Chapter 706: Section 493: Mage Promotion

Sanda nodded slightly and analyzed, “Our enemies have made their move!”

“But they didn’t target Lord Zong Ge or Miss Zi Di, possibly because they were deterred by Lord Zong Ge’s astonishing battle achievements.”

“They targeted the merchant group with precision, finding our weak point.”

“And in this attack, two Golden Levels appeared, at least one of whom was dispatched by the enemy. We cannot rule out the possibility that both Golden Levels were acting.”

“Lord Zong Ge and Lady Zi Di’s analyses were correct; the enemy is strong and has dispatched Golden Level fighters again!”

Sanda’s brows were furrowed tightly as he felt immense pressure.

This was a rivalry between two organizations!

The enemy’s strength was profound and hidden in the dark, making them difficult to guard against.

Looking at the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, their strength was evidently much weaker. Their best-known fighter was the Dragon-man youth, who was only at the Silver Level but had achievements in slaying Golden Levels. The true strongest among them was Zong Ge, but he had only been promoted to Golden Level not too long ago.

As for the other survivors, their combat abilities were quite weak.

Sanda, as the speaker for the Mercenary Corps subgroup, was only at the Black Iron Level. There were many affairs he couldn’t handle personally; instead, he had to ask Chi Lai and Menshi to deal with them.

“Tell me, does the City Lord of Snowbird Port really not know about Teng Donglang’s mysterious identity?”

“Perhaps, this is his real motive for dragging our corps into trouble!”

Sanda guessed gloomily.

Fat Tongue sighed, “What’s the use of talking about it now?”

“Given the current situation, our business plan is likely to fail. Although it hasn’t been sabotaged yet, it will definitely face severe setbacks in the future.”

“This group of enemies is too powerful!”

“Right now we are still relatively safe because they are intimidated by the practical effects of the Deception and Disguise Skill.”

“Our strongest trump card is the Deception and Disguise Skill, but the Pearl Bubble has already been significantly depleted and is not much left.”

“For this business plan, we invested most of the funds we obtained on Twin Eyes Island. If this fails, we’ll lose not just this money but also our prospects for the future.”

“The only funds left can barely keep our corps running. The growth and strengthening of our corps will be pitifully slow. We’ll definitely be severely weakened!”

Fat Tongue had broad vision and rich experience; he already foresaw a grim future for the survivors.

The best solution would be to eliminate the enemy.

But facing an enemy power that could easily deploy Golden Level fighters, Sanda and Fat Tongue had no confidence.

Sanda sighed deeply, “Our corps only has Zong Ge as a Golden Level; he can’t support us alone.”

Fat Tongue said, “We can also count the squad leader; although he is at Silver Level, his combat power is indeed at Golden Level. But just these two lords, passive defense is already very forced, right?”

After a round of analysis, both Sanda and Fat Tongue felt immense psychological pressure.

With unclear intelligence, the Holy Fighters of the God of Duels had misjudged the strength of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and even imagined a deeper background. Out of various apprehensions, they only tried to retaliate and hit back.

Similarly, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps also just estimated the enemy’s power, and inaccurately so, feeling immense psychological pressure.

Fat Tongue suddenly said, “This information must be reported to Lords Zi Di and Zong Ge right away. Let them heighten their alert to prevent being hit hard by the enemy.”

In this regard, Sanda was more experienced, “I’ve already sent someone to do so, but Lord Zong Ge and his party just left Snow Rabbit City, and we can’t contact them for now.”

“When will the squad leader return?” Fat Tongue sighed.

Sanda was only at Black Iron Level; it was worse for Fat Tongue, who was merely a commoner. They truly lacked confidence.

It was a world dominated by the strong.

Only with the strong as their backbone could morale be guaranteed.

“Let’s hope the squad leader comes back soon,” Sanda’s gaze became firm again, “and in the meantime, we must do our best to stabilize the situation and minimize all losses!”

“Yes, that’s the way it should be,” Fat Tongue’s expression also showed determination.

Unlike the Holy Fighters of the God of Duels, the survivors had no common faith.

But they did have a common interest—they were all tied together, and failing to redeem themselves would lead to reckoning by the Holy Bright Empire!

Helping each other was helping themselves.

Moreover, their cooperative experience on Mysterious Monster Island had also solidified their comradeship.

“I’ll go and talk to Bu Quan to get her to refine medicines as quickly and in as large amounts as possible, to prevent future transport lines from being sabotaged,” Fat Tongue prepared to act, “and about this business plan, we need to inform Chairman Zi Di to expedite their steps.”

Sanda then said, “If the business plan fails, we will have to face an economic winter. During this time, I must do whatever I can to both increase revenue and decrease expenses.”

“We are a Mercenary Group, we need to take on some mercenary tasks to foster the market’s confidence in us. So that in the future, we can make mercenary tasks our main source of income.”

“I will communicate with Lord Zong Ge, share my views, and try to reduce or even temporarily halt the current training, bringing Chi Lai and Menshi back.”

