Ch. 65 What I Want You to Touch...

“Before you learn more about Glintstone Magic, I need you to understand the meaning of ‘magic.’ In ancient times, people created magic to change reality and realize their wishes. The use of magic in war is merely a byproduct.”

“First, you must know that no matter what power it is, there are countless ways to use it. Using power to fight others was not the original intention of the creators of Glintstone Magic.”

“If you only want to gain power from Glintstone Magic to clear away your enemies… Of course, even then, I will teach you what you want to learn, but if you truly hold such thoughts, you cannot become a true sorcerer.”

In the basement illuminated by candlelight, a one-on-one lesson was underway.

Sellen gave the only table and chair to Mia, her student, while she herself conjured a black magic curtain in the air and wrote upon it with blue ink.

It served as a blackboard for teaching.

Mia lowered her head. Beside the neat paragraphs and illustrations in the yellowed textbook in front of her were dense, elegant notes in Sellen’s handwriting.

“The Glintstone Magic I will teach you is the magic of finding the power within glintstone and then casting it.”

“You might wonder: where does that power come from?”

“What we call glintstone is amber formed by the stars.”

“Golden amber formed from resin contains the power of ancient life fragments. By analogy, glintstone also contains the power of the stars’ life.”

Mia raised her hand, wanting to ask a question.

Sellen chuckled softly: “It’s fine. I only have one apprentice right now, so you can just speak up if you want to ask something. Go ahead.”

“Um.” Mia said: “Does the ‘life of the stars’ refer to life on the stars?”

Sellen did not answer Mia’s question immediately. Instead, she gripped a glintstone staff, raised the head of the staff high, and swept it over her head.

The surrounding candlelight dimmed, and a brilliant starry sky appeared on the ceiling of the room.

Mia looked in wonder at the ceiling, which had just been cold rock but had now turned into a starry sky. Her cherry-colored lips parted subconsciously, completely stunned into silence by the painted scene.

Now, the two were under a semi-circular dome of night, and the surrounding walls and the narrow basement had vanished without a trace.

The ground beneath their feet reflected the starlight like a mirror, stretching on and on until it merged with the starry sky at an infinite distance.

A colorful galaxy traversed the night sky, with brilliant stars twinkling around it, and fleeting streams of light occasionally streaking across the sky.

In one corner of the sky, a full, round moon hung high. Although bright and conspicuous, the moonlight combined perfectly with the starlight, neither overpowering the starlight nor being obscured by it.

The two together formed a beautiful and gentle scene, making this space as bright as day.

She had never seen such a starry sky, and even if she had, it was only in various works from her past life.

“Ahem…”

Sellen cleared her throat.

The young girl snapped back to reality.

Sellen looked at Mia with a smile, but the sorcerer’s mask blocked all sight. Whether it was a smile or anger, the expression on Sellen’s face was known only to her.

The female sorcerer and Mia looked at the starry sky together.

“The ‘life of the stars’ is meant literally. The life of meteors, the life of comets, and the life of the stars twinkling in the sky—Glintstone Magic explores the life of the stars themselves.”

“Of course, life dwelling on the stars is also a very curious existence, and sorcerers also conduct research on life on the stars. But that is merely incidental. You must remember: Glintstone Magic seeks the life of the stars and explores the origin of the stars. Do you understand?”

Mia looked up and nodded earnestly.

“Very good!” Sellen replied with satisfaction: “In future lessons, you must raise any questions you have. The desire for knowledge is the most precious spirit for us sorcerers!”

“You must remember that Glintstone Magic is intended to explore the stars and the life of the stars. There is a group of low-class sorcerers now who have completely forgotten this.”

There was a hint of complaint in Sellen’s tone.

Then she waved her hand: “Let us continue the lesson.”

“Glintstone Magic is closely related to mathematics. Since we want to explore the stars, we must also learn to calculate the trajectories of the stars.”

“Moreover, casting magic also requires the assistance of mathematics. Using formulas to understand magic and to deduce new magic—this is the biggest difference between magic and Prayer.”

Upon hearing this, Mia subconsciously pursed her lips.

As the saying goes.

Anyone might betray you, but mathematics will not.

Mathematics will not, simply because it will not.

However, under this illusory starry sky.

The young girl felt her heart was incomparably vast, as if it could contain anything.

A confidence in knowledge suddenly appeared in her heart, something she had never dared to imagine before…

“But first, let us begin with controlling magic power.”

Sellen said, asking Mia to turn the old textbook in her hand to a certain page.

That page was covered with Sellen’s elegant handwriting. Without explanation, Mia could understand the knowledge in the book through Sellen’s notes from long ago.

But teacher Sellen still guided her step-by-step on how to sense the magic power of glintstone.

She picked up a piece of glintstone that had been piled in the room and placed it on Mia’s desk: “Try to use that method to sense the magic power sleeping within the glintstone, and then light it up. This is a process that everyone who wants to learn Glintstone Magic must do.”

“The method I just taught you to guide the power of glintstone is actually the first lesson for many untalented people, and also their last.”

Mia picked up the glintstone on the table, dazed.

In fact, the way to guide magic power is not much different from the way to concentrate when casting Prayer.

But that is limited only to guiding magic power. Compared to the knowledge required to cast true Glintstone Magic, that kind of thing, which can be done just by concentrating, is not only far from reaching it, but it doesn’t even come close to touching the edge of it.

The young girl held the glintstone, closed her eyes, and focused her energy.

A moment later, she received feedback: a feeling like plucking a harp string.

She found the trick!

Then, following this rhythm, she continued to control the magic power!

Before that, the glintstone was like a battery, with the energy inside as still as an ancient well.

But now, Mia could feel that the energy within the glintstone was gradually becoming active.

The young girl gripped the glintstone tightly, further stimulating the power within. In front of teacher Sellen, she must give it her all!

The energy gradually boiled, turning from flowing water into rolling, boiling water, and then into boiling droplets…

The activity was still increasing!

But Mia had her eyes closed, and with the eye mask blocking her vision, she completely failed to notice that the glintstone in her hand was emitting an increasingly blinding light!

And the Fire Dragon Talisman on her body also made her extremely dull to the constantly rising temperature of the glintstone in her hand!

The expression inside teacher Sellen’s mask, from the moment Mia held the glintstone, gradually changed from expectation to satisfaction, then from satisfaction to surprise, and finally from nervousness to shock—

When the glintstone in Mia’s hand began to tremble slightly, while the young girl still remained unaware…

“Let it go quickly!”

“Hm?” Mia opened her eyes and was immediately stung by the strong light, causing tears to flow.

‘Snap!’

Sellen quickly swung her staff to knock the glintstone out of Mia’s hand, and then with another strike, hit the glintstone far away.

‘Bang—’

The glintstone exploded the moment it hit the ground the second time.

A white, strong light burst forth within the starry space.

Shards flew clattering toward the two, who were at least four or five meters away. Sellen waved her staff, and a deep blue, semi-transparent barrier appeared in front of them, blocking the glintstone shards.

“Ah—” Mia looked somewhat dazed at the glittering glintstone shards scattered all over the ground.

She glanced at Sellen, who had clearly heaved a sigh of relief.

Blowing up the glintstone should mean that she is very powerful, right?

Just like in the “Long Aotian” novels of her past life, where the protagonist cracks the crystal ball during a capability test?