"Using imagination to build a shape, then filling it with mana... This approach really is much more efficient than trying things at random!"
[Intelligent Halfling · Fivik Kvais's Favorability toward you increased. Parsing Points +3]
"Concentration is the key to guiding mana... That's such a perfect analogy!"
[Intelligent Halfling · Fivik Kvais's Favorability toward you increased. Parsing Points +2]
"...Your summary was so good. I feel like I understand everything now!"
[Intelligent Halfling · Fivik Kvais's Favorability toward you increased. Parsing Points +1]
Fivik summed it up: "In short, the method comes down to three steps: imagine, guide, release."
"Imagine every detail of your palm and form it in your mind."
"Guiding is the most crucial step. Push the mana inside you along your arm, bit by bit, to the fingertips of the hand you imagined. This takes intense concentration."
"Finally, when you feel the mana has filled that hand, release it."
He Xi tried reciting the short incantation Fivik had taught him, accompanying it with a simple gesture.
A warm sensation spread through his fingertips!
A foot in front of him, the outline of a translucent hand took shape and lasted for less than a second.
He'd actually done it on the first try?
This was so much faster than when he'd practiced [Earth Spike Technique] using David's notes. He couldn't even begin to compare the two!
A flicker of surprise crossed Fivik's eyes. "I didn't expect you to pick it up so quickly. Your strength may be pitifully poor, but as a mage... you do have some talent."
"That's mainly because you're such a good teacher, Mentor Fivik. You're far better than that troll mentor of mine, who knows what's going on in his head!" He Xi immediately showered her with praise, while silently offering a second of