Chapter 68: 68. Producing Spell Scrolls

Originally, Luoning thought he would handle the calculation of the remuneration this time, but after listening to the reports from Wilson, Chaha'er, and others, he changed his mind and handed it over to Chaha'er to handle.

This manservant, who had followed him since Wushan Castle, understood everyone's situation the best, so he was the most suitable person to be in charge of this matter.

For him, tomorrow he only needed to take the money and distribute it.

But thinking of tomorrow, Luoning's head still felt a bit big—there were too many things to do.

Paying wages, meeting with the Village Chief and Group Leaders, inspecting the construction of the squat toilets, verifying the effectiveness of the curved plows, and then he also needed to go to the carpenter William to see the progress of the production of items like the Iron Wood Shields.

Thinking further about the promotion of the Ridge Tillage Method and the problem of fertilizer production, Luoning wished he could just fall asleep; if he were asleep, he could forget these worries.

But he couldn't do that; the Wind Blade Technique Spell Scroll hadn't been drawn yet, so how could he sleep, how could he fall asleep?

So after sending Wilson and Chaha'er away, Luoning had Beila pour him a cup of tea, and after calming his mind, he took out the Magic Beast Leather and the Spell Ink.

He cut the Magic Beast Leather into five pieces, took one of them, flattened it on the tabletop, and weighed down the four corners.

Luoning took out the Feather Pen he had obtained from Pedro.

This Feather Pen was the same as the one gifted by Huke, made from the feathers of the magic beast Swallow Bird, and was very suitable for the production of Spell Scrolls.

He first carefully absorbed an entire bottle of Spell Ink into the barrel of the Feather Pen, then focused his mind and calmed his spirit, slowly adjusting his breathing as he prepared to set the pen down.

Regarding how to produce Spell Scrolls, Luoning had already learned quite a bit of knowledge from the book "Spell Scroll Production: From Beginner to Master" gifted by Huke.

"First, one needs to plan the distribution area of the Spell Patterns on the Magic Beast Leather; if it's too large, the Magic Beast Leather won't fit it, and if it's too small, it won't meet the requirements for a scroll."

Cutting the Magic Beast Leather into five pieces was suitable for Level 2 Scroll drawing, so Luoning didn't need to worry.

What he needed to do now was to estimate the placement of each Spell Node of the Wind Blade Technique Spell Pattern on the leather, and then use the Feather Pen to draw it out.

Inhaling, then slowly exhaling, Luoning raised his hand, and the Feather Pen began to leave marks on the leather.

At this moment, Luoning's Mental Power, Magic Power, and the Spell Ink at the tip of the Feather Pen worked together, emitting a faint halo; it was truly magical.

"The Spell Pattern of the Wind Blade Technique is entirely composed of horizontal, vertical, and folding strokes, possessing eight Spell Nodes."

Luoning recalled the Spell Pattern of the Wind Blade Technique in his mind, and at the same time, his pen moved as if guided by a spirit, drawing on the leather.

This was his first time producing a Spell Scroll, and it felt somewhat strange.

"The consumption of Mental Power and Magic Power is much greater than simply casting a Wind Blade Technique spell."

"Moreover, when drawing, the interaction between the Feather Pen, Spell Ink, Magic Power, and Mental Power makes the Magician feel different than when simply casting a spell, and it is easy to produce some ripples."

"And then there is the precise depiction of the Spell Pattern..."

Simply put, this was like a beginner imitating the authentic calligraphy of Wang Xizhi; although there were only a few strokes like horizontal, vertical, slanting, and folding, and one could copy them, the actual effect produced depended on one's personal level.

During the time Luoning was on his return journey, besides studying that book, he had also practiced controlling his pen tip, requiring himself to be able to make horizontal and vertical lines straight.

But practice is one thing, and actual operation is another.

Especially due to the new tactile sensation brought about by the combined action of multiple magic media, as soon as he was inattentive, the pen tip would feel a sense of resistance.

With just such a small oversight, the Mana Ink at the pen tip seemed like a lit flame, eroding the leather and leaving behind a black dot that spread to the size of a thumb's fingernail.

It was ruined.

