harleyscars Chapter 13 Mo Fan: I'm going to train my lightning element skills hard!
Chapter 13 Mo Fan: I'm going to train my lightning element skills hard!
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On their way home from school, Su Chen, with an ice pop in his mouth, expertly put his arm around Mo Fan's shoulder.
"Fanzi, how was my show of bravado today? Wasn't it earth-shattering and made that bastard Zhao Kunsan's jaw drop?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow, his face full of smugness.
Mo Fan rolled his eyes in annoyance: "You've been hiding it well, haven't you! The whole class thought you'd been sleeping all year and wasting your time, but you secretly trained your lightning element to this level? That Star Sensing Stone is about to burst! Tell me honestly, what's your cultivation level now?"
"Hehe, it's a secret." Su Chen smiled mysteriously, then changed the subject, lowering his voice to Mo Fan's ear, "Never mind me for now. I'm asking you, how's your secretly hidden lightning element cultivation going?"
Mentioning this, Mo Fan's previously excited expression immediately fell, and he scratched his head somewhat dejectedly: "Although I initially cultivated the lightning element, after I was able to cast spells smoothly, my cultivation focus shifted to the fire element. Then, to prepare for this annual test, I reduced my lightning cultivation time a bit, so my lightning element is still at the first level of the initial stage. But I'm still much stronger than Xu Zhaoting from the next class, although I feel there's still a slight gap between me and you."
Upon hearing that Mo Fan's lightning element was only at the initial level one, Su Chen felt a sense of disappointment and frustration.
That won't do!
If you don't work hard to upgrade your lightning element, how am I supposed to rise with the tide?
I'm counting on you to reach the second level of the beginner stage quickly so I can be promoted to the intermediate stage!
Although he thought this in his heart, Su Chen outwardly adopted the appearance of a wise and caring older brother. He sighed and patted Mo Fan on the shoulder: "Fanzi, you're being foolish!"
"How could I be so confused?" Mo Fan looked completely bewildered.
"Do you know what you're doing? You're practically begging for food while sitting right next to a mountain of gold!" Su Chen tossed the half-eaten popsicle stick into a roadside trash can with pinpoint accuracy. Looking around to make sure no one was watching, he said mysteriously, "What do you think I've been doing all year, sleeping in class and doing nothing at night? Let me tell you, I've mastered lightning magic to perfection! Don't underestimate me just because I'm only at the beginner level; I'm already working with the monster-hunting teams outside!"
"A demon-hunting team?!" Mo Fan gasped, his eyes widening instantly.
For these students who were still struggling to practice connecting with stars in their ivory towers, the demon-hunting team was a truly ruthless group that lived on the edge of a knife and fought against demons.
"That's right." Su Chen raised his chin and began his half-joking, half-serious bluff. "Going out to hunt demons is an incredibly lucrative business. Do you know how much the strange bones of even the lowest-quality Giant-Eyed Blood Rat can sell for? Tens of thousands! I'm with a team now, and I can easily earn tens of thousands just from a random mission!"
Upon hearing Su Chen say that he could earn tens of thousands of yuan just by going on a mission, Mo Fan's eyes instantly lit up with two glittering gold coin shapes.
There was no other way; Mo Fan was desperately short of money. His father, Mo Jiaxing, had sold their old house so he could attend a magic high school, and now he was working as a driver for the Mu family, suffering all sorts of mistreatment.
More importantly, he has a younger sister named Ye Xinxia who is in a wheelchair. Xinxia's future life and treatment will require a huge amount of money.
Seeing Mo Fan swallowing hard, Su Chen knew the fish had taken the bait, so he pressed his advantage: "And let me tell you, I feel like I'm not far from the initial level two. In two or three months at most, I'll break through! When that happens, once I obtain the initial level two lightning seal, my status in the demon-hunting team will skyrocket, and I'll get the lion's share of the loot!"
"Gurgle!"
Mo Fan swallowed hard, his voice trembling, "Old Su... is hunting demons really that profitable?"
"I'd be a dog if I lied to you!" Su Chen patted his chest confidently, then changed the subject, saying in a very tempting tone, "Fanzi, we're half-brothers! If you want to make money, I'll definitely give you a hand. So, as long as your lightning element can break through to the second level of the initial stage as soon as possible, gaining the ability to protect yourself and deal damage, I'll take you out to hunt monsters and make money! Then, the two of us brothers will be unstoppable in the hunter circles of Bo City!"
Mo Fan was thrilled, but then something occurred to him, and he asked with some confusion, "Old Su, why does it have to be lightning? My fire element is almost level two, and fire attacks are very powerful too. Can't you take my fire element with you?"
"Tch, you don't know anything about the market!" Su Chen scoffed mercilessly. "Fire element? Do you think the Hunter's Alliance lacks fire element users? They're a dime a dozen! Fire element is destructive, but it's uncontrollable! If you encounter fast, thick-skinned demons in the wild, even if you don't burn them to death with a single fire breath, they can bite your neck off!"
"But the Lightning element is different. Not only is its single-target burst damage stronger than Fire, but most importantly, it has a built-in paralysis effect! Even just one second of paralysis can give teammates a chance for a fatal blow or save their lives! Therefore, in the monster-hunting circle of Bo City, the Lightning element is the true darling of the meta, a VIP mid-level player that every team is vying for! If you, a beginner level 2 Lightning elementalist, just stand there, the captains of various monster-hunting teams will have to kneel down and beg you to join!"
Su Chen spoke these words with conviction and conviction. After all, he had personally witnessed the frenzied competition among the captains in the Hunter Alliance's hall.
Mo Fan was completely brainwashed by Su Chen's "version theory." He nodded in sudden realization, like a chicken pecking at rice.
"I get it! Old Su, you're right! Fire is powerful, but it's not as advantageous as lightning in the early stages. Making money is the key!" Mo Fan clenched his fist, his eyes burning with fighting spirit. "Putting everything else aside, just the chance to hunt demons and make big money to improve my dad and Xin Xia's lives is enough! I've decided, starting today, all my training time will be devoted to lightning! Fire? Let it cool off for now! I'm going to focus all my training on lightning!"
Seeing Mo Fan's energetic and ready-to-go-back-to-master-lightning-type-skills-up look, Su Chen mentally applauded himself.
Perfect! Absolutely perfect!
Fanzi, you have indeed lived up to my expectations.
Go forth, for your dream of wealth, for your sister's sake, and cultivate diligently!
As long as you're willing to work hard, you're not far from becoming an intermediate-level mage, and as for me... I'm not far from becoming an intermediate-level mage without even having to do it!
The two parted ways at the intersection. Su Chen watched Mo Fan jog home, whistled with satisfaction, and turned to walk towards his dilapidated house in the suburbs.
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