Second-Tier Spell

"So it was him. I heard Rhein Town has another legendary Mage; truly formidable for someone so young."

"It seems the future of our Mage Association is incredibly bright."

The man crouched down in front of Lu Cang, even lower than Lu Cang.

"Little one, have you considered joining the Mage Association?"

Lu Cang looked towards Iz.

Iz spoke for Lu Cang, "Fizer."

"The entry age for the Mage Association is 16, isn't it?"

The man called Fizer smiled brightly and turned to Iz behind him, responding, "Rather than rules, doesn't our association value genius more?"

"As long as they're a genius, rules can be bent."

Iz tapped the table and refused very seriously, "He's still a child. Whether he wants to join the association is something he should consider slowly himself."

"Alright, alright, if you say so."

As he spoke, Fizer took out a blue business card from his pocket.

"Little one, if you ever wish to join the Mage Association, you are always welcome."

"Present this card at any Mage Association in any region, and someone will assist you."

With that, Fizer stood up.

He waved to Iz again before truly departing.

Lu Cang: "Iz, who was that?"

"The president of the Mage Association on this continent."

"A Level 6 Mage."

Huh?

Level 6?

This morning, he had gone to catch up on common knowledge about this world.

A Level 6 Magic Saint was already a terrifying existence on this continent.

"What did he want with you?" Lu Cang asked brazenly, relying on his status as a child.

Normally, asking such private questions might be displeasing.

But a child was different.

"It's not something I need to hide."

"He came to talk to me about war."

Lu Cang tilted his head, "War?"

A very sensitive topic. He could already imagine the devastation.

"Mhm."

"After Harvest Moon, it will be October."

Lu Cang recalled what he saw this morning—knowledge about Moon Phases.

"The Month of War and Fire, the Moon Phase is Ba Ni."

Iz scratched his head and sighed, "This month brings blessings for war, fiercer morale, greater power for army-level spells, swifter marches, and orders will reach soldiers' minds faster..."

A month that advocated for war.

It was truly cruel; major and minor wars basically broke out in this month.

Wars in this month offered more generous rewards to the victors.

The losses suffered by the losers were also less.

Although it didn't make logical sense, it was a fact written in the common knowledge books.

"He wants me to participate in an upcoming war."

Lu Cang: "What are your plans? Iz?"

"I refused."

"I don't intend to interfere in any of this world's wars."

It seemed Iz was a pacifist.

"He was fulfilling his duty as the association president to persuade me. He also knew he couldn't convince me and, by the way, provided me with some other useful intelligence."

Lu Cang asked curiously, "What kind of intelligence, Iz?"

Iz glanced at the transparent paper in his hand and shook his head, "You don't need that kind of intelligence right now."

Iz stretched and changed the subject.

"Let's go practice new magic."

Lu Cang: "En! Okay!"

He had come to find Iz specifically to learn second-tier magic.

Moreover, the follow-up knowledge on Magic Enhancement that Iz mentioned, he should be able to learn it once he reached level 2 mage.

Besides.

The feeling of practicing magic with Iz, once experienced, could never be forgotten.

Each casting increased proficiency by 5 times.

No wonder everyone wanted Iz to teach them.

Without Iz, even the interest in practicing magic decreased significantly.

He arrived at the training grounds of Rhein Town once more.

This time, Iz rented a larger area.

Training grounds were divided into free and paid ones.

Free meant everyone trained together, the space was smaller, and there were no wooden dummies to hit; people just cast spells into the open.

The free grounds had dedicated protectors, usually level 2 Defenders, to prevent accidental injuries.

Paid meant booking the entire place.

Generally, paid grounds also had protectors, and one could hire level 3 Defenders.

But with Iz around, that wasn't necessary.

"Compared to the single effect of first-tier magic, second-tier magic has slightly more complex variations."

"Chant with me."

Lu Cang and Iz chanted in unison: "Heavy earth, surge forth! Form a thick and sturdy barrier, rise into a broad wall!"

Rumble--

The earth churned, and the ground bulged! A stone wall formed in front of Lu Cang!

"You have learned--Stone Wall Technique"

"Stone Wall Technique Proficiency EXP +10000"

"Stone Wall Technique (Second-Tier) (LV:3)"

LV:3, huh.

It seemed that compared to first-tier spells, second-tier spells required more experience points to level up.

No wonder they said most mages only knew 1-2 second-tier spells without chanting in their entire lives.

"Haha, looks like I don't need to teach you the principles. I was worried the second-tier magic was too complex, and you wouldn't be able to chant and release it directly."

He felt a little looked down upon.

Lu Cang chanted again...

Rumble rumble rumble--

As expected, unlike first-tier magic, it took until the seventh cast for the second-tier spell to reach LV:10 and gain the no-chanting effect.

However, Lu Cang did not display multi-casting.

Otherwise, with triple proficiency, he would have leveled up very quickly.

"Very good, you have mastered the Stone Wall Technique. Next, let's learn a wood-element spell, Vine Strike."

Strike what?

Lu Cang didn't react immediately...

"Vines of savage growth, break through the earth with vigorous life, swing your roots and strike!"

Bang!

Dozens of vines burst from the ground, countless tendrils whipping wildly!

Wood-element magic.

It was a type he hadn't learned before...

"This spell is a bit more difficult than other spells, give it a try."

Lu Cang nodded and mimicked the chant he had just memorized--

"Vines of savage growth..."

Boom!

As the chant completed.

Three vines broke through the earth and lashed out at the air!

"Next, Fountain Technique."

Teaching Lu Cang magic was a very easy and pleasant task.

Izpalut had also taught at Loins Magic Academy for a period of time.

For a Mage who had just reached Level 2, a Tier 2 spell would often take more than ten days to master from scratch.

Even some so-called genius Mages would need at least the time it took to drink a cup of coffee or even a lunch break to figure it out.

Compared to Lu Cang... the difference was truly not small.

Even someone with Iz's personality, who wouldn't dislike any student, would feel exceptionally happy when teaching a genius.

Good students gave teachers a different feeling.

"Okay, repeat after me..."

Whoosh!

The hurricane erupted in an instant--

Wind Blast Technique had also been mastered.

Mastering a spell just by reciting an incantation, this kind of easy feeling could only be experienced firsthand.