Healing Spell

Chapter 46: Healing Spells

Compared to the Arcane spells of Mages, which were extremely complex in both content and model, the Divine Spells of Priests essentially only contained spell descriptions.

Zhao Xu glanced at his Spell Slots.

[Priest:
Zero-level Divine Spell Slots: 3=3 (Class)
First-level Divine Spell Slots: 2=1 (Class) + 1 (Wisdom)]

With these 3 Zero-level and 2 First-level Divine Spell Slots, he could freely choose from the 12 + 25 Divine Spells available.

Zhao Xu's battle with Antinoa that morning had quickly depleted his 5 spells.

For days, some forum users had already registered IDs like "When will Mages be buffed?" and posted protests about the insufficient number of Spell Slots.

Many players who had finally advanced to become Mages were starting to realize that the difficulty of playing a Mage was completely disproportionate to their class strength.

In other online games, Mages wouldn't even feel embarrassed if they didn't cast over a dozen spells in a single battle, let alone be able to drink mana potions to restore their magic.

In Arthur, they ran out of spells after casting only four or five.

The inability to cast spells again before the next day had completely angered many novice spellcasters, both those who had already graduated and those still in training.

Zhao Xu knew that these people hadn't yet shifted their mindset, their thinking still stuck in the rigid stereotype that Arthur was a game about leveling up and fighting monsters.

They hadn't yet realized that conducting research, completing quests, and achieving personal growth could also increase their levels.

In his past life, it would take another month or so before it became common knowledge that Spell Slots needed to be used sparingly.

But Zhao Xu didn't care about any of that. With the addition of the Priest's Spell Slots, he had at least double the endurance of others at level 1.

In Arthur, having extra Spell Slots meant you were superior.

With his experience as a Mage, Zhao Xu roughly browsed through the Divine Spells and had basically made his choices.

Since he had no immediate need for combat, whatever he prepared would likely be used up soon anyway.

For Zero-level spells, he prepared Create Water, Detect Magic, and Mending.

For First-level spells, he prepared Divine Favor and Comprehend Languages.

As soon as he finished selecting them, it felt as if some divine power was directly infused into Zhao Xu's body.

He felt a tingling sensation all over, and his spirit became invigorated.

Immediately, he snapped out of his daze.

Looking at the hourglass in the corner, he realized an hour had passed.

The spells he had prepared for the Mage class that day had turned gray and white, indicating they had been used.

Zhao Xu, having just acquired Divine Spells, wasn't overly excited.

Like the Arcane spells of Mages, some of the Priest's Divine Spells also had verbal and somatic components.

However, compared to Mages, Priests didn't need to understand why; they simply needed to follow the steps to cast the spells successfully.

With his past experience as a Mage, this part required no training for Zhao Xu.

He immediately looked at the Character Card and began imitating the incantations and gestures for the spells he had chosen.

Just like a beginner imitating dance moves, Zhao Xu managed to utter the incantations and strike the poses for the first time.

Finally, he silently uttered in his mind: Create Water!

Sweet, clean water suddenly flowed from Zhao Xu's empty palm.

The water, without a container, simply flowed onto the floor, continuously.

It kept flowing for a full seven or eight liters, about half a bucket's worth, soaking Zhao Xu's dorm floor.

Fortunately, he lived on the first floor and the floor was made of bluestone tiles; otherwise, cleanup would have been troublesome.

Looking at the drinkable water created by his spell, Zhao Xu fell into thought.

Compared to the Arcane spells of Mages, Priest Divine Spells were weaker in crowd control but stronger in support.

At least the most crucial healing spells were basically Divine Spells exclusive to Priests.

Zhao Xu was beginning to understand why those spellcasters carried themselves with such an air of superiority.

It was because they had achieved self-sufficiency.

Mages still had to learn spells, while Priests didn't need to beg anyone, only God.

Whatever they lacked, they could create.

When his level increased, Zhao Xu would also be able to create food and houses.

If the true apocalypse arrived, it would be these spellcasters who could find a corner for themselves and live a self-sufficient life day by day.

After lamenting his own foolishness in his past life, Zhao Xu continued with his plan.

His focus was on healing spells.

In his past life, Zhao Xu had received healing spells from Priests on the battlefield, and the feeling of his life being elevated was something he would never forget.

This is why professional adventurers have "Hit Points."

A Priest's healing spells can help them recover Hit Points.

In theory, as long as they aren't instantly killed, with sufficient Priest support and a high-defense tank from the Warrior class, they could engage in a war of attrition against some of Arthur's powerful monsters, achieving victory against the odds.

And as the representative of healing, a Good Priest can naturally convert any prepared spell into a "Healing Spell."

An Evil Priest, however, can convert any prepared spell into a "Damage Spell."

Although Zhao Xu's alignment was still Absolute Neutral, he had sincerely chosen the healing path.

His Mage spell list was already full of damage spells.

