821 Bringing Your Lover Along To Training Part 3 (1/2)

The boy in Saleen's arms wiggled a bit, and went on to slap his father's face.

Saleen laughed out loud. He wondered what he had been thinking. It was precisely in this environment that Raphael's understanding of the elements reached a level that he was never even able to conceive.

The elemental balance within the boy showed that the child was able to withstand the elemental exchange and absorption. It seemed that the child was able to absorb the elements faster than his father.

If both children were to continue growing up in such an environment, they would have easily went beyond grade-10 by his age. Grade-10 was probably an understatement. Their growth would probably be off any charts ever plotted.

It was without question that he would have never been able to sustain the cost of remaining in such an environment. The environment within the tower was created by depleting grade-9 magic nuclei. The energies left behind by Raphael had all been provided for the six element space. He could only remain there as long as his own supplies lasted.

The range of defense of Raphael's tower exceeded ten miles. If it was not for the fact that elemental powers were circulating within the tower, they would not have been able to stay there for long even using dragonshards.

”Some balance of power indeed.” Saleen felt exasperated as he played with the boy in his arms.

Saleen's understanding of the rules gradually became clearer, and that eased him somewhat. He came to understand that knowing and mastering the rules was not something that could be rushed. It definitely was not something that could have been able to be calculated simply by observing the elemental orbits with his Elemental Eye.

Saleen finally came to understand that every single element was unique, and that he would never be able to control every single element. Figaro's Magic Formula was rendered completely useless in that case.

Mages called the phenomenon the principle of indeterminacy of microcosm, while astrologists called it the sources of waves.

There was no need for Saleen to know the properties of each and every element; he was only required to know the commonalities between them. The reason why mages were able to acquire powers rivaling the gods was due to their understanding and manipulation of such commonalities.

”Nailisi, go hunt us something,” Saleen rarely gave the demon any orders. It was rarer still that the task was so mundane.

”But, master...,” Nailisi pointed at the window.

”Relax. The tower is under my control. Just go,” Saleen had little to spare when he was there last time. He was very reluctant to use grade-9 nuclei for the tower, resulting in a lot of magic arrays being dormant. Those that were activated were unable to recognize friend from foe.

Nailisi jumped out of the window without bothering to argue, spread her wings, and made for the area beyond the peak. There were labyrinths right outside the magic tower, which were something that could be avoided by flying. Under Saleen's control however, Nailisi was able to come and go as she pleased.

”Good place we have here. We don't even have to fear the Holy See even if they do show up at our door,” That was the first time Saleen had had control over a tower of such a high level, and it felt great.

”Why are you sending Nailisi away?”, Sika looked at Saleen suspiciously.

”Well, hehehe...,” Saleen approached Sika slowly, and whispered in her ear, ”I saw the kids having their fill, and I kind of wonder, what their meal tastes like.”

”You best just go hunt with Nailisi. There isn't enough for just the kids let alone you. Just go somewhere else!!”, Sika kicked him away, yet his son was laughing in his arms.

Nailisi made for the forest beneath the peak. She was no longer who she once was, and she had the twelve Notes of Purgatory, meaning she no longer needed to fear for her safety. She still chose to go into the forest in her spirit form nonetheless.

The Hell of God's Punishments was rich in earth element yet lacking in water element. Flora of the interdimensional space mostly grew near Raphael's tower, as the tower was able to convert some of the earth element into water ones. He stored them in underground reservoirs, creating underground streams flowing from the peak.

Such designs were often seen in magic towers built in desserts.

There was no soul flame within her eyes, but she exuded a powerful spirit aura nonetheless, rendering her unapproachable to magic beasts nearby. These beasts were creations of Raphael. They were able to breed and possessed some measure of intelligence, making them guardians of the forest. Hunting was something boring to Nailisi, especially hunting mid-level magic beasts. They were unlike the ones in the sea, where one was easily capable of catching a good bunch in one go.

Nailisi had her eyes on a four yard long magic beast. She chose to close in on her prey instead of using dead spirit magic. The beast looked like a tiger, but bigger, with a shiny black coat and gray stripes all over it.

It was a low level beast: grade-3. Nailisi snuck up onto the beast's rear, and it let out a roar as it detected Nailisi's presence. It lashed its tail at Nailisi's hips like an iron whip.

The movement carried a sharpened aura with it, making the tail like a steel blade. Nailisi reached out and grabbed the swiping tail, and wrung it.

A massive surge of force traveled through the tail and practically dislocated all the bones in the beast, rendering it utterly incapable of retaliating. Nailisi became even more bored and simply dragged the beast away on the ground. Sounds like clashing armor and weapons were heard as the beast's coat rubbed against the ground.

When Saleen was first there with his troupe, everyone had felt like they were mice entering a cat's territory. Nailisi now simply felt like she had entered somewhere devoid of any living things instead.