"I suppose the Guild Leader is probably more frustrated than I imagined."

Over on the airship, Dean Charlie pondered for a moment, somewhat understanding the Guild Leader's feelings, "He thinks he really made a mistake this time. Although we managed to keep Andrew, and the special training continued smoothly, our Commerce Association actually pushed the distance between Andrew and us a bit further away..."

His gaze turned to the young man diligently practicing the Counterattack Technique in the training room.

Over the past two days of teaching, Dean Charlie could sense that although Andrew appeared very polite, respectful, humble, and eager to learn—more exemplary than the most model student at Warm Fire Academy, and indeed more mature than before,

behind this politeness and maturity was actually a sense of unfamiliarity and distance that hadn't existed before.

Dean Charlie shook his head, thinking that to eliminate this unfamiliarity and close the distance again, one must not rush.

Let's treat Andrew more sincerely from now on.

Things will gradually get better! Dean Charlie thought.

"... This is something the Guild Leader wanted me to give you."

Dean Charlie patiently waited for Andrew to finish another round of training, then stepped forward and handed over the tutorials for "Continuous Counterattack" and "Infinite Instant Opening" to Andrew.

"What is this?" Andrew, drenched in sweat from practice, asked curiously.

"It's nothing, just some more advanced content. But there's no need to rush into learning them now, and I can't teach them either," Dean Charlie said with a smile. "Once you have mastered the basics of the Counterattack Technique, take your time to look at them. If you have any questions, you can directly ask the Guild Leader after he completes his seclusion."

"Oh, oh, okay!" Andrew, feeling tired, didn't think much about it and accepted it earnestly, saying, "Thank you."

At this moment, Andrew had no clear concept of how precious and powerful "Continuous Counterattack" and "Infinite Instant Opening" truly were.

In fact, even the most basic Counterattack Technique was only known by three people in the entire Warm Fire Commerce Association: the Guild Leader, Falk, and Dean Charlie.

Many people did not fail to learn it, but simply couldn't.

The vast majority of mages needed to "fight at a distance," and for most mages, a counterattack seemed more like suicide than a strategy for victory.

Starting from "Continuous Counterattack," even Dean Charlie was at a loss; apart from the Guild Leader, only Dean Charlie's teacher—Grandpa Falk—knew it.

As for "Infinite Instant Opening," Beiru the Guild Leader was the only one who could do it. It was considered one of the highest legacies of the Warm Fire Commerce Association.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Andrew's inner strength made rapid progress quietly.

On the surface, however, Andrew's aura seemed even more restrained.

Previously, Andrew's Magic Power State was divided into the unassuming "Normal State" and the rapidly gathering "Double State," which should now be called the "Whole Power State."

Nowadays, Andrew's magic, like his magic power, appeared more restrained in usual times, only to burst with the sharpest edge in actual combat.

Moreover, the characteristic of the Counterattack Technique was that the stronger the opponent's attack, the stronger Andrew's corresponding counter, interception, and counterattack would be!

If the opponent was too weak... then there was simply no need for a counterattack technique.

Andrew wasn't sure if, as Dean Charlie and Guild Leader Beiru claimed before the special training, he had become "the strongest Tier Four genius in history." This statement was likely somewhat exaggerated.

"All I can say is that my strength is certainly stronger than it was before the training, and much stronger. As for just how strong..."

Andrew tried to do a rough assessment of his current strength, "Well, it seems I can't make an accurate assessment right now; it still needs to be tested in actual combat in the Royal Court with members of the Magic Guild to truly get a clear concept."

Inside, there was inevitably still some anxiety.

He wondered whether his current combat power was enough to contend with Capella, who had practiced the new version of the Dragon Transformation Combat Technique and possessed the Fire of Extinguishing.

But after the special training, a subtle excitement and anticipation indeed emerged deep within him.

The door to the training room, undisturbed for three days, suddenly received a knock at this moment.

As the door opened, Barbara poked her head inside like a little animal, looking quite adorable: "Sorry to intrude!"

She must have completed her special training as well and looked in high spirits.

Her gaze turned to Andrew: "Are you done?"

"Yes, I'm done here too." Andrew replied with a smile.

Barbara then turned to Dean Charlie: "There's still half a day until we arrive at the Royal Court, right? Since the special training is over, I want to... you know..." She seemed a bit embarrassed.

Apparently, not seeing each other for three days made her want to meet and chat with Andrew.

"Of course, go ahead and chat. We don't have further special training content on our side." Dean Charlie chuckled and stood up, "You two can exchange ideas, so when you arrive at the Royal Court, you'll be ready to continue practicing dual combat coordination."

At this point, Dean Charlie was suddenly taken aback, "Hmm?"

Barbara at the door, poking her head out, was also a bit curious.

They saw Andrew walk up to Dean Charlie and respectfully performed the Flame Realm's most standard gesture of a student towards a teacher.

"Thank you for your guidance." After the bow, Andrew looked up at Dean Charlie, "I'm truly grateful!"

Though the actions of Dean Charlie and Guild Leader Beiru during the first step of special training made Andrew really frustrated, displeased, and crazy,

in the three days of the second step of special training, Andrew could feel that Dean Charlie not only passed down the "Counterattack Technique" on behalf of the Guild Leader but also shared many of his own insights. Saying he gave everything would be an exaggeration, but he truly held nothing back.