Burning Hands was a 1st Circle Spell, just like Magic Missile, but it consumed more mana than Magic Missile.
It was by far the most energy-intensive spell he had learned so far.
That made practicing the spell quite a bit more difficult for Gauss.
Fortunately, he had the [Sub Core Spell Slot].
Although it required a cooldown period of more than two days to switch spells, he had already removed Magic Missile from it before he started practicing Burning Hands.
He likely wouldn't be taking part in any battles for a while, so he could easily withstand a brief "drop in combat power."
After removing Magic Missile from the [Sub Core Spell Slot], casting it again felt noticeably less natural.
It had also reverted from a three-shot volley to a two-shot version.
Fortunately, the tradeoff was that the enhanced Burning Hands let him practice far more efficiently.
"Boom!!"
The crimson fan of flames tore through the cold wind once more, fiercely setting the frozen earth ablaze.
The repeated blasts had long since evaporated all the snow in the area. Wisps of white steam rose from the damp, exposed soil, allowing this small patch of land—barely a dozen meters across—to stubbornly retain a hint of late-spring warmth despite the biting wind.
1st Circle Spell: Burning Hands lv2 (19/20)
He checked his progress. He was just one step away from lv3.
Then he sensed the Mana Cup in his body, still trembling faintly, and sighed helplessly.
It had trembled along with him for the past two days of practicing Burning Hands, always giving him the illusion that he was about to break through at any moment.
He could indeed feel himself drawing closer and closer to the threshold of Level 2, like a sheet of paper that would tear at