Chapter 17: New Skills

Old Xie was too lazy to bicker with him. He didn’t care about money. With his skills, was he afraid of having no money? Besides, even if the Old Mage was willing to give him pocket money, he would disdain it! Given Old Xie’s temper, a man should earn his own money to spend!

So he quickly changed the topic and asked directly: “Alright, keep that bullshit pocket money for yourself. I say, shouldn’t you take me to that place now?”

“What’s the rush!” The Old Mage said angrily: “That Magic Array hasn’t been used for decades. The last time it was used was about 40 years ago. I have to prepare for it, right? Do you want a teleportation error?”

Teleportation errors were a big deal, and could be life-threatening if not handled well. Of course, Old Xie didn’t want anything to happen, so he asked: “Then how much time do you need to prepare?”

“Three days, three days at most!” The Old Mage said.

“Okay, three days it is!” Old Xie then turned around and said as he walked: “You’re in charge of the wine and meat for these three days! If you dare to provide less, you can go play the grandson yourself!”

“Damn it~” The Old Mage was so angry that he went crazy! Unfortunately, Old Xie didn’t give a damn about his attitude and just walked away without looking back. The Old Mage obviously couldn’t do anything about Old Xie, who asked that he needed something from him? And he also understood Old Xie’s temper, he was definitely the type to yield to soft approaches but not hard ones, so he didn’t dare to really push him too hard. So although the Old Mage was so angry that he was blowing his beard and staring, he could only harden his heart and order Lilith to continue supplying all of Old Xie’s needs.

After Old Xie went back, he felt that the cell was too stuffy, and neither he nor his Underlings were comfortable enough. So he simply led them out of the Mage Tower and came to the open space inside the ring-shaped Castle.

The Magical Beasts, who hadn’t seen sunlight for a long time, were all excited now. The Imps rolled directly in the beautiful garden, and the Savage Bulls kept running around, trampling countless flowers and plants, and also damaging quite a few seemingly precious sculptures. The Demon Explosive Spiders climbed onto the balcony on the top of the ring-shaped Castle and comfortably dozed off. That castle, which was tens of meters high, was simply like flat ground to her. Her elegant and agile movements made Old Xie unable to stop himself from cheering.

And the most excited ones were the Wyverns. After they came out, they kept flapping their wings. Years of imprisonment had almost made them lose the ability to fly. However, after moving around for a while, they finally spread their wings and soared high again. Watching their huge figures soaring freely in the sky, Old Xie felt itchy in his heart. He hurriedly called them down, wanting to ride them for fun.

However, just as Old Xie called a Wyvern down and hadn’t had time to ride it himself, he heard the Old Mage’s furious roar sounding out.

“You bastard, do you want everyone in the Academy to know that the Magical Beasts here have run out?” The Old Mage poked his head out from a window of the Mage Tower and roared at Old Xie: “Also, damn it, hurry up and put these guys away for me. My garden, my sculptures, do you fucking know how much these are worth?”

“Why do you only care about money?” Old Xie said with a look of disdain. However, he seemed to feel that he was going a bit too far, so although he said that, he still recalled all the Wyverns and didn’t let them continue to fly.

“Money is worthless, what I care about are the things!” The Old Mage roared angrily: “Those flowers and plants, I collected them from the entire Continent, it took me decades. And those sculptures, damn it, even the worst ones have a history of several hundred years! You bastard, do you want to piss me off?”

“Oh~” Old Xie now knew that he seemed to have caused trouble. However, such an Old Demon Lord naturally didn’t care about this. He still said disdainfully: “If the old ones don’t go, the new ones won’t come. Later I’ll help you get better ones!”

“Damn it, do you think these things are cabbages? Can you just grab a handful?” The Old Mage was so angry that he was about to faint. However, the matter had already happened, and it was useless to say anything more. He had to endure his anger and say: “Alright, alright, hurry up and drive them back now, then come to me, I have something to find you!”

Old Xie heard there was business and didn’t dare to neglect. He hurriedly drove all his Underlings back, and then used wine and meat to soothe their dissatisfaction. Only then did he go to see the Old Mage again.

The Old Mage was already dressed in new clothes and was sitting behind a huge table. Seeing Old Xie come in, he didn’t talk nonsense. He directly threw out a book and said: “I saw you fighting yesterday, and you seemed to look decent. It seems your martial arts talent is also very high. In this case, you are the kind of person who can have Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts. I happen to have a skill book here that suits you very well. Take it and have a look!”

When Old Xie heard this was the matter, he immediately grinned disdainfully and said: “My martial arts talent is more than high, it’s simply ridiculously high. By the way, what is this broken thing you gave me? If it’s garbage, take it back!”

“Hehe!” The Old Mage was amused by his anger, and said with a laugh: “Your skin is really not ordinary thick. I say you’re fat and you pant?”

“Cut it out.” Old Xie didn’t buy this at all, and sneered: “I know my own situation best!”

“Fine, I’m too lazy to talk to you!” The Old Mage shrugged, and then said solemnly: “However, I still suggest you read this book!”

“Oh?” Seeing the Old Mage become serious, Old Xie also became interested and hurriedly asked: “Does this book have a great background?”

“Of course, this is a skill book of an ancient profession that disappeared a thousand years ago. Back then, people of this profession were very powerful, and a large number of Saint Level, and even Legend figures appeared. Unfortunately, the requirements of this profession were too high. One must have the talent of Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts to inherit it. But people with Magic talent alone are pitifully few, and having both is even rarer. So this profession eventually declined, and their inheritors have not been seen for several hundred years.” The Old Mage said with some regret, “It’s really a bit of a pity!”

“Hmm?” Old Xie got excited upon hearing this, so he asked curiously: “What profession is this?”

“Assassin!” The Old Mage said indifferently.

“Damn!” Old Xie was depressed upon hearing this, and shouted: “That kind of garbage profession that can’t see the light, you have the face to mention it!”

“What do you mean can’t see the light?” The Old Mage said angrily: “The Assassins of the past were not the same as the garbage Assassins now. The current lousy Assassins only know how to poison or ambush with crossbow bolts, there is no technical content at all. Actually, a thousand years ago, when Assassins wanted to kill someone, they came openly. Their martial skills could rival Warriors, and various auxiliary Magic could make Mages ashamed. For this reason, when people calculated strength, they even had to add one to the Assassin’s level! That is to say, a Level 4 Assassin has the strength to contend with a Level 5 Warrior or Mage. In short, they were just awesome! And, hehe, it seems your strange body shape is most suitable for practicing it!”

“Is that so?” Old Xie then became somewhat interested. He casually picked up the book and said: “Then I’ll go back and take a look!”

“Mm!” The Old Mage nodded, and then said: “I will try to speed up the preparation of the Magic Array, but you must also restrain those Magical Beasts. You must not let them run out. If it alarms the students outside, that would be bad!”

“Got it!” Old Xie agreed, then turned and left.