Chapter 131: Preparation (2)

Chapter 131: Preparation (2)

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The next day.

I gathered people at Gracie's lab.

First, Yuni, responsible for the mana stone.

Then, Ena, who was responsible for creating the staff's shaft.

And Professor Robert, who would merge the mana stone with the staff.

Lastly...

"Hehe..."

"Luna, I'm counting on you."

"No, no! I should be the one saying that!"

It was Luna who would supervise the entire process.

There were several reasons why Luna, not Professor Robert, was overseeing the process.

Firstly, Professor Robert was the only one who could merge the mana stone and the staff.

Secondly, aside from Professor Robert, Luna was the only one around me who had knowledge in this area.

I had considered overseeing it myself, given how busy Luna seemed lately, but Ena mentioned Luna was free, so I asked her for help.

Thankfully, Luna readily agreed.

There was a problem with me taking on the role of the supervisor.

The supervisor was responsible for checking the magic circle's overall design.

If I, the one who designed the circle, supervised, it would lack objectivity.

Knowing Luna would handle this put me at ease.

"Shall we begin then?"

Professor Robert suggested.

Everyone nodded, their gazes fixated on him.

We had gathered today so that as Professor Robert merged the staff and the mana stone, he could receive immediate feedback.

The balance between the mana stone and the staff was critical.

We needed to observe how Robert would blend the two, to determine the staff's balance and effects.

We couldnt afford multiple trials given our limited resources and time.

It was important to identify and address any issues in this session.

"Let's get started,"

Robert announced.

"Yes,"

Yuni and Ena responded.

Luna, standing beside me, asked,

"What magic circle did you engrave on the mana stone?"

"Oh, I added a circle to increase mana efficiency and effect amplification."

The reason why a staff's effect changed depending on its user was because of the unique magic circles engraved on each staff.

Unlike standard magic circles that had a central main magic symbol, these had a hollow center surrounded by mana circuits.

Once the staff was crafted with this circle, the central area would repeatedly get inscribed and erased.

In essence, any magic that passed through the staff would go through this circle.

A staff acted as a conduit between the mana stone and the wizard using it.

Mana traveled through this conduit, reaching the mana stone, passing through its magic circle, and then being released.

This process could either amplify the magic, hasten its casting, increase its speed, or add various other effects.

"You used a rather ordinary magic circle, didn't you?"

"Yes... It's common, but in a way, it's an uncommon magic circle..."

I responded with a slightly awkward smile to Luna.

The magic circle I engraved, as I had explained to Luna, was designed to enhance the efficiency and effect of magic.

Certainly, there were effects attached even to a common staff.

The issue was the magic I used.

My primary magic was dark magic.

However, dark magic requires precise mana control.

But improving mana efficiency or amplifying its effects, in a way, interfered with the amount of mana needed.

When inscribing dark magic into a magic circle, one would typically select one particular spell.

Thus, you could manipulate it to accept only the exact amount of mana needed.

But a staff wasn't like that.

You would continuously use different spells and input varying amounts of mana.

Of course, I could create a separate return circuit, but designing the circuit in such a way would make the staff too heavy and large to handle, not to mention the cost implications.

That's why I had to rely on a bidirectional circuit.

It wasnt my first time using such a circuit, but configuring it wasnt easy since its not a commonly used one.

I asked Professor Robert,

"Then how should it be done?"

"How should it be done, indeed,"

Professor Robert mused, looking at me.

The mana flow through the bidirectional circuit leads to some mana leakage, and the circuit itself is experiencing wear and tear. What should we do about this?

I was at a loss for words.

Additionally, the magic circle embedded in the mana stone requires too much calculation. While the idea of calculating the amount of dark magic mana and sending it to you is admirable, the mana stone cant sustain it.

Luna suddenly raised her hand.

Oh, Ive made a rough note on that part!

A note?

Luna handed a paper filled with extensive notes to Robert.

Though he only glanced at it momentarily, the paper was densely filled with her notes.

Robert looked at Luna with a puzzled expression.

By making these changes, we might reduce the overload on the mana stone. Of course, we'd still need to use a superior mana stone, but...

This will work,

Robert interjected.

Lunas eyes widened in surprise.

Professor Mcguire would certainly be impressed. To think she's my disciple..."

Robert trailed off midway.

I couldnt believe my ears.

Disciple? Did you just call her your disciple?

No.

You did say it.

I did not.

With that, Robert threw a broken staff in my direction.

Focus on this instead of dwelling on inconsequential things.

"I've been managing quite well."

I responded.

With a sigh, Robert said,

Then pay attention to what's happening around you.

Around me?

I looked at Robert, puzzled.

Robert briefly glanced at Luna beside me and then turned away.

I recalled hearing similar advice back in the North.

Astina too had told me to be more aware of my surroundings.

Hearing the same piece of advice from different people made me even more curious.

What did they mean by that?

Regardless, reflect on your overconfidence in thinking that a single practice session would be enough.

Yes, understood

I had many questions, but I decided to focus on the task at hand.

I didnt know when the Rebel Leader would make a move, but time was of the essence.

Luna, shall we head out

As I turned to Luna, I noticed her face was flushed, her eyes fixed on Robert in surprise.

Luna?

Uh, uh, yes??

She exclaimed, startled by my voice.

What's wrong?

N-nothing! Well, shall we go over what happened?

I nodded in agreement, following Luna's lead.

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