The magus tossed a Luminous Pearl into the room and rushed in happily.
Claude followed her into the room while the big black wolf laid down at the entrance of the cave to guard it.
The stone room that hadn't been opened for more than four years was covered in a thin layer of dust. That could be seen from the long table placed in the middle of the room.
There was also some scratch paper on the table, which was full of messy scribbles. It was probably Sheerah's masterpiece when she was young.
There was also a copper candlestick, an oil lamp, three ink bottles and a few pens. The ink in one of the opened ink bottles had already dried up.
The magus ran to the bookshelf on the left and crouched down to pull out a large box. She put it on the table with some difficulty.
Claude's gaze froze. The material of the box was very similar to the jade box he got from Landes. It was made of white jade and the lid was also open.
"Why didn't you use Spell Hands to help? This box is really heavy, isn't it?
What material is it made of?
Or, you can ask me for help, "Claude said with concern. If he were to accidentally drop it and hit her foot, she'd be in for a lot of crying.
The magus stuck her tongue out. "I was too excited. I forgot that I know Spell Hands. I didn't realize that this is a marble essence. I heard from my mother that using this to store magic items can prevent the loss of mana and preserve the integrity of the collection."
Well, it was the same principle as using jade bottles to store pills in Xianxia novels. There was nothing wrong with that.
The only downside was that this world didn't call it jade. Instead, it was called a stone essence. It was a rather ugly name.
The magus happily took out magic scrolls from the stone essence box. "Haha, you're right, Claude. There are indeed magic scrolls for fireball here. We don't have to experiment anymore.
What is this? A plant nurturing spell?
It's a useless spell.
An energy barrier?
A grade-1 spell? Not bad. I can learn it. "
What? Energy barrier?
Claude was taken aback. He didn't think that the magus' mother would have such a magic scroll.
This was a spell that he had been dreaming of. Back then, he had bought the magic materials needed to set up the Alchemy Rune Array from the fat old man Hurian's underground purchasing point. On his way back, he had been ambushed by the bearded Magician.
The magus had an energy barrier around him, so Magic Missiles and crossbow bolts were completely useless against him. The magus chased after him and killed him.
Had it not been for the fact that Claude had a magic breaker dagger that he didn't expect to have, he wouldn't have been the victor that night.
It was a pity that the bearded magus who ambushed him was a pauper. He didn't even have a tome on him and Claude couldn't get any new spells from him, let alone energy barriers.
Claude had always been interested in defensive spells that could protect him from both magical and physical attacks. Even though energy barriers couldn't stop flintlock fire, they could protect him from sword attacks and close-range magic attacks. It was a combat spell that he had always wanted to have.
What a pleasant surprise. Claude started thinking about how he could trick the magus into giving him the energy barrier spell. No, he should trade it with her.
The magus was still yelling excitedly. "Eagle-eye mirror?
I'll have to find a young eagle first. That's too troublesome.
Damage Transfer, a grade-2 spell … I'll worry about that later.
Stealth, I don't want to be a thief.
Light Body Soar, that's a grade-1 spell. I can learn it too. It won't be so tiring to climb mountains in the future. "
Claude almost coughed up blood. He suddenly realized that nature spells were very practical spells. At the very least, they were much stronger than the runic spells and harmless spells he knew.
His Runic Spells were focused on Alchemy Experiments, while his Harmless Spells were more convenient for his daily life. As for his Combat Spells, he only knew a few. Strictly speaking, he only knew Magic Missile and the Tier 1 Lightning Shackles.
As for Mental Shock, it was probably a mental spell he had that he could use to stun people.
However, his rank as a magus was too low and his spells weren't that powerful. Mental Shock could only be used against brainless beasts.
Just by hearing the names of the spells the magus mentioned, he could already imagine their uses. He almost drooled.
The magus didn't seem to notice it at all. She continued looking at the magic scrolls in the box and muttered, "Stone to Mud, Mud to Stone. These two spells aren't bad.
I remember my mother used these two spells to dig out this library. It took her more than a month's worth of work. "
Claude finally heard the names of the two familiar spells. Stone to Mud and Mud to Stone were recorded in Landes' diary. They were the two basic spells he had to inscribe after becoming a two-ring rune magus.
It was said that Rune Mages were required to participate in the basic construction of the Magic Tower. For example, the stone path leading to the Magic Tower at the top of the mountain was the result of the Rune Mages using these two spells to reinforce and repair it.
"Fiery Wall, Downpour, Maze Forest. These three are all grade-2 spells. Looks like I won't be able to learn the rest."
The magus pouted and muttered, "I wonder if my mother put that spell inside. I'll have to look for it."
The magus rummaged through the bottom of the box and finally took out a magic scroll. "Here! With this, I won't have to worry about learning those messy spells anymore."
"What spell is this?" Claude couldn't help but ask.
"Spell Swap. It's a grade-3 spell," the magus said gleefully.
"Spell Swap?
What does that mean? "Claude didn't understand.
The magus rolled her eyes at Claude. "You don't even know that? You really are a country bumpkin.
Spell Swap, as the name suggests, is to swap a basic spell you've already inscribed with another spell.
It's a pity that it's a grade-3 spell. I can only use it after I become a four-ring rune magus. By then, I'll be able to swap out the spells I've inscribed and replace them with more suitable ones. "
Damn, this spell is insane. I've never heard of inscribed spells being able to be swapped out.
Even Landes, who taught me magic, didn't record it in his diary. Maria, who told me about the current state of magic on the continent, probably didn't know about it either. Otherwise, she would've mentioned it.
Only the young female Magician could casually take out her treasured magic scrolls in front of him. She didn't care whether he would be greedy or not.
If it were someone else, they would have long since tried to murder him for the sake of these precious magic scrolls.
