Chapter 46: The Three Principles of a Mage
First were the two books that were placed on the top layer of the wooden box and were taken out at the beginning.

Their names are written on the cover of the book.

It is the apprentice guidance method and the apprentice meditation method.

Gao De picked up the two books and flipped through them. After confirming that they were consistent with the practice methods he remembered, he put them down.

It seems that Master Seda is not so insidious as to hide something while teaching his disciples the Dharma.

Of course, the more likely possibility is that Master Seda never took beggars like them seriously at all.

He would never have thought that any of them would have the ability to threaten him.

After reading the title of the thinner book, Gao De’s heart was filled with excitement.

“The Mage’s Apprentice’s Handbook: An Introduction to Spells”.

This is an introductory book for mage apprentices.

It may seem insignificant, but it is exactly what Amap needs most right now.

Master Seda never treated his apprentices as his real apprentices, so he never taught them the mage knowledge properly.

Even though Gaode has mastered five spells now, his understanding of the world of mages is actually the same as that of ordinary people. He is the typical person who knows nothing when asked.

This is equivalent to learning English by marking pinyin. It seems to make sense, but in fact, you have not built a knowledge system at all. The more you learn, the more difficult it becomes, and you will fall behind sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Gao De had already opened the book with great interest.

A striking line of words on the title page caught his eye.

“The Three Great Principles of a Mage”.

Gaode is not unfamiliar with this term.

Amy had told him one of the three great rules.

“Never let anyone know your spells.”

At first Gao De seemed to understand it, but he knew the principle of “know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.”

But he didn’t understand why magic was considered so important and even listed as one of the three major principles of a wizard.

But after the battle with Master Seda, Gao De finally had a deep understanding of this sentence.

If he didn’t know that Master Seda mastered the spell of fire arrow, how could he have thought of the killing move of dust explosion?
If he had not known in advance that Master Seda had mastered the flash spell, he would have died on the spot from Master Seda’s spell combo.

Spells are the lifeblood of a mage!

That is why Gaode is full of curiosity about the complete three principles.

He moved his gaze downwards:
1. Knowledge is power.

2. Never let others know your spells

3. Although magic is omnipotent, it is not omnipotent.

“Ok?”

The complete three principles made Gaode feel a little confused.

He could still understand the first one, “knowledge is power.”

Although from his current perspective, it should be called “knowledge is money”.

The second rule is “Never let others know your spells”, Gaode has a deep understanding of it.

However, he believes that it would be more accurate to never let anyone know all of your spells.

Since the wizard possesses extraordinary powers, it is impossible for him not to cast spells.

As long as you cast a spell, others will inevitably know about it.

So it is impossible to hide all your spells, but it is true that you must never expose all your spells.

To achieve this, there are two aspects to start with:
Either you are cautious enough, or your spell library has a rich enough reserve of spells.

However, the third sentence, “Although magic is omnipotent, it is not omnipotent”, was a little difficult for Gao De to understand. It seemed to be similar to the classic saying of his previous life, “Money is not omnipotent.”

But when I think about it carefully, I feel that the meaning seems to be completely different.

After thinking about it for a while, he still couldn’t figure it out. After Gao De firmly memorized these three principles in his mind, he stopped thinking about it and turned to the next page of the book.

“What is the spell?”

The title is eye-catching.

“A spell is an independent magical effect.”

“It is a process of reshaping the magical power that permeates the world and manifesting it in a specific way in a specific area.”

“Spells can be used as a convenient tool, a necessity for survival, a weapon, or a protective barrier.”

“They can create or heal damage, they can create or eliminate certain conditions, they can draw or give life force, they can create or destroy everything.”

“Magic, omnipotent!”

This should be considered the general outline of the book. Gao De’s mind was a little moved, as he was moved by this rigorous academic yet extremely arrogant introduction.

Can magic really be omnipotent?
Who knows?

Anyway, a mage apprentice definitely can’t do that.

Gao De was very self-aware and continued to read.

“Spell ring level.”

“Each spell belongs to one of the levels from 0 to 9, although 9th-level spells have not yet appeared.”

“The level of a spell roughly indicates its strength and complexity, but low-level spells are still incredibly magical, such as the 1st-level spell [Magic Missile].

Even among the 0-level spells that are often not recognized by high-level mages, there are classic spells such as [Mage’s Hand] – the interesting thing is that these high-level mages who do not recognize 0-level spells as spells can hardly do without this spell in their daily lives. “

“.”

The classification of spell levels is common knowledge that even Gaode knows, but there are also details that he doesn’t know.

9th level spells have not appeared yet
According to the correspondence between the mage level and the spell ring level, does that mean that there is no 9th-ring mage in this world yet, and the most powerful one is the 8th-ring mage?
Gao De’s mind was wandering, and he couldn’t help but think.

He could think about it, but he couldn’t think too much about it. As a first-class mage apprentice, he shouldn’t waste time thinking about the existence of 8th-ring mages and 9th-ring mages, the top mages in the world.

“Spell rules.”

“Anyone who casts a spell should follow the same set of rules, namely casting time, casting distance, and spell duration.”

“Casting time is the time it takes for a mage to activate the spell model.”

“Generally speaking, the higher the level of a spell, the more complex and large the spell model is, the longer it takes to activate it, and the longer it takes to cast it.”

“But this is not absolute. Although some spells are not of high level, they may take several minutes or even hours to cast.”

“Some mages have special talents and can cast spells in a very short time or even instantly.”

“Casting range. The target of a spell must be within the casting range of the spell. For example, for spells like [Magic Missile], the target is a creature, while for spells like [Fireball], the target is a point in space.”

“There are also some spells that only affect the caster himself. The casting range of these spells is himself.”

“However, once a spell is cast, the range of its effect is no longer limited by the casting distance, except for certain specific spells.”

“.”

“The duration of a spell is the length of time that the spell takes to take effect.”

“The duration of different spells varies greatly and can be measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, or even years.”

“Some spells even last until the spell is broken!”

“Many spells are ephemeral. These spells instantly damage, heal, create, or change a creature or object in some way. Because their duration is only a moment, their effects cannot be undone later.”

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(End of this chapter)