Chapter 643 - Chapter 643: 206. Yuan · Reactor (1/2)

Chapter 643: 206. Yuan · Reactor

Returning to his residence in the Outer Ring, Noland Lee spent a moment with Denise Green before retiring to his study to reflect on his gains and losses from his latest endeavor.

Evaluating his visit to Sienna and Kaiden on a scale of 100, Noland would only score himself a 90.

He docked 10 points for one significant oversight.

That oversight being, he hadn’t anticipated Kaiden’s dramatic reaction when his true identity was revealed.

Noland had ascertained Kaiden’s true identity through deconstruction. He was so focused on acquiring Kaiden’s knight techniques, he did not think about why Kaiden might hide his real name.

That was a lapse in judgment.

Yet, upon reflection, even if he had anticipated this, it could hardly have helped. Given that deconstruction couldn’t retrieve distant memories, there was no way for Noland to know what kind of enemy Kaiden was fearing.

This lapse was eventually smoothed over by Noland, thanks to his ability to assess situations prudently. Stated more bluntly, his actions embodied the attributes of “exploiting the weak and fearing the strong,” and “survival of the fittest.”

Since Noland was confident that Kaiden was less powerful than himself, he dared to visit and reveal Kaiden’s identity. If the individual had been of a higher standing than himself or an heir or housekeeper from a more illustrious family, Noland would have had to weigh his options carefully.

In the eyes of others, Noland’s actions may have seemed shameless, akin to a bully.

But Noland did not see it that way.

The intention behind his manipulation and coercion was to establish a fair and just transaction with the other party.

If a true tyrant were involved, it would inevitably result in a hostile takeover, not a win-win scenario like what he, Noland, had achieved.

Following his deep self-reflection, Noland proceeded to collate his acquisitions of the day.

Undoubtedly the most substantial gain was Shaping Magic as well as the accompanying Shaping Energy Technique.

Noland opened the Skill Panel for Shaping Magic, carefully reading over the characters and diagrams featured there.

All this information was sourced from Sienna’s textbooks.

As long as one follows the directions provided and correctly utilizes Shaping Energy Technique, it’s possible to mold the formless, intangible magic energy into a specific spell.

This process is equivalent to creating a custom spell.

The Shaping Energy Technique that Noland now possessed displayed a completeness of 50%. It had only one flaw, that being the energy cost for shaping energy was doubled to 200% of the normal rate.

Beyond this defective aspect, Noland’s Shaping Energy Technique was identical to a typical one.

Having read through the instructions on Shaping Magic, Noland proceeded to examine the Magic Panel for Shaping Energy Technique.

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[Spell Name]Shaping Energy Technique

[Type]Energy Shaping Magic

[Completeness]50%

[Level]Level 1, upgradeable up to a 100-Level

[Effect]