Chapter 309: Saleen's Skill (Part 2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
There was another reason why Saleen was so fixated on learning the crystal finger . After fighting with the black bishop, Saleen had realized that his current offensive power did not pose much of a threat to professionals who were above grade-6 . When Sika and Lex had been around, this phenomenon had not been so glaring . But once they had left, Saleen had immediately been able to feel the distress .
Against a high grade swordsman, or even a grand swordmaster, Saleen had some special techniques to help himself gain an advantage, but if his enemy was a mage or a holy master, he would be helpless . Furthermore, Nailisi's power was limited by Saleen's grade, so it could not be fully unleashed either . Even if Nailisi and Saleen had combined their power, it would not have caused any real harm to the black bishop .
If Banchajanna had not made it in time to scare the black bishop away, Saleen would never have been able to defeat him . Saleen thus felt that he had to learn a lethal spell whose lethality exceeded that of his own grade . The depletion by the crystal finger was not immense . As Saleen learned this spell, he realized that the consumption of his magic chords by this level-6 spell was only that of a level-5 spell .
While learning the crystal finger, Saleen faced a lot more difficulties than expected . He discovered that this spell came in four different forms .
Crystal Finger (water) – within a distance of ten meters, one could control six water flows and use them to deliver consecutive strikes . If the water flows were targeted at the same spot, the offensive power in each water flow would be double of that of the preceding one . Each water flow was as long as the mage's index finger . Once the depletion of the magic chords reached that of level-7, the water flows would possess the same effects as the current cutter, which meant they could be cast a second time .
Crystal Finger (ice) – within a distance of ten meters, one would be able to freeze the enemy's blood . This form had a puncturing effect on the target . This skill could be negated by divinity, magic, or the sword aura . However, the enemy's strength would be depleted . The amount of strength depleted by this negating process was equivalent to twice the amount as when the enemy was under normal circumstances . With every successful hit, the effect would be amplified several times . In all, six attacks could be launched . This skill could be used twice .
Crystal Finger (vapor) – within a distance of ten meters, one could increase the temperature of the water elements within the enemy's body, and then cause them to vaporize . This skill could be negated by divinity, magic, or the sword aura . However, the amount of strength depleted by the negating process was equivalent to twice the amount as when the enemy was under normal circumstances . With every successful hit, the effect from this skill would be amplified several times . In all, six attacks could be launched . This skill could be used twice .
Crystal Finger (boundary) – a standard level-7 spell . Saleen could not learn this skill for the time being .
This spell involved some knowledge of the process of elemental conversion . Had Saleen not learned this knowledge systematically in the past, he would have needed to spend several years mastering the crystal finger . Saleen had gained the skill of elemental conversion when he had been at Joey's house . Hence, it was only a natural progression for him to learn the crystal finger . Other than the fourth form which required the abilities of a sorcerer to be activated, Saleen managed to grasp the other three forms in just three days .
After learning a spell, one had to practice it . When a spell had just been newly learned, one would have to chant a mantra and simultaneously perform some magic hand gestures in order to cast the spell . Furthermore, the activation of the spell would not be instantaneous . The majority of the time was spent on learning how to execute a delayed release, instantaneous release, and secondary release of a spell .
Furthermore, there were no shortcuts to trying to master these abilities . The only solution for the mage was to cast the spell repeatedly in order to increase their reaction speed . Saleen's only advantage in this entire process was that his body had been transformed by Joey, hence he was able to learn any kind of water spells very quickly .
If one needed a month to familiarize himself with a particular spell, Saleen would only need less than a week to do so . Similarly, if he utilized elemental conversion to simulate spells from other elements, he would need at least twice or thrice the amount of time compared to others .
This meant that Saleen would only learn to simulate a very small number of spells which belonged to other elements . He could only maintain a certain degree of familiarity, but it would be impossible for him to learn and simulate all of those spells . Otherwise, his speed of advancement would only be a fifth of that of other mages .
At this moment, Saleen still could not learn the crystal finger (boundary) skill, as only a sorcerer could learn it . This skill could produce a space of water element stability within an area of about ten meters from the user . As a result, issues like elemental disorder would not be able to affect Saleen's magic anymore . As for the abilities with other attributes, Saleen could not learn them now . Furthermore, one needed to take the initiative to explore the things left behind by Raphael, because Raphael had not recorded everything in detail .
