The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 211 Single Target Runes
Ms. Amisa spoke at length about the origins of witch alchemy, and Moran grew increasingly puzzled as he listened:

"Since witch alchemical runes are discovered through experimentation and have corresponding effects when drawn with magical power, what's the point of systematically learning the theory? Just learn all the runes and rune combinations directly!"

This is even easier than magic that requires you to refine the casting instructions yourself!

"The meaning of a single rune is not as easy to understand as you think. The textual explanation can only interpret the basic and limited effects of the rune. You also need a bit of imagination to truly understand it."

Furthermore, many individual runes can exhibit vastly different effects on different carriers.

These are things that are difficult to master through self-study, and that's where the significance of this alchemy theory course lies.

The existing 108 individual runes each have a wide range of meanings and effects.

For example, this rune, you should remember it, right?

Amisha drew a circle with a pen, and in the middle of the circle was an upside-down blue star number "8".

(Rune diagram attached)

Moran recognized it at a glance: "There are many of them in the books in the library!"

"That's right! This is the rune with the ability of 'solidification'."

However, 'solidification' is only the most basic meaning of this rune, and it can be used to solidify magic in other ways as well.

It's used in magic circles that imprison magic, in increasing item durability, in magic cauldrons, in binding magic items, and even in building a witch's house...

If we had to define it, it would be that it allows things to maintain a certain fixed state.

As for what it is, that requires a carrier, additives, and other runes to define it.

In fact, this definition is still inaccurate, and we should not try to give it an extremely accurate definition.

Because once defined, its capabilities are limited, and it loses many more possibilities.

To truly master and utilize it, one must understand it from various rune combinations and magical items, forming a vague image of it.

This is how you preserve the creativity of runes.

Making magical items based on alchemy blueprints doesn't qualify you as alchemy, and it offers no future prospects.

Don't forget that drawing runes also requires the participation of magic power, which is governed by our thoughts and will.

Without understanding runes, one can only draw the most rigid and ordinary runes; even drawing more complex rune combinations won't work.

If you don't have much talent for alchemy and don't plan to study it in depth, you can save on initial investment and quickly achieve results by rigidly memorizing the basic meanings of runes.

However, if you want to study alchemy in depth, learning it this way will only harm you.

"Understanding runes, forming flexible runic imagery, using runes freely, designing rune combinations according to the environment and needs, and crafting magical items—this is the orthodox and solid path of alchemy," Amisha said.

Moran was dumbfounded: "Damn it! I've already read almost half of the picture book of 'The Witch's Alchemy Manual,' and I've already memorized all the patterns, meanings, and drawing methods of the individual runes."

I've even memorized quite a few rune combinations and classic alchemy diagrams.

Now, when I think back to individual runes, I can picture their appearance and corresponding meanings.

Am I making my understanding of runes too rigid?

The picture book didn't say you can't memorize it this way!

She memorized it instantly, thoroughly and clearly, completely unlike any vague or ambiguous imagery. In the current situation, the clearer the meaning of the runes is remembered, the more rigid they become.

They've gone astray.

Her first major setback in her witch career came so unexpectedly, and even nestled in the soft sofa, she couldn't relax.

Looking anxiously at the dean, he asked, "Is there any other way to remedy this?"

Amisha: "..."

This has never happened before with Moran. Alchemy theory is taught before the introductory alchemy course. All the little witches who want to seriously learn alchemy learn the theory first.

But now there's a little witch who learned ahead of time and memorized all the single-target runes before the alchemy theory class.

She cursed No. 101 for being unreliable, for not reminding Moran when granting her library access!
No. 69 also failed to fulfill his guardianship responsibilities!
"You really memorized it all, with absolutely no room for error?" Amisha asked her, still clinging to a sliver of hope.

Moran shook her head: "My memory is like this: it's easy for me to remember things clearly, but difficult to remember things vaguely. It's like copying a picture book into my brain."

“Then you only have one option left,” Amisha said with a sigh.

"What method?" Moran immediately perked up.

"Just write down all the rune combinations and alchemy blueprints you can find, the more the better."

Then, they are summarized and categorized based on the individual runes they involve.

For each individual rune you learn, you need to analyze the effects and meanings of that individual rune within the rune combinations.

Then summarize all the effects and meanings together, and summarize their connections.

Finally, based on this information, we will explore more effects of this rune and verify and study whether they can be realized.

These attempts may not allow you to form a vague image of runes, but they can help you move beyond rigid frameworks in your understanding of runes and gradually become more flexible.

Whether it's blurry or not is secondary; flexibility is all that matters.

However, compared to not having a clear and fixed understanding from the beginning, learning in this way is much more complex and difficult, and very few witches would choose to learn alchemy this way.

Amisha was worried that she would back down, so she comforted her:

"There's a benefit to difficulties too. By learning this way, you'll develop a very solid understanding of rune application and rune combination construction."

Learning single runes was a bit slower than others in the early stages, but building rune combinations became much easier later on!

"Not difficult, not difficult!" Moran breathed a genuine sigh of relief and nestled back into the sofa: "It's just like memorizing all the individual runes, rune combinations, and alchemy blueprints, and then analyzing and processing them in my mind!"

This learning method might suit me better.

The thought of forming a vague impression of the runes gave her a headache, but memorizing a large number of rune effect samples was exactly what she was good at.

The runes of other witches are mysterious and indistinct, a blurry mess with indistinct boundaries.

Hers is a huge jumble of effects and meanings from all aspects, plus her own imaginative processing and expansion into a clear and massive mess. Because of the extension of imagination, the boundaries are also indistinct.

Without limitations, one can always remain flexible and creative.

Now she understood completely.

Amisha was worried that her negligence might cause Moran to encounter numerous difficulties in alchemy, or even give up learning it. Hearing her say this put her mind at ease.