The cold wind of the Himalayas blew across the courtyard.
Raine tightened the apprentice robe on his body.
He had transmigrated to the Marvel Universe for a full three days.
In this high-risk world where destruction could happen at any moment, ordinary people were not even qualified to be cannon fodder.
Fortunately, his luck was good, and he was taken into Kamar-Taj by the Ancient One at the very beginning.
He became a newly admitted apprentice here.
[Ding!]
[Your Basic Magic Shield felt a survival crisis and actively started crazy competition!]
[After a night of hard absorption, the Magic Shield successfully absorbed a sufficient amount of Multiverse Energy.]
[Congratulations to the host, the Magic Shield has been completely mastered!]
A crisp prompt tone sounded in his mind.
Raine's face was full of joy, and a thought moved in his mind.
His right hand swept quickly across in front of his chest.
Sizzle!
The sound of sparks splashing rang out.
A circular energy shield exuding golden light formed instantly!
Light circulated on the surface of the shield.
Raine raised his hand and smashed it hard against the stone pillar nearby.
Bang!
The hard stone pillar was smashed out of a large pit.
However, the golden shield did not even have a trace of a crack.
The power was astonishing!
This was his system.
Instead of suffering through hard meditation, as long as magic was unlocked, the skills would actively cultivate and upgrade!
It's time to go ask Sorcerer Carter for some new spells.
Raine put away the magic and patted the dust off his hands.
Carter was the senior sorcerer responsible for teaching their batch of newcomers.
Usually, she always put on a stern face and had very strict requirements.
According to Carter, an ordinary person wanted to get started and would need at least three months of meditation just to produce a spark.
Raine only took three days now.
Open the panel.
Raine chanted silently in his heart.
A translucent Light Screen popped up.
[Host: Raine] [Identity: Kamar-Taj Novice Apprentice] [Current Skill: Basic Magic Shield (Level 1 35%)]
Looking at the simple data, Raine sighed.
It was too shabby.
Spell proficiency was divided into one to nine levels.
The shield that the Ancient One casually conjured could even block the main cannons of alien warships.
His own Level 1 shield right now was fine for dealing with street punks, but encountering high-tier monsters would make it like a piece of paper.
Shield, my man, you are still too weak; you need to step up your intensity.
Raine casually complained.
A crisp sound immediately rang out in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Your Basic Magic Shield felt the host's disgust, and its self-esteem suffered a severe blow!]
[The Basic Magic Shield turned grief and indignation into motivation, starting overload competition!]
[Proficiency acquisition speed increased by 200%!]
Raine's eyes lit up.
Good grief, this skill actually had emotions too?
As long as he applied a little pressure, the skill would run off to work overtime like a madman.
It was simply a god-tier working stiff.
Since the Magic Shield was so sensible, he should also proceed to his next plan.
Raine closed the panel and pushed the door open, walking toward the outer courtyard.
Morning was Kamar-Taj's unshakable time for physical combat training.
Being a Sorcerer here required not only cultivating mental power, but also practicing close-quarters hand-to-hand combat.
According to the Sorcerers, a robust physique could bear stronger magic power.
After finishing a set of military-style calisthenics, it was just right for the intermission.
Raine walked straight over to Master Carter.
Carter was approaching eighty years old this year, possessed a gentle temper, and had rock-solid fundamentals, making her the best at teaching newcomers.
"Master Carter, good morning." Raine offered a polite greeting.
Carter stroked her grayish-white goatee and spoke with a beaming smile, "Ah, it's Raine. Is there something you need?"
Raine got straight to the point, "Master, I want to learn some new spells."
Hearing this, the smile on Carter's face receded a bit.
She spoke in a earnest and deeply concerned tone, "Raine, I know you young people all like powerful, flashy spells."
"But a ten-thousand-foot-high tower rises from the ground."
"The Basic Magic Shield tests your preliminary control over mental power and Cosmic Energy."
"If you don't walk this step steadily, learning anything in the future will run into major problems."
The old woman spoke very earnestly.
She had seen too many ambitious geniuses who aimed too high, only to eventually fade into the crowd due to shaky foundations.
She thought very highly of Raine's composure and did not want this good sapling to take detours.
"Master's lesson is right."
Raine nodded repeatedly, then changed the subject.
"But I've already practiced the Magic Shield to success."
The air suddenly grew quiet.
Master Carter's hand stroking her beard gave a fierce twitch, forcibly pulling out two white hairs.
Hiss—
Carter's mouth twitched from the pain.
Her mind was stirring up monstrous waves.
Practiced to success?
This kid had only been initiated for three full days, all things considered!
In the several-hundred-year history of Kamar-Taj, even the person with the strongest talent had taken a full half a month!
Mastered the Basic Shield in three days?
What kind of cosmic-level joke are you telling!
Carter forcefully suppressed the shock in her heart.
"Cough, cough..."
"Raine, what did you just say? The wind was too strong, I didn't hear clearly."
Raine simply figured the elderly woman had bad hearing and raised his volume to repeat it.
"Master Carter, I have already mastered the Magic Shield, and I'm applying to learn the next spell!"
As he spoke, Raine waved both hands and displayed the sparkling Magic Shield.
Carter's eyelids twitched wildly.
The hand she held behind her back trembled nonstop.
She had taught for over forty years; what kind of geniuses had she not seen?
Yet a genius who practiced the Magic Shield to success in three days was something she had never even heard of!
The Magic Shield looked simple, but in reality it required constructing complex energy Runes, and a single mistake in the steps would result in a failure to cast it.
Many people only ever knew how to use the basic shield for their entire lives.
The young man before her eyes had only used three days!
"Master, are you feeling unwell?"
Raine watched the facial muscles on the other person twitch and asked with concern.
"No... nothing."
Carter quickly took a deep breath to maintain the dignity of an elder.
She could not panic.
She had to stay steady.
To prevent a good sprout from becoming proud and complacent, Carter decided to knock him down a peg.
The old woman straightened her face and spoke with feigned calmness.
"Ahem, not bad. Raine, your mastery of the shield you just displayed is just about all right."
"Among the successive generations of apprentices in Kamar-Taj, it counts as a medium level."
"You must never be proud, and you need to continue working hard to practice, understand?"
Raine muttered inwardly.
It seemed the old Sorcerer had higher horizons, and this little achievement of his really was nothing much.
"I understand, Master. Please teach me a new spell."
Raine's attitude was very proper.
Carter nodded with satisfaction, though she felt somewhat guilty inside.
Opening her eyes and talking nonsense really was not easy.
"Next, I will teach you advanced techniques."
"Rearrange the runes of the shield to construct a stable Magic Weapon."
This was an essential spell for close-quarters combat.
The Ancient One often hand-crafted magic fans and long whips, beating enemies until they fled in panic.
After finishing, Carter began to explain in detail the principles of rune combination.
Various complex terms were tossed out one after another.
Raine listened with a head full of fog, which was simply more hypnotic than listening to advanced mathematics in his past life.
He recognized every word, but when put together, he had no idea what they meant at all.
[Ding!] [The Basic Rune Arrangement Spell sensed that the host could not understand, jumped in anxiety, and started frantically self-analyzing!] [Analysis successful! Basic Rune Arrangement rose to Level 1!] [The Magic Weapon Construction Spell felt immense pressure, eagerly engaged in internal competition, and automatically generated the architectural blueprint!] [Construction successful! Magic Weapon Architecture rose to Level 1!]
In an instant.
Countless profound and abstruse knowledge poured directly into his mind.
A confident smile could not help but surface on Raine's face.
What did it matter if he could not understand the theoretical class?
His magic would involution all by itself!
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