I Am Not A Mage Lord Chapter 19
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Lin Qi's gaze immediately locked onto the robe.
The dark and lusterless robe had a soft texture, and the inner lining was made of light silk green satin. It felt comfortable to the touch with a standard V-shaped collar. Putting it on, it could cover the ankle without dragging on the ground.
In his previous life, Lin Qi had not been a lawyer, nor had he ever cosplayed as a wizard. However, he had worn his graduate robes and felt that it was really not as good as t-shirts and bermudas in the summer.
However, on Planet Blue, the robe was the professional outfit for "mages". No one would dared to blaspheme it.
At the very least, he had to be at the level of a mage apprentice before he could wear such beautiful clothes.
Realizing that Lin Qi did not know the value of this robe, Mo Feng explained.
"It looks like an ordinary magic robe without any obvious characteristics, but the wearer will see the secret embroidery of undead creatures on the surface of the robe. Normally, there are two kinds. The wearer can activate and summon the undead creature depicted by the embroidery."
Luo Yunxi clapped her hands in appreciation. "That's right, you are indeed the academy's erudite and knowledgeable Mage Mo Feng. This Bone Robe can summon both human skeletons and zombie wolves."
Looking at the fair skin of the woman's slender fingers that extended all the way to her arm, Lin Qi couldn't care less about the shock of hearing about "undead creatures''. His heart stirred again, and he nearly had to close his eyes to resist.
Facing it directly, a bottle of love potion used as a perfume displayed just how powerful it could be.
After a while, the term 'undead creature', which was closely related to necromancers, came to his mind.
Everyone knew how terrifying undead creatures were. They were like dark clouds that covered the heads of the commoners on Planet Blue.
Using necromancy, deceased family and friends could be returned to the human world as skeletons and zombies. Their lethality might not be very high, but the impact on the living was incomparable.
Over the years, necromancy energies would leak out of some place on Planet Blue from time to time, resulting in shocking "crises of the undead"!
It gradually became a common natural disaster on Planet Blue.
Mages had governing authority and their corresponding responsibility was to quickly eliminate the crisis of the undead. As the main defending power, there was no lack of necromancer mage casualties.
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Even though there were traitors among the necromancer mages who caused the undead crisis, or perhaps the fact that necromancers themselves were creepy and terrifying, society still respected them alot. They did not view them with disgust and fear.
"Necromancers don't just create undead creatures, right?" Lin Qi was slightly surprised.
"Necromancy spells are spells that manipulate the forces of life and death. Most of them are related to undead creatures. Only by coming into contact with them can you walk further and further down the path of a necromancer," said Mo Feng calmly. "Good examples of necromancy spells are the first-level Fear spell, second-level Vampire Touch spell, third-level Corpse Control spell and the seventh-level Finger of Death spell."
"Possessing this robe is equivalent to possessing a large amount of undying creatures. Naturally, it is the best way to start."
Lin Qi nodded. An experienced driver who raced all day at Mt. Akina and a newbie who had just grabbed the steering wheel were naturally not on the same level.
In particular, there was an undead crisis in the neighboring city two years ago, which caused the "cremation rate" of the surrounding cities to increase significantly. It was not easy to summon a skeleton in the wild.
"However, there is a problem. The undead creatures created by the magic robe are not naturally controlled. They have to be ordered, berated, and even dispelled through other channels," added Mo Feng.
Lin Qi looked at his body, which could be considered as relatively sturdy. If he was to really face an undead creature who could feel no pain or fear of death, both victory or defeat were possible outcomes.
"Necromancers are naturally good at controlling undead creatures." Luo Yunxi chuckled. "The control process is also a form of training. Does Mo Feng really look down on Student Lin Qi's talent?"
"That depends on him," Mo Feng said with interest.
"After all, this is a magic item worth 2,400 arcane gold coins. Wait! There's also your family badge, the 'Immortal Bird' on it?"
His voice trembled with a hint of hesitation.
"This is to show the sincerity of the family." Luo Yunxi's voice was sweet and charming.
