"Sure. Since you're here, I'll teach you a cantrip!" Angor waved his hand and looked at the two. "Tell me, what kind of cantrip do you want?"
"Really? Any kind? "Sailum's eyes lit up.
"Of course, but only for Elementals!" The cantrips analyzed by the system were all basic cantrips, and most of them were made of elemental particles.
Nausica was watching the show. Hearing Angor's "bragging", she couldn't help but join in the fun. "Since you're so confident, why don't you show us a Mist?"
The Mist Technique was a branch of the Illusion Technique. Among all the O-level cantrips, Nausica only knew that there was a Dark Mist called Dark Mist. Other than that, O-level cantrips could only be used by certain Mystery cantrips. There was no such thing as an Elemental Mist.
Nausica only mentioned "Mist" to tease Angor. She never thought Angor would really show her a Mist.
Angor didn't answer right away. Instead, he turned to Sailum and said, "Nausica said Mist. Are you sure? If you're on the same side, I'll teach you a Mist! "
Nausica chuckled while watching Angor's "act". She thought to herself, "You know Sailum is a Dark Manipulator, so you can learn Dark Mist. That's why you're asking Sailum … You just want to get out of this embarrassing situation."
Nausica thought she knew everything, but she didn't expose Angor's lie. To her, it was just a joke between friends. There was no need to embarrass Angor. Since Angor wanted to get out of this embarrassing situation, she would just let it be.
What Nausica didn't expect was that while she saw through "Angor's plan", she forgot that Sailum could also get into trouble.
For example —
As a matter of fact, Sailum had never learned Dark Mist.
Sailum nodded repeatedly. "Let's do as you say, Miss Nausica. I never learned Mist either."
Nausica was drinking water. She almost choked when she heard Sailum's words. She looked at Angor and saw him thinking in silence. She knew Sailum couldn't get out of this embarrassing situation. She sighed inwardly and decided to say something to smooth things over and let this matter pass.
"Actually, I don't have any problem with Mist —" Someone knocked on the door before she could think of a way to get Angor out of the situation.
He turned around and saw a tall man standing outside the door.
He heard Sailum mumbling to himself before he could see who it was. "Huh? Didn't he say he's going to report to his professor? I thought he wouldn't come. "
When Sailum welcomed the visitor, Angor finally realized that it was Balba, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Balba had changed out of his usual wild-looking attire and was now wearing a simple wizard robe. Even so, it couldn't hide the oppressive wild aura.
Nausica explained to Angor, "Half a month ago, we were attacked by a group of Abyss Rodents. I had an accident and fell into the sea of Abyss Rodents." Nausica's eyes turned grim when she mentioned the word "accident". "… Thanks to Balba, who happened to be passing by, I managed to escape. Oh right, that's when I lost my right arm. From that day onward, Balba joined my team. "
"We invited Balba to tonight's housewarming banquet as well, but Balba was not invited. But he heard that Lady Flora is back, so he didn't agree. "
She then explained the reason for Balba's visit to Angor. She was worried that Angor might misunderstand Balba because of this.
But Nausica didn't need to worry. Balba helped him fend off Hookdick's assassins, so Angor remembered the man. Even though Balba said the favor was "even", Angor was still grateful to Balba.
Balba's eyes brightened up when he saw Angor, but they quickly dimmed down. He only greeted Angor out of courtesy and didn't say anything else.
Balba didn't say anything, but Angor could guess what was going on. Perhaps Flora was up to something again?
Sailum served Balba some soup and appetizers before returning to his seat.
With the addition of another person, the cheerful atmosphere suddenly turned awkward. No one spoke for a long time.
In the end, Nausica couldn't stand it anymore. She asked Balba, "Didn't you say you went to see Lady Flora? Why are you back so soon?"
Balba stopped drinking his soup. He lowered his voice and said, "I heard that my professor had already left."
Sailum frowned. "You didn't see her again? What's wrong with your professor? She didn't teach you anything. She — "
"Watch your mouth, Sailum," Nausica interrupted him with a serious look.
Sailum sighed. "I just feel sorry for Balba. You know, Balba's combat ability and talent were top-notch when he was in the outer layer of the Abyss. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't learn too many spells, we might have been able to keep that bastard here …"
Nausica remained silent. "It's good that he ran away. I'll cut him down myself."
