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

Chapter 484 Spending! Mina and her two friends bought out their savings.

Void City No. 1.

The Tower of Miracles Cup is in full swing.

Humans, demons, elves, giants... the competition is open to all races; anyone whose strength reaches the Heavenly Realm can participate.

The number of participants is extremely large, with members from countless powerful families within a radius of tens of thousands of miles participating.

The preliminary selection process alone takes a month.

The competition is held annually, and it's practically becoming an annual league.

The winner will have the opportunity to challenge the Tower of Miracles, thus becoming a candidate for the Tower of the Void.

This is one of the few opportunities to become an apostle of the Void Tower.

Although even the lowest level of the Tower of Illusion Ruins cannot be easily cleared by one person, it is important to know that you can find teammates, but you only have one chance.

The competition is extremely fierce every year.

Although killing is strictly prohibited, many people still die from accidents every year.

Even under the supervision of a Star-level expert, there is still a risk of death.

There was no other way; all the beings in these celestial realms were fighting desperately.

"I'm optimistic about Madax this year."

The speaker was a minotaur.

If Mina were here, she would definitely recognize him at a glance... Hey, isn't that the minotaur?

Of the five people Sayana recruited, the noisiest was the minotaur.

It was still the same five-person team, who were very arrogant and talked a big game about the other contestants.

In their view, the reserves are naturally superior.

This reflects their confidence in their own abilities.

Even they had to go through layers of tests and overcome many difficulties before they had the opportunity to come to City No. 1.

They are not comparable to those students from remote areas who can easily get in through special admission programs.

The game continues.

There are indeed some promising talents.

This made the five people extremely envious.

Generally speaking, the best number of people to challenge the Tower of Miracles is five.

If there are more than five people, the difficulty of the secret realm will increase. Unless there are special illusionary tower ruins, ten people is the maximum.

However, the rewards for the Tower of Miracles are fixed.

Five people is the same amount, ten people increases the difficulty but the reward is still the same.

Therefore, a balance is needed.

If someone is truly exceptionally strong, they can naturally be recruited into the team; everyone hopes to have more strong players in their team.

In fact, Sayana's team wasn't the only one watching the match with this in mind.

It's important to know that most teams from local areas will spend seven or eight years, or even longer, settling down in the local area.

During this period, we will try our best to recruit more talents.

This is the normal phenomenon.

People like Mina, who became an apostle less than a month ago, are already preparing to challenge the Tower of Miracles.

That's extremely rare.

Finally, the final battle was over.

A demon boy defeated a human girl and won the final championship.

"it is good!"

The Tauren Captain Sayana cheered loudly.

The demon race should be suppressing the human race.

What right does a mere skinny little monkey have to become a prospective apostle?

With that kind of skill, they were incredibly lucky to make it to the finals.

Thinking of the other three lucky newcomers,
Dallas Tower was very unhappy.

They can still say such thoughtless things.

It's so funny.

Even the most foolish pigman knows that challenging the Tower of Miracles requires choosing the most suitable challenge first. You only get one chance; how can you act impulsively like this?
Even though I think that way, I'm still really angry.

That wretched brat!
He'll definitely teach him a lesson!

"Huh? Dallas Tower?"

Suddenly, a sound came from not far away.

Dallas Tower looked up in surprise and saw the man. Suddenly, his face lit up with joy, and he walked over very respectfully.

"Senior Daranos."

The minotaur lowered his head.

Let the apostle of the Void Tower called Daranos touch his own horns.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I really didn't expect to see you here. Looks like you also got a spot in the reserves?"

"Yes, senior."

Dallas Tower looked at Daranos with nothing but reverence.

"Not bad, not bad. Tell me about the clan. It's been a long time since I've been back."

Dallas Tower: "Yes, senior."
-
Nine days passed in the blink of an eye.

With the upcoming opening of the Tower of Miracles, City One is bustling with activity.

More and more reserve soldiers are returning from the secret realms and secluded places, traveling between various merchant guilds and major powers.

Those seeking sponsorships or teammates are everywhere.

There were even those who tried to steal the corner of the wall.

For example, Mina encountered this several times.

Those were teams that had been in City One for seven or eight years.

They came from Shagus and can be considered part of Senanhill's forces.

