The Evil God Stick 012. Ring

  Actually, it's not just Daniel, I reckon anyone who hears this sentence will faint!

  There are many people who can cultivate Dou Qi, but they spend their whole lives hovering at the third level, unable to enter, and live a life of melancholy. However, Du Fan broke through in just three months. If it weren't for Du Fan's strength being displayed here, I estimate that no one would have believed it.

  Du Fan let out a wry smile, thinking to himself that this was just a casual practice of his Radiant Fist Aura and yet they were already so excited. If they knew he had also cultivated Wind-type aura and Wind-type magic, both of which had broken through the third level, they would probably all be scared to death.

  Old Mark had already forgotten what Dufan said about practicing magic, he was excited for a long time before saying: "I... I'll go tell the lady the good news now... As for Daniel, hurry up and inform the Duke and the two young masters..."

  Du Fan shook his head with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Alright, Grandpa Mark, these things can wait. I'll go visit Mother later myself. Why don't you tell me about the Roland Academy instead?"

  Old Mark calmed down after hearing Du Fan say this, and he hastily said: "Third Young Master, you must have heard of the prestigious Roland Academy. I won't explain much more. Originally, given our Green family's status, it's not impossible to enter mid-term, but coincidentally, we've encountered the academy's triennial recruitment. So, what I mean is that if you're interested, Young Master, why don't you go take the exam yourself? If you pass, it'll be your own strength; if you don't...we can think of other methods."

  Du Fan smiled slightly and said: "Since Grandpa Mark you say so, I will go take the exam then. By the way, where is this recruitment exam being held?"

  Old Mark said, "As usual, let's enroll in the Sacred Court of the Imperial Capital. No matter which academy the Third Young Master wants to attend, he can just go and sign up directly. With your status in the Sacred Court, who would dare to make things difficult for you?"

  Du Fan nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll go to the church myself later to take a look. Anyway, I still have some things to deal with, so this time you don't need to show me the way, Grandpa Mark."

  Old Mark was slightly stunned, but still replied: "Alright, Third Master, you may go slowly."

  Du Fan nodded and was about to turn around and leave, but he suddenly frowned slightly and said: "Right, Grandpa Daniel, I just heard you guys discussing the recent income and expenses of the Duke's Mansion, didn't you?"

  Daniel was taken aback and awkwardly replied: "Yes, Third Master."

  Du Fan nodded and said: "So what's the recent income and expenditure situation like? If I'm not mistaken, our Green family basically relies on the tax revenue from the fief as the family's capital, right? Hasn't the tax revenue from the fief been coming in recently?"

  Daniel said: "It's not that... just... just..." Daniel paused for a moment before continuing, "Just in recent years, the harvest of our family's fiefdom has not been good, and the taxes collected have not been much. Also, the money you, Third Master, have taken out is really too much, so now the household is having some difficulties making ends meet..."

  Du Fan smiled: "So that's it, I suppose you want to advise me not to be too extravagant, right? Don't worry, these three months are just because of the need for cultivation, so I went to buy some medicine to assist in my practice. Now that I've broken through to level 3, I won't be so eager for quick success and riches anymore. So, I won't take out too much money from the mansion again, and you don't have to worry either, Grandpa Daniel."

  "It turned out to be like this!" Daniel's face was filled with regret, "If I had known earlier that Third Young Master was buying auxiliary elixirs for cultivation, even if it meant selling all my pots and pans, I would have scraped together the money."

  Du Fan smiled and said, "This is not necessary, after all, I have already spent a lot of money at home. If I continue to spend like this, even if I become a Saint, my family will be ruined. Relying on medicine to improve cultivation progress is only a temporary measure, and long-term practice still depends on one's own efforts. So, Daniel, you don't have to say that either. Alright, I have something to do today, so I'll leave first, and you all continue with your work."

  "Alright, young master, take care on your way!" The housekeepers chorused in unison.

  Du Fan nodded and turned from the front hall, walking towards the direction of the backyard.

  Chen Chen's head poked out from Du Fan's collar and asked, "Du Fan, are you really not going to rely on medicinal pills for your cultivation from now on? If so, your progress will be very slow!"

  "Who says I'm not relying on medicine anymore?" Du Fan patted Chenchen's head.

  "So you said just now."

