Chapter 22: Conditions for a Tenth-Order Magician
After a hearty meal, everyone returned to the Phil House to rest. At around fifteen o'clock, Kenneth and Mick went to the Magic Technology Laboratory to find Calvin. And Auston went out one step ahead of the two, and heard Auston say that his own tutor was a famous professor in the alchemy department, and the requirements were quite strict, and he didn't dare to be late for the first day.
As for the others, Kenneth asked them about it, Brandon chose Professor Adolphus of the Warcraft Department as his mentor, and Senior Vader chose Professor Hugo Chester of the Magic Costume Department (Magical Equipment Department), and Kevin and the twin sisters are unknown.
When they came to the magic technology laboratory, the two of them still entered Calvin's underground laboratory according to the old way, and after a period of dizziness, the two appeared in the dim basement, but this time Calvin did not come out to greet the two, so Kenneth and Mick quickly got up, walked to the door and knocked on the door: "Hello, Professor Duncan." ”
But the two didn't hear Calvin's response, and after the two knocked on the door a few more times, there was still no response inside. Kenneth tried to turn the doorknob and found that the door was open, so he slowly pushed the door open, only to find Calvin lying on the podium and sleeping soundly.
Kenneth and Mick couldn't help but sigh in unison as they watched this scene: This Professor Duncan, can we really trust him?
However, the two of them did not wake Calvin immediately, but walked behind the stone table and looked at the clearing, and were surprised to find that there was no trace of the magic array.
Could it be that the two of them are mistaken?
But anyway, the two of them had already planned to forget about it, so they didn't care about it anymore. The evil-eyed Kenneth tiptoed close to Calvin, took a deep breath, noticed a stench in the air in addition to the smell of straw paper, and exclaimed, "Professor Duncan, class!" ”
This roar sounded in Calvin's ears like thunder, and Calvin fell directly from the podium in fright, rubbed his eyelids and said, "What, what's wrong?" Thunder? ”
Kenneth stood in front of Calvin with his waist crossed and said, "Professor Duncan, we're here for class!" ”
Calvin got up, touched the top of his half-bald head, and seemed to react, "Oh, oh, it's Kenneth and Mick, you're here?" It's punctual, haha. ”
Calvin laughed dryly twice, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I did the experiment too late last night, and I almost had an accident, so I slept until now." ”
Mick asked worriedly, "Professor, are you really okay with that experiment?" That's just too dangerous. ”
Calvin waved his hand indifferently and said, "Don't worry, I've been studying dual magic casting for ten years and know how to protect myself." ”
"How did that senior from before have an accident?" But Kenneth asked curiously, and Mick immediately glared at Kenneth when he heard this.
Calvin's face stiffened when he heard this, and he sighed a lot, and sat down on the podium and said to the two of them: "Actually, I didn't want to involve a student in my own research, but that student couldn't control his curiosity after watching my experiment once, and he also wanted to participate in my experiment. I know the danger of dual magic casting research, it's not that a fifth-order magician can't try it at all, and that third-year student is only a fourth-order magician, so naturally he doesn't have this qualification. But when I politely refused, the kid thought that I was afraid that he would steal my research results so that he wouldn't let him participate, and then he tried to cast double magic on his own, which led to a tragedy...... You should know what happened after that. ”
Kenneth and Mick were silent, but they didn't expect the truth behind the tragedy to be like this. Kenneth was a man who couldn't rub sand in his eyes, and said angrily, "Then why don't you tell the principal and the others about this, professor?" ”
Calvin smiled bitterly, "I did, but no one believed me...... I was obsessed with my own research and didn't like to associate with other students and professors, so I had a reputation as 'arrogant', 'withdrawn', and 'dangerous'. ”
After speaking, Calvin's face suddenly became relaxed, and he closed his hand and said, "Okay, let's talk about inconsequential matters here, since you are my only two students, then I will train you to be a first-class magician." First, let's talk about your own thoughts. ”
Kenneth and Mick saw that Calvin, who was the protagonist of the incident, was not entangled, although they felt unhappy for him, they could only put it aside, but they no longer had the initial dissatisfaction with Calvin in their hearts. Hearing Calvin ask what they thought, Kenneth immediately replied, "Mick and I want to become tenth-order magicians!" ”
Mick stood aside with his face covered.
Calvin was also stunned for a long time before he reacted: "...... Kenneth, you weren't joking......"
Kenneth grinned, "Of course, Mick and I must become tenth-order magicians!" ”
Calvin looked embarrassed, then spread out his hands with a wry smile and said, "I'm sorry, Kenneth, with the current human race, it is absolutely impossible to become a tenth-order magician. ”
Kenneth frowned and wondered, "Why is that?" ”
"Looks like you've never been exposed to magic before, so you should have taken a basic magic class this morning, right?"
Kenneth and Mick nodded.
"Then Kenneth you know what the language of magic is, right?"
"Aren't they just those weird runes?"
