Chapter 33

In the Lalan Continent, competitions like this one are not uncommon. Magicians work tirelessly to improve their abilities, but if they study behind closed doors, they cannot accurately judge their abilities. They always have to compete with others to know how strong they are. All powerful people with a great reputation often encounter people who come to challenge them. Among the bards, there are also many good stories about competitions between powerful people.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, Jiang Li is a great magician, but only Jiang Li himself knows that he has been learning magic for less time than he has been running a supermarket.

Let alone the offensive and defensive magic used in combat competitions, the magic he is most proficient in is flying magic, but he does not fly himself, but mainly uses it to slack off when moving goods without having to do it himself.

The residents of the city of Kodolei had such a deep misunderstanding of him that a belligerent elf came to challenge him.

That was the man who defeated the great magician Leon. How could he possibly defeat him!

Looking at the powerful silver-haired elf in front of him and listening to the booing of the crowd, Jiang Li was sweating profusely.

He hesitated to move, and the silver-haired elf frowned slightly: "You don't want to fight?"

"..."

Messenner looked around. The road in the shopping street was not wide, not to mention that it was full of people at this time, and the street entrance was blocked by people. The place was small and it was indeed difficult to perform magic. If magic was used, it might accidentally hurt passers-by.

"Follow me."

As soon as the words fell, the elf floated up on the spot, with long silver hair flying in the wind. He flew into the forest outside the city, and his figure quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"..." Jiang Li had no choice but to use his most skilled flying magic to float himself up and followed him out of Duole City.

Because it was his first time flying, when Jiang Li stumbled to his destination, the silver-haired elf had been waiting there for a long time.

As soon as he landed, the elf's staff was pointed in front of him: "Go ahead."

"Well, you misunderstood." Jiang Li couldn't help explaining: "Actually, everyone misunderstood. I'm not a powerful magician, nor am I the person you want to find."

Messenner: "Huh?"

At this point, there was nothing to hide, so Jiang Li simply said directly: "Actually, I have just started learning magic, and I can't be your opponent yet."

"You just started learning magic?"

"Yes."

The elf asked calmly: "Humans on the Lalan continent will be tested for magical talent shortly after birth, and talented humans will enter the academy. You have long passed the age of admission, why haven't you learned it?"

"Because..."

"If you haven't learned it, then who arranged the magic in your store? Your teacher?" Messenner pressed on: "As far as I know, the space magic, teleportation magic, and concealment magic used in the supermarket... each one is very sophisticated. Who is your teacher? Where is he now?"

"..."

Of course, he couldn't tell anything about the supermarket, otherwise it would expose that he had traveled through time. Jiang Li whispered, "I taught myself."

The elf had a cold expression.

Such a lie full of loopholes would never convince him. At the same time, he was confused in his heart. He didn't understand why the human in front of him was hesitating and would rather cover up with lies than compete with him.

"Are you looking down on me?" Anger made Messenner's expression even more cruel: "Human, pick up your staff."

Jiang Li lowered his head: "...I don't have a staff."

"..."

Messenner stopped talking to him, he raised the staff in his hand and attacked Jiang Li with a normal attack.

The red light was not coming very fast, it was just meant to force him to take action. The moment he saw it, Jiang Li reflexively dodged to the side, the light hit the ground, and the stones on the ground were unfortunately affected and broken into pieces.

Jiang Li: "..."

Although the attack missed, the red light came from the top of the elf's staff and rushed towards Jiang Li one after another. Jiang Li did not dare to stop for a moment, and dodged to the side in panic. Sand and stones splashed around his feet, almost hitting him.

Messenner said coldly: "Fight back at me."

Jiang Li: "..." He really didn't know

how to do it! How to use offensive magic? He seemed to have seen it in a book, but he hadn't practiced it yet, and now he couldn't remember it.

Before he could figure it out, suddenly, a green vine grew out of the snow at his feet, and it tied up his feet before he could react. Jiang Li didn't have time to retract his strength, and fell to the ground by inertia. He looked back in horror, and the next attack had already appeared in front of him with great momentum.

Defensive magic... What is defensive magic? !

Jiang Li closed his eyes in despair.

His life would not end here, would it?

Attack after attack came at him quickly, the red light almost submerged him, the surrounding ground was splashed with large flakes of white snow, the snow mist and the magic light almost submerged him.

Not far away, Messenner said "Huh?" and stopped attacking in confusion.

When the snow mist dissipated, Jiang Li was seen curled up with his head in his arms, his eyes tightly closed, a translucent shield protecting him, the magic light flashed by, blocking all attacks outside the shield.

