NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Virt and Robert Attempt to Repay Their Debt
Chapter 22: Virt and Robert Attempt to Repay Their Debt
The storms of the outside world couldn't penetrate Saint Marian Academy.
Nor were there many schemes and calculations among the young magic scholars.
The first Sunday with the Traveler's Street open passed quietly amidst frequent complaints.
Subsequently, the freshmen welcomed the first class of their fifth week.
Professor Sarah still entered the classroom punctually, but she no longer used the [Silence Card] because the freshmen had all learned their lesson.
"Starting this week, we will learn how to consecutively use summoning arts in duels!"
Summoning arts have casting times and casting intervals.
Magic power has output power, maximum continuous output time, and a magic power limit.
The less magic power remaining, the lower the output power will be.
Therefore, how to utilize limited magic power to release multiple summoning arts as quickly and steadily as possible within the same timeframe is a key consideration for duelists.
The main aspects involved are magic power management and time management.
Which requires at least a basic understanding of arithmetic!
The famous Dragon Egg Magician, Da Vinci, once said, "Arithmetic is the foundation of all magic!"
Whether in practical combat or research, arithmetic is indispensable!
Over the past month.
Dark had assessed his own magic power.
His total magic power was still rapidly increasing, already exceeding the standard value for a third-year student.
And even without refinement, the quality of his magic power was close to that of a second-year student.
As for output power, it was somewhat exaggerated.
With the common summoning arts he currently knew, he didn't need to worry about "output blockage" caused by continuous casting at all.
As the undisputed top freshman, Dark's common summoning art casting time had been compressed to within ten seconds, and the summoning art cooldown was the same.
This meant he could release three summoning arts within one minute!
Which meant using three magic cards that could be activated by common summoning!
"Consecutively using common summoning arts to activate three magic cards within one minute" - this was one of the final exams for the first-year summoning art class.
Being able to complete a whole year's worth of coursework in less than a month, it was no wonder Dark was favored by the professors.
...
Today's summoning art class was still held jointly with the Knight's Hall students.
Dark sat in his usual spot, taking in the entire classroom.
Professor Sarah was now teaching knowledge he had already mastered, so he basically didn't need to worry about triggering [Greed] in class. He did need to be mindful of [Sloth], but he usually brought a book to read.
And because he was reading books related to the class, the professors knew about it and turned a blind eye. Some even actively discussed things with him.
For example, the book Dark was currently reading was "Magical Mind Magician Red's Summoning Art Forum - The Difference Between Magic Spirit Summoning and Other Magic Summoning."
It introduced a brand-new concept called "bond," which was considered the foundation of "Mind Summoning Arts."
When this concept first appeared, it was once mocked and ridiculed by many magicians.
Magicians believed that the intelligence level of magic spirits was at most 2, even half a level lower than familiars at 2.5. Being able to command them to attack and evade was already the limit. As for communicating with magic spirits and building mental bonds – it was simply a pipe dream!
But all of this changed after Red ascended to the national magic duel championship throne that year!
The power of the mind began to be valued, and magicians began to treat magic spirit cards as "life." Obsessives would even talk to their magic spirit cards.
Fanatics even injected their souls into magic cards, attempting to build [bonds] through unorthodox methods like increasing the intelligence level of magic spirits, so that magic spirits could unleash strength beyond their stat sheets!
Dark wasn't at the stage of delving into this yet. The book in his hand mainly discussed how to communicate with magic spirits and gain their responses to reduce the magic power consumption and casting time when summoning them.
To shorten the casting time of summoning magic spirits to the limit, it was necessary to master the knowledge in this book.
"I heard that in the next Magic Theory class, Professor Kazel will teach us how to create our first magic spirit card... Once successful, I can use this knowledge."
Dark couldn't help but let his thoughts wander, wondering what his first magic spirit would be.
Just then, he suddenly noticed Robert and Virt from the Knight's Hall whispering to each other, seemingly plotting something?
...
Virt and Robert were also huddled in a corner of the classroom, but on the side closer to the back door.
Robert glanced towards the window like a thief, whispering, "I told you sitting at the back makes it harder for the professor to call on you, right? Look, Demon hasn't been called on much lately!"
"Are you talking about Dark?" Virt whispered back, "Either way, we absolutely can't get points deducted! We have to score forty points combined today!"
Robert confidently declared, "Don't worry, 10 + 10 + 10 + 10, that's forty points! Just a matter of two classes!"
Virt: "That's good then..."
...
Professor Sarah: "Gold, you answer this question! How to properly breathe during the transition between two summoning incantations?"
Virt: "..."
Professor Sarah: "I expect you to be more attentive in class! Five points deducted!"
...
Virt: "Robert, what do we do!"
Robert: "It's okay, don't panic, we have three classes today, even if we get deducted another fifteen points, it'll be fine!"
Virt: "Fifteen points, it shouldn't be more unlucky than that, right?"
Robert: "Relax, it's not that easy, Virt."
...
The summoning art class ended under Professor Sarah's icy gaze.
In the Magic Theory classroom, Professor Kazel entered five minutes early, but the students didn't quiet down because of it. Some even boldly asked loudly, "Professor, are you really going to teach us how to make magic spirit cards today?"
"Of course." Professor Kazel slowly drew a magic card from his sleeve, then moved his lips slightly to activate it.
A heavy box suddenly appeared on the podium.
Professor Kazel clapped his hands and asked, "Are there any students willing to help distribute the materials in this box?"
"I will!"
"I will!"
Amidst several responses, Emma silently rose from her seat and began distributing materials.
The students who had shouted the loudest instead watched with amusement.
Professor Kazel said with a smile, "Metis, just one pack per person."
Emma: "Yes, Professor."
...
Dark was the last to receive the materials.
It was a pack of materials in a transparent bag, even containing two blank magic cards!
It was clear that the base price of this pack of materials exceeded 20 credits!
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