Spell Models

Early the next morning.

Kei led his army out of the city in high spirits, setting off to hunt Blackscale Lizardmen.

As usual, Sunan remained in his room, occupied with his own affairs.

In the study, with its doors and windows tightly shut, bright yellow candlelight flickered and danced.

Sunan sat cross-legged on the floor with his eyes closed.

About two hours later, he finally finished meditating and opened his eyes.

On the panel, the proficiency of the Star Ring Meditation Technique had increased by another 5 points.

His Spirit Power had also increased by 0.01.

"At this rate, it will probably take half a year to construct the first Star Ring."

Sunan's gaze flickered slightly.

According to the introductory book, without relying on external assistance, most Wizard Apprentices needed two to three years to construct their first Star Ring.

Wizard Apprentices with exceptional aptitude could shorten that time to around a year.

From that perspective, even without the enhancement from Silver Moon Flower Essence, his "aptitude" could still be considered outstanding.

After all, in most games, players with data panels were all once-in-a-generation geniuses compared to the natives.

Yet Sunan was still not satisfied.

Constructing the first Star Ring would take more than half a year, and the second and third Star Rings would only take longer.

At that rate, it would probably take three or four years to advance to Level Two Wizard Apprentice.

Wouldn't advancing to Level Three Wizard Apprentice then take ten or twenty years?

And Wizard Advancement?

Over a century?

One had to know that Wizard Apprentices did not live much longer than ordinary people.

Without physical modifications, they could live no longer than two hundred years at most.

Only by advancing to become a Wizard, breaking through those shackles and elevating one's life essence, could one's lifespan greatly increase.

Sunan's goal was to advance to Wizard before his lifespan ran out. Only then could he survive until the elemental resurgence a thousand years later.

"I still need to further improve my meditation efficiency."

Sunan got up, walked to the bookshelf, and took out the Encyclopedia of Tier-Zero Potions.

The book recorded the formulas for eighteen Tier-Zero Potions.

Besides Dragon Blood Potion, there were Brute Force Potion, Healing Potion, Swiftness Potion, Photosensitivity Potion, and more.

Of them all, the one that interested Sunan most was a Tier-Zero Potion called Lesser Activity Potion.

Its effects were similar to Silver Moon Flower Essence, both increasing mental activity, but it was far more effective—a superior version of Silver Moon Flower Essence.

"If I had Lesser Activity Potion to assist my meditation, I could advance to Level Two Wizard Apprentice in one or two years at most."

Sunan's heart burned with anticipation.

However, when he saw the materials required to make Lesser Activity Potion, the excitement in his heart cooled.

Materials like Plain Heart Grass, Dragon Eye Mint, and Black-Spotted Python Bone Powder were precious, but as long as he was willing to spend the time, he could always find them.

But the sap of the Clarity Tree was a headache.

In Sunan's limited memories of the game, Clarity Trees seemed to exist only within the southern Azure Gold Empire.

Separated by tens of thousands of kilometers, there was no way to obtain Clarity Tree sap.

"I can only see whether Silver Moon Flower Essence can serve as a substitute."

The primary effect of Clarity Tree sap was to increase mental activity, making it similar to Silver Moon Flower Essence.

Using Silver Moon Flower Essence as a substitute seemed highly feasible.

The key was that Silver Moon Flowers were not particularly precious.

One Silver Coin was enough to buy a flower.

Still, whether it would actually work would have to wait until he had collected the other materials and could conduct further experiments.

Besides that, among Tier-Zero Potions, Lesser Activity Potion was also one of the most difficult to make.

Sunan estimated that Potion Making had to reach at least Level 2 before he could attempt it.

Otherwise, the success rate would be outrageously low.

"For now, I'll use Lesser Dragon Blood Potion to grind proficiency. Once the materials are gathered, Potion Making should be close to Level 2 as well. Then I can start experimenting."

Sunan put down the Encyclopedia of Tier-Zero Potions and took several books on spell models from the cabinet.

The previous owner had left behind only four spell models.

They were Mage Hand, Acid Splash, Sleep Spell, and Flash Spell.

Without exception, they were all the lowest-level Zero-Circle Spells.

But that happened to suit Sunan's current situation.

If they were First-Circle Spells, it would be nearly impossible for him to master them with his current Spirit Power.

Sunan opened a book. Its pages were filled with dense text and all manner of intricate, profound models.

Spell models were the foundation of mastering spells.

To cast a spell, one first had to weave the corresponding spell model with Spirit Power, then use the model to draw in Energy Particles and release them in a special manner. That was what was known as a spell.

Simply put, a spell model was a CPU processor that converted Energy Particles into all sorts of spells.

Only, this processor was extraordinarily precise and complex. The densely packed spell circuits and spell nodes were enough to make one's scalp tingle.

Even the simplest Zero-Circle Spell model was far more complex than ordinary people could imagine.

Moreover, every spell model involved several branches of knowledge.

Take Mage Hand, for example. It involved energy circulation and force field energy conversion. To master Mage Hand, one also had to find books on these two subjects, study them, and thoroughly understand them.

As a result, the time Wizard Apprentices needed to learn a spell was often measured in years.

But Sunan, that cheater, was an exception.

With a player panel built into him, he did not need to understand the knowledge in the books or master prerequisite knowledge. As long as he read a spell book, he could increase the spell's learning progress.

—Even if he could not understand a word of it!

Likewise, he did not need to painstakingly construct complex spell models in his mind.

As long as he filled the learning progress bar, he could instantly master the spell, along with all the related knowledge involved.

That was the advantage of a player.

Opening the spell model book for Mage Hand, Sunan began reading intently.

About half an hour later, a line of text slowly appeared before him.

Read "Mage Hand Spell Model." "Mage Hand" learning progress +0.08%

Over the following days, aside from meditating, Sunan spent every day reading spell books.

From time to time, he also took care of the Blackscale Lizardmen corpses sent over by Kei's men, drawing their blood to make Lesser Dragon Blood Potion.

As his skill proficiency increased, his potion-making techniques became increasingly practiced, and his success rate gradually rose.

Later on, he could make one bottle of Lesser Dragon Blood Potion from an average of three portions of Subdragon Blood.

After half a month, he had accumulated eleven bottles of Lesser Dragon Blood Potion.

When Kei returned to the inner castle's council hall in Blackstone City, weary from the journey, he found Sunan and the potions neatly lined up on the table.

"So these are the potions you mentioned that can strengthen one's physique?"

Kei picked up a potion bottle and looked at the bright red liquid sloshing inside the transparent glass, amazement appearing on his face.

The knights around him all craned their necks to look at the potions on the table, their eyes burning with desire.

After all, according to Sunan, these potions were effective even on Formal Knights.

Who did not want to become stronger?