Ben spent the next several days improving his spells and learning from the books he purchased. He focused on improving the heat for his spells for now be it fire, light or plasma.
He discovered some interesting properties like cold fire or smelly fire, but he will focus on the heat for the time being. He'll explore those strange properties in the future after he increased the heat to a higher degree.
After a week of learning and training, Ben could raise the temperature of his magic to 3150 degrees Celsius. For his light magic, he could raise the temperature to 1000 degrees Celsius because their initial temperatures are low.
As for the Sun Mode: Super-Heated Body, he can raise it to 2300 degrees Celsius. It's easier to raise his spell's temperature than his body's temperature.
His progress in one week was really fast, thanks to A.I Chip's assistance. It's also because he hasn't explored the heat domain which is an important factor of fire and the sun, so he can train it fast in the early steps. However, it is getting harder to raise it further.
The thing that limited him was his physical power. He can cover it with some mastery of temperature because of his studying. But now it was impossible to surpass the physical limit with only his mastery.
"I need to train my body for it to withstand higher temperature." Ben said.
[Name: Ben Cooper
Age: 12
Status: Alive
MP: 46,816/46,816
STR: 80
AGI: 77
STA: 85
INT: 96]
Increasing his temperature also increased his stats somewhat. However, it is still not enough to withstand higher temperatures. Even though he is a Sun Dragon Slayer with high resistance to heat, he still has limits on how much heat he can take.
"It's fine for now. I'll work on it slowly. There's no need to raise it too fast, I need to work on my foundation too." Ben said.
He will strengthen his foundation, so his power won't be fragile.
"I will work on the heat slowly. I will also work on magic power control and mastery so I don't waste too much magic power using my spells. As for physical training, I'll just raise the intensity of my training." Ben pondered while petting Bella who was laying on his lap.
He came up with a list of things that he needs to work on. He won't rush his progress again from now on. He rushed it enough before because he needed power fast. But his power is good enough for now, he needed to make it stable and firm.
"Ben nii-san, let's go to the town!" Wendy called out.
"Alright, alright already." He sighed.
Today, Team Ben would be heading to Clover Town's magic school to teach again. Wendy had to wait for a week, so she was really eager to go. She wants to meet her friends soon.
They headed to the town in their car like usual. They reached the town in a half hour and headed to the magic school. They went to their class that was located in the corner.
Their class was filled with 11 problematic students with the lowest ranks in school. They're also from a poor family and had low progress before. That's why the Headmaster is really happy with the results Team Ben presented last week.
If all his students were able to give good results in his school, then the mayor will trust him to manage the school again. He pushed the previous teacher, but they couldn't do it.
When Team Ben entered the classroom, every student was surprised and they seemed to be happy. They thought they wouldn't teach them again because their usual teacher came back.
"Nii-chan, Wendy, I thought you guys wouldn't come back." A girl said.
"The headmaster asked us to teach regularly. We will teach you every Monday from now on, so get ready! I don't want to see any lazy bums in my class." Ben grinned.
"REALLY? THAT'S GREAT!" A boy exclaimed.
"YEAH, WE WON'T BE LAZY IN THIS CLASS. WE'LL ONLY BE LAZY IN THE TEACHER'S CLASS!" Another boy yelled.
"Oi, oi, oi, you shouldn't be lazy in his class either." Ben sweat dropped.
They all laughed and then the class began. Ben started by asking them to show him their progress in a week. Everyone was eager to show their progress to Team Ben.
The first one to try is Ron. He's a 7 year old boy with light green hair. He learned fire magic because he thought that it was cool. He started to use his fire magic, which was just a simple spell, Fireball. Ben watched the process until Ron formed a small fireball on his hand.
"You have progressed, that's good, but you still rush the process when you gather the magic power and build the magic, so you missed some parts. Watch closely!" Ben ordered.
He produced the same spell and did the steps slowly so Ron could see it. When Ben's fireball formed, it was bigger, brighter and hotter than Ron's.
"I used the same amount of magic power as you, but the result was different because I didn't make too many mistakes. There's no need to rush the process, you will be able to do it faster when you master it. Still, you're doing a good job attempting something like this in a week." Ben complimented Ron.
"Alright, I understand, nii-chan." Ron smiled.
"Next!" Ben yelled.
Several more students showed their progress to Team Ben. They all made good progress in a week. They're not geniuses, but their progress is good for normal students.
[List of students:
1. Ron (M): Fire Magic.
2. Mina (F): Take-Over Magic (Animal Soul)
3. Gea (F): Bubble Magic
4. Hans (M): Illusion Magic
5: Dito (M): Telekinetic Magic
6. Dan (M): Bullet Magic
7. Olive (F): Sound Magic (flute)
8. Cya (F): Water Magic
9. Parka (M): Muscle Magic
10. Felice (F): Requip
11. Yorki (M): Lightning Magic
All 11 students chose different magic that was provided by the school. They have an agreement to choose different magics then they chose in the past.
But even with all these different magics, Ben didn't have a problem evaluating them and teaching them. Even if the magics are different and he never learned some of them, their basics were the same.
With the magic knowledge at his disposal, evaluating them will be easy. Furthermore, he has A.I Chip to scan the magic and find their mistakes as well as how to fix them.
"You've shown good progress in a week, but don't be complacent! You still have a long way to go in the magical world." Ben exclaimed.
"Yes!" Everyone saluted, even Wendy, Bella and Carla.
"You three aren't students here, so you have no reason to copy them." Ben sweat dropped.
"He he he, it's a reflex." Wendy giggled.
"Reflex." Bella nodded.
"Your training turned us into soldiers, after all." Carla pointed out.
"Forget it. Let's start today's lesson. We're going to learn about magic power control. This is your biggest weakness right now after I look at your magic." Ben informed the class.
As beginner mages, it's normal for students like them to have no control over their magic power. Even Ben needs to raise his magic power control, not to mention these kids.
Magic power control is something that a mage will keep learning as they grow stronger. With the rise of their power, their magic power will be harder to control. That's why they need to train their control as they grow up.
He took everyone to the empty training area behind the school. On the training area, Ben taught them how to control their magic power. They form a big circle, so Ben can see all of them.
"Remember, what you need is concentration and belief. Believe in yourself, believe in what you can do! That's the first step for you to be a good mage." Ben told them.
"YES!" The students shout.
"Good, now look at me and hear my explanation!" Ben ordered.
When Team Ben and the students train in the training area, 2 people watched them from a room on the 3rd floor. It's the headmaster and the classes actual teacher.
"What do you think, Mr. Raul?" The headmaster asked.
"Honestly, my students have shown good progress since last week. I'm impressed with them and I'm really curious about their teaching method. I will watch this seriously and try to find my mistakes and the solutions because I want the best for my students." Mr. Raul admitted.
"That's great. Now, let's watch this carefully." The headmaster looked out the window.