Weird Survival: I can devour thousands of talents

Chapter 177:176: Magical Study, Axia
While comforting the man with the broken arm, Hermann compared the information he brought back with what Angelina and the others had said.

The conclusion he reached shocked him.

After asking Sansa to take good care of the wounded, German came to Lingxiao and thanked him again in an extremely solemn tone.

At first, he thought Angelina and the others were too frightened and exaggerated.

After all, he has been in charge of Alan Town for so many years and has fought against the monsters in the valley for so many years.

Germann knew very well how terrifying the so-called high-level monsters were!

The reason why Yalan Town can develop relatively steadily is naturally due to everyone's hard work year after year.

But the influence of luck cannot be ignored.

The rarity of attacks from high-level monsters undoubtedly greatly reduced their external pressure.

This Mr. Owl, whose origin is mysterious, saved Thaksin single-handedly and fought off several dwarf apes led by high-level monsters.

He just killed all the high-level monsters such as the Dwarf Ape King, and also killed most of the miscellaneous soldiers. Such an astonishing record really made him doubt!
But the information brought back by other teams is similar to Angelina's.

This confirms the previous statement.

This made Ling Xiao's record more credible in German's mind.

This also makes his strength more real...

……

There is news about the hunting teams that went out.

The ninth and tenth teams are training teams composed of young people, and the first eight teams are the core elite of Yalan Town's outbound exploration.

Now that an emergency recall has been made to count the losses, everyone is shocked to find that this outing was indeed a heavy loss!

Except for teams three, four, and seven who encountered pygmy apes, the other teams did not encounter any accidents and had a fruitful harvest.

But these three unlucky teams only had eight survivors in total!
Six of them had serious injuries such as broken arms, which are extremely difficult to heal. Even if they managed to survive, it would be almost impossible for them to recover as before.

Eight official teams.

Three units were destroyed at once and completely lost their combat effectiveness.

This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Yalan Town!

Especially a few people who know secret information.

For example, Germann.

After summarizing the attack situations and time differences involving Team 9, he came to a chilling conclusion:
These pygmy apes are deliberately hunting down the human team!

What could be more worrying than the monster you've been fighting suddenly gaining intelligence?!

But it's not without good news.

At least the dwarf ape king, who was most suspected of awakening intelligence, was killed on the spot by Mr. Owl.

Two shamans were also killed on the spot.

If only Angelina had replied in this way, Hermann would have suspected that this young girl had been tricked.

But there is also the old bastard Sartre in the Ninth Team.

Although this guy is a donkey-ass with no morals in his daily life, he is always clear-headed when it comes to major issues.

The reason why German was able to accept Ling Xiao's arrival so quickly was, to a certain extent, because his old friend had already tested him.

Three people make a crowd, and many mouths can melt gold.

As the mayor of Alan Town, German had to be on guard against such powerful outsiders...

But he was not too suspicious. After verifying from many sources, he finally developed some initial trust in Ling Xiao.

"Dwarf Ape King?"

Clark, the captain of the first team and the strongest killing knight in Alan Town, was wearing a dark red armor and carrying an unsheathed heavy sword on his back.

German, Satyr, and Sansa are considered the three highest-ranking people in Alan Town, but the one recognized as the most powerful killer in the town is still him, a legitimate killing knight!
The reason why he dared not claim to be the strongest was because Sartre's eldest disciple Aksia could refresh everyone's cognition every time he took action.

He, the Killing Knight, is the face of the town. Once the town of Alan is in danger of destruction, Aksia will undoubtedly become everyone's hope.

This is also why after Sartre discovered the dwarf ape's unusual movements, he asked Angelina and others to escape back to the town as soon as possible.

In his mind.

I'm afraid that the magical attainments of this eldest disciple of mine can really resist that terrifying demonic tide!

Clark's gaze was extremely oppressive, but in fact he had a very gentle personality.

But after practicing the Knight's Breathing Technique and going through so many years of bloody battles, even the smoothest stone will be stained with bloody hostility!

Even if he didn't show off his power, few people would dare to look him in the eye.

But just as he was looking at the young stranger curiously, it was like a harder egg hitting an immovable rock!

He groaned and staggered.

Clark didn't expect that his glance would have such a strong impact!
Fortunately, Ling Xiao had excellent control over his own pressure. He was just instinctively defending himself to prevent any external aura from approaching.

Ling Xiao followed his sight and discovered something new.

