591: Dawken Guver

Chapter 5: Doken

Half an hour later, in a five-star restaurant on the Academy's commercial street, Dick met the current Warden of Suweier Magic Academy.

This was a kindly old Elf, with a thick beard and flowing, fluffy long hair, making him look a bit wild.

However, with his white beard and hair, and always wearing a benevolent smile, the Warden felt more like a neighbor's Grandpa.

But after seeing his identification information, Dick didn't feel he was kind at all.

Name: Doken Guver.

Race: Elf, Male.

Age: 9463 years old.

Profession: Mage, Level 91.

Talents: Bloodlust Surge (Supreme), Bizarre Force (Supreme), Enchanted Overlord Body (Supreme), Mage God Body (Supreme)... (Expand to view details).

Recent Encounters: The divine revelation dream from a thousand years ago has become reality; the fragile balance Doken has been protecting is about to be broken, making him gloomy.

Current Status

1. Health recovery increased by 3000%, from the talent 'Bloodlust Surge'.

2. Mental resistance increased by 1750%, from the talent 'Bloodlust Surge'.

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5. Attack power increased by 10000%, from the talent 'Bizarre Force'.

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12. Physical resistance increased by 3215%, from the talent 'Enchanted Overlord Body'.

13. Magic resistance increased by 3500%, from the talent 'Enchanted Overlord Body'.

14. Mental resistance increased by 2000%, from the talent 'Enchanted Overlord Body'.

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74. Magic Immunity, from the talent 'Mage God Body'.

Emotions: 30% Confused, 30% Fearful, 40% Excited.

Doken is a long-famous powerhouse; long before taking on the role of Warden, he had already been an S-rank adventurer for thousands of years, with footprints all over the world.

What is most talked about regarding Doken is his extremely rare special physique—the 'Mage God Body'!

This is a top-tier physique that only Mages can awaken, capable of comprehensively enhancing physical fitness, becoming a magic tank even wilder than a Berserker and tankier than a Holy Knight!

It's worth mentioning that after awakening the Mage God Body, one also gains several complementary talents, such as 'Bloodlust Surge', 'Bizarre Force', 'Enchanted Overlord Body'...

At the same time, these complementary talents will improve as the Mage God Body improves.

To put it simply, whatever level the Mage God Body reaches, these complementary talents will be at that level, which is very convenient.

And Doken's Mage God Body has currently reached the highest 'Supreme' level, so his complementary talents are also all Supreme.

Looking at his packed 'Current Status', looking at the visually impactful attribute increases, Dick... wasn't envious at all.

The reason is simple: the Mage God Body has a particularly big drawback—Magic Immunity!

As the name suggests, people with the Mage God Body can never use magic and can only be pure magic tanks.

Don't look at Doken being Level 91; he can't even cast a low-level Fireball spell.

Furthermore, magic arrays, barriers, forging, healing... any technique that requires the use of magic power, Doken cannot perform; he is completely Magic Immune!

And all magic power intensity increases gained by the Mage God Body will automatically convert into other attributes, essentially meaning 'no affinity with magic'.

Back then, when Doken became the Warden of Suweier Magic Academy, everyone found it unbelievable.

A person who can't use any magic becoming the Warden of a Magic Academy... this was simply absurd.

However, in terms of strength, Doken was impeccable; his countless impressive battle records were enough to compile into a thousand-page textbook.

Moreover, Doken's experience is very rich, and his knowledge is incredibly vast; teaching some theoretical classes is more than enough for him.

Of course, the most important thing was that the Academy needed a facade to support it, and Superville also needed a big shot to stand there; Doken was the most suitable candidate.

"Haha, Dick, my little friend, are you alright?"

Hearing Doken's concerned inquiry, Dick immediately replied respectfully, "The Healers couldn't find any problems, so I assume there's nothing serious..."

On the surface, Doken was kind and amiable, with a calm expression.

But in the 'Emotions' section of [Know Yourself and Your Enemy II], it showed confusion, fear, and... excitement?

