This was the Fame obtained by Marvin’s third identity. It could be of use when needed.
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“Regarding that Battle of the Holy Grail in three days, how confident are you?” Hathaway suddenly asked.
Marvin stopped focusing on the log window and decisively said, “100%.”
“Arrogant,” Hathaway disdainfully said. “Don’t think Seers are unrivalled. You don’t even know your opponents and still dare to come to this conclusion?”
“Did you know that the Thunder Tower and the Craftsman Tower made many preparations for you?”
Marvin shook his head and still said very confidently, “No one made enough preparations.”
“I am clearly more prepared than they are.”
“The snow mountain field is different from the forest field.” Hathaway frowned. “I am very curious. Where did you get that kind of natural confidence? Wizard is the strongest class…”
Marvin interrupted, “Only for now.”
Hathaway threw him a hateful glance. “Ok, for now.”
She also saw some part of the devastation after the destruction. Moreover she had recently heard from the Legend Wizard Assembly that this Calamity was already unstoppable. Even Sir Anthony had already fallen.
Wizards might really decline after the Calamity.
“But regardless, you’ll be facing the strongest from the other two Academies. Their casting ability are a lot stronger than your brother’s. Even If I’m unwilling to admit, Magore Academy is really the worst out of the three Academies. It’s probably related to my lack of management due to the peaceful times.”
Hathaway rubbed her temples for a moment. “Moreover, from what I know, the Thunder Academy changed their follower at the last moment.”
Marvin sneered, “Someone from the Unicorn clan?”
“Must be, they are aiming at you. They only have one purpose, vengeance!” Hathaway reminded him, “You killed White, and the Unicorn Clan would never leave it at that. And although the rules of the competition mention that the follower’s level cannot exceed the wizard himself by more than two levels, a 2nd rank powerhouse is still troublesome to deal with.”
“And the wizard from the other Academy, the Craftsman Tower, also switched his follower for a powerful Guardian. They will definitely switch to a full set of excellent quality equipment, highly restraining your daggers to the point that they wouldn’t have any effect.”
Marvin nodded.
This was within Marvin’s expectations.
His performance in the forest terrain was outstanding and was definitely noticed by his opponents. Wizards able to participate in the Battle of the Holy Grail weren’t fools.
“Many thanks for your intelligence. I’ll remember it.”
Marvin simply thanked her.
He had gained so many things in this trip in Thousand Leaves Forest. It was time to show his strength!
This Battle of the Holy Grail was bound to attract many people’s attention. Showing his strength would be beneficial to the development of White River Valley.
As for the Unicorn Clan, the day that the ancient red dragon would be awakened by a volcano was approaching.
It seemed to be on the day of the Battle of the Holy Grail.
He just had to deal with the killers and kamikazes they would send for him.
He had killed a Half-Legend, so why should he be worried about a trifling 2nd rank killer? Although the former was crippled by Ivan when Marvin made a move, it greatly increased Marvin’s confidence.
Marvin chatted with Hathaway for a short moment. She wanted to exchange more information regarding Seer’s knowledge but unfortunately, Marvin had never been a Seer. He could only say a few sentences to fool her before departing.
After this meeting, Hathaway would truly enter seclusion and not leave until she became a Legend.
Marvin remembered that in the game, Hathaway managed to become a Legend roughly a week before the Calamity.
It should be quicker now that she received the Book of Nalu.
A Legend Wizard as an ally was obviously a great thing.
…
He returned to Wayne’s dorm, but found that he wasn’t there. According to the old butler, he was discussing strategy with his teacher Hanzel.
“Young Master Marvin, here is a letter from White River Valley.”
“It was sent by Anna and arrived two days ago. Your personal seal is on it. Young Master Wayne and I haven’t looked at it.”
The old butler took out a letter.
Marvin nodded and opened the envelope, not suspicious, and read it on the spot.
The old butler was like Anna. Both were dedicated to White River Valley and were truly on their side. Even though he was too old and most of the time couldn’t handle much work even if he wanted to, there was no need to question his loyalty.
There was a lot written on Anna’s letter, roughly describing what happened in White River Valley during this time:
Gru had indeed followed his words and brought his Bramble Team to join White River Valley. This team of adventurers joining greatly increased White River Valley’s defenses.
Most of the territory’s inhabitants already settled down.
Autumn was very quickly approaching and the food issue was becoming extremely serious. The gnolls had previously set a lot of fires and as a result, the grains left were only enough for a month.
There was still a lack of smiths and craftsmen in the castle town. They couldn’t really do anything about that, as White River Valley was a rural area after all. And there was nothing special about the craftsmen that were interested. Even if Marvin posted notices of recruitment for a high price, very few people came.
The majority of craftsmen had a family to feed, so very few were willing to move. Most of those who moved were single people.
