Lorne didn't join the commotion; he held a glass of juice, leaning against the sofa in the corner, watching his noisy companions, a faint smile unconsciously curving his lips...The next morning, Lorne woke from meditation, a night's rest leaving him refreshed.
Lorne began to organize his gains from this trip to the Magic Palace.
First, there was what he had casually grabbed from the treasure vault at the end.
Clatter!
A small pile of sparkling gems and a few gold coins were poured onto the table.
The gems shimmered with dazzling brilliance in the sunlight, each one looking quite valuable.
"Although I don't know exactly how much they're worth, it should be enough for me to splurge for a while."
Lorne nodded contentedly, collecting all these treasures into a bag.
Next, he took out the second item, and one of the things he cared about most: the special magic tool he obtained by passing through the Mirror Corridor before entering the treasure vault—the ice crystal.
When Lorne immersed his spiritual power into it, he could feel a pure and vast ice-attribute magical power contained within the crystal.
As he perceived it more deeply, he discovered that this ice crystal could autonomously absorb the free natural magical power in the surrounding air!
The absorbed magical power, after some kind of transformation within the crystal, eventually turned into pure ice-attribute magical power, stored inside.
This... wasn't this a "mobile magical power power bank" for him?!
Lorne's heart rate quickened, and he began to try to guide the magical power within the crystal.
With a thought, a cool magical power flowed along his arm, slowly entering his body, replenishing his own magical power source.
Although the conversion and flow speed weren't too fast, in the intervals of battle, this was definitely a treasure that could change the tide of war!
Moreover, its function wasn't limited to this.
Lorne changed his thought again, releasing his Ice Magic through this crystal.
Buzz!
He merely casually condensed a small ice cone at his fingertip, but the solidity of that ice cone and the chill it emitted were at least thirty percent stronger than usual!
Enhanced Magic!
Magical power replenishment!
"Good stuff..."
Lorne took a deep breath, suppressing the ecstasy in his heart, and slowly injected a wisp of his magical power into the core of the ice crystal.
Buzz—!
The crystal emitted a soft hum.
Lorne could feel a tighter connection established between himself and this crystal.
Now, he only needed a thought to freely switch between the crystal's two functions: whether to use it to enhance the next attack or to replenish consumed magical power, it was all within his control.
He kept the ice crystal close to him.
Finally, he took out his unique silver-white grimoire, holding it in his hands and opening the first page.
That page was no longer blank; mysterious silver characters were now inscribed on the page.
This was the magic recorded in that scroll, a magic written into his Space-Time Magic grimoire.
Lorne tried to decipher the text but gained nothing.
He then tried to mobilize the Space-Time Magic within his body to activate the magic.
However, the magical power flowed through, but no reaction occurred.
"It seems that some specific conditions are still needed, or my control over Space-Time Magic is still too weak to activate it."
Lorne closed the grimoire, not feeling discouraged; his intuition told him that the value of this item was definitely far above that of the ice crystal.
With the inventory complete, Lorne stretched contentedly, beginning to plan his upcoming training schedule.
With the ice crystal, he could undertake more intense Ice Magic training, basically without worrying about magical power issues.
The practice of Space-Time Magic still required more effort.
Just as he was immersed in his hopeful plans for the future—
Thump! Thump! Thump!
A rough knocking sound suddenly rang out, followed by Asta's characteristic loud voice.
"Lorne! Are you in there?! Open the door quickly!"
Lorne sighed helplessly, walked over, and opened the door.
Asta at the door looked at Lorne and roared loudly:
"Captain Yami said the Magic Knight Squad headquarters seems to want a report on the incident! He wants us to go!"
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