Starting with the sentries on the frontier

Chapter 130 [Frost Condensation Technique]

With a feeling of weightlessness, the griffin carried Zag into the air. Experienced griffins don't need a running start to take flight, as their flight usually relies on magic, not just their wings. But young griffins can't do that; without a running start, they simply can't fly.

Of course, although the elderly griffin is not as strong and mental as the young griffin, its understanding of magic is much stronger, so the golden mane flew quite smoothly with Zag, without any of the expected bumps.

It wasn't far from the city gate to the sea. The griffin was quite fast, and in just a few minutes, Zag saw the sea in the distance.

It was high tide, so Liam directed the griffins to land in the woods a little further from the shore, letting the two griffins play on their own before leading Zag towards the sea.

"Fire and frost are two extremes, but their casting paths are quite similar."

As Liam walked, he explained to Zag, "Actually, frost magic is divided into two schools in magic science—this division is invisible; no one explicitly states it, but it just exists."

"One is the magic released by Friggia, the goddess of ice and snow. Besides magic, whether it is enchanting or making magical items, it can be obtained by praying to Friggia. Moreover, she is considered the most friendly holy spirit to mankind. Even if you offend her, as long as it is not intentional, nothing will usually happen. Therefore, people tend to rely on Friggia."

"Another way is to understand the nature of frost magic in a normal way—but now these two schools of thought have become somewhat mixed, because many mages have discovered that when casting spells and chanting frost-related incantations, the spells are enhanced by reciting Friggia's name, so nobody does it—almost nobody does it."

From this perspective, Friggia sounds pretty good.

Zag then asked, "I heard that Friggia was a king, not a demon, before she became a Holy Spirit?"

Stories about Friggia or giants are the most popular poems to be sung by bards. The most famous one is "The Sleeping Giant," followed by "The Eternal Frost Lord" and "Silver Covered Earth." When Zag was in Cabbage Town, the only tavern in town sang these songs every night, and he was tired of hearing them.

Liam replied, "Yes, He was originally the last king of the Giant Kingdom, and like the giants, He fell into a deep slumber. Legend has it that the arrival of the Northrends awakened Him, but He did not harm the Northrends; instead, He accepted the Northrends who had wandered to the Dawn Continent, thus becoming the first Holy Spirit." — In fact, during the Dragon Age, His worship among the Northrends was very widespread.

Zag became even more curious: "Then why wasn't He one of the nine Holy Spirits? Or rather, the tenth Holy Spirit?"

"He did not attend the Dawn Council after the Dragon Slayer War," Liam explained. "He was not even involved in the Dragon Slayer War itself, so many Northrends considered him to be on the side of the dragons, and he lost his former standing among the Northrends."

As they spoke, the two stood on the rocky beach. Wave after wave crashed against the rocks, and the salty smell hit them in the face. The moisture made them feel especially damp and cold in the winter chill. If Zag hadn't specially put on a fur coat before going out, his teeth would probably have been chattering.

"Alright, that's the end of the historical story. Now let's begin our formal studies." Liam said, handing Zag a silver ring. "Wear this. It will temporarily increase your resistance to magic, that is, improve your magic resistance."

Sex, in order to protect your body and spirit.

The ring looks simple and has no patterns, but the material is clearly a magical metal such as mithril, which is quite valuable.

Zag thanked him, obediently put on the ring, and then continued listening to Liam's explanation.

"I'll teach you the [Frost Spell] first. This spell is actually classified as a life skill spell, so its incantation is also called the Iced Spell — well, you should be able to tell, everyone likes to use it to chill drinks."

"However, this incantation is very simple. The core content consists of only two sentences. You can choose whether to add a third sentence, because the third sentence is the recitation of Phrygia's name."

After explaining, Liam stretched out his arms, striking a rather chuunibyou-esque pose as if embracing nature, and then chanted the incantation in a deeper, more resonant voice than usual: "I command you, frost! By the power that created you and all other beings, I will freeze this place with eternal frost!"

As Liam finished speaking, the damp sand on the ground was gradually covered by a layer of white frost, but the area only covered a small area around Liam, not even reaching the distance where Zag was standing.

In Zag's field of vision, a familiar notification popped up: [Frostbite] has been learned.

Apart from that, no other prompts appeared. Zag carefully sensed it again and found that the spell actually belonged to the Destruction category, and did not fall under the "Life Spell" category that Liam had mentioned.

Perhaps "life-related spells" is a standard unique to the Golden Palace?

Before he could think further, Liam continued, "If I were to add a third sentence, it would be: grant me the power to control the frost, to my beloved sovereign of ice and snow, the wielder of order and reason, the eternal queen Friggia Audix Crionicus."

Zag looked at the small patch of white frost, even squatting down to touch it, feeling the slightly stinging coolness on his fingertips, and asked, "Does adding it make a big difference?"

"Generally speaking, there are indeed some differences."

As Liam spoke, he walked a little further away, then recited the incantation again, adding a third part.

Then, white frost reappeared on the ground, but this time it covered more than twice the area of ​​the previous frost, and was as thick as half a fingernail.

The result at this level is less like frost and more like a layer of ice, and is closer to the meaning of "frozen" in Liam's chanted spell.

"This spell isn't difficult. Like the Fireball spell, it uses the power of the spell to gather magic power and then produce the corresponding magical effect. Once you memorize the spell and try it a few times, with your intelligence, you should be able to learn it quickly."

"Liam said."

Zag nodded, then took a step forward. He originally wanted to imitate Liam's mannerisms and completely replicate his spell, but he felt that the "embracing nature" pose with his arms outstretched was a bit embarrassing, so he just slightly raised his hands and subconsciously released [Frostbite].

However, what came out of his mouth was not the long and complicated incantation that Liam had just recited, but two extremely concise words: "Frost, Condensation." [Mars]: Mars Du Krati, also known as the God of War, or the Conqueror, is considered the monarch of war and conquest, and also possesses the authority of command and power (authority). His servants are griffins.

As one of the nine Holy Spirits, it enjoys widespread faith in the High Kingdom.

The format of the ritual incantation is as follows:

I call upon you, great war god, king who commands war, Mars Dukes Kratix.

This section contains the prayer; there is no specific format.

This section contains a congratulatory message and has no specific format.

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