Kaphni scoffed, "You have time to cry and whine, but you'll have already cast the Light Spear spell by now. Look, this mana restoration potion costs several thousand gold coins a bottle, drink it quickly."

"I don't want to! I've already drunk five bottles, and if I drink any more, my magic circuits will hurt terribly!" Sally's little hands waved frantically.

"Huh? Did you think our million gold bounty was easy to get? The pain in your magic circuit is nothing. Your actions are indirectly saving the world, you know that? Even if I die, I'll still remember you."

Kaphni grinned, grabbed Sally's cheek with one hand, and squeezed the magic potion in the other, forcing it down her throat: "Drink it!"

"Waaah, Mom, I want to go home!" Sally cried helplessly, looking at Linda with teary eyes.

There are only two good people among the members of the Phoenix Flower. One of them is a brown-haired loli who has no say, and the other is the captain of the Phoenix Flower.

But Sally was very suspicious that Linda was really the "good cop," and that the bad behavior of Kaphni and others might have been secretly instigated by Linda.

“You’re putting me in a difficult position,” Linda sighed.

Sally: "I'm tired. It's normal to chant slowly when you're tired!"

“I know,” Linda said, “but it’s at most 30% lower than normal, and skilled mages can even keep it below 10%.”

"How is that possible! Our number one in the age group has to drop by half!"

Sally thought Linda was lying. If someone like that really existed, she would definitely be one of the top mages in the Azure Province.

The timer on the watch has reached 18 minutes; there's no way I can pass the level in the remaining 2 minutes.

Linda shook her head and said, "Let's go back to the city first, don't make things difficult for Miss Sally."

This attempt ended in failure.

Fortunately, Linda obtained valuable experimental data.

When looking for someone, you can use Sally's example as a guide to calculate the required strength of the mage you need.

The group pulled out blue return scrolls.

A flash of light, and the figure disappeared into the desert.

"sorry!"

In the Adventurers' Guild's reception room, Sally kept bowing and apologizing.

"It was my oversight. I didn't expect your strength to be... rather ordinary." Linda carefully chose her words.

He tried to say something nice, but he couldn't bring himself to praise Sally's performance.

Across the table, Viren's face burned with embarrassment, and he drank tea to hide his awkwardness.

After all, the person was recommended by the Adventurers' Guild.

"Speaking of which, aren't your demands a bit too high? Why are you entrusting all the monsters to a light mage?" Velen couldn't help but ask.

"This matter involves the hidden trial on the 16th floor." Linda gave a vague and perfunctory answer: "Anyway, I've increased the bounty to 2 million gold. Could you contact the Adventurers' Guild in Cangqing City and have them issue a recruitment quest?"

If it's Cangqing City, which ranks first in the province, you should be able to find the talent you need.

Velen: "2 million gold, hmm, let's give it a try."

At the same time.

Ai Ke returned from shopping, humming a cheerful tune, and drove her wheelchair back to Xueyan Villa.

Haha~

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was on the road, Ai Ke smiled happily.

Things turned out exactly as she had expected.

The light mage that Linda recruited did not meet the standards required by the Phoenix Tail Flower.

The gap between adventurers is quite large.

To be noticed by Linda, who has a nine-star rating, one must be at least an eight-star.

From the beginning, Eko had a premonition that Linda's recruitment plan would end in failure.

"Linda must be very anxious right now. She really wants to conquer the Flame Giant, but she's stuck in a small dungeon like the 16th floor. If this continues, my chances of success with my second move will greatly increase."

Aiko had already begun her operation several days earlier.

There seemed to be nothing unusual around Linda.

Actually, they are all abnormal.

Ai used a black robe that could conceal his presence to follow Linda for several days.

The fishing nets had already been cast, and the fishing spots had been prepared.

All that's missing is a big fish to bite.

Hehehe

As soon as I entered the room, I happened to hear a red-haired dwarf emitting a disgusting, silly laugh.

What are you doing?

Aiko blinked curiously, tiptoed quietly across the entryway, and peered into the living room. If only she could catch Leah doing something wrong.

'Captain, you don't want everyone to know about the reward you gave in the living room, do you?'

For the past three years, Eiko has been trying to capture Boliya.

She didn't believe that a normally developing girl could endure manual labor.

Putting herself in her shoes, Aiko thought that if someone wanted to capture her,

She had already been arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.

But the truth is, Leah is truly extraordinary.

For a time, Eiko would peep at Leah through the crack in the door every night.

As a result, all Lia did was do push-ups and swing her sword. The only time she was caught red-handed was when she was sneakily eating strawberry cake with her back to the door.

Ai Ke was so disappointed in him!

Why don't you spend your time dissecting your strawberry cake instead of something else?

From then on, Eko stopped paying attention to Lia's private life.

But things are different now than before.

Leah turned eighteen and became a full-fledged adult.

You might just become much more interested.

Aiko suppressed her magical aura and peeked out from the corner of the wall with a cheeky grin.

All I saw was Leah taking off her shoes and curling up on a beige single sofa.

With his back to this side, he bent over, seemingly looking at something.

He would occasionally let out a strange laugh.

"They must have been secretly watching some inappropriate video!"

Ai Ke held her breath and slowly approached the sofa.

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