Did the villainous professor survive today?

Chapter 102 Upgrading First Leads to Upgrading Later

Kroenke returned to his office.

After becoming the head of the planning department, he is now used to working in the college's office.

Because the finance department is responsible for all areas of the college, if there is any issue, he can immediately connect with the professor in charge of that area by sending a telegram.

"So this is what a leader is like? No wonder he always likes to stay in the office after get off work."

Kroenke suddenly understood something; for the first time, he actually projected himself onto the leader who had bossed him around in his previous life.

Krenk sat in his chair, watching the students come and go outside the window, and opened the points panel:

[Current points: 25700!]

He's not far from reaching the fifth tier of mana.

Once his magical power reaches the fifth rank, relying on his exquisite techniques, even if a high-intensity battle occurs when he meets the Advent Church in the Duchy of Eton, he is not afraid of being exposed in front of others.

[You have spent 7900 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv44]

[You have spent 8200 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv45]

[You have spent 8500 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv46]

【Mana Lv46 (0/8800)】

[Remaining points: 1100!]

A chill ran through Krenk's body.

He lowered his head. The windows and doors were tightly closed, and there was no airflow in the entire office, yet the hem of his clothes was moving without any wind.

"wind?"

Krenk frowned.

Immediately afterwards, Kroenke felt the whole world go silent for a moment.

The noisy chatter of students below the office disappeared, leaving only the sound of my own heartbeat and breathing.

"No, not disappearance, but isolation."

Krenk activated his enhanced spiritual vision. The air was no longer filled with floating dust, but with countless nodes that were invisible to the naked eye. Only with enhanced spiritual vision could one vaguely see those extremely difficult-to-observe outlines.

These transparent nodes floated and rotated around him, making him feel as if he were enveloped in a giant, transparent soap bubble.

"Magic Factor?"

Krenk instinctively turned in one direction.

Without raising his head, casting a spell, or invoking a magic spell, and without any preparatory movements, at the very moment that Krenk's thought arose, an invisible ripple spread out in the space in front of him.

Where the ripples reached, the magical energy particles that had been floating around him trembled slightly and spontaneously converged in front of him.

A flash of white light appeared, and a shimmering orb of light appeared before him.

Then, another new idea came to mind.

The ball of light suddenly transformed into a flowing ball of water.

With the next thought, a whoosh was heard, and the water ball transformed into a water arrow and flew out, disappearing into the washroom.

"This is the realm—"

Krenk knew that when a mage had not yet connected with the sea of ​​magic, but the magic within his body was already abundant, the magic would begin to overflow.

The overflowing magic will form a tiny, subtle domain centered on itself, enveloping the entire body.

Within this domain, there's no need to draw upon the body's magical power or perform any actions; a mere thought is enough to cast spells, allowing one to act faster than others.

The only drawback is that before it connects to the sea of ​​magic, the amount of overflowing magic is not much, so the domain can only cast some low-level spells.

He reached out and tried to touch the invisible membrane covering the field.

But that thin film, like a shadow, synchronized with Kroenke's movements. It was like an extension of Kroenke's skin, another sensory organ for him.

Within his domain, magic became a direct extension of his will, an instinct as responsive as an extension of his own limb.

"My dear master, it is the greatest honor of my life to serve you."

A fawning voice came into Krenk's ear.

What appeared before him was that slender figure.

But unlike the small newts we'd seen before, Barrett was now a size larger, with fine scales covering its transparent body, emitting a warm, deep blue glow.

Long, deep blue gradient hair appeared at the back of Barrett's head, the ends of which glowed, and a ribbon-like water sleeve formed from flowing water surrounded her.

The system's subtitles also appeared before my eyes:

[Elf Upgrade]

Name: Barrett Enzo

[Rank: Lower → Middle]

[New Attribute: Ice]

[New Feature: Tide: Barrett's combat form will switch between two states: high tide and low tide. In high tide, his casting range is longer and his skill area of ​​effect is larger. In low tide, his movements will be faster.]

[Water Flow Sensing+: Detects water flow and fluctuations within a 30-meter radius, revealing hidden objects or creatures]

[Water Bullet → Piercing Wedge: Fires a high-speed ice spike or water bullet, freezing the target.]

[Tidal Wave → Tidal Cannon: No charging required, fires directly, increased damage, leaves a tidal vortex at the point of impact.]

[New Ability: Tidewalker: Barrett's movement speed on water is increased. He can leave a movement trail behind him and freeze the trail he moved ten seconds ago.]

"My respected and great master, I truly don't know how to express my gratitude!"

"Regarding my newly acquired abilities and traits, as well as my upgraded skills, there are the following points—"

Krenk looked at Barrett, who had already been upgraded to an intermediate-level elf, and pondered, "This is how upgrading first leads to upgrading later."

Because he jumped directly from the early stage of the second tier to the middle stage of the fourth tier within four weeks, Barrett was also upgraded to a mid-level spirit.

"good."

Krenk praised softly.

"Master!" Overwhelmed by Krenk's praise, Barrett exclaimed, "This unworthy Barrett will certainly serve you wholeheartedly!"

Barrett knelt down with a fervent look in her eyes as she spoke.

This comes from the bottom of my heart.

Compared to other spirit users, since he became Krenk's contracted spirit, he has not encountered any high-intensity battles and has basically gotten by by doing odd jobs.

The only time he encountered a truly powerful opponent was with that vampire.

But with Sistine's lesson, the vampire only needs to stand by and raise his cheering stick to clean the blood off the other vampire, and he can legally win without lifting a finger.

Barrett couldn't imagine a more perfect life.

Beside him, Krenk summoned Alice again and spoke to her in the tone of a business boss: "Alice, look, Barrett has upgraded from a low-level to a mid-level elf through his own strength. You should work harder too."

Alice's experience bar is way too long.

The only two significant upgrades came from Isabel and from the vampire she devoured.

At other times, even with his psychic vision activated, Krenk couldn't tell whether Alice's experience bar had increased or not.

Snapped!

Alice punched Krenk's thigh with her little fist.

She puffed out her cheeks and looked at Krenk with a dissatisfied expression.

I've already taken the blame for you, and you still have such high expectations of me.

How can I help Alice level up faster?

Seeing Barrett's rapid progress, Krenk began to think about how to help Alice quickly advance from low-level to intermediate-level as well.

Barrett's upgrade alone is already terrifying enough; if Alice, who can only be obtained later, could also be upgraded, he dares not imagine how much change would occur.

"It's impossible to intentionally let Isabel lose control."

As he spoke, Krenk paused, slamming his right fist into his left palm. "Ah, I've got it!"

Half an hour later.

Anvil Prison.

Deputy Warden Anser rubbed his hands together, asking somewhat cautiously, "Mr. V, is there anything I can help you with this unexpected visit?"