Yulan calendar, year 9991, February. Lin Yue followed his father to Fenlai City. After enjoying himself for a few days, he set off to register at the Ernst Institute.
The Ernst Institute was located in a mountainous region twenty kilometers south of Fenlai City. The Ernst Institute had been built by the Radiant Church, so it was naturally rich and powerful. It also occupied a vast area, nearly ten kilometers in circumference. Even Lin Yue, who had seen countless skyscrapers in his two lifetimes, was shocked by Entus 'magnificence.
The door was fifty meters wide, and there were all kinds of mysterious magic runes carved on it. After taking his identity card and admission letter and registering for the test at the door, Dillon left with only one sentence," I can provide you with all the resources you need to learn magic, but you must continue on the path of a warrior. This is my greatest hope for you.”
"Hope? Haha." Lin Yue sneered, then picked up his dorm key and entered the Ernst Institute.
Trees, lakes, stone bridges, academy buildings, everything here exuded a tranquil and ancient aura. This was something that academies that had been established for decades or centuries could compare to. This was a kind of cultural and historical deposit.
“1988。What a coincidence." Lin Yue looked at the serial number on the key in his hand and felt a little helpless.
The numbering of the residential area was very orderly. Starting from 0001, each row had 100 single houses. According to the numbering, he would be in the same row as the protagonist. Moreover, although the neighboring houses were single houses, it was inevitable that they would bump into each other outside the door. As time passed, it was difficult not to recognize them.
But thinking back to how in the original novel, Linley had always been a loner, often going to the back of the mountain to train. Presumably, other than those who lived in the same dorm as him, he didn't pay much attention to anyone else. As a result, Lin Yue became much calmer.
"However, it's also a headache to have too much talent.”
As expected, on the second day after enrolling, the entire academy knew that Ernst had sent a genius from the Yulan Empire, a genius even more monstrous than Dixie. Light and lightning affinity were superior, water affinity and fire affinity were superior. This was not all. The spiritual power of 108 times that of his peers was what truly shocked everyone in the academy.
A mental strength 108 times that of his neighbor? What kind of concept was that? That was equivalent to the mental strength of a grade-4 mage, and it was only a step away from a grade-5 mage. What did this mean? It meant that this new student might jump from grade-1 to grade-5 in the near future.
In addition, Lin Yue's age also surprised everyone. He was seven years old! He was two years younger than Dixie. There was no doubt that whether it was in terms of age or talent, Lin Yue had completely crushed all the new students who had entered the school. If he was placed in the entire school, he would be swept away.
"Michelle, why are you still working so hard when you're already so perverted? You're forcing us to our deaths.”A ten-year-old teenager looked at Lin Yue, who was about to meditate, with a bitter face. This young man was called Bardarlons, and he came from a large family in the Holy Union. He was currently in the same room as Entus and Lin Yue.
The other two who shared a room with Lin Yue were Jon Mingda from the O'Brien Empire, and Kerson Rhine from the Rhine Empire. Kerson was a member of the royal family of the Rhine Empire, and was extremely talented. His affinity for the water element was extraordinary, and his affinity for the earth element was high. His spiritual energy was 28 times that of his peers, which was high.
Among the four of them, Lin Yue was the youngest and ranked fourth, Kerson was 12 years old and ranked first, while Bardahl was 10 years old and ranked second and third, one year older than Jon.
"Boss Kerson is treating us to dinner tonight.”A blond, skinny teenager who was reading a book in bed said. He was the third child, Jon.
"You call treating at a restaurant? He was a member of the royal family after all.”Bardahl looked at him with disdain.
"I have no choice. The little girl from Jade Water Paradise is so passionate that it's hard to reject her.”At this moment, a handsome, slender, and luxuriously dressed young man walked in with a sad expression. He was the boss of Dorm 1988, Kirson Rhine.
"Young people don't know how expensive sperm is." Lin Yue, who had closed his eyes and was about to enter meditation, said.
"Well said." Bardahl clapped his hands in delight before asking," What's the next sentence?"
"When I'm old, I look at the spring sky and cry." Lin Yue opened his eyes and looked at Ke Sen.
"Haha, I didn't know our fourth brother was an expert.”Not only did Ke Sen not feel embarrassed, but he also laughed as if he had discovered a new continent.
