From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 173: A Small Step for the Magician
"Clap."

Ivy snapped her fingers, and a ghostly blue arm suddenly appeared and gently wiped away the tears on Cassandra's face.

"Let's try it. The Mage's Hand can help you do many things, such as stirring the potion in the crucible, turning the pages of a book, or holding your textbook." Ivy put away the tattoo needle and placed his palm on the sparkling tattoo pattern. "When you activate this tattoo, describe to me in detail the feeling."

"No need for spells or gestures or anything like that?" Cassandra asked.

"In theory, you only need to stimulate it with your mind, but if you want to add some suggestive movements or words to yourself, you can just recite something." Ivy thought for a moment and answered briskly, "Or just snap your fingers like me."

So Cassandra raised her empty right hand, pinched her ring finger and thumb together, and snapped her fingers crisply.

The spell pattern tattooed on her arm suddenly lit up, emitting some faint blue light, the same color as the wizard's hand that Ivy had summoned before.

There was a faint flash of light, and a second ghostly arm appeared in the air.

"Very good, that's it. Now try to control it. The magic connects you to this arm. You should find..."

"It's just like my own arm..." Cassandra took over the conversation in a trance. In the past, she was always more interested in powerful spells, but now the magical wizard's hand gave her an unusual magical sense, as if she rediscovered the excitement of casting magic when she first recited the spell.

Cassandra had a lot of fun controlling the blue arm to make a fist, fly, and even pick up a fork to pick up a piece of bacon from the table and put it into her mouth.

A minute later, the wizard's hand disappeared, and the fork in its hand fell to the ground.

"How does it feel?" Ivy asked.

Cassandra thought about it carefully and said, "When I activated the tattoo, I felt hot at first, but it quickly recovered, as if I had never activated it."

"Okay, now try continuous activation. You've already discovered that this spell lasts for one minute, but it's a very simple 0-level trick. You should be able to use it multiple times a day."

In fact, Mana Explosion is also a 0-ring trick, but because Ivy is not a qualified clan leader, Cassandra has a daily usage limit when using Mana Explosion.

Cassandra nodded and snapped her fingers again. As soon as the blue wizard's hand appeared, Ivy spoke up: "Again! Quick!"

"Ah! It's so hot!" Cassandra hugged her arm. The tattoo that originally glowed blue turned red and emitted a burning breath.

Ivy took a step forward and placed his hand on the tattoo again, counting silently in his mind.

"Two, three, four..." Ivy had just counted to six when the color of the tattoo returned to normal.

"Try again." Ivy nodded, already having a guess in mind.

Sure enough, Cassandra's third spell was successful. The mage's hand that she had summoned the first time disappeared, and another mage's hand reappeared in its place.

Six seconds is the embodiment of an action in the DND worldview. Without professional characteristics, special props or expertise support, a normal spellcaster cannot release two spells within six seconds, not even a trick.

This rule must be followed even in the magical world of Harry Potter, but the wizards' spells depend entirely on the speed of their mouths, and it is possible to cast multiple spells within six seconds.

"All the spells I give you basically cannot be cast twice within six seconds, otherwise they will be overloaded like what happened just now." Ivy explained, "Considering that the duration of the Mage's Hand is only one minute, this greatly reduces its practicality. I will help you make some changes to make it a concentration spell. As long as you don't break the magic link with the tattoo, you can always maintain the form of the Mage's Hand."

Seeing Cassandra take a few deep breaths with a fearful expression, she finally nodded. Ivy smiled and took out his silver tattoo needle. The original Mage's Hand tattoo was like a voice-controlled light, which would light up for one minute with a snap of the fingers. After Ivy's transformation, the voice-controlled light became a switch-controlled light. Inputting magic power was equivalent to turning on the switch, and the Mage's Hand would remain lit all the time.

Wiping away the tears that overflowed from the pain, Cassandra asked: "When can I learn these spells by myself without your help?"

"I'm not sure." Ivy thought of the Pyroblast spell he taught to seventh grade students last semester. That spell was based on a part of the DND Fireball spell model. Ivy also intended to move closer to the DND mages in teaching methods. Although everyone was able to use this spell in the end, they still cast it in the way of wizards, rather than relying on themselves to cast an arcane spell.

