Warlock of the Magus World 1-596

by Wen Chao Gong

  Leylin had listened to Baelin talk about this for a while and had thrown this matter to the back of his mind.

  “Hah!”

  Baelin brandished the large steel sword in his hand, the blade glinting with a cold, sharp light, roaring as he charged towards Leylin.

  “Kill!” He struck with his large sword, which in its wake brought a fierce gale.

  On the other hand, Leylin was holding a wooden sword and shook his head, “Too many excess movements!”

  With just a gentle thrust forward, the wooden sword entered the metallic rays of light.

  What seemed to be a gentle, slow attack from the wooden sword pushed Baelin’s steel sword away, and the wooden sword pierced Baelin’s armpit!

  “Ugh…” Baelin groaned and collapsed.

  “Disappointing! Too disappointing!” Leylin bluntly struck him down.

  During his free time after researching, he would tease this guy. It was one of the many pleasures he had in his spare time.

  “My lord, can’t you let me win a little?”

  Baelin huffed and puffed, complaining as he sat on the ground, “I’m always defeated in one blow! Gosh! I feel like I haven’t been improving at all…”

  “Stop with the nonsense! Continue training. To punish you for being unable to withstand one move, you are to do a thousand more push-ups!”

  Leylin tried his best not to laugh as he showed a poker face.

  In fact, Baelin was improving extremely quickly. He was on the verge of advancing to become a Grand Knight. On one hand, this had to do with the effectiveness of the breathing method Leylin had provided. On the other, Baelin’s talent and diligence could not be disregarded.

  Leylin reclined on a deck chair, watching Baelin sweating, but his thoughts were all on the A.I. Chip.

  [Beep! Based on the real-time monitoring, host body’s secretion of adrenaline is at a low level, and mental status is becoming stable. Estimated to reach normal level in 341 hours!]

  Through the diagrams and curve that the A.I. Chip analysed, Leylin was overjoyed to find that after all his efforts, his emotions were stabilising.

  “Based on this pace, I’ll be able to completely suppress the explosion of my emotions in ten or so days…” Leylin grinned.

  “Boss! Is the boss here?”

  At this moment, a young man’s voice travelled over, “We want to buy something. Is the boss of Blazing Hammers around?”

  Upon hearing this voice, Baelin stopped his training. “Oh, my heavens! There’s someone actually coming to boss’ shop? Has the sun risen from the west?”

  Due to Leylin’s unconventional pricing, only a few items were sold every year despite the excellent quality of the weapons in the shop.

  “What are you talking about! Go and entertain the customer!” Leylin’s sword knocked on Baelin’s head.

  At this moment, Baelin remembered that his real identity was a worker employed to man the weapon shop. He immediately put on a white shirt and jogged out to receive the customer.

  Leylin was a little curious and followed him out.

  “My lady, please come in!”

  Baelin seemed to be fawning over a girl of noble blood, who was wearing sophisticated clothing and had a ring with strange inscriptions on it. He made eyes at Leylin, indicating they were going to make a huge sale.

  Behind this noble girl was an old man with silver hair that seemed to be a butler. Behind this man were two young guards wearing armour made of iron mail. The one who had shouted was evidently one of the guards.

  On the shoulder of the guard, there was a large crest with sun vines adorning it. In the middle were a sword, shield, and a crown!

  Leylin was learned in the area of the coat of arms, and naturally knew that no matter which society they were in, only the first-rate nobility were able to use a crown in their crest.

  “Interesting! A daughter of a noble? She even has an acolyte and two knights protecting her!”

  Leylin gazed at this group of people with interest. The butler behind the girl was obviously a level 3 acolyte, and he even had a low-grade magic artifact, judging from the energy waves it gave off.

  The guards behind them were guards with the strength of knights.

  Even this girl herself also produced undulations from energy particles and had the power of a rank 1 acolyte. All sorts of amplification type rings were on her fingers.

  At this moment, the four guests were surprised at Baelin, who was treating them so politely—not every shop had a Knight that would service guests!

  Baelin, who was still oblivious to everything, was politely introducing to the girl, “My lady, if you wish to go to the Woody Wasteland, I recommend this steel sword! Its workmanship is first rate, and there won’t be any nicks even after killing thousands. If you couple it with these arrowheads, it’s even more perfect…”

  Baelin’s saliva flew everywhere as he opened another cabinet, revealing a bunch of arrowheads that looked completely new and was giving of a turquoise luster.

  This eagerly attentive display that might even be seen to be overly humble had Leylin laughing inside. The two soldiers behind the girl turned, a little embarrassed at seeing a knight just like them, who seemed to be tarnishing their reputation.

  In fact, if not for their owner being right in front, they would long since have drawn their swords and taught this fellow who knew nothing about the dignity of knights a lesson.

  “Look!” The noble girl spoke to the old butler behind her.

