Chapter 355: Memory, Flying Sword

In Xia Duo's view, 【Prestidigitation】 does not count as a normal spell at all, because its components are extremely simple, and its effects are also extremely simple.

Of course, in the hands of a brilliant Mage, 【Prestidigitation】 can also radiate all sorts of miraculous effects.

But the book that this body stole was clearly not some brilliant technique, or rather, it was just a book that simply taught people how to learn 【Prestidigitation】.

Moreover, this 【Prestidigitation】 had very distinct Elvish characteristics; going a step further, he could even judge that the translator of this book might not have as good a grasp of Elvish as he did!

Xia Duo speculated that the Projection Plane he had arrived in this time might be the early Netherese era, an age when the Netherese were still learning Magic from the Elves, which made him somewhat disappointed, because this era was simply a desert of Knowledge to him.

Unless he could run over to the Elves' side, and furthermore, be able to obtain Magic Knowledge from the Elves, which was a bit unrealistic.

But regardless, the time spent in the Projection Plane could not be wasted, and what was most important for him right now was to shake off this state of being punished and obtain his freedom.

Xia Duo desperately recalled in his mind, recalling the original memories of this body; as long as he could find even a shred of Spellcasting experience, he could immediately restore himself to the state of an Intermediate Mage without worrying about being expelled by the Projection Plane.

He remembered Niya once saying that during her first projection, she was killed back by a spell as soon as she appeared, and the second time, because she projected as a fisherman's daughter and couldn't help but use her Magic abilities for a moment, she was expelled on the spot.

And this expulsion was not through the eyes of humans or any other creatures; the Projection Plane was essentially just a mental fragment of the Astral Plane. Regardless of whether it was in front of others, as long as the original body did not possess Spellcasting ability and the person projected over cast a spell, they would be expelled.

Xia Duo speculated that this might be related to the rationality of the Projection Plane. He really wanted to try it, but he couldn't right now; the Tower of Time's efficiency in searching for Projection Planes was truly too poor, and he had to make the best use of every opportunity.

While enduring the pain throughout his body, he tried hard to recall, but the original body's memories always seemed to be covered by a layer of Mist. He had known this since the first time Xia Duo projected and became the Elf Asuosi, but external stimuli would constantly clear away the Mist and obtain accurate information.

But right now, he was locked in shackles, his eyes couldn't see clearly, he couldn't speak, and the onlookers all seemed to be silent; it was simply too miserable!

The only external stimulus was probably the executioner to the side!

He had the heart to keep struggling, but he was worried that this body would be beaten to death on the spot, turning this projection journey into nothing!

Xia Duo was in a dilemma, but the situation waited for no one. The scorching sun shone on his body; even if he did nothing, this body might not be able to hold on much longer. He had to do something!

But he couldn't speak. If Xia Duo had been in this state when he first transmigrated, he probably would have collapsed directly. Now, he could still think normally; his only reliance was that this world was virtual and not real, and he could withdraw at any time.

Clatter—

A Silver Coin fell from the area of Xia Duo's waist. He clearly heard where the Silver Coin landed; it should have been a wooden board, not the ordinary ground, and judging by the sound, there was still space beneath this wooden board.

Almost instantly, this sound also startled the executioner to the side. The hand he had tucked into his waist dropped rapidly, and his fierce gaze was withdrawn from the crowd of onlookers.

Turning around and lowering his head, under the sunlight, that flash of silver dazzled his eyes. The leather whip that had just been raised above his head was subconsciously lowered, but the next moment, it lashed out at Xia Duo again.

Only this time, it was significantly lighter.

Feeling the force of this whip, Xia Duo immediately understood that the probing Silver Coin had been effective. He had originally thought that one couldn't take out normal matter in the Projection Plane; he hadn't expected that it was actually possible.

Thus, he heard the executioner to the side slowly moving toward this spot, and then, he heard the sound of the leather whip falling, as well as the sound of fingers picking the coin off the wooden board.

"Xiao Luoer, tell me, where did you hide this Silver Coin?" Seeming to feel that he had asked a stupid question, the executioner muttered a curse, and then he tugged at the tattered clothes on Xia Duo's body that had already stuck to his flesh and blood.

Xia Duo certainly wouldn't let him search his body. In his Magic Vision, the figure beside him couldn't be clearer. A Force Sphere blocked the executioner's movements, rapidly imprisoning him.

Just a moment ago, when he heard the name "Xiao Luoer," the Mist in this body's memories instantly dissipated a little. Along with the "Silver Coin," Xia Duo immediately "thought" of the scene where "Xiao Luoer" was secretly learning Magic in a Study.

Many times in the past, it had been safe and sound, but the last time, "Xiao Luoer" seemed unable to suppress the thought of wanting to try it on the spot, and actually attempted it right inside the lord's Study.

【Prestidigitation】 was indeed a rather casual Spell. "Xiao Luoer" had learned it for a long time, and the first time he successfully cast it, he actually released a small flame; he was so excited he almost shouted.

Then, out of carelessness, he discovered that the small flame had ignited the curtains. With no other choice, he had to quickly take his Spellbook and flee the scene, and before fleeing, he had also grabbed a handful of Silver Coins the lord had hidden.

But the funny thing was, the small flame that "Xiao Luoer" thought had ignited the curtains was actually just an Illusion of the 【Prestidigitation】 Spell; it hadn't truly burned.

If he hadn't fled, nothing would have happened.

Yet he just had to flee.

Regarding this, Xia Duo could only sigh at the fickleness of fate. Afterward, he channeled Positive Energy to envelop his whole body. The accumulation of Positive Energy would cause a glowing phenomenon, but under the midday sun, it would almost not make anyone notice anything unusual.

It was just that the imprisoned executioner was hard to cover up. Soon, a sharp voice rang out not far away, "Bofu, what are you doing!"

Immediately following, Xia Duo heard a "creak, creak" sound. Someone seemed to be stepping on a wooden staircase and walking onto the wooden platform? If it were before, Xia Duo would certainly be worried, but now—

He had already extracted the 3rd Circle 【Mage Armor】 he had stored in the Magic Net from the Main Plane. With this Protection, he was not worried about attacks from ordinary people in the short term.

It was just that his current state was being locked in shackles, which was a bit troublesome, but that was all. Although his actual Spellcasting ability was only at the 1st Circle level due to his injuries, the Spells stored in the Magic Net had no restrictions.

With a "swish," an Elvish-style longsword appeared out of thin air, and then followed through to stick into the wooden board.

"Clang—"

A series of sounds of blades being drawn rang out, but Xia Duo didn't care. He extracted the 3rd Circle 【Flight】 from the Magic Net and imbued it onto the 【Blade of Veto】.

0 Ring 【Mage Hand】, 1st Circle 【Feather Fall】, 2nd 【Levitation】, 3rd Circle 【Flight】; this series of Transmutation Spells was, in essence, the Control of the state of motion of matter.

Xia Duo speculated that one step further, or a few steps, and he should be able to make a mountain peak float in the sky!

However, at this very moment, 【Blade of Veto】 + 【Flight】 was actually equivalent to a 【Flying Sword】!