Chapter 466: Casting Magic as Smoothly as Diarrhea

The excitement of the wizards, however, was a different scene in the eyes of the god-children.

What fluctuations, what exchanges, what feelings—they felt none of it.

A group of god-children could only watch the wizards dancing and acting crazy with confusion, and it took them a while to realize that the Magic Net seemed to have succeeded?

That group of wizards seemed to really be casting magic, and with their weak magic power levels, such things were something they previously needed to dance and perform grand rituals for half a day to achieve.

But the wizards had been enhanced by the Magic Net; why couldn't they, who were also capable of using magic, do the same?

Wasn't it said that the Magic Net could also enhance the power of god-children and even gods?

"That guy really is a liar!" one god-child shouted.

Even those who had previously had quite a bit of confidence in Murphy hesitated. Could it be that everything this person said before was a lie? Could this so-called Magic Net only allow wizards to use it?

If so, the function of this Magic Net was too lackluster. Even if a group of wizards became stronger, what was the use? On the contrary, they would become harder to control.

Seeing that Murphy was already preparing to fill in the large pit, and it seemed the construction of the Magic Net was complete, the god-children could no longer sit by and watch. Someone immediately rushed up and questioned Murphy: "Wait, God-child Merlin! Is it over already?"

The one who came was a centaur wearing golden battle armor, named Gro. It was said that his father was a centaur of the ancient Greek Taukennos clan, who later came to Britain, ruled the centaurs on the British Isles, and was promoted to a god.

Gro had a rather impatient temper. Cú Chulainn had wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, he ultimately let him rush up.

"Yes, the construction of the Magic Net is complete," Murphy said. "Within its coverage area, using magic will become very simple."

"But why do I not feel anything?" Gro questioned. "Didn't you say the Magic Net could also enhance our power?"

"Of course it can," Murphy said, his expression unchanging. "The Magic Net can enhance the power of any magic user."

"But..."

"However, there is a prerequisite. The power of the Magic Net is not generated out of thin air. If you need to use it, you need to pay a portion of your own magic power as the price."

"What?" Gro's eyes widened. "Why didn't you mention this before? And did these wizards pay any price?"

"Of course. The magic power used as the startup energy for the Magic Net, as well as the magic power they invested in the ceremony, were the prices paid. The Magic Net has established a connection with them," Murphy said. "It is precisely because they made an investment that they will receive a return, only the return will be much more generous compared to their investment."

"You mean, if we want to use the Magic Net, we also need to pay some power first?" On the other side, Cú Chulainn also came to Murphy.

"I should have told you before. Building the Magic Net requires a lot of polar magic power. This is the initial startup energy for the Magic Net and also the basic material. If the Magic Net wants to function, it needs this polar magic power as a foundation. But you all were unwilling to listen to my explanation, so I had to hand the work over to the wizards. When they asked you for magic power, you were unwilling to cooperate, so I had to settle for the next best thing and use the wizards' power to complete the Magic Net."

"The foundation of the Magic Net was completed with the wizards' polar magic power. They are the initial investors of the Magic Net and share the power of the Magic Net according to their shares."

"This is determined by the operating laws of the Magic Net. If you want to use the Magic Net, you must take out your own magic power and inject it into it. Only then can you get feedback from the Magic Net. The more magic power you take out, the greater the feedback you will get."

"Don't worry, the Magic Net has already been activated. Subsequent injections of magic power do not need to be as troublesome as the beginning; you only need an incantation."

Murphy coaxed them step by step.

Come on, leeks, buy in.

Only when you buy in can I lock you in.

Cú Chulainn hesitated for a moment and decided to give it a try. "What should I do? What is the incantation?"

It was just some magic power, after all. Compared to wizards, the god-children possessed incomparably vast magic power. Investing a little into the Magic Net to try it out was not a problem.

"It's very simple. The incantation is 'RegisteredMember'."

This strange incantation left Cú Chulainn confused, but he still obediently recited it.

Suddenly, a strange feeling enveloped him, as if some extremely high and elusive thing was communicating with him.

