The dinner ordered by Ventura has been delivered by the hotel, along with a daily quota of cigarettes and alcohol.

After dinner, Karun returned to the bedroom to rest. He quickly fell asleep because he had expended a lot of energy during the day.

When he woke up and looked at the clock on the bedside table, it was a quarter to four in the morning.

"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy."

Karun got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to freshen up. According to the schedule, today's lesson should be "team battle".

Although there were some setbacks in the first two lessons, it was undeniable that the teaching results were remarkable.

Although the old people participated out of boredom, they had no intention of hiding anything. They genuinely wanted to teach something. Even though they were not good at being teachers, their level was high enough to benefit the young people.

After applying a hot towel to his face for a while, Karun took it off and took a deep breath. He was looking forward to today's "team battle" lesson.

After leaving the bathroom, Karun glanced at the clock. It was two minutes past four.

Karun walked out of the bedroom and arrived in the living room, where Ventura was coming downstairs.

"Waking up so early?"

"Yes, Captain. I slept early last night, hehe."

Ventura poured ice water for Karun and then knocked on the door instead of ringing the doorbell.

After Ventura opened the door, Karun, Aisley, Bart, Mars, and Blanche all came in and sat on the sofa.

"Good morning, Captain."

"Morning, Captain."

Karun nodded and responded, "Morning."

He remembered that yesterday he told them to wake up at four o'clock, and they all arrived on time.

"The advantage of being young is that you are willing to learn while you are young, instead of using youth as an excuse to constantly reconcile with yourself."

Based on Karun's experience in his previous life, as he grew older, his learning ability and concentration would inevitably decline, unless he had strict self-management requirements before that, which would develop a habit of learning and striving.

Otherwise, he would be like newly made pottery left in the sun, difficult to change after it had dried and hardened.

Bart and the others brought the cigarettes and alcohol from yesterday. In this regard, they fully implemented their captain's spirit.

Ventura packed these things away, and the suitcase that had been specially set aside was almost full.

These things couldn't be taken back, so they would exchange them for points in the nearby black market during the break of the training.

Everyone sat around the coffee table and started discussing the doubts from yesterday's lesson. Karun clarified their doubts based on his own experience and yesterday's lesson.

This quiet and enthusiastic learning atmosphere continued until almost eight o'clock. When they were ready to go downstairs for class, they realized that they hadn't had breakfast yet.

In the end, they went to the hotel staff canteen downstairs and got a lot of bread and milk while eating on the way to the gathering point.

The members of the Mueller team were already waiting on the beach. They watched as Karun's team ran towards them while eating, and no one assumed that they had overslept and didn't have time to eat breakfast. Everyone realized:

Damn! They had a secret meeting this morning!

This training only had two teams, equivalent to two small classes. If the other team secretly worked hard, it would undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on them.

Mueller approached Karun, who was drinking milk, and reached out to take a piece of bread from Karun, tearing open the packaging before handing it back to him.

"Um, did you guys have a meeting this morning?"

"It was an internal discussion." Karun looked at the team members behind him and smiled. "It's rare to have teachers of this level, so we cherish it."

He had to maintain a low profile because the Mueller team completely surpassed Karun's team in terms of family background. But as true aristocrats, they were not interested in showing off their family background, just like most normal people wouldn't consider eating bread as a capital to show off.

"Well, what I mean is, can you bring our team along next time you have an internal discussion?"

"You want to come too?"

Karun didn't expect Mueller to make this request.

Well, since he entered the Order of the Gods, the only second-generation member he had met who matched his impression was Vecole and his grandfather.

Other young masters like Leon Lauer, although they were a bit reserved and proud, were not foolish.

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"Of course, you're welcome. It's a good opportunity for us to learn and improve together."

Mueller smiled and said, "Thank you."

It was time for class. A small cruise ship appeared in front of them. After the cruise ship docked, they were signaled to board.

Karun suspected that this cruise ship was temporarily borrowed from a nearby hotel by the training base because there were some erotic clothes in the crevices.

This meant one thing, that today's lesson had changed temporarily.

What other temporary changes would there be?

Karun thought that the training base should be used to it by now, as the old men had already taken over the classes for two days.

The cruise ship sailed into the deep sea, and after about half an hour, an island appeared in front of them, with an observation tower on it.

After the ship docked, everyone got off and waded to the island. There were two people standing at the shore.

One was an old man in a white suit, and the other was a young man in a black suit. They were probably a little younger than most of the people present, about one or two years older than Ventura.

The most important thing was that the old man stood behind the young man, clearly indicating their positions.

"Do you know them?" Karun asked Mueller.

"The old man should be Director Husen from the Tactical Office of the Order of the Whip. I was told about him when I talked to my father on the phone yesterday. But I don't know the young man, nor do I know anything about him."

The two captains stood in the front row, and the team members stood behind them.

The old man in the white suit spoke first.

