Lord of Arcane

Chapter 30 Reading Magic
Tower of Time, first floor, corner of the hall.

The official apprentice Colin was teaching the new apprentices who joined the Mage Tower the mystery of [Reading Magic]. He spoke very fast, but with the help of the light and shadow summoned, the new apprentices did not feel too tired.

It's just that the notes may not be fully recorded in time.

Xia Duo listened carefully and memorized his notes carefully. The appearance of [Reading Magic] opened the door to a new world for him.

Previously, according to Shado's own understanding, [Reading Magic] should be a special spell, but Colin's lectures made him truly understand why [Reading Magic] could become the starting point and cornerstone of a mage.

To be precise, [Reading Magic] is not a spell, but a skill that can be learned, improved, and optimized, and this skill is connected with [Spell Recognition] to form a unique knowledge system.

First contact with the magic net is the first step. Without this premise, you don't have to think about everything that follows.

When Colin taught the skills of [Reading Magic], he showed some spell structures in front of the apprentices. What spell structure corresponds to what effect, and what spell structure is required for each effect. This is both [Spell Recognition] and [Reading Magic].

The so-called spell structure is the method by which the caster controls the magic net. After the summary of the predecessors, some fixed formulas have been formed.

There are many ways to express the structure of spells, such as vocal music, singing, incantation; action, dancing, gestures, etc.; utensils, using magic equipment to assist in casting spells.

Of course, it is more of a minimalist. Faerun is not a peaceful world. The Nether people have developed the wilderness for nearly a thousand years, and so far there are not many pioneers. People need power, the most convenient and fast power.

But no matter which spellcasting method is chosen, the caster must concentrate and concentrate on the spellcasting. Any interference may interrupt the spellcasting and even cause serious backlash.

Therefore, most mages will match the safest and most concise spellcasting method according to their own habits, usually in the form of byte spell + simple gesture or magic equipment + byte spell.

Colin also taught several commonly used byte spells to assist in casting spells, and warned the apprentices that when they heard these keywords, they must be able to distinguish which magic net structures they triggered and what effects they might have.

Any time a mage has is precious, and this is the deepest experience that Shado has felt after staying in the mage tower for a week.

Colin's class will not be like the class before Xiaduo's time-travel. There is interaction between teachers and students, so that the teacher can keep track of the students' status at all times. There is no interaction here.

Colin only talks about his own, and doesn't consider whether the apprentice can accept it or understand it, and he will not focus on the key points at all. It's just the script.

Fortunately, it's just an introductory course, and everyone can follow it. If it comes to the later courses, Xia Duo estimates that most of them may not be able to keep up, and additional tuition is required.

"If only there was a camera!"

Xia Duo couldn't help but think about it, but even though he was dissatisfied with his distraction, after pinching himself, he focused his attention on the content of Colin's lecture, and kept taking notes in his hand.

After several hours of class, Colin's voice became a little hoarse, and the new apprentices below were even more uncomfortable. They were bombarded with almost non-stop intensive information, and some parts would be missed if they were not careful.

Xia Duo also rubbed his wrist. He made some mistakes today. He only brought a bottle of ink. He didn't expect to run out of ink in just one lesson, and he took more than ten pages of notes.

At this rate, he will soon be running out of supplies again.

There must be a solution as soon as possible!
Xia Duo is no longer willing to sell the opportunity to ask questions. He found that after the formal contact with the magic, he has endless questions to ask. Apart from curiosity, there are still many questions that cannot be understood and need to be answered.

Unless he is willing to slow down his studies, he will have to find another way to make a fortune. This matter cannot be delayed.

"Apprentice Xia Duo, do you have any questions to ask?" Colin suddenly pointed to Xia Duo.

Among the twenty or so people who chose this course this time, only Xia Duo was an official apprentice, and the others were not qualified to ask questions. At this time, they could only look at Xia Duo, praying that Xia Duo asked the same question. want to ask.

At the moment, Xia Duo has a lot of thoughts in his heart, and he can't sort it out. He has too many questions to ask, and that's why he doesn't know what question to choose——

Is there a rationale for asking spell structure?This seems to be a bit ahead of its time, and maybe it will be mentioned in the future.

Ask for the identification information of [Reading Magic]?But this kind of information can already be counted as personal privacy. Whether Colin can say it is a problem, and how much he can say is another question.

……

Xia Duo suddenly thought of something, and immediately asked: "I want to ask how to learn spells, or what is the process of learning spells?"

Xia Duo's question surprised Colin. Normally, apprentices need to learn [Reading Magic] before they can start formal spell learning. Xia Duo's question is undoubtedly a bit ahead of its time.

Some of the other apprentices who attended the class shook their heads, as if they were sorry that Xia Duo wasted an opportunity to ask questions. Some of them dipped their quills in ink, ready to record Colin's answers at any time.

Xia Duo was also ready, looking at Colin expectantly, waiting for his answer.

"That question--it's actually quite simple." Colin took two steps towards the restaurant before he began to answer--

"Today I talked about some basic knowledge of [Reading Magic], then when your [Spell Recognition] is enough, you can learn a magic through other people's spellcasting, or through other people's description of a certain magic spell structure learn it."

This said, if the archmage saw a new low-level spell, he might be able to learn it instantly, but for the apprentices who didn't even have access to Xia Duo, it was just empty talk.

Fortunately, Colin continued: "And when your [Spell Identification] is not enough, you need a study scroll, or an unencrypted spell book, through which you can read the entire structure of a spell, After a lot of practice, you can master it.”

Xia Duo was overjoyed and asked, "How to practice?"

But this time Colin didn't answer any more. Instead, he looked at the apprentices and said, "For 20 gold coins, I'll tell you how to practice, and you can also trade privately."

"..."

Not only Xia Duo was speechless, but the other new apprentices were also a little speechless, they were desperate for money!But once you accept this setting, it's still quite emotional. Equivalent exchange is also the law of the world before Xia Duo's time-travel.

It's just that the pricing power is always in the hands of a certain party, and it is not an exchange of "value".

Xia Duo is not willing to accept this price, and he can't afford it, anyway, he can ask again tomorrow.

Seeing that Xia Duo didn't want to continue to ask questions, Colin immediately walked to the restaurant, not at all sloppy.

……

Colin left, and the rest of the apprentices dispersed, and just as Xado was about to go to the restaurant for dinner, a group of people gathered around.

　Ask for recommendation and investment! ! !
(End of this chapter)