When Starlight Falls, When You Wake Up

Chapter 99 The Man Favored by God

The four followed Fang Ruizhi and walked into the room. They came into a spacious inner room like a study.

In front of the wall opposite to them, there were two four or five-story wooden bookshelves, while there was no book on them but long boxes layer upon layer. They were surprisingly dense.

What were they?

All people were shocked at the scene and looked at Fang Ruizhi walking to the bookshelves. They stopped and stared at him, planning to see what would happen next.

What were the long boxes on the bookshelves? Were they? Mu Yunfei remembered that Fang Ruizhi had just said that he would take them to choose their rune pens. Were the rune pens put in the boxes? There were so many rune pens. Did he make them alone?

When Mu Yunfei was pondering, Fang Ruizhi took out a few boxes in the middle of a bookshelf and then put them on the table between him and the four people. Then he returned to the bookshelf and continued to look for boxes.

Mu Yunfei noticed that there was a label on each box seeming to introduce the name and effect of the thing in it.

His eyes moved following Fang Ruizhi. Suddenly he paid attention to one thing. At the top of the bookshelf on the right, it was different from anything on other stories. There was only one black box. Seen from a distance, it was inconspicuous, but no matter how crowded the other stories were and difficult to place anything, the things were not put on this story. Such a box was treated specially.

He was attracted by that box. He seemed to have guessed that the rune pens Fang Ruizhi mentioned earlier were put in the boxes, and if he guessed right, in the only box at the top of the shelf on the right was the only satisfying rune pen of Rank 4 mentioned by the old man.

In no time, Fang Ruizhi returned to the table. There were dozens of long boxes on the table, which made Mu Yunfei admire Elder Fang for his speed of making them and his foundation.

"Come here, guys." Fang Ruizhi reached out his right hand and waved at them. Then he started to put the long boxes on the table in order.

When the four approached, he began to open the boxes one after another.

Fresh and comfortable energy filled the whole room and put them in a good mood. Mu Yunfei guessed right. In the long boxes were the rune pens, and the ample energy was released from the rune pens and spread around.

"Elder Fang, didn't you say that you don't have many rune pens?" Bei Linfeng felt the strong breath of energy on the table and glanced at everything on the bookshelves behind Elder Fang. He asked excitedly.

"I said that I don't have many rune pens of Rank 4, not of Rank 3," Fang Ruizhi stated complacently.

"If you want to be a magical circle master of Rank 4, you should use different materials to make rune pens besides studying and practicing magical circles. These are some satisfying works in all my life. I take them out and let you choose today."

"Elder Fang, you are so generous," Bei Linfeng said and then reached out his hand to the rune pen closest to him.

"Wait!" Fang Ruizhi roared. "Have you forgotten what I said just now? It's not that you choose a rune pen, but the rune pen will choose you.

"Hold your breath and focus. Come here one after another. Stand in front of the table, and the others make room," Fang Ruizhi instructed impassively.

"Okay," Mu Yunfei replied first and then pulled Nana to walk backward. Xing Jie didn't walk forward as he had his own rune pen, so Bei Linfeng was the first.

"Okay, Little Fatty, you are the first. Come on. Let me see what kind of rune pen will choose you." Fang Ruizhi laughed and then told Bei Linfeng to stand in front of the table.

Bei Linfeng was nervous and excited. He walked to the table and looked at the rune pens on it. Then he calmed down slowly and held his breath to focus, trying to stop himself from thinking about anything.

After he did that, suddenly a wisp of golden light flashed on the table, and then a light halo showed up and became bigger gradually. In the end, the whole room was brightened.

A rune pen rose from the box where it was and got close to Bei Linfeng. Faint golden light enveloped it, and it was similar to Bei Linfeng's sacred shield of brightness, with holy breath.

"Clap..." Fang Ruizhi applauded. "Nice. Bloke, you are promising. This rune pen is made from a horn of a demon beast, a rhinoceros with steel armor of Red Rank and has been improved and carved. It's especially helpful to carve defensive magical circles."

