[{"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-125":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356735,4610,"Chapter 125: Have You Heard of the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>The next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo opened his eyes half-asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had slept particularly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly because he’d dealt with that Ying Kingdom spy yesterday, and the anger inside him had finally been released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that thought cleared, his sleep quality naturally soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s see if the little guys worked hard last night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sat up on the bed and called up his panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it, he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Level: Lv.26 (35%)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Level 26 already?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One night, one level up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This efficiency is way higher than the day before yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s going on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puzzled, Lin Mo opened the 【Battle Log】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skill ‘Fireball’ in the wild ‘Black Wind Ridge’ area used ‘Multiple Exploding Fireballs’ to destroy a goblin camp, and left a note: Useless green-skinned dwarves.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skill ‘Fireball’ in the ‘Wild Boar Forest’ area used ‘Flame Pillar’ and ‘Flame Storm’ to clear hundreds of wild boars, and left a note: All useless, not one worth fighting.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skill ‘Lightning Strike’ in the ‘Dark Marsh’ area used ‘Thunder Inferno’ and ‘Lightning Strike’, killing one at a time, swiftly wiping out an entire nest of crocodiles.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skills ‘Fireball’ and ‘Lightning Strike’ met in the wild, exchanged glances, and decided to hold a friendly monster-hunting race. Wherever they passed, not a blade of grass remained.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skill ‘Earth Shield’ watched its elder brother and third brother go wild, and decided to come home and sleep.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the log, Lin Mo also froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the leveling efficiency jumped—so Little Thunder and Little Earth finally got swept up in the hustle, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like yesterday’s ‘Elemental Avatar’ pie I drew really worked wonders!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why did Little Earth come back to sleep so soon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’ voice sounded groggy from sleep: Master, good morning! Did you have a nice dream last night?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like you slept well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo asked inwardly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your elder brother and third brother went all-out last night, but you wandered less than an hour, stabbed one rabbit, and came back to sleep?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you want your avatar anymore? Or are you no longer ‘Mighty Second Brother’?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Mo’s accusation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Earth Shield’ instantly felt wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’ with a sob: Master! It’s not fair! I want to hustle too! But… but I can’t!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why can’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’: Master, look—when it comes to clearing monsters, Elder Brother is a walking artillery platform; one toss and a sea of fire.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Third Brother’s chain lightning is insane—ziiip, a whole group drops dead; even if they don’t die, his Lightning Strike kills one by one, fast as hell.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【What about me?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【My ‘Earth Spike’ damage doesn’t even match the basic Fireball or Lightning Strike of Elder Brother and Third Brother.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Dead Thorn Rock Spear’ is strong—one spear, one kid—but the cooldown is way too long!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The most useful is ‘Earthquake’, but… Master, didn’t you teach us to be low-key? To stay under the radar?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Earth Shield’ grew more and more aggrieved:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earthquake’ is way too noisy—it shakes like an earthquake! At this hour of night, I thought it’d be inappropriate.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I thought it over, and to avoid causing trouble for Master, I just came back to sleep…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing ‘Earth Shield’s tearful explanation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was some truth to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Earth’s only attack skill with decent efficiency was ‘Earthquake’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that move really shouldn’t be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A midnight earthquake at Jingda? That’d be a bad look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So ultimately, Little Earth still lacked a conventional area-of-effect attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the boss—he had to solve his employees’ problems, so they could work harder for him, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’: Master, I’m here.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you feel your skills are lacking, then use your brain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who says earth-based attacks must shake the earth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t you awaken a technique that’s quiet, yet fast and devastating—something with area damage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’: Huh? Quiet? Area damage? Fast and brutal? Master, you’re making earth suffer…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Master, do you have any ideas? Teach me quick!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sat on the bed, thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The form of ‘Dead Thorn Rock Spear’ flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a word surfaced in Lin Mo’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes lit up—he snapped his fingers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rain of Pear Blossom Needles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’: What? Abalone what needles? Master, are you going to eat seafood?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat what? I said Rain of Pear Blossom Needles!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo corrected him irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think about it—if you can condense one Dead Thorn Rock Spear, why not condense thousands upon thousands?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if each is weaker, the sheer number makes up for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Imagine—wave your hand, and a sky full of rock spears! Covering everything! Wouldn’t that wipe out whole groups at once?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Lin Mo’s description,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Earth Shield’ was struck with profound awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’ murmured: Tens of thousands? Master… that’s impossible. I’m already drained forming just one—how could I make so many at once? I’d have a stroke!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shrugged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s your problem to solve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve shown you the method. Whether you can master it, whether you can catch up to your elder brother and third brother, whether you can get your elemental avatar soon…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It all depends on how hard you work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, figure it out yourself—I’m going to freshen up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【‘Earth Shield’ stood stunned for a moment, then erupted with unprecedented determination: No! I’ll catch up to Elder Brother and Third Brother! I want my avatar too!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【That abalone needle thing… I’m going to figure it out right now!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Your skill ‘Earth Shield’ has been stimulated and entered the Deduction State…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching ‘Earth Shield’ reignite its drive, Lin Mo smiled in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, his skills were easy to deceive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo whistled, flipped off the bed, and hummed a tune as he walked into the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gurgle… pfft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked at himself in the mirror—his hair was messy, but he was undeniably handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding-dong—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villa’s doorbell rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it so early in the morning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually tapped open a smart control panel and brought up the surveillance feed at the front gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the villa’s iron gate stood two boys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wore a perfectly tailored white casual suit, his hair combed immaculately, his face bearing the unmistakable confidence of a scion from a prominent family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other was a burly man, broad-shouldered and menacing, looking nothing like a student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t recognize them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo frowned and pressed the intercom button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy in the white suit straightened slightly and smiled elegantly at the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Lin Mo. I’m Ye Kong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo thought for a moment, then suddenly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re the second one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Ye Kong’s smile froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is \"the second one\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, I’m ranked second, but can you not call me that... in such a weird way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong took a deep breath and forced himself to maintain his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Mo, you’re quite humorous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would it be possible to open the gate? I’d like to speak with you about something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure, come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo tapped to unlock.\u003C\u002Fp>",1206,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a101ad9cafc76b2e796e8682e5264d1fc253c2e9119f9f44d3dee0fb9f9e5291","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-126","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-124",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]