Wizard Immortal

Chapter 83 Choosing a Spell

"These are all the plant-based spells in the academy. There are only a dozen or so in front of us, which isn't a lot."

Gray looked at Adir: "As for light magic, there seem to be only a few, and none of them are very practical. I don't recommend you choose them."

Adir nodded, then looked in front of him.

On the stone slab in front of him, there were more than a dozen indentations, each containing something. Beside the indentations, there were also a large number of ancient Hispanic inscriptions, which introduced the origin and history of these spell templates, as well as their approximate effects and learning conditions.

"The spell templates here are all the most basic versions; there are no templates for level one spells here."

Seeing Adir's gaze, Gray spoke again to explain.

Hearing this, Adir said understandingly, "I understand."

Spell templates are a wizard's application of knowledge and one of the most valuable assets of every wizard.

These basic templates are alright; they're mostly level zero spells. While they're still valuable, they're nothing special for a formal wizard.

However, this is not the case with first-level spells. Each first-level spell is the culmination of a formal wizard's efforts and would never be used under normal circumstances.

Of course, given how precious spell templates are, even if a level one spell template were actually produced, very few apprentices would be able to afford it.

Thinking of this, Adir looked at the stone slab in front of him.

On the stone slab in front of him were more than a dozen spell templates. Although they were relatively few compared to other spells, Adir still needed to choose one.

"I am a peak Grand Knight. After being promoted to Second-Class Apprentice, my physical strength has improved even further. With the help of Knight's Secret Techniques, I am already strong enough in close combat. The only thing I lack is ranged attacks and defense, as well as some other auxiliary means."

Standing there, looking at the descriptions of these spells, a number of thoughts flashed through Adir's mind in an instant.

After clearly understanding his shortcomings, he no longer hesitated and began searching among the dozen or so spells in front of him.

"Thorn Armor, Catalyst, Life Drain..."

Although there were quite a few spells in front of him, after screening, only these three met his criteria.

Other spells either didn't meet his requirements in terms of effectiveness, or the prerequisites for mastering them were too high, which Adir hadn't met.

Take the Catalysis spell, for example. Its function is to slightly accelerate the growth rate of plant organisms. However, to master this spell, one must first master several subjects, such as elementary energy science. Otherwise, it's impossible to even form a spell template in one's mind, let alone successfully cast it.

Ultimately, knowledge is the foundation of a wizard, while magic is merely the result of a wizard's application of knowledge.

If one does not have a thorough understanding of the knowledge but tries to create a corresponding template, it will only result in failure, a waste of one's mental energy, and may even cause permanent damage.

"So, have you made up your mind?" Gray's distinctive loud voice rang out from the side.

He stood there in a gray robe, looking at Adir with some curiosity about what spell he had chosen.

"I've made my choice, let's go with Catalysis."

Hearing Gray's voice, Adir didn't turn around, but after thinking for a moment, he said.

He is currently within the academy, and as long as he doesn't leave the academy, he won't encounter any danger. If he chooses the other two spells, the chances of using them are not very high.

Moreover, compared to the other two spells, Catalyst is much cheaper, which is just within his budget.

"Catalysis, huh? No wonder."

Upon hearing Adir's choice, Gray touched his nose, a knowing expression appearing on his broad face: "After all, you are an apprentice under Instructor Edith, so it's not surprising that you learned this spell."

"How so?"

Hearing his words, Adir turned around and looked at him with some confusion.

"You didn't know?" Gray asked, somewhat surprised. "Your mentor is the best plant wizard in the academy. His research on plant life is said to be the strongest among all the wizards in our academy."

"With your talent, Adir, once you advance to the third-class apprentice level, you will definitely be accepted as a student by Lady Edith. At that time, she might even give you a template for a formal spell."

He paused, a look of envy on his face, and said, "Although Catalysis is just a basic spell, it has many uses. Many formal spells are modified from Catalysis. If you start learning it now, you can save a lot of effort when you learn these formal spells in the future."

"Is that so?" Standing there, listening to these words, Adir seemed to be deep in thought.

He hadn't thought of that much before, but he didn't have a lot of magic stones on hand, and he just felt that he didn't need other spells for the time being, so he made this choice. He hadn't thought of this aspect at all.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, Adir, just go pay the bill."

