Having a powerful lord as a father figure, what's wrong with just wanting to draw cards?

According to Connor, it can be done as long as you memorize the sequence well enough and can sort it accurately.

"So, in what ways is the level of magical talent reflected? Is it related to instant casting?" Domi asked curiously.

“Of course,” Connor nodded. “The higher your talent, the faster you produce magic, and the more natural and precise you will be when arranging magic, which means you can release it faster.”

At this point, Connor couldn't help but glance at Domi again.

It's not that people with less talent can't achieve instant results; it just means they need to put in many times more effort than others.

Moreover, as the magic rank increases, without some talent, one cannot even learn it, let alone cast it instantly.

Poor Domi, I hope he won't give up because of this in the future.

After a few minutes, once Domi had fully digested this information, Connor continued:

"Domi, you have a talent for shadow magic, right? Then let's start by learning the simplest basic shadow magic."

"Turn to the second page of the Book of Shadows, Basic Shadow Magic - Invisibility."

The book contains the sequence of invisibility spells, arranged according to musical notes. The incantation should be—merge into the darkness.

That's right, the tilde at the end is also part. Without that interjection, it's like omitting a part of the sequence, and the magic can't be cast.

Domi was in a real bind. He had just thought this method was pretty good, but now he was being slapped in the face. What kind of weird spell is this with a tilde?!

Well, on the bright side, at least the incantation for invisibility is much shorter than that for small flames, so it should only take a few minutes to memorize.

"Give it a try; practice is the best teacher."

Connor encouraged him.

Domi stood up from his seat, recalling the incantation in his mind, and softly chanted:

"Melting into the darkness~"

Chapter 39, Section 38: The Magic Hand

The correct sequence is like the correct password, successfully unlocking the magic inventory.

Shadow magic surged forth, covering Domi's entire body according to the magic's design. Due to the special nature of shadow magic, it reflected all colors, making him appear invisible to others.

"Not bad, not bad~"

Connor clapped with satisfaction. It was quite good that he could perform it on his first try; he was no less impressive than his two older brothers.

However, since invisibility is designed based on the properties of magic itself, it is not very difficult, so Connor still holds a pessimistic attitude.

Looking at the time, it seems like it's about time.

Connor packed his things, and just before leaving, he suddenly remembered something and reminded Domi:

"By the way, Domi, are you aware of the Bloomfield family's talent for making a name for themselves?"

"what is that?"

Seeing Domi's bewildered expression, Connor knew that Carlos hadn't mentioned this to his sons at all.

Okay, then I'll have to explain it again.

Do you know the Greenville family next door?

Upon hearing the name, Domi immediately recalled Mitchell Greenville, who had attended Carlos's first birthday party and was a close friend of his.

“Every direct descendant of the Greenville family possesses at least an intermediate level of wind-elemental talent, and the wind-elemental magic they unleash comes with a variety of special effects.”

This extra advantage is the family talent, and the fundamental reason why magical nobles can stand tall for so long.

"Like Greenville, Brofield, as one of the strongest magical nobles, naturally also has family talent, and is known as the Magician."

"It doesn't provide direct magical enhancements; instead, it works on a deeper level of logic."

"sequence?"

When it comes to underlying logic, the first thing that comes to mind for Domi is sequence.

"That's right! The reason it's called the Magician's Hand is because the direct descendants of the Bloomfield family can freely combine sequences of magic and make them work."

The key is to make it work no matter what.

Regardless of attributes or rank differences, all magic can be combined to achieve unpredictable effects.

Like a magic trick, doesn't that perfectly match the name?

Domi nodded blankly, having to admit, this talent was just too strong.

If we study and select them, wouldn't we have many more and stronger spells than others?

Moreover, the fact that this is unpredictable puts us in the shadows, giving us an even greater advantage when the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark.

No wonder Bloomfield dared to be so unconventional; he had a strong foundation to back him up.

