Chapter 104 - The Living and The Dead Roland (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Accepted it?

This was a simple phrase, but Roland could guess how much suffering Aldo had gone through in order to accept it.

Vivian also sighed lightly and went down the stairs.

Roland drank fruit wine and let his thoughts run wild for a while. He thought about Aldo and about John and mixed in thoughts about magic models—anyway, it was a mess.

Then, he put down the wine cup, closed his eyes to rest, to eliminate the distracting thoughts in his mind, and then continued to derive his Spell Puppets model.

He was greatly inspired by the hidden node in Language Proficiency—the other spell models might also have hidden nodes.

There weren’t nodes in level-zero spells, so it was quite easy to extrapolate data. After about four hours of experimentation and data extrapolation, Roland was surprised to find that there did not appear to be any hidden nodes in the level-zero spells.

It seems that not all spells had loopholes like Language Proficiency..

It was really a pity. With a few more nodes, Roland felt like he could give the magic puppet a few more characteristics.

For example, he could have the magic puppet grow a few more hands, which would allow it to carry more equipment.

Or, enhance the magic puppet’s identification between friend and foe… Wait a minute!

Since the spell model of a Spell Puppet had no hidden nodes, how about adding one or two himself?

Once this idea sprouted, it seemed to grow in Roland’s mind like a weed.

Why is it that game NPCs can create their own magic, and I can only alter other people’s spell models?

Can’t I create one on my own?

After a moment of excitement, Roland quickly became discouraged.

Ideas alone wouldn’t do. Motivation was also needed to turn thoughts into reality, and… a knowledge base.

How was a spell model constructed?

What were the combinations of spell model nodes?

How to determine the meaning and function of a node in the spell model?

These three basic problems alone baffled Roland, not to mention the practical difficulties that emerged.

It seems that he had much more to learn.

At least, he had to first figure out what the nature of magical elements was, what the nature of mental power was, and what the principle of the reaction between the two was.

Roland felt that he had to figure out these three things before he could talk about creating a blank spell model.

There were many books in the library, but none of them had basic core contents he needed.

The majority was advanced use of mental power, as well as some insights on the practical use of advanced spells.

Then there were the biographies of many mages or biographies of knights and so on. There were a lot of spell models, but Roland wasn’t in a hurry to learn these spell models. The learning of spells was an endless process. Master one, and then create several derivative spells—this way was much more efficient.

None of the books in the library touched on the basic theories or nature of magic.

Was it the local Magic Tower that didn’t have this knowledge? Or did the entire world fail to establish a fundamental theory of magic?

The former was highly probable, the latter unlikely.

Even if humans didn’t have such a system of knowledge, what about the elves?

This race was said to have the highest level of magic attainment and a long life expectancy. Did they have a fundamental theory of magic?

Time pa.s.sed quickly as Roland pondered in a disorderly way.

The white moonlight shone down at an angle from the window and formed a semicircle of white light on the ground.

The whole city had quieted down; it was late at night.