Victor carefully put the notes of the legendary mage Mellon on the wooden table and read them out.
"Sure enough... this note records part of the magic that the legendary mage Mellon learned, as well as some corresponding notes and experience..."
Victor's spirit instantly lifted up, "More importantly, there are very detailed spell-casting processes and precautions recorded in the notes! And this is what I need most urgently..."
According to the content recorded in the notes, the development of magic in the continent of Wolstad can be roughly divided into two periods. Taking the date of the founding of the Arcane Empire "Netherel" as the time node, the previous era is called the ancient magic era, and the subsequent era is called the near magic era.
In the age of ancient magic, the inheritance of wizards was mostly in the form of one-to-one mentoring. Although this is very conducive to maintaining the mystery and concealment of the mage, in the age when life may disappear at any time, this inheritance mode almost led to the disappearance of the mage profession.
In the near magic era, legendary mages who learned the lessons of their predecessors gathered together, formulated new rules, and established a new system of mages, which continues to this day.
According to the characteristics of spells, it is divided into eight factions: protection, conjuration, prophecy, confusion control, energy shaping, illusion, necromancer, and change.
According to the size of the magic power, it is divided into nine levels, such as: one-ring spells, five-ring spells, and nine-ring spells. In this way, the mages are also divided into nine levels, namely: the first-ring mage, the second-ring mage... the nine-ring mage.
Corresponding to this classification is the honor level, namely: first-level arcanist, second-level arcanist... ninth-level arcanist, great arcanist. Compared with the ring position classification method, this method of honor classification is more valued by the masters!
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Before becoming a formal mage (first-ring mage), you must first learn and master the most basic zero-ring spells, and people at this stage are called "mage apprentices."
After flipping through the spell model of the zero-ring spell several times, Victor was very puzzled.
It's not because of how obscure the spell models are, on the contrary, but the construction models of these zero-ring spells are too simple... In his opinion, these models are just runes made up of the most basic geometric patterns. That's it.
Without spending more time here, Victor continued to flip back through his notes.
"In order to successfully cast a spell, in addition to the core spell model and mental power, it also requires indispensable spell components such as spells, postures, materials, and equipment (unless you have mastered certain spell expertise, such as silent spell casting, spell casting, etc. Free material, etc.)... In the final analysis, the process of casting spells is essentially a process of using materials or equipment as a medium, cooperating with spells and gestures, and using mental power to stimulate the magic model constructed by magic."
"The so-called mental power, that is, mind, is an invisible magical power... When a mage uses spiritual power to restrain the magical elements in the space, this spiritual power containing magical elements is called magic."
"So, the amount, strength and purity of mental power are directly related to the level and number of spells a mage can cast..."
"For a long time, legendary wizards have collected, sorted out, and created a variety of meditation methods... The most common one is the breathing meditation thought, and there are also many more powerful secret meditation thoughts, such as "Meditation meditation"... "
"As the name suggests, the key point of "Multiple Array Mind Ideas" is how to use spiritual power to construct a special stacking array... The apprentice mage only needs to construct a magic array in the soul to ensure the consumption of his spiritual power. The first-ring mage needs to build two magic circles, the second-ring mage needs three... and so on."
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Because the content recorded in the notes is too much, Victor only read a small part of the content, mainly some common sense knowledge, zero-ring spells, and meditation ideas for mental training.
After taking a few deep breaths, Victor was prepared to meditate for the first time in a nervous mood, because he learned from the contents of the notes that even a talented apprentice mage wants to master it thoroughly. "Folding Array Mind Ideas" will also take two to three years.
Nevertheless, Victor still wants to try it! He assumed a position that made him feel comfortable, and then gradually emptied his brain...
Unexpectedly!
Victor, who was meditating for the first time, constructed a magic circle very easily, without encountering the various problems recorded in the notes.
"Maybe it has something to do with my intellectual attributes..."
Victor thought happily, "If everything goes so smoothly, I will soon be able to master the first zero-ring spell!"
After calming his mind, Victor re-entered the state of meditation. This time, he completely entered a deep meditation state, and he stopped until he felt fullness in his soul.
After taking a short break, the excited Victor opened his notes again, wondering which zero-ring spell he would use first.
"Acid splashes, resistance enhancement, detection magic, reading magic, stun spells... flash, phantom sound, hitting undead... projectiles, tired touch, wizard's hand, communication... secret marks, magic tricks..."
More than 20 zero-ring spells dazzled Victor's pick.
Originally, Victor wanted to learn to read the zero-ring spell of magic, but when he saw that the casting material for this spell was a transparent crystal or ore prism, he had to give up... Because in a hurry, he There is no way to collect these spellcasting materials.
After thinking about it, Victor finally chose "Projectile Object" as the first spell he wanted to master.
"Spell Name: Projectile Item"
"Spell Type: Variation"
"Spell Level: Zero Circle Spell"
"Spell components: spells, gestures"
"Spell effect: You can throw an item under ten pounds, and its range will far exceed the distance you can throw."
According to the notes in the notes, Victor concentrated on the casting step.
With the chanting of the spell and gestures, Victor could clearly feel that his mental power was in resonance with it, and the magical elements floating around his body were attracted and formed magic...
Regrettably, due to Victor's unfamiliarity, in the process of constructing the spell model, the magic was dissipated, and the spellcasting naturally failed.
Not discouraged, Victor just repeated the casting steps over and over again, summing up the experience from the failure. Finally, when Victor's spellcasting failed nearly ten times, he successfully constructed the spell model and activated it with mental power.
Under Victor's operation, a spare candle on the wooden table suddenly emitted an orange light, and then flew out from the window and disappeared into the darkness.