I Ascend to the Divine Throne through Arcane Means

Lis had previously neglected Body Enchantment, which was actually influenced by the mindset from his past life.

It wasn't that no Mages had tried Enchantment; a small portion of them researched special Combat Skills to complement and unleash the power of Body Enchantment.

Because, besides the physical requirements, the Magic Runes used in Body Enchantment were the micro Magic Runes most commonly used by human Mages, which are also used to construct the magic Model. Therefore, a problem arises: when the Body Enchantment's Magic Runes are activated in combat, they may resonate with the Magic Runes in the Magic Model, leading to unexpected changes.

Thus, those Mages who use Body Enchantment would specifically study a set of combat spell combinations different from those used in Body Enchantment.

And even a very small number of Spells would delve deeply into the changes caused by Magic Rune resonance, summarize patterns, and use the advantageous spell changes in combat.

However, all these would require a tremendous amount of effort, and would restrict the spells Lis could use in combat, which was not worth the loss for him.

But the operation of "Judgement Flame" gave him an epiphany.

Magic Runes resonate?

No problem, I'll just use other strength-containing Magic Runes for Body Enchantment!

Like Dragon Language, for example!

This way, I could also fully utilize my All Attributes advantage.

Furthermore, Lis's combat style meant that he excelled at close-quarter battles, meaning Body Enchantment's ability to enhance close combat was well-suited to his fighting style.

Add it to the plan list!

After pondering for a while, Lis then rubbed his temples, which had started to ache.

It seemed like the research directions scheduled were a bit too many!

Body Enchantment, melee arcane research, integration exercise of other Professions' Combat Skills...

Oh, what a headache!

Thankfully, he could "shear the leeks" from players, harvesting Experience Points, which spared Lis most of the time spent on gaining experience and meditation. While advancing his arcane research and honing his Combat Techniques, he would not fall behind in leveling up.

It was then that Ludwig seemed to snap out of his contemplation, sighing deeply and handing back the Parchment.

"How was it, did you gain anything?"

Lis took the Parchment, asking with a smile.

Ludwig's mind seemed still immersed in the Knowledge he had just acquired, as he murmured:

"It's very useful to me, though it's all knowledge my teacher has taught me before, the methods and ideas recorded here are quite special."

"Directly disassembling the Element Model of spells, forcibly cobbling together new arcane models based on inspiration, exhaustively searching for arcane models that resonate with oneself, and practicing extensively for the chance to ascend to Arcanist."

"So simple, so brute, so time-consuming... it's perfect for me!"

"The senior who left this manuscript behind was a genius!"

"If it's useful to you, that's good," said Lis with a smile and a nod. He had already mastered the knowledge recorded on this Parchment, but it was of little use to him now, having already ascended to Arcanist.

The methods recorded were very suitable for Ludwig, the Golden Dragon, whose robust body could easily withstand the backlash from a spell model's collapse, his long lifespan gave him ample time for trial and error, and most importantly, his own research had already been deep enough—all he was lacking was a direction to move forward.

After taking a deep breath to settle his emotions, Ludwig looked at Lis and said earnestly:

"I don't know how to thank you, but I have a feeling that I might truly become an Arcanist this time."

"Although it might take a lot of time, I now have enough confidence."

"If the conditions were right now, I would even want to plunge into the wonderful world of Magic research right away."

"I will go to Bright City to find Mr. Stephens right now!"

As he spoke, Ludwig gradually transformed, and once the golden glow had dissipated, a giant dragon clad in golden scales appeared before Lis.

Standing nearly five meters tall, his robust and powerful physique and massive dragon wings unequivocally displayed his might, while the gleaming golden scales and pupils proved he was a Golden Dragon who had not yet reached maturity.

The giant dragon lowered his head to look at Lis, and through his majestic, golden eyes, he emanated a sense of closeness and goodwill.

"Forgive me, I had wanted to accompany you for a while longer, but the desire for arcane has me eager to see my teacher now and gain new knowledge," Lis said.

"After all, if I arrive late, the teacher might have gone off somewhere again."

From their earlier conversation, Lis knew that in the twenty years that Ludwig had traveled, he had visited Bright City three times, but had never managed to meet Mr. Stephens, the arcanist.

Having learned from Lis that the teacher was currently staying in Bright City, Ludwig was quite anxious to get there.

Especially after receiving a new hope.

"Thank you for your help, otherwise I don't know how long it would have taken to seize this opportunity," he said.

"Lis, my friend, I hope we can meet again in the future. May Bahamut Crown Admiral witness our friendship."

A golden light fell from the chest of the Golden Dragon, slowly descending and landing in front of Lis.

"I had thought to give you other gifts, but since you have the teacher's ring already, those gemstones would probably not be much help to your strength," Ludwig said.

"This is my Dragon Scale, you are my friend, and a friend of the Metallic Dragon Clan as well."

Without waiting for Lis to react, Ludwig flapped his wings, and a whirlwind arose as the Golden Dragon vanished before Lis's eyes.

Lis reached out to catch the golden Dragon Scale floating before him, as a system notification sounded in his ear.

Whew~

Before he even had a chance to pull up the system panel to take a look, another gust of wind blew, and the huge golden figure reappeared in front of Lis.

"There's something I forgot to say," the rough voice of Ludwig came after he returned to his original form, a hint of embarrassment in his tone.

"When I came over from the other side of Luoxue Mountain, I saw many soldiers who seemed to be building a castle. I didn't pay it much attention."

"Lis, both you and the teacher are from Feis Kingdom, right? You might want to be careful about that."

Unlike the Five-Colored Dragon, the wisdom and worldliness of Ludwig from the Metallic Dragon Clan made him quite aware of the conflicts among Human Kingdoms, and he kindly tipped Lis off.

"Now, off I go!" Ludwig said.

Amid Lis's somewhat helpless gaze, the campfire, which had stubbornly endured for a while, was finally extinguished by the third gust of wind, and the surrounding trees swayed wildly.
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After waiting a while to make sure that Ludwig had truly gone this time, Lis called up the panel.

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[You have received an item[Token: Ludwig's Dragon Scale]!]

[[Token: Ludwig's Dragon Scale]: The Dragon Scale of Golden Dragon Sylvester Ludwig, imbued with special Transcendent power, also a proof of his identity; Fire Element Skill damage +10%, reduce the Fire Element damage you take by 10%]

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[You have reached a new milestone[Friendship with the Metallic Dragon Clan]!]

[Milestone[Friendship with the Metallic Dragon Clan]: You have gained the long-standing friendship of a Golden Dragon, all Metallic Giants will have goodwill towards you. The initial goodwill of all Metallic Dragon Clan towards you is raised to friendly]

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[You have activated the milestone quest[Extraordinary Race Diplomatic Envoy]!]

[Quest requirements for[Extraordinary Race Diplomatic Envoy]: Acquire ten goodwill milestones from Extraordinary Races]

[Current progress: 2/10]

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Wow! Quite a bargain.

Sharing knowledge once not only garnered many secrets from Ludwig but also brought such new gains, which was pretty good.

Just as Lis was preparing to pack up his things, he noticed.

A wisp of dreamlike purple mist was gradually spreading through the forest.