I asked you to be a mage, not to raise a nine-tailed fox

Chapter 481 A World of Races - Mina: Are there Minotaurs here?
“Finally, we’re here.”

Step over the gate.

Ansana collapsed, but Mina quickly reached out and caught her.

Slumped against Mina, Ansana looked as if she had been pulled out of the water, her face soaked with what appeared to be tears or sweat.

Lying on Mina's back, Lucia was in an even worse state.

The girl felt a sudden lightness in her body as she went from feeling overwhelmed to relaxed, and she immediately fainted.

Mina wasn't feeling well either, but he was in slightly better physical condition and could still stand up with difficulty.

Olivia looked at Mina and the other two with a genuine smile on her face.

For the three of them, the most difficult hurdle has been overcome.

After resting for a full half hour, the three of them recovered. Ansana frantically hydrated, while Lucia opened her eyes, found herself in Mina's arms, and quietly closed them again.

But Ansana noticed and happily picked her up.

At this moment, the group had arrived at the core area of ​​the Land of Inheritance.

The city furthest from the edge of the Void Tower.

Stepping out of the lounge leads to the node's courtyard, the environment of which is very similar to the Void Tower's offices in Shagus City.

Small bridges, flowing water, and small courtyards.

There are also flowers and plants.

However, the concentration of elements in that small river secretly alarmed Mina.

Those seemingly ordinary flowers and plants possess such a rich fragrance that even ordinary legends would dare not touch them casually.

This is the core area of ​​the Land of Heritage, and also...

"Welcome to the true land of heritage."

Pushing open the node's door, a cacophony of sounds immediately filled the air.

Outside was a street nearly 100 meters wide, where a large number of pedestrians strolled around.

Ordinary humans, horned creatures, humanoid beings that Mina had never seen before, and occasionally, giants who were five or six meters tall passing by.

This is completely beyond Ansana's common sense.

"Chirp~"

Suddenly a firebird flew by in the distance, and some people looked up with admiring expressions.

Ansana was deeply shocked by what she saw.

"Is this the core area of ​​the Land of Inheritance?"

"That's right, this is the core area."

Olivia laughed and said, "A city where all kinds of races coexist, not dominated by the human world."

"Humans are just one of many races here."

"How can there be so many races?"

Ansana looked over at the sly hoof that was wagging its little tail.

"And many of them are neither human nor non-human..."

Ansana scratched her head, unable to find a suitable word to describe it.

“The land of heritage is so vast, and for hundreds of millions of years, countless races have lived here.”

Olivia's gaze was wistful, filled with sighs.

"The divine fragments, magic, and the holy spring have changed too many things."

"The first thing to change was the divine beast, which is the Divine Flame Phoenix you just saw. It is one of the divine beasts."

"There is a legend that their ancestors were once companions of the gods, and that the blood of the gods flowed in their veins."

"Even though this world is shattered and the divine realm is gone, and all the divine essences have been pulverized, the bloodlines within them have preserved a portion of the divine essences that have been passed down."

"godhead?"

Lucia's gaze followed the gracefully departing Divine Flame Phoenix, her eyes filled with wonder.

"If one possesses a divine essence, wouldn't that mean becoming a god?"

The reason for the saying "demigods of heaven and earth" is essentially that the divine realm was destroyed and could not condense into a divine entity.

But now there are divine beasts that, by preserving their bloodline, are able to condense a divine essence.

Doesn't that mean he became a god directly?
"It's not as easy as you think."

Olivia smiled and shook her head.

"It's not a complete divine spark. Even a star-domain level divine beast can only condense a larger fragment of its divine spark."

"Fragments of divine essence must be quite enviable."

Mina was somewhat moved.

"Yes, it's definitely enviable."

Even Olivia was quite envious.

Those who have absorbed divine essence know its wonder, efficiency, and power; it's as if the truth of the world and the rules of the elements are laid out clearly before them.

Anyone who has used magic crystals made from divine essence knows the explosive increase in power they cause.

One can imagine how enormous the boost to combat power would be once one truly possesses a fragment of divine power.

"A mythical beast!"

Anshana suddenly understood; the way those people looked at the Divine Flame Phoenix was out of genuine envy.

