Divine Flame Crystal

Xingluo lowered her head and opened Mo's gift. What came into her eyes was a gorgeous cross-shaped necklace, which looked extremely gorgeous under the light.

This is a magic necklace. Xingluo's mental power slowly extends towards the necklace like tentacle. After a brief sense, he finds that the magic circuit inside is a magic storage array, which has a capacity that can store all the magic power of a level 7 intermediate magician.

Seeing this, Xingluo's heart trembled slightly. This guy usually doesn't talk much, but he gave such an expensive thing on a birthday.

You should know that things like this are of great use in actual combat. It is equivalent to fighting a wizard with twice the magic power. In actual combat, the battle time will be extended by more than twice. After all, the magician will slowly recover his magic power during battle.

Xingluo held the magic storage necklace that looked like a cross. Her hands trembled slightly. Then she held the necklace tightly, looking at the sky outside the window. A smile appeared on the corner of her mouth and her eyes became firm, as if she had made a decision.

"This can probably be sold for 10 high-level magic cores in the market." Xingluo muttered as he turned and left.

Xingluo's birthday passed just like this. At the age of 15, he had grown to the peak of a junior magician. He was only one step away from reaching the level that Pandora had reached with the help of equipment.

With the Starry Robe obtained at the auction today and the Magic Storage Necklace he just got, his strength is already approaching that of an intermediate magician.

Xingluo's fearful heart seemed to have finally found some sense of security, and he fell asleep comfortably. However, he did not stop meditating while sleeping, as if all this had become a habit.

Time flies, and winter vacation has arrived in the blink of an eye. Due to time constraints, Xingluo plans to spend his winter vacation in the college library and brush up on his intermediate magic array diagrams. After all, he has to participate in the second-year qualifying competition when school starts.

Xingluo has become addicted to the luxurious magician's set meal. He will never give in to the delicious food. Besides, when it comes to the food in his own bowl, there is no reason to give it to others.

As Xingluo meditated, the liquid magic power seemed to have accumulated to a terrifying degree, ready to develop into a solid state at any time. It just seemed that all this lacked an opportunity, and was always ruthlessly interrupted at the critical moment.

Xingluo had tried many times, but always felt that he was just a little short of the mark. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and reluctantly stopped the "challenge" to the intermediate magician.

It seems that if I want to break through to the intermediate magician level before school starts, it is not enough to just rely on closed-door training. It is time to go out for a walk.

"Hello, I want to register as a mercenary."

"5 gold coins! Here is the form, please fill it out." A young lady from the mercenary union handed Xingluo a piece of paper.

Xingluo filled out the form and handed over the five gold coins.

The girl, who was dressed simply and had two dimples on the corners of her mouth, checked briefly and tapped a few times on the magic instrument. Then a black manual contained Xingluo's basic information.

The girl handed the black manual to Xingluo and said, "Congratulations on joining the Mercenary Guild. Good luck!"

Xingluo took the manual, smiled at the little girl, and came to the task panel. Now he was an F-level mercenary and could only accept F-level tasks, but most of the F-level tasks were about finding pets of noble ladies.

Xingluo looked at the screen and sighed: "It seems that I still need to improve my level."

In the next few weeks, Xingluo completed a bunch of tasks such as helping a noble lady find a lost kitten, helping a young lady find her lost earrings, etc.

With his extraordinary tracking ability and the assistance of basic magic to find objects, he was able to complete the task very quickly.

Xingluo finally advanced from F level to D level, and was promoted 1 levels in one month. This speed is truly amazing.

After being promoted to a D-level mercenary, you can take on some tasks that are more difficult and have certain risks. Xingluo looked at these tasks and finally felt relieved and let out a long breath.

Xingluo found that on the task list, there was an employer who wanted to enter the outskirts of the Monster Forest to look for a special kind of monster and recruit a mercenary. The reward was actually an advanced magic core. The task required: a junior magician with many years of experience in hunting in the Monster Forest.

Xingluo was speechless when he saw this request that seemed to be tailor-made for him. He immediately clicked the application button without hesitation.

At this time, the old man who was sitting at the table to rest looked over here. It was an old man in a black robe, with his entire face covered by the black robe. This man was the one who issued the task.

"We will set out from the west gate at 7 o'clock tomorrow." The hoarse voice of the old man in black robe sounded like rust.

"Okay," Xingluo hesitated to speak, and finally said nothing more, watching his employer walk further and further away.

After accepting the task, Xingluo found a nearby hotel and stayed there. Lying on the bed, the image of the old man in black robe appeared in his mind again.

"I always feel that there is something strange about this client, but I can't tell why," Xingluo fell asleep while thinking about it.

The next day he got up early, wanting to make a good impression on his employer. However, as soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw the old man in black robes. The dew on his shoulders seemed to have arrived here long ago.

Xingluo said helplessly: "Good morning! The Monster Forest is a little dangerous, please follow me closely!" Then he took the lead and walked towards the Monster Forest. The old man didn't seem to be a talkative person. The two of them walked forward in the morning light, one in front and one behind.

Xingluo and the old man didn't say a word and soon arrived at the Monster Forest. Looking at the forest, he looked a little lonely.

He remembered that he had stayed with Uncle Li on the outskirts of the forest for two years, and it was here that he first encountered the Iron Blood Mercenary Group. Although they parted unhappily in the end, he was deeply impressed by the archer with a super physique.

The sadness was diluted by Xingluo's thoughts, "I don't have time to be sad, I want to survive in this continent and become stronger so that the tragedy will not happen again!"

Xingluo came to the edge of the Monster Forest and stood still, then turned to ask the black-robed old man: "Where are we going?"

The employer had not previously revealed what they were going to do outside the Monster Forest. For commissions like this where the purpose is not disclosed, the Mercenary Guild would generally make a preliminary assessment based on the degree of danger of the destination, and then determine the level based on the employer's commission.

The difficulty of the Monster Forest Outskirts can only be considered E-level, but the reward of 1 high-level magic core pushes this mission to D-level.

The light around the old man in black robe seemed to be swallowed up by his black clothes. He looked up at Xingluo, raised a finger that was so dry and scary, and said, "This way." The voice was low and hoarse, and carried a deep sense of fatigue.

Xingluo looked at the old man and thought, "Is this old guy dying? Why does it feel like he will fall to the ground at any moment?"