"I didn't expect our number one genius, Michelle, to be such a person.”Jon, who was reading a book, said faintly.
"No matter what, Boss, you should control yourself a little. Although we Magicians are much better than ordinary people because of the nourishment of the elements, it's not good to overdraw.”Bardahl advised.
"Got it, got it. Now, our main point is that I'm treating. Are you guys coming?”Ke Sen changed the topic.
"Go, let's go now." After hearing the sound of the book closing, Chown was already standing next to Kerson, his eyes shining brightly.
"What about you, Fourth Bro?" Ke Sen couldn't stand the look in Jon's eyes, so he turned his attention to Lin Yue, who was still sitting cross-legged on the bed.
" I'm tired of the food in the restaurant," Lin Yue said and paused." But it doesn't stop me from eating free food."”
"Let's go. You're still pretending when you've exposed your true nature!”Bardahl couldn't help but reach out to pull Lin Yue down from the bed. However, he realized that he couldn't move him at all.
"So weak." Lin Yue's gaze made Bardahl feel insulted.
"I want to duel with you!" Bardahl shouted, and as he spoke, he struck a pose.
"You're not even a magus of the second rank, so you don't have the qualifications to challenge me.”Lin Yue stood up. He was only seven years old and was half a head shorter than Bardahl, who was ten years old. However, even so, Bardahl did not have the courage and strength to deal with him.
"Ah, I can't stand this pervert anymore.”Bardahl seemed to have gone mad. He ran to Kerson and pulled his robe pitifully."Boss, Fourth Bro is bullying me."
"I'm only interested in women." Kerson glanced at him and pushed him away.
"Put away your fragile heart and don't affect my appetite.”Lin Yue added.
" Ah…" Bardahl broke down.
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After a round of teasing, the four people in Room 1988 finally arrived at the restaurant. Lin Yue ordered a few dishes, and Bardahl, who was a little depressed, decided to turn his anger into appetite and ordered a few of the most expensive dishes. As for Jon, he was full of bad ideas and directly asked the waiter to bring out a few bottles of the most expensive wine. As a result, the most expensive dishes and the most expensive wine, even if it was a restaurant, could not compare to those luxurious hotels. It would cost at least two to three hundred gold coins. Looking at it, Kesen felt his heart ache and lost his appetite.
"Have you heard? This year's level competition is about to begin. Have any of you signed up?" Ke Sen tried to shift the sadness of being slaughtered through conversation.
"I heard that our teacher organized a registration today.”Bardahl said.
"No, I haven't." Jon said.
"Not interested." Lin Yue was even more direct.
"Michelle, if you don't go, many people will be disappointed.”Bardahl urged.
"If I go, it will only make people despair.”Lin Yue's words were cold, but no one questioned him.
Almost a year had passed. Ever since Lin Yue jumped from Year 1 to Year 3 in the first week of school, he did not go for the assessment again. Therefore, Lin Yue stayed in Year 3 for the rest of the school year. However, everyone knew that Lin Yue was definitely a Grade 4 mage. After all, during the entrance examination, Lin Yue's spiritual power had already reached Grade 4. The only thing he lacked was his magic power. Now that almost a year had passed, no one would believe that Lin Yue's spiritual power had not improved at all.
The most important thing for a mage was mental strength. As long as one's mental strength reached the standard, magic power was just a matter of grinding.
Although Lin Yue was still in the third year, almost all the students had already confirmed that he was a fourth-grade mage. There were even some who thought that he had already stepped into the fifth grade. However, Lin Yue had never participated in the magic level assessment, so it was impossible to confirm whether it was the specific mage level or the grade transfer.
Lin Yue had said that because he was at least a Grade 4 Magician and was participating in the tournament of the third grade. If that wasn't crushing, then what was?
"That's true, but who asked you to be reluctant to participate in the magic level assessment? You're already breaking the balance now, do you understand?”Bardahl criticized, but anyone could hear the jealousy in his voice.
"Fourth Bro, tell me secretly, are you a magus of the fifth rank now?”Ke Sen asked in a low voice.
"You want to know?" Lin Yue raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"Condition." Ke Sen frowned and said.
"Very refreshing." Lin Yue laughed and snapped his fingers to summon the waiter." Give me two 300-year-old Fire Rat Wine."”
"You know what's good for you!" Jon said.
