It's been a week since the fireside meeting came to an end, and the aftermath is still brewing. In any case, the Tower of Magic today is still "on the surface" as calm as it used to be. Everyone knows that this calm is not destined to last, but at least for the moment, it is business as usual.

This is especially true of the traditionally quiet and uninhabited Rasputin Academy, the building modeled after the Temple of the Imperial Valley. In the center of the temple, there is a closed bronze door. No one is allowed to enter without the permission of the owner, and the punishment for violators depends on the mood of the master at the time - even if they are disposed of on the spot, no one will cry out for you, which can be called a "forbidden place" in the minds of wizards.

……

Beneath the towering dark dome, a silver-white mask lies silently atop the Iron Throne.

"Thirty-one...... Thirty-two...... Thirty-three...... Thirty-four ......"

There was only one person in the large, empty hall. The young man supported his weight with just one hand, and he was able to stand upside down on the bluestone ground. His upper body is naked, revealing his muscular muscles and streamlined body. His hair was wet, sweat couldn't stop sliding down his forehead, and he landed on the ground with a slight "click".

He looked tired, gritting his teeth, his facial muscles tense, and he looked slightly hideous. But the young man's hands were still very stable, and he kept his body balanced with only one hand support, and did not fall to the sides; At the same time, it is necessary to use the arm to exert force and bend downward at a certain frequency.

"Forty-four...... Forty-five...... It's a little closer, please hold on a little longer, sir. ”

The girl with long straight black hair floated beside him and said in a tone that did not contain any emotion. She followed the young man's efforts again and again, and she floated up and down with the same frequency - Miss Real Name even accompanied the man in a head-to-toe position, her long hair floating up against gravity like seaweed.

However, as an AI, she obviously doesn't need to consume any effort to make such difficult movements, and her relaxed attitude is in stark contrast to someone who is tired and half-dead...... So Richard, as an encouraged party, actually didn't think it made much sense, but felt a little subtly depressed.

But he didn't stop Miss Real Name from cheering him on, because aside from the depressed part, he thought this kind of interaction with Real Name was quite interesting. Miss Real Name seems to lack emotion, but her true personality as a super AI is unquestionable, and her cold personality is cultivated by environment rather than born - in other words, she belongs to the "human" side, which is gradually recovering.

Richard was happy to see this happen, so he would not interfere with the actions of Miss Real Name. …… In addition, he instinctively felt that although Miss Real Name spent most of her activities 24 hours a day just silently watching her, her mood was not bad either, but it was not visible from her face.

“…… Fifty. ”

With the voice of his real name, Richard jumped to his feet and landed firmly on the ground. It looks quite agile and athletic. It's not the same as the past.

He let out a long breath, a faint white mist steaming from his body. Richard closed his eyes, feeling the little bit of his body becoming stronger and stronger, and the blood rushing in his body; In addition, there is a force - pure and pure biological energy, which is dispersing countless tiny particles, constantly shuttling between the skin, muscles and bones, just like the industrious worker bees are building a hive inhabited by a swarm, making the body compact and powerful all the time.

This force had been fierce and furious, scurrying around like an uncontrollable wild beast, sending unbearable pain from all corners of his body. But with a week's worth of exercise, mainly according to the content of the "Basic Training Method of Knighthood", through a rigorous and professional method, tame and harness this energy, so that it can transform the body as Richard wants, and ......

Gain the power to use magic primes.

This is the "Awakening Elixir", a potion that allows ordinary people to turn into "Knights".

"It's really amazing, just a level 1 knight squire, this physical fitness has already reached the limit of the human body in the past era, right?"

Richard opened and closed his fingers, staring at the arched muscles in his arm, and couldn't help but exclaim.

He wasn't a strong type in the past, and since he crossed over, he had been staying on the Wizard's Tower, lacking physical exercise, and although he was a young man, his body was still healthy, but super difficult movements like "one-handed handstand push-ups" were impossible to achieve anyway.

And now, just after becoming the lowliest knight squire, in just one week, he has the extreme physical fitness comparable to the top athletes and special soldiers who have gone through decades of training and tribulation, whether it is strength, speed, or reflexes, or even slightly surpasses - at least his current physical strength and endurance have exceeded the limits of the human body.

In the process, Richard was pleasantly surprised by another discovery: compared to the wizarding path that lacked talent, he could clearly feel that his knighthood path was not as difficult as he imagined, and even the hope of continuing to advance to level 2 could be clearly felt.

Maybe it's because the part of the "knight" that evolved into a special terminal is the body, and the awakening potion itself has the effect of transforming the human body, plus it is still a high-end product "taken" from the Holy See headquarters...... In short, the current Richard finally doesn't have to be trapped in the lowest rank. When you become a level 2 knight squire, you will be able to confirm whether you can continue to take other people's real names.

From personal experience, the knights face a far wider crowd than wizards. However, as a price, every time a knight rises to a rank, he needs to train for a long time and fight beyond the limit, and the higher he rises, the value increases exponentially, and the extremely precious awakening elixir.

Relatively speaking, wizards can be promoted without risking their lives as long as they soak in libraries and laboratories, and they only need meditation to grow, and if they are too eager for quick success, the use of potions will be dangerous (because the evolutionary position is in the brain), and may even damage the foundation, so few people use it; As for the Awakening Elixir, it is a huge burden and threshold for ordinary people. The country where Richard once lived had the saying "poor and rich and rich" applies here as well.

But none of this was a problem for Richard. The second goal, set on the day of the fireside meeting, has now been largely achieved.

As for the rest of the ......

Richard changed his clothes and his gaze fell on the magic circle in the center of the hall.