Why Didn't You Say So Sooner If You Had Something Good?
Li Yu raised his hand, on which a small Magic Array was now glowing. It looked very discreet, but it was actually something Li Yu had just released.
"That way no one will notice. You should all break through to the fourth rank as soon as possible, and I'll teach you these techniques then." After saying that, Li Yu put his hand down again.
Upon hearing this, everyone was speechless. So that's how it is. Many people have actually learned the Perception Technique, but when they use this True Magic, a half-meter-long Magic Array appears under their feet, shining brightly.
So generally they didn't use this True Magic much, but Li Yu shrunk True Magic to this size, which is why no one could detect it.
"It can shrink to this size? That's amazing." Everyone was quite impressed and resolved to accelerate their breakthroughs, as this would be incredibly convenient.
Yukino Yukinoshita spoke thoughtfully, "Given my talent, do you think I could achieve something like your fourth-tier performance ahead of time?"
She could control her Body Domination and the power within it. Although she hadn't reached the fourth rank yet, she felt like she could do it too.
"You haven't tried?" Li Yu looked at Yukino Yukinoshita with a strange expression. Seriously, were you stunned by my previous beating? With your talent, how could you possibly fail?
Li Yu really wanted to ask her if her body was damaged after he punched her twice? How come she never tried it?
When Li Yu asked her this question, Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't hold back any longer and stammered, not knowing how to answer, because she really had never tried it before.
"Laughable, your talent for manipulating magic is a piece of cake for you, isn't it? You can transfer pain to other places, and manipulating magic to reduce power is a piece of cake for you, right? You don't really think you need to reach the fourth rank to do that, do you?" Li Yu's mouth was like it was coated with venom.
He mercilessly criticized Yukino Yukinoshita, words that nearly made her furious. Yukino glared fiercely at Li Yu, then quickened her pace, not wanting to talk to this guy.
Seeing this, everyone's lips curled up slightly. Yukino was usually quite calm, but she couldn't stay calm when talking to Li Yu.
"I'm back." Just as everyone was moving forward, Kato Megumi rejoined the group. Asuna turned to look at Kato Megumi and asked, "Are you sure?"
Kato Megumi nodded, and said slowly, "It's confirmed. We are indeed being watched, and they're following us, but... they're all relatively weak individuals."
She originally intended to knock them all out, but then she thought better of it; they were too weak. If she wanted to, she could have easily taken them all out on the spot.
"Don't worry about these people, they're just annoying. We can just set up a Magic Array at the base later." Li Yu didn't take them seriously; they were just a bunch of small fry.
Upon hearing this, Asuna nodded and said, "Then let's do as you say, otherwise we'll have to have someone keep watch."
Furthermore, Asuna harbored a vague sense of unease. This might be the first batch, but certainly not the last; they would definitely encounter many more here in the future.
This is still because they're not very famous yet. If they were to become famous, these guys would probably have to avoid them. Thinking of this, Asuna made up her mind.
Next, she needs to improve herself and strive to become stronger, because in this world, no one knows what kind of enemies she will encounter in the future.
No one said much about it; if they wanted to follow, they did. Led by Hestia, the group soon arrived at a bookstore.
Seeing this, Li Yu quickened his pace and walked over, then started talking to the owner, asking for a discount so he could pack up all the books in the bookstore.
This unexpected surprise thrilled the shop owner. After a moment's hesitation, he offered a very fair price, since he would go bankrupt if he couldn't sell them.
After hearing the price, Li Yu agreed, saying, "Okay, then help me find someone to pack the things and send them to the Hestia Familia in the East District."
Li Yu gave the address, agreeing to pay upon delivery. Li Yu would only pay after all the books were delivered without any problems. The shop owner agreed and hurriedly found someone to help pack the books in the bookstore.
"You're done buying everything?" Hestia was somewhat dumbfounded as she watched Li Yu make his purchases. Was it really that simple?
Is it really over just like that?
"What else do you want? Alright, let's go. He'll bring it to us when the time comes. Next, we'll go buy some materials." Li Yu shrugged and then walked out without looking back.
Seeing this, Hestia hurriedly followed. She had learned something new; so this was what it was like for rich people to buy things?
This is outrageous! She's lived for hundreds of millions of years and has never seen Li Yu buy things like this.
