I Created Scientific Magic - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: I Know This Question!

Translator: Lonelytree

After a night of running, everyone present was extremely tired. After Joni finished speaking, they went to rest.

Lin En was no exception. He picked a room that looked decent and closed the broken door. He did not care about the dust on the wooden bed and lay down on it.

It had been a week since he transmigrated. Lin En’s mind had been tense. He even slept with half an eye open, afraid that he would be killed by the guards who rushed in the next moment. Now, he could finally relax a little.

“Grimrelle…”

Lin En muttered to himself about the magical land that Joni mentioned. Unlike Will and the others, he didn’t think that it was strange for a group of mages who knew magic to join forces and take over a piece of land to study magic.

Or rather, this was simply normal in his eyes… On the other hand, it was stranger that the Church, which was a theological faction, rose to power.

For Lin En, going to the Land of Mages was undoubtedly an excellent choice. He could make full use of his advantages in a place that advocated magic and knowledge, and he wouldn’t have to worry about being captured.

After all, if he stayed in the territory of the Saikas Empire, controlled by the Holy Court, even surviving was trouble.

If he was really attacked by a powerful Mage Hunter, he couldn’t even reason his way out. Plus, he was currently still too weak.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lin En temporarily gave up the idea of going alone, but a trace of worry still shrouded his mind.

He didn’t think that the sense of danger he had sensed in the dense forest was an illusion.

Joni, Pigeon, Will, Barken, Barton… Many figures flashed through Lin En’s mind.

In half a year that he had become a Mage-Apprentice, his connection with these people was very shallow, and there were no grudges, so he could basically rule out the possibility of personal hatred.

As for who did it?

Lin En thought for a moment. He could eliminate Joni first.

This wasn’t because of the good impression that the host had of her but because she was the least suspicious.

As the current leader of the apprentices and the one who proposed the escape plan, all of them would die if she surrendered.

Next was the Pigeon. Her ability to control animals was crucial. It could be said that she was the eyes and ears of the team. If such a person switched sides, it would definitely be a nightmare.

The parchment scroll that reminded him before was also written by Joni. Pigeon controlled the gray crow to send it over. If there were something wrong with one of them, Carl would have died before Lin En had the chance to transmigrate.

As for the remaining three, Lin En was a little hesitant. Barker and Barton were twin brothers, so it shouldn’t be a problem for them to look out for each other and hide any secrets from Joni and the others.

Lastly, he knew even less about the taciturn Will. He only knew that he was the son of a certain count in the Kingdom of Saikas.

Lin En closed his eyes and kept recalling every detail of his interaction with the group of apprentices. Then, he thought of the secret passage in the Drunkard Tavern, Old York, the Land of Mages, the cripple Lauder…

A vague guess flashed through his mind. Lin En suddenly opened his eyes and sat up on the bed. An inexplicable chill gradually surged into his heart.

Ka ~

At the same time, the creaking sound of the door turning could be heard as the door was pushed open.

Lin En, who was already on guard, subconsciously drew the sword at his waist and slashed in the direction of the door.

When he saw who it was, Lin En’s hand suddenly stopped, and the sharp sword stopped in front of the girl.

“Joni?” Lin En was somewhat surprised.

The silver-haired mage raised her right hand to block the sword. It was only then that Lin En noticed that the girl was wearing a pure black leather glove on her right hand, with many complicated and mysterious inscriptions carved on it.

It seemed to be some kind of alchemy tool.

“Did you have a nightmare?” The silver-haired girl frowned, not quite understanding why Lin En had such a big reaction. After a pause, she explained again. “I knocked on the door just now, but you didn’t answer.”

Lin En nodded and withdrew his long sword. He asked in confusion. “It’s so late. What’s the matter?”

“My teacher told me before that once you master the first circle spell [Ice Blade], I will give this to you,” Joni said desolately, then took out a book that was two fingers thick and handed it to Lin En. The cover was scribbled with the words ” Basic Magic and its Uses”.

Lin En curiously took it over. The entire book was made of rough papyrus. He flipped to the first page of the book and saw that the first spell recorded on it was called [Magic Missile].

Similar to [Basic Material Deconstruction], [Magic Missile] was a special type of zero-circle spell. Its power was much weaker than [Ice Blade] and [Fireball]. The advantage was that [Magic Missile] was a pure magic creation. It didn’t need to prepare casting materials in advance, and there was no upper limit to its control.

In theory, as long as he had enough mana, it wasn’t impossible to create hundreds of [Magic Bullets] at once.

Of course, quantity alone was useless. The mana of any mages was limited. A mage apprentice could create and control two or three missiles at the same time to attack, which was already the limit. Otherwise, it was easy to be distracted in the battle.

However, there was a solution.

Lin En flipped through the pages of the book. On the second page of ” Basic Magic and its Uses “, there were a lot of graphs, and at the bottom, there were a lot of scribbled Herram formulas.

After careful study, Lin En roughly understood what the other party was trying to say.

If he wanted to reach the maximum potential of [Magic Missile], he needed to establish a three-dimensional coordinate in his mind with himself as the center and then set the flight trajectory of [Magic Missile] in advance.

Not only could the flight trajectory be straight, but it could also be curved. In other words, the caster could create a large number of [Magic Missiles], forming an overwhelming barrage of attacks from different directions and angles.

This involved the equations of straight lines and curves in three-dimensional space.

Lin En touched his chin. This question didn’t seem too difficult…

Since [Magic Missile] was a pure magic creation, it was not affected by gravity. He only needed to consider the inertia and wind speed.

Joni couldn’t help but remind him when she saw that Lin En was staring at the book with interest. “This is a magic formula created by the Great Mage Herram. It can further increase the power of [Magic Missile], but it’s still too difficult for us now.”

“Thank you. I’ll note that.” Lin En glanced at the book a few more times. After confirming that his thoughts were correct, he closed the page and replied freely.

Joni could see that Lin En was being perfunctory and shook her head helplessly. When she first came into contact with magic, she also liked to study these complicated formulas like Lin En. It was only after she hit a wall that she realized her limits.