Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"If you make any more noise I'll burn you!"

Kato Megumi narrowed her eyes and threatened.

However, the book spirit did not seem to be afraid at all, but instead challenged it nonchalantly.

"A mere human, an apprentice who has only mastered some magic to control the elements, wants to use these ordinary and common fires to threaten the spirit of this book. Humph, that's too far-fetched."

"Huh? So you're not afraid of fire?"

Kato Hui flipped her hand and a bright white light appeared.

"What about this?"

"Hmph, a mere mortal bone, how could the spirit of this book surrender? Foolish human, you are too..."

"Ah, pain, pain, what is this!? How can it destroy my soul! Where did you get it from?!"

I saw Kato Hui holding the dragon horn against the magic book, twisting and drilling it hard, and the slightly elastic cover dented a little.

The book spirit, which had been unconcerned at first, immediately twisted in pain, and the magic book twisted left and right as if a muscle had been pulled. It was obvious that Kato Megumi's move had completely broken its defenses, causing it to feel pain deep into its bones.

"Hmm? Stupid human? It seems you haven't admitted your mistake yet..."

Kato Megumi exerted force with her left hand, and the sharp tip of the dragon horn went deeper. At this time, the screams of the book spirit changed from pain to miserable wails. However, along with the screams of the book spirit, the magic book itself was intact.

"Ah! It hurts so much! It hurts so much! You, you don't want to learn magic anymore? I'm sent by the great witch to assist you, aren't you afraid of being blamed by the witch?!"

"Oh? It seems you haven't admitted your mistake yet?"

Facing the threat from the book spirit, Kato Megumi smiled softly, looking very relaxed.

"Since you didn't admit your mistake, then I don't need this book spirit anymore. Anyway, the magic book is here. Without your help, I will just waste some time... Such a disobedient book spirit, just kill it! After all, I am the human favored by the witch lady. A mere book spirit will die, and the witch lady will not blame me..."

"!!!"

"On the contrary, this disobedient and peculiar book spirit actually tried to intimidate the human favored by the great witch when it woke up. I'm sure that even if the witch knew about this, she would not keep this disobedient book spirit..."

Kato Megumi smiled slightly, but to the book spirit who was in pain all over, her face looked hideous and terrifying, comparable to the anger of a great witch.

"No! Don't kill me, I was wrong...I was really wrong!"

"Ok?"

Kato Megumi paused.

"wrong?"

"Yeah, I was wrong, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have given you a head start. The great witch asked me to tutor you because you have something extraordinary. Please forgive me!"

"Let me forgive you?"

Kato Megumi looked at the trembling magic book thoughtfully, her left hand moving up and down, making the book spirit tremble.

"Yes, yes, I know my mistakes deeply, and I will never make you unhappy again, please forgive me!"

"is it?"

Kato Hui smiled slightly and retracted the dragon horn. Just when the magic book breathed a sigh of relief, it saw the other party holding the dragon horn and gesturing on its body, saying something meaningful.

"But I don't believe it! What if you have bad intentions in the future and do something behind my back? Wouldn't that be even more disadvantageous to me?"

"Looking at it this way, it's better to destroy it... There's no need for a thinking magic book to exist. It's really more reassuring to keep a dead object."

Kato Megumi spoke ruthlessly and coldly, and when those obsidian eyes looked at him, the magic book trembled suddenly, and he thought he had seen the abyss.

Too, too scary! Why doesn't this human play by the rules?

"No, don't kill me, I'm very useful! This book spirit can not only tell you all kinds of common sense, but also help you solve doubts and give you a humane interpretation of all kinds of magic. Without this book spirit, the magic book will look like a heavenly book! I'm really very useful!"

"Human, don't be fooled by your mastery of elemental magic. That is only the basics. Magic is much more than that. Before, your mental strength was not up to standard, so you could only learn those simple magics that only needed to be called. Now that your mental strength has reached the standard, the magic you can learn, whether in function, usage, or complexity, is far beyond the half-baked spells you are learning now! This is not something that can be learned simply by watching. Without a guide, wanting to learn this magic is like a child holding a sledgehammer."