"Then our family has made a great contribution to the expansion of the magic encyclopedia?"

"You could say yes, or you could say no," Connor said ambiguously.

"The Magician's Hand talent is all about randomness. Not only can the magical attributes of the offspring be randomized, but even the fusion sequence is random."

"For example, you and your brother, both of you are direct descendants, and then you use the same method to fuse two identical magic spells."

Even with all this, it's still possible to synthesize two completely different spells, with an extremely high degree of non-overlap.

"So those innovative spells can basically only be used by that one Brofeldian, and no one else can use them at all. So what's the point of adding these spells to the complete magic encyclopedia?"

"However, there are still people who collect these bizarre magics out of hobby, which is why magicians are often talked about."

After saying all this, the originally agreed time had already been exceeded.

Connor didn't take up any more of Domi's time, and the two said goodbye and went their separate ways, agreeing to meet again the next day.

After Connor left, Domi was the only one left in the library.

He wasn't in a hurry to leave; the matter of the magician's hand had piqued his interest greatly.

He took out a brand new notebook, turned to the first page, and wrote down the knowledge he had organized.

"If Bloomfield's cronies can use the Magic Hand, then I should be able to too!"

With that in mind, Domi flipped to the third page of the Book of Shadows and began to teach himself the second shadow magic spell—Shadow Escape.

The effect of Shadow Cloak is to blend into a shadow and then emerge from the other end of the connected shadow.

All Domi needs to do is arbitrarily combine the Shadow Escape sequence and the Invisibility sequence to create two different fusion sequences.

The two sequences of incantations are: You can't see me; Oh no! I'm outta here~

It's easier to say incantations in your native language; according to the rules of rhythm, this is the best you can do.

Domi excitedly rubbed his hands together, like a green-headed fly.

He couldn't wait to try out the new magic that had been combined!

Carrying a notebook, a quill pen, and the Book of Shadows, Domi arrived at the castle's back garden and found a spacious open space.

They put the items aside and began the formal experiment.

Take a deep breath, clear your mind, and focus...

He slowly opened his mouth and said, "You can't see me."

The next second, shadow magic covered his entire body... He became a clump of shadow floating in mid-air, or you could say a sparse black mist. A three-dimensional shadow would probably look like this.

This thing can walk, but it can no longer blend into the shadows, which clearly does not meet the standards of an old sixth-level magic user.

Let's try the next one...

"Wuhu! Time to go!"

boom!

A release of magical power.

Domi opened her eyes again, and she was still the same as before!

Two spells arranged differently can produce the same effect?!

Does the prerequisite for fusion to be effective be 'synthetic uniqueness'?

This understanding should be reasonable; otherwise, it would be too unbalanced.

Alright, at least he's figured out one possibility: Shadow Cloak + Invisibility = a wisp of thin black mist.

The mana consumption was relatively low, equivalent to four-fifths of the mana consumed by Shadowmeld and Invisibility combined, with only a tiny bit of excess, which was still within an acceptable range.

Then, another idea popped into his little melon seed:

"Two spells can be merged, and the merged spell is considered a single spell. So, can a merged spell be merged with another spell?"

Since Connor didn't say anything, I'll just have to try it myself. As the saying goes: practice makes perfect!

In the Book of Shadows, he found another victim… no, a volunteer—'fear'.

This is also a basic shadow magic, somewhat leaning towards illusion magic.

The effect is to instill fear in people. For those who are not afraid, the effect is negligible, but for those who are already very afraid, it can continuously amplify their fear.

In severe cases, it can even leave a lifelong psychological scar, and it is especially effective for children.

This time, he conjured up a spell.

After readjusting my state, I carefully controlled my magic power step by step, referring to the long sequence in my notebook, and finally recited the incantation:

"The end of the world is coming! March towards the end of the world!"

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Chapter 40, Page 39: Not the scarecrow you remember, but deadly.

Fear seemed to be spreading...