"No wonder Pedro said back then that producing Spell Scrolls requires high stability of a Magician's output; testing it personally this time, it is indeed so."

A little bit of distraction and error would lead to the failure of a production attempt.

Although he didn't want this piece of leather to be wasted just like that, Luoning had no choice; damaged leather could not be used to produce Spell Scrolls again, so he could only take a new piece of leather and continue with the second attempt at practice.

This time, Luoning was even more cautious, concentrating all his attention on drawing from one node of the Spell Pattern to the next, and then to the next.

Even breathing, even pen speed, even output of Mental Power and Magic Power, even lines...

Finally, three minutes later, as the last node of the Wind Blade Technique was drawn, Luoning quickly lifted the pen.

He had successfully completed the production of his first Spell Scroll and could finally breathe deeply!

At the same time, the Spell Pattern on the leather before his eyes also changed.

He saw that the Spell Ink, which was originally dark red, was now emitting a magical cyan light; above the Spell Pattern, the flow of air suddenly changed, accompanied by a whistling wind sound, as the Wind Elements between heaven and earth were absorbed by the Spell Pattern on the leather, and these pattern lines on the leather stretched out fine branches like the roots of an old tree that had sprouted.

In the blink of an eye, where was there any appearance of the Wind Blade Technique Spell Pattern?

Luoning looked at the scroll before him in shock and suspicion; if the Spell Pattern he had drawn was a slim young girl, then the pattern on the Spell Scroll before him now was like a fat woman who had gained a hundred pounds, and one that was baring fangs and brandishing claws at that.

"This is the change produced by absorbing Wind Elements."

Luoning also noticed that at the moment the drawing was completed, the Mental Power and Magic Power in his body surged into the Spell Pattern on the leather like floodwaters from an opened sluice.

That is to say, when a Spell Scroll is produced, it not only absorbs the magic elements of heaven and earth, but also absorbs a portion of the Magician's Mental Power and Magic Power, with consumption more than double that of normal spellcasting.

But regardless, Luoning had succeeded on his second attempt at producing a Spell Scroll, which was a gratifying and congratulatory thing.

He rolled up the leather before him and tied it with a thin hemp rope.

Although it looked a bit crude on the outside, not as exquisitely packaged as those sold outside, it was a genuine Wind Blade Spell Scroll, and the effect was the same.

The matter of packaging would be left to the Silva Magic Energy Chamber of Commerce.

Luoning sensed the state of his own Mental Power and Magic Power; although it could still support him in producing a second Spell Scroll, considering the need to reserve his state to learn the Fireball Technique, Luoning put away the Feather Pen.

During this period, his main energy had been invested in the practice of the Wind Blade Technique; although he could be said to have entered the door of the Fireball Technique, being able to cast it twice out of three times, he still lacked quite a bit of polish to achieve one hundred percent success.

He came to the window and began to learn the Fireball Technique facing the night sky outside.

Soon, the servants in the castle saw an interesting phenomenon—a ball of fire would be spat out from time to time at the window of the lord's room.

If it weren't for the fact that the figure of the lord could be vaguely seen behind the flames, the guards standing on the tower on alert would definitely have thought the lord was in danger and would certainly have sent out a signal for support.

Luoning's side was quite comfortable, but there was no sound from Aierlong's side.

The usually spirited Light Attribute Magician was now like someone who had been hollowed out, dragging his exhausted body as he slowly paced to the bed and lay down.

Just a moment ago, he had attempted twice to produce a Healing Spell scroll, but he hadn't expected that both would fail.

Not only that, the two failures resulted in him having no more Magic Power to carry out a third production.

Aierlong rubbed his brow and sighed, "Eighteen gold coins wasted all at once, and not a single Spell Scroll produced; how am I supposed to report to the lord tomorrow?"

The second time, it looked like it was about to succeed, but he didn't expect that his wrist would stiffen at the final Spell Node, leading to failure; he really had it too hard.

"No, I can't sleep yet; I must meditate to refine Magic Power and try again early tomorrow morning!"

Thanks to Brother Mao Xiang for the tip~ Thanks to Yingjun Dawei, Biluo de Qiutian, Yuanxia Meteor, and all the gentlemen with long names for your votes~

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