"I am the assistant instructor for today's lesson. You can call me Director Husen. This person is your mentor for today, Malvario."Actually, I was supposed to teach you today, but since Marvalio is here, I'll let him take over. He will pass on to you a true team battle weapon."

Karun noticed that Husen did not mention Marvalio's position when introducing him, which meant that the young man in the black suit in front of him did not have a position.

Marvalio's gaze swept over everyone in front of him and said, "Hello, everyone. I am Marvalio, and I have no surname."

Everyone immediately said in unison, "Teacher."

Marvalio smiled and said, "Actually, I am about the same age as you."

A teacher who is about the same age as us?

Marvalio did not continue on the topic of age, but went straight to the point, "The theme of today's lesson is team battles. I know that many of you come from knight orders. I want to ask you, do you know a war weapon called the 'Black Prison Castle'?"

Bart spoke up, "Yes, it is a mobile war fortress, a war technique created by the great Lord Machetini."

Machetini, one of the twelve knights under the God of Order in the myth of "Light of Order," is skilled in forging war equipment.

Karun has read "Light of Order" many times. Machetini's position among the twelve knights is similar to that of a logistics steward. In the records of the divine battles, whenever he appears, it is always mentioned that he provided something, prepared something, or created something.

"Yes, that's right. It was created by Machetini specifically for war."

Marvalio opened his palm and said in a deep voice, "Order War - Black Prison Castle."

Immediately, a huge black star radiated from under his feet, and then the nearby wind began to gather with countless invisible forces.

Bart and the other members with knight order backgrounds were shocked to see this scene.

"Is he going to summon the 'Black Prison Castle' alone?"

Karun sensed the wind around him, but he couldn't fully understand what material was being sucked in. However, a clear layer of black substance appeared under Marvalio's feet. It was like black sand being blown by the wind and stacked up in a sequence.

It felt like building a house, a house built by the wind.

Foundations appeared, gates appeared, walls appeared, battlements appeared, constantly rising, rising, and rising!

Finally, a small black castle was formed.

In terms of the height of the walls, it was about twelve meters, enclosing an area of about three hundred square meters in a circle.

Within this circle were three buildings connected to each other and inseparable from the walls.

The middle building was the tallest, resembling an observation tower, but the highest point had a black reflection. When it flipped down, a cannon muzzle appeared there.

The two side buildings were only two-thirds the height of the middle one. The top of the left side had a giant crossbow, while the right side had a huge mirror.

There was also a gate in the middle of the walls.

It was hard to imagine that in just a moment, a small castle appeared in front of everyone.

Bart introduced behind Karun, "The cannon at the highest point is the Judgment-level Magic Crystal Cannon, responsible for long-range attacks.

The giant crossbow on the left is the B-level War Penetration Crossbow, responsible for close-range sniping.

The mirror on the right is the Res Magic Mirror, which can reflect and amplify formation and magic intensities, responsible for defense.

The 'Black Prison Castle' is a combat technique used by knight orders at the battalion level. It can provide better defense and offensive support in war. However, this war weapon can only be summoned by a battalion and requires at least one of the main or deputy battalion commanders to activate the permission."

"So, he summoned it alone?" Karun asked.

"As you can see, yes, Captain."

"Do you know this technique?" Karun asked.

Bart pursed his lips and said, "Captain, it's not a matter of knowing or not, it requires permission."

"Permission?"

"Click!"

At this moment, the gate opened.

Husen stood at the entrance, made a gesture of "please" to everyone, and then walked in himself.

Everyone followed suit and entered.

The space inside was not large. It was just a small castle. After entering, the stairs in the middle of the tallest building were narrow, only allowing one person to pass through.

When Karun entered earlier, he noticed that the gate was actually "fake." Although it looked like a large iron gate, it was just an illusion.

Not only that, the black steps under his feet were also fake, not real substances, but more like crystallized energy.

When walking to two-thirds of the height, the War Penetration Crossbow and the Res Magic Mirror were on both sides. In other words, the two side buildings did not have internal structures and only the middle building could be accessed. From Karun's current position, he could go to the top of the two side buildings.

Karun deliberately lingered here for a while because he was with his own team members and didn't have to worry about causing anyone's dissatisfaction.

In fact, Karun even walked to one side and touched the War Penetration Crossbow with his hand. This crossbow arrow was real and a sacred artifact.

Moreover, there were crystal-clear threads wrapped around the arrow, which appeared black from the side, the same color as the ground and walls.

The team members made way for Karun, and he walked to the other side, examining the Res Magic Mirror. This mirror was also real, and there were threads on it as well.

Karun believed that the Judgment-level Magic Crystal Cannon at the top of the middle building should also be real, and its condition was similar to these two sacred artifacts.

What is this like?

Karun frowned slightly, and he had a very inappropriate analogy in his mind:

The cannon, crossbow, and mirror were like three light bulbs, and the castle not only provided them with a place to be installed, but the castle itself was the wire.

