Knight and Wand

Chapter 96: Inka
Leon picked up the two crystal cards on the table and looked at them.

Complex magic patterns, translucent crystal card surface with surging magic ripples.

The two Neti cards created by Miss Lola look almost identical to the one made by Ms. Aphrodite.

The only difference is that the frame surrounding the crystal body is not a dazzling gold edge.

One is plain black, the other is beautiful silver.

"Can these cards also summon spirits?" Leon turned his head and asked.

Laura pulled the silver-framed Neti card from Leon’s hand.

“As long as there is a sufficiently clear ritual basis or offering, this silver medal can be used to call upon some souls that existed in the past.

The black card is just a prototype. It can reproduce some simple magic spells, but due to the limited materials used, it cannot contain overly powerful magic power."

"So, like the 'Arrow of Isha' that you guided me to release before, that kind of attack magic can also be stored in this black card?" Leon asked, looking at the black card in his hand.

"I'm afraid the black card's capacity for the spell to solidify Isa's Arrow is insufficient, so I have to use this silver card, but that's a bit of a waste.

However, no matter what, if you want to activate the Neti card, you still need to master how to use magic first, otherwise you will not be able to reappear, whether it is a spell or a spirit that responds to the summons, if you leave this leyline node. "Lola replied.

"Then how can I start learning magic?" Leon asked.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time. Although it would be nice to give the card to Corvis, he himself had long wanted to possess extraordinary powers.

"Do you have enough time to stay in the tower and accept my daily guidance?" Laura said helplessly: "If you really want to learn magic from me, you should wait until you are free.

The introductory "ritual studies" alone has six major subjects: spells, rituals, sigils, runes, meditation, and seals.

After you finish the introductory subjects, you will learn the basic theoretical knowledge of the five formal schools of elemental science, necromancy, life science, alchemy, and astronomy, as well as more than 20 professional subjects under them, until you choose a direction that you are good at and continue your studies. "

Leon was overwhelmed after hearing this. He didn't mind how difficult it was to embark on the path of magic, but he had a lot of things to do right now and he really couldn't stay in the tower for a long time to carry out the professional studies that sounded like they would take a long time.

"If I don't become a wizard, I won't be able to use the Neti card?" Leon said regretfully.

Laura smiled and said, “That’s not the case. If you want to use the Neti cards as soon as possible, you don’t have to study so professionally. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have wasted time making these two cards.

Right now, all you have to do is to perform the most basic magic call as quickly as possible. After all, the prototype of the Neti card was originally a fantastic idea that a great being came up with in an attempt to allow everyone in the world to use magic like a wizard.

Although it failed, the principle of this creation is very suitable for people like you who have no foundation to use. "

"Learn to call upon magic power as soon as possible? But didn't you say at the beginning that there was no quick way to do it?" Leon asked doubtfully.

"Indeed, there is no way for you to develop the instinct to mobilize magic power using that method. It would take a long time to learn to feel magic power through that method. And even if you can figure out how to mobilize the magic power in your body, you can't do much. At best, it can only strengthen your body."

Leon was confused: ".Keep fit? How should I do that?"

Laura shook the silver medal in her hand and continued, “Remember how you felt when you released the Arrow of Isa, and almost exhausted all the magic in your body?

As long as you repeat this process of using up your life essence as often as possible in a short period of time, over time you will instinctively understand the law of the circulation of life essence in your body.

With your excellent mental coordination, it is not difficult to try to control this energy from the source of life.

Of course, if you hadn't met Corvis, this kind of perception training would take you several years on your own, even if you were gifted. It would be more efficient for you to study with me in the tower."

"Corvis? Ah, I understand." Leon thought for a moment and roughly understood why Miss Lola mentioned the blond boy next to her.

The magic power in the body is exhausted, then quickly replenished, exhausted again, and replenished again in an endless cycle.

This kind of training, without Corvis as an external source of magic to help shorten the cycle interval, each time the physical strength is exhausted, it has to rely solely on self-healing to slowly recover. Not to mention the danger to the body, the efficiency alone is obviously dozens of times slower.

In that case, this stupid method cannot be considered a quick solution and is simply a waste of time.

"But letting Corvis assist me in this exercise won't affect his health, right?" Leon worriedly. He didn't want to hurt his friend in order to gain power.

"As long as we don't drain all of the child's magic power every time, it will be fine. Besides, if he cooperates with you in this kind of perception training, it will be good for his mental coordination and magic perception. It is also equivalent to a high-intensity spellcasting practice."

Laura dispelled Leon's unnecessary concerns.

Leon felt relieved and then a little excited. Even though he couldn't cast a spell in a short period of time, he couldn't wait to use magic, a power beyond ordinary people.

"You said it can't contain the Arrow of Isha, then what spell can this black-framed card hold?" Leon handed the Neti card back to the wizard lady and continued to ask.

"That's exactly why I've been waiting for you."

Laura took the black card and explained with two Neti cards between her fingers: "I am not with you now, and I don't know what kind of help you need in your current situation, so it is better for you to decide what magic to record in it."

