Versatile Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant-Chapter 506: Trip to the Demon Capital, Persuasion and Convincing

Chapter 506: Chapter 506: Trip to the Demon Capital, Persuasion and Convincing

Demon Capital Airport.

Five young men and women walked out.

The group was rather strange: a remarkably cold and stern young man, a mature and beautiful woman with a few traces of Western exotic features on her face, and behind them a carefree young man, a little loli, and a youthful beauty.

These five were Lu Jun and the others, who had traveled from distant northern Yantai, crossing more than half of the Nine Provinces southward to the Demon Capital.

Aside from landing midway in Hangzhou to return the Totem Pearl carrying the Black Totem Serpent to West Lake, they had hurried nonstop the entire way.

At this moment, Mo Fan exclaimed in shock, "What?! You’re saying the Earth Holy Spring of Bo City and the Kunlun Water of the Ancient Capital are both Totem Power, originating from the Azure Dragon of the Four Sacred Beasts? And the Black Totem Serpent is a direct descendant of the Sacred Beast Xuanwu?"

Lu Jun looked at Mo Fan with a half-smile and replied, "That’s right. If you still want your cultivation to cross a major tier, then go search for these powers. I happen to know one place, there are traces of the Seven-Colored Divine Deer Totem in the Qinling Mountains."

Hearing this, Mo Fan felt guilty under Lu Jun’s gaze. He remembered when he had refined the Earth Holy Spring in Bo City, it was right under Lu Jun’s nose, and it was only because Lu Jun had spoken up righteously that Captain Liang had relented.

At the time, he claimed he was refining the spring to temper his body, but in reality he had fed it to the Little Loach Pendant.

Could it be that Lu Jun had already discovered it back then?

His heart tightened as he touched the Little Loach Pendant at his chest.

Lu Jun chuckled and shook his head. He had no other intention; he simply saw that Mo Fan was far too confused about matters concerning Totems, so he might as well popularize some common knowledge.

The Pacific Empire was about to arrive, and the battle power of the Azure Dragon Totem was indispensable.

Moreover, Lu Jun was too lazy to run around everywhere—Qinling, Xiayu, Helan Mountain, and many other nodes were troublesome. He might as well let Mo Fan handle it. In a sense, this was setting him back on the right track.

And midway through the journey, Lu Jun had received a call from Shao Zheng. The latter hoped he could trace the tracks of Totems, reasoning that since he had close ties with Totems such as the Black Totem Serpent and the Moon Moth Phoenix, he might gain some results.

Lu Jun thought he might as well pass the job to Mo Fan and enjoy some rest himself.

As for Mo Fan, his current mood was both excited and anxious. The bottleneck blocking his advancement to the Super Tier finally showed hope of resolution.

Soon, the five headed to the Demon Capital Tower to visit Feng Zhoulong.

"Hahaha, Lu Jun is here! Long time no see!"

Upon learning of his arrival, Feng Zhoulong hurried out, his face full of delight. He continuously praised, "So? The Innate Soul-Devouring Seed I produced was pretty good, right? Your Water Element directly swept across the Fifteen Nations, truly satisfying!"

Hearing this, Lu Jun smiled and nodded, saying frankly, "I’ve come to discuss something with you..."

Beside him, Mo Fan impatiently added, "That’s right, that’s right! About the Shadow Element method, the implantation of that material."

Yet the next words from Lu Jun were completely different from what everyone expected.

"Old Feng, do you know about Fusion Magic?"

Feng Zhoulong was surprised but nodded. "Of course I know. It’s one of the major research projects I currently have on hand."

He grew interested and asked in return, "You’re asking me about Fusion Magic—what’s the matter? Do you have some insight?"

Lu Jun laid his cards on the table. "What if I say I have a way to help you successfully research Fusion Magic?"

The moment these words were spoken, Feng Zhoulong was greatly shocked. Like a mad scientist, he rushed up to Lu Jun, grabbed his arms, and shook him. "Are you serious? Do you know what that would mean?!"

