After the matter of the Black Serpent was settled, West Lake...
Walking along the Su Causeway with its rows of willows again, it presents a completely different scene.
Not only were willow leaves and catkins filling the air and the ground, but the Su Causeway was also teeming with tourists who kept looking west towards the lake, hoping to witness firsthand the totem serpent that had defeated the White Demon Eagle tribe.
Overnight, the totem snake became a tourist attraction, drawing large numbers of visitors. People even forgot that the area was under alert not long ago.
Unfortunately, since that battle, the Xuan Snake seems to have vanished.
Inside Tang Yue's apartment.
"Teacher Tang Yue, relax."
"Don't call me teacher!!!"
"But you are my magic mentor."
"Get out of here!"
"This is what you promised me when you settled the Black Serpent."
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Mo Fan really made a huge profit this time. Not only did he get Teacher Tang Yue to play the flute for him, but he also obtained the high-grade snake scales of the Xuan Snake and absorbed nearly ten thousand remnants of the White Demon Eagle's soul, including one in ten thousand a warrior-level essence.
He had indeed saved Hangzhou in a spectacular fashion, but almost no one mentioned Luo Mian's death. No one felt anything was amiss that this cancer had been eradicated by the Xuan Snake.
After the crisis in Hangzhou subsided and Zhu Meng and the others had recovered, they finally found Mo Fan. Originally, Zhu Meng had planned to arrange a nomination vote for Mo Fan, but what use was a high-level mage like Mo Fan?
National team players certainly need to compete, but how many can reach a high level at this age?
Mo Fan didn't need to compete at all; he could have directly obtained the spot. Knowing that Mo Fan was already a high-level mage, and considering that he had saved the city this time, Zhu Meng and the other leaders of Hangzhou discussed it and then rewarded him with a winged magic tool stored in the Lingyin Temple Tribunal.
"These are the wings of a fire-attribute dragon. Besides increasing your speed, they can also enhance the power of your fire magic, probably doubling it, but only for magic below the super-rank level," Tang Zhong explained to Mo Fan.
Hearing what Tang Zhong said, Mo Fan was overjoyed!
I never expected that I would actually obtain a Winged Magic Tool, which directly grants me the ability to fly!
"Kid, thank you this time no matter what. I, Zhu Meng, owe you a favor. If you ever need anything in the future, you can always come to me," Zhu Meng continued.
"Oh, um."
Mo Fan gave a perfunctory reply.
He didn't take these so-called favors or human connections seriously at all.
When it comes to serious matters, they have all sorts of concerns, which is basically useless.
Well, of course, nothing is absolute. At least in the city, if you don't like someone, you can just use magic to beat them up, and it seems like nothing really happens.
If it were someone else, the Magic Association and the Inquisition would definitely not agree to this.
That's all.
After the Hangzhou incident was over, Mo Fan found Huo Tuo through Old Man Bao, gave him the two Blood Teeth that Nie Dong had previously given him, and in return, he got the opportunity to forge his own magical artifacts.
Huo Tuo was somewhat shocked when he saw the two vampire teeth. He had a feeling that Mo Fan seemed to know him well. He had come prepared!
It must be said that his preparations were very thorough; at least, Huo Tuo was extremely receptive to them.
Unfortunately, Mo Fan was still short of money. Especially since the cultivation system required many resources, even though Liu Xian and Liu Ru had earned a considerable amount when they first ruled the vampire clan in the Demon City, the vampire clan wasn't a money-making machine. Now, earning ten or twenty million a month was already considered extremely good.
Mo Fan had originally planned to achieve one or two small goals a month, thinking that his cultivation speed would take off in a flash.
But clearly, once it starts, unless they ruthlessly exploit the vampires of Shanghai and force them to do something unsettling, that won't work. He'd already discussed this with Leng Qing. If things aren't stable here, Liu Xian and Liu Ru probably won't be able to stay stable either. So, he'll just have to continue his futile efforts.
Back in Shanghai, Mo Fan didn't continue with the Fire Academy's challenge matches. He was already at a high level, and further challenges would be inappropriate. However, Dean Xiao didn't let him graduate, because he planned to arrange for Mo Fan to join the National University Tournament. Mo Fan was old enough, and his strength was undeniable; it would be unreasonable not to include him in the National University team.
Of course, this also has its advantages. For example, right now, he can directly obtain one month's access to the three-step tower of Mingzhu Academy each semester.
A month after the events in Hangzhou, Mo Fan emerged from the Three-Step Tower. Another period of arduous training ensued. Although tedious and monotonous, his perseverance led to significant progress. Within a month, both his Light and Space systems had advanced to the second level of the intermediate stage, and his Nebula was even showing signs of entering the third level. Since the little mudskipper could sustain the Milky Way's cultivation, supplying the Nebula was naturally no problem.
Judging from the current growth rate alone, when the National Games begin, Mo Fan felt that he would have at least three or four magic systems that could reach the high level, and possibly even the high level of the fifth system.
Zhao Manyan's home is in the auction house.
"Zhao Manyan, what's that over there? It looks like it's inside a trading scroll. Do you sell star chart books here?" Mo Fan asked, feigning confusion.
The reason Mo Fan came here was naturally because of Zhao Manyan's cousin, Chen Ying. She was the key person who could help him obtain Yan Ji. Otherwise, Mo Fan wouldn't need to come to Zhao Manyan; he could have simply taken Xin Xia straight to Zhuoyuan.
"Oh, they're not selling scrolls, they're selling lottery tickets," Zhao Manyan explained.
"Why don't you go and buy a few tickets too? I'll ask them to give you a discount," Zhao Manyan continued.
"Sure, anyway, we don't have a target for our contracted beast right now," Mo Fan replied.
This place was, after all, Zhao's property, and Zhao Manyan possessed certain privileges. He quickly obtained several secret scrolls for Mo Fan.
The Secret Scroll was exquisitely made. After all, it was meant for monks to consume, and monks mostly consume luxury goods. After all, ordinary people would rather spend tens of thousands of dollars on a famous handbag than waste their time buying such unsubstantiated rumors.
Soon, after opening the useless scroll, the news that the Flame Princess was in the North Corner of the Scorching Plains appeared before their eyes.
"Damn, this information is extremely valuable!" Zhao Manyan suddenly exclaimed before Mo Fan could even react.
"Get me more information about Yan Ji," Mo Fan said.
"OK"