To be honest, if it were Fang Li, he would never have thought of such a plan.
The reason was simple.
"Isn't this going to take a lot of time?" Fang Li said with some hesitation. "If we just slipped straight out of Academy City, we wouldn't need to take such a roundabout route, right?"
That was Fang Li's line of thought.
"But wouldn't that increase the risk?" Sylvia, however, spoke in a calm, rational tone. "Not only is there the danger of being discovered by Academy City, but if we tamper with the ley lines or Dragon Veins, there's also the danger of being detected by the local magic forces, right?"
That was exactly it.
If they followed Sylvia's method, they would indeed spend much more time, but they could leave the country naturally without arousing Academy City's suspicion, and once outside, they could move around freely. Even if they secretly gathered power from the ley lines or Dragon Veins and alarmed the local magic forces, their identities would be well-covered, avoiding direct confrontation and thus lowering the risk.
This way, they wouldn't have to gamble their lives in battle.
That was why Fang Li would never have thought of this approach.
His indifference toward death meant he almost never considered matters of safety.
When faced with a choice between efficiency and safety, this reckless Divine Envoy usually chose the former, ignoring the latter.
Sylvia had seen through this perfectly.
That was why she chose this method, to make up for the part Fang Li ignored.
"You're not alone anymore, you know."
Sylvia fixed her eyes on Fang Li, wearing the most worried expression she had shown so far, and warned him.
"If possible, I'd really like you to think about yourself too."
Hearing this, Fang Li fell silent, quietly sighing in his heart.
Yes…
He had always given little thought to his own safety, charging ahead recklessly, never treating danger as anything to be concerned about, and never treating his own life as something worth protecting, doing as he pleased, going wherever he wished, even if it was into the jaws of death, often just because of his mood.
But from now on, he couldn't keep doing that.
After all, he was no longer alone.
If he, the main Divine Envoy, were to die, Sylvia, his Servant, would die along with him.
Granted, no matter who died, Fang Li's true nature would not feel even the slightest ripple of emotion.
However, as he had once said before, not fearing death didn't mean he wanted to die.
Naturally, feeling indifferent toward the deaths of others didn't mean he wanted to see Sylvia die.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have, on a whim, saved quite a few people up to now, though he had killed many more.
So Fang Li simply nodded.
"I understand. We'll go with this method."
Even if it took a lot of effort, that was fine.
If it could reduce the danger to the person he loved, the one who could truly stir his heart, then even if it wasted time or lessened the rewards, it didn't matter.
As long as Sylvia could live on, Fang Li was willing to pay any price.
This was, without a doubt, the first time in Fang Li's life he had such a thought.
The first time he was willing to risk everything for another's life.
And Fang Li himself did not realize, For just a split second, in his eyes, his ice-blue Mystic Eyes glittered.
If one looked closely, they would notice, In those fleeting Mystic Eyes, the ring of the iris once surrounded by ice-blue light had grown more vivid in color.
Those Mystic Eyes had quietly undergone a change.
Even though the icy blue remained their dominant hue, colors as vivid as a rainbow had begun to emerge, slowly revealing themselves.
In the end, after a brief discussion, Fang Li and Sylvia decided that they would each take responsibility for one of the two Main Quests.
Main Quest One would be handled by Sylvia.
Once Sylvia's popularity was firmly established, the company, in pursuit of greater profits, would inevitably arrange concerts outside Academy City, and later send her on a world tour, traveling across the globe.
At that point, Sylvia would be able to collect power from the ley lines or Dragon Veins.
To that end, Fang Li handed her two items.
One was an item for detecting the presence of ley lines and Dragon Veins.
It had originally been intended for locating abnormal magic power. If Sylvia used it, she would be able to pinpoint the locations of ley lines and Dragon Veins, enabling Fang Li, who could not see them, to gather their power without issue.
The other was an item for collecting power.
This had originally been designed to absorb excess magic power and store it for later use.
With it, Sylvia would be able to gather power from ley lines and Dragon Veins to complete her quest.
Main Quest Two, on the other hand, would be handled by Fang Li.
After all, most original Magic Path books were sealed away, heavily guarded by one magic faction after another. For someone like Fang Li, who possessed the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, capable of killing any seal or ward, and who excelled at raids, this was the perfect job.
And so, Sylvia threw herself into her acting career.
"Although it's for the Quest, doing this all over again still feels pretty fun."
She seemed to be genuinely enjoying herself, not just thinking about the Quest, but savoring the experience.
Fang Li was certain that, with the ability of the world's number one Diva, it wouldn't take long for her to become a famous idol capable of touring the globe, reclaiming the title of "World's Number One" once again.
As for Fang Li…
"Looks like it's about time to get ready on my end too…"
Although the Magic Path books were forbidden tomes containing the knowledge of magic, some of them were well-known even to ordinary people.
For example, The Book of Sorrows, The Lesser Key of Solomon, The Book of the Nameless, The Ritual Book of Cannibalism, and The Book of the Dead, all were names that had appeared in various myths and legends.
Of course, people didn't know these books contained magical knowledge; they only knew they were famous.
Because of this, some magic factions whose purpose was rooted in religious faith would publicly display their original Magic Path books every few years. These exhibitions were a way of declaring to the world that the items from myth and legend truly existed.
In doing so, they subtly encouraged belief in mysteries and miracles, which in turn inspired faith in their religion. Eventually, some visitors would become believers, swelling the ranks of the faithful.
For these religions, using their original Magic Path books to draw in followers was an important strategy. Even if it carried some risks, it was a necessity.
Now, in one of this country's large exhibition halls, an original Magic Path book lay quietly in the depths as part of such a display.
When night fell, a figure silently appeared before the exhibition hall.
Gazing at the pitch-black building, the corners of Fang Li's lips slowly curved upward.
(End Of This Chapter)
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