#237 - External Mana Source

"Alright Hogg, activate the runes, then aim and fire, using that rock you just threw as your target," Anduin directed on the spot.

"Understood, sir!" Hogg responded, then concentrated on controlling his magic, mobilizing and inputting it into the extremely complex rune.

As he did, the fist-sized metal sphere on his back floated up, with a magic wand slightly longer than the sphere attached to its front.

To be honest, this floating drone looked quite ugly, like a candied apple skewer lying flat.

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"Sir, I see a spot of light in front of me, is this what I use to aim?" Hogg discovered a crosshair on his goggles that he could move around with his mental control.

"Good, that's it. Be cautious for the first test, aim for three seconds before firing," Anduin carefully reminded him.

"Yes, sir, huh?" Hogg seemed to notice something strange. "Why did the crosshair suddenly turn into a red X? It was a green crosshair before."

"You idiot…" Anduin facepalmed, speechless. "You're tilting your head up too high, blocking the muzzle. If you had fired just now, you would have hit your own head first."

Sure enough, Hogg's attention was focused on the goggles, instinctively tilting his head up.

Hearing this, Hogg broke out in a cold sweat and quickly lowered his head, then continued to aim cautiously.

"Sir, can I fire? This posture should be fine now, right?" Hogg asked uncertainly.

Anduin looked at Hogg, whose rear was sticking up high and whose head was almost touching the ground, feeling very speechless. There was no need to be so afraid of death. He nodded and said, "Fire, don't worry, the spell I added isn't very powerful. It won't kill anyone even if it accidentally hits them."

"Okay, firing!" Hogg, receiving a definite answer, focused his attention and increased his magic output.

Then the floating drone on Hogg's back trembled, and arcs of electricity appeared on its surface. With a 'boom,' a silver-blue electric laser instantly struck the distant rock.

Then everyone heard a loud 'bang,' and the rock was instantly blasted into pieces, with scattered fragments flying everywhere, some even flying more than ten meters away.

"Seriously, sir, you call this not very powerful?" Hogg looked at the scene before him and felt his legs go weak. If his head had been hit by that spell just now, wouldn't he have died on the spot?

"This is just an ordinary 'Cluster Lightning' spell. It mainly causes paralysis and burns on living targets. Unless it hits a vital point, I would need at least two or three of these spells to kill a werewolf. What are you panicking about?" Anduin shrugged dismissively.

Hogg glanced at Anduin speechlessly. A spell that could kill a werewolf with two or three hits, and you call that ordinary? Are you looking down on the physique of werewolves?

"Alright, alright, this test can be considered a complete success. Next, familiarize yourself with this tactical vest when you have time. This is just the basic version. I will add more plugins in the future, such as the 'Apparition' spell, and load various throwable charms."

Anduin didn't pay attention to Hogg's frightened expression, casually brushed him off, and then shifted his gaze to Kiki. "Kiki, next is your equipment. Come here."

"Yes, Master." As soon as Kiki heard that it was her turn, she hopped and skipped to the front and stood at attention.

Then Anduin took out a similar tactical vest and signaled for her to put it on.

After Kiki carefully put it on, Anduin patiently explained, "Kiki, you use your magic well, so I won't add any strange functions for you. The main functions of this tactical vest are concealment, energy storage, and auxiliary training."

After studying Kiki, Anduin discovered that house elves have good magical perception abilities, and the starting point of their magic sensitivity is much higher than that of wizards, so they can almost cast spells wandlessly from the beginning.

Moreover, their efficiency in using magic is surprisingly good. It usually takes 5-6 ticks for a wizard to use a spell, while a house elf only needs 3-4 ticks, saving about 30% of their magic.

However, their magic reserves are still too meager compared to wizards. The magic reserves in their bodies are roughly one-third of those of ordinary adult wizards, or even less.

Of course, this is also related to their small and weak bodies. In addition, most elves have a slave-like status in wizarding society, making it difficult for them to obtain enough nutrition, and their magic improves quite slowly.

Like Kiki, her initial magic reserve was only about 150 ticks. After Anduin fed her plenty of fish and meat for a few months, it has now reached 170 ticks, but she still looks thin.

Therefore, before Kiki's physical strength and magic reserves have improved, Anduin chose to load an external magic source to make up for this shortcoming.

This tactical vest is equipped with 9 magic storage runes, each capable of storing approximately 20 ticks of magic, providing 180 ticks of backup magic. It is also equipped with an energy absorption array that can automatically recharge by absorbing free-floating magic.

At the same time, Kiki's tactical vest is also equipped with commonly used spells like 'Disillusionment Charm' and 'Shield Charm,' which consume a lot of energy. The pockets on both sides are also enchanted with the 'Undetectable Extension Charm.' Kiki usually has to do some daily housework, and having a space pocket will make things much easier.

And in order to cooperate with daily training, the 'Episkey' spell is also engraved, after all, Kiki's physique is weaker, but if she wants to continuously increase her magic reserves, she still needs to carry out a lot of physical training. Given Kiki's physical condition, she needs treatment that can be activated at any time.

After putting on the tactical vest given by Anduin, Kiki carefully tested it like Hogg, and under Anduin's guidance, she learned how to draw magic stored in the vest for use. Soon, Kiki began to play with it with great affection.

Next, Anduin accompanied Hogg and Kiki in familiarizing themselves with their equipment in the Forbidden Forest, and then took them back to the Forbidden Forest cabin.

At one place in the Forbidden Forest, Anduin saw a chubby figure sitting on the steps of the cabin, petting a cat. It was Vivian.

Vivian's image has changed drastically. At the beginning of the school year, in order to test the impact of energy intake on magic reserves, Anduin let her eat and drink heavily for a month. Naturally, Vivian welcomed this very much, but later test results proved that simply ingesting energy without training did not have a significant effect on the increase in magic.