Magic Was Dead Until I Returned

Chapter 009

Linden stopped in his tracks after heeding Mr. Kevin's rebuke. The surrounding teenagers who noticed them also gathered and looked over to them.

Some were even gloating.

"Linden has become dumb after spending too much time in the dungeon. How dare he change Mr. Kevin's morning training program without permission?"

"Look. Mr. Kevin is short-tempered, so he's definitely going to punish Linden. Let's wait and see."

The ones who were practicing at the training ground were the juniors of the Crests.

The older ones were just fifteen or sixteen years old, whereas the younger ones were only seven or eight years old. All of them were extremely fond of staring at curious things, so they gathered around.

"Linden, who gave you permission to train like this?"

Kevin scolded Linden.

Linden was not angry after being scolded by Kevin.

This old instructor was considered loyal to the Crests and had served the family for more than thirty years. Almost all the warriors in the family had undergone his training. He had single-handedly trained several ingenious figures of the Crests, such as Linden's father, Wilkin and his aunt, Lisa, and thus he had a lofty status in the family.

On the other hand, Linden had changed the morning training program without his permission, nor did he report to him. Hence, it was reasonable that he reprimanded Linden.

However, Linden shook his head.

"May I ask what is the purpose of morning training, Mr. Kevin?"

Linden asked calmly, ignoring Kevin's accusation and fury.

"To improve your physique and enhance your physical strength, dexterity, agility and endurance of course!"

Kevin grunted coldly. It was all general knowledge for cultivating one's physical body. When Linden questioned him about general knowledge, he was like an elementary school student questioning a teacher on arithmetic.

"Mr. Kevin, you are right. The purpose of morning training is to enhance physique, physical strength, dexterity, agility and endurance fast, but in my opinion, the training method you are using is too conservative and old-fashioned.

"If we train this way, we can protect our bodies well from harm during training, but it is bound to be difficult to make great progress. Even if we trained for a lifetime, it would be hard to grow into a Warrior General!

"That's why I had to change the training method."

Linden dropped the two sandbags on his shoulders and moved his muscles.

Kevin trained the family's juniors with care, but it was true that his morning training program was dull, old-fashioned and exaggerated.

If Linden was just an ordinary person in this life, he could train exactly as Kevin wanted.

However, Linden wanted to become a powerhouse at his peak. Not only would his magic be at the pinnacle of ability, but he would also become a top-notch warrior.

Therefore, he had to walk a path that others had not taken, but this path was bound to be full of obstructions and hardships.

"What? Linden said Mr. Kevin's training method is too conservative and old-fashioned? Does he have a screw loose? Doesn't he know everyone in the Crest family have been trained this way?"

"Besides, he said it was difficult to grow into a Warrior General with this training method."

"A Warrior General?"

"Doesn't he know that one has to become a Class 7 Warrior in order to be known as a Warrior General?"

"How can one become a Warrior General so easily? I've never dreamed of becoming a Warrior General in my life."

The profession of warrior was divided into nine classes.

One could only be known as a Warrior General after reaching the Class 7 or higher.

Many people were unable to reach that level in their lives. It was a very normal situation.

"Besides the Crests, there are only a handful of Warrior Generals in the entire Mabel Province and empire. If one wishes to become a Warrior General, talent, efforts and resources are indispensable. What makes Linden think that it is possible to become a Warrior General with a different cultivation method?"

"Yeah. Yeah. He thinks too highly of himself."

The group of teenagers from the Crests criticized Linden when they noticed he did not realize his mistake in the face of Mr. Kevin's accusation, but thought something was wrong with the instructor's training method instead.

As the instructor of the Crests, Kevin was also quite surprised. He had served the family as an instructor for more than thirty years, but it was the first time that someone questioned his training method.

"Linden, I admit that this training method of mine is very old-fashioned, but it has been demonstrated and inherited by the Crests for several generations. It will not cause damage to the body at least, whereas the training method you used just now was too burdensome and would ruin one's body easily. Hence, as the family's instructor, I forbid you from using this training method of unknown origin."

Kevin said to Linden while looking at him.

"What if I insist on doing so?"

Linden narrowed his eyes. His cold eyes made Kevin's heart skip a beat.

"Give me ten days, and I will prove to you that my current training method is superior to yours."

Linden did not give Kevin a chance to react. He left gracefully after saying that.

