Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Professor Shi couldn't help but glare at Lin Ran and the others, then said, "How dare you two little bastards talk to the Speaker!"

Lin Ran and Mo Fan made peace with each other.

“Grand Speaker, I am only a high-level mage now, and Lin Ran can barely be considered a super-level mage. Wouldn’t it be too incongruous to discuss things with a forbidden spell-level mage like you?” Mo Fan said.

Lin Ran nodded.

"Because people recommended you to me, and I also think that no one is more suitable than you to do this." Shao Zheng said.

“Which damn bastard nominated him?” Mo Fan couldn’t help but ask.

Lin Ran listened silently.

"..." Shao Zheng couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing what Mo Fan said. He said, "I guess you're the only one in China who dares to call him a bastard. Have you forgotten who recommended you to the government?"

"Oh, it's him, but who is this guy? Why doesn't he meet me or something?" Mo Fan said.

Lin Ran drank tea silently.

“He may feel that the time has not come yet, and you have all been raised in the wild, practicing on your own, so he doesn’t want to interfere with you too much. Only in this way can you reach a realm that even we can’t expect.” Shao Zheng couldn’t help but say, he had high hopes for Lin Ran and Mo Fan.

"You are already an important person, but you are still being coy. By the way, Speaker, you took the time to come here during your busy schedule. Do you have any important tasks for us?" Mo Fan said.

"Well, this is a very important matter. It even concerns the safety of our country for a long time to come." Shao Zheng said.

"The safety of the country?" Mo Fan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lin Ran. He found that Lin Ran was drinking tea silently. Could it be that something big was about to happen?

Shao Zheng saw Lin Ran drinking a cup of tea and drank it himself. Then he sighed and said, "I hope that what I predicted will be wrong, so that our East Coastline can remain stable and avoid a bloody war. But now I am 90% sure that this war will come, and our entire East Coastline will face a huge test."

"What exactly is the hidden danger?" Mo Fan asked.

Lin Ran looked at the Grand Speaker.

"It's the Siren. Probably in a few years, we will face a Siren War. I originally hoped that the Asian Magic Association could take on this ocean responsibility, but this proposal was rejected by Su Lu. That is to say, our country needs to face a war from the Pacific Ocean on its own. It is difficult to say how long the coastline will be affected by then. You also know that our country itself is full of disasters, and the types of monsters are also cruel and aggressive. The military has already invested all its efforts here to barely guarantee the peace of every city, but if the Siren War breaks out, then we will not be able to draw out enough strength to fight the unknown and powerful Siren Empire... Now I have started the coastline strategy, but the force scraped out can never be compared with the scale of that war. It's too far away. Just five years ago, an archaeological wizard talked to me all night long. He told me that there is a force in our country that is powerful enough to quell the war and has been sleeping in our land. If they can be awakened, then the coastline crisis will be resolved. I also agree with this person's idea, so I assigned him to find ancient monuments and let him find the whereabouts of the totem beast..." Shao Zheng said.

Lin Ran knew who this person was; Jiang Shaoxu had told him before.

Mo Fan thought for a while, and a name came to his mind, so he asked in a questioning tone: "The person you are talking about should be Jiang Shaojun, right?"

"Yes, it was him. I used to think that he was a hope for perfectly handling the coastline crisis, but he disappeared while searching for the ancient ruins, and the totem beast revival plan he told me about was completely cut off." Shao Zheng sighed.

“Do you want us to take up this great mission and awaken those sleeping and forgotten totem beasts, and prepare for the hidden dangers on the coastline?” Mo Fan asked.