  Du Fan sighed and said, "I said that earlier because I also didn't want to use the family's money anymore, you know? The Green family has always relied on the taxes from our fiefdom to maintain this household. Plus, our fiefdom is in the north and isn't very prosperous, so although the Green family is a large clan, it's never been a wealthy one. Take the Belinger family for example, their annual income from commerce is probably more than what our family earns in decades. The hundreds of thousands of gold coins you've helped me spend over these few months, I estimate that's probably half a year's income for the Green family."

  "Morning" murmured an "oh", and said: "Then what do you think you should do?"

  "What else can we do?" Du Fan spread his hands, "Let's wait and sell this batch of magic stones to see how much they're worth, then see how long we can hold on. As for long-term cultivation, without a stable source of funding, it's definitely not going to work. I'll think of a way to make money as soon as possible."

  As he spoke, Du Fan shook his head, "If I had known that alchemy would be so expensive, I wouldn't have touched it even if you paid me. But now that I've already started down this path, I absolutely won't give up. Fortunately, I broke through to the third level within these three months; otherwise, I really wouldn't have had the face to see Mother right now."

  As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the entrance of the quiet little courtyard in the backyard. Du Fan pressed down on Chenchen's head and then walked to the door and knocked.

  "Come in!" The duchess's voice drifted faintly out.

  Du Fan quickly tidied up and then pushed open the door and walked in.

  The duchess was sitting by the window, looking at a book in her hand. When she saw Du Fan walk in, a look of surprise flashed across her eyes, and she couldn't help but take a few glances at him, saying: "I didn't expect that my son would become a genius after not seeing him for several months. Originally, I wanted to ask you what you used the gold coins you withdrew from home for, but looking at your current appearance, I won't ask."

  Du Fan stuck out his tongue, and he naturally understood that this old mother of his was absolutely not simple in this life. However, when he heard her say this, he still said in a low voice: "This... actually taking so much money doesn't matter... it's just buying some medicinal herbs to assist with cultivation."

  "Is that so?" The duchess looked at Dufan with a smile, "Forget it... anyway, you've already been like this more than once or twice. Although I don't know what you're hiding from me, but one thing is clear: you, this rascal, will never be at a disadvantage... Alright, speak up, what brings you to see me today?"

  "This... " Du Fan paused for a moment, "I actually came to show Mother something."

  The duchess nodded and said: "What thing?"

  "It's just this..."

  As he spoke, Du Fan lightly waved his hand and recited an incantation, and a wind shield instantly appeared in front of him.

  The duchess's face finally changed color this time, she tentatively lightly snapped her fingers, a pale blue aura shot out from her fingertips and hit the wind shield, but the surface of the wind shield only rippled slightly, and dissolved the aura.

  Upon witnessing this scene, the Duchess finally let out a breath, her beautiful face filled with astonishment. She stared at Du Fan and said: "You little rascal, how did you manage to do it? I originally thought that breaking through the third level of Dou Qi within three months was already a miracle, but now you've even broken through the third level of magic... Your two older brothers combined didn't have an achievement as impressive as yours! However, I'm telling you, little rascal... Dou Qi and magic are things that can't be rushed. What's with learning other people's dual cultivation of magic and martial arts? If you don't achieve anything in the future, just wait and see how I'll settle accounts with you."

  Du Fan smiled and said, "Don't worry too much, Mother. If I can achieve this in just three months, who's to say I won't continue to break through in the future? Don't worry, Mother, one day I'll let you know that your supposedly useless son from the Green family history will not disappoint you."

  The duchess's face broke into a few smiles: "Since you say so, I won't say much more. Anyway, you must be hiding some secret from me."

  "Ah, right," the duchess rummaged through her bosom for a moment and tossed a ring to Dufan. "This is a spatial ring I used when I was young. Although the space inside isn't very large, because this ring has some auxiliary effects on magicians, it's still pretty good for you to use. Consider it a gift from me, your mother."

  Du Fan took the ring and smiled: "Then thank you, Mom."

  As he spoke, his spiritual power probed into the ring and couldn't help but laugh out loud. This ring, apart from being able to store objects and recognize its master, had the best effect of concentrating one's mind and refreshing one's brain. For a magician, this was indeed not a bad thing.

  After leaving an imprint of his spiritual power in the ring, Du Fan put away the other two space rings and said: "Alright mom, I'm going to take part in the Roland Academy's entrance exam next. Do you have any opinions?"