You sneaked into my simulation world and started spamming the panel?

He picked up another book and turned to Isolde: "Isolde, can you still hold on?"

"Yes, you see."

The core of the Archmage class lies in "imprint switching" and "chanting speed."

To become an intermediate mage, you must master "Quick Casting" and raise its proficiency to level three. To become an advanced mage, you must master "Imprint Switching" and raise it to level three. After successfully changing jobs to become a Constructor, your spell casting time will be reduced to 3-5 seconds, and your Imprint Switching time will be 30 seconds.

"Rapid Chanting" requires a large amount of magical energy; it is a third-circle spell that will eventually upgrade to a ninth-circle spell. Humans cannot advance it to the third level.

Lotte found several more books, put them away, and looked at Isolde in the distance. "I'm ready!"

"Come here, hug my waist."

Isolde had a very slender waist, and she was almost the same height as Lott, so Lott could hug her completely without bending over.

"Hold the bottom down."

"Oh? Sorry, sorry."

Isolde placed her sword on the ground, held her breath for a moment, and then swung the sword in her right hand into the sky.

The sword shattered the ceiling with unstoppable force, tearing the Los Wesson Manor building in two, and roared towards the stars.

Sunlight poured down.

Isolde pushed off with both legs and jumped down through the crack to the ground outside the manor.

With a clang of a sword, the sword descended from the sky and gently pierced Isolde's scabbard.

"Lotte, you can let go now."

Lotte felt that Isolde no longer belonged to the human category; having absorbed most of Callistos's life force, she was now the strongest of the human [Calamities].

"Isolde, where do we go next?"

“Feng En Town”.

Lott felt a chill run down his spine, but he pretended not to know and asked, "Maplewood Town? What kind of place is that?"

"The border with the elf territory. We're going there to kill one of the elves' [Calamities]."

Isolde looked at Lothar, "Lothar, where are you from?"

"I belong to the Empire."

"What about your ancestors?"

"They're from here too. The Imperial Guard Knights all undergo vetting and investigation, requiring that they be imperial personnel within the last five generations."

Lotte learned this knowledge in Orlandis.

"Hmm." Isolde didn't say anything more. "Let's set off now. You...would you like to come with me?"

"Is the magic in the Elven realm plentiful?"

"Very abundant, far exceeding the limits of human territory."

"Then I'll go."

Chapter 62 First Entry into the Elf Territory

Black Rock Pass.

Isolde and Lotte emerged from the magic circle, and the surrounding guards saluted Isolde.

Under Lord Isolde's coercion, the officials of Ellandor had no choice but to allow Isolde to use a teleportation array to send them to the vicinity of Maple Town.

Instead of going to Maple Town, Isolde and Lotte went directly into the Maple Forest via Blackrock Pass, heading towards the elf territory.

Lotte didn't encounter any monsters along the way.

Monsters have a strong sense of danger, so they wouldn't rush towards [Calamity] Isolde.

"The territory of the elves is just ahead."

A deep blue river appeared before them. A mist formed by blue magic completely obscured the forest on the other side of the river, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Lotte had never been here before. He followed Isolde across the river, but the moment he stepped into the elven territory, a panel suddenly popped up.

Name: Lott

[Status: Poisoning]

The surrounding magic eroded the human body like a poisonous fog. The humid air, once inhaled, felt like needles, pricking and causing excruciating pain.

Lott clutched his chest without making a sound. He looked at Isolde and found that Isolde seemed completely unaffected.

The two continued walking into the territory. After passing through the outermost layer of fog, the fog became thinner and thinner, and the surrounding forest became denser and denser.

The plants and monsters in the elf territory are much larger and more dangerous.

When they reached a fork in the road, Isolde told Lotte to stay where she was while she went to scout ahead.

Lotte breathed a sigh of relief after getting a chance to be alone. He quickly sat down on the ground and rubbed his aching stomach.

He could feel his life slipping away bit by bit, and his poisoning was getting worse.

Lott's reason for coming here is simple: he wants to master "fast chanting".

Currently, Lotte's Fireball spell has a casting time of 30 seconds, Burst spell has a casting time of 5 seconds, and Water Shield has a casting time of 60 seconds.

Apart from Explosion, the higher the ring number of other spells, the longer the casting time.

However, once you reach "Quick Casting" Lv.3 and awaken as a Constructor, the casting time for all spells will be reduced to between 3 and 5 seconds.

It's almost indistinguishable from instantaneous attacks.

"Rapid chanting" originates from changes within the body. Chanting magic in an environment rich in magical energy will generate beneficial mutations within the body.

Nowhere is the magic more abundant than in the Elven Realm.

