Logically speaking, this situation of relying on increasing the concentration of blood to successfully break through to become a formal wizard should be one of the best breakthrough situations. So it is no wonder that Richard is so looking forward to Stephanie's innate witchcraft or spell-like ability.
"Yes, Master. I will start the demonstration." Stephanie smiled and started showing it immediately.
She was overjoyed just now and came to Richard to report her promotion. A key reason for this was that Stephanie wanted to show off her new talents and abilities in front of Richard.
It's like a child who gets 100 points in an exam, immediately waves the paper and excitedly runs to show his father and mother.
Stephanie may not realize it herself, but subconsciously, she actually wants very much to gain the approval of her master, Richard.
Stephanie's body turned into a shadow right under the eyes of Richard and Fana.
Richard and Fana could clearly see that Stephanie, who had been standing in front of them, had now turned into a blurry shadow.
But the strange thing is that from the perspective of their mental perception, they were completely unaware that there was someone standing in front of them.
Richard and Fana looked at each other in surprise and said in unison: "This is... Shadow Transformation?!"
"Hiss!" Richard couldn't help but smack his lips.
He had anticipated that because of Stephanie's top Spider-Woman talent, there was a high probability that she would obtain very good innate abilities, but he did not expect that it was such an extremely rare innate witchcraft or so-called spell-like ability.
Richard thought about it for a moment and recalled what he had learned about the shadow changes.
Shadow transformation causes the caster's body to leave the real world and enter the shadow world. In this state, the caster cannot attack enemies in the real world, and likewise, will not be harmed by enemies in the real world.
If this magic is learned by an ordinary shadow wizard, the requirements for the caster are extremely high. It is rare to hear that a high-level wizard of the first level can cast this magic.
After seven or eight seconds, the blurry shadow began to slowly become clear, and soon, Stephanie appeared in front of Richard and Fana again with a smile on her face.
At this time, the light and shadow captured by their sight corresponded to their perception. Obviously, only after Stephanie broke away from the shadow state and returned to the real plane, she would be captured by perception.
"Stephanie, I never thought you could awaken this innate ability. It's amazing!"
Richard exclaimed sincerely.
"Master, it seems that my innate ability has other uses." Stephanie glanced at Fana shyly, but took the initiative to step forward, stretched out her white and tender hand and held Richard's.
Just when Richard was still in a daze, wondering why Stephanie wanted to hold his hand, suddenly, he and Stephanie turned into a special light and shadow and stepped into the shadow world.
This feeling is very strange, as if I am in a thin film. I can clearly see people and things in the real world from inside the film, but I am very clear that it is the world outside the film.
However, Richard could not stay in this shadow world for long, because he could feel that his body was constantly being eroded by the shadow energy, as if it was trying to assimilate himself into some kind of shadow creature.
Richard turned his head and looked to the side, only to see Stephanie looking at him with a smile.
Fana in the garden was staring at this scene in amazement. You know, even if a first-level wizard casts the spell of shadow transformation, it can only be used on himself.
Stephanie's talent is a bit unfair, she can even bring someone with her!
A few seconds later, Stephanie brought Richard back from the shadow state to the real plane, but the moment she came back, her steps staggered slightly and her face turned from rosy to a little pale.
"Stephanie, are you okay?"
"I'm fine, Master." Stephanie's slightly pale face was filled with a happy smile.
Although she had consumed too much mental energy, the surprised expressions of her masters Richard and Fana just now made Stephanie cheer in her heart, and she was filled with a sense of happiness of being recognized.
Richard thought about it for a moment and basically understood Stephanie's talent.
It seems that if this innate ability is used on herself, even if it only lasts for a few seconds, it seems to be too strenuous for Stephanie at the moment.
However, there was still unconcealable joy in Richard's eyes.
As for the duration of the shadow transformation, he believed that it would naturally increase as Stephania's own mental strength increased.
The main reason is that this talent is so rare.
No matter from which angle you judge it, this ability is much better than the defensive talent magic of ordinary witchcraft.
General defensive magic has an upper limit on defense power, but Stephanna's shadow transformation does not have this problem.
In the future, if Stephanie encounters a more dangerous situation or encounters witchcraft cast by the enemy that she cannot resist, she can choose to hide directly in the shadow plane.
Wait until the danger or the opponent's killer move is over, then come back.
Secondly, as his follower, if Stephania fights with him, he will have an excellent defensive witchcraft.
Of course, it is not to say that the shadow transformation magic is completely without disadvantages.
Being in the shadow plane, one cannot lock onto enemies in the real plane, and obviously, cannot launch a counterattack.
In addition, if the enemy has specifically targeted witchcraft, it can be easily broken, or it can attack Richard and his servant who are in the shadow plane.
At this moment, Fana, who was standing aside, was looking at Richard with envy as he was delighted.
She herself has followers, but even the most talented one is only at the limit of a third-level wizard apprentice, which is her current butler. But if he wants to be promoted to a formal wizard, he still needs to find some opportunities.
For most wizards, it is already very good if the followers of a first-level wizard can reach the limit of a third-level apprentice.
After all, no matter who it is, it is very rare for someone to choose to be someone else's follower after successfully being promoted to a formal wizard.
Either the other party is a second-level great wizard.
Or there may be some factors of gratitude involved.
"Stephanie, you gave me such a big surprise today. However, you have just been promoted, so you should slowly adapt to this change in your body."
"After a while, when you use your innate magic, the situation should be much better than it is now."
Richard looked at Stephanie with relief and encouraged her.
However, when he saw Fana smiling and looking at him and Stephanie from the corner of his eye, Richard suddenly remembered that Fana had come to see him.
