Chapter 59 Practical Training: The more lovers you have, the more impressive you are.

In her second year, Ancia only selected two courses: "Practical Training" to improve her combat skills in preparation for entering the Abyss, and "Depth Theory of Magic," a required course for mages that can only be chosen by four-star players. She also spent the rest of her time learning about magic arrays from her mentor Cheryl and working part-time at the Dark Night Guild.

The combat training session was held in the combat training area of ​​the botanical garden. As soon as she entered, she saw Skark. Ancia had arrived earlier, and there were only the two of them in the combat training area.

Skulk wasn't shy at all and walked right over, saying, "I want a hug."

Ancia hugged him generously. Skalk was a bit taller than her, and after she was bent down and hugged, her gaze moved upwards.

They met Ellan's gaze from the Moon Tear Tree ahead, a man with a half-smile on his face. He was staring intently at them, his fingers moving in a zigzag motion, as if he were drawing a bowstring in mid-air.

Ansia: "..."

Wow.

Why does this elf sit in the tree all day instead of standing properly?

Ancia's first reaction was to push Skark away, but as soon as she raised her hand, Skark looked at her with questioning eyes.

Well, she couldn't resist that look.

Ancia's eyes darted left and right, but finally she gave Erlan a frank smile and mouthed, "Don't leave after class."

Aierlan seemed to sneer, and actually endured until almost the time of class before jumping down from the tree. "How much longer are you going to hug? The teacher and the others have already passed the guiding lily at the door."

Skalk then released her, saying, "Don't waste time. Every second you spend with Ancia is precious."

The others arrived at the combat training area one after another, led by two instructors, Mertri and Yesika.

Yesika: "The practical training classes will be taught by me and Mortri together. Mortri will capture some magical beasts from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, and later capture some demons from the Abyss as teaching aids. I will mainly be responsible for healing you, and watching over your sparring with the offensive magical plants."

Merri remained silent as always, only slightly curving his lips when he saw Ancia.

The first lesson involves practicing against magical plants, and students can also practice with each other.

Ancia found a swaying needle palm she had seen before and used her damage reflection shield to dodge its attacks. This needle palm was still very aggressive; when its needles opened and closed, it looked like it was opening its sharp mouth and biting straight at anyone who approached it.

The counter-damage shield isn't for countering Needle Sunflower, but rather for using the shield to block some of its attacks. Spend more time in the training ground so that Ancia can develop the habit of using healing skills whenever possible during battle.

As her level increased, Ancia's agility attribute also reached the level of a normal priest. When the two rows of needles of the Swaying Needle Sunflower attacked at the same time, she was able to immediately judge the best angle to dodge and successfully dodge one of the rows of attacks.

Yeshika had been watching for an unknown amount of time. When Ancia took a short break, Yeshika approached her and said, "You practiced well, but have you noticed that you're mostly acting as a priest?"

Ancia paused in her drinking, then put the water down in confusion. "Aren't I a priest?"

Yesika: "You became a priest because you have a perfect affinity for the light element. You forgot, your affinity for the wood element is also 100. You are also a wood mage."

Ancia sighed, "Teacher Yesika, but my talent is limited. I can't learn attack skills. Can a magician who can't deal damage still be considered a magician?"

A hint of a smile flashed in Ye Xika's clear eyes, "I don't know about other elemental systems, but look..."

She stepped forward, her hands surging with magic. The swaying needle sunflowers that had been baring their teeth and claws at Ancia became as docile as children under Yesika's hands, their needles closing up and gently rubbing against Yesika's hand.

Yesika: "I didn't attack it either; I just made the plant obey."

Ancia's water glass fell to the ground and rolled a long way, but she didn't care about the glass anymore. She stepped forward and grasped Yesika's hand. "Teacher, please, teach me this!"

Yeshika: "Then call me mentor and let me hear it?"

In this world, the mentor-apprentice relationship is not one-to-one; a mentor can have multiple apprentices, and an apprentice can have multiple mentors.

But Cheryl made it very clear when she established the mentor-apprentice relationship that day that if Ancia was willing to become her mentor, she would only have Ancia as her apprentice from then on; if Ancia was not willing, she would not have any plans to take on any more apprentices in the future.

Ancia really wanted to learn the wood-type mage skills that Yesika had demonstrated. In the future, the enemies she would face would become stronger and stronger, and her wood element affinity talent had only been able to play a small part so far.

She took a deep breath and shook her head with regret and determination. "Professor Yesika, Cheryl is the only mentor I will ever have. She has been very good to me, like family, and I want to repay her with the same unwavering determination."

Yesika narrowed her eyes. "Even if I add wood elemental healing spells, life drain, and symbiotic links... you still won't be tempted?"