However, most of them were locals from Shagus City. Hearing that Mina and the others had come here, they also wanted to recruit Mina into their team.

The reasons are very plausible.

"Since we are all of the same lineage as Senanhill, we should all unite."

What are they actually planning?

Mina didn't care, and he had no interest in having much interaction with these people.

All invitations were declined.

After being rejected one after another, rumors quickly began to circulate in certain circles of Void One City.

"Pure-blooded humans from Ancient Tower Orn look down on those who inherit the core and demons."

"In the Void Hall, he directly pointed at Apostle Sayana and cursed her."

"They even claimed that anyone who couldn't challenge the Tower of Miracles in the first year was a piece of trash."

This incident caused an uproar within the reserve forces community.

It is said that one day, Apostle Sayana got drunk and started cursing. If someone hadn't stopped her, she would have almost gone after Mina.

This is rather strange. How could a Star-level Apostle not speak his mind and crush Mina, this junior, with a single finger?

So, it turns out that Apostle Olivia is protecting him.

Tsk tsk tsk, this is interesting.

Mina, what brings you, a little kid, to Void City One?
I heard that there's a girl in your team who doesn't even have a Heavenly Domain.

With a team like that, let alone conquering the Tower of Miracles, it's impossible to even know how they were recruited.

Can a demigod serve as a reserve force?
Is this the standard from tens of thousands of years ago?

Even if a demigod from heaven and earth were summoned tens of thousands of years ago, they would still have to go through an open tournament process, right?

What is this?
Should we go straight to the shady dealings?
Just because you, Senan Hill, have special recruitment quotas, you can do whatever you want, right?
Is this appropriate?

Look at all those cowards and incompetents you recruited before.

No matter how many challenges they face, they are all insurmountable.

There are still things I haven't dared to challenge for over a decade.

So, you, Mina, have the nerve to call us, the core members of the heritage, useless?
Why don't you just call your trash "waste"?

As the rumors intensified, they even alarmed the higher-ups in the Void Hall. They summoned Olivia directly to inquire about the situation.

Olivia was also a little confused. How could things have developed to this point?

That girl, Sayana?
If that guy had any brains, he wouldn't have barely reached the peak of Star Glory.

Who could that be?

Ovilia was somewhat helpless.

She originally wanted to keep it a secret from Mina and Lucia.

but……

She glanced at the star clusters above, hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

Upon seeing Olivia's appearance, one of the grayish-brown star clusters lit up. "Olivia! Explain yourself!"

The voice was quite stern, as if it pierced straight to the soul, trying to express all the "dark" emotions in Olivia's heart.

It seems that the person behind that star cluster saw Olivia's hesitant expression and was convinced that she was hiding something.

Regardless of what it is, recruiting a demigod is a violation of regulations. If this matter hadn't escalated, it would have been fine.

But now the entire City One is in an uproar.

No explanation is acceptable.

Olivia sighed.

"I didn't want to say it."

Her attitude only fueled further suspicion.

The grayish-brown star cluster said sternly, "If your answer fails to satisfy the Seventh Council, you should know the consequences."

Ovilia had no choice but to speak up.

"That's what you said."

Her gaze swept around, lingering especially on the gray-brown star cluster.

These demons have always been hostile to pure-blooded humans, and even they are hostile to elves.

Moreover, this kind of rejection is present from top to bottom.

If we're talking about those who came later, it's clearly these demons who were the ones...

"This matter is related to the first Lord of Senanhill..."

Silence. An eerie silence.

The moment the first generation leader uttered those words, those behind the star clusters felt a chill run down their spines.

Some people were glad they hadn't gotten involved in this.

Some of the demons were already starting to regret speaking up.

However, they still clung to some wishful thinking, but Olivia's next words made some of them feel a chill run down their spines.

"That genius young man, Mina, is the successor carefully nurtured by the first generation, and also the junior brother of An, the current guardian deity of Senanhill. And this time they..."

"Alright, that's enough," the grayish-brown star cluster interrupted immediately.

Olivia looked at the other party with a puzzled expression. "Isn't this what you wanted me to say?"

She continued, "Although that lord requested that I keep this matter confidential, wanting Mina and the others to venture into the Void Tower on their own without her protection, since you all insist on listening, then I..."

