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Chapter 79
Chapter 79: Vastly Different Techniques, Gaining Magic Accumulation and Decipher Magic
Master Beronry looked at Tang Zheng, a hint of expectation visible in the depths of his slightly clouded eyes.
From the conversation between his disciple and Tang Zheng, he could sense that Tang Zheng was very interested in making scrolls, and for him, that was enough.
To be able to use second-tier magic at this age meant reaching the level of third-tier magic was a certainty.
It was even highly possible he could reach the domain of fourth-tier magic!
Teachers always like talented and intelligent students.
"When creating a magic scroll, besides the scroll's construction, what's equally important should be how to infuse the spell into the scroll, right?" Tang Zheng asked for guidance.
"Correct."
Master Beronry nodded. He didn't seem to be a man of many words. He picked up the parchment scroll the middle-aged magic caster had just made, placed it on the table, and unrolled it.
"The complete technique for scroll creation not only requires making a scroll that can carry magic, but also enchanting it."
As he said this.
"Magic Accumulation."
Swoosh!
A faint blue luster of magic power, like ripples on water, immediately spread across the surface of the parchment scroll.
Immediately after.
Master Beronry raised a finger and tapped the center of the parchment scroll. While infusing the spell, he spoke:
"Next is infusing the magic, allowing the scroll to absorb the spell you need to record. This requires precise control over your magic power."
"To put it simply, you infuse the process of normally casting a spell into the scroll. The most important skills are stability and concentration; otherwise, a single mistake will cause it to explode."
Although Master Beronry said this, his entire process appeared extremely casual.
With his finger as the center, patterns of magic power spread rapidly across the scroll as if they had a mind of their own.
Tang Zheng ignored the information that appeared on his panel, his eyes blinking as he watched the complex patterns of magic power on the scroll.
The process of casting a spell?
Isn't it just cast directly by consuming magic power?
Moreover!
Tang Zheng watched Master Beronry's entire operation.
This was completely different from the process of scroll crafting in YGGDRASIL!
In the Great Tomb of Nazarick, there were NPCs who specialized in various support-type production professions.
Titus, the Chief Librarian of the "Ancient Library" on the Tenth Floor Underground, possessed a specialized class in a crafting-focused production profession and was skilled at creating various scrolls and books.
In terms of materials, the situation was similar to the Otherworld; magic scrolls of different tiers required parchment of a corresponding tier to be made.
For example, a tenth-tier magic scroll required dragon-hide paper made from a dragon's hide. The members of the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild once mobilized their entire force, hunting dragons on a massive scale for this very purpose.
After the Great Tomb of Nazarick arrived in the Otherworld.
Due to a lack of high-grade materials, the Bone King placed a restriction on the consumption of materials and had Mare cooperate with Chief Librarian Titus to research the creation of Otherworld scrolls.
Chief Librarian Titus didn't enchant the scroll, but rather consumed gold coins to inscribe a magic circle onto it, absorbing the spell through that circle.
The result was naturally a failure, as the materials from the Otherworld simply couldn't withstand magic of the third tier or higher.
These were two distinctly different methods of scroll crafting.
If one had to describe them!
One used gold coins to create magic scrolls, very much like a game.
The other used enchantment to create magic scrolls, very much like western fantasy.
While Tang Zheng felt a strange sense of dissonance in his heart, he was also somewhat shaken.
In the hundreds of years since the Six Great Gods, the humans of the Otherworld had indeed carved out a path of their own.
As Tang Zheng watched the magical patterns spread across the entire scroll at a visible rate, he suddenly had a strange sense of familiarity.
Wait!
This feeling is... Mana Infusion?
Tang Zheng leaned his upper body forward, watching the process carefully, his eyes widening slightly.
Isn't this just an application of "Mana Infusion," one of the passive skills of the Magic Swordsman class!
A moment later, with a flash of blue light, the scroll automatically folded itself. A second-tier magic scroll now lay before Tang Zheng.
Master Beronry's expression was calm and composed. He reached over to his cluttered desk, which was covered in various notes, and picked up a piece of paper inscribed with complex characters and symbols.
"Try this scroll."
Master Beronry placed the paper in front of Tang Zheng and spoke softly.
