RNP Chapter 7 Schools of Thought and Academic Schools
Chapter 7 Schools of Thought and Academic Schools
The introduction, which mentions the divisions between different schools of wizardry after meditation, is about this.
Wizards seek extraordinary powers.
Based on the source and ultimate nature of that power, the wizarding community naturally split into different schools.
Broadly speaking, there are three schools of thought in the wizarding world.
A school of thought that pursues the soul.
A flesh-and-blood style that strengthens the physical body.
And the balance school of thought, which seeks balance between the soul and the body.
Within each school of thought, there are further subdivisions based on individual choices.
Between different schools of thought, some are friendly with each other, while others are in conflict.
For example, the Warcraft School, which focuses on Warcraft, naturally clashes with the Bloodline School, which seizes the bloodline of Warcraft.
For example, certain hunter schools or beastmaster schools that focus on taming magical beasts also have conflicts with the magical beast schools and bloodline wizards who can transform into magical beasts.
At the same time, under the general term "Warcraft School," there are different minor schools among different Warcraft—birds and beasts, beasts and fish—and they also have different conflicts and collaborations with each other.
There are also the angelic lineage and the demonic school, whose wizards are also locked in fierce battles.
Loong recalled the contents of the old man's diary.
He would sell the heads of apprentices who had learned the Spiral Tree of Life meditation to a wizard of the Bird School.
Clearly, the Asuka School and the school that practiced the Spiral Tree of Life meditation were enemies.
"It's a pity the old man didn't specify which school of thought the Spiral Tree of Life Meditation belongs to. Otherwise, I might have been able to try to contact other wizards in that school," Loon thought.
The only thing he was certain of was that this Spiral Tree of Life meditation method was the Balanced School among the three major schools.
The two seeds he meditated, one corresponding to the soul and the other to the body—only the Balance School would have such a distinction.
After closing the book and resting for a while, finding some food and drink to calm his mind, Loon returned to the library, opened "Introduction to Wizardry," and began reading the rest of the book.
The knowledge recorded at the end of the chapter on schools of thought and doctrines is exactly what Luo Ang needs right now.
This relates to knowledge about zero-ring spells and fixed spell slots.
Zero-ring spells are spells that are split from first-level spells.
During the apprenticeship stage, if an apprentice with sufficient talent can learn multiple zero-ring spells, and these zero-ring spells are all derived from the same first-ring spells, then they may be able to master the corresponding first-ring spells ahead of time. This will greatly help them become a first-level wizard and will also greatly enhance their survivability during the apprenticeship stage.
Apprentices with a legitimate lineage, after becoming first-level apprentices, will learn zero-ring spells in a certain sequence under the guidance of their elders, solidify their zero-ring spells, and ultimately master first-level spells.
Such treatment was something Luo Ang naturally couldn't consider.
He quietly flipped through the introduction to wizardry.
Soon, they saw the section about spell solidification.
Different people have different qualities that suit different meditation methods—so how do we manifest those qualities?
This is the solidified spell.
Every spell, even a level zero spell, has its own unique rhythm.
As apprentices observe level zero spells and sense their rhythm, they can naturally perceive which level zero spell's rhythm best matches their own existence.
The higher the compatibility, the easier it is to solidify the spell.
This is a manifestation of their talent.
Once you have solidified the corresponding spell according to your own affinity, teachers from the corresponding school who want to take you as a disciple will naturally find you.
Level 0 spell.
Although he has not yet come into contact with other spells, it is clear that the Thunderclap spell that Loon previously learned was a level zero spell.
Moreover, the fact that Loon was able to master this spell before completing his meditation clearly indicates that this level-zero spell, which originated from his bloodline, has a high degree of compatibility with Loon.
Solidifying this spell is definitely not difficult!
That's precisely why Luo Ang didn't want to solidify the Thunderclap Technique directly.
According to Luo Ang's understanding from his previous life, a person's strength and weakness can be divided into two levels: numerical value and mechanism.
Whether it's just numerical data or mechanics, it's easy for people to target it.
Only by combining numerical values and mechanics...
Clearly, the powerful vitality, strength, and magic of a wizard apprentice are numerical values.
Therefore, after having the numerical values, Loon was more inclined to choose spells that could compensate for the mechanics, rather than spells that were purely numerical, such as Thunderclap.
Frankly speaking, extreme numerical values are a simple and direct kind of beauty.
But right now, Loon is just a wizard apprentice—at this level, his stats are by no means beautiful.
Luo Ang's gaze inadvertently drifted to the seven scrolls in the old man's collection.
Clearly, those seven scrolls all contained zero-level spells.
And in this "Introduction to Wizardry", there is a zero-level spell recorded - the spell of interpretation.
This is an essential spell for all wizards.
The greatest function of this spell is to decipher and learn spells from those spell scrolls.
This is the path most wizards take to learn magic.
Even for wizards with a lineage, when they are learning a certain spell, their elders simply give them a corresponding scroll and let them interpret and learn it on their own, and then answer their questions during the learning process.
Loen stopped the book in his hand on the page about deciphering techniques.
Then his gaze fell on a bookshelf in the library—where the old man had collected seven scrolls.
For the old man's standards, all the spells recorded in these seven scrolls are level zero spells.
"I hope that among these seven spells, there will be one that I want."
Without delay, Loon immediately calmed his mind and, following the method described in the wizard's introduction, began to sense the rhythm within the seven scrolls.
Different rhythms, each carrying a different "flavor," manifested in Luo Ang's perception, arousing his "appetite."
"The third one!"
The seven scrolls on the bookshelf all, to varying degrees, evoked a sense of appetite that originated from the soul.
Of these seven reels, the third reel is the best match for Loen.
When his soul sensed the rhythm of the third scroll, Luo Ang even had a strange feeling of first love, as if he were seeing the purest moonlight of his childhood.
He took down the third scroll and, following the description in the wizard's introduction, used his mental power to trace the nodes corresponding to the interpretation spell.
In a wizard's spells, each spell has different nodes—the more nodes a spell has, the more complex it is and the more difficult it is to cast; conversely, the fewer nodes a spell has, the easier it is to cast.
There are only three nodes for deciphering spells—these are the simplest spells among level zero spells, without exception.
Some wizards have even discussed whether this interpretive technique can be considered a spell.