Chapter 11: The Night Watchman
After the final exams, Prisland College was suddenly empty, and the students either went home or went out to practice. Only a handful remained in the Academy.
Early this morning, there was only one person practicing magic in the huge academy's magic practice grounds.
The magic practice field in Presland is paved with heavy dark yellow stone slabs and surrounded by cyan stone walls, in front of which a sponge-like magic target is set every ten meters.
This kind of magic weapon made by refining the fleshy fibers of green algae parasites and some auxiliary materials in the depths of the inner sea has very strong toughness and resistance, and can withstand the bombardment of the highest mystical level magic without damage. The degree of deformation it suffers from an attack is the basic basis for evaluating the power of magic.
Chongyang stood ten meters in front of the No. 045 target, holding the staff in his hand, waving a few tricks at will, and did a few minutes of preparation. Then, he closed his eyes slightly, calmed his breath, recited the incantation in his mouth, and finally stabbed out the staff in his hand, quickly and smoothly drawing three continuous seals.
A new type of fire-based magic - "Gas Burning Technique!"
With a dull explosion, the target was suddenly enveloped in a raging flame.
However, unlike the red flame of the ordinary first-level low-level fire magic "Burning Technique", the flame of the new fire magic is actually green. This is because it is not the magic of traditional magic itself that acts as a combustible, but the gas ignited by the magic.
The green flames scorched the target for a full minute before Chongyang withdrew his staff and sighed lightly.
At the same time, a floating green light curtain appeared in front of him, which read: "Number of attacks - continuous." Cumulative score β 425 points. β
The score of target feedback is 100 to 200 and 200 to 300 for basic magic levels 1 to 7...... And so on.
This is true for determining scores, but in reality, the difference in magical power from level one to seven is not a simple series of equal differences. In other words, a point within 100 to 200 has a different meaning than a point between 200 and 300 or between 300 and 400.
If the measured score is displayed in absolute numbers, if the power of the first-level magic is 100 points, then the power of the seventh-level magic will reach more than 10,000,000 points! Therefore, for the sake of convenience, the target assay score is generally displayed as a relative number.
The measurement result of more than 400 points means that this "Gas Burning Technique", which belongs to the same category as the "Burning Technique", is comparable to the Level 4 "Inferno Technique" with continuous burning damage!
"The burning temperature is much higher than that of normal traditional magic. Chongyang understood in his heart.
Using magic power as a guide, the consumption of mana is reduced to a low level, but the energy of gases reacting with each other to produce flames becomes extremely high.
According to the traditional grading method, the magic required for this new type of magic is generally only level 1. It is cast by a third-level magician, and its power is as high as 400 points or more, which belongs to the first-level high-level fire magic.
Mana building, mantra chanting, Dharma seal practice...... It took Chongyang more than half a month to basically master the foundation of this new fire magic foundation, the "Qi Burning Technique". Although this kind of continuous burning magic is not very useful in actual combat, the most important thing is that this magic actually proves that the theory of the fire demon is practical.
After Chongyang rests for a while, continue to practice.
After repeating the "Qi Burning Technique" six times, he felt that the mana construction was smoother, and Chongyang was ready to challenge the next new type of magic again.
"Air Blast!"
Based on the "gas ignition technique", it instantly triggers a large amount of air reaction in the surrounding area, resulting in a violent explosion effect. Similar to the traditional first-level low-level magic "Fireball Technique".
This is the first spell in the new magic series to have a high combat value!
"Causing a large amount of gas to react violently in an instant, there is more magic to build, and the spells and seals to cast are more complicated. Chongyang knew that this value was higher than that of the "Qi Burning Technique", and the magic difficulty was also higher.
He had been trying to challenge the "Air Explosion Technique" for a week since he mastered it, but none of them had been able to successfully perform the "Air Explosion Technique".
Chongyang waved his staff, constantly repeating the magic seal of the Qi Explosion Technique and reciting the mantra of the Qi Explosion Technique at the same time, after repeating it a hundred times, he paused slightly, calmed his mind, concentrated his will, and frowned slightly.
Mana build!
In the conceptual picture with a black background, millions of white particles are tumbling and stacking like a flood, combining with each other to form a three-dimensional pattern of countless pentagrams...... Creates a large amount of magic that can ignite the reaction of air gases.
