Chapter 16 (2/2)

So, the system offered a Backpack. Roland clapped his hands in great delight. It was the first time he had played an immersive game, but anybody with common sense about games should know how convenient it would be to have a backpack that did not need to be carried in such a lifelike game.

Roland soon opened the Backpack according to the instructions. A translucent cubic s.p.a.ce was unfolded before his eyes. Though it was right next to him, Roland knew that it was a projection that only he could see.

The storage of this Backpack was eight cubic meters.

It’s so huge? Roland threw some stones and sand into the Backpack, before he added twigs and water. Soon, he reached a useful conclusion.

Gravity did not exist in the Backpack, which made it easier to heap items. After all, nothing would collapse if there was no gravity.

As to whether or not the Backpack could preserve food, and for how long? That required more tests to figure out.

Roland looked around. Then, he chanted the magic coordinates very quickly.

X23… Z88

It was the optimal route of nodes for Inferior Fireball that Roland had found out through mathematical modeling. Comprehensively speaking, it had the best performance in terms of speed, power, distance, and stability.

The bright blue fireball the size of a fist dashed into the water in the lake. A few bubbles immediately popped up. Soon, three little fish floated to the surface.

Roland lifted his robe and entered the water. He threw the three silver fish into his Backpack. Those fish were stunned but still alive, but they struggled and stopped moving after they were thrown into the Backpack. They were obviously dead.

The Backpack could not keep living creatures.

Roland recorded it on his memo pad. He couldn’t test the preservation abilities of the Backpack for now, but he was sure that he could find out in a day or two.

Now that he was versed in Inferior Fireball, his level had increased, and he even got an unexpected Backpack, Roland focused his attention on another level-one spell: Hand of Magic.

It was a control spell without much damage. According to its description, the spell could form an invisible hand with magic to grab objects. The size of the hand, the gripping power, and the reaching distance were related to the level of the Mage, the connection of nodes, and the amount of magic power.

Then, there were consecutive failures again… However, perhaps because he had upgraded and had a better perception of magic, he did not feel as tired and painful as he did when Inferior Fireball failed.

Therefore, Roland was soon able to draw the profiles of the nodes of Hand of Magic. It was much faster than when he a.n.a.lyzed Inferior Fireball.

Then, he bought more bread at Lake View Tavern, partly as supper and partly as a nighttime snack, and tossed it into his Backpack in the evening. He also bought a lamp in the tavern. After that, he spent the whole night establis.h.i.+ng a mathematical model for Hand of Magic. Finally, when it was dawn, Roland found out the optimal route of nodes for Hand of Magic ten minutes before the game paused again.

Hand of Magic on the Magic Book was now Versed, but Roland’s level did not increase this time… He estimated that it was because the experience required for the next level-up had increased, so grasping another spell was not enough for him to level up again.