Chapter 20: The Great Ascension
The content of the newspaper depends on Leonard, and only they know whether the evaluation is true or not, and Harvey does not care about the ups and downs of "The Count of Monte Cristo" not being included in the publication list.
There is also the cheap fiancée, who really can't make up the money, so he simply borrows thirty gold barrons on the condition of quitting the marriage, thirty gold barrons are just a drop in the bucket in the eyes of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, and it is a suitable price to get rid of the Adrian family who have no use value.
Harvey slowed down the pace of writing The Count of Monte Cristo, completing 4,000 words a day, and instead spent more energy on magic, but he couldn't find more money to buy magic-related books or props in the magical prop house. His eyes were black, and he could only tinker with the only zero-order spell he had learned, [Magic Trick].
In a few days, the proficiency of [Magic Trick] was raised to a level, and after reaching the B level, he could already use this spell instead of writing, and the effect of cleaning the room was good, after the cast, all the dust in his bedroom was cleaned up, and the high-end wooden furniture was renewed, Harvey sighed that the effect was comparable to a high-pressure water gun flushing.
On the third day of the printing of The Count of Monte Cristo, Harvey woke up to feel a new change in the attribute panel in his mind.
"Harvey Adrian
Constitution: 9
Intelligence: 12
Glamour: 10
Spirit: 13
Dexterity: 11
Energy: 11/11 (Normal)
Remaining distribution points: 3
Skill:
[Writing]
Level: B
Description: I already have the writing level of a well-known writer, can create excellent novels, moving poems, skillfully play with beautiful rhetoric, and can make those deep girls cry when they incite emotions.
【Magic Tricks】
Level: E
Description: As the name of this spell can be used to perform simple tricks, it can lift things up to a pound, it can make rudimentary tools, but it cannot simulate any spell effects other than specific spell effects, so it can only be used to please children or to clean up.
Quantitative: B
talent
【Magical Talents】
Level: D
Description: It seems that because of the caster's bloodline, he is closer to the aether element than ordinary people, and if he learns magic from a young age, he may be able to sense the spell net and become an official spellcaster.
Number of skill level increases remaining: 1. ”
"Three more assignable stats and one skill level increase! It should be "The Count of Monte Cristo" that has enough impact. Harvey was happy, his mouth was about to grin behind his ears, this was the biggest improvement he had since he came to this world!
As a good young man in the 21st century, he has always implemented the principle that knowledge is power, and his ability to learn in all aspects and his logical thinking level will improve a lot.
A familiar warmth poured into Harvey's mind, and he squinted in enjoyment, his consciousness became clearer, and he felt as if there was a new change in consciousness.
After a little thought, Harvey was pleasantly surprised to find that he could do two things at a time.
"In this way, it is more convenient to use [magic tricks] to create novels, while maintaining the effect of spells, while thinking about the follow-up plot of the novel, perfect!"
After the intelligence value reaches 15, there is a new information prompt about the attribute panel, and after the intelligence reaches 15, it is the bottleneck of ordinary people, and if the intelligence attribute wants to be improved in the future, it will need several times the number of attribute points to pile up. Harvey had expected this, and if the intellect could be piled up without limits, it would be a very terrifying thing. You must know that Einstein, who developed the atomic bomb, had an IQ of about 146, and the IQ of ordinary people was 125.
Although this is data from Einstein's time, it may not be accurate, but it can also illustrate the ratio of genius to average human IQ in the eyes of ordinary people. Harvey's current intelligence is 15, about 1.5 times that of ordinary people, and he is theoretically a genius who surpasses Einstein.
"It's only theoretical, and there are many geniuses who surpass Einsta's IQ test in later generations, and it is not necessarily that they can achieve achievements beyond Einsta, and it depends on personal efforts and opportunities." Harvey coughed and quickly suppressed his swollen thoughts.
"There is no need to improve the writing skills for the time being, it was not even filled with water, what is the use of continuing to increase the volume of the container, and the remaining opportunity to improve the skill level can only be added to the [Magic Trick], it shouldn't be as simple as simply improving proficiency." After thinking about it, Harvey gave him a chance to upgrade his skills to the only zero-order spell he knew now, and as he silently thought about it, the [Magic Trick] on the attribute panel was blurred for a while, and it turned into another completely different spell.
"[Tiny Miracles]
Level: D (cannot be further promoted)
Description: It can cause a tiny miracle, it can create a double of water out of thin air in the desert, it can create an invisible hand that lifts matter under the weight of ten pounds, or it can heal a faint injury in the flesh.
Proficiency: B"
Based on the [Magic Trick], a new, more comprehensive knowledge of spells poured into Harvey's mind, and up to 15 intelligences easily understood and absorbed it.
This is still a zero-order spell, but the effect of the spell of the [Magic Trick] has been perfected to the extreme, and there is no room for improvement, although it is still a zero-order spell, its effect is better than most first-order spells. The biggest difference from first-tier spells is that the spell effect is weak but omnipotent, as well as the cast conditions and low cost of zero-tier spells.
It's a brand new spell that may never have been seen in this world before.
Harvey was very satisfied, which helped him a lot! Very big! It was almost certain that he had stepped into the wizarding world with half a foot, and he had gotten rid of the powerlessness of being manipulated at will, and now he was confident that he could use this spell to protect himself even if he met Lester and his party again.
In the next few days, Harvey simply used [Tiny Miracle] to replace Shirley to complete the housework, and casting a spell effect was equivalent to Shirley's busy work for most of the day, he learned drawing knowledge from Shirley, and at the same time instructed her to draw sketches that fit her own ideas, creating illustrations of comparable quality to Earth Light Novels.
Harvey did not have any professional knowledge of painting, but he had seen more paintings than all the paintings in the world, and a little analysis could lead to advanced and useful knowledge. Shirley was a quick learner, Harvey asked for his own drawing and gave demonstrations to master quickly, and finally completed a novel illustration in a few days, about the protagonist Edmund returning to the port in high spirits after becoming the captain of the ship.
The illustration style is biased towards American comics, and the lines are not too tough, catering to the art style of this world.