The Transmutation Magic Tower was hidden in the uninhabited area south of the Elf Forest outside of the border of Fareins.
That was the information that Roland learned from Alfred.
The Magic Tower was mediocre in terms of combat ability, but it knew some weird spells.
They were weird, but they weren't very good at head-on battles.
That was why this Magic Tower liked to hide and not let outsiders find it easily.
However, the eight Magic Towers were connected to each other anyway … Now, there were only seven Magic Towers left.
It took Roland three days. Then, with the letter of recommendation from the Red Magic Tower, he successfully enrolled in this unique Magic Tower.
Different from the Red Magic Tower, the Transmutation Magic Tower was an exchange system.
It was like a super large open-air classroom with a dozen teachers sitting everywhere.
In class, one could just sit next to any teacher that they wanted to listen to.
Also, they could walk freely as long as they didn't make too much noise.
Such an exchange system had an advantage. Often, teachers or societies would give lectures on the knowledge and theories that they had recently developed.
Many people would listen to them. Then, someone would have a different opinion, and a great debate would easily arise.
A great debate involving hundreds of people.
The more the truth was debated, the clearer it would be … The teaching methods of the Transmutation Magic Tower weren't necessarily scientific, but the collision of different ideas could always produce different sparks of inspiration.
So, the spells in this Magic Tower were rather weird.
However, it suited Roland's taste very well.
He fell in love with this place after only three classes.
Then, he stopped thinking about the expedition to the Realm of Devils and making money.
Instead, he listened to the teachers and students' lectures on learning and inspiration every day and made notes in the system notebook crazily.
Many of the students' speeches didn't sound scientific or magical, but they were very interesting. Roland planned to write them down and see if he could find any useful ideas with big data later.
On this day, he sat next to a mentor named Kujira and listened to the latter expound on the theory of how to use the Rope Spell.
"The Rope Magic's effect is to open up a dimensional space for us to hide in. Many students asked why it's not spatial magic but transmutation magic. " Stroking his long beard, Kujira explained peacefully, "Spatial magic allows people to move in known and real space, or it's a spell that uses the characteristics of space to strangle the enemy. The essence of Rope Magic is to use magic to create a fake space. Remember, this space is fake, but thanks to the magic of magic, it can temporarily exist in a real space, like the concept of a small country within a country. "
Some students came to a sudden realization, while others were dumbfounded.
From their expressions, it could be seen that there was a gap in their comprehension ability.
Naturally, Roland was among the group of people who were suddenly enlightened.
"False space can exist for a short period of time." Kujira was always happy when he explained magic theories. "So, compared with Mystra's Mansion, this spell has a time limit, unlike Mystra's Mansion, which is permanent and can store one's personal belongings. But Rope Magic has its own unique features. First of all, its casting level isn't high. You can learn and cast it when you're close to the Master level. Also, it's very fast. It takes less than two seconds to set up a rope. Of course, its shortcomings are also obvious. We have to climb to the end of the rope in order to enter the illusionary space. Some students may not be able to enter the space if their upper limbs are weak and they're not good at climbing. Also, the rope will always exist. If you run into an intelligent enemy, they will know where you are. "
Roland listened with great interest.
Transmutation magic was fundamentally different from evocation magic.
Evocation magic was about releasing energy and blasting it.
Transmutation magic was about doing things that were incomprehensible and even very interesting.
Now, in less than seven days, he had learned some transmutation magic, such as Essence to Magic, Short-effect Transformation, Item Transformation, and now Rope Magic.
None of them were combat spells, but they were very interesting.
They gave Roland the feeling that this was what magic felt like.
For example, Roland thought that Essence to Magic was transforming excess physical energy into magic power at first.
But it turned out to be transforming a man's sperm into his own magic power.
Male Mages could use it, and female Mages could use it on men.
This spell was highly regarded in the Transmutation Magic Tower.
Almost all male Magicians with a little bit of ability believed that this Magician could help them focus more on learning magic and not overthink things. He could also increase their magic power. He was really a good helper for Magicians.
Female Mages, on the other hand, believed that this spell could give them an overwhelming advantage in battles against their mistresses.
They would never have to worry that their husbands would covet their mistresses' bodies. It was a powerful spell that could make their men calm down and return them to their side without a fuss.
It was the patron saint of their marriage.
The ideology of transmutation magic was very different from that of evocation magic.
So, Roland couldn't understand many parts of it, but it didn't stop him from crazily absorbing the nutrients of the transmutation magic like a dry sponge.
Kujira continued, "Magic is a culture and a symbol of civilization. Mastering magic means that you've become a real civilized person. Magic is meant to serve the world and human beings. Those who only learn destructive spells are essentially barbarians who attack people with books. Speaking of serving human beings, a Mage created the water-making spell and the oil-making spell a year ago. You all know that, right? "
"Yes."
Many people nodded.
The two spells had already spread out in the magic world.
The water-making spell made the Mages not have to worry about the water source anymore. They didn't even have to worry that the water they drank was poisoned.
The oil-making spell, on the other hand, gave many Mages who weren't rich enough the capital to continue learning spells.
"Only such spells and such Mages have truly understood the art of magic." Kujira looked at Roland and said with a smile, "Mr. Roland, can you tell us why you created the two spells?"
Everybody looked at Roland. Then, everybody in the hall seethed.
"Hey, are you Roland?"
"Mr. Roland, thank you. The water-making spell is very convenient. It's all thanks to it that I was able to retrieve things in the desert."
"Mr. Roland, thank you for your oil-making spell. I've saved enough money to pay for my tuition for ten years."
These people surrounded Roland and expressed their gratitude at the same time.
Different from the other Magic Towers who only regarded the two spells as tools, the Transmutation Magic Tower truly admired Roland's two spells.
