Hence, when he heard Lin Li asking Sendros a question, High Priest Zoquila interrupted in a moment of desperation. Apart from temporarily interrupting the topic, he also wanted to test Lin Li.
Lin Li didn't think too much about it. Zoquila sounded very polite, and didn't seem to be provoking him at all. Perhaps they were indeed discussing a problem. He didn't mind being interrupted, and instead nodded before smiling at High Priest Zoquila. "High Priest, you're being too polite. I'm very willing to discuss magic with you, but although I have some Undead servants, I don't know much about Necromagic. Hence, I'm afraid I should be the one asking you for advice."
Lin Li wasn't an arrogant person, and since High Priest Zoquila had shown him enough respect, he naturally returned the favor. However, since Zoquila was a Necromancer, Lin Li naturally thought that they were going to discuss Necromagic, which he really wasn't confident about. Although Lin Li had the debris of the stars, Gloomy Dark, and could be considered to have mastered the purest nomological power of Darkness, Necromagic was not simply the application of the Dark Laws, but a product derived from the combination of Dark Force and Life Force.
It was just like how Lin Li had chosen the path of traditional Alchemy Arrays in alchemy. Although he had reached a rather high level in alchemy, he was far inferior to Angelano in terms of alchemy puppets and Alchemy Colossuses. If they were discussing Dark Magic, Lin Li would still be able to make some sense based on his mastery of Gloomy Dark. However, Necromagic was clearly beyond his capabilities.
Zoquila's face was hidden in the shadow of the large hood, but he seemed to be smiling. He then said in a hoarse voice that was still rather unpleasant to the ears, "It's not about Necromagic, nor is it about pure magic. It's about magic theory."
"Oh, in that case, please enlighten me, High Priest." Hearing that it was about magic theory, Lin Li became more interested, and he didn't think that Zoquila was deliberately provoking him. The so-called magic theory was simply some theorems or formulas that were applicable to all types of magic. Through the magic theory summarized by predecessors, mages could have a deeper understanding of magic. If the problem that the other party wanted to discuss was something that he had already grasped, then there was nothing to say. If it was something that he had not grasped, then wouldn't this be a good learning opportunity?
After hearing Zoquila's words, Sendros was the only one who glanced at him gently, seemingly a little displeased. How could Sendros not know what Zoquila was thinking? Before Lin Li came to the Darkness Shrine, the Darkness Council had already discussed this matter many times. In fact, Sendros and the five high priests did not have any disagreement on how to deal with Lin Li. They all recognized the value of Lin Li and the Tower of Dusk, and felt that they were needed for the development of the Darkness Shrine. However, the five high priests insisted that they should be more cautious during the crisis of the Darkness Shrine this time.
Forget it, instead of using my authority to suppress them, I might as well let them see how freakish Felic is. At the thought of this, Sendros did not say anything to stop them, and instead sat there calmly to watch the show.
Seeing that Sendros did not say anything to stop him, Zoquila felt a little relieved. He turned to look at Lin Li, and said in a very polite tone, "I would like to ask Master Felic about the application of Aegno's magic damage chain formula. Although I have been studying this for many years, I have only been able to derive the chain process to 67 steps according to the formula. I seem to have hit a bottleneck after that, and I can't make any further breakthroughs.
Aegno was said to be the first dean of the Royal Magic Academy of the High Elves during the Dark Age, and was known as the greatest magic theorist of the Dark Age. The grading system of mages that people used now was formulated by Aegno. The division of 25 levels from the mage apprentice to the Sanctuary-realm clearly pointed out the path for mages.
In addition to his contribution to the division of levels, Aegno had also made many contributions to magic theory, and the magic damage chain formula was one of them. The so-called magic damage chain meant that when a target was hit by a magic attack, a second specific magic spell would be cast at the right time, causing a certain degree of stacking damage to the target. In other words, one plus one was greater than two. In theory, this effect could be repeated continuously, and in the end, the damage could even be stacked to a rather terrifying level.
Based on this theory, Aegno created the magic damage chain formula to calculate how to maximize the implementation of this theory. It was said that in the Dark Age, Aegno had created this magic formula and set a record of 213 times of chain magic damage to the target. Through some magic chains below level-15, the magic damage had even reached the level of Sanctuary-level magic. After the end of the Dark Age, even Geresco, the God of Mages, failed to break this record. He only managed to hit 171 times at most, but that was already the highest record in the history of human magic so far.
However, in Lin Li's opinion, when people mentioned this theory now, they were really too focused on the number of chain attacks, and had even somewhat neglected the significance of magic in actual combat. In actual battles, the occasional stacking of magic damage would indeed produce a surprising effect, but blindly pursuing the number of chain magic spells would not make up for the loss. Casting more than 200 magic spells consecutively was not something that ordinary people could afford, be it in terms of time or mana consumption. Those who could probably just cast a Sanctuary-realm magic spell and be done with it. There was no need for them to resort to such a torturous behavior.
The real advantage of this theory was actually that it allowed mages to familiarize themselves with the characteristics of various magic spells, and master the effects of various magic effects on each other. This would allow them to have a goal as motivation when practicing magic casting. In order to achieve the effect of a magic chain, one could not just continuously cast the same magic spell. Lin Li could cast hundreds of Thousand Miles of Ice spells in a short period of time, but it definitely could not be considered a magic chain.
