Magic Tide

This team's popularity exceeded Lu Cang's expectations.

After they got off the carriage, no fewer people gathered around to bring them vegetables and fruit.

Chicheng did not refuse any of it, casually accepting every gift.

After receiving the townspeople's welcome all the way, Lu Cang and the others finally returned to the inn.

According to Kumiloni, they had purchased long-term lodging rights at this inn.

However, because of Lu Cang's arrival, they had opened an additional room just for him.

"Phew..."

"A different world."

After having a simple meal with Kumiloni and the others, Lu Cang finally returned to his room, took a bath, and lay down on the bed.

This was Lu Cang's first time being alone since coming to this world.

"Magic, swords, class changes, adventurers, dungeons..."

A ball of flame appeared, dancing in Lu Cang's palm.

"Magic..."

Lu Cang repeated the word.

The flame dancing in his palm symbolized his contact with extraordinary power.

He had spent almost the past two days unconscious.

He had gotten drunk and passed out during the celebration on the first night, then not long after waking up the next day, he had fallen unconscious from excessive spellcasting.

He had actually been awake very little.

There were many things Lu Cang had not had time to think through.

Knock, knock, knock—

Someone knocked at the door.

"It's me, Iz." Izpalut's voice sounded from outside the door.

"Ah, come in."

Lu Cang got up to open the door, but with a flash, Iz's figure passed directly through it.

Seeing Iz appear, Lu Cang could not help but marvel.

Magic... was so convenient.

Iz let out a long breath. "Phew, it's finally dealt with."

Lu Cang asked curiously, "Dealt with what?"

Iz replied, "Those students."

"After answering their questions, I hurried back."

"They were all very basic questions."

Sheesh, did he handle all those people?

Lu Cang remembered that at least dozens of people had surrounded Izpalut.

Izpalut continued, "Never mind that."

"Your mana is far too low. You must first increase your total mana."

Oh~ as expected of a professional teacher.

The first thing he talks about is magic. Is he really this anxious about my mana?

Iz, I get the feeling that when it comes to improving my strength, you're even more impatient than I am.

Lu Cang could not help thinking this.

Although Izpalut might not be a powerful mage, he was certainly a popular teacher.

Lu Cang had seen that with his own eyes just now.

"What should I do, Master?"

Lu Cang sat properly on the bed and sought Izpalut's guidance.

Lu Cang also wanted to increase his total mana. He had no desire to be some quick-shot who went limp after casting a few spells.

A real man had to last!

"Heh heh."

The space before Iz twisted strangely. Reaching into the void, he pulled out a book with a white cover.

Another spellbook?

Seeing a spellbook again, Lu Cang no longer felt the same reverence he had the first time.

In its place was a sense of anticipation.

He only needed to read a few lines to learn a new spell.

That felt pretty great.

"This was compiled by me personally..."

"Magic Growth."

Ah...

He wrote it himself?

The anticipation instantly dropped quite a bit.

Though that was what he thought, Lu Cang still accepted the book Izpalut handed over.

Compared to Lightning Strike Technique,

this Magic Growth was astonishingly thick.

It was about as thick as a dictionary, while its length and width were roughly half Lu Cang's body size.

It was a book more than twice as large as a brick.

Iz said proudly, "These are insights I compiled with great care. There isn't a single useless sentence; every word has meaning."

"You are the first student to see these notes."

Oh...

Looks like he really does value me.

But the talent he had displayed should be worth valuing, right?

No master failed to hope that their disciple would rise above the rest.

Although his anticipation had dropped a little, Lu Cang still opened the book with great expectation.

The table of contents alone was ten pages long...

However, the very first chapter was [The Best Magic Growth Technique for Level 1 Mages—Magic Tide].

"Keep your mana circulating through your body. Do not allow it to remain still within you."

"Let your mana come into greater contact with external elements before returning to your body."

"Imagine that there is a sea of mana within your body, rising and falling like the tides. It is constantly flowing in and ebbing out. When the tide rises, mana spreads outside the body; when it ebbs, mana flows back in. Every rise and fall of the tide will bring an increase in mana."

These words seemed to possess magic. Though there were many of them, once he read the first line, he could not stop himself from continuing.

Just as Izpalut had said, there was absolutely no pointless nonsense like [History and Origins].

Every word was useful, solid information.

As he read, Lu Cang began circulating his mana.

He felt the mana that had originally been scattered throughout his body and lying still gather together.

It gathered into a "sea" within his body.

This tiny amount of mana could hardly be called a sea. At most, it could be called a pond.

Yet under Lu Cang's control, this pond of mana truly began to rise and fall like the tides.

Under Lu Cang's control, the mana spread out of his body and came into contact with the outside elements.

Lu Cang felt his mana increase after it came into contact with the elements.

Part of the mana underwent a self-expanding increase, like muscles growing larger.

Another part came from elements being partially transformed into mana, then carried back into his body by his own mana as the tide ebbed.

"Magic Growth Technique learned—Magic Tide (First Tier) (LV:1)"

"Magic Tide Proficiency EXP +10000"

"Proficiency Level Increased—Magic Tide (LV:5)"

Phew—

Lu Cang felt his total mana increase. The exact increase was not particularly large, only about 5%.

However, that was only from one rise and fall of the tide.

It had taken only a single breath.

Moreover, Magic Tide's proficiency level had increased as well.

The second rise and fall became even more turbulent.

Lu Cang's mana swept in more external elements, transformed them into mana, and flowed them back into his body.

At the same time, the mana's self-growth also became greater.

Iz's gaze revealed an unusual hint of surprise.

Although Lu Cang was the first person to see this textbook, the mana growth methods recorded in the book had not been learned by only one person.

The [Magic Tide] in the first chapter was, in theory, the best Magic Enhancement Technique Iz had selected for Level 1 mages.

However...

Very few people could successfully practice this enhancement technique.

For the failures of different students, Iz had recorded a great deal of experience and summarized many improvements and solutions.

But even so,

only two people had ultimately mastered the Magic Tide growth technique.

As for someone who could understand and learn Magic Tide merely from the opening few sentences,

there had been absolutely no one.

Yet Lu Cang before him had actually mastered Magic Tide completely using only the first page's few sentences, which could be called the [Guidance].

This aptitude was truly terrifying...

A few beads of sweat formed on Izpalut's forehead, while joy and excitement appeared on his face.

This child's talent was truly worth nurturing.

As long as he was carefully trained, he would surely become a mage second only to himself!

Lu Cang did not know what Izpalut was thinking. He only knew that his mana was rapidly increasing with every breath.

"Proficiency Level Increased—Magic Tide (LV:14)"

"Proficiency Level Increased—Magic Tide (LV:19)"

"Proficiency Level Increased—Magic Tide (LV:25)"