Second-semester classes at Homemon Watts just got harder.
In addition to the increasingly incomprehensible Charms Theory, Defense Against the Dark Arts and Potions classes, Griffith's own professional courses also became more onerous. The school has hired many senior commanders to teach their courses part-time. All Torals are required to study infantry, cavalry, and artillery command doctrine, as well as be familiar with the theories related to fortifications and logistics, and conduct sandbox and exercise simulations based on cases.
Professor Erich, the director of the Military Command Section, drew his new theoretical framework on the blackboard. This is a brand new course that all students except fourth grade students must take.
"In future wars, in order to avoid falling into a costly and protracted war of attrition like the Eastern War, we are studying a new combat concept. Many of you are from the Junior Military Academy, and the former dean, His Excellency Heinz Wilhelm, will Will join us this semester.”
Mr. Heinz is coming here! Griffith's mood lifted. There are many things you can ask him for.
Professor Erich knocked on the blackboard to stop the small commotion:
"This course is a research course. Everyone must participate in staff assignments, sand table exercises and equipment tests. The final grade will be determined based on your performance.
"In the new strategic concept, it will no longer be your task to attack the enemy's formation. The legion infantry and auxiliary cavalry will form a solid front to release the armored cavalry.
"Heinz will work with us to study how to break through the enemy's multi-layered front with armored cavalry and dragoon units, instead of following the slow army as in the past and only entering the battle as a short assault force on the flanks.
"The resulting communication and logistics problems will be difficult for combat and organization. We believe that a full set of heavy armor with armored cavalry is inappropriate in such a battle. How can we meet the minimum requirements for armor protection? The further you and your horse charge will be the focus of this course.
"Quiet, I know what you are thinking.
"Our logistics difficulties will be unavoidable. However, once the assault is successful, the assault group will target the enemy's transportation hubs and military depots, destroy their logistics and supplementary capabilities, and disintegrate their organization. This is to avoid your The only way to be surrounded and annihilated is to penetrate deep into the enemy's flank.
"Lightly-armed troops will follow you and maintain contact with the rear for a certain period of time and space. This is also the key to being different from the nomadic raiding tactics.
"Breakthrough, break through with unprecedented speed and strength. Disintegrate the enemy's logistics before your own logistics collapse, and crush the enemy's organization before they fight us with all their strength. Then, you will surround the enemy in chaos with the main force of the legion. Enemy troops, divide and destroy them.
“This is the research and teaching goal that this course requires all of you to engage with.”
The professor put forward a preliminary point of view, then glanced at the Shutoral present and found that several people raised their hands.
"Ophelia, tell me first, what's the problem?"
"Professor, if we encounter extraordinary beings who are unable to fight during the assault, well, let's ignore the extraordinary beings for now. What should we do if we encounter mythical creatures and solid barriers?" Shutoral, who had two-colored eyes, asked, " Our lethality is insufficient, will we incorporate extraordinary people into the assault group?"
"This is one of the things we want to study and simulate," the professor said. "An immature idea is that wizards will join your battles instead of trebuchets. The disadvantage is that these guys with higher eyes are ignorant and arrogant. You probably can't even cast a spell in your assault group.
"To do this, we will try to incorporate lightweight horse-drawn crossbows into cavalry units."
Having said this, Professor Eirich suddenly blinked: "A brand new weapon is being tested. I have a hunch that one day it will change the world."
…
As soon as the morning class ended, Griffith walked to the magic classroom. It will be lunch time later, and Sonia has prepared information about Isius de Crozier, waiting for the opportunity to give it to him.
Students, mainly from Minerva College, walked out of the Charms classroom.
Griffith saw Aaron again. He didn't show up at the school dinner for some unknown reason. This mysterious young man, the Son of Prophecy, was already surrounded by a large group of friends from various colleges. The arrogant Fisher walked beside him and carefully lowered his body. Four or five boys cleared the way for Aaron. Many girls looked at him with sparkling eyes.
His delicate face, bright blond hair, bright red eyes and extraordinary temperament make him unparalleled in appeal. This feeling reminds Griffith of Alaindel of Tsuruura, whose appearance has a similar irresistible charm.
It is indeed bright and moving, but besides beauty, there seems to be other qualities that have surpassed the limits of human beings.
Aaron passed by Griffith and looked at him discreetly, as if the two of them had never had any intersection or friendship. Griffith was watching him as well as the others.
Their eyes interacted, a silent communication, but they understood each other.
"I'll kill you sooner or later. (I won't be able to survive sooner or later.)"
"Griffith." Sonia passed by him and put a small envelope into his hand. Her face no longer had the usual charming and sunny smile, and she felt as if she was about to cry.
"Are you okay?" Griffith asked in a low voice.
