Free Web NovelChapter 260: Chapter 258: Hilia’s Medicated Bath
Outside Star Ash Town, on a wasteland seldom visited by people.
Earth elements frantically converged, gradually forming the prototype of a large net, but soon, the net crumbled and dispersed, reverting to earth elements, revealing Hilia behind them.
Hilia wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued to attempt.
Through repeated attempts, she gradually gained insight into this magic.
"Although due to my affinity with the ice attribute, I don’t have any bonus on earth magic, and it even weakens some of its power, fortunately, this isn’t space magic, so it’s still possible to quickly get started..." ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
Hilia did not use a magic staff or a magic puppet, she simply stretched out her hand and uttered a soft chant. Under the urging of magic power, dense earth elements emerged on the ground in front of her, then slowly solidified in the air, forming a metal net.
This metal net was very rough, with many areas not yet metalized, still resembling rocks, without extracting metal from them.
However, the network was formed overall, even though each mesh was crooked and unsightly, it was formed nonetheless.
The magic loop successfully closed, and Hilia smiled.
Beside her, Rose nodded: "Let’s consider it entry-level for now, others have the secret gold net, while yours is a dirt net gnawed by rats."
Hilia stuck out her tongue at Rose and turned back to practice again.
On the ground, several arrays constructed from low-grade magic crystals flickered faintly, providing Hilia with a weak focus effect, allowing her to better sense the state of the magic. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Rose said: "For today, don’t practice other magic, just grasp the secret gold net a bit. Use your Mage’s Hand to feel each metalized or non-metalized area, perceive their differences, then make modifications to make it more suitable for your magic usage habits."
Hilia nodded: "Okay."
After a long time, when the array lost its effect after a flash, Hilia’s finally raised secret gold net also somewhat resembled a metal net.
At this time, intense use of magic power and spiritual power made Hilia’s complexion slightly pale.
Seeing this, Rose said: "Today’s practice is not satisfactory, you need to find a way to use a magic, as much as possible deplete your magic power to about one-tenth in the shortest possible time, thereby slightly improving the refinement of magic power, and reach 100% refinement purity as soon as possible."
Hilia pursed her lips and nodded: "I understand."
Rose said: "I already had the magic puppet prepare a ’medicated bath’ for you. You’re tired anyway, so take a soak and return."
Hilia’s heart tightened.
The inevitable has finally come?
She suddenly wanted to continue practicing the secret gold net, but under Rose’s gaze, she still didn’t say it.
In the end, she had no choice but to reluctantly return to the temporary room.
Inside the room, the magic puppet stood quietly on the side, while in the middle of the room, there was a large bathtub that was spacious enough for Hilia.
Hilia saw the hot water in the bathtub and the red flowers floating on the surface, her cheeks gradually tinted by the flowers.
She raised her hand and put the magic puppet away, then hesitantly looked at Rose.
Rose shook his head speechlessly and turned to leave the room.
"Once you’re in the bathtub, soak for five minutes first, let your body fully absorb the magic power in the water, while also activating the magic power within, then enter a meditation state, meditating for at least thirty minutes until all the medicinal substances in the water are absorbed by you."
Seeing Rose disappear at the doorway, the self-deceiving Hilia breathed a sigh of relief.
She repeatedly memorized Rose’s words in her mind, came to the bathtub, and stared blankly for a while.
"Obviously those inedible materials can also be absorbed through meditation in the form of array runes, why does Lord Rose use this strange ’medicated bath’?"
The girl mumbled, completely puzzled.
She tested the water temperature, slowly removed her cover, revealing a beauty that surpassed blooming flowers.
The weather was nice today, with a rare appearance of the sun, sunshine crept in through the cracks in the house, shining on Hilia and casting a glow upon her.
She couldn’t help but think of the "big thunder" that Rose mentioned, subconsciously stood somewhat straighter, and suddenly realized something, her cheeks flushed red.
"The ’big thunder’ Lord Rose mentioned, couldn’t be..."
The girl looked down at her toes, pouted, and then walked into the bathtub and started soaking comfortably.
It’s still winter now, even with the sunlight, it’s pretty cold, but Hilia, being ice-element-affined, is more resistant to cold. Yet once she entered the bathtub, she still enjoyed closing her eyes.
The magic power from various magic materials in the water began to flow into her body through skin contact, replenishing her magic power while also stimulating it, making the magic power active.
This process was so comfortable that Hilia began to feel sleepy until Rose’s voice suddenly echoed in her mind.
"Time’s up, don’t fall asleep, start meditating."
Hilia snapped her eyes open, startled, looked around, and again heard Rose’s voice:
"I’m still outside, just sensing your spiritual power gradually smoothening, which is a sign of entering sleep."
Hilia’s face flushed once again, she felt as though the small wooden door of the room couldn’t possibly block the sight of the Divine Lord.
But people are always self-deceiving, while in the water, she felt a little at ease, especially with many red petals on the water surface serving as a cover, she reckoned if she didn’t reveal herself, it didn’t count as revealing.
Thinking this way, Hilia quickly sat up and started entering the meditation state.
Until thirty minutes later, prompted by Rose, she opened her eyes again.
At this moment, the water in the bathtub had already turned cold, feeling the scarce remaining magic power in the water, Hilia quickly got out, dressed promptly, and shouted: "Lord Rose, I’m ready!"
Rose’s figure penetrated the wooden door and returned, examining Hilia’s magic condition, he nodded: "Not bad, although the refinement progress is relatively slow, by the time school starts, you can also achieve 100% refinement."
Hilia knew the concept of magic power refinement and purification, but was somewhat puzzled about the 100% concept, she asked curiously: "After reaching 100% refinement, can I learn the magic of the next tier?"
Rose chuckled: "It’s not that simple, 100% refinement is just having the qualification to learn, wanting to master it, your magic refinement has to exceed 100%."
Hilia: "?"
Can it still exceed 100%?
If the purity is already 100%, how can it go beyond?
Rose said: "100% only means you have fully mastered the magic power, minimizing most unnecessary consumption during casting, but doesn’t mean you can learn high-tier magic. Besides, refinement isn’t purity, as long as it doesn’t contain demonic qi, the purity of magic power has always been 100%, just divided among various elemental attributes.
"100% refinement only indicates your magic power is all ice magic power, providing substantial bonus to ice magic. However, for non-ice magic, not only does it not offer a bonus, it even reduces the magic power.
"Therefore, for you, the part exceeding 100% refinement acts on non-ice magic, that’s why refinement can exceed 100%, which is also one of the prerequisites for attempting to learn high-tier magic."
