"Here is the last and most important piece of magical equipment," Dongbo Xueying picked up a pendant, opened the cover, and inside was a transparent sphere. "It can store magic power, up to the full magic power of a Heaven Rank mage. Your magic power is ultimately too little, so using these magical tools will be quite strenuous. Store more magic power regularly, so you can use it in critical moments, allowing you to cast more spells."
"Okay," Qing Shi nodded.
His brother had thought of everything for him.
"But these are ultimately external aids!" Dongbo Xueying reminded him. "Your own strength is the most important."
These tools may seem numerous, but a truly formidable knight, even a Meteor Knight, could still threaten Qing Shi's life. These magical tools could only dominate below the Meteor level! Of course, they also had the advantage of instant casting, barely able to match a Meteor Knight in a fight.
"Brother, I understand. These tools are already very powerful. Even the teacher doesn't have so many magical tools," Qing Shi said.
"This storage ring I just obtained has a large space, and its value is hard to estimate. You must not expose it," Dongbo Xueying took out a black ring, which at first glance looked like a simple iron wire loop. "You are a formal mage now, remember to slightly disguise the appearance of this ring to prevent it from being recognized."
Although the ring looked unremarkable from the outside, Dongbo Xueying was still cautious.
A small storage ring with a three-foot radius is worth tens of thousands of gold coins! This storage ring with a three-meter cubic space is extremely impressive, generally worth nearly a million gold coins! This figure is terrifying, and such a level of storage ring is usually only found in the hands of Title Holders. Ordinary nobles and merchants simply don't have the ability to protect such valuable items.
Even among Title Holders, many storage rings don't have such a large space!
"Large?" After receiving it, Qing Shi easily refined it with his magic power and immediately widened his eyes. "Wow, so big!"
Creating a storage item is very difficult.
Some small spaces can be obtained through special alchemical methods. However, large space rings must be personally crafted by an Extraordinary Grand Mage skilled in spatial manipulation, cutting out a stable space. For some Extraordinary Beings, cutting space might be possible, but stabilizing it and fixing it within a storage item is very challenging, making each large space ring extremely expensive.
Qing Shi, being a mage, naturally understood the preciousness of such a storage ring.
"Brother, how did you get it?" Qing Shi asked, "This is too... too..."
"Ha ha, I told you, I had a significant gain this time," Dongbo Xueying laughed. "You should also look at the spell scrolls stored in the ring. These scrolls, which neither I nor Uncle Zong and Uncle Tong can use, are all for you. The combined value of these scrolls is quite astonishing. You need to study them one by one; these are your life-saving tools."
Spell scrolls are even more powerful.
Throwing a scroll and guiding your magic power, boom, a powerful spell erupts! Of course, the scroll is also consumed.
So throwing a spell scroll is like throwing gold coins!
Spell scrolls also have a very strong market. Mages, in critical moments, don't have time to chant incantations to cast powerful spells, so using spell scrolls instantly can save their lives! These are some of the spoils of the Divine Messenger who has lived for so long, and Dongbo Xueying has given them all to his younger brother.
"Big Brother, these spell scrolls are too precious," Qing Shi, after a brief sensing, found that each scroll was extraordinary, some being Fifth Rank spell scrolls, and whether there were any Sixth Rank spells needed further study.
"I'm a bit scared," Qing Shi was somewhat worried.
So many treasures made him feel a bit overwhelmed.
"What are you afraid of?" Dongbo Xueying shook his head. "Classify the spell scrolls by their power. Don't use them unless it's a critical moment! When it comes to life and death, saving your life is the most important."
"Okay," Qing Shi nodded.
"Disguise the ring, carry the spell scrolls with you. As long as you don't tell anyone, Uncle Zong, Uncle Tong, and I won't harm you, so no one will know," Dongbo Xueying said. "Remember, don't reveal it to anyone! Not even your little girlfriend."
Inside the Xueshi Castle.
Dongbo Xueying truly trusted only these three people. Uncle Zong and Uncle Tong need not be mentioned; they have a true bond of life and death with his parents and are like family to him. As for his younger brother, their relationship is even closer... but the younger brother is still young and might not know the gravity of the situation, so Dongbo Xueying earnestly reminded him.
"Brother, don't worry, I know. I won't tell anyone," Qing Shi said.
"Ha ha, don't be nervous, it's just some external aids. Your own strength is the fundamental," Dongbo Xueying smiled, not too concerned about these external aids.
Qing Shi, however, felt very complex.
His girlfriend had said a lot before, but now the gifts his brother gave him were unimaginably valuable. Teacher Bai Yuanzhi had worked hard for many years and still didn't have a fraction of this wealth.
"Brother," Qing Shi walked over and directly hugged Dongbo Xueying, "I want to hug for a while."
"You little guy," Dongbo Xueying was taken aback by his younger brother's hug but then gently patted his head.
When they were young, his younger brother often hugged him, even sleeping while hugging him.
But as they grew older, it had been a long time since they hugged like this.
"Okay, that's enough," Qing Shi looked up, grinned, "Brother, I'm going back to study those scrolls." He then turned and ran away.
Dongbo Xueying looked at the open study door, his brows slightly furrowed.
"We're leaving too, Xueying, go to bed early," Tong San said.
"Close the door first, I have something to say," Dongbo Xueying frowned.
Zong Ling casually closed the door, and both looked at Dongbo Xueying.
"I feel Qing Shi was different today," Dongbo Xueying frowned. "He acted natural, but I've watched him grow up. I can guess his thoughts from a single blink. He can't hide anything from me. And he even hugged me at the end... I feel something is off."
