Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1850, Section 1822: Simulated Prayer
"Are you kidding me?" Tops clearly didn't believe Lann's statement. "You're a perfectly healthy person, and you walk right past them without them feeling jealous or attacking you?"

He had clearly heard this kind of propaganda about the Son of Platinum frequently at the Academy of Real Lucaria.

But Lan En shrugged and said nothing more.

Tops examined the lucky bird's claw repeatedly, then pursed his lips and handed it back to Lann.

Lann had no reason to lie to him; Tops knew it.

Furthermore, those who frequently talk about the Platinum Children at the Reyallucalia Academy always seem to be saying things like "I've heard" or "I've seen," without ever having actually experienced it firsthand.

After tilting his head awkwardly, Tops revealed a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

In fact, although Topps was engrossed in the academic hall of Real Lucagliari, he was only engrossed in academic knowledge.

As for the atmosphere and spirit of this academy... he actually knows very well the ups and downs within it.

After all, surely he didn't give himself the nickname "Waste Stone" because he thought he was too ambitious?

Tops was pondering Rea Lucaria's words to his students, while also keeping busy making props.

The people of Craig, the Golden Tree people of the Alpine Plateau, maintain their traditional slow lifestyle.

Lann and Tops have been busy for several days, but in Craig's perception, he may have only just settled down in the town in front of the academy.

Lann didn't rest after returning from his visit to the Flame Watchers.

He began to study the "Prayer of the Flame Warriors," which had been given to him as proof of his loyalty.

There are many scattered islands on Lake Lienia, and if all else fails, there are also large ruins that have fallen into the lake.

Just find a spot anywhere in the fishing guy's small boat, and you can browse through this prayer book.

Even if Lan En ignited a magical fire in this place, no one could see it clearly through the seemingly never-ending thick fog over the lake.

In reality... Lann did indeed ignite the flames of sorcery in his hands.

"puff!"

A bright red flame burst forth in the Witcher's outstretched hand.

Lann's left hand was burning with flames, while his right hand held an open prayer book.

His eyes were slightly darkened, and his skin was deathly pale—symptoms of the toxicity after drinking the [High-Grade Yellow-Brown Owl] to enhance his vitality.

The prayers of fire-wielding martial arts practitioners and the spells of fire-world sorcerers both utilize fire, which inevitably sparked Lan En's interest in drawing parallels between the two.

After all, his exquisite and profound skills and martial arts were all nurtured and blossomed in various worlds along the way.

From his student days, he was a very good student. And this became even more so after the magical Middle Ages, when the pressure of survival began to weigh heavily on him.

Only by continuously learning and updating our knowledge and skills can we become stronger and go further.

Lan En was standing on a large piece of ruins, which appeared to be the inner curved surface of some circular building, with many eroded reliefs carved on it.

The small boat was below, tied by Lan En to the arm of a relief sculpture near the water's surface. The bottom of the boat made muffled sounds as it collided with the rocks from time to time with the ripples in the water.

The pages, their edges charred and streaked with embers, rustled as they turned between Lan En's fingers.

The magical flames in his hands flickered erratically, as if Lan En had begun to mimic the manipulation of magical flames during his learning process.

The prayer book of the Flame Martial Arts Cultivator records a total of nine prayer spells.

Perhaps because it came from the head of the Watchers, the overall structure of the prayer book was very clear and complete. From this structure, it was clear that the prayer book should contain most of the spells of the fire-wielding martial arts practitioners.

Aganti explained these prayer spells in a clear and accessible way, using theological analysis and faith as a framework. He also incidentally covered the origins and key experiences of the entire Flame Watchers group.

After all, when it comes to faith, we must also talk about its origins and lineage; these things are indispensable.

Just like any faith, it must explain the source of life for its believers; this is a fundamental point that cannot be ignored.

The first prayer in this prayer book is, "O fire, protect me!"

This is a prayer developed by the warriors of the Golden Dynasty during the War of the Giants to combat the giants' flames, which can greatly increase resistance to fire damage.

Subsequently, this became the oldest and most original prayer of the Flame Watchers, symbolizing the beginning of their duty to 'watch the flame'.

The remaining prayers were mostly spells that shaped the power of fire into form for attack.

Each one has its origin and the story behind it. When Lan En read these prayers, he thought he was witnessing a miracle performed by the clergy of the Fire World.

However, this is also a part that Lan En doesn't pay much attention to.

After all, when it comes to shaping flames and researching how to use the power of flames to cause damage, the sorcerers of the Flame World are quite confident in their abilities.

For Lann, who obtained the "Izaris Spellbook" from Komicus and has already mastered the "Chaos Flame" described in the book, these things are too repetitive. They're only good for observation and appreciation.

"If we only consider destructive power, then the flames of the Flame Watchers are far inferior to the lava of the Chaos Flame."

Lan En looked at the prayer book in his hand and murmured to himself.

At the same time, the originally flickering magical fire in his left hand gradually took on a viscous, tangible feel.

It resembles a writhing mass of lava. This is the [Chaotic Flame], essentially a life flame that is constantly twisting and mutating.

