"I'm not an arcane spellcaster, and I can't read these arcane research notes, so what's the use?" Roland asked Master Anatoly in confusion.

"You couldn't be more wrong to think so!" Master Anatoly shook his head again and again, solemnly correcting his shallow concept, "Your Highness Roland, the difference between magic and arcane is actually far less than you think, first of all, magic and arcane are both through the magic net to obtain spell bits, which can be said to be of the same origin, and secondly, there are many similarities in the composition of the two, so you will find that many arcane arts have a version of magic with exactly the same name and function, and vice versa, most of the magic have a corresponding arcane version, the difference is only in the way of activating the spell, Arcane requires the caster to start on its own with the cooperation of gestures, spells and spell casting materials, the procedure is more complicated, and the slightest mistake will lead to the failure of the spell, while the magic is more with the help of divine power to dominate the spell casting process, which is relatively easier, and there is basically no need to worry about the failure of the spell. ”

Roland listened to Master Anatoly's explanation, and his understanding of the nature of magic went further, and at the same time he guessed the other party's intentions: "Master, that means I can completely understand your research notes, but I don't have the relevant knowledge and skills of the arcane profession, and I can't learn the 7-ring 'Behemoth Technique'?" ”

"That's right, if Your Highness is interested in delving into these notes, you may be able to draw inspiration from them and develop a version of the divine art corresponding to the 'Behemoth Technique'." Anatoly replied.

Roland's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly: "Wouldn't it be troublesome to transplant the arcane into a divine art with the same function?" ”

"It's hard to say, it depends on personal talent, inspiration, and of course, indispensable ......luck," Master Anatoly smiled bitterly, "Among the eight chief mages of Beacon Mountain, I am the most enthusiastic about the comparative study of magic and arcane, for example, this time it was very smooth to develop its arcane version by borrowing the natural divine art version of the giant beast technique, and it was successful in just two years, but some of the magic techniques that are not of high level and seem to be very simple at first glance have not been able to come up with the corresponding arcane version after more than ten years of energy, It's annoying to think back to the time wasted! ”

"Like the 2-ring 'soft stone technique'?" Roland laughed and cited a well-known "academic shame" in the field of "comparative study of spells".

"Well, 'Roushi' is a typical freak, so far only the druid's version of the magic and the priest's version of the magic - and you have to be a priest who is proficient in the 'earth elemental realm' to master this magic, including me, many arcane scholars have tried to develop an arcane version of 'soft stone', even at the cost of raising the level of the spell, but all in vain." Master Anatoly looked lonely and could not hide his frustration.

"Could it be that some god or unknown power used his divine power to lock the key link of the 'soft stone technique', so that scholars can never completely analyze its operation laws?" Roland had a whim. Legends such as "human technology is locked up by alien intellectuals so that it cannot break through the speed of light" are rife on Earth, and perhaps such conspiracy theories exist in the wizarding world?

"We considered this possibility, but it was proved by the law of counter-evidence that it was not true." Master Anatoly shook his fingers, and his expression seemed to be back in class, "If the mystery of the 'Soft Stone Technique' is really locked by an unknown divine power and is destined to be unable to be performed in the form of an arcane art, how can I explain such a phenomenon - we can simulate the Stone Shaping Technique with the help of the 7-ring 'Limited Prayer Technique' very smoothly!" Isn't the 'soft stone technique' simulated by arcane also a form of arcane? ”

"That's true......" Roland scratched his head and smiled bitterly, becoming more and more unable to figure it out.

"Don't think about these intractable mysteries for a while, let's get down to business first." Master Anatoly patted him on the shoulder considerately, took out two thick notebooks from the storage bag and handed them to Roland, "This is the arcane version of the 'Behemoth' R&D log, and the other is the R&D log of Ms. Valentina's natural magic version, both versions are the Seven Rings, Your Highness, you take the time to take a look at the two notes, if you don't understand something, ask me, maybe you can develop the 7 rings that belong to Pastor Sindra." 'Behemoth', many churches have organized high-level priests to engage in comparative research on different types of spells, such as many so-called unique magic techniques in the Peiro Church. ”

"Thank you for your advice, I will take the time to study these two volumes of notes carefully." Roland thanked Anatoly and went out to meet Nikita.

Miss Mage had been waiting impatiently, and when she saw Roland come out, she couldn't wait to ask what Anatoly had said to him.

"Something about the study of spells."

Roland briefly recounted the story, but he didn't expect to arouse Nikita's suspicion and cast a surprised look.

"Lady Valentina's cooperation with Master Anatoly on the study of spells is a normal academic exchange, but what does this matter to you? Why do they share the results of their hard work with you for free? ”

Roland's scalp tingled for a while, and he secretly regretted that he would lose too much, underestimating Miss Mage's intelligence and vigilance. He smiled reluctantly and replied as if nothing had happened: "The 'Behemoth Technique' was originally a legendary nature magic developed by Valentina, I had personally experienced the power of this spell when I was in the astral plane, and now Valentina and Anatoly have worked together to develop a low-level version of this spell, and I volunteered to help them test the results of their research, comparing the differences between the low-level version and the legendary version, how can I say that this matter has nothing to do with me?" ”

"It turned out to be a test on you, I thought there was some secret deal between you." Nikita chuckled.

"It's not for nothing, these spell studies are very valuable, Master Anatoly suggested that I take the time to study, maybe I can develop a divine version of the giant beast technique." Roland was about to put his research notes into his storage bag, when he suddenly thought of something, and turned to Nikita and asked, "Do you want to copy a copy of Master Anatoly's research notes and add the arcane version of 'Behemoth' to your magic book, with your current level, you can just cast this 7-ring arcane art, maybe it will help you in tomorrow's trial." ”

Nikita was moved at first, but after a brief hesitation, she shook her head firmly.

"Honey, this is not going to work!"

"Why not?" Roland looked at her in bewilderment.

"Master Anatoly has spent a lot of valuable effort to summarize these research results, and to read them without his permission is no different in nature from a thief, which is a taboo in our Beacon Mountain." Nikita said solemnly.

Roland had long heard that mages valued their knowledge more than anything else, and that if they wanted to learn a spell from a mage, they could usually only exchange it for another spell that the other person was eager to learn. Seeing Nikita rather give up learning a powerful spell than stick to his principles at this moment made him feel more deeply that respecting intellectual property rights has become an almost religious and sacrosanct consensus for mages.