NOVEL NEXT Chapter 24
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“So beautiful.”
Xue Ji obediently let Bai Luo put the tail ring on her: “This is the first time Master Bai Luo has given me a gift, and I will cherish it very much.”
“I’m glad you like it.”
Bai Luo touched the fox ears of the young girl and added, “The Authority Holder can develop their own clan members. You, Xue Ji, can select some from the children to form the Gray Clan.”
“Forming my own clan?”
Xue Ji’s thinking was quick, and she immediately came up with a name for the soon-to-be-formed clan, called Secret Silver Guard.
“My Sacred Domain’s color is silver-gray, representing loyalty and protection.”
She planned to build the Gray Clan into Bai Luo’s exclusive personal guard team for his security work.
Guarding Bai Luo would perfectly embody the will of the Gray King.
Moreover, Bai Luo’s strength was so powerful that if someone dared to offend him, it would be too embarrassing if the king had to personally intervene.
“The Secret Silver Guard will be selected from among my people, specifically handling those gray nuisances that bother you.”
Xue Ji spoke lightly on the surface, but in reality, if anyone dared to act improperly, she would make them know the consequences of offending Master Bai Luo.
The wild nature of the Beast People only becomes gentle when facing the person they love.
As for enemies,
Xue Ji would be Bai Luo’s sharpest fangs, tearing apart any obstacles blocking their way.
“Hmm.”
Bai Luo thought Xue Ji’s suggestion made sense.
He wasn’t Cid; he had no interest in forcibly pretending to be a Shadow Skill User.
The Shadow World was his main base, and Bai Luo didn’t want to accidentally destroy the planet.
There was no way around it; Bai Luo’s power was simply overpowered for this world.
Before finding a way to elevate the world’s level, if possible, avoid using force.
Therefore, cultivating a group of combatants who could alleviate his burdens became quite necessary.
“Alright.”
Bai Luo said, “The selection of members will be done by you, Xue Ji, and during this period, I will teach you how to better control Magic Power.”
Once the level of Magic Power control improves, naturally the techniques for wielding the Gray King’s authority will also enhance.
Afterward, Xue Ji handed all her tasks to her sister Hong Ye and focused on practicing the new powers she had obtained.
Her desire to become stronger had never been clearer.
“That’s right, just like this.”
“Control the output of Magic Power, then refine it bit by bit…”
Under Bai Luo’s guidance, the white fox girl restricted her strength to the lowest level to train her control over Magic Power.
It must be said that this training method was highly effective.
In just one day, Xue Ji’s progress was clearly visible.
If originally Xue Ji’s control technique was around N5, now, with Bai Luo’s hand-by-hand teaching, her technique rating was quickly approaching the N9 standard.
Learning is far simpler than innovation.
Bai Luo had a Lucky Item, and as long as he strengthened himself, vast knowledge would emerge in his mind, as if he had already mastered it.
The quality of Magic Power control skills being two small levels higher than Magic Power growth isn’t without reason.
The essence of control skills lies in the application of one’s own strength.
If we use the concept from martial arts novels Bai Luo once read, it would be preliminary mastery, skill through practice, entering the hall, mastering the art, reaching perfection, transcending the mundane, becoming divine…
The improvement of Magic Power control skills is akin to this.
For example, Bai Luo’s current SR-level Magic Power control, compared to the martial arts concept, roughly receives an evaluation of ‘mastering the art.’
And not just mastering the art in terms of one type of energy, but all!
Yes, even Bai Luo’s newly acquired Black King Sacred Domain, his proficiency with this power, had also reached the level of ‘mastering the art.’
According to Bai Luo’s estimation, as long as the quality doesn’t exceed deep orange,
Then any new skill Bai Luo acquires, Bai Luo will instantly gain a proficiency level worthy of the title ‘mastering the art.’
“Bang!”
“Bang Bang!!”
In the forest, a snow-white figure was swiftly moving around Bai Luo, searching for his weak points.
“Hmm, seems like the effect is good.”
Bai Luo could feel Xue Ji’s changes over the past three days: “Speed, strength, and the essence of Magic Power control have been grasped, Xue Ji.”
If the original Xue Ji was just brute force, knowing only some basic skills,
Then now, she had learned how to utilize her strength, making one unit of Magic Power produce the effect of two or even three units.
The increase in efficiency naturally means an enhancement in combat ability.
And the effectiveness of this enhancement is extremely obvious, almost immediate.
“Got you!!”
Suddenly, Xue Ji darted out from a blind spot where Bai Luo couldn’t see, her paper fan pointing straight at his back.
“Is that so?”
But in response to Xue Ji’s attack, what greeted her was a dogtail grass swaying gently in the wind, easily breakable.
“What?”
Xue Ji’s pupils contracted slightly, her face revealing shock.
Because right before her eyes, a fragile dogtail grass precisely blocked her attack, preventing her from advancing further.
Upon closer inspection, one could find a layer of barely visible fine silver-white Magic Power covering it.
“Snap!”
Thus, the paper fan was stopped by the dogtail grass, and no matter how hard Xue Ji tried, she couldn’t advance further.
‘Too exaggerated, right?’
Although she knew that Magic Power control could enhance the hardness of weapons,
Using a blade of grass to block the refined fan loaded with high-concentration Magic Power still left Xue Ji incredulous.
