This dungeon has mushrooms growing on it.

Chapter 66: No matter how hard you try, you can't win
In front of the gate of the Duke of St. Clair's Palace.

"Mr. Eric, this is a package for Miss Inanna."

The person who spoke was a neatly dressed and polite young man.

Eric knew this young man. He was a junior supervisor who had just arrived this year for the local guild post office. Every time there was a letter from the Duke's Palace, he would deliver it personally.

Behind him followed two guards. Judging from the sword and shield emblems on their epaulettes, they were both official members of the guild.

The young man held a sealed small box in his hands, with a red seal on one corner of the box - this was the highest standard letter issued by the Guild Post.

"Miss's?" Eric confirmed with a hint of doubt.

"Yes, it's Miss Inanna's package." The young man had a smile on his face, and his hands holding the box did not move at all, without any impatience.

This is strange. Who would send something to Miss Inanna at this time?

Still a red seal.

The young lady's social circle is not very wide, mostly limited to the aristocratic circle of the kingdom, and she has had little communication with the outside world in the past year.

If it is a formal letter between nobles, a special sky blue seal is used.

Then it must have been sent privately by children from other noble families.

Is that the child from Count Roland's family?
Although Eric thought a lot, he didn't make the young man wait too long when he took action.

He reached out and took the box: "Thank you for your hard work, Josh."

Josh was visibly excited to see that Eric actually remembered his name.

But in just a moment, he regained his composure and didn't stay for a moment longer.

"It has been an honor to serve St. Clair. Now that the package has been delivered, please allow me to take my leave."

After saying that, he left with two guards.

After bringing the package back, Eric did not give it directly to Inanna.

Instead, he returned to his room and took out some magic props.

First, the red seal was torn open, and a small wave of magic power spread out.

Eric was not surprised by this. The seal was originally a small prop used to ensure that the package had not been opened during transportation.

When I opened the box, it was divided into two compartments.

One box contains a letter, and the other box contains a magic crystal the size of a ring.

Eric recognized its quality immediately—S-grade.

This made him even more puzzled, and he denied his previous speculation that this was a letter from other noble children.

No child would be so extravagant as to give an S-level magic crystal to a friend.

Although he was curious, Eric did not deliberately explore the answers to these questions, nor did he read the contents of the letter.

All he had to do was ensure the lady's safety.

After monitoring with several magical props, it was ensured that there was no danger on the two objects.

He did not do these things on his own initiative. The Duke had granted him these powers long before he came.

After finishing everything, Eric packed up everything and put the letters and magic crystals back into the box.

Then he took the box and went straight to the training ground.

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The training ground is paved with obsidian and reinforced with enchantments.

The magical fluctuations caused by the battle spread out in waves.

Inside the venue, two young men were competing in magic.

Inanna's magic teacher Julian stood at the edge of the field, observing the battle between the two.

Noticing the footsteps behind him, Julian looked back.

"Good day, Mr. Butler."

Eric nodded and responded, "Good day, Maester."

Bachelor, that was Julian's position within the Relic Association. "Mr. Butler, how did you find the time to observe Inanna's class today?"

According to Julian's own observation, the butler was a very busy man, although he didn't know what he was busy with.

Of course, this question was just a greeting, as Julian had no interest in finding out the secrets of the Duke's Mansion.

The only thing that interested him was the study.

Eric didn't hide it: "There is a package sent to the lady."

Julian also noticed what Eric was holding: "Then I'll call her over."

"No need, let them finish the fight." Eric shook his head and refused.

Seeing this, Julian turned his attention back to the training ground.

Calvin threw out several magic missiles, which drew arcs in the air and shot towards Inanna on the other side.

Inanna just stood there, using the water mirror to refract, and condensed a water mirror with ripples in front of her.

Then she ignored the incoming attacks and focused on casting the next skill.

Facing the flying magic missiles, Shui Jing moved flexibly around Inanna, intercepting the attacks just right every time.

Two of the magic missiles were even bounced back by the water mirror at the right angle.

In order to avoid the rebounded attack, Calvin had to interrupt the next spell in his hand and ran two steps to the left.

Just as he stood still, Inanna's water snake technique flew over again.

Calvin wanted to retreat out of the range of the water snake technique, but he didn't expect that the concentration of the water snake technique was far beyond his expectations.

He had no choice but to use the magic shield to offset the water snake technique.

However, during this delay, Inanna was ready for her next magic.

The scene in the training ground was almost Inanna standing still, concentrating on casting spells, while Calvin was jumping up and down on the other side to deal with the continuous attacks.

Occasionally, when he found time to try to fight back, he would be bounced back by the water mirror that never dissipated, making him even more embarrassed.

Calvin almost cried after the fight.

After Inanna finally remembered to use the quagmire to block Calvin's movements, Julian ended the duel.

Looking at the eldest disciple who collapsed on the ground like a dead dog after stepping out of the mud, Julian did not think that he performed badly.

In fact, due to the constant interference, the frequency of successful spellcasting was far lower than that of Inanna. Julian thought Calvin would have been defeated earlier.

He didn't expect that his eldest disciple had been able to persist until now with his monkey-like body movements, jumping up and down in an ugly posture that was very un-magic.

He didn't know whether he should be happy or helpless.

As for Inanna...

He could only say that [Favor of Elemental Spirits] was a talent that even he would envy.

Sometimes God favors a person so much, not only giving her the best birth, but also giving her top talents.

Calvin's loss was not unfair at all.

"Okay, that's enough for today, let's all go and rest."

Calvin seemed a little unconvinced, muttering softly, "If I could use the ring and potion, I wouldn't lose so easily!"

Julian glanced at him and asked, "Shouldn't Inanna also use her wand?"

Calvin immediately shut up.

Indeed, neither of them used any equipment in the duel.

If Inanna brought the staff inlaid with the large A-grade magic crystal, Calvin knew he would only be defeated faster...

Ignoring his shocked disciple, Julian said to Inanna:
"Inanna, Eric has your package."

Unlike Calvin, who was like a dead dog, Inanna was only breathing slightly now, as if she had just done a set of warm-up exercises.

After hearing Julian's words, she looked to the sidelines and saw Eric holding the box.

Then he asked doubtfully, "My package?"

(End of this chapter)