The Arcane Linguist
Chapter 65

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At the Arcane Committee headquarters, in the office of the commissioners on rotation.

While handling routine affairs, Legendary Mage Antonia, Grand Mage Isbe, Grand Mage Temperis, Grand Mage Bolai, and the other commissioners on rotation came across the report submitted by Novis and his colleagues.

In the editorial office of Magic, everyone had been astounded to learn that Little Hans had successfully cast a level-zero spell using Seris incantations after only about ten days.

But arcanists were seekers of scientific truth. They would not stop at amazement and admiration.

They knew that, beyond the superficial explanation that children learned languages quickly, there was another, more fundamental reason.

This was also the fundamental reason behind the diversity of magical incantations.

Why did people keep developing new incantations when Elvish incantations, Atrelin Language incantations, and all manner of other incantations already existed?

Because the human mind and soul could resonate in many different ways.

Some people were simply born suited to a particular magical language.

Little Hans had been utterly unremarkable when using other incantations, but once he switched to Seris incantations, he immediately displayed astonishing talent.

Of course, there were also cases where a certain kind of magic could only be powered by a particular language.

Draconic magic was a typical example.

Generally speaking, however, ultra-magic languages were highly adaptable and could also channel very powerful magic power.

They had held a small meeting behind closed doors and decided to recommend that the Arcane Committee take the lead in conducting educational experiments in this area.

If they discovered more gifted casters of Seris incantations like Little Hans, Atrelin would gain more outstanding mages.

Antonia, whose hair was graying and whose beard was thick, took a sip of sweet wine from his cup. As the warm, intoxicating wine slipped down his throat,

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