The handwritten notes are written in the form of diaries, transcripts, many of them are the old man's own understanding of some of the spells, Merlin, despite mastering more than a thousand Morta words vocabulary, but to read and understand the contents of the handwritten notes, or slightly feel a little bit of a struggle.
But this is also because the handwritten notes have a lot about spells, about the caster of some specialized vocabulary, so Merlin is not so easy to understand, as for the rest of the contents of the handwritten notes, Merlin are reading very smoothly.
Soon, Merlin found some descriptions of the spells, and among them was the one that concerned him most about how to become a spell caster.
"To become a spell caster, the most basic thing is spiritual power! Only those with strong spiritual power can simulate the spell model with spiritual power, thus engraving it within the mind and becoming the source of spell power!"
Merlin repeatedly pondered this sentence, although he did not quite understand what the spell model is, but he was able to grasp the meaning of the sentence in general.
Mental power is the foundation of being a spell caster!
Perhaps the old man Etta was because he sensed that Merlin had a different spiritual power than normal people, so he would leave him the ring with the spellbook.
As for why Merlin's spiritual power is different from normal people, this is well explained, I'm afraid it's mostly because of his two lives as a human being.
Since he knew that he had the conditions to become a spell caster, Merlin's heart was pleased, so he continued to read and began to look for ways to become a spell caster.
Soon, Merlin found another quote from Old Man Etta in the third page within the handbook: "Mental power is the basis for becoming a spell caster, while the construction of spell models determines whether the caster can become powerful."
The words "spell model" appear quite frequently in the handwritten notes, but Merlin looked through them for a long time and found no spell model.
Now Merlin has a general idea of the steps to become a spell caster, the first has to have a different mental power, followed by the construction of spell models, the construction of the spell model with mental power imprinted into the mind, equivalent to the use of mental power in the mind to simulate a spell model.
If all goes well, then it's time to become a spell caster.
The spell handbook of old man Aita has a total of several volumes, Merlin opened the first book, which is all the old man Aita practice spells when some experience experience, and did not become the most critical spell caster model.
So Merlin took out the second book of handwritten notes, and just turned it over to see a very complex pattern inside, and under the pattern, there was a note from old man Etta.
"The spell model of the zero level spell fireball spell, this spell model has been improved by me many times, the characteristic is stability, although in terms of power, perhaps compared to some other fireball spells, is a bit inferior, but the victory is enough stability. As long as you use this spell model, the initial spell casters, you don't have to worry too much about the problem of the spell model collapsing in your mind after construction."
This complex pattern is the spell model that Merlin is looking for, the spell model for the zero-level spell Fireball.
In addition to this more stable spell model while there are some powerful models of fireball spells, but old man Etta are marked under the model, if you use these particularly powerful spell models, then you should always pay attention to the spell model may collapse.
Because these powerful spell models, the structure is not stable, once forced to use these spell models, later if in the mind, these spell models collapse, will cause serious damage to the caster, and even life-threatening.
So for the caster, the most important thing is to build a spell model that suits you perfectly.
Merlin did not linger on the spell model of fireball spell, he looked down again and found that in addition to fireball spell, the handbook also contains the spell model of whirlwind spell.
Like Fireball, however, Whirlwind is a zero-level spell.
A total of two zero-level spells, this is all the spells recorded in the old man's handbook, Merlin's heart slightly disappointed, only two zero-level spells, and are the most basic spells.
But when Merlin looked further into the details of what it takes to become a spell caster, he no longer dared to underestimate these two zero-level spells.
Take the fireball spell, although it is only a zero-level spell, but the complexity of its spell model is simply unimaginable to Merlin, this spell model is somewhat similar to some complex mathematical model of Merlin's previous life.
Such a complex model of a spell, to completely imprint it in the mind, and still use the mental power, to not make a mistake at all, is too difficult and too difficult, for the mental power, is a heavy burden.
No wonder the most basic thing to become a spell caster is that the spiritual power must be strong, if the spiritual power of ordinary people, it is impossible to use the spiritual power to simulate such a complex spell model in the mind.
