Magic Farm 165
by CristaeChapter 165 Boss, Whatever You Do Will Succeed
He couldn’t help but play with the badge, loving it so much that, for the first time today, he took a photo and wanted to send it to Shen Ben Wu Xiang right away.
When he opened the friend page and clicked on “Shen Ben Wu Xiang,” he suddenly noticed that it still displayed the “Exploring, can team up” option.
Huh?
Did this mean that, for the entire 24-hour exploration period, he could summon friends to team up at any time?
A thought struck him, and he opened his backpack to check the team scroll.
Sure enough, the team scroll could also be used, allowing him to summon any friend from his list.
A flash of inspiration: didn’t this mean the team scroll could have many uses?
If he was exploring alone and ran into danger, the team scroll could serve as a summoning scroll.
[I Love Survival Games: (photo), new badge.]
[Shen Ben Wu Xiang: One more star—it looks even better!]
[I Love Survival Games: I discovered that as long as you’re exploring, you can use the team scroll at any time.]
[Shen Ben Wu Xiang: So if you invited me now, I could appear by your side?]
[I Love Survival Games: That should be possible.]
Dan Xingyu was itching to try it.
But looking at the little creature squeaking at him, he sighed regretfully.
[I Love Survival Games: I just asked someone at the Mage Association—other professions have similar organizations, but Dragon Knights probably don’t.]
[I Love Survival Games: The Swordsman profession doesn’t have its own association, but there’s a general Warrior Association where you can get professional certification.]
President Frederick had spoken of this with great confidence.
He said that, across the whole continent, the Mage Association was unique in its wealth and generosity.
Other organizations, even the large-scale Warrior Association, only offered professional certification—benefits for members simply didn’t exist.
[Shen Ben Wu Xiang: Maybe next time, something’s come up at my territory.]
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu immediately replied:
[Territory matters are more important.]
After all, a player’s foundation was always their territory.
After finishing his business, he went to find Money.
Money: “Boss, you’re done?”
He was clearly tactful, not asking what Qi Yu had been doing during his absence.
Instead, Qi Yu brought it up himself: “I just updated my mage rank certification. I also asked for you—there is an Alchemist Association, but your profession is rare, so Gold Cavern City doesn’t have one.”
Money took it in stride: “No big deal. I’m still a rookie anyway. Even if there was an association, I wouldn’t be able to do much.”
He followed Qi Yu to the payroll office and watched as Qi Yu collected a hefty welfare stipend.
The staff member asked Qi Yu whether he wanted to collect the remaining months’ stipend for the year in one go, or just this month’s.
Qi Yu thought for a moment and said, “I’ll just take this month’s.”
Gold Cavern City was a friendly place, and it was right next to the Blackrock Mountains.
He figured coming once a month would be no problem.
Besides, he had a small ambition: with a whole year, maybe one of these trips he’d become a five-star mage.
The staff member was clearly used to all sorts of situations and immediately explained, “You’ve already collected your annual stipend at your previous rank. With your rank updated this month, as a four-star mage you’re entitled to 4,000 gold coins and 30 fourth-level magic crystals per month. Please input your magic and spiritual signature, and I’ll issue the balance for this month.”
Money watched, slack-jawed.
The staff member’s explanation was so clear that, even though he’d never been here before, he understood.
What kind of setup was this, giving out so much every month to association members!
Never mind the 4,000 gold coins each month—just the 30 fourth-level magic crystals alone!
Anyone who’d traded with wandering merchants knew how valuable those were!
And listen to the staff—apparently, you could even draw your entire year’s salary in advance, and if you got promoted during the year, you’d get the difference for each month.
He’d just been saying it didn’t matter that there was no Alchemist Association, but now his eyes were practically turning into gold coins with envy.
He muttered, “Are all associations this rich? If I’d gotten certified, did I just miss out on a fortune?”
The staff member, handing Qi Yu a small storage pouch, smiled and asked, “Are you a mage as well, sir?”
Money quickly shook his head.
The staff member said proudly, “As far as I know, our Mage Association offers the best benefits on the whole continent. Other professions probably don’t have anything like this.”
Money immediately asked, “Then, do you know what benefits the Alchemist Association offers?”
“Alchemist?” The staff member gave Money a surprised look and shook his head. “As far as I know, the Alchemist Association is… rather strapped for cash.”
Money: “……”
Survival game, you’re really my dear parent.
Can you give your child a magic talent instead?
He looked genuinely crestfallen.
