Real-life classes are already torturous enough, and Lu Xun had no desire to suffer through them again in a game.
Heh, "Introduction to the Overview of Magic." The course name sounds official enough. People who don't know any better might actually think you're teaching something real.
If magic actually existed in this world, he might consider studying it seriously.
But for now, he would focus on clearing the many side quests within the city.
Grinya stood still beneath the teaching building. Since it was currently class time, there was almost no one on the road, with only the voices of teachers lecturing echoing from the classrooms.
"Wait."
Buze had chased after her at some point.
Given his status and position, even if he skipped a class or two, nothing would likely happen to him.
"Yo, isn't this my little lucky charm?"
Grinya turned around, a hint of admiration shining in her eyes.
'What the hell is a lucky charm?'
Both Buze and Grinya were momentarily dazed.
'The evil god's way of chatting is sometimes truly bizarre.'
"Are we going to duel again? That's fine. I can accept any kind of match. Let's start right here, and hurry up."
Grinya looked eager, as if she couldn't wait.
Buze was stunned once more.
Why did she look even more expectant than he was?
Buze looked at himself doubtfully.
Grinya was truly strange sometimes. Before class, she couldn't even be bothered to look at him, but now she was greeting him with a smile.
'Does this person have a split personality?'
Buze pondered for a moment.
Judging by her previous behavior, it certainly seemed like a possibility...
'Hasn't this damn bug been fixed yet?'
Lu Xun frowned as he watched the NPC daze out, unable to resist speaking up to remind him.
Buze snapped back to his senses, paused, and focused his attention on Grinya. The cold, stiff expression he always wore softened slightly.
"I... I'm sorry. I was distracted."
As a noble, such an apology was quite difficult to say.
It took a lot of effort before he could force the words out.
But he had indeed been rude just now. As a high-ranking noble, how could he think about other things while talking to someone?
"If we're going to fight, make it quick. My time is precious."
Grinya's tone became impatient.
"No, I didn't come here to fight you this time."
Knowing she had misunderstood, Buze quickly spoke up.
"I know you're very strong, and I indeed cannot defeat you. But I want to know, since we are the same age, why are you so much stronger?"
"I want to know the secret of your strength!"
Buze clenched his fists and held his breath, looking at Grinya with immense expectation.
"So it's not a fight."
Grinya spoke with a note of disappointment.
A large question mark appeared over Buze's head.
'What exactly are you disappointed about?'
"Go away, stop bothering me while I'm clearing side quests."
Grinya rejected Buze impatiently and then chose to leave, ignoring him entirely.
Buze's eyes widened in disbelief.
So was your enthusiasm from just now all a lie?
What's wrong with not fighting?
Why must we fight?
Can't people interact more gently? Violence doesn't solve problems!
Watching Grinya walk away without a hint of hesitation, Buze bit his lip as if he had made a certain decision.
"Wait!"
He rushed over to block Grinya's path.
"I can give you a High-tier Experience Potion, as long as you tell me the secret of your strength!"
"A High-tier Experience Potion?"
Grinya stopped.
"Yes, a High-tier Experience Potion. It's a treasure rumored to sell for as much as two hundred thousand gold coins. If you tell me the secret to your strength, I'll give it to you!"
Buze opened his palm to reveal a glittering golden potion with flowing light particle effects. It was clearly a high-end item.
"How about it? Tempted?"
Buze smiled with absolute confidence.
He believed that anyone who understood the value of a High-tier Experience Potion would be unable to refuse it.
Even for a prominent noble family like the Kritov family, obtaining a High-tier Experience Potion was no easy task.
Even in the kingdom's treasury, there were only a little over a hundred of them.
Could anyone truly refuse such a precious treasure?
"I refuse!"
Grinya declined with utter disdain.
"I knew it, you're someone who understands the—"
Buze paused, his smile vanishing as shock took over.
"Huh? You refused!"
"It's just a High-tier Experience Potion. Is it really that precious?" Grinya asked.
'How could it not be!'
Just as Buze was about to shout his rebuttal, a sudden burst of brilliant golden light nearly blinded him.
He raised his arm to shield himself from the magnificent radiance, but even with all his effort, he couldn't open his eyes.
"What... what is that?" Buze shouted.
"You stupid NPC, open your eyes and take a good look. What are these?"
As Grinya's mechanical voice fell, Buze's heart trembled. He slowly opened a sliver of an eye, and through that tiny gap in his vision, he saw...
Grinya was covered in golden experience potions!
This wasn't right...
Buze's worldview was crushed.
He stood frozen on the spot, motionless.
"Holy crap!"
...
'This display backpack feature is really useful.'
Lu Xun hummed a small tune, feeling quite smug.
He had to admit, the expressions of the NPCs in this game were made so vividly. That shocked expression just now looked practically real.
His emotional needs were satisfied.
So, he decided to fulfill this NPC's request, even if there was no quest reward.
As for where these one hundred High-tier Experience Potions came from?
Do you even need to ask? They were obviously sent by the system after the last main story quest was completed.
After the boss named Duke Dagro suddenly went back on his word, Lu Xun thought the negotiations had failed and all the rewards were gone.
To his surprise, when the quest finally settled, those hundred experience potions still ended up in his backpack!
Unfortunately, things like titles and villas couldn't be processed due to coding issues.
The rewards for the entire quest consisted only of these one hundred High-tier Experience Potions and one hundred thousand gold coins.
Although he didn't know what the gold coins were for, he didn't care. It was better to have them than not.
...
In the Royal Palace.
Since the king fell into a deep sleep following the terrorist attack, the entire Royal Palace had fallen into a state of chaos.
If Duke Dagro hadn't appeared in time to take charge, things would have barely stabilized.
Otherwise, the entire kingdom might have fallen into chaos.
At this moment, Duke Dagro was discussing important matters with other palace ministers.
"That damnable Rubite Kingdom. How did they suddenly air-drop into Yiertaya and then vanish without a trace? Have they invented some powerful alchemical machinery recently?" one minister cursed.
"And this terrifying alchemical machinery even has the ability to erase the memories of everyone in Yiertaya, even..."
The minister speaking paused, cautiously glancing at Duke Dagro, who sat in the main seat with a dark, silent expression.
"...even a king-rank mage like Duke Dagro wasn't spared. The Rubite people's alchemical technology is truly becoming more and more formidable."
"If we hadn't woken up to find half the palace damaged, we wouldn't even have known the Rubite people attacked us."
"Fortunately, only some buildings were damaged. There were no other losses."
"It seems the Rubite people's only goal was to assassinate King Weis. Luckily, they didn't succeed."
The discussion grew more heated as everyone chimed in.
Suddenly, a guard came rushing in.
"My Lords, something terrible has happened!"
"A massive number of golden potions in the treasury have vanished, along with one hundred thousand gold coins!"
"What!"
Everyone looked horrified, unable to believe it.
This was undoubtedly the worst news at this time. These resources accounted for more than half of the treasury. Their disappearance meant the entire royal family would pay a heavy price.
But they couldn't understand. There were no signs of damage to the treasury doors, so how could the items inside be lost?
Then, the royal knight captain among the crowd suddenly spoke in a low voice:
"Although I've lost my memory, I seem to recall that these High-tier Experience Potions and the one hundred thousand gold coins should be closely related to you, Duke Dagro."
Everyone turned their heads to look at Duke Dagro.
"..."
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