"But Your Highness, are you really going to absorb the magic power from this magic crystal? Magic crystals are generally used to make magical tools and weapons. Very few people would be willing to directly use them to increase their magic power."
Ilith asked.
After all, magic power could also be increased by consuming various potions. Directly absorbing a magic crystal was somewhat wasteful.
"Yes." Xian's answer was simple and decisive.
Magical tools and weapons were too far off. What he needed to do was rapidly increase his own strength and fully digest every resource currently available to him.
Under the bright moonlight of the full moon, Xian sat cross-legged atop the clock tower, holding the blue magic crystal in both hands.
As usual, he began the Moonlight Meditation and imagined draining the abundant, pure magic power within the crystal in his hands.
The next instant, clusters of icy-blue light emerged from the blue magic crystal and flowed endlessly into Xian's body, eventually enveloping him completely.
At the same time, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and waves of cold air radiated from Xian's body.
The floor, the bronze bell, and everything atop the clock tower stairs were gradually covered in frost, turning into solid white ice.
"It seems Your Highness has a very high affinity with Ice Magic."
Ilith, who could barely ward off the chill by using the "Sun" magic rune to create high temperatures, silently marveled to herself.
When a mage absorbed a magic crystal, the higher their compatibility with the magic power inside it, the more efficient the absorption and the lower the loss.
In His Highness's case, it could already be called perfect compatibility. He could absorb at least sixty percent of the magic power in that blue magic crystal.
That number was already terrifying. Most mages absorbed less than ten percent of a magic crystal's power in reality, which was the main reason the vast majority of mages did not rely on this method to increase their magic power.
There was no other reason—it was too expensive.
Ilith felt that it would not be surprising if His Highness advanced directly to the Magician rank after absorbing it.
At dawn, the first light of morning appeared.
Xian woke up from the cold.
Shivering, he hugged his arms tightly, feeling as though he had been thrown into northeastern China in the dead of winter.
"Your Highness, congratulations on successfully absorbing the magic crystal. Your affinity with Ice Magic is extremely high."
Ilith's voice beside him completely roused him.
Xian looked around and found that everything nearby had been covered in frost, even the enormous bronze bell.
The blue magic crystal still rested on his lap, but it had lost its former glow and chill, becoming as dull as an ordinary stone.
More importantly, he "felt a power flowing through his entire body."
Xian extended a finger and tried to focus his mind, gathering the cool power throughout his body at his fingertip. In an instant, a faint white light tinged with icy blue emerged there.
Perhaps because he had absorbed too much power from the blue magic crystal, even the Blank Magic he converted had temporarily been stained with a trace of icy blue.
Swish, swish, swish! Ilith extended her fingertip and swiftly drew the "Sun" and "Fire" magic runes in the air, then layered them together.
A burst of flame surged toward the frozen bronze bell. In just a few seconds, the frost melted away, revealing its rust-speckled surface.
"Your Highness, please draw the 'Water' magic rune now," Ilith said softly.
Swish! Swish! Without thinking much, Xian immediately began drawing in the air with the fingertip gathered with Blank Magic.
With the Blessing of Absent-mindedness, he completed the rune in two or three seconds, more than half a second faster than Ilith.
"Now draw the 'Freeze' magic rune."
Xian continued drawing the magic rune, completing it in another two or three seconds.
This time, however, he felt strained, because the previously completed "Water" magic rune also required him to devote part of his focus to controlling it. Otherwise, it would quickly dissipate.
"Next is the 'Impact' magic rune. Then layer them together and release them at the bronze bell," Ilith said.
Xian completed the third magic rune, then gritted his teeth and gradually layered them together.
He felt as though a heavy stone were pressing down on his mind, giving him the dizzy sensation of staying up late playing games.
When the three magic runes overlapped, a chunk of ice the size of a human head shot through the air and slammed viciously into the bronze bell.
Boom! Accompanied by a tremendous toll, the bronze bell shook violently, and a shallow but obvious dent appeared where it had been struck.
"Did I do that?"
Xian stared at the scene in shock, unable to hide the delight on his sharply defined face.
As a transmigrator from a world without magic, he truly loved the feeling of personally casting such dazzling magic.
After all, who had never dreamed of becoming a spellcaster? At the same time, the white "College Student" above his head gradually began to change, with a streak of emerald green appearing.
"Your Highness, please look at your Blessing," Ilith reminded him.
Coming to his senses, Xian immediately crouched down and looked at the frozen floor. The mirror-smooth ice clearly reflected the emerald-green words above his head—"True Magician."
It seemed to be a variant class!
At that moment, a stream of information entered his mind.
Magical Trick: You can perform little tricks that make people happy.
Xian: "???"
"Ilith, what ability did your Magician class give you?" Xian quickly asked.
He had a bad feeling about this.
"The ability granted to me by the Magician class is Wind Affinity. It makes the effects stronger and consumes less magic power when I use the 'Wind' magic rune and its derivative runes," Ilith explained.
"Of course, some people receive Earth Affinity, Water Affinity, or abilities that increase drawing speed, improve meditation speed, and so on."
"What ability did you receive, Your Highness?" Ilith asked curiously.
Given His Highness's talent, and the fact that he had a variant Magician class, it was most likely Freeze Affinity or Water Affinity.
Xian's mouth twitched, and for a moment, he found it difficult to say.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked about your ability."
Seeing that he still did not answer, Ilith became somewhat nervous. She felt that perhaps she had offended him.
After all, asking about a supernatural being's ability was inherently very rude.
Ilith, Ilith, how could you be so foolish?
It was an honor for you when His Highness asked about your ability, but how could you ask His Highness about his? The girl was so tense that fine beads of sweat appeared on her pale forehead.
"Close your eyes," Xian said softly.
Without thinking much, Ilith tightly closed her eyes.
She thought His Highness was going to punish her.
"Alright, you can open them now."
The girl slowly opened her eyes and saw a brilliant field of flowers.
The frost that had covered the floor and stairs had vanished, replaced by countless vibrant flowers swaying freely in the morning breeze.
"Thank you for teaching me magic, Teacher Ilith!"
Xian held two roses out before her, one vivid as blood and the other pale as ashes, as beautiful as her eyes.
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