Chapter 34: Dragon Sequence Class

The Lin family dining room.

The long dining table was piled high with all manner of premium ingredients.

Lin Mo buried his head in the food.

【【Fireball】mouth brimming with oil, mood extremely delighted: Ooh! This is the taste! Awesome, way too awesome!】

【【Earth Shield】face full of bliss: Delicious… so delicious… Is this the taste of the earth?】

Su Wan watched her son's whirlwind-devouring manner and said softly:

"Eat slowly, eat slowly—no one's competing with you. Take a sip of soup to help it down, don't choke."

"Mmh… Mom, it's mainly because it's too good."

Lin Mo mumbled back indistinctly, but the motion of his mouth didn't slow one bit.

Three rounds of wine, five courses of dishes.

Lin Tianhao looked at Lin Mo with a kindly gaze:

"Mo'er, you're almost level 20."

"It's about time you learned a new basic skill. Do you have any thoughts?"

Su Wan also set down her chopsticks, looking at her son expectantly:

"That's right, Mo'er. As long as there's a system you want to learn, Mom can get you the best basic skill book for it."

Lin Mo swallowed the meat in his mouth and fell into thought.

If he was going to learn one, it had to be the strongest.

Having read so many novels in his past life, Lin Mo knew well that at the top of the mage-class contempt chain stood two awe-inspiring attributes—Light and Dark.

If he could get his hands on either of these two systems, it would not only look cool, it would be strong.

If he could pull off a Light-Dark combo skill like he did with Fire-Earth… tsk tsk tsk, the picture was too beautiful to look at.

Thinking this, Lin Mo raised his head and asked tentatively:

"Dad, Mom, since you've both spoken up, can I learn… the Light system? Or the Dark system?"

The moment these words came out, Lin Tianhao and Su Wan exchanged a glance, a look of difficulty crossing their faces.

"What? Can't get the skill book?"

Lin Mo was somewhat surprised.

With the Lin family's wealth, there was actually a basic skill book they couldn't get?

"It's not that we can't get it."

Su Wan sighed softly, her tone turning somewhat serious:

"Mo'er, what you don't know is—"

"Although the Light and Dark systems are called the strongest mage systems, their requirements for talent can be said to be harsh to the extreme."

"The basic skill books for these two systems are tightly controlled by the state and won't flow into the market."

"But that's not the point. The point is… without the corresponding elemental affinity, forcibly learning skills from these two systems will kill you."

"Kill you?"

Lin Mo's heart skipped a beat.

"That's right."

Lin Tianhao picked up the thread, nodding with a serious expression:

"Ordinary elements—even without the corresponding affinity—at worst you just can't learn them, or their power is greatly reduced."

"But Light and Dark are different."

"Without the talent of 【Holy Light Affinity】, the instant light element enters your body, you will… explode and die on the spot."

"As for dark element… its corrosive nature is extremely strong. Without the corresponding affinity, your spirit will instantly collapse, and you'll become a lunatic who only knows how to kill."

Saying this, Lin Tianhao looked at Lin Mo and spoke earnestly:

"Son, although you have talent, you don't have the corresponding affinity after all. Your dad and mom don't want you to gamble your life on a probability—understand?"

Su Wan quickly picked up the thread, her eyes full of worry:

"That's right, Mo'er. You're already outstanding enough as it is."

"You've played the Fire-Earth dual system to perfection. With your talent, even if you just master ordinary elements, in the future you'll be enough to become a mage standing at the pinnacle of the world."

"There's no need for us to risk your life like this over a single skill."

Lin Tianhao paused in thought, then added:

"If you really have an obsession with the Light and Dark systems, it's not completely without a chance."

"Once your level is higher in the future—after you surpass level 100—"

"By then, the elemental power within your body would theoretically be enough to withstand the invasion of Light and Dark elements, and there'd be no danger to your life."

"As for now… take your dad's advice—it's too early."

After hearing all this, Lin Mo felt a chill run down his back.

Good lord.

Explode and die? Turn into a lunatic?

He wanted to get stronger, sure, but not turn into a corpse.

Better forget it. If there's a chance later, then talk about it then.