[Lost Soul Clark (Follower of the God of Volcano and Furnace): Soul Integrity (67%)]

Apart from the two gods he had glimpsed before, this was the third god he had discovered in the lost soul man.

interesting……

It was getting dark and night was approaching.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm sure you wouldn't want to spend a night in this cold council chamber."

Germann smiled and waved, "I'll have Angelina take you to a warm place to rest. If you need anything, just tell her."

Ling Xiao bid farewell to German who left in a hurry.

The gate at the town entrance was closed, and the number of watchtowers and patrolling soldiers doubled.

It seems that the town of Yalan will be on high alert tonight.

"That...Mr. Xiao,"

Angelina secretly looked at Ling Xiao's profile, and after finding that it was flawless, she felt inexplicably annoyed.

As the beauty of the younger generation in Alan Town, Aksia rarely shows up in public, so it's no surprise that everyone's praise is focused on her.

But after Ling Xiao showed up, what she cared about most was not only his background and strength, but also what his face looked like.

He wasn't outrageously handsome, but his impeccable looks, combined with a cool yet gentle aloof temperament, immediately captured her heart.

Angelina didn't have any other thoughts, she just thought it would be nice to just stay with Mr. Xiao.

For example, now that they were alone, Angelina inexplicably wished the road to the Mage Tower was farther... farther...

It would be best if Aksia wasn't home...

"Oh, it's you guys."

Sartre rubbed his eyes, picked up the tea that had already gone cold, and moistened his mouth with a frown.

"Mr. Xiao, aren't you going to the church? They're housing the wounded there, and the fire is burning brightly and warmly!"

"I'm not afraid of the cold," Ling Xiao explained with a smile, "and I do have some questions I'd like to hear the answers from Master Sartre. Do you have time tonight?"

"Of course!"

Sartre took the hot tea that Angelina had changed and exhaled a breath of hot air comfortably.

"The night is still long! Although I don't have as much energy as I did when I was younger, it's still okay to stay up all night occasionally!"

……

……

By candlelight, Ling Xiao asked many questions indirectly.

Sartre also told Ling Xiao everything he knew. He also told Ling Xiao clearly that he could not tell Ling Xiao about some things related to the secrets of Yalan Town, and the latter naturally would not force him.

Knowledge gained from books is always shallow; one must experience it firsthand to fully understand it. But at least one must first have a general impression. At least through Sartre's oral description, Ling Xiao's understanding of the valley far exceeded that of the past.

The experience accumulated over these years is of great significance to these new survivors.

Ling Xiao really wanted to ask some questions about the gods, but after much hesitation he held back.

He always adheres to the principles he set for himself at the beginning:
Be careful... be careful... be careful again!

When it comes to operations involving gods, even if it’s just to gather information, you must never be careless!
Anyway, he is not going to run away after asking questions, so he can still stay in Yalan Town for a long time.

Besides the gods, Ling Xiao also had something equally important to ask.

"Mr. Xiao is also a mage?"

Sartre looked at Ling Xiao in surprise. He had never imagined that this young man, who had displayed his divine might during the day and slew all the dwarf apes, was actually a magician like him!?
Are people in the north so tough?

Is this really the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts?!

"Well...it doesn't look like it, and it's not really like it now, but I have a heart for learning magic!"

Ling Xiao did not have the audacity to say that he could be called a "magician".

At best, he only knows a few spells now, and strictly speaking, he can only be considered a "sorcerer".

It's not that he hasn't thought about communicating and learning with other survivors with magical talents.

But we are all rookies, and we haven’t mastered our professions or talents yet!
How could he have the confidence to teach Ling Xiao who was number one on the list?
So after communicating some experiences, Ling Xiao helplessly found that if he wanted to improve his magical attainments, he had to start from formal channels.

Originally, he only had the option of [Alchemy Notebook].

But Sartre, the lost man who could communicate freely, was undoubtedly a living "teacher"!
Industry specializing in surgery.

Ling Xiao maintained an attitude of not being ashamed to ask questions, and Sartre did not put on airs either. He told Ling Xiao everything he knew and constructed a basic concept of magic for him in the simplest and easiest-to-understand terms possible.

An old man and a young man chatted happily.

Angelina, who was listening in, was not sleepy either. Even though she could only understand the superficial part at the beginning, it did not prevent her from being fascinated by Ling Xiao's energetic face while listening to the heavenly book.

Just talk and don't practice fake grips.

As Sartre was teaching, he pulled Ling Xiao out of the tower and asked him to demonstrate the spell in practice.

