That was because the gemstone at the tip of the staff was a fire-element Magic Beast crystal.
In that case, if he used this staff to cast water-element magic, wouldn't that create the principle of water and fire restraining each other?
With that thought, Nalant immediately stowed the staff back into his spatial storage, then began chanting once more.
"Water elements wandering between heaven and earth, heed my summons..."
Splash!
When Nalant finished chanting this time, he suddenly heard the sound of flowing water beside his ears.
Looking toward his left hand, he saw a pool of clear water swirling above it. As his hand moved, the water flowed along with it.
"As expected!" Nalant's idea was confirmed by the sight.
A staff could only enhance spells of its corresponding elemental attribute.
If there was a conflict between the staff and the spell, they would very likely restrain one another instead.
"Haha! Your lordship is something of a genius after all. Not bad, not bad. Keep working hard on the meditation technique. At my rate of cultivation, in another month or two, I should be able to start practicing the spells of an elementary mage. Then I'll truly have magical combat power!"
Next, Nalant simply focused on meditating in the rear garden.
However, his meditation did not last long before Lilia, his personal little maid, came to report that Tulip Castle had sent another messenger.
Nalant summoned the messenger upon hearing this and received a letter from Bernard.
The letter did not contain anything urgent. Rather, it concerned the Dark Creature invasion from several days ago.
Bernard wrote that, just as he and Stella had predicted, the entire Onyx Principality had suffered invasions by Dark Creatures.
This Dark Creature invasion was unprecedented in the principality's history, and the losses throughout