Sonia gave him a sad look and hit him twice with her fist.
Well, it seems her exam is over...
"What are you doing~?"
Galadia walked at the back of the crowd. She had a few words with her brother, who was a professor, and when she came over, she happened to see Sonia gently hitting Griffith on the shoulder.
She held a large textbook in her arms and stared at the small pink envelope in Griffith's hand with wide eyes, a look of dissatisfaction on her face.
"Some important information," Griffith replied quickly. "In addition, she failed one of her exams. She asked for it, huh."
"real?"
"real."
"Nothing else?"
"No more," Griffith thought for a moment, "Sidious looked for me and pulled me into a sealed object."
Galadia suddenly reacted and turned to glare at Sidious, who was still looking at her in the corridor in the distance. The latter turned around and hid in the office.
"What did he do to you?" Miss Elf asked very worriedly, "I just realized that he dared to give me a hint, otherwise I would have told you his identity long ago. I went to beat him after I had lunch !What did he say to you?"
"It's nothing. The final meaning is that I have passed a certain test and I am asked to continue to do my best."
"Hmph, mind your own business."
Galadia hummed and pulled Griffith's shoulder, "Let's go and have lunch together. Do you know why Sidious is here?"
"See if anyone bullies you," Griffith replied. The non-dangerous field had already given him some understanding of Sidious's thoughts. "And the school's security work last semester was unsightly. If it were me, The Canaan side will definitely take measures and exert pressure."
"Yes~ So you have to be nice to me and go out with me often!" The elf looked at him with a smile, "Otherwise I will sue you for bullying me."
"..." Griffith was speechless.
Galadia was impressed by his expression and suppressed a smile: "There is another reason. I want to be promoted to Sequence 7, and I need to go through a special ceremony or trial. Although the promotion ceremony and conditions of Sequence 7 are generally not harsh. , but my situation is a bit special.”
"How to say?"
"There are very rare cases where Extraordinaries are compatible with both characteristics. I am one of them. The characteristics of spellcaster and ranger make me stronger than ordinary Extraordinaries, but each promotion is also more mysterious.
"Based on past cases and multiple divination, the difficulty of my promotion this time will be comparable to the promotion ceremony of a Sequence 6 Transcendent."
Griffith listened with a serious expression and began to worry about the girl.
But Galadia seems to have a plan in mind:
"Sidious is also compatible with both characteristics. Although he is different from me, his promotion experience is worth reference. He is also quite powerful. If there is danger, he can save my life."
"Do you know the specific rituals, steps, and time now?" Griffith asked.
"I don't know~" The elf shook his head, "The rituals of Sequence 7 are relatively simple and fixed, but the rituals of Sequence 6 are different. The power of the world's origin will expand into specific areas, a small and almost isolated mysterious world, and it is almost impossible to predict the details.
"What I will experience this time is probably an unpredictable challenge similar to that of a transcendent. I don't know the time of the challenge, but it should not be far away.
"The only information that can be known in advance is what is the probability that I will survive, and what key clues can be prepared in advance."
Griffith was shocked. This doesn't sound like a cakewalk at all.
A mysterious world where the details cannot be predicted, an unknown territory, and an uncertain time. Isn’t this just gambling on your life?
"Slowly," he nervously grabbed Galadia's arm, almost lifting her up, cold sweat streaming down his forehead, "in other words, can Sidious help in this process? Not really sure, right?"
"Let go now, others will see you!" Miss Elf's face turned red and she looked around hurriedly.
Fortunately it was lunch break and the corridor was empty.
"Why are you so excited?"
"This is not a trivial matter. Of course I'm worried!" Griffith retracted his hand and said while thinking about how he could help, "What can I do?"
Galadia looked at the concerned trainee knight and looked particularly satisfied: "It's not like I knew about this on the first day. Many preparations started very early. Even if I don't know the time, process and details of the ceremony, My family has also been fully arranged under the guidance of Iluvash's prophecy.
"I am the daughter of the governor of Canaan. If I am killed so easily, where will the country of God's dependents be concerned?"
Griffith thought for a while and felt that what she said didn't sound very reliable: "You who come from the Kingdom of God's Familiar, didn't you also let a few goblins, um, overthrow you?"
As soon as he said these words, his face was pinched and pulled to both sides.
Galadia said while exerting her strength: "I'll give you another chance to organize your words."
…
After a few days, Galadia's promotion ceremony showed no sign of starting. Pressure is like dark clouds and storms in the sky, keeping distance and threatening, but refusing to get closer.
Griffith, who was extremely nervous and worried at the beginning, gradually relaxed and began to advance some of his own affairs.
At Homemonworth, it is difficult for boys to enter the girls' dormitories, but it is not impossible.