Ling Xiao, who had already mastered the [Spear of Arctic Cold] to the perfect level of casting under the training of the [Alchemy Notebook], was naturally not at all nervous!

The soul follows the heart.

He casually spread out his palms, and the surrounding water elements condensed into ice under the catalysis of spiritual power, and a straight and slender ice spear "grew" smoothly!

"Let me feel it,"

Sartre stretched out his finger and pressed it on the ice spear, feeling it quietly and uttering vulgar words.

"This is a fucking beginner in magic!?"

"Such purity! Such a level of elemental condensation! Even I would need years of practice to achieve this!"

"Young man! Are you sure you're not trying to make fun of me because you can't sleep in the middle of the night?!"

"Master Sartre, I don't have that much free time..."

"But you didn't deny your move!"

There was no complaint on Sartre's face, instead he looked surprised as if he had seen a rare treasure.

"If I'm not mistaken, your spell should have a second part, right? It can't just condense the ice spear, what's the follow-up?"

"If the subsequent effects can match this level, then this will most likely be the level of perfect spellcasting!"

"You guessed right."

Ling Xiao grinned, and did not throw the ice spear in his hand far away, but just threw it lightly towards the ground not far away.

Snap——

The ice flowers cracked!

Countless tiny ice crystals splashed in all directions!

It's good enough as a display.

Sartre couldn't help but nod and exclaimed in admiration: "Perfect! Perfect without any flaws!"

"The only problem is that this spell itself isn't particularly powerful. But you've been able to practice it to this point; it's become ingrained in your soul!"

After reading it from beginning to end, Sartre really wanted to find some flaws and give some guidance.

But as a master of magic, he has his own pride.

The young apprentice did a great job, and that deserves praise!

creak-

Just as Sartre was humbly asking Lingxiao to teach him this spell, the door of the wizard tower behind him was pushed open.

A young girl in a white dress was looking at them sleepily and complained in a bad tone, "Hey, hey, hey! Old man!"

"It's okay to be making a fuss for a while, but why are you thinking about magic in the middle of the night? Can you figure it out?!"

"Ah ha ha……"

He wanted to demonstrate the authority of an elder and a teacher, but just like in the past years, Sartre softened his heart when he heard the girl's coquettish words.

"Isn't it a rare opportunity to meet a magic genius? The teacher also wants to give him some guidance..."

"Magical genius?"

The girl seemed to be intrigued by the words and came out.

Ling Xiao was also attracted by her long blue hair.

Staring was somewhat rude, so he quickly looked away.

What surprised him was that although it was already winter and the cold wave was weakened by the mountains, the temperature in the valley was already very low.

But the girl was only wearing a thin dress, and her thin body revealed slender arms and legs, which looked like a jade-like luster, like a porcelain doll.

The key point is that he was wearing thick combat boots, but the girl was naked, with two little white mouse-like jade feet bare on the ground.

[Lost Person Axia (Ice Spirit Tribe)]

ha?
Even if you stay up late at night, you can still see something new?
[Eye of Secrets] has gained a lot recently. In addition to the name of the god, it has also discovered a special existence.

"Hey! Have you seen enough?"

The girl's slightly dissatisfied cry brought Ling Xiao back to his senses suddenly. He then realized that he was no longer staring at her face, but at her feet.

Even more rude...

"Excuse me, aren't you cold?"

Ling Xiao decisively changed the subject.

"I'm different from you guys. The colder the weather, the more comfortable I feel!"

Aksia crossed her arms over her chest with a hint of pride, and raised her little head proudly.

But her childlike figure and the tuft of hair dangling on her head made Ling Xiao feel not tsundere, but rather cute and wanting to touch her.

"That's right! Don't change the subject!"

The girl suddenly said seriously, "Magic genius? That's the only compliment my teacher has ever given me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Aksia stretched out her right hand.

She spread out her slender fingers, and an ice spear flashed with light and appeared in her palm!

Ling Xiao has excellent perception.

The ice spear was clearly not in the girl's hand, but was hovering steadily and obediently!
Judging from the aura, it is extremely similar to his own [Spear of Extreme Cold]!
Axia noticed the shock in Ling Xiao's eyes, and with a serious look on her face, she activated the ice spear in her hand.

Boom——

The same blooming ice flowers!
Ice crystals also contain spiritual power splashing!
This [Spear of Extreme Cold], could it be... so similar!?

(End of this chapter)