Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 19: Magic Hands: Dancing Light and Fire Arrows

"Don't worry, you will be the second author when I write papers in the future."

Ron laughed it off. The clever halfling was also a halfling. Although he didn't want to be approached by strangers, he was very friendly to acquaintances.

"Do you have a place to practice here? I probably can't perform it in the hotel. What if there's an explosion or something..."

"Oh, it's not that easy to blow up. You're talking as if the only magic spell is fireball," Lavinia pointed to the back of the alchemy shop. "Although most people only have that impression of magic - there's enough space in the backyard for you to practice."

"But please don't damage my flower garden! I planted them with seeds I brought from the clan, and it took a lot of effort to keep them alive!"

"Don't worry!" Ron waved his hand and turned to walk to the back of Kitty Alchemy Shop.

As for the tricks, he had already made a plan when he was selecting the materials. He was not a complete novice, at least he had participated in several group activities and played similar games, so he had some idea of ​​which tricks were useful.

The first is the Hand of the Mage, which is a must.

The function of the Mage's Hand is to summon a floating ghost hand to appear at a designated point within nine meters of the caster. The ghost hand will last for up to one minute or be dismissed by the caster. If the ghost hand exceeds the casting range or when the Mage's Hand is cast again, the existing ghost hand will be dismissed directly.

The caster can control the ghost hand and use it to manipulate an object, open an unlocked door or container, place an item in or take it out of a container, or pour out the contents of a vial, etc.

The only problem is that the ghostly hand cannot attack, activate magic items, or carry anything heavier than eight pounds.

But these are all trivial matters. The Hand of the Mage is a magic trick. It does not require space in the spellbook to prepare spells, and there is no daily casting limit. What else do you need?

Ron took out the necessary materials in advance and opened the book "Someone's Trick Study Guide".

Generally, when a wizard writes a spell, he must first reconstruct the basic form of the spell, then decipher the unique symbology used by the wizard who wrote the spell. The spell must be practiced repeatedly until the incantations and gestures required are fully understood, and finally it is copied into the spellbook using his own symbology.

But this "Guide to Tricks" was obviously prepared for wizard apprentices and Muggles like Ron. In the previous basic teaching part, the symbol system used in this book has been explained in detail, and Ron only needs to understand it.

Spells, gestures, and materials were the three necessary elements for spellcasting. Spellcasting in the real world was much more complicated than in games, but this level of magic was not that difficult for Ron.

Back then, Chen Daozai won 37 million with 20 dollars. Ron finished studying 1,800 pages of three-subject papers in one night and got a score of 70+. He also learned three cricket tricks in half a day. It was not a problem for him!
"Mag..."

When Ron began to practice, as he chanted the spell, a vague hand-shaped outline distorted the space and slowly appeared in front of him...

"This stupid boy."

Two hours later, in the alchemy shop, Lavinia was still studying Ron's experiment from yesterday. After all, it was one thing for others to succeed, but it was another thing to succeed in your own practice.

"If magic was so easy to learn, wouldn't there be so many mages walking around like dogs?" The halfling waited leisurely for the potion to start taking effect.

"What is the actual situation? Most spellcasters rely on the blood inheritance of their ancestors, praying to or signing contracts with gods or similar beings, or gaining power from their understanding of nature... How many people still remain apprentices after a lifetime of learning magic?"

"Forget it," Lavinia thought for a moment, "I'd better go see him and give him some encouragement. It will be much more effective if he gives up on his own than if I try to discourage him." "I'm not doing anything bad. I'm just helping humans save time. They don't have that much life to waste on meaningless and fruitless things..."

Lavinia checked the time, then walked to the back, muttering to herself.

It's not that she doesn't believe Ron, it's just that the path of a wizard is too difficult, and humans are not a race that has an innate affinity with magic.

But when Lavinia walked out into the backyard, what did she see?
A ghost hand was suspended beside Ron, and four torch-sized light sources were suspended around Ron in the form of light balls. At this time, Ron was muttering something, and as he moved, a flame was thrown out by him and fell on the surrounding stone walls, leaving a charred mark.

"Mage's Hand, Dancing Lights, Fire Arrows?!"

Lavinia stared at the young man in front of her in amazement. No, that's not right. What kind of young man is this? This is simply a monster!

It usually takes at least two hours to learn a spell, and even longer to master it completely - he has already learned three! And the Dancing Lights spell requires concentration!

Who is this!
"Eh? Hi!" Seeing Lavinia coming, Ron immediately greeted her, but this was too much for his energy to bear, and the Dancing Lights technique immediately dissipated into the air.

"Manager, you're here just in time. Let's see how my results are."

This guy is showing off to me!

"What's going on?" Lavinia returned to her cold attitude when Ron first met her. "It's OK, that's it."

"Just three tricks. Even the worst wizard can learn them. Nothing to be proud of."

She didn't mention that she was referring to real mages and not apprentices, nor did she explain how long it would take those mages to master these!

Ron said "Oh", "Well, I want to buy some materials from you and learn something new..."

"No more!" Lavinia shouted loudly in frustration. When she saw Ron's confused look, she realized that she was behaving too strangely.

"Ahem," the halfling coughed to cover up his embarrassment, "What's the point of learning a few tricks? Even if you master them all, it's just that."

"Since you have already learned the trick, it means you do have some talent. I'll give you a magic trick, would you like to learn it?"

She had to stop this guy from being so aggressive. There was a fundamental difference between magic and tricks, and she would not teach Ron how to read her special symbols!

Lavinia believed that as long as the other party could not learn what she taught, she would feel balanced and sleep well...right?

"I do!" Ron didn't care what Lavinia was thinking. After these two hours, he was a little excited.

Magic is so fun!
(End of this chapter)