Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 450 Changes in Mentality

Brother, are you leaking secrets now?

Rorschach guessed that the uploader was Richard, and that the combination of "radio" and [communication] was Rorschach telling his idea to Chancellor Otto, who then passed it on to the military mages. And this guy was the only one who could access the Imperial Army and Rorschach's "magic cloud" at the same time. Now that Richard has produced the "finished product", it shows that the efficiency of the Empire is very high.

However, this spell is only one link, and it does not even create a new node on the Tree of Law. In other words, it uses the existing spellcasting principles, but with a new set of "descriptors".

What really brought about a breakthrough in transmission distance is still the key idea that electromagnetic waves can carry and transmit information.

But Rorschach didn't expect Richard to master it so quickly, and took the initiative to upload the new magic from the Imperial Army's military wizards. He and Caroline uploaded the magic directly to the border, registered the spell prototype into the Tree of Law, constructed a perfect original, and let the tower spirit analyze it.

This is the most direct, quickest and most successful method, but it also involves risks. If everyone wants to upload their own unique magic, they will have to enter the border area, increasing the possibility of this space being exposed and coveted.

The tutorial Richard had received was the new "open source" method. The uploader did not need to go to the border in person or cast the spell prototype in front of the Tree of Law. Instead, Rorschach compiled a relatively standardized process to teach the uploader how to break down the spell into a spell string composed of "descriptors" and "characteristics", and then submit it to the Tower Spirit through a special ceremony.

This method is safe and scalable, but it is not without limitations: first, the spells uploaded in this way must only contain existing "feature symbols", and the creation of "descriptors" must strictly follow the construction methods that the tower spirits can understand; second, in order to "translate" the original spells in this way, one must have a very thorough understanding of the principles of the spells and the system compiled by Rorschach.

Rorschach has a panel disassembly entry, so the above operation is difficult for him. As for other spellcasters, the magic they master does not guarantee that everyone can understand all the principles and summarize the standardized casting procedures.

That's why Rorschach was surprised. Not only did he not expect the efficiency of the empire's development, he also did not expect Richard to get the hang of it so quickly.

"It's quite interesting." Richard confirmed through the feedback of the scroll of the Developer's Manual that the spell he uploaded had been successfully registered. The tower spirit even marked the uploader "Rick". He communicated with the wizard who sent him a message in the morning and informed him of the estimated time to rest. However, this time, Richard used the spell cloud to support the casting of the spell.

The other party did not notice anything unusual, only Richard himself felt that the communication quality had declined and needed further adjustments.

He was a little tired, so he continued to read while lying on the big bed, constantly inputting magic power into the left and right corners of the scroll to "turn the page". The example in the Developer's Manual is [Light Spell], which mainly contains three aspects:
How it is broken down into two characteristic symbols: "magic concentration" and "stimulating brightness";

How to modify the effect of the spell with descriptors, and get two effects: "give item light" and "summon light ball" and multiple light colors;
How to strike a balance between brightness and duration, two conflicting properties, at the same mana consumption.

There is also more advanced content, such as cyclically changing colors, setting the trajectory of light balls, etc. Richard chose to skip the advanced content based on his current level.

The [Electric Wave Communication Spell] he constructed was based on the [Communication Spell] spell chain and lightning spell in the "New Compilation of Elementary and Intermediate Spells". The more Richard read, the more he felt that the person who compiled these two scrolls was very skilled. Not only did he have a thorough understanding of all the spells recorded, but he was also able to compile them into a new system that could greatly lower the threshold for learning magic.

Could it be that Rorschach had joined a very powerful organization, and this was their masterpiece? Richard muttered a strange name: "Spell Cloud". He was sure that this system did not belong to the Tower of Stars, otherwise Rorschach would never have given it to himself, to an Imperial Army Mage. And if the mages of the Tower of Stars could really use "Spell Cloud", then the mages in the National Guard would never be able to fight back and forth with the Army Mage.

Open and shared? Richard was moved by the slogan, and the textbooks did contain many spells of the highest fourth ring, which would not be recorded on a scroll in any wizard tower for him to learn at will. Therefore, he boldly uploaded [Electric Wave Communication Technique].

The tower spirit gives him "points" via scrolls, and with the points he can unlock more advanced magic tutorials in "New Spells" - first look at the existing three rings and spell list on the spell cloud, and spend points to unlock the details.

Of course, there are more ways to get points than just uploading magic. Rorschach asked Hannah and others to pass magic tests and test questions they set to get points. The entire points system is supported by the tower spirits. At the intersection, there is a "clock stand" similar to the Starry Tower. Every time a user is added, an illusory "pocket watch" will be condensed to indicate the score held by him/her.

[Space Anchor] [Phantom Step] [Melting Ray], Richard stopped reading here and spent the points he got to check the details of this spell. Sure enough, it was somewhat similar to the [Dragon Breath] he liked to use the most when he was a mid-level wizard. However, "Dragon Breath" emphasizes the process of "eruption", and from the "descriptor" of this spell, it can be seen that the editor hopes that the caster will concentrate energy.

"Master, would you like to have lunch?"

The maid's question outside the door interrupted his thoughts. Richard quickly jumped up from the bed to respond, while destroying the temporary communication array he had drawn and putting away the two precious scrolls.

He had fully realized the value of the two special scrolls, and after confirming that they had been restored to their popular novel disguise, he put them into the ring. Richard smiled as he walked out of the room. He had already figured out what he was going to do in the short term: learn more magic through the "New Spells" to supplement his strength, and continue to study the "Developer's Manual".

The mage set himself a small goal: after recovering his intermediate strength, upload his signature [Dragon Breath Technique] to the "Spell Cloud".

I really want Rorschach to introduce me to the wizard who created the "magic cloud". If there is an organization, I wonder if I can join it. Richard is now a supporter of the "open source" concept.

"Source God" Rorschach, who was unaware of his friend's thoughts, was walking on Valuana Street with Caroline, but they were not alone, as they were accompanied by Snow and Paulina, because things were not peaceful at the moment.

Richard was not the only one whose mentality changed. Caroline saw clearly the function of those wooden shelves this time and finally understood that the "peaceful years" in the "Lancet-Kempson" special zone was an exception in the war.

(End of this chapter)