Vigil City was located at the northern border of the Spano Province, bordering the Magical Beast Forest.
This was a three-tiered area in the Spano Province. Rumor had it that the Vigil City Lord was an extremely powerful knight. The kingdom had sent him here to prevent the magical beast riot.
Although this was a lawless zone, the people who came here would follow an unspoken rule, which was to try their best not to fight in the city.
After all, this was the resting place of countless people who had pursued their dreams or came here for training.
One evening, a travel-worn young man with a longsword on his back walked into Vigil City. The young man looked at the city gate with a tired face and said, "I'm finally here!"
This person was Li Wei, who had come all the way from the Spano Academy.
Li Wei had been on his way since he left the academy. Although Langdon City, where Spano Academy was located, was close to this place, Li Wei had still walked for a whole day.
Li Wei could not help but feel lucky that he had chosen to cultivate his battle spirit. If he was still that weak half-baked magician, then he would really be exhausted from walking so far by himself.
As for why he did not hire a carriage, it was because Li Wei was too poor. Li Wei's few gold coins had already been used to buy the longsword that was produced by the dwarves.
This longsword was sharp. It could be said that it could cut through iron like mud, not a magic sword.
The remaining few silver coins were not enough to hire a carriage.
Li Wei carried the longsword on his back and walked into the city. He immediately experienced the different atmosphere compared to Langdon City. There were taverns everywhere and mercenaries drinking cheap rum.
Everyone on the street was talking about who had obtained something in the Magical Beast Forest. The feeling of the city of adventures filled Li Wei with curiosity.
Li Wei walked and looked around. Finally, he found a cheap hotel that only cost three silver coins a night and provided breakfast and dinner.
Of course, the price was not cheap. In other cities, many people's monthly salary was only five silver coins.
After Li Wei paid the money, he followed the waiter into his room. The interior was similar to the standard room of the hotel in his previous life. Li Wei simply tidied up and went downstairs to eat in the restaurant.
The interior of the restaurant was a bit like the bar in his previous life. There was a cocktail reception desk and some small tables. Of course, there was no noisy music here.
The restaurant was full of mercenaries or adventurers who were alone. They gathered in groups of two or three and were discussing the harvest or adventures in the Magical Beast Forest.
When they saw Li Wei wearing the school uniform of the Spano Academy, they were curious.
"This kid came out of school so early to gain experience?"
"Is this called experience? Isn't he here to die? Look at the clothes on his body. He shouldn't even be a magician before he came out. Isn't this courting death?"
"Not necessarily. What if it's someone pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger? Don't forget that some freakish students in the past had this kind of boring and evil taste."
"It would be good if that kind of freakish student only appears once every few decades or even a hundred years. How is this kid possible?"
The name, Spano Academy, was still very well-known. The students often came here to train. However, it was the first time for the odd-job students, so Li Wei's appearance caused a stir in the entire restaurant.
Li Wei did not pay any attention to the gossip. He just quietly took a bowl of rice and a glass of fruit juice before sitting in a corner and starting to eat.
"See? If it really is those geniuses, how could there be no reaction when we say this?"
"Shh, don't say too much. The fact that they were able to enter the Spano Academy means that they are much stronger than us at that time, okay?"
"Sigh, that's true."
Ever since Li Wei entered, these words had never stopped. It was either envy of his identity or disdain toward Li Wei.
As for why those people could tell at a glance that Li Wei had studied magic, that was because although the Spano Academy and the Battle Spirit Academy were in the same academy ground, almost all the students were learning magic.
The Battle Spirit Academy only had one student every few years. Sometimes, there were even no students for more than ten years because the academy only recruited the creme of the crop. Every time, the academy's students were able to rise to fame within an extremely short period. All these years, no one had heard that the Battle Spirit Academy had recruited disciples.
In the dining hall, Li Wei talked about some of the geniuses of the Spano Academy.
"Spano Academy? A magician isn't that outstanding. They can only rely on a few years to produce a stronger knight to maintain their reputation as a trash academy."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. This was indeed the truth, but no one had ever dared to mention it.
Everyone in the restaurant looked toward the source of the voice. After seeing it, everyone looked relieved. At the entrance stood three young men in school uniforms. The one who spoke was the leader of the three.
Li Wei was also a little surprised when he saw the three people. He did not understand why the people from Cassano Academy would cross the province to come here.
Cassano Academy was an academy that specialized in magic. Its overall strength was much stronger than that of Spano Academy. It could easily enter the top five of the kingdom.
"What are you looking at? A bunch of low-level mercenaries."
Everyone was furious but did not dare to say anything. This was because Cassano Academy was also a noble academy. Every student had a unique background and they could not afford to offend them.
Seeing the group of people who did not dare to speak, the three geniuses also arrogantly went upstairs to the private room of the restaurant.
After the three of them left, the restaurant was filled with whispers, cursing the three of them in low voices.
After Li Wei finished eating, he quickly returned to his room and began to rest. He wanted to adjust himself to his best condition before going to the Magical Beast Forest.
The next morning, Li Wei carried his longsword and walked out of the hotel. If those people from yesterday saw him, they would definitely be shocked. He was really a knight from the Spano Academy.
Li Wei carried his longsword on his back and walked into Magical Beast Forest. For the whole morning, Li Wei had only killed some fierce beasts. He had not seen any real magical beasts. Of course, after a whole morning of high-intensity hunting, even if it was just fierce beasts, Li Wei was a little tired.
Just when Li Wei was about to turn around and go back to rest for a while, a red figure suddenly jumped out from the side.
Li Wei subconsciously pulled out his sword and slashed horizontally. That figure dodged it at an unbelievable angle.
When that figure stood still, Li Wei discovered that it was a level-1 magical beast, the Blazing Flame Wolf.
The Blazing Flame Wolf looked at Li Wei warily. Its front claws rubbed the ground, preparing for the next attack.
Li Wei also quietly circulated his battle spirit, preparing to give this beast who did not care about martial morality a fatal blow.
Suddenly, the Blazing Flame Wolf moved and charged at Li Wei at an extremely fast speed. Li Wei also circulated more than half of his battle spirit and used the Flame Sun technique.
In an instant, the blade of the sword turned bright red. It emitted a light that was like the sun as it slashed toward the Blazing Flame Wolf. The moment the two came into contact, the Blazing Flame Wolf was cut into two halves.
Li Wei looked at the dead Blazing Flame Wolf and used his longsword to dismember it once again. When Li Wei dissected the Blazing Flame Wolf, he found that there was a light in the wolf's head.
It seemed to be a magic crystal.