Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Huang Longxi is a native of Zhuchuan City, born and raised there, and graduated from Zhuchuan City Magic High School.

As the saying goes, "Those who live near mountains live off the mountains, and those who live near water live off the water."

The most famous crossroads in Zhuchuan City is none other than Zhuchuanyuan Bridge.

Not only do government departments rely on the Takegawa Hara Bridge for development, but many local monks also depend on it for their livelihood.

When Zhuchuan Yuanqiao was designated as a Class F inter-boundary passage, Huang Longxi had just been born.

After awakening as a mage, he must have visited the Zhuchuan base, which was right near his home, several times.

After graduating from magic high school, Huang Longxi did not get into magic university.

After wasting a few years in society with little success, Huang Longxi, on a whim after a class reunion, gathered three or five classmates in similar circumstances and formed a free mage team to begin a hunting trip at Zhuchuan Yuanqiao.

In fact, low-level novice mages like Huang Longxi are in a rather awkward position in the mage world.

Huang Longxi is nearly forty years old, but he is still a novice mage. In terms of talent and strength, he is naturally not considered good.

He failed to get into even an ordinary magic university, let alone a top-tier one.

Actually, transferring to a regular university is also an option, but Huang Longxi's academic performance is only average, so he can't get into a good university at all.

Most importantly, now that he has become a mage, Huang Longxi is certainly not willing to live the life of an ordinary person in the future.

After all, not every mage is like Qi Xiaohao. If they can't make it on the path of a mage, they can only be forced to inherit a fortune in humiliation.

From then on, his soul and will were corrupted by money, and he lived an empty life where all he did was spend money.

Currently, the career paths for mages that lead to government positions are limited to a few: the military, law enforcement, education, and healthcare.

The military is controlled, restrictive, and extremely dangerous. With so many mages graduating from magic universities every year, and Huang Longxi's qualifications not being up to par, he simply can't compete.

Getting into the medical system is even harder; you need to be a medical mage or a graduate of a magical medical university.

Fortunately, there are still many such F-level restricted interdimensional passages across the country, allowing them to become free mages.

The so-called freelance mages are actually mages who do not hold official positions, similar to mercenaries in foreign countries, but this concept does not exist in China.

Freelance mages often collaborate with official bodies.

However, given Huang Longxi's strength, he certainly wouldn't accept the official commission. At most, he would just clear out monsters in the F-level interdimensional passage and exchange magic crystals and flesh for money.

In fact, many of the main forces behind black market transactions are these freelance mages.

After all, the official price for recycling magic crystals is indeed questionable.

Even for mages with the means and qualifications to sign long-term contracts, the buyback price is only 70% of the market price.

Although the black market is illegal in name, it is generally not investigated by the authorities unless reported by the public.

This kind of thing is like light and darkness; it can't be completely eradicated.

As long as you don't cause too much trouble, and you stay calm and peaceful, trading small amounts of low- to mid-level magic crystals and making some private commissions that don't involve murder, you'll generally rarely face the iron fist of the authorities.

Even many of the figures behind the black market have inextricable ties with the government.

Moreover, as the number of low-level mages increases, there must be a place for these mages to strive for success.

With so many mages possessing magical powers idle, and if they harbor resentment and are easily incited, they could become a hidden danger.

That's why there are more and more restricted and open cross-border passages.

On the one hand, it can alleviate the pressure on the stationed troops, and on the other hand, it can give the free mages a place to go, so that they won't be tempted to cause trouble.

Huang Longxi lived a fairly comfortable life thanks to his hunting lifestyle as a free-spirited mage.

Of course, anyone who enters the passage between the two worlds will inevitably face various dangers.

After all, many human mages in the game don't follow the rules of civilized society, let alone monsters.

Even though Class F danger is much lower, it's not nonexistent.

In the nearly twenty years that Huang Longxi has been in the industry, he has encountered many life-or-death crises, both big and small.

Although his teammates were no longer the original group, Huang Longxi escaped death many times thanks to his quick wit and experience.

He has made a name for himself in Takegawa Hara Bridge.

Even Jia Nie believed that Huang Longxi was capable of killing Qingyuhu, which was a recognition of his strength.

After all, it's not easy for a novice mage to hunt down a mid-level magical beast, even with an advantage in intelligence and numbers.

This time, however, Huanglongxi failed.

Due to the Jade Tiger's habits, many mage teams, after discovering the Jade Tiger's lair, inevitably want to treat the lair as a treasure spawn point, coming back every few months to loot the spoils.

Huanglongxi is no exception.

As usual, they hid in the bushes far from the tiger's den and watched with their own eyes as the Jade Tiger left the den to hunt and disappeared into the grassland.

So Huang Longxi and his three companions began digging out the magic crystals from the remains around the tiger's den.

They had barely dug a few when a powerful roar suddenly came from the tiger's den, immobilizing the four of them for several seconds.

Huang Longxi was completely dumbfounded, both physically and mentally.

As the saying goes, "Two tigers cannot share one hole, unless one is male and the other female."

Who would have thought that this jade tiger has found a mate!

As a mage who frequently appears at Zhuchuanyuan Bridge, Huang Longxi is naturally very familiar with the habits of the common monsters found there.

Logically speaking, it's impossible that they wouldn't have considered Qing Yuhu's relationship status.

But the strange thing is that Qingyuhu is actually a heartless scumbag tiger who cheats on his lovers.

It is only possible for two Jade Tigers to be in the tiger's den during mating, and even that possibility is extremely low.

If the mating time of the Jade Tiger were applied to humans, it would be the kind of time that would require a visit to the urology department.

If a tiger can last a minute, it's considered a tiger among tigers; most tigers finish in twenty or thirty seconds.

There's no need to go back to the tiger's den in such a short time.

Basically, two jade tigers met during a hunt. One happened to be male and the other female, both happened to be in their mating season, and they happened to hit it off. So they took a minute to complete their marital affair and then went home.

That's how carefree he is.

So when Huang Longxi saw a jade tiger emerge from the tiger's den, he didn't even consider that there was another one inside.

And then I failed.

Whether this jade tiger is particularly persistent, particularly devoted, or both devoted and persistent, it doesn't matter.

The result was that he actually stumbled upon a tiger of the highest caliber, a once-in-a-century find.

If he survives this wave, he'll have at least enough to brag about for ten years.