If Li Yu knew what she was thinking, he would definitely give her a good scolding. "You may be hundreds of millions of years old, but you've been staying in the Heavenly Realm all the time. You'd be a ghost if you'd ever seen anything like it!"
After buying the books, Li Yu went directly to the Babel Tower with the others. He then purchased some materials he needed from the guild shop before meeting up with the other Li Yu.
The other students have also finished buying their things, which has added another convoy to the line heading back, consisting entirely of people delivering goods to everyone.
They were busy all morning, and by the time they returned to the Familia's residence it was already noon. The cooks had arrived, and after Li Yu settled them in, he got to work.
They prepared lunch. With their arrival, the Hestia Familia finally felt like a normal Familia; otherwise, it would have been too desolate with just them.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Li Yu asked his classmates to help him process the materials. Then, Li Yu started tinkering and preparing to set up the Familia's Position Magic.
When purchasing materials, Li Yu had already planned how to set up the formation. He only had a few types of Position Magic at his disposal, but he combined them with the knowledge he had learned.
After some minor adjustments Position Magic, Li Yu created a new Position Magic, a combination of meditation, spatial barriers, and Protection Barrier.
This time, the purchase of materials cost Li Yu nearly 5 million mana, which was quite a hefty sum. However, for the safety of himself and his companions, Li Yu had no choice but to go through with it.
The classmates were also learning for the first time that Li Yu had this skill, which was truly amazing. Xia Yu, in particular, learned from Kato Megumi that Li Yu had already set up Meditation Array for their place of residence, which made her extremely envious.
"When we get back, Li Yu, please come to my house and set one up in my room too, please!" Xia Yu finally understood why Asuna and the others' True Magic abilities had improved so rapidly.
You guys are cheating! Why didn't you say something like this sooner? She can afford to set up the Magic Array, it's not like she doesn't have the money!
"You didn't ask either. I thought you all had them." Li Yu looked at Xia Yu with some surprise, as if to say, "So you didn't have them after all."
This made Xia Yu roll her eyes, and she couldn't help but complain, "I never thought of hiring someone to decorate my house. I always thought that kind of thing was only found in schools or special meditation places."
It can only be said that it was because of her lack of experience. Now she has finally seen it for herself. In fact, not only her, but everyone else in the class is also tempted at this moment.
After all, everyone knows how to meditate and sleep these days, and having a Magic Array to assist with that would be incredibly helpful.
"Alright, we can talk about these things when we get back. Let's set up our Magic Array first. I'll prepare the materials first, and then you can fill them in later." Li Yu said and began to get to work.
It would be impossible for Li Yu to finish such a large Magic Array by himself in just one afternoon, which is why Li Yu asked everyone for help.
All he needs to do is get the key details right, then draw the Magic Array so everyone can fill in the materials.
Li Yu found several large barrels and began to slowly prepare the materials needed for the Magic Array. The Magic Array needed to cover the three buildings, and there were quite a lot of materials required.
Next, Li Yu spent nearly two hours preparing the materials. After finishing that, Li Yu immediately found a relatively thick wooden stick and began drawing Magic Array within the Familia.
Under Li Yu's direction, the others began to carefully fill the grooves that Li Yu had drawn with a wooden stick. Everyone was helping; Li Yu drew in front, while the others carefully filled in the grooves behind.
In addition, some students were keeping an eye on things to prevent others from stepping on the materials and causing the Magic Array to malfunction.
Since everyone already knew the function of the Magic Array, they all cooperated very well. With everyone's concerted efforts, Li Yu gradually created the Magic Array.
Meanwhile, on the third floor of the middle building, in a huge room, Nangong Natsuki, Yor, and Hiratsuka Shizuka were sitting by the window drinking tea and watching Li Yu's actions below.
Watching Li Yu meticulously draw the Magic Array, Nangong Natsuki was truly astonished. She slowly began to see some clues and said, "This is outrageous! The spatial barrier I taught him yesterday, and he's already using it today? And the other two inlaid True Magic were self-taught?"
Li Yu simply created the ring toss technique commonly used by Position Magic, embedding several Magic Array together to achieve various effects.
She had only taught Li Yu that spatial barrier yesterday, but Li Yu was already using it; it was simply too overpowered.
