The adventurer at the bottom is fantasizing again.

Chapter 106: Teacher Eileen's Copying Scroll Class Begins! (4K)

"If you don't have enough patience, you can practice more. It's better than having all this material stuck in your hands and not being able to produce a single copper coin, isn't it?"

Lorraine, fearing she wouldn't believe him, earnestly explained, "Besides, I've also thought about it. Copying scrolls is a good way to practice. Seeing those runes and spell models in books is one thing, but actually drawing them on scrolls makes a big difference in understanding. Copying more will definitely speed things up."

Eileen stared at him for a while, but found that she couldn't find any reason to refute him.

"Okay, but if the first three fail, the cost of the materials will be deducted from your share," she said.

"Okay." Lorraine nodded readily.

Eileen felt her otherwise leisurely day suddenly turn busy. She sighed helplessly and said, "Then I'll take you to buy materials later. We're still short some blank rolls of paper and a few consumables; those easy-to-find items aren't in our 'stock'."

"Let's not delay, let's go now."

Lorraine had already stood up.

"Let me finish my breakfast!"

"oh."

The magical item shops in Frostvale are all located around the Mage Guild, and Lorraine can see the magnificent tower that soars into the clouds just by looking up.

"Stop looking, you'll be one of them someday," Eileen said calmly, following his gaze.

"Let's go," she urged.

"Alright, alright... I appreciate your kind words."

Eileen led him with practiced ease to the entrance of a shop. Lorraine looked up and saw a sign above the door with a line written in ornate cursive script: "Kernfriedt's Curious Treasure Shop".

The store is quite small, with wooden shelves nailed to the floor and ceiling on three walls.

The table was covered with a dense array of bottles and jars, mineral powders, and all sorts of strange-looking items that looked quite suspicious.

When Lorraine first entered, he thought he had returned to the hardware stores that were common on the roadside in his previous life. The layout and the level of clutter were exactly the same. The shop owner was a tall, thin male half-elf who was intently repairing something with a small file.

He looked up when he heard the doorbell ring.

"Mage Eileen...welcome. What would you like today?"

"For the auxiliary materials for copying the scroll, first, two dozen blank scroll paper, three bottles of magic ink base liquid, a bundle of fine goose quills, and also a box of ground moonflower essential oil."

Eileen didn't try to find anything in the dense pile of materials on her own; instead, she recited the materials one by one with practiced ease.

"Hold on."

The shopkeeper pulled out two stacks of beige blank rolls of paper from under the counter, then turned around and found the materials Eileen had mentioned from various strange corners.

He arranged the scrolls and quills, then wrapped the bottles and jars tightly with oil paper, quoting prices as he did so: "Two gold coins for each bundle of scrolls, one and a half coins for each bottle of base liquid, ten silver coins for a bundle of quills, and four gold coins for a bottle of moonflower essential oil."

"In total, there are thirteen gold coins."

After quoting the price, he pushed the packaged items across the counter, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the two people.

"I'll pay."

Lorraine took out gold coins from her pouch, counted them one by one, and handed them over, secretly glad that she had stuffed extra money into her pouch before leaving home, otherwise she would have been laughed at again.

As for why Eileen wasn't allowed to pay...

They've already taught him how to copy scrolls for free, so isn't this skill worth thirteen gold coins? Lorraine has no face to ask her to pay.

"I'm gone."

Eileen nodded in satisfaction.

Back in her tavern room, she casually placed the spell notes and empty teacups piled on the table onto a nearby stack of goods, making room for them.

"First, I'll teach you how to mix the ink. One part Silver Moon ink to three parts base liquid is the most basic formula. After mixing, it can only be used for two or three days, so remember to use it up in time."

She took out a bottle of base liquid she had just bought and poured in some of the Silver Moon Ink she had previously seized.

A small amount of silver ink and a semi-transparent base liquid mixed together, creating a wonderful liquid that shimmered with a faint silver light.

"Look closely, every single stroke represents your money."

"Okay, okay..."

Eileen poured some liquid into a small ceramic dish and then set the bottle aside. She now knew exactly how to get Lorraine to take it seriously.