"That's right, those strange runes," Calvin nodded, "those runes are the basis for weaving magic spells, and magic spells are the core of the magic circle. The first-order magic array needs at least two magic runes, while the second-order magic array needs at least four magic runes, and the third-order magic array needs at least eight magic runes. ”
Kenneth blinked, but still didn't understand.
"Professor, Kenny is very poor at math......" Mick couldn't bear to look at him and confided the truth to Calvin.
"I see...... I thought Kenneth was really pretending to be stupid," Calvin said, touching the top of his sweaty head, "To put it bluntly, the human race currently has a total of sixty-four magic runes, and it can only meet the minimum requirements for magic runes in the sixth-order magic array technique. Do you get the idea, Kenneth? ”
Kenneth nodded in a sudden sense of enlightenment, "I see, has there ever been a human being who has become a tenth-order magician?" ”
I saw Calvin nodding in affirmation: "It is said that the four dragon heroes in the past were tenth-order magicians, but it seems that they relied on the power of the dragon to reach that realm. ”
Mick frowned and said, "But that's just a record in "Legend of the Dragon", can you treat it as history?" ”
Calvin smiled when he heard this: "Indeed, the Legend of the Dragon is only a legend after all, and the dragon is dead, and other magic runes have never been discovered, and we don't even know if there is magic above the sixth order." According to their own gospels, the Anglican asserts that there are only sixty-four magic runes, and that the apex of human magicians is the sixth-order magician, and this has become the mainstream view in the wizarding world. ”
"In other words, as long as other magic runes can be found, it is possible for humans to become tenth-order magicians, right, Professor?" Kenneth asked suddenly.
Calvin nodded with a smile and said, "Theoretically speaking, this is true, as long as you find the remaining nine hundred and sixty magic symbols and know their meaning, it is indeed possible to create a tenth-order magic array." But is it possible? Calvin couldn't help but shake his head.
Kenneth's eyes flashed with light, but he quickly became confused.
"Okay, that's all for the matter of tenth-order magicians, what I want to ask you is, do you have any disciplines that are particularly interesting?" Calvin asked the two.
Kenneth and Mick looked at each other, as if they saw the same answer in each other's eyes, and said in unison, "Enchantment!" ”
"Oh? Enchantment......" Calvin looked at the two of them in surprise, "I thought you guys were interested in magic technology......"
Mick's eyes lit up and said, "Actually, I'm also curious about magic technology, but enchantment is also very interesting, I once tried it myself, but it failed!" ”
Kenneth sneered, "Actually, I just want a handy weapon......
Calvin looked at the excited look on Mick's face, as if he saw his younger self, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then it's decided?" The third subject in your first year is enchantment? ”
Kenneth and Mick nodded without hesitation.
"Then let's start the class now. After class, I will go to the school office to help you register for the course, and then you can check the weekly schedule from your student registration card. Calvin jumped off the podium, cleared his throat, and said to the two of them, "Why don't you two go back to your seats and sit down?" ”
"Huh?" Mick wondered, "Could it be that the professor is here to teach us?" ”
Calvin looked at Mick and Kenneth with questioning glances, and said dissatisfiedly, "Do you think that because I'm a professor in the Department of Magic, I don't know anything about other subjects?" ”
Kenneth and Mick nodded earnestly.
Calvin was quite shocked, and said listlessly: "I am also a professor with tutor qualifications at the Luther School of Magic...... Don't you know that your non-designated classes are taught by your instructors every year? ”
Kenneth and Mick shook their heads in earnest.
"Anyway, I'm going to teach you two imps, hurry up and get to the seats!" Calvin didn't have a good breath and said, "Although it's not as good as the professor in the Demon Costume Department, it's more than enough to teach you two little ghosts!" In view of your rude attitude, you will deduct 10 points from your final grades! ”
"Isn't it!" Kenneth and Mick let out a pitiful wail at the same time.
"Hmph, I can't cure you two little ghosts?" Calvin smiled proudly, saw the two of them sitting behind the two stone tables, and began to give a formal lecture, "Enchantment, is the discipline of attaching magic to ordinary weapons, the first thing we need to know is that the affinity between the elemental attributes of additional magic and various different materials, if the affinity is insufficient, the enchantment will naturally not succeed, even if your luck is extremely successful, but the effect of additional magic will be greatly reduced." Therefore, the first thing the two of you need to do is to memorize the affinity of different materials and elements, which is not too much, probably more than 400 kinds. Let's talk about a hundred today, every twenty I will test your memory~ Come, the first one, the most common iron, the affinity between iron and the earth element is extremely high, and the affinity with the wind element and the fire element can also meet the requirements of enchantment, and the affinity with the water element is not enough to enchant; The second, copper ......"
Kenneth and Mick didn't have time to dwell on the lost ten, listening to Calvin's lecture while quickly jotting down notes.
By the end of the lesson, both of them had collapsed on their desks, exhausted.
Just trying to become a qualified magician is already so hard.