Snow White and the Seven... Minotaurs
Official business comes first.
Xu Nan wiped away her tears and answered the phone:
"You guys got it sorted out? When I left, wasn't that Minotaur quite the backbone?"
Wang Dongdong's voice came through:
"Haha... Actually, we didn't expect it either. We gave up at the time and just ate beef hot pot next door..."
Xu Nan seemed thoughtful. "Did the way you guys ate the beef hotpot scare him? Was he afraid you'd eat him?"
"So he confessed everything?"
Wang Dongdong said, "No."
"He's been starving for days, and I guess he couldn't resist the smell of hot pot... He asked us if we would hurt him and his friends. We lied to him first and said no, and he confessed everything! Minotaur is so honest! He's eating hot pot now, and we're trying to keep him calm. Boss, when are you coming?"
"By the way, this guy has a big appetite; he ate quite a bit of fatty beef..."
Xu Nan said she would be there soon.
I didn't expect to find clues about the underground city so quickly. It seems like now is the perfect time for me to make my mark!
"Huh? But aren't Minotaur supposed to be vegetarians?"
A question flashed through Xu Nan's mind.
But he was too lazy to ask.
Continue to monitor the advancement of the Initiate Sorcerer.
It has to be said that the high-quality Initiate Sorcerer is really disappointing, far from the domineering aura that Xu Nan had imagined!
It's roughly what a typical elite profession looks like.
This made Xu Nan very dissatisfied.
Fortunately, he still had three levels of advancement indexes. After using all of them to enhance the advanced profession - Initiate Sorcerer, a noticeable change occurred.
The Initiate Sorcerer section now includes a lot of new content.
After careful inspection, Xu Nan was barely satisfied.
Now that's starting to look like an Initiate Sorcerer!
First, after successfully advancing, Xu Nan became a second-tier professional, a level 5 Ron Sorcerer a level 1 Initiate Sorcerer, which equals a level 6 professional.
Secondly, the level one Initiate Sorcerer grants Xu Nan five feats, four spells, one free attribute point, and one hundred and forty-four skill points!
From any perspective, it's far superior to ordinary professions.
The five specialties are as follows:
[Photographic Memory: You will never forget anything you have seen, in any form.]
[Immunity to All Diseases: You will not be troubled by illness or curses in any form]
[Spell Intensification: In Awakened Form, every spell you cast will have its maximum effect.]
[Carefree Wanderer: In your Awakened Form, you cannot be controlled, including but not limited to: dizziness, charm, binding, restraint...]
[The Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers: In your Awakened Form, you possess monstrous strength that is unstoppable]
It's worth mentioning that after advancing, Xu Nan has an additional option for an Awakened Form, which is presumably a transformation state similar to Undead Avatar Body.
Some specialties and spells can only be revealed under certain conditions.
Even so, it's still powerful enough.
Photographic Memory and Immunity to All Diseases is already amazing, especially the latter, which makes Xu Nan immune to curses.
Apart from extremely rare divine curses, Xu Nan is basically unafraid of any evil spirits or ghosts.
The latter three specialties are even more outstanding.
The Spell Intensification is a coveted skill for every spellcaster, since spellcasting always involves a degree of randomness.
For example, when you create a fireball, sometimes the fireball is large, and sometimes it's small; there are many random variables at play. But once you have the Spell Intensification feat, every fireball you create will be maximized!
Both "Carefree Wanderer" and "Strength of Nine Bulls and Two Tigers" appeared after Xu Nan enhanced them with the Advancement Energy Index.
These two specialties make it possible for Xu Nan to unleash his full power without restraint in the future!
And all four spells are very powerful!
[Force Shield: Casts a spherical shield on yourself, granting immunity to most damage]
[Call the Winds and Summon Rain: You can control the weather in certain areas]
[Soaring Ten Thousand Li: After entering the Awakened Form, you can cast this spell, during which you will have a strong ability to fly.]
