The sun rises.

Daybreak.

Except for a young mage heading towards Wildfire Town, the Inner Sea Desert is as barren as always, concealing life within its desolation.

"Mmm..."

Andrew stretched lazily and sat up from his bed inside the tent.

He suddenly paused, looking down.

He found that the routine morning flag-raising had never been so vigorous as it was now!

"Is this...because of the 'Water Soul Constitution'?"

Andrew recalled some knowledge from his past life, "The kidneys govern water, and since I am now a Water Mage, does that mean the kidneys become stronger too? I never thought that becoming a Water Mage would come with such benefits!"

His mood inexplicably improved.

Recalling last night, after that "Rain of Enlightenment," Andrew didn't say much and turned to start treating Ivan and the others.

Enlightenment is not brainwashing.

After giving everyone the seeds of hope, it doesn't mean forcing townsfolk to join his ranks.

Those who are willing to join are, of course, welcome.

Those who are not willing, continuing to live their own lives, make Andrew very happy too.

The key is to not be so afraid of the Magic Guild that one loses their sanity.

As long as this can be done, that's enough.

And last night, after the townsfolk calmed down, some chose to leave after a moment of silence. Like that middle-aged auntie.

But there were also those who joined in, asking Andrew, "Is there anything I can help with?"

Andrew then asked some of them to help Alpha settle the issue of detaining the Magic Apprentices. At the same time, he asked others to help clean the battlefield, tidy up the aftermath, and prepare some water and food for the wounded—he could heal them, but couldn't magically produce food and drink out of thin air.

Busy like this until midnight, he finally healed all the wounded.

Though exhausted, when Andrew went back to the tent to sleep, he felt really, really good.

On one hand, he no longer has to live under the threat and shadow of Humboldt.

On the other hand, being able to get help from everyone, and using his Water Magic to help others, is truly a very satisfying thing.

The flames of fear are indeed the biggest fire in Wildfire Town. After using the Rain of Enlightenment to extinguish the excessive fear in the people's hearts, Andrew was very certain of this.

"Because 'Fire Extinguishing Value' never lies."

Andrew found it unbelievable: a single Rain of Enlightenment produced Fire Extinguishing Value nearly ten times that of killing Humboldt!

Ten times!

"I feel that if I can eliminate the fear of the Magic Guild from 'everyone' in this world, and use the resulting Fire Extinguishing Value to unlock magical enhancements for myself, then no one can hurt me or those I protect!"

This is what Andrew sleepily thought before falling asleep.

Now it was fully bright.

The townspeople all got up early and began a busy new day, each engaged in their own production and life.

On the surface, who would have thought that Wildfire Town just went through a major upheaval last night?

The original Chief Mage, Magic Apprentices, Sheriff—all were completely caught! Some were killed, others captured.

This level of turmoil could have caused Wildfire Town to fall into chaos.

Now? If residents from neighboring Baal Town saw it, they might even feel that Wildfire Town has gained a kind of vitality it didn't have before!

Andrew got dressed and washed his face.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he grinned, "Starting today, I will begin a brand new otherworldly life as the new Chief Mage of Wildfire Town!"

As for what needs to be done concretely, Andrew already had some ideas in mind:

First, internally, further extinguish the remnants of the Magic Guild's power within Wildfire Town. Completely remove the negative influence of the Magic Guild from Wildfire Town!

This is the "internal fire extinguishing."

Secondly, externally, using Wildfire Town as a base of operations, it feels right to start researching what this Flame Realm is all about.

For instance, the nearby Baal Town must also have people who need help and fires that need extinguishing, right?

In this Inner Sea Desert, scattered with towns large and small, how many people need help, and how many fires must be extinguished?

If possible, Andrew even wants to try activating some Divine Level Water Magic to directly turn this arid desert into an oasis; the Fire Extinguishing Value would surely be enough to immediately go to the Magic Guild headquarters at the Scholar's Fortress and uproot the biggest source of evil flames from this world! Well, if he could activate Divine Level Water Magic now.

In short, this is "external fire extinguishing."

By doing a good job both internally and externally, the Fire Extinguishing Value will definitely not be lacking.

Then he can properly enhance his own strength again.

"Having killed Humboldt, the Magic Guild's retaliation will surely come—it's only a matter of time."

Andrew understood in his heart, "Before that happens, do my best to prepare. By the way, when exactly will that third miss of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, Barbara, wake up?"

If possible, Andrew hoped to wait for Barbara to wake up and have a good chat with her.

If he could secure the support and assistance of the Warm Fire Commerce Association, that would be wonderful.

"But ultimately, one's own strength is still the most reliable!"

Andrew told himself, "I must be prepared to protect Wildfire Town on my own, even without the help of the Warm Fire Commerce Association."

——This is what needs to be done next!

Internal fire extinguishing, external fire extinguishing, strengthening of power, alliance with the Commerce Association.

That's about it.

Andrew lifted the curtain and stepped out of the tent.

Outside the tent was a temporary camp.

Andrew hadn't moved into Humboldt's Magic Laboratory just because he defeated him.

He simply had his own tent in this temporary camp.

As soon as he stepped out of the tent, he felt a figure crashing into... no, colliding with him head-on!

"An—drew—bro—ther!!"

Sure enough, it was undoubtedly little Sophie.

This little girl practically charged right into him.

She hit just at the diaphragm area between Andrew's chest and abdomen!

Caught off guard, Andrew almost got knocked breathless.

I don't know if it's my imagination, Andrew thought, feeling like Sophie's charge and collision had a bit of force.

It seemed a bit unusual for a girl her age.

Meanwhile, he sensed trickles of Fire Extinguishing Value, like a gentle stream, being realized from Sophie's body.

Then these streams, though inconspicuous but continuous, flowed into the "Water God Mark" on his forehead.

Andrew couldn't help frowning slightly, somewhat puzzled.

What is going on here?

Receiving Fire Extinguishing Value is, of course, a great thing.

This should be considered "internal fire extinguishing," which means eliminating the residual fires within Wildfire Town, thereby obtaining Fire Extinguishing Value.

The problem is, there shouldn't be any fires on little Sophie.

So where are these trickles of Fire Extinguishing Value coming from?

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