The weapons I forge are absolutely flawless.

When their eyes met again, Viner surrendered without hesitation.

I can apologize!

"late!"

On this day, Wiener remembered something with his body.

The physical techniques of the Silver Wolf Class are also passed down through a single lineage.

......

"Sister, your disciple is plotting to betray his master and ancestors."

If the younger child gets hit, they'll definitely complain to the older one.

Why did you provoke her?

Seeing Vina's bruised and swollen face, Tissa couldn't help but laugh.

Jessica finally managed to settle the score, but someone just had to be ungrateful and go ahead and do something stupid.

"Does it hurt?" Tilisa placed her hand on the slightly protruding bump on Venus's head and gently rubbed it.

"pain."

“It only means they went easy on you because it hurts.” Tilissa changed the subject, suddenly tightening her fingers, causing Vena to grimace again. “It looks scary, but it’s just superficial. You’ll be fine after soaking in the hot springs for a while.”

"Jessica has a very strong sense of pride. It's best not to provoke her until you can beat her."

"That's why I'm going to try it out and see if this trick will work on her," Venere muttered. "As long as I can fool her, at least not many of the students will be able to see through it."

“Then why don’t you just come to me directly, instead of going through all this trouble?” Tilisa raised an eyebrow at Vina.

"Everything should be done step by step," Wiener said seriously.

"Afraid of being hurt?" Tilissa's lips curled into a smile.

“Absolutely not,” Viner quickly denied.

"Then use it, let me see what's going on." Tilissa gestured for them to proceed.

"Please advise."

Seeing this, Wiener also became serious.

With one hand firmly holding the scabbard, he quickly drew out the Mimi Kirimaru with the other.

The inky flames flashed by, and then Vena's figure instantly vanished into thin air, leaving behind a figure that Tilisa recognized quite well.

"Interesting. It's like the effect of an eternal illusion, and it also has a touch of etherification... Ah, I see. You're quite lucky to have mastered such a technique at this stage."

“I never thought that after so many years, I would still be able to see what Arios looked like when he was young.” Tilisa’s tone was full of emotion.

"This is the Arios I remember."

The phantom of 'Arios' opened its mouth, but no sound came out of its lips.

"Based on what I've figured out so far, sustained area-of-effect spells, as well as confinement barriers and sealing spells, are more effective against this kind of method."

"If it's a pure warrior-type Emblem user, they'll be at a disadvantage against me."

“That’s not necessarily true.” Tissalis shook her head slightly, then posed a question, “Do you know how demons control demons?”

"Uh, whoever has the bigger fist is the boss?"

Tissa was clearly not satisfied with Vena's answer: "The monsters at the top of the food chain have an inherently higher presence."

"When weak monsters encounter them, they are filled with fear as if they have encountered their natural enemy. With just a glance, they can make low-level monsters bow down and be at their beck and call."

"Demons are even more powerful beings. If one cannot withstand the aura emanating from them, one will feel fear and will not be able to unleash even half of one's strength."

"To fight them, you must master your own power. This is the only way to become a strong person, and Jessica is currently stuck at this point. After the Griffin War is over, I will send her out to train."

“How do you master this?” Wiener asked.

"Everyone's understanding and grasp of the situation are different. But there is a more ingenious way."

"what?"

"Just kill them."

Chapter 279 In short, everyone is happy.

Using power as a guide, transforming it into fear, one can control all beasts.

This sounds a bit like the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

However, Venere felt that Tilissa's statement about "using killing to prove power" was somewhat unreliable.

I don't know how much of it is true and how much is false.

"Jessica's eyes are practically dry from killing so many monsters in the dungeon every month. According to your logic, shouldn't she have mastered it by now?"

“That’s different.” Tissa shook her head slightly, with an indescribable deep meaning. “The monsters that emerge from the dungeon are ultimately not real. They’re fine as a treasure trove of materials, but hoping to gain power by killing these things is just wishful thinking.”

Otherwise, after the heroes of each generation enter the academy, they don't need to go anywhere. They can just slaughter everyone in the dungeon until the sky darkens and the sun and moon lose their light, and then they will emerge as the strongest in the world.

"Those demons imprisoned in the dungeon have all had their spirits completely destroyed. If we don't drive them to the brink of despair, we don't know how much fighting spirit they'll have left."

"Power" can not only be established, but also destroyed.

The demons currently existing in the dungeon have all been slaughtered by the hero and are now like stray dogs. Forget about having any power; they're already doing well if they dare to resist the hero.

"So what kind of 'momentum' do you have?" Wiener asked curiously.

"You want to try?"

"A little curious."

"That's fine."

Tilisa had her back to 'Arios', her eyes gazing into the void.

Those were eyes as deep as a frozen pool, and as scarlet as a hellish inferno.

As her thoughts shifted, a chilling killing intent emanated from her.

One can only imagine how much blood must have been spilled on one's hands, how many murders committed, to condense such a strong and pure killing intent.

