It was another whole afternoon of "Introduction to Magic", and although there was no physical activity, Leo still felt very tired from listening to the lecture with full attention.

Due to the confinement punishment, he couldn't move around and relax, so after dinner, he went back to his dormitory and studied the course list he had just received.

The system of magic is so large that no one can master all the sects and factions, so they can only choose one or two of them to study and study.

In this regard, the Ravington School of Magic and Wizardry is not a maverick, but adopts a combination of compulsory and elective courses in a general way, and then evaluates the overall score according to the student's grade and research level, and determines whether to approve the graduation.

There are several basic courses on the course list that are mandatory for new students, such as "Basic Magic Mathematics", "Magic Model Analysis", "Spell Casting Training", etc. These classes are scheduled in the morning and all students are required to participate.

The rest, such as the in-depth study of the eight major magic systems, and the lectures of several branches of alchemy and inscriptions, are all arranged in the afternoon, and students can focus on selecting one or two subjects for systematic study according to their own situation.

Looking at the course list in his hand, Leo was a little hesitant.

The entire course of "Introduction to Magic" lasts for a week, and the purpose is naturally to give many students who do not know much about magic a comprehensive grasp and lay the foundation for the following courses.

After that, everyone has to submit their course choices and start to divide the classes, so he must decide on his own direction of study for the next period of time during this time.

It's good to say that the magic potions that belong to the alchemy faction have a certain foundation in themselves, of course, you have to choose this, and then slowly learn the disciplines of magic item making, which is quite helpful for future development.

But there are eight spell-casting factions: Protection, Spells, Prophecy, Enchantment, Plasticity, Illusion, Necromancy, and Change. He really couldn't decide which one to choose as a specialization.

Of course, after choosing to specialize, it doesn't mean that you can't learn the magic of other factions, but you have to be limited by a lot of restrictions, and it is more difficult to learn advanced magic. Since any spellcasting faction has a complete system of magic, such as the Plastic Energy Department, if you want to learn the level 2 magic "Flameburst", you must first learn the level 1 magic "Flame Burn". And if you want to learn the level 3 magic "Flame Dance", you must first learn "Flame Burst", which is related to the fact that it is very troublesome to skip the level to learn non-specialized magic.

Looking at the course schedule, Leo knew that it was impossible for him to study more than two subjects at the same time, not only because he couldn't stagger the time, but he couldn't have so much energy.

"Well, why didn't you ask the teacher before leaving?" Leo sighed inwardly.

Then. There was a sudden knock on the door from the outside, which was very clear in the quiet environment, and also took Leo out of his thoughts.

Naturally. Leo thought that Sanders, the little fat man who was at the door, secretly said that this guy dared to run around when he was locked up, so he said helplessly: "The door is not locked, come in." ”

The door opened. Unexpectedly, it was Assistant Professor Lo Linda. She walked straight up to Leo and said straight to the point, "Little one." I heard you're in confinement?"

Leo quickly recovered from his surprise, but suddenly found that this tall and beautiful woman seemed to be in a good mood, with a faint smile on her face, and she should not have come to add any punishment.

Although he was a little strange about the other party's intention, he immediately stood up, made a sad appearance, and saluted: "Hello, Professor Laurinda, it is true, I am locked up. ”

Laulinda waved her hand nonchalantly and said: "What's the matter, don't take it to heart, the academy has the rules of the academy, if you don't punish you, everyone else will follow suit." ”

"She's here to comfort me?" Leo seemed to understand something, and responded, "Thank you, I won't take it to heart." ”

Lorinda looked at Leo carefully to make sure that he really had nothing to do, and then complained: "But you too, why did you duel with others on the first day you came?"

Leo smiled again, he always felt very kind in his heart about the big beauty in front of him, so he directly said his true thoughts: "So that he won't bother me in the future." ”

Lorinda was obviously stunned, and then understood the deep meaning of Leo's words, it turned out that she still underestimated this kid.

"Hehe, I see. She blinked, deciding not to say more on the subject, when she suddenly saw the course list on Leo's desk and asked, "What, worrying about choosing a specialty?"

Leo sighed and said, "Yes, I'm quite worried, I really don't know what to choose." ”

Lorinda nodded in understanding and said, "At this point, in fact, everyone is about the same, and no one can find out exactly what they want most as soon as they come up." There are even many people who have to go through multiple changes before they can finally determine the final specialization, so you don't need to worry. How old you are, and the path of magic will take a lifetime to walk, even if you don't know it now, you will definitely know it later. ”

Hearing what the other party said, Leo felt a little comforted, but he didn't fully open up. Because of an inexplicable sense of urgency, he felt that he had little time to waste.

After thinking about it, Leo said, "Professor Laurinda, which faction do you say I am more suitable for?"

"Combat effectiveness?" Lavenda raised her eyebrows, a little surprised that Leo actually asked this, and replied after a while: "The eight major factions are applicable in different directions, and no one can say which faction has the greatest increase in combat effectiveness." If I have to answer, I can only tell you that the most suitable for you can best improve your combat effectiveness. ”

Seeing Leo's wry smile, Lorinda also knew that her answer was meaningless, so she asked again, "How do you know about the eight major factions?"

"It's not too good, in order to prepare for the exam, I was basically studying mathematics, and I still lack magic knowledge. Leo replied truthfully.

"Why don't you give me an overview of it?" said Laurinda that in her mind, Leo was the most worthy of cultivation in this class of students, and if she could help him choose the right specialization early, she would have fulfilled her duty.

