The formation of nodes in a spell model required some care. After studying it for a while, Dole quickly closed his eyes and formed a spiral-shaped spell node in his sea of consciousness. Why a spiral? Because spirals were easy to form. That was the technique the book recommended. If your mental power was strong enough, you could shape a spell node into all sorts of forms, such as a tetrahedron or a cube. Each shape could hold different amounts of energy and produce different effects, but the overall pattern had to remain consistent and follow certain rules.
The book Dole had was very detailed, so he hadn't given up on building a spell model just because it was difficult.
Once one node had formed, Dole quickly formed another, connected the two, then formed a third.
A copper coin's worth of mental power quickly vanished from his sea of consciousness.
After getting a feel for the process, Dole had a much better idea of how much mental power the spell required. He was already good at controlling large quantities of copper coins, so working with a large number of nodes posed no difficulty. He soon finished building the spell nodes and connecting them all, forming the shape of Burning Hands in his sea of consciousness.
That hadn't been so hard.
He felt rather pleased with himself, then moved the magical pattern out of his sea of consciousness and into his hand, stretching out his body as he did.
If he had the materials for Burning Hands in his hand at that moment, the spell would count as successfully mastered.
Bal, standing nearby, raised his head. He had naturally sensed the mental power fluctuating around Dole's hand. It was faint to him, but unmistakable. How long had this guy even spent