It was a method that, once successful, would yield immediate results. Ruger believed that throughout the long history of Wizards, plenty of low-rank Wizards must have done something similar. But only low-rank Wizards; very few would still do such a thing after reaching the level of a High-Rank Wizard.
In Ruger's view, this was not the proper path, and he had no desire to turn himself into a monster.
He had a better method, a more interesting experiment.
This was also one of the two things he had decided on earlier, the direction he would work toward for some time to come.
He would use his abilities as a Fur Shepherd to weave artificial hands, using the Spirit-Sucker Fur he had yet to cultivate as their channels and other ordinary, burn-resistant spirit furs as their flesh and skin. Through weaving and consolidation, he would create a pair of fur hands-or even more than one pair, so long as his mental power could bear the strain.
Ruger thought it was feasible. His spirit furs possessed enough spirituality, were special enough, and shared a sufficiently close bond with him, their master.
He believed that even among the Fur Shepherds of the era when the Fur Shepherd sublimation had first emerged, his bond with his spirit furs would have ranked near the top.
In creating palms from spirit furs, he could draw on the principles behind spell modifications, such as Sharpness and Lesser Sharpness, or Spirit Awakening and Spirit Fur Nourishment. He could make certain compromises and impose certain restrictions to improve his chances of success.
Even if they could only help him cast a few specific spells, that would still be a worthwhile improvement, and an excellent beginning.
It would also test his ability to divide his attention among multiple tasks.
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