Honestly, Dick found it really hard to connect the old Elf in front of him with these emotions.

What was Doken confused about? What was he afraid of? And what was he excited about?

It was clear that Doken must know something!

Not only that, his 'Recent Encounters' were also full of riddles.

What was the divine revelation dream? What was the fragile balance? Were these related to the incident by Anling Lake this morning?

This old fellow was full of mysteries; perhaps by solving them one by one, Dick could get many clues for the 'child of prophecy' quest!

"Hurry and try it, this dish is called 'Source of a Hundred Beasts', it's taken from the life source of a hundred different Beasts, and it's the signature dish of this restaurant..."

Doken was very enthusiastic, introducing the delicious food on the table to Dick; one of his greatest hobbies in life was eating, which was quite similar to Xiao Nai.

During his years as an adventurer, Doken ate wherever he went; his palate had tasted delicacies from all over the world.

"Mm~"

Isurna took a bite and soon let out a satisfied hum, nodding and praising, "It's really chewy, and it even bursts with juice..."

Dick also thought it was good, taking bite after bite; he regretted missing this delicacy in his previous hundred lives.

A hundred different Beasts meant a hundred different tastes and textures; it was rich but not greasy, fresh and juicy, leaving an endless aftertaste!

"By the way, what part of a Beast is the life source?"

Hearing Isurna's question, Doken looked troubled, while Dick casually said, "It's the testicles of a male Beast."

Isurna's expression froze, and she spat out half of the meat she was chewing.

"Then, what about this side dish called 'Beast's Delight'?"

"It's a female Beast's..."

Soon, Isurna spat out the remaining half-bite of fatty meat in her mouth, her face pale.

A few minutes later, the three of them were half-full, and the irrelevant small talk came to an end; it was time to get to the main topic.

[Isurna, I'm going to start probing; pay attention to the Warden.]

Hearing Dick's telepathic message, Isurna couldn't help but say, [The Warden is a very good person; he would never do anything bad...]

Dick had always agreed with Isurna's intuition, after all, it had been repeatedly verified over the past few dozen lives.

If Isurna felt someone was a good person, then 99% of the time they were a good person, even if it was just because they looked pleasing to the eye, without any evidence.

[I trust your judgment, but things in this world aren't as simple as right and wrong; the Warden holds the answers I want.]

Hearing this, Isurna said no more, stating she would help Dick with lie detection.

In the subsequent conversation, if the Warden lied about a certain sentence, Isurna would immediately inform Dick telepathically.

"Warden Sir," Dick took a sip of fruit wine and softly inquired, "You are very knowledgeable; do you have any idea about my sudden fainting this morning?"

Dick didn't plan to beat around the bush but wanted to get straight to the point!

To see if Doken knew anything and whether this morning's incident was related to him!

"Generally speaking, when a person is mentally tense for a long time and then suddenly relaxes, it can lead to fainting..."

Doken gently stroked his beard, like a reliable elder; he made a very reasonable speculation that sounded flawless.

At the same time, Isurna's telepathic message sounded.

[The Warden is not lying.]

So, Doken really didn't know anything?

Was it all just him overthinking?

No, no, that might not be the case!

Having spent dozens of lives with Isurna, Dick knew her lie detection ability too well; although the success rate was 100%, there were also many loopholes.

Therefore, Dick had invented various methods to easily circumvent Isurna's lie detection ability.

Just like now, what Doken said was just a 'general statement' related to fainting; it was an objective statement without subjective judgment, so the lie detection couldn't work.

So Dick frowned and feigned confusion, saying, "So, do you think I fall into this category?"

"In my opinion, the cause of your fainting is very likely a mental issue; it's normal for the Healers not to be able to find it..."

[The Warden lied!]

Hearing Isurna's surprised telepathic message, Dick was delighted in his heart, thinking, 'Just as expected'.

This sentence from Doken was a classic subjective judgment; he said he fainted due to a mental issue, but he didn't actually think that in his heart.

In other words, Doken knew the real likely cause of his fainting, but he deliberately concealed it!