Bright sunlight shines through the old mahogany windows onto the library's desks, gently caressing the old collection of books on the shelves. The desk was full of books, piled up half a foot high, and suddenly the pile moved slightly.

Star Zero looked up at the bright sunlight outside the window, and he knew it was morning. Yesterday he had been reading books here for the night, mainly to read some general information on the continent and the complete knowledge of water elemental magic.

Xing Ling felt that since he already had his own concerns on the Nolan Continent, he couldn't live in such a mess. He has to have a clear goal, he has to find a shortcut to become stronger.

First of all, Star Zero has seen all the common demonic beasts on the continent, and in the future, when encountering dangerous demonic beasts, he will be able to know their weaknesses. He would also take out the notebook that Erica had specially bought for him and copy them one by one, and he would even record some ancient Warcraft.

Secondly, Star Zero has summed up a lot of experience through this duel with Manas, he has mastered too little magic, and his strength is too weak. If it weren't for Xiao Hei's sneak attack, he would definitely be torn apart by his dragon this time. Thinking of this, Xing Ling still had a little palpitations, but when he thought of himself at that time, he was so brave and handsome!

Star Zero also flipped through the water elemental magic that was already known on the continent, and there were many strange magics among them. For example, [Mirror] forms a huge mirror, which provides convenience for the mage to arrange his makeup outside. Of course it's impossible, haha.

[Mirror] forms a circular reflector, providing a rear view of the mage in battle. This is of great benefit to mages one-to-many.

Star Zero also learns that magic is a wonderful thing. Magic has its own inherent hierarchy, which is divided into beginner, intermediate, advanced, ultimate, and forbidden magic. Its classification is divided according to the rarity and degree of effect, not necessarily that the intermediate level is necessarily more powerful than the beginner, this also depends on the magic strength and proficiency of the caster.

The duration of magic is also closely related to the caster's strength, and the higher the level of the magician, the longer the maximum duration of the magic cast. Nivea's mid-level mage's high-level strength allows her to summon [Fire Feather Phoenix] for a longer period of time. If your own magic level is not so high, forcibly using high-level magic is likely to cause backlash.

Star Zero rubbed his sleepy eyes, it was already his third day of working overtime in the library. Ever since he became a recognized hero for the school's freshmen, his life couldn't go on normally. Whenever Xing Zero goes to the classroom, he will be surrounded by a bunch of girls, asking about age, girlfriend and other gossip.

Xing Zero looked around the library, and suddenly found an old man, who seemed to be working overtime the day before yesterday. It's been 3 days in a row that I've seen the old man studying books motionlessly. Xing Ling quietly moved his chair away and quietly walked behind the old man.

He wanted to see what the old man was doing and why he hadn't moved for so long. The old man was reading a book on the origin of the elements, which was full of many strange patterns, at least not that Star Zero could understand.

The old man suddenly said, "What, little brother, are you also interested in this?" Xing Ling was stunned and said: "No, I just want to see what you are doing so fascinated, and I haven't been motionless for 3 days." ”

The old man smiled: "Haha, I have a habit of not wanting to eat without understanding it." When people are old, they digest slowly, and they don't tighten, they don't tighten. With that, he threw himself into the book.

Xing Ling looked at the book and pointed, "Is this talking about the origin of the elements?" The old man said: "Yes, we humans have been in this continent for many thousands of years, and we still haven't figured out what the source of our power is, but the elements are the foundation of our civilization." ”

Xing Ling said: "I think that since everything exists, it has its own reason for existence, and sometimes there is no need to drill the horns." ”

The old man smiled happily: "How can the research element be regarded as the tip of the horns?"

Xing Ling said: "Then let's take the elements as matter for the time being, maybe it existed at the beginning of the universe." Xing Zero muttered in his heart, "The technology tree on Nolan is obviously a little off. Do you want to tell them how to make electricity, so that Nolan's technology will at least go up a notch. Forget it, it's not like it's going to upset the balance of this world, let these things rot in my stomach.

Xing Ling proposed, "Senior, you haven't eaten for 3 days, let's go out for breakfast, shall we?"

