Chapter 11: The Tired Witch

The snow falls without a trace, and the geese pass by the sound.

Any magic has traces after it has been used. Maybe it's an anomalous fold in the space, maybe it's the peculiar smell left over from some potions, or maybe it's the mirage in reality after the dimensional threads are broken.

Of course, the most striking and clearest feature is the residual magic after the use of magic.

Just like gunpowder remains after a firearm is fired, the magic power will leave a little residual spirit on the wizard's body or in the surrounding air after the magic power is cast. Many experienced hunting teams will have the skills to measure this residue during the hunt and make a clear judgment about the surrounding environment of the hunting ground. Routine investigations by institutions such as the Trident will also involve the determination of mana residues.

In the first year of practical classes, students at First University have training subjects related to magic residue detection. As an outstanding student of Jiuyou Academy, even if Jiang Yu did not use the relevant alchemy equipment, he could vaguely judge that the gray-robed witch had a very new residual magic power on her body at a glance.

And the mana residue of different spells has subtle differences.

The remnants of the witch's magic just now happened to be the traces of the 'Bondage Charm' that the students of the Nine Beings Academy were most familiar with. The Bondage Charm is a 'standard spell' certified by the Wizarding Alliance.

Standard spells are spells that have significant magical effects and require a certain amount of magic and a certain degree of training to be cast. This is very different from the vampire's 'bloodthirsty recovery', the werewolf's 'moonrage', the fox's 'natural charm' and other natural magic, and it is also fundamentally different from the tricksters who snap their fingers to make a small flame, pull a bunch of flowers out of their hats, and change the suit of playing cards.

In the Wizarding Code, parchers are also classified as wizards, but because their sensitivity to magic is so low, they can only use some simple, almost tricky magic.

Tricksters do not have the ability to use standard spells that are certified by the Wizarding League.

"You mean to say that she used a standard spell not long ago!" Zheng Qing repeated the witch's judgment with a look of disbelief on his face: "A trickster, using a standard spell?! Colmar has allowed the trickster to use a standard spell?!"

As dull as he is, he also knows the great change behind this judgment.

Although I don't know the exact number, but last year's off-semester and winter vacation followed Xin Fatzi to do the investigation report in the North District for so long, Zheng Qing can also estimate that the number of pacters in the North District of Beta Town should be around 10,000.

In the entire town of Beta, plus First University, the number of registered 'official wizards' is probably less than 100,000. If the North District Tricksters all have the 'real' spell-casting ability, it means that the power of Phuket Island has increased by nearly 10% in an instant!

What will the Wizarding Alliance think, what will the Council under the Moon think, what will the alien envoys who are resident on the island think, and even the alchemy workshops, herb buyers, and magic labs on the island, which are already accustomed to squeezing the labor of the magicians, will they accept this change?

Will the preachers adapt to the change in their status? Will they take revenge on the wizards who have bullied them before? Will they demand more resources and more power?

Just thinking about it briefly, Zheng Qing felt that his head was about to blow up.

"It's not a good thing. Speaking of this, the young public-funded student paused, and said in a slightly accentuated tone: "At least now, or for this semester, this is not a good thing. ”

According to Dr. Xiao's inferences in the past and from the words of Mr., Brother Huang, Professor Yao and others, Zheng Qing was keenly aware of the imminent atmosphere of the 'storm' entrenched inside and outside the First University. The school certainly didn't like this kind of critical moment when there was a mass riot on the island of Phuket.

"Whether it's a good thing or not, it's really hard to judge now...... But you can't deny the 'greatness' of this thing, and you can't deny the legitimacy of the title of 'Great Sage'. Jiang Yu said.

"That's just a random word spread by the neighbors of the North District, and it can't be true. A familiar voice suddenly sounded in the ears of the two young wizards.

Zheng Qing Huoran looked back and saw Colma carrying the hem of her skirt and swaying down from the stairwell on the second floor.

She was still wearing the long dress she wore yesterday, and the blackened marks of the burnt and the dead leaf on the hem of the skirt still hung tenaciously on her skirt. Her hair was scattered, her face was a little pale, and her eyes looked a little hollow, as if she had never rested in her life.

"How long has it been since you slept!" Zheng Qing couldn't help but ask.

A minute earlier he had been prepared to be 'polite', intending to be as cautious as he had been when he had met other great wizards. But when she saw the tired appearance of the witch, she couldn't help but cry out rudely.

"One day...... Less than two days?" Colmar tilted her head, pondering, and gave an indefinite answer.

"You're going to be exhausted if you go on like this. Jiang Yu took a few steps, helped Colma who was walking down the stairs, and complained: "You have just broken through the rank of the Great Wizard, you should stay in the Jingshe and stabilize your realm... You're in a precarious state right now!"

"So when I heard you guys coming, I slipped down quickly. The owner of the Gini hut smiled and patted his cheek: "Don't worry, I know my body better than you......"

Jiang Yu ignored Colma's self-consoling words, took out a bottle of potion from his handbag, unscrewed the seal of the ampoule, and went straight to the tavern's owner's mouth: "Drink it...... Chat later, we need you to keep your head up. ”

Colmar's head tilted back, and her gaze fell on the ampoule.

"Hey, Fitzel's special energy potion? I haven't even drunk its regular version. As she spoke, she craned her neck and grunted the potion into her stomach.

After drinking, he smacked his lips, looking like he was still unsatisfied.

The magic potion worked quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a healthy flush appeared on the witch's originally pale face, and her distracted eyes became a little brighter. Even the magic that swirled around her seemed much more lively than before.

"Sure enough," the owner of the Gini Cottage complimented, "worthy of being the product of the largest apothecary in the wizarding world......

Fitzel Magic Potions is the largest potions producer in the wizarding world, and its position in the field of potions is roughly equivalent to that of Martin Torre Alchemy, or the position of Double Tang Ji in the field of sugar people.

"This is only a temporary emergency measure, not a cure. Jiang Yu grimaced and reminded, "Adequate natural rest is the most effective way to maintain the stability of a wizard's magical power...... You're already a great wizard, and you should know this better than we do. ”

Colmar turned his head to look at the dense crowd outside the window, and the smile on his face slowly faded.

"If you had so many people's hopes in your hands, you wouldn't have said the word 'rest' so easily. She sighed softly: "By the way, correct...... I don't want to be a great wizard, I'm a 'great magician'. ”