Science was the accumulation of human knowledge in the process of understanding the laws of nature. Physics, mathematics, and incarnations would gradually accumulate in this process to form objective laws. When everything returned to the most basic atoms and molecules, science and technology would also usher in its own great era of development.
But in Aichy's world, the elements were the source and foundation of everything. Many substances were created from the elements. Research and exploration of elemental magic existed throughout the growth of every civilization and society. The magic system was the most mainstream knowledge system in this world.
Mages were scholars. They needed to accumulate power and knowledge through studying. Theoretically speaking, it was as unreliable as a seven or eight year old child becoming a scientist instead of going to school. If such a thing really happened, it would either be a transmigrator whose soul had transmigrated, or a magical beast in human skin.
Although the current magic system was complete and complete, with all sorts of wondrous magical mysteries that attracted people's attention, the most foundational part was still the application of the most basic elements.
High temperature flames would cause explosions. The ignition point of a substance would also mean the end of the substance. Fierce winds would bring powerful pushing and cutting power, which was the direct manifestation of invisible power. Water's permeability was just as important as life itself. The earth silently bore everything, including mortals who needed to survive.
That was why fire magic was developed into all sorts of area-of-effect attacks. Water magic had a large area of effect, a high temperature, and astonishing damage. Water magic had the weakest attack power, but it had many variations and certain healing abilities. Low-level earth magic was specialized in defense, but when it reached high-level earth magic, no matter if it was destroying or building walls, nobody would be able to compare.
This was quite similar to the natural sciences, which used the laws of nature to develop. Didn't basic mechanics, magnetism, and electricity all come about in the same way? First, the special effects of substances on the surface would gradually be analyzed. Then, the discovered laws and technology would be used to modify nature, and special man-made objects would be used to create one's own high-level civilization.
"… So, I was wrong from the very beginning."
This type of teaching was even more effective than "learning everything from the very beginning," especially from the perspective of someone who had succeeded. If I still couldn't learn this type of personal experience, I would truly be an idiot.
Harloys didn't simply place the soul books of the ice and snow mages in front of me. As an ordinary mage, her understanding of magic had long since surpassed the limits of what the ice and snow mages could understand. She had categorized and summarized the entire magic system, and had a deep understanding of every mainstream and branch magic school. On top of this foundation, she gave me a "reading list" so that I could have a bird 's-eye view of the entire ice and snow magic system. Then, I could choose the branch magic I needed based on my own conditions and needs. Only then would I be able to learn the branch magic that I needed through the soul book of the mage of that particular branch magic school.
"Although ice and snow are elements that already exist in the natural world, they aren't basic elements. Rather, they're a composite Concept composed of two Concepts. The first is' water, 'and the second is' low temperature. 'Only when both are present will ice and snow be created."
"That's why most ice and snow mages will study water magic as well. Or, it could be said that the ice and snow mage job class originally evolved from water mages. If you don't have water magic power, it'll be very difficult for you to cultivate ice and snow magic … Don't ask me how you learned ice and snow magic. Just think of it as a wild animal's instincts."
Harloys's categorization of ice and snow magic was completely different from the traditional way of categorizing magic spells based on their effects and historical inheritances. Her categorization of ice and snow magic was more like a reference book.
"Many ice and snow magic spells are extensions of water magic. For example, summon water elements to create a wall of water. When combined with low temperature, you'll create an ice wall with excellent defensive power. For example, ice cones with astonishing attack power. More than 70% of the spell formulas are identical to the famous weak 2-circle water ball spell."
As Harloys explained, the entire system of ice and snow magic was completely revealed. That was the result of countless people's research. However, they were all scattered bits of knowledge. Yet, Harloys's understanding of ice and snow magic formed a relatively complete arcane magic system.
Ice and snow magic was divided into two major categories. One was ice magic, while the other was snow magic. In Harloys's eyes, they were two completely different magic systems.
