Arcane Lord

Shado has come into contact with two magic items like spell reversal. One is the [Spell Reversal Ring] that was temporarily granted in [Projection Plane Arcane Empire], and the other is Niya's [Reversal of Magic Items]. mirror】.

He could borrow the latter to study at any time, but the former was limited by the size of the space at that time, and he could not embody it from the projection plane.

This is not a big or small regret.

But now, he has once again obtained a spell reversal magic item, and this purple ioun stone must bring him a different kind of surprise.

After connecting and equipping them one by one, Sha Duo found that all the open links between himself and the Magic Network were taken over by this purple ioun stone.

In other words, if someone wants to target him and cast a spell, the actual recipient of the spell will be the purple iron stone above his head.

Of course, spell reversal also has limitations. It can only reverse directional magic that has a target. If it is a spell like [Fireball] or [Ice Storm] that does not have a specific target in the sense of a spell, it cannot be reversed.

Those are actually area attacks.

Or it may be a physical attack. No matter whether the source of the physical attack is magic or not, [Spell Reversal] cannot do anything.

At this time, what the caster needs most is actually a force field protection spell that has the best protection against physical attacks.

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Next, Xia Duo briefly tested the spell reversal effect of the purple ioun stone. Everything was in line with expectations, and of course there was no chance of any surprises.

Just because these three ioun stones are all unencrypted magic items, Congenio sending these three gems is actually equivalent to giving the production method to Shado.

He felt this when he received the gift box yesterday.

Although it was not opened at the time, even though it was separated by a layer of box, the magic vision could still see countless magic network strings converging around three points in the box.

At first glance, it looks like a dense mess, but in fact it is filled with a full sense of order and beauty.

With Xia Duo's current magic knowledge, it is not enough to understand all the specific meanings at once, but he can at least judge that the link method of these magic network strings has not been encrypted.

And this also confirms the rumors about Master Congenio from all over Netheril - a kind elder who is willing to support young people!

Shado had come into contact with the magic contained in the blue and red ioun stones at the Tower of Time, but not the magic reversal.

Niya's [Mirror of Reversal] was indeed left behind by her great-grandfather, the Grand Arcanist Savil, but the relevant information, especially the details of the spell reversal, was not left behind.

Moreover, the [Mirror of Reversal] has been encrypted. If future generations do not want to destroy a practical magic item and an ancestral relic, it is basically impossible to decipher it.

And now, with this red ioun stone, Shado can master a new spell, and the new element unit contained in this spell may become the source for him to create new spells in the future.

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Generally speaking, the creation of new spells comes from several sources -

One is accidental discovery (including trial and error and collection).

For example, if you accidentally discover a certain element unit that is available and has practical significance about several magic network strings, then a new spell with this element unit as the core may appear.

The second step is to deeply study the principles of spells, integrate specific element units in existing spells, and combine them into a new spell as needed.

This is the source of most new spells, and this is how Shado mostly created new spells in the past.

Finally, there is pure theoretical derivation, which also requires proficiency in the principles of magic and the nature of the magic network.

Start derivation from a certain known element unit; or directly propose a conjecture purely based on experience and intuition, and then verify whether it is feasible, and so on.

The sources of these three new spells can also be regarded as three paths of magic research, and these three paths are not either-or. They can be fully inclusive to achieve higher efficiency.

Choosing to focus on theory does not mean that you have to stay in the mage tower completely, not communicate with the outside world at all, or even reject the knowledge of the outside world, and be completely silent in your own world.

Choosing to focus on search does not mean that you cannot conduct in-depth research on your own.

However, the magic research of ordinary mages mostly focuses on search and integration, while those who can touch the theoretical level are basically arcanists.

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After coming out of the magic laboratory, Sha Duo went straight to the top floor and came to Niya's study.

At this moment, Niya was sitting in front of the window, holding a stack of new paper in her hand, frowning slightly, as if she was thinking about some problem. It wasn't until Xia Duo came closer that she noticed it. When she turned around, her eyes suddenly became brighter. point:

"Xia Duo, you came just in time. I have a question to ask you!"

Xia Duo glanced at the words on the top page of the new stack of paper in her hand, and he probably knew what she wanted to ask, so he said, "What is the question?"

"The information you gave me said that although the foundation of the mythical chain is on the microscopic magic network string, its functional structure is on the macroscopic magic network structure. Does this mean that if we can integrate some kind of The background fluctuation of a specific magic network creates a special mystery lock with extremely wide coverage? "

"That's the truth, but how to integrate it specifically needs to be studied slowly."

Niya nodded, glanced up at Xia Duo, hesitated to speak, and finally couldn't hold it back and asked: "Where did you get this information? I believe that even Giles Towers is unlikely to master such information." Lots of mystery details.”

"Of course it's from the projection plane!"

Xia Duo didn't hide this, and had nothing to hide. Anyway, as long as he used it, it would be exposed sooner or later.

Now the Seven Towers have also mastered a certain amount of myth lock technology, as evidenced by the mystery locks in the Green Field Plane. With the Seven Towers blocking the way, he has nothing to worry about!

Moreover, he is now a senior arcanist. Even if there are no seven towers blocking the way, he is not too worried. Even if the high mage attacks, he is confident that he can repel it.

Furthermore, he has no idea of ​​using the Mystery Lock technology outside, he is just researching it privately.

However, it’s time for the Mysterious Lock ruins outside the Tower of Time to disappear.

Thinking like this, Xia Duo saw Niya looking at him with a strange expression. Xia Duo looked at himself and then left and right. He was a little confused, so he asked directly:

"Why do you look like this?"

"I was wondering if you have anything to do with the legendary goddess of destiny. I have been to the projection plane several times, but the best one was just a smooth survival. Why do you gain something every time! "

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Xia Duo was speechless.