When the infrared detection technique was widely discussed on the magic web because of the successful application for a spell patent and the upcoming selection of the standard textbook of Rhea School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Talos, who was far away in the Black Sea, suddenly perked up, and slashed obliquely with two froststeel scimitars in his hand, splitting a wooden stake that was used as a training prop in half.

The other twelve Black Sea Knights who had been waiting on the training ground glanced at each other, and they all found a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.

Of course, the stakes on the training ground of the Evelyn Palace could not be randomly cut from the land forest, and ordinary wood can be preserved for a long time when it sinks into the sea, but it is only a piece of wood, and the wealthy Nepton family does not look down on it.

The wooden stakes used in Talos training are made of a special type of wood called sea birch, which is as hard as ordinary steel and has been soaked in seawater at the bottom of the sea.

Even if a true bloodline knight wants to split a stake made of sea birch in half, he still needs to use a little bloodline power, not to mention Talos, who has not even activated his bloodline now, the Black Sea knights naturally feel a little surprised, of course, more emotional.

It's okay to be called a genius in the mage realm, after all, the young Naga standing in front of them is from the oldest magic family in the Naga Kingdom, and if the talent is unbearable, it will be the real news.

But for now, Talos also has a good talent in another completely unfamiliar field.

As bodyguards sent by Sandra to protect Talos's safety, they have witnessed Talos's rapid progress in the past half a month.

Could it be that this is the benefit of the marriage between the magic family and the bloodline knight family, inheriting the outstanding talents of both parents in their respective fields?

Now, the Black Sea Knights were a little excited about what the young Naga mages who were jealous of Talos' talent and family background would look like when they heard the news.

It must be very exciting, the Black Sea knights thought with pride.

The mental activity of the twelve Black Sea Knights was unknown to Talos, and at this time all his attention and spirit were focused on the soul fire.

Soul fire is the key to Talos's rapid progress in the Bloodliner realm, since it was stimulated by the death wave to ignite itself, the soul fire has been relying on Talos's gluttony and absorption of refining souls to maintain operation and growth, without any abnormalities.

But just now, the soul fire, which had been extremely quiet, suddenly rose into a bright flame, growing into a fireball the size of a basketball.

A force that Talos couldn't comprehend gathered from all directions, twisted into a single force, fell into the soul fire, and turned into a raging flame.

The flames were pulsing, sparks were shining, and Talos could even hear the crackling of something calcined by the soul fire.

It was at that time that the soul fire escaped some of its power and poured into Talos's body, helping him to split a stake made of sea birch in half with a single sword.

"What's going on? What is this inexplicable power? In addition to soul and gluttony, is there a third way to make soul fire stronger?"

Growing the soul fire is something that Talos has been thinking about, and this is related to his future.

The soul fire grows little by little, refining the soul through gluttony and absorption, it is a gradual process, there is progress, but it is not obvious.

It was the first time Talos had seen a fireball the size of a basketball rise all at once.

If he could analyze the situation, find the deep-seated reasons hidden in it, and replicate the process, would it mean that he could obtain a way to make the soul fire grow quickly?

Talos put away the froststeel scimitar and pretended to rest temporarily, his consciousness sinking into the soul fire.

As if he had first felt the soul fire trying to read information from it, Talos repeated the act again.

Over the past half month, the young Naga had repeated this action more than once, but nothing had been achieved until this moment.

"Attention...... Admiration...... Adore...... Eat one's heart out...... Extreme Emotional ...... Fame...... Prestige...... Faith ......"

The intermittent message came from the soul fire, and Talos carefully received it, trying to decipher it.

About half a minute later, the bright red fireballs that had grown to the size of a basketball in the void rolled up and returned into fist-sized ones, bright and pure, shining in all directions, and radiating halos that enveloped Talos's entire body, exerting a benign influence on the flesh and body.

At the same time, Talos also deciphered the root cause of the change in the soul fire just now - faith!

There are no believers in Talos, and certainly there can be no faith.

But as a gifted genius mage, the son of Sandra, the Lord of the Black Sea, and Leonhard, the Grand Knight, he has things that ordinary people can't match, such as fame.

Fame is the foundation of faith.

According to the information that Talos learned from the soul fire, extreme emotions such as appreciation, worship, fame, prestige, jealousy, etc., are all part of the faith.

In the popular parlance of Sainz's world, whether it is a praised reputation or a spurned notoriety, when a name is repeatedly mentioned by tens of thousands of intelligent beings, the most primitive foundation of faith is born.

quoting a simpler and easy-to-understand vocabulary explanation from the previous life is equivalent to whether it is black and red that is scolded or flaming red when it is appreciated, as long as there is attention and popularity, it is fire.

Talos's soul spontaneously sublimated into a soul fire when he was confronted with the high-level spell Death Wave, and the initial fuel was the reputation of family and genius that had been accumulated in him for seventeen years.

After the mermaid sneak attack, the name Talos continued to be mentioned and discussed by many Naga mages on the magic web because of topics such as whether military service on duty was reasonable, and little by little it accumulated attention and popularity.

And when the news that the infrared detection technique had successfully applied for a spell patent and was about to be included in the standard textbook was released, the popularity and attention accumulated for more than half a month were finally completely ignited and detonated, reaching the minimum of soul fire absorption.

All the jealousy, admiration, adoration, and other extreme emotions of Talos were drawn by the soul fire at this moment, and gathered from all directions, thrown into the soul fire, burning, and turning into a part of it.

"Telling Chris about acoustic and infrared detection was definitely the wisest decision I've made in the last seventeen years. Talos smugly thought that if it weren't for these two spells, he wouldn't be in such a good position right now.

"However, the effects of the infrared detection technique will soon pass, and my influence in the realm of the bloodliner has not yet begun, unless the fact of my overt bloodline is announced immediately......"

After ruling out one option after another, Talos thought strangely, "Could it be that in order to strengthen the soul fire, in addition to gluttony and absorbing and refining souls, I still have to come out from time to time to make a big news to attract attention?"

It was as if fate had heard Talos' heart, and just a week later, the second wave of big news came.

PS：

1. I remember mentioning in the first chapter that the protagonist is not wearing a golden finger, but a golden thigh, don't hit me.

2. Thank you to the captain of the dark Führer's guard, Nightmare Night, and Ferragond for the tip, happy O(∩_∩)O