Above the mage!

Chapter 197: Ring Upgrade
Afterwards, Gaode tried to dismiss the magical pet.

He just thought about it and the hexagram formation appeared again.

The star array enveloped Flora, and in a flash, it disappeared with her on the spot.

According to the spell description: You can temporarily dismiss your magical pet, at which point it will enter a small plane and wait for your resummoning.

Flora now should have entered a small dimension that belongs only to her.

Gaode once again consumed the liquid mana in his body and cast [Gain Magic Pet+].

The hexagram formation appeared again and brought Flora back.

Flora in puffy form.

"What's wrong?" Gao De felt inexplicably guilty.

"Mage, it's very dark and small inside. I don't like it."

"Then I won't go there anymore."

"It better be."

Flora nodded her little head, which was the size of a soybean, and took out an equally small green leaf from somewhere and started gesturing on it with her fingers.

Like a kid doodling in a notebook.

"What are you doing?"

"Holding a grudge."

"Ok?"

"Today, you dragged me into the small dark room. Lady Flora will remember this grudge."

Gao De: “.”

Flora doesn't like the small plane where she gets a [Magic Pet +].

According to her, it was a small room.

Therefore, Gode did not choose to take Flora back to the small plane.

Fortunately, pets can act independently and do not need to follow the wizard.

And even if she followed him, Flora, who was the size of a finger, was not difficult to carry.
After finally coaxing the angry Flora into calming down, Godard looked at the time and it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

The second floor of the library is closed at this time.

But Gao De, whose mental state was still very excited and emotional, could not sit still.

He thought about it and finally decided to leave the dormitory and go to the academy's spell testing ground.

He planned to familiarize himself with the spellcasting abilities of a first-ring wizard.

After being promoted to a first-level wizard, a big difference compared to the wizard apprentice stage is the ability to cast spells at a higher level.

It is still a private room rented for half an hour.

However, as an official mage this time, the cost of the private room suddenly increased from 5 silvers to 1 gold, which made Gaode feel very painful.

You get what you pay for. The corresponding changes are that the private room has become significantly larger, and the trial puppets are also more durable.

Gao De aimed at the trial puppet and first cast [Frost Bite] normally, which he had previously mastered but whose specific power had not yet been verified.

A quarter of the liquid mana in the body was gone in an instant.

The trial puppet also gave timely feedback at this time.

Cryogenic damage, attack power 6 degrees.

Normally, to cast a cantrip, only 1/4 drop of liquid mana is consumed. My total mana now is 20 drops of liquid mana, which means I can cast 80 cantrips. After getting the exact number, Gao Dechang breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that his "fear of lack of mana" was finally going to be cured.

"Try to cast the spell again." Gao De said secretly.

The so-called higher-level spellcasting means using a higher-level wizard to cast low-level spells.

For example, as a first-level wizard, Gaode can now choose between normal casting and level-up casting when casting a cantrip.

If cast normally, the effect of the cantrip is no different from the cantrip performed when the wizard is an apprentice.

Casting a spell with a higher ring will increase the power of the trick accordingly.

It is still [Frost Bite].

But this time, when casting the spell, Gaode directly consumed 1 complete drop of liquid mana.

The trial puppet gives timely feedback:

Cryogenic damage, attack power 12 degrees.

The mana consumption increased from 1/4 drop of liquid mana to 1 drop of liquid mana, but the power only doubled. Gao De thought to himself, and did not find it unreasonable. This is a bit like the fuel consumption of a car. Compared with the speed of improvement, the fuel consumption usually increases exponentially, not proportionally.

But no matter what, the increase in spell power is obvious.

Of course, there is a limit to the number of times you can upgrade a spell, and it is impossible to upgrade the spell infinitely.

Generally, a trick can be upgraded to a higher level and cast three times, which is the limit.

For example, the normal power of [Frost Bite] is 6 degrees. When a first-level mage upgrades the spell, the power of [Frost Bite] will be increased to 12 degrees.

When a second-ring mage levels up, the degree of spellcasting will increase to 18 degrees, and when a third-ring mage levels up, the degree of spellcasting will increase to 24 degrees.

But 24 degrees is the maximum power that Frostbite can reach.

Even if you are a fourth-ring or fifth-ring mage, it is impossible to increase the power of [Frostbite] as a trick.

Afterwards, Gaode tried other spells that had not been tested before one by one.

[Poison Splash], poison damage, attack power 10 degrees, the power of the spell will be doubled after the ring is upgraded.

[Blade Burst], force field damage, attack power 6 degrees, the power of the spell is doubled after the ring is upgraded.

[Moonlight Arrow], light damage, attack power 4 degrees, the power increases to 6 degrees under moonlight, and the power of the spell is doubled after the ring is upgraded.

[Death Knell], necrotic damage, attack power 8 degrees, triggering the prerequisite, the attack power will be increased to 12 degrees, and the power of the spell will be doubled after the ring is upgraded.

In addition to increasing power, upgrading the spell may also have other effects.

For example, the king of magic damage [Magic Explosion] with an attack power of ten degrees, when the ring is upgraded, the power is not doubled, but an extra ray is added.

In addition to damaging spells, many other cantrips also have the possibility of being cast at a higher level.

For example, for a spell like [Creation of Water], the amount of water it creates will increase by 2 gallons each time it is cast.

Of course, this doesn't mean much to most mages.

Normal casting uses 1/4 drop of liquid mana to make two gallons of water, and a leveled mage uses 1 drop of liquid mana to make 4 gallons of water.

It would be better to cast the spell twice normally.

Same effect, but saves half the mana.

But for Gaode, it is of great significance.

——【Water Creation+】can only be drawn the first time a spell is cast each day.

Casting a spell with an upgraded ring is equivalent to ensuring that once you win the prize, the reward will be doubled.

After a series of tests, Goder left the magic testing field with satisfaction.

He clearly understood what Master He Xi said: in the mage world, it is generally recognized that fighting across rings is almost impossible.

Not to mention that high-level spells are inherently much more powerful than low-level spells.

Just the ability to cast spells at a higher level and the high-level mage's own abundant magical power are enough to overwhelm the low-level mage.

He had no idea how his former wizard apprentice self could defeat his current self.

So, just how powerful are rune constructs?
There is actually a chance to bridge the huge gap between the levels of mages and make cross-ring combat possible.
Gao De couldn't help but think again.

Back to the first area again.

Gaode suddenly remembered that his "first draw of the day" had not yet been carried out.

He immediately went to the kitchen and cast the spell [Water Creation +].

There had been enough good things happening today, so Gaode didn't hold out any more expectations and just drew his breath out of habit.

But, good things happened again.

A familiar yet unfamiliar light fragrance appeared in the pottery jar.

Water without leakage.

Four full gallons.

Not long after.

Gao De went up to the second floor with a small cup of leak-proof water.

The little thing that called herself Lady Flora was lying on a page that was much larger than herself, staring at it curiously with eyes that were huge compared to her size.

Godard glanced at it.

These are the course notes I made when I was studying "Magic Plant Cultivation".

Seeing Gode coming back, Flora looked up and asked in confusion: "Master, is this how you humans grow grass?"

(End of this chapter)