61: The scientific basis for the classification of witchcraft intensity

"Great Fireball is a man's romance!"

"Hmm, when the time comes, I must choose a classic fire-element Wizardry."

"The academy's three classics can't be missed; after all, I still have a plant-type inclination."

"And then one for self-preservation, perfect..."

On his way to the academy's logistics department, Gelin had already planned out the Wizardry he would learn next.

The regrettable thing was...

During the Wizard Apprentice stage, no one could become a hexagon warrior relying solely on Wizardry.

Because 0-ring Wizardry couldn't support defensive Wizardry; there were only a few 0-ring Wizardry with slight defensive effects, and those were 0-ring Advanced Wizardry.

For example, the 0-ring Advanced Wizardry—Reverse Thorn Entanglement, by constructing a large reverse Thorn Entanglement circle on the apprentice's surface, could offset enemy attacks, indirectly protecting the apprentice in the middle.

But this kind of protection was quite fragile and not all-encompassing; enemies could easily find and break through the loopholes.

Want all-encompassing, three-dimensional, flawless protective Wizardry?

That's only possible when promoting to a First-Order Formal Wizard and constructing a Natal Wizardry.

These were all beyond Gelin's current reach.

Gelin was just a small Intermediate Wizard Apprentice... He arrived at the window selling Wizardry crystals.

Gelin performed a Wizard's blessing 禮 to the staff member at the window.

He smiled and said, "Hello, good day, Tutor, I'd like to purchase some Intermediate combat Wizardry."

The staff member directly threw over a thick parchment book.

"They're all in there. One basic Wizardry Intensity is worth 100 magic stones. Pick what you want."

"Okay, thank you."

Gelin took the Wizardry roster and went to the waiting area with sofas.

He sat comfortably on the large sofa and even picked up the hot teapot from the tea table to pour himself a cup... Gelin intended to take a good look at these combat Wizardry and, while he was at it, pick out a Wizardry template he was satisfied with... In the Wizard World.

There was a unified formula for evaluating the Intensity (which is the power of the spellcasting) of Wizardry.

Wizardry Intensity = Spiritual Power Strength * Wizardry Template Level * Magic Trait Amplification.

(Magic Trait Amplification only applies to 0-ring Intermediate and Low-level Wizardry, as the template of 0-ring Advanced Wizardry has reached the peak of 0-ring Wizardry, so Magic Trait Amplification cannot affect it.)

For example: Intermediate Wizardry, the Wizardry Intensity of Thorn Entanglement with an 8 basic Intensity template is: 60 Intensity = 5 Strength * 8 Intensity * 1.5 Amplification.

...The first factor: Spiritual Power Strength. This, of course, goes without saying; it entirely depends on the Wizard's Spiritual Power level.

The Spiritual Power Strength of Wizards during the Apprentice stage could only undergo a transformation and improvement with each small stage advancement.

For example, when a Low-level Wizard Apprentice promotes to an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice.

Spiritual Power Strength would increase from 3 Strength to 5 Strength.

(The scale is the total Spiritual Power. Even if a Low-level Apprentice's Spiritual Power increases to 4 scale, its Strength remains 3 Strength. Strength only undergoes transformation and improvement after the Apprentice completes the construction of 9 Spiritual Power runes through Meditation and the 串聯 of the 9 Spiritual Power runes.)

And when an Intermediate Wizard Apprentice promotes to an Advanced Wizard Apprentice.

Spiritual Power Strength would increase from 5 Strength to 7 Strength... The second factor: Wizardry Template Level.

This was why Gelin had to carefully select Wizardry.

Everyone's needs and positioning for Wizardry were different, so their choices of Wizardry naturally varied.

Wizard Apprentices' spellcasting processes were all the same: they quickly outlined a Wizardry template in their minds with Spiritual Power, then used their own magic power as a lever to activate it, leveraging external elements to amplify the Wizardry's power, anchoring a target with Spiritual Power, and releasing it.

This was the most orthodox method of releasing Elemental Wizardry.

As for some other Wizardry, such as Necromancy, Nature Wizardry, Curse Wizardry, Flesh Wizardry... they all had their unique spellcasting paths, and their styles were completely different from Elemental Wizardry.

Gelin received the most orthodox Elemental Wizard education, and Plant Heart Wizard Academy primarily focused on Elemental Wizards, so there was nothing to consider... Elemental Wizardry was classified by its basic Wizardry Intensity level.

Basic Wizardry Intensity was the maximum power that Wizardry itself could display without any amplification.

