NOVEL WEB Chapter 22
Chapter 22: Wit Robert Attempts to Repay His Debt
The storms of the outside world could not reach St. Maryan.
There were no intricate schemes among the young magi.
The first Sunday of the open Traveler’s Street passed quietly amidst frequent complaints.
Then, the freshmen welcomed their fifth week of classes.
Professor Shylph still entered the classroom on time, but she no longer used the “Silence Card” because the freshmen had learned their lesson.
“Starting this week, we will learn how to consecutively use summoning spells in duels!”
Summoning spells have casting times and intervals.
Mana has output power, maximum continuous output duration, and a mana limit.
The less remaining mana, the lower the output power.
Thus, how to utilize limited mana to quickly and steadily release multiple summoning spells within the same timeframe is particularly important for duelists.
This primarily involves mana management and time management.
It requires a basic understanding of arithmetic!
The renowned Magus Dada Vinci once said that arithmetic is the foundation of all mana magic!
Whether in practical combat or research, arithmetic is indispensable!
In the past month,
Dark assessed his mana.
His total mana was still rapidly increasing, surpassing the standard value for a third-year student.
Even without refinement, the quality of his mana was already close to that of a second-year student.
As for output power, it was somewhat exaggerated.
With the typical summoning spells he currently knew, there was no need to worry about “output blockage” from consecutive casting.
As the undisputed top student among the first-years, Dark’s typical summoning spell casting time had been compressed to under ten seconds, and the cooldown for summoning spells was similarly shortened.
This meant he could cast three summoning spells within a minute!
That is, using three mana spirit cards that can initiate typical summoning spells!
“Casting three typical summoning spells consecutively within a minute.” — This is one of the final assessments for the first-year summoning spell class.
It’s no wonder Dark received the professors’ favor, completing an entire year’s worth of projects in less than a month.
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Today’s summoning class was still held with students from the Knight Academy.
Dark sat in his usual seat, taking in the whole classroom.
The knowledge Professor Shylph was teaching him was already mastered, so he didn’t have to worry about triggering “greed,” though he needed to watch out for “laziness.” Usually, he would bring a book to read.
Since he read books related to the class, the professors turned a blind eye to it, and some even actively discussed with him.
For example, the book Dark was reading now was titled “Mind Magus Red’s Summoning Lecture: Differences Between Mana Spirit Summon and Other Mana Summons.”
It introduced a new concept called “bond,” considered the essence of “mind summoning.”
When this concept first appeared, many magi mocked and ridiculed it.
Magi believed that the intelligence level of mana spirits was at most 2, even lower than familiars’ 2.5, and commanding them for attacks and dodges was already the limit.
As for communicating with mana spirits and forming bonds—this was considered a pipe dream!
But everything changed after Red won the national mana duel championship that year!
The power of the mind began to be valued, and magi started treating mana spirit cards as “life.” Some even spoke to the mana spirit cards.
Fanatics injected their souls into mana cards, attempting to build “bonds” by elevating the intelligence level of mana spirits through external means, hoping to unleash power beyond their data sheets!
Dark hadn’t reached that stage yet. The book he held mainly discussed how to communicate with mana spirits, receive their responses, and reduce mana consumption and casting time when summoning them.
To shorten the casting time of summoning mana spirits to the extreme, it was necessary to master the knowledge in this book.
“I heard that next Mana Theory class, Professor Kazel will teach us how to make our first mana spirit card… Once successful, we can apply this knowledge.”
Dark couldn’t help but imagine, what would his first mana spirit be?
Just then, he suddenly saw Robert and Wit from the Knight Academy whispering, seemingly plotting something?
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Wit and Robert also hid in a corner of the classroom, closer to the back door.
Robert glanced at the window furtively and whispered, “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?” Wit whispered back, “No matter what, we can’t lose points! We must earn forty points today!”
Robert nodded, “Don’t worry, 10+10+10+10, that’s forty points! It’s just a matter of two classes!”
Wit replied, “That’s good…”
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Professor Shylph: “Gould, you answer this question! How do you correctly breathe during the transition between two summoning spells?”
Wit: “…”
Professor Shylph: “I hope you pay more attention in class! You lose five points!”
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Wit: “Robert, what should we do!”
Robert: “It’s okay, don’t be nervous. There are three classes today. Even if we lose another fifteen points, it’s fine!”
Wit: “Fifteen points, it won’t go over that much, right?”
Robert: “Relax, it’s not easy, Wit.”
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The summoning class ended under Professor Shylph’s cold gaze.
In the mana studies classroom, Professor Kazel entered five minutes early, but the students did not quiet down as a result.
Some even boldly asked loudly, “Professor, are you really going to teach us how to make mana spirit cards today?”
“Of course,” Professor Kazel slowly drew a mana card from his sleeve and activated it with a slight movement of his lips.
Suddenly, a heavy large box appeared on the podium.
Professor Kazel clapped his hands and asked, “Is anyone willing to help distribute the materials in this box?”
“I’ll do it!”
Amidst several responses, Emma silently rose from her seat and began distributing the materials.
Those who had shouted the loudest watched happily.
Professor Kazel smiled and said, “Metis, give each person one bag.”
Emma replied, “Yes, Professor.”