Chapter 9: Magic Affinity

As the words fell, this player turned his gaze to the dwarf skeleton female player beside him: "Is your quest also to collect blood?"Upon hearing this player’s question, the dwarf skeleton female player gently nodded: "That’s right, my quest is also to collect blood. Want to go together? My Steam Platform nickname is Caged Parrot, you can just call me Parrot."

The player nodded: "This is obviously a monster-fighting quest. The more people, the more power, of course, I’m happy to team up. My nickname is Iron Black Pot, you can call me Black Pot."

Soon after, Iron Black Pot started shouting again, and soon, several other players who received the collect blood quest gathered around, reporting their names and deciding to team up.

Thus, a group of players grandly set off together.

And the remaining players, after a simple exchange, found that their Magic Potion collection tasks were not the same.

However, many players needed to collect Magic Potions that were in the same direction, so many players also chose to travel together.

Soon, only Fang Ka remained in front of the ancient castle.

Seeing these players all leaving to do their tasks, Fang Ka walked towards the Underground Book Collection beneath the ancient castle.

This Underground Book Collection contained the lifelong efforts of Kain.

Recently, he was busy with meditation, eager to explore Magic Power, so he hadn’t had much time to browse the classics inside.

He only had looked at one book briefly.

It recorded some basic Undead Magic that could be learned and used by Mage Apprentices at this level.

The Basic Curse Weakening Skill and Basic Death Wrap he had listed in the shop were two basic Undead Magic spells recorded in this book.

In the past, Kain never allowed him to enter the Underground Book Collection, so growing up, he could only look at the classics placed on the second floor of the ancient castle.

But those classics had nothing to do with Magic; they were either about this world’s human geography or about Alchemy Knowledge.

Therefore, Fang Ka actually had a severe shortage of knowledge in the Magic Domain, and now, finally having some time, he naturally needed to cram on this knowledge.

He pulled out two books from the Underground Book Collection, then took them along with an armchair to the entrance of the ancient castle, lay on the chair, and began to read.

He still needed to wait for those players to submit the materials needed for the Alchemy Potion, so naturally, he couldn’t stay in the Underground Book Collection reading.

Otherwise, if those players couldn’t find him, who knows what kind of chaos might arise.

Very quickly, Fang Ka’s attention was completely drawn to the book’s content.

The book he was currently reading was called "Magic System Affinity".

There was a lot of content in the book, but Fang Ka had read plenty of books in both his previous and current lives; although he couldn’t read ten lines at a glance, his reading speed was top-notch.

He quickly closed the book, gently closed his eyes, and began to process and organize the book’s content in his mind.

This book mainly discussed the mage’s system and its relationship with Magic Power Affinity.

Only entities with a Demon Source can generate Magic Power and become mages.

Magic Power is a very special force.

Theoretically, it can construct various Elements through the combination of Magic Patterns and Spiritual Power.

This means that a mage could theoretically master all systems of Magic, but this is only theoretical.

A magic spell is composed of a combination of Magic Power’s constructed Magic Patterns and Spiritual Power, during which different types of Magic Patterns will have different affinities.

For example, if a mage frequently uses Magic Power to construct Water Magic Patterns, combining them with Spiritual Power to cast Water Magic,

then the Water Magic Patterns will continuously influence the mage’s Magic Power and Spiritual Power, gradually giving them Affinity, inclined towards the Water Element.

The stronger the Affinity, the harder it will be to construct Magic Patterns of other systems, especially systems that oppose each other, which will be as difficult as reaching for the stars.

For instance, if a mage’s Magic Power and Spiritual Power are influenced by Water Magic Patterns and gradually acquire Water Affinity,

then attempting to construct Magic Patterns of other systems and cast magic of other systems will become exponentially more difficult.

And for systems opposing the Water Affinity, the difficulty becomes even more outrageous.

Undead Magic belongs to the Dark System; every time Fang Ka casts Undead Magic, it strengthens the Dark Affinity of his Magic Power and Spiritual Power.

At this time, his Magic Power and Spiritual Power have the Affinity of the Dark System, and the same principle applies.

According to this book, if a mage has strong determination and is willing to put in many times the effort others do, they can barely make their Magic Power and Spiritual Power have multiple affinities. Chapters fırst released on novel_fіre.net

But these multiple affinities cannot be opposing.

If it’s two completely opposing systems, no matter how much effort is put in, having simultaneous affinities is impossible.

For example, if Fang Ka tried to practice Light System Magic now, not only would it be as challenging as reaching for the sky, but it would also continually weaken the Dark Affinity of his Magic Power and Spiritual Power until it was completely eliminated.

The stronger the Affinity of a specific system, the simpler it is to construct Magic Patterns of that system, and the easier it becomes to achieve the necessary Spiritual Power resonance to cast Magic of that system naturally and smoothly.

And the weaker the Affinity, the harder it becomes to construct the Magic Patterns, the more difficult it is to reach the necessary Spiritual Power resonance, and the success of casting magic is... extremely difficult.

Fang Ka slowly opened his eyes: "Hmm, I think I roughly understand."

"To put it simply, I can put in great effort to practice magic like Water, Earth, and Wood, which are relatively mild compared to the Dark System."

"This way, my Magic and Spiritual Power can gain Affinity towards magic systems like Water, Wood, and Earth."

"But I cannot practice Lightning, Light, and Fire, which are opposing to the Dark System, or it will directly reduce the Dark Affinity of my Magic and Spiritual Power."

"If we apply this theory to the players..."

"Does it mean that besides practicing Dark-type magic, these players can also practice Water, Earth, and Wood magic systems, which are milder towards the Dark System?"

"Ah, this isn’t bad; as a qualified game planner, the last thing you should doubt is the players’ determination."

"Hmm, I can post a game announcement later, writing this as the magic system setting in the game. I’m sure those silly players will be very interested."

After quickly thinking about how to exploit the players later, Fang Ka reached out and picked up another book.

This book was called "White Alchemy and Black Alchemy".

Upon seeing this title, Fang Ka immediately became interested.

Perhaps influenced by Kain, or perhaps due to his own heartfelt love for Alchemy, he is very interested in everything related to Alchemy Knowledge.

"White Alchemy? Black Alchemy? What is it? Is there really a distinction between white and black in Alchemy? Kain hadn’t mentioned any of this before; I’d better take a look."

Fang Ka couldn’t wait to start browsing through it.