"Oh, so you are like those reference books, helping me understand and learn faster?"

"Yes, that's right. The chance of a magic book giving birth to a book spirit is one in ten million. It is the existence that all magicians dream of. A book spirit can help an ordinary person become a formal magician, and can help a genius become a great magician or even a great witch. If it weren't for the help of the great witch, Magic Dudu would not have been born."

"So I am very useful! With me, you will be able to master magic and understand the truth faster than others."

"I see. So you are still somewhat useful..."

Kato Megumi looked at the magic book thoughtfully, and the book spirit felt relieved, but then what Kato Megumi said made it tremble again.

“But I still don’t believe you.”

"How about this, you sign a contract with me, I will be the master and you will be the servant, then I will not kill you."

Feeling the contract magic suddenly appearing in her mind, Kato Megumi smiled slightly, but the words she said made Shu Ling want to cry but had no tears, and she felt completely hopeless.

Zombie World: Chapter 572 Chapter : Fragile Mental Power and Falling Objects

Feeling the connection in his mind, he could easily control the life and death of the book spirit. Kato Megumi looked relaxed, while the book spirit looked listless and lacked energy.

Seeing that the atmosphere didn't seem as tense as before, the little white flower curiously popped out its tentacles from Kato Megumi's shoulders, knocking here, touching there, and looking at the magic book floating in the air in front of it.

"Hmm, it's itchy, what is that?"

"Is it a mutant monster? Go away, don't bother me!"

The book spirit twisted its body as if to drive it away.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Kato Hui cast a slight glance at Shu Ling, and Shu Ling suddenly froze, no longer daring to drive the little white flower that was touching his body at will.

Seeing that Little Book no longer drove it away, the little white flower suddenly became interested and jumped lightly onto the magic book. Its small roots were inserted on the top of the magic book, like a bookmark, and it leaned against it comfortably.

The book spirit felt a little strange. It didn't expect that low-level monsters could bully it. However, under the gaze of its new master, it could only stay there obediently. It knew at a glance that this mutated monster belonged to the new master. As a newly joined and unwelcome poor little book spirit, what could it do?

In the final analysis, it was because I was too complacent. I knew that the witch liked this human, but because I had some little thoughts in my mind and wanted to live more comfortably in the future, I gave her a warning. Who would have thought that now my life is in the hands of the other party and I am completely helpless.

Ah, this book spirit's reputation was ruined by its own cleverness. It should have known how the other party could have a special contract for book spirits, and the kind that could be signed willingly. The witch must have been ready to give it to the new owner a long time ago! That's why the other party knew!

However, he did not give a good impression to the new owner, but instead acted too clever for his own good.

Why am I so unlucky!

huh huh...

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"So my current use of magic has drawbacks, and will go astray in the long run?"

"Yes, yes, Master! But it can't be considered a disadvantage. It can only be said that although elemental magic is the most basic and elementary magic, and you have also used magic to the level of some intermediate magic, the low end is still the low end, and the learning of magic must be cyclical and gradual."

Shu Ling explained carefully, and seeing that Kato Megumi didn't show any change in emotion, he continued.

"Elemental magic is the most basic, and it is also the foundation of all magic. Many advanced spells also have a place for elemental magic. However, learning magic is gradual, and each model has its own constants. No matter how powerful the primary spell model is, it will be a stretch if it fails to reach the intermediate level. The spell structure will become destructive due to the dramatic increase in power, and the magic will become ineffective or out of control."

"You mean the elemental spells I'm learning now are of low-level structure and not enough to form powerful magic? Then what about the ones I performed before?"

Kato Megumi asked.

Seeing that the new master did not question him but asked him questions, the book spirit felt relieved and then explained.

