【Location: Office of the Lord Chancellor】

"ha?!"

A surprised shout was heard in the office.

Beatrice looked at Olivia with her mouth wide open, feeling both angry and amused at the same time:

"Haven't you been clamoring for another 'Prince Training Program' these days? Now that it's happening as you wished, shouldn't this be something to be happy about?"

The little swan's sad expression looks very funny.

She opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time. In the end, she could only say dryly: "But, the matter of going to St. Louis College..."

Beatrice stretched out her fingertips and touched her good sister's lips: "It's not school. Louis is very busy. How can he have so much time to stay in the academy to study."

The little swan said dazedly, "But didn't you tell me to train him well in the academy?"

Beatrice held her chin with her right hand, looking like a considerate older sister, but she uttered cold words: "Ms. Olivia, do I need to remind you specifically that you haven't been to St. Louis College for two months?"

Little Swan said seriously: "Correction, it is 1 month and 29 days, not two months."

Then, in the face of Beatrice's increasingly gentle smile, she dared not speak again.

Seeing that she had stopped showing off her aggressive attitude, Beatrice said, "Louis went there on a mission. The one who really needs to go back is you."

When these words were spoken, the little swan became dissatisfied.

I, Olivia, have never been inferior to others in my life.

What can he do that I can't do? Beatrice snorted and said:

"I will be going to the Republic of Tunisia next month, and the White Tower will also be going to conduct talent exchange with the Tunisian Mage Association."

"If you hadn't been to St. Louis College for such a long time, you would have heard that the college was planning to send a group of students there for exchange."

Hearing this, Olivia became even more unconvinced.

"Hehehe, Sister Wang, you don't know this, right? Ding ding ding!"

The little swan placed the silver ring on Beatrice's desk.

Beatrice was surprised for a rare moment: "Intermediate wizard ring?"

The little swan turned up his nose and said proudly:

"That's right, I'm a genius,"

An intermediate mage, on the Star Continent, specifically refers to a single mage whose professional level has been raised to LV8.

Previously, when Olivia and Louis were exploring the underground ruins in the outer city, she was already a LV7 mage, which was equivalent to the highest level of low-level mages.

Little Swan showed her the silver magic ring that symbolized an intermediate wizard, just to tell Sister Wang that she had successfully advanced to LV8.

"It was me first! It was obviously me first!"

"Whether it was knowing Sister Wang or saving Sister Wang, I was the first one, but why did Sister Wang choose Huoguo to help her with the mission?"

"Hmph, I, Little Swan, am unhappy today, no one can stop me!"

Seeing that Olivia looked depressed, Beatrice reached out and rubbed Olivia's head helplessly: "Olivia, you have been trying hard to help me during this period of time."

A satisfied smile appeared on the little swan's face.

Hehehe, that’s Sister Wang’s compliment!

In an instant, the distress that Sister Wang felt because she chose Louis to help her deal with things was relieved a lot, and her tone became cheerful.

"Sister Wang, I have been promoted to an intermediate mage. I am completely different from before. Even Louis can't catch up with me in terms of destructive power."

Beatrice gently rubbed Olivia's face as if she were petting a kitten, and then said:

"I know, I know. Everyone knows that you have mastered the super magic master specialty."

“Hehehe, it has to be everyone, so I am now more powerful than Louis (loudly)! Although there is only one magic that can stack the strongest damage (quietly).”

As the little swan spoke, he began to feel guilty.

She was not joking. In a sense, she was exceptionally strong now.

This power underwent a transformation when she was promoted to level 8 mage.

The reason for this is exactly what Beatrice mentioned, the [Super Magic Master] specialty.

Expertise can be simply understood as "basic expertise in a certain field."

For example, if you light up the [Debate] specialty, you will have the ability to debate with a group of people far beyond that of ordinary people, and you will be the most popular one in the campus debate competition.

If used well, you can even cosplay as Zhuge Kongming and make Wang Situ so angry that he vomits blood.

The [Super Magic Master] obtained by the Mage at level 8 is similar.

To understand it literally, it allows mages to have the possibility to go beyond ordinary magic, and allows mages to cast super-magic effects on one of the magics in a whole round of spell strikes.

Beatrice naturally knew about this.

But Little Swan still enjoyed counting on his fingers in front of Sister Wang:

"[Supermagic Master] allows the mage to temporarily select a metamagic feat and add it to any spell that meets the conditions."