Fat Tongue nodded and hurriedly bid farewell to Sanda, seizing every minute to do what he could.

White Hair Sea Trench.

Ocean Nest.

Deep Sea Monster Fish, Meditation Room.

The Fishman youth was sitting cross-legged, his eyes tightly shut, actively meditating.

A massive amount of Water Element flowed towards him from all directions.

For a Water Mage, this was an excellent environment for meditation.

On one hand, being in the deep sea where the Water Element was most abundant. On the other, the Meditation Room of the Deep Sea Monster Fish continuously purified and replenished, ensuring that the concentration of the Water Element within the room not only exceeded that outside of the Deep Sea Monster Fish, but also remained constant, not reducing even as the Fishman youth continually absorbed it.

The Water Element was ceaselessly drawn by the Fishman youth and transformed into the pale blue mana in his Mana Pool.

The next moment, the Fishman youth’s body shook slightly.

During meditation, his scattered spirit suddenly concentrated together, forming a unique spiritual space just for the Fishman youth!

At the same time, the Mage level of the Fishman youth advanced from Bronze Level to Black Iron Level.

“My Mage level has risen,” the Fishman youth opened his eyes, showing a mix of joy and confusion. “But why do I have a Spiritual Space?”

The Fishman youth was currently at Silver Level; his fighter level was Silver Level, and his Mage level was Bronze Level.

Just now, his Mage level had advanced from Bronze Level to Black Iron Level.

This was within his expectations.

Because his Life Level was far beyond Bronze Level, and his Fishman Bloodline was also outstanding, advancing levels in a short period of time was quite normal.

Zhongyong had predicted this beforehand.

“After reaching Black Iron Level, the storage limit of the Mana Pool has increased significantly.”

The Fishman youth meditated briefly, then quickly stopped and verified, “The efficiency of refining mana has also skyrocketed significantly.”

“But why has my spirit condensed into a space?”

A Bronze Level Mage marked a transition from an ordinary person to a Transcendent, officially possessing a personal Mana Pool.

A Black Iron Level Mage saw significant enhancement in both individual mana and spirit, enabling them to use Black Iron Level Spells.

At Silver Level, the Mage experiences a qualitative change in spiritual power, forming a stable spiritual space. In such a case, the construction of Magic Models within the spiritual space becomes faster and more precise, and it’s even possible to repair, modify, and construct multiple Magic Models at the same time. Reaching this level embodies various spell-casting techniques.

At Gold Level, the Mage can establish stable passages with the outside world, allowing constant mana transformation without needing to meditate, although meditation would still be more efficient.

Unlike fighters, the mana of Mages varies in color depending on the type of Magic Element they align with because they absorb different types of external energies. For example, Water Magic has a pale blue color.

A fighter’s Fighting Energy’s color depends on the fighter’s Life Level. At Bronze Level, it is bronze-colored. In fact, the naming of the Life Levels derives from the colors of Fighting Energy across various levels.

The Fishman youth was only at Black Iron Level, yet he possessed a Spiritual Space, which typically a Silver Level Mage would have.

This puzzled the Fishman youth, and after pondering it for a while, he formed a guess.

He shared his situation with Zhongyong, who looked at him excitedly, “Thick Wave sir, it seems your bloodline is more suited for cultivating magic!”

“Only exceptional bloodlines grant cultivators specific talents. And some talents are extraordinarily outstanding, reaching beyond their current levels!”

“Your spirit is such. A Silver Level spiritual power is needed to construct a Spiritual Space, but at Black Iron Level, your spiritual power has already undergone this transformation.”

“This is a great thing indeed!”

Zhongyong’s response confirmed the Fishman youth’s guess.

“Indeed.”

“Like the Legendary Bloodline of the King of Flame Dragon that gave me Gold Level defensive power at Silver Level.”

“Applied to the Fishman Bloodline, it’s not defense, but rather the spirit that is exceptional.”

The Fishman youth contemplated and found Zhongyong’s judgment to be very accurate—this Fishman Bloodline was more significantly helpful in magic cultivation than in Fighting Energy cultivation!

This made the Fishman youth all the more curious about what exactly this mysterious Fishman Bloodline was.

This question was quite important for the young squad leader.

After all, given that the concentration of the Fishman Blood was low, he planned to increase it.

Yet, the Fishman youth did not find the answer in the War Merchant’s database. He knew why: the low concentration of the bloodline prevented prominent characteristics from emerging, making it difficult for him to identify.

For the same reason, Cang Xu also could not assist the Fishman youth.

With a higher Mage level, the Fishman youth resumed his spell practice.

Still the same process.

First, he let Zhongyong teach him Water Magic. Then, when alone, he practiced Undead Magic.

“Must be quick!”

“To perform the Undead Qualification Detection Skill before the next Transmission Blood Sacrifice!”

The Fishman youth charged towards his goal, while Cang Xu actively pursued his own plans.

He paid a visit to the Little Prince.