[Ten years had passed]
[That’s right, ten years]
[During those ten years, you had conquered the Goblin Space, the Undead Space……]
[In the end, you reached a conclusion]
[Clearly, commanding Goblins to fight suited you far better than learning magic]
[You had conquered over a dozen spaces, and your level had risen to 35]
[It was only after level thirty that you truly understood how difficult leveling up had become]
[Sometimes, even after conquering an entire space, you barely managed to raise two levels]
[“The creatures in these spaces aren’t actually that high-level. They’re just low-tier beings meant for testing magic.”]
[“Even using them to raise my Battle Technique proficiency is a stretch……”]
[During your conquests, you also took the opportunity to upgrade your Battle Techniques]
[Shatter (Green) had been upgraded to Armor Break (Purple)]
[Armor Break (Purple): The next attack has a high probability of shattering the enemy’s armor, with damage reduced to 50% of its original value]
[“High probability… how high exactly?”]
[You tried it out on an Undead soldier]
[Bang—bang—]
[Previously, you could only shatter a single chest plate or helmet with one hit, but this time was different]
[After just a few swings, all the armor on the Undead fell to the ground like scraps]
[“This isn’t just a boost in probability. I feel like the degree of armor shattering has improved too.”]
[You glanced at your proficiency. Lightning’s proficiency was still far off—it hadn’t even reached half]
[“You know, you pick up Battle Techniques much faster than magic.”]
[Beside you, Mei Wei Si had witnessed the scene just now and spoke with a hint of admiration]
[“Don’t mock me. Not everyone has a Talent like yours.”]
[You said helplessly. This massive treasury of magic was of little use to you]
[“I made your favorite braised tofu with pork today, so make sure you come back to eat.”]
[With that, Mei Wei Si stepped through the Portal]
[Watching her figure disappear into the Portal, an inexplicable wave of emotion washed over you]
[So much time had passed within the Tower, and you had begun to age]
[Your once-smooth skin was now rough and coarse]
[Mei Wei Si, however, was different. She had maintained the appearance of a twenty-five-year-old, never changing]
[Over these ten years, the two of you had become inseparable friends who talked about everything]
[Mei Wei Si always threw herself into those high-tier Spellbooks, while you kept exploring different spaces]
[Sometimes you would think of Mo En, and of your Blind Maid Dai Ya, yet they felt so distant now]
……
[Twenty years had passed]
[You had finally explored every world within the Tower, yet your level had only risen to 39]
[Lightning (Purple): Proficiency 6000/10000]
[Armor Break (Purple): Proficiency 6000/10000]
[“It seems the creatures here can no longer raise my proficiency.”]
[Your hair had turned gray, and your hands were covered in calluses from swinging a sword]
[Ten years ago, you could spend an entire day cutting down Undead in this space, but now you no longer had that kind of energy]
[Dragging your weary body back from the space into the Tower]
[You stepped into the luxurious bath as usual, gazing at your reflection in the water, feeling as if a lifetime had passed]
[The once-spirited noble Young Master had now become a reasonably energetic old man]
[After washing up, you stepped out of the room]
[“Mei Wei Si, I’ve decided to resume studying magic.”]
[Mei Wei Si looked up and glanced at you. Her appearance was still as radiant as ever]
[Those signature black-stockinged legs rested on the table, just like the scene from over a decade ago]
[“Sure. It’s not like you have many years left anyway.”]
[Mei Wei Si said in a joking tone, yet her eyes couldn’t hide a sense of desolation]
[You wanted to pat her head, but she reached out and swatted your hand away]
[“We’re the same age, you know. Don’t do things that make you seem so old.”]
[“So you say you want to study magic. Is that true?”]
[“It’s true.”]
[Mei Wei Si set down the Spellbook in her hands. The cover bore the mark of the eighth tier]
[“There’s actually something I’ve never understood. Why are you so obsessed with improving yourself?”]
[“To the point where…… you’re not even willing to spend more time with me……”]
[Mei Wei Si wore a dissatisfied expression. The latter part of her sentence was spoken so quietly that you didn’t hear it]
[In any case, you resumed your study of magic]
[Your memory was nowhere near what it used to be. Even with your Superior Intelligence Talent, your learning ability was only slower than before]
[Ten years passed, then another ten. Mei Wei Si had become like a devoted daughter, taking care of your daily needs]
[In the end, you couldn’t even walk anymore]
[One morning, Mei Wei Si pushed open your door. Your face was covered in wrinkles as you lay peacefully on the bed]
[“Dali’ang, yesterday’s magic… was Four-Tier Lightning Magic. Do you remember what its name was?”]
[“Ugh……”]
[You struggled to make a sound. She sat beside you, reading aloud how to use the Four-Tier Magic, like a mother reading a storybook to a small child]
[Sometimes, when you fell asleep, she would continue reading on her own]
[When night fell, she left the room and returned to her own quarters]
[Mei Wei Si opened her diary and quietly wrote down a few lines]
(Dali’ang barely has any awareness left……)
(How I wish I had more Talent, so that I could learn how to leave this Magic Tower before he dies)
(Even though I study every day without a single day of rest, I still can’t keep up with the speed of his aging)
(My master once told me that my constitution would make me a legendary mage on par with a demigod, but it would also strip away some of my human emotions)
[Writing this far, Mei Wei Si let out a sigh, as if something inside her had shattered]
(My master also told me not to start a relationship lightly, yet I… before I even had the chance to say it, he had already grown too old)
(Dali’ang, I will remember you forever)
[With that, Mei Wei Si closed her diary]
[For about a week, she didn’t read or study. Instead, she stayed by your bedside, keeping you company]
[Finally, on a peaceful afternoon, you passed away]
……
[After countless years had gone by, Mei Wei Si walked out of the Tower]
[Mo En had eventually replaced Edgar and become the ruler of this land]
[Morne V was now the King]
[Mei Wei Si noticed that beside the Tower stood a small tombstone, its inscriptions already too weathered to read]
[She buried your keepsakes within that grave, then set off on her own journey]
[Your keepsakes were naturally that ring, along with a stone inscribed with unknown characters—the one you had found at the bottom of the Goblin Cave]
[Through the vast sea of ancient texts, Mei Wei Si uncovered the meaning of those unknown characters—Dai Ya]
[That’s right, it was the name of your Blind Maid]
[After Mei Wei Si departed, rumors of the dead rising again began to spread throughout the Morne Family Territory]
[A blind, beautiful young woman wearing a Gold Ring had crawled out from a grave]
[Simulation ended……]