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

Chapter 492 It's better than having a CD rotten in your hands.

"Squeak squeak~"

Minaminano, I've made another breakthrough.

After a night of meditation, Mi Xiaohu felt refreshed.

It was already the third day since the group arrived at the Void Tower. The Mina people had only been there for less than forty-eight hours, and Mi Xiaohu and Xiao Yanniao had already broken through one after another.

Especially Mi Xiaohu, perhaps because the battle in the Tower of Miracles stimulated the little guy's potential, or perhaps because the training experience in the Tower of Void was good, in any case, now all eight of the little guy's attributes have reached the third stage, and even his Starshine has reached the fourth stage. This speed has already caught up with Mina, which makes Mina feel a little anxious.

This won't do. The little fox's cultivation speed is too fast. Maybe this place really does have "special treatment" for demons?
So Mina decided that starting today, he would also work hard; he couldn't really let Mi Xiaohu carry him.

You agree, right, little cutie?

"Hmm hmm?"

Mina has been in a good mood these past two days and has quickly adapted to the pace of life in the Void Tower.

Ansana and Lucia went out shopping several times and really liked the commercial atmosphere here, but they always said that it felt rather oppressive to them, as if many people here were under a lot of pressure.

Ansana couldn't quite describe it for a moment, but Lucia thought of a word: "very competitive."

Mina understands; it's really just very curly.

For the two girls who were already used to the rhythm of Anlos and Ansu's lives, they felt quite uncomfortable in that kind of place, but they were not used to it in the Void Tower.

But Mina actually enjoyed this feeling; she missed it.

The key is that it's really satisfying to watch others curl their hair without having to curl it too much.

Once outside, carrying Mi Xiaohu and with Xiao Mengmeng on her head, she headed straight for the online store. Although Mina's emblem now has online functionality, there are still some things that need to be experienced offline.

Take the divine stone, for example...

The Void Apostles' perks have arrived, granting Mina and the other two the right to purchase superior divine stones.

Having the right to buy it is one thing, but being able to afford it is another.

Of course, the benefits are not just limited to granting access; there is also a starting capital of 100,000.

Adding Mina's earnings from the Tower of Miracles, that's 120,000.

With this funding, Mina was finally able to rent a mid-level divine stone as she had wished.

Mina's purpose in coming this time is to rent two divine stones, one of fire and one of water.

Mina believed that with the help of the medium-level divine stone, reaching level four would only be a matter of days.

What Mina wants to do now... no, what everyone in Mina's team wants is Star Power.

A five-stage fusion element, or a five-stage fusion technique!

Only by reaching Star Power can you gain "voice" in the team. Don't be fooled by everyone's joking around; they're all secretly competing and want to be the first to reach Star Power.

Obviously, this is not an easy task.

Ansana and Lucia, who also received 20,000 in commission and 100,000 in benefits, are choosing their own paths of cultivation.

Shopping and buying equipment was only a slight impulse on the first day.

Thinking about the power of those Void Apostles, and the challenges and combat strength required to climb up.

I immediately realized that 120,000 wasn't actually that much, and might not even be enough.

The cultivation stone can only help you comprehend elements and slightly enhance your inspiration for fusion skills. The deposit of less than 10,000 can be discounted by 20%, but these are all minor issues.

The focus is more on understanding the fusion techniques, while physical and magical skills, as well as Ansana's mental strength enhancement, all require more investment.

Similarly, their gazes also fell upon the superior divine stones.

It's not necessarily impossible.

Wind and thunder divine stones are expensive, but individual wind-type divine stones and individual thunder-type divine stones aren't that outrageously priced...

Despite thinking this way, Ansana still couldn't come up with the deposit.

It's hard.

Compared to them, the other two girls had a decent enough life, but the better life was something to look forward to.

Mina, on the other hand, is a little short of resources.

The key is to raise too many.

Mi Xiaohu has eight attributes: Little Cute Bird, Little Flame Bird, and himself.

Therefore, if you want to break through the Starshine barrier, you still need to have a certain bias.

But now, Mina wants all four.

This will take some time...

If only we could have top-grade divine stones.

Mina sighed, "If all else fails, we can go to the Tower of Miracles to farm some more money."
More than 60,000 virtual points in one go.

Maybe if I try a few more times, I'll be able to get it... Mina was quite tempted by this idea.

But there's no rush; let's play it safe first.

Mina would rather go to the second or third floor than the first floor.