"You can say it now, right?" Kerson felt his heart ache a little more. It was 300-year-old Fire Rat Wine. Although it was not expensive, it was not cheap either. The normal price of one bottle was 100 gold coins. Two bottles would be 200 gold coins. It was enough for him to have a good night in the Jade Water Paradise.
"I've already reached that level two months ago, but I'm still refining my magic power, so I'm only at the peak of a magus of the fourth rank.”Lin Yue said softly.
"Magic power? Is that a problem?!" Ke Sen was unhappy, but then he said sadly,"It's really infuriating to compare people. Living together with a pervert like you is really stressful.”
"Yes!" Jon and Bardahl nodded at the same time.
"Eh? Isn't that Linley from room 1987? And Yale. The four of them are all here. Hi." Ke Sen suddenly noticed something and greeted.
"Linley?" Hearing this, Lin Yue turned his head to look. As expected, at a nearby table, Linley's four roommates were having a gathering.
"What a coincidence." Yale, the boss of 1987, was the first to respond.
"Why don't we sit together so that we can have company?”Ke Sen suggested, but the smile on his lips looked evil.
"Boss is just looking for someone to share the pressure.”Jon said softly.
Lin Yue and Bardahl nodded in agreement without hesitation.
"Let's go over. It's time to get close to that freak.”Yale said in a low voice to his little companion, then responded to Kirson's request.”
"Linley Baruch."
"Michelle."
"You guys are really similar." Kerson looked at the two people who introduced themselves and forced out a sentence with difficulty.
"Our third brother is like this. I didn't expect the number one genius of our academy to be like this. Could it be that all geniuses are similar?”Yale spoke.
"Brother Linley is also a genius?" Bardahl acted as if he was familiar with them and addressed them as brothers. However, they were all roommates and often met each other, so he did not mind.
"Of course. Don't look down on Third Bro's reticence. He's a genius. He's already a Grade 2 Magician, and he's a dual-element Magician.”Yale said proudly.
"Yale!" Linley barked.
"Haha, don't mind him. Third Bro likes to keep a low profile. However, Third Brother, you shouldn't keep a low profile in front of this genius.”Yale said meaningfully.
"That's right, Michelle. Everyone knows that he's still in the third year, but he's now a grade-4 mage, and his spiritual power has reached grade-5. Do you know what that means?”Ke Sen also exposed Lin Yue's background.
"What?!" It wasn't just Yale. The faces of Linley's other three changed as well.
"It hasn't even been a year." Reynolds spoke, his voice somewhat suppressed.
"If I remember correctly, when you first entered Entus, your magic test was of the third rank. In that case, in less than a year, you've advanced two ranks?”Linley spoke.
"I think you guys are overthinking. My spiritual power is 108 times that of my peers. I was born at the level of a magus of the fourth rank and was not far from becoming a magus of the fifth rank. In a year, other than refining magic power and improving my spiritual power cultivation, reaching the fifth rank is not too fast.”Lin Yue said calmly.
"However, it's still enough to be abnormal. You're only seven years old now, right? Hmm, almost eight. I've never even heard of an eight-year-old magus of the fifth rank.”Yale smiled bitterly.
After hearing Lin Yue's explanation, everyone instantly understood that they were thinking too much. However, when they heard Yale's words and thought of Lin Yue's age, they couldn't help but laugh bitterly, inwardly calling him a pervert.
In fact, there were some things that Lin Yue didn't tell them. In this year, Lin Yue not only studied magic, but also practiced warrior power. After a year of practice, Lin Yue had officially stepped into the level of a Level 2 Warrior from the original Level 1 Warrior, and he was even in the middle of the Level 2 Warrior. As for the secret battle-qi manual that Lin Yue trained in, it was the [Starry Sky Battle Qi] that the Heavenly Sword Saint Dillon had taught Lin Yue on the way from the Yulan Empire to the Ernst Institute. This [Starry Sky Battle Qi] was also a battle-qi manual that Dillon had trained in himself, a true high-level secret manual.
Lin Yue really hated the training of warriors. Not only did he need to train his body day and night, but he also needed to practice some complicated moves and techniques. If he wanted to become a qualified warrior, killing was inevitable. As a person who came from a peaceful era, it was difficult for him to adapt to the scene of life and death at the beginning.