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He took the freshly made scroll and crushed it firmly. With a flash of blue light, the magic scroll dissipated into motes of starlight.
The magic recorded within was released.
Decipher Magic!
As his gaze swept over the complex symbols, Tang Zheng felt a stream of information simultaneously appear in his mind.
Although he still couldn't understand the script on the paper, Tang Zheng now knew the meaning it conveyed: it recorded a specific point in time.
"My disciple at the counter mentioned that you need a magic item capable of translating script. We indeed don't have such an item here."
"But I happen to have mastered a spell that can decipher script. If you become my disciple, I can teach you both the scroll-crafting technique and this spell."
The wrinkles at the corners of Master Beronry's eyes deepened as his somewhat old yet powerful voice rang out with a smile.
[Skill Points: 44 → 42]
Tang Zheng glanced at his status panel, where he had already mastered "Magic Accumulation" and "Decipher Magic." He then looked at the expectant Master Beronry and fell silent.
Master Beronry thought Tang Zheng was hesitating, so he spoke again, preparing to add more pressure.
"Albert planned to buy ten sheets of second-tier paper for one silver coin. In reality, that price is a bit low. That brat intended to use the paper you made to pass my assessment."
Master Beronry snorted, a flash of indifference in his eyes, before turning to Tang Zheng with a smile again:
"With your paper-making technique, which is no weaker than my own, all seven hundred sheets you produced at once can be used to create magic scrolls."
"You should be aware of the price of a single second-tier magic scroll. The profit margin isn't just a few times the cost, but tens of times!"
"As long as you master the scroll-crafting technique, you can easily earn a fortune that would take others a year, or even several years, to accumulate, just by making a few magic scrolls."
Master Beronry's voice became a little more excited as he continued:
"With your talent, in just five years, I am confident I can have you master the crafting of third-tier magic scrolls."
"I will make you the youngest fourth-tier scroll-crafting master in the Re-Estize Kingdom!"
Money!
Prestige!
With the temptations Master Beronry offered, it was safe to say no one would have a reason to refuse.
The atmosphere in the room fell silent again.
"I'm sorry." Tang Zheng offered a faint smile, his voice breaking the silence.
(end of chapter)
Master Beronry looked at Tang Zheng, a hint of expectation visible in the depths of his slightly clouded eyes.
From the conversation between his disciple and Tang Zheng, he could sense that Tang Zheng was very interested in making scrolls, and for him, that was enough.
To be able to use second-tier magic at this age meant reaching the level of third-tier magic was a certainty.
It was even highly possible he could reach the domain of fourth-tier magic!
Teachers always like talented and intelligent students.
"When creating a magic scroll, besides the scroll's construction, what's equally important should be how to infuse the spell into the scroll, right?" Tang Zheng asked for guidance.
"Correct."
Master Beronry nodded. He didn't seem to be a man of many words. He picked up the parchment scroll the middle-aged magic caster had just made, placed it on the table, and unrolled it.
"The complete technique for scroll creation not only requires making a scroll that can carry magic, but also enchanting it."
As he said this.
"Magic Accumulation."
Swoosh!
A faint blue luster of magic power, like ripples on water, immediately spread across the surface of the parchment scroll.
Immediately after.
Master Beronry raised a finger and tapped the center of the parchment scroll. While infusing the spell, he spoke:
"Next is infusing the magic, allowing the scroll to absorb the spell you need to record. This requires precise control over your magic power."
"To put it simply, you infuse the process of normally casting a spell into the scroll. The most important skills are stability and concentration; otherwise, a single mistake will cause it to explode."
Although Master Beronry said this, his entire process appeared extremely casual.
With his finger as the center, patterns of magic power spread rapidly across the scroll as if they had a mind of their own.
Tang Zheng ignored the information that appeared on his panel, his eyes blinking as he watched the complex patterns of magic power on the scroll.
The process of casting a spell?
Isn't it just cast directly by consuming magic power?
Moreover!
Tang Zheng watched Master Beronry's entire operation.
This was completely different from the process of scroll crafting in YGGDRASIL!
In the Great Tomb of Nazarick, there were NPCs who specialized in various support-type production professions.
Titus, the Chief Librarian of the "Ancient Library" on the Tenth Floor Underground, possessed a specialized class in a crafting-focused production profession and was skilled at creating various scrolls and books.
