The next day, Brunhilde came to join in the party. Cynthia also managed to find enough people who are willing to join the boot camp. The area is located 20 km south, Guardian 4 will be training all of them, also, 100 guards and 20 Blackguards will be protecting the trainees from monsters. Guardian 4 will be reporting daily, Lilith will analyze each report and will adjust the training programs based on the info she'll collect. Alissa already came up with multiple training databases, all that Lilith has to do is look through each one.

The training yesterday was mostly on physical development but how do I train a mage like Melphis, how do I strengthen her magic? I can't expand her capacity because it only does through leveling, I certainly can't push them in front of a monster as training because of the risks, even though I'll be watching over them, you never know what might happen... like our last dungeon exploration with Gram.

I guess I'll have her meditate along with the others and see if it will help them improve

"Alright, do any of you know any spells? well except for Melphis" I asked

"I know some strengthening spells" Albert replied

"As for me, I know some speed enhancing spells" Brunhilde also replied

"Hmmm, I know some speed enhancing and illusion inducing spells" Reina stated

"Melphis, what's the spell that you have which requires long chant" I asked

"That would be, twin dragons, the move I once used on you" She replied with a proud expression

"Oh those two dragons huh, alright, everyone follow me" I headed for the rose garden, there's a spot there that provides good cover from the sun

There are 5 cushions there, everyone stood in front one of the cushion

"Alright, all we'll have to do is meditate for today, I want to see if I can help Melphis" I stated

The trio had a look of relief, Brunhilde was just clueless as to why the trio was overjoyed

"Alright, copy me" I stated, I sat down on the cushion and assumed the Quarter Lotus. I sat on the cushion with my legs loosely crossed and both feet resting below the opposite thigh.

They copied me and awaited the next instruction

"Alright, now chant all of the spells you know in your minds" I stated

They closed their eyes and started chanting in silence, I don't know if it will work but the smell of roses helped them relax. I see that they're all deep in their meditation, I stood up and walked away. I went inside mini-Warden that is just parked nearby and just enjoyed relaxing all by myself

"Oh? so you're a Buddhist now" Alissa chuckled as she entered the living room while holding a hot cup of coco

"I'm atheist, you know that but I do respect their teachings" I smiled

"Well you know where I stand" Alissa sat on the sofa beside me, she pulled my head and made me lie down on her lap

"Your hair is long, should I cut it for you?" She asked

"Yeah, I would be thankful" I replied

"Also, your chin is a bit prickly" She smiled as she played with my chin where small strands of hair were starting to grow

I immediately stood up and held her cheeks, I placed my chin on her cheeks and scratched them with my chin

Alissa immediately pushed me away while holding her chin which was red from all the scratching, she went to the kitchen and got a scotch-brite. She held my face and started scratching it with the weapon she got in the sink

Alissa and I had fun till lunch, I peeked on everyone and they still seem to be deep in meditation, forgetting the time. I wouldn't want to disturb them so I stayed silent, Alissa and I had some curry for lunch

It was 3 in the afternoon when I finally decided to disturb them, their stomachs grumbled the moment they opened their eyes

"Go ahead and eat lunch, see you guys at the training ground after an hour" I stated

They immediately left

After one hour, we all regrouped in the training ground

"Alright, let's see if my experiment worked" I looked at everyone before continuing

"Melphis, Albert, to the front"

The two of them walked forward, I passed a wooden pole to Albert before jumping back

"Melphis use that twin dragon on me, Albert, you strike Melphis with the wooden pole" I stated

The two of them nodded, Melphis aimed both her palms at me and started chanting, as for Albert, he started hitting Melphis

"Remember, try to dodge his attack while chanting" I reminded

Melphis tried her best to dodge but she still got hit a few times though it didn't stop her from finishing the chant

"MOVE!" She shouted and Albert backed away

A fire dragon came bursting out of her right while a water dragon shot out from her left, the two dragons coiled as they headed straight for me

I pulled out Azazel and sent out a crescent slash, my attack managed to fend off the two dragons and canceled each other out

"Well, did you improve in any way?" I asked Melphis

Only she can see if she has improved or not

"Yes, back then, I can't finish the chant once I'm attacked, not only that, I can't even dodge an attack while chanting and finally, I seem to be able to chant while moving at the same time," She stated

"Great, as for everyone, try using your spells" Everyone did as I asked them

"Any improvements?" I asked

"I seem to be able to chant faster" Brunhilde was first to reply

"The same with Ms. Brunhilde" Reina nodded

"I seem to be able to finish the chant successful because every now and then, I make a mistake" Albert smiled

"Good, now, all of you, come at me" I stated as I threw different weapons that they all prefer

A wooden rapier for Brunhilde, a bow and arrow with blunt tips for Albert, two wooden knives for Reiner, and as for Melphis, she stuck with a wooden rod. My weapon of choice, a wooden sword

They all attacked me at the same time, I fended off each and every arrow while evading speedy strikes from Brunhilde and Reiner. Melphis was just randomly swinging her wooden rod so it was fairly easy to dodge them

After an hour, they were all on the ground

"You know the deal, 200 push-ups this time"I stated

They all grunted and started doing their push-ups, I kept count. After one and half an hour, they were all exhausted. Next is their legs, I made them do laps around the castle

They were all tired as hell after 6 laps. It was almost 6 pm so I let them off easy and ended training there

I slept with Cynthia that night and on the next day, we went monster hunting to test their skills, also, Cynthia asked me to see what's happening since there were rumors of a tier 2 dragon wreaking havoc near Alphon city

Here's the info I got

Tier 1 dragon: 1 - 19 feet in size, considered to be an infant

Tier 2 dragon: 20 - 40 feet in size, a medium dragon

Tier 3 dragon: 50 - 70 feet in size, a fully matured dragon

Tier 4 dragon: 50 - 70 feet, only much more powerful

Ancient dragon: 100 feet, Extremely rare and incredibly dangerous