Chapter 283: Magic Output and Magic Usage
After finishing a day's trip, Delphinium finally had time to go to the bathhouse to take a good bath and relax. Then, she lay down on the bed near the early morning and stared blankly for a while with her eyes open.
The ventilated little house was occasionally blown by an evening breeze, bringing with it a slightly moist scent of grass, which could make the person lying on the bed relax quickly. Therefore, the sound of Lin Xiaolu's even breathing could be heard from the bed next door, and Xia Liang, who was a little further away, had also long since quieted down.
Cuique felt that she should relax a little, but too many things happened today and she had too many worries. She admitted that the hidden dangers behind the fact that "Cuique" and "Lin Yun" had the same birthday made her a little concerned. And when she met Mo He, the things the two talked about also made her worried.
But she also knew that continuing to think about it would not solve the problem, and what she needed now was a rest. So she took the initiative to close her eyes, empty her mind, and stop thinking about it.
This method did work. When her chaotic thoughts were blocked, her mental and physical fatigue quickly swept over her and put her into a deep sleep.
Yes, sleeping.
Perhaps because the gem was repaired, Delphinium was unexpectedly able to sleep as a magical girl for the past two days, instead of relying on cutting off thoughts to actively put her mind to sleep as before.
Whether this matter was good or bad for her, Delphinium didn't know yet, but at the moment, it could indeed ease her mood. So she didn't resist this feeling and let herself slowly fall into it.
Then, Delphinium had another dream.
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"Keep the magic power balanced, use your soul and true self to control it, and maintain the current state. Okay, okay, just keep floating like this."
Extending her hand to make a "pause" gesture, Cornflower motioned Nim in front of her to stop in mid-air: "Do you feel it? The state of the magic in your body?"
A breeze blew over the hillside south of Runnore, and waves of green water surged across the wide grass. As the new captain of the city defense army, Cornflower was teaching the youngest magical girl in her team, Nim Kregios.
Although she didn't like the feeling of having all the troubles pushed onto her, Cornflower still tried her best to play the role of a teacher. Nimue was also a relatively obedient magical girl, so the process went smoothly.
"The state of the magic power?"
Nim, who was only a seed-level magical girl, naturally could not learn any advanced combat skills, so at this moment, she was just following Cornflower to learn the most basic magic control: "It feels... like, it feels like I'm always raising my hands and holding something?"
And now, what she is learning is a compulsory course for magical girls on the battlefield, which is called "Magic Power Output and Occupation".
"Your feeling is correct. That's because in this situation, you are using your magic power to maintain the 'flying' state, so a part of your magic power output is occupied."
Nim's answer satisfied Cornflower, so she nodded and continued, "Keep it up. You can fire a few magic bullets in this state. Use all your strength and make as many attacks as possible."
"Hold on. Do you want to just fly and launch like this?"
Nim paused after hearing this, then took a breath, muttered something silently, raised her wand and pointed it forward. Several green magic powers immediately swirled around the tip of her wand, and then turned into bullets and shot forward.
Whoosh! It was really hard to count the number of them, but at first glance, there were more than a dozen beams of light that pierced through the air and pierced straight through a few falling leaves. The leaves were smashed to pieces without leaving any residue.
"Is this... okay? Captain."
After doing all this, Nim's body shook and she almost couldn't maintain her floating position in the air, but she still turned around and looked at Cornflower with hope.
--"very nice."
This is the evaluation given by Cornflower.
While clapping his hands in recognition of the team members' performance, Cornflower further elaborated: "Among the species, your use of magic bullets is undoubtedly mature enough, and the power and speed are also excellent. I can see the effort you put in."
"Ah, hey, it's not that great."
Nim smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's just that we have been learning this when we were in the Silver Corridor. If we don't do it well, we will be scolded by the maids...so we have learned it."
"No matter what the reason is, this is your hard work, and we should believe that this effort will not be in vain."
Cornflower stopped her modesty and continued: "However, do you have any further feelings? For example, does it feel the same to use magic bullets while floating in the air like you are now, as it does to use magic bullets while standing on the ground?"
"Standing on the ground?"
Nim thought for a moment: "It seems different?"
"What's the difference?" Cornflower coaxed.
"It feels like... compared to usual, the magic bullets fired this way are less and a little weaker." Nim concluded.
"Very good, then let's remember this rule. Now let me ask you, if I ask you to keep flying and turn on a wide range of magic perception at the same time, maintaining the perception of the surrounding 500 meters. In this state, if I ask you to fire magic bullets again, what do you think will happen?" Cornflower asked.
"Well, will it become weaker?" Nim answered without hesitation.
"Yes, it seems that you have fully understood it. This is what we call 'magic power occupation'."
Cornflower swung the wand in her hand and drew a circle in the air: "To understand the concept of magic power occupation, we must first explain what is meant by 'magic power output'. For example, let's assume that all the magic power in your body is 100. Then, if you do your best to release magic power to the outside, how long will it take you to use up all the 100 magic power? Will it be used up in an instant?"
"This, surely it won't work?"
Nim, who was born in the Silver Corridor, undoubtedly has a richer reserve of basic knowledge than other magical girls: "I have had similar experiences before. It feels like it takes at least 30 seconds to use up all the magic power in my body."
"30 seconds? That's not bad, but have you ever thought about why it has to be 30 seconds?"
Cornflower pointed the wand at the circle she had just drawn and cut out one-thirtieth of it as a small piece: "Is it because you didn't use your full strength? Or is it that your magic power is divided into pieces and can't be used completely?"
