Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 645 Atom

Because Morton, who was once a second-tier wizard, had always stayed in his diary, and Thor had not shielded himself from outside influences most of the time, Morton was well aware of the challenges Thor was facing.

After a moment's hesitation, Morton continued writing on the black pages.

【Master, since you have decided to advance again as soon as possible, then I will tell you the knowledge I gained about third-tier wizards during my time in the Kema Empire.】

[Your mentor didn't mention it to you, most likely because they didn't want you to be distracted by other things during your advanced studies. But as the owner of this diary, you are capable of handling this groundbreaking knowledge.]

Furthermore, you have an extremely high capacity for absorbing new knowledge, and some of your ideas even coincide with it. Your talent in this area is even more enviable than your talent in mental strength.

Saul was not blinded by Morton's praise; instead, he straightened his posture and cautiously asked Morton questions.

"What new knowledge is it?"

In witchcraft, elemental particles are categorized into several types, the most common being darkness, light, earth, metal, fire, wood, and lightning.

Upon reaching the third tier, the wizard has opened up a direct channel for the transmission of magic power within their body to the outside world. However, if the wizard only selects elemental particles of the corresponding attribute to absorb each time in order to cast spells, it is difficult to guarantee that there are no other impurities during absorption.

[The impurities here refer not only to foreign substances that can cause pollution, but also to other elemental particles. Introducing small amounts generally doesn't pose a problem. However, if a large amount is introduced, or if the spell requires exceptionally high precision, even a small amount of impurity could cause the spell to fail. Even worse, it could cause a backlash and result in contamination.]

"That's right. I thought about this in my mind when Instructor Gorsa explained it to me." Thor nodded. "Using your own magic is like drinking filtered distilled water, while drawing magic from the outside world through the gates of your body is like drinking spring water directly. And you don't know what impurities are in the spring water. If it's just dust that you can't absorb, that's fine, but if someone poisoned it upstream, then the spring water you drink would be fatally risky."

Of course, as a third-tier wizard, one wouldn't simply drink spring water without preparation.

Morton continued Saul's analogy.

[Because when a third-tier wizard casts a large-scale spell, they no longer absorb elemental particles into their body and accumulate and fuse them into their own magic power. Instead, they drive the elemental particles through rapid switching of the gates within their bodies. Therefore, every third-tier wizard carefully modifies these internal gates to give them a certain filtering ability. However, no matter how powerful this ability is, it cannot completely eliminate impurities.]

It is said that only those who reach the fourth rank and comprehend the advanced concepts of space and life can ignore the pollution absorbed during spellcasting.

"Does it require a deeper understanding of space and life?" Thor exclaimed.

Indeed, the higher the level, the more unknowns one will encounter.

He thought of his mentor, Gorsa, again.

Gorza not only took in his apprentices, but also himself!

They both entered the third tier in one or two years and then started aiming for the fourth tier.

However, when Gorsa was still a second-tier wizard, he had already mastered some knowledge of space. Now, what he lacks may only be knowledge about life...

"Wait! He's been researching resurrection; could it be to explore higher concepts about life?"

So he had already begun to firmly move towards the fourth tier when he was at the second tier?

hiss……

Thor had a toothache.

"I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll just follow my own steps. Morton, please continue."

Morton waited for Saul to process what he had just said before writing down new words.

[When the third-tier wizard was solving the problem of elemental particle impurities introduced during the gate conversion, he discovered a terrifying fact that was enough to overturn all previous understanding.]

Morton's handwriting was slightly messy, clearly indicating that he was also very excited when mentioning this knowledge.

Several third-tier wizards have discovered that elemental particles are not actually the smallest and most primitive particles. They are actually composed of even smaller particles.

I don't know what these smaller particles are called, nor do I know if they come in different kinds. I only know that the third-order wizards called them primordial particles, which were later simplified to atoms.

atom?!

Fortunately, Thor is now a second-tier wizard and has considerable self-control, otherwise he really doesn't know if he would have spat out a mouthful of saliva!

Although Thor applied much of the knowledge he gained from the previous world during his wizarding studies, the deeper he delved into his studies, the more he discovered the differences between the two worlds.

Perhaps it was just a very small change in the underlying logic that caused such a dramatic change in the world.

Thor also wondered whether elemental particles with different properties also have a fixed pattern of composition, just like chemical elements.

However, the wizarding world lacks the means to observe extremely small particles.

Even with a special microscope, the elemental particles that can only be detected by mental power cannot be seen.

Therefore, it is impossible to study the elemental particles of magic using traditional physical methods.

So, Thor never imagined that one day he would hear that familiar name again.

"Calm down, calm down." Thor flicked his temple with his finger. "If we apply knowledge from our past lives simply because the names are similar, we're bound to make empirical errors. However, I can verify it during the experimental phase by using the characteristics of past knowledge, which might save us some trouble."

Having regained his composure, Saul continued to listen to Morton's explanation.

[Upon discovering the existence of atoms, third-tier wizards would construct modification arrays on the gates within their bodies, directly dispersing absorbed elemental particles into atoms, thus preventing impurities from affecting their magic.]

Of course, the pollution they absorb cannot be removed in this way, since pollution is not particles.

Thor looked at his hands. "Contamination isn't particles. I absorb pollution through my spirit body, meaning the pollution must act on the spirit body. But then again, how do you break down elemental particles into atoms?"

I really don't know about that.

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【Master, I am not a third-tier being after all. I only learned this knowledge from the wizard Murphy, the creator of the Wall of Sighs, when I was the King of the Kema Empire.】

"The creator of the Wall of Sighs? He's a fourth-tier wizard?"

Thor never imagined that the Wall of Sighs, which protected a quarter of the continent's borders, was built by a wizard.

This is the power of a fourth-tier wizard!

Yes, Murphy was a great wizard. In this dark age, he chose to use all his power to create the Wall of Wailing, binding himself to it and forever guarding its far north in St. Start.

"Stationed in the far north, leading third-tier wizards against the Abyss Black Tide? Truly a great wizard."

Regardless of his original intentions, the Wailing Wall protected Stadt and even the entire world.

that's enough.

Although there was no specific method for breaking down elemental particles, Thor was very happy to hear this knowledge.

"Thank you, Morton."

"This is what I should do, Master. Actually, I should have studied this knowledge properly when I first acquired it. However, at the time, I was only thinking about how to open the gates within my body as quickly as possible, and I didn't digest the new knowledge. Only now, after finally reorganizing this knowledge, do I realize just how powerful a third-tier wizard truly is."

Morton's handwriting doesn't reveal his tone, but Saul, whose heart is connected to the diary, can sense his loss and regret.

[If I had understood the power of a third-tier wizard back then, instead of being blinded by my status as the master of my empire, I wouldn't have led thousands of wizards and apprentices to Halberd Valley to intercept Bydon's dying third-tier wizard.]

They wouldn't have perished with me in the dark and desolate Valley of the Fallen Hands.

That is my eternal regret and remorse...

(End of this chapter)