Chapter 19: The Hand of the Mage, Dancing Lights and Fire Arrows
"Don't worry, you will be the second author when I write papers from now on."
Ron laughed, "Ghost-wise halflings are also halflings. Although they don't approach strangers, they are very friendly to acquaintances."
"Do you have a place to practice here? I probably can't do it in the hotel. What if something explodes..."
"Hey, it's not that easy to explode. It's as if magic only has fireball." Lavinia pointed to the back of the alchemy shop, "Although most people have the same impression of magic - there is enough space in the backyard. , practice as you wish.”
"But don't hurt my flowerbed! It was planted with seeds I brought from my clan, and it took a lot of effort to keep it alive!"
"Don't worry!" Ron waved his hand, turned and walked towards the back of the Kitty Alchemy Shop.
As for the magic trick, he had already planned it when he selected the materials. He is not a complete novice. At least he has run in several groups and played similar games. He still has some idea of what tricks are useful.
The first is the hand of the mage, which is a must.
The function of the mage's hand is to summon a floating ghost hand to appear at a point specified within nine meters of the caster. The ghost hand will last for up to one minute, or it will be dismissed by the caster. If the ghost hand exceeds the casting range, or when the mage hand is cast again, the existing ghost hand will be disbanded directly.
The caster can control the ghost hand and use it to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, place an item into or remove an item from a container, or pour the contents of a vial, etc. .
The only problem is that the ghost hand can't attack, activate magic items, or carry more than eight pounds of material.
But this is all trivial. The Mage's Hand is just a trick. There is no need to occupy the position of the spell book to prepare spells, and there is no daily spell casting limit. What kind of bicycle is needed?
Ron took out the required materials in advance, and then opened the "Someone's Trick Study Guide".
Generally speaking, when a mage transcribes a spell, he must first reconstruct the basic form of the spell, and then interpret the unique symbology used by the mage who copied the spell. This spell must be practiced over and over until the required incantations and gestures are fully understood, and finally copied into the spellbook using the user's own notation system.
But this "Guide to Magic" is obviously prepared for mage apprentices and Muggles like Ron. In the previous basic teaching part, the symbol system used in this book has been explained in detail. Ron only needs to Just be responsible for understanding it.
Spells, gestures, and materials are the three necessary elements for spellcasting. Spellcasting in the real world is much more complicated than in the game, but things of this level are not too difficult for Ron.
I remember when Chen Daozai won 37 million for 20 yuan. Ron studied 1,800 pages of three subjects in one night, and his score was 70 points, and he learned three cricket tricks in half a day. It was not a problem!
"Mag..."
When Ron began to practice, as he chanted the spell in his mouth, a vague outline of a hand distorted the space and slowly appeared in front of him...
"This stupid boy."
Two hours later, in the alchemy shop, Lavinia was still studying Ron's experiment yesterday. After all, it is one thing for others to succeed, but it is another thing to succeed by yourself.
"If magic is so easy to learn, why aren't there so many mages that they have to walk around like dogs?" The halfling waited leisurely for the potion to start reacting on its own.
"What is the actual situation? Most spell casters rely on the blood of their ancestors, pray or sign contracts with gods or similar beings, and draw power from their understanding of nature... How many people learn spells? I will remain an apprentice for the rest of my life!”
"Forget it," Lavinia thought for a while, "I'd better go see him and give him some encouragement? Waiting until he gives up on his own will be much more effective than me hitting him."
"I'm not doing anything bad, I'm just helping humans save time. They don't have so much life to waste on meaningless and fruitless things..."
Lavinia checked the time, then walked back talking to herself.
It's not that she doesn't believe in Ron, it's just that the path of mage is too difficult, and humans are not a race with an innate affinity for magic.
But when Lavinia walked out to the backyard, what did she see?
A ghost hand was suspended beside Ron, and four torch-sized light sources were suspended around Ron in the form of light balls. At this time, Ron was mumbling words, and as he moved, a handful of flames were thrown by him. It was thrown out and thrown onto the surrounding stone walls, leaving a scorched black mark.
"Mage's hand, dancing lights, flaming arrows?!"
Lavinia stared at the young man in front of her in stunned silence. No, no, what kind of young man is this? This is a monster!
It usually takes at least two hours to learn a spell, and even longer to become fully proficient - he has already learned three! And the dancing light technique still requires concentration!
Who is this?
"Huh? Hi!" Seeing Lavinia coming, Ron immediately greeted her, but his energy was really overwhelmed, and the dancing light technique immediately dissipated in the air.
"The store manager came just in time, let's see what my results are like."
This guy is showing off to himself!
"How about what?" Lavinia returned to the cold look she had when Ron first met her, "It's okay, that's it."
"It's just three tricks. Even the worst wizard can learn them. There's nothing to be proud of."
She didn't mention that she was referring to real wizards instead of apprentices, nor did she explain how long it would take for those wizards to master them!
Ron said "Oh"; "Well, I want to buy some materials from you and learn something new..."
"No more!" Lavinia shouted in frustration. When she saw Ron's confused look, she realized that she was acting too strange.
"Ahem," the halfling coughed to cover up his embarrassment, "What's the point of learning a few tricks? Even if you are all perfect, it's just like that."
"Since you have learned the tricks, it means you do have 'some' talent. I'll give you a magic. Will you learn it?"
She had to put this guy's arrogance down. There is a fundamental difference between spells and tricks, and she won't teach Ron how to interpret her exclusive symbols!
Lavinia believed that as long as the other party couldn't learn what she taught, she would be balanced in her heart and she could sleep well... right?
"I do!" Ron didn't care what Lavinia was thinking. After two hours, he was already a little excited.
Magic is so fun!
