Firefly Journey

After selling the rabbit fur, Lin Yuanran repaid the bank loan. With the remaining money plus the profits from secretly selling the "King Kong" formula, he still had about two gold coins left.

He kept some for emergencies and painfully deposited the rest of his savings into his points card, finally managing to get the "Burning Kiss of the River of Oblivion".

Before attempting to awaken, Lin Yuanran still had some preparatory work to do. Although his "fire mage" power had reached its peak, it was still just a little short of a breakthrough, and he needed to find a way to fill that final gap.

The best solution Lin Yuanran could think of was to spar with others, since real combat is the best way to improve.

At the academy's training grounds, people often challenged each other to duels, so he challenged Reinhardt, hoping to fill the last gap in his body.

Upon hearing that his friend had this need, Reinhardt immediately agreed.

Because Lin Yuanran is a "fire mage", the two arranged to meet at the lava training ground.

When the time came, Lin Yuanran waited for a long time before he saw Reinhardt, who was late, and... a girl he didn't really want to see.

"I'm sorry I'm late." Reinhardt said apologetically as he approached Lin Yuanran, then glanced at Princess Delos beside him and explained:

"Well... I bumped into her when I came here. She insisted on coming along, so I couldn't stop her..."

Lin Yuanran asked, "What do you want to do?"

Amidst the intense gazes of those around her, Claudia walked up to Lin Yuanran and smiled charmingly: "If you're looking for a sparring partner, I feel like I'm quite suitable. I was just bored, so I came along."

Lin Yuanran said, "What I'm looking for is a sparring partner at the same level as me, not a second-level awakener like you. If your strength far surpasses mine, it will just be a one-sided crushing, which won't have any effect."

Just kidding. As long as Lin Yuanran asks, there will definitely be students in Class 29 who are willing to help him practice. But that would create a gap in their cultivation levels and wouldn't help him at all.

"Are you praising me?" Claudia continued to smile.

Lin Yuanran was impressed: "If Your Highness is willing, you can watch from the side."

"Tch, this is so boring."

Claudia Elilanca stood quietly to one side, arms crossed.

Because of her, the audience for Lin Yuanran and Reinhardt's sparring match grew larger and larger.

Lin Yuanran gradually got used to this atmosphere, and from being at a loss at the beginning, he is now able to remain calm and composed.

"This is a fire-type training ground. It seems my defeat is inevitable," Reinhard Lee lamented to himself.

Lin Yuanran said, "You've been a superhuman longer than me, and your profession is more suited to you than mine, so there's no need for you to be modest."

Reinhardt is a first-level "water mage".

"Okay, shall we begin now?"

"Ah."

When exchanging blows with his friends, Reinhardt didn't hold back and fired two water cannons as part of the opening ceremony.

Lin Yuanran was not to be outdone and responded with the Great Flame Dragon. However, water is naturally the enemy of fire, and he did not have the advantage of overwhelming his cultivation level. The Great Flame Dragon was directly washed away.

The remaining water cannons blasted at Lin Yuanran, causing him to stagger back several steps.

The training grounds in St. Louis are specially treated to greatly reduce the damage suffered by the recipients without diminishing the power of the oracle.

If they were outside, Lin Yuanran would at least need to stay in the hospital for a few days.

"Damn, don't hold back!" Reinhardt knew that Lin Yuanran definitely hadn't used his full strength, or even half of it.

This is the fact.

Lin Yuanran nodded slightly, as if in response. Immediately afterward, the air temperature within several meters of the two of them suddenly increased by several levels.

Boiling Furnace is a multi-class oracle; its power is greatly increased not only when the user is a water mage, but also when the enemy is a water mage!

This is called using someone else's strength against them.

The water element released by Reinhardt through the oracle became an aid to Lin Yuanran's "boiling furnace".

Reinhardt also realized this, but there was nothing he could do, because if he didn't use the "Water Mage" ability, he would essentially become an ordinary person.

How can an ordinary person defeat a superhuman?

As expected, Lin Yuanran won easily in the end.

There was no sense of frustration in Reinhardt's eyes; in his mind, Cassius Bello's students should be this good.

After exchanging blows with his friend, Lin Yuanran also benefited greatly. He could clearly feel that the fire-type magic power in his body, which had always been lacking, was finally fully replenished.

This means he can finally launch an attack on the "Flame Weaver".

But the training ground was definitely not a suitable place for promotion. As he was saying goodbye to Reinhardt, an untimely voice rang out.

"Junior, if you'd like to spar with someone, I'm happy to oblige."

Lin Yuanran looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the speaker was a short-haired young man whom he did not know before.

"no need."

"That's not up to you."

The short-haired youth took a step forward and instantly leaped in front of Lin Yuanran, blocking his way.

Lin Yuanran didn't know him, but someone else did.

Reinhardt and Claudia frowned simultaneously. This guy was none other than their classmate, Carlisle.

This person is a "Shadow Mage" who has undergone a second awakening as a "Silent One". He usually has no interaction with the two people, but he is very close to Dominic.

Lin Yuanran knew that something was amiss when things were unusual, and sure enough, he saw Dominic's shadow not far away.

It seems that because of his connection with me, that guy has been paying a lot of attention to Reinhardt, otherwise he wouldn't be here.

He just couldn't understand it. Did a foreign princess really have that much appeal? Was this going to go on forever?

Knowing his own weakness, Lin Yuanran had always kept a low profile, but that didn't mean he could tolerate unexpected trouble.

At this moment, Reinhardt seemed to realize something and said to Lin Yuanran, "I'm sorry, Ario, I didn't know about them..."

Lin Yuanran said gently, "This has nothing to do with you."

Claudia also noticed Dominic, a hint of disgust flashing in her watery eyes. She had initially thought well of him, but she hadn't expected him to be this kind of person; she had misjudged him.

Since this whole affair started because of her, and she couldn't let anyone suffer unjustly, Claudia decided to personally step in and help Ario resolve the problem.

After all, if she hadn't used her cunning to make everyone mistakenly believe that she and Lin Yuanran had something going on, Dominic wouldn't have developed such hostility.

Someone else acted even faster than her.

He was even more arrogant than her.

Lu Jianming arrived at the training ground at some unknown time. He made his entrance with a side kick, sending Carlisle, who was blocking Lin Yuanran's way, sprawling face-first into the mud.

"I said, are you fucking crazy?"

Lu Jianming's gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Dominic.

"Honestly, I rarely put in the effort, thinking of coming to the training ground to practice, but I didn't expect to run into such a spoilsport idiot like you."

Dominic knew this matter was unlikely to end well, so he walked over and, not forgetting to give a gentlemanly bow to Claudia who was standing to the side.

Claudia ignored him. Even when she knew he was being insincere, she would still politely return the courtesy, but now she felt physically uncomfortable.

Carlisle got up and shouted, "It's against the rules to lay a hand on a classmate in the academy!"

Lu Jianming glared at him irritably, then turned around and kicked him again.

"Funny, haven't I broken enough rules already?"

Dominic looked very displeased. His supporters had been humiliated in front of so many people, and he had to do something, or he would lose face completely.

"Carlisle is not without friends. Isn't it going too far for His Highness to bully people like this?"

Lu Jianming scoffed: "You mean you have to consider the owner before beating a dog? I've always had a bad temper. I'll not only beat the dog, but I'll also beat its owner."

After saying that, he secretly winked at Lin Yuanran, giving him a "you can relax and watch the show" look, and without saying anything more, he swung his fist and smashed it at Dominic.