Full-Time Magister: Summoning Agumon at the Start

With the experience gained on the way here, and with BlackGatomon's guidance, Lin Chen and Greymon finally arrived at the important town of Shandu before nightfall.

As soon as he entered the town, Lin Chen saw that the cell phone signal had returned to normal, and immediately made a call to Lingling.

"Lingling, the mission is complete." Lin Chen said as soon as the call connected.

"It's done, come back soon. Why did you call me?" Lingling's puzzled voice came from the phone.

"I was ambushed at the mission location, and it was specifically targeting me. They disabled my summoning ability, set up the Night Domination Array, and summoned undead to fight me," Lin Chen said quickly.

"Are you hurt?!" Lingling's worried voice came through the phone.

Although Lin Chen's description was very simple, Lingling already knew how serious the situation was. Most of Lin Chen's strength was in summoning. Once the summoning system was countered, Lin Chen could only be considered a very powerful mid-level mage. If he made a slight mistake, he might not be able to come back.

Lin Chen sensed worry in Lingling's tone, a faint smile appearing on his lips as he replied, "I'm not injured. I've already arrived in Shandu, a major town, and I'm heading straight for the Magic City. Could you help me find out if the person who commissioned me is related to the person who ambushed me?"

"Okay, I'll check it right away!"

When Lingling learned that Lin Chen was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief, ended the call with Lin Chen, and then made a call to Old Man Bao.

After calling Lingling, Lin Chen searched through his phone's contacts and quickly found a number, which he then dialed.

"Hello, is this Judge Zhou Yang?"

"It's me. Are you Lin Chen?" Judge Zhou Yang asked, glancing at the caller ID as he heard the familiar voice on the phone.

"It's me. I've run into a little trouble in Mingshan, Shandu —"

Lin Chen gave a general account of what had happened.

"Okay, I understand. I'll investigate for you right away."

As soon as Judge Zhou Yang ended the call, an angry look appeared on his face, and his eyes were filled with rage. He and his men had even held a special meeting to help Lin Chen conceal the information.

As a result, not long after the meeting started, Lin Chen's information was not only leaked, but a trap was also set for him. If Lin Chen hadn't been exceptionally strong, he probably would have been captured by this unknown force.

After a while, Judge Zhou Yang calmed down and then called the bigwigs who had attended the meeting that day, asking them to help investigate the matter.

It's easy to imagine that after Judge Zhou Yang made a series of phone calls, the bigwigs felt a surge of anger. This was a slap in the face to them, and it completely disregarded the kindness of nearly ten million citizens of the Magic City.

The city's benefactors, under their deliberate protection, were ambushed on their own turf.

The next day, Lin Chen had just returned to his hotel room in the Magic City when there was a knock on the door. When he opened it, he found Lingling looking unhappy.

"What happened? Lingling, who bullied you?"

Lin Chen let Lingling in, took two bottles of chilled soda from the hotel refrigerator, handed them to Lingling, and then opened his own soda and started drinking.

"No one bullied me. It's about the ambush you were lying in." Lingling took the soda, put it on the table, and then spoke.

"Judging from your expression, the two must be related." Lin Chen suddenly became interested and wanted to capture you for research. The thought of having someone like this hiding in the shadows made him very uncomfortable.

"It's uncertain, but the possibility is quite high." Lingling's little face revealed a solemn expression.

"Unsure?" A hint of doubt flashed in Lin Chen's eyes as he pressed, "What do you mean?"

"When Senior Brother Danian and the others were investigating the client's information, they discovered that the client had died in an accident, and that he died right when you went to complete the commission," Lingling said.

"No doubt about it, it should be them," Lin Chen asserted. "There aren't that many coincidences in the world. The person who commissioned me is dead, and the person who ambushed me is also dead. This mastermind is quite cautious. By the way, have you found any follow-up clues?"

"No, if I were, would I be so frustrated?" Lingling rolled her eyes at Lin Chen.

"It's okay, I'll be more careful next time, don't worry." Lin Chen comforted Lingling, picked up the soda on the table, opened it for her, and handed it to her. "Luckily, the payment for the commission has already been made, otherwise I would have made a wasted trip."

Lingling was speechless: "They're all eyeing you, and you're still worried about money? Are you obsessed with money?"

"What else can I do? I can't find the mastermind for now, so I can only be more vigilant. Fortunately, their methods were ineffective against me after they were used once. Besides, I still have so many Digimon waiting for me to strengthen. It will cost a lot of money to improve their strength." Lin Chen leaned back, looking like he had no will to live. He felt like he had spent more money than Mo Fan, who was born with dual Digimon.

After staying in the Magic City for a while longer and confirming that the research progress of the Magic City Magic Association's Research Division had temporarily stalled, Lin Chen decided not to stay in the Magic City any longer and prepared to return to the Magic City.

Upon learning of Lin Chen's plan to leave the Magic City, Judge Zhou Yang made a special phone call to Lin Chen. Although the specific person who leaked the information couldn't be found, the investigation suggested that the group involved was likely from the East Sea Magic Association. Furthermore, to prevent similar incidents from recurring, the various factions in the Magic City had those present at the time swear a magical oath that Lin Chen's information would not be leaked for the time being.

"The East Sea Magic Association...aren't they Su Lu's lackeys? Being targeted by them so early, I wonder if it's a blessing or a curse!"

After returning to Shanghai, Lin Chen resumed his monotonous life, spending his days either reporting to school or bickering with his roommate. Occasionally, he would visit Lingling at the Qingtian Hunting Grounds to ask why she hadn't received any assignments.

One day, while Lin Chen was chatting with Lingling at the Qingtian Hunting Grounds, his phone rang. When Lin Chen picked it up, he was surprised to see that the caller was Mo Fan.

"Mo Fan, it's you. I knew you were alright. Why are you calling me now to let me know you're safe?" Lin Chen said with a slight smile.

"No, I've come to ask you for help with something. Besides that, I need the help of your genius partner, Lingling."