hotmtlnovel Chapter 673: Reverse Magic Principle
Chapter 673: Reverse Magic Principle
Chapter 673: Reverse Magic Principle
Youll get punished if you keep stealing cups from the dining hall, Nil sighed. Remember, its not about skill level, but the knowledge how to use spells adequately.
Ignoring him, Dallion drew a space symbol on the side of the cup. Based on everything he knew that was supposed to make the cup larger. Instead, it just made it heavier. The logic of that anomaly evaded him. By all accounts weight was supposed to have such an effect, yet there was no denying that the cup had become heavier.
What am I getting wrong?
Where do I start?
All the stretched rooms had the space symbol. It has to work.
If symbols were the be-all of magic, people wouldnt have bothered to learn spells. Instead of complaining, maybe you should read the potion making book you got into all that trouble to get?
Dallion groaned. Reading wasnt the problem. Initially, he was even looking forward to it, going through the booklet the moment he got back to his room. It was at that point that confusion hit him like a ton of bricks.
Trying to make sense of what was written was no different from asking a seven-year-old to understand a book about string theory. Some of the words and concepts made sense, most didnt. After hours of page turning all that Dallion managed to piece together was that potions had nothing in common to what he imagined them to be. For one thing, they were never meant to be consumed.
It was not by accident that the booklet defined them as liquid spells. In this world, they were just that: a spell that activated once the potion was poured on its intended target. Sadly, that was all that Dallion was able to make out. Any details regarding how to dissolve the magic symbols were either nonexistent or described in such a fashion that Dallion had skipped them altogether. Of all the times he had drawn a symbol in water, only the liquid was affected.Alll latest novels at novelhall.com
I think Ill get some rest. Dallion left the cup on the floor and went to his bed.
Giving up so soon? Nil criticized.
Are you offering to help?
The echo didnt reply.
Didnt think so.
I can teach you, the strings of the harpsisword vibrated.
Huh? Dallion paused. You could?
Galatea is the patron Moon of nymphs, of course Id know magic. And now that you do too, I can teach you.
How come youve never told me?
There never was the need.
She didnt say that she and Dallion werent talking as much as before, but also she didnt have to. The times Dallion had gone to her for advice had gotten fewer and fewer throughout the years. Most of the conversations took part in the real world, which although efficient remained impersonal.
Coming? Harp urged.
PERSONAL AWAKENING
Dallions realm appeared around him. A thin layer of purple shimmer in the sky like the aurora borealis back on Earth.
YOU ARE LEVEL 77
Body: 50
Mind: 79
Reaction: 61
Perception: 51
Empathy: 50
Magic: 8
A blue rectangle floated in the air, in the space between Dallions ever increasing skill pillars. The values were impressive, though just as before not enough. Dallion couldnt wait till his magic trait got to its fifties.
The skills pillars had also filled out. The size of walls, they now had dozens of frames with an item inside. Each frame represented an individual skill in its field. Lately the spellcraft pillar had acquired a substantial increase, holding over fifty symbols, all named and framed.
We can build a palace if you want, Gen said a few steps away. Therell be more space for skills.
Dallion shook his head. He liked being in the open.
Anything new with July? he asked.
Same as before. Lux is spending more time with him. It seems to help a bit, but not much.
The following results were no different. All that changed was the effort involved. The more Dallion focused, the more energy went into the tip of his fingers, causing them to go numb. Yet the thinner the thread became, the less magic was able to exit his body.
Gritting his teeth, Dallion kept on trying until, at one point, his magic refused to go beyond his fingertips altogether.
Damn it! Dallion hissed, stopping abruptly. His hands and fingers felt as if theyd been through a shredder. Even the calm water wasnt able to get rid of the pain.
Rest a little, Harp said. Theres no need to rush.
A chair emerged from the water a step from Dallion. Any other day, hed appreciate the gesture. Now, part of his mind saw it as her mocking him. In the end, he did sit down, completely relaxing his arms after he did.
I didnt know you knew spellcraft, he said, focusing on the nymph. A white rectangle appeared above her.
HARPSISWORD GUARDIAN
Species: NYMPH
Class: SHADOW
Health: 100%
Traits:
- BODY: 101
- MIND: 78
- REACTION: 120
- PERCEPTION: 97
- MAGIC: 51
Skills:
- ATTACK
- GUARD
- ACROBATICS
- ATHLETICS
- MUSIC
- SPELLCRAFT
- WIND SLASH (Species Unique)
- EMOTION SLASH (Species Unique)
- SOUND ENTANGLE (Species Unique)
- WATER FORM (Species Unique)
Weakness: NONE
There were several changes since the last time hed looked at it. Some were due to him having increased his perception trait. Yet, there was no reason for the spellcraft skill to be invisible.
You didnt have magic before, Harp said, as if that explained everything.
So, you were a magic swordsman during the war? Or something similar?
Just a swordsman. When everyone is magic, no one is.
Thats not how things worked, but Dallion nodded.
So, you werent a mage?
Mages were a lot different for us. They are just people who are good at nothing else. Its different from the other races. Even before Galatea hid, acquired magic was a rare gift for the other races. They considered mages exceptional. We saw them as failures. Even those able to cast powerful spells were shunned, if thats the only thing they were capable of doing.
Talk about culture shock. Dallion shook his hands. The numbness was starting to subside, replaced by the irritating pain of pins and needles. Can you cast powerful spells?
Let the past be the past. You have the future to worry about.