Ace was truly astonished by Daina. She had directly improved the Minor Enhancement spell, turning it into a spell specifically for strengthening magic crystal weapons. Combined with a specialized Crystal Shaping spell, it had produced Daina's complete set of magic crystal weapons.
Minor magic crystals did not inherently possess power comparable to magical weapons, but Daina had infused her innate magic power into the magic crystal weapons. This solid magic power, carrying her will, had completely changed the nature of the weapons.
Then, with the Weapon Enhancement spell, she directly reinforced the magic crystal weapons until they possessed rigidity and strength close to that of minor magical weapons.
Meanwhile, as Daina looked at the spell pages in her grimoire, two new minor spells appeared: "Crystal Shaping" and "Crystal Enhancement," both flashing with the words "Exclusive."
Ace had merely tried to guide Daina into developing Enchanting Martial Skills. He had never expected her to create such delightfully surprising magic.
"What a fine idea. A path still immature, yet with a vast future ahead of it—and now it is mine as well."
Ace silently said to himself. He looked forward even more to seeing what kind of wisdom more contractors would contribute once they reached the Northern Frontier.
Developing spells through his own toil and effort was naturally no match for driving others forward as pioneers in his stead.
A few days later, Ace and Daina were camping in the wilderness.
"Teacher Ace, they say there are more Demonic Beasts the farther north you go. We've been traveling for so long, so why haven't we encountered anything?"
Daina said as she roasted a rabbit.
"Perhaps it has something to do with the city-state's Wasteland Reclamation Decree. They've dispatched a great deal of armed forces to clear out Demonic Beasts and lay the