Warhammer Fantasy: I Have Total War System

The pool water was still warm, and mist flowed slowly between the two of them.

Yi Ge fiddled with his wet hair, showing no surprise at Li Lin's astonished expression that then turned somber.

"You want to know who I am?" She turned her body lazily to the side, a smile playing on her lips.

"There are three kinds of 'no self in all things' in the world." She held up three slender fingers. "One kind is emptiness, where all things are illusions."

"One kind is the Way, which is neither self-centered nor other-centered, discarding the false and preserving the true."

"One category is existence, and only when it exists can it be real."

She retracted her fingers one by one, her dark pupils fixed on Li Lin.

"I belong to the category of 'Tao'."

"This is the most complete and honest answer I can give. Please don't ask any further questions."

please?

This was the first time Li Lin had ever heard such polite words from Yi Ge.

Although the sorceress's words were somewhat ambiguous, they did give him a sense of sincerity. Most importantly, her loyalty level in the system attribute panel remained steadily at 70, which was enough to open the skill panel.

Looking back on her actions along the way, Li Lin finally decided not to get entangled in the pointless issue of her identity.

"Okay," he said. "Let's move on."

Immediately afterwards, open the other party's skill panel to check.

Yi Ge's skill panel clearly displays the three large characters: [Alchemist].

The spells and skills listed below are indeed metal-based spells that alchemists can master.

[Destruction Molten Flow] - Proficiency is two-thirds full.

[Rust Plague] - Proficiency: Medium.

【Golden Hound of Chihana】--Medium proficiency.

and many more?

Proficiency?

Li Lin realized something was wrong. It wasn't that Yi Ge was the problem, but rather that the system's stat allocation panel for other agents was completely different from the one in the game.

First of all, each mage in the game has a complete spell list for their own class. As long as you level up and allocate skill points, you can unlock spells and personal skills.

However, Yi Ge's skill panel is incomplete, both in terms of spells and personal skills for alchemists.

It's almost a blank slate.

Correspondingly, the points she gains from leveling up are changed from "skill points" to "enlightenment points".

Li Lin studied this "enlightenment point" carefully for a while to find out what it was.

Yi Ge, who was opposite him, thought that he was staring at her so intently that he was a little smug and deliberately made some charming gestures.

But she quickly realized that Li Lin was looking at something else, probably the situation outside the Dragon Palace, and her face immediately darkened.

[By communicating with the Dragon Palace, one can naturally master martial arts, techniques, and Taoist methods.]

This is the system panel's description of "Enlightenment Points".

When Li Lin cleared his mind to try and understand the information on the panel, he experienced a kind of expression that transcended words.

One Enlightenment Point can be used on a spell or skill that Yige has already mastered to accelerate its proficiency growth.

1%（入门），50%（小成），100%（圆满）熟练度分别对应着游戏里投入1个点数、2个点数、3个点数的法术和技能效果。

Take the spell [Destruction Molten Flow] as an example:

"Beginner level. Casting this spell requires 600 health points or 6 points of magical wind."

At the minor level, one can unleash an enhanced overload version of the spell, which is more powerful and has a wider range. It consumes 1200 health points or 12 points of magical wind, and there is a 50% risk of overload failure. If it fails, it will additionally consume 300 health points and the spell will not take effect.

At optimal performance level, consumption is reduced by 30% for both overload and non-overload conditions, the probability of overload failure is reduced to 35%, and continuous release is possible.

The higher the proficiency, the greater the benefit, just like in the game. However, the spell amplification at the Perfect Realm is even more powerful than in the game.

In addition to adding points individually, you can also consume five Enlightenment Points at once to give Yi Ge a chance to learn a random spell or skill.

What she will learn depends on Yi Ge's magic system and her own experiences. Moreover, she is only being given an opportunity; whether she can gain any insights is another matter.

Li Lin had a sudden realization.

Perhaps, just like martial arts techniques, those from poor families will find it difficult to access techniques above the Earth Rank in their entire lives.