"Alright, Olivia, we understand."

Suddenly, at the very top, the most dazzling star cluster appeared.

Olivia immediately shut her mouth, and even the demon star cluster that had initially been clamoring and insisting on Olivia's presence immediately fell silent.

That was a big shot representing the management of the eighth floor of the Void Tower.

This is also the highest directive of this parliament.

"Since this matter involves Lord Starfield's plans, let's leave it at that."

Olivia breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they were both the teacher's students, Mina had actually studied in the Elemental Lands, while she had only been fortunate enough to follow the teacher for a period of time.

I hope that even though I've inadvertently exposed the teacher's weakness today, the teacher won't take it to heart.

but……

Her gaze fell upon the orbs of light from the demon race.

Demons.

Ultimately, they will be ostracized.

Even if they don't do it openly, they'll still do it secretly.

For example, what happened recently...

Could it be that I dragged Mina down with me?
Tsk.

These demons are really annoying.

However, compared to these demons, Mina and Lucia's half-dragon identities are more troublesome.

Let's try to keep it a secret for as long as possible.

Hopefully, they won't be found too soon.

The Tower of Miracles will open in a few hours.

Mina and the others also finished their meditation and went to the Void Mall to start the process of returning the God Stones.

He used the returned rent to buy a lot of equipment and medicine.

This challenge in the Tower of Miracles is a survival challenge.

Anything can happen.

Therefore, the first thing Mina needs to exchange for are various resistance potions.

These are all used for desperate attacks in battle. Mina was overwhelmed by the choices, so she simply ordered one of each kind.

These potions are extremely effective; even the cheapest ones are far better than the ones Mina bought at the professional association.

The kind that takes ten virtual dots to make a bottle, and the effect is so good that Mina even doubts whether this is really a potion from this world.

Is this really something a normal alchemist could concoct?
In fact, ten virtual points are already an enormous fortune for an ordinary demigod in the Celestial Realm.

How many people in the Heavenly Domain could do something like Mina, who directly seized all the belongings of a powerful figure like the deputy city lord of Shagus, who was close to the peak of Star Radiance?

In particular, even some powerful monsters might not be able to afford the amount of virtual points that Ansana, who rents mid-level divine stones, has as a deposit.

In addition to resistance agents, there are also enhancement agents.

In addition to enhancing key attributes, there are also potions to strengthen physical strength and elixirs to boost mental power.

Of course, any potions that can quickly restore injuries and stamina, as long as the unit price is under one hundred, should be purchased directly.

After Ansana moved out of the apartment, she became a wealthy young woman again.

The price of divine stones is so ridiculously high that now, when the Mina team buys disposable potions, they have a sense of envy, thinking, "How can such good stuff only cost two digits?"

The various medicines and supplements cost five thousand, and if each person shares a little, it's less than two thousand virtual points.

Mina also needs to buy some of the top-tier spell materials for creating food and water.

Actually, there are divine stones that can provide permanent enhancement.

However, the price of that kind of divine stone is even more expensive than that of a medium-level cultivation divine stone.

The casting materials for a set of three virtual dots are already very cheap.

Even if there are ten groups of two hundred, there are only thirty virtual points.

That's enough for Mina to cast the spell to restore it two hundred times.

However, considering that this was a survival challenge, Mina bought three hundred sets, or six thousand sets, of spellcasting materials just to be on the safe side.

Even so, it only amounts to nine hundred virtual points.

Ansana paid the money directly; it was less than four figures, a small amount, she was very generous.

But when it came to choosing equipment, our rich lady couldn't be so capricious.

They stared pitifully at the display window of the divine stone equipment, unable to move, but unable to afford it.

Both the staff and the robes are extremely expensive.

I really can't afford mid-tier divine stone equipment!
I bought Lucia a three-piece set of basic divine stone equipment, which directly used up 4,000 virtual points from my bonus.

There's no way around it; as the main tank, the cost is naturally higher.

Looking at her remaining savings, Anshana had no choice but to settle for the most basic staff, robes, and necklace.

After much deliberation, Minas used his last virtual points to buy a wand, a staff, a robe, and a set of rings for teamwork.

At this point, the combined savings of Mina and her two companions amounted to less than 9 digits.

(End of this chapter)