Necromancer: A New Era

After the battle, everyone was in low spirits. Several seriously injured people sat on the truck, their wounds still oozing blood after being bandaged. As the team continued to move forward, the caravan was gradually moving away from the battlefield.

Mingyin and others changed their mounts, sat cross-legged on a beast cart, meditated and recovered. Ariel looked at Mingyin, recalling the battle just now, and felt a little dazed. Not long ago, he was still a servant of an alchemist, but he had grown to this level in a short period of time. He summoned skeletons to help the guards resist most of the enemies, and used his fluent spellcasting and mastery of the battlefield to mobilize in time and reverse the situation. Finally, he cooperated with Miller to kill the ogre.

Thinking of this, Ariel wanted to explore the secret that happened to this young man even more.

At this time, Chakaer came up on a griffin and said, "Sister Ariel, I want to ask you about some issues during the battle just now."

Ariel was awakened from her thoughts and realized her own gaffe. She adjusted herself and said in a panic, "Ah? Oh... OK."

Chakaer looked at Ariel's flustered look and asked in surprise: "Sister Ariel, what's wrong with you?"

"No...it's okay. What did you ask?"

"Sister Ariel, I want to ask you about the spellcasting during the battle just now. I was able to cast fireballs smoothly a few times, but sometimes I failed to do so. There were also times when the magic power surged and it made me feel very uncomfortable if I wasn't careful."

Listening to Chakaer's words, Ariel understood his problem and smiled, "Actually, your problem is not that big. You have to remember that we magicians must be focused and concentrate when casting spells. No situation can affect your judgment, and you must keep your emotions stable. Then, don't be impatient when the magic power surges. Remember to inject it according to the amount of magic power required by the spell and control it. Novices should pay special attention to this. During the casting process, you must release it according to the spell requirements. You cannot change the magic power or the spell structure without authorization, so as not to cause harm to yourself and your mental strength. Do you understand now?"

Chakaer seemed to understand, "What are the requirements for changing the spell?"

"It is very difficult to change a spell. In addition to being proficient in the principle of casting the spell, you must also have a sufficient understanding of the spell's composition and the essence of magic. You also need sufficient spellcasting experience and a wealth of spell knowledge before you can try to optimize and change a spell."

It is not uncommon for low-level wizards to be able to change their spells. Wizards above level 3 will more or less make some improvements to their spells. Even some magical geniuses can create their own spells at a very young age.

In the evening, the caravan arrived at a valley. There were some signs of use around it. It was obvious that a team had camped here before. It only needed simple arrangements. After discussion, everyone decided to camp here and rest.

After a short rest, several mages sat together, discussing something. Judging from their condition, they had recovered. Ming Yin sat cross-legged on a hillside not far from the camp, meditating quietly, while the undead Aaron waited on the side.

Ariel said to Miller: "Master Miller, thanks to you earlier, are you feeling better now?"

Miller said calmly: "It has almost recovered. What happened before was nothing. It was the result of everyone's joint efforts. Ariel, you also made a great contribution!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Master. Actually, I am not very capable and I can't help you much. But I am a little curious, why do you think so highly of Ming Yin? Is there anything special about him?"

"He is Master Hercules's disciple. Master Hercules asked my teacher to escort him to the Mage Tower in the Imperial Capital."

"Ah!!! Mage Tower, a disciple of Master Hercules?"

"You heard me right. I am here to escort him on behalf of the teacher."

Ariel was shocked for a long time. She went to school in the Imperial Capital and knew Hercules's power better than anyone else. The Mage Tower was a myth in the Imperial Capital. Only a few top geniuses from the Mage Department of the Imperial Capital Academy could go in to study. And the place was not permanent. They had to leave after studying for a few days. Only very few geniuses were lucky enough to be selected and stay in the Mage Tower to study. For a long time, no one had heard of anyone being accepted as Hercules' apprentice.

Ariel looked at the young man sitting cross-legged in the distance and thought to herself, "Is he the disciple of Master Hercules?"

“I remember you are a student of Imperial Capital College, right?

"Yes!"

"Then you may have a chance to meet again." Miller seemed to see through Ariel's little thoughts and said lightly.

"Who... who wants to see him? He's just a big lump of ice."

Miller smiled and said nothing.

In order to hide her embarrassment, Ariel asked some questions about magic. Miller was not averse and answered them one by one, which benefited Ariel a lot.

In the distance, Chakaer was taking care of two griffins. He held two pieces of animal meat legs in his hands and threw them into the sky. The griffins jumped and grabbed the legs, which caused Chakaer to cheer.

At this time, Mingyin finished his meditation, stood up and walked towards the camp. Chakaer saw Mingyin coming back and also came to Mingyin's side.

"Master Miller, I am very interested in what you said about the contracted demon. I wonder if I can learn from you." Ming Yin said slowly as he sat next to Miller.

After hearing this, Chakar's eyes lit up and she stared at Miller quietly.

“Haha, I’m not very good at it either, but I have a book on how to practice Demon Contract Summoning, which I can show you. If you don’t understand something, I can guide you.

Ariel also said: "Master, can I learn from you?"

"Of course, you can all give it a try, but I want to test whether you have a talent for space first. This place is not suitable. Let's go to the open space outside the camp."

Then they walked out of the camp together and came to an open space far away from the camp. Miller said calmly: "Let's go here."

"Empty your mental energy and don't resist." Miller took out a scroll and slowly opened it. A magical power bloomed from the scroll, enveloping the three of them. After a long time, a dazzling white light shone on Mingyin, and a faint halo also emanated from Chakaer's body. Ariel didn't see any changes. She was very disappointed when she saw it. Miller looked at Mingyin and praised him, "It's amazing. Your spatial talent is the best I've seen in all these years. Little Chakaer, you also have spatial talent and you can try to learn it. As for Ariel, you don't seem to have this talent."

Miller reviewed them one by one, dispersed the magic power and put away the scroll. With a wave of his hand and chanting a spell, a wind blade flattened a small hillside, and a square-style platform appeared in front of everyone.

Miller jumped onto the platform, took out the book that recorded the demon summoning contract and said to Mingyin and the others: "Come on, I will explain this magic to you, you try to figure it out and see if you can understand it." After that, he recited the spell according to the record in the book. As the ancient and low spell was recited, the space began to fluctuate, and a hexagram magic circle was slowly carved from the ground. On the flattened ground, one can clearly see the order in which the spatial energy is carved under the guidance of mental power. Mingyin and Chakaer watched carefully and memorized it silently in their hearts.

As the last syllable was uttered, the magic circle was completed, and a sturdy creature appeared in the magic circle. There was a pair of small flesh wings behind the demon, which seemed to be not fully developed. This demon was a humanoid creature with exaggerated muscular bulges, very thick arms, and obvious facial features, but it was very ugly, with two small curved horns on its head.

Miller dispersed his magic power and the demon disappeared into the magic circle.

"See? This demon of mine is not stable yet and cannot be used in battle. I am still trying to figure out how to make a contract. Now you can look at the spellcasting methods in the books and study them. If you don't know how, you can ask me.

Following Miller's explanation, Ming Yin and his friends practiced until late at night before returning to the camp to rest. With Miller's patient explanation, Ming Yin and his friends made rapid progress, and they had memorized the essentials of spellcasting and had basically mastered some of the principles. Seeing how quickly they mastered the spell, Miller exclaimed that they were abnormal.