Once his objective was clear, what came next was quite simple.
He only needed to incorporate the healing magic construct and movement magic construct he had secretly learned into the "Pride" magic. That would be equivalent to mastering five categories of magic.
The flames of destruction that slaughtered enemies and the flames of recovery that healed allies' wounds could be switched at will with a single thought...
Just thinking about it made him feel incredibly cool!
As for...
Why did he have to cram all five major types of magical traits—attack, defense, movement, healing, and status—into "Pride"...
Zhang Guangmu had a very good reason.
—If it could not even meet the simple basic standard of "once you have it, you need nothing else," if it could not stand against five, then what right did it have to be called "Pride"?
All he could say was that Zhang Guangmu was constantly perfecting the magic he had created, gradually completing it. As he grew stronger, he was bringing it to a level of utmost perfection—even beyond perfection!
"..."
George stood to the side, looking utterly obedient and not daring to say another word.
As someone who had been through it himself, he had already seen what Zhang Guangmu intended to do. Even so, he kept his eyes lowered and his mind composed, looking every bit like a prisoner.
Zhang Guangmu was...
Clearly trying to break through to the level of an official Mage!
George did not dare sabotage him or forcibly disrupt the process, but he knew how to avoid certain difficulties and obstacles.
He would not share that advanced knowledge with Zhang Guangmu, either.
After all, he and Zhang Guangmu were unrelated. Strictly speaking, they were even enemies.
As long as he did nothing, he could not make a mistake.
Besides...