Functions of the Staff

Under the gazes of Lin Hai and the others, Gwen took a deep breath to calm her somewhat excited emotions, then extended her right hand and grasped the black staff floating before her.

"Hmm?"

Gwen let out a surprised sound. The moment the staff entered her hand, her arm visibly dipped, though she quickly steadied it. Clearly, the weight of this seemingly small staff had caught her off guard.

It felt heavy and solid in her hand, brimming with a sense of power.

Although the staff was somewhat heavier than Gwen had expected, it remained within her control and would not hinder the flexibility of her movements while casting spells.

Seeing Gwen grasp the staff, The Ancient One revealed a faintly satisfied expression and began explaining its construction and mysteries once more. "Overall, I forged this staff according to the concept you proposed back then."

"The core of the staff is, as you planned, made from processed bone powder with excellent energy conductivity, though I mixed in an elemental crystal capable of storing magical power.

With the addition of the elemental crystal, the staff's core not only ensured efficient magical power conduction, but also gave it a certain capacity for storing magical power."

She paused, then added, "Of course, due to the limitations of the materials themselves and the need to balance its other properties, the amount of magical power it can store is not very large."

"Wrapped around the core are those metals with slightly poorer energy conductivity, but exceptional strength and toughness. I also engraved three different magical patterns into those metals."

The Ancient One then explained the magic represented by each of the three patterns.

"The first is the defensive Rings of Raggadorr. Although this protective spell is relatively basic, it can be cast quickly and is