Angor was confused. "What are you talking about? What bastard? "
Nausica lit up her pipe and exhaled some smoke. "It's nothing. Just a little bastard. I'll deal with him myself."
Nausica clearly didn't want Angor to ask more questions. Angor opened his mouth but didn't ask who the bastard was in the end. "Let me know if you need my help."
Nausica nodded. "Don't worry. I'm not a stubborn person."
Suddenly, Balba spoke up, "Not really. At least my professor taught me the channeling method."
It took them a while to realize that Balba was responding to Sailum's words.
"You already have someone who can guide you. It's not right if you don't teach him that, right?" Sailum asked.
Angor rubbed his temples. Speaking of which, Flora wasn't going to teach Balba the channeling method. Angor was the one who gave the book to Balba.
Angor glanced at Balba and recalled Sunders' words, "It's up to you whether you want to teach him or not. His fate is sealed anyway."
Perhaps Balba had a natural aura of silence. After Sailum spoke, everyone went silent again. Only the sound of chewing could be heard.
This time, it was Angor who broke the silence. "Let's get back to where we left off. Since Sailum wants to learn Mist too, I'll teach you one."
Sailum's eyes glowed. "I almost forgot about it if you didn't mention it!"
Nausica also looked at Angor in surprise. She was relieved that Balba's arrival interrupted the conversation. She didn't need to find an excuse for Angor. But Angor chose to do it himself.
Did he really create a new Mist spell? If so, it would be a great achievement!
Angor began to explain while Nausica was still wondering, "This Mist spell isn't a single cantrip. It's a compound cantrip. You need to learn Frost first."
Frost was a basic slowing spell, which was the most common negative effect used by apprentices. Even Balba had purchased this cantrip from Cloud Library, let alone Nausica and Sailum.
"Compound cantrip? That sounds like … a very advanced technique. I've only read about it in books, "Sailum recalled.
"I've never heard of it. What's a compound cantrip?" Nausica asked.
Angor explained briefly, "It's a compound cantrip that combines two cantrips together."
Angor only explained the outer appearance of the compound cantrip. But he couldn't explain the inner meaning of the compound cantrip in one or two sentences. If there were other knowledgeable wizards here, their eyes would probably fall out of their sockets when they heard that Angor had created a compound cantrip.
Compound cantrips were the key to becoming a truth-finder!
"For this compound Mist spell, you need to learn Frost, as well as another cantrip I modified from Dust Removal. It's called 'Dust'."
Balba was shocked to hear that Angor was teaching a new cantrip. Cantrips that could be taught were either learned from the outside world or self-created. Angor's explanation suggested that it was the latter.
Balba smiled bitterly. His peers had already learned how to create their own cantrips, while he only learned two or three useless basic cantrips. He really wanted to hear more, but he knew Angor wasn't talking to him. He stood up and prepared to leave.
"Come with me. It's not a powerful cantrip anyway. It's just a distraction." Angor was willing to talk about this topic when Balba arrived because he wanted to teach the cantrip to Balba as well.
When Flora asked Angor to teach Balba some random cantrips, she never thought that Angor would actually teach Balba anything. The requirement to teach a new cantrip was very strict, and Angor couldn't meet it.
However, Flora didn't expect Angor to create a new cantrip by rearranging the cantrips.
Balba hesitated for a while and finally gave in. "I owe you one," he whispered and sat down again.
Angor didn't mind at all. "I'll call it 'Dust Haze'."
…
When the moon was high in the sky, Angor said goodbye and left.
In the yard, Nausica, Sailum, and Balba took out their pens and paper to write something down. Their eyes shone brightly.
Nausica looked at the conclusion she made on the paper and was shocked. "The original version is Dust Removal, and it's so stable!"
She thought Angor was just bragging when he said he could learn any kind of cantrip. But it turned out to be true! Angor also demonstrated the effect of "Dust Haze" earlier. It couldn't completely block people's vision, and they could still see some vague shadows. However, it was enough for them to learn "Mist".
Nausica felt both happy and disappointed at the same time.
"Is the gap between us already this big?"
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