Although the contract magicians are indeed arcane spellcasters, they do not actually acquire the ability to cast spells by studying magic knowledge, but rely on the gift of the master. Ivy does not know whether Cassandra, as a contract magician, can learn more DND spells by studying arcane magic.

"Even if it's possible, it's too early for you now." Ivy pondered for a moment, "The wizards' magic is enough for you to study. Maybe I can help speed up the progress, but you have to be mentally prepared. There is a certain risk of failure, and even if it succeeds, it may be a burden to you."

"I'm willing to try!" Cassandra nodded her head heavily without hesitation.

"Okay." Ivy showed the tattoo needle for the third time, "It's still done through tattooing. This spell is called Scholar's Touch, and it can help you read a book in 6 seconds. Even if you can only use it once a day, it can save a lot of time."

Although they are arcane spellcasters, the spell slots of the warlock are different from those of other arcane spellcasting professions. All of their spell slots belong to the same level, and no matter which level of arcane spell they cast, they need to consume spell slots.

The highest level spell slot a contracted magician can obtain is 5th level, but this does not mean that they cannot cast higher level spells. Through the class feature of arcane magic, the master can grant the contracted magician a high-level spell that does not consume a spell slot. At level 11, it is a 6th level spell, and thereafter one more every two levels, until the 17th level at level 9.

In general, the Warlock is still a profession that is strong in the early stages but slightly weaker in the later stages. However, Cassandra can also serve as a supplement to the Wizard, which should avoid this situation.

The arcane formula of the Scholar's Touch was much more complicated than that of the Mage's Hand. Even though Ivy had a tattoo needle that could halve the drawing time, it still took half an hour.

Although Cassandra, who was afraid of pain, kept shedding tears, she did not make any sound. She just raised her head stubbornly, trying hard not to let the tears fall.

Ivy produced a piece of cotton cloth and gently wiped away the blood that had seeped out during the tattooing process. He took out a book called "Hogwarts, A History of the School" from the Grimoire of Destruction and handed it to Cassandra, saying, "It's done. Now try it."

The Scholar's Touch of Magic tattoo occupies a large area. When it is not activated, it is the same as the Mage's Hand tattoo, and the pattern appears shiny silver. When Cassandra activates it, it turns blue with a stream of magic power.

Cassandra didn't open any page of the book, but she felt her brain was being violently filled with knowledge.

She put her hands on her head and groaned in pain.

"Not very comfortable?" Ivy knew at a glance that the Scholar's Touch had been successfully triggered, so he shared his experience. "It is indeed difficult to adapt to this process at first. I suggest you try a thinner poetry collection or a less professional novel first. But when you get used to the feeling brought by the Scholar's Touch, you may even feel a little comfortable to have your brain filled with knowledge."

"Hogwarts... is indeed a school with a rich history..." Cassandra rubbed her temples and recalled the contents of the book.

The tattoo that triggered the Touch of Successful Scholar turned into a hot red color. After a minute, it seemed to cool down, but it was no longer the silver color at the beginning. Instead, it showed a grayish brown color, like a scar left after a burn.

"It should take no more than a day for it to return to its original state, and then you can use it to read a book again." Ivy looked at it for a while and gave his conclusion.

Among all professions that can cast spells, the spellcaster is notoriously short of spell slots. Even when the profession reaches level 20, there are only 4 pitiful spell slots, not to mention that these spell slots are limited to 5th ring.

Now that Cassandra can use the Scholar's Touch, it proves that she has at least one 1st-level spell slot, which just matches the spell slot of a 1st-level contract magician. The reason why she has not yet obtained a professional level can only be because Ivy, as the leader, has held her back.

"There are 365 days in a year, and there are less than six years until you graduate from Hogwarts in your seventh year. Even if you only read one book a day, the Scholar's Touch spell can help you finish more than 2,000 books. Although it is still far from all the books in the library, it will create a huge gap with other students. Use this spell well, Cassandra."

(End of this chapter)