Chapter 154: Summoning Magic

Lin QiYe's heart was in his throat, nervously watching the spinning wheel in front of him.

The wheel's rotation gradually slowed, the pointer passing over several areas. Under Lin QiYe's gaze, it finally stopped on a few small words.

——Summoning Magic Mastery!

Summoning Magic?

Lin QiYe was stunned, his mind immediately flashing to those scenes in movies where someone raises their hand and summons a giant ice dragon with a dramatic impact. His blood pressure spiked.

Compared to the[Miracle Field]that could only detect spiritual energy, and the[Darkest Forbidden Ruins]that could only cover his surroundings, this one seemed to have a much more powerful visual impact...

Lin QiYe reached out, and the small words turned into white light, flying into his body.

Summoning Magic Mastery:

Acquired all the summoning magic knowledge of the mage Merlin, transforming your body into a super-compatible summoning magic physique. Reduces casting time by 50%, reduces material consumption by 50%, reduces spiritual power required by 50%, and reduces casting difficulty by 50%.

The moment he read these words, Lin QiYe felt an overwhelming surge of knowledge rushing into his mind. At the same time, the white light was rapidly altering his body. It seemed like nothing had changed, but it also felt different from before.

After half a minute, Lin QiYe finally recovered, rubbing his aching temples and muttering to himself:

"Summoning magic... so this is summoning magic..."

In his mind, he roughly categorized summoning magic into three types: Dimensional Summoning Magic, Designated Summoning Magic, and Random Summoning Magic.

Dimensional Summoning Magic was the process of sacrificing a large number of valuable offerings to send one's soul to another plane. There, they would form a contract with certain beings, and upon returning to the real world, they could summon them by activating a magic circle.

Designated Summoning Magic was when a being was encountered in the real world and granted their consent to be summoned. This could apply to humans, objects, etc. However, summoning a human would consume a large amount of spiritual energy, and if the distance was too great, it would be impossible to summon them. Therefore, this method was more suitable for summoning existing items.

Random Summoning Magic, as the name suggests, was completely random. No one knew what would be summoned. The materials for casting could be something as simple as a stone, a stick, or a coin. One could summon a frost dragon with a leaf or a legendary artifact, only to end up with a chicken.

Lin QiYe pondered over the whole system of summoning magic and sighed quietly.

Of the three types, only the first two were somewhat reliable. The latter had many restrictions, and the first one required valuable offerings to travel to another plane...

What exactly counted as a valuable offering? What did "large amounts" mean?

There was no clear answer!

Perhaps... the body of a mythical creature could be used as an offering?

Lin QiYe shook his head, trying to calm down. He withdrew his consciousness from the mental asylum and returned to the real world.

The moon was bright, and the stars were few.

Lin QiYe slowly opened his eyes in bed, glanced at Bai Li Pangpang, who was snoring like a dead pig in the bed next to him, and after hesitating for a moment, he sat up.

No matter how you looked at it, magic was still magic. For someone like Lin QiYe, who grew up in the city, the word "magic" had a strange allure.

Since he could already use magic, why not give it a try?

He quietly got out of bed, picked up one of his slippers... After pondering for a moment, he put the slipper back and grabbed Bai Li Pangpang's slipper instead.

Since Dimensional Summoning and Designated Summoning were off the table, the only thing left to try was Random Summoning. Although it was random, the summoned objects were usually not very powerful, often being useless junk.

Though there was a tiny chance—less than 0.0000001%—to summon a dragon or a demon, Lin QiYe never thought something that absurd would happen to him.

Lin QiYe placed the slipper on the table, dipped his finger in some water, and began drawing a magic circle around the slipper.

This was how Random Summoning worked—simple like child's play, no focus on materials or precision, just some mysterious fate.

About four or five seconds later, Lin QiYe finished drawing the circle, and as he injected his spiritual energy into it, faint blue light began to glow around the slipper.

Whoosh—!

The slipper in the center of the magic circle suddenly disappeared as if it had never existed.

Lin QiYe stared at the magic circle, waiting for a while, but nothing appeared, and the space remained empty...

Huh?

Wasn't this supposed to be random summoning? Where's the thing I summoned?

Just as Lin QiYe was puzzled, a familiar buzzing sound floated into his ears... Bzzz... Bzzz...

"A mosquito?" Lin QiYe's spiritual sense swept through the air, and indeed, he found a mosquito floating in midair. He was stunned.

It was still May, and logically speaking, mosquitoes shouldn't be around yet. But under the power of Lin QiYe's Summoning Magic, one had appeared...

The mosquito flew in a circle before landing on Bai Li Pangpang's thigh and took a good bite!

Bai Li Pangpang grunted, scratched his leg, and rolled over, continuing to sleep.

Lin QiYe rubbed his chin.

This magic...

It's kind of interesting...

He quietly stretched out his "evil little hand" and began to reach for things near Bai Li Pangpang.

The next morning, Bai Li Pangpang woke up groggily.

He stared at the ceiling for a while before feeling an itch in his hands and feet. When he looked down...

"Shit! Why are there so many bites? Are there mosquitoes?!"

He stared at the twenty or so bites on his hands and feet, shocked. Then, he turned to look at Lin QiYe.

"QiYe, there are mosquitoes in our room, and I think there's more than one. Did you get bitten?"

Lin QiYe shook his head innocently. "No."

"That's strange..." Bai Li Pangpang scratched his head, sat up, and suddenly froze. "Hmm? Where are my slippers?"

He looked around, his small eyes filled with confusion. "Weird, both slippers are gone... Could they be under the bed?"

At the mention of the bed, Lin QiYe's mouth twitched.

Bai Li Pangpang bent down, looking under the bed, and stood there in disbelief.

After a long pause, he hesitantly reached under the bed and pulled out a bunch of things...

"An ear cleaner, tree bark, a lightbulb, a limited-edition Nezuko figure, a box of fried rice, and... stockings?!"

Bai Li Pangpang stared blankly at the black stockings in his hand, paused for a while, and slowly looked up at Lin QiYe...

"QiYe, these..."

"I don't know, but they're not mine," Lin QiYe said firmly, shaking his head. "How could I have stockings?"

"But..."

Lin QiYe thought for a moment. "This might be Cao Yuan's stuff."