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In the dense forest, Merlin and the others followed behind Great Mage Danbei.
The journey had been peaceful, and they had not encountered any Dark Blood Bats. Everyone wore somewhat relaxed expressions. Merlin and Lorinka walked at the rear. Lorinka glanced at Great Mage Holmes and the others ahead, then quietly slowed down until she was walking beside Merlin.
"Great Mage Merlin, you borrowed five Contribution Points just to exchange for the Dark Mist Spell?"
Lorinka lowered her voice and asked softly.
Merlin neither confirmed nor denied it. He did not answer, but a faint smile appeared on his face.
Seeing Merlin's expression, Lorinka could not help shaking her head in disappointment. Then, frowning, she said, "You had already constructed three Spell Models outside. Those three Spell Models are not yet stable, yet you constructed Dark Mist as well. A Four-Element Spellcaster may be powerful, but becoming a First-level Spellcaster is even more difficult. Don't you want to become an official member of the Dark Spirit Domain?"
Merlin was quite surprised. He had not expected Lorinka's reaction to be so strong.
Lorinka seemed to realize that she had overreacted. She shook her head helplessly and said nothing more, but Merlin could sense a trace of disappointment in her tone.
Merlin looked at Lorinka's back and frowned slightly. Of course, he would not naively believe that