  The butler with the strength of a level 3 acolyte went forward, touching the steel sword with his wrinkly hands and then touching the arrowhead, shock apparent on his face, “The quality is not bad! It can even be compared with the works of the Great Master Yoda.”

  “Oh?” The surprise was evident on this girl’s face. This was the first time she had seen her butler praise any item, and even more so comparing it to Great Master Yoda? That was a Master who had earned a reputation in the eastern capital from forging weapons, and was extremely popular with the public!

  “Who forged the weapons here?” She asked, looking at Baelin. After all, his bulging muscles were very enchanting.

  Leylin, who concealed his power very well, was naturally ignored.

  “Oh, those!” Baelin was about to brag about his boss, but upon seeing Leylin’s warning look, he corrected himself, “That’s obviously a secret!”

  Rescue

  “Is that so?” The girl lifted her brows, and even Baelin couldn’t bear to keep eye contact.

  “Please pass on this message to that great master! I would like to meet him, and our Argus Family welcomes him to our door!” She spoke in an aloof manner.

  The guard behind her immediately took out a sculpture that looked similar to the crest on his shoulder and passed it to Baelin.

  “This! This! And those arrows. We want them all!”

  The girl pointed at the display cabinet.

  “Alright, alright!” Baelin was so excited that he was flushed red. He didn’t even have the time to analyse the crest in his hand, and immediately packed up the swords and other weapons, passing them to the guards behind her.

  “The total is 1050 Gold! Thank you for your patronage!”

  Baelin nodded at the girl, and the butler passed a small bag of gold coins and a purple-gold card to him. Baelin was on the verge of becoming stupid as his hand trembled while holding the bag.

  The girl saw his movements and a glint of mischievousness appeared in the young noble’s eyes.

  “I wish to go to the Woody Wastelands! Can you be my guide? I’ll pay 10 Gold per day.”

  “Ten- Ten Gold?” Baelin’s breathing became rough.

  While working in Leylin’s shop, the pay was 3 Gold per month; this was already a pay grade that made the residents of Potter Town incomparably envious.

  Ten Gold a day? This was something Baelin had never even dreamed of!

  “But!” Baelin looked at Leylin and gritted his teeth as he rejected the suggesti
on. “My apologies, my lady! I must work here every day…”

  Though Baelin wanted to make some quick money, he was still able to make a distinction between the present and the future.

  Leylin was currently teaching him how to train to become a knight! This was only available in specific noble families of the Twilight Zone, and he would not have another chance to get it, even with over a thousand Gold!

  If he gave this up just for a little Gold, that would mean giving up his future as a Knight; Baelin felt that he would completely regret that choice of action.

  “Interesting, interesting! I never thought I’d discover such an intriguing shop on this trip!”

  The girl laughed like a skylark.

  “My name is Jenny, and I live in the largest inn in the town. If you change your mind, you can come look for me at any time.”

  After the girl and her companions left, Baelin carefully placed the gold and purple-gold card on the table.

  “The purple-gold card that is valued at a thousand Gold! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen this, and in addition, there are so many gold coins. My lord! We’ve struck it rich!” Baelin’s eyes were full of little stars.

  “Yeah, yeah!” Leylin nodded, paying no mind as he kept the purple-gold card.

  “The rest of the gold shall be yours as a commission!”

  “Oh, boss, let me praise you! You’re really the master of fairness, the embodiment of compassion…” Baelin immediately began to cheer.

  He tossed the crest up and down in his hand, puzzled. “This seems quite familiar! I recall hearing something about this Oscar Family from somewhere before…”

  Suddenly, he shrieked, “Damn it! Sun Vine Argus! It’s the marquis family in the eastern capital! What did I just give up…”

  However, although Baelin sighed, he did not pursue this matter any further.

  After all, they weren’t going to take him in as a servant, but only as a guide. It would be a very stupid decision to reject Leylin’s teachings here.

  The appearance of the Marquis’ daughter here obviously made her the topic of conversation in Potter Town. Leylin could hear the latest news about this group from Baelin.

  “My Lord! My Lord! Apparently, Miss Jenny came to this place in order to prepare to obtain a very special birthday gift for her mother! She’s preparing to look for it in the wastelands. What a filial daughter she is!”

  “Haha… I found out that Miss Jenny is looking for a special plant called the Dragon-Blooded Flower Bud! It’s said to help women maintain their looks for ten years, and can even be sold off at an auction in the eastern capital for almost a hundred thousand Gold! After offering a reward for it, all the adventurers, mercenaries and even residents of the town have begun to pour into the Woody Wastelands to look for it, dreaming of getting rich quickly!”

  “My Lord! I just saw Miss Jenny entering the Woody Wastelands while being guided by the baron’s knights…”

  Baelin was as excited as a sparrow, chirping in front of Leylin; Leylin just rolled his eyes.