A rumor had appeared in the surroundings of White River Valley and River Shore City: [White River Valley’s Overlord, Sir Marvin, is Masked Twin Blades.] Even though Anna denied this and forbid the rumor from spreading, there were still a lot of people secretly gossipping. Anna couldn’t do anything about this matter, as she was only a butler after all, not the Overlord himself.
Fortunately, White River Valley’s population was fine with it. They knew that Masked Twin Blades himself had lead people to recover the territory. They probably saw it like this: If the Overlord is truly Masked Twin Blades, that was good. This powerful Overlord would be able to protect this territory.
…
At the end of the letter, Anna mentioned several people:
That swindler named Lola had returned to White River Valley once again. This time she claimed to have reached an agreement with a chamber of commerce in Jewel Bay. They would sell at a price 30% lower than the market price on the premise that Marvin agreed to some of the chamber of commerce’s conditions.
Because this thing had to be decided by Marvin himself, Anna had let Lola stay for the time being, slowly dealing with this matter.
As for the little girl known as Isabelle that Marvin mentioned before, she still hadn’t appeared.
And finally, a strange man calling himself “The Greatest Alchemist in all History” had come to Anna with the hope of settling in White River Valley. Anna let him stay outside the castle town for the time being.
…
There were too many matters pertaining to the territory and Anna could only make a few decisions. Marvin had left for quite some time, leading to some issues appearing.
He hesitated for a moment and then started writing an answer for Anna. Plans for every matter.
As for Isabelle, he was somewhat worried. This young girl’s courage had left him with a deep impression. Her eyes also had a faint dark red color, apparently a bloodline from a mysterious race.
‘Forget about it. I’ll take a look when I go back to River Shore City.’
Marvin wrote, quickly replying to Anna.
In less than half an hour, he carefully arranged for all the
matters, big and small.
Magore Academy had special carrier pigeons. Marvin carefully sealed the letter with wax and let the old butler send it.
Before long, Wayne came back.
“Brother. Teacher gave me a few things. You might find it useful.” Wayne saw Marvin and immediately took out a few spell scrolls.
These were given to him by Hanzel, but he planned to give it to Marvin.
Marvin didn’t move. Instead, he looked at Wayne.
“You wanted to talk about something earlier?”
Wayne froze, and then began to hesitate.
His face was slightly flushed, apparently struggling to decide whether or not he should tell Marvin about this.
Marvin calmly waited.
Chapter 109: Universe Magic Pool
Chapter 109: Universe Magic Pool
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But after a long time, Wayne shook his head. “Forget it, this isn’t a big deal.”
“Let’s talk about something else.”
Marvin frowned.
Wayne’s expression was a little weird.
His little brother would rarely hide something from him.
Still, his look… Why was his face flushed? That guy was only 9 years old, what happened in the end?
He was actually unable to guess his own younger brother’s thoughts?
Marvin was a bit depressed. When he killed his girlfriend before, Wayne didn’t say much. But hesitating like that and stopping himself from saying something, this behavior was too suspicious!
But since he didn’t want to talk, Marvin wouldn’t question it, he would at best pay more attention in the following days.
…
“In that case, we should first make a plan,” Marvin said in a heavy voice.
“Were the rules of the Battle of the Holy Grail released?” He asked.
Wayne nodded and handed a scroll to Marvin.
The contestants were limited to two persons, the Wizard as the leader, and the follower. The follower’s level cannot surpass the Wizard’s level by more than 2 levels.
Marvin was currently level 7, meeting the requirements.
The other two opponents would both most likely also have a level 7 follower.
As for the place, as usual it was inside the incomplete plane of the Legend Wizard Leymann, Thunder Tower’s Master, at a snow mountain that stayed the same all year.
This time, it would be a lot more dangerous than the previous qualifying round. Because not only would there be stronger enemies in the snow mountain, there were also many more other dangers.
The rest were carefully written rules.
Marvin attentively read it once, to completely understand the nature of the competition.
It was similar to the Battle of the Holy Grail in the game. But there were countless instances in the game, allowing many players to participate. But there was only one chance in the current Feinan, so he had to carefully seize it. He must get that Magic Holy Grail.
The snow mountain terrain was really not beneficial to Marvin. They had to use strategy.
Marvin thought for a moment and suddenly asked, “How many spells can you handle now?”
Other Wizards would hesitate for a long time when facing this question.
But Wayne didn’t hesitate to let Marvin know his own strength.
It was clear that he trusted his older brother a lot.
…
Wayne’s Magic Point value (MP) was 150. That was enough to exchange for about eight to ten 0-circle spells, and four to six 1st-circle spells each day.
This kind of ability was a lot better than regular level 5 Wizards. Moreover, he had also learned [Quick Casting], [Mobile Casting], [Lucky Proc] and other powerful class specialties.
This kid was really talented in the Wizardry field. If the Universe Magic Pool wasn’t about to collapse, he might even be able to become a Legend.
Unfortunately…
After Wayne finished explaining, Marvin sank into contemplation.