It seemed that Dillon understood this point. When he brought Lin Yue through the Magical Beast Mountain Range to register, he deliberately stayed in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for a week. During this week, Dillon personally killed magical beasts from level six to level nine in front of Lin Yue. He even caught some small magical beasts from level one to level two and locked them in a cage made of tree trunks with Lin Yue, letting Lin Yue fight the magical beasts. Relying on his strong physique as a Level 1 Warrior and his reaction and skills from the cruel training, Lin Yue managed to kill the demonic beasts several times without suffering any serious injuries. Even so, Lin Yue could still feel the feeling of life and death in that dangerous atmosphere. That kind of stimulation, that kind of sudden outburst under fear, made Lin Yue's heart tremble violently, and at the same time, he felt a strong pleasure. This contradictory stimulation made Lin Yue intoxicated for a while.
Of course, although these could temper Lin Yue's temperament, they could not become the reason why Lin Yue worked hard on the path of a warrior.
Lin Yue realized that his cheat finally showed some useful changes after he started cultivating his warrior power.
Under the special skill column, the option to increase the damage of a one-handed weapon changed from 0% to 10%. Lin Yue focused and a message appeared in his mind.
[Current combat skill bonus unlocked: 10%(It will provide the user with a 10-fold increase in physical strength. Every 1% increase will double the base strength.]）
Physical strength referred to not only the strength of the body, but also the strength of the warrior power. In other words, Lin Yue's original strength of a LV 1 Warrior was ten times stronger than that of a LV 1 Warrior. Both his physical strength and warrior power had been enhanced by ten times. This kind of enhancement was even more terrifying than the fusion of divine power of a Soul Mutate. This was because the highest bonus of this cheat was 100%, which was 100 times.
The fusion of different types of shen power only increased the power by ten times, and it was only in terms of shen power. However, this cheat could increase his physical strength by a hundred times. This was even more powerful than a divine beast. Ordinary divine beasts could only increase their physical strength by several times under the bloodline transformation. Some high-level ones could reach ten times. Some top-notch ones, such as the four divine beasts, could at most increase their physical strength by ten or twenty times. It was basically impossible to reach a hundred times. But Lin Yue's cheat could do it.
Lin Yue was now a Level 2 Warrior, and with the help of the cheat, his actual strength was ten times that of a Level 2 Warrior. Generally speaking, warriors below the seventh rank were divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. The strength of an intermediate fighter was two to three times that of a junior fighter, while an advanced fighter was three to four times that of an intermediate fighter. The difference between the strength of each level was only a little more than two times, which was not too big. If the strength of a Level 1 Warrior was 100 pounds, then a Level 2 Warrior would be 200 pounds. The difference between Level 1 and Level 2 was not big. However, when one reached Level 3, they would be considered an intermediate warrior. Their strength would directly reach two to three times that of Level 2, which was more than 400 pounds. Just the level of strength alone had already doubled. Similarly, the difference between the third and fourth ranks of the intermediate warrior level was not big, only more than double, which was about 600 pounds. When a high-level warrior reached Level 5, the strength of a Level 5 warrior would be three to four times that of a Level 4 warrior, which was more than 1800 pounds. As for the seventh rank, it would be a qualitative change. The increase in strength would directly reach about ten times that of the sixth rank. In other words, if a sixth rank warrior had a strength of more than 2000 pounds, then the seventh rank would have a strength of more than 20000 pounds. The difference between them was like heaven and earth.
After grade-7, one's strength was similar to that of a mage. Although it was not ten times the difference between grade-6 and grade-7, it was still several times the difference.
10 times of a LV 2 fighter? If a LV 2 fighter's strength was 200 jin, it would be 2000 jin after 10 times. His strength alone was almost on the level of a LV 6 fighter. Additionally, his physical strength could almost match a peak LV 6 fighter.
Warriors trained in battle-qi, after all. In terms of physical fitness, a warrior of the sixth rank would be at most, and very few would be able to reach the seventh rank. As for those beyond the seventh rank, only those with special bloodlines would be able to reach that level. For example, the Four Supreme Warriors had bodies that far surpassed ordinary warriors. Coupled with their unique battle-qi, they were invincible among those of the same rank. After transforming into a ninth rank, they could even enter the Saint-level.