However, Saleen was looking forward to being able to use this skill . When Nailisi had previously been injured due to her creation of a space of elemental disorder, Saleen would not have been so affected had he possessed the Crystal Finger spell . When he had been in a brawl with the black bishop, he would definitely have been able to strike him hard using the crystal finger, and this fellow wielding a partial divine weapon might even have been killed .
The combat range under a grand mage's control was nearly identical to that of an alchemical crossbow, and both had a range of two hundred meters . Now that Saleen was a grade-5 mage, he was already able to fulfill this requirement .
Be that as it may, two of Saleen's most fearsome skills were short-ranged attacks . The crystal finger only had a range of about ten meters, while the current cutter only had a maximum range of thirty meters .
The most suitable range for the Ice Attack spell and the Ice Totem spell were within one hundred meters . The level-5 Fountain Strike spell had a range of over one hundred meters, but it did not possess the ability to pursue the target .
The true power of water magic would only be displayed when one became a sorcerer . Level-7 spells such as the Crystal Guardian, the Frost and Snow Magic Pattern, the Ice Storm, and the Blazing River were all very powerful spells . However, most mages would not choose to make water magic their primary choices for combat as the learning curve was too steep .
Almost all of these level-7 spells could be advanced to level-8 . Hence, the mage could save time as they would not need to learn any new spells . Furthermore, when a mage advanced to grade-9, pinnacle spells would appear in water magic . Pinnacle spells were also known as matured magic .
Raphael had created an extremely concise summary of the six branches of magic, allowing Saleen to ignore his defective magic chords . Anyway, if Saleen focused on studying water magic, his offensive power would not be any less than that of other mages once he became a sorcerer .
After Saleen had advanced to grade-5, Nailisi had entered a state of deep slumber . She had absorbed the essence of the tiago's heart, so her powers were being increased once again . At this moment, she possessed more strength than Sika . However, it was not known if Sika's strength would increase if she became a warrior priest .
Currently, Saleen placed a great deal of emphasis on the quality of equipment . All of Saleen's equipment was pretty good, especially the demonic set . Previously, during the period of elemental disorder, he had remained fine due to two factors . First, he had realized what was going on very quickly, and thus he had cancelled the spell which he had been using at that point in time . Second, the demonic set provided a great deal of stability, thus the magic chords in his body had remained unaffected by the elemental disorder .
The only problem was that the demonic set had been around for a very long time . Even though its material was good, it was not suitable for a mage like Saleen . Besides learning level-5 and level-6 magic every day, Saleen still had to spend some time learning water flame alchemy . He planned to transform the demonic set by fusing the magic patterns acquired from the lightning dragon onto it .
He was not Nailisi, who could actually control the growth of magic patterns on her body . Saleen still had not solved the mystery of those three-dimensional magic patterns in his pupils, but he was very hopeful of the demonic set .
In terms of quality, every single item in the demonic set was priceless . If a mage possessed this set of equipment, they would already not need to worry about their equipment for the rest of his life .
After Saleen had been promoted to grade-5, he realized that the space within the demonic ring had gotten larger . This meant that when he finally became a sorcerer, the space within the ring would expand until it was sufficient for his use .
Ever since the demonic bracelet had been mosaicked with the dragonshard, Saleen had hardly ever used magic nuclei to restore his magic chords . The exception was when the dragonshard was temporarily empty in order to conduct self-recovery .
Saleen's fitting demonic robe was not even considered a magic robe, because one would not be able to wear another layer of clothing outside a magic robe . However, the demonic magic robe had this ability . Two layers of magic robes caused Saleen's surrounding elemental environment to be extremely stable .
As for the demonic magic book, its value could already match that of a golden magic book .
All along, Saleen had not been able to utilize the function of the magic books because his grade had not been high enough . But the moment he became a sorcerer, the power of his magic books could be fully unleashed . He would be able to store various spells into the golden magic book and silver magic book at will, and use them repeatedly . Unlike the production of magic scrolls, this process would not consume huge amounts of materials and was not restricted by one's grade .
The golden magic book would provide Saleen with six level-7 spells, six level-8 spells, and six level-9 spells . On the other hand, the demonic magic book would provide Saleen with six spells without any type of restrictions whatsoever . That way, Saleen would thus be able to cast twenty-four additional high level spells compared to other sorcerers of his grade .
