First Success with Combined Spellcasting

The combination of the Shield Charm and the Rings of Raggadorr doesn't seem particularly special; in fact, it feels strangely awkward.

"It's like simply putting two different shields together," Helena commented.

The Young Wizard Xiwen silently glanced down at the two shields. The two spells were different colors and sizes, and apart from being round, they had nothing in common...

"So you failed?" Xiwen paused for a moment, then asked.

"Hmm." Helena nodded, comforting her. "It's normal to fail the first time. You'll definitely succeed if you try a few more times!"

"Why do you sound like you're coaxing a child..." Ghost Xiwen said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

"Ah, I forgot! I can't help but find your first-year body adorable." Helena's eyes curved into crescents.

As she spoke, she secretly placed her hand on the Young Wizard Xiwen's head, wanting to pat it.

But naturally, she couldn't reach the Young Wizard Xiwen, and her movements only sent a chill down his spine.

The Young Wizard Xiwen shivered.

"Alright, stop fooling around, let's try again next time!" Helena said cheerfully, seeing Xiwen trembling.

With a helpless pursed lip, the Young Wizard Xiwen once again cast Shield Charm and Rings of Raggadorr simultaneously. This time, he tried his best to release both shields at the same time and make them form in the same location.

Looking at the circular ring with its intricate golden pattern in the center, surrounded by a transparent barrier, Xiwen fell into deep thought.

"It looks a bit better this time?" Helena said. "It's like adding a ring of other materials to a shield, forcibly enlarging it a bit."

"But that alone doesn't seem to be of much use to me. Both the Rings of Raggadorr and the Shield Charm can be adjusted in size at will," Ghost Xiwen said.

He then crossed his arms and instantly summoned two enormous golden rings around him.

"Like this!"

"Hmm, your research direction seems a bit off..." Helena frowned, pondering as she spoke. "What you're doing now doesn't seem like a combination spell; it's more like a useless overlap of two spells with similar effects."

"That's true." Both Xiwen dispelled their spells and began to ponder.

"How about we summarize your understanding of these two spells again?" Helena asked tentatively. "Understanding the spell's effects and status is very useful for Combined Spellcasting."

Xiwen nodded, silently reflecting on his understanding of the two spells and incantations.

Rings of Raggadorr is a relatively basic spell in Kamar-Taj. It can be used as a shield or as an initiation for many other spells, and it has good activation and magical energy transfer capabilities.

The Shield Charm is relatively more basic and simpler, merely conjuring a transparent barrier to protect oneself. However, its characteristic is its high plasticity, allowing it to Transformation and size at will.

One has strong driving force, and the other has high plasticity; there seems to be room for maneuver here!

Xiwen acted immediately, putting his idea into practice.

The Young Wizard Xiwen first used his wand to summon a Rings of Raggadorr, which he then made rotate around the wand; he then used the ring to cast a spell, successfully releasing a Shield Charm.

As the Shield Charm appeared, its magical power caused the golden ring surrounding the wand to pull forward, suggesting that the two spells were merging!

Then--

The fusion spell exploded...

Ghost Xiwen timely used a large Rings of Raggadorr to shield the Young Wizard Xiwen from the explosion. This left him only slightly dusty and unharmed.

"Are you alright?" Helena leaned closer and asked with concern.

"I'm fine!" Despite the initial shock, Xiwen wasn't discouraged at all; instead, he exclaimed excitedly, "I think I've found the trick!"

"Reparo."

He cast a Mending Charm on the tattered carpet, restoring it to its original state, and then began Xiwen second attempt.

The steps are the same as before: first, summon the Rings of Raggadorr, and then cast the Shield Charm.

"Protego!"

As Xiwen chanted the incantation, the transparent spell and the golden ring instantly intertwined.

This time, Xiwen devoted more of his attention to guiding the balance and stability of magical power, striving to fuse the two defensive spells together.

Gradually, the transparent barrier belonging to the Shield Charm seemed to be tinged with the gold of the Rings of Raggadorr, and the circular outline of the golden ring gradually faded, as if merging with the barrier of the Shield Charm.

Finally, a large, pale gold shield appeared before Xiwen and Helena!

It resembles a large shield, its overall color a transparent pale gold, densely covered with mysterious and intricate patterns, identical to those on the Rings of Raggadorr.

"What a beautiful shield!" Helena exclaimed with a smile as she looked at the large, pale gold shield.

Xiwen also smiled sincerely, and then began to explain its principles and functions to Helena.

"This is a combination I came up with based on the ability of the Rings of Raggadorr to guide other spells and the malleability of the Shield Charm —using the Rings of Raggadorr to activate the Shield Charm, and then controlling the balance between the two forces to fuse them into one."

"This shield now combines the powerful defensive capabilities of the Rings of Raggadorr with the adaptability of the Shield Charm, and perhaps even surpasses it."

As he spoke, Xiwen's mind stirred, and the pale golden transparent shield transformed, changing from a circle to a rectangle, and then forming a sphere that enveloped the Young Wizard Xiwen.

"If needed, it can even be shaped," Xiwen thought on a whim.

He closed his eyes and immediately felt the magic around him flowing as freely as his own arms, just like the feeling he had during his first Transfiguration.

He tried to make the pale gold shield more exquisite. The process was like sculpting a clay figure, except that sculpting a clay figure only requires two hands, while this shaping seemed to transform all the magic into his countless hands, causing the deformation to appear simultaneously in every part of the shield.

Xiwen opened his eyes and looked down at his hands. Now, two pale gold arm guards had formed on his arms, with golden patterns that looked exceptionally beautiful.

From the perspective of the Ghost Xiwen, one can see that the Young Wizard Xiwen is completely covered by a set of light gold standard armor, which makes the first-year wizard look somewhat heroic.

"This is amazing!" Helena exclaimed, her eyes wide as she looked the Young Wizard Xiwen up and down.

She looked at Xiwen excitedly and said, "Let's give this spell a new name!"

Xiwen thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed with a wicked sense of humor.

"How about we call it Mark One?"