‘This must require controlling Magic Power to an incredibly precise degree, right?’
The more she interacted with Bai Luo, the more Xue Ji realized her inadequacies and insignificance: “Truly, Master Bai Luo is too mischievous.”
“Dogtail grass or something, I’m not a cat.”
While saying this, Xue Ji extended her hand towards Bai Luo, who first looked surprised, then helplessly handed the dogtail grass to the white fox girl.
“Hmph!”
“You bullied me!”
“Watch this! Watch this! Watch this!”
The playful girl swung the dogtail grass, seemingly venting her frustration from earlier on it.
“Ha ha.”
Bai Luo shook his head helplessly: “Alright, today’s lesson ends here.”
“Mm-hmm.”
With Bai Luo’s words, Xue Ji also lifted the restriction on her power, concluding today’s sparring session.
To quickly improve Xue Ji’s strength, Bai Luo was always ready to join in for practice.
The white fox girl also cherished such opportunities greatly, fully utilizing her talents.
The only regret was that no matter how fierce Xue Ji’s attacks were, she could never overcome the dogtail grass in Bai Luo’s hands.
“How did you do it?”
Xue Ji shook the dogtail grass in her hand and attempted to imitate Bai Luo’s previous actions.
However, before the Magic Power could attach, the dogtail grass shattered into pieces.
“Completely unable to grasp the knack… “
Xue Ji felt a little disheartened; only after trying did she realize how vast the gap between herself and Bai Luo truly was.
“Don’t be discouraged.”
Bai Luo said: “This is a technique that can only be mastered with advanced Magic Power control, and it’s still too early for you.”
Magic Power control is only rated R and SR in the system’s assessment.
However, based on the ratio of 10R = 1SR, Bai Luo divided the Magic Power manipulation skill from R~SSR into 20 levels.
Don’t underestimate 1R.
In Bai Luo’s view, most people in this world don’t even reach the R level in Magic Power control.
Moreover, breaking through each major realm requires certain opportunities.
That needs both insight and fortune, not just hard work alone.
At least Xue Ji still has a long way to go to move from 9N to 1R.
“Sense it well.”
Bai Luo plucked another dogtail grass from the roadside and infused it with silver-white Magic Power.
“Master Bai Luo, you’re too mischievous.”
Xue Ji, breathing slightly after the battle, glared at the silver dogtail grass with reproachful eyes.
Something she couldn’t achieve, Bai Luo could casually accomplish and even flaunt it in front of her.
Unfair!
Too unfair!
“Won’t you give me a chance?”
As she spoke, the white fox girl edged closer to Bai Luo, but was stopped by his finger pressing against her forehead.
“Ah woof~~”
Holding her forehead, the girl looked pitifully at Bai Luo, causing him to sigh in exasperation.
Perhaps due to their growing closeness, Xue Ji’s behavior became increasingly intimate.
On her wrists and ankles, she wore decorative limiters.
Without these, a single wave of her fan might flatten a mountain peak.
“Still, it’s really exhausting, you know.”
Even with such restrictions, Xue Ji had to expend considerable mental effort to keep her strength controlled at the level of ordinary experts.
“That’s why it’s exercise.”
Bai Luo touched the fox ears of the girl, eliciting a comfortable whimper from her: “Being tired highlights the results, right?”
“Let’s go, Hong Ye and the others should be waking up about now. We need to continue our journey.”
It was dawn.
To avoid wasting time, the two woke up early for training and brought food for the children along the way.
Additionally, because of the Silver King’s gravity manipulation abilities, the group’s traveling speed significantly increased.
The originally planned half-month journey was already more than halfway completed.
If they hadn’t been unaware of the location of the Foggy Forest, they probably would have already taken over the ancient capital.
“Quickly load the stuff onto the cart.”
“It’s rotten like this, yet it’s still alive?”
“Because it’s Pokémon, its vitality is much stronger than humans and Beast People.”
“……”
Suddenly, the two walking back captured strange voices conversing.
Xue Ji’s ears twitched, and with the help of the wind, the girl could clearly hear every word spoken by this group.
“Master Bai Luo?”
The girl stopped and looked at Bai Luo beside her.
“Mm-hmm.”
Bai Luo said: “About five kilometers to the three o’clock direction ahead, there’s an abandoned village where many people have gathered.”
With Bai Luo’s current Magic Power, the maximum perception range could even cover the entire planet.
However, limited by his control level, Bai Luo could only perfectly manage things within a ten-kilometer radius and couldn’t accurately locate every inch of land on the planet.
Additionally, this perception cannot be maintained continuously, which would be too tiring.
Only when needed does Bai Luo release his perception and employ this advanced technique of a small-range omniscient field.
“These people…”
Xue Ji listened more, and her brows furrowed deeper: “They’re Slave Traders!”
No one likes human traffickers who sell slaves.
Although they hadn’t heard the word “Beast People” from these people’s mouths, usually upon encountering such individuals, the Demon Fox Village would directly eliminate them.
“Since we’ve encountered them, we can’t ignore it.”
Right now, Bai Luo “saw” more than fifty people conducting transactions with a group.
As for the items being traded, they were neither treasures nor resources, but a lump of wriggling, distorted flesh.
“Xue Ji, go back first.”
Bai Luo said: “I’ll go take a look.”
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Xue Ji’s reply, Bai Luo disappeared from her side.
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