Chapter 121: Legendary Mage

Very soon, the dance ended amidst the alluring whispers of the Half-Elf dancers, and all the fresh flowers on the four waitresses' trays had been sold out.

Next was the flower-giving segment; the seven Half-Elf dancers did not leave, but instead remained by the small stage, resting while accepting gifts from the audience.

Aideliqi, who had bought two flowers, handed one to Xia Duo, "I have two, do you want to go give a flower? The chance to get close to an Elf is extremely rare!"

"I'll pass, ask Dien."

Aideliqi then asked Dien, "Do you want to go give a flower?"

Dien felt an itch in his heart, but since he hadn't spent his own money to buy the flower, he felt too embarrassed to agree. Seeing this, Aideliqi stopped asking, called for Sami and Dewan, and headed toward the small stage.

By now, a circle of people had already gathered around the small stage. Each flower could only be given to one Half-Elf dancer, and depending on the state of the flower's bloom, the giver could receive an Elf's Kiss, a handshake, a wink, or other such treatment.

If there were no Emotion Magic present at the scene, Xia Duo would actually have been willing to buy a flower to experience it, but now he could only chat with Dien to pass the time.

Most of the people in the venue were just like them, chatting while watching the wealthy have their experience, even projecting themselves into it; though they didn't say it out loud, they were actually quite bitter inside.

Xia Duo, however, was not bitter at all. Regarding the somewhat mysterious Half-Elf dancers, he held purely appreciative thoughts, staying far away from them and trying his best not to get involved.

Rather than being bitter, it was better to listen to the Adventurers bragging and bullshitting; that was much more interesting than any Half-Elf beauty!

Moreover, he even heard his own name from the mouths of the Adventurers, which left him both surprised and delighted.

As the saying goes, people fear fame just as pigs fear getting fat; Xia Duo was not yet prepared to become a "celebrity," but hearing others talk about him, and in a positive light at that, gave him a little secret joy.

"The brother is not in the jianghu, but the jianghu has the brother's legend!"

Those Adventurers were talking about Xia Duo killing the Necromancer in the Green Pearl Forest. He only heard afterward that the Territory had wiped out seven Necromancers, the lowest of whom had a Spellcasting Level of 5, while the one Xia Duo killed was as high as 8.

However, in the mouths of the Adventurers, Xia Duo did not kill a Necromancer who had lost the ability to resist with a hand crossbow, but rather, both sides had engaged in an earth-shattering battle.

Finally, with the assistance of a group of Adventurers, he killed the evil Necromancer with a mysterious Spell.

Because Xia Duo's status as an Apprentice was almost impossible to fake, it was rumored to be the cover identity of a mysterious Mage.

Of course, the identities of the group of Adventurers were hard to verify. With the news having passed through who knows how many hands, and all of it being spread by Adventurers, to Xia Duo's ears, it became the personal experience of a friend of the storyteller.

A friend—this kind of claim that can neither be verified nor easily disproven is an essential element of almost all adventure stories.

As Xia Duo listened, that Adventurer became more and more exaggerated, saying things like this year's early heavy snow was because of the battle between Mage Xia Duo and the evil Mage, or that Mage Xia Duo participated in the eradication of the Orc nest at Wolf God Mountain, and so on and so forth.

Although they were praising Xia Duo, it was too exaggerated; Xia Duo felt awkward just listening to it, but the Adventurers listening to the story seemed to really eat it up, constantly asking what else, what else!

The volume also gradually increased, to the point that it raised the volume of everyone at the scene.

At this time, Aideliqi and the others returned from giving their flowers, and as soon as they arrived, they teased, "Mage Xia Duo, your story is truly legendary!"

Obviously, they had also heard the voices of those Adventurers, and the people in the Study Group all knew about Xia Duo killing the Necromancer and receiving war merits granted by Leonard.

Dien was even a personal witness; they all knew very clearly how Xia Duo killed the opponent.

Xia Duo hurriedly made a stop gesture, "Stop talking! That is truly too exaggerated. I don't know which big-mouth spread that, but if I find out, I'll definitely make them pay!"

This was actually a joke, but it was heard by people at the table next to them, who whistled and sneered, "A little Apprentice, really think you're Mage Xia Duo?"

Xia Duo turned his head, his gaze meeting a man wearing old Leather Armor, with messy hair and beard, and looking somewhat drunk. He smiled bitterly in his heart; he really got hit while lying down, and no matter how he thought about it, it was awkward.

The so-called "Mage Xia Duo" that the other party was defending was actually Xia Duo himself—the "little Apprentice" in the other party's mouth at this moment.

However, Xia Duo knew even better that he had no real connection with the other party. Of course, this didn't count as a conflict, so he just glanced at him and turned his head back.

But he didn't want such an action to make the other party conclude that Xia Duo was pretending to be "Mage Xia Duo," and he provoked him again, "Little Apprentice, dare to spar with me!"

As soon as these words were spoken, this area suddenly became a bit quieter. Some people were waiting to watch the fun, while others were secretly preparing to leave this place of trouble. However, before Xia Duo could speak, the Adventurer's companion immediately stepped forward to apologize:

"I'm sorry, my companion is drunk, please don't hold it against him. He is actually very kind usually; it's just that he was once a Mage Apprentice himself and particularly worships 'Mage Xia Duo,' who also has an Apprentice status. Seeing someone impersonating him, he couldn't stand it. I am truly sorry."

As he spoke, he even had other companions forcibly hold down the drunken man. Of course, whether that person was really drunk, only he himself knew.

Hearing this apology, Xia Duo sighed deeply in his heart. Looking at the "drunkard's" appearance, his Magic must have long since gone to waste, and he could only find a trace of comfort in various legendary stories.

Perhaps this was the ultimate fate of most Mage Apprentices.

The general environment was actually this harsh!

At this moment, there was not a trace of anger in Xia Duo's heart; there was only the vigilance of taking it as a warning, and a trace of sympathy for one of his own kind. He nodded to the drunkard's companion and stopped paying attention to them.

And the drunkard, under the suppression of his companions, also quieted down.

The people around, seeing there was no more fun to watch, resumed the voices that had stopped, and those who had wanted to leave earlier stayed behind.

A moment later, all seven Half-Elf dancers exited the stage, and the bar returned to the state it was in before the Half-Elf dancers arrived, yet not a single person regretted the Gold Coins they had just spent.

A few lecherous guys were even loudly bragging to the people around them that the Elf's lips were sweet. At this point, Xia Duo really didn't want to stay any longer.

He picked up the wine glass on the table that he hadn't touched yet and downed it in one gulp. A psychedelic feeling struck his nerves, making Xia Duo feel a bit dazed. This feeling of losing control made him very unhappy.

He forcibly concentrated his attention and entered a focused state. It was right at this moment that he noticed someone carrying a Magic Item was approaching him, which instantly broke him out in a cold sweat.

He turned his head abruptly; a young man wearing a Mage Robe was already standing beside him, his face actually somewhat familiar.