Carly fell into thought.
Seizing the opportunity, Lucien quickly washed his hands as well. Then, he picked up a cup of water and drank tactically to mask his discomfort.
Gulping… Lucien chugged several mouthfuls of water before completely suppressing the nausea. In order not to appear abnormal, he even gently pinched his thigh through his clothes a few times.
He must adapt!
It was not only because he was a mentor but also because in the Wizard World, blood and darkness were everywhere. Compared to the Wizard World, the world he had been in before the crossing, "King of Scrolls Paradise," was simply a utopia!
Lucien took a deep breath, felt he had adjusted enough, and then turned back to face Carly, waiting for her response.
"I… I think, by adding some special model deconstructions…" Carly spoke uncertainly, the image of that Level 3 Wizard Apprentice casting witchcraft flashing in her mind.
Lucien watched Carly and smiled.
"Correct in half. Usually, transforming these biologically imprinted model structures into the witchcraft we need involves three steps: imprinting, simplifying, and transforming."
"Typically, the model deconstructions inside these extraordinary creatures are relatively complex, which ensures that their spellcasting organs can maintain long-term stability. However, the spiritual power deconstructions we Wizards release don't need to remain stable permanently, hence, the natural patterns inside them have quite a bit of redundancy that needs to be stripped away."
"After numerous Wizard explorations, we have organized and simplified the natural patterns already explored and categorize them, thus forming a series of special 'runes.' This is also the origin of another fundamental discipline, rune studies..."
Lucien looked at Carly and waved his hand, causing a visual model made from his spiritual power to appear in mid-air.
Initially, this model was an imprint of the pattern from the rock fire lizard's throat, but as it was simplified, it soon transformed into three simple runes connected by some spiritual power filaments.
"This is the simplest Zero-level Witchcraft, a fire-related witchcraft simplified from the natural magic pattern of the rock fire lizard." Lucien smiled and once again grasped a handful of sulfur powder, and with a slight explosion, the witchcraft model transformed into a gel-like substance floating in the palm of his hand. "Named: Blazing Technique."
Carly's eyes twinkled at this moment.
[Your student Carly admires you, Admiration Value +1]
Lucien nodded with satisfaction, looked at Carly, and then pointed to a cage nearby. "Now it's your turn."
Carly froze, glanced at the finished product on the dissection table, then looked at the lively rock fire lizards in the cage, and her mouth moved as if she wanted to say something.
"It's fine. We'll do it slowly; I'll correct your mistakes step by step," Lucien watched Carly at the moment, feeling a bit soft-hearted but ultimately steeled himself, revealing a "sunny" smile.
...
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
"Not bad." Lucien looked at Carly, whose hand was still somewhat bloody, but her face was filled with anticipation, and he nodded gently.
"Yay!" Carly cheered and jumped up lightly.
Those days, besides meditating and completing assignments, she spent almost all her time "interacting" with these hard lizards, nearly becoming numb to these "lizard teachers."
"Of course, there's one last thing." Lucien smiled and placed a complete fire gland in Carly's hands.
"Combine your research and cast your first witchcraft."
Carly looked at Lucien and nodded emphatically.
She closed her eyes gently, but in her mind, there emerged the increasingly simplified model deconstructions she had achieved under the guidance of her mentor, Lucien, in recent days.
Her spiritual power began to construct in her mind, and through a special method, it engaged the Flame Pouch in her palm.
The final spur of spiritual power!
Bang—
With a slight explosion, a small lump of hot gel-like substance gleaming like flames appeared on Carly's hand.
"I've learned it! I've learned it!" Carly was extremely excited. After all, Lucien had not directly taught her Magic deconstruction but had her repeatedly trace the natural patterns of rock fire lizards and continually simplify them.
Through such a process, Carly had also gained a clearer understanding of the structure of witchcraft.
"Well done, now take a look at this. This is the witchcraft model of the Blazing Technique. Compare your witchcraft model to this standard model and really feel it," Lucien did not continue to overly praise Carly but instead threw her a Crystal Ball recording the witchcraft model.
"Yes!" Carly nodded emphatically, clearly more confident than when she first started learning.
Already understanding the principles of witchcraft, Carly grasped this witchcraft very quickly, and in less than ten minutes, Carly returned the Crystal Ball to Lucien.
"Mentor Lucien, I have no problems now!" Carly raised her head slightly, in a manner that seemed to say, "Praise me, praise me quickly."
[Your student Carly has learned the Zero-level Witchcraft Blazing Technique. Congratulations on comprehending the improved Blazing Technique!]
At that moment, a notification also popped up on the system panel in Lucien's body. Simultaneously, countless pieces of knowledge flooded his mind, eventually forming a new witchcraft.
With a sweep of his spiritual power, Lucien quickly understood the improved witchcraft.
Similar to the improved Greybone Meditation Method in relation to the original, the improved witchcraft shared many similarities with the original but had many more elements added, making the witchcraft model more complex and greatly enhancing the power of the witchcraft.
However, the extent of the power increase needed to be actually tested by Lucien to be known.
Thinking this, Lucien couldn't help but look towards Carly.
Though the little girl didn't say anything, her eyes were somewhat fluttering, seemingly longing for encouragement from Lucien.
"Well done." Lucien naturally would not squelch Carly's enthusiasm excessively, as her perked-up demeanor was much better than the lack of confidence she displayed at the beginning.
Upon hearing the affirmation from Lucien, a satisfied smile appeared on Carly's face. "Hehe..."
[Your student Carly holds you in higher reverence, Reverence +5]
"However..." Lucien looked at Carly, his lips curling slightly as he took a different turn in the conversation. "There is still tremendous room for improvement."
Carly was startled, gazing at Lucien's calm and confident demeanor; it almost seemed as if she saw him as he was when he first taught her meditation.
"No... could it be?" A bold guess arose in Carly's mind.