Kyle tried his best to get used to the constant calculations for several days.
Sadly, it wasn’t that easy.
The rune deactivated over ten times, and he had to recast the Spell every time it deactivated.
It sucked, but after about a week of this, he finally managed to get used to it.
Now, it worked just like breathing or walking.
He even found himself checking the rune many times out of habit, even though he knew that it was still running.
This was a lot of work, but it had definitely been worth it.
The Wind’s Speed Enchantment was no joke.
It essentially doubled Kyle’s speed!
One had to remember that Kyle used to be very slow due to the weight of his hammer and armor.
However, he was no longer wearing a chest plate or a helmet. Even his upper arms were bare.
This reduced the burden on Kyle’s body quite a bit.
While he still wasn’t as fast as Falk or Serene, he also wasn’t slow.
His speed was about average for a Fighter of his level.
WITHOUT the Enchantment.
With the Enchantment, Kyle was as fast as Falk, which was crazy.
Falk had a Wind Affinity and focused on speed. Even more, he had a small True Body, which made him even faster.
Yet, Kyle, with his armor, heavy hammer, and enormous size, could run just as fast as him.
This improvement was just too much.
No wonder Sorcerers specializing in Enchantments were used in the royal army.
This essentially increased someone’s speed by an entire level!
As Kyle felt the effects of the Enchantment on himself, he realized something.
‘How powerful is the Chief?’ he thought.
The Chief had an Aristocrat’s Body, and he was in the Third Realm.
He had been taught by one of the Transcendents.
He had decades of experience.
Lastly, he probably used several Enchantments that were even more powerful.
‘How many levels can he jump?’ Kyle thought. ‘Assuming he’s an Initial Expert, he can definitely kill an Early Grandmaster on his own. Most likely, he could also kill a Mid Grandmaster.’
‘Could he even kill a Late Grandmaster?’
‘He is probably already as powerful as a Duke or Advisor!’
“Boss, I’ve got a question,” Kyle said.
Theodor didn’t answer.
“Please, try to properly think about it before you answer.”
“Spit it out,” Theodor said with annoyance.
“Is the Chief stronger than you?” Kyle asked.
“No,” Theodor answered.
“But I would have to take the fight seriously,” he added.
Kyle took a deep breath.
Even the arrogant Theodor said that he would have to get serious against the Chief!
“What about the other Dukes and Advisors?” Kyle asked.
“He would be about average,” Theodor answered.
“What if he’s an Early Expert?” Kyle asked.
“That was the basis of my assumption,” Theodor answered.
“Huh?” Kyle asked. “I was assuming he was an Initial Expert.”
Theodor snorted. “You are looking at the ancient elite from the viewpoint of someone who’s still growing.”
“People in your Realm have just reached their level recently. Dukes and Advisors are at the end of their path. They didn’t just reach this level recently. They’ve been on this level for decades, and some of them, even centuries.”
“Tell me, if you were to stay at your current level for 20 years, would you still be as weak as you are today?” Theodor asked.
“Oh, I see,” Kyle said.
Naturally, Kyle would be much stronger.
By then, he would have learned all the relevant Enchantments and would have gotten used to keeping them active.
He would have learned probably 50 to 100 more techniques.
His Momentum would have increased tremendously.
And this was exactly the situation of the Dukes and Advisors.
They were this powerful because they’ve had time to gain experience.
‘In that case, the Chief is really incredible. He could even fight these monsters with a level disadvantage.’
Kyle thought about the Chief’s situation some more.
Now that he had heard it from Theodor’s point of view, the battle between the Chief and one of these monsters seemed almost unwinnable.
‘They know far more techniques, Spells, and whatever they use. Their weapons are perfected, and they fought many more enemies than the Chief.’
‘How could he even fight someone like that?’
‘Even if he is faster and stronger, the experience and adaptability of his enemy should make winning impossible.’
‘Yet, Theodor said that the Chief could fight them as an Early Expert.’
“Boss, how can the Chief fight an Advisor or Duke? Based on what you said, it doesn’t sound like an Aristocrat’s Body is enough,” Kyle said.
For once, Theodor wasn’t annoyed with Kyle.
The reason was that Theodor wanted Kyle to be powerful, and right now, Kyle was actually showing interest in true power.
“Three reasons,” Theodor said.
“First, his Momentum is very powerful.”
“How powerful?” Kyle asked.
“Very,” Theodor repeated. “I can’t feel his Momentum properly in this form, but I’ve met enough powerful people over the centuries that I can tell how powerful and experienced they are. Call it a feeling.”
“His Momentum surpasses the Momentum of most Dukes and Advisors.”
Kyle’s eyes widened.
Momentum had nothing to do with having an Aristocrat’s Body.
Momentum was just the culmination of experience, confidence, and danger.
It was very difficult to increase one’s Momentum without going through deadly fights.
“Second, he has a lot of experience in true battles,” Theodor said.
“True battles?” Kyle asked.
“Battles that endanger your life,” Theodor said. “If you hunt an Early Ferocious Beast on your own, you are not in true danger. Therefore, it is not a true battle.”
“When you hunt a Mid Ferocious Beast on your own, you are in a bit of danger. Would you be confident in such a fight?”
Kyle furrowed his brows. “I would probably win, but I wouldn’t be completely sure.”
“When you hunt a Late Ferocious Beast on your own, you are in danger. How would your chances be against such an opponent?”
Kyle took a deep breath.
A bit of nervousness appeared in his heart.
“I’m not sure if I would win,” he said.
“That is a true battle,” Theodor said. “Silvester’s son went through many of those. This gave him valuable experience you can’t get any other way.”
“The last reason why he is so powerful is that he knows at least one Fragment.”
“Fragment?” Kyle asked. “What’s that?”
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