In the study.
Søren slowly flipped open the black metal spellbook in front of him. Along with the faint light of a spell restriction, Søren raised his hand and wiped away the restriction. The owner of this spellbook wasn't very powerful. It probably wasn't even a half-Legendary. Søren used his demigod power to crush the restriction spell on the book. Arcanists were powerful, but not all of them could stand shoulder to shoulder with the gods. This kind of restriction spell that could only be used on mortals was useless against Søren.
* Crack! *
The black metal cover was flipped open, and the spellbook suddenly shook. When it came into contact with Søren's fingertips, it trembled and was finally suppressed on the table.
"It's alive?"
Søren was a little surprised. He closed his eyes and murmured, "It's really alive! But it doesn't have any consciousness. The power of Life Animate must have been exhausted. It has been a long time since new soul energy was injected. "
Arcanists had a lot of strange abilities.
Their power was not only reflected in destruction. Wizards were respected not because of their destructive power, but because of their creative ability.
The appearance of the floating city was the pinnacle of their creativity!
Life Animate was a high-level spell that could turn something into a living construct. Søren wasn't interested in wasting Slaughter EXP on a spellbook, so he didn't plan to revive it. This kind of spell consumed a lot of soul energy. Unless there was a soul crystal from the Bottomless Abyss or the Baator Inferno, which was the kind Søren found in the white dragon's lair, the consumption of Slaughter EXP could be as high as tens of thousands.
Gloria took the soul crystal and injected it into the Thaling Experiment 'ET-1'. Currently, the Thaling Experiment's soul energy was still insufficient. If it wasn't for the Shadow Plane, Gloria would have probably gone to the Baator Inferno. From both Søren and Gloria's point of view, the progress of the Thaling experiment was much more important than anything else. They were like biological computers with enormous computing power.
Unraveling the secrets of the Shadow Plane Wizard Tower required ET-1's scanning and computing abilities.
…
The paper of the spellbook felt like human skin. It seemed that this spellbook had been strengthened to a certain level.
The Arcane Empire was rich in resources, and the arcanists might have enough soul crystals to spend. Søren glanced at the preface of the book and quickly turned the pages. Søren had never seen these characters before. In fact, when he first saw them, Søren didn't recognize them at all. However, he immediately recognized them. Not only could he recognize them, but he could also fully understand these arcane runes. This was because he had the [Language Proficiency] ability as a demigod.
Søren could read and understand any language. This was the power of a god.
[Retentive Memory].
[Encyclopedic Knowledge].
[Erudite Knowledge].
It took Søren less than half an hour to finish reading and memorize the entire spellbook in front of him. There were at least a few hundred thousand words written in it, and there were also many complicated patterns and symbols. However, Søren had memorized all of them. Ever since he obtained the Divinity, Søren's memory ability seemed to have been further strengthened. Sometimes, he only needed to take a glance to memorize something.
"So this is how spellcasting was done in the Arcane Empire?"
Søren frowned and closed the spellbook in front of him. He murmured, "It seems like they didn't leave the Magic Net to cast spells! Could it be that only a great arcanist can do this? "
Humans were talented.
There was a legendary advanced profession called [Great Wizard]. It could be upgraded to level 5 at most, and it was a very powerful advanced profession.
There was also a legendary advanced profession called [Great Arcanist]. In the entire Arcane Empire, there weren't many people who could be called [Great Arcanist].
"I have a wizard level of 10, so I have a basic spellcasting foundation. I should be able to level up successfully, right?"
Søren stood up and thought. He murmured to himself, "I've seen some powerful character templates in the Arcane Empire. It seems like they all started from [Arcanist]. If I start from [Wizard], won't I have a lower starting point? I wonder if I can level up to the level of [Great Arcanist]. "
Back in the day, there was a standard path for powerful spellcasters to level up.
"[Wizard] – [Candlehold Scholar] – [Great Wizard]!"
What Søren was a little worried now was that the way arcanists and wizards cast spells was different. Arcanists were like spellcasters who combined the abilities of wizards and warlocks. He wasn't sure if the two professions could be compatible because many of the abilities of wizards couldn't reach the standard of arcanists.
The Goddess of Magic had "castrated" many of the wizards' abilities!
…
There was no point in hesitating.