"Yes, I hope you can shoulder this responsibility. Totem beasts are very special. If you don't have the opportunity, it is impossible for you to have any intersection with totem beasts. You are considered to be relatively close to totem creatures, the Totem Black Snake, and this time the Totem Moon Moth Phoenix. I hope you can awaken one or two powerful totem beasts, so that our coastline will be protected. This time the coastline crisis will be much more serious than all of us imagined, but it is useless for me to be the only one who thinks that we need to build the maximum defense, because the Asian Magic Association will not agree with my idea of ​​preparing for a rainy day, and even there are many factions in the country that oppose my concerns. They think that I am wasting limited military and magician resources on a fictitious war with hidden dangers... The power I can raise is limited, but if I can get the help of these totem beasts, then I can feel more at ease." Shao Zheng said.

“Are the hidden dangers on the coastline really that serious?” Mo Fan asked.

Shao Zheng nodded immediately and said, "It's very serious, even more serious than any war we've encountered before. Part of the coastline may even fall... So I hope you can believe my speculation and help me."

"Our Ionia is on the coast. If the coast really falls, Ionia will probably suffer as well. To be honest, I am really interested in totem beasts now. In addition, Chairman Shao Zheng has come to discuss this matter with us in person. I think we have no reason to refuse. However, I am worried that our ability is limited and we may not be able to awaken a totem beast." Mo Fan said.

The Holy Mountain is the force established by Lin Ran and his group. Originally, Lin Ran wanted to call it Awesome Nan Bowang, but was rejected by Mo Fan without hesitation, and then decided to call it Ionia.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you do your best, I will be very grateful!" Shao Zheng said very sincerely.

As a speaker, he is actually helpless in many things.

“You are taking it too seriously. Finding totems is also a form of practice for us, and totems are sometimes really good.” Mo Fan said.

Lin Ran said, "We will complete it seriously."

"Hahaha, then I'll leave it to you. I'll have someone hand over all the information that Jiang Shaojun collected before to you. There seem to be records related to the Moon Moth Phoenix on it... You should pay more attention to the matter of the Moon Moth Phoenix, and don't let Su Lu succeed. He has been eyeing our country's totems for a very long time, but as the forgotten guardians of our own land, they must not fall into his hands no matter what." Shao Zheng said.

"Of course." Mo Fan said.

"Oh, by the way, there is actually something very secret, and I think I can tell you now." Shao Zheng said.

"whats the matter?"

"Didn't the Nationalist team member Zhao Manyan disappear before? I heard that he was eaten by a giant beast and is dead." Shao Zheng said.

"That's right, what's wrong with this matter?" Mo Fan asked.

Lin Ran knew that Zhao Manyan was not dead, and that the giant beast was a totem.

"According to the information collected by Jiang Shaojun, the giant sea beast that swallowed Zhao Manyan might also be a totem," Shao Zheng said.

“Is it a totem beast???” Mo Fan looked at Lin Ran. Lin Ran had told him something about it before.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Baxia." Shao Zheng said. "There are four strongest totems in our country, Xuanwu is one of them, and there are two descendants of Xuanwu, one is the Hangzhou totem black snake, which has a very close relationship with you, and the other is Baxia. Generally speaking, totem beasts will not easily harm humans. Even if they are forgotten, they still regard humans as their people. But I don't know why Baxia ate Zhao Manyan." Shao Zheng said.

"When we were in Japan, Ba Xia had been following us." Mo Fan said.

"Did anything happen to you in Japan?" Shao Zheng asked.

Mo Fan thought about it silently for a while, then told Shao Zheng about the wooden fish vessel.

Shao Zheng also thought for a while and said: "This wooden fish vessel may be the symbolic vessel of Ba Xia. Many totem beasts have symbolic vessels. As long as the soul contract with the vessel can be completed, the totem beast will guard it. In ancient times, this totem symbolic vessel was generally held by the leader of the tribe."

“It seems that Zhao Manyan has found a treasure. No wonder the ancient text I saw in the center of the Hangzhou Lake is very similar to the texture on his wooden fish. I didn’t expect it to be the same totem, and Ba Xia is the brother of the Black Snake. Lin Ran told me before that someone might want to kill Zhao Manyan, so Ba Xia saved him. I have always been skeptical, but now I hear what the Speaker said, so this guy is probably not dead.” Mo Fan said.