"There are currently eight types of super-magic specialty training technologies at St. Louis College, which are -"

"Increases the spell effect by half [Spell Power]."

"[Spell Extender] doubles the casting distance of spells."

"[Spell Delay] doubles the duration of spell effects."

"Increase the level of any spell below level 9 [Spell Upgrade]."

"Maximize the magic effect with [Spell Maximization]."

"[Instant Spell], which instantly casts a spell."

"Silently cast a spell."

"[Spell Expansion] increases the spell's range of influence."

"Hehehe, although the metamagic feat effect requires an extra spell slot as a cost (see the author's words for details), it also means that my damage will explode!"

"In Louis's dialect, Wuhu, take off!"

Beatrice nodded in approval. The reason why the Mage Association classified level 8 mages as intermediate mages was precisely because of this qualitative change.

It's normal for Olivia to be so happy.

But Beatrice suddenly changed her tone: "But, Olivia, this time when we go to the Republic of Tunisia, the White Tower is already responsible for the exchange of mages, so we don't need the participation of the young mages from St. Louis College."

"That is to say, the students from St. Louis who accompanied us to Tunisia for the exchange this time are only warriors. To be more precise, they are only the Nine Sword Professionals from the academy."

"Olivia, even if you succeed in becoming a Level 8 Mage, you must stay in the country."

The little swan was struck by lightning and had a sad expression on his face:

"How can this be possible?"

Beatrice looked at her sister's pitiful appearance and felt sorry for her for a moment.

But she quickly made a decision: "Stay in Tino, Olivia. You don't want to disturb your sister's honeymoon, do you?"

The little swan, who had originally planned to stay in the country, suddenly widened his eyes.

She kept mumbling “Aba Aba Aba” for a long time, and finally realized why Sister Wang had squeezed Louis into the college a month in advance.

She was furious beyond belief.

This is abusing power for personal gain!

This is misappropriation of public funds!

The most important thing is, you guys went out to play without me! The little swan left the office dejectedly with a strong anger in his eyes!

At this moment, she seemed to vaguely feel the same as Louis, who was single in his previous life. He went out to find food on Christmas Day, but found that there were couples everywhere around him.

Furious! "The Prince Training Program of Huoguo must be put on the agenda!"

"Damn it, I can't even go out to play, and you two are telling me that you're going to use the Empire's public funds for your honeymoon?"

"Although I admit that due to the affairs of the empire, it is unlikely that the princess will be able to spare the time to go on a honeymoon."

"But that's no reason for you to abandon me!"

"Hehehe, my little swan is first-rate at playing pranks and pulling one's leg!"

not good.

Olivia's jaw cramped because she laughed so proudly. The sore and painful feeling almost made her jump up.

She looked around furtively.

I always felt like I was cursed by an unknown force for a moment, and my mouth almost became crooked.

However, thinking of the "Prince Training Plan" mentioned by Sister Wang, Olivia felt a headache.

To be honest, starting from level 5, most professions in the Star Continent have ushered in a period of rapid growth in strength.

Professions like mages, which need to reach level 8 before their combat effectiveness can be fully realized, are in fact a minority.

For Nine Sword professionals who play to the extreme, LV5 already has full-fledged combat capability.

Otherwise, why is it said that the growth curve of the Nine Swords is smoother than that of the Mage? "Ordinary students of St. Louis College have no power to resist when facing the Confused Nation."

“Even if we impose restrictions on the current Huoguo, not allowing him to partner with Rimuru, not allowing him to use the Sin Dragon Armor and spells.”

"Even so, his martial arts skills are far beyond his level."

“Wuwuwu, apart from a pervert like Alice, how many people can restrain him at the hero level… eh?”

The little swan blinked.

She thought of something funny.

For example, let Huoguo participate in the war as an instructor.

For example, let Alice return to school after a long absence to participate in this event.

But before that, Little Swan needs to consider another problem.

"Now that I have become an intermediate magician, I think I can secretly take the great treasure in St. Louis College!"

"The legendary legacy of a member of the brave team, the great secret treasure hidden in the etheric plane, is mine!"

…

While Little Swan began her "Unhappy Calculation", Louis on the other side was also thinking about a serious question.

In order to block the big hole in the gate of the abyss, Emperor Lao Deng was unable to stand up from the golden throne.

All forces had vague guesses about the emperor's condition.

So around this matter, the Empire of Amn, the High Forest, the Church of the Abyss, the Dark Side of the God of Love and the Rudelson Organization began a sophisticated layout.

