Florida Man in Magus World: Unleashing Liberty and Freedom

Those with fire lungs, such as fire dragons, favor these cigarettes as they can restore some of their stamina and energy. This tobacco brand is also popular among phoenixes as it tastes like their parents' puke.

The smoke produced by mancant inferno cigarettes carries the same properties as tear gas. Do not blow it into other people's faces. Wear a gas mask before using the product to protect your eyes.

Effects:

- Increase mana by one every 10 seconds.

- Restore 1% of your max energy every second.

- Decrease your lifespan by ten years per second if you do not have one of these innate talents: Fire Physique, Ethereal Physique, Void Physique, Yin-Yang Physique, Mana Physique, Fire Lungs, Fire Dragon Lungs, Phoenix Lungs, or Immortality-related talents. Otherwise, increase your lifespan by one year every 60 seconds.

- Each cigarette lasts one minute.

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From the very beginning, Felix had been sabotaging Joxonu's lifespan by smoking. He counted every second, calculating the mage's real lifespan. However, after three minutes, Felix stopped counting, frustrated by Joxonu's abnormal vitality and long lifespan. Desperate, he asked Jessica for help.

"Jessica, can you show me this man's status?"

Spending 1,000 energy, Jessica displayed Joxonu's status:

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Name: Joxonu, the Third Disciple of Alchemy Saint

Age: 165/170

Bloodline: Inferior Mixan Human

Element Affinity: None

Level: 57

Energy: 120,372/871,152

Mana: 871,152

Innate Talents: Quick Learner, Hardworking

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Something was strange about this man, but Felix had no time to analyze his stats as the smoke's toxic effects worked as intended. A second later, Joxonu collapsed on the ground, his eyes widening in confusion and disbelief. Not long after, his iris and pupils dulled as life left him. The glowing black gas around him leaked from his dead body, and the magic ropes vanished.

Felix puffed a smoke and scoffed at the mage, "Yeah, serve you right. Joxonu? More like JOKE'S ON YOU! Ha!"

As usual, Felix collected the dead body. He pressed the dissect button, and upon confirming the process, the dead body was chopped into several parts as if it were a carcass of livestock. All the belongings of the dead person were separated into two different inventory slots, which was unusual.

Felix was about to move the corpse into the extraction menu when he noticed the two new items. Returning to the inventory menu, he checked the items and read their descriptions:

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Staff of Impure Alchemist

Created by the Alchemist Saint Xavior Faunir, this staff was made from a branch of a newborn mutated world tree. Embedded with an incomplete philosopher stone, it has the power to create or manifest random corrupted trees out of nothingness. Any wild beasts or humans contacted with the creations may mutate into a monster.

Grants the following effects after being equipped:

- Enable usage of incomplete creation magic. Requires living sacrifices to activate.

- Increase the lifespan of the owner by 200 years.

- Automatically gather polluted mana and convert it into usable mana.

- Consumes one energy every second. Cannot be unequipped. If the energy is reduced to zero, the staff will kill and consume its owner.

Mana Conversion Value: 10,000

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Joxonu's Magic Research Book

As the original owner was talentless in magic, he invested the majority of his years studying alchemy and researching black magic, which didn't require an elemental aptitude to use. This book contains his notes and research data throughout the years. The content of this book also includes a special breathing method imparted by the Alchemist Saint Xavior Faunir.

Any commoner who studies this book might learn a few rare black magic spells.

Mana Conversion Value: 1

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"Poor bastard," Felix muttered, feeling a twinge of pity for Joxonu. Despite the sympathy, Felix processed the corpse anyway, needing mana to increase his level. By extracting mana from a corpse, Jessica could read the person's memory and summarize it for Felix.

*DING*

<You have extracted 8,711 mana from 'Joxonu'.>

<Your level has increased by 2!>

<A mana circle has been engraved on your heart.>

<A dantian stone has materialized in your kidney.>

<Your inventory space has increased by 10!>

<You have unlocked new system features, 'Magic Encyclopedia' and 'Aura Encyclopedia'.>**

<You have gained a new talent 'Fast Learner'.>

Felix remained silent for five minutes, disappointed by the outcome despite the rare level-up notification. He looked at the number of obtained mana and groaned at Jessica.

"Jessy. Explain."

