Experimenting With Spells
Leylin and Kaliweir discussed the finer details and then bade farewell to each other.
Leylin contemplated deeply before deciding to go on a mission with Kaliweir and his team.
He still had a lot of potions which he did not dare to sell, so he could only seek for alternatives.
Moreover, converting the knowledge gained from learning a spell into battle experience requires a continuous process of battling.
Regarding battle experience, Kaliweir and his team’s average strength were similar to his and they also came from the same region. Everyone also knew each other beforehand which was naturally better than being with an unfamiliar group of people.
Furthermore, Kaliweir has undergone a long period of arduous training and has learnt a lot. Since he could be considered to have an abundant of experience, Leylin was more at ease with his team.
“When I master the spell model, my plan is to follow Kaliweir and his team on a mission and accumulate some experience. After that, I’ll leave the academy on my own and seek alternative ways……”
Returning back to his dorm, Leylin picked up the Umbra’s Hand spell book.
The yellow cover of the spell book was extremely sturdy like leather, and there were some patterns on it which sent an icy cold feeling from Leylin’s fingertips into his body.
The book was tightly bound by a metal chain and the ends were clipped in the fashion of a belt.
“Learning the Umbra’s Hand requires research in Shadow energy and Evocation. I’ve learned both long ago!”
Via selling potions, Leylin continuously improved his knowledge by acquiring advanced information on the Shadow element and studying them.
“The incantation for opening it – Mansidala!” Leylin spoke in a low voice.
After hearing the incantation, the book suddenly trembled and, amidst the trembling, the black chains automatically untied by themselves and the pages started to flip through.
“A.I. Chip, begin recording the information!”
Leylin continuously looked at the spell book containing the model of Umbra’s Hand. Only after quickly flipping through it once and hearing the notification from the A.I. Chip that it had fully recorded the content, did he put the book down.
“The construction of a spell model is the foundation for a Magus to cast spells. This process includes a series of complex variation as well as the precise construction of the spell model itself. To learn a spell, 3 months is needed at the very least!”
As he learned of the difficulty for a Magus to cast spells, Leylin sighed. Without the A.I. Chip, he could only learn to cast spells after countless attempts and failures.
[The recording of data is finished, beginning analysis!] The A.I. Chip’s voice sounded.
“How long will it take?”
[Estimated time taken: 106 Hours 32 Minutes!]
“106 Hours 32 Minutes! That is the equivalent of four to five days, this speed is extremely fast!” Leylin nodded his head.
He stood up, patted his body, and placed the two spell books away neatly.
He then walked to one side of his dorm. Originally, this section was utilised for reception or other uses but Leylin changed it into a mini experiment lab for potion brewing.
Although it was rather dangerous to experiment here, with the A.I. Chip he could guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
“I’m going on a mission in a few months’ time! I better focus on brewing a few potions as preventive measures for sudden events!”
Leylin lit a candle and begun his potion brewing.
The education system in Abyssal Bone Forest Academy was rather loose. From what Leylin saw, it was most similar to the ancient times of one teacher to one student.
The academy was only providing land and the most basic of services. As for everything else, like acquiring advanced information, one had to learn from a professor, the chances of which were very slim.
Moreover, there weren’t any compulsory missions that one must take on. As long as a person could pay the school fees and did not meet a bad professor, one could normally stay here for 5 years!
Of course, when there was no motivation, one’s power would lessen as they did not seek to improve. At least in Leylin’s case, he had not come across such a wonderful thing like receiving a few pieces of magic crystals each month for free.
To obtain magic crystals, one could only take up a mission and go outside of the academy using their life to fight for them!
The world of Magus has always upheld the principles of fair trade.
In the following dozen days or so, Leylin devoted his time to analysing the spell models and purchasing items like grains and nutrients for the mission he was going to take up.
One afternoon, Leylin came to the spell experimenting area.