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With Professor Sylph assigning more than twice the usual amount of homework, the Summoning class was declared over.
The first-year students finally welcomed their long-awaited magic class!
They temporarily put aside their complaints about the doubled workload, packed their materials, and waited early in the Magic Theory classroom.
Professor Cazell entered the classroom right on time and said humorously to the students, "Looks like everyone has plenty of credits to spare, each of you has brought more materials than the last?"
Putting everything else aside, there are just a lot of them.
After all, a set of materials for the "Magic Bullet Spell" is only worth about 100 credits, so it's normal to bring two extra sets in case of failure.
Most students aren't that ambitious—and their credits don't allow them to be.
In short, starting with the "Magic Bullet Charm" and then trying to learn more difficult and expensive charms such as the "Push Charm" and "Barrier Charm" after mastering the method of imprinting charms is a relatively rational choice.
To ensure that at least one card-making task can be completed in class, it is safer to bring two or three sets of materials.
Diana and Rose, for example, brought together five sets of materials for the "Magic Bullet Charm" and three sets of materials for the "Push-Push Charm," which cost a total of 1100 credits.
This is quite a large expense for them.
On the other hand, Emma, who was a big spender on credits, prepared three sets of materials for the "Magic Bullet Charm," two sets of materials for the "Push Charm," and one set of materials for the "Barrier Charm."
Of course, there are also credit-rich nouveau riche like Witt who bought two whole sets of materials for the "Blink Spell".
However, Robert next to him was relatively poor, having only bought two sets of materials for the "Magic Bullet Charm" and one set of materials for the "Push Charm".
In any case, Witt seemed determined to create the "Blink Spell".
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Professor Cazell glanced at them and immediately understood what each student was thinking.
He had a wealth of teaching experience and could almost immediately foresee the fate of some of his students.
But sometimes, paying a price to learn a lesson is a privilege reserved for young people.
Unlike older people, who are gradually losing even this little bit of privilege.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Professor Kazel's face, but he quickly regained his smile and announced loudly, "Very well, as you all expect, we will learn the orthodox method of creating Spell Cards in this lesson!"
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"Professor, hurry up!"
"My materials are practically starving!"
"Shoot him, Demon Bullet!"
Well, some people are already imagining what it would be like to use the "Magic Bullet Card".
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As teachers, we naturally hope to see our students show their most enthusiastic side in our classrooms.
Professor Kazel didn't digress and fast-forwarded directly to the card printing process.
He explained in detail how to imprint the spell onto the blank magic card while writing the words on the blackboard.
A series of "swish" sounds rang out from below the podium.
Students don't need any supervision at all during these times.
About half an hour later, the entire blackboard was covered with dense writing.
But that's still not enough.
There are just too many details to pay attention to when branding someone with a curse.
It's impossible to finish teaching everything in just one or two lessons.
Students need to practice on their own, and then ask questions based on the problems they encounter. The professor will answer them one by one during class time.
For experiments like these, without a professor to guide you, you simply can't understand them by reading books.
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In any case, the time has finally come for us to start making it.
Almost all students start with the "Magic Bullet Spell".
Because this is the most basic and simplest spell card, it is an essential card for beginners to master the basics.
Even Darko was no exception in this respect.
He was very clear about the importance of mastering the basics.
Even the tallest buildings need a foundation first.
In the entire classroom, only Victor was trying to overcome the "Blink Spell." Perhaps this is what makes a hero!
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The process of making spell cards is actually quite similar to that of making potion cards.
One of the core aspects of both is the refining of "ink".
The "ink" for potion cards is the corresponding potion, while spell cards require different inks depending on the spell.
Dak had far more experience in this area than the other students. He prepared the ink in five minutes, a liquid that was similar in properties to "cola".
In magic class, it is called "expanding water".
"Expanding Water" is made primarily from expanding grass.
By injecting magic into it, the "expanding water" can be made to expand rapidly and then spray out of the container, like a can of cola bursting.
If the little mage accidentally injects too much magic during the creation process, this mechanism will be triggered, causing "expansion water" to spray out of the cup and smear all over his face.
"BOOM!"
Diana's swelling water sprayed out.
He was soaked to the bone.
Dak pursed his lips slightly, without laughing out loud.
Rose quickly took out a prepared towel and helped her wipe it clean.
