Marriage Proposal

However, when he discovered that the marriage candidate from one of the families was named Luo Lin, and after inquiring to confirm there were no other noble ladies of his age by that name, he realized this Luo Lin must be the one from the original story.

After some thought, he agreed to the arrangement.

But as Lei Lin grew, he not only displayed formidable cultivation talent and became a rising star in the world of alchemy, but also demonstrated an ability to generate wealth rapidly.

Unbeknownst to him, this marriage arrangement was changed—yes, changed!

It was swapped for the daughter of an earl, who is the current Windsor.

Furthermore, Luo Lin was also sent to the Zi'ao Family to be taken in as a concubine, to be married off at the same time.

This is the most realistic form of interest exchange!

And today, it was merely another such exchange!

He looked at his father, Jinli'an, and asked, "Father, which family is it this time?"

Jinli'an shook his head and said, "I'm not sure!"

Lei Lin was stunned and asked in confusion, "Not sure?"

He then glanced at Windsor, who was hiding behind his mother and peeking at him, and asked, "What do you mean by not sure?"

Jinli'an sighed helplessly, "When Earl Keli, Windsor's father, sent her over, he only pointed upward and said nothing more. That is why I am unsure if it is the Royal Family or the Radiant Church!"

"If it were only the Royal Family's intent, Keli wouldn't be so cryptic, so I suspect there is a high probability it is the Radiant Church."

"Well, you don't need to worry too much. Whether it is the Royal Family or the Radiant Church, it doesn't really matter, as the Fenlai Royal Family works for the Radiant Church anyway!"

"In the end, whether they choose from the existing princesses or from the Saintess Order of the Radiant Church, it is all the same!"

"Sigh, I've wronged you!"

"At such a young age, you already have to contribute to the family~"

Lei Lin looked at the now-blossomed Windsor behind his mother, as well as the adorable young girl Luo Lin serving on the other side, and shrugged, "Well, it's not really a grievance!"

He then continued, "But it's meaningless to keep swapping like this. Regardless of whether it's the Royal Family or the Church, Father, tell them that I don't have much interest in women before I reach the Saint Realm."

"Yes, just like that!"

Before revealing his world-class talent, Lei Lin could only be considered a genius; while not exactly a dime a dozen in the kingdom, there were quite a few.

Matters like political marriages were unavoidable!

But now that he had revealed his talent and stopped hiding, he had no intention of continuing to play these games of interest exchange with other factions.

After all, once he breaks through to the Saint Realm, none of this will matter.

This is the essence of the Coiling Dragon world, where the strong are respected!

He then looked at Windsor and Luo Lin and said, "From now on, you two will move directly into my small courtyard. When I go out for training, you can keep my mother company and chat with her!"

Upon hearing this, the two girls blushed. After seeing the smile on Guyue's face, they walked over to stand behind Lei Lin.

Looking at the two girls, Lei Lin lamented that it was no wonder the men and women of this fantasy world matured so early!

After all, nourished by battle qi and magic, their physical development was never lacking.

Thinking of the anxiety he had felt after revealing his talent these past few days, he bid farewell to his parents and took his two fiancées back to his own courtyard.

And then...

The next day, Lei Lin walked out of his room feeling refreshed, though he inexplicably felt his legs go weak. He sighed, "A bed of comfort is truly the grave of heroes; the ancients did not deceive me!"

After instructing the maid waiting outside to take care of the two young mistresses in the room, he began planning his strategy for making contact in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

Through this incident of gaining fame, he had basically confirmed that befriending Linley would not cause him any negative repercussions. Having always been cautious, he immediately changed his attitude and devised a series of plans to boost Linley's favorability.

And the Magic Beast Mountain Range contact plan was just the beginning!

After all, among the four great bonds of life, "having been classmates together" was already missed because his early tests showed only average elemental affinity, making it impossible for him to enter Ernst Magic Academy.

According to the original story, Linley would soon begin entering the Magic Beast Mountain Range to accumulate combat experience.

In the early stages, Linley had suffered greatly in the Magic Beast Mountain Range due to a lack of experience and not fully listening to the advice of his mentor, Delin.

As long as he played it right, life-and-death training together would be just as good as "having carried a gun together."

"As for the other two great bonds, when training in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, I'll just share more Magic Cores with Linley. Although it's not quite the same as doing bad deeds together, it's close enough."

"Well, at most, I'll take the initiative to take him to the Misty Valley. With my current strength, I can handle the magic beasts there; at the very least, I should be able to ensure our safety."

"But as for visiting brothels, Linley is quite self-disciplined, and I already have little Luo Lin and Windsor, so that's hard to arrange!"

Lei Lin's eyes flickered as he thought of the beautiful junior he had seen in the crowd after demonstrating his Flight Technique at graduation, and he secretly thought, "Should I stir up some trouble involving Alice?"

"In any case, Linley didn't end up with Alice in the end!"

Magic Beast Mountain Range

The weather in June and July was exceptionally hot; only by wearing magic items that regulated temperature could adventurers training here feel a hint of coolness.

After casually finishing off a Bloodthirsty Wild Boar, Lei Lin adjusted the magic items and clothing on his body, as this would be his first interaction with Linley.

He had to be fully prepared!

Watching Linley, who was currently being attacked by an archer, Lei Lin thought to himself, "I cannot afford to make a bad first impression!"

Then, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and charged out of the woods, snorting coldly, "Another piece of trash who only dares to swing his butcher's knife at rookies. Die!"

Although the voice was not loud, it was exceptionally cold and clear, reaching the ears of Linley, who was currently dodging arrows.

Immediately after, Lei Lin swung his blade, and the sight of several streaks of Thunder Snake Battle Qi blasting the archer's hiding spot into scorched earth completely filled Linley's pupils!

Then, Lei Lin glanced casually at Linley, who was stunned by the power of that strike, and coldly tossed out a sentence: "The most terrifying thing in the Magic Beast Mountain Range has never been the magic beasts, but the peers with ulterior motives."

After speaking, without waiting for Linley to react, a flash of electricity surged over his body, and he vanished before Linley's eyes.

Standing in place, Linley remained silent for a moment before turning to Delin, the old grandfather floating by his side, and saying, "Grandpa Delin, if I'm not mistaken, that guy was Lei Lin, the one who shook the Royal Capital a while ago and is hailed as the greatest genius in history, right?"

"But isn't he a mage?"

"How did he use that move just now without even chanting a spell? It looked more like a battle technique!"

The labels Lei Lin usually displayed to outsiders were those of an alchemy genius and a business genius, and recently, the title of the greatest magic genius in history had completely overshadowed all his other honors.

To the extent that his identity as a warrior had been almost entirely overlooked by everyone!