Judging from the situation in the original time and space.

The series of events that broke out one after another did indeed expose the empire's current fragility.

I'm afraid the emperor's news has also been exposed.

As the strongest person in the empire, he lost the ability to protect the empire. I'm afraid that a series of problems in the Enser Empire in the previous life also started from this.

Turning over the future diary page by page.

The crisis of Beatrice and his own guillotine was temporarily resolved, so the next thing he had to consider was what method to use to avoid chaos in the future.

"Emperor, oh Emperor, have you anticipated this?"

"The Enther Empire chose to move its capital 74 years ago. It is widely rumored that this was to avoid being besieged by rebels."

"But now it seems that they are here to block the gate to the abyss."

The gate to the abyss cannot be opened for long.

The incident on the Pirate Islands in the Future Diary has already shown that if the demons are allowed to enter and exit the Gate of the Abyss without restraint, the entire continent will be plunged into war.

Run? Where to run? You can't just hide in the mountains and forests alone, right? Not to mention that this big hole appeared directly on the land of the Enther Empire.

The first to suffer was the empire itself.

There is no choice at all.

Even if we have to bite the bullet, we have to find a way to gamble on the Gate of the Abyss first.

“This way, my goal is clear.”

"Active preparations will be our top priority, gathering all the forces that can help."

Louis first wrote [Four Gods of the Abyss/Gate of the Abyss/Army of the Abyss/Church of the Abyss] on a blank piece of paper.

But after a moment, he shook his head, crossed out the original target, and wrote down the words [Demon Lord Herme/Dungeon Legion] again.

"Try to see if you can stop the underground city disaster that is spreading across the continent."

"Emperor Lao Deng has no chance to close the door because the Four Gods are watching closely."

"But the one on the Pirate Islands cannot be closed because other countries are too busy to do anything."

"If we can find a way to restrict Demon King Hermo and his dungeon army, the other countries will be free to suppress the gate to the abyss."

He first wrote a name on the paper——

Grace, the Libra Saint.

Although I really hate the gift of the God of Glory and Justice on her.

But in the future dungeon disaster and abyss battle, Grace showed qualities that were completely consistent with the Libra Saint.

Such a top fighter against evil is actually a very good teammate as long as no one comes to attack him.

"Let's train Gray in advance. With this relationship, we can discuss cooperation better even if she takes off in the future."

Then he wrote the words Republic of Tunisia on the paper again.

"We should find a way to attract investment in Tunisia. As Mayer, we should intervene in Tunisia's bottom-up reform. This is an operation that has been proven feasible in the future diary."

As a result, the meeting in Tunisia one month later had to find a way to involve the Meyer Chamber of Commerce in a reasonable manner.

The corner of Louis' mouth twitched slightly.

Because he has realized a serious problem.

The easiest way to get the Meyer Chamber of Commerce to participate in the meeting between the two countries is to invest directly in industries in Tunisia.

His heart began to twitch again when he thought about having to take money out of his pocket to buy property.

Even though he knew that this was all for the purpose of maximizing future profits, watching the small amount of money being taken out was like someone was cutting a hole in his heart with a knife.

It hurts, it hurts so much! 　[Annotated Diary]

Metamagic feats require additional costs when adding magic and will occupy a higher spell slot. This is the difference between a spell slot mage and a blue bar mage.

Let me give you a simple example.

3rd level Shaping Spell - Fireball.

Casting time: 2-6 seconds 　　Casting distance: 150 feet

Duration: Instantaneous 　　Spell damage diameter: 20 feet

Proposed Damage: 2 　　The changes after using the metamagic feat are as follows:

[Spell Power]: Consumes a 5th-level spell slot and increases Fireball's damage by 1/2.

[Spell Extended Range]: Consumes a 5th-level spell slot and increases the casting distance of Fireball to 300 feet.

[Spell Delay]: Consumes a 4th-level spell slot and converts the explosion damage of Fireball into continuous burning damage.

[Spell Upgrade]: Promote Fireball to a 4th-level magic, consume a 4th-level spell slot, and recalculate the damage and range.

[Spell Maximization]: Consumes a 6th-level spell slot to deal excess damage from Fireball.

[Instant Spell]: Consumes a 7th-level spell slot and instantly casts Fireball.

[Silent Spell]: Consumes a 5th-level spell slot and casts the spell silently.

[Spell Expansion]: Consumes a 6th-level spell slot and increases Fireball's 20-foot damage range to 40 feet.

(End of this chapter)