The Necromancer in the Wizarding World

Francis had already explained in detail to Matthews the rune structure of the basic blessing witchcraft model, and he had also accurately engraved the blessing witchcraft onto the staff.

Before the test began, Dean Francis solemnly emphasized the key points of the experiment again and pointed out:

"To ensure the safety of the sorcery, today's test will be limited to the minimum blessing of the combined power, with the goal of verifying its safety and effectiveness for self-blessing. As we have witnessed before, the rune brand has been perfectly adapted by the knight. Today's goal is to ensure that this sorcery is also applicable to the wizard's own blessing."

Although Matthews was nervous, he was full of anticipation and had no worries about his own safety. After all, there were three powerful official wizards guarding him. In any emergency, they could respond quickly to ensure his safety.

He no longer hesitated, tightly grasped the staff, and began to steadily inject magic power and fighting spirit into it. As the energy slowly gathered, the witchcraft gradually took shape.

Matthews took a deep breath and resolutely cast the spell on himself. In an instant, the root-like veins spread throughout his body, as if he was covered with a layer of exoskeleton-like armor, giving him an unprecedented sense of strength.

However, his brows knitted together, the blessing brought by witchcraft was not as natural as he wished. Instead, it was a strange force floating between the veins outside the body and the body, which was incompatible with his own power, making him feel strange and awkward.

He threw a punch with all his strength, hitting the dynamometer directly. The numerical value indicated that his strength had increased by about one-fold, which meant that under the blessing of witchcraft, his strength could reach twice the original.

Afterwards, he tried to use his special close combat skill, the Five Absolute Hands. Although his strength and speed had increased, his movements were unusually stiff, lacking the fluidity and coordination of the past. This unnatural experience made him feel very uncomfortable.

As time went by, after about half an hour, the witchcraft effect slowly dissipated.

Fernando asked anxiously: "Matthews, how do you feel?"

Matthews groaned for a moment. "As far as safety is concerned, I didn't notice anything unusual. However, although this power is strong, it seems stiff and external, as if I had put on another layer of power armor on the surface of my body. It makes me feel very uncomfortable."

Francis frowned and thought deeply. After a moment, he slowly said, "I need to study this issue more carefully."

Wizard Andre asked urgently: "What about the consumption of Qi and blood?"

In fact, he had just used his mental power to conduct a comprehensive scan of Matthews and did not find anything abnormal, but out of caution, he still needed to confirm again.

Matthews closed his eyes, concentrating on sensing the subtle changes in his body, and then responded firmly:

"I do feel some blood and energy being lost in my body, but it doesn't have much impact on my body. It can be completely offset by the effect of the blood and energy replenishing potion. In addition, I don't feel any discomfort in my head. Everything is normal."

Wizard Andre was overjoyed and announced excitedly: "This is really great. The success of the double leverage means that we have taken a crucial step. Next, we will challenge triple, quadruple or even higher leverage!"

However, Fernando was reserved. He shook his head and said, "In theory, it is indeed possible to leverage power infinitely in this way, but obviously, this kind of improvement has its limits."

Andre did not fully agree with Fernando's concerns. He retorted: "I have a different opinion. As long as our physical strength is sufficient, theoretically, unlimited prying is completely possible."

Francis calmly analyzed: "Our first priority should be to achieve a four-fold leverage effect, which should be the limit of what can be achieved during the apprenticeship stage."

Fernando and Andre nodded at the same time. They agreed that four times leverage was the limit of the apprenticeship period. After all, in the apprenticeship stage, the power leverage of all witchcraft systems is generally four times.

Since the power of witchcraft is like this, then the combined power, which is restricted by the power of death, must also follow this rule.

Francis went on to say, "We will develop three different sorcery techniques, which will be used to double, triple, and quadruple the power. In this way, we can flexibly choose the most appropriate sorcery technique according to the actual needs of the battlefield, and achieve the best combat effect with the least consumption of Qi, Qi, and magic power."

The other three nodded and expressed their agreement with this plan.

Next, Francis clarified the subsequent division of labor in research: he and Andre would focus on the optimization and testing of witchcraft and rune imprints; Fernando would prepare different levels of blood replenishment and fighting spirit recovery potions; as for Matthews, he would first need to adapt to the power brought by this imperfect witchcraft blessing.

Finally, Dean Francis unexpectedly asked, "Matthews, do you have anything to add?"

Matthews was slightly stunned, then pondered for a moment and said, "The different power increases and the weight of the weapons may be a problem."

Fernando seemed very proud of this. "I have already considered this and asked old man Michael to add a weight control magic array to the enchanted sword."

Hearing this, Matthews was delighted and he sincerely admired his teacher's careful consideration.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Matthews' mind. He remembered the important information Bill mentioned, so he said:

"There is one more thing I need to report. I have received news that two teams from Holy City College will also participate in this Northern Trial."

Dean Francis seemed a little surprised: "I haven't received any news about this. Where did you hear about this?"

Matthews could only confess: "The news came from an apprentice from an academy that sold intelligence. I also obtained from him the detailed information of the top 100 apprentices from the thirteen academies in the North."

After hearing this, Fernando was very excited: "Great! Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle!"

However, Francis frowned and thought deeply: "I will verify this news. If it is true, it is a great opportunity to show my strength!"

Wizard Andre also seemed very excited: "Indeed, the Holy City Academy has always been considered the strongest in the wizarding world. If we can step on their apprentices to reach the top, it will be the best proof of this wizardry."

Afterwards, everyone started to act separately. Matthews began to practice the double blessing witchcraft, trying to combine his five unique skills with close combat training.

However, after several attempts, he still couldn't find that feeling of being in harmony with his body.

Could it be that the nature of witchcraft and bloodline power is different, it is not the stimulation and expansion of one's own power, but the blessing of external force, so there is such a defect?

This problem must be solved, otherwise his close combat capability will be greatly reduced.