"Chirp Chirp Chirp..."
As Fang Li stepped out of the mansion and into the courtyard, the melodious chirping of birds entered his ears.
In this world, the morning air was exceptionally fresh.
At least, the freshest air Fang Li had ever experienced so far was probably here.
"No wonder it's Another World where Magic flourishes."
With this feeling, Fang Li took a deep breath of the fresh air and then began to stroll around the courtyard.
Originally, Fang Li had intended to follow his usual routine and find a place for some morning practice.
However, not long after walking, Fang Li spotted a small pavilion.
A small stream flowed along one side of the pavilion, creating a beautiful scenery.
And within this beautiful scenery, there was the presence of a Goddess.
"Zing..."
Firefly-like dots of light, resembling dense starlight, floated around the small pavilion.
In the midst of these dense dots of light, a silver-haired semi-spirit girl stood there, as if having a conversation with those dots of light, continuously saying something.
It was undeniably a very beautiful scene.
So, Fang Li couldn't help but stop in his tracks, looking towards the small pavilion with a smile on his face.
At this moment, a gray-colored kitten suddenly popped out from behind Fang Li and landed on his shoulder.
"Oh, Fang Li."
Pack greeted Fang Li warmly.
"Did you sleep well last night?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Li didn't express surprise at Pack's sudden appearance, as if he had already sensed it, and spoke to Pack without looking back.
"Well, if possible, I'd like to sleep a bit more. I stayed up all night reading, so I'm a bit tired now. Unlike you, Pack, who sleeps and wakes up early, you definitely don't have any sleep problems."
Pack was a Spirit contracted with Emilia.
Moreover, just her existence alone would consume a large amount of Magic Power.
Therefore, Pack's activity time was usually fixed from nine in the morning to five in the evening. After five in the evening, she would reside in the Crystal Stone carried by Emilia to accumulate Magic Power until nine o'clock the next day when she would manifest again.
Last night, Pack disappeared for this reason before they left the Stolen Goods Warehouse, only reappearing now.
"There's nothing I can do about it." Sitting on Fang Li's shoulder, Pack yawned and said, "That's just how Spirits are."
The so-called Spirit User, or Spirit Warlock, although similar to a Magic user in appearance, fundamentally differed in many ways.
One of the differences was that Magic users used Magic, while Spirit Users used Spirit Techniques.
The principles behind Spirit Techniques were the same as Magic, and the effects were almost identical.
The difference lay in the fact that while Magic users typically released Magic using the Magic Power stored within their bodies, Spirit Users used the Magic Power from the atmosphere to release their Magic.
Therefore, although the principles of Spirit Techniques were similar to Magic and were generally referred to as Magic, the process of releasing them was significantly different, and the way their abilities were judged was completely different.
For example, the quality of a Magic user was limited by the size and number of gates they possessed. The more gates one had and the larger they were, the better the quality of the Magic user's Innate Skill and abilities.
However, Spirit Users did not have such limitations.
After all, Spirit Users did not need to use Magic Power stored within their bodies; instead, they used Magic Power from the outside world.
Therefore, the quality of a Spirit User is not determined by the size and number of gates within the body, but rather by the power of the Spirit they are contracted with.
If we say that the power of Magic used by Magic users is determined by the quality of the gates within their body, then the strength of the techniques/spells that a Spirit User can use is determined by the power of the Spirit they are contracted with.
If contracted with a powerful Spirit, the techniques/spells used by the Spirit User will also be more powerful, and the size of Magic Power that can be utilized will also be greater.
However, there are few people who can contract with powerful Spirits.
Whether one can become a Spirit User depends on the affinity between that person and the Spirit.
And people with this kind of affinity are often rare.
Furthermore, powerful Spirits are even rarer. Therefore, it's really hard to say whether Spirit Users or Magic users are stronger.
"But you're different, aren't you?"
Fang Li poked Pack's cheek with his finger and said so.
"After all, your Spirit power is already quite strong."
There was no doubt that Pack was a very powerful Spirit.
Leaving aside other things, just by looking at Pack's current form, one could tell that she was not an ordinary Spirit.
In this world, besides Spirits like Pack who have physical forms, there are also Spirits that have not yet condensed into forms and whose self-awareness is still quite immature.
These Spirits are generally called Minute Spirits.
The firefly-like dots of light hovering around Emilia's body at the moment are Minute Spirits.
Generally speaking, the higher one's affinity with Spirits, the more and stronger Spirits they can contract with.
So, in addition to contracting with Pack, Emilia has also contracted with those Minute Spirits just now.
From this, one can see Emilia's quality.
Because, typically, Spirit Users can only contract with Minute Spirits, and their numbers are also limited.
But looking at the scene where Emilia was surrounded by dense dots of light just now, one could see how many Minute Spirits Emilia has contracted with.
Moreover, Emilia has also contracted with Pack, a Spirit that has already taken physical form.
Just this alone puts Emilia's quality and strength as a Spirit User above most of her peers.
Moreover, having multiple Spirits can also serve as assistance to a Spirit User. Facing one Spirit User often means facing a situation where one is outnumbered, which is very tricky.
However, the more powerful the Spirit, the greater the Magic Power it consumes just by existing.
In other words, the odds of success for a Spirit User generally depend on how long the Spirit contracted with them can exist.
This is the limitation of Spirit Users.
"The more powerful the Spirit contracted, the stronger the Spirit User's power. That's what being a Spirit User is all about." Pack said with a soft voice, smiling, "If Spirits like me could exist continuously, it would be unfair to Magic users."
"Spirit Users can become strong by contracting with powerful Spirits, and Magic users can also enhance their strength through their own Innate Skills. Both have their conditions, so it's not unfair." Fang Li turned his gaze towards Pack, smiling, and said such a line.
"Of course, if you could manifest your true form and use your true power, that would be a different story."
"Hohou..." Pack stopped yawning and looked at Fang Li in the same way.
"You indeed know a lot of things."
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