What effect could twenty-four high level spells deliver? A level-7 spell with a long range would be able to kill dozens of enemies who were at the grade of a swordmaster . Twenty-four high level spells would thus be able to kill more than one thousand swordmasters . A regular cavalry regiment only had ten thousand people, roughly equivalent to hundreds of swordmasters .
These two magic books would allow Saleen to destroy a ten-thousand-strong cavalry regiment without depleting his magic chords at all .
If scrolls were used instead, Saleen might have faced difficulties trying to control the magic, not to mention the massive depletion of his magic chords . If a spell was not controlled properly, its lethality would be sharply reduced . A swordmaster was not a weakling . If the swordmaster was not locked down by magic, it was also not entirely impossible for them to kill a grand mage, given their speed and assuming that the battle took place at close range .
Furthermore, there would be countless swordmasters on the battlefield, and it would be immensely difficult trying to differentiate them from the others . It was rare for mages to engage in a direct battle during wartime, because if mages were not able to fly on the battlefield, they would sustain many casualties as well .
The process of grooming a grand mage took at least ten years, and no one would be willing to let a grand mage be exposed to the dangers of the battlefield . Even if mages were deployed on the battlefield, they would be under heavy protection by the soldiers, and would only release magic at crucial moments .
However, the magic books which Saleen had could change this situation . It simply showed how precious magic books were .
Time flew by quickly when one trained . In the blink of an eye, it was already deep winter . The entire city base was covered by a thick layer of snow . In such an environment, the people from the Holy See would not appear . The port was completely frozen . The warships from Sregl Island and the pirate ship were docked at a deserted island far from the city . The warships were produced from premium materials, and they would not disintegrate even if they were frozen . The pirate ship, however, could potentially break into smithereens if it was frozen .
On this day, Saleen was practicing water flame alchemy . He could already release a bundle of water flames from his hand, and was able to control it for more than fifteen seconds . He could already be considered an amateur in this skill . Just as Saleen was feeling jubilant and was planning to look for Nailisi to find out about her progress, a grade-2 mage from Sregl Island entered the temple urgently . This mage entered Saleen's room and whispered into Saleen's ear .
"Hm? I will go and take a look . " After listening to the message from this grade-2 mage, Saleen decided to take some precautions and summoned dozens of swordsmen . Under the escort of these swordsmen, Saleen began to make his way to the port .
Chapter 309 Saleen s Skill Part 2 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThere was another reason why Saleen was so fixated on learning the crystal finger . After fighting with the black bishop, Saleen had realized that his current offensive power did not pose much of a threat to professionals who were above grade 6 . When Sika and Lex had been around, this phenomenon had not been so glaring . But once they had left, Saleen had immediately been able to feel the distress . Against a high grade swordsman, or even a grand swordmaster, Saleen had some special techniques to help himself gain an advantage, but if his enemy was a mage or a holy master, he would be helpless . Furthermore, Nailisi s power was limited by Saleen s grade, so it could not be fully unleashed either . Even if Nailisi and Saleen had combined their power, it would not have caused any real harm to the black bishop . If Banchajanna had not made it in time to scare the black bishop away, Saleen would never have been able to defeat him . Saleen thus felt that he had to learn a lethal spell whose lethality exceeded that of his own grade . The depletion by the crystal finger was not immense . As Saleen learned this spell, he realized that the consumption of his magic chords by this level 6 spell was only that of a level 5 spell . While learning the crystal finger, Saleen faced a lot more difficulties than expected . He discovered that this spell came in four different forms . Crystal Finger water within a distance of ten meters, one could control six water flows and use them to deliver consecutive strikes . If the water flows were targeted at the same spot, the offensive power in each water flow would be double of that of the preceding one . Each water flow was as long as the mage s index finger . Once the depletion of the magic chords reached that of level 7, the water flows would possess the same effects as the current cutter, which meant they could be cast a second time . Crystal Finger ice within a distance of ten meters, one would be able to freeze the enemy s blood . This form had a puncturing effect on the target . This skill could be negated by divinity, magic, or the sword aura . However, the enemy s strength would be depleted . The amount of strength depleted by this negating process was equivalent to twice the amount as when the enemy was under normal circumstances . With every successful hit, the effect would be amplified several times . In all, six attacks could be launched . This skill could be used twice . Crystal Finger vapor within a distance of ten meters, one could increase the temperature of the water elements within the enemy s body, and then cause them to vaporize . This