When realms are similar, a fragment of a divine spark can greatly enhance combat power.

"Demons are born with magical power, but they can never condense a divine spark. So in terms of talent alone, demons are slightly inferior to divine beasts, but they have the advantage of large numbers and many different races."

"This also makes the demon race the most numerous among all races, followed by the human race, and the divine abominations the fewest."

"So, are all those giants and horned creatures demons?"

“Those giants are a type of human, including us elves, who are also a branch of the human race in a broad sense, and you half-dragons can also be considered a type of human. As for those with horns, some are minotaurs, and some are minotaurs from the demon race.”

Olivia explained casually, while Mi Xiaohu nestled in Mina's arms, curiously peering outside.

Ansana was a little curious.

"Minotaur and Tauren?"

She was completely dumbfounded.

"The Minotaur race are humans by nature, but they are humans with the blood of demonic bulls or divine bulls. They are collectively referred to as the human race."

“The Minotaur are a true demon race; on a spiritual level, they are demons.”

Ansana was already somewhat confused.

Olivia smiled too.

"Actually, this division was made a long time ago, when humans were in a weak position. Now, there are more strong humans with divine and demonic bloodlines, and their status has risen. The definition of some things is no longer so clear."

"Let me tell you a secret: a long time ago, these divine beasts that could transform into human form were called divine foes, and the demons that could transform into human form were called demonic foes."

"After many ups and downs, they lived in this land of inheritance for hundreds of millions of years. As the star field powerhouses of various races became more and more balanced, the current God Race and Demon Race were formed."

"To put it bluntly, the fragments of divine essence divide divine beasts and demons, and the ability to transform into humans also distinguishes demons from ordinary demons."

"What's the difference between demons who transform into humans and humans? If you really want to know the difference, then look at their original forms."

"When the true form unleashes its full power, it takes the form of a dragon, so it is a demon."

“And if you exert all your strength and only manage to grow some fine dragon scales, then you’re a human.” Lucia blinked and looked at her hands.

"Of course, both dragons and dragonkin will be observed by the Dragon Star People and the Dragon Council. If you don't want to be repeatedly pressured by the two forces, you'd better make a choice sooner rather than later. Oh, by the way, in this Land of Inheritance, the most dangerous thing is not the monsters in their rage phase, nor those arrogant demons whose brains are nothing but muscles and magic, but... wait, we've arrived."

During their conversation, the four of them arrived at the Void Tower's office.

This office isn't just staffed by one person and a few arcane constructs.

Instead, it was a huge service hall.

Olivia led Mina and the other two to one of the "newcomers" windows to register their information.

"Yes, yes, just follow the normal standards."

"Hey, isn't this Ovilia who came back from that backwater in Senanhill? A new guy this year? Or is he still just a piece of trash?"

Just as Ovilia was communicating with the staff to register the information of Mina and the other two.

Suddenly a voice rang out behind them.

"Yes, yes, register it this way. Okay, just give me the badge. I'll treat you to dinner later."

Olivia acted as if she hadn't heard anything, and flirted with the little beauty with ram horns inside the window for a while before taking back the three badges and distributing them to Mina and the other two.

"Let's go, I'll treat you to some local specialties."

"Ovilia!"

Mina looked at the woman, whose face had turned a deep shade of liver from being ignored by Olivia, with a strange expression.

Dark-skinned, with a well-proportioned figure, wearing very little clothing, her exposed skin covered with what appeared totem-like patterns.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Olivia.

"Mina, did you hear that mosquito buzzing?"

Olivia picked at her ear with her little finger and turned to look at Mina curiously.

Mina blinked, knowing she had to choose sides at this point.

Needless to say, Olivia is practically their senior sister, and also their guide in the core area of ​​the Land of Inheritance.

Even if you replaced them with a pig, they should know what to do.

Mina laughed and said, "Senior sister, are there flies in this core area too? That shouldn't be the case."

Olivia gave Mina a very understanding look.

Sayana on the other side was so angry she was grinding her teeth.

"Kid! What did you say?! Explain yourself!"

Behind Sayana, a tall, muscular man with horns, who looked like a bull, let out a cold shout and stared at Mina with a blazing fire in his eyes.

