Chapter 1052: The Teacher’s Secret Manual, Combat Power Greatly Enhanced!

"Want to know the secret to enhancing power?"

In the Tower of Heaven, the Lord of Thunder silently rolled his eyes.

—Well, no one saw it anyway.

He was alone in the study; the Tower Spirit wouldn't disturb him at this moment, and rolling his eyes in his true body wouldn't be conveyed to his projection...

Secrets, secrets, all day long thinking about secrets!

Not properly memorizing spell models, not practicing spell applications properly, learning magic without thoroughly researching, experimenting, or modifying it!

Not studying the combat processes of predecessors, not honing combat instincts, not going out to accumulate combat experience. Always cooped up in the laboratory, thinking of shortcuts when it comes to enhancing combat power—

The Lord of Thunder very much wanted to scold Garrett face to face. Yes, most of his disciples, including the mages of the Thunder Horn, were strong in combat.

Third level can fight fifth level, fifth level can fight seventh or eighth, ninth level can fight twelfth...

Oh, Garrett has done that too.

Thinking about this, he felt at ease. Garrett wasn't lazy; he just put his efforts in places uncommon for elemental mages.

He always used some peculiar methods to enhance combat power. For instance, pure oxygen + explosive fireball spell; liquid nitrogen ice wall spell; direct current resuscitation for cardiac arrest spell...

And his research, though roundabout, sometimes indeed enhanced combat power. Considering this, he decided not to scold him...

"Secrets? When to strike, under what circumstances, what magic to choose, and what magic combinations to use, these rely partly on memorization but mostly on practical experience and honing. Additionally, choosing the method that suits oneself is also very important..."

"Teacher..." Garrett called out with a bitter face, "I just wanted to ask... Is there anything that can directly increase spell power without too much training..."

Don't scold me for asking!

And don't hit me!

That lightning humanoid of yours, crackling all over, makes my heart jittery!

"No, get lost, go study yourself!"

The Lord of Thunder very much wanted to say that. But looking at this unorthodox yet rapidly advancing little disciple, thinking about how he still had to wander outside for a few more years, and considering his various contributions to the council, this legendary mage softened his heart:

"Alright. Let me tell you about the council's recent achievements first. —First, confirm, you've read the recent journals, right?"

"I've read the main ones—"

Garrett nodded quickly. With an 18th-level archmage overseeing, and the mage tower drawing power from the Eagle God's Kingdom, the council was generous in conveying information.

"Arcane," "Magic," and "Common Mage Monthly," these three journals, upon publication, would be directly linked by the Tower Spirit to the Grand Mage Tower in Tenochtitlan:

Compared to the New World's east coast, the research conditions in the Eagle God's Kingdom were much better. After all, the east coast was occupied by the council, whereas the Eagle God's Kingdom was someone else's territory, extracting resources there didn't cause any pain!

Of course, this information transmission was limited to the three most important journals, once a month. Other less important papers, those not yet scheduled or published, and related materials after reading a certain paper, were basically not available...

"Good, then. I won't talk about what's already published. As for the unpublished significant results, in the protection field, Archmage Sampson successfully invented a method to incorporate infrared into the Rainbow Light Wall, to resist close-range attacks on the wall—"

Garrett opened his mouth, then closed it. Teacher, the Rainbow Light series of spells, except for the Rainbow Light Wall and the Rainbow Light Sphere, all belong to the elemental category. This discovery is indeed useful to me—

But, I haven't really learned the Rainbow Light series of spells! What I need now is to enhance the spells I can use, not to learn the 7-ring Rainbow Light Wall beyond my level!

Moreover, this discovery is an additional effect, not a direct increase in destructive power...

"Ahem, this discovery has great potential and pioneering nature, but it’s somewhat redundant... Any mage who gets hit to the front of the Rainbow Light Wall by a warrior needs not resistance but immediate transfer."

The Lord of Thunder made a sarcastic remark and continued to explain:

"Conjuration Archmage Caceres recently collaborated with the Transmutation field to improve the method of making magical tattoos, turning manual operations into magical equipment operations, significantly increasing the success rate."

He closed his mouth, looking at Garrett, seemingly expecting him to ask a question. As expected, Garrett thought for a moment, raised his hand, and said:

"Teacher, how is the tattoo needle positioned? Is it using multidirectional ultrasound to depict the human outline, or using multidirectional light reflection for positioning? Who hosts the tattoo calculation? The Tower Spirit? Or is there a lower-level artificial... uh, intelligence that can host it?"