It was simply a waste of time to follow Kevin's morning training.

He aspired to become the strongest, so how could he waste his time here?

He would stick to his own training method. Kevin had said that his training method was too burdensome and would ruin one's body. How could he, the dignified Magic God, not think of such a problem that even Kevin managed to come up with?

Looking at the time, the herbs should be here soon.

It had been three days since he parted with Becky.

He thought the Carters should have finished preparing the herbs that he needed with their power by now.

With those herbs, he would be able to solve the damage to his body from the intense training in the past few days.

Just as Linden thought about it, he saw a gatekeeper trotting toward him.

"Master Linden, someone is looking for you."

"Have the Carters arrived?"

"Yes."

Startled, the gatekeeper thought to himself that Linden's guess was quite accurate.

"They really showed up when I was thinking about them."

Linden was in a good mood. He casually tossed a silver coin to the gatekeeper. After that, he strode toward the gate.

The gatekeeper received the gift, and it was a silver coin. He was so excited that he bowed deeply and kept saluting Linden who was far away.

"Thank you, Master. Thank you!"

…

In front of the manor, Linden met the person from the Carters who came to deliver the herbs.

It was an old man. He was very respectful when he saw Linden. "Mr. Crest, these are the herbs you need. We have prepared all of them according to the list you provided. Please verify them."

Linden took out a few herbs and placed them near his nose before sniffing them. After appraising the vintage and quality of these herbs with ease, he said in satisfaction, "I have long heard that the Carters have an excellent reputation in the herb market. I got to witness it today at last. The vintage and quality of these herbs are decent."

"It is an honor for the Carters to receive your recognition."

The old man who had delivered the herbs had a gentle smile on his face. Linden was a major client for them, so they had to treat him well as a matter of course.

"Give my regards to Becky."

Linden went back to the manor after saying that.

The old man could not help but sigh while looking at his retreating figure.

Someone managed to pay twenty gold coins at a time to purchase herbs. I thought it was an elder from the Crests, but I did not expect such a young man. Mr. Crest should have a lofty status in the Crest family, right? Perhaps he is the son of the patriarch or an elder.

The old man speculated.

It was twenty gold coins after all. It was not something that anyone from the Crests could afford.

At night, Linden began to prepare the herbal bath.

Only warriors from a special bloodline in Lumos Land had bodies on the same level as a magical beast upon birth. Without it, one's body could only become more powerful through continuous refining, cultivation and tempering.

The body training method I have used during this period caused great strain on my body. If I had not combined it with the herbal bath to speed up the recovery, my body would have been ruined with my current foundation.

Linden divided the herbs worth twenty gold coins into ten portions.

Each portion contained a combination of nineteen herbs.

He was once an immaculate Elemental Magic God, and magic was a major discipline. The profession of a sorcerer could be subdivided into support sorcerer, battle sorcerer and apothecary sorcerer. Linden had been a fire battle sorcerer in his previous life.

However, magic potions and support magics would be something common for him after his strength reached a certain level. His knowledge reserves were absolutely priceless especially in this era of scarce magic.

Looking at the well-combined herbs on the table, Linden began to chant a magic spell.

"The sky acts as a cauldron and the earth a furnace, covered in flame. The power of elements will be at my disposal..."

As he chanted the magic spell, a stream of air first appeared in the surroundings and lifted the herbs on the table before they started burning. Immediately afterward, a stream of water flowed over. More than ten herbs on the table were soon turned into vials of potions under the effect of the magic.

Three hours had passed.

"It's a success."

Linden succeeded in refining ten vials of magic potions.

I actually feel exhausted after refining ten potion vials. My current spiritual powers are still too weak. I can save a lot of spiritual powers if I have a magic scepter during the spell casting.

Linden sighed.

After that, he poured a potion that he had refined into the bathtub.

This potion is named Life Potion. It can revitalize cells. When I take the herbal bath with it, not only can it strengthen my physique rapidly, it can also eliminate the fatigue caused by excessive training.

Linden stripped naked and sat in the bathtub.

He felt a surge of comfort, and could not help but let out a groan. As the power of the magic potion blended with his body, he could see that his muscles were squirming rapidly and impurities were being expelled continuously out of his body, making his skin smoother and firmer.

After soaking overnight, Linden jumped out of the bathtub straight away.

A drastic change occurred to his entire body.