"Teacher Li taught him some things; that Protection Barrier was taught by him. As for meditation... I guess he learned it himself by watching what was shown in the classroom." Hiratsuka Shizuka was already numb.
She wouldn't be surprised if Li Yu came up with something strange; in fact, she would take it for granted, given how terrifying his learning ability was.
"It seems our world is about to produce an extraordinary person." Nangong Natsuki was completely impressed by Li Yu's talent, and she was now even more excited to see what kind of things Li Yu would bring back to this world.
At the same time, she made up her mind to protect this boy and prevent any accidents from happening to him. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but say to Yor, "Yor, please keep a close eye on this boy from now on, and make sure nothing happens to him."
Hearing Nangong Natsuki's words, Yor nodded, looking at Li Yu below with a serious expression and assuring him, "Don't worry, Teacher Nangong, I know what to do. With me here, no one can harm a hair on Li Yu's head!"
If the gods of this world really want to take action against Li Yu, they certainly wouldn't mind making a huge scene and then going back to call for reinforcements. At that time, there might be even more God Slayer on their side!
At this moment, both teachers reached an agreement: no matter what, they must protect Li Yu. As long as Li Yu grows up, he will be an absolute pillar of support!
Li Yu was unaware of what was happening with Nangong Natsuki. He wasn't paying attention to Nangong Natsuki at the moment, but was instead focused on drawing his own Magic Array.
The sky gradually darkened, but Li Yu and the others did not finish their work. For the past few hours, Li Yu had been highly focused, meticulously drawing the details of the Magic Array.
The other students followed Li Yu without complaint, filling in the materials little by little until Li Yu finished the last stroke, at which point they stopped.
The students responsible for filling in the materials quickly finished filling the last part. After that, Li Yu said, "Now everyone, please go inside."
Upon hearing Li Yu's words, everyone hurriedly nodded, then quickly packed up their belongings and left the scene. The group gathered together and looked at Li Yu with curious eyes.
This was the first time anyone had encountered something like this, so everyone was quite curious about what to do next. The Magic Array had already been drawn, and because it was dark, the materials they had filled in were now emitting a faint silver light.
Li Yu took out the Magic Stone he had specially purchased to be used as the core from his Space Ring. It was a Magic Stone about the size of a fist, and if this thing were in Li Yu's group, its price would probably be sky-high.
However, they are exceptionally cheap in this world, since Dungeon produce a large number of Magic Stone every day, and if you are not afraid of danger, you can even go into the Dungeon to collect them.
However, Li Yu believed that it wouldn't be long before the Dungeon opened to the public, and the price of Magic Stone would be as cheap as in this world, or even cheaper, since the Dungeon produced so many magic stones.
Li Yu took out the Magic Stone and went to a spot where a wooden stick was stuck in the ground. A small pit had been left there, and it was filled with materials for Magic Array.
With his senses fully activated, Li Yu used God perspective to check the entire Magic Array. After finding no problems, he began to pour magic power into the Magic Stone in his hand.
As Li Yu's magic power was injected, the Magic Stone was activated and began to emit a dark purple light, which was also the color of the Magic Stone itself. In Li Yu's hand, the activated Magic Stone was like a purple luminous pearl, which was particularly dazzling in the dim environment.
Without hesitation, Li Yu threw the Magic Stone in his hand into the pre-reserved pit. As the Magic Stone fell, the materials ignited like gunpowder.
Light burst forth from the pit, rapidly spreading throughout the entire settlement. The materials that had been filled in transformed from silver to purple, eventually forming a massive Magic Array.
If someone were to look down from high above, they would certainly be able to see that the entire Hestia Spring Clan is now shrouded in a massive Magic Array.
Li Yu activated the Magic Array he had created in the afternoon, and the entire Hestia Familia's encampment seemed to be bathed in purple light.
The Magic Array was activated, Li Yu began to fix it in place, allowing it to completely merge with the land. The magic power within his body Origin into the ground.
The infusion of this magic power made the Magic Array shine even brighter, but this scene also stunned Nangong Natsuki. Did Li Yu have that much magic power?
She had originally planned to help, since she knew very well that it would take a huge amount of magic power to fix this Magic Array. In her opinion, Li Yu's magic power should not be enough. But she was proven wrong in the blink of an eye!