Kato Megumi wants to learn magic

"I don't think this is necessarily a treasure map... Although I subconsciously thought it was a treasure map before, it's very strange when I think about it carefully; because the formation of something must have a reason, and this is not a game. How can a map or a route be considered a treasure map?"

"Well... from a realistic point of view... the route in this parchment is either a trap, a lie, or a route map of some research facility, or something else. It doesn't necessarily refer to a fixed treasure... but since Miss Witch can judge a valuable thing based on the aura above, there may be something good at the end of the route..."

Seeing Kato Megumi answering calmly with rigorous thinking, Eriri rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"Hey, do you know what adventurous spirit is? People still need to have a little innocence and romance. When you say that, my excitement is dampened. You are a devil..."

Looking at Eriri's appearance, Kato Megumi was a little amused and helpless.

"You were the one who asked me, Eriri... It wasn't me who took the initiative to ruin the atmosphere."

"Okay, okay, don't worry about it. Since it may be helpful to me, I will definitely go. But I still need to prepare before going."

The food, drink and shelter necessary for exploration are actually very simple for adventurers with extraordinary powers, especially for Kato Megumi who has space. Many things needed in the wild can be put in the space, without the need to carry heavy packages.

The next thing is to collect some basic magic books. Although Kato Megumi has magic and guns and ammunition to defend against the enemy, both of them have certain limitations anyway.

Divine arts tend to be defensive and healing. If used for attack, the level needs to be raised to the level of a priest. For Kato Megumi, who has just learned divine arts a few days ago, it is obviously impossible to use divine arts as an attack.

Although guns and ammunition are powerful, they are just weapons after all. They are not as handy as the extraordinary abilities in your hands, which can react at any time. Moreover, guns and ammunition are limited in quantity. Once they are used up, they will no longer exist.

Moreover, guns and ammunition make relatively loud noises, which can easily lead to danger and expose yourself in areas with a large number of monsters. So unless you cannot defeat the enemy, use them as little as possible to avoid becoming dependent on them.

Therefore, the best plan is to use magic. Moreover, while searching for treasures, you can also hone your magic proficiency by fighting with monsters. It can be said that you kill two birds with one stone. It couldn't be better.

Of course, no matter how strong the magic attack power is, I can only learn basic magic now, so Kato Hui does not intend to show off, but plans to call Klina to go with me. After all, even if I don't call her, she will probably follow me! After all, she was sent by the priest to protect me.

Of course, it wouldn't be enough for Klina alone. Maybe she needed to go to the Adventurer's Guild to find some reliable people to escort her.

Kato Megumi thought...

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Of course, this matter needs to be done slowly. Anyway, I am not in a hurry. After all, neither collecting magic books nor learning magic are things that can be completed quickly. You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time. You can't just rush to hunt for treasure just for a treasure map.

Well... that's not treasure hunting, it's just being possessed.

To be honest, I was interested in the treasure map not only because of what Miss Witch said about good things, but also because the address of the treasure map was in the Magic City.

An ancient magic capital holds a huge attraction for a novice magician, which is irresistible to any magician. Moreover, according to the information, the magic capital of Acedia is the origin of the portal and a prosperous city of space applications.

Maybe you can find materials for a magic array in there that can help you leave this world. After all, Miss Witch's soul network was damaged during the last teleportation. If you want to leave this world before the world rejects you, you will need to find materials for a teleportation array across worlds by yourself.

And there might be such a thing in the magic city of Acedia, so Kato Megumi is looking forward to it.

Of course, these are all off topic. The most important thing now is to find basic magic books and start learning basic magic.

Basic magic books are not difficult to find. The Adventurer's Guild has these magic books. After all, not everyone can afford the expenses of various knight academies and magic academies, so the Adventurer's Guild has prepared a batch of basic books and teaching materials for the general public.

If someone has this need and is detected to have talent, the Adventurer's Guild can not only waive the cost of purchasing the books, but also send a mentor to guide them free of charge.

Of course, none of these are free. The sponsored knights or magicians will sign a contract based on their talent, strength and invested resources, stipulating that they will work for the Adventurer's Guild for a certain number of years.

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 94 Chapter 2 Preparation ()

When Kato Megumi learned about this measure of the Adventurer's Guild, she was a little surprised. She did not expect that the Guild would come up with such a measure to cultivate and absorb talents. Compared with the current social atmosphere and environment, this measure is so innovative that it goes beyond the scope of society.

However, when she learned that the Adventurer's Guild also had encrypted privacy protection for the clients, and that it would conduct a series of operations such as character tests and talent assessments when accepting adventurers into the guild, Kato Megumi felt that this measure did not seem so surprising.

Thinking carefully, I thought it was ahead of the times only because the basis for comparison was the medieval period in my own world, so I was surprised. But how could the two be compared? After all, this was a different world with extraordinary powers and gods.

