A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 335 The Forest Tower's Reply

Rorschach used his limited oratory skills to successfully sway Batra, who was skeptical of the plan, onto the pirate ship.

However, when it comes to discussing real money, simply making empty promises to the old king and Prince Otto will not be enough. They are not as naive as Barth—young enough that their tear ducts are still capable of brimming with tears.

Bart needed time to contact the royal family and arrange meetings, and Rorschach also needed to bring in the professional businessman Hassai as the main negotiator.

So after Rorschach finished writing the letter and asked Andrei to make another trip, he had time to go to the Magic Guild's headquarters in Würzburg.

As expected, the reply from the Forest Tower had arrived. Originally, it was sent to Munich, which was closer to the sender, but it hadn't been transferred yet, so Rorschach only needed to tell the staff, and it was immediately sent to Würzburg. The small package was heavy, with rolled-up letters filling the mail tube completely.

Although he wrote to Humboldt, the reply was from Coubertin:

"Young friend Rorschach, the sample you sent us is very valuable. Its amazing properties have broadened our horizons. Preliminary identification suggests it is a type of fungus that obtains energy from other organisms. However, due to its overly active form, some believe it should be classified as a protozoan. If you agree, we will name it after its discoverer. If you do not reply within three days of this letter being sent, it will be considered as your consent."

Luo Xia fungus? Luo Xia worm? Wait, forget it all! Because of this, Luo Xia was forced to write a reply to the reply, sternly rejecting the "kindness" of the Forest Tower.

Rorschach continued reading, and when asked about a "friend," the other person replied as follows:

"For your friend's problem, Forest Tower has no precedents, and naturally, no ready-made solutions."

Humboldt and I have concluded that your friend could try using the Forest Tower's [Summoning Spell]. You've already witnessed it—I used this spell to create a clone to explore the Black Forest with you. Although it's difficult, I believe that with Rorschach's talent, he can learn it and resolve your spiritual issues.

"The advantage of this plan is its safety; even if the spell fails, it won't cause any serious consequences. The real concern is that if the spell succeeds, and the impurities in the separated soul are abnormal, it might create an unfriendly clone."

"As a reward for the valuable sample, a detailed description of the spell and two learning scrolls are included."

Luo Xia was somewhat surprised. The Forest Tower's style was so grand and decisive. He had only sent a biological sample and yet he had received a valuable spell.

The spell's instructions, like the letter, were handwritten, but the handwriting was more robust; Rorschach recognized the signature as belonging to Master Humboldt. He explained the principles of the sixth-circle spell to Rorschach:

This spell requires the construction of two magic arrays. The first array is constructed using moist soil or woody plants to create the clone's body. The clone's original body then stands in the second array, drawing its "divine soul" through the array to transfer into the clone's body.

A clone that obtains a "divine soul" can act autonomously and inherit spells below the seventh ring from the original body. The caster can choose to maintain contact with the clone and gain its senses, or sever the contact and let it act autonomously.

But regardless of whether the connection is maintained, as long as the clone is destroyed, the main body will suffer severe damage, and its "soul" will be injured, requiring a long time to heal.

Since this spell was inherited from the ancient elves, it retains the elf's common terminology. Humboldt explained that "soul" should be the concept of soul in the necromancy school.

This spell is much more complicated to cast than a regular clone spell, but with the help of Master Humboldt, a second magic circle can be constructed, allowing Kober to remain seated in the Forest Tower while sending his clones far into the Black Forest.

Compared to a clone that is completely controlled by the original body, this spell requires separating a portion of one's own soul in exchange for autonomy. This is very risky, but it is precisely suitable for Rorschach's situation. Humboldt wrote:

"If you master this spell to a sufficient level, you will be able to consciously control the separated souls. In our practice, the separated souls can have subtle differences, making the clones more proficient in a certain type of spell, or having minor differences in personality."

"Given that the impurities are acquired later, they will likely be preferentially transferred into the clone. At that time, you can choose to sever the connection between the main body and the clone, and then destroy it."

"Please attempt this with caution, and contact us immediately if any unexpected situations arise."

"How will we contact you if I accidentally die?" Rorschach grumbled, but he was still very grateful.

There are two learning scrolls, each corresponding to a different magic circle, and their loop styles still retain some traces of the elves.

I can master the second magic circle first, then learn the first one to separate the impurities from my soul. If I succeed, it means I can finally get a good night's sleep and won't have to hoard Hobart's alchemical potion inventory or occupy his rarely used bathtub anymore.

The first magic circle was simple. He first copied and visually analyzed the scroll, then directly replicated it using parchment and alchemical ink, thus avoiding the need to consume the original copy.

Of course, not everyone can replicate the above steps, because alchemical ink itself contains a trace amount of magic. Once the loop is completed, it will be released naturally, causing unexpected disturbances and magical effects that could ruin the scroll. Replicating this process requires both an understanding of the spell and mastery of scroll-making techniques to prevent critical loops from being activated prematurely.

For Rorschach, experience and a rudimentary knowledge of elven runes were enough to unravel the secrets of the First Magic Circle.

"Let's try releasing one." Rorschach activated the scroll he made in the yard, and magic surged. He felt that the activation process was to first activate the soil, and then try to shape something.

This spell involves sculpting a rough copy of the clone from clay or plants. In addition to the identical shape, it also requires the use of moisture and inorganic salts in the soil, or the transport system in the plants, to twist and construct a basic human-like pathway, allowing the caster's magic to circulate within it.

After obtaining the diagram, Luo Xia tried a few more times and understood the mechanism of the first magic circle. The panel displayed [Natural Substitution Technique].

So this includes a prerequisite spell? Ancient elves' magic is indeed quite different from human magic. Now that we've analyzed it and extracted a minor spell, it's very possible that the first spell can also be learned separately and then linked together.

Most of the magic of the elves is derived from rituals, so the [Nature Substitute] spell requires a magic circle to be performed. When the magic circle is set up, a symbolic rune pointing to the original body is needed instead of a placeholder, so that the earth/wood substitute created in this way can be more easily possessed by the "spirit".

Unconvinced, Rorschach tried casting a spell without drawing the magic circle, but lost control and the soil suddenly swelled up high, like an exploding latrine. From then on, Rorschach never skipped any steps again, always diligently setting up the loop first.

"Easy!" Luo Xia successfully erected several stand-ins under the town's mage tower, some made of plants and some of earth. These earthen stand-ins did not have hair, only dark surfaces and resolute shapes, each one of them was practically born with a divine body.

However, his masterpiece frightened passersby, and Bart's reputation was subtly damaged.

"Alright, let me see what it means to separate the 'divine soul'." The very smooth first step gave Luo Xia confidence, and he felt that there was a great chance that he could solve his problem before tonight.

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