With the help of the cheat, Lin Yue had a great passion for training as a warrior. At the same time, in order to get rid of the bonus, Lin Yue worked hard to train his warrior power and body. However, after a year, he couldn't even increase it by 1%. This made Lin Yue a little disappointed, but it didn't affect his passion for training.
The boost from the cheat would be more terrifying the further he progressed. The higher his foundation was, the more he would improve. Now that he was at Level Two, he could catch up to Level Four with the help of the cheat. What about Level Three, Level Four, and Level Five? When he reached Level Six, he would be able to compete with Level Seven. Just thinking about it made him excited. In addition, Lin Yue felt that if he wanted to unlock the later bonuses, he had to start with warrior training.
"Warriors have cheats. I wonder if there are any cheats for mages?”Compared to the Warrior's special skill bonuses, the numerous Spells seemed to be useless. The top Destruction and Defense icons lit up, and even the small icons below lit up slightly. This was useless.
It was indeed useless. The few lit icons could not add magic, nor could they be directly released as magic like in the game. It seemed that they were useless except for decoration. Especially the Lightning Spell and Fireball Spell, which had been slightly lit up in the Destruction Element. They seemed to be related to magic. For this reason, Lin Yue deliberately studied and studied the Lightning Spell and Fireball Spell. He found that they were not related to his cheat except that they could be upgraded. Therefore, as time passed, Lin Yue also thought about this cheat.
He put it aside.
"Michelle, are you going to participate in this year's tournament? Dixie is in your grade now.”Yale said. His intentions were clear. He wanted to see the two geniuses of this school compete.
"He won't participate." Linley said with certainty.
"How do you know he won't participate?”Yale looked at Linley.
"He's right. I won't participate. It's too boring to abuse children." Lin Yue said. The higher a mage's cultivation was, the harder it would be. This was not just because it was difficult to cultivate spiritual power, but also because it was difficult to refine and accumulate magic power. Many people with low elemental affinities had already reached a certain level in terms of spiritual power. However, because of their low elemental affinities, it resulted in a very slow process of refining mageforce. They needed a relatively long time to accumulate mageforce, thus extending the time they needed to cultivate for the entire rank.
The refinement of spiritual power and magic power was a part of cultivation, and the strength of spiritual power and magic power represented the difference in the level of mages. Due to the difficulty of training, the difference in strength between mages was even greater than that of warriors. The magic of a beginner mage might not even be able to penetrate the shield of an intermediate mage. On the other hand, a third and fourth grade mage, who were both intermediate mages, had a difference of one grade. Although the power of their magic was not much different, the speed and number of spells cast were far different. After all, in terms of spiritual power and magic power, a fourth grade mage was much stronger than a third grade mage. In addition, grade-4 spells were stronger than grade-3 spells. This meant that a grade-4 mage could easily defeat a grade-3 mage. Even if they could tie, it would be a battle between a peak grade-3 mage and an early grade-4 mage.
However, Lin Yue and Dixie…Lin Yue's spiritual power had already reached grade-5, and he could be considered a high-level mage. His magic power had also reached the peak, and he could become a grade-5 mage at any time. As for Dixie, both his spiritual power and magic power were still at level-3, and he was still some distance away from the peak. As long as Lin Yue didn't go easy on him, he would be able to kill Dixie instantly.
"Torturing children? Although what you said is true, and the difference in strength between the two of you is too great, it seems that you are much younger than Dixie.”Reynolds said with his eyes wide open.
"Although he and I are both in the third grade, if I want to, I can go to the fifth grade in two days. Believe it or not, the fifth grade against the third grade, what is he if not a child?”Lin Yue smiled.
"I have nothing to say." Reynolds was no longer angry.
"I don't think you're a seven or eight-year-old child at all. You're even more eloquent than us old foxes.”Yale stared at Lin Yue.
"As the boss, I feel the same way. Many times, I feel that our identities should be swapped.”Ke Sen complained as if he had met a confidant.
"Alright, let's talk about something else.”Bardahl said impatiently. He was afraid that if he continued to compete, he would be too embarrassed to face anyone and would just get out of Entus Academy.
"Yes, I am. Why don't we talk about Jade Water Paradise?”Kirson said with a hint of an evil smile, while sweeping his gaze towards Reynolds and Linley, especially Linley. He had heard that Linley was a training maniac, and most likely a virgin.
"Hehe." A lewd smile appeared on Yale's face, and the atmosphere of the entire gathering began to change.
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