"Master, your spellcasting method is already half-detached from the magic structure formula. Although the structure is still using the primary model, you have also noticed the instability of the magic power during the casting, right? If you hadn't used your mental power to control it, I'm afraid the magic wouldn't have taken shape at all."

Hearing what the book spirit said, Kato Megumi thought about it and realized that it was true. She had felt before that these models were unable to cast powerful magic, so she changed the structure and forcibly used mental power to shape and control them. This also led to an increase in the power of the magic, but at the same time, the consumption of mental power increased. After the book spirit's explanation, it turned out that the spell model at each stage was different, and at a certain level, one had to learn a new spell structure, and she was still limiting herself by using the primary structure.

"Since we can use mental power, what's the point of distinguishing between so-called high-level magic techniques?"

Since we can rely on mental power, as long as our mental power continues to grow, then don’t we need to learn those complicated spell models?

"That is exactly the problem, Master."

Hearing Kato Megumi's puzzled question, Shu Ling immediately became excited and prepared to show off himself and demonstrate his profound knowledge.

"There are three major stages of supernatural power: supernatural, extraordinary, and transcendent. Master, I believe you also know this."

Extraordinary means having power beyond that of ordinary people. Although they are still human in essence, the power they possess is beyond that of ordinary people.

Extraordinary means possessing extraordinary power. The power at this stage has exceeded the limitations of the human body. To a certain extent, it is no longer human. They can move mountains and seas with a wave of their hands, but they are still limited by the world and rely on the world. They cannot survive without the world.

Transcendence is a stage above extraordinary, which means that the strong people at this stage already have enough strength to leave the world and survive outside the world. While having endless life, the strong can even create or destroy the world.

The strong ones at this stage are even stronger. Even the most ordinary ones can destroy a world with a wave of their hands. Such strong ones are called gods by living beings.

"These power stages are the common cognition of supernatural powers. Whether it is a person with bloodline power, or a person who uses magic power, star power, or other powers, all can be covered by these three stages. Of course, the magic world is the same."

"However, this is just a rough division. The magic world has its own stage divisions for these. Below the extraordinary are magic apprentices, and within the extraordinary are Dust Star Magicians, Crescent Moon Magicians, and Sun Magicians from small to large. When it comes to the extraordinary, there are Fantasy Star Magicians, Crimson Moon Magicians, and the Great Witch who is about to transcend and enter the extraordinary realm."

"And your mental strength has almost reached an extraordinary level, so you can barely use the primary model to use the power of intermediate magic. Ordinary people cannot do this."

"Witch?"

"Yes, because great witches are born with the magical power to destroy the world. Therefore, witches have been worshipped by people since the beginning of time. They are the embodiment of beauty and wisdom. That is why the magic world regards the great witch as the last rank in the magic world that is about to transcend the world."

"So, only such a great witch can create such a great book spirit, ah, beautiful witch."

Seeing the book spirit intoxicated again, Kato Megumi twitched her lips. However, since she and it had almost the same idea, she did not stop him from praising her but continued to ask.

"What about the extraordinary and the transcendent?"

"Above the extraordinary? Above the extraordinary is no longer a witch. Such existence has been called a god. There is no specific title. If you insist, it should be called a demon god, right?"

"Is that so?"

Kato Hui seemed to be thinking about something. Then Shu Ling realized that he seemed to have strayed from the topic and coughed a few times.

"Ahem, now that I have introduced the titles of the magic world to you, let's talk about your question next."

"First of all, the biggest problem is the mental power you mentioned. As you said, if the mental power is strong, then even if the magic formulas and models are rough and low-level, as long as they can cast the spell, isn't it okay?"

“This is actually totally wrong.”

Seeing Kato Megumi looking at him with an expression asking him to continue, Shu Ling boasted with satisfaction before continuing.

"Why is it wrong? Because mental power is part of a person's soul and is the most vulnerable to contamination and attack. If you rashly release your mental power, it will not only be rejected by the violent magic factor, but in serious cases it may even be attacked and lead to dementia, or even death."

