458 Hitting the Bottleneck (2/2)

Writing the magic beacon he set up earlier into the model, Roland performed the water-making spell for the first time.

It worked… but the amount of water summoned was rather little.

It weighed only about 0.5 kilograms.

Roland tried to make improvements, but the result wasn't satisfactory. He could summon 0.7 kilograms at most. If he were to increase the productivity, the magic power to be consumed would soar exponentially.

The spring in the Well of Eternity was a blessing from the Water Goddess and slightly divine. Any magic effect would be slightly reduced by it.

It was the real reason why the amount of water created by the water-making spell was little.

That wasn't the purpose for which Roland invented the spell.

In Roland's opinion, the water-making spell should be as easy to learn and perform as the oil-making spell.

After all, it was a spell for daily life. In order for it to be used in daily life, its cost had to be low.

But in the next dozen days, the result wasn't satisfactory no matter how Roland modified the spell.

When he increased the amount of water to be created, the magic cost would become enormous.

If he lowered the magic cost, the amount of water summoned would be greatly reduced.

It was impossible for him to achieve the two purposes at the same time.

For a moment, Roland was caught in his misery.

Fully devoted to Roland, Andonara naturally saw Roland's frustration.

One day, after comforting Roland physically, she couldn't help but ask, ”What is the problem that you're faced with in your magic studies?”

Though Andonara didn't understand magic, it was still a good thing that someone was willing to listen to him, so Roland told Andonara his dilemma.

He didn't expect Andonara to give him a solution at all.

However, Andonara put on a weird expression after hearing him out. ”Roland, while I don't know much about magic, I know common sense. Under normal circumstances, nobody will drink a huge amount of water at one time, right? Half a kilogram of water is enough to fill one's stomach, and one kilogram of water will probably make it explode. Yet, you still want to increase productivity? You want to produce more than ten kilograms of water at one time? Only a dragon can drink that much water.”

Roland slightly opened his mouth.

Because of his magic studies, there had been nothing but magic nodes, spatial beacons, and formulas on the effects of magic power in his head recently.

Therefore, he had turned into an idiot.

He was too focused on improving the effect of the spell to realize that it shouldn't be his purpose.

What Andonara said pulled him back on the right track.

She was right. The water-making spell was a convenient spell, not something to make money with.

Therefore, it didn't have to carry the distinctive ”commercial” or ”economy” features like the oil-making spell.

All it needed was a low cost, and a yield of enough water to quench one's thirst.

Roland hugged Andonara and gave her a long kiss. Then, he returned to his lab.

This time, he deleted a lot of magic nodes and tried to reduce the cost of magic power.

In the end, he turned the water-making spell into a level-one spell with minimal cost.

Every cast of the spell could generate about 0.2 kilograms of water.

Even a beginner magic apprentice could mostly cast the water making spell at least ten times.

Roland was so excited after completing the spell that he wanted to press on and create the food-making spell.

However, he suddenly realized something wrong.

The oil could be extracted from the Astral Plane in the void, and the water could be stolen from the Well of Eternity. But where could he find food for the food-making spell?

Normally speaking, no place had infinite food.

So, he couldn't play the same cards he used in the oil-making spell and the water-making spell anymore.

Roland scratched his head. He had thought for days and read lots of books in the Magic Tower, but he didn't find any feasible method.

Then, he went to the capital with the water-making spell and dedicated it to the Goddess of Magic.

This time, the Goddess of Magic accepted the water-making spell and put a purple gem on the ritual table, but she didn't cast her eyes on Roland.

She didn't seem very interested in the water-making spell.

Roland had wanted to ask the Goddess of Magic if she had any insight on the food-making spell.

But his plan didn't work out. He also learned that he couldn't see a goddess whenever he wanted to.

Then, he left the capital in disappointment.

He had to postpone the creation of the food-making spell.

But on the other side of the boundless ocean, a senior of an organization of magic saw a new magic model on the ritual table of the Goddess of Magic.

He observed the model carefully for a moment and slapped his thigh. ”This is a great idea! The water is fetched from far away. Judging from the beacon, it's from the Froststar Kingdom. The Well of Eternity is there. The water is probably stolen from the Well of Eternity. Great idea! It's such a simple method, but why did the hundred people in our Red Magic Tower never think of it?”

”Created by Roland!”

”Roland again? He was the one who created the oil-making spell.”

The elder thought for a moment and rang a bell. After a servant came in, he said, ”Send an admission credential to Roland in Delpon and tell him that the Red Magic Tower is willing to let him study here for free. The world of magic needs talented young men like him!”