In terms of materials, the situation was similar to the Otherworld; magic scrolls of different tiers required parchment of a corresponding tier to be made.
For example, a tenth-tier magic scroll required dragon-hide paper made from a dragon's hide. The members of the Ainz Ooal Gown Guild once mobilized their entire force, hunting dragons on a massive scale for this very purpose.
After the Great Tomb of Nazarick arrived in the Otherworld.
Due to a lack of high-grade materials, the Bone King placed a restriction on the consumption of materials and had Mare cooperate with Chief Librarian Titus to research the creation of Otherworld scrolls.
Chief Librarian Titus didn't enchant the scroll, but rather consumed gold coins to inscribe a magic circle onto it, absorbing the spell through that circle.
The result was naturally a failure, as the materials from the Otherworld simply couldn't withstand magic of the third tier or higher.
These were two distinctly different methods of scroll crafting.
If one had to describe them!
One used gold coins to create magic scrolls, very much like a game.
The other used enchantment to create magic scrolls, very much like western fantasy.
While Tang Zheng felt a strange sense of dissonance in his heart, he was also somewhat shaken.
In the hundreds of years since the Six Great Gods, the humans of the Otherworld had indeed carved out a path of their own.
As Tang Zheng watched the magical patterns spread across the entire scroll at a visible rate, he suddenly had a strange sense of familiarity.
Wait!
This feeling is... Mana Infusion?
Tang Zheng leaned his upper body forward, watching the process carefully, his eyes widening slightly.
Isn't this just an application of "Mana Infusion," one of the passive skills of the Magic Swordsman class!
A moment later, with a flash of blue light, the scroll automatically folded itself. A second-tier magic scroll now lay before Tang Zheng.
Master Beronry's expression was calm and composed. He reached over to his cluttered desk, which was covered in various notes, and picked up a piece of paper inscribed with complex characters and symbols.
"Try this scroll."
Master Beronry placed the paper in front of Tang Zheng and spoke softly.
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He took the freshly made scroll and crushed it firmly. With a flash of blue light, the magic scroll dissipated into motes of starlight.
The magic recorded within was released.
Decipher Magic!
As his gaze swept over the complex symbols, Tang Zheng felt a stream of information simultaneously appear in his mind.
Although he still couldn't understand the script on the paper, Tang Zheng now knew the meaning it conveyed: it recorded a specific point in time.
"My disciple at the counter mentioned that you need a magic item capable of translating script. We indeed don't have such an item here."
"But I happen to have mastered a spell that can decipher script. If you become my disciple, I can teach you both the scroll-crafting technique and this spell."
The wrinkles at the corners of Master Beronry's eyes deepened as his somewhat old yet powerful voice rang out with a smile.
[Skill Points: 44 → 42]
Tang Zheng glanced at his status panel, where he had already mastered "Magic Accumulation" and "Decipher Magic." He then looked at the expectant Master Beronry and fell silent.
Master Beronry thought Tang Zheng was hesitating, so he spoke again, preparing to add more pressure.
"Albert planned to buy ten sheets of second-tier paper for one silver coin. In reality, that price is a bit low. That brat intended to use the paper you made to pass my assessment."
Master Beronry snorted, a flash of indifference in his eyes, before turning to Tang Zheng with a smile again:
"With your paper-making technique, which is no weaker than my own, all seven hundred sheets you produced at once can be used to create magic scrolls."
"You should be aware of the price of a single second-tier magic scroll. The profit margin isn't just a few times the cost, but tens of times!"
"As long as you master the scroll-crafting technique, you can easily earn a fortune that would take others a year, or even several years, to accumulate, just by making a few magic scrolls."
Master Beronry's voice became a little more excited as he continued:
"With your talent, in just five years, I am confident I can have you master the crafting of third-tier magic scrolls."
"I will make you the youngest fourth-tier scroll-crafting master in the Re-Estize Kingdom!"
Money!
Prestige!
With the temptations Master Beronry offered, it was safe to say no one would have a reason to refuse.
The atmosphere in the room fell silent again.
"I'm sorry." Tang Zheng offered a faint smile, his voice breaking the silence.
(end of chapter)