Someone with personal experience to explain. It must be much more comprehensive than just reading in a book, Leo was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Thank you so much." ”

"No thanks, I guess you'll be able to learn this knowledge in a few days from the Introduction to Magic course. I'll tell you in advance, but I just hope you can plan ahead. Lorinda said with a smile. At the same time, she secretly wondered that after a short observation, she had already discovered that this child had been very eager since he entered the academy, and he was eager to learn all the knowledge at once. Now. He also wants to quickly improve the battle, who is he going to deal with?

"If you can, find out what's going on. As Leo's future mentor and life guide, Lorinda said to herself, she felt the need to have all the information about the student and give her the most powerful help.

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Half an hour later, Leo sincerely admired, it is good to have a teacher, and the other party not only finished analyzing the eight major spell-casting factions in simple terms. He also clearly pointed out its generality, which gave him a clear understanding of the whole, which is much more efficient than reading a book himself.

At the same time, Leo also has a general idea of his goal. That is to choose one of the protection, plastic, or spell systems, as for the other factions, although they are equally powerful, they obviously do not match the needs of the moment.

For example, the Necromancy. Although there is a lot of powerful magic that can accomplish many incredible things, there is always the need to deal with corpses, undead, organs, and the like. Slowly, the caster itself will become gloomy and terrifying, which is unacceptable to Leo.

Prophecy is magic, on the other hand, that allows the caster to know long-hidden secrets, predict the future, find hidden things, and see through deceptive spells. Level 9 Magical Foresight, which can even tell the caster which enemy is fighting you will be from which angle the next sword will swing from, but this is already the most reliable and accurate prophecy that magic can master at the moment.

However, if you underestimate the prophecy system, it is a big mistake, and it does not mean that the spells of this system are not important.

The caster doesn't need to know everything that happens everywhere at all times, but often just knowing something that happened at a certain time in a certain place is enough to turn the whole situation around.

This is also one of the magic philosophies that Larinda told Sùrio: the key is not how powerful a spell is, but how the caster uses it properly. To paraphrase a common saying among mages: there are no low-level spells, only low-level mages. But Leo is indeed still a low-level mage, and if he becomes stronger in the future, he will most likely choose the prophecy system as a second specialization.

Of the three intended targets, protective magic is protective magic. These spells create physical or magical barriers, negate magical or physical abilities for themselves and their comrades, damage invading enemies, and even banish lifeforms from other worlds. And if you learn it well enough, you can also master the anti-creature enchantment that simply prevents all creatures from approaching. The more advanced protection system spell mental barrier is even more qiē mental influence effect can be blocked.

And in the end, according to legendary magicians, the highest level of defense is to destroy the threat. For example, the dismantling spell that any spellcaster is afraid of comes from the protection system. One of the highest achievements of the protection system is a spell named after the developer, the Demon Duncan Split, which can remove a qiē magic effect, even the "anti-magic force field", which is used to block magic.

This is the second rule of the philosophy of magic: the nature and effects of magic itself do not mean how people perceive it. As a spellcaster, you must be clear about the structure and operation of the magic itself, as for its effects and people's opinions, always come second.

The second target, the spell system, is a school that Leo is very fond of. Because it seems that the other seven factions are all comprehensive, capable of attacking, defending, and even healing.

All mages know that there are countless spaces and worlds in the infinite universe, which mages call "parallel universes", "extradimensional spaces", or "heteroplanes". In contrast, the Gaia plane is the "main matter plane".

If they are mediocre people who have no knowledge of magic, they naturally don't need to care about those places, and the possibility of intersecting with things from other planes in their lives is basically zero. However, as a well-informed mage, if he can't communicate with the heteroplane, this mage is not qualified.

The spells of the spell system were created for this purpose, and the low-level magic has the guò heteroplane as a transmission channel, and suddenly creates a large number of vines and spider webs to contain the enemy's magic, summoning a substance with a strong breath of life to make up for the damage suffered.

As the mage's ability increases, he can gradually summon various creatures, and even open the door to the Alternate Plane, allowing those celestial creatures and purgatory creatures who exceed the upper limit of this plane because of their abilities to step into the main plane. Not only is it a one-way summoning, but mages can also use this series of spells to travel between the Alternate Plane and the Main Plane.

This kind of ability made Leo's heart pound, and he was almost about to make up his mind, but when Lolinda fully explained the plastic energy system, he was shaken again.

As the name suggests, plastic magic is all about creating vast amounts of energy or harnessing unknown sources of power to wreak havoc.

Magic Missiles, Fireballs, Lightning Beams, Ice Storms!This is the so-called "Bombardment Faction" Plastic Energy System. The mages who are obsessed with the plastic energy system insist that true nature is made up of the basic energy beneath the surface of matter.

But it must be admitted that the spells of this series have abandoned those elaborate designs, and instead returned to the source of energy, the power of manipulating the elements, and even the power of magic itself, which is almost the most powerful power.

Therefore, in the eyes of many mages, the Plastic Energy Department is simply rude and primitive to the point of being intolerable, and it is meaningless for the development of magic, who would like simple destruction, and the current mainstream view of the development of magic is that magic should become more and more complex, more and more delicate, and more and more capable of achieving more great abilities.

Laurinda sensed Leo's thoughts, and deliberately emphasized that the Plastic Energy Department has always been despised and rejected by the other seven factions, and the mages who specialize in Plastic Energy will also be called saboteurs.

But Leo knows very well that simple principles can often cause the most damage, because the simpler it is, the less he cares about other factors, which is what he needs most, and as for other people's opinions, he doesn't have much heart to think about them.

Besides, who knows if the plastic energy system will not get a new development? (To be continued......