Chapter 153: Four Caster Levels: Healing Major Wounds

Facing the inquiry.

"No," the old lizardman priest shook his head.

Tang Zheng was taken aback.

"I can set up this magic-enhancing magic circle," the old lizardman priest continued.

"Then start setting it up now!"

Tang Zheng's eye twitched uncontrollably, and he spoke to the old lizardman priest with an expressionless face.

He had already remembered.

This enhancement magic did not exist in the game "Yggdrasil"; when the Floor Guardian Cocytus saw the lizardman use this magic, he had shown surprise and curiosity.

Hearing the order, the old lizardman priest immediately took action, finding various materials in the room and lying on the ground to begin constructing the magic circle.

"What is needed to prepare for a magic ritual?" Tang Zheng stepped aside upon seeing this, asking as he did so.

He currently had a parchment scroll for a magic ritual in his possession, which had come from the forest gnomes at the time and was related to the faith-based magic "Wild Transformation."

However.

Tang Zheng knew too little about the setup, conditions, and such for magic rituals; this was the perfect opportunity.

Under the old lizardman priest's explanation, Tang Zheng finally gained a basic understanding of magic rituals.

Different magic rituals have vastly different distinctions, but regardless of the ritual, the two most critical points are the drawing of the magic circle and the materials that compose it.

For example, this "Magic Enhancement" magic ritual before him did not have high requirements for materials; it only required materials containing mana.

Because the key to this "Magic Enhancement" still lay in the limitations of the magic itself.

Time passed bit by bit.

The drawing of the magic circle gradually became clear, but it made Tang Zheng frown.

Because the patterns of the entire magic circle looked more complex than he had imagined.

Moreover, the magic materials used by the old lizardman priest were diverse, including beast bones, a thick blood-like dye, and various other odds and ends containing mana, causing the strange odor that had originally dissipated in the room to become thick once again.

To avoid affecting the magic ritual.

Tang Zheng could only choose to endure the smell, without using "Deodorize" magic.

"Ngh~"

Just then, a painful groan came from the doorway of the wooden hut.

The Ghost Hound was currently guarding the entrance, and the unconscious Su Kui Zhu Zhu had been dragged to the doorway without being killed.

It wasn't that Tang Zheng was showing mercy, but that he still needed this chieftain to lead the way for him.

Su Kui Zhu Zhu opened his eyes in pain, seeing the wooden ceiling before him; he first looked dazed, then quickly sobered up.

Bang!

Su Kui Zhu Zhu gritted his teeth and rolled over quickly, enduring the pain surging from the wounds bitten by the Ghost Hound.

He immediately saw Tang Zheng in the room, as well as the old lizardman priest who was drawing the magic circle.

"Human!"

The moment Su Kui Zhu Zhu saw Tang Zheng, bloodshot veins burst into his eyes, and he roared, lunging over recklessly.

"I don't have time to deal with you right now," Tang Zheng glanced at Su Kui Zhu Zhu and moved his feet.

His figure appeared in front of the other party with speed far exceeding Su Kui Zhu Zhu's.

"How is this possible?"

Su Kui Zhu Zhu's beast pupils contracted.

Having the "Mobile Corps Commander" and "Light Cavalry" classes that boost speed, agile movement had always been his advantage.

Yet the person before him was only a magic caster!

Bang!

Tang Zheng lifted his right leg and delivered a whip kick to Su Kui Zhu Zhu's chest.

Even though he held back some strength, the powerful force under the passive buff caused the area where Tang Zheng's foot made contact with the chest to cave in the instant it touched, breaking several ribs.

"Cough..."

Su Kui Zhu Zhu's body arched, and he spat out a large amount of blood, falling unconscious on the spot again, but his body was still uncontrollably sent flying through the wooden door.

He smashed into another lizardman wooden hut opposite from a distance.

"Drag him back," Tang Zheng said to the Ghost Hound.

"Awoo."

The Ghost Hound moved its four limbs and darted out quickly, dragging the unconscious Su Kui Zhu Zhu back in a moment and dropping him on the ground.

After confirming that the other party was not dead, Tang Zheng couldn't be bothered to pay attention anymore and continued to look at the magic circle in the room.

It took a full hour and a half!

Only then did the old lizardman priest complete the construction of the entire magic circle.

"What do I do next?" Tang Zheng observed the complex magic circle on the ground and asked.

