"I forgot to ask you yesterday—what kind of magecraft do you specifically want to learn by linking to the Thought Key Pattern? Perhaps I can teach you."
It was daytime, and the group was making their way toward Lander. Artoria was clearing the path ahead, while Lawrence and Xiang An lagged behind the others, talking about something.
"What I want to learn isn't any particular spell, but this kind of large-scale magecraft itself—the kind that can systematically record and impart knowledge." As Lawrence tried the method Xiang An had taught him to connect to the Thought Key Pattern, he answered, "I need to store some of my methods, but as a Servant, I can't create Magic Crests. This is my best option."
Xiang An fell briefly silent, his brow tightly furrowed as he considered the feasibility of Lawrence's idea.
"The Thought Key Pattern can exist only because of the Thought Disc. The Thought Disc is the foundation of all Eastern magecraft systems. Without its support, I'm afraid it'll be difficult to do what you described."
"Then I'll start by understanding the principles." Lawrence replied without hesitation. "As long as one understands the principles, there's nothing in this world that can't be done."
"Mm. If there's anything you don't understand, ask me." Xiang An did not argue. He merely smiled, rode Surging Wave Gallop toward the front, and left Lawrence alone in the carriage to attempt a connection with the Thought Key Pattern.
The Thought Key Pattern was something more advanced than Thought Magecraft. Of course, above the Thought Key Pattern were things such as privileged domains, but those had nothing to do with Xiang An. He did not have that authority.
He had never used magecraft.
However, Xiang An knew of someone who had definitely reached the level of a