Combat Maid Harem

"Your Majesty, can I request to speak?"

Niko Alka, the Lightning Arch Mage, raised his hand and looked at Lawrend solemnly as he asked.

"Go on." Lawrend nodded his head.

"Can I learn the spell that you used that day?" Niko asked.

The excitement in his eyes was hard to hide. Everyone in could tell that he was eager to learn Lawrend's spell.

"Which one? I have five Lightning Spells."

"The one where a torrent of lightning rampaged in front of you. That one looked so awesome!"

"As long as you contribute enough, I don't mind passing it on to you," Lawrend replied.

"R-Really? Do I have to kill all their Arch Mages?" Niko asked.

He was aware that no mage would easily pass down their spells, especially for spells that were self-made. Most mages cherish them like their lives.

"Who told you that? I don't really care about my spells. You only need to lead them well. I could make more if I wanted to. It's just time-consuming to do so."

His words astounded the soldiers and the three envoys. They heard that he used some powerful lightning spells which he made. They guessed that it must have taken him great effort to make them. According to his words, it was no big deal.

Mind you, even the three of them could only make a True Mage spell. They could try making an Earth Mage spell, but that would take them their whole lives to do. In fact, they already have some foundations for a spell that they would make.

They were trying to make one, but there was no guarantee that it would succeed. It was all related to luck, comprehension, and experience. Sometimes some mages would be able to make a spell by accident due to their insane luck.

"Your Majesty, I became a fan of yours that day! At that time, I was just a humble High Mage. I still lack an Arch Mage spell, so I would do everything to ensure our victory!"

"..."

Lawrend silently stared at Niko. His stern and all-seeing gaze made him feel squeamish and exposed. All of his secrets were laid bare to Lawrend.

"I see. You recently became an Arch Mage. Very well, I will give you my High Mage and Arch Mage spell." Lawrend finally spoke.

He used his Elemental Eyes to see through the mana in Niko's body. They were relatively unstable for an Arch Mage. It had some obvious signs of a recent improvement.

"W-What? No, no, no! I don't dare get two spells from you, Your Majesty!" Niko shouted in panic while having his hands in front of him.

As Lawrend's fan, he researched a ton about him. His records were astounding. He only took a short amount of time to become a Grand Mage. No one would have believed it before.

"Don't worry. It could be considered as me passing down to you my lineage. In fact, all of you can learn my spell and have permission to pass it down to your disciples," Lawrend said and gazed at the mages.

What Niko didn't know was that Lawrend was only an Arch Mage at that time. He used his High Mage spell, Levin's Descent, to kill the previous king. Because of his Divine Lightning, his magic was a whole level stronger, allowing him to fight two Grand Mages at the same time.

"Ohhh!"

The mages exclaimed and looked at each other. They were excited, and their morale was at an all-time low.

"For this incoming battle, we will be His Majesty's fellow commanders. We will be in charge of commanding all of you. All of you also don't have to worry about Earth Mages from the Blumin Empire. Together with His Majesty, we will stomp them to the ground!" Julianne said in her formidable voice.

They felt the aura of battle in her posture and words. She was not a newbie when it came to wars. She was an expert! The Imperial Princess of the Trunden Empire was not for show!

"Long live His Majesty!"

No one knew who started the chanting, but everyone followed and repeated that mage's words with enthusiasm. They knew of his invincibility. The most talented mage of the Undrasil Kingdom!

"Shut up!" Lawrend commanded.

The mages zipped their mouths tight. No one dared to anger him. None of them were unaware of his might.

"We will regather 10 kilometers south of the capital. Split and don't let our enemies know that we are deploying tonight! Anyone who makes a mistake will be sentenced to death!"

The mages gulped their saliva. As citizens of the Undrasil Kingdom, they felt a sense of responsibility to usher in a new era. An era of the kingdom becoming an empire!

"Disperse!" Otor commanded after Lawrend finished.

The mages at the back quickly wore the hoods of their robes and left. The others waited for them to leave before following after them. No one spoke as they knew the importance of this mission.

The Blumin Empire probably already knew that the Undrasil Kingdom was forming an army to attack them. The only thing they didn't know was when they would attack. A surprise attack was the key to their victory.

If the Blumin Empire learned of the time of their arrival, they could prepare an ambush or defend their cities with multiple Earth Mages. With the Trunden Empire attacking them from the north, it was hard for them to place Earth Mages in the cities for long periods of time.

Only if they were sure of the time of the attack would they do so. Otherwise, their frontlines at the north might fall to the Trunden Empire's attacks.

Lawrend, Ember, Verkoli, and the three envoys watched the mages leave sneakily.

"We should send a scout force. I can order Clova to carry them ahead of us," Lawrend said.

"You mean that white bird that fought with you against the envoys from the Blumin Empire?" Julianne asked.