Hearing Fang Ruizhi's explanation, Bei Linfeng had a smile. Enhancing defense was very important to him. After all, his abilities were mainly to defend, while his control ability became a subsidiary ability after he got the sacred shield of brightness.

No matter what, this rune pen's presence made him expect to learn magical circles.

The next was Nana. Different from Bei Linfeng, she looked calm, as if she didn't care about what would happen next. She closed her eyes and held her breath to focus, with faint blue light from her body.

Next second, a rune pen in the middle of the table seemed to be summoned by the faint blue light from Nana and bounced instantly, with a clear sound of ice crystal being broken. It showed up in front of her and also flashed with faint blue light halos, in coordination with the light around Nana.

"Good!" Fang Ruizhi praised. He was totally different from the old man who had refused them at the door.

He showed a kind smile and looked at Nana, saying unhurriedly, "It is not made of something from a demon beast but a gemstone given to the Elemental Star Headquarters by the Ice Planet, with energy of pure ice nature in it. Unexpectedly, it can be used by somebody today."

"To be frank, I am from the Ice Planet," Nana stated in a soft voice after she opened her eyes and reached out her hand to grab the rune pen floating in front of her.

"Ah! It turns out that you are..." He wanted to say that she was the only survivor on the Ice Planet, yet on second thought, he realized that it was improper to say that, so he stopped himself. He nodded at Nana to show his approval for her.

Nana and Bei Linfeng summoned their rune pens only in several seconds, which made Mu Yunfei have mental pressure. He turned to Xing Jie and gestured for him to summon one first.

"I have a rune pen," Xing Jie expressed impassively, looking into Mu Yunfei's eyes.

"Well..." Mu Yunfei certainly knew that Xing Jie had a rune pen, but he still wondered if Xing Jie could summon once more.

"Logically, a person can have only one rune pen in all his life, yet if there is another magical circle master of Rank 5 in the world someday who has made rune pens of Rank 5, he can forcefully give the other masters new powerful rune pens. However, it's impossible at least for now. After all, a magical circle master of Rank 5 is inexistent," Fang Ruizhi said.

"Master Jie is the future head of the Xing family, so he certainly needs to be trained in many aspects, and it's a matter of course that he has a rune pen. Come on. It's your turn." While speaking, Fang Ruizhi turned to Mu Yunfei.

He was curious about this young man who dared to make a bet with him, and he wanted to know what kind of rune pen Mu Yunfei would summon.

Mu Yunfei didn't hesitate anymore. He walked quickly to the table and took a deep breath. Then he closed his eyes and tried to calm down. Although he was nervous, with the effect of the iced pearl, he wasn't distracted by complex emotions.

He breathed once.

He breathed twice.

...

After five minutes...

There was still no response. Mu Yunfei got anxious. Thinking that Nana and Bei Linfeng had summoned their rune pens in almost one or two seconds, he was doubtful and wanted to open his eyes, but he was afraid that a rune pen would show up all of a sudden.

After a long time.

Fang Ruizhi's voice was heard. "Open your eyes." There were doubts in his tone, too.

Mu Yunfei opened his eyes, while nothing happened in front of him. He just saw that Fang Ruizhi was collecting the long boxes on the table.

"Am I unable to summon a rune pen? Can't I learn magical circles? I have made a bet just now, but I am embarrassed on the spot?" Mu Yunfei thought, with reluctance and even inferiority in his eyes, which could rarely be seen on his face.

Why? He wanted to ask Elder Fang, yet he feared that he would get a definite answer that he couldn't summon a rune pen, so he remained silent for a long time. He just looked at Fang Ruizhi who collected the rune pens on the table and then put them back one after another.

"Elder Fang." Mu Yunfei finally couldn't control himself. Looking at Elder Fang who put the last box on the bookshelf, he asked, "Why can't I have one?"

"None of them is fit for you," Fang Ruizhi answered casually.

"None of them is fit for me?" Mu Yunfei repeated. "You have so many rune pens here, but there is no one fit for me?"

