Mage Veigar

Chapter 86: No Way
The yellowed parchment is engraved with runes.

This was the magic that Vega had dreamed of a month ago, Shadow Magic.

Once he uses the Shadow Technique, he can control his shadow to fight within 200 meters, and the shadow has the same strength as his professional level. As long as Vega's mental and magical power are not exhausted, the shadow has almost the ability to be immortal.

As long as you have this magic.

In addition, the Shadow Technique has the characteristic of enhancing both concealment and attack power by 150% in the dark, which means that when Vega faces some enemies of unknown strength, he can use the shadow to test them first. If he can kill them, he will kill them. If he cannot kill them, he can use the characteristics of the shadow to kill the enemies. At worst, he can retreat in time.

Dark magic has always been known for its weirdness and powerful single-target combat.

Mages who manipulate dark magic are called shadow mages or trickster mages. They may not have the powerful attack and destructive power of elemental mages, but they are weird and unpredictable. Especially in assassination missions, they are often more flexible than elemental mages.

In addition, due to the relative rarity of this type of attribute, Shadow Mages are particularly popular in the military.

Veigar put away his mage certificate and replaced it with a shoulder badge embroidered with a staff emblem. He opened the rune page and looked at Shanuo and said, "Although it may be a bit presumptuous, can I try to practice magic here?"

"Of course no problem." Xia Nuo responded with a smile.

Following Shanuo's previous instructions, Veigar closed his eyes and used his mental power to comprehend the rune page in his hand.

Mental power surges.

In the dark world, the only thing Veigar could feel was the rune page in his hand.

But the rune page appears in black and white.

He had a vague feeling that as long as he could infiltrate his mental power into every rune in the rune page and dissolve the runes into his mental power, he would be able to practice this magic to the highest level. However, no matter how hard his mental power tried to infiltrate it, it could not get in.

What to do?
Veigar is not someone who gives up easily.

He continued to inject mental power into the rune page, attempting to use the huge mental power to destroy the rune page's first line of defense.

Unfortunately, Veigar failed.

He didn't expect that even after exhausting all his mental strength, he still couldn't break through this thin rune page.

It would have been fine if he hadn't broken through the rune page, but he hadn't even succeeded in comprehending a single rune, which really discouraged Veigar.

“Lieutenant Vega… Lieutenant Vega?”

The call from the outside world interrupted Vega's thoughts. He opened his hazy eyes and looked around with some confusion.

It was Shano who spoke.

He smiled and said, "Lieutenant Veigar, how is your progress in practicing Shadow Style in the past six hours? If I'm not mistaken, you have probably mastered the first rune. However, it is generally best to practice magic for the first time in six hours. You can go back and practice slowly."

"6 hours?"

Vega was shocked. He looked at the clock on the wall and found that six hours had passed.

He picked up the intact rune page in his hand and said, "Excuse me, does it take most mages 6 hours to master the first rune? But why didn't the first rune on my rune page disappear?"

Shanuo looked at Veigar's rune page.

When he saw the intact rune page, he was also confused. "Generally speaking, it takes one to two years of practice to fully master a magic. And when you practice magic for the first time, it usually takes six hours to master the first rune and reach the level of being able to use magic normally. In your case, it's probably just that your practice speed is a little slower than that of ordinary mages. You just need to go back and practice harder."

"Thank you Lieutenant Shano for your answer."

Vega thanked Shanuo and said, "Then I'll take my leave now."

“Lieutenant Veigar, please wait a moment.” Xia Nuo stopped him in time and said, “Although the Empire only has one level 1 dark spell, you can go to the prop shop on the second floor of the Professionals’ Union to have a look. You can buy some magic, props, and spellcasting media there.”

There was a pause.

Xia Nuo said with an expression of sudden enlightenment: "I almost forgot to tell you that when you have completed your magic learning, you will need some mediums to cast magic. Common ones include staffs, crystal balls, necklaces, etc. Different magicians with different attributes use different mediums."

"I see."

Veigar then remembered that the mages he met all held strange canes. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Second Lieutenant Shanuo, what is your medium for casting spells?"

The crystal ball on the table suddenly floated into the air.

"Generally speaking, elemental mages are the most numerous. Since their magic attack and destructive power are so strong, only magic wands can bring out their full strength."

Xia Nuo dragged the crystal ball through the air and said, "I am a Word Spirit Mage. Although I don't know any offensive spells, I am second to none in terms of perception, investigation, and prediction. Therefore, the most suitable medium is the crystal ball."

Shanuo looked Vega up and down.

He continued, "As for you, Lieutenant Veigar, I recommend that you use accessories that have a small magic power increase but are portable and flexible as a medium, because shadow mages are a symbol of weirdness, flexibility, and variability. In addition to being good at long-range attacks, they are also accustomed to disguising themselves as professionals for close combat, which is especially common in assassination missions."

"Thank you, Lieutenant Shanuo." Vega thanked him solemnly and walked out of the mage area.

"Good luck."

Shanuo smiled and sent Veigar away. When Veigar disappeared into the Mage Zone, he said to himself, "It seems that the gods are fair. While giving you an unparalleled spiritual power training speed, they also gave you a spell training speed that is lower than normal."

Vega didn't know that his cultivation speed had already fallen to a certain level.

After he walked out of the mage area, he first looked at the sky. When he realized that it was only evening, he walked towards the second floor.

Although he has not yet successfully practiced magic, he must first solve the equipment problem, because a magician cannot use magic without a medium.

Arrive at the second floor.

Vega did not go to the weapon shop he went to last time, but instead found a nearby prop shop and went in.

"welcome."

A female waiter came over. When she saw the staff pattern on Veigar's shoulder badge, she immediately asked respectfully, "Sir Mage, how can I help you? Do you need a VIP room and professional service staff?"

"I need a suitable medium for casting spells." Veigar told the other party what he needed.

The conversation between the two attracted professional customers in the store.

They looked at Vega with envy. The professionals in military uniforms saluted Vega as soon as they saw Vega's Imperial Wings, but at the same time, they recalled the rumors in the army and their faces turned pale.

A child of about 10 years old, with an Iron Cross and Imperial Wings on his chest, and his usual weapon is a short sword...

This mage is Lieutenant Veigar?
Wait, according to the information circulating, isn’t he a professional?

Buy a spellcasting medium...

Could it be that he has just completed the magician certification?

When everyone was confused, one of the officers' eyes lit up and he realized that the opportunity had come.

I wish you all a happy new year~~~~
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(End of this chapter)