The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 28

In an instant, there were already four people’s projections on the square, forming a “田” (field) shape.

“My name is Viviana, and I am a student of Teacher Kane.”

Viviana bowed slightly, then her eyes were fixed on a granite block in the square used to direct the flow of people.

Dark golden magic continuously flowed into the granite block. As the magic filled the cracks in the granite block, it crumbled, transforming into magical runes that scattered into the sky.

“go!”

Viviana’s magic manipulated the granite fragments, which had temporarily transformed into runes, to gather above the scholars’ heads.

A large group of scholars found themselves shrouded in shadow, with no sunlight shining down on them. Looking up, they saw that the runes manipulated by Viviana had been reassembled, forming a thin rock wall stretching across the sky.

Kane endorsed Viviana, saying:

“This is the ability of the fourth-tier magic ‘Rune Reconstruction’—analyzing the structure of matter and rewriting its information into runes, then reconstructing it according to another material structure.”

Viviana, with a thick book tucked under her arm, pushed up her round-framed glasses:

“During exploration, I can use ‘Rune Reconstruction’ to temporarily analyze the materials of ruins, quickly create rune keys, and even interfere with magical traps that rely on specific materials. I think this will be of great benefit to the hero’s party.”

Brian was puzzled when he saw Viviana suddenly appear out of nowhere.

His original intention was to choose a mage with guaranteed combat ability; the scholar’s ability was secondary.

However, this “Rune Reconstruction” magic is indeed very useful in dungeon exploration, as it can help avoid many traps and challenges.

Fu Rongyuan’s combat prowess is undeniable; she is capable of replacing the former Ariel.

So all those old pedantic remarks he made earlier, saying that such scholars are hard to find, were actually just him trying to create expectations for his student Viviana…

Since we can’t decide, let’s give them a question to answer.

Brian cleared his throat and explained the mechanics of the 325th floor they encountered yesterday, including the initial gravity-based battlefield division, the mirror image copying with 20% more combat power than the original body, and the final magic extraction for the kill, to Furong Yuan and Viviana. Then he asked:

“Tell me, as scholars, what tactics would you use to overcome this difficulty?”

After Brian spoke, the scholars who had already been confirmed as not meeting the requirements did not leave, but instead lowered their heads in thought, just like Fu Rongyuan and Viviana.

They didn’t know where Brian had encountered this situation. If it was in a dungeon, then the difficulty was much higher than any of the previous levels.

Scholars racked their brains but couldn’t come up with a solution; even those who had some clues could only address one aspect of the problem.

An excellent team can achieve the fighting power of eight people with only five people through teamwork; this is the Brave Team.

However, with the battlefield divided and everyone fighting alone, how can they face the enhanced mirror image?

Viviana was the first to look up. She saw that Furong Yuan was still pondering, and she was secretly pleased.

Then she looked at her teacher, Kane, who nodded in response to Viviana.

Viviana began by saying:

“Hero, I have come up with a solution.”

The scholars all looked up at Viviana’s projection. Viviana, one hand resting on the temple of her glasses, slowly said:

“First, regarding gravity-based division. Hero, you can equip your team members with ‘team positioning gems’ beforehand. This way, even if the battlefield is divided, you can always sense the location of your teammates and provide possible support.”

“Secondly, regarding mirror image replication. Although mirror image replication is 20% stronger, that’s based on the strength at the time of replication. As long as one drinks a rare enhancement potion after replication, that 20% difference in strength can be eliminated.”

“As long as we kill the mirror image quickly enough, we can pass this level ahead of time and avoid the subsequent mana extraction.”

After Viviana finished speaking, she looked at Furong Yuan with a mocking expression. Furong Yuan kept her head down and did not react.

It seems he has no way to resolve this situation.

…

After hearing Viviana’s solution, all the scholars agreed that it made sense. Two items were enough to break this seemingly unsolvable situation; she truly was worthy of being Kane’s disciple.

Salina was also stunned. She genuinely thought that Viviana was good-looking and intelligent, and very suitable to be a member of the team.

Brian frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

Then he stepped back a few paces, making sure he was out of the range of the amplifying gem, and quietly asked Karina:

“Is there a potion that can increase one’s strength by 20%?”

Karina nodded, then shook her head firmly:

“It existed before. But to concoct this kind of potion, several very rare medicinal herbs are required, and the pharmacist must have a strong sense of control.”

“Right now, it’s practically priceless. I can get one bottle through my family, but five bottles are a pipe dream…”

Fu Rongyuan also received this news from Ariel.

He looked up, covered one eye, and laughed.

“why are you laughing?”

Viviana was puzzled, and Kane frowned slightly as well.

Theoretically speaking, her solution is simple and effective. This roadside scholar, whoever he is, is probably embarrassed in front of the scholars and is too ashamed to continue speaking among them!

Fu Rongyuan pointed at Viviana from a distance and said, word by word:

“I laugh at you for only knowing theory! The potion you mentioned did exist decades ago, when Senior Kane was young! This knowledge of yours was also taught to you by Senior Kane, wasn’t it!”

“Unfortunately, what Senior Kane doesn’t know is that one of the ingredients needed to refine this potion is now completely extinct. In other words, it’s impossible to obtain the potion you’re talking about!”

“Yes…that’s it…”

Ariel said to Furong Yuan in her room in the royal capital:

“Fu Rongyuan, don’t give them any room to defend themselves, continue!”

Fu Rongyuan’s mouth fired off like a machine gun, relentlessly cutting off Viviana’s words that were about to come out:

“Hero, scholars, please listen to my proposal.”

“When a mirror image is copied, it not only copies the capabilities, but also the target’s current state and thoughts.”

“When an average person enters a dungeon and sees the approaching monster, their thought is usually, ‘I must defeat it.’ But the mirror image’s thought is, ‘Defeat you.'”

“So the solution is quite simple.”

Fu Rongyuan scanned each member of the hero’s team in turn:

“As far as I know, Sharina possesses three magical puppets of different attributes. A magical puppet can only be composed of one attribute at a time; if three attributes are combined, it will definitely explode.”

Fu Rongyuan paused, glanced behind her at the projection of Viviana and Kane’s reactions in the sky, and continued:

“Why not construct the golem using three attributes during the mirror scan? That way, the mirror will replicate the golem that’s about to explode…”

As Fu Rongyuan finished speaking, some quick-witted scholars realized what he meant and couldn’t help but admire his genius. Could he be a genius scholar?