Cornflower Witch

Chapter 188 Spell Prototype
Huijin Plain, White Rock Fortress.

As Hiltiya lived and studied here for an extended period, she gradually became acquainted with her classmates and peers.

"Senior Tiya~"

As she walked down the street, two students in dark brown uniforms greeted Siltia.

"Hello."

The girl nodded, noticing that the edges of their clothes still had some grass seeds and dirt on them, guessing that they had just returned from the fields outside the city.

"How are things lately? Has the black ant infestation recurred?"

Some time ago, a large area of ​​disease broke out in the fields they were responsible for. Many crops developed small black spots on their leaves, then became diseased and withered. In the end, it was Hiltiya who helped them solve the problem.

"The situation is normal now, and there has been no recurrence. Thank you, Senior Tiya." The two nodded gratefully.

Actually, they looked older than Hilti, probably in their early twenties, but Hilti was indeed stronger in gardening and transcendental levels.

The two then said goodbye, and Hiltiya continued on her way back to her residence.

That evening, Hiltia and Sophitina sat at the dining table for dinner. Today, Hiltia had made chestnut and chicken soup.

“Recently, Tia has been mentioned more often among the students,” Sophitina said, lightly biting her fork as she talked about the recent situation.

"Is that so?" The silver-haired girl beside her continued to drink the slightly sweet chicken soup and eat small bites of chicken.

"Yes, several people specifically asked me about you; they came from other garrisons."

“Occasionally, students come to the ‘Holy White Knight Hall’ for further training and to improve their riding skills. I’ve seen several groups recently, and they are almost all children of nobles.”

"Is something about to happen?" Hiltia asked.

“Tia is so clever.” Sophitina lightly raised her fork.

“It’s probably time for a war to break out on the surface world. Learning to ride will be very useful, whether you’re fighting on the battlefield or trying to escape.” Sophitina started eating the chicken in her bowl and drinking some soup.

"Tiya, which country are you from?"

"As for me, I woke up in the south of the Kingdom of Regas, and later I took the test in Scorched Stone City."

“The Kingdom of Legas…” Sophitina recalled.

"That country is relatively small and located in the south, so it is unlikely to participate in the main battlefield, but small-scale battles will probably be unavoidable."

"You can remind people you know to be extra careful these days, but it's not really safe to go anywhere right now."

After discussing their daily lives, the two started talking about their studies.

"Where is Tiya's basic runic writing progressed?"

"I've almost finished learning the basic runes; I should be done by next week."

"Hmm, I reckon Dad's going to give us some challenges next week." Sophitina was familiar with her father's style.

"I need to review it again."

……

Five days later, Cerrofi summoned the two girls to his side.

“Tia has finished learning the basic runes. I’ve taught Tina before, so let’s complete the test together this time.” The scholar pushed up his glasses and handed the two of them a sheet of paper with long symbolic formulas written on it.

“I will give you five basic formulas, and then you will use the rune arrangements you have learned to combine with the formulas to build a spell model with offensive effects.”

"The power requirement is 0.3, which is 30% of a normal Tier 1 ability."

"Understood." The two nodded, then left with the paper containing the five formulas.

For the next two days, the two stayed in the training ground, constantly adjusting the basic spell model, using formulas to combine runes to bring about various effects such as absorbing magic power, circulating magic power, gathering magic power, converting power, and shaping attacks.

Inside the shooting range, Sophitina stood and raised her right hand. Two pale purple rings appeared on her wrist, then expanded and enlarged, revealing the runic markings arranged on them.

'Green Branch Flower Mark' 'Spark Mark' 'Revolution Mark'...

Multiple runic markings emerged, superimposed and combined, with a pale purple light flowing within them.

The last small, pale purple rhombus appeared in Sophitina's palm, still looking somewhat ethereal and unstable.

"Test vehicle type one, launch!"

Sophitina used a spell to suggest to herself, strengthening her mental power. Then the pale purple rhombus shot out, but unfortunately, its trajectory was off and it did not hit the target 50 meters away. Instead, it hit the wall, leaving a gray mark.

After seeing the results, Sophitina couldn't help but cover her face; the result was truly embarrassing.

The magical attacks that took so much effort to create were less effective than a casually tossed pebble. No wonder everyone uses established spell models instead of creating their own. However, this process of exploration was still very helpful, giving her a much deeper understanding of the composition of spells.