After all, the Transmutation Magic Tower's philosophy was to make things more convenient for people.
Roland stood up and coughed. The people around him all quieted down.
Roland wasn't scared of giving a speech. Besides, he liked discussing magic theories with other people.
However, he hadn't been here for long and hadn't made any friends yet, so he had been listening the whole time.
Besides, he hadn't grasped the theories of the Transmutation Magic School yet, so he had nothing to discuss with other people.
But now that his teacher had mentioned him, he could only stand up and explain his ideas when he created the two spells and the spell models.
The students of the Transmutation Magic Tower were very inspired, but because they weren't divided into different classes, they had to study different subjects. So, they weren't as knowledgeable as the students of the Evocation Magic Tower.
They could cast spells according to the spell models, but they might not understand the functions of every node in the spell models.
So, after Roland explained the functions of the nodes in his two spells, many students were rather impressed and surprised. Why hadn't they thought of such a simple method before?
Roland continued, "I was planning to create a food-making spell, but I've run into a big problem. I can fetch water from the Infinite Spring with the water-making spell, and oil from the insect graveyard in the Astral Plane with the oil-making spell. What about the food-making spell? Where can I find inexhaustible food? However, the Item Transformation spell that Mr. Kujira explained recently inspired me. If it can transform minerals, can I transform minerals or other things into food? "
Hearing that, all the students whispered to each other. Even the students and mentors in other areas were attracted.
Stroking his beard, Kujira pondered for a moment and said, "Theoretically speaking, the Item Transformation spell can transform minerals or other objects into food, but the problem is that we don't know the functions of the nodes of the spell."
"Why?" asked Roland. "You should've studied the spell thoroughly."
Kujira explained, "That's not true. The spell was supposedly created by Mordenkainen. He lived in a magic desert back then, so the spell models he used were completely different from what we have today. It's not a problem for us to follow the instructions, but we don't know the functions of the nodes. "
To put it bluntly, they could set up the same chemical reaction according to the instructions, but they didn't know the mechanism of the chemical reaction.
So, they couldn't change it.
"Can I see the spell model of the Item Transformation spell?" asked Roland.
"Of course." Kujira smiled. "I'll inform the library to give you a level-three clearance. I hope that you can create the food-making spell too."
Roland nodded and sat down.
The students were all very excited.
They all hoped that Roland could create the spell, so that they could save a lot of time on food in the future.
Kujira clapped his hands and drew everyone's attention back to him. Then he continued, "Although Mr. Roland's two new spells are both special applications of the spatial class, his adaptability is worth learning. Our Magic Tower specializes in transmutation spells, but we also like it when you can think more and apply other spells, or even link them with our transmutation spells. "
Then, Kujira talked about the mechanism of another spell.
The students listened with great interest again.
That was the teaching in the Transmutation Magic Tower. The basic principles and concepts were taught first without showing the spell models.
When the students were interested in a certain spell, they would naturally go to the library to find the spell models and learn them by themselves.
As long as they paid attention to the lecture, the time would pass quickly.
After the morning class, Roland stood up. This time, he was surrounded by a lot of people.
Those who were grateful to Roland, and those who thought that Roland was a big shot who could create spells, all wanted to be acquainted with Roland.
A bunch of people surrounded him and walked forward, but before they reached the cafeteria, a young man stood in their way.
He was quite handsome. More importantly, the magic waves on him were quite active.
He was a Master!
He couldn't be older than twenty-five, but he was already so capable. He was definitely a genius.
"There's something I'd like to talk to Mr. Roland in private. Students, can you give me a chance?" He smiled warmly.
The magic apprentices around Roland immediately dispersed. Before they left, many of them even bowed to the young man.
When Roland saw this, he understood that the young man in front of him was definitely a big shot.
When most of the people were gone, the young man walked to him and said with a smile, "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Field Julian. Mr. Roland, you can call me Field."
"Nice to meet you." Roland nodded in greeting and asked, "What can I do for you, sir?"
"It's not convenient to talk here. Can you come to a quiet place with me?"
Roland nodded. "No problem."
"Thank you."
Field led the way, and the two of them arrived at a relatively secluded corner.
It was surrounded by mottled stone walls with thin green vines growing on them.
Field said with a smile, "Thank you for coming with me. Mr. Roland, you mentioned that you're going to create a food-making spell, right? "
Roland nodded. It was indeed his idea.
He wouldn't be happy without a food-making spell now that he had a water-making spell.
He always felt that something was missing, which was quite uncomfortable for a perfectionist like him.
"I know what I'm about to say may make you very unhappy, but I still have to say it." Field stopped smiling and said solemnly, "If you really create a food-making spell someday, can you give me the honor of being the creator? I'll pay you a satisfactory price."
Roland slightly raised his eyebrow. He wasn't too surprised.
He wasn't angry or displeased, either.
It was mainly because Field was nice and didn't seem like an aggressive idiot.
"You should know that it's a great honor to be the creator of a spell," Roland said casually. "Besides, a satisfactory price? I'm not short of money. "
Field said with a bitter smile, "I know you're not short of money. In fact, I've investigated you. The Golden Sons are indestructible. The most expensive thing in the world is life. The Golden Sons are not short of that, so you're very rich. I'm sure of that. "
"It seems that you want glory, but you don't look like someone who likes to steal other people's works." Roland was rather curious. "Why?"
Field said with a bitter smile, "It's a stepping stone. I've tried, but I'm not talented in that regard, so I've always failed. I can't tell you more than that. It's a family secret. "
Fine!
Roland thought for a moment and was about to turn him down, when Field suddenly spoke.
"Don't turn me down just yet. You can listen to my offer." Field took a deep breath and said, "A thousand gold coins, plus land on a fairly busy business street in the capital of Fareins!"
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