Chapter 99: One-time Rune

Chapter 99: One-time Rune

Chapter 99 Disposable Rune

A piece of demonized beast skin, a spider wool pen, and a box of elemental ink, these are the tools he needs to carve a disposable rune.

"Whether it's alchemy or enchanting, the initial investment is relatively large. It's really difficult for new apprentices." Looking at his enchanting tools, Ivan couldn't help but worry about other newcomers.

The animal hide comes from a demonized beast that is friendly to earth energy. This processed animal hide is an excellent material for carrying runes. Enchanters call it "Talisman Scroll". This rune scroll has good stability and is suitable for novice enchanters. The price is not cheap, 1 magic stone for 3 small pieces.

The spider wool talisman pen is produced by the guardian clan of the academy, that is, the eight-clawed black spider that asked Wizard Bernardson for the password when entering the academy. They are a friendly intelligent race that has signed an alliance with the academy and guards outside the academy day and night.

A good spider velvet pen costs 5 magic stones.

Elemental ink is made from elemental powder and swamp octopus ink. It can be regarded as a special potion. The runes carved with it have good water resistance, fire resistance, and corrosion resistance. They dry quickly and will not fade easily. They also have good energy particle conductivity.

To be on the safe side, Ivan did not mix the elemental ink himself, but chose to buy a high-quality ink cartridge directly from the store. The ink cartridge has four compartments, containing elemental inks of plant, water, earth, and fire respectively. The large box is worth 10 magic stones.

"We've simulated it hundreds of times, but it feels different when we actually do it."

He picked up the talisman pen twice, pondered for a moment, and put it down again. He didn't start writing for a long time, always feeling that there was something he hadn't thought through.

This is very different from the situation when refining medicine.

When he was refining medicine, he would often feel that it would be difficult to succeed only when a small accident occurred during the process. But this was not the case now. He felt that it would be difficult to succeed in enchanting the medicine just as he was about to start. This was the reason why he had not started yet.

It is said in the book: Runes are changeable, and enchanters need to understand runes from their own perspective.

In fact, the line text he is learning now is the understanding of three-dimensional runes by an ancient wizard named "Needham", so people call it "Needham language".

Needham language is just one of the line scripts used to decipher three-dimensional runes, and it is also one of the most widely used.

The meaning of the phrase "runes are changeable" is that you cannot carve the runes mechanically, you must have your own ideas, so that you can become a qualified enchanter.

Carving runes needs to be adapted to local conditions and the material. At present, it is necessary to carve the most suitable lines according to the characteristics of the animal skin itself. Only such lines can show the power of the "solid rune" as much as possible.

"Failure is failure, it's not like you can't afford to fail."

Ivan knew the most fundamental reason for his hesitation. There were too many good ideas and he couldn't tell which one was the best. He secretly warned himself not to aim too high.

Animal skins have been processed by humans and are most suitable for beginners.

After he checked it again, he concentrated for a few seconds, outputted his mental strength and magic power to the tip of the pen, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink and decisively dropped it on the animal skin, quickly and steadily carving the interpretation line text of the plant-based 'Solidity Talisman'.

All in one go.

The carving was completed in the blink of an eye.

Ivan put the talisman pen aside and looked at his masterpiece.

The ink on the animal skin dries quickly, but even after drying it still retains a unique freshness, as if it can still flow along the lines.

"As expected, this is high-quality elemental ink. It looks pleasing to the eye."

It looked good on the outside, so he carefully sensed its interior and began to grade it according to the standards of enchantment.

After a while, he came to a conclusion. The completion rate was only 23%, which meant that only % of the rune's power could be displayed. This was undoubtedly an unqualified enchantment. After making a judgment, he activated the rune, and a ball of emerald green energy emerged. It obviously disintegrated when it left the animal skin and dispersed into the air. The animal skin in his hand went from soft to hard, like the ground after being exposed to the sun, with cracks all over it.

"It really failed."

He muttered to himself that the 20% completion rate made him realize that his so-called good ideas had limitations.

Unlike truly powerful enchanters, they just find a place, take a glance and have an idea in their mind, then pick up a pen to carve lines, easily revealing the full power of the runes, and set up a rune magic array on the spot. The ideas of these people are truly good ideas.

But he was not discouraged, he believed that he would become such an enchanter sooner or later.

In the following days, making disposable runes became an important part of his daily routine, and his understanding of runes and enchantments was enhanced bit by bit.

That day, Ivan was taking a paid biology anatomy class.

[Biology Experience +1]
[Biology: lv2 (1/200)]
Biology was upgraded to level 2 as expected, and a small light of wisdom lingered around him, allowing him to have a further understanding of biological anatomy, the swift wood silkworm and other creatures, and at the same time obtain a level 2 light of wisdom.

Two days later, Ivan fed the ginger summer water to the swift wood silkworm and watched the swift wood silkworm absorb the medicine drops and integrate the curse power therein.

[Curse Learning Experience +1]
[Curse: lv2 (1/200)]
The study of curses was upgraded to level 2. Despite having a small light of wisdom, he still had only a limited understanding of curses. Fortunately, he had gained a level 2 light of wisdom.

The continuous upgrading of subjects made him feel that he had made the right decision to come to the Wizarding Academy.

Time passed day by day. It had been twelve days since he last came to the pharmacy. Ivan stepped into the pharmacy again. This was his third time to this place.

"Mr. Ivan, please come in." Seeing him appear, Orrick, who was lying like a salted fish, jumped up with a smile on his face. "Are you tired after coming here? Do you want to lie on my chair for a while--"

"No need. I have something else to do later." Ivan was not used to the way Orrick treated big customers, so he interrupted him to prevent him from saying anything more exaggerated.

"That's a pity. If you have any request, just tell me. As long as it can be done, I, Orrick, will definitely not be vague." Orrick checked the potion he took out and promised solemnly, almost patting his chest with his hand.

Ivan's heart moved, and he conveyed a word obscurely through his spiritual power, and he kept an eye on the other person's expression.

"What medicinal herbs do you need this time? Please rest assured that the herbs I have here are absolutely the best. They are guaranteed to be carefully selected and I can arrange them for you properly." Orrick seemed not to have heard it and continued to promote his own medicinal herbs as usual.

A moment later, Ivan came out with a lot of raw materials, and he had 370 lower-grade magic stones on him, apparently he had underestimated 60 magic stones.

At the door of the pharmacy, Conley looked at the figure walking away quickly in surprise. He wanted to call out to him, but he was in such a hurry that he disappeared around the corner in a short while.

"Strange, why did Ivan buy so many materials? Could it be that he is already able to refine basic potions?"

Conley stood at the door, frowning and thinking. He felt that this possibility was the most likely. Thinking of what Ivan had said before, he suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

Then he entered the pharmacy and found the owner lying on the recliner again, with no intention of getting up to greet customers.

In fact, Orrick glanced at it veiledly.

He remembered that Conley had been here once before. Last time, he spent a lot of money to buy a set of second-hand alchemy equipment and 1 magic stone of raw materials for hemostatic potion. Such a person was not worth Orrick's attention. Besides, he had just made a large sum of money and he had to take a good rest after being tired for so long.

Conley had no idea that he was being looked down upon. If he knew how Orrick treated Ivan and himself differently, he would probably be so angry that his face would turn green. After all, he was a prince of a principality and had never been treated differently like this.

(End of this chapter)