Mina glanced at the other person.

We were just talking about minotaurs, and this guy is a minotaur, right?

Behind the minotaur who was speaking were four young men and women, whose bodies occasionally erupted with terrifying magical power.

"Hey, isn't this Sayana and Olivia? Long time no see!"

A seductive voice, so alluring it could melt your bones, came from the other side.

A girl with a pair of small sheep horns walked over, her perfect figure swaying from side to side as she walked, her little sheep hooves taking light steps.

Behind her, a small tail swayed rhythmically with her movements.

“Inolia?” Sayana looked at the newcomer, raised an eyebrow, and immediately restrained her impending outburst, but her gaze towards the girl was full of disgust.

"Why are you back?" Olivia asked Inoria.

"I brought a few little ones back, I didn't expect you to come back too."

The girl's slender hand, as white as jade, moved rhythmically as she pointed to the three men and two women behind her.

"We recruited a few promising talents this year, enough to form a team. We can let them try out a level of the 'Miracle Tower'."

Sayana narrowed her eyes and looked in surprise at the three men and two women behind Inoria.

Are we going to challenge the Tower of Miracles right from the start?
Olivia smiled, "Perfect timing, I just enrolled my kids in 'Miracle Tower of Fantasy'."

When Sayana heard that Olivia had also applied for the "Miracle Tower" challenge for Mina and the other two, she immediately laughed.

"As expected of Olivia, she has no brains at all. These three weaklings, how did they manage to clear the 'Tower of Miracles'? There's only one chance for a retrial; if they fail, they're out. And these three?"

Olivia picked at her ear again.

"Why are there flies buzzing around Inolia? Who brought flies from the Takaten Mountains to the Inheritance Core?"

Upon hearing Olivia's words, Inoria chuckled.

Her stunning beauty and alluring voice left the three men and two women behind Inoria staring in a daze.

The three minotaurs behind Sayana were also staring at Inorilia with gleaming eyes, panting heavily.

Damn slut.

Sayana glared at Inoria, her cold gaze sweeping over Mina and the other two.

Finally, I looked at Olivia.

"Old woman from the old era, you can only eke out a living in the Senanhill region. You think you can get through the 'Tower of Miracles' in one go with trash you found in some backwater? Do you really think those monsters in the 'Tower of Miracles' are something these three little guys can easily defeat, not to mention there's another one..."

Sayana's gaze fell on Lucia, and she scoffed.

"There's even a demigod among them. I wonder how they got in. You must have used connections."

Olivia remained calm, but Mina seemed to have sensed the inner turmoil of her cheap senior sister.

He blinked and suddenly asked.

"Senior sister, I remember you said that once we're here, we can proceed with the second review. This 'Miracle Tower' is the second review, right? Does it start tomorrow? We can't wait to go to the Void Tower."

He smiled and glanced at Sayana and the five young men and women behind her.

"Everyone wants to enter the Void Tower as soon as possible, right? How can someone delay for ten or eight years? That's really outrageous."

That's a long time; enough to cultivate to the Star Radiance level. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. Surely there aren't people like that.

Mina rarely argues with people, and today's sarcastic tone was so bad that he felt it wasn't even a tenth of Catherine's skill.

But even such obvious words made Sayana's brow furrow.

When he looked at Mina, he was surrounded by purplish-black flames.

Anger surged within him.

"Kid, who are you calling trash?"

Mina blinked, somewhat curious.

Did he just say the word "trash"? Why are people still picking on it?

"Hahaha."

Olivia smiled and patted Mina on the shoulder.

"Come on, let me treat you to a meal."

Olivia glanced at Inolia, "Let's get together for a meal later."

Inoria blew a kiss, "Okay, darling. Oh, and remember to bring this little boy with you when you come out. I love this little guy so much."

Olivia's face stiffened, she glared at her, and quickly led Mina and the other two away, leaving behind Inoria's giggling laughter and Sayana's furious rage.

"You brat, you're asking for it! Who do you call trash? Who do you call cowardly?! Olivia, you just wait!"

As those words faded away behind them, Mina and Olivia laughed at the same time.

(End of this chapter)