Pulling It Out Again
"Ah?"
Everyone stared in surprise at Frieren's location, and Li Yan blinked blankly, a few guesses forming in her mind.
It's worth noting that in the anime, Simmel did attempt to pull out the Holy Sword, and she genuinely couldn't. Now, Frieren claims she can pull it out, which is somewhat plausible. After all, Frieren is the protagonist in the anime. If Frieren were to try and pull out the Holy Sword, she might actually have a chance. The Holy Sword wouldn't be so unforgiving, especially considering the anime's title is "Frieren" and the entire story revolves around Frieren. The Holy Sword is merely a minor character who appears only a few times.
Li Yan was lost in thought, looking at Frieren with a hint of anticipation in his eyes. He was really looking forward to Frieren drawing the Holy Sword. No, although he did have that expectation, it would be even better if she didn't draw it in front of the Hero of the South.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Frieren gently led Li Yan forward, extending her small, porcelain-white hand. Just as Frieren's arm was only 0.001 centimeters away from the Holy Sword, Frieren withdrew her arm and instead grabbed Li Yan's hand, controlling it to grasp the Holy Sword. In the blink of an eye, the Holy Sword emitted a faint light and was easily lifted up.
"It's out."
"It's really out."
Everyone watched intently. Although Frieren was lifted by Li Yan's arm, it was indeed a success. They never expected that the Holy Sword could actually be lifted by someone other than Li Yan.
Li Yan's lips twitched slightly. He didn't know what everyone was surprised about. In the end, it was because of his own hand that he picked up the Holy Sword. Frieren was just manipulating his hand to raise it.
But looking at the smug smile on Frieren's face, Li Yan smiled helplessly, "Very impressive, Frieren. I didn't expect you to be the real hero."
The Hero of the South also smiled. The way he raised the Holy Sword made him somewhat tempted to manipulate Li Yan's arm to lift the real Holy Sword. However, after thinking about it, he gave up on the idea. The Holy Sword was just a weapon. A true hero is not determined by a single sword. There is only one Holy Sword, but there are many heroes.
I want to become a hero too.
Solitär manipulated Li Yan's other arm in an attempt to seize the Holy Sword, but Frieren retaliated without hesitation. The two's playful antics prompted Li Yan to give them a meaningful look, but the two, engrossed in their struggle for control of the Holy Sword, were oblivious to Li Yan's gaze.
"You two idiots, can't you be as obedient and well-behaved as Line?"
Li Yan gently nudged the two women with her head.
Upon feeling the impact, the two women's first reaction was to release one hand and touch their heads, but they still held onto Li Yan's hand.
Some time has passed since the farce of the Holy Sword contest, and the Hero of the South has begun deeper training. The entire Kingdom eagerly awaits the Hero of the South's growth, hoping to make him Kingdom's strongest hero and a rising star of hope.
Of course, Frieren was also working hard, and she had made a lot of progress. She only sat for 30 minutes in class, and stood for the other 10 minutes, since sitting for a long time was not good. Frieren had never been late for class at the Magic Vocational Technical College in the morning, and the principal of the Magic Vocational Technical College had adjusted her class time to the afternoon.
Aura is also trying very hard to be a pet. She sleeps in late every day like a pet, and occasionally lets Line take her out shopping. When she runs into Draht and Lugner, she orders them to go out and secretly buy her snacks.
Solitär, as a scholar, was researching Goddess Magic and the profound magic of lifespan with Li Yan. This forbidden Lifespan Magic was very difficult, but Li Yan was confident that he had made some progress in a thousand years. Perhaps if he were given a few thousand more years, he could accomplish a great miracle.
Lifespan Magic isn't a daily research project. His main focus, technological magic, is currently on developing Mana Armor, led by a human research team specializing in magical artifacts. The first and second generation magical armors are utterly inferior, completely unacceptable, and wearing them would be a disgrace.
Armor that only partially enhances the defense and combat power of ordinary soldiers is not what Li Yan desires. Mana Armor should be something more high-end and sophisticated. The Royal Capital Magic Item Research Team stated that they would dedicate their entire lives to its research.
Regarding the Mana Armor, Li Yan currently has them focus on defensive aspects; improving combat power is no longer important. Enhancing the armor's primary function of defense is the key.
The path of magical research is still being pursued. This is not just Li Yan's effort; throughout the Kingdom, there are tens of thousands of magicians dedicated to this work. Some of them are not even magicians, but just ordinary people, yet they are all qualified to join the magical artifact research team.
The Demons' offensive is fierce, but in Li Yan's opinion, they are not yet a threat. There are about ten level -First-Class Mages on the border, and they are rotated every time to prevent the Demons from taking advantage of the situation. After all, the magic of First-Class Mages is fixed and easy to exploit.
Even without First-Class Mage, just considering the defense Barrier Magic, unless the Demons sends several Seven Sages of Destruction- Level Sages and a dozen or so Demons generals, and the Greater Demons race spends several months analyzing, cracking, and breaking through the defense, the defense barrier will absolutely not be easily broken.
Time flies like water...