Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 190 A Minor Shock

As they drank beer and enjoyed the hotel's exquisite dishes, the conversation gradually picked up.

Tonight's event can be considered a small celebration, as their experience has at least put them in a strong position to qualify for Venice.

As long as nothing goes wrong and things proceed as planned, we can maintain this advantage.

After a meal of food and drinks, everyone dispersed.

Hotel lobby.

"Mr. Wang Teng, this is our young lady's invitation!"

An elderly man, clearly dressed as a butler, respectfully presented a finely crafted, luxurious platinum invitation with both hands.

Wang Teng was surprised that someone would send him this. He glanced at the invitation, took it, opened it, and saw a message written on it.

"What era are we living in? Still doing these kinds of rituals?"

A strange feeling flashed through his mind. There was a very familiar name on it: Lin Yunxi! It was that military instructor.

"Okay~ Since you've already invited me, it would be a bit impolite not to go."

"Thank you so much!"

"The car is waiting outside—please follow me!"

The butler respectfully extended his hand to lead the way.

The two walked out of the hotel, where a very luxurious car was parked. The butler opened the car door for Wang Teng.

Wang Teng couldn't help but feel a little curious about this kind of hospitality. Soon the car started and left the hotel.

Just half an hour later, they arrived at a mountain villa. Along the way, they encountered no fewer than five checkpoints, each guarded by soldiers.

After stopping at the entrance of the resort, we transferred to another tour bus to enter the resort.

Wang Teng was also amazed by the variety of things the Koreans had done. Entering the resort was like entering a park, with various landscape designs that made people feel relaxed and comfortable at first glance.

This was his first impression: grasslands, woods, a flat and clean road, not a single fallen leaf, and sparse, evenly planted unnamed large trees all around.

After traveling for about ten minutes, we stopped in front of a huge castle. There was a line of dozens of welcoming maids at the gate!

"Welcome, Mr. Wang Teng, to Dawn Castle!"

Fifty young and beautiful maids bowed in unison as the butler opened the car door and invited a young man out.

Upon seeing this scene, Wang Teng admitted that he was slightly shocked. He glanced at the various maids and then returned his gaze to the main character at the front.

"Welcome! I hope this invitation expresses my apologies for the abruptness of your invitation."

Lin Yunxi smiled and gave a slight bow.

"How should I address you?" Wang Teng composed himself; this guy was no ordinary person.

"You may call me Yunxi."

"This is not the place to talk. Please move to the castle."

Lin Yunxi wore a very elegant dress; her white and gold trench coat fluttered gently in the evening breeze, making her look incredibly pure and holy.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Yunxi~" Wang Teng replied with a smile, a hint of amazement flashing in his eyes.

The two walked towards the castle, followed by a group of beautiful maids. The entire area around the castle was surrounded by various soft landscape lights, making it appear very grand and magnificent.

After entering the castle, Wang Teng was led on a tour of the castle, where various facilities were luxurious and exuded style.

Finally, we arrived at the top floor, where a table had already been set up, with food covered by various lids.

The room wasn't as spacious as the lobby; it was a very moderate size, probably used for regular dining.

As the two sat down, the maids began to bustle about, some lifting lids, others pouring drinks...

Wang Teng remained silent, watching to see what kind of show this woman was going to put on for him.

"Mr. Wang Teng, to express our gratitude for your great help last night, on behalf of the military's monks, I offer you this toast!"

Lin Yunxi very politely raised a glass of red wine and downed it in one gulp.

"Miss Yunxi, as a magician, you would take action against any demon."

"I just happened to be there."

Wang Teng said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "This woman is really composed. She seems more difficult to deal with than Jiang Shaoxu."

Judging from their behavior last night, and the fact that they kept mentioning the military, it's clear that they have a very high background and status.

The forces at home and abroad are very different, and should actually be considered separately.

The spirit of hard work and perseverance is still maintained domestically, but the overall situation is relatively peaceful, ordinary people have room to survive, and the difference in social status is not too outrageous.

Many countries have already completed the planning and construction of mega-scale base cities, such as South Korea, which has two major base cities.

One is a core base city centered on Seoul, and the other is a foreign trade base city centered on Busan. The rest are abandoned.

Seoul Base City basically brings together all the magical forces in the country.

These two situations lead to different national conditions.

There are still various ways to advance domestically, but abroad it's basically a monopoly, and the magic class has become solidified.

"Mr. Wang Teng is too modest!"

"As one of the military instructors, I consider myself to have some knowledge of magic, so I can naturally see that your magic is extraordinary."

"That must be control. Among high-level magic, dimensional magic is extremely difficult to control, let alone control at an even higher level."

"Even within our own country, we haven't seen a genius—no, a strongman—like you in decades."

"With you on the National University team, the Venice World University Tournament championship is sure to be ours."

Lin Yunxi slightly put down her wine glass and showered Wang Teng with unreserved praise.

Wang Teng smiled slightly. He did believe these words. In the magic world of small countries, the achievements in magic were not high, and the upper limit was easily locked.

This is a matter of base size. The smaller the base size, the fewer people with magical talent there are, and the smaller the overall power will be.

The Earth Core required for forbidden spells is not easy to obtain, and it is also subject to monitoring by the Holy City. Once discovered, it will be placed under surveillance.

There are limited slots for forbidden spells; small countries shouldn't even think about advancing to the forbidden spell realm, as that's practically forbidden.

For small countries, the holy city is a mountain blocking their way, a mountain they cannot get around.

Only major magical nations possess this ability, though it is relatively limited, but their situation is far better than that of smaller nations.

This is why small countries are heavily reliant on powerful magical nations, as their top-tier combat capabilities are too limited.

Many times, they even had to ask for their help. If the assistance was not timely, they faced the threat of demons destroying their country.

In addition, there are various international mage criminals, and these cases also require the assistance of the tribunals of the great magical powers, relying on their strength.

Magicians who become international criminals are all extremely fierce in combat. Most of them are mid-to-high-level mages, and few among their peers can match them.

You expect a small country to send out super-level mages to expel or eliminate criminals? That's simply unrealistic.

If they are outmatched and killed by a sneak attack, the losses will be devastating. Small countries already have very few high-level mages, and they simply cannot withstand such losses.

(End of this chapter)