Level Up in Earth Evolution
Chapter 40: Meeting With Sage

"You can turn around," Li Xin said after storing all the clothes.

Li Wei turned around and saw she was still looking at him with a glare. He let out a wry smile and took the coin card from her hands.

"We should search for the unknown rewards and see if there is something related to the sage here," he said, looking around the boss room.

Li Xin saw him changing the topic but didn't say anything and also looked around the boss room with others.

They all searched but discovered nothing.

"Is it a scam?" Li Wei murmured with a frown.

But suddenly the scenery around them started to change.

"Be careful," Li Wei shouted at the girls and casted a few shields, covering them with him.

But he didn't receive a reply from them and looked back; they stood like statues, even their steps paused in the air.

"S**t, this again," Li Wei cursed and tried to open the system panel. Unlike last time, he was able to open it, making him feel a little relieved.

He didn't hesitate and directly channeled his mana at a large amount to use the shadow step skill to escape with them.

"Wait, I don't have any ill intentions," an old voice sounded in hurry trying to stop him.

Li Wei became more cautious and looked ahead at the direction of the voice, where a transparent old man was standing there with western features. He looked rather handsome with his trimmed white beard.

"Do you really think that will let me believe in you?" Li Wei replied, still channeling his mana to escape with his party. He also didn't forget to use Analyze Eye on the old man.

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**Analyze Panel/Start**

Name: Leo Dior

State: Soul Fragment

**Analyze Panel/End**

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Li Wei frowned, looking at his status; it only showed his name and state, but he still didn't let his guard down and kept channeling mana.

Leo Dior looked at Li Wei with a difficult face. "Boy, stop. I don't have any ill intentions. I am Sage. Sage Leo Dior," he explained again seeing him channeling his mana to escape.

"Like I will believe you," Li Wei shook his head, he didn't care even if he was a sage. The old man could stop the time; it means he was more powerful than him and this reason was alone enough for him to escape.

Seeing that he still didn't believe him, Leo Dior felt frustrated. "Look, young man, I know what you are thinking, but I stopped the time because I wanted to talk with you," he said with a gentler tone.

But Li Wei shook his head at him. "I still don't believe you. I am just nobody. Why do you want to talk with me?" he asked, trying to distract the old man and ready to make an escape as long as he got the chance.

Leo Dior felt stifled inside. "You chose the Jack-of-all-Trades class and received the ten times bonus from the gods, right?" He directly got to the point, knowing it was useless to explain him.

He himself doesn't have much time left and used the remaining amount of mana inside the dungeon core to stop the time, it wouldn't last for a long time, so it was better to talk with him directly.

Li Wei frowned. "Why do you know this?" he asked with caution, ready to escape if he made a move.

Leo Dior saw him getting ready to escape. "Wait, I don't have any powers left, and I can't do anything to any of you. I just want to talk with you, and it couldn't be known to your companions; that's why I stopped the time inside this floor," he explained hurriedly, afraid of him escaping.

Li Wei became a little relieved, knowing he didn't have any powers left, but he still kept his guard. "What is it you want to talk about?" he asked with irritation.

From the day the Earth Evolution started, he is going through a lot. First, it was a goddess who forced him to accept the quest, then the receptionist Sophia, who was planning something, and now an old foggy sage.

Seeing his irritation, Leo Dior felt speechless but replied, "There are few things you need to know if you are going to continue with the Jack-of-all-Trades class," he said with a serious expression.

Li Wei didn't say anything and looked at him silently, waiting for him to explain.

"You should know that the Jack-of-all-Trades is a special class, right?" Leo Dior asked.

Li Wei nodded. "Yes, I know, but what if it's a special class?" he asked, remembering the words of the goddess, 'every special class has a meaning in itself.'

"Let me explain; the special classes can only be unlocked by the gods and will have to save the world. But the Jack-of-all-Trades class is an exception," Leo Dior said, taking a pause before continuing.

"The Jack-of-all-Trades class is actually controlled by the world system. As you see, anyone can choose it, but it is very hard to complete the class quests, and when you complete the second class quest, you won't be able to change your class anymore," Leo Dior explained.

Li Wei frowned hearing his explanation, but didn't interrupt him.

"The world system is a powerful entity that could even restrict the gods, and no one from any race knows what it is and where it is. The Jack-of-all-Trades class is always a question that everyone left hanging. But there is an ancient record where it stated that the Jack-of-all-Trades class can become a god," Leo Dior said.

"If one can really become a god with the Jack-of-all-Trades class, then why others aren't choosing this class?" Li Wei asked with doubt. Even though there are many restrictions with enough money it's possible to choose the Jack-of-all-trades-class.

Seeing his doubt, Leo Dior shook his head. "It was just an ancient record, and maybe it was written by someone on a whim. There are many restrictions for the Jack-of-all-Trades class. But there are also people who don't give up, and they will definitely come for you, knowing you hold the ten times bonus, so be careful," he warned.

Li Wei frowned. "Why are you telling me this?" he asked, looking at the old man and became ready to escape again.

Leo Dior felt irritated when he saw him becoming ready to escape. "Wait, it's an important thing now. What I wanted is to give you an inheritance," he said with a hurry, afraid he will escape.

Hearing him, Li Wei became more doubtful of his intentions. "Why me? You could have chosen others," he inquired.

There were many people that could come here, but more importantly, why did he leave his soul fragment inside a low-level dungeon?

"I created this dungeon to leave an inheritance while leaving a soul fragment with a few important memories to guide the people who will pass my test."

"But when the world merging happened, the monsters inside started to kill low-level monsters to level up, making the dungeon error, and later a mana explosion happened because of the unstable dungeon core that was running for many years. Of course, I also left other dungeons, and this is just one of them," Leo Dior explained.

"Then what about the inheritance?" Li Wei asked. This was the thing he came for, and now hearing him say he also left other dungeons like this, he felt more doubtful about him.

"My inheritance is inside the eternal dungeon situated at Elmoral Capital City. If you are lucky, you can get it before anyone, and I have many things there that might be suitable for your companions," Leo Dior replied with a stiffened expression.

He was a sage, and everyone treated him like a saint because he helped countless people, and here is someone in front of him thinking he might be a bad guy.

"Of course, you will not get this for free. You have to take a quest of mine with a contract," Leo Dior stated his conditions for the location of inheritance.

However, Li Wei shook his head at him.

"It will not work. You have already created a lot of dungeons and did the same thing there. Who knows if the so-called inheritance is still there or is taken by others. Not to mention, if I formed the contract, you can get away scot-free, but it's not the same thing for me," he said with a disappointed face and became ready to leave.

"Wait, the quest isn't as hard as you think. When I became a sage, I left my family alone for years, and when I returned, they already hid somewhere because many people came to bother them because of me being the sage. They hid in a place that even I couldn't replace them because I was busy saving the world," Leo Dior explained with a face of regret.

"But when I saved the world with others, I was already on my last breath with only a few days remaining. I knew that I couldn't search for them, so I decided to create dungeons with inheritance, and as long as anyone forms a contract with me to look for my family and help them if needed, I will give them the location of inheritance," he continued, his voice filled with melancholy.

Leo Dior then turned his gaze toward Li Wei. "I don't know why, but I have a feeling that you will be able to replace them, and if you form a contract with me, I will also give you a way to share your experience bonus with your party," he said, adding one more reward.