Chapter 1015: Chapter 771 I’m Back!
"Have you gone mad with joy?"
"You little bastard! I really am Elma!"
"I don’t believe it, although you seem to hold some status, you don’t quite match the Elma I had in mind."
"You bastard! You’re infuriating me! Could I, Elma, possibly deceive anyone?"
"Are you really Elma?" Long Yi asked cautiously.
"Really am!"
"Ha! What luck to have hugged such a big leg!"
Long Yi had originally thought that this old guy was just a frustrated Elder. He had never imagined that he was actually the master of the Ancient Mage Tower! But how could someone who was the master of the Ancient Mage Tower seem so tragic?
Seeing the confusion in Long Yi’s eyes, Elma sighed and then looked seriously at Long Yi, "Long Yi, would you like to join me and help me retake control of the Ancient Mage Tower?"
Long Yi immediately shook his head, "I don’t want to. It sounds very dangerous. I’m still young and have plenty of good days ahead of me."
Elma had expected Long Yi to agree immediately, but was unexpectedly met with a shake of the head. However, he soon laughed.
"Hehe, yes, I was too anxious. I haven’t even told you anything yet!" Elma said.
It turns out that starting from fifty years ago, Elma began to feel his life force rapidly declining. He knew his life was coming to an end, so he began to prepare for choosing a successor for the Ancient Mage Tower. At that time, the person he chose was Solis.
In the beginning, Solis managed the Ancient Mage Tower according to Elma’s plan. During Elma’s time, the primary purpose of the Ancient Mage Tower was to research magic. But from a dozen years ago, Solis suddenly changed his temperament and began researching various aggressive magical arts, daring to try some unbelievable magic, of which Crystal Poison was one.
At that time, in order to research Crystal Poison, the Ancient Mage Tower lost a group of elite Mages. Some Elders raised objections, but Solis rebuffed all of them. Those Elders tried to seek support from Elma, but just then, Solis created such a device that used Crystal Poison to extend Elma’s life. Elma, who had been prepared to meet his end, suddenly discovered a way to extend his life and naturally supported the research on Crystal Poison. As a result, his dependency on Crystal Poison grew higher, and he became almost completely controlled by Solis.
That is why Elma simply found someone to impersonate him and continue to act as a Puppet beside Solis, while he himself hid here. Out of sight, out of mind, Elma, having lost his power, didn’t have much of a solution for Solis’s actions.
However, now everything had changed. After Long Yi’s surgery, Elma found himself feeling as if he had become a hundred years younger! Both his body and mana were incredibly strong!
Because of this, he wanted to regroup his loyal old subordinates and reclaim what was rightfully his!
"This story is definitely quite convoluted," Long Yi nodded and said.
"So, will you help me?" Elma asked sincerely this time.
"I will, but you’ll have to do me a favor," Long Yi said.
"What favor?" Elma asked curiously.
"I haven’t thought it through yet, I’ll tell you when I figure it out," Long Yi said with a smirk.
When Long Yi told Ai Lin that this old guy was actually Elma, even the incredibly clever Ai Lin was shocked. Although she was clever, she was not a Prophet; within the relatively closed environment of the Ancient Mage Tower, she could not have known that this seemingly decrepit old man was actually the master of the Ancient Mage Tower, Elma!
But now she knew, and she also realized that, unwittingly, Long Yi had helped someone of such significance—albeit a former significance.
And now they were about to join Elma’s side and take back all the power that Solis had stolen from him.
In order to successfully do this, Elma not only raised Long Yi’s privilege to Level 13, but also elevated the privileges of Ai Lin, Little Zi, and Xiaodie to Level 13. This was also Long Yi’s request, and he assured Elma that he would never regret it.
Elma chose to trust Long Yi, and in reality, raising the privileges was merely symbolic. It was a gesture that cost him nothing, yet could win over hearts, so why not?
Thus, when Long Yi appeared once again in the Magic Development Institute with the blindsiding Level 13 badge, the manager with a mere Level 12 immediately stood aside with bowed head and subservient eyes. Although the difference between Level 13 and Level 12 seemed ordinary, it signified an insurmountable chasm—the difference between the middle and upper echelons of the Ancient Mage Tower!
Afterwards, when Long Yi approached the four girls including Ai Lin, the runes on the back of his hand flickered, astonishingly elevating their privileges to a terrifying Level 13 in front of everyone’s eyes! The men who had been harboring improper thoughts towards the girls immediately bowed their heads. At Level 13, Ai Lin and the others were no longer of the same world as them.
When Long Yi took Ai Lin and the others back to the farm, Elma was already waiting there, now dressed in a golden mage robe. His mana was unstoppable, swelling around him and even sparking a faint glow.
