Entering the office, Charles saw Iruka teaching Temari about common knowledge of this world, so he didn't disturb them and went straight to the practice room.
Pushing open the door to the practice room, Charles walked in.
"Master, I'm back!"
Balthazar nodded. During this time, he had watched two battle recordings of Charles using a tablet and found that his disciple's strength was much stronger than he had imagined.
Even in close combat, Charles's abilities were exceptionally powerful, much like his master Merlin, both being magicians with exceptionally strong melee abilities.
"I have a rough understanding of your strength. You already have your own fighting style, so I won't teach you like I did with David."
"The magic grimoire I gave you has many spells, including Mirror Magic, Magic Mirror Prison, Entrapment, Magic Missile, Illusion, and many more. You can study and learn on your own. If you encounter something you don't understand, come and ask me."
Hearing Balthazar's words, Charles nodded and didn't ask him to teach him as he did with David either.
After all, the progress of the two was completely different, and if he practiced alongside David, it would probably have a significant impact on him.
Charles then prepared to leave, intending to go back to his room and continue reading the magic book where he left off last night.
At this moment, David, seeing Charles about to leave, quickly spoke up, "Senior Brother, I have a female friend coming here tomorrow. Can she come in?"
Hearing David's words, Charles smiled, "No problem. When the time comes, just bring her in. The security personnel at the door won't stop her."
"Thank you, Senior Brother!"
Charles smiled and didn't say much. He then left the practice room and returned to his room.
Back in his room, Charles had just sat down. Before he could take out the magic book for reading, his phone rang.
Taking out his phone and seeing that the caller was Kingpin, Charles was a bit surprised. This guy hasn't contacted me for a long time.
Answering the call, Kingpin's voice came through the phone.
"Hey, Charles, long time no contact."
"Kingpin, indeed, it's been a while. How's it going for you in Japan?"
Kingpin's hearty laughter came through the phone, followed by him saying, "Thanks for dealing with the leaders of the Hand, making it much easier for me to take control of the underground forces here."
"I'm calling this time to let you know that the generous gift I promised you is ready. I'll bring the gift with me when I come back to New York, and I'll deliver it to you."
Charles smiled, "Mutual benefit. If there's another good thing like this next time, I'll think of you."
"I won't say much more. It should take about a week, and I should be able to arrive in New York. Look forward to my good news."
"Sure!"
Then, the call ended, and Charles placed his phone aside. He speculated in his mind that Kingpin, being able to call him in advance, had probably seen today's press conference.
This guy...
He didn't think much about Kingpin's matter and shifted his focus to other things. As for the generous gift and what exactly it is, Charles would only know when Kingpin arrived.
Taking out the magic book from the storage space, Charles remembered that he hadn't researched the magical equipment obtained from the battle last time yet. He put the book aside for now and took out the magic belt with dragon-shaped decorations.
Taking out the magic belt, Charles looked at the dragon-shaped ornament on it. He found that it was carved with an Eastern dragon, but the creature summoned was quite different.
Following his magical knowledge, Charles used Chakra as magical power through the Dragon Ring to infuse it into this magical equipment. Soon, he obtained all the information about this magical equipment.
Illusion Dragon Belt: Mid-grade magical equipment.
It can transform dragon-shaped items or entities into a giant dragon for attack. The strength of the giant dragon varies depending on the amount of magical power input.
The summoned giant dragon, apart from physical attacks, only has one move: Dragon Breath.
Looking at the limited functionality of this magical equipment, Charles shook his head in disappointment. Thinking of the ugly and relatively weak dragon that was summoned last time, even weaker than the Aoda, he had no desire to keep this item.
Charles's palm was then placed on the magical equipment, and the system prompt immediately followed.
Ding! Rechargeable item found. Would you like to recharge?
Recharge!
Ding! Recharge successful. Obtained 1000 gold coins.
Hearing that he had recharged 1000 gold coins, Charles was somewhat surprised. He didn't expect this magical item to be so valuable.
It seems he needs to collect more magical items. The value exceeded his expectations.
Unaware that this magical item, although not of high grade, was infused with the soul of a young dragon during forging, explaining the unexpectedly high recharge amount.
Seeing his gold coin balance restored to 9904, Charles clapped his hands in satisfaction. He looked at the Dragon Ring on his hand, feeling a bit curious about its value.
Shaking his head, Charles cut off his thoughts and then opened the magic book, focusing on reading.
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On the other side-
Selene and Michael, along with Kakashi's team, arrived outside the Nordic branch of the vampire organization.
Looking at the castle in front of them, Selene spoke, "This castle is where a large number of vampires from the Nordic branch gather. However, currently, only a small part of the vampires is inside the castle."
"The news of the death of the three elders has spread throughout the vampire family. I have become a wanted criminal."
"My suggestion is not to directly attack the castle. Instead, assign a few people to guard here, preventing those inside from coming out. However, you can allow people from outside to enter."
"Send one or two people to sweep through the safe houses outside the city where vampires are scattered. This way, we can maximize our chances of killing them."
"Once we destroy this castle, the vampires outside will scatter like birds and beasts, making it difficult to find them again, just like the vampires in London."
"In fact, in London, the number you killed, not even half of them were in the castle. There are still many vampires with low combat power that did not return."
Hearing Selene's suggestion, Kakashi nodded. He looked at the castle in front of him and then gave orders, "Sasuke, Naruto, Rock Lee, and Michael, the four of you will follow Sasuke's command to stay here and guard the castle."
"No vampires are allowed to leave, but you can let people from outside enter."
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