"Any magician with common sense knows that mental power cannot be easily released. Therefore, it is wrong for you to use mental power to forcibly cast magic. This is why a magic model is needed. The model can fully blend mental power and magic, so that the magic can take shape and can be operated more easily by the master. Even if it dissipates, it will not be contaminated or damaged, and it can be disconnected at any time. It is equivalent to a protective measure."

"So that's it..."

"Yes, so it is very dangerous for you to release your mental power. Fortunately, there are no other magicians. Otherwise, with your rough mental power, you will be attacked by the enemy and your soul will be damaged. In fact, most magicians will not rashly use their mental power to explore the surroundings, because magicians have special exploration spells. This spell can effectively prevent the mental power from being damaged and can also achieve the same level of exploration effect. Therefore, you must not release your mental power in the future, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

After all, although the initial meeting was somewhat unfriendly, the new master has become one's master. It is not only for the sake of one's own professional ethics, but also related to one's own life. The book spirit must give careful instructions and tell him these common sense.

Otherwise, if her creator, the great witch, knew that the human being she loved had lost his life and died because of her mistake, she would not be able to live on even if she survived by chance.

"Rough? My mental strength?"

Seeing Kato Megumi staring at him, Shu Ling trembled all over and explained subconsciously.

"No, no, I did not disparage the Master."

Kato Megumi looked at the trembling magic book with amusement

"I didn't say you were belittling me. What do you mean by rough? My mental strength should be quite strong. You said it was almost extraordinary. It shouldn't be as bad as you said!"

"So you didn't blame me, Master! How can I describe your mental power? If I had to use a metaphor, I can only say that one is pure quantity and the other is pure quality!"

"Generally speaking, magicians don't talk about releasing their mental power, because there is detection magic that has the same effect as releasing their mental power. Therefore, they basically meditate all the time and refine their mental power at the same time, compressing and condensing it, just like forging and quenching, extracting steel from the material to increase its own strength and hardness."

"Master, your mental power was originally forcibly enhanced by external forces. It is fragile and has not been integrated with the origin of the soul. Therefore, you could only learn some basic magic at the beginning. Now that so much time has passed, the side effects of the external force enhancement have subsided, and your mental power is completely yours. However, your mental power is like a large piece of ore, loose and fragile. Although the amount is large, it can be easily destroyed, so..."

"So I need to improve my quality, just like material quenching, so that my mental power can be transformed from fragile ore into hard steel?"

"Yes, that's it."

As he spoke, the magic book flipped its pages, and the strange mysterious patterns drawn on the pages appeared before his eyes.

"This is the meditation method that Her Excellency the Witch customized for you. If you want to forge pure spiritual power, you only need to construct this spell in your mind, and then draw it according to the pattern and trajectory. You can meditate to improve your spiritual power while forging the spiritual power itself."

"However, since the amount of your untapped spiritual power is too huge, it will take some time for this forging to solidify."

Seeing that Miss Witch had a solution ready, Kato Megumi's frown relaxed.

“It’s good to have a solution.”

Kato Megumi looked at the patterns on the pages of the book intently. Although they were just ordinary patterns and lines, she had a feeling that the lines in front of her eyes were moving. She seemed to see a vast ocean in front of her, with countless huge waves carrying ships and raging; she also seemed to see a nebula, with countless stars following inexplicable trajectories and pouring into the endless black abyss.

In front of all these, I am like a tiny and humble speck of dust, being swept away. Facing all the great power, I can only watch helplessly, unable to resist.

It was just a sudden realization, and Kato Megumi suddenly felt a pain coming from the depths of her soul. She was distracted and the pattern in front of her eyes disappeared. The page with the pattern did not become blank, but a new magic appeared on it.

It was only then that Kato Megumi realized that her mental power had been exhausted without her knowing when, and the group of strange patterns within her spiritual sea were projected into her mind.