Did the villainous professor survive today?

You thwarted the Medici family's scheme to win over other merchant guilds, thus preventing the family from going bankrupt.

[Points +3000!]

[Current points: 13850!]

The gauze curtains swayed gently in the early morning light. Krenk opened his eyes, and the system's dark blue subtitles came into view.

Kroenke got out of bed and stretched.

He looked at the panel in front of him, a slight thought stirring within him.

I have enough points.

Without hesitation, he channeled the points into his mana attribute.

[You have spent 3050 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv37]

[You have spent 3200 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv38]

[You have spent 3350 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv39]

[You have spent 3500 points, and your mana level has been upgraded to Lv40]

[Remaining points: 750!]

Magic surged within him, and Krenk felt his magic lake expanding little by little.

At the same time, Krenk could feel that the magical vortex at his lower navel had completely smoothed out.

Even though his mental attributes were only at the third level, he was still considered to be halfway to the fourth level.

Fourth order.

Beyond this level lies the elite class of most societies, and the backbone of the magical world.

For St. Auster Magic Academy, this represents the level of their most outstanding graduates.

Kroenke went to the training ground in the front yard outside the house.

The things we're going to test this time aren't suitable to be done inside the mansion.

He straightened a wooden doll, then took two steps back.

As always, he stretched out his hand and skillfully drew out a bright water arrow.

【Magic Power: 7751/8000】

Unlike before, which required time and effort to transport magic from below the navel to the palm before casting a spell.

Krenk's entire body is now a vessel for magic, allowing him to cast spells instantly whenever he wants.

Then, Krenk aimed at the doll and fired the water arrow.

call out!

With a sharp whistling sound, the water arrow flew straight toward the training dummy.

Then, just before it was about to hit, the water rocket exploded with a bang.

Tiny droplets of water splashed onto the doll, soaking it completely.

The next second, the sound of whistling wind arose.

Krenk saw eerie blue flames leaping up from the doll's entire body and from the wet ground.

Soon, the doll was licked by the flames and turned into a charred black.

"As expected, once you reach the fourth tier, you can start combining spells."

Kroenke nodded.

The so-called spell splicing is the process of combining two different spells in the caster's mana pool to achieve a better combat effect.

The most common use is to attach spell A, which is difficult to hit, to spell B, which is easy to hit.

Once spell B hits, the effect of spell A will follow immediately.

For example, when Krenk's water arrow exploded, it hit the doll in an area-of-effect (AOE) attack, and flames burned at the point of impact.

Similarly, negative effects such as poison, hallucination, and freezing can also be attached to spells.

This is why fourth-tier archmages are considered the backbone of society.

Because of the ability to combine spells, the combat endurance will be increased to an extremely terrifying level.

When facing enemies below level four, as long as you are cautious enough, maintain a safe distance, and then rely on additional spell effects to constantly wear down your opponent, you can grind them down to death.

Kroenke turned his gaze toward the doorway.

Sofia held a half-eaten cookie in her hand and looked over curiously.

Then, upon noticing that Krenk was staring at her, Sophia, who had been watching the commotion, suddenly shuddered. Fearing that Krenk would drag her into the grueling training, she ran frantically into the house.

Kroenke chuckled softly. He ignored Sophia's commotion and went back to his bedroom, where he changed into a more formal outfit.

Kronk, holding a silver sword staff, went to the front yard and then instructed the driver to head towards the lower city.

Today's destination is the Colonna family's laboratory.

Although I recently promised 'L' that I would help her deal with that vampire in the wild.

However, the work on the theory of the common origin of magic should also be carried out simultaneously.

After all, 'L' can stand someone up, but magical affinity is what truly determines whether one can continue to exist in the magical world.

Therefore, he is now going to start collaborating with Enya on experiments.

Because magical alchemy experiments produce pollution and are inherently dangerous, the laboratory is not located in the center of the upper city, but rather in a location slightly to the west.

This location is close to the lower town and some distance from Ludwig's mansion.

On the way there, you can see red-walled and brick-roofed universities, magnificent and towering churches, and terraced fields planted with various flowers.

But gradually, these scenes disappeared. The closer he got to the lower town, the more dilapidated the surroundings became. But in contrast, the dense population gave Krenk a sense of life and warmth.

Further away, the rumbling sounds of factories in the lower town could be faintly heard, with black smoke rising into the sky from the chimneys.

Soon, the black limousine stopped in front of a mansion with a retro design.

The gatekeeper came to the car, exchanged a few words with the driver, and then walked inside without looking back.

During this time, Kroenke chose to get out of the car and wait outside.

Soon, a blonde girl with golden eyes, wearing a dark blue school uniform, came to Krenk.

It was Enya.

Immediately after the banquet yesterday, Anthony handed over the right to use the laboratory to Enya.

"Professor Krenk."

Enya looked at Krenk, hesitating for a moment, unsure whether to express her gratitude or continue the serious discussion about the mission as usual, maintaining their superior-subordinate relationship.

"Okay, let's go."

Kroenke nodded.

Enya's lips moved, and after a few seconds, the words she had prepared all condensed into a single word:

"……good."

Then she turned around and led Krenk inside.

Unlike the desolate exterior, the interior of this mansion was surprisingly exquisite.

"Teacher, because this place is too close to the lower city, which has always been chaotic, there is a significant conflict between the old and new gangs, the Co-Prosperity Sphere and the Wolf Gang. Therefore, to prevent anyone with ulterior motives from eyeing the expensive equipment inside, the exterior of the mansion has not been well maintained."

Enya led the way while explaining.

After passing through the narrow corridor and opening a heavy iron door, one is greeted by a dense array of instruments, neatly arranged glass bottles of various sizes, and some peculiar alchemical drugs displayed on iron shelves.

"Excuse me, teacher, where should I begin?"

Enya asked curiously.

For her, the proposition of the common origin of magic was simply too big.

It was so big that she couldn't even imagine where to begin.

"Is there a blackboard?"

Krenk looked around.

"Um, just a moment."

As Enya spoke, she took a blackboard from behind the iron frame. The blackboard was covered in a hazy white dust, which was the mark of writing on it with chalk and then erasing it.

Krenk took off his coat and placed it on the coat rack by the door. He rolled up his right sleeve and picked up his pen:

"First, I'm going to explain a formula."

After saying that, Kroenke wrote on the blackboard:

E=mc²