A perfect defensive magic.

Messenal launched several attacks tentatively, each one stronger than the previous one, but all were blocked by the defensive magic. The attacking magic was bounced off the shield and hit the tree next to it. The tree, which was as thick as an adult's waist, broke at the waist and fell to the ground, splashing a large amount of snow mist.

The elf was puzzled: "Why don't you fight back?"

Jiang Li opened his eyes carefully, and then he found that a shield had appeared in front of him, protecting him safely inside at 360 degrees, with a floating light occasionally passing by the surface. It seems that people can force out some potential when they are at the critical moment of life and death. The defensive magic that he had only seen in books and had not yet tried was successfully used by instinct.

Jiang Li had just breathed a sigh of relief when the supply of magic power was cut off and the shield cracked.

He struggled out of the vines that bound his ankles and said helplessly: "What I said is true. I am not lying to you. I have just started learning magic and have not yet learned offensive magic."

The elf frowned and asked: "Then what can you do?"

"I can cast fireballs and water balls." After Jiang Li's hard practice, he has become very proficient in these two things.

Messenner: "..."

That's just the basic magic that every magic beginner learns at the beginning.

The silver-haired elf said reluctantly: "Use them to attack me."

Since the other party took the initiative to propose it, Jiang Li would not be polite. He skillfully used the magic power in his body, and a fireball appeared out of thin air in his palm.

Messenner was stunned for a moment, and the next moment, the fireball flew towards him with great momentum. He stood still and did not move, and the defensive magic was performed in front of him to isolate the fireball.

Fireballs flew over like a blanket of fire, dense as a rainstorm. At first they were just fireballs, but then they grew bigger and bigger, like the roar of a fire dragon. In front of his eyes, flames suddenly flared up, and all the sounds in his ears were swallowed up by the flames. Only the scorching color remained in his field of vision.

Crack. A crack appeared in the magic defense behind him.

Messenner widened his eyes slightly, and he injected more magic power to make the magic defense stronger. The white snow around him had been melted by the scorching temperature, revealing the dark brown soil underneath.

It was not until a long time later that the surging attacks stopped.

Jiang Li looked at the elf not far away with disappointment. No matter how he attacked or how many angles he changed, until the magic power in his body was exhausted, except for a large circle of land around the elf that was roasted into charcoal, the elf's feet did not move a single step.

Although I knew that I was a beginner and very weak, it was too frustrating.

Jiang Li sat on the ground exhausted and said, "I have no magic power anymore."

Now you should believe that he is really weak, right?

Little did he know that the elves on the opposite side were also observing him.

After a long time, Messenner spoke slowly: "Where is your staff?"

"I don't have a staff." Jiang Li replied.

"..." Messenner held his hand tightly: "The staff is an important partner of the magician."

Jiang Li also knew this. It was mentioned in the basic textbooks of the magic academy that the magic staff is the medium for magicians to cast spells, which can make their magic use more stable. Jiang Li originally wanted to buy one, but he was still learning basic magic, and the magic was used smoothly, so this matter was delayed.

Without a wand, he could use magic smoothly, and it didn't seem necessary.

Messenner didn't know the other person's psychological activities, but he could hardly suppress his surprise.

Every magician would be told when he first learned magic that a wand was needed because it could better guide the magician's abilities and make them more outstanding, playing an important auxiliary role. It is true that magic can be used without a wand, but the effect comparison is like walking and driving. The same magic will be more difficult to use and it is easy to backfire.

If what he said was true, when he just started learning magic, without the help of a staff, he was able to manipulate magic so skillfully, and it was only basic magic, but he was able to break his own defense, not to mention that his magic power was also surprisingly huge.

——What a powerful talent!

In the long life of the elf, he had countless opponents, including elves, demons, and humans... but he had never seen a magician with such a terrifying talent.

If Jiang Li had the help of a staff, he would not use basic magic, but more complex offensive magic... Messenner clenched his hands, and just thinking of that picture made his blood boil.

But...

the silver-haired elf's expression became more solemn: "Who is your teacher?"

With such outstanding talent, Jiang Li could have become a powerful magician, perhaps the opponent he had been looking for for a long time, but now...!

Jiang Li said weakly: "I don't have a teacher. I taught myself."

"...Self-taught?"

"Every word I said is true." Jiang Li got up from the ground and explained to him: "Regarding the supermarket, I can't tell you the truth for the time being. But I am indeed not a powerful magician. There is a big misunderstanding. I have always taught myself with magic books. I only know these basic magics. I am not the opponent you want to find."

