Chapter 31 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

By the time Reed returned to his mage tower, it was already night. The dim magic lights inside the mage tower were very magical, giving off a Harry Potter vibe.

He handed the task of the trade with The Alex Consortium all to Laurent, then picked a few clever apprentices in the tower to follow along.

The Goldwheat Tower would be an important component of the Vermillion Tower in the future, and these apprentice mages were by far the best labor force he had, and getting them exposed in advance was a good thing.

On the seventh floor of the mage tower, the Goddess of the Night had already enveloped the world with her dress.

Looking down at Grimm from a height, there was no such brightly lit scenery as the modern day.

The scattered lights were only seen in areas where the nobility lived. Most of the shops on both sides of the streets were closed, and only a few were operating with oil lamps or magic lamps on.

The streets were even more empty with no pedestrians. Even beggars were reluctant to walk on the streets after dark.

The moon, half-hidden by white clouds cast a cold, hazy light.

The city that was bustling by day, had fallen into silence.

The vampires were the darlings of the Goddess of the Night.

Reed could clearly feel that the moment the last gleam of daylight in the sky disappeared, his control over his mana instantly became active.

During the day, the mana around him felt like mercury and needed much more energy to mobilize them. While at night, they were like clean, gentle spring water, which only needed his will for it to be roused by his mental powers.

The mana was still the original mana, but night gave the vampires increased sensitivity to magic, and that was why he had this sensation.

It was no exaggeration to say that the strength of the vampires, upon nightfall, was at least 50% stronger than that of day.

Reed was already used to this situation, and so he preferred to conduct his study of magic at night.

After several days of research, coupled with the knowledge of the Progenitor Vampire’s gained in the past two hundred years, Reed had deeper learning of magic.

If a mage wanted to cast a spell, it must be done through a magic model.

The magic model was similar to computer programming. One only needed to enter a fixed formula to get the direct results.

The only difference is that the magic model required the input of mana.

A spell from the First Circle of Magic would not exceed a hundred magic nodes, and a spell like Mage’s Hand only had 30 nodes.

Dozens of magic nodes form a model, and the model was operated using a fixed rule. After inputting the required mana, the model could be activated for the spell to be cast.

However, Reed was curious about whether the magic nodes on a magic model are fixed and completely unchangeable, and what would happen if he were to move the nodes.

The boldness of modern souls for magic was far beyond the imagination of the people of this era. The awe mages had for magic in the world of Glory was carved into their bones.

Even the Progenitor Vampire had never tried to change the magic model, and this not only required a deep understanding of magic, but also a huge reserve of knowledge and a heart that did not fear the Goddess of Magic.

Even in Grimm, only that Transcendent Mage had successfully improved a magic model, and even the three Archmages at a level of more than 15 had not studied the matter.

After thinking over for the past few days, Reed was going to try the bold idea of changing the magic node tonight.

However, in order to prevent any accidents, he still made thorough preparations.

The first thing he wanted to study was the First Circle spell, Mage’s Hand because this spell was the simplest of all First Circle spells… and only had 30 magic nodes.

Many mages even did not recognize this spell as First Circle Magic and regarded it as a party trick.

Plus, the Mage’s Hand was not an offensive spell, and even if there was a backlash he could withstand it.

The function of the current Mage’s Hand was very simple and could only create a giant translucent hand.

The power of the giant hand created by this spell was about 150 pounds, and the mana required was 10 points.

The average apprentice mages did not have such power, and the strength of the giant hand they created was about ten-odd pounds, and there was a large gulf between him and them.

But at the same time, the apprentice mages also needed to consume 10 mana. Although they were casting the same spell, consume the same amount of mana, yet the results were completely different.

This led Reed to have two speculations about spellcasting.

Whether the more mana one has, the stronger the spell was, or whether the higher the level, the higher the efficiency of mana usage.

Reed was very interested in exploring the mysteries of magic.

If a magic node was not fixed, then could the magic model be improved by adjusting the magic node, or the magic circuits between the nodes to achieve the effect of reducing mana consumption or strengthening its power?

What effects would he bring about if the magic nodes were reduced or increased?

As he thought of this, Reed’s heart throbbed even faster, and he was even more curious about his speculations.

It was just like how a child sees his favorite toy, but he was a man of action.

First, he started to input mana.