A smile appeared on the Lord of Thunder's face, and he answered each question. This kid didn't disappoint, asking the most valuable points. Garrett listened, thought for a moment, and was a bit disappointed:

"Converting it to combat power in the short term is quite difficult... To quickly capture images, determine positions, correct strike angles, and calculate lead time, it’s really hard... And designing a set of portable spells... Teacher, I'll think about it slowly..."

Hey, it sounds like an auto-track Da Vinci robot, very useful for enhancing surgical precision. But this magic's development seems to be a long-term project.

The Lord of Thunder didn't make things difficult for him and continued to introduce the next topic. As he spoke, he came to the elemental field:

"Your senior brother's low-temperature laboratory has two lads who discovered a strange phenomenon. —Soaking mercury in an extremely cold liquid—colder than liquid nitrogen—the resistance of mercury suddenly drops to nearly zero."

What?

Superconductivity?!

Low-temperature superconductivity?!

You guys have already proven this?!

Garrett jumped up immediately:

"Teacher, this is good, this is good! Please help prove if this can be used in lightning spells!"

His heart was pounding. Lightning spells have destructive power on par with fire spells, in some scenarios, their ability to break through defenses even surpasses fire spells—

But fire spells have double bonuses, while for lightning spells, Garrett had basically found no bonus methods.

Well, not finding any means only using the level's power, meant learning it wasn't cost-effective, meaning previously he just learned it casually, as long as he learned it~~~

But superconductivity!

For lightning spells, whether high or low level, it's essentially a bolt of lightning striking the enemy. Since it's lightning, it faces high loss while passing through air. Air, after all, is a poor conductor, almost an insulator—

"Let me try?!"

The Lord of Thunder raised an eyebrow in disbelief. This kid, becoming more daring, even directing the teacher now!

Asking outright to let me try, am I your teacher, or are you my teacher?!

"Ah, teacher~~~"

Garrett's call "teacher" was sweet enough to make anyone cringe, roughly equivalent to an oversaturated solution of glucose and fructose—honey. After calling, he immediately spoke confidently:

"Teacher, you have the convenience of research conditions! If I do this experiment, I can't compress air, I can't cool it, I can't produce that colder-than-liquid nitrogen liquid, and getting someone to make it is costly—"

He listed three or four difficulties in one breath, indicating he couldn't do it. Then, continued confidently:

"Teacher, you can easily do it! Make it, use it as spell material, try releasing lightning spells—after all, many lightning spells use copper wire as spell material, isn't it just simulating conductors!"

Garrett fired off his fastest speech rate, leaving the Lord of Thunder no time to interject. After a long speech, he took a breath, then launched another long speech:

"Use magic to simulate those copper wires, making lightning more efficiently conducted to the enemy—Teacher, if superconductivity is achieved, like carrying copper wires, turning them into a tube with a low-temperature liquid or something, simulating superconductive devices—"

"This has been tried." The Lord of Thunder interrupted impatiently:

"For lightning spells, especially lightning attack spells, the enhancement is significant. For six-ring spells and above, the power almost rises by one ring. As for below six-ring, you understand..."

"Ah, as expected of Teacher! Keen insight! Discovering superconductivity, knowing it’s highly useful for lightning spells!" Without thinking, Garrett switched to flattery mode. After flattering, he immediately followed up:

"Teacher, since it works so well, make me a batch... preferably three to five hundred sets, so I won't worry about combat power while adventuring..."

"..."

If the Lord of Thunder weren't in projection form, he'd really want to hit him with a magic missile on the forehead. Even in projection form, he felt a bit itchy:

"Three to five hundred sets? Do you know the cost? Do you know how many sets a 15th-level archmage can produce in a day? Asking for three to five hundred sets, how many do you think I can order in a month?"

"Uh..."

With each scolding, Garrett shrank a bit more. After a full scolding, Garrett had shrunk back into his seat, wishing he could hold a big book in front of him:

"At least give me some... Teacher, you want me to be safe outside, right? Having a trump card, not fearing being bullied?"

"That depends on your own value!" The Lord of Thunder sighed. Not to mention the cost of three to five hundred sets of superconductive devices—even if it’s just superconductive simulation devices—how much would it cost to transport from Nevis

thousands of miles away?

Hmm, think of some way to fleece the council... At least, fleece the transport costs?

"By the way, what's your next plan?" He remembered another important matter, asked seriously:

"You’re already 11th level, when do you plan to visit the Elven Island?"

"Teacher..." Garrett's face immediately turned bitter:

"I don't want to go..."

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