The dungeon, the Laboratory.
A dreamlike radiance enveloped a troll. Then its hulking figure slowly shrank until it finally took on Vaughn's appearance.
His face was slightly pale. He tiredly rubbed his brow and murmured, "Just as I suspected. The Thousand Illusions Charm's magic consumption is proportional to the difference in volume during transformation-"
Over the past two days, Vaughn had been constantly testing the effects of the Thousand Illusions Charm, focusing mainly on its magic consumption.
He had discovered this immediately after developing the Thousand Illusions Charm, when he transformed into an ant and Cheng Quandao.
But he had always been meticulous, so rather than rushing to a conclusion, he had conducted various tests to verify it further.
His final conclusion was that the Thousand Illusions Charm consumed the least magic when the transformation maintained the same "volume." As the transformed volume increased or decreased, the consumption rose accordingly.
It was just like his first transformation into an ant, which had nearly drained all his emotions and stamina.
From that perspective, even if he made the Thousand Illusions Charm public, few people other than legendary wizards would be capable of transformations involving such drastic differences in volume.
Compared with an ant, a troll was much easier to transform into. Vaughn only felt tired and weak now because he had been conducting tests for nearly two hours straight. Letting out a slow breath, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes, thinking about Contract Magic as he rested.
At this stage, Contract Magic existed only as a concept. Giving it absolute binding force while eliminating every possible loophole was no easy task.
Every existing spell of a similar nature in the wizarding world had loopholes to some degree, even the Unbreakable Vow.
From the moment he came up