Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 287 Attempting to Learn Spells Beyond One's Level
At the suggestion of Celia and Benovia, Enarse reluctantly told Mir about Benovia asking the priest to treat her.

With Benovia deliberately revealing the information, and knowing that Mir's father was seriously injured at Benovia's place, Mir indeed stopped going to see Enarse in the following days.

She didn't even look for Celia anymore, and became quiet and withdrawn all day. She stopped hanging out with her old friends, and like Enarse, she left right after class and was absent-minded during class.

With no one to disturb her, Celia was naturally very happy and smoothly completed the learning and memory enhancement of all second-year subjects within the time limit requested by Ross.

She breathed a sigh of relief after successfully completing her studies, working through last year's second-grade test, and getting a high score.

The girl looked at Ross's illusory figure: "Lord Ross, what should we do next?"

Ross said, "Apply to the school to take the exams earlier. Apart from morning and evening meditation, you don't have to attend classes at other times. Use this time to improve yourself."

He summoned Celia's puppet, manipulated it, took out a piece of paper, and wrote down this month's improvement plan on it.

"During morning and evening meditation, let loose and absorb as much as you can. After meditation, immediately return to the dormitory for a bath, then go out to practice the spells you practiced during the holidays, and then start trying to learn third-tier spells."

Ross took out another piece of paper and wrote a few words.

"This is a third-tier spell I'm trying to learn: Ice Shield."

"Ice Shield..."

Celia quickly recalled her knowledge of the Ice Shield spell.

"This spell seems to be an upgraded version of the Ice Wall. By condensing the ice wall into a thin ice shield, it is more flexible, has stronger defense, and can even be transformed into an ice cage..."

Ross nodded: "Yes, an upgraded version of the Ice Wall, which can be used for both offense and defense. Its defensive performance completely surpasses the Ice Wall you use with the Mithril Net. Try learning it now, and once you successfully reach the third tier, you can integrate the Mithril Net into the Ice Shield spell to form an even stronger defense."

"Yes, you can also fuse the advanced spell of Forest Silk, the third-tier nature spell [Withered Silk], to make the ice shield more resilient and impact-resistant, with defensive power no less than the [Bearing Wall] combination skill that you and Elena developed."

Celia's eyes lit up. "I want to learn this!"

The defensive capabilities of load-bearing walls are undeniable.

After all, this is constructed from Earth Shield, the strongest defensive spell among the third-tier spells, and it also incorporates water, ice, and nature spells. It's impossible for one person to learn so many spells.

It's also not possible to teach magic to puppets, because when a puppet learns spells that are not of its own attribute, the effect will be greatly reduced, and the degree of reduction depends on the compatibility of the puppet's attribute with that of the puppet's heart.

The Water-type Puppet Heart is more compatible with Ice and Nature types, but not so much with others.

Therefore, even if they were to learn nature magic later, it would be Celia who would learn it. After her magic refinement level exceeds 100%, the effects of other types of magic, although not as good as her own element, would still surpass the power of the puppet.

Ross said, "In this era, everyone relies heavily on puppets, which leads to the neglect of cultivating magic refinement, further making the mage's combat system more one-dimensional. This may be why the Mage League places more emphasis on team competitions."

"Unlike in our time, where every sorcerer was embarrassed to go out if they didn't learn spells from other schools, and single-spell combinations would definitely be instantly killed by multi-spell combinations."

Celia asked, "How does that compare to the sorcerers who use puppets now?"

Ross shook his head with amusement: "Low-level mages can't compete because it's like two against one. But once you exceed human limits, the effectiveness of the puppet is greatly reduced due to material limitations, so it's not necessarily the same."

"Isn't there any material that surpasses the limits of human capabilities?"

"Yes, but... they're not so easy to get." "Okay."

Celia picked up the plan and looked at it carefully.

"Time to spend money again..."

The thousand gold coins hadn't even been warmed up before they were about to disappear again.

Ross said calmly, "The original plan was for you to take on commissions after completing your basic knowledge studies, and go to ancient ruins, heretical strongholds, and other places to find precious materials to improve yourself. However, it would be a waste to use the meditation room provided by your school. Since you happen to have some money, you can spend money to buy second-tier materials, which can also achieve the desired improvement effect."

Celia bit her lower lip lightly, "I understand!"

There's no such thing as spiritual practice without spending money. If you just keep practicing hard, who knows when you'll be able to advance?

Celia had heard that some nobles, seeing their children as magically useless, would spend a fortune to directly transform them into third-tier mages using materials, and then equip them with a powerful magic puppet. In case of danger, they would simply give the magic puppet orders, do nothing themselves, and act as the magic puppet's charging device, allowing the magic puppet to easily defeat the enemy.

Of course, this kind of trash can't beat a mage who already has combat power; he can only bully ordinary mages who don't have the money to learn magic.

Celia carefully reviewed Ross's plan and found that the plan for this month was very simple: practicing spells was only to avoid becoming rusty and losing proficiency. The real focus of improvement was how to reach the third rank as quickly as possible within a month.

She understood that because she had devoted most of her time to studying, her progress had inevitably fallen behind others.

With a meditation speed five times faster, anyone who doesn't consider the refinement of magic power could reach the second-tier limit in no time and prepare to enter the realm of gods and ascend to the next level.

However, the level of magic refinement is also an important indicator in the preparation for ascending the steps.

"The refinement level of magic power also affects the depth of the God Realm. The higher the refinement level, the deeper the God Realm one can enter, and the higher the foundation after advancement. They certainly won't ignore the improvement of magic power refinement level just to become the first to ascend. I still have a chance to become the first!"

Celia was full of confidence.

Ross smiled, without telling her that, given the current situation, Benovia was most likely to be the first to climb the steps.

Simply put, she is richer.

She used the things that Celia couldn't bear to buy as everyday items.

Despite being designated as a candidate for sainthood, Benovia remains Emperor Ishtar's most beloved little princess and the ninth princess of the empire. Knowing that she is now a candidate for sainthood, she is no longer qualified to compete for power with the princes and princesses, and will not even try to seize fiefdoms. Her older brothers and sisters treat her very kindly, often giving her pocket money and small gifts.

Therefore, Benovia's treasury was very rich.

She calls herself the richest young woman in Ishtar, and no one dares to object.

As he watched Celia begin to receive the advanced spell of the Ice Wall, [Ice Shield], Ross looked toward Benovia's location.

"In ten days, Benovia should advance to the next level. I wonder if she will be able to reach the deepest point this time?"

　Calvin, you're late.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)