But like modified spells, Rune Artifacts rested on a foundation of vast knowledge.
Their power was determined not by the materials themselves, but by the rune arrays inscribed within them and the depth of one's understanding and command of the elements.
In short, Benjamin needed to study a great deal before he could develop or learn new sixth-level spells.
To do that, he had to fill the gaps in his systematic knowledge of Alchemy, runes, Magic Potions, Life Modification, energy, space, and other fields above Level 5. He had touched on these subjects at Level 5.
The biggest difference in their sixth-level versions was that they were all deeply bound to the Law Solidification Domain.
Alchemy was no longer just the physical shaping of materials. It used the Law Solidification Domain to permeate them at their very essence.
Runes no longer simply guided the elements. They engraved the rules and logic of the Law Solidification Domain into a physical vessel.
Knowledge of space, meanwhile, was directly tied to manipulating Plane Origin.
In short, the Law Solidification Domain was more than a convenient coordination "machine."
Many sixth-level wizards used it directly as a medium for casting spells, or even as a weapon in battle.
Benjamin opened his Magic Network Terminal and began searching the Star Ring Federation's knowledge-trading platform for sixth-level textbooks and research materials in each field. Many of them could only be purchased with Advanced Military Merit. On the other hand, because they covered only sixth-level knowledge, they were remarkably cheap!
"Holy crap, only a thousand points of Advanced Military Merit? Did they get the price wrong?!"
Benjamin stared at the price on the screen, unable to hide his shock.
He changed the filter to purchases made with ordinary Military Merit and found that the same materials and textbooks