I Build a Floating City in the Apocalypse – Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Spell Slot!

This was the relevant explanation Fang Bai found within the knowledge related to meditation.

Everyone can learn meditation, but the prerequisite is that their Mental Power reaches the standard for outward extension.

Therefore, in reality, as long as one reaches 10 Mental Power, they can start learning meditation and the basic architecture of some spells.

At around 15 Mental Power, one can initially gain some spellcasting ability and release some spells with very low requirements, Zero-Ring Spells, also known as cantrips.

Fireball and Water Shield might be cantrips, but Fang Bai felt they weren’t. Because whether it was in terms of the complexity of the spell model or the power of the spell, Fang Bai didn’t think this was the power a cantrip should have.

Fang Bai felt that these should be One-Ring Spells. It was likely that when the manuscript was transmitting knowledge, it forcibly imprinted the spell models and related knowledge into his mind, allowing him to cast these two One-Ring Spells as a Mage Apprentice, exceeding his level.

Regardless, these were all digressions. After learning meditation and spells, at this stage, one meditates for a period of time, and when they perceive that their Mental Power is full, they can basically try to condense a spell slot.

Although the spell slot had the same name as the mage spell slot in a game Fang Bai had played before, after researching, Fang Bai found that they were not the same.

The mages in that game relied on the magic net to obtain spell slots and used spell slots to cast spells. Once the spell slots were used up, they lost their spellcasting ability and needed to memorize them again.

This spell slot was different. It didn’t rely on any external materials or power, but was entirely condensed from one’s own Mental Power into the shape of a crystal core.

Spell models could be pre-constructed within the crystal core. After the construction was completed, they could be used at any time without a storage time limit, almost reaching the level of instant casting.

Even if the spells pre-stored in the spell slot were used up, it didn’t matter. Mages could still use their Mental Power to construct spell models in real-time and cast spells without losing their spellcasting ability.

It’s just that, relatively speaking, it required a certain casting time. This casting time was determined by the complexity of the spell model, the mage’s proficiency, and the concentration of elements in the area.

Fang Bai closed his eyes, his mind sinking into his mind, sensing waves of Mental Power.

With a thought, waves surged in his mind, and all his Mental Power suddenly converged towards the core area of his mind.

The so-called spell slot was simply Mental Power highly compressed into a rhombus-shaped crystal.

Below, there were related specifications.

It was written very simply in the description, but when Fang Bai tried it, he found that it was easier said than done.

Normal compression, even compressing Mental Power to an extremely dense level, even turning it into a crystal, had no effect. The moment he relaxed his control, it would explode again.

If he was slightly careless, he might even hurt himself.

“Other shapes don’t work, they can’t be stabilized, so it has to be a standard rhombus?”

Fang Bai took out a crystal core and pondered. When he saw that piece of information, he discovered that the specifications were exactly the same as the crystal core he obtained from the magical beast’s head, without any difference.

“The first mage in the world must have learned from magical beasts and condensed his first spell slot, right?

Biomimicry.”

Fang Bai pondered, then began to observe this crystal core himself. He used Mental Power to measure the angles, used Mental Power to measure the side lengths, and engraved every detail in his heart. This was much more specific than a few numbers and a few angles. After the measurement was completed, Fang Bai began to try again.

Standard crystal core size, no deviation allowed.

This meant that the angle and size could not have any discrepancies. Once there was a discrepancy, it would not be possible to condense successfully.

Fang Bai encountered the first hurdle in becoming a mage.

For mages, just having strong Mental Power was useless.

If the ability to micro-manipulate Mental Power, that is, the ability to concentrate without distractions, was not good, if spatial imagination ability was not good, if the sense of size was not good, it was simply impossible to successfully advance to become a mage.

In addition, one must have 10 Mental Power to start meditating. Fang Bai suddenly realized how high the threshold for becoming a mage was.

If there was no attribute panel to add Mental Power, then to become a mage, one must innately reach 10 Mental Power.

That is, before the apocalypse, one must innately reach the standard for Mental Power to explore outwards.

In addition, one must innately have good spatial imagination ability, a sense of size, and the ability to concentrate and be calm. In addition to this, one must also be patient enough, studious enough, and intelligent enough in terms of personality.

One must possess all these qualities to have the possibility of becoming a mage.

“If it were really placed in a world without a game system, even if that world had other supernatural phenomena, mages would at least be one in ten thousand.

No, one in ten thousand is not enough. If it were a backward world without universal compulsory education, there might not even be one mage in a hundred thousand people.”

Fang Bai shook his head slightly.

“Compared to other professions, mages are destined to be rare.

Fortunately, I am one of them.”

The distracting thoughts in Fang Bai’s heart dissipated, the power compressing his Mental Power dissipated, and a crystal clear rhombus-shaped crystal slowly rotated in his mind, dazzling and brilliant.

Fang Bai felt the transformation of his Mental Power and picked up a crystal core, placing it before his eyes.

“So have I become a First-Order Magical Beast?”

Fang Bai looked at the crystal core, which was almost no different from the spell slot, then shook his head.

“Humans and beasts are both animals, but they obviously cannot be lumped together.

Therefore, I am a mage!”

Fang Bai’s Mental Power spread out, and everything within a hundred meters was clearly reflected in his mind.

Fang Bai familiarized himself with the new Mental Power strength bit by bit, then opened the attribute panel.

“Level: 11.”

“Profession: Apprentice-level Elite Archer.”

“Strength: 17 （47）.”

“Constitution: 7 （17）.”

“Agility: 8 （20）.”

“Mental Power: .”

“Free Attribute Points: 2.”

“Skills: Basic Archery Mastery （Passive）, Eagle Eye （Active）, Triple Arrow （Active）.”

Fang Bai’s level had increased by one during the high-frequency hunting of First-Order Magical Beasts. His attribute values had increased by a total of nine points according to the ratio of 4+1+2+2, and he had gained two free attribute points.

The level was fine, the Strength, Constitution, and Agility attributes were also fine, but the display after the Mental Power attribute stunned Fang Bai.

“Why?”

“Why can’t my Mental Power attribute value be displayed after I condensed the spell slot?

Because it’s introverted after being condensed, and the attribute panel can’t detect it?”

Fang Bai frowned slightly.

“That can’t be right. If that’s really the case, how useless would this attribute panel be? It can’t even detect this.”

After thinking for a moment, Fang Bai suddenly looked at the manuscript floating above the spell slot.

The shadow of the manuscript happened to cover the spell slot.

“Could it be the manuscript?”

Fang Bai’s heart stirred. What level would the manuscript, which could block the attribute panel’s detection, be?

With a thought, Fang Bai took out the manuscript and examined it carefully. Fang Bai wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he always felt that the two blurred words on the manuscript seemed to have become a little clearer.

This made Fang Bai squint his eyes and look carefully. It really seemed to be a little clearer, but he still couldn’t see what the words were.

“Since it can become clearer, maybe I’ll have a chance to see it clearly in the future.”

Fang Bai looked at the attribute panel again, and the Mental Power attribute still couldn’t be displayed.

That was fine. Fang Bai tried again, but he couldn’t add points to Mental Power.