She picked up the quill pen, dipped it lightly twice in the ink dish, and only after confirming that no ink would drip did she hover the nib above the scroll.

The pen tip touched the somewhat rough surface of the roll paper, and the ink emitted a faint glint the moment it touched the paper before sinking into the paper fibers, leaving a silver-gray line.

Eileen's writing was very smooth; in just a few breaths, she drew a rune that wasn't particularly complex.

"This is the stabilizing rune for spell scrolls. You have to draw this at the beginning of any scroll. Its purpose is to keep the spells that are infused into the paper in place. Try it," she said.

Lorraine took the quill pen, and looking at her familiar gesture, the first thing that came to mind was—

Isn't this just a hand-drawn blueprint?

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

He nodded, but instead of rushing to start, he repeated the rune several times in mid-air to make sure there were no problems. Then he drew it on another blank scroll.

Gold coins. Gold coins. Gold coins.

Lorraine dared not draw too fast. In his experience, keeping the pen tip at a controllable, uniform speed was the key to developing the correct feel for the stroke.

He kept his wrist as relaxed as possible, steadily replicating Eileen's movements, and it took him a while to draw the rune.

"How is it? Is it alright?"

"...Not bad. Have you practiced something similar before?"

Eileen's lips twitched slightly, not daring to say a single word of praise for him, lest he get carried away again.

I guess so.

Lorraine nodded; it seemed the gold coins were safe for the time being.

"Next, we can draw the runes and spell models. Since I demonstrated the disguise technique to you before, let's start with that."

Eileen rubbed her temples, not pressing the matter further. She pulled out another quill pen, and just as she was about to put pen to paper...

"Wait, is this expensive?"

"Ugh... expensive."

"Alright!"

Eileen sighed helplessly, flipped through the page on disguise from her spellbook, and placed it in front of Lorraine. "Copying scrolls is simpler than casting spells, because you only need to copy the spell model and runes onto it, and there is no order to it. My habit is to draw the runes first."

She picked up the quill pen again and began to draw crisply and neatly on the scroll paper, each stroke almost without any unnecessary movement.

The smooth lines quickly formed a disguise rune. She let out a soft breath and put the brush back into the ink dish with satisfaction.

"now you."

Eileen leaned back in her chair, tilted her head, raised an eyebrow at Lorraine, and said, "Just draw it according to my notes. You tried it last time. Ask me if you don't understand anything."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Lorraine carefully observed the rune in the notebook for a while, memorizing all the lines.

Then he imagined his eyes as projections, projecting the rune in his mind onto the scroll.

Starting again, the quill pen tip steadily traced the projected rune lines.

After getting used to the feel of the quill pen, he found that it was quite useful, somewhat like a slightly flexible ballpoint pen.

The runes were quickly drawn.

"It seems pretty simple?"

Lorraine put down the quill and examined the runes on the scroll. There were no broken lines or deviations; they were almost identical to those in the notes.

It seems the old skills haven't been lost, he nodded.

"You... you really haven't studied this before? You're not one of those poor apprentices in stories who get kidnapped by an evil sorcerer and forced to copy scrolls every day, are you?"

Eileen picked up two scrolls of paper, held them in mid-air, and compared the runes on them; they were almost identical.

Rather, this guy actually draws better than her, since she rarely copies these scrolls.

"Stop letting your little brain work its magic. Stop making up weird stories. What happens next?"

Lorraine rolled her eyes.

"Hmph... the hardest part is yet to come."

Eileen angrily returned the roll of paper to him; how could she lose to this unreliable guy?

No way! We have to get our revenge!

"Since you've also chosen to draw the runes first, the next step is to construct the spell model and then imprint it onto the runes."

She placed her scroll back on the table and continued, "This step doesn't require magic ink. You need to construct the spell model with your mind, then activate it and smash it directly onto this scroll."

"...Smash it on? Can't we just construct the spell model on paper?" Lorraine asked, puzzled.

"No...and don't interrupt the teacher."

Eileen reached out and gently flicked his arm, but still explained to him carefully, "The two runes on the scroll will affect the construction process of the mana model. So you need to construct it elsewhere first, and then transfer it into the scroll."

"I see..."

