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

Chapter 9 009: The Answer

"Well, apprentice Rosie, do you have an answer?" Lady Catherine looked at Rosie.

The apprentices' eyes were all fixed on this spot, their gazes intense.

Luo Xi hesitated for a moment, then scratched his head and shook his head, saying, "No, Madam."

It's simply not worth putting yourself in the fire for an empty promise.

Just look at the eyes of the apprentices around you, and you'll know that everyone who comes here is either exceptionally talented or unwilling to admit defeat. They may have gained some temporary fame, but who knows how much trouble they'll face in the future.

Mrs. Catherine looked slightly disappointed: "I see."

She immediately withdrew her eager gaze from Luo Xi and nodded, saying, "Alright, sit down."

The apprentices' gazes returned to calm.

Lady Catherine then wrote the question she had just asked on the blackboard, and then addressed the apprentices: "What is the essence of magic?"

"During this week's course, I asked all the apprentices present to think about the above questions, and I hope that someone can give me the answers after this week's course ends."

The class continued until the end.

After class, the apprentices left the classroom one after another. Rosie put away her books and called Nicole next to her to go have lunch together.

"Wait a moment."

Nicole sat at the table doing nothing, but she made Rosie wait for her. No matter what Rosie asked her, she just said to wait a little longer.

Soon, all the apprentices in the classroom left, leaving only him, Nicole, and a black cat sunbathing on the windowsill.

Nicole glanced towards the classroom door, and after confirming that there were no other apprentices, she suddenly turned to Rosie like a thief and asked, "Tell me honestly, did you already know the answer to Lady Catherine's question?"

Luo Xi: "What are you saying?"

Nicole rolled her eyes at him: "Stop pretending. I've been watching your expression the whole time. My father has the same look on his face when he has something to hide. I couldn't possibly be wrong."

"You're just pretending not to know because you don't want to stand out and make the other apprentices jealous. Am I right?"

Luo Xi opened his mouth: What a precocious little devil!

She sat up straight and, adopting Lady Catherine's tone, addressed Rosie: "Ahem! Well then, Rosie, please answer me, what is the essence of magic?"

Seeing this, Luo Xi stopped hiding his intentions and went straight to the point: "It's the rules."

Nicole asked疑惑地问道：“Rules?”

Luo Xi nodded and explained in detail: "Everything in the world is an element. Elements operate through countless specific rules, and their operation and changes give rise to the world as we know it. Wind flows to form clouds, and water gathers to form the sea."

"From the vastness of the heavens and the rivers to the evaporation of a single drop of water on the ground, these are all changes produced by the movement of elements, and the rules governing these changes determine the direction of their movement."

"Through incantations, we can communicate with the elements and thus change their operating rules to the rules we need, as we desire."

"This is magic."

"By mastering the rules of elemental operation, you master magic. The magic we learn is essentially learning the rules of elemental operation."

"So, the essence of magic is the rules governing the operation of the elements."

Nicole's eyes were wide open, sparkling with adoration.

She exclaimed incredulously, "My God, Luo Xi, you're amazing! What's going on in your head? How could you think of so much in such a short time? Why are you so amazing when we're all apprentices?"

"This is infuriating! It's absolutely infuriating!"

Ha ha

"No way, I'm going to the cafeteria for a big meal!"

Nicole puffed out her cheeks, then angrily dragged Rosie out of the classroom.

Neither of the two who left noticed that the black cat that had been sunbathing on the balcony had somehow slipped into the classroom and was staring blankly at Luo Xi, just like an apprentice listening to a lecture.

Sunlight streamed through the window, casting the black cat's shadow onto the wall beside it.

Shortly after the two left the classroom, the shadow began to lengthen and deform, twisting and changing until it finally took on a human shape.

Meanwhile, the black cat in the classroom had disappeared, replaced by a fat old witch.

It was Lady Catherine, who had already left.

The black cat is actually the contracted magical pet of the witch Catherine, and it is closely related to the magic she has learned. Through this magical pet, she can freely switch between space and form, as well as share information.

That's why she naturally took to heart what Luo Xi had just said.

Despite having seen many exceptionally talented apprentices over the years, Lady Catherine's eyes still held a look of astonishment.

"What a cunning little devil!"