But no one would enter the elf territory just to "sing quickly".

The magic in the elven realm was too concentrated, to the point of being deadly.

"Quick chanting" can only be learned at the beginner to intermediate mage level, when mages are not high-level and can only last a few minutes in the elf territory.

Therefore, wealthy and noble families would buy large quantities of magic crystals, break them, and pour them into the bath, so that the clan's mages could soak in them while chanting.

Lott didn't have that much money, but he had a lot of lives.

He coughed violently a few times and leaned against the tree trunk to catch his breath.

Lotte softly chanted the [Undead Summoning Magic], outlining the spell with her hand, little by little.

Without the help of the staff, it took him a full three minutes to summon Mia.

"Hee~"

Mia looked around in confusion, bewildered by the changes in the new environment.

It noticed that Lott was unwell, walked over and licked Lott's cheek, trying to help Lott with its body heat.

“I’m fine.” Lott stroked its fur, feeling much more comfortable. “You’ve seen Chloris and Fafnya now, but you can’t see Isolde. She doesn’t know I can use magic.”

"Hee~"

"Don't lick, don't lick. Go back first, I'll call you later."

Lotte ended the [Undead Summoning Magic], and then released it again.

After only three cycles of activation, a new skill appeared on Lotte's character panel.

[Quick Chanting Lv.1: Slightly increases the speed of spell chanting]

When Lott chanted, the abundant magic transformed his soul, allowing him to quickly master "Rapid Chanting".

This is good news.

The bad news is that Lott is about to collapse.

His thighs began to twitch uncontrollably, and his body went limp.

He hadn't expected that even a paladin's physique wouldn't be able to resist this magic; he had anticipated that he could at least hold out for another half a day.

Lotte reached out haphazardly into the air, trying to get up, but unexpectedly grabbed something soft.

That was Isolde's hand.

"Lotte, what's wrong?"

"Lotte?"

Lotte was carried on Isolde's shoulder and ran towards Maple Town.

"Isolde...why do I feel so sleepy?"

"This is my purification magic. It's normal to feel sleepy. Go to sleep."

Lotte felt his eyelids getting very heavy, and with Isolde's rhythmic swaying, he slowly closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying in bed, covered with a warm blanket.

Lotte scratched his parched throat, and the ceiling gradually became complete in his field of vision, while the shouts of children outside the window slipped in through the gaps.

In the dimly lit hotel room, an oil lamp served as the light source for the night.

Isolde sat on the edge of the bed reading a book. She had taken off her armor, changed into a set of cloth clothes, and tied her white hair into a braid, letting it fall over her shoulders.

Noticing that Lot had woken up, Isolde looked up at the awakened Lot: "You're awake?"

"Hmm...where is this?"

“Feng En Town”.

"How did you get here?"

"The magic of the elven realm is about to kill you. Why didn't you tell me?"

"We cannot delay Lord Isolde's progress."

Actually, Lott wanted to use the "Quick Sing" skill.

Lotte now only felt a little regretful that he had mastered such a rare skill as "Quick Chanting" after only repeating the chant a few times. It would have been even better if he could have stayed in the elf territory a little longer.

“I can’t go any deeper either; I’ve accumulated some toxins in my body.” Isolde sighed. “Treating magic poisoning requires special purification magic. We can only go in once I’ve mastered that magic and unlocked my feat to heal myself.”

Even the calamity of Isolde is still troubled by magical corruption in the elven realm.

Although she will not be in mortal danger, her movements will become slow, similar to a state of mild paralysis.

This will be infinitely magnified when facing a powerful enemy.

"Can I increase my proficiency just by treating it?"

Now that we've entered territory familiar to Lot, he said to the puzzled Isolde, "As long as I keep going in and out of the elven territory and getting poisoned repeatedly, you can keep using me as practice, right?"

"what?"

Isolde clearly hadn't expected this kind of maneuver.

"But... I can't guarantee you'll be completely alright."

Lotte slowly got up from the bed, walked to the window, and looked at Maple Town 200 years in the future.

He said to Isolde with his back to her, “I believe you, Isolde. Anyway, you just tried to heal me, so all I have to do is repeat it.”

Isolde watched Lot's retreating figure, hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded: "Okay. But if you experience any abnormalities, you must tell me."

"no problem."

Lotte thought it was a win-win situation: Isolde could improve his proficiency with purification magic, and he could also frequently go to the elven territory to improve his stats.

He put on his coat and thick gloves, ready to go out, but was stopped by Isolde.

"Where are you going?"

"I want to go for a walk."

Lotte wanted to see what Maple Town would be like 200 years from now.

"Then I'll be with you."

Chapter 63 Maple Town 200 Years Later