Thinking this, Lin Mo hurriedly waved his hand, a look of lingering fear on his face: "Fine, fine, fine, stop. If it's this dangerous, then forget it."

Seeing her son was willing to listen, Su Wan visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

She thought for a moment. "Since Light and Dark won't work, how about… learning the Lightning system?"

"Lightning system?"

Lin Mo's brow arched.

Su Wan nodded. "That's right. Lightning is the rarest element after Light and Dark, with extremely high burst damage and attack speed."

"Lightning-element basic skill books fetch a steep price on the market, but our family is least short on money."

"Mo'er, why don't you think it over?"

Lin Mo's eyes lit up after hearing this.

Lightning is great!

These days, who doesn't dream of commanding thunder and lightning?

Just then—

'Fireball' suddenly popped out.

【'Fireball' let out a snicker: When it comes to burst damage, Fire is the undisputed king of all arts! Lightning? Just a bit of noise at best. Go sit at the kids' table, don't even think about joining in.】

【'Fireball' looked utterly disdainful: Hmph, before the great Flame, Lightning is nothing but a little brother! Something so fleeting doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as the eternal Flame.】

"…Shut up."

Lin Mo's mouth twitched.

"Keep yapping and there won't be any Fire Dragon Liver next meal."

【'Fireball' froze, gnashed its teeth, and finally chose to mute itself on the spot.】

Having dealt with the troublemaker, Lin Mo looked up. "Mom, I also think Lightning is pretty cool! I'll go with that!"

"Good!" Su Wan said with a smile. "I'll have someone fetch it in a bit and send it to your room."

"Sure thing, Mom."

Lin Mo wiped his mouth and asked casually:

"Oh right, Mom, do we still have any other beginner and intermediate Fire and Earth skill books at home? I want to take a few to study."

In truth, Lin Mo was still very curious.

If skills were this human-like, what would happen if you fed them skill books?

"Yes, yes, plenty."

Su Wan nodded and said: "We've got a whole pile of skill books at home. I'll have someone send them all over together in a bit."

Although skill books on the market—even beginner ones—fetched a steep price,

with the Lin family's wealth, they could have as many as they wanted.

"Then thanks, Mom."

Lin Mo stood up, thoroughly satisfied. "I'll head back to my room to rest and get ready for tomorrow's Grand Exam."

……

After Lin Mo left, the dining room fell quiet once more.

Su Wan paused, then looked at Lin Tianhao beside her. "Old Lin, tomorrow's the Grand Exam."

"Mm, that's right."

Lin Tianhao blew out a smoke ring. "With Mo'er's current strength, snatching the city top-scholar title would be like reaching into a bag to grab something. All we need to do is show up and cheer him on."

Su Wan shot him a look.

"That's not what I meant. What's the point of grabbing a city top-scholar?"

"Your old classmate, Xu Wenchang—I recall he's an admissions officer at the 'Dragon Sequence Class' of the Capital's Sky Dragon Academy, right?"

"Give him a call and tell him to come take a look at our Jianghai City for this Grand Exam."

Lin Tianhao was stunned when he heard this.

"'Dragon Sequence Class'? That's the class in Sky Dragon Academy that only takes those with SS-rank talent or above, and they still have to see your Grand Exam performance… SS-rank is just the threshold."

"Our Jianghai City only produced one S-rank talent this year—Zhao Yu…"

At this point, Su Wan cut Lin Tianhao off directly.

"Old Lin, has your brain gone soft? What does that Zhao brat from the Zhao family have to do with anything? Who does he think he is? Is he worth me specially calling someone over?"

"I'm talking about our Mo'er. Do you really think Mo'er's talent is inferior to some so-called SS-rank? Are you blind?"

Su Wan's string of sharp words left Lin Tianhao shrinking his neck on the spot.

"Ahem… wife, calm down, that's not what I meant."

"Of course I know our son's awesome. I was just afraid that old Xu would be blind and refuse to come…"

Su Wan scoffed. "Anyway, my Mo'er must get into the 'Dragon Sequence Class.' Even if you have to drag him here, do it."

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll make the call in a bit."

Lin Tianhao hurriedly agreed.