Adventure: My Skills Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 108: Chapter 98: Am I Not a Genius?

Flora’s Magic Power continued to flow through his body, not in a single route, but along many different paths. Each path had seemingly minute yet incredibly vast differences.

As she channeled her Magic Power, she explained the fundamentals of Magic to Lin Mo. freēwēbnovel.com

Lin Mo felt every wisp of the flow and listened to Flora’s explanation. His understanding of Magic deepened continuously.

Simply put, Physical Professions were like the Body Cultivators from novels. Their bodies were powerful, and the resulting Qi and Blood came entirely from themselves, making it easier to call upon.

Magic Professions, on the other hand, were like Spirit Cultivators. They borrowed the power of the world to nourish themselves, converted Elements into Magic Power to store in their bodies, and then, during the process of using Magic, used resonance with the Elements in the air to convert the Magic Power back into Elements, unleashing it in various forms...

Specific Skills, then, were about giving Magic Power a precise path to follow. The more powerful the Skill, the more complex the path. This point was actually similar to Physical Professions.

"Alright, those are all 8,031 currently discovered Magic Circuits. Combinations of these circuits can be used to construct all existing Magic."

Flora finally stopped transferring her Magic Power and removed her hand from the top of Lin Mo’s head.

"So, how many did you remember?"

"It’s hard to say..."

Lin Mo savored the profound sensation. It felt as if his body had memorized every path the power had traveled, but whether he had truly mastered them would require practical application to verify.

"It’s fine if you couldn’t remember that many. A lot of them are rather obscure and rarely used circuits. Generally speaking, as long as you can master the first 641 most fundamental circuits, you’ll be able to understand most common Magic."

Flora wasn’t surprised by this. In truth, directly running her own Magic Power through another’s body to trace the circuits was merely a method to give an apprentice a rough understanding of Magic. Each specific circuit had to be slowly studied and practiced in their subsequent learning.

For a normal person to go from a Mage Apprentice to casting their first spell—even the simplest one—takes at least two to three months.

’Of course, a genius like her was different. Because she had read many related books in advance, she had immediately memorized dozens of circuits right after Lady Raphael completed her guidance. She then successfully cast her first Magic in less than three days!’

’Back then, she had already gained some renown in Mage circles. Later, after entering the academy to study, she displayed more and more extraordinary talent, advancing to a Professional in less than two months. That was why she was called the Kingdom’s once-in-a-century magic genius.’

Lin Mo’s answer made Flora think his situation was the same as a normal person’s—that he hadn’t been able to directly grasp the circuits through her guidance. So, she offered some words of comfort, "Learning Magic isn’t something you can achieve overnight. Don’t be impatient. Study each circuit slowly, and you’ll eventually make progress..."

’To be honest, after learning that Lin Mo had no talent for Magic, she actually felt a sense of relief.’

’After all, becoming a dual-Professional Warrior and Assassin in less than a month was already shocking enough. If he also had a similar aptitude for Magic, Flora would have started to suspect he was the illegitimate son of a god.’

"I have a few more questions, if that’s okay?"

"Go ahead. It’s still early."

"Why not draw upon the Elements in nature directly, instead of going through two complicated conversions?"

"Hehe~"

Hearing this question, Flora couldn’t help but laugh, as if she were back in a classroom.

Only a complete beginner with no foundation whatsoever would ask such a question.

But Lin Mo was exactly that kind of newcomer, so she answered patiently, "Because the concentration of Elements in the air is insufficient to form Magic directly."

Lin Mo nodded and continued to ask, "Then what do the two stages of magical conversion represent, respectively?"

"The first conversion—whether or not the process of absorbing Elements and turning them into Magic Power goes smoothly—affects how quickly you learn and practice Skills. The second conversion—the process of changing Magic Power back into Elements through resonance—determines your casting speed and the strength of your Magic."

"So if you don’t have a Skill, does that mean you can’t gather Magic Power?"

"That’s not entirely true. But without a specific Skill Circuit, trying to gather Magic Power by relying only on the basic circuits is extremely difficult. The magic in the air is too impure—it contains all sorts of Elements, and different Elements repel each other, making the efficiency too low. Generally, after learning the relevant circuits, one accumulates Magic Power by practicing specific Skills."

"For example, take the Fireball Technique you’re holding. It’s a simple Magic formed by the combination of circuit #13 and circuit #27. By practicing this combination of circuits, the Elements you absorb will be singular Fire Elements, which makes it easier to gather Magic Power. And the Magic Power gathered via this path will also have a higher affinity for Fire Element Skills."

’Every basic circuit had to be practiced and mastered, and the combinations between circuits had to be practiced all over again. The difficulty of learning Magic was indeed far greater than that of Skills for other Professions.’

Lin Mo picked up the Magic Scroll in his hand. After understanding the related fundamentals of circuits, Elements, and Magic Power, the scroll, which had originally been as incomprehensible as a heavenly script, suddenly seemed clear and easy to understand.

"Circuit #13 and circuit #27..."

Seeing his action, Flora reminded him, "I just demonstrated the basic circuits for you. Although the combination of circuits is described on the Scroll, it’s not something you can execute just by looking at it. You still have to start learning from the basic circuits. Once you’ve mastered circuits #13 and #27, I’ll tell you how to combine and run them."