skill could be negated by divinity, magic, or the sword aura . However, the amount of strength depleted by the negating process was equivalent to twice the amount as when the enemy was under normal circumstances . With every successful hit, the effect from this skill would be amplified several times . In all, six attacks could be launched . This skill could be used twice . Crystal Finger boundary a standard level 7 spell . Saleen could not learn this skill for the time being . This spell involved some knowledge of the process of elemental conversion . Had Saleen not learned this knowledge systematically in the past, he would have needed to spend several years mastering the crystal finger . Saleen had gained the skill of elemental conversion when he had been at Joey s house . Hence, it was only a natural progression for him to learn the crystal finger . Other than the fourth form which required the abilities of a sorcerer to be activated, Saleen managed to grasp the other three forms in just three days . After learning a spell, one had to practice it . When a spell had just been newly learned, one would have to chant a mantra and simultaneously perform some magic hand gestures in order to cast the spell . Furthermore, the activation of the spell would not be instantaneous . The majority of the time was spent on learning how to execute a delayed release, instantaneous release, and secondary release of a spell . Furthermore, there were no shortcuts to trying to master these abilities . The only solution for the mage was to cast the spell repeatedly in order to increase their reaction speed . Saleen s only advantage in this entire process was that his body had been transformed by Joey, hence he was able to learn any kind of water spells very quickly . If one needed a month to familiarize himself with a particular spell, Saleen would only need less than a week to do so . Similarly, if he utilized elemental conversion to simulate spells from other elements, he would need at least twice or thrice the amount of time compared to others . This meant that Saleen would only learn to simulate a very small number of spells which belonged to other elements . He could only maintain a certain degree of familiarity, but it would be impossible for him to learn and simulate all of those spells . Otherwise, his speed of advancement would only be a fifth of that of other mages . At this moment, Saleen still could not learn the crystal finger boundary skill, as only a sorcerer could learn it . This skill could produce a space of water element stability within an area of about ten meters from the user . As a result, issues like elemental disorder would not be able to affect Saleen s magic anymore . As for the abilities with other attributes, Saleen could not learn them now . Furthermore, one needed to take the initiative to explore the things left behind by Raphael, because Raphael had not recorded everything in detail . However, Saleen was looking forward to being able to use this skill . When Nailisi had previously been injured due to her creation of a space of elemental disorder, Saleen would not have been so affected had he possessed the Crystal Finger spell . When he had been in a brawl with the black bishop, he would definitely have been able to strike him hard using the crystal finger, and this fellow wielding a partial divine weapon might even have been killed . The combat range under a grand mage s control was nearly identical to that of an alchemical crossbow, and both had a range of two hundred meters . Now that Saleen was a grade 5 mage, he was already able to fulfill this requirement . Be that as it may, two of Saleen s most fearsome skills were short ranged attacks . The crystal finger only had a range of about ten meters, while the current cutter only had a maximum range of thirty meters . The most suitable range for the Ice Attack spell and the Ice Totem spell were within one hundred meters . The level 5 Fountain Strike spell had a range of over one hundred meters, but it did not possess the ability to pursue the target . The true power of water magic would only be displayed when one became a sorcerer . Level 7 spells such as the Crystal Guardian, the Frost and Snow Magic Pattern, the Ice Storm, and the Blazing River were all very powerful spells . However, most mages would not choose to make water magic their primary choices for combat as the learning curve was too steep . Almost all of these level 7 spells could be advanced to level 8 . Hence, the mage could save time as they would not need to learn any new spells . Furthermore, when a mage advanced to grade 9, pinnacle spells would appear in water magic . Pinnacle spells were also known as matured magic . Raphael had created an extremely concise summary of the six branches of magic, allowing Saleen to ignore his defective magic chords . Anyway, if Saleen focused on studying water magic, his offensive power would not be any less than that of other mages once he became a sorcerer . After Saleen had advanced to grade 5, Nailisi had entered a state of deep slumber . She had absorbed the essence of the tiago s heart, so her powers were being increased once again . At this moment, she possessed more strength than Sika . However, it was not known if Sika s strength would increase if she became a warrior priest . Currently, Saleen placed a great deal of emphasis on the quality of equipment . All of Saleen s equipment was pretty good, especially the demonic set . Previously, during the period of elemental disorder, he had remained fine due to two factors . First, he had realized what was going on very quickly, and thus he had cancelled the spell which he had been using at