Chapter 80: Peaceful Times

“Encyclopedia of Necromantic Magic: Level 1 Necromantic Magic”

【Bone Fang】: Level 1 magic, attack type. It instantly fires a bone fang. It was the only direct attack magic for a Level 1 Necromancer. Among all direct attack Level 1 spells from all schools, it had the weakest attack power , but it possessed knockback and interruption effects. At the same time, it had the lowest mana consumption. One more tooth was added for every level increased.

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In the following days, Luo Yan spent his time enjoying the happiness of family life, and the rest of his time was spent at Old Strom’s house learning various types of knowledge. Of course, he did not neglect his own cultivation. By the way, when he told Old Strom that he chose the auxiliary magic “Whisperer’s Murmur” recorded in the magic notes Old Strom had gifted him as his second spell, Old Strom’s expression was truly very interesting.

During this period, Luo Yan went to town again and managed to exchange all the Second-order Magic Cores he had for first-order magic cores. Now he had over a hundred first-order magic cores in total, all of which he synthesized into Second-order Magic Cores. Even the reinforcement for A Dai luxuriously used Second-order Magic Cores directly. However, this matter basically ended there. At least in the short term, it was impossible for Luo Yan to go to town for exchanges again. After all, if a five-year-old child constantly walked the streets flaunting a large pile of magic cores, even if they were only second-order, it would easily arouse suspicion from others.

Regarding his magical cultivation, as the fifth Mana Vessel stabilized, the effect of Luo Yan’s Meditation entered a plateau period. Although his mana continued to increase, there was no obvious breakthrough. However, Luo Yan remained very calm about this. He knew that he had entered an accumulation phase. Only when his mana became further strengthened could he stabilize the next Mana Vessel. Therefore, he continued to meditate seriously and prepare himself every day without haste.

As for the third spell that Old Strom told him to learn… this thing was actually meaningless to Luo Yan. Because as a reincarnated person, Luo Yan had a very significant difference from a traditional Wizard. That difference was that he did not have the concept of “learning” magic at all, at least for most spells below the seventh rank!!

The reason was simple. For ordinary people to master a new spell, they had to spend a long time adapting to the elemental fluctuations and trying to align them with their own spiritual frequency before they could truly learn it. Luo Yan had obviously already passed this stage. Most of the spells he was learning now were ones he had already mastered before his reincarnation, so there was no issue of needing to become familiar with them. As long as his mana reached the required level, he could use them naturally. Only for spells like “Whisperer’s Murmur,” which he had not encountered before his reincarnation, did he need to study them specifically.

Of course, this referred to the ability to use them. But regarding the upgrading of spells, the experience from Luo Yan’s previous life was not very helpful. This was because upgrading magic involved a coordination problem between a mysterious rhythm of the spirit, elements, and the physical body. It touched upon the realm of the subconscious and human physical instincts. Even in the era of the magic-science civilization explosion before his reincarnation, this had never been explained. Therefore, there were no shortcuts to upgrading magic. One could only let the body slowly adapt to that mysterious rhythm through countless times of tedious use, turning it into an instinct… but when Luo Yan reincarnated, he did not bring his old body with him.

In other words, whether it was “Poison Smoke,” “Bone Fang,” or “Shadow Mist,” Luo Yan could now use them proficiently as long as he wanted to. However, if he wanted to raise these spells to the second order, he still needed to struggle “arduously.”

This “arduously” was not just an adjective! It must be understood that training skills was always a very painful thing. Luo Yan’s current mana was barely enough for him to use three spells once or use the same spell three times in a row. One could imagine: in less than half a minute, he would huff and puff to throw out three spells in one breath, then he would have to sit down and rely on Meditation and the absorption of magic cores to recover mana, then vent for half a minute, and then meditate for half a Magic Hour… This was not only tedious but also incredibly fragmented. It could be called a toss-and-turn process, enough to make someone with poor patience simply snap!

Fortunately, Luo Yan had lived two lives and was over a hundred years old. Such boredom was not a problem for him. However, the timing gave him a headache. After all, he had to share time with his family every day and spend a large amount of time dealing with Old Strom’s side. At the same time, his physical exercise could not be neglected. This left Luo Yan spinning in circles. He could not always replace sleep with Meditation, as there was the issue of affecting his physical growth. As a result, he felt an urge to cry. For the first time, he began to wonder if it was a mistake to act so outstanding in front of his elders.

Fortunately, in the following days, Old Strom’s two sons returned one after another. Taking this opportunity, Luo Yan expressed that he would reduce his study time to give Old Strom’s family enough time to reunite. While earning another round of praise from them, he also found a chance to catch his breath. However, Luo Yan had already decided that once the Winter Festival ended and everything returned to normal, he would definitely bring up the issue of reducing his workload and fight the battle against the sea of exercises to the end.

But to be honest, in private, Luo Yan still thought that instead of persuading Old Strom, it would be more reliable to teach A Dai to help him do his homework!

Old Strom’s two sons, Desai and Carven, were very friendly to Luo Yan. It was clear that they were very interested in their father’s little disciple. Moreover, looking at the “current” situation, the social status of Luo Pei’s family was even slightly higher than that of the Strom family. After all, if he didn’t know the future, Luo Yan could not have imagined that Old Strom would have such great development later on.

Although they were friendly, their attitude toward Luo Yan was more like the doting of older brothers. After all, the age gap was quite large. Since Luo Yan had no way to show his true capabilities, one could not expect them to treat a five-year-old child as a peer. On the other hand, Isaiah got along very well with Carven. It was clear that Carven valued this possessor of the Moonlight Battle Aura talent, to the point that later on, the two of them had to spar together every day to be satisfied!

In short, for the next period of time, everything seemed so peaceful and quiet…