Simulated Lives: The Sorrow of the Sword Maiden-Chapter 30 – Your first encounter with her

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[You left the slums, but your legend continues to circulate there, and you are hailed as the legendary man.]
[After you left, a gang from the slums tried to curry favor with you by harshly punishing a scavenger who once had conflicts with you. You are feared and called the invisible godfather of the slums.]
[You moved to an area near the city center.]
[The environment in the city center is beautiful, with neither the nauseating stench nor the chaotic sewage discharge.]
[Your mood became very pleasant, and your speed in studying magic increased. You triggered Elemental Perception, Wisdom of Mortals, and Observer, mastering more attributes by the third year.]
[This year, you are 17 years old.]
[You have become a composite Elemental Mage with multiple attributes such as earth, wind, water, fire, lightning, light, darkness, life, and death.]
[Except for the most difficult to control time and space, you have no weaknesses.]
[Those belong to the realm of the gods, or more accurately, the realm of the Supreme God, far beyond the reach of mortal wisdom.]
[You have no regrets about this, feeling that mastering so many elements is already something to be very happy about.]
[You calm your mind and focus all your attention on the Magic Realms.]
[The divisions of a mage's realms are: Magic Apprentice, Official Mage, Elite Mage, Grand Mage, Grand Archmage, Saint Domain Archmage, Demigod.]
[Your talent is extraordinary, and your advancement speed is astonishing.]
[In the fourth year of simulation, at 18, you successfully advanced to an Official Mage.]
[In the fifth year of simulation, at 19, you successfully mastered all Level 1-3 basic magic of all attributes, and established contracts with multiple Elemental Spirits, allowing you to draw magic power from the Elemental Plane to replenish yourself. Your magic capacity is ten times that of an ordinary person, which seems to be a kind of mysterious blessing.]
[In the sixth year of simulation, at 20, you broke through again.]
[You became an Elite Mage.]
[From now on, you can master Level 4-5 magic. If you wish, you can destroy towns at any time, and if given enough time, even destroy cities.]
[To keep a low profile, you did not announce your status as an Elite Mage, instead claiming to have just broken through to an Official Mage.]
[A new wave of sensation began. Despite your low profile, combined with your slum background, your name spread throughout Allenson City.]
[In Allenson City, from nobles to beggars, everyone knows of your existence.]
[A shining new star breaking through the mire.]
[Your story spread widely, sung by traveling poets to distant regions. You are seen as a role model by many struggling people, and nobles began inviting you to banquets, basking in endless glory.]
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The simulation went smoothly.
Logically, the first simulation should have been a beginner's benefit.
But this second simulation gave Xu Xi an unprecedented sense of satisfaction. The three entries combined, their effect far exceeded 1+1+1=3.
At just 20 years old, he was already an Elite Mage.
Xu Xi was confident that before this simulation ended, he would officially step into the realm of a Saint Domain Archmage, or even glimpse the realm of the gods.
"After this simulation ends, if I can replicate the realms from the simulation into reality like last time, then I will truly be invincible."
"If I remember correctly, the Demigod level in the Magic System is equivalent to the Loose Immortal in the Cultivation Faction."
"If I can become a Saint Domain Archmage, by comparison, it would be... the Mahayana stage?"
Walking alone on the street.
Xu Xi walked slowly, pondering the matters after the simulation, absentmindedly chewing on bread.
To return home faster for a new round of magic research.
Xu Xi turned into a narrow alley.
His boots splashed dark brown water as they stepped into muddy pits, his clean and tidy clothes forming a stark contrast with the foul-smelling surroundings.
Occasionally, his bootsteps would collapse the rough cover.
Under the broken bricks, dried bloodstains were revealed.
This city was never beautiful. The high and mighty nobles fought with power, while the lower classes resorted to the most primitive violence, making blood a common sight here.
But it had nothing to do with Xu Xi.
After all, everyone in this city knew him, and no one would be foolish enough to provoke an Official Mage.
"Stop... stop!"
"Hand over the bread!"
A trembling voice came from ahead, stuttering with fear, as if the speaker was already terrified to the extreme.
Xu Xi stopped, looking at the small figure ahead.
It's late October now.
The weather was turning cold.
But that dirty figure wore a tattered short shirt on the upper body and overly large, unattractive dark green wide pants on the lower body, likely scavenged from the trash judging by their ragged condition.
Her hair was soaked with dirty mud water, vaguely revealing scars on her forehead.
Her eyes were a pale gold, but devoid of joy or sorrow, leaving only emptiness and fear of the unknown, giving the illusion of black pupils.
From any angle, one could only feel emptiness and lack of light.
Xu Xi's gaze shifted downward.
He saw the small knife tightly gripped in her hand.
Though her body trembled with fear and her hand shook terribly, she still clung to this only weapon.
But—
Trying to rob an Official Mage with a small knife.
Isn't that overthinking?
Xu Xi frowned, activating the Observer Entry, seeing more peculiarities in the small figure before him, those anomalies different from ordinary people.
Like the broken horn hidden in her hair.
The scales on her skin's surface that normal humans couldn't possibly have.
"So, it's a hybrid of human and demon blood? Judging by her appearance, she was probably abandoned and recently escaped to Allenson City."
"No wonder she dares to rob, she doesn't recognize me at all."
Xu Xi took a few steps forward.
The scars on the girl's face, the bruises on her arms, her trembling, fearful legs, all became clearer in his eyes.
"...How pitiful."
Xu Xi lowered his gaze, sighing lightly in his heart.
Since this world has gods ruling over all beings, naturally, there are also demons opposing the gods.
Most demons are burly and ugly, but a few rare races resemble humans, sparking some people's strange desires.
Thus.
The mixed-blood offspring, neither fully human nor demon, were born this way.
These offspring are almost never acknowledged.
At birth, ninety-nine percent are directly abandoned.
Only a very few individuals, due to their great power, are kept and trained as alternative soldiers.
Clearly.
From the girl's fearful, trembling demeanor, she belonged to the absolute inferior kind, neither possessing the demons' strength nor the humans' normal appearance to blend into ordinary life.
Belonging to the most miserable category.
"No, don't come closer!" Faced with Xu Xi's approach, the demon girl appeared even more terrified.
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