Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Magic
Myron has been studying at the Troct Academy of Magic for 2 years, so he is familiar with the environment inside the academy. He first went to his dormitory, briefly tidied up the pig-like room, and began his study and fortune plan.
Myron had memories of the past, but this knowledge was not perfect for him. And in the past, Myron was not a studious person, so magic and martial arts were commonplace, he knew little about national affairs, and he didn't know anything about astronomy and geography.
Myron first went to the library to borrow a general history of the continent, but he found that this general history of the continent could only go to the time of the Hundred Years War before 93, which made him a little disappointed.
This book should have been compiled by the Duchy of Lane, so the introduction to the Principality of Lane is relatively detailed. At the same time, Myron also found that the history of the 12 central principalities was almost more than 90 years, that is, after the Hundred Years War.
Myron read the Hundred Years' War section twice more carefully, and he found this history strange.
93 years ago, the Ottoman Kingdom, the Mayan Kingdom, and the Alexander Kingdom sent troops at the same time to destroy all the coalition forces composed of 7 principalities in the central region at that time, and then frantically burned and looted. Many civilians were enslaved, some were taken home to work as coolies, and some were sent to the front to be used as cannon fodder.
Subsequently, the three kingdoms engaged in a brutal battle near the World Tree, which ended in the victory of the Kingdom of Alexander.
According to post-war statistics, after the withdrawal of the three kingdoms, the population of the central region plummeted by 50%.
After more than 90 years of recuperation, the central region has also recovered its vitality and gradually prospered economically.
However, human development is inseparable from war, and this is also true in the Central Twelve Duchies. So, about 60 years ago, after the economic recovery of the principalities, small-scale wars began to occur frequently.
However, at the same time of the war, they were very restrained, mainly because of the constraints of the United Council of the Twelve Central Duchies.
Fearing that history would repeat itself, the Twelve Duchies formed the United Council, originally intended to form a strong defense against the invasion of the three kingdoms. However, since there are no large-scale invasions of the three kingdoms on weekdays, the current United Council is mostly a place for power and profit.
In the next 1 month, Myron had read a total of 15 books, and had basically mastered the knowledge of human geography in the Fangtian Continent and knew the composition of the races in the Fangtian Continent. Myron felt that other races aside, at least the elven race, which was a race worthy of deep friendship.
And another problem that he needs to solve urgently, that is, Myron feels that he is too fat, so he also lists a weight loss plan for himself. In fact, the so-called weight loss plan is the course he used to train special forces physical fitness in Flying Scorpion. It's just that this course has been reduced to one-fifth of the original by Myron, because he is not as long-lasting as before.
During this time, Myron spent 1 hour a day doing physical training, 3 hours reading books, and the rest of the time was learning magic.
Myron feels that magicians are really a magical profession, not only making people scream, but also enjoying the right to escape at any time on the battlefield, which is simply a profession tailored for him.
When it comes to pulling wind and screaming, Myron's mind has a classic scene of Marilyn 61 Monroe coming to mind. So Myron wondered if it would be best for him to start with wind magic.
Fang Tian Continent's magic level distribution was very simple.
Level 1 is the magic apprentice, the magic apprentice's full magic power, can release 3 magic missiles. However, because the power of magic missiles is weaker than the power of adult men throwing stones, these apprentice mages are very low-key when they go out, and rarely see the scene of magic missiles bombarding each other.
Level 2-4 is a junior mage, and the most classic magic of human civilization - fireball technique is what I started learning when I was at level 2. A mage who can successfully cast the fireball spell is a qualified junior mage.
The power of the fireball is enough to pose a threat to a fighter of the same level, and there is no way for a fighter to form a protective fighting spirit before reaching level 5, so if he is directly hit by a fireball, the consequences are very serious. For example, more than a month ago, Myron was once shot to death by a simple version of a small fireball.
Levels 5-7 are intermediate mages.
Levels 8-10 are high-level mages.
The level 11 mage is a magister, which is currently the highest level reached in the principality.
A level 12 mage is the Grand Magister, or Sanctuary Mage.
According to Myron's understanding of these high-level mages, intermediate mages are very powerful, high-level mages are even more powerful, and magisters are the most powerful. I can't beat these people, and I have to hide when I go out.
As for the Sanctuary, Myron felt that he could not see it.
Naturally, this can't be blamed on the teacher for not teaching well, after all, at the level of Myron's level 2 magician, it is difficult for him to understand what the concept of magic above the intermediate level is.
But there is one thing he can understand, the mana value of a level 2 mage is about 3 times that of a magic apprentice, and the mana value increases by about 1 times for each level of advancement after that. When leveling up both the Magister and the Grand Magister, the mana is tripled.