"Yes, close your eyes and carefully feel the process of my imprinting, as well as the changes in the magic network during this process."

"Okay, Ms. Eileen."

"Shut up!"

Suppressing her laughter, Lorraine obediently closed her eyes and focused her mind into a state of mental emptiness.

He quickly noticed the swaying magical ribbons and the way Eileen carefully peeled the magic from the ribbons beside him.

It looked quite like a kitten stretching out its paw to tease a cat toy; Lorraine could even picture the scene.

So cute...

Studying is important... Studying is important...

He refocused his attention on her process of building the model.

Watching her swiftly extract several strands of magic, separate and pull them apart, straighten them again, and then reassemble them according to the magic model of the Disguise Technique.

Finally, it slammed onto the scroll on the table, and the surging magical power instantly flowed across the paper.

She pressed the three-dimensional spell model slowly into the paper, and the overflowing magic created a gentle breeze in the room.

But that process was anything but easy.

Seeing how much effort she was putting in, Lorraine wanted to help her by pressing down a little, but she ultimately refrained.

After all, the materials are quite expensive. What if he breaks them with just a touch? That would be heartbreaking.

Finally, after he waited patiently for a while, Eileen managed to put the entire spell model into the slot.

The overflowing magic on the scroll vanished instantly, and the room returned to calm.

Lorraine opened her eyes again and found that there were many more complex lines on the scroll.

The faint blue light on the lines was dissipating at a visible speed, and soon it turned back into an ordinary-looking scroll.

"Alright, that's it for now. How was it? Did you see the process of imprinting the spell model clearly? Was it quite difficult? Don't be discouraged, with a few more practice you can do it like me..."

Eileen proudly put her hands on her hips, waiting for him to praise her.

"Yes, yes, yes... Our teacher Eileen is the best."

Lorraine, against his conscience, praised her.

Eileen seemed to have been tickled, and gave a smug "humph," gesturing with her chin to his roll of paper, saying, "Do you need to tell me? You try it, it's okay if you make a mistake, it's normal for beginners to fail."

"it is good."

Lorraine nodded, took a deep breath, rearranged the rolls of paper, and then focused her mind.

He skillfully entered a state of clarity and quickly grasped a magical thread. He did not choose to draw magic from it like Eileen did, as he felt that would be too slow.

He enveloped the magic ribbon with his mind, pulled hard, and tore off a section, then stretched it out according to the shape of the magic model.

With his previous experience, he quickly sculpted the magic model for the Disguise Technique, and then came the final step: imprinting it.

Smash it on? Isn't that a bit too abstract?

Lorraine smacked his lips, unable to think of any other way for the moment, so he hardened his heart and kept the spell model floating on the scroll.

Then, smash it!

His mental energy surged forth, gripping the spell model tightly and pressing it directly onto the scroll.

The successfully constructed spell model was more stable than he had imagined, or rather, more difficult to replicate.

A powerful resistance came, and he finally understood why Eileen's last step was so difficult.

But... since it's so sturdy, let's increase the pressure!

"What...what's going on!?"

Eileen stared wide-eyed as a blinding blue light surged across the roll of paper.

The complex lines quickly coalesced on the paper, intersecting and forming a complete pattern.

The scroll of the Disguise spell has been successfully copied!

[You have grasped the secrets of copying spell scrolls]

[Acquired Specialty: Scroll Copying]

[Copying Scrolls → Beginner's Guide]

Your success rate and speed in copying scrolls have slightly increased.

Hululin slowly opened his eyes, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and felt that his mental energy was greatly depleted.

No wonder she said she could only copy two or three pages a day; if she copied too many, she might faint on the spot.

There might be some long-term effects.

"You...no...you succeeded on your first try?"

Eileen snatched the scroll of disguise techniques from in front of him, examined it carefully for a moment, and found that it had indeed been successfully copied.

Constructing spell models quickly is a talent, and although she was somewhat envious, she could understand it to some extent.

But how come he was able to learn to copy scrolls, a tedious task that requires repeated practice over a long period of time, all at once?

Seeing the incredulous look on her face, Lorraine smiled and said, "That's just how we warlocks are."

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