The fourth one.
【Wizardry Model: Scarlet Sun Breath】
【Level: Second-Tier spell】
【Attribute: Fire】
【Base Power: 180,000 degrees】
【Casting Time: 8 seconds】
【Effect: Condenses fire-attribute energy to form a high-temperature torrent of flames, spewing forth in a cone-shaped area directly in front of the caster. The flame temperature can reach the level of a magma core, instantly melting most First-Tier defensive Wizardry Tools. It has a maximum range of 500 meters, with the coverage area of the flame torrent expanding as the casting distance increases. The flame torrent possesses adhesive properties, burning continuously upon contact with a target and making it difficult to extinguish through conventional means.】
Fire attribute. His fire-element affinity was almost zero, and his efficiency in channeling fire-element energy particles was outrageously low.
Even if his knowledge reserve was sufficient in the future, forcing himself to cast this spell would reduce its power by at least ten percent.
The fifth one.
【Three Thousand Thunders】
【Level: Second-Tier spell】
【Attribute: Lightning】
【Base Power: 80,000 degrees per bolt】
【Casting Time: 15 seconds】
【Effect: Summons a thundercloud to cover the sky above the target area. The thundercloud has a coverage radius of 200 meters and continuously rains down lightning for 30 seconds. The total number of lightning bolts randomly fluctuates between 100 and 300, with each bolt having a diffusion radius of 5 meters upon striking the ground. The thundercloud locks onto the target with the strongest energy fluctuations in the area, prioritizing targets with high energy density. The lightning has a piercing effect, capable of penetrating energy shields below 30,000 degrees. During the lightning storm, the caster must continuously channel the thundercloud; interrupting the channel will cause the thundercloud to dissipate immediately, though already summoned lightning bolts will not disappear.】
Just like the last one, putting aside whether he could learn it, he simply couldn't use it.
The sixth one.
【Golden Sand Flowing Stream】
【Level: Second-Tier spell】
【Attribute: Earth】
【Base Corrosion Rate: 50,000 degrees per minute】
【Casting Time: 20 seconds】
【Mana Cost: 300 degrees】
【Effect: Turns the ground of a designated area into quicksand-like golden sand, with an area radius of 150 meters. The movement speed of targets caught in the golden sand is reduced by 80%, while the sand continuously corrodes the targets' armor and energy shields at a rate of 50,000 degrees per minute. The residual energy of armor and energy shields destroyed by the golden sand's corrosion will be absorbed by the sand, converting into maintenance energy for the quicksand area and extending its duration. The base duration is 40 minutes. After targets leave the quicksand area, their movement speed is restored, but corroded armor will not recover.】
He had no words.
The seventh one.
【Water Curtain Illusory Light】
【Level: Second-Tier spell】
【Attribute: Water】
【Casting Time: 10 seconds】
【Effect: Condenses water-attribute energy to form a circular water curtain with a radius of 5 meters and a height of 15 meters. Illusory light flows across the surface of the water curtain, distorting light and energy perception passing through it, causing ranged attacks to deviate from their original trajectory by 30% to 50% when passing through the curtain. The water curtain also possesses an illusion effect, capable of condensing up to seven phantom clones of the caster on the inner side of the curtain. The movements and energy fluctuations of the clones are identical to the original body. The phantom clones possess no offensive power and dissipate directly upon being hit. The water curtain lasts for 1.5 hours. Once a phantom clone is destroyed, it requires a consumption of 20 degrees of mana to condense again.】
Water attribute.
Hehe.
The eighth one.
【Myriad Jets】
【Level: Second-Tier spell】
【Attribute: Water】
【Base Power: 12,000 degrees per jet】
【Casting Time: 12 seconds】
【Effect: Condenses water-attribute energy to form countless high-speed jets. The jets are as thin as hair and highly piercing, capable of instantly penetrating ordinary rock layers up to 100 meters thick. The maximum number of condensed jets is 300. While a single jet covers a very small area, a volley of 300 jets can cover an area 200 meters wide ahead. The range is 800 meters. The jets fly extremely fast, taking only 0.3 seconds from launch to hit a target at 800 meters. After penetrating a target, the jets will continue to fly forward until their range is exhausted or they are blocked by a shield with defensive power exceeding 30,000 degrees. The caster can freely control the number of jets launched, with a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 300.】
This was the last one.
Another water-attribute one.
Bah, damn Boulder. Couldn't he have made them all wood-attribute?
Ethan casually blew away the ashes of the eighth crystal.
All eight models were now engraved in his mind. The massive amount of information made his mental crystal throb slightly.
This feeling was very unfamiliar. Since gaining the double blessing of Sub-Saint's Gaze and Archmage, he hadn't experienced the feeling of studying until his head spun in a long time.
Moreover, he couldn't use a single one of these Second-Tier spells.
It wasn't because his mental power was insufficient, but because his knowledge reserve fell far too short.
He was currently like an illiterate person who had memorized a divine tome; he recognized every single character, but when they were pieced together, he had no idea what they meant.
The underlying energy conversion logic, runic resonance principles, and domain maintenance algorithms involved in Second-Tier spells were not things that could be conjured out of thin air just by learning quickly.
He had to start from the beginning and systematically study the intermediate and advanced knowledge he had skipped.
Outside the window, Colin's voice called out from downstairs.
“Ethan! Dinner's ready! Mother said if you don't come down right now, she's coming up to get you herself!”
Ethan stood up and brushed off his cuffs.
If he couldn't use them now, he would use them later. One day, he would definitely be able to use them.
Not today, and not tomorrow.
But as long as they remained in his hands, that day would eventually come.
Three days later, in the early morning, Ethan opened his eyes in his room.
A drop of rain fell on the windowsill.
The sound was extremely light, almost imperceptible.
But to Ethan, it sounded like thunder.
He stood up and pushed open the window.
Rain fell from the gray sky. At first, it was just a few scattered drops, splashing into tiny water droplets on the windowsill.
Then, the downpour suddenly intensified. Dense sheets of rain fell from the horizon, clattering against the flagstone ground, splashing white mist off the eaves, and re-wetting the cracked bark of trees that had been withered for three years.
The rain grew heavier and heavier.
Ethan heard a scream from outside the main castle.
The scream was not one of fear, but of unbelievable, long-suppressed ecstasy that had finally erupted.
“It's raining!”
Following that scream, more voices surged from all directions.
People were shouting, crying, and laughing. Children screamed at the top of their lungs as they rushed out of their homes, women wept uncontrollably on windowsills, and old men knelt in the muddy water with their hands raised to the heavens.
A young soldier leaned out from a battlement of the city wall, rain drenching his head and face. He grinned widely as rain mixed with tears flowed down his cheeks.
Beside him, a veteran leaned against the battlement, tilting his head back. As the rain pelted his face, his eyes were closed, his lips moving as if reciting a prayer.
The refugees gathered outside the city gates also saw the rain.
They rushed out of their tattered cloth tents and scrambled up from the base of the city walls, opening their arms and looking up at the sky.
Some knelt in the mud, while others stripped off their clothes and waved them wildly in the rain.
The entire Imperial City was enveloped in a curtain of rain.
The rain washed over the cracked city walls, the withered trees, and the dust and despair accumulated over three years of severe drought.
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