Chapter 23: 23 Aierlong Fao

"Sister, why do you look a bit angry?"

Marina, having just returned to the carriage, was asked by her younger brother. She couldn't help but pout and say indignantly, "Luoning isn't a gentleman at all; he actually wouldn't let me into his tent to rest!"

The young Malike looked around. Although the space inside the carriage wasn't as spacious as a tent, it was enough for the two siblings to lie down and rest.

But soon, as the heir of the Gelin Family, Malike understood his sister's meaning, and he couldn't help but laugh.

"Sister, Luoning was stripped of his inheritance just two days ago because of Selina's death. You actually dare to enter his tent? Could it be that you've read too many knight novels about heroes saving beauties, and you want to sleep with him?"

"Hmph!"

Marina gave an unhappy huff. "Is that not allowed?"

Malike couldn't help but offer a reminder, "Sister, don't forget, you have a marriage alliance with Jiemi of the Viscount Dennis family. It's one thing to mess around with classmates at the academy, but don't get into Luoning's bed, otherwise, there might be trouble later!"

"I know, you talk too much!"

Marina rolled her eyes. "That dead fat man Jiemi, I feel like vomiting whenever I see those dead-fish eyes of his!"

Malike also rolled his eyes. Who was she calling a fat man?

He lifted the window to look at the night outside. "I am very grateful to Baron Luoning for saving us this time."

"It's just that I heard from classmates that he was stripped of his inheritance, changed his surname, and was exiled to the remote Shanlin Town. I'm afraid his days ahead won't be easy."

Meanwhile, Luoning was lying on the carpet in his tent, baring his teeth and grimacing as he enjoyed Chahaer's massage.

For the past few hours, he had been practicing swordplay, and now his muscles were extremely sore and swollen.

It wasn't that he had suddenly become so diligent; he just wanted to use sword practice to avoid Marina's advances, but who would have thought that this girl would actually watch him for over three hours without leaving!

In the end, Luoning couldn't practice anymore and wanted to sneak into the tent while she wasn't paying attention, but he didn't expect her to follow him, saying she wanted to come in and sit for a while.

Seeing Marina's posture—as if she had no intention of leaving once she got in—how could Luoning dare to let her in?

He had no sexual interest in her, and besides, he had things to do tonight...

Ultimately, Luoning could only refuse her directly, which led to her saying he wasn't gentlemanly enough.

"Alright Chahaer, you go down and rest too."

Luoning felt the soreness in his body had lessened quite a bit, so he let Chahaer stop. "Your technique is good; I feel much better."

Chahaer stood up respectfully. "Then goodnight, Master. I will be resting outside; if you need anything, just call me."

After the manservant left, Luoning sat up and moved his arms around.

"Girls in this other world are just too direct!"

He couldn't help but shake his head and summon the system interface.

He didn't need to wait until 12:00 AM today because it had already passed.

"Today is the seventh day. The sign-in doesn't automatically add attribute points, but rather allows me to claim the 'Warm Gift Box'."

Luoning was very curious about what this Warm Gift Box was, so he clicked on it directly.

【Attribute Point +20, Energy Essence +20】

As expected... it was warm, but not by much.

It was about the same nature as the rewards he had set when he wrote the project proposal back then.

He glanced at his current attribute panel:

【Level】: 1-Primary Knight (100/100); 1-Primary Mage (25/150)+

【Attribute Point】: 50

【Energy Essence】: 220

The series of gains this time was truly so much that the amount of Energy Essence had accumulated to 220.

Luoning added the 50 attribute points to the progress of the Primary Mage, and he immediately felt his Mana Space expand once again!

After the consumption from learning the Clear Wind Spell earlier, combined with this new round of expansion, Luoning estimated he would have to spend quite some time re-refining his magic power.

"The progress has increased to 75/150. I only need 75 more attribute points to break through to Intermediate in both professions."

For an average person, going from Primary to Intermediate takes two to three years, even for those who are slightly faster.

With a breakthrough speed like Luoning's, even the top geniuses would have to feel inferior.

After dealing with the attribute points, Luoning finally turned his attention to the Seven-Day Login interface.

Today was the seventh day, and he could finally claim the Light Attribute Mage with the aptitude of a Level 7 Great Magus.

As his thoughts moved to claim the seventh-day reward, the Seven-Day Login interface turned into points of light and dissipated from his field of vision.

From now on, only four interfaces remained before his eyes: Monthly Sign-in, Attribute Panel, Achievement Master, and First Recharge Gift.

