Chapter 255: Blade of Flame

Chapter 255: The Blade of Flame

Li Wei followed Hobbes to the Hall of Truth.

The last time he visited, Li Wei had only stepped into the main hall of the Hall of Truth.

This time, under Hobbes's lead, Li Wei ascended to the second floor of the Hall of Truth.

Here gathered most of the scholars within the Element Tower dedicated to specializing in magic.

The vast majority were theoretical mages.

Hobbes clapped his hands and spoke loudly to the crowd, "Everyone, stop a moment."

The crowd, previously buzzing with discussion, suddenly fell silent and turned their gaze toward him.

Li Wei stood beside him, feeling somewhat awkward.

Was this not a bit too conspicuous?

He was not accustomed to such spotlight.

But Hobbes insisted on doing it this way.

He loudly introduced Li Wei's identity to the crowd.

"This is Mage Li Wei, a genius mage who created and improved multiple fire spell models!"

"Most importantly, Mage Li Wei is only sixteen years old this year, yet he is already a third-tier mage."

"He is absolutely the youngest, most talented, and most gifted genius mage the Element Tower has seen in a century!"

"Now, he has also become a member of our Hall of Truth."

"Let us all welcome the new member, Li Wei!"

The crowd applauded warmly in welcome.

Many had heard Li Wei's name before.

After all, even the Vice Hall Master praised the several spell models Li Wei had improved.

Li Wei felt embarrassed by all the praise.

After the welcome ceremony concluded, Hobbes asked Li Wei which aspects of magical knowledge he specialized in.

Li Wei said, "I only specialize in fire spells."

Hobbes said, "That is fine, you are still young, there is still a long time to learn in the future."

"Since that is the case, how about you join our fire spell research group?"

Li Wei nodded and said, "Certainly."

He asked, "Are there credit rewards for improving spell models?"

Hobbes said, "Not necessarily, it depends on the specific situation after improvement."

"If the improved spell model is worth being collected into the library, then credits are usually given as a reward."

"If you wish to learn any spells, you can also use credits to purchase them within the library."

Li Wei was actually clear on this point.

After becoming a third-tier mage, Li Wei could learn fourth-tier and fifth-tier spells.

He had always not known where to go to learn them.

Now, he already had an idea.

Becoming a member of the Hall of Truth meant enjoying a half-price discount.

This was good news for him.

Hobbes suddenly said, "Oh, right, I forgot to ask which magic class you are in?"

Li Wei said, "Second Year, Red Class."

Hobbes heard this, subconsciously nodded, "Oh oh... Hah?"

He reacted, staring at Li Wei with disbelief, "Red Class?"

Li Wei nodded, "Mm."

Hobbes's eyes were full of shock, "How is this possible?"

In his view, a genius mage like Li Wei should be in the Purple Class.

How could he end up in the worst Red Class?

Li Wei did not explain the reason either.

"Due to some special reasons, I was assigned to the Red Class when I enrolled."

Hobbes was full of confusion, unable to understand what special reason caused Li Wei to be placed in the Red Class.

He looked at Li Wei and said, "I believe you will definitely enter the Purple Class."

"Mm, I believe so too."

Hobbes did not continue discussing this matter.

He led Li Wei into the fire spell research group.

In a small room, the crowd gathered together to discuss fire spells.

Hobbes simply introduced the personnel present to Li Wei.

Li Wei got to know everyone once.

His purpose in coming to the Hall of Truth was naturally not truly for research and study. Li Wei only wanted credits.

He asked Hobbes, "Do you have any spells that need improvement?"

Hobbes hurriedly picked up a blueprint from the table and said, "You came just in time, here is a piece of information on an ancient fire spell, we have researched it for a long time but failed to restore the spell model, see if you can deduce it."

"According to the information, this should be a second-tier spell, Flame Blade."

"It is somewhat similar to enchantment, but it is indeed a spell."

Li Wei picked up the blueprint and the accompanying materials to examine.

After reading the information on Flame Blade, some ideas emerged in Li Wei's mind.

He said, "Is there a room? When I deduce spells, I like to stay alone quietly."

Hobbes heard this, hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, this is our rest room, no one is using it now, you can be here."

Li Wei walked into the room, closed the door, and lay down.

Great Dream Wandering Technique.

Dream World, eight times time flow speed to deduce Flame Blade.

Flame Blade is an ancient spell, already lost.

According to the information, Flame Blade is not a spell used by traditional mages.

But inherited from a rare profession—Magic Swordsman.

Spellblades possess the ability to fuse the powers of magic and swordsmanship.

The Spellblade profession has been lost to time; none know the Flame Blade.

An hour later, Li Wei emerged from the room.

Hearing the door open, Hobis looked up toward him.

Only an hour had passed; he had not expected Li Wei to deduce the Flame Blade's spell model.

After all, they had obtained the Flame Blade's data for several months already.

Until now, combining everyone's efforts, they had barely deduced a prototype of the Flame Blade's spell model.

They were still far from a truly usable spell model.

Li Wei said, "I have deduced the spell model for the Flame Blade."

Hearing this, Hobis froze.

Everyone turned their heads to look at him, faces filled with disbelief.

Li Wei bothered not with superfluous explanation.

He took out the Death Lance and cast the Flame Blade spell.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Flames surged along the Death Lance, transforming it into a lance of fire.

Shock colored the faces of the crowd.

"This... is this truly the Flame Blade?"

"But is this spell not the Flame Blade? This is clearly a lance."

Li Wei explained, "The Flame Blade is not a blade in the literal sense; the Flame Blade is an enchantment."

"The Flame Blade can append flame magic damage to equipment; weapons of any shape may be used."

"Rather than Flame Blade, I would prefer to call it the Flame Edge."

Hearing this, everyone stared wide-eyed at Li Wei.

Hobis came to his senses and stood up excitedly.

"So that is how it is, so that is how it is!"

"It turns out our direction was wrong all along; our original idea was to create an energy blade, then apply flame enchantment."

"Wrong, we were wrong; this is the true Flame Blade."

"Li Wei, you are truly too clever!"

Hobis brought over a blank spellbook.

Li Wei carved the spell model of the Flame Edge into the spellbook.

Everyone took turns receiving the spellbook, examining the spell model within.

After viewing it, they all marveled at Li Wei's whimsical ideas and unconstrained imagination.

Hobis asked Li Wei if he was willing to contribute the Flame Edge spell model to the Tower of Elements.

This was a brand new spell; the Tower of Elements would grant him a generous reward.

After Li Wei agreed.

Hobis took the Flame Edge spellbook to find the Vice Hall Master.

Contributing a brand new spell yielded far higher rewards than improving an existing one.

(End of Chapter)