Full-Time Magister: Dark Lord

By the fourth day, the sea monsters surrounding Feiniao City had all withdrawn. It seemed that they had stopped fighting after being called upon by several monarchs, and together they retreated from the coastline outside Cao Family Manor.

In the past few days, Cao Le has not only obtained a large number of spirit essences, but the corpses of these sea monsters have also brought him a considerable income.

Of course, cleaning up the battlefield was none of his business.

After a "massive" war ended, he returned to his room to meditate.

Not only do summoning, shadow, and even spatial magic consume a great deal of mana, but even the undead magic has become somewhat dim.

After meditating for four or five days, his magical energy finally began to fill the sea of ​​stars again.

In the days since, the income that Cao Family Manor has received has been used almost entirely to purchase sacred objects that Xiaobai can restore, aside from giving some resources as rewards to the guarding mages.

This sacred object can be considered equivalent to a rare and precious material that restores the power of the soul...

"All the spoils from this trip are here. We even took some readily available funds from the villa's inventory..." Mu Ningxue delivered the items to Cao Le's room and reported.

"Are you feeling better?" Cao Le asked her in return.

She had also exhausted her strength, releasing several arrows, and her soul must have been damaged as well.

"I'm fine. I just overexerted myself a bit. I'll be fine after a few days of rest," Mu Ningxue replied softly.

However, she had no idea that her voice was tinged with coldness.

It's easy to see that her situation was clearly not as simple as she described.

"Stay here and rest for the next few days. Don't go anywhere without my permission," Cao Le continued.

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Ningxue became anxious, as the Cao Family Manor desperately needed her. Otherwise, who knew how to recover from this loss?

"no..."

"Stop talking nonsense. If you don't agree, I'll seal your magic power right now and lock you up here." Cao Le's attitude was one of no room for negotiation.

Mu Ningxue could only pout and silently protest in her heart.

She knew very well that since Cao Le had said that, even if she wanted to do something, it was simply impossible.

After explaining things to Mu Ningxue, Cao Le opened the dimensional gate and summoned Xiaobai.

When Xiaobai came out, Cao Le was completely dumbfounded: "Your tail... how come you only have seven tails left?"

Xiao Bai is a nine-tailed white fox. Even when she transforms into human form, she still has nine tails. But now, she has become a seven-tailed fox.

"I overexerted myself a few days ago, but I can recover after a period of rest. What did you call me out for?" Xiaobai asked in return.

"These are some nourishing items I prepared for you. Is this enough?" Cao Le pointed to the items Mu Ningxue had brought.

Xiao Bai paused for a moment before saying, "So fast? I thought it would take some time."

"If it weren't for you this time, the Cao Family Manor would have suffered even more damage. This is to be expected."

"Thanks then."

As Xiaobai put the items away, she left a snow lotus and handed it to Cao Le, saying, "Your friend seems to be quite weak. This snow lotus should be able to help her."

Cao Le knew that Mu Ningxue was weak, but if it weren't for Xiaobai, things would definitely be in a different situation right now.

Now that the opponent has lost two tails, their original strength must have been weakened considerably. Under these circumstances, even if Mu Ningxue needs it, he cannot steal what belongs to Xiaobai.

Of course, Cao Le wasn't ignoring Mu Ningxue; he was just trying to find a solution.

Mu Ningxue herself felt the same way.

"No need, I'll figure something out." Before Cao Le could speak, Mu Ningxue shook her head and said.

She knew very well that Xiaobai was not an enslaved dimensional summoned beast, but rather had a cooperative relationship with Cao Le.

Cao Le will definitely need the other party's help in the future, so how can she compete with the other party for resources?

Xiao Bai didn't say anything more. She left the snow lotus behind, thanked Cao Le, and said she needed to recuperate for a long time before leaving...

The relationships between lower-level dimensional beasts and the masters of other worlds are not very stable. Not to mention dimensional beasts above the level of monarchs, they hardly interact with humans at all.

Cao Le was incredibly lucky to encounter a dimensional beast like Xiao Bai. Especially this time, she played a role that surpassed even the fallen emperors.

Without Xiaobai, Cao Le wasn't even sure if he could have protected his family this time...

...

424. Settling Accounts

Afterwards, Cao Le gave the snow lotus to Mu Ningxue and then forced her to rest, during which time he also transferred a lot of "heat" to her.

There was no other way; Mu Ningxue was in such a state that she could turn into an ice sculpture at any moment, how could he just sit idly by?

His flames were scorching hot, all for the purpose of heating Mu Ningxue.

Although the Cao family manor was not breached, the post-war repairs and resource extraction required manpower, and it wasn't until a month later that it began to function normally again. The entire manor was restored to its original state.

In some respects, its defensive capabilities have even improved considerably compared to before.

During this period, the Mu family and the Dongfang family also provided tremendous assistance.

They did a good job in helping us in our time of need, and Cao Le remembered this favor.

A month passed, and the siren did not attack again; everything returned to its former tranquility...

this day.

