The next two days of the annual conference proceeded as usual, but the impact caused by Rainer on the first day had not faded. At least several mages who had planned to present papers based on the old Combustion Theory withdrew for various reasons, leaving more gaps in the schedule.
No one readily approached Rainer to discuss magic. The others seemed to have developed a sense of apprehension toward this mage apprentice, or perhaps seeing him chatting and laughing with high-ranking mages had created a sense of distance, making them hesitant to approach him rashly.
This left Rainer with some peace and quiet, allowing him to focus on understanding the conference's content.
Though he could not carry out the specific calculations without the aid of calculation arrays, gaining a basic qualitative understanding of the various theories was not difficult for him.
The world's feedback was also taking effect within Rainer. On the night after the second day's conference ended, as he lay in bed, he could feel surging magic power constantly roiling through his body. Specks of starlight rose over Heart Lake, filling the night sky.
To use an analogy from Earth's wuxia novels, Rainer was like someone who had accidentally gained profound internal energy but knew not a single martial arts technique. He looked terrifying, but in truth, he could not take much of a beating.
It was quite difficult to interfere with reality through the simple release of magic power alone. Magic was like a lever, allowing mages to use a tiny amount of magic power to pry at the laws of the world. This was why many people possessed enough magic power to support second-circle or even third-circle spells, yet could not advance—they were unable to successfully construct the corresponding magic.
Without magic as the formula, no