"Tia, why don't you give it a try?" Sophitina stepped off the stage, and the silver-haired girl next to her stepped forward.

“Hmm.” Hiltiya finished her long thought, walked to the shooting position, and raised her hand as well.

'Green Branch Flower Imprint'

She silently recited the mantra in her mind, and then a pale blue ring appeared on her wrist, spreading outwards. Blue branches, leaves, and vines appeared on the ring, echoing the 'Emerald Honey' nature within her body. As she activated the 'Emerald Honey' nature within her body, the vine imprints on the outer ring of her wrist became brighter and brighter.

'Spark Mark'

She concentrated on building again, and the green branches and vines on the ring stretched out, blooming into orange-red petals. These petals gradually became clearer, transforming into flame marks, while the original green branches and flower patterns quickly dissipated.

'Rotation Imprint'

The flame pattern on the orange-red ring rotated again, forming small vortices.

An invisible heat gathered in the girl, gradually condensing into a small, orange-red fireball, only the size of her thumb.

'Wind Vortex Mark'

The ring expanded, and the flame vortex on it gradually dissipated, turning into a faint bluish-white mark. Then, the small fireball began to spin rapidly.

'Meteor Mark'

Hilti silently recited the mantra, then raised her eyes. Two cross-shaped shooting star symbols appeared in her pupils. Then, the images of two targets in the distance overlapped and merged into one, becoming crystal clear.

"emission."

The fireball hurtled out at high speed. Although it drifted and deviated slightly while moving at high speed in the air, it remained stable overall and finally crashed into the target, exploding into tiny sparks.

'Power 0.273, Rating: First-tier experimental spell.'

The term "experimental" refers to spells that do not have the potential for widespread adoption. Normal spells or abilities generally have a power level of 1 or higher.

"Wow, Tia is amazing!" Sophitina couldn't help but applaud.

Although it takes three conversions using 'Emerald Honey' to achieve an effect similar to 'Blazing Sun', with a 70% loss of power, it was ultimately successful, which is still quite good.

After the experiment, the two gained many insights and began the next improvement process.

Over the next three days, they tried several combinations and methods of execution, but unfortunately, they still failed. The power increase was only 0.29 at most, which was just a little short.

“I think I understand now why those with the ‘Cui Mi’ or ‘Secret Word’ affinities don’t learn fireball-related spells,” Sophitina suddenly realized.

"Not only does the conversion require more effort and waste the structure of the spell model, but even if it is cast, its power is far less than that of the 'Blazing Sun' aspect. There is also a certain soft limit, which means that once the input and output are increased, the entire structure of the model will not be able to withstand the pressure and will collapse, requiring reconstruction."

“We need to change our approach, Tia.”

“Yes.” Hilti nodded as well. In fact, she already had some ideas, but she hadn’t tried them yet.

A week later, the two returned to the shooting range to test their magic.

'Road Imprints' 'Foundation Stone Imprints' 'Lighthouse Imprints' 'Beacon Imprints'...

'Test Model 6, Demonstrated.'

Three points of light appeared around her wrist, then began to rotate, finally condensing into a single radiant point that shot straight out and struck the target.

'Power 0.376, Rating: First-tier experimental spell.'

"It's usable, albeit barely." Sophitina walked off the stage happily.

Soon after, Hilti also arrived at the shooting position and began to use her skills.

The model she is building now is completely different from Sophitina's, and the formulas she uses are also different.

'Foundation Stone Mark' 'Green Branch Flower Mark' 'Rotation Mark' 'Sharp Blade Mark'...

Sixteen cyan light spots appeared on her wrist, then continuously expanded and contracted, forming rough lines. Afterward, these sixteen light spots intertwined and danced like a woven bracelet, leaving behind an intricate imprint of the 'Azure Branch Flower Mark'...

Finally, the cyan 'bracelet' gradually detached from Hilti's wrist, spinning continuously in front of her palm, its emerald green serrations becoming increasingly sharp.

'Thorn Ring, fire.'

The ring shot out with a graceful trajectory, and although it circled in the air in a long arc, it still hit the target precisely, tearing apart the straw tied to the target and kicking up a lot of debris.

"Power 0.723, rating: a potential first-tier spell prototype."

"Now I've met Teacher Serophie's assessment requirements," Silti felt satisfied.

(End of this chapter)