The staff member tried to comfort him: “You’re still young, no need to worry. Everyone knows alchemists get stronger the further they go. Look, alchemical products are everywhere on the continent—maybe one day, you’ll invent something that sweeps the world.”
Money swallowed this big promise with tears in his eyes.
As they left the Mage Association, President Frederick personally handed Qi Yu a storage ring.
He beamed, “Our association’s head chef heard you liked his pastries, so he made a variety of new flavors just for you.”
“And for you, young man,” he said to Money, “the attendant said you seemed to like the drink we served. The chef prepared a large box, all the ingredients included—just add water and heat it up at home.”
Money knew full well whose favor he was riding on, and quickly thanked him.
Qi Yu started rummaging through his backpack.
He’d only come to the Mage Association to check his magic level, never expecting such hospitality from Gold Cavern City’s association.
This time, he’d only brought some Screaming Lilies to see if they could be used for trade. Besides that, he had some Emerald Peaches he’d picked up today, and some strawberries and cherries from his territory, which he’d brought as snacks.
Even though he knew this world wasn’t short on food, and President Frederick’s gifts were just a courtesy, Qi Yu’s ingrained habits were hard to change: he always felt that when someone gave him good food, it was a big deal.
He had to return the favor.
He walked over to the table and, with a flourish, dumped out thirty Emerald Peaches, along with a pile of big strawberries and cherries.
The table was soon piled high, and the sweet scent of fruit filled the air.
Qi Yu said to President Frederick, “A gift in return.”
“Oh my, these look wonderful.” President Frederick picked up a cherry, feeling the pure life energy within. “These are from the Star Forest, aren’t they?”
Qi Yu nodded. “I grew them myself.”
President Frederick became even more convinced of his identity: who but an elf could grow fruit with such vitality and energy?
Kids—so honest, can’t hide anything.
Money sniffed the air and swallowed hungrily.
He’d seen the old man personally greet him and Game Boss, and now saw him escorting Qi Yu out. He’d assumed the man was some kind of PR manager.
Until he heard Qi Yu say, “Thank you, President.”
Money: ???
He was stunned.
It wasn’t until they left the Mage Association that he whispered, “Boss, that old gentleman just now—you called him President?”
Qi Yu: “Mm, he’s the President of the Gold Cavern City Mage Association.”
“Whoa!” Money realized he’d still underestimated Boss’s influence.
He gave a thumbs-up: “Boss, from now on, I’ll never let anyone disrespect you!”
Qi Yu realized Money had been holed up in his territory, a complete blank slate about the outside world.
He pointed to the badge on his chest. “This is the mage profession badge—the number of gold stars below shows your rank.”
Money had noticed many people in the Mage Association wearing them, but thought it was just a fashion trend.
“And the President just now…” He remembered seeing the badge, but hadn’t checked the stars.
Qi Yu told him, “President Frederick is a seven-star high mage.”
Money: “……”
He was stunned.
Boss, you could have given me a little warning.
So just now, I was surrounded by people who could squash me with a finger?
People really are most fearless when they’re ignorant.
He was still mulling this over when a sweet scent tickled his nose.
A huge strawberry was handed to him.
He turned, puzzled, and heard Qi Yu say, “I saw you practically drooling just now—here, have one.”
Money silently took it and took a bite.
Wow! So sweet!
His mood changed as quickly as ever.
One bite of strawberry, and he was over it.
A seven-star high mage was impressive, sure.
But the President had been so polite and kind to Game Boss.
He immediately felt the world’s disparity: other players in the regional channel—even the second-ranked—were still worrying about their first exploration.
Everyone knew Game Boss had gone out exploring early on.
But no one could have guessed: this wasn’t just “having explored”—Game Boss was already thriving in the natives’ world.
It looked like Boss had even more status in the Gold Cavern City Mage Association than in District 01.
Most importantly, Boss had never once bragged about it.
“With that kind of self-control, Boss, whatever you do, you’ll succeed!”
Qi Yu: ?
He was completely baffled by this sudden comment.
Oh, right.
He told Money about the team scroll.
Money immediately opened his backpack and found that, sure enough, the team scroll was still usable.
He was delighted: “So if I’m in danger, I can have a teammate summon me out?”
Qi Yu gave him a look.
He didn’t know about anything else, but Money really was lucky.
Whether the team scroll could be used depended on whether you still had one in your backpack.
[Author’s Note]
[Food][Food][Food] I’m not feeling well—this afternoon I suddenly got dizzy and weak all over, almost collapsed picking something up. Maybe I was under the air conditioner too long; it got a bit better after turning it off for a few hours.