"Lord, something terrible has happened! Something terrible has happened!!!"

Mu Linsheng woke up Cao Le and the others early in the morning and led them to the conference room.

Upon arriving at the conference room, Cao Le naturally took the seat of honor, even though he hadn't originally intended to get involved.

However, Mu Ningxue insisted that he come along, so in the end, he had no choice but to come here.

"What is it? Everyone's here, just tell me," Cao Le said, still a bit grumpy from just waking up, his tone unfriendly.

"Uh... well, Lord City Lord, this is what happened. Mu Yuan, the Chief of Staff of Feiniao City, said that when we suffered heavy losses in Feiniao City, we stood by and did nothing, and even after we repelled the sea monsters, we didn't send a single person to help. He wants to order the forced takeover of our Cao Family Manor." Mu Linsheng was still somewhat indignant as he spoke.

"And then?" Cao Le asked nonchalantly.

Mu Linsheng was quite angry, and the other high-ranking members of the Cao family were also furious, but what did they hear?

And then what?

Everyone was a little confused...

Especially Shao Yu, who was somewhat puzzled, was this still the hot-tempered Cao Le she knew?

They've already bullied you to the point of humiliation, and all you do is offer a perfunctory "and then"?

Unlike the others, Mu Ningxue spoke up, saying, "This is probably the Mu family deliberately targeting us, but they have..."

However, before she could finish speaking, Mu Linsheng suddenly realized that Cao Le, who had been sitting there, was nowhere to be seen.

"Oh no..." Mu Ningxue immediately understood what Cao Le had gone to do.

He immediately stood up, leaving behind the words, "You all have your own duties..." and hurriedly spread his six wings and chased after her.

Everyone was still completely baffled, unable to understand how Cao Le had suddenly disappeared.

"I mean... did the city lord go to find Mu Yuan?" After a moment, someone asked timidly.

"Of course!"

"Should we go over and help?" another person asked.

“Of course, this is not just the city lord’s family. For us, isn’t this also a home?” Shao Yu immediately stood up and then rushed outside.

The others didn't object to what Shaoyu said. The treatment they received here was exceptionally high for each of them.

Moreover, having grown from a small clan to its current state, how could they possibly want their hard-earned territory to be forcibly swallowed up?

In an instant, the senior executives in the conference room all rushed outside...

...

At this very moment, inside the city hall of Asuka City.

Mu Yuan looked at Lin Junxian, the biggest businessman here, and said coldly, "Lin Junxian, you are just a businessman. Just do what you should do and don't meddle in things that are not your business."

"Hmph, Mu Yuan, don't think I don't know the hatred between your Mu family and the Cao family manor. You're clearly settling a personal score! You're not telling me you don't know what the Cao family manor was doing when Feiniao City was attacked, are you?" Lin Junxian looked at the man in front of him with some disdain.

They didn't help before, and now they're turning around and biting me?

Putting aside his acquaintance with Cao Le and the others, if he continues like this, how can Feiniao City possibly make any further progress?

"Heh... All I know is that when I needed the Cao Family Manor's help, they stood by and did nothing. This battle has resulted in such heavy losses, shouldn't they pay some price?" Mu Yuan said, still not seeming to care much.

Li Mo from the Da Li family, standing to the side, chuckled and said, "That's right. All the aristocratic families and clans around Feibiao City have come out to help, but the Cao family hasn't sent a single person. How can such a family be worthy of staying here?"

"BOOM!!!"

Before Lin Jun could respond, a sudden explosion rang out, and a scorching heat instantly turned the entire room into a hellish place!

Mu Yuan, Li Mo, Mu Xumin, and several female secretaries instantly felt a burning sensation!

"Who, who dares to be so insolent?!"

Mu Yuan unleashed his full chilling power, barely managing to block the heat of the fire wave. But he only managed to barely withstand the hellish heat.

Conversely, Lin Junxian, who was born an ordinary person, was not affected at all.

When he finally saw the fiery figure clearly, he realized why he hadn't felt the scorching heat wave...

However, he was somewhat bewildered by Cao Le's aggressive arrival.

Magicians are not allowed to cast destructive magic in the city; otherwise, they will be arrested by the Inquisition.

"Who is Mu Yuan?" Cao Le asked indifferently after arriving in Lai.

"I am who I am. Who are you to act so presumptuously here? Do you even know where this place is?" Mu Yuan was also a super-level mage, and moreover, he held a high position. Even though Cao Le came with great force, he didn't think the other party would dare to do anything.

He simply stepped forward.

Cao Le turned to look at him, dissipated the flames, and at the same time, the power of darkness began to cover the entire room.

"What are you doing, how dare you!! Kid, I am a member of the Mu family... Ahhh!!!" Mu Yuan initially thought Cao Le was just trying to scare him, but he didn't expect the other party to actually attack him?

The moment the dark power of the room poured into his body, Mu Yuan immediately felt the most unforgettable pain of his life!