Chapter 520 518: It's Over Already?

During this period, nothing has garnered more attention than the Holy Court's Law Enforcement Knight Order's massive army threateningly poised to attack the Blue Dragon Empire.

In recent years, thanks to the Mage League and technology unearthed from ancient relics, coupled with rapid advancements in magic puppet technology, the world has entered a period of rapid development, making large-scale wars a memory of the past era.

Now, the Holy Court's actions have stirred the memories of the older generation and instilled fear in the younger generation.

Nobody likes war, except those who profit from it.

Hilia has been closely monitoring the situation, trying every day to inquire about and gather intelligence from the front line.

Besides this, she also contacted Encore to check on her situation.

Encore is doing well; she is currently at the southern tip of the Blue Dragon Empire, very safe.

Moreover, Hilia contacted the two cat ladies she knew in the Blue Dragon Empire, and only after she learned they had safely left the Blue Dragon Empire's borders did she breathe a sigh of relief.

While focusing on the situation, Hilia, under Rose's guidance, methodically proceeded with material blending and training.

A week after the situation escalated, her magic power refinement reached 110%, and the intensity and efficiency of her magic output also improved to some extent.

Most importantly, she sensed a vague presence of external magic power.

Although it is still quite a distance from being able to harness it, it is a good start.

On this day, while resting, she continued to follow the situation and discovered another "malfunction" with the array on Dragon Island, and more cracks appeared in Erina's glacier.

On the border, the Blue Dragon Empire dispatched several Tier Six Mages leading the Dragon Rider Corps to replace the border patrol teams in resisting the pressure from the Holy Court.

But all this news was overshadowed by another piece of information——

The strongest mage of the Holy Court, rumored to now be the Holy Master, appeared at the border, suspected of conducting pre-war training for the Law Enforcement Knight Order.

The appearance of the Holy Master, even without official acknowledgment, worried countless individuals and organizations.

In the newspaper Hilia purchased, many minstrels and high-tier mages made assessments of the Holy Master's appearance.

"The appearance of the Holy Master signifies that the Holy Court's action is not just about exerting pressure. Aside from the possibility that they have long wanted to annex the Blue Dragon Empire, we believe the Blue Dragon Empire might have indeed captured the future Holy Daughter of the Holy Court."

"Some might ask, with five Holy Daughter candidates in each session, why make such a fuss over capturing one or two, to the point where even the Holy Master gets involved?"

"That's because, according to public records of the Blue Dragon Empire, the 'cordial guest' Holy Daughter is Miss Hilia, who is a key figure nurtured by the Holy Court."

"Perhaps the name [Hilia] is unfamiliar to everyone, but if I tell you that last July, the Mage League, almost ruined by the Northern Alliance, was able to proceed smoothly because Hilia turned the tide and successfully resolved the Abyss Gate, things might be different. She was also the Mage League champion, playing a crucial role in battles. Of course, before clinching the championship, she once gravely injured a Tier Four judge with a single magic."

"Besides this, in the familiar Deep Sea siege, the scrolls and Purification Skills provided by Hilia played a key role, laying the foundation for victory. It not only reduced the Holy Court's losses, significantly shortened the siege time, and completed the encirclement, but even the most secretive bases were discovered by her."

"The above information comes from our information channels, which conflict with Holy Court records. Trust it or not as you wish. However, combining this action and conflict, which even startled the Holy Master, it's hard not to believe…"

Hilia read this article, seemingly written by a famous minstrel, in silence.

"What does this have to do with me?"

Hilia suspected this minstrel lacked the feel typical of minstrels, and moreover… was probably a fanatic fan of hers, using the guise of commenting on the situation to lavishly praise her.

Check the IP, it's from the Northern Alliance.

Never mind then.

It's just an article, nothing significant, but when Hilia logged into the Star Spirit Network, she found that the chat platforms were abuzz with discussions. Because she was the excuse for the campaign, everyone was digging into her exploits. It seemed as if the Holy Court mobilized the army just for her.

In response, Hilia was quite speechless.

"Even Bishop Melina only mentioned a 'Holy Daughter' at the beginning without naming names. The Blue Dragon Empire's public records show my name alongside Encore's. Why is no one discussing Encore?"

Hilia crumpled the newspaper into a ball, and a spark of fire reduced it to ashes.

"(╬◣д◢) This is infuriating!"

Rose chuckled softly, "Alright, calm down. Come on, here is your current stage's supplement, take it."

He produced a bottle of white potion, which looked like it contained a floating ice cube.

Hilia took it and immediately felt the dense chill emanating from it.

"Using the Star of Ice directly as the core material and refining other auxiliary materials, this potion enhances your control over ice element magic. Only when all your ice element magic reaches mastery proficiency can you proceed to the next step."

"Okay." Hilia nodded.

Magic proficiency levels: beginner, proficient, expert, mastery, subtle; magic puppets are fixed at expert level, and the amplification from the Heart of the Magic Puppet is what makes magic puppets thrive.

Magic puppets cannot improve magic proficiency, and after Hilia replaced the Heart of the Magic Puppet, she erased all previously controlled magic from the puppet, leaving only some water element and life element magic.

She started relearning all of her ice element magic from scratch.

Fortunately, her affinity for the ice element is high, and with magic power refinement exceeding 100%, her magic proficiency is steadily increasing, with many reaching mastery level.

Her most frequently used Ice Rain Skill and Ice Burst even brushed against the subtle threshold.

Hilia drank the potion, feeling the power inside it explode within her. She conjured a layer of ice cloud in her hand.

The girl carefully compared it to when she had the Heart of the Water Magic Puppet and couldn't help but mutter, "It feels like even mastery level magic can't compare to the expert level boosted by the Heart of the Magic Puppet…"

Rose nodded, "The rank is low, so it can't match the boost. As your strength grows, the magic puppet's magic boost will gradually fall short compared to your proficiency. Additionally, non-same type magic puppets can also gain boosts… But directly employing the boost from the Heart of the Magic Puppet is too early for you, don't think too much about it."

"Alright then."

Hilia didn't dwell on it further.

Now, just the proficiency level and external magic utilization occupied all her time.

While Hilia was diligently practicing magic, rapidly advancing with the help of potions, a significant upheaval occurred in the situation between the Holy Court and the Blue Dragon under the global gaze——

The Holy Court… withdrew their troops.