Attempting Wandless Magic

Professor Green seemed to see through Linley's thoughts. He nodded slightly and said, "Just as you thought, in order to avoid drawing the suspicion of the various Ministries of Magic, I deliberately reduced the alchemical power contained in the Mana Stones I made public. This is my true masterpiece. As for why I brought it out today, it is to test the power of your fire magic. Fire magic suppressed by the Mana Stone will not burn down my office, and I will also be able to reconstruct its original power through the data."

Understanding dawned on Linley. He put on the Mana Suppression Bracelet Professor Green handed him.

A suffocating sensation washed over him, and Linley immediately found it a little hard to breathe.

He could feel the flow of magic power within his body slowing dramatically, while his ability to cast magic also seemed to become sluggish.

"That is because magic power has been flowing within your body for a long time, so this sudden suppression of your magic will instinctively make your body uncomfortable. Take deep breaths and do your best to let your body adapt to it," Professor Green said.

Linley did as Professor Green instructed, and the discomfort quickly eased.

Linley waved his wand, and a flame ignited between them.

Just as Professor Green had described, the Mana Suppression Bracelet suppressed ninety percent of Linley's ability to control magic. If the flames Linley cast could normally reach a maximum diameter of ten meters, he could now release flames only one meter across at most. Moreover, the decline in his control over the fire meant he could no longer manipulate its changes as freely as he wished.

"You do not need to deliberately control the shape of the flames. You only need to output as much magic power as possible and make the fire as powerful as it can be," Professor Green told Linley. What he wanted to test was the maximum power of Linley's fire magic, not his control over the flames.

So Linley stopped controlling the flames' transformations and instead did his best to increase their power.

Before long, Linley's Incendio had reached its limit. He sensed that if he continued increasing its power, the flames would immediately spiral out of control.

"All right, stop."

Feeling that it was about enough, Professor Green had Linley withdraw the flames. He then removed the Mana Suppression Bracelet from Linley's wrist and put it away.

Next, Professor Green picked up an alchemical device resembling a camera from a nearby table. This alchemical product had been flashing continuously while Linley cast Incendio.

"The data collection is nearly complete. Let's see how powerful your Incendio originally was."

As he spoke, Professor Green rapidly tapped the alchemical device several times.

A screen of light projected from the lens-like part of the camera-like alchemical device and shone onto the floor, revealing the outline of Linley's body. At the same time, a series of Ancient Runes symbols appeared one after another beside the model of his body.

With Linley's current vocabulary of Ancient Runes words, he could barely make out terms such as "fire," "magic power," and "level."

"This is an alchemical product made by my teacher to assess magical ability. It is called the Magic Power Evaluator. According to the data analysis provided by the Magic Power Evaluator, your current Incendio is at the level of an Auror."

As Professor Green spoke, he tapped the Magic Power Evaluator a few times and withdrew the projected screen of light.

Professor Green looked at Linley and said, "Although the magic power in your body is limited, in terms of your control over Incendio alone, you are no weaker than an Auror from the Ministry of Magic. I believe you can begin attempting Wandless Magic with Incendio."

Under normal circumstances, a wizard needed to use a wand to cast magic smoothly. Without a wand to guide the flow of magic power, it was difficult for a wizard to control the magic power within their body. More specifically, it was like the difference between charging with a cable and wireless charging.

Thus, Wandless Magic was an extremely inefficient method of casting. Without the assistance of a wand, a wizard needed to consume much more magic power to cast magic of the same level. This placed demands on the magic power reserves within a wizard's body, and those reserves only became stable and reached their peak after a wizard came of age.

This was why, no matter how gifted a wizard was, they could only truly master Wandless Magic after adulthood.

However, Linley possessed a special talent for controlling fire. This allowed him to convert magic power into flames more efficiently, giving him the opportunity to attempt Wandless Magic.

At this point, some might ask: if Wandless Magic was so inefficient, why were so many people still eager to try it?

A wizard had many ways to take away an opponent's wand. The Disarming Charm was one of the most typical methods of seizing an opponent's wand. After losing their wand, a wizard needed some means of protecting themselves. At such times, Wandless Magic became a lifeline for a wizard without a wand.

Furthermore, prolonged use of Wandless Magic could train a wizard's ability to control the magic power within their body, in turn improving their ability to cast with a wand and making the magic they cast with a wand more powerful as well.

"Wandless Magic? Professor, what should I do?"

Linley asked.

Professor Green said, "When you were attempting Silent Spellcasting, you should have felt the path your magic power took through your body when Incendio was cast, correct?"

Linley nodded. "That is true. I can feel magic power flowing along a certain path, eventually reaching the wand and taking the form of flames. However, I find it difficult to grasp that path. I have tried actively controlling the flow of magic power during Silent Spellcasting, but most of my magic power still flows passively when I silently recite the spell. My efforts only increase the efficiency of that flow."

Professor Green continued, "Your direction is correct. Next, while continuing with Silent Spellcasting, you need only keep exploring the path along which the magic power flows. Then try changing its final destination from your wand to your body. That way, you will be able to cast magic normally even after losing your wand."

"If it were anyone else, even if they truly succeeded in Wandless Magic, the power of their flames would naturally be much weaker. But you are different. Your special affinity with fire allows you to control flames well even after they leave your body. That is where your advantage lies!"

Professor Green said firmly.

Thus, Linley began to sense the path of the magic power flowing through his body whenever he cast Incendio.

An afternoon passed quickly. With Professor Green's help, Linley barely managed to map out a fixed path for his magic power to flow.

However, when he set down his wand and tried to change the final destination of his magic power from the wand to his palm, the magic power within his body seemed to stagnate and no longer obeyed his command.