However, the opportunity to advance to a higher level is indeed very rare.

“Welcome next time.”

Amidst the envious glances of the female staff, Mina left the Divine Stone Shop and headed to the Magic Skills Zone.

He planned to look for any magic techniques of the fourth and fifth stages of Magic Suppression.

Even a cheaper alternative is fine.

I wonder how the Grand Duke of the Eastern Territory obtained this "Magic Pressure" or whether he developed it himself.

It's really useful.

Mina had a very fruitful day of shopping.

Shen Shi rented two for himself, and two each for Xiao Hu and Xiao Mengmeng. Even Xiao Yan Niao had one.

This resulted in him losing 40,000 yuan from his wallet.

Fortunately, most of these are deposits, and they can be returned to us quickly.

The key issue is that these secret techniques and skill tutorials are expensive!
I finally bought the fourth stage of the Magic Suppression, and the asking price was 30,000.

Mina was really scared.

This is significantly more expensive than the magic crystals used to teach fusion techniques of the same level.

The fifth-stage version is a hundred times more expensive, which is simply beyond Mina's current budget.

I was just saying, why is this thing so expensive?

However, there's a reason why it's expensive; it's truly useful.

Unlike fusion techniques, secret techniques are relatively easy to learn, but they are still only four-stage secret techniques.

Mina also spent some time reorganizing her thoughts from one point onward.

Both are called Magic Suppression and have similar effects, but the details are different. The effects and details of the first three stages are not as perfect as the one that Mina has learned from the Grand Duke of the Eastern Border.

Or rather, what Mina possesses is more compatible.

It's unclear how the Grand Duke of the Eastern Territory mastered this magical pressure technique.

Fortunately, the effect of the fourth stage of magic pressure is indeed much better than that of the third stage.

It can at least combine with the oppressive force of a Heavenly Domain Demigod, which is highly effective in battles where level suppression is crucial.

It was already a week later when the Water and Fire Double Four teams arrived at the Void Tower. Some teams had begun to integrate into life in the Void Tower, while some demons held parties to welcome their clansmen, making such a fuss that Mina knew about it.

On the contrary, Mina and her group had not yet been approached by any seniors, which made them even more fortunate and feel quite comfortable.

Hey, I love these days of focusing on development.

Mina learned a lot about the details of the Void Tower during her ten days there.

The Tower of the Void has ten levels.

The first layer is the initial layer, which is also the area where all the apostles will live in their first year.

Starting from the second floor, advancement requires completing advancement quests or challenging the Tower of Illusions. According to Olivia, the true training area for Void Apostles begins from the second floor, where the concentration of magical elements, living environment, and training facilities are completely different.

Moreover, each promotion brings benefits, and one's status and authority will rise accordingly—the higher one climbs, the greater the chance of breaking through to Star Glory.

For natives born in the Void Tower, no matter how high your status is, you can basically only live in the first four levels (in fact, 99% of them live in the first level).
Those at levels five, six, seven, eight, and nine require a combat strength equivalent to Starshine.

It's not that you have to reach the Star Glory realm; you just need to reach the Star Glory combat power.

How to prove Star Power?

You can complete the level-up quests or challenge the Tower of Fantasy.

In short, it's about tasks and challenges.

Mina looked into the relevant tasks and found that none of them could be completed in a short period of time.

It would take at least one or two years to complete.

More, perhaps even a century-long mission.

But the longer the mission, the more people will take it.

For the locals, this was the easiest way to cross class lines.

It only costs a hundred years and isn't very dangerous. What could be a more cost-effective option?

However, for Mina, who had only been cultivating for less than two years, even a few years was hard for him to accept.

In Angus and Ansu, he still has his family, as well as Kureya, Catherine, and Sister Mel, and even two little maids waiting for him to return.

How could I possibly stay here and peacefully cultivate for a hundred years?

Mina can't do that yet, at least not now.

Incidentally, Mina also learned some ways to invite others to the Void Tower to train together.

They all pointed to the seventh or eighth floor.

The seventh floor offers opportunities for promotion, while the eighth floor offers even greater opportunities.

However, these were things that Mina, a nobody who hadn't even reached the first level of Star Glory, couldn't even dream of.

All we can do now is break through to Star Glory as soon as possible.

However, Olivia rejected the idea.

"Starlight naturally has its advantages, and so does the Celestial Realm."

Ovilia gave Mina a new idea.

As everyone knows, you can actually earn money in the illusionary realm of Tower of Miracles.

