Chapter 2787: Tug-of-War Spellcasting, Transitional Spellcasting System

Of course, the focus Xia Duo needs to pay attention to is not just the probabilistic nature of Wizard spells, but the spells themselves; strictly speaking, these are not spells with regulated results, but rather primitive, improvised Witchcraft that is to a large extent freely performed by the Wizard.

Although there are certain patterns, there is no strict correspondence between the elements of Spellcasting; the same spell can be expressed in different ways, and the same expression can also form completely different spells.

This requires relying on a certain mysterious sense of foresight that the Wizard generates based on Element Perception; it is a feeling—if it feels feasible, then it is feasible; if it feels like a certain spell will appear, then that spell will appear.

Xia Duo has no intention of standardizing this ancient Wizard system; in reality, what he wants is this type of Spellcasting method full of primitive color.

Primitive Spellcasting methods certainly have many risks, but this reflects the birth process of this spell system from nothing to existence; by drawing lessons from this, perhaps he can find the primitive Spellcasting method for Order Force.

In the Spellcasting process just now, Xia Duo did indeed experience a Spellcasting method completely different from normal Arcane Magic; it is a bit like bloodline ability, but not entirely.

Bloodline ability is controlled entirely by one's own will, but primitive Witchcraft is like wrestling with another will, with both sides completing the Spellcasting together.

That other will can be tentatively understood as an Elemental Spirit, or it can be considered a lack of grasp of the trends of Element Fluctuation caused by the imperfection of the Wizard system.

From this perspective, if one could fully control the trends of Element Fluctuation, perhaps one could avoid the uncertainty of primitive Witchcraft and completely constrain variables into constants.

It is a pity that descriptions of these weak Wizards come even less from Grey Hawk Wizards, and Spellcaster Tribes actually have many existing books; when passed down by word of mouth, it is inevitable that there will be exaggerations.

Although it is unclear what the specific Principles are, it works, and that is enough.

Fortunately, he is not overly entangled in those things, but is instead wholeheartedly experiencing the state of his own will wrestling with the so-called Elemental Spirit; success and failure are not determined by his heart, like a novice playing with a tumbler.

However, the Nether Scroll was previously stolen by Cormanthor; perhaps Cormanthor has already filled in this gap, but even so, it is not as good as the progress of Netheril Magic.

In the evening, Xia Shao and Niya discussed their research progress, and Niya could not help but sigh: "The Netheril Magic we have now is truly hard-won!"

Xia Shao uses the primitive Witchcraft of the Spellcaster people; the spell formation likely corresponds to laws related to Element Fluctuation, while Order Force corresponds to another set of laws not yet discovered, but this set of laws can also be manifested through the primitive wrestling of the Spellcaster.

Thinking of the Nether Scroll, Xia Shao suddenly could not sleep again; the Nether Scroll also records many primitive Magic systems, some of which are even very similar to the Wizard system of the Spellcaster.

Next, Xia Shao tried primitive Witchcraft several more times in succession; during this period, he also attempted to omit the chanting part, but with his current lack of sufficient understanding of this Witchcraft system, without the assistance of incantations, it is very difficult for him to enter the state of Element Perception.

For example, one set of scrolls records the manufacturing Principles of Artifacts, but looking only at the surface, Xia Shao does not believe that the so-called Artifacts manufactured in that way can reach the true 【God Realm】, as they are still circling within the circle of mortals.

Such rough application will continue for a long time; in this process, the Spellcaster will gradually master the spell, and even master that specific law; this is the standardization process of the primitive spell system, and also the establishment process of a mature Magic system.

The Netheril Magic group regarding Plane Mechanism has been studied for who knows how many years; it is not that simple for the Elf to catch up or even overtake on a bend, not to mention that Xia Shao is already Popularizing Magic here, and will only invest more resources in this field in the future.

From this, Xia Shao also saw the difficulty of the birth of the Order Spell System.

Whenever a tribe possesses the potential to unify the Spellcaster people, accidents always occur in the end; it is hard to say that there is no Elf interference in this.

The Elf might never be able to be surpassed.

If there were no Nether Scroll, Netheril Magic would in all likelihood be unable to escape the comprehensive influence of the Elf; the difficulty of researching a set of Magic systems from zero is simply too high.

Xia Shao guesses that the Spellcasting of primitive power might all be a wrestling between the Spellcaster and a certain specific law; the spell is actually a manifestation of that specific law, and the Spellcaster acts more as a trigger.

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Once he finds the primitive spell state of Order Force, the subsequent research into these transitional Magic systems can save him a large amount of exploration time.

It is just that wanting to summarize the laws during such a tug-of-war process will likely require a relatively long period of time; relying solely on the efforts of one person is not realistic.

"The Spellcaster people should have had a period of prosperity, and they also had a common culture; if developed properly, they should have been able to become a pole of the Northland."

Being able to be recorded in the Nether Scroll clearly means it is already a relatively mature system, but it is not completely mature; it can completely become a transitional state between the primitive Witchcraft of the Spellcaster and Arcane Magic.

What he values most and what he looks at most often is actually the set in the scroll that discusses Plane Mechanism; the Elf is not as good as Netheril Magic in the Plane Domain, and to a large extent, it is because they are missing this link.

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Even going a step further, the prosperous period of the Spellcaster people might not have been caused by a major spell accident of the Wizards; it is very likely that the Elf discovered the rise of the humans beside them, and then abruptly interrupted the civilization process of the Spellcaster people.

Thinking of this, Xia Shao could not help but sigh; if Netheril Magic had not discovered the Nether Scroll and promptly researched a set of Magic systems that could be learned quickly, they might now be fishing, herding, and killing each other on this land!

Even now, Netheril Magic has not completely escaped the influence of the Elf.

However, after many attempts, Xia Shao really did figure out some laws; forcibly pressing the head of the Magic Net to cast spells like Netheril Magic is not advisable; one cannot directly or constantly oppose the Elemental Spirit, but still needs to pull and tug.

In the process of pulling and tugging, let the Elemental Spirit—which is the trend of Element Fluctuation—proactively realize the spell effect one wants to achieve; it is a bit like saying the opposite to deal with a rebellious child.

But it does provide a unique train of thought for Magic Item manufacturing, it is just difficult to popularize, so Xia Shao did not pay too much attention to it.

"The Nether Scroll is truly a treasure!"

In fact, with Xia Shao's current understanding of Magic, the Knowledge recorded in the Nether Scroll is for the most part already outdated, and that small portion is not necessarily correct either; it is more of a speculation on the future of Magic.

Thinking deeply, Xia Shao cannot help but feel sympathy for the experience of the Spellcaster people; the current Spellcaster Plain is simply a chaotic quagmire where people kill their own kind.

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