152: Chapter 151 A trick is ultimately just a trick

Chapter 152: Tricks Are Just Tricks After All

The reason for Byron's excitement was simple: the information inside the crystal ball.

It didn't just record knowledge about "Dimensional Flash"; its prerequisite knowledge, exclusive knowledge, and exclusive prerequisite runes were all included.

This meant that Byron no longer had to worry about being unable to learn "Dimensional Flash" due to knowledge restrictions.

Looking at the knowledge emerging in his mind, Byron sighed, "The academy is truly a good person; it turns out I misunderstood them."

However, the shame Byron felt for this misunderstanding only rose for a fleeting moment before quickly dissipating.

After all, he had seen plenty of instances where Wizards didn't act like humans, and he himself was transitioning in that direction; how could he feel guilty over such a trivial matter?

After accepting all the knowledge, Byron placed the crystal ball back onto the wooden tray and left without lingering.

As Byron walked out of the passage, the cracks on the white wall disappeared, returning to their previous appearance.

Seeing this, Byron withdrew his gaze and looked back at the icons on the screen.

After a moment of thought, Byron still hadn't decided what kind of knowledge to exchange for.

He only had two permissions left to exchange for Official Wizard knowledge, and he didn't want to waste them.

Compared to randomly choosing knowledge that might not be useful, he preferred to know what Official Wizard knowledge was available, prepare himself, and choose the most useful one to maximize his benefits.

With that thought, Byron didn't hesitate anymore. Listening to the mechanical voice bidding him farewell, he opened the door and walked out.

Byron passed through the second-floor hall again and left under the gaze of the crowd.

Byron felt a bit strange about this; he wasn't familiar with the staff at the counters, so why were they all looking at him like that?

However, this doubt only flashed through Byron's mind and didn't hold his attention.

Now, he just wanted to return to the Laboratory as quickly as possible, continue his experiments, and incidentally begin learning "Dimensional Flash."

Though he called it learning, it was just letting the Eye of Omniscience run a background process.

Byron, returning to the Laboratory, likely never imagined that the counter staff watching him leave would erupt into exclamations after he was gone.

"How long did he spend in there?! Did anyone time it?!"

"I timed it, I timed it! From the moment that person went in until he just came out, it took over twenty minutes!"

"Over twenty minutes! It seems he really has the permission to exchange for Official Wizard knowledge, and since he spent so long in there, he must have already exchanged for what he wanted!"

"Yeah, I just don't know what kind of knowledge he exchanged for."

"I guess it must be a First-circle Spell. To advance to a Limit Wizard Apprentice, one must engrave a First-circle Spell!"

"I guess it's a First-circle Spell too. I really can't believe he managed to exchange for a First-circle Spell at such a young age and can now advance to a Limit Wizard Apprentice. Unlike some people, who are already seniors and still stuck here guarding the counter."

As soon as these words were spoken, the few people talking went silent for a moment, then burst into laughter, their voices filled with mockery and ridicule.

The one who said this was none other than the student who had wanted to refute the brown-haired man at the beginning.

At this moment, the brown-haired man who had initially done his best to demean Byron turned pale with rage, his face twisted as he listened to everyone's mockery and laughter.

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

How could a freshman in his first year have already advanced to a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice?!

And to obtain permission for Official Wizard knowledge so quickly? This is impossible!!!

However, no matter how much the brown-haired man slandered or denied Byron, he couldn't change the facts, nor could he suppress the jealousy in his heart.

Furthermore, in the eyes of the other staff members, the brown-haired man had already become a clown.

Returning to the Laboratory, Byron gave Daphne a few casual instructions before diving into his room. He wanted to take a good look at First-circle Spells and Wizardry Tricks to see exactly where the difference lay.

He hadn't been able to examine them carefully in the Library, only taking a rough glance, but now he finally had the time to look closely.

After reading through all the information on "Dimensional Flash," Byron finally had a relatively detailed understanding of First-circle Spells.

He finally understood exactly where the difference between a First-circle Spell and a Wizardry Trick lay.

Previously, Byron thought that the Wizardry Tricks used by apprentices had spell templates, could be cast instantly, and had immense power, so they could already be considered complete spells.

But now, comparing them to First-circle Spells, he realized his perspective had been too narrow; after all, tricks were just tricks.

Although both had spell templates, comparing the Wizardry Trick template to the First-circle Spell template was like comparing heaven and earth; the former seemed like a defective product.

Compared to the self-contained system of a First-circle Spell template, with its rigorous energy paths, force-bearing structures, and release logic, Wizardry Tricks seemed like nothing more than empty shells.

To give a simple example, previously, whenever Byron wanted to change the size or shape of the "Elemental Fireball" Wizardry Trick, he had to rebuild the entire spell template; he couldn't use or control it as he pleased.

But First-circle Spells were different; they could change freely according to Byron's will.

Simply put, the playability and user experience were greatly enhanced.

Besides this, First-circle Spells could maintain their own form and stabilize their own flow; their closed-loop structure provided inherent resistance to interference, allowing them to form stably even in chaotic magical environments or elemental turbulence...

And the most important point was that First-circle Spells had growth potential and iterative capability.

Their spell templates could be refined, optimized, modified with runes, layered with structures, and integrated with new principles.

Simply put, they could be adjusted to better suit the user, and with continuous adjustment, a First-circle Spell could even become a Second-circle or Third-circle Spell, and be integrated with other spells for mutual benefit.

Theoretically, as long as one continuously added new structures, new principles, and optimizations, a single First-circle Spell could be used until the end of one's life.

There was no need to worry about having to relearn new spells every time one advanced to a new Realm, with old spells becoming obsolete.

This was what Byron was most satisfied with; after all, this gave him greater autonomy, and he didn't have to worry about others knowing his trump cards.

His safety was undoubtedly greatly improved as well.

Omniscience, analyze the "Dimensional Flash" First-circle Spell. [Task created, starting analysis... Analyzing]

[Starting analysis of dual-node resonance bridging principle. Estimated time: 144 hours 19 minutes 23 seconds]

[Starting analysis of load-shift calculation. Estimated time: 213 hours 12 minutes 2 seconds]

[Starting analysis of short-range dimensional channel dissipation laws. Estimated time: 162 hours 3 minutes 43 seconds]

[Starting analysis of displacement resonance rune groups. Estimated time: 121 hours 43 minutes 12 seconds]

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[Starting analysis of "Dimensional Flash" First-circle Spell. Estimated time: 1714 hours 32 minutes 1 second]