Chapter 92 - Chapter 92: Chapter 88 The Baronial Family (1/2)

Chapter 92: Chapter 88 The Baronial Family

Ten full days had passed before the Assistant Priest of the Tempest Church finally arrived in Nasir.

He met with Byrne and the old priest inside the church.

“It’s you again?”

Assistant Priest Zayne still remembered Byrne, having met him once years ago because of the Spawn of the Abyss incident.

He sat in the chair, squinting as he sized up Byrne, sensing that the man had become much more composed.

“Years ago you told me that you were a Bloodline Knight, as well as a Transmutation-type spellcaster. Back then it didn’t matter whether you concealed anything, but now that you have reached the Level of Transmutation, you must demonstrate and clarify everything in detail with me.”

As an auditor, he too had a corresponding responsibility. If the auditee did not meet the qualifications and still became a baron, then Zayne would also be punished once the matter was exposed.

Byrne found it strange; shouldn’t it be the “Transmutation Level”? Why did the other person say “Level of Transmutation”?

In the common language of the Ouden Continent, Transmutation and Level of Transmutation are two completely different terms, so he could easily make out the difference.

But Byrne wasn’t foolish enough to remind the Assistant Priest of his mistake, he simply began showcasing the spells he had mastered.

What he needed to pretend to be was a Transmutation-type spellcaster who had reached Level 2.

Spellcasters who reached the Level of Transmutation through training inheritance and Magic Potions would see their mental power increase several-fold, improving both output and recovery efficiency.

At the same time, the number of spell models one could remember in their mind would increase from three to five.

The biggest difference was that with more acute control over mental power, Level 2 spellcasters could master several universal spellcraft techniques.

The five universal spellcasting techniques were “Proclamation,” “Silent Casting,” “Expansion,” “Twin,” and “Strengthen.”

They could use several times more mental power to make their next spell gain entirely different new effects.

It could be by pre-emptively “proclaiming” the effect of their spell to increase the chance of hitting, or by increasing the range of the spell effect through “Expansion,” or releasing the same spell twice simultaneously with “Twin,” casting spells without uttering a sound with “Silent Casting,” and the most straightforward act of amplifying the spell’s power, “Strengthen.”

The spell Byrne was to showcase was “Speed Sketching,” the one he was most adept at using daily.

He didn’t show his “Pre-made Drawing,” but drew on the spot instead, while pretending to chant a spell under his breath.

By then, the debilitating effect caused by his “Speed Sketching” had improved a lot, to the point where even steel could become as fragile as old clothes.

“Indeed, this is not an effect that a Beginning Level spellcaster could attain. It’s even a great threat to Extraordinary Exponents at the Transmutation Level,” the Assistant Priest noted as he watched a suit of iron armor easily torn to shreds, nodding thoughtfully.

“Speaking of which, what do you think about the term ‘Level of Transmutation’? Don’t you think it’s much better than ‘Transmutation’?”

Byrne paused for a moment, then quickly responded:

“Indeed, describing the transition from Level 1 to Level 2 as qualitative change triggered by quantitative change makes it sound more fitting than a simple transition of matter.”

“Good, that’s what I think too,” the Assistant Priest said with a smile, nodding happily.

“Now, the church is considering renaming Level 2.”

A name change?

Byrne fell into contemplation, feeling that there must be more to it than simply changing a name.

The Assistant Priest got up from his seat and slowly said, hands behind his back:

“The main issue is that some old fellows disagree. In fact, many of the rules set hundreds of years ago, or even earlier, should also be changed.”

“Do you think I’m right?”

Without hesitation, Byrne nodded and smiled: “It’s true. Knowledge and rules need to progress to keep up with the changing times.”

Assistant Priest Zayne burst into laughter and said, “Hahaha, very well, Baron Byrne. It seems your thoughts coincide with ours.”

“The times have changed, and the church needs a bit of change internally!”

The old priest stood to one side, silent, a wry smile on his face.