“Heng!” Seeing everyone’s dead and disappointed reactions, the female lecturer coldly snorted, and asked in a low voice: “What? What? Do you all look down on the Water Sphere Technique? Do all of you not understand that even the tallest buildings begin from the base*? This Water Sphere Technique may have little power, but if all of you neglect to practice, to hone even the most basic of skills, you will suffer greatly for your negligence!”
Hearing the teacher’s words, all of the girls stopped complaining. The instructor’s cold glance swept across the room and said, “the Water Sphere Technique by itself does not have much attack power, but it is excellent for practicing water control, in addition…… the Water Sphere Technique is a prerequisite for casting ice magic. If there is no water, where would ice come from?”
While speaking, the lecturer reached behind with her right hand and pulled out her staff that had been resting diagonally across her back. She narrowed her eyes slightly, and after muttering some type of incantation, a hedgehog-like ball of ice about the size of a football formed. It’s surface was full of long and sharp spikes, and it emitted dense streams of cold air. It shot out like lightning from the magic crystal at the tip of the staff, and with a sudden sound, the magic target next to the instructor was smashed into pieces!
Seeing the dumbstruck expressions the students had, the female lecturer smiled in satisfaction and said: “How about it? This Ice Sphere Technique is acceptable right? I can tell everyone right now, this Ice Sphere Technique is the transformation of the Water Sphere Technique. By actively lowering the temperature of a Water Sphere, this Ice Sphere Technique is formed. Right now…does everyone still think that the Water Sphere Technique is something that can be neglected?”
Facing the lecturer’s teachings through words and examples, all the girls enviously opened their mouths. That Ice Sphere’s power was really large, similar to that of some type of artillery. They had not expected that even though the beautiful female lecturer did not seem to be very old, she had already reached such an advanced level in magic instruction!
Enjoying the students’ expressions of admiration, the female lecturer said proudly: “This Ice Sphere Technique is something that official mages learn on the job and is proof of their abilities. Only those that can use the Ice Sphere Technique are counted as mages, and this also proves that you have already learned meditation!”
After a slight pause, the female lecturer mused for a bit, and continued: “Improving your Water Sphere Technique is not simply for the sake of transforming it into the Ice Sphere Technique. In reality, the Water Sphere Technique is the base of all water element magics. High-leveled Tempests and even the even higher-leveled Blizzards are all extensions of the Water Sphere Technique.”
Raising her staff once again, the female lecturer continued: “Once you complete the Water Sphere Technique training, then your control over water also grows stronger. Everyone observe, the next level after the Ice Sphere Technique is—-the Ice Arrow Technique, which depends on your control over water to pull the Ice Sphere into the Ice Arrow form. However even though only the form has changed, the Ice Arrow’s power is many times higher!”
While speaking, a bright blue light quickly began collecting on the staff in her hand. After a short while, the female lecturer waved her staff, and a blue Ice Arrow shot out and traveled 50 meters in a flash, completely penetrating through the magic target that had been placed in the classroom for demonstration purposes.
Lightly putting away her staff, the female lecturer said proudly: “How about it? This is the Ice Sphere’s next level—the Mysterious Arrow of Ice, also known as the Ice Arrow Technique. If you cannot pass the level of control you need for the Water Sphere Technique, then there is no way you can complete this magic!”
After talking for a long time as well as activating two magics, the female lecturer was a bit tired. Casually using the Moisture Technique on herself, the female lecturer said patiently: “In general, the basics are the most important; this does not require me to explain further. Anyways…from today onwards until you are all able to learn meditation, you will all have to practice these few magic spells diligently. This is the training regime that all of you will have for the next few years!”
Using the Moisture Technique to recover the body’s condition, using the Aqua Aegis technique for defense, using the Swamp Technique to cut off the enemy’s movements, and using the Water Sphere Technique to attack the enemy; these were all of the abilities that a water element magic apprentice had to master.
Among the four elements, out of all the magic apprentices training to be mages, those with the water element were the weakest. Whether in terms of defense or attack, the