Roland began to study magic in his room.
Item Transformation wasn't hard to learn, at least not with the spell models provided by the Magic Tower.
But the problem was that it could only transform four basic metals. To transform other substances, he would have to figure out the magic power ratio on his own.
That was a big problem.
Roland didn't know much about the molecular formulas of other substances.
For example, water was dihydrogen monoxide. Roland knew that.
But what did oxygen molecules look like? How could they be combined with elementary particles? How should hydrogen atoms be arranged to form elementary particles?
Thinking about that, Roland felt that it would be very troublesome to reorganize new substances with this spell.
Having no choice, he could only ask for help online and post a thread.
"Let me ask the gurus of physics, what should I do if I want to create new substances with elementary particles?"
He described the problems he encountered in learning the new spell in detail and asked what books he should buy if he wanted to learn the basic structure of substances.
The replies were quite interesting.
"I don't understand what Roland is talking about. What the hell is elementary particles? Is there such a concept in physics?"
"There was a similar concept before, but let's not talk about it anymore. The so-called elementary particles have complicated structures too. "
"I don't think anybody can answer Roland's new question."
"I don't think anybody can. The different combinations of molecules can be achieved in chemistry. Atoms are already the smallest indivisible particles in chemistry experiments. The problem is that if you want to turn a hydrogen atom into a carbon atom, you'll add a few electrons on the surface. It's easy to say, but chemistry can't do it. I can't do it as a Ph.D. in chemistry. "
"Molding other substances or atoms with neutrons, protons, and electrons? I think it's an academic problem in the microscopic world. I'm told that the land is a bit idealistic, but I don't know much about it. I'm only 27 years old and bald. You should be able to guess my profession. "
"Hehe, a programmer?"
"Idealism? Isn't that magic?"
"Almighty Roland, I don't think you should care too much about science. If the transformation of matter involves fundamental substances, then how did you come up with the Matter Transformation spell that you mentioned? I don't think the Mages in the game world can understand molecules and atoms. Since they invented this spell, they must have similar methods or principles. Of course, it's magic. "
Seeing this, Roland immediately understood.
Like the last netizen said, the magic world had its own way of doing things. Science was not the only way to understand the world.
Then, there must be a secret in the Substance Transformation Spell that he hadn't discovered.
It was because when Roland analyzed the magic node, he only discovered the flow of energy in the transformation of matter, but he didn't find any energy nodes related to the transformation of different substances.
What did he miss?
He used the spell again and again, probing and analyzing the nodes over and over again, but he felt like he was a blind man trying to figure it out.
The spell wasn't difficult, but there were a lot of nodes, and it was still in Mordenkainen's time. There was a generation gap with the current spell model, so it was a little difficult to understand.
Thankfully, Roland had a huge database to verify and reverse infer the nodes. After examining the nodes one by one, he suddenly discovered that the nodes in the whole spell were all the input and output of magic energy. There was no energy transfer node array at the core.
This wasn't right.
Roland checked the nodes one by one again and got the same result.
The research on this spell came to a halt.
The next day, as promised, Roland went to the woods to wait for Field.
After Field arrived, Roland showed him Cloud Flight.
This ethereal spell that could carry multiple people at the same time had immediately conquered Ferde.
"I'll take it. I'll take it." Field rubbed his hands in excitement, his eyes glittering. "Mr. Roland, could you please explain the concept of this spell and the function of every node?"
"Of course not." Roland gave him a dozen pieces of paper. They were very detailed blueprints and explanations of Cloud Flight. Then, he gave a piece of paper that was full of tiny words to Field. "All the magic materials I need are on this piece of paper. It's very complicated, but I think you'll find it worth it."
Field read Roland's requirements carefully and was relieved. "There are indeed many kinds of magic materials, and some of them are rare, but it's not difficult for the Julian family. In comparison, your new spell is more interesting. I've taken advantage of you. "
Roland nodded and felt that Field was not bad at all. He could see the great potential of this spell. "It's nothing. It's just a win-win situation."
"In any case, I have to thank you, sir."
Field couldn't have been more grateful. He left first with the spell model.
Then, Roland left the woods and returned to the town where the Transmutation Magic Tower was.
Not in a hurry to study magic, he planned to take a break.
The town had been established based on the Transmutation Magic Tower. Every Magic Tower had a similar town. Almost all the people here worked for the Mages.
Compared to the Red Magic Tower, the people here had a higher standard of living and a better quality of life.
After all, it was much more prosperous in a subtropical forest than in the Red Magic Tower, which was built in a desert.
However, in terms of combat ability, the Red Magic Tower in a poor place was obviously much stronger.
Roland walked on the street. Although he was taking a break, he couldn't help but think about magic.
After a while, he saw Kujira, the tutor that he had chosen, sitting cross-legged on the lawn, or rather, in a place that looked like a small park.
In front of him was a circle of children.
Kujira, on the other hand, used level-zero tricks such as Hand of Magic, Light Friendship, Magic Servant, and so on. At the same time, he said, "As a Mage, mental power is very important. As long as your mental power is high enough, even such level-zero tricks can be used to defend against enemies."
The kids' eyes glowed with reverence.
Those kids were all locals. Most of them were even the offspring of Mages or apprentices. They were born to love magic.
Kujira continued, "Also, magic can change, as long as we give it some variables."
After saying that, the tutor flicked out a dozen light balls. Then, the light balls gathered and fell on the lawn.
Very soon, the grass around the light ball dried and turned yellow at a high speed. Then, it turned black.
