Humanity's strength does not come from sharp claws and teeth, but from the power of wisdom and the ability to use tools. In a sense, magic arrays are also tools.
With that in mind, why should one rely on their own body to power a magic array when external tools can achieve the same result? Karien thought.
Speaking of external tools, magical scrolls are a good option, such as the enchanted scroll he obtained from Horus.
However, the limitations of scrolls are significant. The higher the level of magic on a scroll, the more demanding the material requirements and the higher the cost. Furthermore, once used, the scroll must be re-inscribed.
What Karien wanted to achieve was an integrated device, a weapon that could be used multiple times and store multiple types of magic.
Something like this is not unheard of on the continent of Enze. For example, the Qinglan Sword, which Elder Ellison lent to Mia, is engraved with a guiding magic array.
The user can input magic elements, and through the guiding array on the sword, magic is directly released.
However, such magical tools are essentially only supplemental. The effectiveness of the magic still depends on the user's magic level.
Therefore, Karien had another requirement: the magic device he created should be usable by ordinary people. For example, guns, cannons, Gatling guns— pew pew pew!
With his solid understanding of magic theory, the scientific mindset he brought from Earth, and the abundant resources provided by the teleportation orb, it was entirely possible to take a different path!
Thinking of this, Karien’s heart burned with excitement.
He couldn't wait to rush to the academy's lab and start working. However, since he still had to teach Mia, he had to calm his excitement, make a mental note of the idea, and plan to try it later.
Fifteen minutes later, Mia suddenly opened her eyes and exclaimed with excitement, “Teacher, I’ve successfully opened the dark element channel!”
This was not unexpected to Karien, as opening an elemental channel was merely the first step in learning magic. Given the valuable resources she had used, it was not difficult to succeed.
"Very good, but turn off the magic tool first," Karien said. He did not want to waste the precious dark element coin. Mia had used it for fifteen minutes, depleting about half of its energy.
Each element coin had a spiral groove on its back, similar to a mosquito coil.
The groove stored magical elements, and as the user consumed them, the groove would shrink, just like a burning mosquito coil. The amount of usage could be directly seen on the back of the coin.
"Right, right, right!" Mia quickly followed Karien’s instructions and turned off the release of magic elements from the dark element coin.
Having used the tool, Mia knew that it must be quite valuable, so she didn't dare to waste too much of its energy and hurriedly handed it back to Karien.
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After thinking for a moment, Karien took back the coin and said, “Now, you’ve opened both the wind and dark element channels, but these are just the basics. To truly become a magic master, the key is to condense an elemental vortex.”
He continued, “Next, we’ll use the wind element magic crystal Elder Ellison gave you to condense the wind element vortex.”
Upon hearing this, Mia took out the magic crystal. Although Mia didn’t know what an element coin was, she was familiar with magic crystals. These were rare training materials that only students from wealthy families could afford.
Seeing Mia’s expression, Karien smiled and said, “Don’t let Elder Ellison down, just give it your best shot!”
Nodding seriously, Mia held the magic crystal and began trying to condense the wind element vortex.
Compared to the element coin, magic crystals were relatively simple. Magic crystals couldn't automatically release magical elements like element coins. Instead, the user had to use mental power to extract the elements.
Fortunately, Mia’s mental power was strong enough to guide the elements while training. However, condensing the wind element vortex was not easy. After all, this was the step that would determine whether Mia could truly become a magic master.
After about half an hour, Mia exhausted all the wind elements in the crystal but still hadn’t succeeded in condensing the vortex.
“I’m sorry, Teacher,” Mia said, looking at the now-gray magic crystal with a downcast expression. “I wasted the precious magic crystal, but still couldn’t succeed.”
Karien wasn’t surprised. He asked, “At what stage did the vortex form? How long did it last?”
After thinking for a moment, Mia replied, “I tried to condense it four times. The longest it lasted was twenty minutes, and it always felt like I was on the verge of success. But as soon as my mental power fluctuated even slightly, the vortex dissipated.”
Smiling, Karien said, “That means you’re very close! Just keep trying, and you’ll succeed soon. Here, take this, and keep going!”
With that, Karien handed Mia a wind element coin.
Another magical tool?
Mia looked surprised at the wind element coin in her hand. She raised her head and said to Karien, “Teacher, you’re not being supported by a rich woman, are you?”
Karien was stunned by her words. He asked, “Where did you learn that?”
“Uh... you said it yourself,” Mia shrank her neck and replied. “I overheard you on the rooftop the other day saying something like... 'I don’t want to try anymore, I just want to be supported by a rich woman.'”
“Cough, cough, cough!”
Karien choked on his breath and started coughing violently. After recovering, he angrily said, “What nonsense! You must have misunderstood! Do I look like that kind of person?”
Mia eyed Karien for a moment, and her lips twitched as if she wanted to say, "Yes."
But seeing the angry look on Karien’s face, she quickly shook her head and said, “No, no, no!”
“Enough nonsense!” Karien raised his voice, trying to cover up his embarrassment. “We’re still in training, hurry up and condense the vortex!”
“Yes!”
Mia tried to keep a serious face, but the dimples on both sides of her cheeks revealed that she was about to burst into laughter.
Seeing Karien’s dark expression from the corner of her eye, Mia quickly sat down on the cushion, activated the wind element coin, and began meditating and training.
Once her eyes were closed, Karien put his hand to his forehead, feeling deeply embarrassed.
A few days ago, he had been talking to himself on the rooftop of the teaching building, venting his frustrations, and now his students had heard everything.
His image as a teacher was completely shattered!
…
While Mia was meditating and trying again, Karien took out another wind element coin, increasing the concentration of magical elements in the air.
Since they were going all in, Karien decided to go all the way. Mia had been stuck on the vortex step for years, and relying on a single magic crystal and a wind element coin might not be enough.
Karien wanted to help her break through today.
After a moment’s thought, he pulled out two more element coins.
Four element coins, a four-hundredfold increase in elemental concentration, now the environment was as rich as the heart of the Magic Mist Forest.
Soon, the dense wind element gathered visibly around Mia.
Twenty minutes later, Mia opened her eyes with excitement.
“Teacher, I’ve successfully condensed the wind element vortex!”
Karien smiled and put away the wind element coins that he had hidden behind his back.
“Not bad, not bad.”