Chapter 42: Runic Mysteries

"A very good rank."

Old Cohen's expression did not change in the slightest.

"In terms of spellcraft, you are indeed quite talented."

"Now that you have become a spellcaster, it was only right that I take you to learn two spells."

"However, those conventional transcendent spells can hardly bring out your powerful transcendent talent."

"Unconventional spells—will you learn them?"

"Unconventional spells?" Gunei's face lit up with joy.

"Yes." Gunei answered without hesitation.

A spellcaster uses the source power from the source pool within their own body.

Using spells as a medium of power to engage in offensive and defensive combat.

The emphasis is on a fast-striking combat style, where many attack methods are visible and tangible.

Conventional spellcaster spells are all of this type.

Gunei's Fire Arrow, Arc Lightning, and Ring Bombardment were all conventional spells.

Visible, tangible, with detailed principles of spellcraft and calculable spell trajectories.

Unconventional spells, on the other hand, are often those special spells that are difficult to cast, highly concealable, powerful and peculiar, with many syllables.

Even some syllables' special mysteries remain difficult to study clearly to this day.

These unconventional spells are often impossible to guard against.

When Gunei first learned about these unconventional transcendent spells from some book introductions, he eagerly wanted to learn a few.

These things are life-saving tools that can kill without compensation, the confidence to turn the tide at critical moments.

Now that he had the opportunity to learn, Gunei naturally would not let it pass; otherwise, it would be too unfair to himself.

"I will give you news in a few days," Old Cohen said lightly.

Even Old Cohen needed some time to obtain those unconventional spells.

As the flames in the fireplace gradually bloomed.

The chill slowly dissipated, and warmth spread throughout the room.

With slightly furrowed brows, Veya stared at Gunei. "Can I ask something?"

"What?"

"What is your spellcaster profession?"

The red firelight shone on Gunei's face.

Gunei did not hide it but spoke softly.

"Blood Curse Master!"

...

The continuous rainy weather did not leave with the passage of time but instead intensified.

Suge Transcendent Academy.

Olov Tower, Sixth Floor.

Not far from Gunei, Yulai'er's seat was empty.

Yulai'er had not come to class for several days.

In his seat, Gunei looked out through the glass window.

Outside Suge Ruins City, over the northern Otto Mountains, layers of dark clouds grew denser.

In the past, during the late autumn and early winter season, the sky was often gloomy.

This kind of thick, oppressive dark clouds pressing down was quite rare.

"Among the caster systems, besides the mainstream elementalists, contractors, and spellcasters, there are also some rare 'naturalists' who have mastered the power of nature."

"Those peculiar naturalists can change the weather through ritual spells, creating strange natural phenomena such as strong winds, heavy rain, and heavy snow."

"From the conversations between Father Cohen and Veya, I can sense that many transcendents have recently come to Suge Ruins City, as if a storm is brewing within the city."

"And I... also need to quickly advance to transcendent first rank."

"Ahem..." A coughing sound suddenly arose.

Gunei quickly turned his head.

He saw Instructor Olov, wearing a robe and cloak with a gray wizard hat, glance slightly in his direction.

He had been caught slacking off.

Sure enough, as soon as it was time for a break after class.

Instructor Olov had already spoken: "Gunei, come to my office."

Gunei: "..."

A few minutes later.

In Instructor Olov's office on the top floor of Olov Tower.

The cold, rainy weather had caused the three red carnivorous flowers on the window to nearly shrink back into the soil.

Looking at Gunei, Olov examined him carefully back and forth, and his doubts grew stronger.

Since returning from the last transcendent wilderness internship.

He had noticed that Gunei's blood aura was extremely thick.

This almost made him think the other was some kind of vampire, or even a blood demon, or some bloodthirsty strange creature.

Later, from other students, he learned that they had gained something during their last adventure.

"This Gunei must have obtained a transcendent profession," Olov had inferred at the time.

But in the following days, he found that the other's blood energy was rapidly decreasing.

No... not decreasing.

It was concealment!

More precisely, it was restraint, but more skillful than restraint, as if directly cutting off his own means of insight into the other.

Until today, even though he possessed extremely special insight and deduction abilities.

