Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 208 The Invisible Strike

After three days of cautious progress, we finally arrived at our transit point in Singapore. We rested for three days, replenished our supplies, and continued our journey toward Australia.

On the ship.

"Nan Jue, you seem to be in a good mood today?" Jiang Shaoxu asked, sitting down and looking at her with a questioning gaze.

"Hmm~ I got some new information. Ai Jiangtu told me that the mentor group is considering letting us travel by plane."

"The next phase, from Australia to South America, involves crossing the ocean by boat, which is too dangerous and does not meet the training standards."

"That way I won't have to spend so much time gathering intelligence. After all, when you're navigating the mainland, strength is what matters most."

"In the face of complex environments, only the two people in the team need to scout ahead."

Nan Jue said in a more relaxed tone that she could only share this joy with her best friend, Jiang Shaoxu.

"You've really had a hard time." Jiang Shaoxu said very sincerely. Don't be fooled by how smoothly they've come along; it's because of the constant support and effort behind the scenes.

In addition, Nan Jue's serious and responsible attitude towards intelligence work earned him the trust of the team, since a single piece of wrong intelligence could put everyone in danger.

"Let's not talk about that. You seem to be working a lot harder lately; you're going shopping much less often than before."

"I've never seen you work this hard before. You seem to have changed a lot lately..."

Nan Jue secretly guessed that the only person who could change a rich young lady like Jiang Shaoxu was probably that person.

"It's nothing~ I just thought that if I give it a try, I might reap the rewards."

"Besides, didn't I take you guys shopping yesterday?" Jiang Shaoxu's lips curled up slightly as Wang Teng's image and the two women appeared in her mind.

She secretly investigated and discovered a surprising fact: Wang Teng's hidden strength was as mysterious as a mystery.

Even his two girlfriends were quite capable; one was the niece of the chief judge of the Lingyin Tribunal, and the other was a genius girl from Mingzhu Academy.

Both of them are top-tier talents, and Ding Yumin is even more extraordinary, with talent and strength almost on par with Wang Teng.

What puzzled her most was why, with such strength and talent, she didn't participate in the academy's selection competition. Logically, even if someone tried to sabotage her, Instructor Feng Li could have protected her, since he wasn't blind.

She dared not ask Wang Teng about these things; the fact that he had secretly investigated her already made her feel very guilty.

After learning this information, she felt a strange sense of urgency and instinctively didn't want to be at the bottom of the class, realizing that her current abilities were too poor.

She couldn't imagine what it would be like if they met again in the future and the three of them stood there together. Where would she put her face? Forget about how strength doesn't matter. If that situation really came up, she would wish she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Jiang Shaoxu quickly shook her head, clearing her mind of the jumbled thoughts, and patted her slightly flushed cheeks.

"That's weird~" Nan Jue narrowed her eyes, sensing that Jiang Shaoxu was suspicious. Her long-standing habit of gathering intelligence told her that this woman was guilty.

He seems easygoing most of the time, but when he gets serious, he's more arrogant than anyone else; he just manages to keep that arrogance well hidden.

It's rare to see someone like that feel guilty...

Moreover, in the past few days, she noticed that the other person had been wearing an exquisite necklace around their neck. She remembered it clearly; it looked a lot like Wang Teng's. Later, when she observed Wang Teng, she discovered that his necklace was gone.

This convinced her that Jiang Shaoxu was definitely wearing Wang Teng's Star Sea Magic Artifact.

Her gaze shifted slightly downwards, and she noticed a ring on that slender, fair finger. She had worn that ring for a while before; it was a reward from a mission.

Xingzi controls the magic artifact...it seems she only put it on today.

Nan Jue felt a surge of envy. What an amazing combination this woman had! Even a pig could take off with that kind of combination.

I'm so angry!

The thought that Jiang Shaoxu would soon surpass her by a wide margin gave her a sense of powerlessness; the overwhelming power of money was truly unbearable.

Everyone's about the same level; it's just a world university competition, why are we all fighting so hard...?

Nan Jue suddenly realized that the higher level might be her final destination, while for these people who were messing around with involution, it might just be a scenic spot. Perhaps the higher level was the ultimate goal.

That's beyond the highest level! Even her boss didn't have that level of cultivation. That's practically the pinnacle of a mage, treating demons and monsters as nothing.

"What's wrong? Weren't you happy? Why do you suddenly look so listless?" Jiang Shaoxu waved her hand in front of Nan Jue.

Nan Jue raised her eyelids and saw the ring dangling in her field of vision. She immediately rolled her eyes and said, "It's nothing."

He casually pulled a can of beer from his pocket, popped the tab, and started chugging it down...

Jiang Shaoxu seemed to realize what had happened, and a look of embarrassment crossed her face. She realized that she had unintentionally flaunted her wealth, which was a bit of a blow to Nan Jue.

"Sorry, Nan Jue." Jiang Shaoxu raised her cocktail, her face apologetic.

Nan Jue clinked his half-finished beer with hers, ending the conversation.

Zhao Manyan put away his binoculars and slowly descended from the sky.

His mission these past few days has been quite demanding. He's been constantly flying up and down, observing the surrounding seas to ensure safe navigation.

"It's safe for the time being within a few kilometers."

After reporting the situation to Ai Jiangtu, while everyone else rested and relaxed, Ai Jiangtu remained vigilant.

"You've worked hard~"

"It's nothing. It's my good fortune to be able to help the team." Zhao Manyan smiled nonchalantly, and he wasn't just being polite.

Ai Jiangtu doesn't show favoritism to anyone in the team, nor does he deliberately make things difficult for anyone; it all depends on their own initiative.

That's precisely why he's working so hard to perform; after all, there's still a vacant official position, and what if he gets promoted? If he does, he'll hit the jackpot.

The ship was sailing along its planned route, but from the ship, there was no sign of the island at all; it was like a small boat drifting on the sea.

There isn't much long-distance trade in this world, so there's no need to maintain shipping lanes, especially with the existence of spatial storage devices, which reduces the difficulty of transportation.

More often than not, they travel by air routes. Flying over the sea is much safer than over land, since there aren't as many winged demons.

This makes the already dangerous sea voyage even more uncertain.

As an independent continent in Oceania, Australia connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In addition to its harsh environment, the land is inhabited by a demon empire, and the coast is a world-class naval battlefield.

The Altar of Saint Kai in Australia is one of the world's five major magic associations, backed by the Demon Empire and the naval battlefield, both of which provide abundant resources.

Even though their area of ​​operation is not large, they still maintain the existence of forbidden spells, and their influence is comparable to that of major magical powers.

(End of this chapter)