In the end, he had to try it himself. Søren still had about 200,000 Slaughter EXP, which was enough for him to level up as an arcanist.
Whether the two professions could be compatible or not, he would know after trying it out!
"Level up to [Arcanist] successful!"
"Arcanist has leveled up to level 1."
"Received 28 [INT 22 + (INT 22-10) * 0.5] Skill Points, HP increased by 10 [Profession HP 4 + (CON 22-10) * 0.5]."
"You have learned the arcanist ability [Arcana Memory]!"
"You have learned the arcanist ability [Arcana Rune]!"
"You have learned the arcanist ability [Arcana Counterspell]!" Your ability [Counterspell] has been replaced! … "
…
"Unknown conflict! … "
"Some abilities of the advanced profession [Arcanist] have failed! Some effects of [Arcana Memory] have been automatically converted! … "
"Energy interference from the Weave! … "
"Mana Shackle has failed! Forceful removal of mana restriction has resulted in loss of spellcasting ability! Contact with the deeper structure of the Weave! Connect to the Weave in the Arcana Circuit! [Arcana Memory] has automatically fused with [Arcana Memory]! … "
"Level up complete! … "
"Arcanist ability has been converted to a wizard's profession! Spellcasting ability has been restored! … "
Pain.
Søren's brain was in pain for a moment, as if he had touched a terrifying high-voltage electrical grid.
That was the power of the Weave!
Compared to the massive Weave system, Søren's ability was instantly crushed.
Then, he lost his spellcasting ability, and the Weave system rejected his access. However, as the data in his brain was converted, the Weave system reopened its doors to him. Søren felt his consciousness enter a deeper place within the Weave. This place did not seem to be left behind by the Goddess of Magic, but more like a 'back door' opened by some 'powerful existence' using the loopholes in the Weave itself.
The Inner Weave!
Sauron's eyes widened in shock. He suddenly found that he had actually entered the inner part of the Weave. In the 'grid' of the Weave outside the Weave system, there was an even more special 'inner Weave' space.
"Arcana Memory [Profession Ability]: Arcanists have mastered a special technique that allows them to come into contact with the Weave and understand the structure of the Weave itself. When coming into contact with the Inner Weave, arcanists can automatically recall spells that they have already cast, and there is no need for them to memorize spells again. An arcanist will retain the original spell model of the spell, and as time passes, this model will automatically be reconstructed.
After a certain period of time, arcanists will once again recall spells that they have cast, even if they do not have time to rest or meditate. Level 0 spells will be recalled after ten minutes, level 1 spells will take one hour, level 2 spells will take two hours, level 3 spells will take four hours, level 4 spells will take six hours, level 5 spells will take eight hours, level 6 spells will take twelve hours, level 7 spells will take sixteen hours, level 8 spells will take twenty hours, level 9 spells will take twenty-four hours, and legendary spells will take seven days. "
[Note: Arcana Memory is not compatible with the wizard's profession level! Back in the day, arcanists were level 1, and could only recall level 0 and level 1 spells. Arcana Memory will increase with the level of the arcanist.]
… … …
He still had no mana.
As long as the Weave did not collapse, the chaotic energy would not interfere with spellcasting. As an arcanist, Søren still needed spell slots to complete the process of casting spells.
However, he seemed to have understood some of the secrets of the Arcane Empire!
Although he did not release his mana, Søren had the ability to recall spells. He could automatically recall spells that he had cast without meditation. The only pity was that arcanists were not compatible with wizards. As a level 1 arcanist, Søren could only automatically recall a level 0 spell that he had used every ten minutes, and a level 1 spell that he had used every one hour.
But even so!
Søren could deeply feel the power of arcanists.
Spells could be automatically recalled!
The 'Inner Weave' within the Weave was actually able to store the original spell models and automatically reconstruct the memories over time. All spells, including Legendary spells, could be automatically recalled. The only difference was that the amount of time it would take to do so would vary.
This ability.
Compared to the original Adepts who had used up all their spell slots without meditating, the difference was like heaven and earth!
"Illuminate!"
A ray of light appeared on Søren's fingertips, and the bright light shone in the study room. With his current spellcasting ability, he could maintain it for a long time, and this was only a level 0 spell.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes …
As the ten minutes passed, Søren found that the level 0 spell models that he had used were restored.
… … …
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