Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Shadow Core
"You. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info. What are you doing? Taking a step back, Lanier crossed his hands to block his lower body, his face full of guard.
"Uh, I just wanted you to do me a favor." Seeing that Lanier looked like he wanted to run away, Ryan was a little embarrassed. After a brief explanation, Lanier finally understood, and then shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "As long as you don't miss and kill me, whatever." ”
Nodding, Ryan chanted the incantation again, condensing his magic more skillfully than before.
Casting a secondary Shadow Tentacle.
Looking at the magic power in Ryan's hand that became darker and darker, Lanier's pupils shrank instantly, obviously realizing that Ryan was casting a 3-ring spell, no, it should be said, he was actually casting a 3-ring spell!
Cast failed!
Rumble!
Due to the speed of the condensed magic power this time, when Ryan had just connected the magic net with the spell model, the powerful magic power brought by the 3-ring spell slot instantly broke through Ryan's control, and the vast power broke out of the shackles of the air, and suddenly erupted into a piercing roar.
The strong wind was blowing, Ryan snorted, and took a few steps back, and Lanier, who was standing in front of him, immediately stepped forward and grabbed his arm: "Are you okay?" ”
Casting failures will bring many different results, and under normal circumstances, casting failures will not cause the loss of spell slots, but once the connection with the magic net is released, not only will this spell slot be wasted, but it may even cause backlash, which is the current situation.
Coughing lightly, Ryan waved at Lanier, signaling that he was fine. However, the successive defeats severely hit Ryan's confidence, and the latter's face was full of incredulity: "How can this be? ”
"What you just cast, the secondary Shadow Tentacles?" Lanier asked cautiously when he saw Ryan's devastated appearance.
"That's right." Regarding the improvement of his strength, Ryan did not want to hide it, and nodded very straightforwardly. Although surprised, but after these days of life-and-death battles, Lanier himself is about to be able to touch the 4-ring magic net, although Ryan's speed of improvement is fast, but Lanier is not too careful.
"Didn't you look at the materials when you copied this spell from the Academy?" Hearing Ryan's admission, Lanier had a strange expression on his face, "Although the secondary shadow tentacles don't need spellcasting materials, they need to convert some of their magic power into shadow power. ”
"Judging by the way you just looked, you obviously don't know this, if you want to learn this spell thoroughly, I'm afraid it will take you more than half a month."
"Transformed into the power of shadows? How? Hearing Lanier's explanation, Ryan was slightly stunned, and then asked.
Lanier shrugged, "How do I know?" ”
Yes, hope is dashed again. With a slight sigh, Ryan simply sat on the floor, his chin propped up with his hands, and pondered.
It's not that he hasn't cast the secondary phantom tentacles, but it's a game, and he didn't expect that there are still such limitations in the real world, the power of shadows? Is it possible to go to the shadow dancer for the sake of this 3-ring spell? But in this barren mountain and wilderness, where can I find a shadow dancer mentor?
"Don't be discouraged, we don't know what to do, but isn't there a Mentor Taylor? It just so happened that we had made another meritorious service, so it shouldn't be a problem to ask him for help. Seeing Ryan's frustrated face, Lanier thought he was in a heartache over the transcription scroll of the 3-ring spell, so he stepped forward and grabbed him by the shoulder.
Hearing this, Ryan's eyes lit up, and he suddenly got up, almost tripping Lanier: "You're right! Let's go, let's go to Mentor Taylor! ”
Inside the council chamber, Taylor is discussing the fortifications of the Green Grove with Cedric and Tag. In previous years, the lizardmen were the most ferocious in their attacks, mobilizing most of their men to defend against them each year, often leaving them understaffed to defend against ogres and kobolds from the Teslang Mountains.
However, this is different now, with Taylor's big stick and affection, the lizardmen will most likely choose to rest and recuperate, at least around the harvest festival, there is no possibility of attacking the green forest. The ogres were almost completely wiped out, and Cedric had promised to rest in the green forest for a few days, and the town was suddenly fully staffed, and many of the guards had time to rest and play.
