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Chapter 631: Chapter 258 Choosing Innate Wizardry (Two-in-One Mega Chapter)_4

Such expressions.

“So it seems, having Metal Morphing Spell as innate wizardry is not bad!”

The more he thought, the more feasible Rein found it!

At that moment, Rein suddenly remembered that he hadn’t checked the earlier system notification.

He immediately started browsing through it.

Under the Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent) panel and at the top of the icon, there was a new icon.

The icon depicted a twisted column of transforming metal with a hand beside it, and between them were several short arcs.

These short arcs formed circles, symbolizing the hand facing the metal column, releasing some kind of mystical wave, causing the metal column to warp and transform.

Below the icon, there was a line of small text:

Metal Morphing Spell lv1 (1/100)

Metal Morphing Spell lv1 effect: Consumes a certain amount of spiritual power to activate the surrounding metal elemental particles with a specific witchcraft model, changing the shape of the metal in the caster’s hands.

(Note: Metal Morphing Spell is a continuous guidance type of witchcraft, the speed of transformation and the level of control are directly proportional to spiritual power, and inversely proportional to the total amount of metal being transformed and the type of metal.)

Hmm?

Rein read the note several times over.

The correlation between transformation speed and control level was something he had anticipated.

Being directly proportional to spiritual power was also nothing special since the few apprentice-level spells he had mastered were also directly proportional to spiritual power.

However….

“The type and total amount of metal being inversely proportional is a bit annoying….,” Rein muttered to himself.

This point, he had overlooked in his tests just now!

He quickly picked up two iron ingots he had prepared and tested the Metal Morphing Spell again.

Indeed, transforming them into a hammer shape took about four seconds now, compared to about three seconds before because of the increased number of iron ingots.

This immediately made Rein furrow his brow!

Thinking it over, Rein took several iron ingots approximating the weight of a Two-Handed Warhammer and commenced a transformation test.

The result took a full ten seconds to transform the numerous iron ingots back into the shape of the original warhammer!

This….

The situation before him suddenly made Rein’s expression turn a bit ugly….

Though it was just at lv1, and upgrades were possible later on.

But even though each upgrade reduced the casting time by twenty percent,

“So lv2 would be about eight seconds….”

“lv3 would be over six seconds, lv4 just over five seconds, lv5 four seconds….”

“….lv8 two seconds….”

Rein did some mental calculations.

He discovered that even at lv10, it would still require about 1.3 seconds.

It seemed fast, but the problem was, it was still quite far from what Rein envisioned!

Previously, Rein had imagined that during combat, weapons would transform instantaneously, like a greatsword suddenly turning into a scythe, catching the enemy off guard and hitting them instantly!

Or, a warhammer in hand instantly transforming into a tower shield to block a sudden attack from an enemy, etc.

Combat among Great Knights was not calculated by seconds but by 0.1 seconds or even shorter.

This meant that even at lv10, he was still an order of magnitude short….

“No!”

“There’s also the type of metal!”

Rein suddenly tensed up!

He realized there was a bigger problem!

He quickly went to a corner of the room, picked up a handle-shaped fragment of Hardened Essence Gold, which was exactly from his shattered warhammer.

Seconds later….

Rein’s expression turned exceptionally grim!

Because he just tested it, and transforming an equivalent weight of Hardened Essence Gold was much more difficult than iron ingots!

The time it took to transform the Hardened Essence Gold back into the original warhammer shape was nearly a full twenty seconds!

This was simply…

This meant that his previous idea of instantaneous transformation during combat was almost impossible to achieve!

Unless, Metal Morphing Spell became the innate wizardry!

The consumption of spiritual power would drastically decrease while the casting speed would significantly increase!

But how could that be possible!

Metal Morphing Spell was not a defensive type of witchcraft!

….

After thinking it over, Rein took a deep breath to calm his emotions.

He decided to put the Metal Morphing Spell aside for now.

At that moment, Rein saw a wooden box containing a vaporizer agent on the table.

He casually opened the box, and a bottle emanating a deep blue color mixed with golden starlight appeared before Rein’s eyes.

Seeing such a beautiful vaporizer agent, Rein couldn’t help but pick it up and look at it closely.

Just then, a system notification suddenly appeared:

[Ding! Host has acquired Vaporizer Agent, triggering conversion to Wizard (Legendary)!]

[Preconditions for promotion to Wizard (Legendary) are: one, wizard aptitude; two, Spirit over 30 points; three, Basic Meditation Will Rune (24/24); four, mastery of any Level 1 wizardry; five, Vaporizer Agent…. Current conditions met, yes/no convert to Wizard (Legendary)!]

[Note: Converting to Wizard (Legendary) will override the Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent) profession panel.]

“I still haven’t learned ‘Flame Resistance Ring,’ how come….,” Rein wondered.

In an instant, Rein froze!

He understood!

He remembered the precondition for advancing to Flame Walker (Legendary) which included the fourth item: mastering the Level 1 fire witchcraft “Flame Protection.”

Throughout the system’s descriptions, there was never any mention of defensive-oriented witchcraft!

Where did this doctrine originate from….?

Rein thought hard again.

This came from the words spoken by Magician family descendant Naya Usman at the time:

“…Wizards found that among the choices for solidifying witchcraft models, Level 1 defensive witchcraft works best… in Ancient Times, many wizards chose offensive witchcraft, but they later found, when facing assassins or some stealthy monsters attacking….”

“I assumed too much!”

“So, Metal Morphing Spell can completely become innate wizardry!”

“I already have the ‘Intermediate Steel Body’ talent, and my defensive power is quite strong. If my talents continue to improve, it should not be weaker than any Level 1 defensive witchcraft….”

“Right!”

“Also! Metal Morphing Spell, transforming into a shield, armor, wouldn’t that also be considered defensive witchcraft?”

Suddenly, Rein’s eyes lit up!