After a long pause, she offered this assessment.

Time flies, and a week has passed quickly.

The main courses this week have focused on basic magic knowledge, and through a week of learning, everyone has gained a basic understanding of magic.

After the last class of the week, Catherine said to the apprentices, "Apprentices with a mental strength of 1 or higher can try to condense will runes according to the book. The first three who successfully condense will runes can come to me to receive a reward of two magic stones."

The main purpose of the apprenticeship is to condense will runes in the sea of ​​consciousness. There are a total of 10 will runes, and the apprentice's level is also divided according to the will runes.

1~3枚为初等，4~6枚为中等，7~9枚为高等，10枚全部凝聚出来也就可以冲刺巫师阶层了。

Will Runes are the fundamental channel for communicating with the elements. Only with Will Runes can we communicate with the elements, rewrite the rules governing their operation, and use magic.

"Let's all work together and speed things up so you can learn your first spell within three months."

"Yes, madam."

The apprentices headed towards their dormitories with great enthusiasm. They had all come here for the mysterious and unpredictable supernatural power, and now that they were about to master magic, everyone was filled with anticipation.

Luo Xi also returned to her dormitory immediately.

After a period of diligent cultivation, including an additional twenty-odd days of cultivation using the system, his mental strength reached level 1, meeting the requirements for condensing a basic will rune.

Refining runes is actually a very complicated process, usually taking several days, and inevitably involving many failures along the way.

Perhaps because he was too eager to experience and master the wonders of magic, Rosie decided not to condense it herself. Anyway, she had accumulated more than two hundred days' worth of magic points recently, so she might as well spend some of them.

[You begin to condense the runes of will, focusing your mind and calming your spirit.]

Two days have passed, and you haven't succeeded.

[You begin to condense the runes of will, focusing your mind and calming your spirit.]

Two days have passed, and you haven't succeeded.

[You begin to condense the runes of will, focusing your mind and calming your spirit.]

Two days have passed, and you have successfully condensed the Will Rune.

[Basic Willpower Rune +1.]

A strange energy surged into Rosie's mind, and in an instant, he felt as if his consciousness had opened a unique channel, connecting him with all things in the world.

It's like a mobile phone connecting to a mobile network, or a computer connecting to the Internet.

The world seemed to change at that moment; he could easily sense the elements of all things and communicate with them.

"Next comes magic!"

Rosie took out the sheepskin scroll that the wizard Luke had given him, which contained a model of the spell "Water Ball".

In fact, he had taken out this scroll to study quite a few times in the past few days, and even spent several days trying to learn the spells inside using the system, but all of them ended in failure.

Obviously, if the prerequisites are not met, no matter how much time is spent, no results can be achieved.

"So, what if it were now?"

[You begin constructing the spell model "Water Ball," focusing intently on it day and night.]

Ten days have passed, and you haven't succeeded.

If it doesn't work the first time, try again. If it doesn't work in ten days, try twenty or thirty!

[You begin constructing the spell model "Water Ball," focusing intently on it day and night.]

[Twenty days have passed, and you have successfully condensed the magic water ball spell.]

[Acquired: Apprentice-level spell "Water Ball".]

A vast amount of intricate and complex knowledge flowed into Luo Xi's mind, and blue elemental rays surged into his spiritual sea, quickly weaving together to form a spell model.

After a while, Rosie opened her eyes.

He raised one hand, palm up, fingers bent, and uttered a short runic syllable that translates to: Water Ball Spell.

"Splash!"

The water element particles floating in the sky became active at this moment, as if there was some kind of peculiar attraction in Luo Xi's palm, and they rushed to gather in his palm.

Following the newly written rules, they began to spin and coalesce rapidly in Rosie's palm.

A moment later, a water ball the size of a rubber ball floated in Rosie's palm.

"Gulp~" Luo Xi involuntarily swallowed.

Looking at the water sphere that floated quietly in the palm of his hand without any external aid, an indescribable emotion welled up inside him.

Excitement, exhilaration, disbelief, and overwhelming emotion.

Only at this moment did he truly feel his identity as a wizard apprentice and truly experience the wonders of magic.

At this moment, all he wanted to say was, "Magic, here I come!"

(End of this chapter)