Chapter 66: Quality and Quantity
Clown was at ease. He used the power of the evil spirit while not being affected by evil thoughts. It was perfect.
With a few evil laughs, he continued to look down.
"The strength of a spirit controller can be measured in two aspects. One is quality, the other is quantity."
"The qualitative dimension refers to the continuous development of the evil spirit's ability to bring its power to its full potential. A spirit controller can allow the evil spirits in their bodies to devour other evil spirits. Continuously using the evil spirits' power and re-enslaving them is a means of improvement for this type of spirit controller. The improvement effect is particularly obvious when evil spirits of the same nature devour each other;"
"The dimension of quantity refers to the detention of multiple evil spirits, so that the evil spirits in the body form a balance. In this way, the spirit controller can have a variety of combat methods, and these methods have other characteristics."
"After research, the Warlock Guild discovered that if a spirit controller has two evil spirits under control, and the two evil spirits happen to have some kind of internal restraint relationship, then the risk of the spirit controller losing control will be greatly reduced. This internal restraint relationship is still in the early stages of research, and we haven't found a true and credible pattern yet."
"Sometimes, when evil spirits with mutually exclusive external abilities are restrained in a spirit controller, they lose control even faster. In the 86th year of the new calendar, an evil spirit that could control fire and an evil spirit that could control ice were successfully restrained by a spirit controller at the same time. This spirit controller lost control the following year, and two completely different elemental powers raged in his body. The poor man turned into a flesh-and-blood firework of ice and fire."
"Sometimes, when a spirit controller detains two evil spirits with the same external abilities, it can actually create a strange balance and greatly reduce the risk of losing control."
Seeing this description, Clown became excited. This way of improvement was tailor-made for him! He could improve both the quality and quantity at the same time, and he didn't have to worry about the evil thoughts getting out of control. Now he understood why he was not eroded by the evil spirits.
The erosion of evil thoughts is a slow process that will only show up after a long period of accumulation. By the time those spirit masters find that they are gradually unable to restrain their own behavior, they have already been severely eroded.
He chanted the Golden Light Mantra continuously every day, and those evil thoughts were killed before they could accumulate in his body.
Clown had a premonition that as the Golden Light Spell continued to advance in levels, his body would slowly be transformed into a special physique that could suppress all evil spirits.
The problem now is to find channels to buy suitable evil spirits or catch evil spirits.
There is no rush for this, we can only wait for the opportunity.
. . . .
Seven days later.
Probably due to the dual influence of the golden wall and the golden light spell, Clown's efficiency in reading is very high.
These days, he stayed at home, and except for meditation at fixed times, he spent all his time swimming in the ocean of knowledge. He finally finished reading several large volumes of basic knowledge about extraordinary people, and also read through all the books in the priest's collection.
Nick actually didn’t have that many books, maybe thirty or so, as knowledge was still relatively expensive in that era.
The steam age has arrived, but this remote town has obviously not benefited from it. People are still struggling to make ends meet. For most people, books cannot be eaten.
Learning so much knowledge greatly enriched Crown's horizons, and in the process of learning, he unsurprisingly acquired several new skills.
[Scholar of Magic: 318/2000; Level 2] (You know the habits and weaknesses of a large number of common evil creatures, understand which parts of them can be used as extraordinary materials and how to preserve them, and also know which monsters have edible parts in their bodies) [Hermes: 256/2000; Level 1] (A very practical occult language. When you conflict with spellcasters, at least you know what spells they are chanting. Unfortunately, to the honorable wizards, you are still illiterate)
[Geography: 369/1000; First Order] (The map of Rhine City has been imprinted in your mind)
Mage Scholar is a green skill, Hermetic Language is a white skill, and Geography is grey.
After being enlightened by extraordinary knowledge, Crown can now recognize many magical plants that he has never heard of and understand their medicinal properties. His herbal medicine skills have also improved significantly.
[Herbal Medicine: 2638/5000; Level 3]
More than a thousand more proficiency points than a few days ago, this huge progress was beyond his expectations.
As his knowledge of herbal medicine improved, two new potion formulas appeared in his mind.
One is an energy potion that can help the user quickly relieve mental fatigue.
The other is a primary anti-magic potion, which slightly reduces the elemental damage taken by the drinker for three minutes.
Energy potions are of no use to him, but the Golden Light Spell can completely replace them. He can, however, make some anti-magic potions, which can be effective against evil creatures or monsters that can cause elemental damage.
What surprised him most was that his cooking skills had also improved significantly.
He guessed that it might be the passive bonus of the Mage Scholar.
[Cooking: 3352/5000; Level 3]
During these days of learning knowledge, except for the proficiency in the Golden Light Spell, all other combat skills of Clown have not improved at all.
After finishing reading all the books he could read, he decided to go to the training ground and practice hard.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Sweat more in peacetime, bleed less in war. This saying is absolutely true when applied to him.
. . . .
It was already afternoon, there was no wind, and the church was deserted.
The townspeople returned to their homes during the day, moved their necessary belongings over, and rushed back to the church before the sun set.
They will most likely have to spend this winter near the church, otherwise the gray fog in the dark night will surely take their lives.
Although the church has invented oil lamps that can resist the gray fog, priority is given to supplying large cities. It is unknown how long it will take for Zach Town, a remote corner of town, to wait for such supplies.
The townspeople can only rely on the holy fire in the church bell tower.
The sun's light shone on Crown, feeling warm, he walked to the training ground and began to practice the fire breath breathing method.
When he is able to integrate the breathing method into his every move, the breathing method will be advanced, and at that time, when he uses weapons to attack, every strike will be like flaming fire.
In Clown's understanding, the church's Crusader Warrior is a basic physical attack profession. After the breathing method is advanced, it means that it can be transferred to become a magic swordsman, with additional elemental damage in the attack.
The fire warrior's attack can cause great damage to evil spirits and other monsters with chaotic spirituality. Most of the warrior's pure physical attacks are immune to these monsters.
He was fully focused and tried his best during practice. The subtle insights lingered in his mind, and his body was constantly adapting to the new training rhythm.
Small steps add up to a thousand miles, and small streams merge into a river or sea; these principles are certainly not the motivation for him to work so hard. His motivation comes from the positive feedback that every drop of sweat he sheds will increase his proficiency, and from the psychological satisfaction that every effort he makes will not be in vain.
Knowing that he was getting stronger bit by bit, the joy from the soul made Clown unable to stop, and his liver function was getting better and better. (End of this chapter)