Under the guidance of the old lizardman priest, Tang Zheng stood in the magic circle, and as he injected a bit of his own mana, the entire magic circle began to emit a pale blue light.

"According to the old lizard, this magic ritual enhancement allows me to use magic two tiers higher than what I have mastered."

A thoughtful look appeared in Tang Zheng's eyes.

Calculated by his current caster levels, the four caster levels are:

... Mana-based: Apothecary, Alchemist, Mage, Necromancer — 40lv

Believer: Priestess, Priest, Forest Priest, High Priest — 40lv

Spirit-based: Wizard — 10lv

Other: Shaman — 10lv

Theoretically, both Mana-based and Believer classes can use sixth-tier (levels 36–42) magic.

That's right, theoretically.

Because in this other world, the people Tang Zheng knew who had mastered magic above the sixth tier could be counted on one hand, and they were all people he couldn't afford to provoke at the moment.

Furthermore, magic like "Summon Angel" that he could use had nothing to do with caster level, but rather with player level.

"In other words, with my current caster level, I can borrow this magic ritual to release eighth-tier Mana-based or Faith-based magic."

Tang Zheng raised an eyebrow; calculating it this way, even he was a bit surprised.

According to the old lizardman priest, activating "Magic Boost" allows one to use magic they haven't mastered, though there are obvious limitations.

Since the old lizardman priest himself hadn't mastered this magic, he didn't know much about the limitations.

He could only experiment himself.

"First, let's try with low-tier magic."

=9+Shu_Ba

This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.

Because the biggest drawback of this magic ritual is that it requires consuming massive amounts of mana to activate, and may even require several people to cast it together.

Tang Zheng wasn't sure just how massive the mana required was, so naturally, he wouldn't be stubborn enough to use high-tier magic, especially since he didn't know much about high-tier magic either.

If something went wrong, the power of high-tier magic was no joke; even he couldn't block it.

"Fireball!"

Tang Zheng activated the third-tier "Fireball."

He knew the most about this magic and had also seen many magic casters use it.

Since "Magic Boost" can use magic one hasn't mastered, it should logically be able to use "Fireball."

Whoosh—

The pale blue light emitted by the magic circle on the ground brightened a bit, but then the blue light dimmed again.

There was no sign of any magic in Tang Zheng's palm.

"Failed."

Seeing this situation, Tang Zheng not only didn't show a look of disappointment, but instead breathed a slight sigh of relief.

From the very beginning, he didn't believe this magic enhancement could allow arbitrary use of magic; that would be equivalent to breaking the system of tiered magic.

"Explain the information about this magic in more detail," Tang Zheng said expressionlessly.

The old lizard spoke again.

Tang Zheng recalled the situation in his mind where the lizardman used this magic.

Some clear threads appeared in Tang Zheng's mind.

"If that's the case."

Tang Zheng's eyes lit up; he looked at Su Kui Zhu Zhu, who was unconscious at the door, and raised his hand toward the other party:

"Heal Major Wounds!"

Whoosh—

The light of the magic circle emerged once again.

Only this time, the light did not dim, but grew brighter and brighter, condensing a miniature version of the magic circle in front of Tang Zheng's palm.

At the first moment, Tang Zheng felt a large amount of mana in his body being drained!

【MP: 128→18】

A white, holy healing light emerged and landed on Su Kui Zhu Zhu, and the large-area wounds on the other party's body began to recover rapidly.

A moment later, the light dissipated.

The injuries on Su Kui and Zhu Zhu had mostly recovered, but due to the severity of their wounds, they had not yet regained consciousness.

As the magic ritual was completed, the magic power on the magic circle dissipated entirely.

Hum!

The attribute panel vibrated.

"Third-tier magic 'Heal Major Wounds' discovered. Requirement: Faith-based caster level (12–21). Current conditions met. Learn?"

"Magic skill 'Magic Boost' discovered. Requirement: Magic Caster class. Current conditions met. Learn?"

"So that's how it is. It really is as I thought." Seeing the information displayed on the attribute panel, a look of confirmation appeared on Tang Zheng's face.

A thought stirred.

【Skill Points: 59 → 57】

Skill: Heal Major Wounds (Tier 3)

Cost: 15 MP

Description: Restores 50 HP.

Skill: Magic Boost

Cost: 50 MP

Description: After use, allows the casting of magic one tier higher than one's own, with the magic cost being double that of the original spell (when combined with a special ritual, it can be two tiers higher than one's own, with the magic cost doubling again).

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