Taking a Master

Melina didn't resist, letting Lin Luo lead her, though a blush on her face showed she wasn't entirely calm.

Lin Luo chuckled softly and waved his staff with his left hand.

"Starlight..."

A wisp of blue starlight appeared, slowly drifting above Lin Luo's head. The stars trembled slightly, emitting a soft glow.

"It's quite beautiful..."

Melina praised softly.

"A very remarkable sorcerer taught me this."

Lin Luo smiled proudly.

"Your teacher?"

"Not exactly... No, I guess you could say that..."

Lin Luo smiled, "A man named Topos taught me."

"Hmm... He's a very remarkable sorcerer..."

Lin Luo pondered for a moment, then added.

"Then he must be very strong..."

Melina nodded.

"Perhaps..." Lin Luo nodded, stopping his steps. He remembered that saying...

Topos, known as the "Foolish Stone,"

Explored magic with his entire life.

He could form magical fields, repelling magic and incantations.

As long as he continued to cast, fields would form one after another.

Future generations would surely understand—

That ridiculed theory, Was actually a discovery worthy of establishing a new school of thought.

Perhaps he himself never imagined that in the near future, his magic could even repel the gravity meteorites of General Radahn.

Magic comes from the stars, incantations come from deities, but Topos's magic came from his own persistence and willpower...

The two walked and talked, already reaching the end of the cave.

The cave appeared narrow, and in the center of this narrow space lay a Pumpkin Head Soldier.

However, this Pumpkin Head Soldier was different from the others.

It was a size larger, and it was unclear if it was stained with the Frenzied Flame or some other strange magic. It also held a broken mace in its hand.

Lin Luo also took out Corpse Mountain Blood Sea. Although he was already powerful enough, making targeted countermeasures against enemies was the mark of a truly intelligent choice.

"This might take half a minute..."

Lin Luo smiled at Melina. Half a minute was already generous considering the Pumpkin Head Soldier.

Just as Lin Luo was about to sneak past and backstab it, the Pumpkin Head Soldier woke up.

It groggily sensed the light. Having stayed in darkness for so long, it was sensitive to light.

Good heavens, the moment it opened its eyes and looked through the gaps in its pumpkin head, it saw a sneaky Tarnished approaching with a knife...

"Roar!"

The Pumpkin Head Soldier was instantly filled with rage. How dare a lowly insect do this to the noble Pumpkin Head tribe!

Lin Luo looked at the Pumpkin Head Soldier dancing before him in surprise. He naturally didn't know the depth of the Pumpkin Head Soldier's inner monologue. Good heavens, it had walked right up to him, and it was doing ballet?

Shouldn't the proper response be to attack me first? Damn it, is this an illusion?

Lin Luo sighed, realizing this Pumpkin Head Soldier wasn't very bright.

While the Pumpkin Head Soldier was still roaring, Lin Luo scraped his knife, directly stabbing into its gut.

"Not very clever, are you..."

The Pumpkin Head Soldier looked at Lin Luo in astonishment, then felt the stinging pain in its waist, only then realizing that this lowly Tarnished had dared to attack it.

But Lin Luo wouldn't give it another chance. He immediately used the skill Corpse Strewn Across the Field, applying the bleeding buff.

"Splat..."

Before the Pumpkin Head Soldier could even swing its mace, it fell to the ground. In its dying moments, it only saw blood gushing from its waist...

"Damn... despicable Tarnished..."

This was the last thought that flashed through the Pumpkin Head's mind as its massive body collapsed onto the ground.

"This..."

Lin Luo, with a look of disgust, brushed away the flying Runes.

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"What's wrong?"

Melina was naturally confused by Lin Luo's refusal of the flying Runes.

"Uh... that pumpkin head isn't very bright. I'm afraid taking it might affect my IQ..."

Lin Luo said with a straight face.

"Pfft..."

Melina couldn't help but laugh, finding his thought quite peculiar. A gentle flame flickered in her golden eyes, and two cute dimples appeared on her cheeks.

Lin Luo stared, stunned. Damn, after all these years, she's still as captivating as ever...

Melina noticed Lin Luo's gaze and quickly turned her head away.

"We're practically an old married couple, what are you shy about?"

Lin Luo teased, pulling Melina into an embrace.

"Let... let go."

Melina broke free, murmuring, "Who's your old married couple..."

"Hah."

Lin Luo chuckled, not arguing. It seemed Melina hadn't fully adapted to the memories she'd received, but he wasn't in a hurry. It would all come naturally...

"I won't tease you anymore... Let's go find Teacher Sellen first."

Melina nodded slightly and her form dissipated. She felt it was better not to be involved in this scene.

For some reason, the pumpkin head's corpse hadn't dissipated and merged with the Erdtree. Perhaps it had come into contact with forbidden things and was not accepted by the Erdtree. In Lin Luo's opinion, maybe the Erdtree was also afraid of its IQ being affected...

Lin Luo didn't dwell on the matter. He walked around the pumpkin head soldier's corpse and arrived at a sealed iron door deep in the basement.

He lifted the iron door and pulled it upward with force.

"Oh?"

A pleasant voice sounded in Lin Luo's ear.

"A Tarnished... a rare guest."

The woman who appeared wore a glittering helmet and a heavy black sorcerer's robe.

"You are Sorcerer Sellen..."

Lin Luo bowed slightly, always showing sufficient respect to Sellen.

"A Tarnished? You know me?"

Sellen seemed a little surprised. She didn't have much of a reputation, or if she did, it was likely a notorious one.

"Yes! I've come to ask you to be my teacher!"

Lin Luo raised his head, looking at Sellen, his eyes shining with determination.

"?"

Sellen looked confused, then let out a self-deprecating smile. "Since you know me, you must know that I was expelled from Raya Lucaria Academy, an heretical witch everyone avoids like the plague?"

"Why did you choose me as your teacher?"

"It's fate..."

Lin Luo didn't answer directly, only saying this.

"Interesting..."

Sellen smiled. "You are truly a special person."

"Never mind... it doesn't matter. I don't know your purpose anyway, but I don't think I have anything here worth coveting..."

Sellen continued, "Alright then."

"Since you've chosen me as your teacher, I can teach you magic, but as a teacher, I am very strict!"

"Naturally..."

Lin Luo smiled, a genuine smile from his heart.

Teacher Sellen was always like this, no matter who you were, she would always accept you with her best self.

Perhaps, when Sellen was driven out of the academy as an heretical witch, she deeply felt that sense of not being accepted.

Lin Luo didn't believe Sellen couldn't sense the powerful magical aura he possessed, yet she still accepted him. Perhaps she also sensed his genuine goodwill...

"Teaching without discrimination" was perfectly embodied in Sellen.

"So, what do you want to learn?"

Sellen brought over several books: Glintstone Pebble, Magic Weapon...

Sellen said to Lin Luo with a smile, a hint of playfulness on her face.

"No need, Teacher..."

Lin Luo smiled and cupped his hands.

"Since I am already your disciple, that is the greatest gain..."

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