Chapter 28 The Hand of the High Mage

Joan slept through the night and woke up feeling refreshed and energetic. Just like what he thought last night, adequate sleep can help the brain rejuvenate. Sitting on the bed and thinking about the strange things last night, he quickly thought of a reasonable explanation.

In order to verify his guess, Joan performed "Inner Vision" and entered a state of meditation. The hazy light and shadow gathered into rows of data. Among them, the physical attribute data was the same as before, but the professional level had changed significantly.

After one night, Joan was no longer a sorcerer's apprentice, and was quietly promoted to an official level 1 sorcerer. At the same time as the level of spellcasting increased, Joan also gained the authority to use 1-ring arcane spells. The combination of mage level and intelligence attribute provides him with two 1st-level spell slots in total—as long as he gets enough rest, he can get two 1st-level spell slots by linking the magic net every day. As for what kind of spells to fill these spell slots, it depends on which 1-level arcane spells you have mastered.

After the initial excitement, Joan gradually realized that it was impossible for him to increase his level for no reason before comprehending the level 1 spell. On the other hand, since I have become a level 1 mage, it stands to reason that I should have mastered at least one level 1 spell, which is in line with the logic of cause and effect.

Joan hasn't systematically learned any 1st-level spells, so what's the problem? Recalling the strange experience of practicing the hand of the mage last night, Joan gradually discovered the key to the problem.

I don't know if it's just bad luck or because of the high-intensity training during this period, Joan has a new understanding of the "Hand of the Mage". Unknowingly upgraded to "Hand of the Higher Mage".

"Hand of the High Mage" requires a level 1 spell slot to activate. Joan had slept for eight full hours, and then sat on the bed and spent an hour preparing spells. The two 1st-level spell slots were stored in the "Hand of the High Mage"—in fact, he did not have any other 1st-level spells. available.

From "Mage's Hand" to "Higher Mage's Hand", it belongs to the standard "quantitative change leads to qualitative change". This is a very important topic in the magic theory system of the world of Vales. Scholars have carried out research on this topic. So many bookshelves that could fill a wall. Joan has also dabbled in this subject. From the perspective of the three elements of a spell, the basic functions of a certain spell usually do not change significantly after being upgraded to an advanced version. For example, the function of the "Mage Hand" is to remotely control objects, and it will still have this function after being upgraded to the "Higher Mage Hand". Therefore, the "seed" and "activation character" of the spell are no different from the low-level version. In the same way, the "casting materials" of spells before and after upgrading usually do not change, and the only thing that changes significantly among the three elements is the "rule" element of spells.

Take "Mage Hand" as an example, the upper limit of the spell's weight is about 5 pounds, and the basic range is 25 feet. As the caster's level increases, the upper limit of the range will increase year-on-year, but the increase is not large.

When the "Hand of the Mage" was upgraded to the "Hand of the Higher Mage", the above two most important rule elements have undergone significant changes. Joan personally tested and found that the maximum load of the "High Mage Hand" is about 40 pounds, which is eight times that of the "Mage Hand", and the basic shooting range is 100 feet, which is four times that before the upgrade. In addition, every time Joan increases a mage level, the range limit of "High Mage Hand" will increase by 10 feet. In contrast, the range limit of "Mage Hand" will only increase by 2.5 feet every time the caster increases. About feet, the growth rate is only equivalent to a quarter of that of the "Hand of the High Mage".

After a comprehensive comparison of "Hand of the Mage" and "Hand of the Higher Mage", Joan found that the latter actually increased the upper limit of load and range on the basis of the former, and everything else remained the same. Even the duration of the spell is exactly the same-as long as the caster can maintain concentration, the "Hand of the High Mage" can always work.

There are usually two ways to improve a spell. One is to find out the unreasonable design of the existing spell, and make small adjustments to it, so that it can use the upper limit of the energy level allowed by the current spell slot as much as possible. This improvement method It's called "optimization". Thousands of spells have been handed down in the Vales world, some of which are very well optimized, such as the most well-known "fireball", the spell structure is almost perfect, and the maximum power that a 3-level spell can display Too much.

However, there are some spells that are just the opposite, such as the equally famous "Cone of Ice", whose original spell configuration has not been carefully optimized. As a 5-ring spell, in most cases it is not even as practical as the 3-ring fireball , can be described as a negative example of spell optimization.

The basic principle of optimizing a spell is to keep the spell level constant. For example, the upper limit of the energy level of the 3rd-level spell slot is 10 degrees (group), and the best optimized "fireball" can exert the maximum potential of the 3rd-level spell slot, but it cannot exceed the upper limit of the energy level, otherwise the 3rd-level spell slot If you are unable to bear this overly powerful spell, you have to use spell slots of level 4 or higher to accommodate it. This is no longer "optimization", but the second way to improve spells - upgrading.

The magic power invoked by the "Hand of the Higher Mage" has already greatly exceeded the upper limit of the energy level of the 0-ring trick, so from the "Hand of the Mage" to the "Hand of the Higher Mage" is a standard "upgrade" evolution, which will inevitably take up more. High-level spell slots.

Joan can only get two 1st-level spell slots per day, that is, he can cast the hand of the high-level mage twice at most. For Joan, who urgently needs to study and practice this new spell repeatedly, every spell slot is very precious. Fortunately, as long as you maintain a high level of concentration, the hand of the high mage can continue to exist. In order to avoid waste, Joan greeted Kandy in advance, and ordered Jamie to guard the door and lock himself in the room for a whole day, concentrating on Practice the Hand of the High Mage.

From early morning to late night, for a full 14 hours, Joan was in a state of concentration in casting spells every minute and every second. In the first few hours, his mind was completely focused on the spell, and he could say that he had no distractions. As he gradually became more familiar with the hands of the high mage, he realized that he didn't need to be overly nervous, and then tried to maintain his concentration while drinking water and eating. Dry food, although there were several times during the period that the spell was almost dispelled due to distraction, but fortunately, he was alert in time and finally rescued him without any danger.

After persisting for eight hours, Joan really couldn't hold it any longer, and his mental exhaustion manifested itself in the form of sleepiness and headaches. He sat there and dozed off, feeling dizzy and nauseated. Of course, Joan knew that concentrating for a long time would put a heavy burden on his nerves, but he was unwilling to give up now. The talent of a mage mainly depends on the level of intelligence. Since one's intelligence is not outstanding, one can only rely on redoubled efforts and perseverance to make up for the gap with geniuses.

Joan took out "Tears of God", soaked a cup of potion and poured it down. With the help of the potion, he relieved his mental fatigue. He gritted his teeth and persisted for another six hours before ending his state of concentration. He fell down on the bed like a felled tree stump.

While half asleep and half awake, Joan remembered that there was still one useless level 1 spell slot left today, which was a bit of a waste... and just fell asleep with a trace of regret.

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