This kind of Spell is generally used to inscribe onto certain single-use Magic Items. Once it’s linked to a Circuit, it can be used to handle sudden attacks.
Simply put, it’s an automatically countering Shield, as long as Alka’s Magic Power isn’t depleted.
When encountering an enemy attack, a thin layer of crystalline Shield automatically forms around Alka to block the strike.
It has decent resistance to both Energy and physical damage, making it a fairly balanced Shield.
It can also be triggered manually.
As for offensive or functional Spells, they’re not as practical as this one.
After all, Alka has Mirror cards and doesn’t lack most Spells in battle.
The only pity is that the defensive effect of the [Crystal Shield] Spell isn’t great—Alka isn’t too satisfied with it.
But there just isn’t a replacement Spell for now. After all, this is just a relatively common Spell, so you can’t expect too much from it.
With this in mind, Alka directly condensed a Spell in his body and immediately linked it to his Combination Circuit.
The Spiritual Protection that was originally linked to that Circuit vanished, as [Crystal Shield] filled up the capacity of the three intertwined Magic Circuits.
Alka then reattached [Spiritual Protection] onto his fourth Circuit.
Alka’s soul was already tough enough, and with Spiritual Protection, he was pretty much immune to most spirit-affecting powers.
This far surpassed the ability level and physical fitness he could normally reach at his current stage—an extremely outstanding trait.
Since he already had this advantage, of course he should push it even further. That way he could deliver a deadly blow when the enemy least expected it. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡~𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚~𝙣𝙚𝙩
Mainly, Alka just hadn’t found a better, more cost-effective Spell that could be attached to a single Circuit.
After finishing all this, Alka could feel Magic Power nourishing his body.
It was easy to predict he’d soon see another all-around physical enhancement.
That was obviously a good thing.
Taking a deep breath, he got out of bed, changed his clothes, and put on a fresh set of sheets.
Only then did Alka leave his room.
"You’re out! How did it go? Was the breakthrough smooth?"
Hearing a voice above him, Alka looked up—it was Chadite, standing on the third-floor outer corridor.
The Magic Power ripples from the breakthrough were pretty obvious; basically everyone on the ship could sense it when Alka leveled up.
Hearing Chadite’s words, Alka nodded, "It went pretty well."
Chadite flipped down from above and landed beside Alka.
She looked Alka up and down, then finally nodded with satisfaction.
"Come on, Juanlu made a feast today to celebrate your breakthrough."
As Alka spoke, he and Chadite walked into the small first-floor dining room.
At this moment, the dining table was already covered in dishes. As they came in, a plate was moving across the floor, then hopped onto the table.
That’s when they saw that the plate was being carried by Zero, who was dressed as a maid, helping to serve the food.
After putting the plate on the table, she did a backflip, landing lightly on the floor, and bounced back toward the kitchen.
This time, it was Lucilia who came out, just like Zero, carrying a plate as she jumped onto the table.
Seeing Alka, Lucilia smiled. "Alka, you made it?"
At that moment, there was the sound of a rope whistling outside the door, followed by a landing sound—Jason dropped down from the rope.
Chadite turned and looked at him. "You came down? Then who’s up there?"
"One’s up there. I asked her to keep watch."
"You’re slacking off?" Alka turned to look at him and said teasingly.
One was Alka’s most recent creation, while Zero was made based on the standard Flesh Puppet template Lucilia had before.
As for One, Alka didn’t need to worry about whether she fit Lucilia or not; she was a functional puppet created for a specific purpose.
So he tried many ideas on her—in simple terms, One was an experimental model, and Alka often dragged her into the workshop for modifications from time to time.
Like swapping out a hand or a foot—the puppet’s body was designed so they could modularly replace arms and body parts.
Alka was planning to move in this direction, letting each puppet have more options.
But Lucilia was different. For Lucilia, soul compatibility had to be considered, so if Lucilia wanted modular replacements, each module needed to be custom-made.
As for modularization in ordinary puppets, Alka planned to set a standard and produce them on an assembly line, so everyone could use them.
He already had some ideas.
One’s overall appearance wasn’t much different from Zero’s, though Lucilia’s chosen occupation for her wasn’t maid anymore.
It was Sentinel—so she spent most of her time in the watchtower, assisting the sentry team.
At the same time, she also learned some useful knowledge.
This way, when people were on watch in the wish room, they could also split their attention to do other things.
And there were people like Jason who slacked off and left everything to One.
But an hour or two didn’t matter much, so Alka only teased him a little.
Before long, all the dishes were served, filling the table to the brim. No need to worry about wasting food, since Pororo could definitely finish it all.
Pororo’s body structure allowed him to digest most types of food and store them for later.
If Pororo was full, he could go an entire month without eating anything else and still maintain his combat abilities.
"Alright, alright, let’s eat!"
"Congrats to Alka on reaching the Second Stage—cheers!"
Alka felt like they just wanted an excuse for a big meal together.