"No," Fang Ruizhi responded simply. "What I have taken out earlier are the relatively high-quality rune pens of Rank 3. If none of them is fit for you, the others won't be fit for you."

"You said that all those are competitive products among the rune pens of Rank 3?" Mu Yunfei asked.

"Exactly."

"How about the rune pen of Rank 4? Didn't you say that you have one of Rank 4?" Mu Yunfei asked anxiously. He didn't consider whether the rune pen of Rank 4 meant something special to Elder Fang. He just asked directly.

"Bloke, it's not that I am unwilling to give the rune pen of Rank 4 to others, but its quality is too powerful, and it was made by chance. The energy in it can hardly be imagined," Fang Ruizhi explained in a deep voice.

In fact, it was not that he was unwilling to give the rune pen of Rank 4 to others indeed, and it was not his only rune pen of Rank 4. The rune pen he used was also of Rank 4, yet it was not as powerful as the one which had been put at the top of the bookshelf all the time.

"How do you know it if you don't try?" Mu Yunfei still insisted.

He didn't say it at random but indistinctly felt that he was mysteriously in connection with the item in the black box at the top of the bookshelf.

Although in others' opinion, he seemed to try anything as he was in a desperate situation, he still wanted to have a try.

Fang Ruizhi didn't get angry but admired Mu Yunfei for his persistence. He turned around and walked to the bookshelf, taking the only black box on the top floor. Later he blew away the dust on it of many years and then opened the box.

As the black box was opened, a wisp of dark red light shot out and happened to fall on Mu Yunfei. Next second, something weird happened.

The rune pen in the box shot out at once and circled around Mu Yunfei irregularly, like the Bloodline Sword circling around him.

Mu Yunfei opened his eyes wide and stared at everything before his eyes. He was shocked and more joyful, as he was chosen by a rune pen, and it was of Rank 4.

Fang Ruizhi stood in front of Mu Yunfei, and his eyes widened. He was more astonished than Mu Yunfei.

He was surprised as this rune pen of Rank 4 chose this teenager without hesitation and when a rune pen chose an owner, it would float in front of the one quietly, while this rune pen circled around Mu Yunfei in a way that he had never seen.

Only one word could explain everything, "Genius!"

"Is this bloke a person favored by God? If not, something like this won't happen," Fang Ruizhi thought.

After a long time, the rune pen of Rank 4 slowed down and stopped in front of Mu Yunfei. He reached out his hand and tried to grasp it in the front. Then he led the rune pen into his hand and finally saw its true face clearly.

Luster leaked out of the black surface, and the complicated runes were carved outside, with dark red light grain flowing. The pen point was quite sharp, with dark red light flashing indistinctly. It was not as heavy as Mu Yunfei imagined, but it was light. When he grasped it and moved it in the air, it was like the arm directing the fingers.

"It deserves to be a rune pen of Rank 4, and it is excellent as expected." Mu Yunfei thought. Then he put away the rune pen and raised his head with a smile, looking at Fang Ruizhi.

Nana, Bei Linfeng and Xing Jie came to the center of the room and stood next to Mu Yunfei.

Nana and Bei Linfeng were fine. After all, Mu Yunfei's abilities which could change unpredictably and often surprise them made them admire him deeply. They were surprised as he summoned a rune pen of Rank 4, yet they accepted it later.

However, Xing Jie was different. He knew something about Mu Yunfei only after they fought together. Although he was amazed at the abilities that Mu Yunfei showed, he was shocked after Mu Yunfei got the rune pen of Rank 4, so he looked at Mu Yunfei, and the expression in his eyes changed.

"You guys have really shocked me." Fang Ruizhi sighed with emotion. The rune pens the other two got were quite powerful, but it was reasonable, while the fact that Mu Yunfei summoned the rune pen of Rank 4 really shocked him.

He suddenly had a feeling that these young people might create miracles in the next month. What kind of surprise could Mu Yunfei who was favored by God give him?