"What are the options?" Leon asked hurriedly.

".For example, some low-level elemental arts, such as striking out with lightning to paralyze the enemy, or condensing an atmospheric barrier around the body to deflect incoming arrows.

Low-level recovery magic in life science, such as healing wounds, dispelling fatigue and pain, and curing some diseases. But I think the kid Corvis probably has some basic skills in this area, so there is no need to repeat it on this card.

There are more non-combat techniques, such as summoning spirits and tracking prey.
There are even spells that gather the nutrients of the land to increase the growth rate of plants, but the range of spells that black cards can accommodate is too small, and it is not very useful to help you produce more food on a small piece of land. "

The wizard girl sat down on the chair, holding her small chin, closing her eyes and thinking back to the apprentice magic that she had not used for who knows how many years.

Leon was listening to all these spells and felt that they all sounded very useful, making it difficult to make a decision.

After repeated consideration, he still felt that in terms of direct combat, the attack spells that could be recorded on the black card, although effective against ordinary people in duels and small-scale conflicts, it was hard to say how much the killing of a few soldiers would affect the battle situation on a real battlefield, and the effect of recruiting a few more archers would be similar.

As for the low-level protective spell that deflects ordinary arrows, it seems very cool, but as long as you wear plate armor, wear a full-coverage helmet and wrap yourself up like a steel can, as long as you are not unlucky enough to be shot at the only gap in the field of vision of the visor, you are not afraid of arrows anyway, so why bother?

In this case, which of these low-level spells is more important?
While Leon was thinking, he suddenly reached out from under the collar of his breastplate and pulled out the "Boiling Heart" necklace he was wearing close to his body.

"Lola, look at this. You know the function of this necklace. Is there any spell with similar effect?" Leon asked.

He has not yet tested how much this necklace can improve his fighting ability, but in his memory, when Duosen used it, not only did his combat power double, but he also had a ferocious momentum that was almost invulnerable to swords. This is indeed still fresh in Leon's memory.

If only Miss Laura could record a similar auxiliary spell into the Neti card
When you are fighting in the future, you can also give this kind of combat BUFF to your comrades around you, and the two of you can go "frenzy" together to give the enemy a surprise. Isn't that wonderful?

"The technique of stimulating magic to strengthen the body is not complicated. It's just like the one I used to restore the strength of your warhorse. The principle is the same." Laura murmured.

Leon was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he asked greedily, "Can that kind of magic only work on one person like this necklace?"

"You mean you want to impose this state on multiple people at the same time?" Laura raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, can you do it?" Leon asked expectantly. Of course, the more people around him who can benefit from the BUFF, the better.

Laura did not answer immediately. The wizard looked at the necklace and suddenly lowered her head to think.

Leon waited quietly.

After a moment, he saw the wizard lady in front of him smiling.

"Leon, you really came up with an interesting idea. I think we can try it. Anyway, this is just a trial work, it doesn't matter if it breaks." Laura thought for a while, looked up and said to Leon: "Do you want to do an experiment? There is also a possibility of failure, and the price is losing this necklace."

"What do you mean? Tell me in detail." Leon was puzzled, but he didn't feel reluctant to give up the necklace. He believed that since Miss Lola wanted to try it, the reward he would get after success would definitely be worth it.

"You have inspired me. Actually, the great magic created by Aphrodite was not originally a simple spell container.

I'm going to try to use the effect of your necklace as a base, and utilize the Neti card's ability to solidify magic to see if I can reproduce the process of actual concept existence.

Just like she originally wanted to use this magic to try to transcend reality and recreate someone who no longer existed.
The realm covered by the Neti card includes the power of the spirit world, and there is no need to stick to spells and the reappearance of spirits. Haha, it’s interesting.”

Laura put the silver Neti card back on the table and walked towards the stairs outside with only the black card.

Leon patted Olivia, who was staring at the furnishings in the cabinet in the workshop, and took her to catch up with the wizard lady.

Everyone came to the top floor of the tower where Laura was summoned to enter the Neti card.

The wizard lady walked to the center, raised her hand and lightly tapped the golden magic wand.

The moment the end of the long staff hit the ground, a large and dazzling magic pattern formation suddenly unfolded under Laura's feet.

Olivia took a few steps back, left the complicated magic circle under her feet, and stood aside against the wall, fearing to hinder the wizard girl from performing her magical spell.

But Laura obviously didn't care about the blonde girl's actions. The spell she constructed herself would not be easily disturbed.

The wizard lady turned her head and waved to Leon: "Don't stand there, come here and activate the necklace in front of me."

"Oh." Leon followed the instructions, walked quickly to Laura, and stuffed the necklace back under the breastplate.

However, thinking of the small hole on the other party's chest caused by the sharp short feet of the gem when he took the necklace off Doson's body, Leon could only endure it silently and treat it as an IV drip. Anyway, when he returned, Corvis would help him treat the wound.

He quickly recited the short spell of the boiling heart in his mind, and immediately felt a pain in his chest.

