The Wizard Log of a Kobold
Chapter 925

The gap and the scales

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Heartstring Scales.

Ruger liked the name. He was not a kobold who enjoyed disparaging others behind their backs, but he had to admit that while some wizards created exquisite, powerful spells, their naming sense left much to be desired. This name was short, beautiful, and straightforward about the mysteries within. Even its sound seemed to dance. It fully deserved the description Tuzel often used: a union of art and beauty.

As for the spell's inner workings, they were also a union of wisdom: an outstanding creator using their own traits to accomplish what they desired.

Timid and easily frightened since childhood, then yearning ever more for security after entering the supernatural world-Heartstring Scales was a perfect fit.

Interestingly, Ruger also had fairly good compatibility with this spell. Though it fell far short of highly compatible spells such as the Shedding Spell, it was still above average.

He had ventured a few guesses about this, but spell compatibility was difficult to explain. It was a field in the wizarding world that had never reached a definitive conclusion. Something as important as the compatibility between wizards and spells had naturally attracted many researchers, while curiosity had drawn many others into less thorough investigations. Yet whenever a proven theory came close to gaining general acceptance, someone would find a subject who defied that theory but still possessed compatibility. The vast population of wizards and apprentices provided the best examples and research subjects.

Thus, Ruger did not believe this had anything to do with sharing the spell creator's timidity. If one searched among people born bold, one would surely find a compatible wizard there as well.

He had a certain degree of compatibility, along with that special communion with the world achieved when his self, mental power, and spell became one, so learning it

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