(Intensity is the unit of measurement in the Wizard World for evaluating the power of Wizardry. The Intensity range for Wizard Apprentices is between 0 and 100 Intensity. No Wizard Apprentice's Wizardry power can exceed 100 Intensity, because 100 Intensity is a critical value, a rule limitation.)

The basic Wizardry Intensity of Low-level Elemental Wizardry was generally between 1 and 3 Intensity.

Gelin didn't care for it, so he skipped it directly... The basic Wizardry Intensity of Intermediate Elemental Wizardry was generally between 5 and 8 Intensity.

This was Gelin's main direction of choice... The basic Wizardry Intensity of Advanced Elemental Wizardry was generally 10 Intensity.

This was limited by the intrinsic Wizardry template structure of 0-ring Wizardry; the maximum was 10 Intensity. Gelin couldn't choose it because his Spiritual Power Strength wasn't up to standard... The third factor: Magic Trait Amplification.

This Magic Trait Amplification was related to the Meditation Technique cultivated by the Wizard Apprentice.

According to what Gelin currently knew, the Meditation Techniques in the Wizard World were divided into three levels.

1: Ordinary Meditation Technique.

The lowest and most inferior Meditation Technique was the Ordinary Meditation Technique.

It only had the effect of increasing Spiritual Power through Meditation (the effect was also the worst, and Wizard Apprentices were only divided into three stages: Low-level—Intermediate—Advanced), with no Magic Trait Amplification whatsoever.

It was equivalent to a blank product with no features, Gelin commented.

2: Superior Meditation Technique.

This was a mid-level Meditation Technique. In the Mist Coast, all seven Wizard Towers had Meditation Techniques of this caliber.

The effect of increasing Spiritual Power through Meditation was good, and if the Elemental Perception imagery was compatible, cultivation would be faster.

For example, the Plant Heart Meditation Technique, if cultivated by an apprentice whose Elemental Perception imagery was plant-based, would increase their cultivation speed by thirty percent.

At the same time, it provided varying degrees of amplification to the magic power cultivated through the Meditation Technique.

For example, the magic power cultivated through the Plant Heart Meditation Technique could provide a 1.5 times Magic Trait Amplification for plant-type Wizardry. (Similarly, Wizard Apprentices were also only divided into three stages: Low-level—Intermediate—Advanced).

It was equivalent to an elite blue template with a good trait bonus, Gelin commented.

3: Advanced Meditation Technique.

This was the top-tier Meditation Technique.

It was extinct in the Mist Coast Wizard World, existing only in the legends of the Ancient Wizards.

The current various Ordinary and Superior Meditation Techniques were all simplified and modified from incomplete Advanced Meditation Techniques found by senior Wizards in excavated Ancient Wizard ruins.

Legend has it that Advanced Meditation Techniques were all created by great existences of the Fourth-Order Morning Star Wizard level.

They possessed various incredible effects.

Not only was the Meditation effect excellent, but it could also provide multiple trait amplifications for magic power, and the amplification magnitude was also very large.

More importantly, Wizard Apprentices cultivating Advanced Meditation Techniques had four stages: Low-level—Intermediate—Advanced—Peak.

The corresponding Spiritual Power Strength was 3—5—7—9... This was the key for Wizard Apprentices to impact the First-Order Formal Wizard level.

It was to transform the Strength of Spiritual Power to 10 Strength.

Only Spiritual Power of 10 Strength could withstand and solidify First-Order Formal Wizardry, thereby completing the promotion.

Wizard Apprentices cultivating Ordinary and Superior Meditation Techniques could only forcefully impact and transform from 7 Strength to 10 Strength.

Therefore, most required the assistance of various precious resources to have a chance.

However, Wizard Apprentices cultivating Advanced Meditation Techniques could impact and transform from 9 Strength to 10 Strength.

This way, they only needed to burn a portion of their own life force to succeed, completely without needing too many precious resources for assistance... The difference was as vast as the sky.

It was not without reason that Formal Wizards were common among the Ancient Wizards.

It was only natural that the current Wizarding World was becoming increasingly weaker.

Already in a period of elemental ebb and resource scarcity, impacting a Formal Wizard still required consuming many precious resources.

No wonder, oh no wonder...

In the Mist Coast Wizarding World.

It had been tens of thousands of years since the elemental revival...

In the last thousand years, elemental tides had come one after another, Formal Wizards emerged endlessly, and the lineage continued...

Yet, there had never been a Wizard above Second-Order.