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Chapter 5: Spell Models
Chapter 5: Spell Models
The next morning.
Koy led the army out of the city in a flurry, setting off with a grand and imposing aura to hunt the black-scaled lizardmen.
Su Nan, on the other hand, remained in his room, continuing with his usual activities.
In the study, with its tightly shut windows and doors, the golden candlelight flickered and danced.
Su Nan sat cross-legged on the floor, his eyes closed.
After about two hours, he ended his meditation, opening his eyes.
On the panel, the proficiency of the Star Ring Meditation Technique had increased by 5 points.
His mental energy had also increased by 0.01.
"At this rate, it will take about half a year to construct the first Star Ring," Su Nan mused, his eyes glinting.
According to the introductory book, most novice wizards, without external assistance, would take two to three years to construct their first Star Ring.
Those with exceptional talent could shorten this time to about a year.
From this perspective, even without the boost from the Silver Moon Flower Essence, his "talent" could be considered quite outstanding.
After all, in most games, players with data panels were often considered once-in-a-generation geniuses compared to the native inhabitants.
However, Su Nan was still not entirely satisfied.
Constructing the first Star Ring would take more than half a year, and the second and third Star Rings would take even longer.
By this calculation, it would probably take three to four years to advance to the second level of novice wizard.
And advancing to the third level of novice wizard would take ten to twenty years?
What about becoming a full-fledged wizard?
A century or more?
It was important to note that the lifespan of a novice wizard was not much longer than that of an ordinary person.
Without physical enhancement, it would not exceed two hundred years.
Only by advancing to the rank of a full-fledged wizard and breaking through the limitations, would one's life essence be elevated, significantly extending their lifespan.
Su Nan's goal was to advance to the rank of a wizard before his lifespan ran out, so he could live to see the elemental revival a thousand years later.
"I need to further improve my meditation efficiency."
Su Nan stood up and walked to the bookshelf, taking out the Comprehensive Guide to Zeroth Tier Potions.
This book recorded the formulas for eighteen zeroth tier potions.
Besides the Dragon Blood Potion, there were also potions like the Strength Potion, Healing Potion, Swift Potion, and Light Sensitivity Potion.
The one that caught Su Nan's interest the most was the Lesser Vitality Potion, a zeroth tier potion.
This potion had effects similar to the Silver Moon Flower Essence, enhancing mental activity, but its effects were much stronger, making it an upgraded version of the Silver Moon Flower Essence.
"With the aid of the Lesser Vitality Potion, I could advance to the second level of novice wizard in just one to two years," Su Nan thought, his heart burning with enthusiasm.
However, when he saw the materials required to make the Lesser Vitality Potion, his excitement cooled.
While materials like the Simple Heart Grass, Dragon Eye Mint, and Black Spot Python Bone Powder were precious, they could be found with enough time and effort.
But the sap of the Clear Mind Tree was a different story.
In Su Nan's limited game memory, the Clear Mind Tree seemed to exist only within the borders of the Southern Azure Gold Empire, thousands of miles away.
It was practically impossible to obtain the sap of the Clear Mind Tree.
"I'll have to see if I can use the Silver Moon Flower Essence as a substitute," Su Nan thought.
The primary function of the Clear Mind Tree sap was to enhance mental activity, similar to the Silver Moon Flower Essence.
Using the Silver Moon Flower Essence as a substitute was quite feasible.
Moreover, the Silver Moon Flower was not an especially rare item.
One silver coin could buy a single flower.
However, whether it would work or not would have to be determined once the other materials were collected for further experimentation.
Additionally, the Lesser Vitality Potion was one of the most difficult zeroth tier potions to make.
Su Nan estimated that he would need at least a Level 2 proficiency in potion-making to handle the Lesser Vitality Potion.
Otherwise, the success rate would be abysmally low.
"During this time, I'll use the Lesser Dragon Blood Potion to increase my proficiency. By the time I gather all the materials, my potion-making should be close to Level 2. Then I can start the experiments."
Su Nan put down the Comprehensive Guide to Zeroth Tier Potions and took out several spell model books from the shelf.
His predecessor had left behind only four spell models:
Mage Hand, Acid Splash, Sleep, and Flash.
All of them were the lowest-tier zeroth-level spells, which suited Su Nan's current situation perfectly. Higher-tier spells would be impossible for him to master with his current mental energy.
Su Nan flipped through the pages, which were filled with dense text and intricate, complex models.
Spell models were the foundation for mastering spells. To cast a spell, one needed to use mental energy to construct the corresponding spell model, then use the model to channel energy particles in a specific way, creating the spell.
In simpler terms, spell models were like the CPU processors that converted energy particles into various spells. However, these processors were incredibly precise and complex, with intricate spell circuits and nodes that could make one's head spin.
Even the simplest zeroth-level spell model was far more complex than most people could imagine. Each spell model involved multiple fields of knowledge. For example, Mage Hand involved energy circulation and force field energy conversion. To master Mage Hand, one needed to find books related to these fields, study them, and integrate the knowledge.
This is why it often took years for a wizard's apprentice to learn a single spell.
But Su Nan was an exception. With his player interface, he didn't need to understand the knowledge in the books or master the prerequisite knowledge. He just needed to read the spell books, and his learning progress would increase.
—Even if he couldn't understand a word!
Similarly, he didn't need to painstakingly construct complex spell models in his mind. Once his learning progress was complete, he would instantly master the spell, along with all the related knowledge.
This was the advantage of being a player.
Su Nan opened the Mage Hand Spell Model book and started reading intently.
About half an hour later, a line of text appeared before him.
Reading 'Mage Hand Spell Model,' Mage Hand learning progress +0.08%.
From then on, Su Nan spent most of his days either meditating or reading spell books. Occasionally, he would take a break to process the black-scaled lizardmen corpses sent by Koy, extracting blood to make Lesser Dragon Blood Potions.
As his skill proficiency increased, his potion-making techniques became more refined, and his success rate gradually improved. Eventually, he could produce one Lesser Dragon Blood Potion from three sub-dragon blood samples.
After half a month, he had accumulated eleven bottles of Lesser Dragon Blood Potion.
When Koy returned to the Blackstone City inner castle's council hall, winded and dusty, he saw Su Nan and the neatly arranged potions on the table.
"Is this the potion you said could enhance physical attributes?"
Koy picked up a bottle, looking at the crimson liquid swishing inside the transparent glass vial, his face filled with amazement.
The knights around him stretched their necks to look at the potions on the table, their eyes glowing with excitement.
After all, as Su Nan had mentioned, these potions would be effective even for full-fledged knights.
Who wouldn't want to become stronger?
(End of Chapter)
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