In fact, this was the Magic Net reading Cú Chulainn's magic characteristics and registering an account for him in the Magic Net, creating a file.

Except for those wizards who participated in the construction of the Magic Net, anyone would have a magic file created before using the Magic Net. It wasn't just this specific registration incantation that could be used to create a file; rather, when a Magic Net user used any standard incantation set by Murphy for the first time, the file creation operation would be performed automatically.

The file creation was completed quickly. The next moment, Cú Chulainn felt as if a channel had opened to him in the void, intending to draw his own magic power.

This was the recharge portal.

Unlike the future full version of the Magic Net, which possessed near-infinite magic power, the magic power contained in the Magic Net at this time was only the portion of polar divine power Murphy had initially invested, obtained from Ragnarok. Although the total amount was not small, it was ultimately limited.

Therefore, for the sustainable development of the Magic Net, Murphy had to make the Magic Net self-sufficient, and the method was very simple—pay-per-use.

The Magic Net could help users adjust their magic power, allowing them to cast magic more easily and efficiently. Its magic usage efficiency was more than a hundred times higher than that of ordinary gods, meaning that if a user invested 1 unit of magic power, it could produce more than a hundred times the effect of the past.

Its effectiveness was greatly overflowing for the wizards and gods of today.

To avoid waste, Murphy took 80% of the magic power invested by users for the Magic Net, and then generously used the remaining 20% to realize the users' magic—this point was consistent with the Nibelung Ring that had once tricked the Aesir gods.

Even so, users would still feel that their magic power exerted more than twenty times the effect than before.

This was the productivity improvement brought by the Magic Net. Murphy taking 80% of the magic power invested by users seemed like a lot, but who told him to master the core magic technology? As long as others failed to master this magic technology for a day, they could only be harvested by Murphy.

After all, a twenty-fold return on investment was already shocking enough for the users.

At this moment, Cú Chulainn, who had recharged a sum of magic power into the Magic Net, also felt that feedback. It was as if a magnificent door had opened a crack for him, and surging, vast magic energy was roaring and rolling behind that door. He felt he was touching a corner of a great thing, and he could use this creation to display power far beyond his imagination.

He tried to raise his long spear. Suddenly, a scorching flame accumulated at the tip of the spear. Accompanied by the injection of surging divine power within his body, the destructive power within that ball of flame climbed rapidly, heat waves rolled in all directions, and even his own beard and hair began to curl under the terrifying heat.

He looked in astonishment at the terrifying flame he had created and subconsciously pointed the spear into the distance.

With a "Boom!", as if a giant dragon were roaring in his ear, the ball of flame shot out, even causing him to step back half a step under the impact.

Then he saw the scorching ball of light draw a slight arc in the air and hit the distant mountain peak. After a violent flash, accompanied by a deafening rumble, half of the mountain peak collapsed.

Cú Chulainn remained in the posture of holding the spear, the intense shock from the bottom of his heart leaving him frozen in place.

This was not just about the terrifying power of that flame; it was more about the fact that for the first time, he had used his own power so smoothly and heartily.

The god-children's power was vast, but apart from some specific abilities, they lacked decent means to use magic power. The long spear in his hand was almost the only way Cú Chulainn could fight.

They knew magic was good, but the feeling of using magic was terrible. Due to the lack of technology to mobilize and use magic power, the magic they created by spending a large amount of magic energy could only be used for performances. That feeling was like a constipated patient—clearly having stuff in the stomach, but unable to squeeze out a fart no matter what.

But at this moment, with the help of the Magic Net, he had released a powerful magic so smoothly for the first time.

The feeling that there was absolutely no need to consider any technology or method, just imagine it with feeling, and the divine power would obey you like an arm to complete everything, was simply too wonderful.

The process was so smooth and natural, and the result was even more perfectly beyond imagination. He couldn't even feel the existence of the Magic Net in it, as if he himself had mobilized the entire world to achieve this miracle.

This was truly a casting experience as smooth and hearty as diarrhea!

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