A mage? A spell engineer!

Chapter 481 What are you talking about?

Three days after Rorschach's visit to the Arcane Tower, Feuerbach had a very important meeting scheduled.

Today he canceled his meeting with Professor Tanner and declined his apprentice's request to meet, focusing instead on preparing for the meeting. However, the preparations were completed sooner than he expected, giving him a brief respite.

During a rare moment of free time, Feuerbach picked up the half-read "Developer's Manual." He was also learning about spell clouds, but unlike apprentices and ordinary mages, he was trying to deduce the underlying principles from the surface of the tutorial.

Even so, he was well aware that only Rorschach had mastered the foundation for the existence of the "Spell Cloud".

As Feuerbach watched, he began tapping the table. With each touch of his fingertips, the magic in the environment vibrated accordingly, until he would stop at the last step—if the last step was completed, the spell cloud would respond, helping the archmage to complete the spellcasting.

Yes, he completed the examples given in the tutorial as he read them. What other apprentices had to rack their brains to understand, the master could simply browse through like reading a newspaper and master it. He could replace all the rituals, spells and magic circles with a casual tap.

This also has a premise: the spell cloud greatly simplifies low-level and mid-level spells.

Even so, Feuerbach's behavior was still incomprehensible to many spellcasters. The master finished reading another chapter, and it was almost time. He put down the book and commented, "The editing is simple and easy to understand, not bad."

If design competition participants heard this, they would surely vomit blood to mourn the hair they lost while studying on their own during the competition.

Having read most of it, Feuerbach had mastered the usage of all the descriptors. Then, by matching the spell principles and characteristic system he knew in his mind, he suddenly realized that he was able to construct a ninth-circle spell from the existing spell cloud system.

However, whether spell cloud will support it remains to be seen.

【Rainbow Wall】, an "ordinary" nine-ring protective magic. To penetrate the protection, one needs to pass through seven colored barriers. Each colored barrier has a corresponding effect: red is burning, orange is corrosion, yellow is lightning, green is poison, as well as freezing, binding, and blindness.

All of the above effects had corresponding descriptors, and Feuerbach only needed to arrange them, and the version applicable to the spell cloud was quickly completed. This was merely a hobby for the archmage, a temporary mental exercise.

He didn't expect to succeed. After all, Luo Xia had come to see him yesterday. That young man was still a confused intermediate mage who couldn't get past the threshold for advancement. Compared to the magic level that the Tree of Magic could support, his level of magic wouldn't be too high.

But since we've already completed all the steps, we should at least give it a try.

Feuerbach continued tapping the table without much hope, but achieving the ninth-circle spell was much more difficult. Eventually, he unconsciously stood up, his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.

Was casting the spell really difficult? Not at all. On the contrary, it went too smoothly. To his great surprise, the magic in the environment was changing correctly, no less than the influence of Rorschach yesterday. The magic surged and leaped, and a rainbow descended from the sky, piercing through the dome of the arcane tower, condensing in front of the archmage, and unfolding into a barrier composed of seven light curtains.

Although he eventually dispelled the spell, the afterimage of the rainbow light had not yet dissipated, and the energy of the seven restrictions could still be faintly discerned.

It is certain that SpellCloud now supports ninth-ring spells!

As for Rorschach, regardless of whether he himself has advanced to the rank of Archmage, as the controller of the spell cloud, he should be regarded as a spellcaster who can use ninth-circle spells.

With this in mind, Feuerbach lost all interest in the meeting and immediately opened a portal to the Lanster Guild office.

"Rorschach, Master Feuerbach is looking for you." Caroline was delighted. She didn't want to disturb Rorschach's closed-door research, but this time he hadn't come out for more than a day and hadn't eaten, which was worrying. The archmage's visit would give her a good excuse to ask him to open the door.

Feuerbach stood in front of the workshop door, recognizing the teleportation spell permanently displayed above it. He glanced at Caroline and asked, "Are you Cano's student?"

"Yes"

Before Caroline could continue, the door opened. Rorschach was not as tired and disheveled as she had expected. On the contrary, the young man was full of energy and seemed to radiate a faint glow.

"Professor Caroline? And Master Feuerbach?"

"I'm here to deliver something," Feuerbach said, his words puzzling, but he then handed a new badge to Rorschach.

Luo Xia accepted it without warning, and immediately felt an urge to ascend, as if his spirit was about to leave his body, just like when he registered as an intermediate mage in the guild. However, this time he calmed himself down and actually resisted the pull of ascension, and was not summoned to the High Heavens by the secret seal.

When he came to his senses, the badge in Rorschach's hand was already emitting a crimson glow.

Is it a result of power overflow? The fluorescent light surrounding Rorschach is not Caroline's illusion or a filter; it is real. Because the absorption of the Red Rorschach and his subsequent advancement occurred entirely at the boundary, he received all the power in a spirit form. When he returned to his physical body, an incomplete match occurred.

At this moment, Rorschach does not need to actively control it; he will naturally exhale the magic in the environment. In this process, he uses the power of an archmage to cleanse and stimulate the magic circuits in his body, promoting their growth and evolution. The magic overflows during the exhalation process, so he successfully activated it as soon as he received the badge.

"Just as I thought." Feuerbach gave the young man a deep look. He didn't show any emotion, but simply said, "This new badge is for you. In the next few days, an elder from the Arcane Senate will contact you. Until then, please keep your composure and don't give up. I have a very important meeting to attend to. Please allow me to take my leave."

Before turning to leave, the chief of the Arcane Tower added, "Congratulations on your promotion, Master Rorschach."

"Thank you." Rorschach fiddled with the red badge, finding Feuerbach somewhat neurotic. Caroline took a while to understand Rorschach's new form of address: "Huh?"

After confirming everything, Feuerbach returned to the Magic Guild office in Lanster and teleported again. This time, he arrived at the edge of the Black Forest. After stepping out of the building, he transformed into an owl and flew into the depths of the Black Forest.

Ever since the Senate’s chief council lost its meeting room, these archmages have been struggling to find a venue for their meetings. This time, the meeting was hosted by the Forest Tower, and they chose to meet deep in the Black Forest.

Feuerbach flapped his wings as he mentally prepared his report. He needed to scrap all his topics for this meeting and start over, whether it was the report on "Spell Cloud" or the report on Rorschach himself.

The owl made a human-like expression, gritting its teeth, though it had no teeth: "Kano, you've really raised a fine apprentice."

(End of this chapter)