Messenner: "..."

Messenner: "They said you destroyed the props for testing talent?"

Jiang Li touched his nose and whispered: "It was an accident. I have already compensated."

If it weren't for that accident, the rumors about him in Dore City would not have become so outrageous now, and it would not have attracted the elf in front of him. Thinking of this, Jiang Li couldn't help but sigh deeply.

The elf stared at him for a long time with his emerald eyes, and finally just pursed his lips and said nothing.

It was obvious that he was disappointed that he didn't have a big fight with the strong man he imagined.

Jiang Li, whose magic power was exhausted, was grabbed by the collar and taken back to Dore City.

As soon as he landed at the city gate, Augustus ran out in a hurry: "Jiang Li, are you okay?"

Jiang Li shook his head. Apart from running out of magic power, he was fine. Knowing that he was a rookie, the elf didn't make things difficult for him.

Augustus breathed a sigh of relief.

Just now he was watching from a distance on the city wall. He was too far away to see more clearly. He could only see the flames rising into the sky. After the flames disappeared, a large charred gap appeared in the snow-covered forest. One can imagine how fierce the battle was.

He then asked the question that the whole city was concerned about: "Who won?"

"I lost." Jiang Li said.

Augustus was shocked: "What?! You actually lost?!"

Augustus was very disappointed. He also bet with many people, saying that Jiang Li would definitely win this competition. The elf who suddenly appeared was so powerful that even Jiang Li was defeated by him?

Augustus cheered up and patted Jiang Li on the shoulder comfortingly: "You are already very powerful. Elves have a long lifespan. He has learned magic for many more years than you. I heard that even the great magician Leon is not his opponent."

Jiang Li: "...Actually, I'm not that sad."

...

After returning to the supermarket to rest for a while, Jiang Li reopened the door of the supermarket.

The competition interrupted the supermarket, so it opened a little later today. Customers who had not shopped in the supermarket for five days kept coming. While shopping, they saw Jiang Li and couldn't help but sigh, "Mr. Jiang Li, you actually lost."

The result of his competition with the elves has spread like a whirlwind through the city of Dore, and has reached everyone's ears.

Although Jiang Li lost this time, everyone was not disappointed. After all, he was a powerful figure who defeated the court magician Leon, so it was not surprising that he lost!

Neither Jiang Li nor Messenal revealed more about the competition. Many people, like Augustus, ran to the city wall to watch from afar and saw the scene of the flames, but there were no more details. After seeing Jiang Li, they asked him about the content of the competition.

Jiang Li was busy scanning the code and paying the bill, and responded casually: "Mr. Messenner is too powerful, I am no match for him."

"What magic did he use?" A magician customer asked anxiously: "Is it the same magic that defeated Leon?"

... No, he didn't even use any magic. Jiang Li shed a tear of sympathy for himself in his heart.

Ding Dong.

The door came with a reminder to welcome new customers, and the voices of the customers in the supermarket suddenly became lower.

Jiang Li looked up and saw the silver-haired elf who had just said goodbye not long ago standing at the door of the supermarket.

He was stunned for a moment and took the initiative to greet: "Mr. Messenner."

Messenner nodded at him coldly, and his emerald eyes looked around the supermarket for a long time before he walked in lightly and stopped in front of Jiang Li.

The customer in front of them quickly paid and moved out of the way with his things, but he didn't walk away. Instead, he looked at the two curiously. The other customers in the supermarket did the same.

"I want to buy vegetable oil," said Messenner.

Jiang Li was a little surprised, but said nothing and went to the shelf to get him a small bottle of peanut oil.

Not long ago, the two were opponents who used magic to attack each other, but now they were standing here peacefully and buying things. This felt quite strange. Jiang Li felt a little uncomfortable and took the initiative to talk to him: "Are you going to buy vegetable oil to cook?"

"Yes."

"You just came to Dolei City. Have you started to learn those recipes?" Jiang Li said casually: "I heard that elves only eat vegetarian food. Will those dishes suit your taste?"

When mentioning this, Messenner's eyes lit up slightly, and the look in his eyes revealed a slight admiration, "The shredded potatoes you invented are delicious."

"Really? Thank you." In fact, it was not invented by him.

Messenner glanced at him and continued: "I plan to eat potatoes today."

"Oh."

"I have eaten potatoes every day in the past five days."

"...Ah?"

Messenner's eyes sparkled, and he repeated affirmatively: "Fried shredded potatoes are really delicious."