He found that Gunei was completely an ordinary spellcasting apprentice.

Unremarkable, without any abnormal appearance.

After all, he was a powerful spellcaster about to advance to the fifth rank.

He had profound attainments in spellcraft, even reaching the level of modifying basic transcendent spells, and had published over thirty academic papers on spellcraft.

Even so, Gunei had completed his concealment right in front of him.

Now, he could hardly spy on Gunei, and even using the logic and causality of the Memory Hall for deduction would only lead to the conclusion that "the other is very ordinary," which greatly deviated from his own perception.

"How has your training been lately?" Olov asked softly.

"Progress is quite rapid. The Sebona Source Pool is very powerful."

"The core of the source pool has been initially constructed and opened."

Gunei was telling the truth.

This Sebona Source Pool was a mid-rank transcendent scripture, and its effects were quite outstanding.

But his own idle system was even more powerful.

Not only had the Sebona Source Pool been opened, but its capacity was already considerable.

It could already hold over thirty units of source power.

The capacity of the source pool, along with Gunei's own capacity, brought his source power reserve directly close to the entry-level source power capacity of a second-rank spellcaster.

"Source pool? Already opened?" Olov was startled.

"This guy obtained his transcendent profession less than half a month ago!"

"And he has already opened the source pool?"

"Many talented students, using low-rank source pool scriptures of lower difficulty, still need three to five months to barely open it."

"If using a mid-rank transcendent source pool with higher difficulty, the time would double."

"This Gunei's transcendent talent... is indeed astonishing."

"Very good." Instructor Olov nodded slightly.

In his decades of teaching, Gunei was the most talented student, bar none.

"Have you finished studying the entire set of books on the basic principles of spellcraft?"

"I have finished studying them." Gunei nodded.

On one hand, there was the system's idle function.

On the other hand, Gunei had been tempered by twenty-first-century society.

He deeply understood the importance of knowledge.

And as a caster and spellcaster who excelled in knowledge.

Studying hard and increasing knowledge became a necessary operation.

At the same time, because his soul was constantly tempered by the damaged transcendent scriptures through the idle system, his memory, understanding, comprehension, and digestion abilities had multiplied.

In his previous life, he was an academic underachiever, but now, although not a prodigy, he could at least reach the level of a "top student."

Gunei did not let down his academic aptitude.

While others were meditating and practicing spells.

Gunei spent all that training time on studying spellcraft and alchemy.

Now, although Gunei's knowledge reserve in spellcraft was not yet profound, he had already mastered all the theories he needed.

"Hmm, in a few days, I will give you a complete set of exam papers on spellcraft knowledge."

"If you can score 90 points, then I will introduce you to 'Runic Depth Analysis.'"

"Runic Depth Analysis?"

Gunei's heart shook violently.

Runic Depth Analysis.

That was a path touching the essence and mysteries of spells.

What Gunei was currently studying was spellcraft.

And the entire "spellcraft" could be said to be the surface of "runic mysteries."

Runic Depth Analysis no longer dealt with the surface.

Instead, it directly studied the deepest mysteries of "runes."

And once one achieved something in runic mysteries.

Then one could easily use runes to construct the basic framework and details of Lanemi language, and then create new spells.

Yes, creating entirely new and powerful spells.

That was the power of runic analysis.

If one only studied spellcraft, at most they would have a very broad knowledge of all spellcraft.

But in reality, they were only learning what others had created.

Deeply analyzing runes and understanding runic mysteries allowed one to create spells themselves.

Of course, in-depth study of runic analysis would allow casters to have a deeper understanding and cognition of the world.

In the eyes of many academic casters, this deep understanding of the world, truth, and essence was far more important than using runes to construct spells.

For Gunei.

Understanding the essence and mysteries of the world.

Creating powerful spell incantations.

Both were important.

Creating powerful spells unique to oneself had always been one of Gunei's dreams.

"What, unwilling?" Olov squinted his eyes, looking at the somewhat dazed Gunei.

"Thank you, Instructor. I will study hard." Gunei snapped back to reality and said happily.

"Hmm, first pass this exam on spellcraft knowledge."

"Yes!"