Volume 1: The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemies of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 13: The Levitation Curse
The next day, apart from returning the umbrella to old Adrian early in the morning, they spent the whole day in the house reviewing basic general magic.
They prepared more than four decks of Sorcerer's Solitaire - nothing special, just portraits of famous mages of the deceased and their life stories. There are sixty-four pairs of leaders of the Hepu Continent, great incantation inventors, and people who have made outstanding contributions and even sacrifices for the peace and stability of the Hepu Continent.
The two of them worked together to try to build a five-story tower of cards using the Levitation Charm, one of the few and somewhat useful spells that could be learned at such a school.
If you build a card room with your hands, of course, it's very simple. Hold a card in each hand, build a triangle, and then form a circle, layer by layer.
But for magical manipulation, it's a huge undertaking.
Speaking of which, I have to popularize the relevant knowledge of levitation spells first.
Remember the magic that Old Adrian made Riel who was lying flat on the ground move in the air? That's a typical levitation spell, except that the spell is not cast on objects, but on people, and it requires the cooperation of the caster.
Levitation spells don't need to memorize too complicated swing commands, just wield the mana carrier, draw a circle on the caster and tap lightly, recite a simple spell: "Light, right and go!", and then establish a mana link to the caster, and continue to mana output to the caster, you can move things to the desired position. The weight of what needs to be moved, the distance that needs to be moved, and the amount of mana consumed. For example, if it costs a little mana to move a quill by one centimeter, then it might cost a hundred mana to move a table by one centimeter, and similarly, it takes a hundred mana to move a quill by one meter.
Of course, don't try to use this low-level magic to control a person with a normal head, because as long as that person is not stupid, he can sever this fragile magical link by his own will. That's why old Adrian asked Riel to relax at that time.
So, it seems quite easy to use this magic alone? Yes, it's not difficult, but the real difficulty lies in the cooperation between the two.
Solitaire is very light, and this exercise requires subtle and continuous control of the cards through the generated magic links, that is, a small amount of magic power needs to be continuously output, and the magic power output of two people to the cards at the same time must be basically the same, otherwise the result can only be that the cards fall to one side. The significance of this exercise is to help you master the suspension magic and practice your most delicate mana output control while saving your mana power to the greatest extent.
By the way, Eren doesn't have a wand, and he casts his spells with both hands.
Speaking of which, it's time to explain some basic questions about magic.
According to historical records, this power, known as "magic", was discovered nearly 2,000 years ago by a soothsayer named Oudemer. Originally, he was just a little old man who was obsessed with divination, staring at the divination crystal ball that he didn't know where he had picked it up all day long, brushing his hands around it, and occasionally screaming in a dazzle, as if he had seen something terrible from it. People who met him thought he was a little nervous. But it was precisely after sitting still for a long time that he noticed the slightest changes in energy in his body. One day he sensed that an indescribable energy would naturally arise in his body, like a stream of steam, like a stream of water, flowing within him and then flowing away. After he inadvertently pronounced some key words, he felt something between his palm and the crystal ball connect them, and then he saw that the crystal ball actually floated up with the dance of his palm!
This was the earliest levitation spell, and Oudemel was the first to discover and use it.
The magic was discovered by someone so fortuitous in such a serendipitous way.
Perhaps, this is also inevitable. Because even if he doesn't find out, sooner or later someone else will find out, people like him.
After that, the "magic" was discovered and mastered by more and more people. It has also come to be realized that the human body, although it is inherently capable of producing magical powers, is not suitable for storage. In other words, while the magic power is slowly generated, it is also quietly draining at the same time. It is indeed like a stream of water that originates from and flows through the human body. Probably this is the reason why it has not been discovered for a long time.
But fortunately, with the passage of time, someone has discovered the "magic carrier".
The mana carrier can prevent the loss of mana and store all the mana that the human body usually produces naturally. It's like a bottle, and magic is like water, and storing magic is the process of pouring water into a bottle. The only difference is that this bottle will never fit.
There are many things that are suitable as carriers of mana, and any object that has no vital signs will do. A feather, a cane, a twig, or even a lump of werewolf excrement as long as you want, as long as it's not a living thing.
The discovery of magical carriers made it possible to use large-scale, high-intensity magic. A great deal of higher magic has been invented, and a number of magicians have emerged who manipulate fire and control thunder and lightning. The power of magic inflated their desires, blinded them and began to form gangs and fights for their own interests.
It was then that the wand was invented and widely accepted. It is basically made of various trees or stones, which is lightweight, durable, beautiful and easy to cast.
There are exceptions, though, such as Alan. Allen's magic carrier is not a wand, but a pendant around his neck.
This was left to him by Marianne before she left, and she named it "Tears of the Sky". It is a pendant carved from blue agate in the shape of a water drop, and the color is as beautiful as the sky after the rain and as beautiful as Marianne's eyes. Just looking at it will dispel your anger and calm your emotions, just like Marianne's character, gentle and quiet.
However, it is not so inconvenient not to use a wand as a carrier, at most it means that when you need water, it is not poured directly from the bottle, but first poured into your hand.
"This is already the fourth time, alas......" Riel sighed after the Tower collapsed halfway through again. Except for one that was ruined by his sneezing, the other three were due to Alan's operational error. He seemed to sense that Alan had been a little absent-minded all day today.
"Sorry, uh...... I didn't control my fingers. "Actually, Alan really wasn't focused enough today, and all he was thinking about the werewolf and the crystal flower was all about. He shook his head, trying not to think about it again. It's almost dinner time.
"Come on, try again. Allen said.
After several failed exercises, the cooperation between the two people has been quite tacit. This time Eren didn't get distracted anymore, and soon, one layer, two layers, three layers, four layers, only the last layer was left, Eren concentrated on feeling the strength of the magic released by Riel, and cooperated with Riel's movements, and then the two of them put down the last two cards at the same time. The structure of the Solitaire Dome Tower is very strong and does not move at all. It's finally done!
"Alan, Riel, it's time for dinner!" just then, Mrs. Connor's voice sounded downstairs. The two glanced at the time, it was already seven o'clock, and they were so attentive that they didn't even hear the chirping of the birds.
"Come down to dinner, you two!" said Mrs. Connor, when she had told them not to see them come down, urged them again, and then they looked at the results of the day's work again, and went downstairs contentedly.
But as soon as they were seated at the table, they heard the door slam open, and the bell shook so violently that it sounded harsh.
All three looked to the door at the same time and saw Mr. Connor hurrying in.
"What's going on? Mrs. Connor asked, a little surprised.
"Don't mention it, that's weird!" said Mr. Connor quickly closed his umbrella and sat down at the table. His back was wet, but he didn't seem to realize that he was thinking about something all the way.
"Old Gordon came again early this morning, and said that he had lost another sheep and brought one of these!" said Mr. Connor, taking a handkerchief out of his jacket pocket, and opening it to reveal a tooth of an unknown animal, six centimeters long, and a little yellow.
"Whose tooth is this?" asked Riel, confused.
Alan understood it at a glance, and his heart tightened.
He'd seen the tooth.
"It'......" Mr. Connor looked a little slurred, as if reluctant to answer the question, but finally said, "It's a werewolf's canine!"