Then, with spells and seals, manipulate the mana to shoot along the staff towards the target in a regular pattern!
The Chongyang Staff pointed sharply, and a faint reddish streamer flashed on the staff, bursting out from the magic crystal on the top of the staff, shooting to the target and suddenly dispersing, and then ...... Peng!!!
A low, muffled sound pierced Chongyang's eardrums. The sound of the green fireworks explosion doesn't sound very loud, but it can make the ears ache, like a metallic bass.
"Success!" Chongyang's face showed a slightly happy look. From the magic power structure to the spell seal just now, he had achieved perfection, and for the first time, he had truly used the air explosion technique.
"I don't know how powerful it ......," he said, a little excited, in anticipation of the test results. In a moment, a hanging glimpse appeared in front of him.
"The number of attacks, once, cumulative points, 675 points. The final result made Chongyang stunned.
675 points?Level 6 Intermediate Magic!?
Chongyang was stunned for a while before he subconsciously swallowed his saliva and slowly came back to his senses.
The magic of the first level is only a third-level fire magician, but it has reached the power of the entire sixth-level upper level...... This means that this magic trick is far from being measured in terms of "high-level" levels alone.
"This is super-level magic!" Chongyang was shocked in his heart.
The low, medium, and high levels of magic at the same level are judged by the power of the magicians of the same level. For example, a third-level magician with average strength, casting magic within the range of level 3, the magic with a score between 300 and 350 is low-level, 350 to 400, including 400 or more, about 50 points or so is medium-level, and magic above 500 is high-level.
As a top-level third-level magician, Chongyang fully uses the traditional third-level high-level fire magic "Great Flame Explosion Technique", which can reach about 570 to 580 points. This is already the ultimate that a third-level magician can do. Unless it is a magic power level increase, a higher level of cultivation of the Underworld, or the help of external forces, it is impossible for the score to rise further, let alone break through the 600 mark.
However, the measurement score of the air explosion technique subverts this general perception!
Just the first successful magic, a first-level magic, made Chongyang, a third-level magician, directly step into the sixth-level level.
From the point of view of the level of the magician, it is three levels in a row, and from the perspective of the level of magic, it is five levels in a row! This level can only belong to the super-level magic that is more above the high-level level.
What is super-level magic? It is a stunt that all magicians in the mainland dream of! To use some concepts from Chongyang's previous life as a metaphor, it is the existence of legends such as the "Six-Vein Divine Sword" and the "Eighteen Palms of the Dragon Descending".
In particular, the lower the level, the rarer the super-tier magic becomes. As far as Chongyang knew, so far, there had been no super-level magic on the continent that was only one level. The lowest level of super-level magic is generally considered to be the "frost wound" of the domain-level water system.
The first person in the mainland!? No...... It should be the second person, right.
Even so, it was shocking enough.
Chongyang was immersed in surprise and a great sense of achievement, and the joy of becoming stronger filled his chest, as if he had drunk a sip of hot knife wine in the ice and snow, refreshing!
"We also have to step up our practice and practice this 'air explosion technique' to the instantaneous level. Chongyang's eyes lit up.
The magic power is only a first-level consumption, but the power is as high as a sixth-level mid-level anti-heaven magic, once it is practiced to an instant, what will it be like?
The flame in Chongyang's heart, which had been suppressed for too long, was burning, providing him with the motivation to practice a hundred times and thousands of times.
The fire demon hidden beside him watched in silence, very satisfied with Chongyang's performance. He could see that the seeds he had sown had slowly taken root and sprouted in Chongyang.
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Dusk means the end of another day of magic practice. Chongyang dragged his tired body to his room, passing through the herb field, and met an old man with white hair and long beard wearing an old linen robe.
"Hua Bo, are you back, are you feeling better?" a sincere smile appeared on Chongyang's face, not a pretended smile, and greeted the old man who was taking care of the young herbs.
"Hmm...... Chongyang. The old man named Hua Bo nodded, under the straw hat on his head, but his eyes were still on the herbs under his eyes, and he didn't look at the repeater next to him, and said lightly, "There is your letter...... I left it at the door. β
"Thank you, Flower. β
Passing by the old man, Chongyang returned to his room, opened the door, and saw a thick envelope on the ground.