“But sir, the flames of the Flame Watchers are, after all, merely a ‘self-defense mechanism generated during the surveillance process,’” Mentos said, “On the contrary, the giants’ ‘Ashfire’ on the snow mountain… is an inextinguishable flame that even Queen Marika is helpless against.”

"This sounds a lot like the [Flame of Sin] that Mr. Comiccus mentioned when he came last time."

Beneath Irithyll lies a sinful city, the kingdom of Yhorm, the Lord of Cinder. Legend has it that an inextinguishable flame of sin emanated there, ultimately leading the entire nation to elevate the lowly giant to kingship, and then to the title of Lord of Cinder.

Only by burning the Lord of Cinder could the First Flame and the rules of the world be stabilized, thus suppressing the flames.

However, when Komicus came last time, he said that he went down to Irithyll to take a look again and found that there were no survivors left in the City of Sin.

Only those torturers, who appeared mentally deranged during the fiery apocalypse, remained, indulging in torturing any creature they could see.

The rest of the area was filled with charred human-shaped piles of ashes.

It seems that after sacrificing the giant Yhorm as the Lord of Cinder to suppress the flames of sin, the people of the City of Sin did not wisely stop. Instead, in the Age of Fire's End, they completely played with fire and burned themselves.

"Kromikus said the power of the Sinful Flames is too profound, almost like an abyss." Lann curled his lip at Mentos's words. "If he's not wrong, that stuff is disgusting. I don't even want to get involved with it."

Previously, Eldridge's dark power had been entangled in his body, making Lan En feel nauseous and uncomfortable for a long time, let alone the even deeper abyss.

"call!"

The magical fire in Lan En's hand suddenly surged! And a ring of fiery red golden law emblems appeared around the flames.

Without turning his head, Lan En slammed the flames on his left hand into his chest!
A shower of sparks drifted from his armor, skin, and hair.

At first glance, Lan En appeared completely unchanged.

However, inside his body, the Witcher only felt a burning sensation in his muscles and blood.

"【Healing power of flames!】, 20th experiment, third successful casting, record complete."

As Lan En made his move, Mentos immediately switched from chatting to working mode, uploading the experimental results for Lan En to review.

The Witcher rotated his wrist, feeling the changes in his body, and nodded.

At this moment, his pale skin regained its color, and the blood vessels that had turned black from the accumulation of toxins were now hidden beneath his skin.

The toxins in my body have disappeared.

【The healing power of fire!】This prayer will use fire to burn away the pathogens in the body.

However, during the performance of this prayer, the person's body will also be slightly burned by the flame, as if to remind people of the terror of the flame, even when you use its power.

Lan En drank the potion earlier to test the spell using the toxicity in his body.

“Three consecutive successes,” Lann told Mentos, “can be considered mastered and officially added to the reserve of magical countermeasures.”

"Understood. Already included."

"Next is the last prayer that interests me."

Aside from prayers that shape and project flames, Lan En was only interested in the three functional prayers of fire-wielding martial arts practitioners, and he had been trying to imitate and practice them using spellfire over the past few days.

Currently, both "Blessings of the Flame!" and "Healing Power of the Flame!" are complete. Only one remains.

"【O flames, grant me power!】..." Lan En said with a smirk, "Why do I feel like the names these flame watchers come up with are the kind that they can just shout out when they're fighting? Do they really shout out their ultimate moves when they fight?"

"We've already experienced twelve failures, and after numerous adjustments, the success rate this time is 88.6%, sir." Mentos, already used to the subject's occasional complaints, continued to complete the work rationally and meticulously. "The situation is very optimistic."

"I hope so." The magical fire reignited in Lann's left hand.

However, his expression was even more serious than when he had patted himself with the words "Healing Flame!" earlier.

Because the prayer we are about to perform is a high-level prayer among fire-based martial arts practitioners.

It can ignite flames within a person's body, increasing the caster's power and the damage of other fire attacks, and even slightly boosting the speed of stamina recovery.

It can be said to be both practical and powerful.

At the same time, Lan En, who had successfully imitated the first two prayers with the fire of magic, had already made an 80% guess in his mind after reading the description of this prayer: he estimated that when this prayer was performed, the burning sensation inside his body would be much stronger than before.

But as for the burns, Lan En had long since stopped caring about them.

"call!"

The magical fire suddenly swelled up, and a ring of golden law symbols flashed around its outer edge. Then, it was violently slammed into Lann's chest!

Mentos's physiological monitoring system immediately detected the abnormal values ​​and reported them.

"Muscle strength and blood flow... a total of 206 bodily functions have all shown significant improvement." Mentos congratulated Lann with a touch of dignified composure. "Congratulations, sir. You have successfully simulated this prayer with spellfire on only your thirteenth attempt."

However, at the same time Mentos sent out the success report—Lan's brows suddenly furrowed!
"This isn't right, Mentos!"

"what did you say?"

“I don’t feel any burning sensation in my body!” Lan En slowly shifted his gaze to the open prayer book, his eyes gradually becoming serious. “Not at all!”

(End of this chapter)