Above the mage

Chapter 151 Spell Training

"That's right," Fallon nodded mechanically, responding on his face.

"That's not how it is!" But in his heart, he roared.

The disbelief in his wide eyes revealed Fallon's true emotions at that moment.

Even a second-ring mage like him couldn't manipulate his mage hands to assemble such delicate metal parts. How did you, a mage apprentice, manage to do it?

And it was completed so quickly!

Of course, not only Faron, but the surrounding students also turned their shocked gazes toward Gaode.

No one expected that the seemingly ordinary Gao De would have such a high level of mastery over the Mage's Hand!

The [Mage Hand+] skill, after being upgraded by "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow", can perform complex activities just like the caster's own hands, and disassembling and assembling is naturally no problem.

The only difficulty is that the assembly work, which originally required two hands, can now only be done with one mage hand.

This put Gaode under a bit of strain, to the point that he broke out in a light sweat.

Concentrating on his work, he didn't notice that Fallon had completed the assembly work with his own hands.

So he didn't realize anything was wrong.

Faron was shocked that his control over the Mage's Hand was on par with his own.

Actually, he hesitated a little just now.

Later, I still felt there was no need to deliberately hide my talents, at least not here.

A tree that stands out in the forest will be felled by the wind, but similarly, if you do not properly showcase your talents, you will miss many opportunities.

The only thing that Gaode finds frustrating is that he easily loses focus once he gets into a state of concentration.

So even if we considered slowing down a bit at the beginning, we should at least perform worse than our mentor, Fallon.

But once I got into the zone, I couldn't care less about those things, and I ended up finishing a bit too quickly.

The scene was somewhat awkward.

At least that's true for Fallon.

His original plan was to randomly select a student to perform the task he had just completed.

Then, after the student exhausted all his strength and still failed, he smiled and said, "See? This is what I mean by the application, control, and understanding of spells. It can make the same spell look completely different in the hands of different mages."

What is this called? This is called teaching by example, this is called comparative teaching.

But now, the students he's chosen are performing much better than him. How am I supposed to continue this class?!

This also verifies, from another perspective, the statement that "the application, control, and understanding of spells can make the same spell appear completely different in the hands of different mages."

But clearly, Fallon isn't shameless enough to use himself as a negative example in teaching.

Or, could we pick another student as a negative example?

In the end, Fallon did not shamelessly carry out his sudden idea.

"Very good, you did a great job." He forced a genuine compliment to Gaode, then abruptly transitioned into the lesson content as if nothing had happened.

"How can I improve my ability to use magic?"

"The first thing is to master enough theoretical knowledge, including elemental properties, spell principles, etc."

"Then, through repeated practice, you gradually master the essence and details of the spell, including the trajectory and speed of the spell's flight."

"Casting spells more often, and enough times, will definitely improve your familiarity with and control over spells."

Finally, it's about clarifying your direction and practicing accordingly.

"For example, if you want to improve the accuracy of a certain spell, you can set up several moving targets and practice attacking them with the spell. With consistent practice, the accuracy of the spell will naturally increase. Of course, while practice is useful, it requires a great deal of time and effort."

"There are definitely techniques, experiences, and certain patterns that can help you save some effort. The focus of this lesson is to teach you these techniques, experiences, and patterns. However, whether you can put them into practice ultimately depends on your own understanding and hard work."

After half an hour of theoretical lectures, Fallon finally stopped.

He activated the experimental puppet in the field.

The test puppet immediately began to move erratically left, right, forward, and backward at an extremely fast speed.

"By activating the trial puppet's quick dodge mode, you can practice and improve the accuracy of some spells, such as [Fire Arrow] and [Magic Blast].

As he spoke, Venerable Falong extended his right hand, his fingertips trembling slightly.

"Magic Explosion!" In the next moment, he shouted, and a powerful beam of energy burst from his fingertips, shooting precisely at the rapidly moving trial puppet.

The test puppet was struck by the sudden energy beam and stopped moving instantly. However, it was clear that apart from some whitening, there were no other obvious signs of damage on the test puppet's body.

Clearly, it is quite resistant to grass.

At that moment, some words suddenly flashed in the eyes of the test puppet, which were like electronic screens.

The left eye displays: "Category: Force Field Damage".

The right eye displays: "Attack power: 10 grams of magic crystal equivalent."

"This is how the trial puppet is used. First, it simulates the behavior patterns of enemies you might encounter in battle, to meet your needs. Second, it records the types and power of spell damage it receives."

"The 'gram of magic crystal equivalent' is a unit established by mages to measure the destructive power of spells. 'Cegram of magic crystal equivalent' represents the energy released when one standard magic crystal explodes," Mage Faron explained to everyone. "However, we more often refer to it simply as 'degree'."

"Magic Explosion is widely recognized as the most powerful spell in magic, with a power of 10."

"Of course, the destructive power of a spell cannot be judged solely by its attack power. For example, against plant-type ley line creatures, a fire arrow with a power of only 8 degrees can cause more substantial damage than a magic energy explosion with a power of 10 degrees."

"Therefore, knowing which spell is most appropriate in different situations is also a skill, and that's something I'll teach you in later lessons."

"Getting back to the main point. As you should know, most spells, at least low-level spells, have a projectile trajectory; they only deal damage if they hit the target."

"There are actually many creatures in the ley lines that can move quickly, and even mages can use spells to increase their movement speed."

"Under these circumstances, ensuring the accuracy of your spells when facing fast-moving targets is obviously a very important matter."

"If you want to hit a fast-moving target with the same precision as I just did, you need to practice constantly, master the casting speed and flight speed of each spell, and be able to instantly judge the distance between yourself and the target as if it were muscle memory."

There are no shortcuts to this; it can only be achieved through continuous practice and accumulation.

"I know that many of you are already struggling to pay for the courses, but I still recommend that you come to the spell experimentation field to practice spells from time to time."

"This is necessary. Besides, if we don't do this, you're very likely to fail the final course assessment," Fallon kindly reminded you.

"Okay, that's all for today. get out of class dismissed!"

After saying this, Venerable Falong announced the end of his term.

(End of this chapter)