Chapter 8: Squibs, Magic Counters
"Only those who have become official magicians and condensed the source of magic power can be regarded as real magicians, and magic apprentices are not magicians at all."
"Yes, the upper limit of the mana value of the magic apprentice is about 500, while the mana value of the official magician is at least 1000, and because of the source of the mana, even if the mana value is used up, it can be recovered in a moment, while the magic apprentice takes at least a day to recover when the mana value is exhausted, this is the qualitative difference."
Soon after, Wang Dao and the others came to the hall where the magic public class was taught, oh, it was a vast hall, round in shape, and could accommodate at least a thousand students.
The magic apprentices entered one after another, and after about half an hour, the entire hall was filled with nearly eight hundred people, which was also the number of all magic apprentices in this class.
Mage Ma Rui, dressed in a magic robe, walked in at this time, and with a light flying technique, flew to a podium above the hall, which was a place that ordinary people could not reach, and only intermediate mages who had learned flying skills could go up. Yes, flying is a life-saving skill that can only be learned by intermediate mages above level 6. It also gives the mid-level mages a good defensive ability, as long as they are not shot by a group of archers, the mages can calmly use their magic to kill them in the sky.
"Good morning, everyone, I'm Ma Rui, a level 7 magician, and the instructor of this month's magic public class, today, I will talk about some basic knowledge of magic apprentices, and when I give a lecture, no noise is allowed, and those who dare to disobey will be driven out."
Mage Marry whispered and used a level 2 spell amplification technique to spread his voice throughout the hall. Suddenly, there was silence.
"Good. So first, let me talk about the seven main points to note about the meditation technique of magic apprentices......"
“…… Then there are six tips for the transformation of spiritual power and magic runes......"
“…… Next are the five main points of the combination of magic runes and the composition of the Illumination template......"
“…… Finally, there is the key to the casting of magic. The casting of magic is divided into three steps, first, enough mental power and magic power to condense the magic runes of the corresponding magic, second, combine these magic runes in the mind into the corresponding spell model combination, and third, attract the magic power and use the mental power to pull them to cast them. ”
"There are three kinds of results of magic. First, the Squib, the second magic backlash. Thirdly, the spell was cast successfully. Needless to say, let's first understand the difference between the first and second types. ”
"The first. Squib. That is, in the process of casting magic, there is a problem when the magic runes are combined into a model in the second step, resulting in the magic power not being triggered into magic at all when the magic model is triggered, so the magic casting is invalid, under normal circumstances, the squib is not dangerous, and it mostly appears in the magic apprentice stage, because the combination of magic runes of level zero magic is not responsible. There are usually only three or five magic runes, even if something goes wrong with the combination of magic runes. There will be no danger either. And this phenomenon is more present in your present stage. ”
"In a month's time, I believe that all of you here as long as you are not hopelessly stupid idiots, you should have learned a few of the corresponding magic runes and model combinations in the simplest zero-level magic, and you should have all tried magic casting, right?"
"In your case, it is clear that the magic has been cast, but the corresponding effect has not been achieved, for example, the failure of the light spell is a flickering light, the failure of the mage's hand is a breeze, and the failure of the water spell is a little splash...... And so on, these are all squibs after the failure of level zero magic, and most of the reasons why this kind of squibs occur is only one, that is, there is a problem in the magic rune combination model of the second step, and the corresponding magic runes do not form the correct connection and structure, so they directly fail when they are cast outside with spiritual power in the third step. ”
"Listen, apprentices, don't be too frustrated, in the process of learning magic, the squib is a normal thing, after all, there is no danger to life, unlike the second kind of magic backlash, the lightest will also let you lie in bed for three days, and even half of your life can be removed if you are ruthless, and the most serious will even destroy the source of your magic power, become a waste, or even die on the spot."
"Therefore, in the realm of magic, there is no room for slackness."
"The second kind of magic backlash generally appears on formal magicians, that is, magicians above the first level, because the magic model of first-level magic requires at least ten magic runes, which is at least two to three times more complex than zero-level magic, and the more complex things are, the more dangerous they are if there is a problem."
"The reason for the appearance of magic backlash is similar to the first type of magic squib, but under normal circumstances, there will be no problems in the process of combining magic runes in the second step, yes, it is impossible for any official magician to have problems in the second step of combining magic runes, only magic apprentices can appear like this, because you can't even understand what magic runes are. Of course, if you are interrupted in the process of casting spells and chanting spells, it will directly cause magic backlash, so magicians must pay attention to safety when casting spells, at least not close to people such as assassins and warriors, the strength of magicians can only be reflected when the magic is successfully cast, remember, magicians are strong and vulnerable.
There is also a possibility that the magic is cast at a higher level, such as a level 1 mage who casts a level 3 spell at a higher level, and the energy supply is insufficient during the magic casting process, for example, the casting of a level 3 fireball spell requires 1200 points of mana, and you only have 1000 points of mana on your body at this time, then forcibly casting it will cause a magic backlash, and this fireball spell will blow up to yourself, and the result is naturally needless to say. ”
"So, apprentices, you should be glad that the magic squib is now, at least there is no danger if the magic fails, if you become an official magician, you will not be so lucky."
"Next, I will tell you the key points and precautions for the combination of the magic runes of the three simplest spells in level zero magic, which are the light technique, the water making technique, and the mage's hand."
"Among them, there are four different combinations of magic runes in the light technique, which are as follows...... Such...... And this...... You can choose one of them to practice, the main points of this process have been told to you, how to cast it depends on your own practice, some of you should have received a basic education in magic in advance, you should understand this truth, the study of magic, more important is practice and understanding, the main points, the key points are told to you, all you need is to keep practicing, squibs, practice, squibs, until it feels right, then it will be successful. (To be continued.) )