The process of borrowing books was easy. Perhaps because of her identity, Kato Megumi easily borrowed books on basic magic from the Adventurer's Guild.

Next, she planned to post a commission in the Adventurer's Guild and look for a companion to accompany her.

"Hmm... So, Your Majesty, you need to find a companion to accompany you on the treasure hunt?"

"Yes... I accidentally got a treasure map before. The destination of the treasure map may have what I want, so for safety, I need one or two reliable companions to accompany me."

"And... um... Miss at the counter, could you please not call me like that? It'll attract too much attention. Just call me Hui..."

"A saint is a saint... Calling you by your name seems disrespectful to me..."

"And you should be able to sense the eyes around you. Even if I don't call you that, it won't stop the eyes from falling on you. It seems that Your Majesty is really popular."

Seeing the smile on the lady's face, Kato Megumi sighed helplessly. How could she not know the gazes falling on her? That's why she said this...

Every move you make is being watched, and people come up to you from time to time to try to get close to you. It's really a hassle.

If I were a strong person, I might give off an aura of "keep away from strangers" or a powerful aura to stop these people... Unfortunately, I am too ordinary and I don't have these qualities just because I became a saint.

Therefore, Kato Megumi could only try her best to adapt.

"So...how long does it take for the commissioned task to be completed?"

Kato Megumi asked.

"Your Majesty, generally speaking, for a mission like this, once someone accepts it within three days, the guild will give the identity and information of the adventurer who accepted the mission to the client, who will then screen the adventurer and confirm that the mission is accepted, and both parties will sign a contract."

"But generally speaking, if adventurers need something, they will go to their own small circle and look for people they know... But... Your Majesty, you have only been an adventurer for a short time, so you probably don't have a fixed circle, nor do you know any familiar companions... I'm afraid this method won't work."

"So that's how it is. It can also be done this way..."

Kato Megumi nodded in understanding.

If you have your own small circle to find people, it is indeed very familiar. If you are new here, I guess this method is to find partners...

After filling out all the information and requirements needed for the commission, Kato Megumi chatted casually with the counter lady and left the guild.

After walking out of the guild, the burning gazes on her suddenly disappeared by more than half. Kato Megumi breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief for long, she met someone familiar.

"Saint?"

A mellow and somewhat low voice suddenly sounded.

Kato Hui looked in the direction of the voice.

"You are... Anhor?"

A familiar voice, a familiar voice, and the big sword on his back, the person coming was Anhor.

At this moment, Anhor was not as clean and neat as he had been before. Instead, he was filled with a bloody aura and looked a little disheveled. There were countless pits and scratches on his armor, and dark red stains remained on the edges of the gaps in the armor. It seemed that he had been through a hard fight.

"I didn't expect that the Saint Lady still remembered me. It's really... an honor."

Anhor narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly, showing an extraordinary, gentle and elegant temperament.

If the other person is still as heroic and imposing as when you first met him, this smile may greatly improve others' impression of him.

Unfortunately, Anhor didn't know that he now looked extremely miserable, with swollen eyes and dark circles under his eyes. His clean face was covered with stains and black spots, like countless birthmarks on his face.

After he smiled slightly, he looked even funnier and made people feel particularly stupid.

"Why? Saint, why are you looking at me like that... Is there something wrong with me?"

Looking at Kato Megumi's strange look, Anhor asked curiously.

Could it be that the other party was still petty and remembered what happened last time? So... that was why he was looking at me like this, waiting for revenge in the future?

But at that time, he didn't know that the other party was a saint. Afterwards, he apologized to her... He even put aside his attitude and contacted that guy Klina, asking her to send some precious gifts as an apology.

In response to Anhor's question, Kato Megumi did not say anything, but considerately took out a small mirror from the space and then pointed the mirror at the other party.

At first, Anhor didn't quite understand why Kato Megumi suddenly took out the mirror. However, when he looked into the mirror and saw his horrible appearance, he was stunned.

Anhua felt a fire rising from his heart to his brain, and his whole body suddenly stiffened.

Seeing that the other party understood her current situation, Kato Megumi was kind and considerate.

"I think... you should take a shower and tidy up your appearance first."

Kato Megumi didn’t know whether other people cared about appearance or not, but the person in front of her must have cared a lot about face. After saying this, Kato Megumi just left it alone.

As soon as she returned to the villa, Kato Megumi greeted Eriri and handed her some snacks she bought on the street.

"I'm back... Here are the snacks I bought for you..."

"Hmm...did you get the books?"

"Um……"

Kato Megumi nodded.

"I have been studying the basics in my house recently... You need to find some information about the Magic City. I may not have time."

"Ok...I understand!"

