Chapter 52: The Nature of Magic
Over the next few days, Horn continued to practice the use of the Force during the day. In the evening, he practiced magic with Haobot, and he made progress in both aspects. Especially in terms of magic, after a few days of accumulation, Horn obviously felt that the magic power was full, and no matter how he absorbed it, the magic power did not advance an inch, but there was a feeling of overflowing.
Horn told SΓΉ Holbot about this feeling. Hao Bot told SΓΉ Horn that this was the phenomenon that the magic was already full. However, if you want to expand the mana volume, you must continue to absorb the mana. Although the mana will continue to overflow after it is full, a small part will remain in the body, and this part is equivalent to expanding the mana volume. When the mana is used up and the mana is continued to be absorbed, the total amount of mana absorbed in the future will be the enlarged mana volume.
Considering that Horn is still in the learning stage, Hobot is not in a hurry to expand the mana volume. said: "I'm not in a hurry to expand the magic volume now, I need to teach you how to cast magic now." β
Horn couldn't help but lift his spirits, this is the key, learning magic is to perform magic. At the moment, he listened intently to Hao Bot and continued to explain.
"To cast magic, you first need to learn magic spells, which is a crucial step in casting magic. Haobott said.
Horn thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Then why do some magicians not need to recite spells to cast magic? I don't mean using scrolls." β
Haobot nodded and said, "That's a good question. I'll start by telling you what a spell is, and you'll probably understand why some magicians can cast a spell without reciting it. β
Coughing and clearing his throat, Hao Bot said, "The essence of the spell is actually a language invented to assist the spiritual core code to effectively arrange the magic power. Each spell has a special pronunciation that allows the Psychic Code to arrange the magic in the right combination. When a person's spiritual core code is strong enough, he no longer needs to rely on spells to complete the combination of magic power and then cast magic. This is called instantaneous magic. For a long time, those on the mainland who had never been exposed to magic thought that magic was issued by spells. It's ridiculous, and they don't want to say a spell that is difficult to pronounce, but anyone can pronounce it accurately if they practice it for a long time. But I've never seen an ordinary person without a spiritual core code who can cast magic. β
The succinct explanation made Horn immediately understand that the purpose of the spell was only a tool to cast magic. said: "In this way, the spell is not very important, the key is the spiritual code, right?" β
Hao Bot nodded and shook his head, and said, "The importance of the spirit core code is undoubted, but spells are sometimes more important to low-level magicians than the spirit core code. Because low-level magicians cast low-level magic, they almost have to rely on spells to complete the magic. β
After explaining the importance of spells to Horn. Horbot began to teach Horn some of the most basic magic spells. The spell was so incomprehensible that Horn felt like his tongue was about to tie his tongue. After reciting the syllables of Hao Bot for a long time, he finally recited the most basic "magic bullet" spell.
After practicing many times in a row, I finally recited the mantra correctly.
Horn couldn't help but say excitedly, "I can memorize the spell, can I try it?"
Hao Bot nodded and said, "You can try, but you have to go out." β
The two of them came out to the training ground outside the castle. Habott told Horn to face the castle wall, "You shoot at you." β
Horn took a deep breath. Hit the spirit and start chanting the spell of "Magic Bullet".
"Magic Bullet" is the most basic magic in magic, which converts magic into a spherical energy egg and launches it, which will explode whenever it touches any object, but the power is very small, and the magic power required is also very small. Generally speaking, the destructive power of this magic bullet is similar to the effect of a fourth-level martial artist striking with his fist. The only good thing is that magic bullets are ranged attacks that can be fired from a distance.
After chanting the obscure incantation for about half a minute, Horn only felt that the magic in his body was rapidly gathering and arranging, and the way the magic was arranged changed with the different notes. When he finally finished the spell, Horn felt a ball of magic gather in his hand. The moment he finished, Horn threw himself forward, and the magic bullet flew out of his hand, striking the castle walls with precision.
After a crisp sound, a small pit the size of a bowl appeared in the wall.
Horn looked at the small pit, his heart was ecstatic, and he couldn't help but say when he looked at his hands: "I can use magic, then I am already a magician now...... Haha"
Looking at Horn's inexplicable excitement, Hao Bot reached out and knocked Horn's head and reprimanded: "What's there to be happy about, this is just the most basic magic, and it's still far from a real magician." β
Horn couldn't help but smile awkwardly, he was indeed too excited just now. He said, "Yes! The magic bullet is too powerful. Can you teach some more advanced magic?"
