Chapter 131: Successfully Casting Fireball on the First Try is Normal, Okay?
In the afternoon, Ji Niang took to continue our research on the spellbook.
However, the Fireball spellbook was currently inside my body.
Ji Niang did not take it out, saying that there was no need to remove sothing she had given .
Today's lesson was a combination of theory and practice.
Ji Niang was responsible for explaining the principles of how the spellbook works, while I would attempt to use the spell.
According to Teacher Ji Niang, using a spellbook also required very specialized skills and knowledge to be used "correctly" and without error.
Spells like my Cleaning Spell, which had no harmful effects, could naturally be used with brute force, simply following the instructions.
After all, its internal structure limited the spell's damage and power supply.
Because of these limitations, the spell also had a usage thod: "over-limit" usage.
This over-limit usage could exceed the spellbook's specified damage cap, power supply cap, or both.
However, using a spellbook in this way was very damaging to it.
After all, a spellbook that was separated from its user would naturally be destroyed.
How could over-limit usage not destroy it?
Therefore, no one would risk destroying their own spellbook to use it in an over-limit way, unless they didn't want the spellbook anymore.
Moreover, a spellbook's "over-limit" use wasn't sothing just anyone could do.
Most people only used a spellbook, and its structure provided a ntal Power interface for casting spells.
Once they understood the spellbook, they would only know one way to use it.
If you wanted to "mod" a spell, even if you were a senior student who could control magic power, you wouldn't be able to do it.
It was like wanting to make an electronic device operate at over-capacity.
Would simply increasing the voltage and current make it over-perform?
Maybe, but it would just break faster.
So if you wanted to "mod" a spellbook, you couldn't succeed without understanding so principles.
I was a newbie who had just entered the Transcendent world.
I didn't understand many theoretical concepts and lacked the necessary knowledge.
It was like an ordinary person wanting to modify their electronic device at ho, not understanding Ampère's law, electromagnetic induction, or other such things.
They would be completely in the dark, not even knowing the precautions or under what circumstances electricity could kill a person.
This was my current situation.
Luckily, I knew that magic power riots could lead to death, but I didn't know which internal structure of the spellbook to modify, and I might accidentally cause it to explode.
But it didn't matter.
So things, even if you don't understand the principles, you can find patterns.
Most laws are discovered before theorems are formulated.
It was like asking if a mobile phone repair person still rembered the electromagnetic theorems they learned in physics class.
Probably not.
I was in the sa boat now.
Ji Niang said she would regularly explain the principles and Transcendent theorems to , but there was no rush for that.
Those theorems were ant to help ordinary people better use Transcendent power and served as rules to be followed for those who couldn't see the essence of the Transcendent at a glance.
But I had Spirit Vision.
I could see the essence of the Transcendent at a glance, down to the subtle internal structural information, energy flow, and distribution.
I might not know the "why," but I could directly see the patterns.
Discovering phenona, summarizing patterns, and applying patterns this was what I needed to do.
Those who couldn't see the essence had to cautiously follow the principles, hoping that the Transcendent-level laws would operate according to the theorems from a macroscopic perspective.
After all that talking, Ji Niang seed a little tired.
She used to be a substitute teacher and felt very relaxed.
She didn't even have to care if the students learned anything.
But this was the first ti she had taught a one-on-one class, and she was explaining the principles so carefully to soone, caring about whether they understood.
"Did you understand the structures I just explained?"
"Um... I understand so of it, but..."
"Then let's just do practical work. Practice is the best way to test things," Ji Niang didn't listen to the rest of my sentence.
After all, these were things that even she couldn't explain thoroughly.
Only when a person actually used them would they understand the principles.
Language was a form of communication with a limited amount of information.
It couldn't perfectly express everything and its internal principles.
People also couldn't rely on language to build an equal understanding for another person.
Therefore, the "barrier-free communication" in the Dream State was a form of communication that bypassed the linguistic level.
But using it also had limitations.
Otherwise, Ji Niang would have long since applied this teaching thod in her classes.
And if this thod could be promoted at a very low cost, Witch Academy probably wouldn't exist in the real world.
It would be built directly in the Dream State!
"Huh? Just do it now? Where?"
I asked, a little excited.
After being stopped by Senior Tang Yihan that ti, I hadn't dared to use an offensive spell, such as the Solidified Spell on the Badge from the Witch Four-Piece Set.
I was afraid the spell's power would be too terrifying, causing to damage things and have to pay for them, so I still didn't know how powerful a Fireball was that Senior Tang Yihan was so wary of.
"Right here. This is a laboratory. The walls have been reinforced with spells, and besides, I'm here, aren't I?"
Ji Niang could naturally see my excitent, so she imdiately explained.
