Danmaku, my skills refresh weekly.

"You mean?" Charles's breathing quickened. "Can I become stronger through Alpha?"

"It's hard to say."

Riveria had learned about the protection of the fairy spirits from the ancient books of the elves.

If modern blessings are about accumulating ability points to elevate one's "artifact," then the ancient immortals cared more about "great achievements."

Once a "great achievement" is accomplished, the limitations of the body's "tools" can be directly broken, thereby improving physical fitness in all aspects.

Based on these...

Rivera's beautiful eyes curved into a smile: "Therefore, we will not accept the fairy essence that belongs to you."

“…” Ciel lowered his head.

"Give it a try, nurture Alpha to the point where it can be an asset that helps you become a hero. With your thirst for knowledge, you are capable of becoming a good teacher."

"Can I?"

“Didn’t Ais always say you have your own secret to getting stronger?” Riveria crossed her arms and subtly raised the corners of her mouth. “Let me see it.”

"The power of 'knowledge' that the child spoke of."

Chapter 271 Charles: It seems I'll have to be persistent this time.

Riveria and Ciel talked late into the night about how to raise their two mischievous cubs.

Ciel also took the opportunity to learn a lot about ancient magic, focusing on the relationship between magical power and spiritual power.

It's quiet at night.

At Finn's invitation, the Sharl Squad checked into the Twilight Mansion and got their own rooms.

The next day.

Rivera suggested to Finn that he examine the blessing pattern of the "noname" Familia.

“You were too careless, Finn.” Riveria lowered her eyes.

“Yes, that’s my question. But there’s no need to rush to find them.” Finn chuckled. “Since they can infiltrate spies, we can infiltrate our own people as well.”

To Finn, "noname" was like a murky pool of water; he could easily add sand to it and then extract gold from the sand.

……

Not only Finn's side, but even the Dark Faction wanted to find out who these "familias" who didn't belong to the city were.

Ciel could confirm that some of these "noname" people were indeed not his subordinates.

He was not involved in the power struggle between Finn, the Dark Faction, and the air.

He was like the owner of the fish tank, watching the fish hunt each other.

at the moment……

Early in the morning, Grace set off with "noname" to act as support. This time, they were to clean up all the unexplored areas above the 37th floor and, together with the Astrea Familia and Ganesha Familia, thwart the activities of the Dark Faction.

Xia Er, who was weaker and unable to adapt to the mid-level environment, stayed behind along with the other lazybones.

As the sun rises,

As agreed yesterday, Ais, who was shouting "get stronger" early in the morning, pulled back Ciel's blanket and dragged him to the castle courtyard.

At this moment, several little girls, including Cassandra and Fels, had gathered here.

Under Rivera's death stare, Ciel shrugged:

"We're not going to the underground city today."

"why?"

Your mom won't allow it!

"Ahem, there's no reason why." Charles put his hands behind his back and raised his chin slightly: "If you want to become stronger, the dungeon is indeed the fastest shortcut, but don't forget, the reason why people become stronger ultimately depends on themselves."

"Can you become stronger without going?" Ais stared intently at Ciel.

“Of course,” Charles said seriously. “Even ordinary people without any favors will naturally develop strong muscles after going through battles or engaging in manual labor for many years.”

"Think about it, how did the heroes of ancient times become strong without receiving any favors?"

"Wow!" Ais suddenly understood, her little mind becoming clear.

Yes, that's right!

No one understands ancient heroes better than her!

"You're right, but what should I do?"

"Hmph~ Good question." Ciel winked at Riveria, revealing a mysterious smile:

"Besides studying monster cuisine, I've also dabbled in other areas, especially the study of 'Grace' theory, which is no less impressive than my research on monster studies. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call me a master of 'Grace' theory!"

"Oh! Siguoyi!" Ais's eyes sparkled. "Are you going to teach me how to cultivate 'Grace'?"

Charles coughed, his face hardening into a serious expression. "Little girl, any secret to becoming stronger is a closely guarded secret of each faction. Why should I teach you?"

"Because of my dearest friend!"

"Ahem, that's certainly possible, but since it's about instruction, shouldn't there be a better reason?"

“Better?” Ais tilted her head.

Riveria slammed her staff down: "Idiot, why aren't you becoming my disciple?"

Riveria was happy to see Ciel become Ais's mentor, as long as Ais wasn't allowed to venture into dangerous dungeons, she was fine with it.

In response to Riveria's urging, Ais scratched her head:

"Grandmaster?"

Charles chuckled lightly: "The meanings of 'teacher' and 'master' are worlds apart. A teacher imparts all their knowledge to their disciple. By the way, Alpha, she's one of my disciples. Do you think she's strong?"

Alpha snorted, his hair fluttering slightly.

Ais nodded. They had a 'friendly' sparring session yesterday. Although she was far stronger than Alpha, she was far slower.

She's only level 1, right? Wow, is this the strength of a Xiaer disciple?

Xia Erfeng said calmly, "Then would you like to become my disciple?"

Ais nodded; of course she was willing.

"Prison guard!"

Charles smiled, turned his back, looked up at the sky, and said, "Very good. You are exceptionally talented and intelligent. It seems I will have to be persistent this time."

"After all, you are the third person in the last hundred years to possess the bloodline of immortal essence."

drink!

Ais was stunned for a moment, but when she saw Alpha beside her, she immediately understood and withdrew her shock.

"Now can you tell me how to become stronger?" Ais urged.

"Don't rush," Charles said calmly. "To become stronger, you must first understand what 'strong' truly means."

"Magic, Skills, Ability Values, Strategy, Techniques, Equipment, Intelligence, Taming, Companions, Level..."

"These can all make you stronger. Which one do you want to choose?"

Ais was bewildered...

"Then, you want them both?"

"Heh, don't bite off more than you can chew." Charles raised the corners of his mouth, then pulled out a book engraved with mysterious and sacred characters from his robes, and said smugly:

"This is my list of 'Ten Core Competencies of Grace,' which I've written for these ten areas. You can take a quick look and see which aspect interests you the most."

Ais accepted the book as if it were a precious treasure, while Fels was also quite curious about what Charles had come up with, so he leaned closer to take a look.

"The opening line, 'There are no favors bestowed upon the useless, only useless adventurers,'" Fels wholeheartedly agreed.

Indeed, this sentence should be the core of this theory.

"Theory One. The Origin and Heredity of Magic and Skills..."

"Theory Two: Autonomous Awakening of Innate Abilities..."

"Theory Three: Effort After Birth: Acquiring Independent Skills? The Hypnotic Technique of Chuunibyou? The Coordination Between Skills..."

……

Rivera joined them, gazing intently at the words on the book, and murmured:

"Theory Nine: Direct Utilization of Mental and Magical Power... The possibility of increasing mental power through meditation..."

"The development of the Theoretical Tenfold Exploration, Magical Resonance, and the Seven-in-One Magical Fusion Technique?"

hiss--

Fels gasped: "These theories... if all these theories could be realized, how much stronger would adventurers become?"

Rivera's reaction, however, was more direct.

She had personally experienced some of the theoretical achievements, such as using the magical energy dissipated from the air to replace incantations for secondary spellcasting.

For example, combining the different spells of multiple people can create a more powerful magical ultimate attack.

These are not just empty words, but theories with concrete examples!

From this perspective, Charles's theoretical achievements are immeasurable!

Found a treasure!

Riveria exclaimed, "Charles, with this theory, you are fully worthy of being called a master! No, perhaps even I should call you teacher."