Chapter 1148: Casting a Spell with One Thought and Completing the Core
Just like the deterioration of a tumor (the expansion of the aura range), the real source of this consequence should not be a certain condition that caused the deterioration (the master-disciple ceremony), but the original condition that caused the tumor to appear (the power of faith).
At present, Xia Duo has no way to isolate the power of faith, so he temporarily assumes that the glow effect is positive.
After all, with the help of the small space reflected by the glow, Xia Duo can freely travel to the outer plane, and even the specific image in that small space can allow him to accurately locate specific areas of the outer plane.
From this perspective, there seems to be no need for Shado to doubt the positive nature of the glow.
This means that the master-disciple ceremony is very likely to be positive, or at least it will have no negative effects.
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After returning to reality, Xia Duo quickly adjusted his mental state and took the initiative to integrate with the magic network. Ten minutes later, he began to cast a spell to connect the magic network to the tube-like mithril component at the core of the demon-slaying arrow.
I don’t know if it was a psychological effect or the master-disciple ceremony, the so-called "enlightenment ceremony", really had an effect.
Xia Duo's spell casting was extremely smooth this time, and there were no accidents during the whole process.
Four minutes later, as the final energy circuit was constrained and connected, the mithril component in front of Sha Duo erupted with a burst of intense magical aura.
After that, the spiritual light stabilized and no longer changed, but it was still extremely dazzling.
"Is this a success?"
Xia Duo was a little unbelievable. This success came a little too easily. He originally thought that even if he used the "Enlightenment Ceremony" to increase the compatibility with the magic network, he might need to try it many times. In the end, he might even need a meditation crystal. Use it to truly succeed.
But now, let alone the meditation crystal, after the "Enlightenment Ceremony", he succeeded after only one attempt, which really surprised him.
At the same time, this success also swept away the frustration caused by dozens of previous failures, which made Xia Duo feel very happy.
Xia Duo did not have a specific value for the compatibility of the magic network, but through this casting, he also had a very intuitive feeling compared to before.
It seems that it is not that he has changed, but that the magic network is actively cooperating with him!
The smoothness of the spell casting this time far exceeded that of Nese magic. Sha Duo suddenly liked elf magic.
If the so-called "fitness" can be improved in some certain and feasible way, then the elf magic will be faster, smoother and silkier than the Nese magic.
To a certain extent, "casting a spell with one thought" is not imaginary, because by then, there will no longer be the concept of a spell-casting process, but with this thought, the magic network will automatically respond.
Just like the bloodline spell, you can do whatever you want, and you can get what you want.
Of course, Xia Duo's current compatibility with the magic network is far from enough to allow him to "cast a spell with one thought". In fact, he has never seen any high elf mage in the projection plane who can do this.
Because at that level, what limits the caster is no longer knowledge, but imagination.
There is no doubt that such a spell caster is extremely terrifying. As long as he thinks about it, he can do almost anything. This can be called "invincible in the world"!
Perhaps there is a certain upper limit to the "Magic Network compatibility".
Xia Duo traced back his memory and carefully searched for content related to elf magic, but unfortunately, he could not find anything related to the upper limit of the compatibility of the magic network.
Maybe it's something that the elves didn't expect, maybe it's because there's no upper limit at all, and there are really elves who can "cast a spell with just one thought."
Although Sha Duo came into contact with many high-level mages in [Projection Plane: Birth of Cormanthor] and had in-depth exchanges with them, Sha Duo himself failed to become a high-level magician.
As for the true limit of a high mage's ability, it is difficult to make an accurate judgment only through communication or the [Sword of Dominance].
Of course, if there is no upper limit for the compatibility of the Magic Network, the so-called upper limit will not be reached, and there will be no "invincible existence in the world" that can allow the Magic Network to automatically respond to any imagination.
As for what the real situation is, Xia Duo actually doesn't care too much, because being "invincible in the world" is just the ultimate in a certain aspect, not unbeatable.
As long as his magic net is restricted, there is nothing he can do no matter how "casting a spell with just one thought".
In addition, the arcanist's arcane fire definitely has combat potential that is not inferior to that of "one-thought casting", or even exceeds it.
In this regard, Xia Duo is full of confidence.
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A small "enlightenment ceremony" gave Sha Duo a deeper understanding of the elf magic system and even the Nese magic system.
Xia Duo believes that as long as he fully taps into the knowledge and experience of the senior mage in [Sword of Dominion], it will definitely bring about earth-shaking changes for him.
It's just that the knowledge and experience are "outside the light cone" of Nese magic. If you want to make full use of it, you need to "communicate" with the current Nese magic in order to collide with new knowledge.
Of course, there is a shortcut, which is to trade with the elven kingdoms in the main plane, but Xia Duo has not considered this yet, at least until the floating city appears, he will not do that.
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After the first success, Chateau succeeded four or five times in succession.
Moreover, through these successful spell-casting experiences, he had a good grasp of the mental state necessary to actively connect with the magic network during the casting process of the mithril component of the Demon-Slaying Arrow to connect to the magic network.
This is thanks to his memory tracing ability, which allows him to trace all the details of his mental state at any moment during the casting process. After that, he will continue to imitate, repeat, and even optimize and repeat.
Basically, no matter how complicated the elf spell is (it only means that it is difficult to cast, it is not necessarily powerful, and it is not necessarily difficult to understand), as long as it succeeds once, the subsequent success rate can at least be improved by letting him practice it a few more times. to more than 90%.
As for 100%, if it is Nese magic built with certain feedback elements, it is still possible, but elf magic based on the synergy between the caster and the magic network is almost impossible.
After all, mental state is difficult to quantitatively control, and there will always be a certain deviation from the state necessary for success.
Even among elf mages, it is almost impossible to achieve a 100% success rate, and it is even more impossible for human mages who are accustomed to Nese magic.
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Soon, Xia Duo connected all the core mithril components of the ten demon-slaying arrows used in the transaction to the magic network. During this period, he only failed three times.
Compared to the dozens of previous failures, these three times are almost negligible.
According to the agreement between him and Lord Harlan, at least one demon-slaying arrow needs to be delivered within three days. Only one day has passed, and Xia Duo has roughly completed ten arrows.
Compared with the previous steps, the encapsulation of the arrow body that follows is too simple. Even an arrow-making craftsman who knows nothing about magic can do it.
Of course, for Xia Duo, he still wouldn't trust someone else to do something as dangerous as the Demon-Slaying Arrow, especially someone who didn't understand magic at all.
If you are not careful, it may not necessarily "explode", but the possibility of damaging the core tube-like mithril component is extremely high.
Xia Duo decided that he would complete this batch of ten arrows himself, but now——
It was almost dawn outside, and he had to rest after staying up all night again!