Ian cast a spell and projected his consciousness into the Grimoire space of Asta.
Even in Mental World, he remained awake.
He found himself in a dark space, standing in front of him was a short, white-haired, dark-bodied Demons with red eyes.
"Are you the weird friend Richita said?" Liebe asked.
"Weird friend?"
"Yes, she told me about a strange friend who always appeared in the weirdest way. Sometimes you would appear in her dreams; sometimes when she was walking in the forest, the trees would grow human faces to talk to her; when she was cooking, a mouth would appear in the soup; even the flame in the candle would turn into House-elf."
"I even thought she made it up for a while."
"That's me. Because of the curse, I can't contact her directly, so I can only use analogy in the method, and get a little creative."
"You said before that the boy will be able to see her soon. What does that mean?"
Although Liebe tried his best to hide it, there was still a hint of undetectable excitement in his voice.
"When Lucifero killed her, I secretly preserved a ray of her soul and sealed her body in the time loop. So, I am sure of Resurrection her."
Ian is interested in Richita for two main reasons: one is her special physique that can passively absorb magic power and vitality.
The second is her son, Asta.
Asta has no magic power because his magic power was drained by his mother when he was born.
However, the strange thing is, since she also absorbed the life force, why didn't Asta die on the spot?
Ian speculates that this is also because the child himself is very special.
He even suspected that this peculiarity was inherited from his father - that mysterious figure who has never been revealed or mentioned in anime and manga.
Unfortunately, in previous contacts, Ian did not detect any other abnormalities except that this kid's vitality was unusually strong.
And strong vitality only means that he can quickly become stronger through exercise, which is not enough to offset Richita's fatal ability.
"Can you really Resurrection her?"
"Relax, kid. Since I said I can, I can. But now is not the time."
"Why?"
"I have more important things to deal with first."
"Is there anything more important than Resurrection her?"
Ian narrowed his eyes and looked directly into little Demons's eyes. The look in his eyes made Liebe tremble involuntarily.
This feeling of powerlessness instantly reminded him of the fear he felt when Underworld faced Lucifero and other superior Demons.
"I will ask you a few questions next, answer them honestly and don't lie," Ian said calmly, and little Demons nodded obediently.
"Where did you get your Anti-Magic?"
"I... I don't know. I cursed Lucifero in Underworld for many years, focusing all my hatred on him. Then one day, Anti-Magic energy was derived from my body."
Ian frowned. The existence of Liebe itself is a huge anomaly. In this world, everyone has magic power in their body, no matter how much.
There are only two exceptions to this rule: Asta and Liebe.
There are traces of Asta's situation, but Liebe is a complete mystery.
As a Demons, how could it be possible that he was born without any magic power?
What's even weirder is that it is precisely because of the lack of magic power that Liebe can pass through the barrier of Underworld and come to the real world.
Then, he happened to meet the kind-hearted Richita, a person who can drain the magic power around him. However, because Liebe has no magic power, he can rely on Demons's physique to resist the absorption of her life force.
After her death, he was sealed in the black book Five-leaf Clover Grimoire. After years of accumulation of hatred, he suddenly awakened a powerful power that could become the nemesis of all mages.
And this kind of Anti-Magic can only be used by people like Asta who have no magic power.
To be honest, Ian smells a conspiracy. All of this seems to be manipulated by someone behind the scenes, with the purpose of creating the combination of Asta and Liebe so that they can one day declare war on Demons or even completely eliminate it.
Liebe already hates Demons, and if things develop as planned, once Asta learns that his parents were killed by Demons, he will also have the same hatred.
Based on all the information, the most suspicious person at present is Asta's father.
It looked like he planned it all, or was at least deeply involved.
'Unfortunately, every time I bring the topic to him, Richita keeps silent.'
'I hope Resurrection can tell me the truth after her. Otherwise, I will have to forcibly read her memory.'
"Tell me all the information you have about Anti-Magic."
Liebe suddenly felt embarrassed. "I don't have any information. I only know that my body can produce a lot of Anti-Magic energy."
Ian frowned and waved his hand to materialize a Crystal ball in the space. "Take this with you."
"What is this?"
"It will scan your body and Life Code and analyze how you create Anti-Magic energy."
"Oh, okay."
"Take good care of that boy. After a while, he should hold a 'Demon Contract Ritual' with you. With his character, there is a high probability that he will sign an equal contract with you, not a master-servant contract."