In this feudal and fantastical China, the flow of knowledge is strictly controlled.

The monopoly on magic is definitely more serious than that on martial arts.

After all, the smarter a person is, the more they know the value of knowledge.

That's why the warlocks here aren't like those in the game, where every one of them is a genius who can master all the spells of their own school after just a few battles.

In this world, learning even one more spell is a rare and precious opportunity!

Even the Dragon Palace can only give you one opportunity to learn.

Li Lin also discovered that Yi Ge possessed a skill beyond magic: [Enchanting and Forging].

In the game, [Enchanting & Forging] is a short-duration battlefield skill that enchants weapons, allowing them to penetrate physical and ranged resistances and increasing their base weapon power.

While Yi Ge's skill in front of him has a similar effect, it is described as a marching skill.

That is, before the battle, you need to spend money and materials, and use refining equipment such as alchemy furnace and holy sun furnace to enchant and reforge your weapon.

Unlike in games, it doesn't work with a single click.

That makes sense.

The fact that they were able to produce a large number of dimensional flamethrowers so quickly back then was probably related to Yi Ge's skill.

She didn't bring it up herself, probably because she was afraid of causing trouble and delaying her experiments.

Smart people are indeed the same everywhere.

Do not do more than you are required to do; just do what is within your assigned duties.

Li Lin closed the panel without saying a word, not revealing that he could see all her information, and didn't even add any points.

Yi Ge's words were rather cryptic, but Li Lin understood one thing.

She is extremely sensitive about her identity; it's a red line that's best not to cross.

I'll find another opportunity later to subtly probe her and see if she's willing to do some weapon crafting work, and find another reason to give her more points.

He looked at Yi Ge again.

This time I was really looking at her, not just at the panel.

"Tell me about your discoveries at Wei Qiankun's camp." He adopted a more formal, conversational tone.

Yi Ge splashed water all over his face angrily, then said coquettishly, "What do you want to know?"

"......."

Li Lin first inquired about the layout of the other party's manor.

The other party's manor had a three-courtyard layout. Yi Ge gestured with his fingers in the water, and pale golden light spots gathered to form a miniature image of the manor.

Centered around the Bronze Sparrow Tower, to the north lies the inner courtyard where spirit beasts and herbs gather, to the south are the armory and warehouses, and to the north are the maids' private barracks.

These are all places that Li Lin has looted.

"Actually, it doesn't need to be that detailed. They'll definitely have to rearrange everything when they move to a different location," Li Lin said.

"No," Yi Ge cleared his throat and said seriously, "Every brick and tile in the entire manor is connected by an array, so even if you move to another location, the layout will not change."

She paused, then emphasized an area behind the southern armory on the thumbnail.

"There are dozens of cages here, reeking of fish, and covered with cloth."

"I saw several female soldiers carrying buckets of raw meat to feed the animals, and some of the cages contained Suanni (a mythical beast).

"A Suanni?" Li Lin frowned, a memory flashing through his mind, "The Suanni raised by the Changyuan border troops?"

"Exactly." Yi Ge nodded.

Incredible.

The Suanni is a stone beast mixed with dragon blood. It is one of the nine sons of the dragon.

Of course, the real Suanni is a divine beast, and what these mortals can encounter are only distant relatives with a slight bloodline.

Li Lin remembered that the Suanni had a very famous nickname: "Warlock Killer".

Nangao hunts down those wanted spiritual practitioners using the Suanni!

Li Lin didn't know the exact strength of this thing, or whether it could compare to the Jade Lion or the Ink Lion.

But it certainly poses a huge threat to Yi Ge.

After that, no matter what plans he had to deal with Wei Qiankun or the impending rebel army, Yi Ge was of paramount importance and could not be allowed to fail.

These ferocious beasts must be dealt with in advance.

"What about the supplies?" Li Lin steered the conversation back to the most pressing issue of supplies. "Have you really not found even a trace of them?"

