Lawrend laid another large piece of paper on top of the current one and started drawing shapes on it. He was entirely focused on it.
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Lawrend and Ember didn't sleep that night. Ember focused on improving her magic, and Lawrend focused on simplifying his magical formation. He was about halfway done.
"Alright. Let's go."
And so, Lawrend and Ember repeated the same tasks. Eating in the same restaurant, teaching the army, and finishing his new magical formation.
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"Done. This is now practical."
Lawrend stood up and looked down at the magical formation on the large piece of paper. There was only one-fourth of the number of shapes drawn on it. Not only did he simplify it, but it was also stronger.
'The next step is to turn this into an army formation,' Lawrend thought.