Liebe nodded. Ever since he saw that Asta looked like Richita, he had doubts about Asta's life experience.
Now that his identity has been confirmed, he will naturally take good care of his younger brother.
Ian opened his eyes and his consciousness returned to the real world.
"Okay, thank you for your help, kid."
"It's my pleasure, sir," Asta replied with his eyes Blink shining.
Ian nodded, lifted the strengthening spell cast on him, and threw him a healing spell to relieve the overdraft caused by excessive use of strength.
Asta felt a sense of weakness coming from his body, and a feeling of loss came to his heart.
But he quickly cheered up because he knew that one day he would be able to reach that height with his own strength.
Yuno on the side watched all this with concentration.
'Asta, I will never lose to you. I must be the one to become the Magic Emperor.'
"One last gift for you," Ian said, and a scroll appeared in his hand and handed it to Asta.
Asta opened the scroll and read the title, "Life-Force Body Enhancement Method."
In this universe, the energy system [Qi] cannot exist at all. No matter how Ian tries, it is impossible to combine magic and vitality Fusion.
Therefore, he concluded that the laws of this universe were different and excluded the existence of [qi].
Therefore, he developed other methods to strengthen his body. He nourished his vitality by absorbing magic power from the environment, thereby strengthening his overall physique.
This process is relatively simple, because Empire already has a similar method, and he only needs to make slight modifications.
The method given to Asta is also an improved version. Ian can control environmental magic through "Mana Zone".
But Asta can't do it because he has no magic power in his body.
Another rule discovered by Ian is that "arcana" cannot be used in this world.
In the Empire, as long as the soul is strong enough, possesses the talent of energy perception, and cooperates with special meditation methods, you can control the magic of nature and cast spells.
In essence, Arcanist is a low-end version of "Mana Zone" users.
Unfortunately, in this universe, in order to use Mana Zone, the magic power in the mage's body must resonate with the magic power of the outside world - and at the same time, sufficient soul strength and willpower are required.
Therefore, Asta cannot use the cultivation method of Ian.
Therefore, Ian modified this set of exercises so that Asta can passively absorb magic power from the environment through special breathing methods and yoga movements to strengthen himself.
"Yami," Ian shouted.
"What for?" the black-haired leader asked.
"What's your attitude?"
"You've wasted a lot of my time. I should be squatting in a large size now."
"Can't you have a little respect? Look at how everyone else looks at me with reverence and awe - except for that squinting one who looks like he wants to slice me into pieces."
(Note: Squinting eyes refers to Jack, the leader of Green Mantis Squad.)
However, Yami just looked at him expressionlessly and continued to smoke.
"No wonder you're almost thirty and don't have a girlfriend."
Yami had veins popping up on his forehead, but Ian ignored him.
"Anyway, what I want to say is, don't forget to teach this kid how to sense Ki. Otherwise, he will be useless in most high-end battles."
"Good idea," Yami calmed down and replied. After decades of friendship, he has become accustomed to Ian's complaints about his personal life.
"Ki Perception" can be said to be another great achievement of Ian in this world.
Qi is the energy emitted by a living thing or object when it moves Natural Energy.
It's an excellent means of predicting your opponent's movements and attacks.
This is a perfect technique for Arcanist, who is good at melee combat, and can even be used to predict the opponent's spell type.
After explaining Asta and Yami, Ian briefly chatted with other team leaders and contestants and left. The subsequent exam continued.
A few people successfully joined Magic Knights. But this does not mean that the losers gained nothing - at least not everyone.
Some people with acceptable grades were allowed to join "Border Guard Army".
This army is mainly composed of low-level mages, but they are large in number and can use a magic circle that can Fusion the magic power of everyone together.
Their mission is to patrol the border and delay enough time when the enemy invades to wait for reinforcements from Magic Knights.
This army was established by Ian in response to the constant harassment from the Diamond Kingdom and Spade Kingdom.
Since its establishment, the situation at the border has improved dramatically.
Mages who perform well in the written examination will be selected as researchers, teachers, or even inventors, depending on their talents and magical attributes.
Vangeance leader was responsible for handling the aftermath, sending everyone to the designated location, and announcing the end of the entire exam.
On that day, the shocking news about what happened during the exam quickly spread throughout the kingdom through television and newspapers.