Luoning estimated that once he completed the first recharge, only the first three interfaces would remain.

The moment his attention shifted from the dissipating interface, a Magic Array appeared on the ground in front of him, just like the one when he summoned Maiken that day.

The white light was brilliant and dazzling; if not for the black tent blocking the light, it would definitely have attracted onlookers from outside.

"This summoning Magic Array is so complex, even more complex than the patterns on a Contract Scroll!"

Luoning exclaimed. Based on the knowledge he had just acquired regarding the spell patterns of the Clear Wind Spell, he couldn't understand it at all.

The spell pattern of the Clear Wind Spell only had five nodes, and the connections between the nodes were all straight lines.

But the Magic Array before him was not like that; it had numerous nodes, and if Luoning were to draw it, he wouldn't know which node to start from or where to end.

Furthermore, the paths between the nodes of the summoning Magic Array were not straight lines; they consisted of curves with different arcs and broken lines at different angles, which was extremely complex.

As Luoning observed it intently, he only felt dizzy, and an extreme, throbbing pain rushed straight to his brain.

How to describe this feeling? It was like an ordinary middle school student trying to deeply understand and derive the Fourier transform formula—a complete headache.

Fortunately, a figure appearing at the right moment drew Luoning's attention away; a thin man wearing a sky-blue robe appeared on the Magic Array.

He had gray-white, shoulder-length hair. If one didn't look at his face, Luoning would have thought he was an old man.

In reality, he was very young. Unlike the burly and strong Maiken, this magician before him looked rather delicate.

He placed his left hand on his chest and bowed to Luoning. "Aierlong Fao, greetings to you, Master. May the light be with you!"

The tone was gentle and relaxed, making one feel at ease upon hearing it.

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Magician Aierlong!"

Luoning also happily greeted this subordinate Magician and briefly inquired about his situation.

Simply put, regarding past experiences and language, Aierlong was the same as Maiken.

The difference was that Aierlong had a certain understanding of the principles of Magic and the crafting of Spell Scrolls.

Of course, this understanding was not very deep, being at about the same level as Pedro.

Through Aierlong, Luoning also confirmed one thing: the purple crystal obtained from Pedro was indeed a Magic Crystal.

In this way, he only needed to collect five more Magic Crystals to complete his First Recharge Gift.

Immediately after, Luoning asked how many spells the other party currently mastered.

"My Lord, I currently master two spells: Flash Spell and Exhilaration Technique."

Luoning was full of anticipation, "Quick, cast them for me to see!"

Aierlong did not refuse; he first extended a finger, and Luoning felt energy gathering at his fingertip.

He guessed that Aierlong must be drawing the Spell Pattern.

"My Lord, this is the Flash Spell."

As Aierlong's voice fell, points of light lit up at his fingertip.

The light was not large, much like a desk lamp used during student days, but it could illuminate the environment inside the tent, much brighter than a candle.

Luoning raised an eyebrow, "Besides illuminating the environment, this spell doesn't seem to have much use?"

Aierlong nodded, "That is indeed the case, but if my mana is sufficient later on, I can enhance its brightness to interfere with enemies."

Luoning nodded slightly; the interference the other party spoke of should be similar to a flashbang.

Aierlong stopped demonstrating the Flash Spell and turned to cast the second Magic.

This time, he held his palm toward Luoning, and under the casting, a faint light fell upon Luoning's body.

In that instant, Luoning felt his whole body relax, and the previous soreness had completely vanished.

His eyes lit up, and he praised, "The effect of this spell is quite good!"

Aierlong continued, "When my mana is abundant, I can apply this spell to multiple people. It is said that powerful Magicians can use this spell to inspire an entire army!"

"Not bad!"

Luoning was very satisfied with this support spell, but he found it a bit strange, "Do Light Attribute Magicians not have healing skills?"

In his impression, the Light Attribute was always linked to things like the Church of Light and to saving the dying and healing the wounded.

Hearing this, Aierlong shook his head, "Apologies, My Lord, I have not yet mastered such spells; perhaps later, when my strength improves, I might come into contact with them."

Luoning immediately associated this with how Maiken automatically mastered two Battle Techniques when he promoted to an Intermediate Knight; perhaps Magicians could do the same when they leveled up.

"Wait a moment."

He focused his attention on the Magician before him, and soon, Aierlong's Attribute Panel appeared.

【Aierlong Fao】：Primary Mage·Light (0/150) +

Luoning had accumulated 220 points of Energy Essence, enough to promote Aierlong to an Intermediate Mage.

(End of chapter)