The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 114 Magic is not omnipotent

Each time it is presented, it is an incredibly clear memory image.

The materials for casting spells are simply abundant.

Other little witches, when casting spells, have vague thoughts and unclear instructions. They need to try again and again to refine the details and make the instructions clear. Sometimes they also need incantations to guide their thinking and give instructions to the magic.

Moran casts spells by directly accessing clear imagery from his mind; the magic is immediately understandable, making success easy.

This difference is similar to comparing the accuracy and realism of a hand-drawn image with that of a photograph, as well as the speed of its presentation.

For example, the Fertile Soil Technique.

Other little witches also had to imagine what the fertile soil looked like, its functions, and its various characteristics, and then clearly visualize them in their minds so that the magic could understand them.

As for Moran, he can simply find the fertile ground in his memory and integrate it.

Who can possess the vast knowledge of a planet that has nurtured countless lives?
Only now does Moran realize that she wasn't without a cheat code; the planetary memories bestowed upon her by Blue Star were the biggest cheat code of all.

The little witches realized where the problem lay and started trying again.

Although there were fertile farmlands tended by fairies not far away, none of the little witches went to see the actual objects or used them as a reference for casting spells.

Ms. Amisa is right; not every spell can be represented by a physical object.

They need to learn to cast spells through memory, imagination, and language.

They had all seen fertile land, but they needed to think about it carefully.

It doesn't matter if your memory is blurry; you can fill in the gaps with your imagination.

While the other little witches were squatting in the ground, constantly trying out the Fertile Soil spell, Moran was still on the edge of the field discussing the principles of spellcasting with Lady Amisha:

"Dean, if you can cast all kinds of spells by giving commands to magic based on memory and imagination, wouldn't magic be omnipotent? Would we still need so many different types of magic? Wouldn't it be better to just give the commands to magic directly?"

Since magic can be used to make the land fertile, why not just cast a spell on the land to make it soil that can keep out insects and weeds, produce a good harvest of crops, and even make magical plants grow in abundance?

In theory, as long as the instructions are clear enough, shouldn't magic be able to manifest whatever one desires?

In some ways, magic is more versatile than her book of cards.

You don't even need to understand the corresponding knowledge and principles; you can achieve what you want simply by issuing a clear instruction.

This is almost like having your wishes come true!

Since we already have the Fertile Soil Technique, why can't we have a Super Fertile Soil Technique that is fertile, pest-proof, weed-proof, and yields abundant harvests?
Amisha didn't think it was wishful thinking: "It's impossible. Magic isn't omnipotent, and we're not creator gods. If the power of creation were that great, then the creativity of us witches and sorceresses would be limited to that."

She gestured a large ball and a tiny fingernail tip:
"You can try using the finger placement method you just mentioned and see if you can succeed."

Moran actually tried it. She first visualized the soil state she wanted to present in her mind, made sure it was clear, and then used her magic to cast the spell.

An energy did indeed surge from the tip of the staff, merging into the soil beneath its feet.

But in the end, this soil did not become as soft and fertile as the one she had previously used the Fertile Soil spell on.

The plot of land she chose was on the edge of a field, overgrown with weeds and infested with small ants. The weeds were slightly wilted, but not withered.

The ants moved more slowly, but they did not die, nor did they show any intention of leaving.

Whether the magic she just cast had any fertilizing effect, and by how much, was not very clear.

However, the effect of weeding and pest control is obviously not obvious.

It can't get rid of ordinary weeds and ants.

Is it because she didn't use enough magic?
Moran tried again, this time infusing even more magic.

However, she soon discovered that she could only inject a maximum of 1.5 mana at a time, and any more would be wasted.

It's like her magic output port only has a capacity of 1.5 mana. She can continuously output 1.5 mana, but she can't output 1.6 mana.

"Is this... a limitation of magic level?"

This 1.5 Mana only accounts for less than 0.1% of her total magic power.

"That's right! Even if you master a spell to its peak, you can only use a maximum of 8% to less than 10% of your total magic power when casting it."

The duration of a spell is determined by the continuous output of magical power during casting.

The key to the final effect of magic lies in maximizing the amount of magical power mobilized.

Since the maximum amount of magic power that can be mobilized is limited, the best approach is to concentrate the power in one direction to maximize the effect!
Therefore, Fertile Soil can only fertilize the soil, Clear Spring can only create spring water, Light can only provide illumination, and Fire can only ignite a fire.

Amisha said, "If we want to add other functions to the Fertile Soil spell, we will inevitably have to allocate some of our magic power to achieve it, which will reduce the original fertility effect."

Why do the effects that everyone produces when they first learn magic always differ?

It's because some little witches have unclear instructions in their minds, and the instructions they transmit to their magic are too chaotic. The magic receives a lot of extra information and is then wasted in these areas, so the actual effect is naturally reduced.

For example, if the required instruction is "fertile", the thought process becomes chaotic, the instruction for "fertile" becomes vague, and it is mixed with "harvest" or other instructions.

Some of the magic was used to create "fertility," some was used to create "harvest," and some was used for something else, so the effect was naturally weakened.

This is essentially the same as adding multiple functions to magic, except one is intentional and the other is unintentional.

Instead of doing that, why not split the magic into two separate things, one focused on fertile land and the other on a bountiful harvest?

In fact, all the spells we witches use are the optimal casting commands summarized by our predecessors through continuous practice, allowing us to achieve the greatest effect with the least amount of magic power.

“I get it! Isn’t this just like kneading dough? We can only pinch off a small piece of dough each time, so we can’t make bread and pastries at the same time. We can only use one piece of dough to make bread and another piece of dough to make pastries?” Moran said.

“That’s a good analogy!” Amisha affirmed her understanding.

"What if I don't follow the molds provided by my predecessors to make pastries, but instead take the dough and knead it into bread, making a bread that's different from the molds? Would that be a whole new kind of magic?"

What Moran really wanted to ask was, if she didn't follow the existing magical effects, but instead imagined a completely new effect to give commands to magic, would that be a completely new kind of magic?