Sudden Fall

In the end, after sending Miles out, Benjamin felt considerably more at ease.

He returned to his room and devoted himself to meditation. The Magic Item Department was already working at full capacity to produce Holy Light Cannons; they did not need his help. And if his clash with Grant had taught him anything, it was that his current strength was still insufficient.

—If he wanted to eradicate The Church, he would have to defeat Grant someday.

As water elements gathered, the synthetic characters within the Consciousness Space glimmered with blue light, gradually being strengthened bit by bit. This was currently Benjamin's only way to make himself stronger. Though the results were not especially obvious, having come this far, he could only rely on steady accumulation to improve little by little.

Only once he accumulated enough to reach a critical point could he trigger the same kind of qualitative transformation as before.

Thus, over the next several days, Benjamin devoted nearly all his time to meditation. At the same time, Ikor's military defenses were gradually established. Following the border with the Hori Kingdom, an army of nearly a hundred thousand troops stretched without end. Several thousand mages had also been deployed, along with a total of thirteen Holy Light Cannons.

With such a defensive line in place, the leaders of every nation secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, although they remained in a state of war readiness, the school's normal operations had not stopped. The final exams were drawing near, and most students were busy preparing for them. Aside from the students of the Magic Item Department, everyone else's lives were no different from usual.

In fact, the current threat of war was kept completely secret. In Akademi Town and in cities across the three nations, most civilians knew