Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 285-018: Toll Fee

The Phantom Clone Potion is, after all, just a magic potion. Rosie can't possibly drink a bottle of this potion before every battle to create a clone on the spot. Not only is it troublesome, but it also lacks any practical combat capability.

To make this spell truly effective in battle, it must be transformed into a magical tool that can be deployed to the battlefield in a timely manner, namely, a spell model.

Wizards' spell models are derived from the simulation of all things in the world. Once the laws and essence of these substances are understood, they can basically be simulated through magic, thus forming spell models that can be used at any time.

It sounds simple, but it's not easy to actually do it. After all, constructing a spell model is an extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive task, especially one that is transformed from a magic potion.

A large number of magical formulas and laws need to be replaced and reconstructed. Not to mention the difficulty level, the time required for this is enormous.

If it were purely a matter of modifying and simulating bit by bit, Luo Xi estimated that it would probably take at least one or two years for him to re-simulate the spell model. That would be too time-consuming, so after thinking about it, Luo Xi decided to use cheat codes to handle this kind of tedious task.

So he decisively opened the system panel.

After accumulating time points over this period, some of the time points that had been used up have been replenished. Now, Rosie's time point balance has reached more than 1200 points, which should be more than enough to simulate a spell model.

With this in mind, Luo Xi began to study.

[You begin constructing the spell "Phantom Clone," neglecting food and drink day and night.]

[52 days have passed. Your setup failed due to an error in replacing rune laws during the process.]

[Gained some experience]

[You begin constructing the wizard-level spell "Phantom Clone," working tirelessly day and night, neglecting food and drink.]

[38 days have passed. During the construction process, a slight fluctuation in your mental energy caused the runes to become disordered, resulting in construction failure.]

[Gained some experience]

[You begin constructing a wizard-level spell model]

[Setup failed after 63 days]

[You begin constructing the wizard-level spell "Phantom Clone," working tirelessly day and night, neglecting food and drink.]

[382 days have passed, and you have successfully built the model "Phantom Clone".]

[Mastery: Phantom Clone (2nd Ring).]

[Proficiency Level: Beginner]

In just a few breaths, after the system's crisp notification sound, a large amount of unfamiliar information and densely packed strange runes flowed into Rosie's mental sea. One magical trajectory after another circled around these runes, rapidly interweaving and eventually forming a complex spell model.

"Oh yeah!"

It may seem simple and only takes a short while, but it actually took more than a year. If he had to build this model himself, Luo Xi really didn't know if he could have that much patience.

It has to be said that this bug in the system is really too cheesy.

"How about we try it and see how it goes?"

With these thoughts in mind, Luo Xi raised his hand and snapped his fingers forward. Instantly, the light and shadow in front of him distorted and changed, and then a clone that looked exactly like him suddenly appeared in the training room.

Immediately afterward, with a thought from Luo Xi, the newly formed clone exploded, and the exploding water droplets struck his defensive force field, causing it to crackle.

"Haha, it's done now." Rosie was overjoyed.

For a hardcore magic enthusiast, nothing is more exciting than mastering a new spell.

"Yawn!~"

After the initial excitement subsided, as his emotions gradually calmed down, Luo Xi's mind also relaxed, which caused him to unconsciously yawn.

For the past two weeks, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to researching this magic in the laboratory. Although he didn't work day and night, he was definitely working tirelessly. It's normal to feel tired now that he's relaxed.

"Let's rest for a while."

In fact, he had a desire to explore this magic further. He had a plan to incorporate spatial magic into it, which would allow him to switch between his main body and his clone at any time. This would not only increase his mobility but also make the magic more unpredictable.

However, these are just ideas for now, and it won't be possible to make them a reality overnight. Let's talk about it later.

With that in mind, he pushed open the door that had been closed for a long time, left the cabin, and went to the deck.

"Huh? Why has the airship stopped?"

They were now floating normally above a thick sea of ​​clouds. The propellers of the airship had stopped, and it was no longer moving forward. It was just quietly resting on this sea of ​​clouds.

"What's going on? Why is everyone stopped here?"

Looking around, Luo Xi noticed that there were quite a few airships around this sea of ​​clouds. Besides them, there were dozens or even hundreds of airships of various sizes. For some reason, they were all quietly stationary in this sea of ​​clouds.

"My lord, have you come out?" Just then, Jerome walked over from a distance.

Rosie then asked, "What happened? Jerome, why did the airship stop? Also..."

"And what's with these airships?"

Encountering airships in the sky is a common occurrence, like the lightning-catching flying group they met before. However, airships of this size are rare, as the sky is boundless and vast, and people rarely encounter them after leaving the airport.

Jerome pointed ahead and said, "There are Sky Clan members over there. They seem to be trying to stop us and collect a toll."

Luo Xi was taken aback: "Toll fee?"

He asked in surprise, "Can't we go around it?"

This isn't like on land where you can just block off a mountain with a single road; here in the sky, there's no bounds, no way you can't go anywhere.

Jerome shook his head: "No, that won't work."

"Captain Leonard said that this is a stormy airspace, surrounded by groups of atmospheric creatures with very bad tempers, and covered with storm clouds. The only way to get through is this cloud corridor in front of us. Everyone going to the east of the ruins airspace must take this road. If you want to go around, you have to go south and almost bypass the entire ruins airspace."

"Is that so?"

Luo Xi asked, "So what's the situation now? How do those Sky Clan members collect tolls?"

This is, after all, the territory of atmospheric creatures. If it's not too outrageous, then spending a little money for convenience is not unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)