Jessica sighed, understanding Felix's frustration. She explained:

<When a person runs out of lifespan, such as Joxonu in this case, their mana and energy leak from their body and return to nature. Only a small portion of their muscle mass and blood gets stuck in the corpse.>

<Therefore, when we extract mana from a corpse that dies from a natural cause or has zero lifespans remaining, we get less mana. On the other hand, people who died unnaturally retain their mana and energy far longer, thus yielding more mana.>

<In summary, you might only gain one percent or less from a corpse with zero lifespans remaining. Otherwise, you should obtain 90% of their residual mana.>

Felix crossed his arms, annoyed. Unable to influence the growth rate of his mana, he gave up dwelling on the process. Felix opened his mouth to question Jessica about the new features and the feedback next, but she immediately gave the answer.

<Oh, don't worry about the dantian stone in your kidney. It might feel like a kidney stone at first, but it is a lot softer than impurity stones. It will slowly move up in your abdomen and rest at your navel when it is mature.>

<Another note, you don't need to perform surgery to remove the dantian stone. This is the key to awakening your aura in the future. Please treasure it.>

"..."

It was a new discovery. Felix wondered if every aura knight in this world grew a kidney stone when they first awakened their aura ability.

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Hours later, the sun rose.

Felix, with an extinguished cigarette butt in his mouth, had been traveling west and almost arrived at his destination. According to the map, the lines of oil deposits were almost at the center. The nearest vein was only two miles away to the east.

As the sky brightened once more, Felix put away the thermal scope, which he had used to navigate through the dark. Exhausted from an all-night journey, Felix rested under a withered tree, fetching Joxonu's record to read.

Flipping through the pages, he skimmed through the hand-drawn pictures of alchemy ingredients, magic circles, and calculation theories. He soon realized he couldn't read the local language of this world.

"Jessica..." Felix bashfully smiled as he turned to his personal doraemon.

<...You can extract mana from the book. I'll translate and record the content in your encyclopedia menu.>

"Thank you!" Felix said, throwing the book back into the inventory menu and putting it in the extraction option.

*DING*

<Your mana has increased by 1.>

<A new record 'Joxonu's Research' has been updated in the 'Magic Encyclopedia' menu.>

Eager to learn about magic, Felix checked the new feature. On the left side of the screen, a new tab "Encyclopedia" was selectable. For the moment, it only showed the magic or aura category. Selecting the first choice, the screen displayed a list of records. As the feature was recently unlocked, there was only one on the list: Joxonu's Research.

Pressing on the name, the screen displayed a wall of text. Everything was translated into English. Taking a break, Felix started reading from the first page.

But seven sentences later, he yawned and fell asleep.

Felix didn't notice the changes in the system. From the west, a thousand yellow dots marched from the west to the east. They crossed the oil deposit area and arrived at Felix's location while he was in deep sleep.

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Countless dreams trapped Felix's mind in his imagination. For hours, he enjoyed a peaceful rest. However, hours later, the afternoon sunlight pierced through Felix's eyelids, awakening him from slumber.

Upon waking up, Felix's back felt uncomfortable for some reason. His spine ached as if he had been sleeping on a rock-hard bed overnight. Opening his eyes, his vision swayed, dizziness overwhelming him. Low on blood sugar, Felix closed his eyes and tried to stretch to regain his energy. However, his arms and legs were so numb that he couldn't feel them.

Opening his eyes and lifting his head to see his condition, Felix's vision slowly adjusted to the bright light. Gradually, he noticed that his entire body was tied to a crucifix, lying horizontally. Turning his head left to right, Felix scanned his surroundings.

An army of half-human, half-snake people surrounded him. Female Lamias in knight armors holding long metal spears marched through the dense forest, ignoring Felix's wellbeing. Two of these women carried the crucifix stick, bringing Felix along. In addition, they were twice bigger than regular humans.

Intimidated by these giant snake women, Felix wryly smiled and tried to get some information.

"Erm... Excuse me. What's happening here?"

One of the carriers giggled while the other lamia smiled at Felix.

"Good morning, little human. Did you sleep well?"

"...Ah, yes. Thanks for the concern. But if you're so kind, could you please release me?" Unable to fetch his guns or cigarettes to fight back, Felix attempted to negotiate.

"Not yet."

"Not yet?"

Several lamias looked at Felix and licked their lips. Their eyes and expressions were strangely lewd.

"Stay with us and attend the ritual first."

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Ritual?

Human Sacrifice Ritual?

Spirit Summon Ritual?

Voodoo Ritual?

Something was wrong with their tones and their looks. Felix had a bad feeling about this.