It can be inferred from this that if a Magus is allowed to throw the least powerful fireball on the battlefield all the time, then the reason why he can't throw the fireball in the end should probably not be due to lack of mana, but because of hand cramps.
As for the knowledge of high-level magic, Myron has not yet learned.
A knight is of a similar rank as a mage.
Level 1 is a Cadet Knight.
Levels 2-4 are junior knights.
Level 5-7 is an intermediate knight, and at this time you can practice protecting your body fighting spirit.
Levels 8-10 are high-level knights, and high-level knights are characterized by being able to exert their fighting spirit and form a range of kills.
Level 11 knights are knights of the round table. It is currently the highest combat power level of the Twelve Duchies.
A level 12 knight is called a paladin, and the paladin can use his fighting spirit to fly in the sky.
Before the knight level 10, each level of promotion, the fighting spirit is about doubled. When leveled up to Knights of the Round Table and Paladin, the fighting spirit is about doubled.
With the exception of the Mage, all other combat classes are collectively referred to as Knights. Ordinary nobles in the Fangtian Continent can usually get the title of trainee knight or trainee mage at the age of 13, and the knight upgrades faster than the mage in the early stage, but in the later stage, the mage can slowly shorten the gap.
In his daily exercise, Myron can faintly feel the growth of the fighting qi in his body, so Myron feels that even if he does not deliberately cultivate the fighting qi, he can reach the level of a high-level warrior in his lifetime.
However, Myron thought about it, isn't his training also a kind of warrior training method, it's just that this method has not yet been accepted by Fang Tian Continent.
Myron suddenly felt that he had the potential to be in his own right, but he really didn't have the corresponding combat skills to match. So he thought, either the junior fighters will learn radio gymnastics first, and when they are intermediate, they will start learning military gymnastics.
Myron, of course, doesn't really think about whether broadcast gymnastics is really going to be a powerful and combative skill, because he's already starting to practice wind magic.
Wind Blade is the lowest form of wind magic, though most mages still have to wait until level 3 or later to learn it.
Myron was obviously a little impatient, preparing to seriously ask the teacher about the principles of the Wind Blade Technique after today's theory class, he felt that his life plan could not be nipped in the bud by a mere magician level.
Bolton is a junior instructor of magic fundamentals at the academy, 28 years old, level 7 magic, he has a lot of basic magic theory, but his courses are not very popular. The reason why the boys don't welcome him is that the magic foundation itself is boring, and the reason why the girls don't welcome him is simply because of his obscene appearance.
Myron finally got out of class, so she couldn't wait to ask Teacher Bolton about the principles and techniques of the Wind Blade Technique.
Mr. Burton was very surprised that Myron could still come to him to study after class, because there were not many students willing to take his class, and if it weren't for the fact that this course was compulsory by the college, Burton estimated that he would not have more than two digits per class.
Burton had no impression of Myron, because Myron had rarely come to the elementary magic foundation before, and he was hiding in the back row, and he had almost no communication with Burton. But that didn't stop Myron's enthusiasm for studying.
Myron first made a brief self-introduction, and then began to express a high degree of affirmation of Mr. Burton's profound theoretical foundation and rigorous teaching attitude.
"If a teacher can take some time out of his busy schedule to guide students, if his classmates know about this kind of thing, they will definitely be jealous of me," Myron said with a flattering face.
Although Burton felt that what Myron said was not entirely true, it sounded very pleasant, and he unconsciously became excited. With a good opening, Burton naturally left no stone unturned in guiding Myron.
"Wind Blade and Fireball are cast differently. Because the flame itself has a certain lethal characteristic, as long as you gather the flame element in the palm of your hand and throw it out, it will be a rudimentary small fireball. As he spoke, Burton rubbed a small fireball out with his right hand and threw it away.
"The power of the fireball varies from person to person, because the high-level caster will compress the fireball more compactly according to their understanding of the fireball, so that the explosion will be more powerful. But even if you don't do anything, just gather the fire elemental into a ball, you can still do effective damage. After Bolton finished speaking, another fireball came out, but this time, the fireball glowed with some purple light, and it looked much more condensed than the previous fireball. Bolton threw it away again, and this time the damage was noticeably greater.
Myron listened intently, her two small eyes staring at Burton's hand without blinking.
Burton was obviously a good instructor, and he started with the little fireballs that Myron had already learned, so that Myron could understand it more easily.
"But the Wind Blade is different. After a moment of conversation, Bolton said: "The wind element is soft, and it is difficult for the wind in nature to cause any harm to people. So how does the Wind Blade attack the individual? It is because the caster compresses and strengthens the Wind Elemental, giving the Wind Blade a fixed form. With a fixed form of Wind Blade, you can deal damage to enemies. Bolton said as he began to condense the wind blade in his hand.