Just as the three of them were discussing whether they needed to launch an active attack on the enemy, there was a sudden knock at the gate.
"Please come in." Casually closing the painted map, Cedric yelled at the outsider.
As the wooden door creaked, Ryan and Lanier walked in, one after the other. Glancing at the covered map on the table, Ryan walked straight towards Taylor.
"It's the two of you, how about it? There's nothing wrong with your body, right? Before Ryan could speak, Taylor smiled delightfully.
"We're almost recovered, and thanks to the help of Mentor Taylor and the two, we got back alive. I'm stupid and won't say anything thanks, so please forgive me. Ryan nodded to a few people, said a few polite words, and immediately cut to the chase, "Mentor Taylor, I have some personal matters with you now. ”
"Oh? I guess this kid is thinking about the reward. Glancing at the smiling Cedric beside him, Taylor guessed firmly.
"It's pretty much the same if you insist on saying that." Ryan smirked and elaborated on his failure to cast the Shadow Tentacles.
"Secondary Shadow Tentacles?" Taylor's eyes widened, and he stared at Ryan for a long time, and when the latter felt uncomfortable, he finally spoke again, "I didn't expect your spell attainments to improve so quickly, if I'm not mistaken, you've been in Shining Star Castle for less than half a year, right?" ”
"Recently, after so many high-intensity battles, I am lucky, and my mental power just happened to break through the bottleneck." Smiling modestly, Ryan didn't dwell on the topic, "I just want to know if there's a quick way to transform the power of shadows?" ”
Seeing Ryan's eager appearance, Taylor smiled mysteriously, did not continue to ask, and patiently explained to him: "The power of shadows can also be called the magic of the shadow world, you have not been to the shadow world, and if you want to transform the magic power of the main material plane, I am afraid it will take at least a month or so." ”
"Shadow World?" Although there was some speculation, Ryan was still surprised to determine that the power of the shadows had something to do with this half-plane.
"That's right, the shadow world is a semi-plane that is attached to the existence of the main material plane, and the shadow lives forever in the ever-changing darkness of this plane, so that the light and darkness of this plane have a mysterious connection. Some scholars believe that the essence of this half-plane is shadow matter, a semi-element composed of an equal amount of positive and negative energy. And this power is the power of the shadow in your mouth. ”
"But as soon as this power is illuminated by the sun and the balance of energy in it is disrupted, it will dissipate immediately."
"In order to successfully cast a spell like the Shadow Tentacles, which relies on the magic of shadows, you must master how to create and preserve this magic."
"Creating shadow matter? However, I had never heard of it. "Ryan is not modest, although he used to travel to various planes as a player, but what he knows is the information of monsters, weaknesses, and various dungeons, dungeon strategies, this kind of knowledge, unless necessary, he is not very clear.
"Boy, don't listen only halfway." Shaking his head with a smile, Taylor's eyes flashed with teasing.
"You mean, save?" Wake up the dreamer with a word, Ryan immediately understood what Taylor meant, but then he became confused, "But you said that the magic of shadows disappears the moment it touches the sun, so how should it be preserved?" ”
"You should know about shadow creatures like ghosts, shadows, and nightshades, right?" Seeing Ryan nodding, Taylor's smile became more and more hairy, "They are all able to walk on the main matter plane normally. ”
"What do you mean?" Hearing this, Ryan's heart suddenly flashed with a flash of inspiration, and his eyes gradually widened.
"Shadow creatures who have mastered spell-like abilities are all able to manipulate the magic of the shadow realm, even if they come to the main material plane, they can also cast spells, why?"
"Because their bodies store the magic of the shadow world, or are able to create the magic of the shadow world."
Taylor's self-questioning allowed Ryan to catch the flash of inspiration: "You mean those shadow creatures have a shortcut to the power of creating shadows?" ”
"Creatures like ghosts and shadows have little intelligence, and they rely on their own bodies, or the shadow cores, to create and preserve the power of shadows."