"Ice is the special form that water takes when it's in a low temperature. The spell formulas for ice and snow magic are relatively simple. Usually, you just need to rapidly freeze water, and then use the ice's sharpness, hardness, quality, and low temperature to injure your opponent. If you want to be good at ice and snow magic, you'll need to have an excellent foundation in water magic. Only then will you be able to make ice and water unpredictable and difficult to defend against. "
As Harloys demonstrated, the water ball constantly froze on her arm, transforming into ice swords, ice hammers, and ice shields as she pleased. The most ridiculous part of all was that she actually transformed into a gigantic geared electric saw. The water part was in charge of agility, while the sharp ice part was in charge of killing.
A nine-sectioned whip, a three-sectioned staff, an ice weapon that could transform at will, and an ice spear that could be of any length at will. Perhaps I had been using ice weapons incorrectly all this time.
"The most famous ice magic systems include the Arctic Sea's Snow Dancers and the Bearmen's Snowman Armor. Many of them are magic warriors who cultivate both magic and martial arts. This is because large-scale ice magic consumes too much mana and is too slow, making it unsuitable for pure mages. Small ice weapons can appear and disappear unpredictably, and they're far too useful when paired with martial arts cultivation. Out of all the ice warriors, your Aurora Knight is one of the most outstanding ones. Their ice swords and ice armor that can transform at will are incredibly powerful. However, they have the most mana, and their usage is far too crude. They're basically a bunch of magical beasts with a low degree of development. "
I silently nodded. The Aurora Knight's combat techniques were indeed quite crude. In the air, they would use ice bombs and ice spear charges. On the ground, they would use Frigid Maw as the main Knight, with the Aurora Knight as support. Even though they had an incredible amount of mana, their destructive power and combat strength couldn't compare to mages of the same level.
"Snow magic is one of the major categories that I've categorized myself. It's an ice magic that imitates the natural world's ice and snow calamities. It's a series of ice magic spells that mainly use low temperatures to kill the opponent. There are far too many such spells, such as Blizzard, Polar Avalanche, Frost, and so on. Your Ice Aeon is one of them. "
"The advantage of imitating the natural world's snow calamities is that the spell model is easy to construct, and the attack power and area of effect are quite satisfactory. There won't be any laughable scenes of using ten mana for nothing. This is quite common in ice magic, where you can create a super hard ice spell that still won't be able to kill the opponent. The disadvantage is that the spell model is fixed, and the spell's trajectory is obvious. It's easy to predict and dodge. "
"Also, the larger the scale of a snow magic spell, the more it will require a low temperature. This means that it will require a tremendous amount of mana and a long casting time. No matter how powerful a spell is, it'll be meaningless if it's too slow. However, some idiots also began to pursue it. No matter how slow it is, as long as I clean the entire map, you won't be able to escape. How should I evaluate this? This isn't the work of a mage at all. It's a pure waste of mana. It's so stupid that I don't even want to say it … Yep, I'm not talking about you. Do you believe me? "
Harloys had given me an entire system of ice magic, but the worst part was that she had only just begun.
"… This, this, this, and this are all the spells that you need to learn. After learning all of this, you should be able to fill up your completely empty spell list. In the future, apart from casting forbidden spells, you'll only be playing with ice swords. Don't even mention that you're my disciple. I can't afford to lose face like that. "
There were more than thirty soul books and more than four hundred ordinary magic books. I was already feeling like I wanted to become a truant.
Previously, I had spent an entire night just reading a single soul book. Not only that, I had even temporarily sunk into a strange state of confusion about who exactly I was. This type of teaching method where one's soul memories were directly poured into one's brain wasn't something that an ordinary person would be able to accept.
Another stack of books was placed on the table next to me. This time, there were more than sixty soul books.
"In order to become a top-level ice and snow mage, you need to at least make up for water magic at the level of a Legend-ranked mage. Even if you can't cast a single spell, your theoretical knowledge should at least be up to standard. You're so lucky. Water magic is also one of the four elements. I have far more here than ice magic. "
Following that, another floating disc brought a stack of books.
"Right, you're using magic just like a magical beast's natural talent. Actually, many warlocks and Dragon Bloodline Mages do the same. You can refer to their memories and combat experience … What's wrong with you? I'm trying to teach you out of goodwill, but you actually dare to play truant? "
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