I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

That evening, Lis and Ludwig were sitting by the campfire, chatting over roasted lamb legs about the interesting events related to "Judgement Flame" on Dragon Island.

The topic of conversation gradually shifted to the knowledge of magic and the study of elements.

Generally speaking, the strength of a young giant dragon barely breaks through the Gold Level, but Ludwig, on the other hand, was an anomaly; his deep mastery and research in the field of magic had already granted him the strength of a Gold High Order.

That is to say, even taking just the mage aspect of Ludwig's power, it surpassed even his strength as a Golden Dragon.

No wonder Mr. Stephens paid him special attention on Dragon Island and even gifted him a personalized space ring when he was leaving.

Ludwig could have relied solely on his talents, yet he chose to study.

In his interactions, Lis also sensed the solidity and comprehensiveness of Ludwig's mastery of magical knowledge.

One could only say, isn't it fitting for a Gold Level mage plus Golden Dragon; Ludwig's knowledge derived from the Dragon Clan's heritage was already quite vast, but over the years, when he wasn't in slumber, he consistently followed Mr. Stephens's demands and persevered in learning various kinds of magical knowledge.

If there was one thing lacking, it might be that Ludwig seemed somewhat deficient in creativity in terms of Magic Models.

"Ah, if it weren't for this, I might have become an Arcanist by now!"

Ludwig said somewhat helplessly, biting angrily into a piece of roasted lamb.

The food stored in Lis's storage ring had already been half depleted by the two of them.

Of course, most of it was consumed by Ludwig.

"So now you..."

Lis asked curiously.

As a rule, as an earnest Golden Dragon, it was rare to leave Dragon Island and travel on the Fanor Continent before maturing.

As powerful as the Dragon Clan is, they are essentially a moving treasury themselves; dragon blood, dragon teeth, dragon horns, and dragon skin, among other parts, are all quite precious Magic Materials.

Unlike the Five-Colored Dragon, which only rears its young until they reach adolescence, metallic dragons tend to cherish their offspring more, and some even raise them until they mature.

Metallic dragons even allow their young to take a few items from their treasure hoards as initial savings, which is viewed as absurd by the Five-Colored Dragon.

"My teacher, when leaving Dragon Island, told me to take the opportunity to travel outside Dragon Island, which would be beneficial for my breakthrough into becoming an Arcanist,"

Ludwig said with a smile:

"After my strength was approved by the elders, I came to the Fanor Continent for my own travels, and this is already my twentieth year."

The concept of time between Dragon Clan and humans really was quite different; was this what being a Longevity Species meant?

Lis reflected silently; although Gaia World had the presence of Extraordinary Power, for most of the lower-class public, it merely existed in the songs of minstrels and the scriptures of the Church of the Gods, and they might spend their entire lives without ever leaving their birthplace.

The lucky ones among the common folk might possess some Talent in a particular field, advance to become Professionals, and then experience a different landscape.

Though there were priests from the Church of the Gods, and most diseases among the common folk could be cured, various factors limited the lifespan of ordinary humans to usually around 100 years, with an average lifespan of only about 50 years—a stark contrast to Lis's previous world.

Yet, compared to the dark ages recorded in the history of Lis's previous life, it was significantly better, which could perhaps be considered fortunate.

In comparison, the lifespans of other Transcendent races generally exceeded that of humans.

Dog-headed men had an average lifespan of about 135 years, Half-orcs around 150 years.

Meanwhile, Dwarves lived about 400 years, Elves 700 years, and giant dragons at least 1200 years.

Thus, different perspectives on time also stood as one of the barriers in inter-racial communications and interactions.

Even so, humans had created the most splendid and brilliant civilization in the world of Gaia, unique as the protagonist in the world. Discover exclusive tales on empire

The human divine faction also occupies the most godly positions within the Pantheon.

"So, when I passed by today, and saw you wearing the teacher's ring, you must be a formal disciple of the teacher," he said.

Ludwig had not yet advanced to be an arcanist, so he couldn't directly sense the difference in Lis, but through the exchange of magic knowledge earlier, he knew that Lis had advanced to arcanist.

"Honestly, I'm quite envious of you, and a bit jealous too," he said.

Ludwig left a gap between his thumb and forefinger and gestured towards Lis.

"So, earlier, I wanted to play a prank and sneaked into your protective barrier, but you really are impressive."

Ludwig spoke with a genuinely sincere tone:

"You can see, you're not like what the teacher described, a bookworm who only studies without the ability to adapt."

"Unlike me..."

A wry smile appeared at the corners of Ludwig's mouth as he rubbed his hair and spoke.

"Ha ha..."

Lis could only laugh, not knowing how to comfort Ludwig.

He couldn't exactly say he had become an arcanist by just reading a note.

Hmm, note?

Lis seemed to remember something, his consciousness entering the space ring and flipping through it.

Soon, a spark of inspiration flashed, and a thin ochre parchment appeared in his right hand.

Boba Ka's Arcane Notebook!

This was a special notebook Lis had obtained from the Royal Library in Bright City, which he had relied on to advance to arcanist.

"I have an arcane notebook here, not sure if it might be of use for your advancement to arcanist?"

Lis handed over the parchment, saying meaningfully.

Ludwig looked at the parchment Lis was handing over, his expression became serious as he prepared to take it, but suddenly he paused, used the Cleaning Skill to remove the grease from his hands, then received the parchment with both hands.

Ludwig quickly immersed himself in the content recorded in Boba Ka's Arcane Notebook, occasionally gesturing in the air with his fingers tracing magic models.

Lis did not disturb him; from their recent conversation, he also gained new insights.

That was Mr. Stephens's technique concerning body enchantment.

I am too dense for not realizing this earlier!

Lis took out an engraving pen from his storage ring and sketched on a refined iron plate.

Previously focussed on the self-charging magic pattern, he had overlooked the closely related operation of body enchantment!

As Lis wrote with fervor, his mind was also continuously calculating.

Unlike other mages, because I have the All-Purpose talent, after acquiring the specialties of warrior profession, assassin profession, and martial monk profession, my physical condition could even overpower warriors and martial monks of the same level.

Thus, I don't need to perform operations to maintain physical strength by expending magic power in advance like the teacher, and can perform body enchantment directly on myself.