"Magic is not an unordered mystery, but a visualization of order. Mastering the resonance principles of both internal and external magic is the key to unlocking the door of magic."

—— Great Mage Alcia Star Track

Tch, textbooks always love starting with these highbrow quotes from famous figures.

Too bad Lin Jun doesn't recognize anything about a Great Mage.

Fungal tendrils stick to the pages, flipping them to the next.

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Having finally learned to speak, Lin Jun was all set to show off his skills, only to realize upon looking around that he didn't have anyone to communicate with!

Xiao Hai only knows a bit of Dragon Language, and doesn't understand Human Language one bit, relying entirely on the Fungal Network for communication.

The Mushroom House under Norris is being renovated, and the Tree Demon lacks any vocal structure, communicating also through the Fungal Network.

The Vampire is proficient in both human and demon languages, but having just been frightened, is currently mining in the caves to cool off, not suitable for bothering anytime soon.

Lin Jun finds this very disappointing; here they are, a Vampire Viscount, who can't even handle a conversation from Puki without freaking out, seriously…

The Yellow-covered Book seems possible, but conversing with it tires Lin Jun.

Don't be fooled by Lin Jun casually playing around with it; during conversation, he has to constantly watch his panel to avoid being charmed, completely lacking any sense of relaxation.

As for Dylan trying to survive on a deserted island, the Scout has no vocal structure either.

He can't just let the Pukis run around with voice-Puki saying weird things and scaring adventurers, right…

Having no one to talk to quickly dampens Lin Jun's enthusiasm for language; best to wait until Norris wakes up for some chatting.

After some thought, Lin Jun decisively starts a new project—learning magic!

There's no shortage of textbooks; adventurers occasionally leave behind some magic-related books, all carefully preserved by Lin Jun.

For instance, the current book "Universal Spell Construction Basics," which seems to be a beginner's textbook.

The first chapter talks about the seven main magic nodes of the human body model?

Alright, let's skip that.

Puki, being a low-level demon, even with [Magic Storage], only has a central single magic node, offering no reference value.

Flipping to the second chapter, it discusses Innate Magic and Environmental Magic.

Hmm… Innate Magic is probably one's own mana pool, and Environmental Magic refers to the active magic around that can be invoked.

The casting process uses Innate Magic to internally construct an effective spell path, drawing in Environmental Magic to achieve the casting effect, which Puki can only achieve through Demon Crystals.

The book also mentions Spell Power = Innate Path Efficiency x Environmental Magic Concentration.

This explains why that Gold Level mage in the fog is so powerful, solely because Environmental Magic is overly abundant; any casual manipulation is several times the outside magic power.

Similarly, the usual role of Demon Crystals is to gather ambient magic, making the Environmental Magic around stronger during casting.

As for Innate Path Efficiency, it seems to be linked with Magic Level.

High Tier magic supposedly has minimum casting requirements; if path efficiency doesn't meet the standards, learning spell models is useless.

Continuing, there are some basic structure models.

I must say, this book starts off quite straightforward, but as you go further, the situation takes a sharp turn.

The initial single-loop structure and double-helix structure, while a bit complex visually, are still within comprehensible range.

Flipping quickly to the latter parts, finding multiple overlay models and triangular linkage models and the like, glancing at them gave Lin Jun a déjà vu of studying advanced calculus…

Looking back at the book title, "Universal Spell Construction Basics."

Is this really basic?

Lin Jun doesn't believe all the mages of this world are academic elites?

Closing the book, then opening another titled "Common Fire Magic Models (Tier 1-3)."

Indeed, limiting it to within Tier 3, it didn't feel like there was any out-of-curriculum knowledge.

Lin Jun chose a Tier Two spell, Fireball Technique, to study.

Though Lin Jun hasn't cast a single spell until now, he already possesses a Level 5 proficiency in [Magic Manipulation].

That's certainly credited to the merit of [Greed] and the selfless contributions of adventurers.

To meet casting needs, a special Magic Puki was created.

[Magic Storage Level 7] + [Magic Manipulation Level 5] + [Fire Magic Level 5]

The three foundational skills needed for casting magic are complete, and the Puki is equipped with a D-level Demon Crystal as an external casting device.

Magic can't expect Puki to automatically wield it; even with these skills, Puki doesn't have any knowledge related to spell models, it's all hand-operated by Lin Jun.

Operating Magic Puki No. 1, using [Magic Manipulation Level 5] to sketch the model of a Tier Two spell, can be considered relatively easy.

However, being the first time casting, Lin Jun still took 10 minutes of fiddling before completing and connecting the spell path of the Fireball Technique inside the Demon Crystal.

When the final path completes the loop, under Lin Jun's guidance, magic indeed starts massively gathering towards the Demon Crystal!

The temperature of the Demon Crystal rises rapidly!

Hmm?

Isn't this the Fireball Technique? How come the Demon Crystal's temperature is rising?

Before Lin Jun could figure it out, the Demon Crystal directly turned into a fireball, burnt off the fungal tendril, fell to the ground, and continued heating up!

The sudden explosion sound flashed through the Mushroom Forest, along with that Magic Puki, and 10 square meters of the Fungal Mat…

What the heck, the Demon Crystal getting roasted and exploding, could that be normal.

Where did things go wrong, Lin Jun saw that everyone's spells formed outside the Demon Crystal, didn't he?

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