Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 371 Water Mirror Technique

Back in the cabin, Yaro broke the sturdy rye bread in half, twisted off a small piece, and chewed it slowly.

To be honest, the rye bread wasn't as delicious as Hami described.

First, let's talk about the so-called 'appetizing slightly sour taste'. In Yaro's opinion, it's not appetizing at all; in fact, it tastes more like sourness.

As for the 'chewy texture like chunks of meat,' it might be tempting for those who lack food, because it means that the same amount of bread is chewier and can last longer.

However, for people who have no shortage of food, especially meat, this kind of food, which has an unpleasant taste and is difficult to swallow even after chewing for a long time, will only make them feel disgusted.

The more you chew, the more fragrant and sweet it becomes... How sweet can a toast without added sugar be?
It's just maltose, which is hydrolyzed from starch by salivary amylase. Such a subtle sweetness is not enough to suppress the sour and rancid taste.

But Yaro ate very carefully; he even closed his eyes and chewed slowly.

The aroma of burnt wheat gradually wafted to his nose, and he could taste a faint sweetness. As he continued to chew, his mouth watered, making the food in his mouth taste sweeter and sweeter.

Looking at the untidy straw paper on the wooden table, listening to the familiar yet unfamiliar chirping of insects, and eating the not-so-tasty noodles.

In a daze, Yaro felt as if he had returned to the Owl Wizarding Academy, back to Emerald Plains, and back to the few days he stayed in the cabin of Senior Delia.

Black dots on white paper are just as noticeable as white dots on black paper.

A sudden disaster in a peaceful life is just as unforgettable as a few sweet moments in difficult times.

Yaro... seems to have tasted some of the flavor Hami described.

"It seems...not bad?"

……

After tasting it, Yaro put away the rest of the bread and turned back to continue dissecting the structure of the 'Water Mirror Technique'.

Similar to 'Fireball', after removing the structure of 'Feather Fall', there isn't much left to learn for 'Water Mirror'.

Water Mirror Technique, as the name suggests, summons a pool of clear water to create a mirror effect, and also has a certain reconnaissance function.

The entire process of performing a magic trick can be roughly divided into three steps.

The first step is to unleash the magic.

Having mastered a variety of level zero tricks and already knowing level two tricks, it's unlikely that Aro will make a mistake at this stage. Even if something does go wrong, the magic of level one tricks cannot shake the core of a mid-level apprentice's magic.

The second step is to outline the magic pattern structure.

There are many possible unexpected events at this step, but in the end, the Water Mirror Technique only draws upon pure water-based void energy, and it only has the magic power of a first-level trick. Wearing leather armor, there shouldn't be any serious problems.

The third step is to gradually activate and release the magic rune structure.

At this point, the magic trick is complete; all that remains is operation and control. Even if something goes wrong, it's just a puddle of water, at most wetting the wooden house.

"Since you already know most of the magic runes, and the remaining parts aren't too difficult, and the whole trick isn't dangerous, why not just start practicing?"

Seeing something a thousand times is not as good as doing it once.

Yaro took out several more parchments and, in order, drew the names of the magic patterns on them, then pasted them onto the wall.

After reviewing it several times from beginning to end, Yaro took a deep breath, slowly mobilized his magic power, and guided the surrounding void energy with each tap and movement.

"The initial steps are similar to the level zero trick 'Water Retrieval'..."

This step was naturally no challenge for Yaro; he could perform those level-zero tricks with his eyes closed. "And then..."

Looking at the magical runes on the wall, Yaro controlled his magic and slowly traced them according to the order on the drawing.

White mist gathered and swayed continuously in the air ahead.

"Next is..."

As the white mist continued to shrink, the air became increasingly humid, and a clear water sphere gradually coalesced and took shape in mid-air.

Yaro increased his magic output to stabilize the magic runes in mid-air, while keeping his eyes glued to the last few blueprints on the wall, not daring to blink, carefully sketching out the final touches.

"Water Mirror Technique—Completed!"

The water sphere in mid-air rapidly expanded, quickly growing to the size of a basketball. At the same time, ripples spread rapidly across the surface of the water sphere, gradually developing various colors. When the ripples subsided, the colors gradually stabilized.

"It was just a level one trick, but it consumed more magic power than a level two trick called 'Feather Fall.' Fortunately, it succeeded on the first try."

Normally, the Water Mirror spell doesn't consume that much magic power. The main reason is that Yaro is too unskilled. Not only does he need to use more magic power to maintain the stability of the magic runes, but he also wastes a lot of it.

Looking at the water mirror floating in front of him, Yaro seemed to have received a new toy. First, he used it as a mirror to look at himself, and then he controlled it to float back and forth.

I don't know if it's because the spellcasting skill is lacking, or if the Water Mirror Technique can only go this far.

The water mirror does not have the clarity of a real mirror; the image is semi-transparent, somewhat like a calm water surface or the effect of dark glass.

"Let's test the reconnaissance capabilities of the Water Mirror Technique."

Yaro looked at the parchment stuck to the other side and, based on the information drawn on it, once again drew upon the surrounding void energy to outline a slightly smaller magic rune.

Soon, water mist drifted out of the water mirror and gathered on the new magic runes, causing the scene on the water mirror's surface to shake immediately.

After a short wait, the scene on the water mirror stabilized again, and a new water sphere about two fingers wide appeared next to the water mirror. This small water sphere was connected to the water mirror by a thin layer of white mist.

As Yaro controlled the small water sphere to gradually move away from the water mirror, the white mist became thinner and thinner. When it was about a meter away, it had become so thin that it could not be seen with the naked eye.

Yaro also noticed that the perspective on the water mirror changed as the small water sphere was moved.

The pattern of the shifting perspective felt strangely familiar to Yaro.

"This feeling... isn't it just like a camera?"

Yaro looked at the gap between the small water sphere and the water mirror, and thought of the white mist that had been lingering before.

"So it's still connected to a wired surveillance system, and they can't even connect to Wi-Fi?"

This sense of familiarity felt somewhat absurd to him, but on the other hand, the five senses of humans in their past lives and those in this life were basically the same. So, no matter how the underlying principles changed, it was normal for their manifestations to be similar.

Yaro shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it any longer, and continued testing the 'Water Mirror Technique'.

"Since it's a wired connection, what would happen if someone touched the white mist in the middle?"

Thinking this, Yaro waved his hand toward the center.

I didn't feel anything unusual, and the scene in the water mirror didn't change either.

"Is it true that matter cannot be disturbed by physical contact?"

(End of this chapter)