Versatile Mage: Starting with the White Tiger Pendant-Chapter 183: Demon City, Feng Zhoulong

Lu Jun obtained a letter of recommendation from Dean Xiao and was eager to fly straight to Demon City.

Before leaving, his teacher reminded him, "When you return, remember to participate in the Chairman Selection Tournament. With your strength, sweeping the top seats of the other academies will be effortless. By then, you'll directly secure a nomination ticket from the National Institute."

"This way, you won't have to go through the tedious nomination matches."

Hearing this, he was slightly stunned but nodded in acknowledgment. He had never worried about his nomination votes.

The next day, Lu Jun traveled alone to Demon City by plane. There was no choice most of the people he knew were busy and had no time to accompany him.

Demon City was one of the three great super cities of China, alongside the Imperial Capital and Magic City, located within the Guangdong Province.

Upon landing, Lu Jun's first destination was the Canton Tower. He hadn't expected that beneath this landmark, there were several vast laboratories occupying a large area.

A bald young man had been waiting at the entrance for quite some time. Seeing Lu Jun, as if already aware of his arrival, he led the way with a troubled expression.

Before long, the two entered a spacious, silver-white, minimalist laboratory, where they met Feng Zhoulong.

He was a middle-aged man dressed in a white coat with a friendly disposition.

The young man, who looked like a research assistant, said, "Boss, I've brought him."

The man in the white coat turned around with a broad smile. "You must be Lu Jun? The disciple of Pearl Academy's principal? How's the spell mark I cast on you?"

"Of course, it's been a great help."

Lu Jun didn't dare to be disrespectful and responded with a few polite remarks.

Despite Mo Fan's casual, brotherly interactions with Feng Zhoulong in the original work, the latter held an impressive status head of the Demon City Tower's laboratory and a Super Mage, undeniably a formidable figure.

Yet, it was baffling how such a talent, after pioneering Fusion Magic, was killed by the Asian Parliament Speaker Su Lu at the Asian Magic Association Headquarters in Dubai.

What was even more shocking was that no one from China dared to speak out.

In the end, only Mo Fan stood up, transforming into the Demon King to seek justice.

Feng Zhoulong was undoubtedly one of the most regrettable characters in the original story an Einstein-like figure whose prime years in research were abruptly cut short. His life ended with a tragic full stop.

If he had survived, he might have advanced the entire magical society by an entire era.

Lu Jun's heart burned with determination he had to protect Feng Zhoulong. He planned to recruit him before he officially announced his findings in Dubai, integrating him into his private company as a personal magic researcher.

He wanted Feng Zhoulong to contribute to his strength development alongside Professor Yuan. Lu Jun had long planned to dig into the Imperial Capital's talent pool and pull the entire Water Element research team over to work for him.

However, with his current reputation, he was clearly unqualified. At the very least, he needed to win the National Institute Tournament before he had the authority to negotiate. Additionally, financial resources had to be sufficient.

At present, he had no industry capable of sustaining these researchers. Hunting demons followed a plundering economic model, which couldn't generate a steady, lasting income.

Not to mention, high-level Soul Seeds alone cost at least several hundred million, with larger ones reaching billions. Resources for Super Magic were even more expensive. Without a major capital source, sustaining both his and his sister's cultivation would be impossible.

Fortunately, he knew several opportunities from the original story to establish industries. The upcoming National Institute Tournament was a golden chance. Combined with the increasingly booming internet economy in recent years, gaining fame and traffic would make monetization much easier.

"But this still isn't enough. Virtual economies are unreliable. What's truly needed is a tangible magical industry such as the ore veins of Stone City."

Lu Jun murmured to himself. Once he accumulated enough wealth, he would employ a dozen magic laboratories, launching various projects to monitor every minuscule improvement in his body pursuing transcendence, pursuing immortality.

Fighting alone and growing recklessly like Mo Fan had long become outdated.

Of course, if nothing went wrong, once he established a company and faction, Fusion Magic would undoubtedly be its flagship product.

He knew Feng Zhoulong was a man of noble ideals, likely inclined to release it for free to the public. However, if the project succeeded and Lu Jun had contributed significantly, Feng Zhoulong might feel indebted.

The key factors were two things: the corpse of the Assassin Temple's "Humble Artisan" and the "Four-Colored Demons" of the Sea Monster Empire. Coupled with financial support and some persuasive reasoning, Lu Jun was confident he could sway Feng Zhoulong.

At this moment, Feng Zhoulong was unaware that the young man he had just met was already scheming to lure and recruit him.

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However, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, scratching his head in confusion before waving his hand with a laugh. "No need to be so formal, just call me Old Feng."

Then, Feng Zhoulong cut straight to the point, eagerly saying, "I heard you obtained that Demon Relic? Is it really related to the legendary Vampires? Let me take a look I guarantee I can refine a cursed substance that will satisfy you."

As a researcher, he had an innate curiosity about strange and mysterious artifacts. Moreover, the Dark Curse element was precisely his area of expertise.

Lu Jun understood Old Feng's temperament, so he generously handed over a mass of blood essence, glowing like a scorching sun, along with several Demon Relics from his personal dimensional space. He wasn't worried about them being stolen.

He even gave a solemn warning, "Demon Relics are ominous they can corrode the mind. When conducting experiments, you must have a high-level Psychic Mage reinforcing your mental shield at all times. Also, remember to perform self-awareness checks periodically."

Hearing this, Feng Zhoulong's expression turned serious.

With his level of research expertise, and after the incident involving Jin Lin harming students, he had gained partial access to classified information on the subject.

"You should wait here for a while. If all goes well, it will take a few days; if not, two to three months. The fusion of Demon and Vampire curses has never been attempted before."

After speaking, Feng Zhoulong hurriedly left and dove headfirst into his experiments.

Lu Jun shook his head. He had already given all necessary warnings. As long as the experiments weren't conducted in an extremely negative emotional state, there should be no major issues.

He wasn't worried about the wait either he had plenty of things to work on, especially his Space and Summoning elements, both still at the first level of the Intermediate stage. It was best to max them out before the National Institute Tournament.

As for the latter, he had already contracted the Night Thunder Dream Beast, a powerful combatant. With the addition of Fourth-level Borrowed Power, he had entered the ranks of aces though the limited Star Constellation energy was a drawback.

Thus, Lu Jun remained in the Demon City Tower for secluded training. The environment here was excellent, with high magical energy density, making cultivation notably faster.

Time passed swiftly, and three months went by in a flash.

The second semester of Pearl Academy's first year was more than halfway over.

Originally, Mo Fan and JinLin's half-year training had set them back significantly. Now, however, all four of Mo Fan's elements had reached completion. He was preparing to enter seclusion and break through to the Advanced level—after which he would challenge the Fire Element's chief, Ding Yumian!

That's right Ding Yumian had been growing rapidly without holding back. She had successfully advanced to the Advanced level in Fire Magic. Not long ago, she used her Psychic Element to defeat the former chief, Dongfang Lie, securing the top position.

For the past few months, the Fire Institute had been a whirlwind of competition, with numerous talents emerging and challenging one another.

Meanwhile, Lu Jun's elder sister, Lu Mei, residing in the Jinyuan Apartments, had successfully mastered her Earth Element's Star Constellation. She could now independently cast the Advanced spell:Eye of Rock Demon.

Through all of this, Lu Jun had remained far from Pearl Academy, paying no heed to the outside world. He was immersed in cultivation, and his strength had significantly improved.