Chapter 46: The Words of the Runes (1)
Long Tianxiang was only a first-level apprentice mage, and he didn't use magic that was lower than his own level. However, with his exceptionally strong magical control, he was even able to write magic scrolls beyond the level, and the success rate was also very high.
Another reason for the low success rate of magic scrolls is that they are irregular.
It is true that each spell pattern will have similar constituent units, and you can deduce from multiple different spells with similar units what that constituent unit does during the spell casting, but you will soon find that what you unleash does not apply to all spells.
There have been too many mages throughout history who have worked their lives to introduce patterns, but have come to the conclusion that there is no pattern to the writing of magic scrolls.
So every time a magician writes a spell, he has to write down a completely different and possibly extremely complex pattern.
At the same time, the process of writing magic scrolls needs to be coherent and smooth, so as to inject one's spiritual power into them, and mages are not all geniuses who can never forget, so if they want to write scrolls, they often need to do a lot of practice.
Long Tianxiang benefited from his strong control here. He can control the inflow of mental power into the scroll, so he can write both slowly and quickly, so that he can follow the correct pattern without having to memorize it painstakingly.
It should also be added that even if two spells are identical and successfully written, they may behave differently on the scrolls. And the actual effect they exert will also be strong and weak.
The general law of research is from easy to difficult, from special to general. Long Tianxiang also understood this truth, so he first wrote three first-level magic scrolls.
In the final analysis, what Long Tianxiang wanted to study was whether the scroll pattern could correspond to the spell symbols and even sign language gestures he had learned.
Therefore, there are similarities in the writing methods of the three magic spells that Long Tianxiang chose first, so the first thing he needs to determine is the function of these similarities, and according to their functions, find the same ones in the spells and gestures, so that the pattern is equivalent to the spell or gesture.
However, the research did not go well, and he ran into the problem of his predecessors: the same building blocks sometimes function the same and sometimes different in different spells. And these effects correspond to different spells. So on the whole, what he did was of no practical significance.
But Long Tianxiang did not give up so easily. And when a person really likes something, even if he stays up all night and doesn't sleep, he won't get tired.
So Long Tianxiang wrote, wrote, and kept repeating this process until dawn. He didn't have a clue yet, but he was running out of scroll paper. He had no choice but to put down his research first and wait for the money he could earn by going to Qingyu Tower next weekend.
In the blink of an eye, next weekend, Long Tianxiang had a few more jobs, including Mrs. Li. She seemed to miss Long Tianxiang very much, and when she met, she greeted Long Tianxiang with a cordial greeting, and entertained Long Tianxiang for a meal. Long Tianxiang was about to leave after serving, and he did everything he could to keep it.
On Saturday, I lived in the night of Qingyulou, and the Qinglou sisters who didn't come last week deliberately set aside time this week, and still let Bao Hong lead them to enjoy Long Tianxiang's craftsmanship.
Long Tianxiang has already set a precedent, and he can't refuse this time, so he can only work hard.
However, he came to make money, not to be a coolie, so for repeat people, he pushed the massage very tired, and he had to give it to his sister who had not pressed it first.
Those who were reluctant to press, he incidentally put forward a request that it was okay to press, but he needed money to compensate. Of course, he wouldn't charge so much money for the service of the noble lady, so Sister Qinglou could accept it.
Long Tianxiang earned a lot of extra money with this. Of course, many people have proposed to use themselves to offset the money, and Long Tianxiang can only say how he needs money to cope with the past.
When Long Tianxiang returned to the dormitory on Sunday, his research began again.
Although this week was limited to the research material, he was not able to practice it himself, but he also had the opportunity to think carefully about the reasons for the research difficulties and the next research methods.
From his mental inclination, he had seen the wonders of sign language chanting, and he believed that there was a correspondence between patterns and spells when it came to describing magic with patterns. But he just couldn't find it.
If I assume that they do have a correspondence, what is the reason why this relationship cannot be generalized to all magic?
As soon as Long Tianxiang thought about it, he suddenly had an idea: maybe the role that patterns play in casting magic is not only related to itself, but also to other patterns!
In this case, what I want to focus on next is the influence of other patterns on the effect of the patterns I want to study! Long Tianxiang thought to himself.
It's a very simple question, but without knowing anything, people are often afraid to make bold assumptions and thus get themselves into trouble. It took Long Tianxiang a week to find the right direction of thinking, not too fast or too slow.
Long Tianxiang's perception of subtleties is extremely strong, and with the right direction, his research will immediately make progress. But you don't have to think about it to know that it is a very complicated task to regulate the interaction between multiple patterns, even if he has a strong sense of perception and is extremely efficient, he cannot find all the patterns in a short time.
So it's an all-nighter again.
Through the small window of the dormitory, the morning light reflected Long Tianxiang's pale face due to staying up late, but it also reflected his extremely focused expression. Only then did he realize that it was already dawn. Today is Monday, and he wants to go to class, but he is reluctant to do so, so he takes out the class schedule and looks at it.
The first session of the morning was related to the magic scroll, but Long Tianxiang thought that he wanted to study the things at hand successfully, so why did he need to listen to what the teacher said?
The second session is a fire magic class, and the afternoon is a preliminary introduction to the history of magic and magic circles. Well, just ask Zhu Lixin to borrow notes and take a look. Long Tianxiang thought, so that he would not have to go to class all day and could continue his research.
The hard work pays off, for the interaction between patterns, Long Tianxiang has successfully launched a lot, although the rules have become much more complicated, but they can be extended to all magic scroll writing. This is a welcome development. However, he had another problem in the next link: he couldn't find a spell or gesture that corresponded to the pattern.