You can go once a week.

Rewards and points have their own rules. If Starshine wants to get high scores and more resources, he needs to go to the fifth floor or above.

From level one to level four, only the Heavenly Domain can achieve high scores.

If Mina doesn't break through to the Starshine level, but can clear the fifth level, then even just the basic personal challenge will yield more resource rewards than Mina's 9999 Survival Challenge.

This immediately captivated Mina.

Is it a challenge...?

Mina doesn't have many keystones right now, so if she really wants to take on a challenge...

Are you worried about challenging the Keystone?

Olivia laughed.

"There's a rule in the Tower of Fantasy: as long as you score 1500 points, you can get a Key Stone. Team challenges reward you with the team's Key Stone, while individual challenges reward you with your individual Key Stone. This is what we call the 'guaranteed reward'."

"If you score above 2400 points, you have a chance to get two keystones, but whether the second one is a team keystone or a personal keystone is random."

"Of course, if you can score 2700 points, then it's not a matter of probability, but whether you can get two or three medals."

Mina understood; Olivia wanted him to fight in the Tower of Miracles.

Seeing Mina's expression, Olivia suddenly smiled. "You've figured it out?"

"Figured out."

Mina nodded, keeping the keystone in her hand. Why not use it? Even if she could only clear one level of the Tower of Miracles right now, it was still better than having the cooldown sitting on her!

There are two individual challenges and one team challenge each week.

Previously, there was a concern about not having enough keystones, but now it seems that as long as you're lucky, keystones are a "renewable" resource.

I have to admit, Mina was tempted.

If he continues his training step by step, Mina is confident that he can reach the fourth level in all elements and fusion techniques within a year, not to mention that... his wallet can't handle it.

Without income, we'll soon be broke.

The training of fusion techniques is extremely difficult and resource-intensive.

We can't really compete with the locals for those job opportunities, can we?

Mina called over Ansana and Lucia, shared her idea, and the three of them immediately agreed.

Three challenges a week, and I can't miss a single one.

Now that a week has passed, Ansana feels like she's lost a fortune.

This girl worries about the rent for her superior divine stone every day.

Now that's good, at least there's something to look forward to.

"So, shall we start with the individual Tower of Fantasy challenge?"

"it is good!"

"Seconded!"

It was another perfect match.

Currently, a three-person team can easily clear the first level of the Tower of Illusion, but there is still no definitive conclusion on what the individual Tower of Illusion results should be.

Everyone wanted to give it a try.

Similarly, the three of them were not without a sense of comparison.

Let's see how the three of them perform in their individual Tower of Fantasy challenges.

However, just as Mina and her friends were preparing for their individual challenges the next day, they received an invitation.

Invitations from some senior members of the Sainan Hill community.

With the idea that since they were from the same hometown, they should go and see them, Mina and her friends went to attend the gathering.

But the three of them soon regretted it. These seniors from the Heavenly Realm, who had been here for decades, were all becoming seasoned veterans.

After warmly welcoming Mina and her companions, he quickly inquired about their rewards.

They even set their sights on the personal keystones of Mina and the other two.

In particular, one of the most senior members said that if the higher-ups had the Challenge Keystone in Mina's possession, they would be willing to buy it at a high price.

Mina and the others have just arrived at the Void Tower and need time to settle in.

This kind of challenge is difficult to grasp, and the price offered by the other party, according to the oldest senior in the group, Senan Hill, is very fair, 200,000 virtual points.

These 200,000 virtual points are even enough for Mina and the other two to rent high-grade divine stones.

Upon hearing the figure of 200,000, the breathing of the people nearby noticeably became heavier, and their gazes toward Mina and her two companions were filled with envy.

Only those who have spent time on the first floor of this Void Tower know how difficult it is here.

Locals rarely get the chance to challenge the Tower of Miracles, and the opportunities to gain wealth are few and far between, amounting to only a few dozen or a hundred a month. The apostles, on the other hand, do have the opportunity to go to the Tower of Miracles, but it's just an opportunity; they're lucky if they can save a thousand a month.

Two hundred thousand!

Many people began to advise Mina to cherish this opportunity.

Some people say that the second and third floors are nothing special, and the daily expenses are simply beyond what ordinary peak-level Heavenly Domain cultivators like them can afford.

Instead of going up there, it's better to stay on this floor for a few years. If you get tired of it, you can even find a few more local options.

If you have any Challenge Keystones, it's best to sell them as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)