Chapter 20

After the mountain fire completely died out, Roland shook the leaves and ash off his body, then walked back to Red Mountain Town .

He was very slow, because he was out of magic power . The regeneration effect provided by his equipment was not very obvious . Without magic power, he seemed much weaker .

2When he returned to the bridge at the entrance of the village, he was greeted by Falken as well as a bunch of villagers .

Seeing that he was back, the villagers hailed him and asked if he was fine .

Falken reached him and cast Language Proficiency at him . Then he said with a smile, “It was quite a commotion that you caused . ”

Roland turned around, only to discover a black spot on the green hill in the distance . It was as eye-catching as a bald spot on a beautiful girl’s head .

Roland shrugged and smiled awkwardly .

“How did it turn out?”

The other villagers looked at him hopefully . Everybody in Red Mountain Town loathed the giant spiders and hoped that someone could kill them .

“It was my first battle . I was too nervous and inexperienced, and I used too much strength,” said Roland in embarrassment . “I only killed one giant spider . ”

After a brief silence, the villagers cheered . They hated the spiders’ guts, but there was little they could do .

A few friendly villagers approached Roland and patted Roland’s shoulder, inviting him to visit their houses .

Roland declined their offers politely, knowing that it was only their gesture of kindness .

The villagers dispersed, and Falken and Roland were left alone on the bridge .

The sun was setting at this moment . When the crimson sun was reflected in the lake and the waves surged, the lake seemed to be burning . It was rather beautiful .

Looking at him, Falken suddenly said, “You seem to have changed . ”

“Is it so obvious?” Roland was slightly surprised . He leaned on the rail and said slowly while gazing at the hills in the distance, “I just remembered my dream, or rather, what I looked forward to in the past . I thought it was an ungrounded fantasy that had been broken by reality . However, it was revived and occurred to me all over again . ”

Falkan noticed a strange light in Roland’s eyes, barely visible but which gave off a feeling of brightness .

Once upon a time, Falken had such light in his own eyes, too .

“So, have you changed your plans?” asked Falken .

Roland shook his head . “No . I’m still going to travel and roam around . ”

Roland’s tone was rather unfathomable thanks to the breeze from the lake .

Falken was slightly stunned . Roland’s answer was the same, except that he said it with a gentler tone this time .

Yet, Falken heard determination in it .

Previously, Roland’s answer was passive, as if he was forced to do it .

But right now, he sounded as if he had found a goal for himself .

Why did the same reply feel so different?

Dazed, Falken shook his head helplessly . He remembered a lot of things . He was equally ambitious when he was young .

Roland took out the staff and gave it to him . “This is yours . It was a great help . ”

“It’s a gift for you . ” Falken turned around and walked away while he said casually, “If you think you owe me a favor, kill a few more giant spiders . ”

This should be a quest, but why isn’t there any notification? thought Roland as he looked at Falken’s back .

1He returned to his cottage . After eating some of the bread he bought from Lake View Tavern, he studied the mathematical models of the new spells again .

Time flew when he was occupied . It seemed that only a moment had passed, but Roland was already ejected from the game .

After he left the game cabin, he copied the video of his battle against the giant spider and uploaded it to the forum .

Then, he wrote:

“Maybe Mages cannot cast a spell as easily as Warlocks can, or level up as conveniently as Priests, but Mages have their own advantages . We can analyze spells, modify them, and thereby create new spells . I’ve never raided in the game until yesterday, and I used full power in this vivid environment . It’s just the derivative spell of level-one Inferior Fireball, but it’s already so powerful . What about the spells of second rings or better? What if our levels are higher? Personally speaking, I think that although Mages are weak at the beginning, they will definitely dominate all spellcasters in the future . ”

8After writing that, he posted his thread .

Soon, someone replied to it .

More and more replies were posted . After he refreshed the thread, there were already twenty replies .

“You said that you were not a crazy bomber?”

4“This is unbelievable . How did you extract all your magic power and focus it on one spell? I am a Mage, too, but I can only deploy about 30% of my magic power . ”

“Uncle Sam suspects that you own weapons of mass destruction . Please go with the FBI agents . ”

16“This is unfair . I’m a LV2 Warlock, and my Inferior Fireball can only penetrate through a seedling . By logic, the magic damage of Warlocks should be much higher than that of Mages of the same level . ”

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“I’ll delete my character and join as a Mage . The sound and visual effects of this explosion are exciting . ”

3“Roland, do you need fans who adore you? I’ll friend you…”

“Go away . You are not a real fan…”

3Roland shook his head helplessly as the replies deviated from the subject .

Suddenly, his phone buzzed . He accepted the call, and his friend Schuck’s voice came over .

“Bro, come to my place . My cousin has joined the game, too . According to his description, he seems to have been born somewhere near Red Mountain Town . ”

“All right, I’m on my way . ”

Roland hung up the phone and rode his bike to the cold drink bar . In their booth, he saw a young man who was around eighteen and looked somewhat similar to Schuck .

1Lying on the sofa in a great mood, Schuck introduced, “This is my cousin, Betta . He has been studying hard since elementary school . My uncle never allowed him to play games, but now that the College Entrance Exam is over, he is set free . ”

9“Brother Roland, hello . ”

Betta greeted Roland with a smile .