"I see. That's how the fire spirit is used."
Andrew found the crux. At first, he instinctively felt that he could use the power of this fire spirit to increase his magic power and cause more damage.
However, this was not the case in reality. To a mage, although spiritual power and magic power were important, what was more important was knowledge.
Andrew's spiritual power and magic power had not improved much in the past half a month, but his overall strength had increased by several times with the help of the hundreds of fire-type spells he had learned in the library and the special runes he had obtained through the fire spirit!
'Just now, when I used the second-rate fireball spell, I used the runes released by the fire to communicate with the fire element world and obtained the knowledge.'
'What would happen if I tried using another spell?'
Andrew's heart was filled with anticipation.
"Burning hands," he muttered.
"Magic attachment, fire release..."
He quickly outlined the runes and then once again activated the power of the fire spirit. As expected, he was once again drawn into the fire element world.
However, when Andrew wanted to memorize the knowledge presented, he felt dizzy. It seemed that after he memorized the 'blazing light', the total number of runes that he could remember in a short period had reached the upper limit.
Therefore, after a wave of dizziness, he could only helplessly leave this world. Even the casting of the spell 'burning hands' had failed.
'Alright, although I have temporarily understood the initial usage of this fire spirit, it is indeed not so easy to obtain knowledge without restrictions.'
Andrew shook his head helplessly. Just now, he could have memorized the new runes presented, but it would undoubtedly cause great damage to his spiritual state.
In his opinion, since he had the ability to communicate with the fire elemental world, there was no need to rush.
"I once heard that the level of great mages was the start level of researching magic. The great mages were able to turn ordinary spells into magical ones. Could it be that they obtained new knowledge by communicating with the elemental world via the elemental spirits?"
Andrew's head was spinning, so he had to have a rest. He sat on the grass and pondered.
His spiritual strength had far exceeded the average strength of his current level, but he was exhausted just after memorizing some runic knowledge.
Therefore, he would have to be an advanced mage or even a great mage in order to communicate effectively with the elemental world.
'However, I'm not too sure if 'casting spells across levels' used by the geniuses in Star Race is the same thing as what I did.'
Although Andrew felt that his guess was somewhat reliable, he was not sure of it. After all, his greatest achievement in the past decades was just becoming a beginner mage. He still knew too little about the world.
'It's useless no matter how much I guess here. If I want to verify my guess, I'll have to go to Magic Association,' Andrew thought.
'But if I want to borrow books there, I can't hide my strength.'
'All right. I'll restore my identity as a beginner mage. I've made a reservation.'
After that, Andrew stood up and tidied up his clothes. He left the deserted mountain and head to the nearest branch of Magic Association in the residential area.
...
In the Moore Republic, Magic Association was a very important part of the country.
Not only did it have the ability to assess the strength of mages and provide them with allowance, but it also played a role as a local government.
In other words, mages who were strong enough in this country could easily take up official positions. However, Andrew had no interest in taking up any official positions. He only hoped that the resources of Magic Association could help him with his cultivation.
Soon, Andrew arrived at a golden and resplendent gate.
This building in front of him seemed to be out of place with the buildings in the residential areas. It was formed by four mage towers that were about seven to eight stories tall. Above each mage tower elements of different attributes were floating, and the elements intermingled with each other, forming a rather colorful protective barrier.
"Rafax City Magic Association branch." Andrew slowly read out the words.
The last time he came here, he was like a stray dog. He failed to pass the assessment of a beginner mage and was deprived of his allowance.
At this moment, Andrew was calm. He took two steps, entered the protective shield, and felt pressure on his body.
The protective shield was made by Magic Association to prevent people from making trouble here. However, what surprised Andrew was that he felt that he could easily break free from the restrictions that once prevented him from casting magic at this time.
There were not many people in the association. Andrew quickly walked into the Mage Tower in the middle, which was the center of the Association.
The mage level assessment was also conducted here. When Andrew stepped on the red velvet carpet and looked around, he only saw a few people carrying piles of research materials and hurriedly walking past without even looking at him.
However, Andrew didn't care and was happy to be alone. After making a few turns according to his memory, he came to a hall. Then, he politely asked the person who was in charge of the assessment and standing in the front of the hall.
"Hello, I'm here to restore my identity as a beginner mage."
"I'm Andrew, I've made a reservation before."
After Andrew finished his words, the tester did not immediately respond. Instead, he slowly closed the book in his hand and said impatiently.
"Wait a moment."
The tester then took out a golden card and placed it on a groove aside. He casually looked at the data on the screen and then smiled disdainfully, saying, "Andrew, 100 years old. You were degraded to the level of mage apprentice last month. Now you want to take a test and restore your previous level? Is that right?"
"Yes," Andrew replied calmly. The tester in front of Andrew looked rather rude, but Andrew was older than him and didn't bother to argue with such a junior.
"Well, there's no need for you to waste your time." The tester still had a disdainful look on his face.
Generally speaking, a mage's spiritual strength would continue to grow with age. However, if one couldn't reach the level of a great mage, their spiritual power and magic power would decline after eighty years old.
"You are just a magic apprentice now. What's the point of testing again? It's just a waste of your strength."
The tester said presumptuously. He felt that Andrew was detestable and was wasting the time of both of them.
"What do you mean?" Andrew furrowed slightly, and there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes.
The tester just sneered and thought with disdain, 'You have worked for nearly sixty to seventy years, and you are still just a beginner mage. You have a so lousy talent but you still look forward to a promotion.'
He showed a cold look and said in a businesslike manner, "If you're willing to waste time, then come on."
As he said this, he shook his head and walked out of the hall, leading Andrew to another room.
'Forget it, there are many people like him in the Magic Association, and there's no need to mind his attitude. It's okay as long as I can achieve my goal.' Andrew thought and followed him.
The two of them walked into a room. Then Andrew saw a target made of some kind of jade in the middle of the room. There were also a few wires connected to an LCD screen aside. It seemed that the screen could show the level of one's magic power.
The tester said mockingly, "To pass the assessment for a beginner mage, you just need to cast a spell with Level Ten."
After saying that, he leaned against the wall in boredom, getting ready to laugh at Andrew.
The battles on Blue Planet were endless, so the assessment of each country was simple and crude. As long as the power of your spell reached the standard, you could be considered a mage of the corresponding level.
After all, almost no one on this planet knew about how to cast spells across levels.
'This old fart is already half dead. I'm afraid he might not even be able to cast a Level Five spell.' The tester sneered.
Suddenly, he felt heat in front of him. It seemed that a ray of light quickly flashed.
"Did I succeed?" Andrew calmly withdrew his palm.
"What the hell are you doing?!"
The tester flew into a rage. He thought Andrew was not serious about the test at all. Then the next second, he felt a huge impact coming from behind him.
The impact directly slammed him against the wall. When he flew into the air, he heard an explosion. Before he was hit against the wall, he turned his head with difficulty.
Then he saw an extremely horrifying scene. The test equipment that only an intermediate mage could destroy had been broken into pieces! Even the LCD screen was burned and melted into liquid!
"How is this possible? What kind of monster is that old man..."
The tester was slammed against the wall and fell into a coma.