bookrandom Chapter 34: Academy Training
Chapter 34: Academy Training
One month passed quickly, and it was finally time for Divine Grace College to start.
Some time ago, Bandani had sent the Dou Qi Secret Book, which was called "The Crack of the Earth" and even contained a few words about the Holy Land. It was obvious that it was definitely written by a strong man in the Holy Land. Andrew paid the money happily. A secret book of this level was definitely worth the money.
Howard was very happy after getting the secret book. He was also an ambitious and talented person, but because he did not have the Dou Qi secret book, he was stuck at the threshold of the sixth-level warrior for more than 20 years. Originally, he was about to give up, but who would have thought that he would be able to get such a precious secret book when he was in his thirties!
Which warrior would be willing to miss the chance to become stronger? Howard began his retreat on the day he got the secret book. This time, he wanted to break through to become a high-level warrior!
Ling'er also went to the academy, and in order to train her independence, Andrew did not send her. However, with Bandani taking care of her and in the imperial capital, he was not worried about any danger.
Janice and Ada took Millie with them and had some free time. They were very interested in gardening, and during this time, they expanded the back garden of the mansion by nearly double the size, planted many beautiful flowers and plants, and the whole yard was filled with fragrance.
Andrew urged Janice to practice from time to time, but Janice didn't care. She knew that she was not talented and had no interest in practicing, which made Andrew very helpless.
As for Andrew himself...
It has been more than two months since he left the Kree tribe. More than two months ago, Andrew had just broken through and was in the early stage of the seventh-level warrior. After only two months, his fighting spirit had more than doubled and reached the middle stage of the seventh-level warrior!
He himself was surprised by the speed.
Not only that, after more than a month of traveling, his understanding of Explosive Step has become deeper and deeper. Now, he can compress the distance of Explosive Step to eight meters. When he moves, not only does he leave an afterimage, but his speed is also like teleportation!
Simply put, before, when he used explosive steps and ran a hundred meters, he could only leave behind one afterimage, but now, in the same amount of time, he can move a hundred meters and leave behind more than a dozen afterimages. This is progress!
“Once I have fully comprehended the Explosive Step, I will be able to produce more than a hundred afterimages in an instant. Only then will the Explosive Step be considered fully accomplished!” Andrew is very confident that the Explosive Step will definitely bring him surprises.
Andrew's life became peaceful in the following time. He sold the Dark Demon Ape's magic core and got more than 200,000 gold coins, which he gave to Janice for household expenses. He started a routine life, going to the library of the Divine Grace Academy after practicing in the early morning, and coming back in the evening to continue to hone his fighting spirit.
The library of the Divine Grace Academy did not disappoint him. It contained millions of books, covering almost every aspect of the Yulan Continent. However, the part about cultivation was a little disappointing, and there was no advanced part for either magic or fighting spirit.
After studying at the Grace Academy for half a year, Andrew developed a strong interest in magic circles. A magic circle is a stable barrier formed by using magic items to activate magic elements. Of course, this is only the primary level. The most advanced magic circle can even activate laws. In the original book, the ultimate move of the master of destiny also used magic circles, which made it successful.
There are many magical items that make up the magic circle, including magic cores, blood, and alchemists' products. Generally speaking, the more precious these items are, the better the effect of the magic circle.
In order to practice, Andrew specially purchased a lot of low-level magic cores. He experimented and learned at the same time, and the effect was greatly improved.
"Magic circles are generally divided into three types: defensive magic circles, auxiliary magic circles, and offensive magic circles. Advanced magic circles can usually combine these three characteristics. For example, the six-pointed star formation of the later Church of Light can not only enhance attacks, but also collective defense. It is considered amazing."
While studying, Andrew also recalled the plots in the original book, and the direction of his practice became clearer.
However, the library did not have any advanced magic circles, and Andrew had no way of knowing them. He was now practicing mainly defensive magic circles and auxiliary magic circles. Needless to say, defensive magic circles were mainly used for defense. Auxiliary magic circles were divided into many types, for example, some could gather elements, and some could seal.
After half a year of study, Andrew had already mastered these two magic arrays. Later, he specially arranged a seventh-level defense array for his home. This array was activated by six sixth-level magic cores and could withstand the attack of a seventh-level strongman in a short period of time.