that point in time . Second, the demonic set provided a great deal of stability, thus the magic chords in his body had remained unaffected by the elemental disorder . The only problem was that the demonic set had been around for a very long time . Even though its material was good, it was not suitable for a mage like Saleen . Besides learning level 5 and level 6 magic every day, Saleen still had to spend some time learning water flame alchemy . He planned to transform the demonic set by fusing the magic patterns acquired from the lightning dragon onto it . He was not Nailisi, who could actually control the growth of magic patterns on her body . Saleen still had not solved the mystery of those three dimensional magic patterns in his pupils, but he was very hopeful of the demonic set . In terms of quality, every single item in the demonic set was priceless . If a mage possessed this set of equipment, they would already not need to worry about their equipment for the rest of his life . After Saleen had been promoted to grade 5, he realized that the space within the demonic ring had gotten larger . This meant that when he finally became a sorcerer, the space within the ring would expand until it was sufficient for his use . Ever since the demonic bracelet had been mosaicked with the dragonshard, Saleen had hardly ever used magic nuclei to restore his magic chords . The exception was when the dragonshard was temporarily empty in order to conduct self recovery . Saleen s fitting demonic robe was not even considered a magic robe, because one would not be able to wear another layer of clothing outside a magic robe . However, the demonic magic robe had this ability . Two layers of magic robes caused Saleen s surrounding elemental environment to be extremely stable . As for the demonic magic book, its value could already match that of a golden magic book . All along, Saleen had not been able to utilize the function of the magic books because his grade had not been high enough . But the moment he became a sorcerer, the power of his magic books could be fully unleashed . He would be able to store various spells into the golden magic book and silver magic book at will, and use them repeatedly . Unlike the production of magic scrolls, this process would not consume huge amounts of materials and was not restricted by one s grade . The golden magic book would provide Saleen with six level 7 spells, six level 8 spells, and six level 9 spells . On the other hand, the demonic magic book would provide Saleen with six spells without any type of restrictions whatsoever . That way, Saleen would thus be able to cast twenty four additional high level spells compared to other sorcerers of his grade . What effect could twenty four high level spells deliver A level 7 spell with a long range would be able to kill dozens of enemies who were at the grade of a swordmaster . Twenty four high level spells would thus be able to kill more than one thousand swordmasters . A regular cavalry regiment only had ten thousand people, roughly equivalent to hundreds of swordmasters . These two magic books would allow Saleen to destroy a ten thousand strong cavalry regiment without depleting his magic chords at all . If scrolls were used instead, Saleen might have faced difficulties trying to control the magic, not to mention the massive depletion of his magic chords . If a spell was not controlled properly, its lethality would be sharply reduced . A swordmaster was not a weakling . If the swordmaster was not locked down by magic, it was also not entirely impossible for them to kill a grand mage, given their speed and assuming that the battle took place at close range . Furthermore, there would be countless swordmasters on the battlefield, and it would be immensely difficult trying to differentiate them from the others . It was rare for mages to engage in a direct battle during wartime, because if mages were not able to fly on the battlefield, they would sustain many casualties as well . The process of grooming a grand mage took at least ten years, and no one would be willing to let a grand mage be exposed to the dangers of the battlefield . Even if mages were deployed on the battlefield, they would be under heavy protection by the soldiers, and would only release magic at crucial moments . However, the magic books which Saleen had could change this situation . It simply showed how precious magic books were . Time flew by quickly when one trained . In the blink of an eye, it was already deep winter . The entire city base was covered by a thick layer of snow . In such an environment, the people from the Holy See would not appear . The port was completely frozen . The warships from Sregl Island and the pirate ship were docked at a deserted island far from the city . The warships were produced from premium materials, and they would not disintegrate even if they were frozen . The pirate ship, however, could potentially break into smithereens if it was frozen . On this day, Saleen was practicing water flame alchemy . He could already release a bundle of water flames from his hand, and was able to control it for more than fifteen seconds . He could already be considered an amateur in this skill . Just as Saleen was feeling jubilant and was planning to look for Nailisi to find out about her progress, a grade 2 mage from Sregl Island entered the temple urgently . This mage entered Saleen s room and whispered into Saleen s ear . Hm I will go and take a look . After listening to the message from this grade 2 mage, Saleen decided to take some precautions and summoned dozens of swordsmen . Under the escort of these swordsmen, Saleen began to make his way to the port .