Arriving at the small training ground, Lillian looked around at the familiar surroundings, yet somehow everything felt different from before.
Had the environment become clearer?
Her ears seemed to catch sounds from farther away.
It seemed the 【Body】 Sigil’s enhancement of the body was comprehensive.
Following the previous training routine, Lillian trained alongside Saya.
Since time was tight, they had to complete all the exercises at a high intensity and rapid pace.
Just as Saya had said, the progress was very limited.
【Completed one training session, Sigils: Body and Strength experience +1, Constitution experience +5】
【Body (Low Rank): 1/100】
【Constitution Lv.1+: 27/100】
【Strength Lv.2: 1/100】
Lillian stared at her status panel and rubbed her chin.
The Body Sigil and Strength were improving slowly, while Constitution was still increasing at the previous rate.
However, once Constitution reached Lv.2, the progress would probably match the other two.
Could it be that real growth only came through actual battle—life and death situations?
But where was she supposed to fight?
She walked to the center of the training ground and picked up the knight’s longsword.
Unlike before, the system panel popped up.
【Sigil: Tool Unlocked】
【Imperial Standard Knight Sword】
【Description: Standard longsword of the Imperial Knight Order, capable of basic resonance】
【Current Sigil: None】
【Store in Warehouse】
More importantly, Lillian felt a strange sensation as if the sword had become part of her body; she was fully aware of its condition and the position of the tip.
It was like her arm had extended.
“Saya, I think I’ve successfully resonated with the Tool Sigil as well.”
Saya was still sitting on the ground, catching her breath after completing a day’s training volume in half a day—it was honestly quite strenuous.
At first, seeing Lillian walking around as if nothing had happened surprised her.
After all, Saya had been resonating with the Body Sigil for almost a year, and she usually needed a rest after training.
Now hearing that Lillian had also succeeded with the Tool Sigil nearly made her faint.
Even geniuses can’t do this.
Just like resonating with the Body Sigil, sensing the Tool Sigil also required time.
Saya wasn’t the overly sensitive type; seeing her protégé Lillian progress so fast made her genuinely happy.
She even felt a bit comforted.
But at the same time, a twinge of jealousy gnawed at her.
If only she could be like this too, then things at home wouldn’t be…
Saya abruptly shook her head, dismissing the unrelated thoughts.
She stood and walked over to Lillian.
【Tool】 Sigil.
This was the last thing she could teach Lillian.
From here on, if Lillian wanted to advance further, she’d have to seek out stronger people to learn from.
Saya couldn’t help but feel a bit sentimental.
Was this considered graduation?
Although she hadn’t taught much.
“You should be able to resonate with the weapon in your hand now. Do you feel like the weapon is missing something?”
“Uh.”
The missing thing must be the Current Sigil slot.
“Missing a Sigil?”
“Yes. Usually, people without Magic Talent can only resonate with 【Strength】 and 【Tool】. They can’t sense the remaining 48 types of Sigils.”
“So what does this Sigil mean?”
“Most commanders in the army resonate with 【Cluster】 and 【Enhancement】 Sigils. These Sigils strengthen everyone holding 【Tool】 in their units.”
Oh, so that’s how the military works in this world.
In the game, generals usually had 【Cluster】 and 【Enhancement】 Sigils, and now it made sense why.
However, 《…Hero…Demon King…》 wasn’t really a real-time strategy game, so Lillian hadn’t paid much attention.
But this applied to those without Magic Talent—they joined a collective, and the commander’s Sigils gathered everyone’s strength, which then reinforced all members.
“So those with Magic Talent can use magic on tools to create various abilities?”
In other words, enchanting.
Saya nodded.
Great, now Lillian had another reason to learn magic well from Eleanora.
Lillian had been training with the Knight Order for nearly half a month.
She could see that the atmosphere was quite good, but that didn’t mean she wanted to be part of it.
If possible, she’d rather be an Adventurer—find a small team and go exploring.
From the brief memories she had of over ten years, this world seemed full of fantastic creatures, wonders, and strange sights.
Lillian was eager to see them.
But first, she had to solve the contract issue with Eleanora.
“Can I borrow this sword?”
Once she learned more Sigils, the Knight Order still wouldn’t be open to her, so borrowing it to practice would be a good option.
Saya scratched her head, a bit troubled.
“Uh… I can’t decide that. Let’s go ask the Commander.”
Lillian suddenly understood.
This longsword was military equipment and couldn’t be lent out casually.
Like a police officer’s sidearm in her previous life, it was strictly controlled.
The two went to the Commander’s office.
Commander Martin laughed heartily when he heard the request.
Then said, “In principle, Knight Longswords aren’t allowed to be lent out.”
Lillian’s eyes lit up—she was very familiar with that phrase.
It meant there was hope.
Martin clapped his hands.
He knew perfectly well that while the rule existed, Lillian was cooperating with the princess and belonged to Count Kohn’s household, so she was practically exempt.
If she wanted to bring people from the Knight Order to fight, Martin wouldn’t mind at all.
Well, maybe he would mind a little bit.
“A’ight, I’ll take Miss Lillian to the Armory. Just pick one you’re comfortable with.”
Martin wasted no time and immediately walked ahead of them.
“Hurry up.”
He even urged them forward.
Lillian didn’t quite catch up.
Wait, is that really a matter of principle? Sounds like no principle at all.
The Armory didn’t seem to be used often; dust fell when the door was opened.
Martin made a gentlemanly gesture to invite them in, but it looked quite comical.
Lillian browsed through the weapons inside but found nothing special.
Most were standard Imperial Standard Knight Swords.
“Clang—”
Lillian kicked the hilt of a sword.
She bent down to pick it up.
The system panel popped up.
【Anti-Magic Knight Sword】
【Description: A longsword that nullifies magic attacks】
【Evaluation: Offense is the best defense】
【Current Sigil: Disenchantment (Bound)】
Oh, this was badass—bro, this is some slick weapon handling.
“Commander Martin, what’s the deal with this sword?”
Martin glanced at the sword in Lillian’s hand.
“Oh, that one? Looks like there was a flaw during forging. The Sigil resonance didn’t work, so it’s been gathering dust here. I think it was reported for reforging but no one has come to pick it up.”
After all, nobody would go to the trouble of hauling this sword all the way back for reforging.
“Then I’ll take this one. When’s the latest I need to return it?”
“Ah, don’t worry, Miss Lillian. Just take it with you. It’s no longer in inventory anyway.”
Can he say that? Lillian was speechless but agreed—freebies were freebies.
Lillian took another quick look around but found no other special weapons.
She casually grabbed another Imperial Standard Knight Sword.
She promised to return them once the Knight Order reopened.
After bidding farewell, she boarded the carriage back to the Count’s mansion.
With a thought, both swords disappeared and reappeared inside the system warehouse.
Though it seemed only 【Tools】 could be stored there—it was better than nothing.
Sigh, another fruitful day.
Lillian stretched lazily.
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