Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

Compared to the Warcraft leather, whose attack methods are completely unclear, the Shadow Assassin, using books as its medium, at least won't have trouble finding the right direction to attack.

"The only downside is that the walls of the Edu house seem to have gotten a bit damaged..."

The repeated experiments came at a price; not only was a hole made in the ceiling of Edu's room, but three holes were also pierced through the walls by Shadow Spikes.

Chapter 66 Magic is part of the song

"Mr. Bell, dinner is ready."

Edu, who had been busy in the kitchen for more than half an hour, picked up Bell, who was lying on the ground.

The fact that the magic formula was inscribed four times was a considerable drain on Bell.

Each time he records a magic scroll, he needs to consume a little more magic power, even if the surrounding environment provides most of the magic power support for Bell.

If Bell were to use all his own magic power to unleash a single magic attack, he estimated he could only release one Shadow Strike.

He still had too little magic power in his body; five points of magic power were simply not enough.

"I wish I could store more magic power in my body."

"Yes, it would be great if there was more magic in my body."

Bell sighed, and Edu echoed his sentiment.

Bell lamented because he had many ingenious ideas, but due to limitations in his magic and other factors, he was unable to implement them in the short term.

Edu's lament stemmed from the profound sense of powerlessness he felt while playing with Bell in the mine camp.

Not only did he need Bell's guidance throughout his performance, but Bell also had to share a large portion of his magic consumption. This sense of powerlessness was something Edu could never forget.

But in reality, the amount of magic power in these two people's bodies is already the envy of most people.

As a half-human, Edu faces discrimination and suffers from a hidden genetic disease, but his magical talent is something others can only envy.

Bell was even more infuriating; the bard's method of inscribing magic had an effect on him that far exceeded that of a normal bard.

Many of those who passed the apprentice-level bard assessment only had two or three points of magic power, less than half that of Bell.

"By the way, how's your magic inscription progressing?"

Tonight's dinner was plentiful; Edu, who lives alone, is quite a good cook.

Bell sat on a small wooden block at the table, his designated spot, with a large plate of food in front of him. This dinner probably weighed about the same as Bell's weight.

"This afternoon I finished burning the first line of the lyrics to 'Song of Spring.' Tonight I'll try my best and I should be able to burn the second line as well."

Bell was still focused on Edu's studies and didn't have much to offer in terms of magic inscription.

However, Bell plans to start teaching Edu how to use magic.

No matter how much you learn in theory, you can't accumulate experience without practical application.

Only through practice can we test what we have learned and continuously improve ourselves.

"You looked at all those notes in the bards' guild today, right? Tonight, try singing 'Spring Song'."

After finishing his meal, Bell prepared to transform into a strict mentor.

As Edu cleared the dishes, he looked forward to Bale's guidance that evening while marveling at how Bale had managed to finish all the food he had prepared.

Keep in mind that the huge plate of food weighed almost as much as Bear Grylls himself.

Strictly speaking, even if you chopped up Bell and stir-fried him, you might not get a plate this big.

Bell himself was a little dazed that he could finish the whole plate, but he still didn't feel noticeably full. It was as if some mysterious energy in his body was keeping him from feeling satiated.

It's as if all the food has been digested.

But with so many strange things happening to them, Edu and Bell put this incomprehensible matter aside.

What's wrong with Bear Grylls having a magical stomach, being a magical bamboo rat?

(`へ*)ノ

As night fell, Edu sat on his bed, looking up at the several large holes in his room. He sighed and thought that he would have to pay someone to help repair the house again tomorrow.

But soon, Edu put the trivial matter of Bell tearing up the house out of his mind, and now he was going to sing "Spring Song".

As the introductory poem for most bards, and also the poem used for engraving magic, "Spring Song" is as catchy and powerful as the moonlight before the bed of the bards in this world.

Even Edu, a half-baked amateur, could generate a large amount of magical energy fluctuations when singing "Spring Song," activating and gathering the surrounding magical elements to apply the 'energetic' magical effect to Bell and Edu in the room.

Bell could tell that Edu's recitation of the poem was standard, with both emotion and singing technique in place.

"But it's still a little short..."

Bell expressed dissatisfaction with the magical effects displayed by Edu's rendition of "Spring Song".

It's worth noting that Bell only used a small amount of Edu's magic to allow "Ratood" to summon a snow leopard to aid in battle and also apply the Berserk spell to surrounding units.

