Chapter 344 - 344: Negotiation with Reality

In reality, a pure lightning structure as orderly as [Thunder Spear] cannot exist, because such a vast amount of energy gathered into one block would interact with itself and explode, unable to maintain stability at a certain level like this.

"This is a mid-class Magus."

"Breaking old, worn-out templates, creating a variety of templates that are much more diverse and flexible according to the Magus's own wishes rather than being forced to follow natural laws."

"By this point, the Magus has gradually escaped ordinary constraints."

With that, the [Thunder Spear] decomposed to form four [Thunder Bullets], one of which was smaller than the other three. They rotated together.

For a low-class Magus, this asymmetry would cause all four [Thunder Bullets] to lose control and crash into each other, just like before. However, the four [Thunder Bullets] still rotated obediently and orderly on Kain's fingertip.

Kain even adjusted them so that the size and energy levels of the four [Thunder Bullets] were completely different, yet no explosion occurred.

"This is also why the number of spells mid-class Magus typically use in battle is significantly higher than low-class Magus—not just because of the difference in energy levels, but also the ability to control."

"Once a low-class Magus releases a spell, they almost lose control over the magic they've cast. It's like throwing a stone; all we can truly control is the moment before the stone leaves the hand, while afterward, it is left to nature."

"In other words, the control of magic belongs to nature."

"But for mid-class Magus, it's different; we can control magic like our own limbs."

The [Thunder Bullets] on Kain's finger decomposed again, creating many other [Thunder Bullets] lined up in space, and these [Thunder Bullets] transformed into other shapes.

"However, this is not without limits."

"At a certain threshold, the Magus's perception will be unable to calculate anymore, and the magic will lose control again."

As Kain created more lightning shapes, these creations vibrated violently, eventually exploding and vanishing.

"Therefore, I name this level... the negotiation with reality. Those who can take the first steps to haggle over control with natural laws. Children opening their eyes for the first time to see the true world."

"Negotiation with reality..."

Optis nodded slightly; this name was indeed on point. At the same time, Kain's vision and insights made it impossible for him not to be surprised.

Normally, when born into or existing within a certain system or institution, very few people would intentionally seek to understand it deeply, just as no one waking up every morning would wonder which cow this glass of milk was milked from. For the magic system, it was even more so.

Many Magus just move forward vaguely, and because magic inherently emphasizes the category of individual perception, it doesn't pose much of a problem. It was just that this was the first time Optis had seen a Magus as young as this possess the heart of a scholar to illuminate the nature of magic.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but smile.

"Well, well, you would probably fit in quite well with the crowd at the Tower of Magus."

"Alright, high-class Magus seems to be a rather new field for you. Do you want me to explain first, or will you speak first?"

"In that case, Mr. Optis, I would like to state some of my personal opinions first."

Optis had no idea that previously, to study magic, Kain had nearly emptied the academy's library to find solutions, so even with a field he had never touched like high-class Magus, he had a certain understanding, plus the fact that no system separates the top and bottom.

"A mid-class Magus, although having broken old templates and controlled magic, essentially only takes advantage of things and is still subdued by natural laws."

"Therefore, if a Magus wants to take another step forward, they can only go deep into the essence of consciousness. If the ego can already change magic, altering the laws originating from the Magus themselves, then is there a possibility... that the ego can also change natural laws?"

"Only by changing natural laws can the space for the Magus's own magic be expanded. However, even if high-class Magus can warp natural laws, they cannot do it comprehensively; they are still hindered by time and degree."

"That is why high-class Magus are so simple when dealing with mid-class Magus of the same system, while mid-class Magus of different systems can still struggle a bit. It is all because high-class Magus can already bend natural laws for the corresponding magic system, no different from a thinking natural law. Mid-class Magus of the same system will lose the gaps to deploy magic, being targeted and suppressed by the corresponding natural law itself, making them no different from ordinary people."

"Very true."

Optis couldn't help but agree with Kain's opinion; everything he analyzed was correct. But Kain's words were not yet finished.

"So from this basis, one can also understand how high-class Magus fight each other."

"Low-class Magus fight only like throwing stones at each other. Mid-class Magus, although having gained more control, still only have a type of local control over their own magic."

"Previously, I wondered that if I could manipulate my own magic so skillfully, why not find a way to control others' magic. However, the results were not very good; controlling one's own magic is like painting—extremely clear and natural—but others' magic are paintings outside of the painting, fundamentally impossible to touch."

"Later, I realized that what is separating magic from each other is the ego of each Magus."

"Mid-class Magus like us have only learned how to control our own magic, and because it is our own magic, there is no resistance. So how can we control someone else's magic?"

"The answer is high-class Magus; the person who created this magic hierarchy system is truly a genius. Mid-class Magus are quite helpless regarding the control of other magic, so when this rank was created, a small stepping stone was left, not jumping directly to the process of controlling others' magic but finding a way to bend natural laws first."