Lu Mingfei, become the King of Elden!

Chapter 322 is like a pot of boiling water.
With a slightly excited voice, he "pulled" a staff out of his baggage.

That is definitely not an ordinary item.

The staff was nearly as tall as a person and was made entirely of some kind of dark wood, with a fine and tough texture.

The staff is engraved with ancient and intricate patterns, and faint blue light flows from it.

The top of the staff is inlaid with huge, azure gemstones, almost the size of an adult's head. Inside, it seems to contain a miniature starry sky. Powerful and pure magical energy flows and emanates slowly like breathing, making the magical energy in the surrounding air more active.

Lu Mingfei clearly saw that Serian's figure froze completely.

An eerie silence fell over the basement.

A few seconds that felt like an eternity passed.

Serlian's body lurched forward as if ejected, his hood almost hitting Lu Mingfei's forehead, his voice trembling:

“Lu Mingfei…my good disciple…”

Lu Mingfei could hear the shock and disbelief in her voice.

"Where...did you get...Master Luther's sapphire staff?"

Even though Lu Mingfei didn't introduce the staff, Seren still accurately called out its name.

Lu Mingfei unconsciously leaned back, trying to avoid the witch teacher's "loving touch".

"It's... that town of Seria in Galid. There's a place there called Chair Town, which looks like a church, and there are two Knox people guarding it."

"Serlia Town! The Sealed Land! The Guardian of Knox!"

Serlian seemed to be triggered by a keyword, and began to whisper rapidly.

She stretched out her hands with a pilgrim-like devotion, wanting to touch the staff, but paused slightly just before making contact, as if afraid of disturbing the starry sky contained within it.

"So that's how it ended up... So that's where it ended up... That explains it... It's perfect..."

What do you know?
Lu Mingfei looked puzzled, but Serian was clearly completely absorbed in the staff at this moment.

Her fingertips lightly brushed over the ancient patterns on the staff and the huge brilliance stone, the movement as gentle as caressing a lover's cheek.

"Such harmony...such immense power...Master Luther's understanding of 'Origin' has indeed reached the end of its era..."

She murmured to herself, completely absorbed in the obsessive scrutiny of the supreme magical creation, as if everything around her, including her apprentice, had ceased to exist.

After a long while, she suddenly came to her senses, forcibly shifting her gaze from the staff to Lu Mingfei.

"Apprentice...I..."

She paused, seemingly struggling to organize her thoughts, suppressing her inner longing:
“I must tell you, this staff… it is too perfect, and too dangerous. The knowledge it contains is far beyond your current imagination, let alone your ability to control it. If you force its use, the magic will instantly tear your mind apart and distort your body… the consequences are probably not what you want.”

Serian paused, then changed the subject:
"Besides... given your current 'talent' that you can't even tame basic radiance magic, this radiance staff of Master Luther is no different from a glowing stone to you."

It won't respond to you; it will only destroy you.

So, listen to your teacher, forget about it for now, and go find a very ordinary stargazing staff or a pyroxene staff.

"All right……"

He sighed and accepted the reality.

The teacher is right. If he can detonate even a fragment of pyroxene with his bare hands, then touching a master-level staff would likely have consequences far beyond turning him into a "strange thing." He could even be blown up into fireworks.

Lu Mingfei looked at the staff in his hand that seemed to contain the universe, and then looked at Serian.

This unconventional female magician seems to have finally had all her outward disguises torn away, revealing a side that truly lives up to her name as a "witch".

Although Lu Mingfei couldn't see her expression beneath the luminous stone shield, the teacher's entire being screamed "extremely eager to conduct research."

"or."

Lu Mingfei tentatively said:

"Shall I leave this staff here for you to study?" As soon as she finished speaking, the woman instantly became as agitated as a pot of boiling water.

Her radiant stone shield suddenly turned towards Lu Mingfei, her entire body radiating joy.

She even subconsciously took two steps forward, raising one hand slightly as if to immediately accept this priceless treasure.

However, just as that excitement was about to overwhelm his reason, Serian abruptly stopped.

She took a deep breath, as if trying to forcefully cool down that burning desire.

"Do not……"

She shook her head:
"Thank you for your generosity, my apprentice..."

“But I can’t accept it. At least… not now.”

"That's it."

Lu Mingfei asked no more questions and put the magnificent radiance staff back into his four-dimensional backpack.

He said regretfully:

"Since this thing is unusable, it seems that Lienia will have no choice but to make a trip there."

Lu Mingfei rubbed his temples, feeling that the list of tasks on his shoulders had grown longer.

Not only do I have to find a way to sneak into the magic academy to "borrow" books, but now I also have to get myself a beginner-level wand.

"First of all, this thing you're talking about is the Radiant Stone Staff of Master Luther, one of the two masters of the Origin School. As an apprentice of an Origin Mage, you should learn to respect it. Secondly..."

Seren's tone became serious:
"If you really want to go, then you must remember that Lienia is not at peace right now. The academy has been closed for some reason and refuses entry to all outsiders."

The area around the lake and the academy is patrolled not only by mages sent by the academy, but also by some unfriendly native creatures, such as lobsters, octopuses, and those treacherous cuckoo knights and soldiers.

They show no mercy to any suspicious individuals who approach the academy.

Lu Mingfei carefully wrote down this information.

"I understand, teacher."

He nodded:

"I will be careful."

Seeing the teacher in this secluded yet simple basement, Lu Mingfei hesitated for a moment before asking:
“Teacher, would you like to consider moving to Stoneville? It’s my place now, although there are still some… well, minor historical issues that haven’t been completely resolved, but it’s safer than you staying alone in this basement in the middle of nowhere, and the environment is much better.”

His invitation was sincere; he genuinely wanted to provide this unconventional teacher with a more secure refuge.

Serlian was somewhat surprised to hear this. The Radiant Stone Shield rotated slightly, as if it were sizing up the young man in front of him.

After a moment, she gently shook her head, her voice soft:

"I appreciate your kind gesture, apprentice."

"But I can't leave here yet. There are still some necessary 'preparations' that haven't been completed... It won't be long."

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but then he remembered how Seren had refused Luther's Radiant Stone Staff and immediately realized that she had something important to do.

"I understand."

He no longer insisted.

"Then... please take good care of yourself."

Serian gave a soft "hmm" in response, then, as if remembering something, added:
"Don't let him die so easily..."

The witch teacher tilted her head:
"My only apprentice."

(End of this chapter)