"Neither feeling, right? I did use all my strength, and I can also feel that the magic is in the true form."
Nim thought for a moment and said, "So, it's because of what you called 'magic output', Captain?"
"Great reasoning, your learning ability really amazes me."
Cornflower praised promptly, "That's right, you can't use up all your magic power in one go because your body has a limitation called 'magic output'. Assuming that all the magic power in your body is 100, it will take you 30 seconds to use up all your magic power. Then, with a little calculation, we can come to a conclusion that your magic output is 3.3."
Pulling the small piece out of the big circle to make it a small circle, Cornflower continued to cut the small circle: "Well, let's continue to infer that when you can only use 3.3 mana per second, maintaining the flying state will consume 1 mana, so at this time when you are asked to launch a magic bullet, you can actually only use 2.3 mana. In this case, what should we call this consumed 1?"
"...magic power is occupied." Nim replied with a blink.
"Yes, this 1 is the magic power you use when flying."
Cornflower nodded: "That's why your magic bullets are getting weaker."
"I see."
Nim seemed to understand something: "In other words, if I want to attack the enemy with all my strength in actual combat, then I should stop flying, or even stop sensing, and use all my magic power on attacking?"
“That’s exactly the truth.”
Cornflower was noncommittal: "But in actual combat, we usually apply it the other way around."
"The other way around?" Nim was a little confused.
"When you want to attack an enemy, it's best to only use 2.3 of your magic power, leaving the remaining 1 as a margin."
Cornflower tapped the circle in front of her and pushed out a small ring from it again: "Only in this way can you have the energy to dodge when attacked by the enemy, otherwise you will only be hit head-on."
"I see..." Nim showed an expression as if a new world had been opened: "I understand!"
"Well, you understand, but understanding is not enough."
Cornflower shook his wand. "You are only at the seed level now, but as you continue to blossom, you will have magic equipment when you reach the bud level, spells when you reach the leaf level, and even wonderland in the future... As your abilities increase, your use in battle will become more and more complicated. Many times, you even have to stop using one or two of your abilities to ensure your own safety. How to combine these abilities and plan your use of magic power is an endless learning."
"Let me ask you a question now. If you reach the Bud level, your magic output is 5. The wonderland you possess must be combined with the magic equipment ability. If these two abilities are used together, the magic output is 4. Now, you only have 1 free output left, and your enemy is running away from you. Should you use this 1 to accelerate flight, or keep this 1 to guard against the opponent's sneak attack?" Cornflower looked at Nim.
"Uh... catch up?" Nim answered after a little thought.
"If I were your enemy, and we had been fighting for a long time and had figured out the range of your magic power, I would try to sneak attack you at this time." Cornflower folded her arms, "Then you would be reversed by me and fall into a disadvantage."
"Then should I keep 1 strength and slowly approach the enemy?" Nim herself seemed to have doubts about this answer.
"Wouldn't that mean we'd let the person get away?"
Cornflower sighed: "The answer is to directly interrupt the use of the ability and chase the person first."
"Ah, so..." Nim bit her lip awkwardly.
"So, this leads to a new question, which is, should we use our full strength frequently in battle?"
Like a true teacher, Cornflower continued to ask questions: "You don't need to consider these when fighting the remnants of the beasts, because the remnants are monsters without intelligence. But when you are on the battlefield and your enemies are experienced soldiers of the inter-world, frequent full-strength output will allow the opponent to predict your magic output, causing the battle to become passive."
"Ah, ha..." Nim was already starting to get confused.
"Plan your own occupation, hide your own output, and at the same time pre-read the enemy's output. Finally, judge the enemy's possible actions based on his occupation."
Knowing that what he was saying was beyond the scope of the lecture, Cornflower finally stopped his narration in time: "This is what a mature soldier should do. It is better to say that when the enemy has transformed from a crippled beast into a living opponent, only by doing this can you survive on the battlefield."
"Well... I'll try my best." Nim could only nod obediently.
"Don't worry too much, because the battle line has not yet reached us, you still have a lot of time to learn."
Cornflower also comforted him: "You have a good talent. I believe you will be able to learn these things quickly."
"Yes!" Nim saluted in a serious manner: "I will become a magical girl as powerful as the captain!"
"You could actually choose a more powerful target."
Cornflower was somewhat helpless: "I am just a newcomer, and most of the time what I say may not be correct."
"It doesn't matter. In my mind, the captain is the strongest!"
Nim smiled brightly: "Even if it's not now, it will be in the future!"
"Stop flattering others."
Cornflower rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are responsible for cleaning the second floor of the camp this afternoon. You can't get away with it."
"I know, I didn't mean to say that."
Nim stuck out her tongue. "And I'm not trying to flatter you. This is the truth."
I have to say that Nim is indeed a very qualified team member.
Although he is still young and lacks strength and experience, he has a very cheerful personality and precocious thinking ability. Many times, when Cornflower talks to Nim, he subconsciously forgets that he is in front of a ten-year-old child.
Unlike her sister who always seemed to be timid and fearful, this ten-year-old magical girl maintained an optimistic attitude towards most things, but was modest enough to the seniors in the same team. Therefore, although many team members were dissatisfied when she first joined the team, as time went by, everyone gradually accepted Nim.
It is not sympathy or pity for young children, but simple, equal recognition.
However, Nim also has many childish sides. For example, in front of Cornflower, she always shows an exaggerated admiration and often regards what her captain said as the only truth.
If it were just that, it would be fine, but she would often spread some so-called "cornflower quotes" to other team members and even to outsiders, so she soon got the nickname "Cornflower Little Guard".
(End of this chapter)
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