Chapter 48: Achieved the Goal!

Walking through the grand, spacious castle, Fllien felt her eyes could barely keep up.

The reason was simple—there were simply too many magical artifacts here!

Though she had once seen the palaces and castles of human nobles, this was the first time she encountered a building where every detail—from the carpeted stairs to the stone pillars and chandeliers—was composed entirely of magical devices surrounded by magical barriers.

Along the opulent corridor, Lin Yu led the way and noticed Fllien’s expression; he couldn’t help but smile slightly.

“Actually, I originally planned to turn this into a mage tower, but then I took in the residents of Spine Peak, earned the title of Forest Lord, and had no choice but to make it fit my status.”

“...Mage tower?”

Fllien looked at Lin Yu with mild confusion.

Lin Yu smiled and explained, “It’s the building where magic users practice daily. If you’re interested, I can build one for you.”

Fllien thought for a moment, then shook her head. “No, thank you. Living in a tower would draw too much attention. My master warned me—before I kill the Demon King, I must not seek fame, I must—”

“Must remain anonymous and live quietly, right?”

Lin Yu sighed. “Then let’s drop that. How long do you plan to stay this time?”

Fllien replied calmly, “I don’t mind. As long as I can study magic, I’ll stay as long as needed.”

“But my master probably won’t allow me to stay long. She’s always like that—makes decisions quickly, as if something is chasing her from behind...”

“Time,” Lin Yu said softly. “Humans are bound by lifespan. Their time is scarce; they have no room for delay. Unlike you elves, who can postpone decisions for centuries without consequence.”

“...You seem to understand humans well.”

Fllien stared at Lin Yu’s pointed ears. “I’ve never met an elf like you before.”

It seemed Vlam had not told her student of his identity...

Lin Yu glanced at her and shook his head. “I’m not like you.”

He stopped walking, pushed open the door ahead, and smiled lightly. “This was Vlam’s old room. You can choose to stay with her, or...”

“I’ll take the one next door!”

Fllien said without hesitation.

Lin Yu nodded, pulled out an alchemical wristwatch, and handed it to her. “Wear this watch, and you can pass through all strong barriers below the third floor. It has a built-in map—you can check your location anytime if you get lost.”

“Also, the bookshelves in the room connect to the library, which contains the magical texts I’ve collected over the years...”

Hearing this, Fllien’s eyes lit up. “That’s enough!”

Lin Yu fell silent for a moment, then nodded. “Good.”

After ten years, Lin Yu finally met the first friend he had made in this world.

He had expected Vlam to have many things to say to him, but instead, she played with Longlong Rock for hours, then went to Spine Peak to reunite with her old comrade Dai Meng.

At first, Lin Yu was slightly annoyed, but then he understood Vlam’s intention.

Vlam’s visit to Spine Peak was not only to see Lin Yu, but also to gain his approval of Fllien, so that after her death, she could leave the holy scripture to Fllien.

To achieve this, she deliberately kept herself away, giving Lin Yu and Fllien time alone.

Unfortunately, she underestimated both Lin Yu’s collection and her own student’s passion for magic.

From the moment Fllien entered the room at dawn until now, with the moon high in the sky, she had not stepped out once.

For ten full hours, aside from having a magic construct bring her meals, she never opened the door—she remained inside, studying the rare magical texts in the library.

This completely ruined Vlam’s plan.

Yet, from another perspective, it allowed Lin Yu to free up his schedule on time.

After all, Vlam’s visit was poorly timed—it fell exactly the day before completing the stage mission.

According to the time flow difference between Fllien’s world and the chat group, tonight at nine o’clock would be the next day in the chat group—the day when daily activity resets!

At 9:06 p.m., Lin Yu opened the chat group and sent a message.

Su Haoming, Fan Xian, and Xiang Yunye quickly followed, confirming they were online.

The four of them moved in perfect sync; after greeting each other, they immediately began uploading new group files.

On the very first day he joined the group, Lin Yu discovered that uploading files increased both points and contribution value, as well as daily activity.

This method of gaining activity was far faster than spamming.

Thus, before today, Lin Yu had already sent them numerous unuploaded magical knowledge texts so they could gain activity points and accumulate points to buy invitation cards.

[Group member 'Su Haoming' has uploaded file 'Spirit Seed Chapter']

[Group member 'Xiang Yunye' has uploaded file 'Irreversible Theory']

[Group member 'Fan Xian' has uploaded file...]

Instantly, a flood of messages popped up in the chat group, and the activity bar for group files surged upward.

After roughly ten seconds, the group’s total activity finally surpassed the ten-thousand limit!

“Stage goal detected as completed. Unlocking new group feature...”

“Group feature [Group Red Packet] unlocked. Welcome all members to try it out!”

[Su Haoming: ...]

[Su Haoming: That’s it?]

[Fan Xian: Where’s the new member?]

[Xiang Yunye: Not bad. I checked—it allows cross-world item transfer. No need to spend points on invitation cards for cross-world trade anymore.]

[Su Haoming: Of course I know that!]

[Su Haoming: But just one Red Packet? That’s too little!]

[Fan Xian: +1]

[Su Haoming: Lin Brother, come out and give your sharp opinion!]

Lin Yu did not respond, because a brand-new message popped up in his chat window.

[Detected: Group member 'Lin Yu' has met contribution threshold. Activate Administrator Trial?]

[Yes/No]

Lin Yu regarded the pop-up with interest.

From the information displayed, the hard requirement to activate the Administrator Trial was contribution value.

But his contribution value had not changed much—only increased by less than two hundred.

Thus, he deduced that there must be other hidden conditions to unlock this trial—perhaps achieving the stage goal, pushing the group to the next phase...

“I wonder if the trial is permanently unlocked, or if only one administrator can be added per stage.”

As he thought this, Lin Yu selected “Yes.”

Instantly, a brilliant silver light burst in his mind, as if trying to swallow his consciousness and transport him to another world... Huh?

Why isn’t it working?

The brilliant silver light desperately engulfed Lin Yu’s consciousness, but his consciousness was far too vast—each bit covered was instantly replaced by more emerging from his native universe, seemingly endless.

“So it’s a mental—or soul—transportation?”

Lin Yu was surprised, then ignored the terrifying pull of the silver light and calmly said, “Wait a moment.”

He waved his hand, opened a portal to his inner universe, sent out his avatar to remain in the castle, then relinquished resistance and let the force carry him into another world.

Routine has been a bit dull, so an extra chapter today.

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(End of Chapter)