Ancia was so hungry she was practically crying, tears welling up in her eyes. "Waaah, I won't be tempted!"

Yesika's face fell, and she muttered, "Why couldn't I have met such a cute apprentice? Cheryl made her move way too fast."

Neither of the two apprentices she had chosen were willing to become her mentor. How could her life be so miserable! Ye Xika's heart felt like it was soaking in bitter water. She sighed softly. No, she had to think of another way.

Yeshika thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up. "A guide? You don't have a guide yet, do you?"

A mentor is a more distant figure than a teacher, but the level of intimacy is far greater.

Ancia shook her head. "No."

Yesika clapped her hands happily, "Then I'll be your wood mage guide! And you can't have any other guides after this." She not only wanted to be one, but also wanted to block Mortley's path. Mortley's gaze towards Ancia was clearly strange. If she was slow this time, she wouldn't even be able to become a guide.

With these two archmages around, their magical skills were enough for Ancia to learn, so she immediately agreed, "No problem! Teacher Yesika is my only guide."

Ye Xika beamed, "Then today I'll teach you a wood-based healing spell, Nourishing Rain."

Ancia: "Why not learn the skill that makes plants obey first?"

Yesika pointed to the other end of the training field, "Because you'll probably need to use this skill later."

Ancia looked in the direction Yesika was pointing and saw Skark fighting with Erlan.

Their level of seriousness far exceeded the scope of sparring.

Aierlan held a longbow in his hand, and emerald green magic flickered at his fingertips, blending seamlessly with the rich wood element in the botanical garden.

Skalk adopted a common warrior's starting stance, suddenly increased his speed, and charged towards Ellan.

Even as the warrior was about to get close, Erlan remained calm. He didn't even retreat; he simply turned gracefully to the side, drew his bow, and nocked an arrow. His movements were fluid and fast, leaving only a blur.

call out--

The first arrow flew through the air, not aimed at Skalk himself, but precisely in his path of charge, stopping him in his tracks.

The moment the arrow struck the ground, several thorns burst forth, wrapping around Skark's feet. The most basic archery skills combined with wood-based control magic, in Ailan's hands, achieved their most precise effect.

A fervent fighting spirit flashed in Skark's eyes. His charge continued unabated, and he forcefully broke free of the thorns' restraints, continuing to close in on the elf.

But that momentary obstacle was enough; Erlan leaped back lightly, simultaneously firing two arrows toward Skark's wrist and shoulder, respectively.

Skalk swung his scimitar, a flash of silver light, and with two clangs, the arrows fell to the ground, his charge completely halted, but he had already reached the warrior's close range. The scimitar drew a sharp arc, slashing straight at Ellan's face.

"Fight all you want, but don't hurt your faces." Ancia had already approached and stood in the safe zone, carefully looking at their faces. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they were both unharmed.

Aerlan snorted coldly, his longbow directly blocking Skark's scimitar and parrying his slash. The two weapons collided, producing a teeth-grinding creak, and the force of the collision pushed the two back.

Ancia then stepped forward, her pale green magic surging in her hand, and cast a newly learned Nourishing Rain spell on Skark. The wounds caused by the thorns slowly stopped bleeding and eventually scabbed over.

Once her proficiency level increased, the effect of the Nourishing Rain spell should be similar to that of an intermediate healing spell. Ancia then got up and prepared to find other injured classmates in the combat training area to increase her proficiency level on them.

Before leaving, Ancia suddenly turned back and warned Skalk, who was looking at her pitifully, "Don't you dare to deliberately hurt yourself to come looking for me."

“Oh, okay.” Skulk said dejectedly.

When Ancia finished her work, only Ellan was left in the combat training area. He leaned against the Moon Tear Tree and waited for her.

Aerlan was a little angry. He grabbed Ancia's wrist and pressed her against the Moon Tear Tree. "How many lovers do you want? Aren't me and Heligalo enough?"

Ancia was backed by a sturdy tree trunk. She blinked, raised her other free hand, and held up her fingers one by one in front of Erlan.

One, two, three, four, five.

Ancia: "I promise, it won't exceed that number."

Arlan laughed angrily, "Five? Heligaluo has one, I have one, and that stupid dog only has three if you count him." He searched his memory quickly, "If you include Mertri, there are only four. Who is the fifth one?"

Besides these four men she frequently interacted with, Ancia had no other men at all. Erlan racked his brains but couldn't think of a fifth one.

"The more lovers you have, the more impressive you are."

Ancia easily broke free from Erlan's grasp; he hadn't used any force at all. She hugged Erlan's waist and met his emerald eyes, which were particularly vivid with anger.

"But you'll be the most beautiful of all."