The Improper Inspector

The Improper Inspector!

Without hesitation.

Long Fan used his final selection opportunity to take this utterly ordinary magic ring.

Li Aoxiao froze slightly and asked curiously.

"Hall Master Nalan, Long Fan isn't a knight, so why...?"

Lin Yinjia also looked utterly bewildered as he turned to Nalan Shu.

Nalan Shu puffed out his belly and put on a mysterious act.

"Confidential!"

On the surface, he was steady as a rock.

Inside, he was panicking like mad.

As an Earth Knight, even he could not understand why Long Fan had chosen equipment meant purely for a magic profession.

However.

The other party's master had already stated in his letter.

Do not interfere with any of Long Fan's unconventional decisions.

After choosing their weapons.

They each returned home.

They would set out early the next morning.

First, they needed to familiarize themselves with the equipment they had selected.

Inside Long Fan's residence.

The wooden table was covered with the weapons and equipment they had chosen.

For the experts of the Six Great Temples, equipment had always been part of one's strength.

For Long Fan, weapons and equipment that could undergo Deep Blue Point Allocation were even more wonderful.

Especially that magic ring with the potential to become a divine artifact.

Long Fan held it in his hand, turning it over and examining it several times.

The dark ring did not have a glossy sheen.

When he touched it, it did not feel like metal.

Instead, it possessed a jade-like smoothness.

Mysterious black-gold patterns circled around it.

There was also a transparent gemstone the size of a grain of rice, completely embedded within the ring.

It lay hidden beneath the smooth surface.

Just like the Forget-Me-Not Ring.

Once this black ring was slipped onto his finger, it shrank on its own.

It fit Long Fan's finger perfectly, so light that he could barely feel it.

As he marveled at its wonder, he activated Deep Blue's scan.

A status panel for the ring appeared before him:

Name: Elden Ring (Incomplete Version)

Level: Currently Magic Rank equipment. Original rank: Legendary equipment. Can undergo Deep Blue Point Allocation into Immortal equipment.

Origin: A royal magic ring passed down from the Glorious Era. It holds extraordinary significance and can assist in enhancing all elemental magic attacks.

Note: As long as you add a few hundred million more points through Deep Blue, even a divine artifact can evolve for you. (With enough Deep Blue Point Allocation, why worry about evolving a divine artifact?)

Long Fan poured spiritual power into it.

The ancient patterns on the ring began to glow and writhe.

As if they had come alive.

A faint purple radiance flowed across it.

With a flash.

Crackle, crackle!

The ring began releasing a small ball of crackling lightning.

This was its innate lightning-element attack.

Long Fan had accidentally activated it.

As long as he continued pouring in spiritual power.

The lightning ball would remain active.

Moreover, its intensity would rise along with the spiritual power supplied.

It could even be adjusted into a defensive shield.

It could be said to combine offense and defense.

Having unlocked the mage profession.

He could become a Thunder King in the future as well.

Its actual combat power would have to be tested the next day.

The Radiant Shield counted as Long Fan's first true defensive piece of equipment.

Now he had the ring, staff, and robe—a complete set.

It was his first time possessing a full set of equipment, though it was a mage set...

In the residence next door.

Long Xiaogua was also trying on his equipment.

Hao Yue sat nearby, happily gnawing on dried fish.

It was thoroughly enjoying itself.

Long Xiaogua put on the dark-silver light armor.

Then directly circulated his Inner Spiritual Power.

A pale golden radiance rippled across the light armor.

Both his offense and defense received a boost.

As for the pair of heavy swords, one light and one fire.

They were quite good as well.

Once infused with Sacred Light Inner Spiritual Power, both could release pale golden blades of light.

The light sword, whose attribute matched his own, received the strongest enhancement.

The fire-attribute light sword, whose attribute did not align as well, received a relatively weaker boost.

However, fire did not reject light, so its power still improved considerably.

Then.

Long Xiaogua took out a gray metal bracer that Teacher Ye Hua had given him.

It looked very ordinary on the outside.

Yet the inner side of the bracer was pale gold.

More than a hundred gemstones were embedded in it.

Though they were only the size of grains of rice.

They still made it clear that it was extremely valuable.

It was called the Spirit Light Bracers!

After spiritual power was infused into it, it could produce a Holy Light Barrier.

It could be activated three times a day.

Each activation lasted for what seemed like a short but extremely critical sixty seconds.

It was absolutely a lifesaving item.

Even among Spirit Demon Rank equipment, it was considered rare.

Long Xiaogua slipped it directly onto his wrist.

He had to be fully prepared for the next day's test.

Early the next morning.

At the east gate of Bright Moon City.

The place where they had agreed to meet.

Li Xin, who had taken the lead, was already the first to arrive.

Her hair was tied in a ponytail, twin swords strapped to her back.

She wore soft armor and a fitted combat outfit.

She rode a level-five peak Rose Unicorn.

She was truly a striking sight at the city gate.

Long Fan and Long Xiaogua walked toward the east gate.

Since neither had summoned their mounts, they arrived somewhat later.

Nalan Shu had even specially prepared fine horses.

The two switched from walking to riding.

The Chen brothers arrived shortly after as well.

Only Lin Jialu had yet to arrive.

Li Xin's expression immediately darkened.

She had been about to tease the Ice Turtle Mage for being slow.

But Long Fan spoke first.

"Boss, it's not time yet.

Maybe Sister Lin has something to take care of. Let's wait a little longer."

Li Xin did not take it to heart.

Soon.

A luxurious carriage slowly approached.

The carriage curtain was lifted.

The late Lin Jialu appeared and jumped down from the carriage.

She had shed her usual young lady's bearing.

Instead, she stood respectfully beside the carriage like a maid, waiting for an old man to emerge.

He wore a long green mage robe outlined with golden thread.

He looked dignified and luxurious.

Wind elements naturally surged around him.

Then there was his badge.

Six stars, four golden stripes.

He was likely a sixth-rank, fourth-level Wind Archmage.

Wasn't he the inspector sent by the Saint Hall Alliance?

He looked to be in his sixties or seventies.

His graying hair was neatly combed back.

It had even been meticulously waxed.

How fashionable.

At first glance.

Long Fan felt that the old man seemed rather improper.

He could also sense more than one type of wind-element fluctuation from the old man.

There was another elemental power as well.

One that made him instinctively feel repulsed.

Beside him, a trace of surprise flashed through Long Xiaogua's eyes.

He felt that the other man's gaze carried a faint chill.

Even his aura gave off an uncomfortable feeling.

He shook his head slightly.

Brother Fan had not shown any reaction.

Maybe he was just being too sensitive.

Before the carriage, Lin Jialu bowed respectfully.

"Lord Inspector, please."

Old Man Wind in the carriage nodded.

He extended his withered hand.

It seemed he wanted Lin Jialu to help him down.

Lin Jialu froze slightly.

But she still timidly extended her hand, only to hesitate and try to pull it back.

Old Man Wind grabbed that delicate hand of hers.

Li Xin frowned slightly and strode over.

Long Fan and the others followed close behind.

Lin Jialu's face had already flushed red.

Old Man Wind, his gaze arrogant, casually held that jade-like hand.

With support, he slowly stepped down from the carriage.

Lin Jialu hurriedly pulled her hand back.

She hid it in her mage's sleeve and rubbed it.

Once everyone had gathered around,

the inspector, Old Man Wind, took out a parchment map.

He handed it to Li Xin, who had just been about to say something.

Then he said flatly,

"This is the map."

The arrogance in his eyes was utterly undisguised.

Having been cut off, Li Xin could only obediently accept the map.