«That's a magic crystal» Suddenly, Pearce's replica said with a calm ok his face.
«Magic crystal?» Pearce said even if he didn't notice that his replica has just woken up from his sleep as a bewildered expression was on his face.
«Yeah, a magic crystal is like a core a mage uses to cast spells on things or the surrounding. Just like inscribed weapon, these magic crystals has grades from grade 6, grade 5, grade 4, grade 3, grade 2, grade 1 and the divine grade as the grade 6 is the lowest while the divine grade is the highest» Pearce's replica explained before he put his gaze back on the crystal on top of Veronica staff as he continued.
«That crystal that little girl is using right now is a grade 6 magic crystal»
«Oh! I see» Pearce said after he became enlightened from what his replica just explained.
Back to the outside world, after Veronica brought out her staff, she immediately imbued it with her white colored qi as she began to chant in an unfamiliar tongue.
But not long after, she finished her chant as she hurriedly stretched the hand that was used to hold her staff forward.
Boom!!
Immediately after she stretched her hand forward, the dummy that was in front of her suddenly explode.
"What!?" This time, the one who exclaimed was Hutton as his eyes became as wide as a saucer.
"What just happened?" Barnes asked with a bewildered expression on his face.
"Ask her because I don't think anyone her knows" Robert replied with a bewildered expression also on his face. But his expression changed when he heard what Pearce said.
"I think I know what happened"
"Eh? You do?" Robert asked with a surprised expression on his face.
"I think that chant she did earlier must be closely related to the dummy exploding" Pearce muttered as he was deep in thought.
"Wait… she made a chant?" Robert asked with a confused expression on his face.
"The only thing I noticed was that her mouth was moving in a strange way"Goerge suddenly commented as he was deep in thought. But both him and Pearce came back to their senses when they heard what Veronica said.
"I-I did make a chant. The name of the chant is Implode. T-The chant is a grade 3 spell"
"No wonder!" Goerge suddenly said as understanding dawned on him. Even Pearce had a look of being enlightened in his eyes.
"S-So how did I do Captain?" Veronica suddenly asked timidly.
"You did good" Pearce replied as he cast a light and charming smile on his handsome face. When Veronica saw this, she quickly blushed as she lowered her head.
"Th-Thank y-you" in the end, this was what could come out of her mouth after struggling internally for a few moments.
"So Captain how are you going to test your power since all the dummies you brought out is now destroyed?" Robert suddenly asked with a curious expression on his face.
"I don't need to test my strength since it's not necessary. Besides, I have already gotten a battle formation that will fit perfectly with us" Pearce calmly replied as his eyes flashed.
"Really? What's it called?" Robert asked as he was both curious and excited.
"The Shelled Tiger Formation" Pearce said calmly as he also thanked his replica in his mind again.
Why he did so was because not only did Pearce's replica did all those dummies last night, he also suggested a couple of battle formation for Pearce which one of them will apparently fit perfectly with them.
"What sort of battle formation is that?" Barnes suddenly asked as he kept a skeptical look in his face.
"It's kind of hard to explain in words but you will get it when I show you" Pearce said wryly before he gathered all the scattered woods at his backyard into his storage pouch.
After doing that, he calmly stared at his group who still stood together at a distance as he said.
"Now you guys follow my instruction. Barnes and Bridget, you two will stay at both sides of the group. Goerge and I will stay at the front, Robert you will guard the back while Hutton and Veronica be at the middle the group"
Following Pearce's instructions, everyone stood in positins. But before they could begin to practice the formation, Pearce suddenly added another instruction.
"You guys should always remember what am about to tell you. Immediately after I say the word 'Tiger', Robert, Hutton and Veronica will come forward, Barnes and Bridget will guard the back of the group while me and Goerge will hold the sides. Is that clear?"
"Yes Captain!" Echoed everyone in the group.
'Once they get the first part perfectly, we will move on to the second phase' Pearce thought with a serious look on his face.
"But Captain? We can't just practice the formation without using it in combat" Robert suddenly voiced out his doubt. After coming back to his senses by what Robert said, he calmly said.
"Don't worry, I got that covered"
In the next moment, 8 dummies suddenly appeared in front of the group. But these dummies are completely different than the previous ones Pearce brought out. What made these dummies different was because these dummies seems to be alive!
Not only that, but they also formed an 8 mans battle formation as they faced Pearce's group with a cold look on their wooden faces.
"Sentient Puppets!" Goerge exclaimed with disbelief on his face while he thought…
'How did Captain get these Puppets?'
Sentient Puppets are puppets that were made by a Qi King or above Inscription master. What they do is they put a small part of their will in them to make them become sentient.
"Umm… I don't mean to be rude Captain but how did you get so many Sentient Puppets?" Robert suddenly asked with a look of disbelief also on his face. Even the others have a shocked expression on their faces.
"It was a gift from my master" Pearce answered unhurriedly as he brought out two dark colored sabers from his storage pouch.
'Looks like I will need to upgrade my inscribed weapon' Pearce thought as he looked at his grade 6 sabers.
While Pearce was looking at his sabers, his group members all had a loud bang in their heads when they heard what Pearce casually said…
"It was gift from my master"
'It looks like our Captain's master isn't simple' Robert concluded in his mind as he smiled wryly. But he quickly came back to his senses when he heard what Peace said next.
"Ok guys, let's begin"