In the early morning, as the first rays of sunlight pierce through the gaps in the curtains and gently caress the sleeping earth, a fresh scent fills the air. Dew-laden flowers and grasses sway in the breeze, as if preparing for the approaching daylight.
The birds perched lazily on the branches, their chirping sounding especially melodious in the quiet morning, adding vitality and life to the world that had just welcomed spring.
"So, you've never read any books about magic, nor have you ever used magic?"
The girl's surprised voice startled the birds away.
Looking at the incredulous girl in front of him, Lin De scratched his head sheepishly.
This cannot be blamed on him. His family is a family of military merit, and they have always revered martial prowess. For example, his father, the old count, was a mithril-level Grand Knight with considerable combat strength.
Regarding magic and such, this is what the old count himself said.
"Unless magic can directly penetrate sturdy city walls, they're all just for show. I can take them all down with a single strike."
In the continent of Tiel, the nobility divides strength into six tiers. Commoners control the Bronze, Silver, and Gold tiers, while nobles control the Fine Bronze, Mithril, and Sparkling Gold tiers.
Starting from the Silver level, each level requires the support of alchemical potions to advance. Concocting advancement potions is not difficult; the real challenge lies in the large amount of rare magical beast materials required. Ordinary people simply cannot afford such a huge financial expenditure. Only some wealthy merchants have the ability to cultivate a group of advanced guards, but they can only go as far as the Gold level.
Bronze-level warriors are similar to elite armed heavy infantry, while silver-level warriors gradually come into contact with the extraordinary and have some very strong combat skills. By the time they reach gold-level warriors, they can use some powerful martial arts techniques.
The third tier controlled by nobles is called knights. They are far stronger than commoner warriors. A fine bronze knight can break through and escape seven times when surrounded by hundreds of bronze warriors.
Mithril and Radiant Gold level combat power is extremely rare, generally only earls and grand dukes possess such strength.
Once you reach the Gold level, the number of Gold-level warriors will decrease significantly. Almost every Earl-level family has one or two Gold-level warriors, and currently, the only top-tier Gold-level knight that we can come into contact with is Grand Duke Kree.
The Truk family has three Gold-level warriors. Two of them are ennobled as viscounts, while the other is Astaire. The old count himself is a genuine Mithril-level knight with formidable strength.
Growing up in this environment, Lind had almost no access to magic except through his mother.
"well……"
The girl sighed and closed the heavy book.
"Then let me start by talking about the most basic components of magic."
"Magic is composed of mental power, which is the foundation of all magic. The magic network frames the entire world within a basic framework, within which various rules operate, and everything runs according to its own laws."
"We magicians are the lucky ones. From the moment we are born, our mental strength is stronger than others. We can draw power from the magic network by relying on our mental strength."
"And your mental strength determines how much magic you can draw from the magic network. It's like a huge cloth; the more mental strength you have, the bigger your hand can be, and the wider the area of the cloth you can grasp."
"We magicians are divided into ranks based on the amount of our spiritual power. The lowest rank is magic apprentice, who can only learn some simple tricks. Once one has enough spiritual power to master five tricks, one can study magic systematically in the academy and become a true novice mage."
After the novice mage comes the intermediate mage, the advanced mage, and the archmage.
The girl paused for a moment at this point.
"To give you an example, I am now a high-level mage. Not to brag, but I am the youngest high-level mage in history!"
Unfortunately, the girl's slightly upturned lips and straight posture betrayed her.
"Amazing! No wonder she's a genius girl."
Linde could see that although his teacher was a genuine high-level mage, his mind was still that of a child, just like his peers.
"Here's a book for you. It records dozens of apprentice tricks. Pick five that interest you and learn them first. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me."
As she spoke, the girl took out a not-so-thick old leather book from the large mage's sleeve and handed it to Lind.
Seeing that Linde was still pondering how Alice had pulled a book out of her sleeve, he then said...
"This is also one of the basic magic tricks, called Mage's Sleeve. It can store some inanimate objects. Once you become a mage, you can learn some advanced spells."
"By the way, do you meditate?"
Linde himself does meditate, but he only does it and rarely uses it.
Seeing Linde nod, the girl breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, that's good."
"Alright, you can practice by yourself."
"I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now."
Perhaps it was what happened last night that made the girl seem a little uneasy, and she left the room like the wind after saying that.
That's it?
It seems I'll have to learn on my own. Lin De sighed and took out the old book the girl had just handed him.
This is a very old book, but you can tell that its owner cherishes it; at least it's still as sturdy as a new book.
Opening the book, I found it written in the language of this world. With my previous memories, reading it was not a problem.
First, the preface
"The path of magic is endless, but one must take each step with firm footing."
Then there's the table of contents, which is filled with all sorts of tricks, but at the end, one trick is categorized separately.
Linde flipped through the catalog and saw that it was the same mage's sleeve that Alice had used before.
According to the book, this little trick can create a storage space of about 1 cubic meter in any location. However, it can only store inanimate objects; it cannot store living things.
"One cubic meter is a bit small... and it can't hold any living creatures."
"But why is it a special magic trick?"
Linde continued reading and saw the following words at the bottom:
The Mage's Sleeve is a prerequisite spell for the future mage skill, Mage Space; please be sure to learn it.
"So that's how it is. It can evolve after all."
Immediately, Lind became interested and began to read seriously. He was captivated by the magical knowledge in the book, and the girl's notes and annotations answered his questions. He began to absorb the mysteries of magic like a sponge.
Time flew by, and Linde had a general understanding of all the tricks in the book, selecting five that he could use:
Cleanse, Mage's Hand, Toxin Identification, Ignition, Mage's Sleeve.
"My own combat strength is above Bronze Warrior level, and with the aura, I have enough self-protection ability."
"Some combat-related tricks are not very useful to me; on the contrary, these functional tricks are more helpful to me."
After making his decision, Lind prepared to start practicing meditation and see if he had any special talent for it.
Just then, a knocking sound rang out on the door.
Linde put down his book and said.
"Please come in."
The door opened, and the person who came in was the butler, Sissey.
"Young Master Linde, the master wants to see you and asks you to go to the main study to find him."
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