In addition, he also arranged a fire element formation for Janice. In order to urge Janice to practice, he also spent a lot of energy. This formation alone used five seventh-level fire magic cores. The concentration of fire elements in the center of the formation was a hundred times that of the outside world!
In this way, he spent all the gold coins he got from Lord Lefen. He, who was once very rich, now became a pauper again.
There are naturally many benefits to spending the gold coins.
Not to mention that the family has settled down in the imperial capital, just take Howard as an example. Three months ago, he had successfully broken through and became a seventh-level warrior.
After the breakthrough, Howard's mind also began to move. In the past, he knew that there was no hope for a breakthrough, and he lived in seclusion in Maple Forest Town with Janice. However, after obtaining the Dou Qi Secret Book, his strong heart was revived again, and he was extremely yearning and looking forward to the vast outside world.
In fact, what stimulated him the most was Andrew’s strength. As a father, he always relied on his son for protection, which made Howard feel extremely ashamed!
Become stronger, become stronger!
"You want to be a mercenary?" Howard, who had consolidated his skills, proposed his idea to Janice. Janice panicked and went to Andrew to discuss it.
Andrew was not surprised, as he knew his father very well.
Howard is actually an arrogant person. He has talent and perseverance, but because of his low birth, he could not get the Dou Qi Secret Book, and finally fell into obscurity. Now...
"I think my father's idea is right!" Andrew understood Howard's thoughts very well. He was a warrior and naturally had a warrior's enterprising spirit.
"But..." Janice was still hesitant. To her, strength was far less important than family.
Howard didn't say anything. He didn't have the heart to refute Janice, so he used silence to express his determination.
"Don't worry, mother, father will be fine."
Andrew was actually worried that even though Howard had made a breakthrough, he was still far from being able to guarantee his own safety. Thinking of this, an idea came to his mind again...
"If we ask Jin Hu to sign a soul contract with my father now, he should agree, right?"
After half a year of study, Andrew's magic skills also broke through. Although he did not have the seventh-level magic spell, he had indeed become a seventh-level magician and was able to set up soul contract magic circles.
After leaving Janice's room, Andrew went straight to Jin Hu. In the past six months, Jin Hu was the one who enjoyed himself the most, lazily basking in the sun every day, very leisurely.
"Jin Hu, my father is going out to be a mercenary, and I want you to protect him."
Andrew stroked the big head of the golden tiger and said in its ear. The golden tiger shook its head reluctantly, as it did not want to end such a life.
Andrew was both angry and amused. Back then, he thought that Golden Tiger had the ambition to advance, but who would have known that, after only a short time in the imperial capital, it had already developed the bad habit of being lazy and unwilling to work.
"You bastard!" Andrew slapped him angrily, "If you don't fight, I think you're going to degenerate!"
Jin Hu thought about it, growled, and finally agreed.
Andrew pushed further and said, "For safety reasons, I think you should sign a soul contract."
"Roar!"
The golden tiger stood up. It was not going to do it anymore. It had agreed that it would submit to Andrew and help it advance. However, it had been half a year and the other party had only used it as a laborer! Not to mention all that, it now had to sign a contract with Howard. Howard was just a level 7 warrior who had just broken through, while it was almost level 9!
Warcraft has always signed contracts with the strong!
"Don't be angry!" Andrew knew that he was being rude, so he comforted him gently, "He is my father, and he is very talented. Now that he has the Dou Qi Secret Book compiled by a Saint Domain expert, he will be at least a ninth-level warrior in the future, and he will be worthy of you."
The tiger growled, still unwilling to agree, but his attitude softened a lot, probably because he remembered how good Howard was to him. In fact, Howard was the best to him among all the people.
"Moreover, this time you signed an equal contract. From now on, you will be equal partners." Andrew offered another temptation.
An equal contract? Jin Hu was somewhat tempted. Usually, after a strong person subdued a monster, they signed a slave contract, and the life and death of the monster was controlled by the master. An equal contract was very different. Both parties were equal partners with the same rights and obligations.
Seeing this, Andrew knew that the matter was half done, so he added fuel to the fire again.
"In another month, I will be able to become an eighth-level warrior. By then, even a ninth-level monster will not be my opponent. I promise you that I will personally go to the Monster Forest and obtain a ninth-level wind magic core for you to help you advance!"
The golden tiger couldn't bear it anymore. It had always been its wish to advance to level nine and become the Wind-Winged Tiger King.
"Roar!"
With a loud roar, it agreed!