I am a mage, with an infinite mana bar!

"Frey?" Liam asked in a shrill voice, "Is it the Frey from the Lawrence Frey statue in the town square?"

Seeing Lynn nod, the three of them looked at Eli in unison, scrutinizing him up and down several times.

Their gazes were like those of three big gray wolves eyeing a fat sheep.

Although Eli felt that Lynn's three teammates were all exceptionally talented and had photographic memories, out of trust in Lynn, he cleared his throat and explained the contents of the request in detail.

"Is it just finding someone? What's the specific payment?" Liam asked.

Eli glanced uncertainly at Lynn. They hadn't discussed the compensation in detail yet. After a moment's hesitation, she tentatively asked:

"10 gold coins per person?"

Seeing the four people remain silent, she became even more uneasy. This was also her first time assigning a mission to adventurers, and she was completely unfamiliar with the market.

Liam and the other two exchanged glances, winking at each other.

The idea of ​​rewarding a task with gold coins is unheard of in Colin Town.

Are all nobles this wealthy and powerful?

Lynn almost lost control of his expression. Ten gold coins—that's about the same as a skilled craftsman's annual income.

Seeing that none of his teammates objected, he stopped Eli before she could escalate the situation further: "Okay, let's leave it at that."

Celine had just swallowed the salted fish in her mouth when she licked her lips and asked, "When are we leaving?"

"The sooner the better!" Eli said hastily.

Liam, who was in charge of purchasing supplies for the team, touched his short hair and said, "However, it will take a lot of time to get deep into the Whispering Forest. I need two or three days to go and buy things."

He glanced at his teammates one by one, saying, "We must be fully prepared."

Lynn nodded and said, "I've ordered a staff, and it will be delivered in three days."

After some discussion, the group finally confirmed the departure time: three days later, after Lynn received the new staff.

After expressing their gratitude to everyone, Eli and Lynn left the residence to return to the Iris Inn to rest.

"Well, I also have some things to do, so I'll head back to Luo'an City tomorrow."

If you take a horse-drawn carriage, it's only a half-day's journey from Luoan City to Colin Town.

She gave Lynn a sweet but not cloying smile, "Don't wait for me for breakfast tomorrow."

Lynn ignored him and said, "Be careful on the road. I'll be staying in room 11 of the Iris Hotel for a while."

The two returned home together, and apart from Carlyle transforming into a bat in the middle of the night to deliver the letter he had mentioned the day before, addressed to Charlotte Fenrir, nothing else happened that night.

……

The next morning, Lynn got up as usual, ate breakfast alone, and left the hotel.

He felt a little out of sorts without his little tagalong... He shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh and headed straight for Lucky Street.

Until they arrived at the Golden Tower.

That's his goal for today.

The Golden Tower in Colin Town has five floors. The bottom two floors are rented to the Magic Association, while the top three floors are used for different purposes.

As far as Lynn knew, the third level was specifically designed for spellcasters to practice in real combat.

There are two routes to the third floor. One is to enter the Magic Association through the North Gate and then apply to the association to go up to the third floor.

Another option is to enter through the south gate, but only members of the Golden Tower are allowed to pass through.

Lynn could only enter through the Magic Association.

He entered the Magic Association and, following the previous procedure, arrived at the door of Old Man Barton's room.

He knocked on the door and, to his surprise, found an elderly person inside.

He sat upright in the living room, wearing a sky-blue mage's robe and a pointed, wide-brimmed mage's hat. His long beard and hair were all pure white. He was thin and wiry, and his eyes were squinted as if he were asleep.

Barton warmly welcomed Lynn in, but noticing his gaze, he glanced back and snorted.

"That old rascal, he said he came to discuss the newly enacted magic law with me, but he's already dozing off!"

"The Magic Law?"

"Yes," the old man said, plopping down in a soft cotton chair. "The newly announced draft law of the Kingdom of Asahi stipulates that spellcasters may not sell magical items to ordinary civilians except in special circumstances."

He slammed his hand on the armrest in anger and said, "I think this is deliberately targeting our White Tower Society. Our White Tower Society has always been committed to using magic to improve people's lives. Once this bill is implemented, the development of civilian magical items will probably face great difficulties!"

Lynn immediately thought of the monocle he had seen Barton yesterday that could be used without being infused with magic, and of the magical mineral lamps scattered throughout the town, even at the Iris Inn.

So these were all inventions of the White Pagoda Society?

"Let's not talk about that," Barton waved his hand, seemingly trying to dispel the gloom in his heart. He looked at Lynn and asked, "Tell me, what brings you here today?"

Lynn felt a little embarrassed, realizing that he had been troubling the old man a lot lately, but thankfully he hadn't come empty-handed today.

He rummaged through his backpack and took out a box of exquisitely designed pastries.

He had asked the hotel waitress that morning and then made a special detour to the next street to buy it.

It has a soft and chewy texture and low sugar content, making it especially suitable for the elderly.

The key point is that it's not expensive either.

The old man received a gift, and his face was covered in wrinkles.

His younger relatives are all in Luo'an City, and he might not see them more than a few times a month. Although he has students around him, that thing... let's not even talk about it!

I'm actually happy that Eli and Lynn come to bother me so often.

"By the way, why didn't Eli come with you?"

"She went back to Luo'an City for some business," Lynn replied casually, but inwardly he wondered why it seemed like they both had to appear at the same time...

Then, he told him that he wanted to go to the third floor of the Golden Tower to practice magic combat.

"Good, good, good! That's how young people should be. While mages value learning and contemplation, real combat is also essential!"

Old man Barton clapped his hands and laughed, making a move to lead Lynn to the third floor.

At this moment, the old man in the blue robe, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke up:

"Barton, is this the promising youngster you just mentioned to me?"

Lynn looked in the direction of the voice and was surprised to find that the old man's eyes did not have the cloudy and aged appearance of an old person at all, but were as bright as a baby's.

Like a deep pool with endless shimmering waves, it irresistibly drew his gaze.

What incredible mental strength!

Lynn was secretly amazed, forcibly overcoming the strange attraction and looking away.

Upon seeing this, the old man in the blue robe lowered his gaze, nodded slightly, and thoughtfully stroked his pale beard.

"Excellent, incredibly resilient. It's truly rare to see someone so young."

He was only halfway through his sentence when old man Barton immediately became alert, blocking Lynn's path and staring at him suspiciously.

"Aldolf, you're not trying to steal him from me, are you?"

The old man, known as Aldolf, slowly rose, his blue robes fluttering and his mage hat hanging loosely on his head. Compared to Barton, he was more in line with Lynn's impression of the old mage.

"Barton, when did he become one of yours?" He walked towards the two, tapping the floor with a black wooden staff, finally stopping in front of Lynn, and said in a gentle tone:

"Child, are you interested in spiritual and intellectual pursuits?"