Who taught him to restore his country like this?

The giant worm let out a silent hiss, and its massive body turned with extraordinary agility toward a fourth-tier rock-armored bear that was roaring and charging towards it from afar.

Its head suddenly contracted and expanded, and a viscous, dark green mucus with a pungent odor shot out like a cannonball.

That's incredibly fast!

The rock-armored bear had no time to react before it was drenched in slime.

laugh--

A sickeningly loud corrosive sound rang out instantly! The slime touched the Rock Armor Bear's supposedly impenetrable thick fur, and it corroded through it as quickly as a hot knife through butter.

Thick smoke rose up, accompanied by the stench of burning flesh. The parts covered in slime rotted and dissolved at a visible speed, revealing the stark white bones beneath.

"Whoa-"

The rock-armored bear let out a heart-wrenching howl, rolling and scratching frantically on the ground in agony, trying to get rid of the horrible, worm-like slime.

However, the mucus, as if it had a life of its own, continued to erode and spread into its body along the wound.

In just a few breaths, this fourth-tier magical beast, known for its defense, convulsed and collapsed to the ground. Its massive body was rapidly corroded beyond recognition, and it completely lost its life.

One-hit kill!

Talulah was filled with astonishment.

That's so cool!

A hint of surprise flashed in Ron's eyes. He hadn't expected that, guided by the alloy rod and Talulah's arcane magic, the [Derived] life energy could transform into such a domineering and bizarre attack form.

This alloy rod... it's really a good thing.

"Mr. Gatling, it's my turn."

Talulah held another alloy rod and looked at Ron expectantly.

Ron understood and activated the derivative seed that remained in Talulah's body.

hum!

A surge of warm and powerful life energy instantly filled Talulah's body. She was invigorated and, with a sharp cry, hurled the alloy rod in her hand.

The alloy rod rapidly deformed and expanded in mid-air, and in an instant, a cheetah-shaped puppet with a body length of over three meters and its entire body burning with blazing white flames proudly appeared.

Its lithe body had smooth lines, and the scorching aura and energy fluctuations it emitted were several times greater than those of the molten golems she summoned with her mithril rod.

Feeling the surging power within her and the strong connection with the Flaming Leopard, Talulah felt stronger than ever before. At this moment, she was even confident that she could hold her own against a top-tier fifth-tier mage in a head-on confrontation.

This feeling... is simply unparalleled!

Chapter 99 Glover: I don't know her.

Experiencing the thrill of combining life energy with arcane magic, the two spent the entire afternoon in the training grounds, honing their skills.

As night fell, the streetlights came on.

The two then walked out of the training ground.

Ron looked somewhat tired, while Talulah looked like she hadn't had enough.

Ron didn't learn much about arcane magic in the afternoon, but Talulah had a great time.

Before returning to the Arcane Academy, Ron visited the Nightmare Apothecary.

It's a pity that the dark elf boss hasn't returned yet.

……

The next morning.

Ron arrived at the alchemy room early to check on the progress of the Soul-Transfer Potion.

After a full day of repeated attempts and experimentation yesterday, Barton had grasped the key trick. He told Ron that if all went well, the finished potion could be ready as early as tonight, and at the latest by tomorrow morning.

Upon receiving this good news, Ron nodded in satisfaction and turned to head to the academy cafeteria for a meal.

Good morning, Mr. Gatlin.

I had barely sat down when a muffled voice sounded beside me.

Ron turned his head at the sound and was slightly taken aback.

"What are you doing...?"

He looked at the "renewed" Talulah beside him—her nose was slightly swollen, her cheeks had several bruises, and the edge of the eye patch that originally covered her right eye seemed to have an unnatural color seeping through.

"Oh well, the injury to my right eye has just worsened."

Talulah raised her hand to press the eyepatch over her right eye and said calmly.

"Is that so..."

Ron withdrew his gaze, knowing the truth but saying nothing.

"We don't have any alloy rods today, are we still going to the training ground?" Talulah asked.

Ron paused for a moment.

"go."