In comparison, the murderous intent Jessica exuded when she went to the Venere dormitory to confront her seemed like child's play.

Just from the aftershocks of that murderous intent, Venerer felt her breathing become extremely difficult, and her body trembled involuntarily, as if she were pinned to the spot by an invisible force, unable to move.

"Hehe, it looks better this way."

Suddenly, Tilisa smiled, and the murderous intent that had been looming over them like dark clouds vanished in an instant.

Vina felt the pressure on her body suddenly ease, and she gasped for breath, only to see Tilissa smiling and looking at her original location.

Vena quickly looked at the illusion he had created, and sure enough, it had already dissipated.

"It's been breached?"

"They're so scared they can't move. How can they possibly maintain this immature 'momentum'?"

"You mean that even a mirage can be a form of power?"

"It's still very weak, but it's showing some promise; it's barely a prototype. That's why I said you're lucky."

Tilisa helped Venus up and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Do you know that just by grasping this prototype, you've saved yourself ten years of detours?"

“Then can I go and brag to Jessica?” Venere asked immediately.

"...I think you haven't been beaten enough."

Tilisa pinched Vena's cheek as a lesson, then revealed some shocking news.

“I have already spoken with the Kingdom, and they have agreed to give ‘Ademura’ as the prize for the first-year champion.”

“Then they are still more sensible—wait, what did you say?” Viner asked, her face full of disbelief.

“The kingdom has agreed to award ‘Ademura’ as the prize for the first-year champion,” Tilisa repeated. “Any of you three who wins the first-year championship can keep it.”

"My goodness, how did you manage to negotiate this?"

"secret."

......

Although both are heroic legacies, Adramura's and Basara's Axe have vastly different meanings.

The Basara Axe is a treasure passed down through generations of the Aster Empire's royal family. Only the heir with the purest royal blood can unleash its hidden power.

Adramura, on the other hand, was a spoil of war that the Kingdom of Fasga had reclaimed from the demons.

As for the legacy inherited by the royal family, all one needs to know is that all members of the royal family are skilled in a particular type of marksmanship, and any discerning person can see the problem.

In order to eliminate the biggest hidden danger on Dimir's road to victory, the Kingdom hopes that Jessica can withdraw from the individual competition.

Tilisa then proposed that Adramura remain at the academy in exchange.

In other words, if you want this third-grade championship, don't even think about taking the prize back yourself.

Compared to the third-year students who are about to graduate and leave the academy, it is clearly more in line with the definition of staying in the academy to treat Admira as the champion prize for the first and second year students.

After careful consideration, the officials in charge of the kingdom decided that Princess Edel, the second-year student, was a favorite to win the championship.

We must not boost the morale of others and diminish our own before the battle.

Thus, the Admira naturally became the prize for the first-year champion.

The Empire believed that the Academy's intervention in preventing the Kingdom from using Heroic Legacy to boost its reputation meant it was definitely on their side.

Wang Guofang believed that the academy must have made a huge sacrifice to allow Jessica to withdraw from the competition in order to fulfill Dimir's wishes, and he was extremely grateful.

As for the representatives of the Allied powers, they are still on their way.

With the first-year students serving as the stage for vying for the sacred relic, none of the four factions felt they had no chance.

In short, everyone was happy.

Instead of demanding directly, Tissa guided the kingdom's side with a little subtlety, leading them towards her plan.

The price she had to pay was simply to have dinner with her disciple as a form of appeasement.

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Dear Lisette

When you receive this letter, your father and I are on our way to the college.

In order to squeeze in time to watch the Griffin Battle, your father stayed up for several nights to resolve all the affairs within the command.

I finally manage to get some sleep, but even in my sleep, I keep talking about your name.

Of course I wouldn't be jealous of my own daughter.

But if he says another woman's name, well... just pretend you don't have this father.

This is the first time you've been away from home for so long, and we all miss you. We want to know if you're eating well and sleeping well. Please take good care of yourself while you're away from home.

I heard you've been getting quite close to a guy lately. When are you going to bring him over so I can meet him?

......

"Ugh, who snitched?!"

As Lisette read the letter to the very end, her face instantly turned bright red. She blushed like a startled ostrich, burying her head under the pillow and rolling around on the bed involuntarily.

What she considered normal interaction was, in the eyes of others, no different from an obvious secret.

Only Lisette herself was wondering if things were progressing too fast.

It went on for about five minutes before Lisette finally stopped, getting a little tired from rolling.

Based on her understanding, her mother probably wouldn't care about her dating early; at most, she would just observe it with amusement.

Although Wiener is generally unreliable, he wouldn't be like this at a time like this...

Lisette suddenly felt a little uneasy.

The father is the most difficult hurdle to overcome.

Given the extent of Count Cordelia's doting on his daughter, he was directly hostile to any male of the opposite sex of the same age who tried to approach Lisette.