Claude couldn't help but ruffle her hair. It was her fault for calling him a country bumpkin and rolling her eyes at him.
"What are you doing now?!"
The magus fumed. Her hair was messed up by Claude.
"Sheila, remember not to show these scrolls in front of others," Claude said sternly.
Claude said solemnly, "These magic scrolls are extremely precious. To a magus, they're priceless treasures.
They'll easily lose their minds in front of them and they'll be a huge threat to your life.
Before you have the ability to protect these treasures, don't tell anyone else that you have these scrolls, understand? "
The magus blinked. "I won't tell anyone else, but you're Claude. I've always trusted you."
Words were useless now. Claude took a step forward and pulled the unprepared magus into his embrace. He lowered his head, searched for the flustered lips on her face, and kissed them hard.
The magus' body stiffened. She wanted to push him away, but she couldn't do anything under his forceful embrace.
At this time, any spells were either useless or couldn't be used. She simply couldn't think of anything, and her mind was completely blank.
By the time Claude pried open her teeth and stuck his tongue into her mouth, she was already limp like mud in his arms.
After a long while, when he couldn't catch his breath, Claude reluctantly parted her lips. The magus curled up in his embrace like a cat, her hands still wrapped around his neck. Her cheeks were red like fire and her eyes were glazed over. She muttered, "You … you bullied me again …"
Claude hugged her tighter and retorted, "No, why would I bully you? You're so cute. I can't wait to like you …"
As he said that, he lowered his head and wanted to kiss her a few more times. The feeling was so wonderful that he wanted to relive it a few more times.
The magus finally regained some strength. She lowered her head to avoid Claude's lips and let go of his neck. She placed her hands on Claude's chest and pushed him away. "Let go of me, you baddie. I'm not going to talk to you anymore."
He couldn't force her anymore. He had to understand that going too far was as bad as falling short. He didn't want her to get angry.
Claude let her go gently. "By the way, how many spell scrolls did your mother leave you?"
The magus humphed and rolled her eyes at Claude. She walked to the stone essence box and looked down to see how many magic scrolls there were.
Sheerah's mother had left Sheerah nineteen magic scrolls. These magic scrolls could be used as the structure of magic arrays for Sheerah to learn spells, or they could be used directly by inputting magic power into them.
There were six tier-0 spells. Eagle Eye was a detection spell for nature magi, similar to the scouting eye of rune magi and Insight of battle magi.
The advantage of it was that one's night vision and long range vision would be enhanced. The disadvantage was that one's eyes would grow into triangles after using it too much.
That was a taboo for ladies who cared about their appearance. Perhaps that was why Sheerah's mother wasn't willing to teach Sheerah the spell.
Spirit Enchantment, Vine Entanglement, and Fireball went without saying. Of the other two spells, one was Wasp Circle. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it Wasp Breeding.
You had to choose a suitable wasp and place it in a magic formation. You had to infuse mana into it every day to speed up the evolution of the wasp and gradually familiarize it with your mana.
After a while, the offspring of the wasp would see you as their queen due to your mana. You could then command them to attack or defend yourself.
The last Tier 0 spell was Nurture, which was similar to the Tree Rejuvenation spell that the young Sorceress knew.
However, Tree Rejuvenation was used on plants that had been damaged by the outside world. Foster, on the other hand, was used to breed new and hybrid plants.
There were also six tier-1 spells. Energy Barrier was the first.
The second was Eagle Eye Mirror. It wasn't an enhanced version of Eagle Eye. Instead, you had to find a young eagle and place it in a magic formation. You had to use Spirit Enchantment to awaken it and infuse mana into it to familiarize it with your mana.
When it reaches adulthood, let it fly into the sky. Then, the scene it sees will appear in the water mirror that you cast.
It was basically the work of a surveillance drone. The only drawback was that it couldn't be used for too long. It couldn't be used for more than 30 minutes in 24 hours. Otherwise, it would cause great damage to the eagle's body and reduce its lifespan.
The third was Stealth. It was similar to the stealth skills used by rogues in games. You could turn your body into a blur so that you wouldn't have to worry about being exposed as long as you were in the shadows.
The fourth was Light Body Soaring. Casting it would reduce the weight of one's body and allow them to traverse mountains as if they were walking on flat ground.
It was no wonder the magus was so happy that she wouldn't have to worry about hiking anymore.
The last two tier-one spells were Rock to Mud and Mud to Rock, which were recorded in Landes' diary. They were indeed the best choice for building roads in the mountains and construction projects.
There were also four tier-2 spell scrolls.
Damage Transfer, Fire Wall, Downpour, and Maze Forest.
Out of the four spells, Claude felt that the most useful one was Damage Transfer. That spell could transfer physical and magical damage from an enemy to a nearby target, such as a tree or a teammate. Of course, there was a limit to the distance, which was three meters.
The other three spells were area-of-effect spells. Fire Wall was a simple one, just like the Fire Wall in the game.
Downpour was a stream of water that appeared out of nowhere and washed away the enemy.
Maze Forest's limitation was that it had to be cast in a forest. It would cause the enemy to hallucinate and find themselves trapped in an endless forest with nowhere to run.
There were only two tier-3 spells, Spell Swap and Treant Guard.
The awesomeness of Spell Substitution was already known. The Treant Guard could transform a random tree into his personal guard in battle to resist the enemy's attack.
Its advantages were its sturdiness and great strength. Its disadvantages were its fear of fire and slow movement.
There was only one tier-4 spell, Rock Giant Summon.
As the name suggested, it summoned a rock giant to attack or block an attack.
Even though it was slow as well, it was better than the treant in that it had long-range attacks. The rock giant could hurl rocks weighing up to 60 kilograms over 50 meters.
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