Nicano gestured desperately and even pulled out a thick "formula book," trying to prove his worth—that he was not some useless waste.
From his gestures, Bai Pu roughly figured out what he meant.
The magnetic field of magic crystals involved leyline energy. It had to be sensed through a Spirit Energy talent, then calculated using complex formulas constructed from the "sixty-one basic magic symbols."
The final arrangement of magic symbols would give the Magic Magnetic Compass's needle a preset variable, allowing it to adapt to the leyline magnetic field in that location.
Only then would the Magic Magnetic Compass produce more accurate results.
For an outsider who knew nothing about magic theory or magical formulas—Bai Pu, in this case—even if he memorized the arrangement of magic symbols by rote—still Bai Pu—he could not replace a Wizard Apprentice like Nicano, who had undergone three years of systematic study in magical theory.
Bai Pu smiled. "Mr. Nicano, don't worry. It's the boss's money that pays for hiring you, not mine. I just happen to have a tiny bit of Spirit Energy talent and some basic understanding of magic. I merely want to learn from you how to operate the Magic Magnetic Compass."
Nicano looked at Bai Pu skeptically. "The way you traced those magic symbols just now... you do seem to have some foundation in magic. But your magic power is rather weak, and your Spirit Energy is also quite low."
Ever since Bai Pu had used the Earth Dragon Pearl, Abyssal Pearl, Wind God Gem, and Fire Feather Heart in the Battle Demon World to forge his four great Magic Source Centers, this was the first time a native had called his "magic power weak"! It somehow made sense, yet also felt completely wrong.
It made sense from a numerical standpoint.