Yi Ge nodded firmly.

Li Lin trusted her judgment and then began to reveal the clues he had obtained.

First, when he saw Wei Qiankun, Liu Shi, and the woman from the Moon Palace in the Bronze Sparrow Tower, the dragon pattern on his chest felt hot.

I had this feeling once when I was near the screen, and it was especially pronounced in the Bronze Sparrow Tower. Wei Qiankun's Dragon Palace was definitely near that building.

Secondly, something's wrong with that building. It's a five-story building, but the top four floors are completely empty, without even a single decoration; only array patterns cover the ground and walls.

Finally, there's the question of why Wei Qiankun didn't use the Dragon Palace to collect important military equipment. According to what Yi Ge said earlier, the military supply wagons, dismissed officers, and those Four-Eyed Divine Machine Army soldiers were very likely all in Wei Qiankun's Dragon Palace.

Storage space is also the most basic function of the Dragon Palace. If that's the case, why did he still put so many precious herbs and weapons in the manor?

Yi Ge slowly paddled across the water without saying a word.

After a moment of contemplation, their eyes met.

"He can't use the Dragon Palace freely... right?" Li Lin spoke first.

"Hmm," Yi Ge nodded, "That building... I have some guesses, it's hard to say, but he probably has to pay a huge price every time he uses the Dragon Palace, or at least there are great limitations."

That's definitely the case.

Otherwise, why were the ones chasing me when I was wandering around the manor Wei Qiankun's personal retinue instead of the monsters from the Classic of Mountains and Seas in the elite recruitment section?

"You'd better not try to take any shortcuts," Yi Ge suddenly reminded Li Lin, his tone somewhat sinister. "Nine times out of ten, the other party has hidden the Dragon Palace in a place that no outsider can reach. You must defeat him head-on, kill him, and then go back to find his Dragon Palace."

Li Lin then thought of the nine-tailed fox spirit official, "Liu Shi".

The similarities between Yi Ge and her are so numerous that they are hard to ignore.

"understood."

My thoughts are almost organized.

Li Lin stood up with a "splash," creating a splash of milky white water.

Yi Ge glanced at him, then sank into the water, leaving only his phoenix eyes visible. He seemed quite reluctant to leave the bath so soon.

After stretching his body, which was full of energy and whose fatigue had been swept away, Li Lin felt his somewhat numb and powerless heart also become stronger.

"I've had enough soaking. I'll be coming to your workshop later to show some things to your pets. Make sure they're ready."

Yi Ge spat out a few bubbles in the water as a sign of agreement.

Li Lin put on a women's bathrobe, picked up the dirty clothes, and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

"So clueless about romance." Yi Ge glanced at the direction he disappeared in and pursed his lips.

Teleported back to the inner palace.

Li Lin moved with utmost care, not daring to disturb Xing Ganqi's recovery from his unconscious state on the bed.

He was still breathing, but very weakly.

After rummaging through drawers and cabinets but finding no clothes to change into, Li Lin's gaze fell on a clothes rack sealed with colored glass in the room.

"Hey, I want to see what treasures are hidden inside."

He walked over, and the seal vanished silently the moment his fingertips touched the glass.

The Phoenix Wing Helmet, embroidered with a Qilin insignia, is a sacred sword symbolizing "as if the Emperor himself were present, to patrol on behalf of Heaven."

Li Lin's pupils contracted slightly. A military uniform belonging to a military governor was prominently displayed on the clothes rack!

He stared at the clothes for a long time.

Then he reached out and took it off the hanger, slowly and methodically putting it on.

This was not an outfit prepared for him.

Li Lin clearly sensed this.

Because the size was much larger than his build, but not so large that he couldn't wear it.

When he fastened his jade belt and put on his sword, a gentle breeze seemed to rise from the room, but it vanished in an instant.

He faced the bronze mirror embedded in the wall and saw that the person in the mirror was no longer the original person or himself.

He was, in fact, a true envoy to the Southern Frontier.