Reincarnated as incubus: I didn't mean to seduce you!

Chapter 840 249: Genius Mage? Bartlett's Memories (10K)_5

However, after arriving in Holy Briania, he discovered things weren't so simple.

According to convention, the mage symposium in Holy Briania did not restrict anyone from attending or expressing their views on spell research findings.

But behind this "according to convention" lay a self-assured set of unwritten rules, which dictated that those eligible to participate must be mage forces recognized by Holy Briania, equipped with independent research on magic theory.

But...

At that time, the city-state had absolutely no presence on the continent of the Towering Earth, so much so that when he mentioned his home country's location, the symposium staff had to specifically bring out the latest surrounding maps to see where this Yibel city-state was located.

Clearly, upon seeing that Yibel City-State was nothing more than an ordinary, unremarkable small city-state, the symposium staff looked down on the spell trash from these small city-states.

Especially since this was the infamous manipulation division.

Back then, manipulation mages who specialized in beguiling the hearts had not yet been burdened by their reputation as they would be in later generations, forcing them to rename themselves as enchantment mages.

Not particularly impressed by the genius mage, the supervisor handed over the task of dealing with this kid to a subordinate named Joshua, whose ancestors also hailed from Yibel City-State, implying he hoped to dismiss him through hometown ties.

It was Joshua's first time seeing a living person from Yibel City-State, and for some unknown reason, he took this "fellow countryman" to dine at a very famous restaurant at the foot of the Holy Mountain.

This restaurant's specialty was making the foods offered in sacrifices to the deities.

Under the influence of the Earth Mother Goddess Church, these exquisite sacrificial foods, after being offered, were either consumed by the church's high officials or distributed to the poor families around the Holy Mountain as holy food.

In simple terms, it was food gifted by the deities to their followers.

This kind of practice had been continuing in Holy Briania for many, many years.

The followers deeply affected by the church adopted this practice without hesitation.

They firmly believed that food once offered to the deities and enjoyed by the church high officials naturally held a higher status than other foods.

One such restaurant was born specifically to prepare these foods.

It was also the first time the genius mage dined at the Celeia Tavern.

Having never seen such refined food in Yibel City-State, the genius mage was so tempted that he couldn't help but indulge heartily without much hesitation.

For Joshua, who grew up on the Holy Mountain, the genius mage's way of eating was quite unsightly, which directly triggered his aversion.

In conversation, when Joshua was brought up, the genius mage would always show an embarrassed smile, saying Joshua was remarkable for being able to hold his ground in such a powerful country and was a genius of which Yibel City-State could be proud.

This made Joshua quite unhappy.

He frowned and said, "I was merely born in Yibel City-State in my early years, but now I'm a genuine Holy Brianian."

These words did not bother the genius mage. Instead, he teased, "I know, I know, but Mr. Joshua, foreign blood can never truly integrate into the core...

unless you're willing to exchange it with more compatriots' blood for this honor."

Annoyed by these words, Joshua engaged in a debate with the genius mage at the Celeia Restaurant.

Then... Joshua suddenly realized that this kid's understanding and command of magic indeed far exceeded that of ordinary people.

The final outcome...

Well, no one forced the other to concede; Joshua simply chose to turn away, opting not to face this pesky and cunning "compatriot" directly.

But the genius mage didn't mind these details.

He still regarded Joshua, who had gained recognition in Holy Briania, as the pride of Yibel City-State.

At their farewell, the genius mage picked up a small sealed box of cream from the plate and said with a smile:

"Those things just now look nice, but this small thing is more filling."

Subsequently, perhaps giving his somewhat embarrassing and pitiable compatriot a chance, Joshua thought to at least extend some hometown kindness by giving him an opportunity to enter the magic symposium.

So he took the genius mage for a stroll around the departments responsible for the symposium.

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