I'm just idling around anyway.

After breakfast, the two left the Arcane Academy and headed once again to the special training ground set up by the Chamber of Commerce in the Third Ring Area.

Just as they were about to step into the training ground, a deep and distant rumble suddenly rang out in the sky.

This is a notification that you have passed the trial in the Trial Grounds.

Talulah looked up and her face immediately darkened.

It is also the highest level of the trial grounds.

Damn White and Grey House, they've caused this commotion again!

When did the number of 25-year-old seventh-tier mages in the magic capital increase so much?

For over fifty years, the Magic Capital had not produced a genius like this.

Even looking at the whole world, apart from the three major Vatican societies that receive special treatment from the gods, such geniuses are very rare.

Envy, jealousy, and hatred are not enough to describe Talulah's feelings at this moment.

At this moment, everyone in the academy was cursing the two academies that had stolen the limelight.

What they didn't know was that the higher-ups at the Grey Demon Academy were also cursing.

Because the commotion at the highest level of the trial grounds these past few days was all caused by the White Demon Academy, and it was all done by the same person.

Grey Witch House was caught in the crossfire.

However, they cannot come forward to clarify, as that would be tantamount to admitting that the Grey House is inferior to the White House, making the wizards who come to the magical capital more inclined to choose the White House.

That's absolutely unacceptable.

They would rather be scolded.

……

in the afternoon.

Because Ron was preoccupied with the Soul-Transforming Potion in the alchemy room, his arcane study session ended early today.

Before heading back, Ron visited the Nightmare Medicine Shop as usual.

This led to a misunderstanding on Talulah's part.

"Mr. Gatlin, the way you're pursuing girls is wrong."

Talulah said with a serious expression.

She believed that Ron liked the proprietress of the apothecary, which was why he persisted in visiting her every day.

Seeing Talulah's experienced expression, Ron couldn't help but chuckle: "What's the right way?"

"You always come empty-handed and never prepare any gifts that girls like. How can you possibly win their favor like that?"

Talulah pointed out the problem.

“Come with me, I know what kind of gifts the owner of this pharmacy likes.”

Then, without saying a word, she led Ron into a large shop.

Red Rose Chamber of Commerce.

As you push open the door, a rich fragrance wafts out.

This is a merchant guild popular with women. Besides the usual magical goods, its most distinctive feature is its various perfumes with magical effects.

Talulah navigated the display area filled with crystal perfume bottles with practiced ease, her gaze sweeping over the bottles that shimmered with a subtle light, finally settling on a diamond-shaped bottle inlaid with rose quartz.

“This one’s called ‘Whispers Under the Moon’,” she said, holding the bottle up to Ron. The pale purple liquid rippled within. “After spraying it on, it will make the user’s voice as ethereal and melodious as a nightingale’s. That dark elf boss, who appreciates beautiful voices, will definitely love it.”

"You seem to know that dark elf boss quite well?" Ron asked with a smile.

“Of course!” Talulah wiped her nose and smiled mysteriously.

Actually, I had been pestering her relentlessly a while ago.

Because this dark elf boss was a sixth-tier archmage and a distinguished alchemist, many academies wanted to invite her to become a teacher, but she refused them all.

Ron opened his mouth, about to tease her a bit, when he suddenly felt a somewhat serious gaze coming from his right.

He instinctively turned his head to look.

To the right of his exhibition area, there was a high-end area separated by a glass wall, where each crystal shelf displayed only one bottle of perfume.

The name of the perfume is written in Elvish on the label under its base.

These perfumes are comparable to high-level magic potions.

At this moment, two female customers were selecting perfumes in front of the crystal display shelf directly opposite this side.

One of the blue-haired girls, dressed in the White Magic Academy uniform, was holding a bottle of gold perfume and seemed to have inadvertently caught sight of Ron from the side.

She stood motionless, her aquamarine eyes fixed on Ron.

Behind the blue-haired girl, a silver-haired girl in a black dress leaned forward, her small nose twitching slightly as she sniffed a bottle of pale purple perfume in front of her.