For Xingling's invitation, the old man obviously didn't expect it, so he helped his Ha Han glasses and said, "Okay, let's go, let's eat something delicious." ”

Xing Ling walked on the road with the old man, and he always felt that the old man was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. They went out into the street, ate bowls of ramen, and bought snacks to go back to the library.

The old man asked, "What's the young man's name?" and Star Zero replied, "My name is Star Zero, Star of Stars, Zero of Eggs." Xing Zero asked rhetorically: "May I ask your senior, your honorable name?"

The old man smiled: "I can't talk about the big name, just call me the old man." ”

Xing Ling smiled: "The name Old Man Suo is quite interesting. Hahaha"

Old man Suo said to Xing Ling: "Xing Ling, your magic level is only at the advanced level of magic apprentice, you are a freshman this year, right?"

Xing Ling replied, "Are you a teacher at school?

Old man Suo smiled: "I used to be a teacher, but I can't stand this high-intensity class rhythm when I'm old." When I retired, I retired to the back and did some idle things. Why don't I teach you some ways to practice magic?"

Xing Ling heard that someone wanted to point out to him, and said happily: "Okay, I happened to be worried about how to improve my strength recently. Half of the semester has passed, and I haven't learned anything else. ”

Old man Suo said with a smile: "The master introduces the door, and the cultivation depends on the individual. The teacher only talks to you about some basic principles, but you still have to read more books and practice more magic that suits your style. ”

Xing Ling said respectfully: "What Senior Suo said is extremely true. But I was confused about my cultivation method and didn't know why it was always difficult to break through. ”

Old man Suo nodded his head and said, "The main thing is to rely on this, how can you improve if you don't think much about it?" Magic is about understanding, not physical work, the more you practice, the greater your improvement. Magic still depends on one's own comprehension of magic, and diligence alone is not enough. ”

"Let's go to the small forest behind the academy, and I'll teach you some cultivation techniques. If you study hard, it will be of great benefit to you in the future. Old man Suo said to Xing Zero earnestly.

"Yes, master!" Xing Ling already regarded Old Man Suo as his master. Since he was a child, Xing Zero has never been so concerned about himself by anyone other than his parents. The feelings of longing that he had suppressed in his heart for most of the semester were now pouring out under the care of Old Man Suo.

Old man Suo said: "Xing Ling, do you know why some people are of high level and some people are of low level?"

Star Zero thought for a moment, "Is it because you are proficient in seals and spells?"

Old man Suo said: "Actually, it's not exactly, they are in the process of learning magic and using magic, constantly communicating with the elements, deepening their affinity for the elements, so they will improve quickly." Blindly practicing seals and reciting mantras is important, but that's not the core. The most important thing is to deepen the communication with the elements. ”

After a pause, Old Man Suo said again: "Although the current human beings have not yet figured out why the elements can communicate with humans, it is true that after a certain level of communication, you will have a different feeling about magic. When you reach the junior mage, you will have a general feeling for the elements of magic, and you will also feel the elements that are more comfortable with you. ”

Xing Ling said happily: "Thank you, master, I have learned." ”

Old Man Suo continued, "Some people may have an affinity for two or even three magical elements after reaching the level of junior mage. Generally speaking, a person will only have an affinity for one element in his life, and the two are already relatively rare on the mainland. Even if he is affinity for the two elements, he will specialize in one because human energy is limited. Too many elements mixed together can inevitably lead to confusion. ”

Xing Ling suddenly realized: "I see. So if you don't have an affinity for other elements, will it cause confusion?"

Old man Suo replied, "Not a possibility, but a certainty." If you are not friendly with other elements, it will cause elemental necrosis, and the mage will explode to death. Even if you are affinity with the two elements, if you mix them, it is very likely to cause elemental annihilation, and that power is immense. I once gathered all the elements in a glass of water, liquefied in a tiny space, and then quickly annihilated, causing a violent explosion. Therefore, it is true that the power of calling multiple elements at the same time will be doubled, but from the current point of view, it seems that no one can make multiple elements run stably. ”

Xing Ling respectfully said, "Listen to Master's teachings. Old man Suo said: "Let's go, let's go to the small forest, and I will teach you some practical skills and perception of the elements." I believe that you will have a breakthrough soon. ”

Xing Ling is very happy, this is a great opportunity, with the guidance of his predecessors, he is one step closer to the goal of becoming stronger.