Water Mage in the Flame Realm

If one were to describe Andrew's current discovery in the simplest terms, it would be—

"Magic Power" and "Territory" are one.

"Magic Power" refers to his own Water Magic Power.

"Territory" refers to Wildfire Town, which he naturally took over after defeating Humboldt, as well as its residents.

At this moment, upon infusing all his magic power into the "Gate of Enlightenment," Andrew suddenly sensed the location of Wildfire Town directly above him. He sensed all the townspeople who had experienced the "Rain of Enlightenment."

This sense itself was incredible.

Because this underground space is actually incredibly far from the surface, completely beyond the extension limits of "Water Spirit Sensing."

So Andrew was not sensing Wildfire Town above through Water Spirit Sensing.

Instead, it was through the "Gate of Enlightenment" in his Dantian, through "Enlightenment," through the invisible bond established with Wildfire Town the moment he liberated it, that he sensed it.

It confirmed that this underground space and Wildfire Town, are like two overlapping plates, one large and one small, one up and one down. The temple where he and Ivan currently are is the center of the underground space, and directly above it is the magic laboratory at the center of Wildfire Town!

Of course, this is not important right now.

The point is that after sensing Wildfire Town above, Andrew felt a strong sense: he and Wildfire Town, along with its people, had become an independent yet inseparable whole!

The Tier One water magic power within him completely flowed into the Gate of Enlightenment and then disappeared.

The aura around Andrew instantly became indistinguishable from that of a normal person because, at that moment, he truly became an ordinary person.

This magic power, through the "Gate of Enlightenment," was actually dispersed among the people of Wildfire Town, quietly giving support, assistance, encouragement, and continued "Enlightenment" to all those who supported, followed, and trusted him!

"——This state will become the 'normal state' of my magic power's existence: Enlightenment State."

A natural realization surged in Andrew's heart, "'In the Enlightenment Normal State, I am just an ordinary person, with no magic power in my body, so naturally, I can't use magic.

But..."

Andrew attempted to draw back the magic power dispersed among the people of Wildfire Town into himself through the "Gate of Enlightenment."

And he discovered: the magic tier remained unchanged, but the "amount" nearly doubled!

"So 'magic power' and 'territory' are truly linked. A simple idea of 'distributing and sharing in peacetime, concentrating and integrating in wartime,' a single output and reintegration through the Gate of Enlightenment, could double the magic power?!"

Andrew was utterly stunned at this moment.

Doubling magic power doesn't sound particularly earth-shattering.

But understanding that "magic power" and "territory" are connected, realizing that the cultivation path for a Water Mage is actually in a "Lord's Style," Andrew immediately thought: If I can make Wildfire Town stronger, make the people of Wildfire Town happier, healthier, and... stronger!

Then, by sharing and concentrating through the "Gate of Enlightenment," how much will the magic power I can unleash in battle increase?

The current doubling is not the limit.

On the contrary, it's just the beginning.

Through this "doubling" of magic power, Andrew sees a possibility that is shocking and even sends chills down his spine: Being a good lord itself is becoming stronger. The cultivation path for a Water Mage is truly in Lord Mode!

If dispersing magic power to the territory is an "Enlightenment Normal State."

Then, a necessary mobilization of magic power is a second state of my magic power in the future: the Wartime Doubling State.

Or simply: Doubling State.

The doubling amount is probably directly related to the strength of my territory, the proportion of professionals among my subjects, and especially the degree of trust people have in me!

Andrew even thought of an extreme case: "Even if I don't have the various wondrous Water Magic that the Water God Mark provides to unlock, just managing and operating the territory to the extreme level. For example... completely liberating this Flame Realm and becoming the king of this Flame Realm?

Then, relying solely on the unparalleled magic power the extreme Lord's Power brings me, to wield the simplest Water Ball Technique, the magic power erupted would definitely reach an unimaginable level!"

This is why the "Gate of Enlightenment" naturally becomes the center of his magic power.

Enlightenment is the source of the Lord's Power. Without enlightenment, Andrew knows he wouldn't naturally become the new leader of Wildfire Town.

And the identity of the Lord itself is magic power!

——This is the true value and significance of the "Enlightenment" magical series and this Water Magic. Something Andrew had not thought of before.

"Since that's the case..."

Andrew's eyes gleamed slightly.

With a flip of his hand, he took out the seemingly lifeless seed of the Water Tower Tree that he had previously put away.

Still Tier One, still the "Deep Blue Starlight" of the "Water Priestess Series," magic power instantly transformed from "normal state" to "doubling state," Andrew used this new magic power to cast the same healing magic——

He gently tapped a finger on the gray seed.

This time, Andrew clearly felt the originally lifeless interior of the seed pulse faintly.

This seed, which should have lost its vitality, once again emitted a very faint but resilient and tough aura of... life!

With this subtle but essential transformation of the seed from "dead to alive," the temple faintly trembled, causing the entire underground space to tremble slightly.

This body of water, seemingly vibrant, was actually nearing its end, just like the previous seed of the Water Tower Tree.

Before Andrew discovered and entered this underground space, the water level here was actually dropping each year!

Just like Andrew had previously sensed, this body of water was calling out to him, while also asking for his help.

It needs his assistance too.

And at this moment, the instant the "seed" was reactivated, this body of water, like the seed, seemed to regain a previously absent vitality.

The trend of the water level decreasing quietly stopped, then seemed to start rising again...!

These changes, like those seen in the Water Tower Tree Seed, are subtle and won't be noticeable in the short-term.

Yet they are changes of essence.

They are the "turning point" of hitting rock bottom and rebounding!

Andrew once again stored the seed into the "Gate of Enlightenment." This magical artifact, as significant as the "Water God Mark," both of which govern Andrew's role as a Water Mage in terms of "magic" and "magic power," also has space storage functionality.

Then, Andrew felt the silent but nearly frantic outbreak of:

Fire Extinguishing Value, +99999!

"Whew, thank goodness..." Sensing the emergence and gathering of this fire-extinguishing value, Andrew couldn't help but secretly heave a sigh of relief, "At least... I won't be trapped in this underground space because I've run out of Fire Extinguishing Value to unlock the 'Water Manipulation Technique' Artifact."

Otherwise, if I finally realized I'm actually a "Lord" and not just a mere "Mage" on such an important matter, but ended up being trapped down here, with Ivan of all people, that would be quite the headache.

"Now I can confirm with 100% certainty that as a Water Mage, I'm not just a simple mage," Andrew thought, "I am also a Water... Magic Lord."