Episode 45.3 (1/2)
”What?”
Realizing how he just spoke while still holding the wand, Lecan put it down on the counter.
The shopkeeper spoke.
”It's full already. Ain't got no capacity left for mana.”
”What? I haven't even put one <Flame Spear> worth of mana in.”
”What kinda crazy <Flame Spear> needs that much mana! Anyway, that's far enough. Too much in fact. Could be dangerous like this, gotta take the mana out.”
”Want me to do that?”
”What'd you say. You saying you could take the filled mana out on yer' own?”
”Yea,”
”Intriguing. Go ahead.”
Lecan grabbed the medium wand, absorbed the mana inside and put it down again.
The shopkeeper re-examined the wand.
”The mana's came off. <Absorption> is it? No, didn't hear no casting. Ain't no way <Absorption> can be done without spellcasting. Who the heck are ya?”
Lecan's <Mana Absorption> has always been a skill, not a magic. Same with <Storage>, <Mana Detection>, <Life Detection>, <3D Perceptions>, <Mana Absorption>, and <Mana Bestowal>, none needed spellcasting in his original world. Thinking again, even just that fact alone gives him the edge over the mages in this world.
However, explaining that would necessitate disclosing his identity as a Descender as well as his abilities. Lecan doesn't really care about keeping his Descender status a secret anymore, but not his abilities. Hence, he didn't answer that question.
Afterward, the shopkeeper showed them all kinds of wands.
As a result, one thing is clear.
First of all, wands that boost particular attributes like firepower, casting speed, or accuracy will have reduced mana capacity and the user will have a hard time performing beyond that particular wand's capability.
In short, a user with a higher casting speed than a wand that boosts casting speed will end up casting slower with the wand equipped.
As such, you usually start with a wand that raises the attribute you wish to temper and then continuously switch to a better wand as you grow.
Besides offensive wands, the store also had wands that could boost support-type magic, so they took a look. They tried a wand that could only help <Recovery>. When Lecan gave it a try, he cast <Recovery> faster, yet the opposite happened to Eda which got slower instead. Same with
.
”Well dang. Never seen a
in real life before.”
”So, I see these wands you showed could boost specific magic, but is there one that can boost casting speed and firepower of multiple magic like <Recovery>, <Flame Spear>, and <Lightning> altogether.”
”Yeah sure we do have those, but their performance ain't that different from these wands here. Those kinds of all-purpose wands don't got elemental magic stones embedded, they rely on the maker's skill. You'd only find those wands in the direct order store. There's also, Grace Wands. Like <Wands of Cordishie>.”
”What's a direct order store.”