[Eye of Destiny: After entering the Awakened Form, you can cast this spell, during which you will have the ability to peek into the trajectory of fate]
As for attribute points and skill points, they are part of the same system as those for Ron Sorcerer, so they are not listed separately.
In addition, the Initiate Sorcerer also has a separate section:
[Divine Favor Value: 390/]
Xu Nan was initially confused, but later learned that Divine Favor Value was roughly equivalent to experience points. Only when one accumulates enough experience can Initiate Sorcerer level up.
There are many ways to obtain Divine Favor Value, the most common being to kill invading creatures from another world!
Xu Nan's current 390 points of Divine Favor Value are actually converted from his previous Slaughter Points.
Xu Nan pondered that the Slaughter Points and the Black Shop Zheng Xie mentioned should also be related to the Star Spirits.
"Looks like we're about to go on a killing spree!"
Xu Nan looked at the long, empty experience bar and couldn't help but sigh.
Besides killing monsters, the Initiate Sorcerer belong to the more orderly faction. If Xu Nan helps the creatures of Earth uphold justice, he should also be able to gain a lot of Divine Favor Value, but Xu Nan has not tried it and does not know the specifics.
What he cares about most right now is his own Awakening Power.
At the very bottom of the Initiate Sorcerer, it is clearly stated:
[Awakening Power: 100]
Only 100 points?
That's hardly enough!
At this moment, the biggest drawback of the high-quality counterfeit Initiate Sorcerer is fully revealed.
Normal Initiate Sorcerer are favored by mature plane consciousnesses and receive Awakening Power at all times.
Xu Nan observed for a moment and realized that his Awakening Power seemed to... not increase at all!
Stop increasing it. A simple spell will probably deplete this little bit of Awakening Power.
Not to mention maintaining the Awakened Form. Xu Nan checked, and for a level one Initiate Sorcerer, the cost of maintaining the Awakened Form is 10 points per second.
Xu Nan can only be a real man for ten seconds now!
This is just too miserable.
Xu Nan couldn't help but complain.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. Although he didn't know why the Earth Star Spirit recognized him but didn't charge him, he could increase his Awakening Power through his own methods, thanks to Xu Nan's [Gluttonous Instinct] expertise.
That's eating!
To be more specific, these are second-class metals such as gold and mithril.
Xu Nan secretly ate a thumb-sized piece of mithril, but only gained 100 points of Awakening Power. His tear ducts collapsed again!
From now on, I'll probably have to become a bandit, robbing gold or mithril everywhere just to make a living!
Mining! Mining! Mining!
Before resolving the issue of Earth Star Spirit refusing to grant him the Awakening Power, Xu Nan could only urge the dwarves to go mining, his eyes red with frustration.
After reviewing the basic information about the Initiate Sorcerer, Xu Nan left Linxia City with mixed feelings of joy and worry.
"You promised you would never harm me or my friends, right?"
Niu Tou Rao spoke in a low voice, repeatedly confirming with Xu Nan.
Xu Nan nodded. "We're just conducting a population survey; we won't do anything reckless."
The Minotaur hesitated, but Xu Nan said impatiently, "What other conditions are there? Hurry up!"
The Minotaur thought for a moment, "I'd like to have that beef hot pot again..."
Wang Dongdong slapped him on the forehead. "Dream on! Damn it, you almost poked me in the groin with your bull horn, I'm being lenient by not killing you and making you into beef hotpot. You've gotten addicted to this meal, haven't you?"
Xu Nan gestured for people to calm down. "No problem, as long as you cooperate with our work, you can eat as many meals as you want."
The Minotaur then obediently led the way.
They walked through the familiar back gate of the school, bypassed the store, and found themselves in a garbage dump.
Deep within the garbage heap lies a sewer manhole cover from before the old city's redevelopment, through which one can enter their underground city.
According to the Minotaur Mackie, their dungeon isn't actually that big; it only has seven Minotaur and their friend, a Fairy Nymph.
They were originally the most ordinary creatures on the barren grasslands of the Pro World.
Because of disagreements with their tribe, the seven Minotaur were banished. Later, they met Lulu, a fairy witch who also disagreed with her tribe, on the edge of the forest, and from then on they lived happily ever after.
