Mage Hand

Lin Xiaowei's tone was very serious.

The sudden pressure made Li Yao a little flustered... He was just a Buddhist college student who was a little good-looking. What did he do wrong to bear all this?

But Lin Xiaowei didn't care and said to herself, "Please help me take good care of my family, please."

Oh, that's all...

Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief, "That's a must!"

Lin Xiaowei: "No, you don't understand what I mean. I mean—take care of them until I return. When I become a Legend, I will be able to break through the planes and travel the world... Now I can't take care of them, so I can only ask you."

Li Yao: "..."

Lin Xiaowei had said that it would take her at least two hundred years to advance to Legend, and that was the fastest time.

However, the path of advancement for a Mage was inherently difficult. The further one went, the greater the difficulties faced. Some high-level peak Mages could not advance even in their entire lives, and in the end, they could only transform themselves into other undead creatures.

Lin Xiaowei entrusted him to take care of her parents until she returned...

Her obsession was very deep.

But the problem was, her parents were just mortals, how could they live so long!

So, the task of making them live longer fell on him? What the hell!

How was that even possible!

Immortality has always been one of humanity's ultimate dreams. Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu across the ocean to find the elixir of life, leaving behind many mysteries. Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang mobilized the country, almost leading to the demise of their empires. The Jiajing Emperor believed in immortality and spent his life refining elixirs in the hope of achieving longevity, laying the groundwork for the fall of the Great Ming Dynasty... These were all living examples of what not to do.

Those things that emperors couldn't accomplish with the power of the entire country were now falling on him? Lin Xiaowei, were you overestimating him too much!

Li Yao: "...Or, I'll call Xu Fu and see if he has any immortality pills left?"

Lin Xiaowei: "I have the recipe for the Longevity Potion here."

Li Yao: "..."

You should have said so earlier! You scared the hell out of me.

Now the difficulty of the task had changed from hell level to difficult level.

Lin Xiaowei continued to reply, "The remaining problem is that you need to improve your strength as soon as possible. When you advance to become a formal Mage, you can try to anchor the plane and open the link magic circle to start material exchange. During this time, I will study alchemy and share some knowledge with you."

Li Yao: "OjbK."

Lin Xiaowei: "Here, this is for you."

Then Li Yao received a document: Analysis of the Composition of Mage Hand.

Lin Xiaowei: "This is a spell, a classic one among the Zero-Ring Spells. It can telekinetically control a non-magical item that does not exceed five kilograms. It is also a spell that tests the mental strength of apprentices."

Li Yao immediately became interested: "Oh! Cool! Is that the only one? Do you have any Fireball or Lightning Bolt spells?"

Lin Xiaowei: "Don't bite off more than you can chew! Practice this one thoroughly first!"

Li Yao: "...Okay, Teacher Lin."

Lin Xiaowei: "That's it, I'm logging off."

Li Yao: "Goodbye, Teacher Lin~"

Watching Teacher Lin's avatar turn gray, Li Yao guessed that even if she wasn't online, keeping the signal on would probably consume soul energy. After all, the power consumption was different when a phone had WiFi on or off.

Li Yao swiped up the chat history and saw the Mage Hand document, and couldn't help but lick his lips.

This document was actually a switch! But he was getting used to poking it...

Even,

He was getting a little addicted!...

The three elements of a Mage included: Spiritual Energy, magic power, and spells.

Spiritual Energy was the foundation of a Mage. With the improvement of Saint Mage Tara Yang, the path of a Mage's Spiritual Energy had become traceable and could be enhanced step by step.

As for magic power, it was the magic pattern engraved in the soul after advancing to a formal Mage. It could draw energy from the void, refine it into magic power, and store it in the soul. In this way, it was dozens of times stronger than the ancient Mages who relied on the magic net to cast spells and had daily spell slot restrictions.

And spells were a delicate and complex subject.

As mentioned before, the "Meditation Technique" is like a program running within the soul and spirit, constantly refining the strength of the soul and spirit, and expanding the depth of the soul. Spells, on the other hand, require the caster to guide their spiritual power to construct circuits. Once the circuit is constructed, they then guide the "Spiritual Energy" from the void, which is the magical power, to produce effects and interfere with reality.

The duration of the "Mage Hand" skill is determined by the caster's concentration time, so the circuit for this spell is relatively complex.

Even with learning through "Impartation," Li Yao didn't succeed in constructing the circuit on the first day...

It's like a child learning to write; even when copying, they can't write neat and accurate regular script characters.

It requires not only intelligence but also practice makes perfect.

Whether it's the construction time or the effectiveness, it all requires constantly grinding "proficiency" to make the spell release faster and more effective.

In the following period, Li Yao, in addition to his school life, meditated and practiced Mage Hand.

Occasionally, Lin Xiaowei would also give him some pointers, popularizing some basic knowledge of magic.

Li Yao's university life became less boring.

He even had the feeling of being back in high school, holding his phone late at night and having an online romance with a girl.

How novel.

It's a pity that the girl he's chatting with has known him for more than ten years and is still in another world.

That's very magical.

More than a month later, Li Yao's Meditation Technique was already very proficient. Even while attending class, he could multitask. Mage Hand could also be cast almost instantly.

It's just that the lethality is very weak.

What can you do with telekinetically controlling five kilograms of ownerless, non-magical items?

Do a chicken!

On the other hand, the Meditation Technique gave Li Yao an unexpected surprise. In the exams at the end of the semester, Li Yao easily scored over ninety in all subjects, which stunned the beasts in the dormitory.

"Li Yao has been meditating all day and has quietly touched the realm of a top student! How hateful!"

"I'm afraid Longquan Temple has already sent him a summons!"

"...Let him treat us, bleed him dry!"

"Good idea!" X3!

Therefore, Li Yao, who was slaughtered by his roommates before the holiday, felt very aggrieved.

Damn it.

The three beasts ate more than a thousand yuan of his money. Are they human! Don't they all say that being a Mage is very profitable?

How come it's become him bleeding out?

He felt very unbalanced and secretly prepared to make up for it sometime...

Summer vacation is a beautiful word.

It means you have two more months of freely disposable time without having to bear social responsibilities. How great. As for summer homework and other messy things...

Just sprint (copy) in the last few days.

This is a rare thing to look forward to in student days.

But Li Yao's right was deprived, and the one who deprived him of this right was the netizen who was far away in another world but so familiar that he knew what color underwear he wore as a child... He had to find a way to help the Lin family through the crisis and prepare for the Lin family's immortality.

Damn it,

Just thinking about it makes his head hurt!

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