Aegno's magic damage chain formula was also mentioned in Geresco's Book of Eternity, and it was also recorded that Geresco had chained it 171 times. However, Lin Li knew that 171 times was not Geresco's limit at all. If he wanted to, he would probably be able to easily increase the number by 10 or 100 times, and even chain it infinitely. Geresco's explanation for only 171 times was very simple, and it was simply too boring. In his opinion, it was simply meaningless.
Hence, when he heard that Zoquila wanted to discuss the chain formula, Lin Li frowned slightly, feeling somewhat disappointed. He wanted to learn something from the discussion, but to be honest, there was really nothing to learn about the magic damage chain formula. With Lin Li's current strength, it probably wouldn't be difficult for him to chain it infinitely if he didn't deliberately set a limit on the level of magic spells. However, it was not necessary.
However, the Necromancer Zoquila thought that he had hit Lin Li's weak spot when he saw the slight frown on Lin Li's face. Although he didn't feel much joy, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he had made a wise move. He didn't have to make Lin Li feel awkward, but the matter was of great importance, and he had to be cautious. If Lin Li didn't have enough strength, how could he feel at ease leaving the fate of the Darkness Shrine in Lin Li's hands?
After Zoquila said that, the hall fell silent, and the five high priests all focused their attention on Lin Li. Aegno's magic damage chain formula was rather famous during the Dark Age, and almost everyone knew about it now. In fact, everyone also knew that no one could really chain more than 200 magic spells in actual combat. However, the formula could show a person's mastery of magic theory to a certain extent, and it could also be said to show a person's relative strength.
A person's strength was not only determined by his level, but also by the strength of people of the same level. The mastery of magic, the judgment of timing, the ability to capture some opportunities, and so on could be considered important factors that formed a person's strength. For example, there were some mages who had immersed themselves in magic books all their lives, and were good at it. However, their lack of actual combat experience made it difficult for them to compete with the battle-hardened mages of the same level. On the other hand, some mages might have rich combat experience, and would deal with all the battles based on their own experience. However, once they encountered a situation that they couldn't explain with their experience, their shortcomings of not being familiar with magic theory would be exposed.
After hearing Lin Li's adventure in the past two years, the five high priests were rather certain of Lin Li's actual combat experience. However, in their opinion, no one was perfect. As a young mage, the time that he had spent on magic research was already very limited, and he had even allocated his limited time to pharmaceutics and forging. How could he have more time to consolidate his magic foundation?
Lin Li didn't know what the five high priests were thinking. Although he felt that the question was rather boring, he couldn't just not answer it out of boredom since High Priest Zoquila had asked it politely. He sorted out his thoughts a little, relaxed his frown, and said, "It's undeniable that the stacked damage caused by the magic chain is indeed an important means for mages in combat. However, I think the optimal number of magic chain should be four to six. Blindly pursuing the highest number of magic chain is actually putting the cart before the horse. Of course, when learning magic, this formula will also play a certain role in helping mages understand and master magic and form their own unique tactics. "
Lin Li was telling the truth, but to the high priests, he sounded a little like he was trying to shirk responsibility. In particular, after hearing Lin Li say that the optimal number of magic chain was four to six, they became even more worried about Lin Li's strength. In fact, they were just too concerned. If it weren't for the fact that they were worried about the fate of the Darkness Shrine, they would have also thought that Lin Li was right. However, they now just wanted to confirm Lin Li's strength as soon as possible.
However, out of respect for Sendros, the five high priests did not show the slightest contempt and disdain towards Lin Li even though they already thought that Lin Li's strength was not reliable enough. On the other hand, High Priest Zoquila secretly sighed, and was about to say a few words to smooth things over so that Lin Li wouldn't feel awkward because of this matter. However, just when the five high priests thought that they had stumped Lin Li, and High Priest Zoquila was about to speak up to smooth things over, Lin Li continued to speak.
"Speaking of the number of magic chain, if I don't take into account the state of the caster in theory, and just use the formula to calculate it, I can come up with an infinite chain. I hope you can correct me, High Priest Zoquila," Lin Li said humbly, treating it as a normal discussion.
"Actually, given Master Felic's age, it's already …" High Priest Zoquila suddenly reacted halfway through his sentence, and stared at Lin Li in bewilderment. He asked in disbelief, "What did you say? M-Infinite chain?"
What a joke, the Magic Chain was not something that could be achieved by pouring a magic storm. That would only cause damage to one magic spell at a time, and it would be impossible to achieve the effect of stacking the damage. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a need for a formula to calculate it. In order to achieve the effect of stacking the damage of the Magic Chain, the characteristics of each magic spell, the duration of the magic damage, the inertia period of the magical elements, and so on had to be taken into account.
If he really had to find an analogy, it could be said that the magic chain was somewhat similar to the concoction of potions. Every spell was like a kind of herb. Only by mastering all the medicinal properties of the herbs, knowing which herbs would stimulate which herbs, and which herbs would inhibit which herbs, could one finally concoct a perfect potion, rather than boiling all the herbs in one pot.
Not to mention the five high priests, even Sendros, who had already been certain that Lin Li would be able to surprise everyone, couldn't help but be taken aback after hearing Lin Li mention the Infinite Chain. Of course, Sendros also knew that it was basically impossible to use more than 10 chains in actual combat, let alone the Infinite Chain. However, that at least showed that Lin Li's mastery of various magic spells had reached an astonishing level.
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