The students in the front row turned around to laugh, but they ended up spraying their own expansion spray too!
As wave after wave of expanding water shot into the sky, the classroom gradually filled with a joyful atmosphere.
A person who fails will be laughed at.
If two people fail, even more people will laugh at them.
If ten or twenty people fail, no one will laugh anymore.
Dark opened the "Magic Bullet Spell" he had copied down and began to imprint the spell on it.
Professor Cazell had unknowingly come up behind him.
Besides the ink preparation, the most important thing to note when imprinting a spell is that the amount and frequency of magic power required for each stroke and line must be precise and stable when writing magical language with a magic pen.
This is extremely difficult for the young mages who have only recently awakened their magic.
The higher the level of the spell card, the higher the requirements in this regard.
More than 80% of novice magicians fail when they first learn to make spell cards.
This was the first time Dark had copied a spell using the standard method. In order to become proficient as quickly as possible, he prepared a large number of 10-credit magic cards and made about five or six attempts before starting to write on the magic card that had already been processed.
There are many different formats for writing spells.
The "Magic Bullet Spell" is a standard nine-square grid, requiring only nine characters to form a spell.
But writing these nine characters is by no means simple.
It took Dak a full ten minutes of focused concentration to completely copy down the spell, which consisted of only nine characters!
Professor Cazell nodded slightly only after he successfully completed the task, then turned to look at the other students.
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The junior mages underestimated the creation of the "Magic Bullet Spell," thinking it was just a "copy" and anyone could do it.
But to their surprise, they failed one after another.
Given some people's failure rate, let alone three sets of materials, even thirty sets wouldn't be enough to justify the waste!
Fortunately, most people learned their lesson after their first failure and practiced copying the "Magic Bullet Spell" on blank paper first.
While practicing on paper isn't as effective as practicing on blank magic cards, it still helps increase proficiency.
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The final step in creating the Spell Card requires the use of Transmutation Circle No. 5, known as the "Demeter Transmutation Circle".
Demeter was one of the original developers of the magical language, and he compiled 63 magical characters that form the basis of the magical language.
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After successfully drawing the fifth transmutation circle, Dark put in the core material of the "Magic Bullet Spell," and the entire transmutation process was completed.
After waiting for about two more minutes, the spell card was finally successfully crafted.
Dark then used the same steps to create a second "Magic Bullet Spell". This time, the crafting speed was significantly faster and his proficiency increased further.
then.
Dark ignored the progress of the other students and began to refine the "Push Spell".
The "Push-Push Spell" was indeed a level more difficult than the "Magic Bullet Spell." Despite being extremely careful, he still failed once.
He was not discouraged and continued to refine the second one.
Midway through the refining process, the school bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.
But Dac was unaffected and continued.
In the classroom, most students were the same.
This was quite incredible for the young mages who wanted to rush out as soon as they heard the bell.
But the experiment of creating magic cards has a captivating charm.
Time continues to pass.
Professor Cazell did not leave the classroom either.
After his careful guidance, students gradually completed the creation of the "Magic Bullet Spell".
These students, while experiencing a great sense of accomplishment, also smiled broadly.
Some of them left the classroom, while others stayed to observe.
The three most noteworthy points in the Knights' Academy and the Noble Academy.
Dark, Emma, and Witt sat at three different points in the classroom, all still completely absorbed.
Emma's progress was not much slower than Dark's.
She had three sets of materials for the "Magic Bullet Spell," one of which failed, and two were successful.
They have now begun researching the creation of the "Push-Push Spell".
Meanwhile, Witt God was still researching how to craft the first "Blink Charm".
He looked under a lot of pressure, his brows were furrowed, and he had to think for a long time before continuing with each step. If he couldn't figure something out, he would just guess, which made the progress extremely slow.
This "Blink Charm" material is worth a full 1000 credits!
Even though he came in second in his grade at the masquerade ball, he could only afford the materials for three "Blink Spells".
This results in immense pressure during the production process.
The tension was even contagious to Robert, who was standing next to him.
Robert stared intently, his toes clenched tightly.
As for Robert himself, he has already successfully wasted two sets of "Magic Bullet Charm" materials and one set of "Push Charm" materials.
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Twenty-eight minutes after the bell rang for the end of get out of class.
Dark finally completed the crafting of the second "Push Spell".