Xu Nan felt something was off about his description.
They were in the dark tunnels, at the front school.
It has to be said that this underground city is much shallower than Xu Nan's, and the footprints left by the Minotaur are much larger. No wonder the Thousand Rays Society noticed it.
The only advantage they had was that these Minotaur were somewhat intelligent; the pits they dug were like a maze, leading in all directions. If it weren't for McKee leading the way, Xu Nan and the others might have gotten lost.
"It's just ahead. Okay, but you can't hurt us!"
McGee seems very honest.
There's nothing we can do; Minotaur are all honest people.
Xu Nan crept over quietly and saw a pure white Fairy Nymph dancing around the dark campfire.
She was tiny, about the size of a palm, wearing a light and transparent silk dress, and her sweet singing voice drifted over.
Meanwhile, the other six Minotaur were frolicking around the campfire... Don't get me wrong, they really were just playing around.
The scene is so harmonious.
But for some reason, strange thoughts like "Princess and the Seven Minotaur avi" kept involuntarily popping into Xu Nan's mind.
"There's a bad guy!"
The Fairy Nymph's sense of smell was quite keen. The other six Minotaur immediately stood up.
Xu Nan appeared directly, with a slight smile:
"Don't get me wrong, we're not bad people."
"We are here to demolish illegal buildings."
The Minotaur Mackie also jumped in. "This lord promised not to harm us!"
The other Minotaur immediately relaxed. "I see."
The Fairy Nymph glared angrily at Xu Nan:
What constitutes an illegal building?
Xu Nan looked at the chaotic underground city. "These should all count, right?"
"Lulu and her friends dug these out with great effort!"
The Fairy Nymph said nervously, "This is our territory."
Xu Nan coughed and said, "Strictly speaking, in our country, land belongs to the state."
Lulu stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered.
"Then what are you going to do? Are you going to destroy our homes?"
Xu Nan looked at the situation and realized it was indeed a bit difficult.
Unexpectedly, Old Hai's underground city was actually a group of honest people and a woman.
Reporting this isn't really the right thing to do!
Just when Xu Nan was in dire straits.
The Fairy Nymph suddenly began to chant a spell in a low voice!
"Hmph! Those eyes darting around, they're definitely up to no good!"
"Lulu will conquer you with her stunning looks!"
Lulu confidently spread her wings and flew towards Xu Nan!
The Fairy Nymph's Charm!
Xu Nan was first wary, then stunned, and finally speechless.
Are you sure you want to seduce me?
He looked at the banshee that had landed on the tip of his nose.
"I will not give up!" she shouted.
Ten minutes later.
Lulu lay in Xu Nan's palm, her body drenched in sweat, as Xu Nan carelessly moved her, causing her to feel numb and unable to move.
Unfortunately, most charm spells are based on charisma-related attributes.
Fairy Nymph are naturally beautiful and possess high charm. With the enhancement of magic, they can easily charm others.
But as for Xu Nan... no matter how beautiful you are, you have to be more beautiful than Xu Nan in women's clothing first!
Ever since seeing herself in women's clothing, Xu Nan has felt a sense of boredom when looking at other girls.
"Don't hurt Lulu!"
The Minotaur let out a chorus of mournful cries.
Xu Nan thought for a moment and said, "You, come with me."
Several hours later, a group of humans began to clean up the underground city.
Old Hai, holding a thermos, looked at Xu Nan:
"Good, we've found Linxia City. Let's see what's going on."
Xu Nan smiled slightly:
"Actually, it's nothing. It's just some Minotaur that live here."
Old Hai asked in surprise, "Where is he?"
Xu Nan coughed and said, "Nobody's here."
Old Hai frowned and asked, "What about the cow?"
Xu Nan showed a hint of shame, and his gaze involuntarily turned to the three brothers who were eating hot pot next to him.
"It's in the pot."
Would you like to try some?
"Shall I add some goji berries for you?"
Xu Nan flattered.
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