"The essence of the spell?" Richard thought for a while and replied, "In my opinion, the essence of the spell should be an auxiliary to the spell.
First of all, spells are not necessary for spellcasting. Combining the spell with the energy in the body is considered a standard spell-casting procedure, but a wizard who is skilled enough and only controls the energy in the body without reciting the spell can still successfully cast the spell, that is, casting the spell silently.
Correspondingly, if you are not proficient in controlling the energy in your body, using mantras can be of great help. According to some of my tests, there is an error in the energy control in the body, and the error is less than 5%. The use of mantras can largely eliminate the impact of this error.
Therefore, the spell is similar to a crutch in a sense, helping new wizards to reduce the difficulty of spell casting, increase the safety of spell casting, and avoid accidents caused by spell backlash due to a small detail. "
"It seems that you have indeed studied it." Abel listened, nodded with some appreciation, and then changed his tone, "However, have you ever tested another situation - that is, casting a spell with energy in the body and chanting at the same time What will be the result of another completely different spell?"
This... Richard raised his eyebrows and started thinking... I have to say that Abel's proposal was very novel, which gave him the urge to experiment on the spot.
"Ha, it seems you haven't tested it. Then you don't have to try it. I can tell you the answer directly, that is, the result of spell casting is 100% failure. No matter how correct the energy control in your body is, as long as you read the completely wrong spell , which will definitely lead to the failure of the spell." Abel said, "From this point of view, do you have any opinions?"
"Perhaps the essence of the spell is both an auxiliary and a burden?" Richard guessed and said slowly, "When the spell is correct, it will play a positive auxiliary role and help cast spells. If the spell is wrong, it will play a negative burden and affect Casting a spell. If the spell is completely wrong, the negative effect will be greater than 5% of the error in controlling the energy in the body, so it will definitely fail."
"That's an explanation." Abel smiled, "But in my theory, spells are actually at a higher level—it's not that spells are subordinate to spells, but spells are subordinate to spells. If the spell is correct, it will be correct. When you release a spell, if the spell is wrong, no matter how the energy in the body is manipulated, the spell will fail."
"Huh?" Richard raised his eyebrows and objected, "Isn't that right? According to your theory, as long as you recite the correct spell, you can successfully cast the spell without using energy? If this is the case, what is the need for wizards to exist? Just As far as I know, no one seems to be able to cast a spell successfully by simply reciting a spell without using energy. Just like you, you recited countless spells for seven consecutive days without seeing any changes."
Abel looked over, lifeless, and said calmly: "The reason is very simple. That's because the spell he recited is not the correct spell, nor the analyzed incantation. Once the correct spell is recited, everything becomes different. .”
"What's the meaning?"
"Let me ask you, what is the simplest spell to cast a fireball?" Abel did not answer, but asked a question.
"Coret... Er... Fair..." Richard said it without thinking.
Abel nodded: "You are right, it is indeed this spell, but... this spell is not a real spell, it is just an abbreviation of the real spell.
I know you may not understand, so let me give you an example - in the era before the ancient wizard civilization was destroyed, in the distant eighteenth plane, the Taxna Plateau, and the White Water Research Institute, there was an old friend of mine named Bo. Well, he is nearly two meters tall, with red hair and purple eyes.
If a person suddenly appeared in front of me now, with a completely different appearance, and told me his name was Boll, would I misunderstand him as my old friend? Of course not. After all, there are too many people with the same name in the world, let alone a common name like 'Boll'.
I randomly went to a gathering place with thousands of people and shouted out the name "Boll", and at least three to five people responded. But what if I shouted 'Eighteen Planes, Taxna Plateau, White Water Research Institute Bol'? Either no one answered, or someone answered, and it must be an old friend of mine.
In addition, a person who looks exactly like Bol told me that his name is Bol. Excluding special cases such as twins and clones, I will undoubtedly directly identify him as an old friend of mine.
Please explain carefully. In this example, the long name of 'Eighteen Planes, Taxna Plateau, White Water Research Institute Bol' is the real spell, and the short name of 'Boll' is the abbreviated spell. As for Bol's appearance, it is the manipulation of energy within the body.
Manipulating the energy in the body and abbreviating the spell can successfully cast the spell, and this is actually to locate the unique identity-that is, the real spell to produce the effect. Learn to be smart and stop using abbreviated spells and energy manipulation in the body. Instead, use real spells to achieve your goals more directly. "
After listening to Abel's words, Richard frowned and thought for half a minute, looked up at Abel and said, "I can't find any loopholes in your theory for the time being. Logically speaking, your theory is correct, but it's just a little weird. The only question is, after you have said so much, is there any evidence to prove it?"
"Of course it can be proven." Abel smiled, "You wouldn't think that I used the entire Otai brain and spent countless hours to do something that was completely based on fantasy, right?"
After finishing speaking, Abel straightened up and quickly recited a long list of spells: "Coret...Ervansh...Nam...Lescord..."
"Far... Buller!"
As Abel uttered the last syllable, there was a "pop" sound, and a light red fireball about ten centimeters in diameter appeared in the palm of his hand.
During the process, Richard's perception was fully relaxed, and indeed he did not feel any energy fluctuations. It can be said that it was really Abel who simply recited the incantation and generated a fireball.
The fireball didn't have much power, but to Richard, it was more impactful than seeing a large nuclear explosion. He frowned and thought about Abel's words again.
Can you cast spells using only real spells? So what kind of existence is the real spell? Also, why do real spells and abbreviated spells exist? besides…
Abel then recited a second long spell.
"Coret...Evansh...Toss...Kana..."
"Far...Polet!"
"puff!"
The fireball in Abel's hand began to expand within his field of vision, and its volume expanded exponentially. In just a few breaths, it turned into a huge fireball with a diameter of more than ten meters, and the edge almost touched the operating "Otai Brain".