Arcane Lord

The next day, Xia Duo temporarily put all the trivial matters outside the mage tower behind, and Niya did not read the intermediate arcane geometry that she had learned in advance.

Three days have passed since the arcane competition, and Sha Duo only then remembered the new spell, the force field ball spell created by the accidental collision of [circulating missiles].

[Magic Missile] is only a level 1 spell. Even if it is used by an archmage, it will not be fundamentally different from a low-level mage.

But the Archmage can usually upgrade it to a 2-level, 3-level, or even more advanced [Magic Missile], and add more new features to it, such as locking, acceleration, explosion, etc.

The same is true for Xia Duo's [Cycling Missile]. Before contacting the second layer of the magic network, all the spell elements of the first layer are used to achieve it. If it succeeds, it can be used to contact the second layer of the magic network. This is waiting for price.

In other words, a 9th-level spell can actually be realized through only the elements of the first layer of the magic network, but in that case, the complexity of casting the spell is likely to be sky-high.

For example, you have to focus on casting spells for several years and perform a large number of operations on the first level of the magic network. Any mistake in a small step may cause the spell to fail.

If you can really do it, you may be able to access the ninth level of the magic network in one step.

Sha Duo never thought about it, nor would he do such a crazy thing. It is already difficult to push up to 1 level, just like the force field ball spell.

The original plan was [circulating missiles] (not verified), but instability occurred during the casting process. In order not to fail, he could only rely on his understanding of the principles of the spell to play freely, and the final result became beyond recognition.

What Xia Duo has to do now is to completely sort out this force field ball spell, and finally simplify it (replacing a large number of 1-level elements with 2-level elements, this step is the easiest), and it will be a real 2-level spell.

Previously on the field, Xia Duo had sorted out most of the key elements and the outline of the spell model, and there was not much work left.

With his spell notes, Xia Duo came to the spell laboratory and applied to the tower spirit for the second-level magic net calming effect. He didn't want any accidents to occur during the experiment.

"not bad!"

After feeling the magic network environment in the spell laboratory for a while, Xia Duo nodded with satisfaction, it was worthy of its price of 60 gold coins per hour!

At the beginning of the experiment, Shado did not experiment with the force field ball spell first, but first tried the original version of [Cycle Missile]. If successful, he would have another 2-level spell.

However, two consecutive force field explosions made him understand that the [circulating missile] was indeed still immature. If he were not in the magic laboratory, he might be injured.

Thinking about the force field ball on the field, it was really a fluke!

As long as the spell laboratory is activated, it will last for at least one hour. There is no situation where it is turned on when casting spells and turned off when thinking. However, it is this feeling of burning money all the time that makes Xia Duo feel that the sparks of his thinking are also burning.

Even his memory was much clearer, which saved him a lot of time in completing the elements of [Force Field Ball].

…

At noon, Xia Duo had a hurried lunch and went back to the spell laboratory. His experiment had reached a critical moment. The spell elements and spell structure had been completed. He was now conducting a stability test.

A spell is not just for people to cast it successfully, it also cannot have too many variables. The factors that affect the stability of the spell can be roughly divided into two categories:

The caster's own reasons, the spell itself.

The former is not considered for now, the latter is mostly a conflict between spell elements, similar to the redundant components in a computer program, which may or may not affect the spell effect.

But for more stability, it should be eliminated as much as possible.

If you want to check the redundant elements of a spell, in addition to slowly detecting it through stability testing, the most direct way is to start from the essence of the magic network and the principle of the spell, and use theory to guide practice.

In this aspect, Xia Duo is still lacking for the time being and is not as proficient as those at the 0-level level. However, practice itself can also promote theoretical progress. He is currently spending money on theoretical experience.

There is an old saying in Xia Duo's hometown, "What you learn on paper will ultimately make you feel shallow." It is very empty to think about theory. Combining theory with practice and being impartial is the right way.

One hand is about the essence of magic net and the principle of magic, and the other hand is about spellcasting training and practical application. Grasp with both hands, both hands must be strong.

…

Back to the spell itself, this new spell, which has been named [Confinement Sphere] by Sha Duo, finally took shape after more than ten experiments.

The specific effect of the new spell is a force field ball. When it comes into contact with a physical object, it will quickly wrap and imprison the physical object.

It doesn't just have to be put on the enemy's head, it can be used on hands, feet, or weapons. Although it is not a directly fatal spell, Xia Duo is quite optimistic about its application.

This is the 1st level manifestation of a 2nd level spell. It is simplified into a real 2nd level spell. At this point, [Confinement Sphere] can be considered successfully developed.

But Xia Duo still has some regrets. He needs more tests, such as casting distance, confinement strength, reaction with [Mage Armor], etc.

It's just that the spells he can use every day are extremely limited, and he is not allowed to conduct endless experiments. At this moment, he can't help but think of the benefits of recruiting apprentices.

The apprentice's cooperation with the tutor in the experiment is essentially a joint spellcasting led by the tutor, which is more labor-intensive than the tutor's single casting.

However, only mid-level mages can recruit apprentices in the Tower of Time, and they must have apprentices. New mages are not available every year.

Even if you have one, you still have to be ranked based on seniority. You don’t know when it will be your turn!

well--

Xia Duo sighed, and felt that he was a little too optimistic. What he should worry about is when Niya will capture him for experiments!

…

With only a little energy left for making the scroll in the evening, Xia Duo was not ready to try anything more, so the afternoon became very leisurely.

He took out the "Intermediate Arcane Geometry" he had borrowed before and started to preview it. Although it was placed in the intermediate area of ​​the library, in fact most of the cases in it were still level 1 spells.

However, starting from the intermediate arcane geometry, it is no longer limited to analyzing spells, but analyzing the magic network, involving the essence of the magic network.

If the principle of magic is engineering, then the essence of magic network is natural science. This "Intermediate Arcane Geometry" has a bit of the flavor of "Mathematical Principles of Natural Science".

Xia Duo flipped through it greedily, skipping over anything he couldn't understand in the middle, trying to read it as quickly as possible to gain an overall understanding of it.

But when he turned to the last page, he was a little dumbfounded by the line of text on it——

"To be continued."