"Do you see that? As long as you have enough mental power, even a tiny light ball can hurt you." Kujira smiled. "So, don't be in a hurry to learn magic. Meditate and train your mental power every day. You'll get twice the result with half the effort in your future studies."
The kids all agreed excitedly.
Roland, on the other hand, looked at the light ball and froze for a moment. He vaguely captured something.
The main purpose of the light ball was no longer to illuminate … although it still served the purpose of illumination.
Wait … There were so many nodes in the matter transformation, and they were all energy flows!
Roland clapped his hands heavily. He suddenly had an idea and vaguely understood what mysteries were hidden in the matter transformation spell.
He was about to turn around and leave, when Kujira suddenly stood up and stopped him. "Mr. Roland, please wait."
Roland stopped and turned back with a smile. "So, Tutor Kujira already knows that I'm behind?"
"Don't call me tutor outside." Kujira walked to Roland's side and pointed to the street ahead. "Let's have a chat?"
Although Roland was in a hurry to go back and do experiments to confirm his ideas, he had to nod and agree when he heard that. "No problem, tutor."
Kujira shook his head and took the initiative to walk first.
Roland immediately caught up with him and walked side by side.
As an old man, Kujira was no longer as high-spirited as he was when he was young. He even seemed to have experienced the vicissitudes of life. His hands behind his back, he walked slowly. "Mr. Roland, I'm told that you had an argument with Robert Junior in the cafeteria yesterday?"
"Yes." Roland nodded.
"Robert Junior is somewhat impulsive and arrogant, but he's essentially a good kid." Kujira appreciated the people on the street and said with a smile, "Julian isn't a bad kid either. It's not easy for you to be caught in their crosshairs."
"It's not difficult at all." Roland shook his head. "I'm not going to meddle in their petty business."
"Petty business?" Kujira said with a smile, "It's not petty at all. The Great Elder of our Magic Tower is elected every ten years. Old Robert's term is almost up, and Old Julian is a strong competitor. If Old Robert wants to be reelected, he has to defeat Old Julian."
So that was the case. It was a power struggle.
Even so, Roland still felt that it was a petty business.
As impressive as the Transmutation Magic Tower and the learning environment were, they were just a small force in a small city.
Roland had seen a lot of things. Not to mention the battles between players and the war in the Realm of Devils, the Goddess of Light's apology to the two major forces a while ago was a big deal.
In comparison, the competition for the position of the master of the Magic Tower was child's play.
Looking at Roland's disapproving expression, Kujira stopped and said solemnly, "Mr. Roland, you've only been here for a few days, and you don't have any connections. Don't get involved in the conflict between the two forces. If they start fighting, you won't be able to resist them without some backup."
Roland understood that Kujira was doing this for his own good. He nodded. Since the guy was being kind, he naturally had to accept the favor. "I'll go back to my dormitory right now. I won't go out except for classes and meals."
"That's good." Kujira nodded in satisfaction.
Roland slightly bowed to Kujira and quickly returned to his dormitory.
It was a single dormitory. Roland was rich, so he had a quiet room for himself.
It was more convenient for him to experiment.
Roland analyzed Matter Transformation again, but this time, instead of looking at the magic power points one by one, he looked at dozens or even hundreds of magic power points at a time.
Kujira's light balls gave him inspiration.
There were so many nodes. Could it be that there were a lot of nodes? On the surface, they were indeed used that way, but from another perspective, after detailed calculations and review, Roland finally found a very interesting place. A large area of magic power disappeared during the use of the spell.
Most spells in this world followed the principle of conservation of energy, but after Matter Transformation was activated, where did the lost magic power energy go?
Roland conducted a node inspection near where the energy disappeared, but he didn't find anything until the eighth large-scale node inspection, when he finally found something wrong.
There were many barriers inside that were obviously a little brighter than the other nodes.
Only a little, rather inconspicuous.
But when he drew the positions of these nodes and connected them with a pen, he found that these nodes turned out to be a five-star magic array.
Inscribing the magic array in the spell model!
That was a super advanced skill.
Not to mention Roland, even the Goddess of Magic probably couldn't have done it.
Drawing the nodes of this hidden magic array one by one and deducing them with big data and databases, Roland was surprised to find that this Magic Tower was actually a causal spell.
Finally, the case was solved. Why could Matter Transformation improve matter?
It was a causal spell that could be followed by words.
If I asked you to change, you had to change.
The exaggerated number of nodes was purely for the transmission of energy to activate the magic array that consumed a lot of magic power.
Even more unbelievably, to simplify the spell model, the nodes inside had been carefully arranged. Many of the nodes could be used for two or even three purposes.
Also, the arrangement was very subtle, and there was nothing wrong with the energy transmission.
Probably no one except the author could've thought that a magic array that was simply made of nodes was hidden in the nodes. That was the core of the whole spell.
As expected of Mordenkainen, the strongest Mage back then.
After his amazement, Roland began to study this causal magic array.
Then, he ran into trouble again.
This magic array was very profound.
Roland couldn't understand the functions of some of the nodes.
It felt like an encrypted text.
After all, he had too little data on causal spells.
It was tricky.
But it didn't matter. He could try to deduce it backward or crack it with brute force.
Right when Roland was about to devote himself to magic, someone knocked on his door.
He was a little annoyed … The more focused a person was, the more they hated to be disturbed in the middle of their work.
He went to open the door, only to find Robert Jr. leaning against the door.
Roland couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Robert Junior took out a piece of paper from his back and waved it in front of Lauren. "This is the condition that you proposed to Julian. May I ask what you gave him?"
The handwriting on the paper had changed. It wasn't Roland's own handwriting. Somebody must've copied it.
Was there a mole on Julian's side?
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