"Dad, are you going out again? You just came back," Tim asked doubtfully.
Andrew nodded calmly. "I forgot to buy butter just now."
Then, he left home.
Of course, he didn't return to the supermarket to buy butter. Instead, he wanted to try the spells he had mastered after returning to the level of beginner mage and see if he had become rusty with the spells. However, he couldn't try it at home. If he damaged the furniture in his house, he would have to buy the new ones, which would cost a lot of money.
He went straight to a deserted mountain near the residential area.
Originally, it was planned that a magic academy would be built here. However, due to the outbreak of war in the Moore Republic last year, many of the construction plans in the country had been suspended.
"It's convenient for me to try my spells here." Andrew smiled and said.
When he was a beginner mage in the past, he had only mastered three types of beginner spells.
They were the burning hands, second-rate fireball spell, and the scorching ray.
The first two were ordinary attacking spells, and the last was a special spell in the army. The scorching rays could fuse, allowing ordinary soldiers to create a greater power with the help of a joint power.
"I'll try the second-rate fireball spell first and see if I can still successfully use it," Andrew muttered.
Then, he gently guided the magical power in his fire magic node to draw a symbol in his consciousness.
In ancient times, a mage's casting often required fixed magic runes that could help a mage construct a specific rune in his consciousness.
But with the development of modern magical techniques, the specific meaning of the runes was gradually deciphered, so it was not so troublesome to cast.
When the mages in ancient times cast, they copied specific magic runes, which was as difficult as drawing them. A slight mistake could lead to failure.
On the contrary, the modern mages understood the runes, so it was much simpler to draw them.
"If I remember correctly, the runes for the second-rate fireball spell consist of the concentration of magical power, the release of flames, and small-scale explosion. The order cannot be changed. Two fire-type runes and one general-purpose rune needed."
Andrew controlled his consciousness and a rune was formed instantly.
He still remembered that it took him about 1.3 seconds to sketch these few runes in his mind back then. This result was already quite excellent because he had practiced this spell repeatedly for dozens of years!
But this time he only used 0.3 seconds--the speed was four times faster!
Then an orange-red fireball gathered in his hand and he attacked a huge rock in front of him.
'The power of the second-rate fireball spell should be able to leave some scorch marks on this rock. Generally speaking, if a rock can be blasted to crack, the power level of the spell should be above 10 points, and will be considered fully cast.'
Andrew pondered. The speed of drawing runes was of course an advantage, but it did not mean that the spell was successfully cast. Every spell had to reach the upper limit of its power before it could be considered to be fully cast, otherwise, it was only a degraded spell.
According to the "General Knowledge Chart of Magical Power" released by the blue planet, one power level an explosion/impact type spell was equivalent to a single blow (approximately 10 kg of impact) with the bare hands of an adult Stell (the main race of the Blue Planet).
Only when the secondary fireball spell had to reach Level 10, which meant that it could create 100 kg of impact could it be regarded as qualified.
'With my magical power and spiritual power, I can reach Lever 10,' Andrew pondered.
Then, he saw that after his fireball came into contact with the rock in front of him, an explosion occurred. Following the violent flames, more than half of the rock was exploded.
"This level is probably at least Level 30 or above."
Andrew could not help but felt a little excited.
'To be able to unleash such power from an ordinary second-rate fireball, I'm afraid I can be considered one of the best among the beginner mages!'
He was thinking about it with some complacency when he suddenly came to his senses and remembered the previous conversation between Topa and his son. According to the standards of Star Race, those true geniuses could use the intermediate spells in the level of the beginner mage with the method of casting spells across levels!
'In other words, to casting spells across levels, I should reach Level 50 at least. My second-rate fireball spell is far from reaching that level.'
'Since I am a hundredfold talented now, then I should do my best at every level.'
Andrew frowned and made up his mind.
Soon, he had a plan. The second-rate fireball spell was not the most powerful primary fire spell. Moreover, Andrew first learned this spell about 50 years ago. There might be some new magic books published and it was very likely that some magic spells were far stronger and better than the fire spell he was currently practicing.
'I need to go to the library first.' Andrew made a decision.
In the Moore Republic, The Mage Council formulated various policies. Although the wars were endless here, there were many facilities that benefited the people, including the public magic library. It mainly helped the mages from poor families raise their strength through self-learning, and it could also help find some hidden geniuses.
Of course, it was impossible for the public library to store all of the precious magical materials in the Moore Republic. Some intermediate or advanced magic was very valuable and might not be available in the library. But all books about elementary magic were available.
Hence, Andrew was not worried that he would go there in vain.
...
After leaving the deserted mountains, Andrew chose to take an ordinary magic airship to the library. The public library was a little far from here and it would take more time to walk there. So he would rather spend some money and went here by airship.
About half an hour later, the airship stopped at the library. Andrew walked out with some curiosity.
"Has this place been renovated again?"
He asked. It had been more than twenty years since the last time he came to this library.
At that time, the library only covered a small area of about one hundred square meters. At present, its area had been expanded by three times. Moreover, it had been built into a building complex that was about four stories tall.
In the direction where Andrew had come from, he could see the words 'Public Library of the Moore Republic' produced by runic power in the sky.
After looking around for a while, Andrew did not appreciate the scenery around the library anymore. Instead, he quickly walked into the building where the books about elementary spells were stored. Then, under the guidance of the administrator, he came to a bookshelf to find the books he needed.
Andrew casually looked around. Then his eyes lit up and he took out a book called "Beginner's Ring of Fire Resistance" from the bookshelf. He opened the book and saw the introduction on it.
This magic was not known for its power but was a life-saving spell. One could use fire magic to create a shockwave to push away the enemies around it.
In theory, as long as one didn't have a death wish, any fire element beginner mage would learn this magic. Back then, Andrew had thought the same, but his talent was too bad and he couldn't grasp it, so he had been brooding over it.
This time, he felt that he could learn this magic again.
Andrew flipped through a few pages and roughly understood the composition of the runes for this spell. They were: Concentrated magic, fire release, magic shaping and impact. Three of them were universal runes, and there was only one fire-type rune.
"Why does it look so easy?"
Andrew pondered and casually sketched out these few runes in his mind.
This time, what once he felt like a difficult operation for him was done almost effortlessly.
Following that, the flames around him expanded rapidly, emitting an awe-inspiring impact!
In the next second, the bookshelves around him fell to the ground.