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Chapter 471: Spirit Pact (First Update)
Chapter 471: Spirit Pact (First Update)
"What a middle-school-level spell! It rivals the spells Aisha used to invent when she was a kid!"
Watching Lucy successfully use Spirit Magic to summon the Spirit corresponding to the Canis Minor Key, Jerry couldn't help but stroke his chin.
The moment the Magic Circle formed and the Spirit appeared, he sensed a special Spatial Magic fluctuation, seemingly using the Spirit Key as a medium to open a unique Spatial Magic portal, transporting the Spirit from a distant place.
"Lucy, it seems like it's having trouble breathing."
Seeing the tiny Canis Minor Spirit, which was no bigger than a doll, struggling to breathe after being buried in the abyss by Lucy, Jerry kindly reminded her.
Lucy quickly realized what was happening, calmed her excitement, and gently placed the Canis Minor Spirit on the ground. She then took out a pen and paper from her bag and said:
"Sorry, I got too excited. Now let's sign the pact!"
"Okay!"
The Canis Minor Spirit nodded shakily.
Then, Lucy began asking the Canis Minor Spirit various questions, such as when it was unavailable for summoning and when it was free, and she recorded the answers on the paper.
Once all the questions were answered and the Canis Minor Spirit confirmed the contents of the paper, Lucy and the Spirit imprinted their Magic Power on it. The Spirit Magic Circle then transported them to the Spirit World.
"The most important thing for a Spirit Mage is the pact. Only by valuing the agreements with Spirits can one become the best Spirit Mage. My mom taught me that!"
After formally signing the pact with the Canis Minor Spirit, Lucy picked it up and explained to Jerry.
"So this is a Spirit?"
Jerry curiously touched and sensed the Canis Minor Spirit, his expression thoughtful.
The Spirit gave him a strange feeling. Although it could be touched as a physical entity, it was different from the flesh and blood of a normal human, more like a body formed from a special energy.
"Spirits are immortal. When they suffer severe damage or their pact Spirit Mage's Magic Power is depleted, they are automatically transported back to the Spirit World to recover.
Moreover, a Spirit's strength is not only related to its own abilities but also to the strength of the Spirit Mage. The stronger the Spirit Mage, the stronger the Spirit.
So, we Spirit Mages are very powerful. If you want to learn Magic, you can choose to become a Spirit Mage like me."
Lucy said confidently.
"Thanks, I'll consider it!"
Jerry smiled.
Spirit Mages can summon Spirits with different abilities using Spirit Keys for combat, making them resistant to enemy Magic. They are indeed very powerful.
However, he noticed a clear weakness: Spirit Mages themselves are quite fragile, and without their Spirit Keys, they are no different from ordinary people.
Additionally, as seen with the recent pact, Spirits have their own lives in the Spirit World and are not always available for summoning.
Of course, this is just what he has observed through Lucy. Perhaps powerful Spirit Mages don't have such weaknesses.
Nevertheless, this Magic has its merits.
For example, even if his pact creatures are not in the Ring World but are elsewhere, he can still summon them at will.
Furthermore, he was very interested in the composition of the Spirit World and the unique immortal nature of Spirits. Perhaps in the future, he would have the chance to visit the Spirit World.
"Ah, right, I haven't named you yet. Let's call you Pru!"
Seeing that Jerry seemed to have his own thoughts, Lucy didn’t say much more. Instead, she lowered her head and gave her Canis Minor Spirit a cute name.
Upon hearing this, Jerry showed a look of surprise:
"Isn't it called Nicola?"
"Nicola is the general term for the Canis Minor constellation. There are many Canis Minor Spirit Keys, and each one summoned is different."
Seeing that Jerry didn’t understand, Lucy continued to explain:
"Besides the precious Zodiac Keys, the other seventy-six constellation Spirit Keys are not unique. For example, there are many Canis Minor Spirit Keys!"
Jerry nodded in understanding. That made sense. If there were only eighty-eight Spirit Keys, then the Spirit World would only have eighty-eight Spirits, which clearly wouldn’t be enough to call it a world.
It seemed that while Spirit Mages and Spirit Keys were relatively rare, they weren’t as scarce as the shop owner had made them out to be. It was likely that the shop owner had exaggerated to drive up the price of the items.
After completing the pact, Jerry didn’t stay at the small park with Lucy for long. He waved goodbye to her and decided to find a large hotel nearby to stay in for the night.
He planned to use the Magic books and magical items he had bought to get a general understanding of the world’s Magic history and the Magic system.
The next morning, he would take a train to the next city.
Harujion was a coastal port city, and the best hotels were naturally located near the coastline.
Jerry wasn’t short on money, so after saying goodbye to Lucy, he spent 5,000 J to book an ocean-view suite. He could read his books while enjoying the beautiful sea view of the port.
The sun set and the moon rose, and time always passed quickly when he was reading. By the time he finished all the Magic books, it was already pitch black outside.
To be honest, perhaps because they were cheap and publicly available, the information in the Magic books wasn’t very detailed.
However, after reading all of them, he had a general understanding of the world’s Magic history and classification.
According to the books, the recorded history of the world was 784 years, so the current year was referred to as X784.
Magic had always existed since the beginning of recorded history.
However, the Magic civilization of the past seemed more advanced, with numerous Magic academies specifically teaching people how to learn and use Magic. The number of Mages was also very high.
Later, due to some unknown disaster, these Magic academies all disappeared, and the Magic civilization suffered a severe blow. It was only after that that the current form of master-apprentice inheritance gradually formed.
It was also because of that disaster that technology began to rise, such as steam engines and other technological items that could be seen in cities.
Guns and cannons also existed in this world.
However, compared to technology, Magic was still recognized as the primary force in the world.
Jerry even thought that if that unrecorded disaster had completely eradicated the Magic civilization, this world might have become a technological civilization like his previous one.
(End of Chapter)
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