The retractable needle under the gem pendant pierced into the flesh.

But then, the feeling of his blood boiling left Leon with no time to think about anything else.

His whole body was hot and his eyes widened, his expression became ferocious with uncontrollable gritting of teeth, his tense muscles could no longer feel the pain in his chest.

Under the plate armor, the young man's skin instantly spread red, and the outline of his muscles was clearly visible as they were tense and swollen.

Veins bulged on Leon's face, and a wave of heat from magical power surged through his body.

He took a deep breath and couldn't help but raise his hands. He slowly clenched his fists. The iron gloves he was holding made a crackling sound and he felt as if he had endless strength in his body.

The weight of the plate armor he originally carried on his body now seemed as light as a feather, as if he was wearing a thin gauze dress instead of steel armor.

A surge of restlessness and confidence surged in his heart, and Leon felt that he could punch through a thick wall with his bare hands, or even kill a bull charging towards him with one punch.

"You're in good shape, that's it, stand still and don't move~" Laura reminded in a cheerful voice.

Without any spells or seals being cast, the silver-haired girl held the black-bordered Neti card between her fingers and shook it gently.

The space around Leon seemed to be suddenly pulled towards the Neti card by a force.

It was like a piece was torn off from the canvas called reality.

The spiral of time and space twisted into brilliant colors, which spun and poured into the Neti card between Laura's fingers.

Leon felt that he had lost his surging strength in an instant.

Feeling the weight of the armor on his body again, he couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his neck.

It's gone, and the necklace called the Boiling Heart has also disappeared.

"How is it? Success?" Leon wiped the sweat from his forehead, regretting that he didn't take off his armor just now. He was sweating under the three layers of lining, chain mail and plate armor, which was really uncomfortable.

He raised his eyes to look at the black card between the fingers of the girl in front of him.

I saw that the back of the card facing me was no longer transparent, and a golden one-eyed Atias logo appeared on it.

"It's easier than I thought. But I forgot to remind you to strike a better pose. Please excuse me if I didn't record you well." Laura said, turning the cards in her hand.

On the front of the black-bordered Neti card, Leon saw his own appearance appearing on the crystal card.

But in the picture, his face was as red as fire, with wisps of steam rising, his expression was ferocious and his veins were bulging, and his upper body, covered in armor, was clenching his fists and glaring.

The most amazing thing is that the breastplate in the picture is actually translucent, deliberately revealing the red gem pendant embedded in the chest under the armor.

Leon suddenly felt a sense of absurdity. At first, he thought this thing was like the "KuO cards" in a cartoon in his childhood memory.

But now it seems more and more like the board games I played in my previous life.
Leon reached out and took the Neti card from the wizard's hand, whose function he didn't know yet. He couldn't help but joked: "Lola, the person who inspired Ms. Aphrodite to create the prototype of this magic card must have loved playing cards at the time, right?"

Laura heard this, her eyes were filled with nostalgia, she shook her head with a smile: "You guessed right. But it's not just cards, there are so many little things she liked to play with in the past. She is such a great existence, but she is always like a child who never grows up."

Leon shook his head regretfully, feeling it was a pity.

He is really a fellow traveler like himself. If he traveled through time to the era when Miss Lola was alive, maybe he could make some "WanO Cards", "YouO King", and "KunO Cards" and become friends with the wizard she mentioned.

Leon put aside his wild thoughts and turned his attention back to the black card in his hand: "Now, can this card amplify the bodies of multiple people at the same time?"

Laura nodded. "That depends on how many people your magic can sustain, but due to material limitations, I'm afraid it can only reach a hundred people at most. I have sealed the effect of the necklace you wore into this Neti card. As long as you activate it and direct its power to release it on the corresponding object that meets the conditions, you can reproduce the same effect on them."

"Object? Conditions? Are there any restrictions on usage?" Leon's face became even more weird, and it felt more and more like that.

"Of course there is. After all, it's not true free casting. The effectiveness of this card depends entirely on the concept of the seal in it, which is the most basic, 'humans wearing magic necklaces bear the effects it stimulates'. So you can't use this card to amplify non-human beasts. That doesn't match the fact that it's sealed in the card." Laura spread her hands and explained.

"It's okay. I'm not complaining. This card is powerful enough for me."

Leon waved his hand, and on a whim, he turned to the wizard lady in front of him and asked, "What do you plan to call this type of Neti card?"

"Name?" Laura blinked in confusion: "Do you want to classify the Neti cards?"

"How about this?" Leon looked at the necklace he was wearing on the card and suggested to the wizard: "The card that summons you should be called the 'Heroic Spirit Card'.

As mentioned before, cards that can contain spell effects can simply be called "spell cards".

As for this piece of equipment? .Item? No, let's call it a 'treasure card'."

Laura didn't care about it: "It's quite appropriate. So be it. I think if Aphrodite is still alive, she wouldn't have any objection."

After saying that, she looked at the blonde girl who was leaning against the wall and waiting quietly.

"Now it's time to tell your story, Miss Olivia."

(End of this chapter)