This spontaneous conversion ability was something Zhao Xu, as a Priest, possessed naturally and didn't need training for.

But now he had the spells, and he had the spontaneous ability.

What he lacked was a target who was injured.

Zhao Xu's gaze swept around the entire bedroom, but he couldn't find any sharp objects.

After thinking it over, the only target left was himself.

Zhao Xu raised his fist, managing an awkward smile.

The players still adventuring outside could never imagine that the healing spells they desperately waited for, and cried about on the forums every day, were about to be used just like this by someone who only wanted to experiment.

Zhao Xu slowly let out a breath. Harming himself was rather embarrassing, but he couldn't find anyone else to test it on right now, so this was the only way.

He looked at his fist. Unarmed strikes dealt 1D3 damage to Hit Points.

With his 6 HP, he didn't have to worry about the comical situation of hitting himself and being stunned.

With a sudden movement, Zhao Xu forcefully punched himself in the chest.

This act of abandoning defense almost left him with a bruised chest, unable to catch his breath.

[Midsummer uses 'Unarmed Strike' on self, -4 attack penalty results in a critical hit, 1D3=2]

His Hit Points immediately dropped to 4.

After a moment to recover, Zhao Xu didn't stop. In his past life, he had endured injuries from having his stomach sliced open.

He continued to chant the incantation and perform the gestures for Cure Light Wounds, casting the spell.

Instantly, the first-level spell "Divine Favor Spell" from his mind was consciously drawn over.

The spell energy directly broke apart, becoming fuel for the first-level Divine Spell "Cure Light Wounds."

The moment the incantation finished, a pure white flame erupted from Zhao Xu's palm. It wasn't hot at all; instead, it felt comforting and warm.

Most Priest healing spells were touch spells, requiring only physical contact.

Zhao Xu placed the flame against his chest.

His status panel immediately flashed: [Refuse spell effect, harmless (Will save if refused)]

Zhao Xu ignored it, allowing it to proceed with the default acceptance.

A refreshing, soft light flowed into his chest, and the previous tightness in his chest vanished instantly.

Just like the healing spells he had received before.

In an instant, he saw his Hit Points return to full.

[Midsummer accepts first-level Divine Spell "Cure Light Wounds," restoring 1D8+1=3+1=4 HP.]

Looking at this message, Zhao Xu sighed. Healing truly was powerful, capable of restoring 1D8+X HP, where X was his caster level. As a level 1 Priest, he only had 1 point, with a maximum cap of 5 points.

This meant that at level 1, he could only heal 2-9 HP. While not a lot, it was enough for most people.

Starting last week, and with more Warrior players graduating recently, countless players had complained on the forums that their Hit Points wouldn't automatically recover after taking damage.

Lying in bed for one night only recovered 1 HP, and an entire day only recovered 2 HP.

If a Warrior with around 12 HP was reduced to 1 HP, they would likely need four or five days to fully recover.

This severely suppressed their efficiency in leveling up and fighting monsters.

Zhao Xu knew that a character of X level would recover X HP after a night's rest, and 2X HP after a full day's rest.

However, this natural recovery method was far from sufficient for the players' Hit Points.

This was also the reason why the Priest class's popularity had surged to become the number one most sought-after profession recently.

Yet, the number of Priests who could graduate and advance each day remained pitifully small, not much more than Mages.

For the current Zhao Xu, if he were willing to team up with others, revealing his Mage identity would lead to disdain, but revealing his Priest identity would earn him extreme popularity.

Yesterday, he heard from Zhang Qi that several classmates had decided to delete their existing characters and switch to Priests, even though everyone said it was unclear how Priests successfully advanced.

After verifying the use of the spontaneous healing spell ability, Zhao Xu no longer paid much attention to his remaining spell slots.

He then turned back, delving into the descriptions of the 12 Zero-level spells and 25 first-level spells.

All of these spells, after he finished them, appeared in the Priest Known Spells section of his Character Card.

Knowing how to utilize a spell is just as important as knowing how to cast it.

As Zhao Xu was slowly examining them, his gaze suddenly paused.

His eyes focused on the Zero-level Spell Minor Wounding.

As a Good-aligned Priest, he couldn't spontaneously cast this kind of damage-dealing spell, but that didn't prevent him from using his original Spell Slots to prepare it.

Zero-level Spell Slots weren't valuable to him, so he could easily prepare Minor Wounding and deal 1 point of damage to himself first.

Then, he could verify it by using a Healing Spell on himself.

There was no need to risk punching himself to cause damage.

Suddenly, Zhao Xu felt that his ability to become a Mage was truly thanks to the blessing of transmigration.

PS1: Many thanks to the reader "Sangtian 152" for another 500 Qidian Coins reward. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.

PS2: Priests also have Domain Spell Slots. I'll arrange them after the protagonist chooses a Domain. They will basically be carefully selected powerful Domains, so please rest assured.