Forge Sage. This was the name that Rorschach gave to his own rank 4 job class.
Although his actions on the battlefield were rather strange, no matter how you looked at it, he was indeed a spellcaster job class. Even so, he still attracted the attention of many experts and scholars, and this wasn't without reason.
"Spellcasters? Of course they're spellcasters. They use mana as their capital, use mana to construct and fill their spell models, and use their spell models to control certain elemental powers. This is the most common combat style for spellcasters. It's just that the types of elemental powers this job class can control are rather special. "
Although Rorschach was still unable to understand or trust this job class, he still clearly remembered the foundational theories of spellcasters.
All magic in the Aishi mortal plane originated from the four major elements. Earth, Fire, Water, and Wind — the four basic elements — were not only the foundational elements of the material plane, but the elemental mages who controlled these four elements were also the most populous spellcasters.
Having a long history didn't necessarily mean that they were powerful. However, with enough time, a sufficient number of mages would appear, and a sufficient number of mages would naturally develop a tremendous amount of spell models and new spells, finally forming a complete spellcasting system and learning ladder. Nobody could count just how many types of spells there were in the four major elements, because this number was rapidly increasing every day.
Rorschach's understanding of magic was quite unique (incomprehensible). He directly viewed mages as hardware (game consoles, PCs), and new magic spells and knowledge accumulation as software … In that case, it was only natural that the type with the most software would be the most popular. The more software there was for each type, the more popular it would be.
Direct damage, binding, healing, defense, mutant summoning — these were all commonly seen on the battlefield. Spellcasters could easily produce several thousand types of spells for each of the four major elements.
Even mages who specialized in other types of magic would often learn some spells of the four major elements. That was because the four major elements were far too easy to use, and with the accumulated knowledge of their predecessors, it wouldn't be difficult to learn them.
The silver elves' enchantment magic, the northern mountains' undead magic, and the beastmen's totemic magic. Many species and countries had their own unique magic. Spellcasters of a species or species would often be inclined towards one type of magic. The accumulation of history and inheritance would give power to the later generations.
It could be seen that the rules of spellcasters were the exact opposite of what was written in the legends. The more common spells there were, the easier it would be to learn and level up, and the more powerful the spells would be in actual combat.
The protagonists of the legendary stories who claimed that they were the only ones who could control the magic elements had to face an extremely difficult problem — they did not have the corresponding software support.
"An element that only I can control" = "No precedents" = "No mature system, not even a magic spell" = "I have to rely on my own research" = "My intellect is not enough to create a new spell" = "Even if I can create a few spells, my combat power will probably be weak"
Rorschach was such an unlucky person.
Under the influence of Titan's domain, he was corroded by Ansorenne's laws, and naturally became an Elemental Master that did not exist in the Aishi world.
According to the experts' research, the element he controlled was "steel".
Yes, steel as in steel. This was an element that was not recognized in Aishi.
This was because steel was originally a synthetic concept. It was a material that used iron as the main element and mixed with other elements.
Rorschach had tried it before. Although he could control pure iron, it was very laborious. Besides steel, he could also control other synthetic metals made of other metal elements.
"The Sage of Forges, in fact, does not correspond to a certain type of elemental metal. On the contrary, it corresponds to the two concepts of 'synthesizing metal alloys' and 'creating metal objects with alloys'."
This was Rorschach's understanding of his profession. Adding 'Forges' to the profession's name was already the most direct interpretation of its essence.
"Purifying and creating elemental metals, using them to create metal components and weapons on the battlefield, is probably the way this profession is used."
Fortunately, modern magical technology gave enough combat power to steel objects, and Rorschach did not fall to the point of using steel to hit people.
This understanding was not wrong, but in the eyes of professional spellcasters, it was really too crude.
"What's the difference between this and absorbing magic, forming a large fireball and throwing it out? This usage is too primitive. "
"No, it's still slightly stronger than pure turrets. This usage method is closer to classical ice magic. First, create water, then freeze special ice blocks, and finally throw them out."
"… Yep, there's an additional procedure. It's indeed twice as complicated."
"As an intelligent spellcaster, you need to use at least three times as much magic power as you can. You're using ten times as much magic power as you can. That's not good, not good at all."
According to the hired spellcasters, Rorschach's magic usage method was compared to a primitive man holding a wooden stick. At best, the wooden stick had been sharpened into a wooden spear.
Rorschach wasn't angry when he heard them say this, because they were speaking the truth from the bottom of their hearts. But when he asked them how they should improve their spellcasting methods … they all stuttered and couldn't say anything. The ideas they came up with sounded quite reasonable, but Rorschach knew that even the advocates felt like they were dreaming.
Actually, Rorschach understood this quite well. Spellcasters were incredibly valuable, and it was far too easy to find a job. The spellcasters that could be hired by the Game Church were probably quite limited in skill level.
It wouldn't be a problem if I asked them to follow the blueprint and cast a few spells. It wouldn't be a problem if I asked them to find problems or find flaws. After all, keyboard warriors were naturally born … Cough, cough, if I asked them to research new spell models and become researchers instead of users, that would be far too difficult of a task.
[If they were really at this level, they would've been researching in the Cloud Tower long ago. They would've even come out to work … Don't look at me. I'm the same age as you, and I've been dead for several years already. I'm still capable of being a spell user. Let me live for at least five more years as a researcher. Let me get a degree first.]
Lori's words even made Rorschach hesitate whether or not he should study in the Cloud Tower for two more years. After all, it was impossible for him not to level up. His own power was the foundation of his survival.
However, the chaotic situation he faced in the Game Church made it impossible for him to leave Saul and Ansorenne. In the end, he could only give up on this idea.
In a way, Lorie and Isabella had taken over Rorschach's responsibilities and allowed him to do as he pleased. This was also the reason why Lorie and Isabella had taken over Rorschach's responsibilities.
Mages' power level advancement was completely different from other job classes. This was a job class that relied on the brain. In most cases, brute force wouldn't be able to level up and would only regress. Knowledge and wisdom were the only way to reach the next level.
These things wouldn't be possible in Vila Nova Dônia. Rorschach's decision to enter the no man's land in order to meet the highly dangerous Titan was actually the main reason for this.
"'Steel' is a mage under Titan. If I can obtain Titan's knowledge inheritance, I'll be able to save a great deal of time and effort …"
Lori and Isabella were mages as well. They naturally knew that there were some things that couldn't be avoided now that they had advanced to this job class. With their support, Rorschach decided to enter the no man's land after finishing his current task.
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