Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 143 Gravedigger, Shi Liang
Magic City.

"Fuck you, a bunch of magicians are so arrogant and mean, they actually tried to blackmail me! **********"

Li Yu covered his ears and moved the phone further away. On the other end of the phone, Shi Liang was speaking in Zaun. The electronic music and a bunch of banned words could not be played on the big screen.

However, after listening to Shi Liang's narration, Li Yu also wanted to pick up a knife and kill the instigator of the East China Sea Magic Association.

Some time ago, I heard that the East China Sea Magic Association directly devalued Shi Liang's theory because of his ordinary person status. I thought that the other party was just simply arrogant, but today I heard Shi Liang making a phone call and scolding those inhuman bastards.

It turns out that the East China Sea Magic Association was not unable to see Shi Liang's level and the quality of his theories, but the elder of the association who was in charge of this aspect investigated Shi Liang's background and discovered that the Jianfeng Group, which is now thriving by selling medicine, is the Shi family's industry.

It happened that Shi Liang was trying to publish a paper, so he returned the paper, listing a lot of problems and attaching a letter that was all about money.

Li Yu really couldn't understand. After all, he was a super-level elder, but how did he get to this position if he was so rough in his work? He was really blackmailing people blatantly!

Or is it that the Shi family is too weak and does not have any powerful wizards, so they are unwilling to use other more subtle ways to make money?

Shouldn't he also be grateful that the elder had some bottom line and didn't commit academic plagiarism?

But no matter what, Li Yu only knew one thing, that Shi Liang and the East China Sea Magic Association had a feud. As for why he didn't retaliate against the blackmailing elder alone...

According to Shi Liang, birds of a feather flock together. An organization that can raise such a rubbish elder is probably not a good place, so let's retaliate together.

Even though he had already gotten through the channels of the Imperial Court, Shi Liang was still unwilling to change his established policy.

Li Yu could probably guess that Shi Liang was probably angry because the other party initially belittled his pride as an ordinary genius by claiming to be a magician.

Since I can't learn magic, I can only drag the Magic Association into it.

As a friend, Li Yu could only kindly remind:
"The power of the Magic Association is terrifying. Remember to be more discreet when doing things."

There was no way. After learning about Shi Liang’s thoughts, Li Yu felt that his identity seemed to be no longer a problem.

As long as he, a disaster victim, does not leave the country and is willing to give up his free life to join the army, he will most likely not cross China and be enforced by the Holy City even if his identity is exposed in the future.

But Shi Liang had different ideas. He was planning to destroy the Magic Association. Yes, not the East China Sea Magic Association, but the Magic Association. If this matter were to be exposed, even the Forbidden Spell Master would not be able to stop it!
"Do you think I made this decision just to vent my anger?" Shi Liang's sudden attack made Li Yu silent.

"This is the next step I planned to take after completing the theory of magic energy enhancement."

"In this society, the worlds of magicians and ordinary people are severely divided. Even though they live in the same place, under the same blue sky, and have the same desires and emotions, the gap in power cannot be made up."

"Because magicians hold power and are responsible for resisting demons, the rules of society are almost all formulated around magicians. The income of a low-level magician can be comparable to the total annual income of many well-off families."

"I am not one of those fools who tries to fight for absolute equal rights between ordinary people and magicians. That is not fair to the magicians who have fought for this world."

"But I think that when ordinary people all have the ability to become mages, the gap between mages and ordinary people will no longer exist, right?"

"When the number of mages increases from 100 million to more than 1 billion, perhaps it will change the situation between humans and demons in this world?"

Li Yu took a deep breath.

"So, you plan to research a replacement for the Awakening Stone?"

Awakening Stone is a necessary tool for ordinary people to embark on the path of becoming a wizard. The production technology of Awakening Stone is in the hands of the Magic Associations of the five continents. Countries around the world can only wait for the distribution of Awakening Stones from the Magic Associations. This is also the fundamental reason why countries are restricted by the Magic Associations.

When the awakening channel of mages, which is the main combat force, is controlled by the Magic Association, the strength of the national defense depends entirely on the Magic Association's decision. How can it not be controlled by the Magic Association? The Magic Association can even easily declare a mage a heretic.

Therefore, when Shi Liang was preparing to research a substitute for the Awakening Stone, Li Yu's first reaction was to die. The Magic Association, which had gained enormous power and monopolized excess profits with the help of the Awakening Stone, would never give up its vested interests. By then, Shi Liang, who was just an ordinary person, would be finished sooner or later.

"The scarcity of awakening stones limits the number of human mages and makes the cost of awakening mages high. Wouldn't it be a good thing if we could find a good and cheap alternative?"

Shi Liang said so.

Li Yu said in a serious tone, "I don't believe you haven't thought about the consequences of doing this."

Really, you will die.

"Ah, I know."

Shi Liang's tone on the phone was unusually relaxed, as if he was discussing what to eat for lunch today.
"But so what?"

"Researchers are supposed to tackle difficult problems one by one, right? This kind of topic is much more interesting than those smuggled garbage."

"Besides... I may not die."

"This technology will not bring me any benefits. The moment it is formed, it will be quickly spread all over the world through various channels. I think the top leaders of those countries will be interested in this technology, right?"

"By then, how could the Five Continents Magic Association care about a small figure like me?"

Li Yu was a little irritated.
"You really don't want to die!"

How could they not take care of it? This is digging up the roots of the Magic Association!
By then, the Magic Association would probably grind Shi Liang to dust!

"Hey, hey, hey, a guy like you who runs around outside all day, how can you be qualified to criticize me?"

It just so happens that one is being judged by the Holy City, and the other is being hunted by the Magic Association. They are brothers in distress!

After a pause, Li Yu spoke again.
"When are you going to start this research? What is the estimated research time?"

"The theory of magic energy enhancement is basically complete, and the production lines of various auxiliary medicines have also been laid out. As long as the Imperial Court approves it, the superiors will take action on their own, and I don't need to spend too much time on the subsequent promotion."

“So, it will probably start in a year.”

"As for the estimated research time..."

"Five years? Ten years? Twenty years?"

“It could be a lifetime.”

"After all, this is the exclusive technology of the Magic Association. No one in the world has ever successfully cracked it. I even need to go a step further and find a cheaper alternative. How can it be that easy?"

"That's good."

Li Yu's tone was somewhat relaxed, with a hint of smile.

It sounded like Shi Liang was not very happy.

“You really don’t want me to succeed~”

"Ah, I do wish your moment of success would come later."

"Only in this way can I have enough strength to save your life from the Magic Association."

It’s just a Magic Association. The Holy City already has enough to handle it, so we don’t care about one more.

Even if this will make your path more tortuous.

"That's it..."

Shi Liang's tone was extremely complicated.
"Just don't die at the hands of the Holy City before I succeed."

"Also, I asked Grandpa Chen to arrange for a truckload of medicine to be delivered. The purple Thunder Potion is yours, and the red Explosive Inflammation Potion belongs to your friend. Take one a day and drink it directly. Go pick up the goods in two days."

(End of this chapter)