Chapter 19 Begins! The Devil's Path!

  Genius!

  This guy is absolutely a genius in magical research!

  Du Wei had already made an evaluation of the magician in front of him! If this guy was allowed to continue researching like this, it's possible that one day he would become a master of a generation!

  But now Du Wei is most concerned about how to use magic with pharmacology.

  The magician mentioned the results of his tireless efforts, and he couldn't help but feel some excitement. Although previously he could only secretly see this result, and couldn't share it with others, his life's greatest achievement, he felt a little regret in his heart. At this moment, he finally spoke out without any scruples, and the magician's eyes also shone with light, his face full of pride, even to the point of being excitedly gesticulating.

  "For someone like me, spiritual power, or magical power, is sufficient. However, my sensory ability is a bit too weak. I am unable to sense the magical elements in the surrounding natural environment. So, I was thinking, it's just like a person with poor hearing, if the sounds around them are very low, they naturally won't be able to hear them... But, if the sounds around them are very loud and noisy! Then maybe they'll be able to hear them!"

  Du Wei's eyes lit up and he immediately responded: "So... you want to use the things extracted from pharmacology to increase the content of magical elements around us?"

  "Yes! The most basic thing in fire magic is the 'fire element', but even the most brilliant magicians don't know what this 'fire element' really is, because everyone only knows how to use it, but not what it's all about. And those combustible potions, since they can burn, it means that these potions also contain the 'fire element'! I made a hypothesis: my sensitivity is too poor, so in the same environment, people with strong sensitivity can sense the magical elements around them, but I don't feel anything. So... if we can increase the magical elements in the surrounding environment to a certain proportion, then even someone like me with dull senses should be able to feel it, right? That way, wouldn't I be able to use magic too?"

  "Then... you did it?" Du Wei sighed.

  "Yes!" The magician said solemnly, "I have done many experiments. My main research direction is fire magic. I assumed that the combustible potions contain fire elements. But how to extract these fire elements, it took me a lot of time. I left my teacher and came to the south alone. I also had a small magical laboratory where I made many extraction tools by myself. After several years of research, I finally found it."

  Du Wei couldn't help but feel a little excited: "You've found the fire element... what exactly is the fire element?"

  “…I don’t know either.” The magician couldn't help but feel a little frustrated: “I've tried at least over a hundred formulas and more than three hundred extraction methods, until recently…I did an experiment and used a formula to extract something from over a dozen plants, synthesizing it into a powder, a black powder. Then…suddenly I felt it!”

  "Feel anything?" Du Wei raised an eyebrow.

  "Yes! I felt it! My original magical sensitivity was extremely dull, and I couldn't feel any of the magical elements around me! But just as I created this powder, and according to my experimental procedure, used a self-made wind blower to blow these powders into the air... I finally sensed it! I tried a fire magic spell, and found that I could clearly feel the pulse of the natural fire element! I... I actually succeeded!"

  At this point, the magician became somewhat excited: "I started on the path of magic at the age of thirteen and have spent a full twenty years! I finally managed to use... although it was just a tiny, insignificant, lowest-level fireball spell! But when I saw myself shoot out that fist-sized fireball with magic, I almost died from happiness."

  Du Wei looked at this guy's face and couldn't help but sigh: "So to say, that day in the tavern, when you were fighting with my people, the fireball technique you released was also..."

  "Yes." The magician nodded: "I have brought some sealed bottles with me, and those bottles contain the powder I refined. When I need to use magic, I will lightly open one of the bottles hidden in my sleeve with my hand, exposing the powder inside... Then, I can sense the presence of fire elements and use magic."

  What a weird method... But this guy is indeed a genius!

  But... Du Wei suddenly thought of another question in his heart, and his face turned a bit strange: "Your magician qualification, was it passed through the assessment by this method?"

  The magician's face turned red: "I know, this method would be equivalent to cheating. But my desire for the title of magician is really beyond my own control."

  "This I can understand." Du Wei said: "It's just that I find it strange, why did you only take the lowest level of a first-level magician? You have magical talent and now that you've solved the problem of your senses, shouldn't you be able to take a higher level of magician?"

  "No, I can't do it." The captive shook his head: "My method may have solved the problem of resonance, but...it immediately faced a new difficulty. And that difficulty, no matter how hard I thought about it, couldn't be solved."

  "What's wrong?" Du Wei was very concerned about this... after all, whether he could learn and use magic depended on this guy.

  "I've done the experiment, and although I managed to extract that yellow powder rich in fire elements, my sensing ability is just too poor. So, even with such a rich fire element, I can only use the most basic fireball spell. The magician sighed: "Do you think I don't want to use more advanced magic? I've even fantasized that if I could increase the fire element in the surrounding environment... then theoretically, I might be able to continuously raise the level of fire element in the surroundings! In the end, who knows, maybe I'll be able to cast the ultimate forbidden spell 'Inferno'! Becoming a forbidden spell master would be what an honor, what an achievement? That way, I'd almost instantly jump to the top of the continent's magician ranks!"

  His expression was very excited, but unfortunately, he said to the end, his tone became gloomy: "Unfortunately, my problem is... My sense of perception is very poor. So, if I want to use more advanced fire magic, I can only do it by increasing the amount of fire elements around me, and then increase! The higher the concentration, the more advanced fire magic I can use. But, you know, I extracted that yellow powder, which already contains a high degree of fire elements! I really can't think of any other way to further increase the concentration of fire elements... And, I even did a rough calculation... Even in an environment with such a high concentration of fire elements, I can only use the lowest level of fireball magic... So, if I want to use mid-level fire magic, at least the amount of fire elements around me needs to be increased by several tens of times! Several tens of times! What concept is that? Unless I'm thrown directly into the flames! Only in the flames will there be such a rich and dense concentration of fire elements! But if I do that, I'll be burned to death first."

