[{"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-309":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},2356919,4610,"Chapter 309: You Chose Your Own Mentor—So You","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-309",309,"\u003Cp>In the bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo listened to Xiao Tu and Xiao Feng’s confident declarations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a Wind element, hailed as the sharpest of all elements,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>have learned four skills, all of them for fleeing and defense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Case solved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all Xiao Tu’s fault—he led them astray!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn’t have let Xiao Tu train Xiao Feng last night!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could you expect offensive skills from a Earth element who wants to be “the hardest shield”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he thinks about is how to take hits and how to run away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two think if you run fast enough, enemy skills can’t catch you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re tough enough, enemies can’t kill you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the skill bar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Shield Art” nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yes, yes! Master is wise!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Blade Art” also bobbed up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yes! Protect Master! Run!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these two voices fell silent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball Art” spoke up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Run? Flee?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Hmph! Is this what a Mage should do?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“A Mage’s dictionary has no such thing as ‘fleeing’!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“That’s the act of cowards!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“A Mage must obliterate all enemies with the most devastating firepower!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“If all enemies are dead, isn’t that safer?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“This second brother is a coward himself, and now he’s dragging the fifth brother down with him?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing his elder brother’s scolding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Earth Shield Art” straightened his chest proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Big brother! Output is your job and Third Brother’s— isn’t that enough?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You two are so strong, one more explosive than the other, one more slashing than the next.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“You handle killing enemies; we handle protecting Master! That’s reasonable division of labor!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Fifth Brother, you agree, right?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his second brother’s call,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wind Blade Art” immediately nodded frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Yes!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Second Brother’s right!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Big Brother and Third Brother kill enemies! Me and Second Brother protect Master!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Run! Run fast!”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the fifth brother’s mindless echo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fireball Art” got so angry he shut off entirely, unable to utter a word for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ice Spike Art” sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Heh, who told you not to train the new recruit last night?”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Now look—there’s a coward in the house. I bet going out in public will be embarrassing from now on.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo looked at his skills, equally helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he himself had told Xiao Tu to train Xiao Feng last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You chose your own mentor—you’ve got to accept it, tears and all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having more survival skills isn’t necessarily a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Wind element offensive skills,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take it slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Xiao Feng seems to have decent talent—plenty of chances ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo got off the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get ready. Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time for real business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today we’re going to Tianshui City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, report to the Dragon Nation Mage Association, finish the formalities.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then find the Artisan Creator and forge our own Forbidden-Class exclusive weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Master’s command,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bai also rose from the floor, shaking his ice-blue fur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the high-speed train from Beijing to Tianshui City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business-class tickets had sold out two days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even first-class tickets were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After scrolling on his phone for a long time, Lin Mo only managed to snag one second-class ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only a two- or three-hour ride—he could just close his eyes and nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the carriage,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two rows of opposite seats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Held two men and two women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All very young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sat by the window, wearing headphones, eyes closed, pretending to nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposite him sat a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had shoulder-length bobbed hair, dressed simply in a white T-shirt and jeans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was delicate, radiating efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her, diagonally across from Lin Mo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sat a boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore flashy branded clothes, a glittering luxury mechanical watch on his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair was slicked back, looking extremely trendy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy tugged irritably at his collar, frowned, and looked around with clear disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Han, I told you before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five days ago, first-class tickets were still available—we could’ve booked one, I’d pay. Why settle for this crappy second-class?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept over the passengers moving through the carriage, his disdain deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look at this place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So crowded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Air doesn’t even circulate—smells awful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a torture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the boy’s endless complaints,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of revulsion passed through her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she hated most was these rich second-generation kids who constantly bragged about their family’s money and connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have no real talent, relying entirely on their parents’ legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the boy saw Zhang Han ignore him, he didn’t take the hint and shut up; instead, he leaned in even closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Han, don’t worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When we report to the Youth Association of the Dragon Country Mage Association, with me around, no one will dare bully you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy patted his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, my cousin is a councilor of the Youth Association—a genuine high-ranking official!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stick with me, and you’ll live in comfort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy grew more and more excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even deliberately flicked his wrist, making his luxury watch glint in the sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When we get off the train.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My cousin has already arranged a dedicated car to pick us up at the station.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll go straight to the Association.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tonight, I’m treating you to dinner at Tianxiang Restaurant, the most expensive in Tianshui City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Youth Association, to be honest, is just a circle—it’s all about connections…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han listened to these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like a fly had flown into her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzzing incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head and stared coldly at Zhao Peng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhao Peng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you please be quiet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone is resting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han slightly lifted her chin, gesturing toward Lin Mo across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you see someone is sleeping over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re being so loud—it’s incredibly rude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Han’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to look at Lin Mo, sitting across, eyes closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pfft.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sleeping in second class?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Peng rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he can’t sleep, it’s because he’s too poor to afford first class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a poor person with pretensions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do I have to mind him when I’m chatting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, what I’m saying is true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My cousin is a councilor—that’s part of my strength. What’s wrong with saying it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han was utterly speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I can’t fight him, can’t I just avoid him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned away and quietly gazed at Lin Mo across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because there was anything strange on Lin Mo’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy in front of her was just too handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin was pale, his eyebrows sharp like swords, his eyes bright as stars, his nose high and straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair was neither long nor short, with stray strands casually falling over his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Han stared, spellbound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was exactly her type—no matter which school he was in, he’d be the undisputed campus heartthrob.\u003C\u002Fp>",1167,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","378a68b735bcd0200f5d183747e3d4933700ff1df14c8031c4aa1512f717e5e0","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-310","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-308",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]