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Chapter 101: The Studious Martina

“Reiner, my hand has healed; you said you would teach me something powerful, so teach me now.” Martina rushed over in high spirits.

Over the past 2 days Reiner had stayed in his room studying magic.

He had already mastered the basics of the Lightning Armor Forging Spell.

He had also completed the most basic experiments.

He used it nonstop for 3 hours and felt as if every inch of his skin were being pricked by needles.

The longer he kept it active, the more serious the damage to his body became.

He could not pass this spell to Martina in its full form.

After racking his brains for several hours he devised a neutered version of the Lightning Armor Forging Spell.

Although the physical boost was less than half that of the original, it was at least safe.

At any rate, after casting the trimmed-down Lightning Armor he felt no pain in his body.

“Of course; I keep my promises. Suit up quickly and I’ll give you a short demonstration once we’re outside the city.”

“Yay!” Martina cheered like a child and dashed out of the room.

Half an hour later Reiner led the group to a snowfield outside the city.

Martina rested a greatsword on her shoulder and looked at him with eager eyes.

Reiner chanted briefly, twirled his fingers, and thunder rumbled by his ear as violet lightning wrapped his body.

He clcounty felt currents darting between his flesh and his armor.

The 2 beast-eared girls reflexively stepped back, exclaiming as they clapped for Reiner.

Martina’s eyes lit up completely. “It looks… pretty awesome!”

This was only the neutered version; it merely enhanced the body and offered no defense.

The original would cloak the entire body in lightning and form armor that could block attacks.

“I’m not finished yet.”

Reiner crouched slightly, shot forward at a terrifying speed, and smashed his staff against a pine, blasting a chunk out of the trunk.

Without Lightning Armor he would at most have chipped off some bark.

Junice narrowed her eyes and marveled, “What an incredible spell; it boosts speed so dramatically.”

“It doesn’t just raise speed; Strength and Endurance go up as well, and one cast lasts until the lightning element is exhausted, so I feel it really suits Martina…”

Before he finished, Martina ran over delirious with joy, shook Reiner’s shoulders hard, and said, “Darling, I love it! I want to learn! Teach me.”

Seeing her impatience, Reiner secretly felt proud.

He deliberately played coy. “Give me a kiss.”

Martina kissed him without a second thought and even gave him a lick at the end.

“You got saliva all over my face…”

“Can you teach me now?”

Reiner nodded. “But this spell is a bit hard. Before you learn it, you have to master 2 other spells.

“First is the simplest Lightning Strike, and then the slightly more complicated Lightning Charge. After you learn these 2 spells…”

“Cast Lightning Charge first, then use Lightning Strike on yourself; the electricity will store inside your body in a special way and keep stimulating your muscles for a strengthening effect.”

In fact, adding a Lightning Release would produce the full Lightning Armor.

But that final discharge would injure the caster’s body.

In short, the principle is to use Lightning Charge to turn the caster into a power bank.

Then use Lightning Strike for rapid charging; at this stage the leaking current already offers mild enhancement.

Lightning Release then dumps all stored power at once for a greater boost, but doing so shortens the power bank’s life.

Martina’s small mouth parted; wisdom flickered in her eyes, and she nodded as if she half understood.

“Got it?”

Martina shook her head. “No, but it sounds really strong…”

Reiner kept silent.

Either way, all he had to do was teach her the incantations.

“Come copy the chants. Learn Lightning Strike first, then Lightning Charge, and reverse the order when you actually use them.”

“Okay.” Martina blinked hard.

Reiner told Martina the chants and let her figure them out on her own.

After a while she asked again, “What’s this spell called?”

The corner of Reiner’s mouth curved. “Lightning Armor Forging Spell… full version.”

“What, there’s an incomplete version too?” Martina blinked her big eyes.

Her naïve look was truly endearing.

Reiner kissed her once and kept bluffing. “Sure. The incomplete one isn’t strong, so I’m not teaching you.”

“Alright, then I’ll keep experimenting.” Martina lifted her chin and kept chanting at the pine in front of her.

Reiner sat to the side with Elyanna to rest.

He had pondered this spell for 2 days straight with almost no sleep, and now that he relaxed he felt drowsy.

Elyanna complained, “Reiner, stop leaning on me; you’re heavy!”

“Don’t be so stingy. I’ve been so busy lately and still buy you milk every day, and you still haven’t taught me Light Therapy.”

“There’s nothing else going on now; I can teach you.”

“No, I’m sleepy. Let me rest for a while and lean on you.”

“No way!”

Reiner suddenly felt a chill.

He instinctively looked at Nora.

The little cat played by herself, crouching in the snow and drawing with a twig.

Reiner looked around and was finally startled by Junice behind him.

“When did you get next to me?”

Junice smiled without answering and sat down beside the two.

The stump, already small, instantly became crowded.

“What? That smile is creepy…”

Junice patted Reiner’s shoulder and teased, “You’re such a playboy; are you planning to make a move on the elf next?”

Reiner shook his head decisively. “No, I wouldn’t go after a kid no matter what.”

“You never know, and hasn’t the elf already come of age?”

“Are you questioning my taste?”

As soon as Reiner finished speaking, the bushes in front of them rustled.

A green-skinned orc crawled out.

Everyone instinctively raised their weapons.

The orc, frightened, ducked back and shouted in clumsy Barnite, “Me! Good orc! Bring tribute!”

At that moment a familiar figure emerged from the bushes.

It was Fiona.

She spoke softly, “Reiner, my lord, we’re not here to fight. After forming an alliance we must tribute food to Lord Aidan every so often, so… please let us pass.”

Several orcs carrying wooden crates squeezed out of the bushes; they were waiting for Martina to clear a path.

Reiner stepped forward, pulled the horse girl aside, and watched the orcs shuttle back and forth with the supplies…

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