at least show a hint of “Don’t underestimate the young”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment he was searching online like a driven soul, the next he wore that blissful “Finally, I can legally mooch” expression—what happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough… cough…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao cleared his throat, masking his embarrassment: “Er… it’s good you’ve accepted it. Well then, eat more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Dad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo happily lifted his bowl and devoured his meal in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m done! You two rest early—don’t overwork yourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he pushed his bowl aside, wiped his mouth, and ran upstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still curious—what exactly was this runaway Fireball? Where had it gone? Would it come back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Mo vanished around the staircase corner,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao sighed deeply, rubbing his temples: “Blank-slate talent’s bad enough, but this attitude… too lazy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Lin Tianhao glanced at his wife Su Wan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s all your fault for spoiling him—always preaching ‘happy education.’ Now look, he’s got zero fight in him…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Tianhao, don’t pin that on me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wan’s eyebrows shot up, her elegant demeanor vanishing instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before the awakening ceremony, who kept nagging about ‘not wanting our son to fight in the wilds’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Mo’er practiced swordplay as a child, who secretly swapped the training black-iron wood sword for a sponge stick because he feared his hands would hurt?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now you complain he’s lazy? Too late! I tell you, Mo’er turned out this way—your fault as a father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I just felt sorry for him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-mighty Furious Thunder God instantly shrank half his stature, hunching his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wan sniffed, her eyes tinged with resignation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough with the sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo’er’s career… above beginner Mage skills are all elemental. Without Elemental Affinity, even feeding him skill books yields extremely low success rates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And... his practical combat micro-management is far inferior to other specialized mages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let it be. As long as he’s happy, that’s enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao put away his joking expression, lit a cigar, took a deep drag, and his expression turned serious:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s true, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our family is large and wealthy—many people are watching us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as we’re alive, no one dares touch him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what if one day we retire, or... something happens?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced toward the upstairs direction and lowered his voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Mo’er’s lazy, apathetic nature, he won’t just fail to hold onto this legacy—he’ll ruin himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wan fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she doted on her son, as the woman who controlled a vast commercial empire, she understood better than anyone else the brutal law of the jungle in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what do you suggest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao crushed out his cigar and stared intently at his wife:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, logically speaking, you’re the War God and I’m the Healer God—our genes are top-tier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mo’er’s condition... is just a statistical anomaly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Lin, what are you planning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Wan instantly understood, a flush rising on her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s... roll the dice again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao grinned and leaned close to Su Wan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Wan didn’t push away her husband as he came near: \"You old rogue! How old are you now and you’re still... rolling dice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s that being an old rogue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Tianhao, utterly confident, scooped Su Wan up and strode toward the master bedroom, his steps swift:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s for the sake of our family’s continuity! Wife, let’s start tonight—I ate most of that demon dragon meat, and now I feel full of strength!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You devil... be gentle, don’t let Mo’er hear...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1507,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z","Qwen3-Next 80B","8bca86e684f34844510421b07d31744cf14483e66bdf4b333670d1b39b0f6b23","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-2",null,374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]