"There's no need to go this far." Mo Feng regained his composure, his tone heavy.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Last night, there were already people pretending that we attacked Student Lin Qi in a dream. If we delay any further, we will never be able to clear our name. Therefore, it is our clan chief's intention to clear this up immediately."
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No matter how slow Lin Qi was, he would realize the severity of the situation.
The patterns on the robe often had "badges" that represented one's identity and "badges" that represented one's family.
However, once embroidered on, it would represent an unquestionable authenticity and endless responsibility!
The Bone Robe in front of him had a circle embroidered with a 'Mage Family Seal' that looked like a phoenix that had been reborn and was spreading its wings.
This was the silent announcement of the Phoenix Clan—the wearer would be protected by the clan.
It was the equivalent of telling the public that they would protect this person.
It made sense if Lin Qi was an elite mage who had just made his name.
However, he was merely a mage apprentice. Faced with this "humble" intention of reconciliation with a large mage family, it was more difficult to handle than outright hostility.
Lin Qi frowned.
The other party presented him with a Bone Robe. Clearly, they wanted to influence his future path and nudge him toward the direction of becoming a necromancer.
Mo Feng understood and his attitude was ambiguous.
Previously, he had decided to bring Lin Qi here, because no matter how little Lin Qi cared for the gift, he could still exchange it for other magic items of equal value.
No one could object.
However, it was different when paired with a mage family's badge!
Apart from the enemy clans, no one else would dare to accept such a "declaration item".
If Lin Qi was stupid enough to remove the badge before selling it, he would offend the entire family of mages.
This "Bone Robe" paired with the "family badge", Lin Qi only had one choice.
Faced with the humble "apologies" of a mage family, Mo Feng also did not dare to stick his neck out and "reject" it on Lin Qi's behalf.
Lin Qi couldn't help but smile.
This was an open trap?
"Help me express my utmost respect to your family and thank you for your gift."
Lin Qi gently took the robe.
"I hope all our misunderstandings are gone." Luo Yunxi raised the teacup in her hand with a smile.
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The Maybach slowly drove out of the parking lot of Fortune Gathering Restaurant.
Mo Feng's expression was solemn the entire time. The drunkenness he felt when he was drinking with Luo Yunxi earlier had vanished without a trace.
Wang Ruoling looked at the exquisite paper bag on the seat. Inside was a silky smooth robe that Lin Qi had carried all the way to the car.
"Forget it, just accept it. Faced with the apology of a mage family, even I can't bear this pressure. If you reject them, they will only say that you don't know how to appreciate goodwill. In the future, you will not receive any help from others if you are attacked," Mo Feng said helplessly.
"Although it's impossible for the other party to have left any traces behind, you should still leave the robe with me tonight. I'll find a necromancer friend to examine it first, then I will give it back to you tomorrow."
Lin Qi, who was sitting in the back seat, was very quiet from the moment he came out. He then said, "Of course."
The intelligent Wang Ruoling managed to gather the entire story. She could not help but pat her already flat chest. "I can only hope that it really wasn't them who launched the attack last night."
"We can only hope that the upper echelons of the other clan are pressuring them to stop."
Mo Feng, who was originally full of confidence, realized that the luncheon was not just a show of power by the three members of the Luo family, but also the Phoenix clan's tentacles creeping out from behind the scenes. He felt worried even with the support of his own faction.
"Then, Lin Qi, what do you think?" Wang Ruoling finally set aside her cold mask as this concerned her friend's life.
Lin Qi just smiled at that, staring out the window at the shimmering Eternal Gathering River, where seagulls floated.
"Whether it's true or false, including this robe, I don't really care."
"What I need now is a period of stable growth. That's enough."
Since the other party had decided to use underhanded methods, they had to be dealt with accordingly.
After he spent 30 years in his memory palace and became a peerless sorcerer, he would flatten all those useless people.
By that time, if he thought something was real, then it would be real. If he thought it was a fake, then it would be fake.
Mo Feng, who was in the front row, instantly turned his head and looked at him in surprise, as if it was the first time he had met this "new blood" to the faction.
"Are you so confident in yourself?"
"No, I have confidence in magic."
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