“Sing along with me once, you just need to unleash the magic and let me guide you.”

After some thought, Bell decided to teach using the same choral method they had used when they sang together in the bamboo forest.

"Song of Spring" is not complicated; it is simply a poem that celebrates the imagery of spring. Its actual effect depends entirely on the singer's performance.

Edu and Bell sang "Spring Song," and this time, with the magic guided by Bell, the effect of "Spring Song" suddenly changed.

A wave-like magical effect emanated from the Edu family's house, slowly spreading outwards within a dozen meters and enveloping the surrounding buildings.

Everyone around felt a sense of youthful exuberance.

The lights in the neighbor's room were on, but suddenly they went out, followed by a strange sound from an elderly couple.

I wonder if this elderly couple has any children. If they do, they'll probably ask their kid tomorrow, "How about having a younger brother or sister?"

With Bell's involvement, the sudden improvement in the poem's effect surprised Edu.

It's important to understand that Bell didn't use his own magic; he was merely guiding Edu's magic with his mental power.

Moreover, in terms of singing technique and understanding of the Spring Song, Bell is not much better than Edu.

"Your use of magic is problematic. To be more precise, those notes in your Bards' Guild are all made by a bunch of lousy chess players."

After analyzing the reasons for the differences between the two poems in his mind, Bell had a clear understanding of the situation.

The notes in the Bards' Guild emphasize the need to infuse emotion into songs to better resonate with the magic of the environment.

But in Bell's eyes, by directly using his mental power to absorb the magic in the environment, he could easily unleash the magical effects of the poems when he sang them.

"This time, I'll bring your mental power with me. You can directly synchronize the surrounding magic with your mental power."

Having identified the root of the problem, Bell prepared to take direct action, guiding Edu to use his mental power to control the surrounding magic.

But Edu, who usually cooperated with him, had a bitter face at this moment, and no matter what he did, he couldn't act according to Bell's instructions.

Chapter 67 The difference in mental strength is like a pitifully thick barrier.

Following Bell's instructions, Edu tried various methods to gather his mental energy.

He wanted to enter the state described by Bell, where he could control the surrounding magic with his mental power.

Unfortunately, Edu has difficulty releasing his mental energy outside his body; any mental energy detached from his body quickly becomes uncontrollable.

The reason for this situation is quite simple: the problem lies in the strength of one's mental energy.

"I overlooked the issue of individual attributes."

On the panel revealed by the [Information Insight] tool, Edu's mental strength value is fourteen points.

Compared to Bell's sixty points of mental strength, Edu's mental attribute is far too weak.

The difference in mental strength is like a pitiful, thick barrier.

Not only Edu, but among all the humans that Bell has seen with [Information Insight], there are basically very few with high mental strength.

Even among the high-level adventurers in the Long River Adventurer Group, very few have a mental strength exceeding twenty points.

Among adventurers, those with a mental strength exceeding 15 points are a minority, compared to those with physical attributes that often reach 50 or 60 points.

Bell, who had always been threatened by his physical weakness, overlooked his advantage in mental strength.

After all, mental strength is not as easy to quantify and manage as physical strength. In terms of physical strength, twenty points of life points can definitely suppress ten points of life points.

In terms of mental strength, although there is a huge difference between a mental strength of ten or so points and a mental strength of several tens of points, the external manifestation is not so clear.

"To directly resonate with the magic in the environment using mental power, you would need to have a mental power level of about 20 to have a strong enough impact on the surrounding environment."

Bell made some attempts, constantly adjusting his mental energy output, and finally found the minimum mental energy required to fluctuate his magic.

Of course, this is the minimum mental strength that Bell can use to fluctuate the magic in the environment, and it does not mean that Edu can also use the same level of mental strength to fluctuate the magic in the environment.

As a human, Edu has a much larger body than Bell, and under the same attributes, the human body is definitely stronger than Bell's bamboo rat body.

The physical body can also burden one's mental strength, which is why many advanced warriors have not made any progress in developing their mental strength.

"That's roughly the situation. The reason you can't directly resonate with magic is that your mental strength isn't strong enough, but I haven't heard of any methods to train your mental strength."

After explaining why Edu couldn't directly resonate with the magic in the environment, Bell pondered whether there was a good way to train his mental strength.

However, Edu couldn't help Bell with this issue; it wasn't something a regular adventurer could explore.

Before reaching a certain level, people cannot even freely perceive and manipulate their own mental power, let alone carry out targeted training to improve their mental power.