Generous Lin Ke (Seeking Favorites)

In the afternoon, on the outskirts of Wushan.

Linley Baruch hid behind a large tree as the bushes ahead rustled, and a Grey Rabbit hopped out from the grass.

The Grey Rabbit looked around vigilantly, and after finding no danger, it lowered its head to start grazing.

Behind the tree, Linley quietly poked his head out, his right hand gripping a stone the size of half a fist.

"Whoosh~"

The stone flew seven or eight meters from Linley's hand, striking the Grey Rabbit's head with precision.

"Thud~"

With a muffled sound and a splash of blood, the Grey Rabbit's head tilted as it collapsed to the ground, its hind legs kicking weakly a few times before it lost all signs of life.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully killing a wild beast, Grey Rabbit. White Energy Point +1]

Linley looked at the system prompt flashing before his eyes, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

Inside the System Space, Lin Ke looked at his latest harvest of 9 energy points, his face also full of smiles.

Killing a rabbit yielded 10 energy points; Lin Ke kept 9 for himself and left 1 for Linley.

"Linley." Doering Cowart appeared from the Coiling Dragon Ring, looking at Linley with a serious expression, "Today is already the third day. If you still cannot cast magic today, I will have to punish you."

"Don't worry, Grandpa Doering!" Linley skillfully snapped the rabbit's neck and pulled a dagger from his calf to skin it, "I will definitely be able to cast magic today. The magic power I've refined in my body must be enough by now."

In the time it took to say a few words, Linley had completely skinned the rabbit and stuffed it, along with the pelt, into the small bag he carried.

"Big Brother Lin Ke." At the same time, seeing his energy points had reached 10 again, Linley communicated with Lin Ke, "I have enough energy points; I want to exchange for 1 drop of T-Virus."

As Linley's words fell, Lin Ke snapped his fingers inside the System Space.

The next moment, a drop of emerald-green liquid appeared in Linley's mouth.

Compared to the sweet, clear taste of Purple Light Dew, the T-Virus tasted purely bitter.

Linley, who had been full of anticipation, saw his expression change, but fortunately, it was only one drop and was digested quickly.

At the same time, Linley felt a wave of coolness wash over his mind.

Name: Linley Baruch Age: 6 Energy Points: 0 Physique: 1.01 Spirit: 1.1 Battle Qi: 0 Magic Power: 0 Elemental Affinity: Earth Element (Super), Wind Element (Super), Destruction (High), Fire Element (Medium), Water Element (Super, Hidden) Law Comprehension: None Battle Qi Manual: None Meditation Method: Pu'ang Royal Meditation Method

Today was three days after the battle between the two Saint-level experts.

In these three days, including the Grey Rabbit just now, Linley had killed ten in total.

It was just enough to exchange for one drop of T-Virus.

0.1 in attribute points was equivalent to the mental capacity of a peer.

The next moment, Linley chanted silently, his internal magic power drawing upon the Earth Elemental in the world.

"Earth Spike!"

As the incantation finished, Linley pointed at the open ground in front of him.

"Pop~"

The ground suddenly bulged, forming a cone-shaped spike.

The spike was about thirty centimeters high, with a base diameter of roughly seven or eight centimeters.

"I did it." The moment he saw he had successfully cast the magic, Linley cheered, "Grandpa Doering, look! I successfully cast magic."

Doering appeared from the Coiling Dragon Ring, looking at the Earth Spike and then at Linley, his eyes filled with confusion.

Originally, according to Doering's teaching plan, Linley would have needed another two or three days to cast his first spell.

The reason he set a three-day deadline was that Doering wanted to temper Linley's pride.

Only by guarding against arrogance and impetuosity could one go further.

But, what was going on?

Just a moment ago, Doering had sensed it very clearly: Linley's spirit had surged significantly.

It was precisely because his spirit had increased that Linley was able to cast the magic.

This isn't right, is it?

Could it be that Linley had already learned magic before this?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Doehring did not believe he could have misjudged this.

Even if he only possessed a soul, it was still a Saint-level soul.

How could he have failed to notice?

Three days ago, Linley was truly just an ordinary child, at most possessing some talent for being a warrior.

But, why?

How could his spiritual energy have suddenly surged?

This is not magic.

"Well done." Although Doehring couldn't figure it out, he still nodded with a smile. "But Linley, this is not enough. Earth Spike is only a first-level spell, and to reach a height of fifty centimeters with a base diameter exceeding ten centimeters, you are still far from meeting the standard."

Doehring's words caused the excitement on Linley's face to gradually dissipate, and he nodded solemnly. "I understand, Grandpa Doehring. I will not become arrogant."

"Mm, not bad." Doehring nodded slightly, though he felt a bit helpless inside.

He had just been worried that Linley might become conceited due to pride.

But looking at it now, it seemed Linley didn't have such thoughts at all?

"Alright, let's begin our lesson now." Doehring cast his thoughts aside. "Just now, when you cast the spell, there were three errors in your incantation, which were..."

Learning magic within Wushan, Linley did not return to the town until dusk.

In three days, the town had not yet fully recovered, but at least basic order had been restored.

Hillman had also just announced today that warrior training in the open field would resume starting tomorrow.

Returning to the manor, Linley did not go straight to his room, but instead took a detour to the backyard.

Inside the Coiling Dragon Ring, Doehring sensed the direction Linley was heading and couldn't help but shake his head.

Although Linley sometimes acted very mature, he still had a childish side.

For instance, Linley still firmly believed there was treasure in the backyard.

Therefore, for these past three days, he would take a stroll through the backyard every day after finishing his training.

A family with a heritage of thousands of years that hadn't produced a Dragonblood Warrior in over a millennium—the backyard had been searched countless times; how could any other treasure possibly remain?

However, Doehring did not stop him.

In fact, if he could, Doehring would prefer for Linley to act more like a child his own age.

Because of Hogg, an irresponsible father, Linley was so sensible at such a young age that it made Doehring's heart ache.

Through these few days of getting along, Doehring had truly come to view Linley as his own grandchild.

"Grandpa Doehring, look quickly, what is that?"

Just as Doehring was still condemning Hogg for his dereliction of duty as a father, Linley's voice filled with surprise reached him.

Doehring manifested from the Coiling Dragon Ring and looked in the direction Linley was pointing.

A black mouse, only about ten centimeters in size, was lying on a collapsed stone pillar, gnawing away.

The moment he saw this mouse, Doehring was momentarily stunned. "A magical beast Shadow Mouse? Or a Stone-Eater Rat?"

At this moment, Linley had already communicated with Lin Ke.

"Big Brother Lin Ke." Linley's tone was somewhat excited. "Is this the God-Eater Rat mentioned in the mission?"

"That's right." Inside the System Space, Lin Ke watched the live feed. "As long as you make it your bonded pet, there is a reward of 100 energy points."

But in reality, Lin Ke was calculating exactly how much he could earn from this.

The actual price for killing a Grey Rabbit was 10 points; he would take 9 points and give Linley 1 point.

And according to Lin Ke's sensing, signing a contract with Beibei would yield ten thousand energy points.

Giving Linley 100 points—he should already be considered quite generous.

Right?