"Oh~." Shao Zheng looked at Lin Ran and said, "I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable."

Lin Ran smiled and said, "Read more books."

"haha, yes."

Shao Zheng quickly sent the totem information of the Moon Moth Phoenix to Lin Ran and the others. In addition to the Moon Moth Phoenix, there was also information about other totem beasts. It looked very complicated at first glance, and it would take them a lot of time to understand.

After that, the two returned to the Qingtian Hunting House. Lingling has started doing her homework. Of course, it is impossible for her to do her school homework. She is very interested in the totem beasts. After all, these totem beasts are the most ancient legends. At the same time, they are a group of darlings that are truly born for fighting. They do not have the same hostility towards humans as demons. There are many unknown secrets in this relationship.

“How is it? Is the Moon Moth Phoenix as strong as the Totem Black Snake?” Mo Fan couldn’t help but ask Lingling.

"Not really. The Black Totem Snake is one of the top totem beasts anyway. The Moon Moth Phoenix may be as powerful as the Silver Sky Lord, maybe a little bit stronger, but it's hard to say for sure. Of course, one thing is that totem beasts usually have their own special abilities, which allows them to remain invincible even when facing demon leaders." Lingling said.

Lin Ran said, "It's a bit outrageous."

“You’re the most outrageous, right? But by the way, Lingling, do you know anything about the coastline crisis?” Mo Fan said.

Lingling shook her head at this time. She had never heard of this matter.

"By the way, these articles were written by Jiang Shaojun. He was looking for information about the Moon Moth Phoenix ruins at that time. But it seems that he had a colleague who should still be alive. We should be able to find him and ask him about it." Lingling said.

Lin Ran and the other person nodded. Just when they were about to ask the name of Jiang Shaojun's colleague, the phone suddenly rang.

"Lin Ran, come here quickly, something big might happen." Mu Ningxue said in a low voice.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ran couldn't help but ask.

"The people from the Research Institute may have found the location where the Moon Moth Phoenix pupated. Yu Shishi ran over there despite my dissuasion. Because the situation was urgent, I was a little worried that something might happen to her, so I followed her out without calling anyone else." Mu Ningxue said.

"Where are you?" Lin Ran asked. As long as he could locate Mu Ningxue, he would be able to arrive there quickly.

"I'm wearing our government medal. You can use this to find me." Mu Ningxue said quickly.

She didn't know where they were exactly now, as this place was in the mountains and forests far inland.

“Okay, I understand. But how do the people from the Research Institute know the location where the Moon Moth Phoenix pupates?” Mo Fan asked.

"I understand that now."

It felt difficult to explain clearly over the phone, so Lin Ran gave his National Government Medal to Lingling and asked Lingling to help him find Mu Ningxue's location.

"Yes... I found her. She is in the Nanling Palm Forest, quite some distance away from us." Lingling said at this time.

Lin Ran said, "As long as we can locate their location, I will be there soon."

Mo Fan said, "Let's go then."

"Wait a minute, I want to go too." Lingling said and went to prepare her things. Mu Ningxue thought it might take them a long time to arrive, but in fact, it only took them a few minutes.

So there was still plenty of time and Lingling came down quickly.

Lin Ran summoned the Dark Wolf and turned to Ling Ling and said, "Come on."

Lingling squeezed into Lin Ran's arms and said, "Let's go."

"Wait a minute! Are you going to abandon me?" Mo Fan said to Lin Ran.

Lin Ran said silently: "I only sit with beautiful girls."

Mo Fan raised his middle finger. Ling Ling said, "Mo Fan can ask Nighthawk to help. He is now the deputy chief judge. He should be able to guide you. We also need him."

Mo Fan sighed and said, "Let's go, let's go, I'm going to find Nighthawk."