  "So... although you've overcome the hurdle of magical sensitivity, it seems that's all you're capable of - using only the most basic magic." Du Wei concluded.

  "Yes."

  "So, what about your Instant Casting?" Du Wei was still interested in the method this guy used to continuously shoot fireballs without chanting.

  "That's just a trick of pharmacology." The magician looked a bit embarrassed: "My magic isn't about driving the magical elements in nature, but rather creating my own magical elements... Ordinary magicians need to use incantations to summon and search for magical elements in the air when casting spells... But me, I don't need to summon or search, because at that time, the fire element was right in my sleeve..."

  Du Wei finally changed color this time!

  If it's like this... then... if... suppose!

  Assuming he can overcome his current difficulties and successfully use more advanced magic... He can still cast it instantly!!

  Imagine a magician who can cast high-level fire magic... and also doesn't need to chant, can use instant casting techniques... what a powerful guy that would be!

  Afterwards, Du Wei patiently talked to the magician for a long time. He deliberately shifted the topic to magical medicine, which surprised the magician. This young half-sized boy, this noble and dignified young aristocrat (although the magician didn't know what Du Wei's identity was at first, but now, seeing that this young boy could own such a large castle on the Roland Plains, he was probably a son of the famous Roland family!)

  A noble of such high standing, yet so well-versed in the magical art of potion-making, which is not highly regarded by people of status... This is indeed a rare thing.

  However, this young nobleman really did have a good understanding of magical potions! His erudition made even the magicians feel a little secretly admiring. Afterwards, after the atmosphere between the two people had become slightly more harmonious, Du Wei finally spoke out about his own experiences: originally wanting to become a magician, but being determined to have no talent and failing...

  Such an encounter immediately aroused sympathy for this captive! A sense of empathy and shared suffering arose spontaneously.

  This young noble, also has a similar experience to mine! With the same yearning and longing for magic, with the same discovery that they have no talent, even though both people are naturally gifted in magic power, but unfortunately have poor sensing abilities!

  In such a situation, although there were some unpleasantness between them before and he was still a captive of others now, the magician's aversion to this little nobleman had decreased a lot from deep down.

  The other side, too, would only think of capturing oneself out of a longing for magic in their heart.

  At least one thing is similar to oneself - the determination to become a magician.

  "Soliske." Duvi called out the magician's name softly (Duvi had already learned the name of this genius magician from their previous conversation), he looked at the magician: "I'll ask you a question... why do you want to become a magician? What do you hope to gain after becoming a magician?"

  “…this.” Solstice thought for a moment: “The mission of mages, it seems, should be to explore the ultimate secrets of magic, to study magic diligently, and to spend one's whole life immersed in the mysteries of magic. But I am destined not to become a high-level mage after all, so what does exploring the ultimate secrets of magic have to do with me?...So, I just want to get what I want.”

  "Are you referring to the status and treatment of mages?" Du Wei smiled: "Your answer is quite honest, and what you said isn't wrong either. Mages have always been treated with high regard, no matter where they go, a highly skilled mage will always be sought after by those in power and can receive the highest treatment and respect... However, don't forget, you're just a lowly first-level mage! No big shot would spend a lot of money to recruit a low-level mage with poor skills."

  Solstice Silent... He knew that Du Wei was telling the truth. Although he had obtained recognition as a magician, but as the lowest first-level magician, wherever he went, he found that he wasn't as welcome as he had imagined.

  At the beginning, people were informed that they were magicians and were filled with surprise and respect! However, afterwards, when the other party learned that they were only the lowest level of a first-level magician, their enthusiasm immediately dropped by tenfold.

  This is also the reason why Sorussia had to humble himself and join Yolyn's small adventure team that was not in the mainstream! He wanted to join a large mercenary group, but others didn't think much of him either.

  Looking at Sorceria's helpless expression, Duwei knew that the timing was almost ripe. He smiled and opened his mouth: "Sorceria, since your dream is to get the treatment and respect of a magician, why not serve me? You can become my personally recruited private magic consultant. I will give you very good treatment! The respect, status, and things you need, I can all satisfy you. I believe you also know that I am a member of the Roline family. The name of the Roline family should not humiliate you, right?"

  Solzhenitsyn's heart is pounding!

  Relying on this young noble... seems to be a good choice too. Although there were some conflicts before, the other party was just infatuated with magic after all. Moreover, the conversation earlier was pleasant, and more importantly, this young noble also turned to studying magical pharmacology like himself after losing hope in the path of magic... Such an encounter made Solstkya feel a sense of "kindred spirit"!

  And also become a magical consultant under the Rowling family flag, receiving preferential treatment... What's there to hesitate about?

  "I... " Solstice thought for a moment: "I'm willing to accept your offer, but I need to make a trip back south. My laboratory is in the south and I have many essential tools there. The lab also has many precious materials and various powders that I've refined, all of which need to be brought back. These things must be done by me personally... You also know that a magician's laboratory can't be moved by ordinary people. That would be very dangerous."

  Du Wei thought for a moment: Let him go back to the south, it's not a big deal... but this guy, won't he take the opportunity to run away?

  And this guy who cheated his way into getting the title of magician is now worth a fortune in Duwei's heart! Absolutely can't afford to make any mistakes!

  At once, Du Wei made a decision: "Alright, I'm also very interested in your laboratory, let's go to the south together!"

  The road of Roland's demon in the future was opened from this day on.

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