Goal Achieved!

Walking through the spacious, magnificent Castle, Frieren felt as though her eyes could barely take it all in.

There was no other reason—there were simply too many magical artifacts here!

Although she had seen the palaces and castles of human nobles before, this was the first time she had encountered a building like this, filled everywhere with Magic Barriers, where everything from the stairway Red Carpet to the stone pillars and chandeliers was made of magical tools.

In the resplendent corridor, Lin Yu led the way ahead. Noticing Frieren's expression, he smiled faintly.

"Actually, I originally wanted to turn this place into a Mage Tower. But later, I took in the residents of Spine Peak Territory and gained the title of Forest Lord, so I had no choice but to build it to suit my status."

"...A Mage Tower?"

Frieren looked at Lin Yu in confusion.

Lin Yu explained with a smile, "It's a building where mages practice their magic every day. If you're interested, I can build one for you."

Frieren considered it, then shook her head. "Better not. Living in a tower would draw too much attention. My teacher told me that before I kill the Demon King in the future, I must not seek to leave my name in history. I must—"

"I must conceal my identity and live quietly, right?"

Lin Yu sighed. "Then let's not talk about that. How long are you planning to stay this time?"

Frieren replied calmly, "I don't really mind. As long as I can study magic, I can stay for however long you want."

"But my teacher probably won't allow me to stay too long. She has always been like this—she can make decisions about anything very quickly, as though something is chasing her from behind..."

"It's time," Lin Yu said softly. "Humans have limited lifespans. They have very little time and no room for delay. Unlike elves like you, if there's something you don't want to decide, it doesn't matter even if you put it off for centuries."

"...You seem to understand humans very well."

Frieren looked at Lin Yu's pointed ears. "You're the first elf like you that I've ever met."

It seemed Flamme had not told her apprentice about his identity...

Lin Yu glanced at her and shook his head. "I'm not like you."

As he spoke, he stopped and pushed open the door before him. With a light chuckle, he said, "This was Flamme's room in the past. You can choose to stay with her, or you can stay next—"

"I'll take the room next door!"

Frieren answered without hesitation.

Lin Yu nodded, took out an Alchemy Wristwatch, and handed it to Frieren. "Put this on, and you'll be able to pass through all powerful barriers below the third floor. The wristwatch also comes with a map, so you can check it whenever you get lost."

"Also, the bookshelf in the room is connected to the library. It contains the Magic Books I've collected over the years..."

At those words, Frieren's eyes lit up. She hurriedly said, "That's enough!"

Lin Yu was momentarily speechless. After a while, he nodded. "Very good."

After ten years, Lin Yu had finally met the first friend he had made in this world.

He had thought Flamme would have plenty to say to him, but to his surprise, she played with Rolycoly for several hours before running off to Ridge Peak City to reunite with her old comrade, Daimon.

Lin Yu had initially been somewhat dissatisfied with this, but after giving it some thought, he understood Flamme's intentions.

Besides visiting Lin Yu, her friend, Flamme had come to Spine Peak Territory to make him acknowledge Frieren, so that after her death, she could leave that Holy Scripture to Frieren.

To achieve this, she had deliberately kept herself away, allowing Lin Yu and Frieren to spend time alone.

Unfortunately, she had underestimated the size of Lin Yu's collection and underestimated her own apprentice's love for magic.

From the moment she entered the room during the day until the moon hung high in the sky, Frieren had not stepped outside even once.

For a full ten hours, aside from having a Magic Puppet bring her meals, she had not even opened the door. She simply remained in the room, studying the rare Magic Books in the library.

This undoubtedly caused Flamme's scheme to fail completely.

However, from another perspective, it also allowed Lin Yu to free up some time as scheduled.

After all, Flamme's visit had come at a rather unfortunate time—the day before he completed the stage mission.

According to the difference in the flow of time between Frieren World and the Chat Group, around nine tonight would mark the Chat Group's second day, which was when that day's activity would reset to zero!

At 9:06, Lin Yu opened the Chat Group on schedule and sent a message.

Su Haoming, Fan Xian, and Yun Ye followed right after, saying that they were online as well.

The four of them had excellent coordination. After exchanging greetings, they immediately began uploading new Group Files.

As early as their first day in the group, Lin Yu had discovered that uploading Group Files not only increased Points and contribution value, but also increased daily activity.

This method of gaining activity was far faster than chatting idly in the group.

Therefore, before today, Lin Yu had given them quite a bit of magic knowledge that had yet to be uploaded, allowing them to gain activity by uploading Group Files and earn the Points needed to purchase Invitation Letters.

[Group member 'Su Haoming' has uploaded the Group File Spiritual Seed Chapter]

[Group member 'Yun Ye' has uploaded the Group File Irreversible Theory]

[Group member 'Fan Xian' has uploaded the Group File...]

In an instant, messages popped up one after another in the Chat Group, while the activity on the Group Files interface rose rapidly.

About ten seconds later, the Chat Group's total activity finally broke through the upper limit of ten thousand!

"Stage objective detected as achieved. Unlocking new group function..."

"Group function [Group Red Packet] unlocked. All group members are welcome to try it!"

[Su Haoming:...]

[Su Haoming: That's it?]

[Fan Xian: Where are the promised new group members?]

[Yun Ye: It's not bad. I took a look—the Group Red Packet can transmit items across worlds. If we make cross-world transactions in the future, we won't need to waste Points buying Invitation Letters.]

[Su Haoming: I know that!]

[Su Haoming: But isn't just one Group Red Packet a little too little?]

[Fan Xian: +1]

[Su Haoming: Brother Lin, where are you? Hurry up and give us your sharp review!]

Lin Yu did not show himself to give a sharp review, because a brand-new message had appeared in the chat window before him.

[Group member 'Lin Yu' has met the contribution value requirement. Begin Admin Trial?]

[Yes/No]

Lin Yu examined the pop-up before him with interest.

Judging from the information revealed by the pop-up, the hard requirement for beginning the Admin Trial was contribution value.

However, his contribution value had not changed much from before. At most, it had increased by less than two hundred.

Therefore, he guessed that there were likely other hidden conditions for beginning this Admin Trial, such as achieving a stage objective and allowing the Chat Group to advance to its next stage...

"I just wonder whether the trial remains permanently available, or whether only one new administrator can be added each stage."

Thinking this, Lin Yu selected yes.

In an instant, a dazzling silver light bloomed within his mind, seemingly trying to engulf his consciousness and send it to another worl—hm?

Why wasn't it moving?

The dazzling silver light desperately spread over Lin Yu's consciousness, but his consciousness was simply too vast. The silver light had only just covered a tiny portion when even more consciousness surged forth from the Main Universe, seemingly endless.

"So it's a spiritual—or rather, soul transmission?"

Lin Yu was somewhat surprised. Then, ignoring the terrifying pulling force of the silver light, he calmly said, "Wait a moment."

After saying that, he waved his hand and opened a portal leading to the Internal Universe, allowing Clone to walk out and remain in the Castle in his place. Only then did he stop resisting and follow that force into another world.

The daily chapters really have been a bit thin, so here's an extra chapter.