The reason why the Wizards were this era’s rulers was because of the existence of the Universe Magic Pool.
The way the Universe Magic Pool worked was like this:
Wizards would meditate and their consciousness would connect with the Universe Magic Pool. Most people would end up being unable to connect to the Universe Magic Pool at birth, so they couldn’t become a Wizard.
And those able to become Wizards could refine their own spirit power through meditation, thus further connecting them to the Universe Magic Pool.
To get a simpler image, becoming a Wizard was like setting up two channels between themselves and the Universe Magic Pool.
The Universe Magic Pool was like a pond, the magic power inside like water.
Using the first channel, Wizards would draw the pond water to their body; this was the meditation part.
After this step, the Wizard’s body would have magic power. But Magic Power (MP) alone wasn’t enough. You needed to exchange spells.
That’s right, exchange.
Wizards had to decide every day which spells they would use the next day and then redeem them. It had to be done before the start of the next day.
The exchanging channel was the 2nd channel. Perhaps using channels to describe it isn’t very suitable, but it’s something similar.
The way to exchange was to use MP to receive the spell that could be used tomorrow. It was based on the Wizard’s level as well as how much power the Universe Magic Pool gave you.
These spells would appear in the depths of your mind, and then you could use them when you wished to.
For example, a level 5 Wizard could use 20 MP to exchange for one 1st-circle spell, but he could also use these 20MP to exchange for three 0-circle spells. This depended on your choice.
From this point of view, the Universe Magic Pool was not only a giant magic power pool, but also a spell pool.
With the Universe Magic Pool, Wizards didn’t need to research spells, and only needed to continuously raise their own spirit power. They would then attack the barrier between the Universe Magic Pool and their consciousness to make the Universe Magic Pool open up more power.
Going back to the image, the idea would be to enlarge the first channel to receive more magic power, and at the same time, the power they would get from the attack on the barrier would increase the scope of spells they could learn.
In spite of this, the spells each Wizard could learn were different.
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It was because of the existence of the Universe Magic Pool, which established this kind of social order without outside help, that Lance became the Wizard God!
Because this saved Wizards a great amount of time, only needing to focus on meditation!
They had no need to research spells. They only needed to keep increasing their magic power and then charge at the Magic Pool’s spell system to exchange.
This greatly reduced the time spent in training and freeing it up for use in other fields, and thus better arming themselves.
Therefore, this was the Wizard Era.
But this Wizard Era also lacked creativity because of the excessive reliance on the Universe Magic Pool.
Only Legend Wizards could get away from the Universe Magic Pool’s restrictions and directly absorb Chaos Magic Power from the void, and then create their own spells.
But when a 3rd rank Wizard had already become used to being dependent on the Universe Magic Pool, it would be very difficult to get rid of this habit.
Thus, there were advantages and disadvantages to the existence of the Universe Magic Pool.
It made it easier for wizards to reach high ranks. But becoming a Legend was more difficult.
Because Legends needed to completely get rid of the Universe Magic Pool’s influence on them to create their own Magic Pool and Spell Pool!
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In any case, the existence of the Universe Magic Pool was good ne
ws to all of Feinan. At least, ordinary living things wouldn’t be corrupted by Chaos Magic Power.
And creating spells was a very deep field.
After all, they had a limited amount of MP they could use each day, so if they made a mistake with their setup, or miscalculated the amount of magic power, it would be very troublesome.
“Brother, this is what Teacher Hanzer and I discussed.”
Wayne handed a spell list to Marvin.
There was a total of ten 0-circle spells and five 1st-circle spells.
The MP use was split in a 6 to 4 ratio, with 60% allocated to 0-circle spells, and the remaining 40% to 1st-circle spells.
There was no problem with this distribution ratio. This was a textbook golden ratio.
But Marvin only took a glance before immediately throwing away that document.
“Brother…?” Wayne was somewhat stunned.
“Switch to another setup,” Marvin said.
He grabbed another piece of paper and started writing.
He soon finished.
Wayne’s face turned more and more shocked.
“Brother, this kind of setup…”
Wayne couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t it a problem?”
Marvin shook his head, his gaze firm, “Just prepare according to this setup.”
“I need you do to this.”
Wayne was silent for a moment, before ultimately nodding. “Okay, I got it.”
“I believe in you.”
Marvin revealed a satisfied smile. He hadn’t needed to explain why, yet Wayne already agreed to his “Amateur”’s guidance.
Wayne’s trust in Marvin was really deep.
…
Next, the two brothers engaged in a thorough discussion about their strategies and Marvin explained a bit why he made Wayne choose this kind of setup.
After hearing everything, Wayne suddenly realized that Marvin really had his reasons for picking this setup.
Based on the circumstances, Wayne had to admit that Marvin’s choice would have a better chance of leading to victory.
They chatted late into the night.
“Go rest early.” Marvin put down a map and yawned. “Our plan is tough and we need to keep our energy for the competition.”
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