Chapter 10: Phased Success (Minor Repair, Revised Dialogue)
It was only in a slight daze that Blade Tooth realized the changes in himself, not just 'fatigue', but the 'vitality' in his body, which was perceived by some invisible force.
He was so excited that he didn't care about cleaning up the mess, he held the magic crystal tightly in his hand and jumped out shouting.
"Old Witch Doctor! Old Witch Doctor! I did it! Come and see! ”
The witch doctors, who were already living in the same courtyard, stopped their work when they heard the sound, and walked out of the house inexplicably, looking at him suspiciously.
"Look!"
As he spoke, Bladefang tried to repeat the previous situation, and after several attempts due to his excitement, he succeeded in finding that 'perception', and a force was poured into the magic crystal, and a fist-sized fireball was formed, and it shot on the ground in the stunned eyes of the three witch doctors, blasting a shallow pit half a meter square and half a palm deep.
"Phew!"
"Wow!"
"Whew!"
The three-tone words are round, as if expressing the emotion of 'lying in the groove', coming from three directions.
Immediately afterward, the three witch doctors quickly surrounded the blade fangs, one of them quickly snatched the magic crystal, for fear that he would continue to waste his 'life force', and the other two also looked up and down in surprise while blaming.
"Genius!"
They could not be surprised, for even the most gifted of the three had to wait for two 'prime' calendars to obtain such abilities, while the remaining two trolls had taken much longer. And now, how big is this little troll in front of you? He's not as tall as a warrior in his prime. In other words, not even a prime calendar has passed!
"Bladefang! You... This.. How to do it! ”
The old witch doctor asked in surprise, a little stuttering. He instinctively sensed that this speed was definitely not something that could be explained simply by a word of 'genius'. In the 'research' that has been going on for a long time, I have to say that the two are connected.
Therefore, there was a deep expectation in his inquiry.
Tribes have long been in a social form of 'public ownership associations', whether it is visible and tangible material wealth, or intangible intellectual products such as 'trap making', all means of production habitually belong to everyone. As a result, the old witch doctor did not realize that his inquiry could be offensive if it had been taken from a different social context.
Of course, Bladetooth doesn't think so.
During the study, the tribe provided him with food, clothing, and even other needs, and those who could afford it would satisfy him unconditionally. For example, the supply of materials, the manufacture of tools, and the improvement of anesthetics, etc., are all inseparable from the help of the tribe. Therefore, he was not unhappy by the old witch doctor's inquiry, but planned to share the results from the beginning.
Of course, this sharing is also limited to the tribe ....
"Witch doctor, I have found a way to speed up the 'awakening', the tribe shares, but you must follow me and keep it secret, can you?"
I have to emphasize that these primitive guys always can't suppress their 'desire to show off', especially those muscular, brainless warriors, if there is anything in the tribe that is a little stronger than others, they can't wait for propaganda all over the world... This can't be done, now is the stage of 'making a fortune out of silence', and the good things have to be hidden until the day when they are strong enough.
"But, yes, the highest secret, you're safe!"
After getting the guarantee, Blade Tooth was relieved to share his ideas, specific steps, and current results on 'exercise' with them; As for the 'practice' part, is it still imperfect, and is it feasible? Whether there is danger or not, and other unknowable factors, he chose to suppress it for the time being. It's just a mouthful, and there are follow-up ideas for progress, which are being studied.
However, even if it was just the description of the 'exercise' part, the witch doctors' eyes lit up, and they shouted 'it can be like this', and they went to practice their own experience.
The blade fangs who were thrown away just pursed their lips, expressing their disdain for the witch doctors' behavior of 'throwing them away', and immediately suppressed the excitement in their hearts and returned to the 'research room', ready to continue their unfinished research.
He understands that 'awakening' can only be regarded as a phased achievement, and the door of 'magic' is now only embarrassingly opened to him in 'experience mode', and more essential principles and other things are still dodging and refusing to show up.
As for why? Because he had tried it before, the interior of the magic crystal was still in an 'unknowable, unreachable' state. In other words, the reason and process of 'casting spells' are still 'black box' operations for him. This is undoubtedly unacceptable for Bladefang, who aspires to become a 'mage'.
The present result will not help to reduce the 'cost of spellcasting', nor will it help me understand the 'principle of spellcasting', and it is far from the time when I can be satisfied, and comrades still need to work hard....'
In this way, after some warning and admonishment to myself, I finally suppressed my pride and other feelings, and began to work as before.
In the days that followed, news came from the witch doctors.
It's not that they've made any major breakthroughs, but they've all made their own progress in the application of meditation.
The three witch doctors did not follow the conclusion of the blade tooth, but according to his thinking, they each chose their own direction to explore.
For example, the 'Great Witch Doctor', who helped Blade Tooth perfect the 'anesthetic', chose a more suitable 'plant growth' for his meditation direction, and wanted to create his own meditation system according to the process of plants taking root and germinating and gradually growing;
The old witch doctor is different from him, and the meditation method he conceives is from point to surface, from face to body, and then by constantly adding new surfaces to the body, so that his 'target' is constantly close to the spherical shape, but he never reaches the spherical way to progress;
Another example is the 'Chinese witch doctor', who previously acted as an 'experimental assistant', but gradually became interested in the 'body' because of the 'seduction' of the blade teeth, and his meditation method seems to be ready to start from the aspect of 'troll growth'.
Regarding the choice of the three witch doctors, the 'little witch doctor' Blade Tooth did not interfere too much, and more attempts were generally a good thing. But in the short term, he is more optimistic about the direction of the 'old witch doctor', simple and feasible.
As for the remaining two, due to the complexity of their chosen direction, it is inevitable that there will be many difficulties in the process of their improvement. However, the final perfection may be far away, but the training gained during this period is also tangible.
Therefore, Blade Tooth is not only not too worried, but has some expectations.