Feng Zhoulong muttered endlessly, rubbing his forehead. "The Fusion Magic project is the most difficult topic I’ve encountered so far. Even getting started is extremely hard. After researching for so long, the results are scarce."

"Sometimes I’ve almost given up hope. But if Fusion Magic is born, humanity’s overall strength will soar several times over!"

At the side, Mo Fan listened in confusion and kept shouting, "Hey, hey, hey! Old Lu, what are you two talking about? Forget Fusion Magic, talk about the Shadow method!"

But Lu Jun and Feng Zhoulong ignored him. Even Lingling, Xinxia, and Jun Yaoxue were deep in thought under Feng Zhoulong’s explanation, revealing contemplative expressions.

After rambling for quite some time, Feng Zhoulong finally came back to his senses. He stared closely at Lu Jun, seeing the certainty in his expression, and could not help but tremble as he said, "You could it be?!"

Lu Jun raised a finger and slowly said, "That’s right. I have a way but there’s one condition."

Hearing this, Feng Zhoulong urgently said, "What condition? Don’t say one even countless, I would agree!"

"Very simple." Lu Jun said casually, "Come work for me. I’ll provide funding. After Fusion Magic is developed, we split the patent equally. Without my permission, it cannot be freely disseminated."

"...This..."

Feng Zhoulong sucked in a breath instead and hesitated.

After a moment of silence, he revealed a bitter smile and said, "Fusion Magic needs to be spread and cultivated by more people to have its meaning. If you want to treat it as your own property and profit from it, forgive me, I cannot agree. I would rather slowly explore and research it myself."

"I understand your ideals. That’s not what I mean."

Lu Jun said calmly, "You hold the world in your heart, and I won’t stop you. After all, if Fusion Magic truly succeeds, you, Feng Zhoulong, will be the greatest contributor."

"But..." His tone shifted, carrying a faint chill. "Don’t underestimate the darkness of the world. There are always authoritarian powerhouses who attempt to claim every kind of power for themselves, obstructing social progress."

"With your strength, you won’t be able to contend against them. In the end, you may fail to realize your ideals and even lose your life."

"My idea is to promote it gradually start with trusted individuals, then allies, then the nation we belong to. When this force of change accumulates to its peak, only then can we redefine magic in an overbearing manner and spread it across the world."

After he finished speaking, Feng Zhoulong was shaken. Even Lingling, Jun Yaoxue, and Xinxia wore solemn expressions.

"That shouldn’t happen, right?"

In truth, Feng Zhoulong was somewhat inclined toward Lu Jun’s reasoning, but having long worked within the Magic Association, he still retained a trace of naïve trust in the organization.

At that moment, Mo Fan interjected, "I may not understand this Fusion Magic you’re talking about, but Old Lu is right. The human heart is hard to predict. Do you know about the Scale-Skin Female Demon? Do you know about the Demon Experiment? Do you know about the Parthenon Tribunal...?"

In his short life, Mo Fan had experienced an unusually colorful array of events and had long seen through the malice in human nature and the hypocrisy of those in high positions.

As Mo Fan recounted these matters, Feng Zhoulong was left stunned. "Ah, so the incident in Jinling was when you were captured? And the Demon who caused chaos at the Parthenon was actually you?"

Seeing this, Lu Jun nodded in satisfaction and pressed the advantage. "So, Old Feng, lie low a bit. Take my advice. Fusion Magic is not something you can handle alone, let me be the one to push it forward."

Feng Zhoulong fell silent and looked deeply at Lu Jun. Though he stayed shut away in the laboratory, because of his acquaintance with Lu Jun, he had continued to follow his developments.

The events in Africa, the great battle in South America, and even the nationwide report of the Supreme Monarch he had slain not long ago, he knew them all clearly.

With Lu Jun’s youthful potential, he would be able to protect him in the future.

Feng Zhoulong paced back and forth, torn with indecision. After several hours of consideration, he finally said heavily, "Very well. I will cooperate with you."

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