The Witcher: Elemental Lords

In the evening, I meditated for the entire night.

After truly settling down, Dole felt his mental strength improving rapidly. One night's meditation was more effective than his previous efforts in the city. Coupled with recent reading and experimentation, his mind was nimble. He estimated his mental strength increased by about one copper coin's worth in one night. According to his calculations, he needed approximately two hundred copper coins' worth of mental strength to advance from a High-level Apprentice to a Level 1 Wizard. He currently had only seventy-six, far from enough. Even with a daily increase of one copper coin, it would still take him half a year.

Take it slowly.

Soon, the night passed.

The next morning, just as dawn broke, he set off alone with a bundle and a sword at his waist.

Bahr had been wandering about these past few days, nowhere to be found. Dole couldn't locate him at all.

In the mountains, probably no one is Bahr's natural enemy. Perhaps in the entire Chris County, the entire Northern Kingdom, there wouldn't be many who could match Bahr's strength. So, there's no need to worry.

He only needs to worry about himself now.

When Victor came last night, he not only gave him a warning but also provided a distribution map of the traps. He needed to look at it carefully to avoid falling into one.

Although his mental perception is strong and he is very sensitive to changes in the surrounding environment, he is helpless against fixed, inanimate objects like traps. He must pay attention to safety; this is Dole's survival rule.

Following the river upstream, he walked above the village, passing the uppermost watchtower, and Dole entered the mountain ridge. He greeted the guards and slowly entered the mountains alone.

His goal today was to experiment with the Burning Hand spell and collect some herbs as a cover.

He could experiment in the village, but he was afraid of being noticed by someone. The mountains were safer.

The villagers on the watchtower saw Dole enter the mountains and quickly sent someone to tell Victor, but the person soon returned and told them to ignore it.

The weather was good today, a bit cold, but the sky was sunny and there was no wind.

Dole went all the way up the mountain ridge, spending two hours reaching the summit. He stayed for a while, found an open space near the top, and prepared to start experimenting.

This place was several kilometers away from the village. No one should notice.

Putting down his things, Dole stood on the ground, took out a standard portion of Burning Hand spell materials, placed it in his right palm, and calmed his mind. Soon, the spell model was outlined.

Through persistent and tireless practice, he could now complete the construction of the spell model in just two seconds, then push the spell model slowly to the wrist.

He took a breath and pushed the spell model into his hand in one go, permeating the Burning Hand material in his hand.

Boom.

A burst of fire ignited along his palm, spreading into a flame, instantly engulfing his entire hand. His hand became a hand of flame.

The temperature of the flame was very high, making his face feel slightly burning, but it had no effect on his palm.

Dole was immediately excited, looking at the flame in his hand with excitement. This was Burning Hand! He had finally released a spell.

He looked around and at his feet, grabbed a wooden stick with his left hand, and placed it in his right hand. The flame ignited the stick, quickly burning fiercely.

Burning Hand, as a witchcraft, or magic as ordinary people call it, has considerable power, approximately between four hundred and six hundred degrees. It can easily ignite objects, and the flame has high adhesion. Once burned, it is difficult to extinguish.

Quietly feeling the power of magic, Dole's heart was filled with excitement.

After about twenty seconds, the flame went out, revealing a dark palm, and the materials in the palm had long since disappeared without a trace.

Dole carefully considered the principle of Burning Hand.

The spell model, or the magic pattern, is the key. The spell materials only provide the power for the spell to consume, and that's it. The most important thing is the construction of the spell model. Burning Hand has a total of thirty-six nodes, and each node has its meaning. Nodes can also be changed to increase or decrease power.

He used the lowest-level vortex node, which could only last for thirty seconds at most. Now, it seems that if he wants to increase the power of Burning Hand and extend its duration, he needs to change the spell model, strengthen the ability of the spell model, and shorten the construction time as much as possible.

After understanding this, Dole knew what he should do.

Today's purpose was to experiment with Burning Hand. Next, after returning, he needed to study the magic patterns, enhance his understanding of magic and witchcraft, and also begin to study the magic patterns that isolate energy fluctuations, laying the foundation for casting spells safely in his room in the future without having to come out. This was his goal for the entire winter.

Thinking of this, he wanted to waste all the spell materials he had on hand.

He was already having a great time playing with magic for the first time.

Next, he experimented with casting spells with his left hand, and experimented with casting spells with both hands, constructing two spell models at once. Although it was a bit difficult, it was still feasible after experimentation. He himself could control more than seventy copper coins' worth of mental power. Controlling two spell models was a bit difficult, but it was not impossible to try.

Just as he was happily experimenting, a figure came from afar. Dole only glanced at it and felt relieved. It was Bahr.

Bahr slowly walked over, "I thought something had appeared near the town and rushed over. I didn't expect this."

He watched Dole playing with magic, even playing with magic with both hands, and was a little surprised.

This little guy's control over mental power is too amazing. The idea of visualizing copper coins is indeed very powerful. Controlling dozens of copper coins at once, multi-casting techniques will not be difficult for him in the future.

Dole smiled and said, "I made some spell materials yesterday, and I couldn't wait to come out and try them today. Now I can go out and use Burning Hand as a trick to make money."

Bahr nodded.

"The meaning of a trick is just that, not very powerful, just to deceive people. When you can enter the Wizard level and learn basic spells like Small Fireball and Wind Blade, then you can be considered truly initiated."

Dole nodded. At this time, the Burning Hand materials in his hand burned out and completely disappeared. He put down his hands and sighed.

A trick is just a trick, the sustainability is too poor.

Casually collecting some medicinal herbs nearby, Dole pretended to return. When passing one of the traps, he happened to see two rabbits. Dole took them back, reset the trap, and took them back.

It was already afternoon when he returned to the village. Before he reached the entrance, he saw Connie's figure. She was carrying a basket and seemed to be just about to sit at the entrance.

Dole came down from the mountain ridge, passed the watchtower, and soon arrived at the river.

Connie saw Dole, stood up, and waved vigorously at him.

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Magic patterns, like spell models, are patterns with special effects composed of energy nodes. The first magic pattern Dole studied was the classic wizard's magic pattern, the energy isolation magic pattern.

Only after he had mastered this magic pattern could he safely do experiments in his room. Otherwise, he would have to run out every time, which would take too long and would not be conducive to hiding. In his heart, he actually had many ideas waiting to be experimented with. It was not realistic to run out every day.

Magic patterns are also very particular. They need a special energy carrier to carry the magic patterns. The best is the fur of various magical beasts, or even the skin of high-level beasts. There are many of these things in the village. He only needs to buy a few. He also needs to refine a wizard's special pen, special magic pigments, etc.