  “Have you completed your homework for today?”

  With that single sentence, Baelin completely quieted down and scratched his head.

  “No, but I’ll be done soon!” Having said this, Baelin quickly rushed to the training grounds and began to wave around a large sword that was about the height of a person.

  “You still have the mind to think about running around outside of training. You seem to have a lot of excess energy!” Leylin grinned, “I’ll multiply the tasks you have to do for today.”

  “Oh! No!” Hearing Baelin’s anguished wailing, Leylin felt his mood improve.

  “Oh, Dragon-Blooded Flower Bud?” Leylin touched his chin and searched up some information recorded by the A.I. Chip from the ancient ruins.

  He seemed to have seen records about this sort of precious plant in ancient books. It was said that it lived in a very harsh environment and needed to coexist with a high energy being, taking in the blood of this being every once in awhile, or else it would wilt.

  “I remember that the high-energy being coexisting with the Dragon-Blooded Flower Bud is called the Goat-Horned Earth Dragon. It’s said to be a mix between an ancient dragon and some demon, though I have no idea how true that information is…”

  Leylin pondered deeply, “In addition, the beautification effect of the Dragon-Blooded Flower Bud is just a side effect. The main use of the Dragon-Blooded Flower Bud is to combat specific toxins…”

  “Interesting. I was just searching for a good reason to enter the eastern capital!” Leylin glanced at Baelin who was still wailing but did not dare stop training, a fierce light glinting in his eyes.

  Three days later, a small group laden with injuries returned to Potter Town, bringing back horrifying news.

  The team with the Marquis’ daughter had met with unexpected danger while chasing after the Goat-Horned Earth Dragon and were stuck somewhere. Even the baron’s knight team captain had sacrificed himself.

  This team had risked their lives to return and seek help.

  The entire town sank into terror. The fury of a Marquis was something Potter Town could not take on, and the person most afraid of the headstrong daughter were the owner of the area, Baron Joseph.

  “My lord! My lord! I heard that…”

  Baelin rushed into the yard like a gust of wind, to the sight of a plump man in luxurious clothes, constantly using a gold-coloured handkerchief to wipe the sweat on his face.

  He was instantly like a duck held by the neck, his words stuck in his throat as he bowed, “Hello, Sir!”

  This plump man was obviously Baron Joseph, the man in charge of Potter Town. Even Baelin’s current job had been introduced to him by this man. For Baelin, someone with land and an inheritance could be said to be an amazing person, and as a result, he was so shocked that he quickly greeted the baron, his head at his chest.

  “So it’s Baelin! Do your job well!”

  Baron Joseph did not seem to have any interest in conversing with him, and instead bowed towards Leylin with a smile, “Well then, I’ll leave it to you, Great Master Leylin!”

  In order to settle down, Leylin had used mental spells as well as having left a very powerful image in Joseph’s mind.

  Hence, now that he had met with trouble that he could do nothing about, Joseph quickly came to Leylin as soon as he could.

  “My lord! What happened?”

  Baelin waited until Joseph left before asking.

  “What else could it be other than to save that willful girl?” Leylin spoke indifferently, picking out a shining set of armour from the storeroom.

  “Ooh, ooh! Oh! My lord, are you going to take action?”

  As Leylin’s shop assistant and semi-disciple, Baelin was very curious about Leylin’s past and his power, extremely excited.

  “Bring me, my lord! I’m sure you’ll lack a servant in the Woody Wastelands, right?”

  “Bring me! You have to bring me!”

  *Boom!* A large set of Knight’s armour was thrown at Baelin. “Try it on!”

  “Oh! Alright!” Wearing armour was part of training to become a knight. Baelin had trained a lot, but it was his first time officially wearing armour. He was so excited that he was slightly flushed.

  This shiny armour unexpectedly fit him very well. There were even some patterns at the sides of the metal, and the leather plating underneath. Not only was it beautiful, it could also protect a few areas; Baelin loved it.

  After training for such a long period of time, Baelin had also grown taller. He had beautiful muscles, and after wearing the armour, he looked extremely brave and courageous.

  “How is it? I’m handsome, aren’t I?” Baelin patted his chest narcissistically, and two pieces of metal struck each other, producing a loud sound.

  “Next!” Leylin tossed a steel sword to Baelin, and after he had worn and put everything into place, Leylin nodded in satisfaction.

  “I can relax now!”

  “Of
course! Huh? Relax? What about?” Baelin was bewildered.

  “Young man, the mission to save the princess will fall to you?” Leylin tried to hold back his laughter, patting Baelin’s shoulder while speaking in a heartfelt, meaningful manner. Baelin was stunned.

  “Huh? Huh?! Me?! You want me to go to the Woody Wastelands alone?” Baelin finally reacted, pointing at his own nose.

  “My lord, I’m not even a knight! Are you trying to kill me?”