As long as they go through strict reporting, boys can visit at specific times during the day and must leave before going to bed.
After several applications, Griffith finally got approval and came to Sonia's room to carry out some secret activities.
Sonia arranged the carefully sealed crystal bottles one by one and introduced them to him:
"These are the potion ingredients you want,
"The blood of frost wolves, the brains of skink lizards, and the nerves of screaming bats are all weird things. The only things that are relatively normal are the bile of the giant clawed bear and the spinal fluid of the deep-sea squid.
"What do you need these for?"
Griffith took out his "Magic Potion Preparation Notes" and shook it: "It is used to prepare secondary strength potions and secondary agility potions. The effect is not as good as the genuine ones, but it is much cheaper. It can improve strength and agility in a short time." Get a certain increase. Can you use the poison sacs I store with you to offset the cost of these materials?"
"Okay, there are more, I will give you some more, but these experimental records of unknown origin are very dangerous~" Sonia shook her head, looked at her collection in the cabinet on the wall and sighed, "However, I am not qualified to speak to you."
The girl pushed the prepared materials to him and took out a few bottles of stamina supplements: "It's a good idea to use magic potions to assist in combat. I want to praise you. Now, let's get started. It's better for you to take off your clothes. "
…
Sonia observed Griffith with the Insight Crystal and found that many of his attributes had improved.
"You've grown again.
"Physique 19, Strength 21, Agility 18, Perception 15, Spirit 20 (Basic 18 + Unholy Bracers 2).
"It's so strange. Your extraordinary characteristics show the characteristics of the Spell Breaker path. Your strength grows a little slower, but your physical strength and spirit are unimaginably high."
The girl changed a piece of insight crystal and cast a different spell to observe again. The results were no different.
Griffith was a little embarrassed.
He was standing in Sonia's bedroom with barely any clothes on. The sweet smell reminded him of peach-flavored sweet iced tea. The neatly made soft bed was covered with a fine wool blanket, and there was an open book on the small table beside it.
The girls’ room is so cozy! Alas, no, that doesn’t seem to be entirely the case.
Not far away, Fiona's bed had just been tidied up randomly. There were dice scattered on the quilt, and a strategy book for the newly released war chess game was thrown on the desk. It seemed that she didn't forget to improve her chess skills even while sleeping.
Sonia sat on the bed and recorded the test results carefully. At her request, in order to avoid interference and deviation, Griffith had to take off all his armor and wear only unclean wrist guards and other magical items to undergo the test.
Well, by the way, there is also a blanket around the waist.
“Sonia, I would be grateful if you could shed some light on these numbers,” Griffith said, touching his face, “I was tested when I first came to Earl’s Palace, is that important? "
The girl quickly finished writing the notes, looked up at him and explained:
"It is a very meaningful reference. Once a certain range is crossed, qualitative changes or bad situations may occur.
“Let me explain it to you.
"Take the physical constitution as an example. 10-11 points is the average person's level. This level of physical fitness will cause minor disasters and minor illnesses from time to time, and there is also the possibility of serious illness. 12-13 points means that the body has strong resistance to diseases. It is solid, and ordinary trauma will heal quickly, which is the situation when you first came to Beyeland. 14-15, this is the level of a powerful melee-type Beyonder, even heavy bleeding injuries will not be fatal.
"In the absence of extraordinary characteristics or the favor of gods, 18 points is the limit that human physique can reach. Even if the body is covered with bruises, it can still stand firm. The endurance of poison, disease, and pain is beyond comparison with ordinary people. .
"If any attribute of a human being exceeds 18, it means that he has become an official Extraordinary of Sequence 8 and has the possibility to pursue a higher future. Even humans who are Extraordinary rarely have a physique exceeding 18 points. I speculate , Griffith, even if you suffer a fatal injury that would definitely kill an ordinary person, you may still survive, and you may even be able to regenerate your severed limbs."
Indeed, if it weren't for the remaining characteristic-enhanced physique of the Vampire family, I might have been finished. Griffith nodded mentally.
Sonia did not ask him why his constitution reached 19. She left him some secret space in a tacit understanding and continued to explain:
"Relatively speaking, the strength of 14-15 is already beyond the reach of most people with bravery and vitality. Long-term vigorous running and fighting are commonplace, while 16-17 are the strongest warriors among mortals and the best in sports competitions. Champion. If you reach 18, you can fight a bear hand-to-hand. You should be able to beat a bear with your bare hands. Although I am also a Sequence 8 Beyonder, if you were to hit me head-on with all your strength at 21 points, I might have to stay on the bed. Lie down for a week.
"When any attribute reaches or exceeds 25 points, an extraordinary person has touched the threshold of being promoted to an extraordinary person. He has power beyond human common sense, and can try to project this power into the world in incredible ways."
