Panlong, starting from becoming Lin Lei's golden finger

The back mountain of Ernst Magic Academy.

Lin Lei sat cross-legged, with a huge rock in front of him and a carving knife in his hand.

"Grandpa Delin, doesn't carving require a lot of tools?" Linley asked curiously, "Why did you only let me buy one flat knife?"

"That's what makes my sculpting style different." Delin appeared beside Linley. "Linley, what advantages do we earth mages have over others in stone carving?"

Delin did not answer directly, but instead asked Linley a question in return.

"Advantages?" Linley paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "My understanding of earth elements. I can sense a large amount of earth elements on this boulder."

"That's right, exactly." Delin nodded with satisfaction. "We earth mages can sense the detailed interior of a stone, so we don't need many carving tools; a flat chisel is enough."

As Delin finished speaking, Linley nodded in agreement.

More than half a month has passed since Paterson disappeared.

The entire city of Finlay was searched except for the first few days.

After that, it was as if everyone had forgotten about Paterson.

Even Clyde, the king of the Kingdom of Finlay and Padson's older brother, no longer paid attention, so no one else cared.

And so, a duke of a kingdom vanished without a trace.

The three Yale students later heard about Paterson's situation, but none of them ever asked Linley about it.

This made Lin Lei feel deeply grateful, thinking that having such a brother was enough for him in his life.

So, in the days that followed, Lin Lei resumed his arduous training in the back mountains.

However, this time, Delin specifically instructed Linley to buy a carving knife, saying that he wanted to teach Linley a method to cultivate mental strength.

The main issue is that Linley's strength hasn't improved much since he left the Monster Mountain Range.

Delin believed that Linley's elders were no longer able to rapidly improve Linley's strength.

Flat-blade carving is very useful for mages, especially earth-type mages.

Previously, Delin only believed that the flat sword style he created could train his mental strength.

However, since he came into contact with the profound mysteries of the laws, Delin discovered that it seems he could use it to comprehend the laws of the earth element.

Unfortunately, Delin did not realize the existence of the profound mysteries of the laws before his death.

Otherwise, he might not have been killed by his enemies.

After explaining the key points of the flat-sword style to Linley, Delin let Linley carve on his own.

Looking at the boulder in front of him, Linley held his flat knife and carefully sensed the earth element within it.

Lin Lei couldn't help but think of the first Saint-level magical beast he had ever fought.

A Sacred Thornback Armored Dragon.

It was this spiny armored dragon that caused Linley to be seriously injured.

If Linley hadn't exchanged for the Senzu Beans, he would have died in the Monster Mountain Range.

Gradually, in Linley's perception, a spiny armored dragon began to take shape inside the boulder.

The next moment, Lin Lei raised his right hand.

"Shuashua~~"

The flat blade transformed into a flash of silver light, sending countless stones flying.

One by one, the back halberds took shape, followed by the ferocious dragon head, body, and limbs.

After Lin Lei sheathed his flat knife, he waved his right hand, and a gust of wind blew, scattering the dust on the stone carving.

A spiny armored dragon, over a meter tall, roaring to the sky, appeared before Linley.

The Spinosaurus has a streamlined shape and a lithe body, especially the halberds on its back, each one gleaming with a cold light.

"Squeak~"

"Boss, did you carve this? It looks like that guy we met before, just a bit smaller."

Bebe returned with a wild rabbit in its mouth, dropped it, cleaned the blood from its paws and mouth, and climbed onto Linley's shoulder.

"I modeled myself after that guy," Linley said with a smile. "It's just a pity that it still didn't meet my expectations."

As he spoke, Lin Lei swung his right-hand flat sword, instantly cleaving the lifelike Spiny Armored Dragon into pieces that fell to the ground.

"Squeak~"

"Boss, why did you destroy it? I thought it was fine!"

Bebe looked at Linley with some confusion, but Linley shook his head and remained silent.

Looking at the stone in front of him, Lin Lei fell into deep thought.

Just now, when Linley was sensing the earth element within the boulder, he clearly felt the arrogant and furious aura of the Spiny Ironclad Dragon.

However, after carving it, Lin Lei realized that he had not captured its essence at all.

There's only one possibility: my understanding of the profound mysteries of the earth element is insufficient, which is why I made a mistake during the carving process.

"Third brother!"

The shouts of the three Yale students brought Linley back to his senses.

Soon, the three Yale students arrived at Linley's side with lunchboxes.

"Look at you, it's already the grade-level competition, and you're still here practicing." Yale looked at Linley with some helplessness. "Delia came looking for you three times a day, and you were never there. Dixie's been looking at us strangely ever since."

George and Reno didn't finish speaking, but they both looked at Linley with resentment.

"Delia just wants to go shopping, it's pointless." Linley shook his head indifferently. "What are we eating today? I'm starving."

Hearing Linley say this, the three Yale students could only shrug and say nothing more.

The blanket was spread out, and the lunchboxes were opened one by one, revealing various foods still steaming inside.

"Bebe," Renault placed a roast duck in front of Bebe, "I bought this especially for you, eat up!"

"Squeak~"

Bebe excitedly jumped onto Renault's shoulder and patted him on the head before starting to eat heartily.

Of the four brothers, the relationship between Bebe and Linley is undoubtedly the best.

On the contrary, Renault, perhaps because he gave Bebe jerky to eat on their first meeting.

Therefore, Bebe has always been very close to Renault.

While eating, the four brothers chatted about the recently started grade-level competition.

Of course, it was mainly the three Yale students who were talking, and Linley was listening.

Because Lin Lei never even went to see it.

Lin Lei's main focus now is to comprehend the laws, become a god as soon as possible, and then enter the dimensional prison.

Linley had absolutely no interest in a competition among a group of mages who were at most level six.

After finishing their meal, the three Yale students packed up their lunchboxes and left, while Linley continued carving.

Inside the system space, Lin Ke watched Lin Lei cultivate day after day and couldn't help but scratch his head.

Lin Lei is still a few days away from his tenth birthday, but he has already become a cultivation fanatic.

As for his first love, Alice, Linley was disgusted by her worship of the Lord of Light after the last magic test.

Therefore, even though Kalan and Alice visited Ernst Magic Academy several times later, Linley never met them.

However, Linley still hadn't figured it out with Delia.

"If this continues, will Lin Lei become single again just because of my appearance?" Lin Ke couldn't help but scratch his head. "That won't do. Besides, Delia is much better. It's better than getting injured by Alice first and then noticing Delia, right?"

Lin Ke stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment.

Soon, a smile appeared on Lin Ke's face. "Lin Lei, Lin Lei, I've been racking my brains over your marriage. This mission is using energy points from my own savings!"

Despite saying that, Lin Ke still snapped his fingers.

Outside, Lin Lei was carving a statue of Bebe when a system notification flashed before his eyes.

[Task: Grant Delia's request to go shopping]

[Task Reward: ....]