Chapter 5 Departure (Shelf Explosion Seeking Votes and Fresh Flowers)

  In the following months, Andur spent more and more time searching for herbs.

  And under this lame excuse, Lin Li was constantly thrown in front of various magical beasts by him.

  From the Lion Scorpion to the Three-eyed Blood Wolf, and from the Thunder Beast to the Bloodthirsty Lizard, in just over a month, Lin Li had almost killed all the magical beasts below level 7 in the Sunset Mountains.

  From struggling against a heavily injured Lion Turtle at first, to easily killing a level 6 Thunder Beast now, Lin Li still only grasped those ten low-level spells, but he was very clear in his heart that he was becoming stronger and stronger, as Old Anril would say, he was more like a real magician.

  Every time Andurin peeks through the crystal ball, he feels that this kid is a bit stranger again...

  From the beginning, only knowing how to keep a distance, like an archer hiding in the distance shooting wind blades, to later using magic for control, and letting the enemy die in despair, such a transformation Lin Li had undergone took just over a month. It's worth noting that even now, within the Magician Association, there are still quite a few people who wear the hat of a magician but do the work of an archer.

  The progress made by Lin is really too fast, so fast that even the old master can't keep up.

  If it were just those things from before, they would only make the old master feel unfamiliar.

  Three days ago, Lin Li finally broke free from the curse's restraint in his battle with Lei Beast and released the Slow Spell with just a single gesture, causing the old mage to start worrying.

  "What else can I teach him?" Andu stared blankly at the crystal ball, thinking for half a day without coming up with an answer, what else he could teach Lin Li.

  Although it was just a slow spell, the shock it brought to Anduin was no less than an 18th-level magic.

  He clearly remembered that his first time casting a low-level spell was when he was thirty years old and had just become a mage.

  In the following days, Lao Fashi was somewhat worried because he had no idea what else he could teach Lin Li.

  Because of Lao Fashi's distress, Lin Li also got a rare few days' rest.

  After completing the elemental arrangement practice, Lin Li quietly sneaked into the pharmacy and used the ghost grass he had obtained a few days ago to make several bottles of swift potion. Andrew had always forbidden him from using these things, reasoning that relying too heavily on potions and scrolls would severely hinder his magical abilities' advancement.

  However, today's old master seemed a bit absent-minded.

  Lin stood busily in the pharmacy, while the old master who should have come over to stop him stared blankly at the door.

  It wasn't until those few bottles of Quick Recovery Potion were finished that Old Master seemed to suddenly come back to his senses.

  "How many times have I told you, being too reliant on medicine is not good for you, why don't you listen?" After saying this, the old master let out a slight sigh: "But never mind, from now on I also can't keep using the crystal ball to monitor you every day, who knows when you might encounter some danger and need these few bottles of medicine to save your life."

  "What's going on?" Lin Li had been feeling that the old master's mood was a bit off these past few days, and now hearing him say something like this, Lin Li suddenly realized what was happening, and in his haste, he was momentarily stunned, even forgetting to put those few bottles of Quick Recovery Potion into his bag.

  At this time, An Duanyin looked somewhat old. He slowly sat down with the help of a chair and placed his crystal ball beside him. After doing all this, he didn't answer Lin Li's question but instead suddenly asked: "You've been living here for three months now, right?"

  "Almost." Lin Li responded with a sentence, but his mind was not on this sentence. He looked at Andouin with a curious expression and found that the old master's complexion seemed to be somewhat tired today.

  "When I first found you, I never thought that I would pick up a magical genius comparable to Graysco." The old magician chuckled, his hoarse voice filled with emotion: "To this day, I still can't believe that you had never come into contact with magic before."

  "It's just because of limited conditions, no one could teach me..."

  "I know you're hiding some secrets, and since you don't plan on telling me, I won't bother knowing." Probably taking Lin Li's honest words as an excuse, Andou waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to explain. Then, he continued speaking to himself: "At first, I just couldn't bear to see you waste your talent. At the time, I never thought you'd do so well. It wasn't until two days ago that I suddenly realized I had nothing left to teach you!"

  Lin Li wanted to say a few humble words, but found the atmosphere was not quite right, so he simply closed his mouth and listened honestly as Anduin continued.

  "For the past two days, I've been thinking about what else I can teach you. This question had been bothering me until this morning... because this morning I received a letter from an old friend, telling me that there's something important that needs my attention."

  "So you're ready to get rid of me?"

  "Anyway, that's how it is." After saying this, Anduin pulled out a thick envelope from his monk robe: "You might as well continue to stay in the Sunset Mountains, you won't learn anything anyway. I'd rather recommend you to go somewhere else, where you can continue learning and do what you want to do."

  "Where?"

  "Take this letter to the Mages Association in Gallos City and look for a man named Grian. He will help you arrange everything." Anduin handed the thick envelope to Lin Li: "By the way, your identity seems to be a bit problematic, but don't worry, if you don't want to use your original identity, you can use this one I've prepared for you. The information is in the envelope, just take some time to memorize it."

  "Thank you." Listening to the old master's nagging reminders, Lin Li suddenly felt a little moist in his eyes. In order not to make the atmosphere too awkward, he forced out a few smiles and asked in a very casual tone: "When are you planning to leave?"

  "About half an hour later." The old master smiled, patted Lin Li's shoulder: "But it doesn't matter, this thing won't delay me for too long. I estimate that in one or two weeks, I can return to Gallos City. At that time, I'll take you to my private pharmacy, where I've hidden a set of purple crystal crucibles. Those are treasures I spent a lot of money to get..."

  After An Duanyan said something else, Lin Li had already forgotten some of it, until the old master's back disappeared from view, Lin Li suddenly remembered an important thing.