The post-battle cleanup of the outer city defense war ended quickly.
The army gained a brief mont to catch their breath and regroup.
Kaelis found herself with free ti once again.
And during this short respite, Kaelis was shocked to discover that her spiritual capacity limit had experienced a leap-like improvent!
She now had a summoning limit of two hundred and fifty points!
After repeated testing through the night, Kaelis confird this fact.
Kaelis used a sparrow as the standard for one point. Now, with just a wave of her hands, she could summon over two hundred sparrows... so densely packed in the air, it seed as if so monstrous creature was attacking.
There had been no warning, no sensation at all... it just... suddenly increased.
Kaelis remained astonished for a long ti, and later had a thorough chat with Seren.
After several conversations, Kaelis confird it.
She had now broken through to the third stage Ascender!
As for the reason... that was hard to determine.
Kaelis had always been diligently ditating, and combined with the terrifying monster she had forcefully summoned not long ago, her breakthrough seed natural... simply the accumulation of effort, plus one extre exertion, pushing Kaelis past her original limits.
Now, she could summon so small fantasy creatures!
“Blood Raven... huh?”
Looking at the raven standing quietly beside her, nearly as tall as her waist, with pitch-black feathers and blood-red eyes, Kaelis was surprised.
She waved her hand, and the creature instantly dissolved into red mist, rising into the sky, only to vanish monts later.
Summoning this Blood Raven consud one hundred and fifty points of spiritual capacity, half again as much as a tiger!
But the high cost brought high power.
After a simple test arrangent, Kaelis confird that within its summoning duration, it could at least single-handedly kill a stage-two Ascender!
And that wasn't even its limit...
Moreover, the duration of Kaelis's ordinary creations had also been greatly extended.
Now, even ink-drawn creatures could last up to half a minute.
Kaelis's overall capabilities had improved hugely!
This excited Kaelis beyond words.
But after that joy ca sadness.
Her gains from ordinary ditation had also decreased.
Previously, after ditating around ten tis, Kaelis would gain a small improvent. But after breaking through to the third stage, this progress had noticeably slowed...
This once left Kaelis sowhat troubled.
But thinking carefully, Kaelis really had nothing to complain about.
After all, the third stage Ascender was the peak most untalented people could reach after a lifeti of training. Kaelis, from the mont she learned it to now, hadn't even been three weeks, yet she had already reached this level, her speed was already astonishing.
Without any mistakes, if Kaelis just settled down and ditated quietly for over a month, she could officially beco a Warrior...
Reaching the Warrior rank in just two months, this alone would be enough to shock the entire world!
At that ti, Kaelis's identity will undergo a complete transformation.
But all that was for the future. Right now, Kaelis was more concerned about other matters.
“I didn't expect... the one waved the flag and shouted... was really you.”
Arriving at the 89th Company, Kaelis finally t the woman she wanted to see.
Remi.
After leaving the academy, she had also followed history and joined this battlefield.
Since she had dropped out of the military academy, Remi started this ti as an ordinary soldier. But even with such a humble beginning, her combat ability remained undeniable. After several battle rits, and with the centurion of her unit dying unexpectedly, she was exceptionally promoted to centurion!
This speed, compared to Kaelis's, was no less impressive.
“But not as high as yours... you're already a Battalion Commander.”
Seeing Kaelis's slightly surprised expression, Remi seed quite satisfied.
She smiled, then shook her head slightly.
“Just luck.”
The tiny Kaelis humbly replied, but her proud little expression made Remi almost unable to resist the urge to pinch her adorable little face.
But considering Kaelis's current status was quite unusual, and with Seren standing nearby, she restrained herself, smiling at Kaelis instead.
“So... did you co here for sothing? Or did you just want to see ?”
“Well...”
Kaelis frowned slightly, looking troubled.
“There's nothing awkward, just say it directly.”
Remi was as generous as always, and Kaelis scratched her head.
“I actually planned to have you join my subordinates...”
“Hmm?”
“Because you're really strong.”
Remi's strength was unquestionable. Kaelis had already confird this nurous tis in many ways, which was why she wanted to recruit her.
If Remi was still just a regular soldier or a squad leader, Kaelis could easily ask her to transfer to her own side... with her on board, Kaelis would have even more confidence in surviving fifty days.
But... if Remi was also a centurion...
Then it would be difficult.
It wasn't just about status; more important... She and Remi didn't have an especially close relationship. Why should Remi give up her centurion status to join Kaelis?
Yes, Kaelis was a Battalion Commander, and if Remi joined her, she could retain her original status. But... the number of troops she'd command would be reduced.
At most, Kaelis could make her a squad leader, while staying here, she could at least command a hundred people.
Under any circumstances, she had no reason to join Kaelis.
“This...”
Hearing Kaelis's words, Remi understood why Kaelis had seed so awkward just now. She shrugged helplessly, indicating refusal.
“This probably won't work.”
“I see…” Kaelis lowered her brows, sowhat disappointed.
But Remi shook her head.
“It's not because of my current centurion status... I don't really care about that. Normally, if you call , I'd definitely join you. It's just that right now...”
Remi hesitated for a mont, finding it hard to explain her current situation.
But Kaelis suddenly realized.
Calculating the ti, now... it seed about right...
Kaelis suddenly leaned closer, but Remi jumped in fright, imdiately stepping back, instinctively covering her ears.
Clearly, she still hadn't recovered from the aftereffects of that competition... The whisper of such a beautiful person was simply too much for ordinary people to bear.
Then, seeing Kaelis's slightly strange expression, Remi realized she had overreacted. Glancing at Seren, whose expression looked peculiar, she awkwardly smiled and shook her head, then leaned her ear closer again.
Only then did Kaelis lean in and whisper.
“The Azalea Squad?”
“...They approached you too?”
Remi looked surprised, but after thinking, it made sense.
Kaelis's abilities were indeed not bad.
“...Just so basic knowledge.”
Kaelis shook her head slightly.
She had joined the Azalea Squad a few tis ago because she felt that remaining an ordinary soldier was too dangerous. Although they carried out special missions, at least her duties involved much less combat.
But now it is different. She was a centurion, commanding over a hundred n. Not saying it was very safe, but there was no way she'd have to join the Azalea Squad.
So this ti, she hadn't proactively contacted them... and they hadn't approached her either.
“I see...”
Remi nodded, then looked at Kaelis.
“Since you know, then it's fine. Anyway, they approached , and I'm indeed planning to join. I probably won't be able to keep my centurion status, so... I'm sorry, Kaelis, I really have sothing I want to do.”
“Alright.”
Kaelis nodded, not showing much dissatisfaction.
Kaelis wasn't so narcissistic as to think the world revolved around her. Since Remi had already made her choice, Kaelis could only shake her head. After a brief exchange, she prepared to leave.
But just as she was about to depart, Remi suddenly spoke.
“There's one more thing... I think you should know.”
“Hmm?”
Kaelis paused, and Remi lowered her head, her gaze serious.
"Do you rember those two daughters of viscounts who bribed to kill you?
They... are now in the army as well..."
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