Baron Cullen

At this moment, Lamont, who had been standing guard beside him, felt the stable and powerful aura emanating from Karen and a genuine smile appeared on his face.

He patted Karen on the shoulder: "Well done! To go from an ordinary person to a Tier 3 warrior in less than a year!"

Kid, if you ever make it big in the future, don't forget your brothers in our band!

"Of course, I will never forget my time in the Warband." Karen could tell there was a joke in the other's tone, but he said sincerely, "No matter what, I will always be a member of the Warband, and my comrades here are my family."

"You little brat..."

Lamont was somewhat surprised, then put his arm around Karen's shoulder and walked outside with a relieved smile on his face.

...

After some casual conversation, Karen left the chapter's base.

Although he is already a genuine Tier 3 warrior, it is still far from enough.

To be able to fight against formidable enemies like Randall and the Arcane Society, he needs more trump cards and methods.

He could now sense that although the mage's secret medicine in his body had not been completely absorbed, it was just one step away from completion.

Karen rode in his own carriage toward the Mage's Association.

But he wasn't going to visit his sister Cecilia; he was going to see someone else.

...

The magnificent hall of the Dharma Association was still bustling with people, with apprentices and Dharma masters moving about.

Karen is now quite a celebrity in the association.

Not only because of his many deeds in the city during this period, but also because of his magical talent shown before, and his relationship with the guild master Donald.

Of course, what made him most famous throughout the association was the incident not long ago when he almost killed Sindar Ruff on the spot in the public teaching area.

Since then, several noble scions who disliked the Waller family no longer dared to look him in the eye, and would even hurriedly take a detour to avoid him when they saw him from afar.

The other mages and apprentices praised him highly, and some even called him "Lord Karen the Mage" because he was also a member of the association.

A moment later, Karen arrived at her destination: Helen Doreta's private office.

The office door was ajar, and you could see inside through the not-so-small gap.

At this moment, Helen was engrossed in reading a magic book in her office, her eyes occasionally lighting up as if she had come across some novel magical idea or model.

Karen just stood there in the doorway.

He had intended to wait quietly for Helen to notice him, but several minutes passed and she didn't even raise her head once.

Helpless, he gently knocked on the office door.

dong dong.

"Oh! Lord Karen, what brings you here today?"

Helen looked up at the sound and immediately gave Karen a gentle smile.

But she quickly realized something, and an embarrassed look appeared on her face: "You...you haven't been waiting there for a long time, have you?"

Karen shook her head and laughed, "That's not true, I just arrived myself."

Soon, led by Helen, he entered the office, which had a faint, elegant fragrance, and sat on the fabric sofa opposite the desk, which was specially used for receiving guests.

"Ms. Helen, I apologize for bothering you. I've come to visit you today because I have some questions about magic that I'd like to ask you," Karen said politely. "As you've seen before, while I can quickly grasp some magic, it takes time and a bit of skill to use it proficiently."

Therefore, I would like to ask you for some tips on using magic. What do you think?

Helen then brought over two cups of steaming green tea.

Her eyes lit up when she heard that Karen, whom she had always paid close attention to, actually had such a strong interest in magic.

"Of course!" She placed two cups of hot tea on the table, then sat down opposite Karen. "In that case, could you cast a spell for me to see first?"

Karen nodded.

He raised his hands, and almost without hesitation, a scorching fireball instantly condensed in the palm of his left hand, while his right hand was swirling with several whirlwinds.

Without incantations or the need to construct magical models, he could complete the casting in an instant.

This was utterly unbelievable to Helen.

She even thought that with Karen's exceptionally gifted talent, there was really no need to worry about this.

With a gradual approach, it won't take long before you naturally master those three basic first-tier magic techniques to a high level.

Karen then spoke up: "Ms. Helen, as you can see, although I can cast spells quickly, it seems that's all I can do."

What I mean is, I feel like my understanding of these three first-tier spells has reached a bottleneck.

It seems there's room for improvement, but I don't know where to begin, so I hope to get your guidance.

Helen nodded, immediately understanding what Karen meant.

She didn't choose to start by explaining the most basic things, after all, the young man in front of her was so talented that he didn't need that kind of meaningless knowledge.

Therefore, she directly explained the process from two aspects: the selection of the path for the extraordinary elements to run in the body's circuits, and the simultaneous operation of different elemental magics within the circuits.

Her voice was very gentle, and she had a wealth of experience in explaining things, so Karen listened very attentively.

He tried to activate the mysterious runes deep within his right eye, hoping to gain a deeper understanding of Helen's detailed explanation.

But just as he had guessed on his way here, the mysterious runes had completely understood and mastered these three basic first-order spells.

Beyond that, the mystical runes could no longer offer him any further assistance, such as proficiency or different insights and understandings.

This is like a very complete learning software.

It can help you quickly grasp the complete framework of anything and all its contents, allowing you to instantly understand its meaning and essence.

However, it cannot extend outward from this framework because that is not part of the framework itself.

Even so, Karen was not discouraged.

He listened even more attentively to Helen's explanation, his eyes fixed on her so intently that a hint of panic flashed in her eyes when she came to her senses.

Time flies.

After Helen explained how she incorporated the knowledge from both aspects into the model of the three first-order spells, Karen closed her eyes.

He stretched out his hands again, his mind subtly shifting.

A tiny, crimson spark danced on his fingertip, then rapidly expanded into a blazing fireball the size of a fist.

The flames inside the fireball did not flicker erratically, but rather exhibited an orderly spiral flow.

The colors are also more refined and deep, radiating a higher temperature than ordinary fireballs.

Helen's eyes widened in surprise.

She had just finished explaining when Karen immediately put it into practice, without even needing to digest and understand it!

It seems that, as Karen had said before, he just needed a trigger to break through that bottleneck.

Karen dispersed the fireball, and then immediately unleashed a first-tier spell, "Wind Blade."

Several whirlwinds instantly condensed and swirled in his palm, with faint tearing sounds emanating from the surrounding area.

These whirlwinds were much faster than before, and appeared more solid, with more stable trajectories.

Finally, there's the first-tier spell "Hard Rock Barrier".

As always, the semi-transparent barrier quickly covered Karen's entire arm the moment it appeared.

However, the strength of this barrier is now far greater than before; its structure is more compact, and its resistance to physical and magical attacks has been significantly improved.

At this moment, Helen watched as Karen swiftly transformed the key points she had just explained into tangible results, as if showcasing her skills, and she was utterly astonished.

This was beyond her comprehension.

She boasted that she had considerable talent in the field of magic, and many mages of her generation or even the same age had only just barely advanced to the second tier.

But when faced with this young man, she felt quite frustrated.

What he had studied and was proud of for many years seemed as simple as eating and drinking to this man.