After receiving Eriri's affirmative reply, Kato Megumi returned to the bedroom and prepared to start studying those basic magic books.

ps: Two chapters of transition

Original Goblin Slayer: Chapter 95 Chapter Learning Basic Magic

"Magic is different from other supernatural powers. It focuses more on the control and manipulation of mental power... A good magician not only needs to have strong mental power, but also needs to learn to construct various formulas and models, and use models to build disordered magic particles into orderly magic. This is the first stage of a magician - communication."

"Unlike the various elements, other races, forest people, or lizards, humans have ordinary bodies, and their acceptance of magic power is not so ideal. Therefore, magicians need to use the staff that can channel magic power, combine their own mental power, and the language that soothes magic power, in order to communicate with the magic power around them..."

"First of all, as a new magician, you need to pay attention to the following points to avoid making common sense mistakes..."

As a basic magic book, it is not as grand as most people imagine. It contains a lot of formulas and various models, as well as content that teaches how to control magic.

As the most basic book for a profession, it is not lacking in some content about guidance and teaching common sense. These contents do not have many formulas and models, nor are they written in magical language, so even ordinary people can still understand the contents.

The first books that Kato Megumi opened were of this type.

No matter which field you are in, if you want to succeed you must lay a solid foundation, so that you can build a tall building and go further in this field.

Therefore, Kato Megumi did not just read through the basic content once or perfunctorily. On the contrary, these magic apprentices only knew basic common sense, but for someone who had only been exposed to magic for less than a month, it was completely new and unknown. Therefore, Kato Megumi read it very seriously, and even read it several times after finishing it once.

Only when all the knowledge was firmly memorized deep in her mind and could never be forgotten did Kato Megumi put down the books.

At this point, she was no longer an illiterate, but a magician who had just entered the magical world and had basic knowledge and common sense.

So Kato Megumi turned her eyes to a book with a textured purple-gold-black cover painted with fire thorn flowers. This was a basic fire magic book, a textbook of fire magic. There were a few words outlined in gold and silver lines on the top of the cover - "On the Communication and Control of Fire Magic"

"Let's read this one first..."

Fire is always the most powerful and aggressive natural phenomenon. The first burst of human civilization began with the use of fire. Kato Megumi reached out, picked up the book, and began to read and study.

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It clearly looked like a book that was only two fingers thick, but after Kato Megumi carefully flipped through it, she found that its content was not at all proportional to its thickness. Perhaps because the text contained magical power, the amount of information in a paragraph was almost dozens of times more than that of ordinary text.

The meaning it expresses also has different implications depending on its magnetic field, which resulted in Kato Megumi spending a long time to barely finish reading the book. Even with her mental power that surpassed that of an ordinary magician, she had forgotten more than half of the content after finishing the book.

Helplessly, Kato Megumi had to read it again before she could remember the contents.

"The birth of magic requires three elements: words, model formula, and mental power; the formation of a magic requires the above three points to be successful."

"Use words to stabilize and communicate with the disordered magic particles around you, ensuring that the magic is stable and orderly when the magic is formed. Next, use mental power to form a fixed spell model in your mind, such as fireball and ice arrow, to ensure the magic framework you want to form. Then use mental power to guide the surrounding magic, fill the spell model and store energy for it. In this way, a basic magic is formed."

"It looks a bit troublesome..."

Kato Megumi blinked and thought so in her heart.

After flipping through the pages of the book on the preparation sequence for casting spells, Kato Megumi immediately turned her attention to the formula.

"Is this the formula for the Fireball Technique..."

I saw countless densely packed lines twisting on a thin piece of parchment. There were straight lines, curves, and even shapeless lines. The model on it seemed to be at the access point between two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms, sometimes in two-dimensional form, sometimes in three-dimensional form, twisting and turning like a movable nematode. It was impossible to make out the specific situation at all, as if seeing flowers in the fog, and my eyes were swollen and motionless.

"Ah... I can't stand it... My tears are flowing..."

Kato Megumi closed the book quickly, and a few tears fell from her sore eyes.

Only then did she remember that the model formula needed to be seen with mental power, not with the eyes.

Rubbing her swollen eyes, Kato Megumi waited for a while. When her eyes were no longer sore, she opened the pages of the book again and used her mental power to check the model formulas.

Sure enough, when I used my mental power to check, everything seemed to become clear, and there was no longer that uncomfortable feeling.

"Hmm...it's connected here like this, but why...um...it's embedded here like this..."

After a period of thinking and memorizing, a model formula of fireball was quickly memorized in my mind, and then it was time to put it into practice.

"Hmm... Let me see. Spells and incantations do not limit the vocabulary, but the magician himself needs to add a perfect meaning to the language..."

Kato Megumi pondered the meaning of this sentence over and over again in her mind, and finally she understood it.

"That is to say, for different people, the same spell requires different incantations. This mainly depends on each person's situation. For example, when it comes to the word 'warmth', some magicians will immediately think of the sun and use it as the incantation for fire spells, while some magicians will think of flowers blooming and falling and use it as the incantation for wood spells."