"Oh?" Zong Ling and Tong San were puzzled.
Dongbo Xueying thought, "At his age, and with nothing much to worry about on the mountain, it's probably some emotional issue! And everything was fine during dinner. He sent his little girlfriend back, and then his mood changed when he came to me. It's probably related to his girlfriend."
"Uncle Zong."
Dongbo Xueying continued, "I'll write a letter immediately. Send it to the Longshan Tower in Yishui City for Lord Si An! Ask him for help. I need to find out everything about my younger brother's girlfriend, Ji Rong! From her birth to now, all her relatives, everything she has done, all the information. I need to know exactly who this Ji Rong is!"
Even without today's mood change, he would have investigated Ji Rong's background.
A person with an unknown background, how could Dongbo Xueying feel at ease about his younger brother's relationship with her, let alone their future together?
"Alright, I'll send someone today," Zong Ling nodded and then smiled, "Xueying, you've reached Title Holder level, why not tell Qing Shi?"
"Right, Xueying, you're almost ready to take on Bronze Rank missions, and you're still hiding it?" Tong San said.
Dongbo Xueying shook his head, "Qing Shi has too little experience and is too naive. If he knew I was a Title Holder, he might get too cocky! He might even become a showy rich kid, which I don't want to see. Qing Shi isn't serious enough in his magical studies. Even You Yue has broken through to Earth Rank, but he is still just a regular mage."
"Don't be too strict, he's only sixteen," Zong Ling laughed.
"I was already killing Shadow Leopards in the Destruction Mountains at fifteen," Dongbo Xueying shook his head. "I need to talk to Mage Bai Yuanzhi and give Qing Shi some pressure, so he doesn't just idle around. His talent in magic is much higher than Mother's, with extremely high mental power from a young age, but his strength is average among Mage Bai Yuanzhi's disciples. Even You Yue, who has far less talent, has a higher cultivation level."
Dongbo Xueying is now a Title Holder, standing at the pinnacle of mortals, and his efforts are directed towards becoming an Extraordinary Being.
But what he is most concerned about is his younger brother.
...
The next morning.
Yishui City, Longshan Tower.
"Lord, this is a personal letter sent by Dongbo Xueying," the white-haired old man You Tu placed a letter on the long table.
Lord Si An was sitting there, his ears twitching, and he looked up, "A personal letter from Dongbo Xueying? Sent so early?"
"It was sent overnight last night," You Tu said.
"What could be so urgent that it was sent overnight? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Lord Si An immediately picked it up to read.
You Tu laughed, "I glanced at it, and it's not a big deal. Dongbo Xueying asked you to help investigate his younger brother's girlfriend, Ji Rong. It was late, so I didn't disturb you."
"From now on, any matters related to Dongbo Xueying must be reported to me immediately," Lord Si An said seriously.
"Uh... okay, I understand," You Tu felt a bit strange. Was it really necessary to know about such a trivial matter as investigating a girlfriend's background? Was the Lord of Longshan Tower so cheap?
"By the way, he also sent a thousand gold coins with the letter," You Tu added.
"Dongbo Xueying is quite generous," Lord Si An smiled. These powerful individuals often ask Longshan Tower for help, but since it's not official business, a service fee is usually required. Investigating someone's background for a thousand gold coins is quite a generous offer.
"Ji Rong?"
Lord Si An immediately instructed, "Arrange for the highest-level investigation to find out everything about Ji Rong, her parents, all her relatives and friends, and everything from her birth to now! Get it done as quickly as possible!"
"The highest level?" You Tu was surprised.
Longshan Tower is the best in the world for surveillance and intelligence, but to use the highest level for such a trivial matter? It's a bit of a joke.
"Yes, go ahead," Lord Si An instructed.
"Yes, sir," You Tu had to comply and immediately made the arrangements.
Lord Si An sat there and picked up a file next to him, opening it to read.
"Si An, closely monitor Dongbo Xueying and gather all information about him. He is suspected to be a Title Holder, with a fifty percent chance!" This was an order from the county city, along with some detailed intelligence.
"Title Holder?"
"Is it real?" Lord Si An muttered, still in shock even after a day.
But the county city had sufficient evidence.
For example, Dongbo Xueying spent fifty thousand gold coins shopping in the county city, which was just a supporting detail! The key was the battle at the Lu family castle, which involved a Demon God, so Longshan Tower investigated very thoroughly. They found a short spear deeply embedded in a large rock! Among the five experts sent, only Dongbo Xueying used a short spear! At fifteen, Dongbo Xueying had used a short spear to kill many bandits from the Crescent Blade Alliance! They also found curved darts deeply embedded in the rock, each crafted by a powerful alchemist and worth a thousand gold coins! Even a Silver Moon Knight wouldn't be so extravagant.
Furthermore, based on the depth of the darts and short spear embedded in the rock... this should be the work of a Title Holder!
An explosion wouldn't embed a short spear or dart that deep into a rock!
Besides, the explosion's power was so great that a Silver Moon Knight would almost certainly die! Yet Dongbo Xueying and Yu Jingqiu survived unscathed.
There were other clues, such as battle marks on some collapsed rocks, which suggested a Title Holder-level battle! And the other party might have died, with the young Dongbo Xueying surviving. This is why Dongbo Xueying obtained great wealth and could spend fifty thousand gold coins in the county city!
"To become a Title Holder at such a young age? If it's true, it's terrifying," Lord Si An muttered. The entire Longshan Tower in Anyang Province was already closely monitoring Dongbo Xueying!