Chongyang picked up the envelope, sat down at the desk a little impatiently, took out a knife from the drawer, carefully and slowly cut the cover, and took out the stationery.
But just as he was about to read, the fire demon suddenly appeared.
"Little guy, who was that old guy just now?"
"You said Hua Bo?" Chongyang was slightly stunned, and then explained, "He is a retired old tutor of the academy, and his current position is a night watchman. But normally, he is in charge of all kinds of miscellaneous matters, such as the sorting of the medicinal herb storehouse, the cultivation of the herb field, the repair of magic targets, and the delivery of student letters in the courtyard......"
"Night's watchman, laid-back old mentor......" the fire demon said hoarsely, "do you know that?"
"Uh...... Probably so. Among the students, I was more familiar with him. In addition to his usual work, what I also know is that he is not in good health, because of the old injuries left by fighting with others when he was young, he must recuperate for a while every once in a while......" Chongyang saw the abnormal reaction of the fire demon, and his expression became solemn, "What's wrong?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that as a night watchman, his cultivation is a little too high. The Fire Demon laughed.
"Cultivation is Hua Bo's magician level?" Chongyang's eyes widened slightly, "How much?"
"A legendary magician, top-notch. β
Pengββ
Chongyang accidentally fell off his chair.
"You...... What are you talking about?" Chongyang jumped up from the ground with a disgraced face, his face full of astonishment, "Hua Bo...... Is Hua Bo a legendary magician, really!?"
"He's well hidden, and you're so low, of course you can't notice it...... But in front of me, even if it is a god-level magician, he can't hide his strength. The Flame Demon said proudly.
Chongyang was stunned for a while, and after making sure that the Yan Demon was not joking with himself, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he had a feeling of sudden realization.
Why have I been repeating a grade for six whole years and have not been kicked out of the academy?
This is a mystery that Chongyang has been in his heart for a long time. It stands to reason that even if Prisland College had never had a repeater or repeater clause before him, it would have been enough years for him to have a new school rule in place to justify his discharge.
"Shame on Presland" ...... Such an extremely disgraceful title, the upper echelons of the academy should not be pleasant to hear. Then spending a little effort, coercion or forcefully driving repeaters out of school are all means that can be used. However, in the past six years, Chongyang has never encountered anything like this.
It was as if to the upper echelons of the academy, he was a transparent person.
Why is this the case? Chongyang was puzzled. But now, after the flame demon revealed Hua Bo's identity, everything was cheerful.
Legendary Magician...... In the Presland Academy, there is only one legendary magician, and that is the famous Presland Principal - Cranred @ Alpha.
Chongyang was surprised and trance-like, as if he had returned to that extremely desperate autumn many years ago.
It was in that autumn that he spoke to the old man for the first time, and learned that the name of this silent old man, who was always dealing with small chores in all corners of the academy, was Hua Bo. From Hua Bo, who is cold on the surface and kind on the inside, he learns a low-key and pragmatic spirit, and slowly can maintain his true heart in the face of insults inflicted by other students.
He respects Hua Bo from the bottom of his heart, and it is because of this experience. But although Hua Bo gave him a little help, he had no intention of having a deep friendship with him, so he put this respect in his heart, and kept his relationship with Hua Bo as light as water, not disturbing the tranquility of this old man who had no quarrel with the world.
Unexpectedly, Hua Bo's true identity turned out to be the highly respected principal of Presland Academy...... As a 10,000-year-old repeater, he was able to stay in the academy all the time, and it was obvious that he was secretly taking care of him.
"If it weren't for the fire demon's eye penetration, I'm afraid I would have been kept in the dark until I left the hospital. Chongyang sighed.
He looked out of the window with mixed feelings, and saw that Hua Bo's short and slender figure was still busy in the medicine field.
Who would have thought that this old man who often haunts all corners of the academy and is hardly seen by the students is the principal of Presland who has been hidden from public view?
"Legendary Magician...... Night's Watch ......"
Chongyang's heart was full of an indescribable shock, a long-lasting understanding.
"Thank you, Dean. β
Facing the figure of the old man outside the window, Chongyang bowed deeply.