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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},2356947,4610,"Chapter 337: Give Lin Mo and Others Some Trouble","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-337",337,"\u003Cp>Zhuxing Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside an unremarkable business hotel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a dimly lit suite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curtains were drawn tightly, letting not a single ray of light in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a dim yellow floor lamp cast a faint glow in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin swirled the wine glass in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drained the red wine in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he casually tossed the glass onto the nearby wool carpet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The air in Zhuxing Town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s utterly disgusting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin tugged at his tie, his face filled with impatience and revulsion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everywhere is that cheap forging stench.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One breath and I feel my lungs are severely contaminated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel sat on the leather sofa opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held a cigar between his fingers, pale gray smoke slowly drifting from his mouth and nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spread through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Augustin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel flicked off his ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drop your nobleman’s pretensions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re spies here, not here to throw a party.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin snorted coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if it weren’t for that Lin Mo, I’d never set foot in this stinking little town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of Lin Mo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s gaze darkened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep drag on his cigar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have to admit,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“that Lin Mo is truly a monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A freshman who single-handedly wiped out a seven-nation alliance on the World Arena—his strength is beyond imagination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use their Dragon Nation saying: ‘A tree that towers above the forest will be struck by the wind.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a flash of killing intent passed through Augustin’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The more monstrous and abnormal he is, the faster he’ll die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him keep jumping around—he’s doomed to die young.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Samuel’s lips curled into a sinister smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, no matter how monstrous, he was still just a novice who had recently changed his vocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two of us are both High-Grade Qiangzhe .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knock knock knock.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel and Augustin exchanged a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three shadowy figures slipped in quickly and locked the door behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three reached up and pulled at their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tore off their disguise masks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing faces clearly bearing South Asian features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the Singh brothers—Raj, Bahu, and Shar—the last remaining Indian spies in Dragon Nation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raj, the moment he stepped in, beamed with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Samuel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re truly prophetic—smarter than even Brahma himself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of curry-scented flattery poured from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Lin Mo really came to Zhuxing Town!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And he indeed went to see the Dragon Nation’s top forger, Mo Qianjun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you really need to guess?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once he got the Divine Forging Stone, who else could he possibly go to but Mo Qianjun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel waved his hand impatiently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any other news?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raj’s smile froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated, then said reluctantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Samuel, there is one more piece of bad news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What bad news?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Samuel frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raj wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered carefully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Cangqiong is accompanying Lin Mo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s fingers paused on his cigar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin, sitting across, instantly dropped his sneer—every trace of contempt vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name Feng Cangqiong was legendary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Five Elders of the Tian Shu Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most powerful Wind Supreme Mage in Dragon Nation—and indeed across the entire Blue Planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel drew a slow drag on his cigar and said gravely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That old man never expected he’d come to act as bodyguard for a freshman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin chuckled softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph, but it’s understandable. Lin Mo is Dragon Nation’s treasure—of course a big shot like him would come to guard him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad. This complicates things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel’s tone turned grim. “With that old man beside Lin Mo, not only can we not kill him—we’ll be obliterated the moment we show our faces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Augustin fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he, with his extreme arrogance, could not deny that their strength, compared to Feng Cangqiong’s, was like ants before a mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raj swallowed hard and asked quietly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… Lord Samuel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just watch helplessly as he finishes forging his weapon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel paused, then spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Keep watching for now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look for an opening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone grows careless eventually.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe Feng Cangqiong can guard him every single second.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar, the silent brother among the three Indian spies, stepped forward suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Samuel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you remember? On our way to Zhuxing Town, we detected an abnormal geomantic fluctuation—ten kilometers outside Zhuxing Town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm? I remember. What of it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That fluctuation is very likely to spawn a wild boss—and it won’t be weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel shook his head and asked in return:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That fluctuation is too faint. By the time the boss spawns, Lin Mo will already have left Casting Star Town.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar hastily added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Samuel, the earth vein fluctuation is indeed currently weak.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If left unchecked, this boss might take a very long time to spawn—or it might never spawn at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shar spoke, a hint of malice flashed in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I happen to have a legendary item—acquired by chance a year ago—called the ‘Accelerating Hourglass.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel lifted his eyelids and glanced at Shar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s it do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This legendary item can accelerate time for non-living matter within a designated area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With this item, we should be able to force the boss to spawn before Lin Mo finishes forging his weapon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel became interested. “Continue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar’s lips curled slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When the wild boss spawns, it will also stir up nearby demons, triggering a large-scale beast tide.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The beast tide will attack the nearest human town—Casting Star Town!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar’s tone grew increasingly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Samuel, perhaps this beast tide assault can create opportunities for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Shar’s plan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel fell silent for several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stood, walked to Shar, and patted his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good idea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samuel said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With Feng Cangqiong around, he’s got nothing better to do—might as well give them something to deal with.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go handle it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you can create an opening, perfect. If not, just annoying them is worth it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar, granted approval, was overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Samuel, rest assured—I’ll handle it right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shar exchanged a glance with his two brothers, and the three swiftly exited the suite.\u003C\u002Fp>",1072,"2026-06-21T04:41:50.524Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9c959e8c6dec411e6b092ac9b51016ad53b643259d23b1aaa1a4642e6f7a7ffa","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-338","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-336",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]