Gray pointed to a corner and explained to Adir, "The person in charge here is in that corner. Just go there and talk to him."

Adir nodded, said goodbye to Gray in front of him, and walked directly towards the corner he pointed to.

After a short while, he walked to a corner.

There, an old man in a gray robe sat, his face covered with wrinkles, looking somewhat old and exuding an aura of decay.

Sensing this aura, Adir stopped in his tracks.

He knew that the apprentices the academy placed in these places were actually former third-class apprentices who were too old to be promoted to full wizards, so the academy arranged for them to serve as managers in these places.

The person in front of me looks so old, but in reality, he must have failed to become a formal wizard and his life force was burned away as a result.

"The new apprentice is very good."

Seemingly hearing Adir's footsteps, the gray-robed old man turned around, his cloudy eyes looking at Adir: "What kind of spell do you want?"

"Catalysis".

Adir didn't say much and spoke directly.

"Hmm, it's a very basic spell."

The old man nodded, his expression calm: "Twenty magic stones in total."

Even though he was somewhat prepared, Adir couldn't help but twitch his lips when he heard the price.

This is just a basic spell template, and even among basic templates, it's considered cheap, yet it still costs this much.

The prices of more advanced spell templates, and even improved and powerful spells, are estimated to be prohibitively high.

Standing still, Adir reached down to his waist with his right hand and took out two medium-sized magic stones, which he quietly placed on the table.

Looking at the two medium-grade magic stones, the gray-robed old man's expression remained unchanged. He simply wiped his sleeve across the table and put the two magic stones away.

After putting away the magic stone, he took out a blue crystal ball and tossed it to Adir: "This is a crystal of essence. It contains the contents of the Catalysis Technique. You can simply take it back and absorb the knowledge within."

"The key is a universal key used by the academy; you should know that, right?"

He looked at Adir and said.

Adir nodded, reached out and took the blue crystal ball from the wooden table, and left.

After leaving the recording room and looking around, Adir left the underground market and headed towards the accommodation area.

Back in his familiar room, he slammed the door shut, sat down on a chair, and took out the pale blue crystal ball from his bag.

This crystal ball is made of a unique type of crystal, which can preserve information using special methods, making it a common resource for wizards.

Holding the crystal, Adir sat in the chair and murmured softly, his voice low and deep.

As his voice continued to ring out, the pale blue crystal ball before his eyes began to glow, slowly illuminating the surroundings.

Seeing this, Adir's expression remained unchanged, and he reached out and grasped the crystal ball in his hand.

As he made contact, his spirit began to extend outward, touching the crystal before him and experiencing its contents.

In an instant, following the contact between mind and body, a massive flow of information surged into Adir's mind.

"The chip will process the newly arriving information and then transfer it to my memory area."

Sitting in the chair, suppressing the sudden mental tearing sensation that flashed through his mind, Adir gave an order to the chip in his mind.

As the chip in his mind moved, a large amount of incoming information was quickly organized and then perfectly transmitted into Adir's mind.

"Indeed, compared to this crude method of information transmission, the transmission via chips is more efficient. Not only is the damage minimized, but the memory efficiency is also higher."

As the pain in his mind quickly subsided, Adir concluded.

At this moment, a wealth of complex new knowledge emerged in his mind.

This is the specific knowledge of the Catalysis template, which not only contains the history of this spell, including tedious information such as its creators and improvers, but also the results of its application.

Of course, the most important thing is to explain how to use mental power to condense this template in your mind.

After sitting silently for a while, Adir began to construct spell templates in his mind.

Adir had already mastered a great deal of the prerequisite knowledge required for this spell, and far better than the average apprentice. However, even so, constructing it was still very difficult.

The process of creating spell templates is somewhat similar to meditation. It requires mental energy to condense complex templates in the mind and then stabilize them.

The spell template is like an engine, while the mana formed by various energy particles is like the energy source. As long as the corresponding energy particles are injected into a stable spell template, the spell can be used.

Depending on the structure of different spell templates and the different energy particles used, the final effects will vary. Even the slightest change can lead to different results.

Wizards usually construct the corresponding spell template in their minds before using it.

Therefore, the faster the spell template is condensed, the shorter the time required to cast the spell. If the corresponding spell template can be condensed in an instant, then the spell can be cast instantly, releasing the required spell in an instant.

(End of this chapter)