Chapter 70. The Advancent thod for a True Mage
Habos brought Fran into a small windowless room. After locking the door, he cast a spell upon it to ensure their conversation could not be overheard. Only then did he begin speaking.
“First, I need to clarify sothing… You probably heard Elan ntion this already, right? The advancent thod of our Forge Furnace School is not very complete yet.”
Fran asked with so confusion,
“Then how do we improve it?”
Habos placed his hands on the table and said,
“In truth, before the schools were established, the advancent thod was public. However, it was extrely difficult to achieve, which resulted in very few mages existing.”
“It was only when certain individuals realized that the requirents for becoming a true mage could be lowered—and that they could profit from doing so—that the various schools were created.”
“I personally advanced using the thod of the Elental School. However, that thod cannot be used by people outside the Elental School.”
“So you must develop an advancent thod based on the things I tell you. Only then will you be able to beco a true mage.”
“But do not worry. For you, this should be very simple. It will not be difficult.”
As he spoke, Habos pulled out a sheet of golden paper from beneath the table and handed it to Fran.
“This is the earliest apprentice advancent thod. I only obtained it after establishing my school.”
Fran had long wanted to see how one advanced to beco a true mage. After taking the paper, she carefully read the contents.
【Ancient True Mage Advancent thod. Fulfill the following three conditions to advance.
1. Your ntal Power far surpasses ordinary people.
2. Create or modify a spell.
3. Prove that your spellcasting ability surpasses your peers.】
While Fran read the paper, Habos began explaining.
“In ancient tis, the first requirent alone eliminated a huge number of people. The ntal Power requirent was extrely high and very difficult to reach.”
“At that ti, the number of apprentices was only about one percent of what it is today. Only those with exceptionally high ntal Power were selected. Even then, they had to drink special potions to temporarily enhance their ntal Power in order to et the requirent.”
“As for the second condition, it was the most difficult one. It required you to create or modify a spell. But how much could an apprentice truly understand about spells?”
“Because of this single condition, many apprentices found their entire lives blocked.”
“The third condition, on the other hand, was actually the easiest. It requires you to surpass your peers in spellcasting ability. You might find that familiar. Yes—it is the apprentice examination.”
“This condition must be proven through combat. It is not enough to train quietly. You must demonstrate your ability.”
At the sa ti, Fran’s panel displayed a notification.
【Profession: Mage (One Star)
Description: A profession that utilizes spells. They can unleash powerful magic and also cast spells that repair what is broken…
Conditions for Advancent: Complete three trials.】
Fran felt both excited and slightly concerned.
At last, she had discovered the thod for advancing to a true mage. However, there were still several obstacles to overco.
She suppressed her excitent and continued listening to Habos.
“Your situation is sowhat different,” Habos said.
“You have the highest ntal Power I have ever seen among apprentices. Even in ancient tis, your ntal Power would have been considered exceptional among apprentices.”
“However, your ntal Power still falls slightly short of the required threshold. It will likely be difficult for you to increase it much further.”
“And those special potions were banned by the Alliance because their side effects were too severe. So you should not think about completing the first condition.”
“As long as you obtain a ranking in the examination, there is a chance you will complete the third condition. Of course, the higher your ranking, the greater the chance.”
“Whenever you complete one of the conditions, you will naturally feel it yourself. It is easy to tell.”
Fran pondered this silently.
Her ntal Power was still slightly insufficient—but how much was “slightly”?
It was not impossible for her to add two more professions to increase her ntal Power and fulfill the first condition.
Then she could dominate the examination and easily complete the third condition.
If that were the case, she was actually very close to becoming a mage.
With just a little effort, she could advance.
Habos continued,
“The thods used by the various schools retain the third condition but replace the first two with alternative thods. This allows them to bypass the difficulty of the original requirents.”
“I will first explain the replacent for the first condition. Each school has its own thod, but they all involve knowledge unique to that school.”
“For example, the Elental School uses specialized knowledge about elental properties—such as how to accelerate the condensation of fire elents or how to increase their density. These are unique insights belonging to the school.”
“You already possess knowledge related to machinery. That knowledge can fill the gap in our apprentice-stage curriculum. If you compile it into a book, it will count as completing the requirent.”
“If there is anything you do not understand about this process, you can co ask .”
Habos felt fortunate that he had encountered Fran.
In his view, the Steam Engine she had created could already serve as apprentice-level material.
It directly solved the biggest problem his school faced—the lack of foundational knowledge for apprentices.
Fran, anwhile, thought about the items available in the Points Exchange Hall.
Many kinds of knowledge could be exchanged there as well.
“Are the items in the Points Exchange Hall knowledge from the various schools?” she asked.
“Yes. That place contains so of the more basic knowledge from the different schools. After a school exists for a long ti, it naturally accumulates a large amount of material and releases so of it there. However, the knowledge you truly need may not necessarily be found there.”
Fran understood.
The schools had existed for so long that countless people had written books for them. Naturally, many of those books missed the core principles entirely.
Since the schools had no need to preserve such materials internally, they simply released them publicly.
“The second condition,” Habos continued, “is the spell system established by each school. Usually, the truly important knowledge is only opened to apprentices after they obtain a ranking in the examination.”
“The number of spells required within each school’s spell system varies. So schools require only two spells, while others may require four.”
Habos paused briefly before continuing.
“You only need to create a single spell based on the Steam Engine you built. As for the Forge Furnace School’s full spell system, we will leave that to future generations to develop.”
He knew Fran could easily derive a spell from the Steam Engine. That alone would allow her to complete the second condition. There was no need to construct an entire spell system.
At the sa ti, Habos was confident.
Once the first step—from zero to one—had been achieved, the rest would beco much easier.
“However,” he added, “if you do not have a complete spell system, you may fail to obtain the related specialization when you advance to a true mage.”
“This specialization is important for learning higher-tier spells and further advancent. Of course, you currently do not possess any high-tier spells, so whether you obtain it or not does not matter much.”
After hearing all of this, Fran fell into deep thought.
As soone who possessed a system panel, she still wanted to build a complete spell system.
Perhaps doing so would grant her a special trait on the panel.
Besides…
With the knowledge of Earth as her inspiration, how could she possibly fail to create spells?
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