"By the way, Fana, did you come to me just now to make some potion?"
Fana said playfully while looking at Richard.
Richard raised his eyebrows, finding it interesting, so he stretched out his hand and motioned for Fana to continue.
"This morning, the officials of Tug City, in conjunction with major wizard organizations, officially issued a wanted order for the Jade Fire Cult's followers, deacons, priests, bishops, etc." Fana said slowly.
Richard nodded. He really didn't know this. He hadn't had time to go to the headquarters of the Gray Dwarf Brotherhood today and had been staying in the alchemy room the whole time. However, he had anticipated that the Jade Fire Cult would be targeted.
Not to mention the deaths of Disol and Gorkan, which were directly caused by Nicol of the Jade Fire Cult. Even the breaking of the seal of the Scorched Earth Secret Realm was closely related to them.
I just don’t know if it was the work of the Jade Fire Cult alone, or if there were other cults involved! “And then unexpectedly, this morning outside the city of Tug, the city guards had multiple battles with the Jade Fire Cult. The demand for some combat potions and alchemical bombs has greatly increased. I saw a task that required one kilogram of mimic metal to be exchanged for ten bottles of firepower potions.”
"Fana, are you sure it's mimic metal?"
Richard couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He couldn't believe that he could actually encounter such a good thing.
He was familiar with the firepower potion, and it was not difficult for him to make it.
In comparison, mimicry metal means more to me. My wristband is made of mimicry metal, but it weighs only over 700 grams.
Moreover, after yesterday's battle, he lost the Ice Guardian and currently does not have any suitable weapons. If he could have enough mimicry metal, the problem of melee weapons would naturally be solved.
Just as Richard was about to rush to the headquarters to accept the mission, he saw Fana smiling beside him and suddenly realized something.
"Fana, do you mean you have already accepted this mission?"
"Smart, I did take it. I wanted to ask you if you knew how to make a fire potion, but judging from your expression, you must know how to make it. So I won't bother anyone else."
"Of course, Fana, thank you!"
Fana's words immediately reminded Richard that it seemed necessary for him to go to the mission hall, which might bring him some surprises.
Just as Richard was expressing his gratitude to Fana, he suddenly noticed from the corner of his eye that Stephanie had been behind him all along and had not left.
Moreover, judging from Stephanie's expression, she seemed to be hesitant to speak, so Richard couldn't help but ask in confusion:
"Stephanie, is there something wrong?"
"Master, it seems that I have another innate ability." Stephanie looked at Richard with her big eyes fluttering.
"What?" Fana on the side couldn't help but exclaimed.
Although, she had heard that individuals of certain races with very pure blood would spontaneously awaken innate witchcraft or spell-like abilities when they were promoted, but even the descendants of the royal family of the gray dwarves, as far as she knew, often only had one innate ability, which was the more popular petrification witchcraft.
Not only is it at least a whole level lower than Stephana's shadow transformation, the problem is that Stephana has actually awakened a natural ability.
A shadow transformation is already exaggerated!
No matter what Stephania's second talent is, it is far better than the descendants of the gray dwarf royal family!
It's true that comparison makes one angry! Richard stared at Stephanie with shining eyes, holding her arm tightly with both hands and shaking it vigorously: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Stephanie looked at Richard innocently, her beautiful eyes seemed to be saying, "We haven't had the chance to talk about it. You and Fana are talking about something, and it's not appropriate for me to butt in."
"What is your other talent? Demonstrate it quickly."
Richard urged, no longer bothering with the details.
"Um, Master, I also have a gifted magic which is to summon the little spiders from the shadow world."
Stephanina waved her hand lightly, a black light flashed, and dozens of fist-sized shadow spiders appeared under her feet.
Immediately, Richard and Fana looked at these little spiders from the shadow world carefully and observed them.
These little spiders were quite agile, running around under Stephanie's feet. However, under Stephanie's command, they quickly formed a large circular web and were evenly distributed throughout Fana's villa.
Richard had only heard of the Shadow World Spider before. It was a kind of spider that lived on the edge of the Shadow World and the real world. It had low combat power, but had the talent of Shadow Escape, which could avoid most of the damage to them.
However , "a maid will be coming over soon on the left side of the corridor."
"Fingart is resting in his room"
"The cold dishes have been placed in the dining hall."
“.”
Stephanie read out everything that Spider-Man had discovered, one by one.
"Stephanie, you've given me so many surprises!" Richard couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that Stephania's ability is not used mainly for combat. Although these little spiders have decent combat power, it would be a waste to use them for combat.
These little guys can be distributed in a wider area according to Stephanna's will, and within this area, the caster can better detect danger and issue warnings.
Stephanie's talent was more for support rather than combat, at least that's what Richard thought.
At the beginning, Richard gave the Spider Woman's Blood to Stephanie in order to give her some self-protection ability, but now it seems that the result has far exceeded his expectations. That afternoon, Richard got the mimic metal that Fana exchanged for ten bottles of firepower potion.
Richard transformed it into a wrist guard on his right hand, which made up for the shortcoming of his weapon after the loss of the Ice Guardian.
In this way, Richard can change into dual swords or sword and shield for free combination according to actual combat needs.
However, the acquisition of mimicry metal did not significantly improve Richard's strength, it could only be considered a slight improvement.
Richard's thoughts returned to the complex black dragon blood. The crystal stone was always a problem that needed to be solved urgently.
Even if the loot from the waist bags taken from the two gray-robed men is taken into account, Richard currently has (6/27) flame crystals and (1/9) flame essences, which is still a considerable gap.
(End of this chapter)