These three war weapons were controlled by the castle. Going further up, there should be a platform in the space below the cannon. That should be the control center.Through the platform, one could "remotely" command these three war weapons for long-range strikes, close-range attacks, and defense.

But was this castle built just to serve as a conduit?

Karun reached out and touched the wall. It was not hard, but rather soft, similar to the texture of his Poseidon's Armor. Softness did not mean it lacked defensive power. On the contrary, as long as there was enough spiritual power to maintain its operation, its defense would be astonishing, even possessing self-repairing abilities.

But what was the purpose of doing this?

The three war weapons were likely physical objects summoned, somewhat similar to the refrigerator at his home. The black castle structure was the part that was truly created out of thin air.

Indeed, it could defend, it could attack, and it could serve as a very reliable support point. But the problem was... its cost-effectiveness was too low.

Building it, maintaining it, and using it all required a large amount of spiritual power.

The input-output ratio was just like what Mr. Hofen described in his notes about array masters, preparing a forbidden-level array to drive away a mosquito that had strayed into the bedroom.

On the battlefield, it would be better to save energy for defense and attack instead of creating this. Karun really didn't understand the purpose.

Unless...

The spiritual power support did not come from the summoner himself, or at least, not all of it.

Only in this way would it have value for use.

Karun continued to ascend, arriving at a platform. There were stairs leading upwards from the platform, presumably leading to the top where the magic crystal cannon was set up.

The platform had eight long, narrow windows, providing ample vision while also considering defense.

In the center of the platform was a black sphere, emitting a mysterious aura. It seemed alive, as if it were writhing.

On this sphere, Karun detected an aura similar to the "Key of the Rubik's Cube". So, this sphere was the control center of this castle.

A black vine extended from the sphere, winding around Mavalo's wrist. The operation of the castle was now under his control.

Of course, Karun believed that more black vines could extend from this black sphere, allowing others to help control various parts of the castle.

Mavalo said, "Welcome to the Black Prison Castle."

Muri asked, "Is this what we're here for today?"

Mavalo nodded, "Yes, that's right."

Muri asked again, "But what about the authority?"

Clearly, Muri had also communicated with his team members on the way up.

Mavalo replied, "Considering the special nature of your entry into the Gate of Reincarnation and the nature of the tasks you will undertake, the authority of the Black Prison Castle will be opened separately for your two teams."

Karun tilted his head back slightly, and Bart hesitated for a moment before looking at Mars. Although they were both from the Knights, Mars was clearly more familiar with this aspect as he was an array master.

Mars leaned in close to Karun's neck and whispered, "Captain, the authority of the Black Prison Castle is controlled by a divine artifact in the Supreme Temple. Once we obtain the authority, we can resonate with the divine artifact, and the power of the artifact will descend to help us bear nearly eighty to ninety percent of the castle's consumption."

Karun understood. The difficulty was not in the spell, which was not particularly challenging. The real difficulty was in obtaining the authority, that is, hanging your identity certification on the divine artifact in the Order Temple.

No matter how high the difficulty, there was always a chance of success. But without authority, there was absolutely no chance.

Even if you really built a castle exactly like this one, it would just be a very luxurious but extremely useless... piece of art.

But if you could rely on the power of the divine artifact to offset eighty to ninety percent of the consumption, the cost-effectiveness of this castle would be immediately apparent.

Mavalo said, "Now, I will grant two authority qualifications here. Please each of your two teams nominate one person to receive this authority.

Remember, once the authority is obtained, it will always accompany this person until his death or expulsion from the Church."

The implication was that the one who obtained this authority was an individual, not the entire team. And once obtained, as long as you did not betray the Order Church, you would have the qualification to resonate with that powerful artifact until your death. This was equivalent to suddenly gaining a "Divine Artifact Protection" that only the head and deputy head of the Knights could have.

This was an astonishing temptation, its benefits would accompany you for life!

Mavalo continued, "My suggestion is that the person who obtains this authority should meet the following requirements as much as possible:

First, leadership, that is, the ability to command in battle;

Second, familiarity with arrays, as the castle is essentially the operation of an array;

Third, soul strength, which is the key to binding and resonating with the divine artifact;

Fourth, spiritual power. In case of emergencies or unexpected situations, the authority holder is the primary provider of the power needed to maintain the castle.

Alright, you can start discussing the candidates now."

Then,

Mavalo turned his gaze to Muri's team. A discussion began within Muri's team. As the team leader, Muri wanted this authority, but the array masters Digate and Pasio in the team also wanted it, and Yilaman, who came from the Knights, also intended to fight for it.

Sensing the gaze from the instructor, Muri said, "Please wait a moment, teacher. Our team will vote."

"Alright."

Mavalo turned to look at Karun's team.

All the members of Karun's team,

Took a step back.