"You’re here!" Elma looked more vibrant than before. Although Long Yi had mentioned seven days, it had actually been ten days that had passed, and Elma still felt his body and mana growing stronger! To Long Yi, this might seem like a margin of error, but to Elma, it was an immense surprise!
Nothing could surprise him more than being reborn anew!
"Actually... I have a bit of magic too," Ai Lin said as she came over.
"What magic?" Elma looked at Ai Lin, somewhat puzzled. This beautiful girl didn’t seem like Long Yi, capable of causing trouble; she hadn’t made any news since coming to the Ancient Mage Tower, and her sudden words, what could they amount to?
"Rejuvenation magic," Ai Lin said.
"What is that?" Elma had never heard of it before.
"It’s a magic that stimulates the body, allowing both the physique and the mind to return to their peak state from the youth for a period of time," Ai Lin explained.
"For a period of time? How long?" Elma wasn’t too concerned; if it was only for a short duration, he could do it too. However, he knew this was certainly different from actually becoming young again.
"That depends on the strength of the person the magic is cast on. If it’s just a Tier 3 Mage from the Sanctuary, they can maintain it for one to two years. But if it’s an Ancient Powerhouse, the duration will be much longer. Given your extraordinary power, I think, within five years, your Mana shouldn’t wane in the least," said Ai Lin.
Five years!
Rejuvenation!
"Is this for real?" Elma could hardly believe it.
"Of course, it’s real. This magic isn’t actually that difficult." As she spoke, Ai Lin cast the spell, and in front of everyone, Elma’s face, creased with wrinkles, started to smooth out, sagging muscles began to regain strength. Even his slightly hunched body was now fully straight!
After Elma cast a Mirror Image magic, he barely could believe his eyes! The reflection in the Mirror Image was young and filled with strength, nothing like an old man!
In the Ancient Mage Tower, they had also researched rejuvenation spells, but most were discontinued due to lack of practical significance. A few successes either lasted too brief to suffice for even one battle, or were just appearances—though looking young, there was no actual difference.
But now, this Rejuvenation spell was totally different; Elma could genuinely feel the vigor of youth surging through his body!
If Long Yi’s surgery was like sending coal in a snowstorm, pulling him back from the brink of death and even enhancing his strength; then Ai Lin’s magic was the icing on the cake! It made his already strengthened power even stronger!
This change was truly an immense surprise!
"Hahaha! Fantastic! Truly fantastic! Now, I’d like to see who can stop me!"
At this moment, Elma could indeed be described as exuberant. Such dramatic ups and downs were truly too thrilling.
He had originally just wanted to take a gamble, but unexpectedly, the few levels of access he granted, which weren’t of much value, had given him such astonishing returns! At this moment, Elma felt a bit embarrassed, as if he had taken advantage of younger ones by pulling rank.
Although he didn’t voice it, he had already decided in his heart that once he recovered all his authority, he would definitely repay Long Yi and Ai Lin properly! But for now, it was time to settle the score with Solis!
The gateway from the middle to the upper layer was guarded by a squad, of course; these guards were only symbolic, for without the proper authority, no one could open the door.
When Elma, followed by a troop of people, arrived at the circular door over ten meters high, the guards immediately became vigilant, as the group appeared to be quite unfamiliar.
No! Not unfamiliar! That person was Long Yi, the enemy of the guard squad!
A member of the squad immediately recognized Long Yi, and at once, everyone assumed an offensive stance.
"What? I become young and you don’t recognize me?" Elma, donning a golden robe, spoke discontentedly.
Young?
It was only then that the guards’ gazes all focused on Elma.
"Level 19 access?" This astounding figure immediately frightened the whole group.
"Could it be, are you Master Elma?"
Someone asked tentatively. It wasn’t certain for them, after all, the person in front of them was too young, even though there was some resemblance to Elma. But when had these guards ever seen a young Elma?
"Indeed, it is I! I’ve just successfully completed a Rejuvenation spell and am returning to the upper level!" Elma declared authoritatively.
Immediately, all the guards stepped aside from the door.
Whether this Elma was real or not, at least the Level 19 access was not fake.
At that moment, when the guards looked at Long Yi, they saw the glow of a Level 13 badge on the back of his hand. And the girls who two days ago only had mere Tier 3 access were now also sporting Level 13 access!
Although these guards did not know exactly what had happened, seeing Long Yi and Elma together, they could more or less guess the whole story.
The heavy door opened, Elma took a deep breath, then stepped forward, with Long Yi and the others closely following him. Alma’s attendants and guards trailed right behind them.
"This really is, a long-awaited return!" Elma said, articulating every word. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