Then, without waiting for to ask any more questions, she walked to a deliberately cleared area.
"This is it. I'll solidify a spell here."
Ji Niang bent down, and so materials appeared in her hand.
With a series of operations I didn't understand, an exquisite-looking magic circle appeared on the floor.
"It's a temporary Solidified Spell. It'll do for now. I'll get so more materials later to reinforce the stability of this spell."
Ji Niang clapped her hands and turned to look at .
"What? Are you curious about what this spell is?"
"Mmm, mmm."
I nodded imdiately.
I really couldn't understand this spell that was solidified on the ground, and it didn't seem to have any effect, but through Spirit Vision, I could still see that the spell enveloped this area.
"It's a spatial type spell, I guess. You probably won't be able to understand the specific principles for now. If you have to understand it, just imagine that this spell increases the resistance within this space."
"The effect of this is to delay all sorts of reactions inside, like a Fireball explosion, just like a slow-motion scene in a movie. That's all the explanation for now, let's begin."
Ji Niang didn't say any more.
After all, this spell involved space, and the principles alone would take who knows how long to explain, let alone make the other person understand.
So Ji Niang ca directly to my side, pushed , and stopped next to this Solidified Spell.
"Want to try and test the effect of this spell with your hand?"
"I can try?"
I tilted my head and asked.
"Of course. Just put one hand in and you'll know. This spell is not dangerous in essence."
"Okay."
I nodded and extended my hand, slowly reaching toward that area.
And soon my hand felt like it had sunk into a very viscous liquid, while to my normal sight, there was nothing in front of .
In the Spirit Vision perspective, I could clearly see my fingers passing through the area covered by the spell.
The feeling was very strange.
There was a sense of stagnation like being in a viscous liquid, but without any squeezing sensation.
When I moved my hand, it was like moving through gelatin.
After I pulled my hand back, everything felt as if nothing had happened.
"It's pretty amazing, isn't it?"
"Yeah."
"Then try to cast Fireball here," Ji Niang said, pointing to the spot.
"Just a simple Fireball?"
I subconsciously asked, but my hand was already extended.
I didn't use a Magic Wand, since a Magic Wand was also part of casting and might add unnecessary interference to a simple experint.
My ntal Power connected with the Fireball spellbook.
I had a very clear understanding of its internal structure, but not a thorough comprehension.
However, using it wasn't that complicated.
I could feel the spellbook begin to actively draw magic power from my Magic Power Source after my ntal Power connected with it.
The amount it drew was even greater than what the Cleaning Spell took!
In fact, after this Fireball spell was cast, it might even drain a Magic Power Source completely!
Why did it consu so much?
I didn't even use up this much when casting a wide-range Cleaning Spell all at once!
"Is this your first ti casting a spell? Don't be so nervous. This is a normal consumption. Activate your Spirit Vision and see how the spellbook draws magic power and converts it into regular elental energy internally."
"Okay..."
With Teacher Ji Niang's words, I felt at ease and tried to cast it boldly.
Magic power was drawn into the spellbook and, under the spellbook's guidance, was converted into terrifying fire elental energy.
The scorching heat rushed toward .
In front of my outstretched palm, a beautiful "magic circle" constructed from crimson energy appeared.
ntal Power seed to be draining rapidly.
The one-ti consumption was so great that it made feel ntally dazed for a mont.
After all, it was the first ti, and I wasn't prepared.
But I could already feel the heat in front of .
The spell was condensing!
The spellbook's ritual was activated, which was the magic circle in front of .
The fire elent was highly condensed, forming a scorching Fireball in front of .
This wasn't just a simple fla.
From the fire snakes constantly rolling and coiling on the outside of the Fireball, it looked like this Fireball had taken a powerful explosive, creating terrifying ripples that made my heart palpitate.
When the Fireball reached its limit, I knew I needed to launch it.
As the Fireball left the front of my palm, the magic circle ritual in front of also shattered.
The fire elent inside seed to have been completely drained by the Fireball, giving the Fireball one final push before dissipating.
And after the Fireball rapidly crashed into the Solidified Spell's space, everything seed to be paused.
The Fireball solidified in mid-air.
Only the heatwave in front of proved its power from just a mont ago.
"Not bad. You succeeded in casting Fireball on your first try," Ji Niang praised from the side.
"Can you even fail when casting a spell from a spellbook?"
I asked, tilting my head.
After all, a spellbook was like a firearm.
You look at the manual, learn how to disengage the safety, load the bullet, and chamber it, then casting the spell is as simple as pulling the trigger.
Now that Ji Niang was praising , saying "Not bad, you fired a bullet on your first try," I found it difficult to tell if she was being sarcastic.
At this mont, Ji Niang was also looking at with a strange expression, as if she were looking at a humblebrag...
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