Chapter 18

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"It's all your fault!" Only someone like Cook, who only half understands this world, wouldn't be surprised that a chipmunk hit by a fireball spell didn't die. If Cook knew that his wooden door was once hit by a small fireball spell, he would definitely look at this little thing sticking to him differently. Unfortunately, Cook doesn't know.

"It's not my fault, I just wanted to surprise them." The chipmunk tried to beat its fur, but unfortunately, half of its body was still charred black. The chipmunk defended itself.

"Uh! Surprise! Haha! Haha!" Cook looked at the originally beautiful chipmunk now, and this was the surprise, laughing heartily.

"No laughing, no laughing, mages are all eccentric." The chipmunk angrily shouted at Cook.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh. Alright, little guy, you can leave now, or that eccentric person won't let you off tomorrow morning." Cook looked at the memory scroll in his hand and said to the chipmunk.

"Hmph, I'm not leaving. I'll make them like me, I'll go pack my things first." The chipmunk said and then hopped away.

"Pack your things?" Cook was very puzzled, but he only half understood this highly intelligent little thing because this world couldn't be viewed with his original worldview.

Cook also returned to his tent, but Cook's tent was near the center of the guard area, where the mages' mounts were also kept. However, what puzzled Cook was that, although it was said that several powerful mages had magical beast mounts, Cook couldn't find any that were magical beasts. However, Cook's treatment was still good, with a single-person tent and some saddles and other equipment, which were the items Cook managed.

Cook carefully lit the candle, a thick arm-sized candle that was a luxury. This was actually one of the items Cook managed, and with the thought that it would be a waste not to use it, he naturally used it.

A scroll with intricate patterns appeared before Cook. On it was a hexagram, and in the middle of the pattern were some strange, twisted words. What puzzled Cook was that these words and the lines of the hexagram were actually emitting a faint light.

"Rip it open?" Cook really didn't know how to use this thing, but Micky's words reminded him. Cook looked at the leather scroll, wondering if it could be ripped open.

"Bang!" As soon as Cook applied force, the scroll immediately shattered, and a burst of white light flashed before Cook's eyes. A very mysterious pattern appeared in the air and then instantly merged into Cook's forehead.

"Memory scroll fluctuation? It seems Lily is quite satisfied with her attendant." Melif was sitting in a luxurious tent, looking outside and muttering softly.

"Hehe, my lord, you don't know, that Cook's trash talent is very intriguing to the young lady, and now she has a student and an attendant, she's probably building her own team." A tall, thin man beside Melif said with a smile.

"She should start building a team." Melif replied with a smile.

"Indeed, the young lady is only 18 years old, yet she's already a mage." The tall, thin man also sighed.

"Hehe, no need to worry about her, Nada, what do you think of the empire's actions this time?" Melif replied with a smile, then asked.

"The conflict between the military and the royal family has been going on for a long time. This time, it's their power struggle. I don't have high hopes for this operation. After all, the Ceylon Empire wouldn't dare to attack without preparation." Nada frowned and replied.

"That's why my lord isn't in a hurry to move, waiting for the Mammoth Corps to join us." Nada continued.

"What I'm worried about is the Mammoth Corps. We, the Magic Corps, can say that even if we are surrounded, I don't think the Ceylon Empire would dare to harm us. After all, we belong not only to the empire but also to the Mage Guild." Melif tapped the table and explained.

"Really? The Mammoth Corps is one of the largest magical beast corps on the continent. Apart from the Holy Knights of the Light Church, the others are at most on par." Nada was taken aback.

"Look, the Ceylon Empire has conscripted 2 million troops domestically. I don't know what they are planning, but I have a bad feeling." Melif pointed to the intelligence on the table.

"Should my lord send a warning to the capital?" Nada hesitated and asked.

"Hmph, I've already sent a message, but I haven't received a reply after a day. Clearly, the capital is not calm either." Melif coldly replied.

"Is my lord just going to let it go? The Magic Corps is the heart of the empire." Nada continued to ask.

"One step at a time! But Nada, you need to be prepared. Leave people at all the intersections and checkpoints." Melif instructed.

"Yes, my lord!" Nada accepted the order and quickly left.

After the white light rushed into Cook's mind, his brain suddenly ached as if pricked by a needle, but then nothing happened. However, Cook immediately cursed, "What the hell is this? I can't recognize any of it!"

Because Cook's mind was filled with countless twisted words, but what infuriated Cook was that he couldn't recognize a single one. Cook felt like he had seen them countless times and memorized them by rote.

In Loli's tent, someone was surprised and said, "Oh no, Micky, I forgot that guy can't read, and the memory scroll uses magical script."

"Uh!" Micky was also taken aback, as there was only a passage between the two beds.

"Never mind, when I teach you magical script tomorrow, he can learn alongside. If we were in the capital, it wouldn't be so troublesome." Loli said with obvious frustration.

"Teacher, do I really have to learn to read?" Micky asked, frowning.

"You little brat, do you know how much it costs to learn these things? If you weren't my student, it would cost tens of thousands of gold coins, and you still wouldn't finish." Loli immediately sat up and scolded her.

"Teacher, just give me a Wisdom Scroll." Micky quickly缩着脑袋说道。

"说得轻巧，智慧卷轴可是非常消耗精神力的，如果等级不够，灵魂都会受到损伤的。" Loli白了Micky一眼，没好气地说道。

"那好吧，不过要学习多久啊？" Micky无奈地答应道。

"我足足学习了十年……！" Loli想了想回答道。

"呜呜呜……！" Micky一听，被这个数字直接吓到了，哭丧着脸委屈地呜呜道。

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