A spell model alone is complex, but the caster also has to choose which type of spell model to use, whether it is a stable spell model, or some spell model with particularly powerful spells.
Like the fireball spell, the old man Etta has constructed no less than ten spell models himself, each of which is very complex, Merlin just read carefully for a while, are feeling dizzy and mentally very tired.
As for the other spell whirlwind spell, the same, the spell model is also very complex, two spell models, just to extend the various models, almost filled a full thirty pages, the second book of the handbook, almost all are recorded in the various spell models of these two spells.
Merlin sat in his chair, placed the spell handbook on the writing desk, gently rubbing his head, he was not relaxed, but quietly mentally thinking about the two spells, which spell model to choose.
"Relatively speaking, the fireball spell is a bit more powerful than the whirlwind spell, and it is also the spell that Aita-sensei is most familiar with, so I should choose the fireball spell for my first spell!"
After weighing the advantages and disadvantages of fireball and whirlwind spells, Merlin finally chose the zero-level spell fireball.
Of course, there is no limit to the number of level zero spells. Generally, spell casters are those who have at least three level zero spells, because only three level zero spells will present a more stable state in the mind, not easy to collapse, and will be able to upgrade the spell model later, thus becoming more powerful spell casters.
Three spell models are the most basic, but there are some powerful spell casters who have four, five, six or even more zero-level spells, but only if there is enough mental power to sustain it, otherwise, it is simply impossible to build more spell models in the mind.
Like the current entry-level spell casters like Merlin, their mental energy, at best, is only enough to support a spell model.
After the spells were chosen, Merlin then had to face more than a dozen spell models of various types of fireball spells constructed by old man Etta, and this was the thing that gave him the most headache.
Although the fireball spell is only a zero-level spell, old man Etta has constructed thirteen more models of various types of spells based on his years of understanding.
Among them are stable, bursting and so on, all with their own characteristics.
Merlin read through the old man's spellbook again, from which he found that some of the most basic spell models, in fact, need to be modified according to their own needs to some extent.
The general framework of the fireball spell model is still the same, but if some spellcasters wish to cast a fireball spell with more power, and the released fireball can explode and kill, they only need to make certain modifications to the fireball spell model to be able to do so.
Some spellcasters want a stable spell model that can support them to become a level 1, level 2 or even higher level spellcaster, so they need to change the spell model of fireball spell a little bit to make it unbelievably stable.
Faced with these spell models, Merlin is a little difficult, although the old man Aita also mentioned in the handwritten notes, only his own personally modified spell models, close to their actual situation, is actually the best.
But Merlin was only a beginner, and what ability did he have to modify the spell models left by old man Etta?
Don't look at the old man Aita painted on the spell handbook only a dozen spell models, but in fact, which involves the deduction, arithmetic, etc., do not know how long it took the old man Aita, Merlin now also simply do not have so much time to slowly study these spell models.
"If only we had the 'Matrix'."
Merlin could not help but sigh, the "Matrix" is a quantum computer, as a supercomputer with excellent computing power, the most basic matrix operations, plotting functions, data algorithms and so on is basically the pinnacle. And, more importantly, its core is intelligent, many mathematical models, physical models, etc., it can be based on the user's requirements, to build the most perfect model.
If you have the "Matrix", even if these spell models are more complex, Merlin can effortlessly get the most suitable for their own spell models.
"Is the Matrix activated?"
Merlin slightly froze, he just seemed to hear a very faint sound, is the start of the "Matrix" beep.
After a while, but no more changes, Merlin could only shake his head helplessly and murmured, "It seems that these spell models are indeed complicated enough to make me hallucinate, how can I still have the matrix number?"
Merlin only thought the sound just now was a hallucination of his mental fatigue.
Just as Merlin continued to think about which spell model to choose, suddenly, another crisp voice rang out in his mind, "Does it activate the Matrix?"
This time the voice, very clear, reverberated in his mind. Merlin was slightly stunned, but he was immediately elated, as if in some disbelief.
"Did the 'Matrix' follow me here too?"
Although his heart was puzzled, Merlin said in a deep voice, "Activate the Matrix!"
The command was given, and Merlin waited with anticipation.