"Next are the upcoming lessons. Starting tomorrow, report to the instruction room at Esmond Lodge at nine in the morning. I will teach you about spell models for one hour. If you are late that day, I will not repeat the material. You can only seek instruction from other Wizards."
"Yes, Wizard Sally."
"All right, you may all leave."
Sally waved her hand, dismissing Leo and the others.
Just then, Tesla said, "Chris."
Hearing his name, Chris stopped and turned back. "Wizard Tesla, what do you need from me?"
Tesla took out a crimson potion and said, "This is a Crimson Arcane Potion. It has some side effects, but they only cause a little hair loss. This bottle of Crimson Arcane Potion is worth thirty Magic Stones."
"If you can score more than twenty points in your first month's Comprehensive Assessment, I can trade you this Crimson Arcane Potion for ten Magic Stones."
Chris hesitantly looked toward Sally.
Sally said, "Although the Crimson Arcane Potion causes hair loss, its other side effects are very mild. It can also greatly help condense your spiritual power seed."
Chris said, "Thank you for your generosity, Wizard Tesla."
John, Sono, and the others looked at Chris enviously.
After everyone left, Tesla spoke in the office. "Wizard Sally, you don't really believe that Prossian when he said he hadn't taken any potions, do you?"
Tesla continued, "Wizard Sally, Mentor Esmond has now disappeared. Our Esmond Gathering will most likely need to replace its mentor. Lane came to see me a few days ago and said that Wizard Uriel was interested in our Gathering. I think it is a good suggestion. The Uriel Gathering is also a major Gathering. If we can have Uriel become our mentor, the Esmond Gathering can still retain its title as the foremost Gathering."
Sally's lovely brows curved slightly. "Wizard Tesla, the Esmond Gathering was only the foremost Gathering of the Tower of Dawn when Mentor Esmond was here."
Hearing that, Tesla opened his mouth, then sighed. "True. We were called the foremost Gathering precisely because Mentor Esmond was here."
Sally asked, "Wizard Tesla, what conditions did Wizard Lane offer when he came to persuade you?"
"A negligible amount of Magic Stones, and the hope that our Gathering would drive out all Prossians."
Sally said, "That does not fit the style of our Esmond Gathering."
Tesla said, "Even if we do not consider letting Wizard Uriel take over this place, there is no need for us to offend Wizard Lane over a Prossian. A Prossian with Level 3 spiritual power talent, and one whose talent was ruined by potions at that—I do not think he has that qualification."
Sally knew Tesla's personality. He did not particularly hate Prossians, but he was the sort who feared trouble.
He was unwilling to accept Leo because he felt that Leo's identity as a Prossian was troublesome.
However, Sally also cared deeply about what Tesla had said regarding spiritual power talent being ruined by potions.
After pondering for a moment, Sally summoned the servant assigned to Leo.
"Master, what do you need?"
A Lizardman entered the office.
Sally said, "Tell me everyone Leo Danville has contacted recently."
The Lizardman looked troubled. "Master, Mr. Danville has not left the house."
Hearing that Leo had not come into contact with anyone else, Sally thought to herself, Since Danville never leaves the house, the possibility of him coming into contact with potions is almost nonexistent.
Sally said, "Keep a close eye on Danville for me lately. No matter who he comes into contact with, report it to me."
"Yes, Master."
After the Lizardman left, Sally said, "Wizard Tesla, as long as Danville has not taken potions and damaged his spiritual power talent, I will allow him to remain in the Gathering."
Tesla smiled. "That is good news to me. We shall wait and see. In any case, I do not believe he has not taken potions."
The next day, nine in the morning, the instruction room.
Leo and the other four arrived at the instruction room on time.
There were two rows of desks in the instruction room, twenty in total.
Sally said, "Find a desk and take your seats. From now on, that desk will be your place during lessons."
Leo and the others all chose desks in the front row without prior discussion.
Even timid Molly chose a desk in the front row.
Sally said, "All right, let today's lesson begin."
"You have already seen the spells I cast before. Starting today, what I will teach you are spell models, which allow spells to be cast."
"Spell models..."
Over the course of Sally's lengthy explanation,
Leo and the others gradually came to understand the principles behind spell models.
A gentle prompt sounded in Leo's mind.
"An inferior-quality codex, Basic Spell Model, has been discovered. Record it?"
[Basic Spell Model] Quality: Inferior Effect: Foundation for constructing spells Cost: 10 Refinement Points
"Consume 10 Refinement Points."
[Basic Spell Model] Quality: Common Effect: Foundation for constructing spells Cost: 100 Refinement Points
"That concludes the theory. Next comes practice."
Wizard Sally said, "I will demonstrate three times. Watch carefully."
As she spoke, Sally began to circulate her spiritual energy.
The construction of spell models could not be separated from spiritual energy.
What Leo understood from the theory was that spiritual energy was constructed into a program that could flexibly utilize materials.
Soon, Sally's spiritual energy gathered into a longbow.
Sally said, "A spell model can also be a spell. By changing its form, it can become the most basic spell, Arcane Hand."
"My Arcane Hand is a longbow. You may try changing its shape according to whatever you are most familiar with."
After Sally repeated the construction of the spell model three times in succession, she stopped moving her hands.
"Now, give it a try. At first, you do not need to form a complete spell as I did, but you must complete part of the transformation."
Leo and the other four began trying.
However, the other four did not make much progress.
Chris wanted to form a harpoon, but it looked more like a branch.
Molly wanted to form a gemstone, but it looked like a lump of rice.
Sono and John seemed to still have yesterday's spiritual energy test results on their minds. They could not even form a shape.
Sally was somewhat disappointed by the results of the four, then she looked at Leo, the last one, and was greatly surprised.
The spell model in Leo's hand was a longsword.
Leo's longsword already possessed the form of a sword—sharp and sturdy.
[Arcane Hand] Quality: Inferior Effect: Condense spiritual energy, alter form Cost: 10 Refinement Points Superior Codex: Basic Spell Model
In the game, some codices were known as Superior Codices.
To gain a deeper mastery of a Superior Codex, one had to first master the ordinary codices associated with it.
Such as Arcane Hand and its Superior Codex, Basic Spell Model.
Leo could further improve his mastery of Basic Spell Model by raising his mastery of Arcane Hand.
"Consume 10 Refinement Points."
[Arcane Hand] Quality: Common Effect: Condense spiritual energy, alter form Cost: 50 Refinement Points Superior Codex: Basic Spell Model
Sally said, "Danville, not bad. Your Arcane Hand is already taking shape. Learning it on the first day shows that you are very talented at constructing spell models."
Leo said, "You flatter me."
As long as he obtained a codex, Leo could use it to improve his learning efficiency.
Moreover, he could learn more and learn better than the user.
The hour of study soon passed.
At the end, Sally took out a crystal ball and spoke.
"Next, I will upload your cultivation progress. The central system will give your progress a Comprehensive Assessment score."
"This will also be your first Comprehensive Assessment score."
"Danville, you first."
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