55 Chapter 55 Booooom! (1/2)

(YOU HAVE COMPLETED IGNITE FIRE AT THE BASIC LEVEL OF COMPREHENSION)

There were two days to go, before they would arrive at the border, but Joseph couldn't wait any longer. The first thing he went to cast, was PURIFY FOOD. It could be cast as either a single target or area around him, but he wanted to target a single meal. It would remove all of the impurities from the food.

Wanting to experiment, he took iron shavings and added it to the soup that was cooking, much to the confusion of the chef. He was hoping it would raise the iron content. Then he mixed saw dust into the flour for the bread and left the dirt on the vegetables.

When he cast TEST FOOD, it showed up iffy, but not poisonous, which was interesting to him. He threw the bread into the soup, so it would soak it up, and everything was ready. Focusing the rune inside of himself, he used the information from the TEST FOOD to cast the spell. Staring at the bowl in front of him, he willed it to change the way he envisioned. The iron would be absorbed and the extra removed, the dirt would go away, and the sawdust would break down into cellulose fibers, but not so many as to mess with the texture of the bread. And then, all of the bugs, fungus and other microbes and parasites would be destroyed.

Circulating the mana to form the food rune, he could feel each cell of his body start to draw it out and focus it in his chest. There was a pulse and to everyone else it happened almost instantly, but to him, he was conscious of every small change that occurred. Nothing small would remain without his permission.

Stella and the mage knew when he was done, but everyone else was standing there, waiting for something fabulous to happen, like when he had cast the spell before.

(DO TO YOUR INCREDIBLE FOCUS, VISION, AND UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD CONTAMINANTS, PURIFY FOOD HAS ACHIEVED INTERMEDIATE PROFICIENCY.)

(YOU HAVE CAST THE SPELL FOR THE FIRST TIME. YOU ARE AWARDED 1 LIFE POINT.)

(YOU HAVE ACHIEVED INTERMEDIATE LEVEL IN A SPELL FOR THE FIRST TIME. YOU ARE AWARDED 5 LIFE POINTS.)

(YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CAST AN INTERMEDIATE LEVEL SPELL. YOUR AWARD FOR THIS SPELL HAS ALREADY BEEN AWARDED.)

(YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF PURIFY FOOD IS SO HIGH, 10% OF THE UNDERSTANDING FOR PREPARE GAME HAS BEEN GRANTED.)

(FOR ACHIEVING INTERMEDIATE UNDERSTANDING, PURIFY FOOD IS NOW CHEAPER TO CAST AND AFFECTS ALL FOOD/MEALS WITHIN 1 YARD OF YOU AUTOMATICALLY. AREA EMISSION AT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL ALLOWS YOU TO SELECT MEALS THAT WILL NOT BE AFFECTED AT THE TIME OF CASTING, EVEN IF THEY ARE WITHIN THE AREA.)

(DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SKILLS, THE MANA COST FOR CASTING PURIFY FOOD IS REDUCED TO 0 WITHIN 1 YARD FROM YOURSELF AND REDUCED TO 1 PER YARD OF AREA EFFECT. 4 YARDS WOULD COST 3 MANA AS AN EXAMPLE.)

Joseph could only sit there, stunned for a moment, before breaking out laughing. Everyone was confused, but he quickly took a chunk of the bread and ate it.

”MMMmmmmm.”

He held out a piece to Stella, who did not hesitate to take a bite as well. She smiled as she chewed.

”That's delicious!”

Joseph wore a big grin on his face. He was so pleased with himself as he pulled himself up to the table and started eating. He kicked his feet in glee while everyone looked on stunned.

As everyone was dished out a bowl, they were all astounded at the texture and flavors. It was even better than when they didn't add all of the contaminants.

”Master Joseph, how did you do that? I could feel something, but it was gone so quickly!” said Stephan, the healer that his father had sent to travel with them.

”I'll tell you once it's safe, I a.s.sure you.”

Stephan nodded, and joined everyone in eating their food as quickly as possible, because Joseph had another spell planned.

Everyone who was in attendance, were slaves of his father. All of the king's men were on the other side of the camp, so Joseph had an area set up for his next spell.

”And now, for my next trick,” he muttered to himself, as he climbed down from his chair and hurried over to the prepared area. He knew he could cast ignite fire as a regular spell, but he wanted something a little more flashy as his first time casting the spell. It was his hope that he could permanently alter a spell by deliberately casting it differently on the first try. So, he was going to cast it as an area spell.

Joseph hadn't told Stella, in case it backfired. He didn't want her to worry. He only had to do it right.