Hao Bot rolled his eyes and said, "I have so much time, I'll give you some magic books later, you can learn it yourself, if you don't understand something, come and ask me." β
After saying that, he turned around and left. Horn hurriedly followed, and Howbot then took a magic book out of nowhere and threw it to Horn. Horn took it and saw that it was a beautifully bound book, about thirty centimeters thick, with the words "Fundamentals of Magic" written in gilt letters on it, and in the lower right corner of the book were written a few lines of small letters: "Written by CandurΓ© Evan".
Horn was stunned, this book of magic foundation was actually written by Canduret, after thousands of years, the book is still very well preserved, which shows that the owner of the book cherishes this book very much. At the moment, Horn was also cautious when he flipped through it, for fear of staining the book.
This book of the basics of magic covers a very wide range of topics, basically including all the knowledge in the field of magic, and some of the annotations on it are very detailed, basically as long as you can read, you can understand it.
Horn was fascinated by it, and before he knew it, it was already dawn. It wasn't until Holbott woke up that he realized that Horn hadn't slept yet, and was still very focused on reading the magic book. I couldn't help frowning and walked over. Woke up Horn and said, "You watched it all night last night?"
It was Horn who realized it was dawn. He said: "I was so fascinated by it, I didn't know it was dawn." β
Haobot sighed and said, "This is not going to work. Starting tonight, I'm going to set the time for that magic lamp, and it will go off automatically whenever the time is up. You're going to go and rest then, you know?"
Horn nodded in understanding.
After Hao Bot closed the magic book, his nervous face showed a rare expression of stern expression and said, "The magic field is too profound, not that you can comprehend it in a moment. It's like a bottomless quagmire, and you look at it and think you've seen it all. Unbeknownst to him, that's only a small part of it. The more you look, the deeper you sink. I don't feel it until I'm deep in it. β
Horn pondered Howbot's words. Just like yesterday, the more I watched, the more fascinated I became, until I couldn't extricate myself.
Habot put away the magic book, carefully placed it on the shelf, and covered it with a gauze towel to protect it from dust. Continued: "In the beginning, the use of magic was to serve humans. But in the end. The farther and farther away humanity becomes, the deeper it is. In the end, it is not humans who use magic, but who enslave them. β
Patting the dust off his body, Holbot continued to say in a melancholy tone, "Just like me, when I was young, I thought I could reach the pinnacle of magic like my ancestors. But I didn't expect to be attracted by that wide field. Wasted the most basic magical exercises. I'm only a third-level arcanist now, and I don't want you to follow in my footsteps. β
As he spoke, he said sternly to Horn: "Remember, magic is for use, don't go deep into it, work hard to exercise magic, otherwise you will become a veteran and achieve nothing." Got it?"
Horn's body shook, and if it hadn't been for Harbot's reminder, he would have forgotten all the meditations he had to do every day. If this continues, it is estimated that in the end, he has no magical knowledge, but no powerful magic power to perform magic, so what is the point of learning magic by himself.
At that moment, he said sincerely: "Thank you for the reminder." I will meditate every day in the future. β
Howbot watched Horn come to his senses. Nodding with relief, he said, "It's good that you understand, then you continue to practice martial arts." β
With Haobot's reminder, after Horn practiced the use of the Force during the day, he only read some necessary magical knowledge, and began to focus on meditation the rest of the time to increase his magic volume.
After a few more days, Horn was able to send and receive as he pleased. Only then did Dupont agree that Horn would follow Adel and them down to the area under the stone pillar to start a new cultivation.
Early in the morning, Horn and Adel and their group went down from the top of the pillar through a very steep stone staircase to the bottom of the pillar.
In front of you is a very dense wood. The trees are verdant, and the lush foliage blocks out the sunlight tightly, making it dark underneath the trees.
It is strange that under such a dense wood, not a single leaf can be seen, and most of the ground is basalt. I really don't understand how so many trees grow out of rocks, which is completely contrary to the laws of nature.
Horn had been here for months, not knowing that there was such a large area of woods underneath. Because there is a thick layer of fog from above, you can only see gray.
I couldn't help but ask Adel next to him: "How did these trees grow? Isn't this an extinct volcano, and it's strange that there is no soil in such a large area of rock underneath." β