Wizard: I brought the wrong system.

Chapter 464 Designing Techniques - Escape Armor!

Earlier, when clearing out the skeleton monsters in the Earl's territory, Yaro had already selected the remaining three tricks of the Hexagram Meditation Method.

Then, from 'Feather Fall Technique', 'Growth Technique', and 'Lava Eruption', 'Feather Fall Technique' was selected and modified into 'Dragon Movement Technique'.

The reason I didn't choose the other two tricks was because the moves were difficult to design. If I just used the 'Solar Fist' method to release them at close range, it would feel like a waste of skill points.

Indeed, Yaro's pursuits are no longer what they used to be.

He no longer finds simple, close-range techniques like "Solar Fist" and "Mist Body Technique" appealing.

Only techniques like 'Instantaneous Movement,' 'Fiery Sword Technique,' 'Dragon's Movement Technique,' and 'Demon Strike Technique,' which take a simple, low-level trick and make it extraordinary, achieving effects that many advanced tricks cannot, would satisfy Yaro's desire.

If he really can't think of a better way to modify it, Aro prefers to use his skill points on the original moves rather than learn new 'spell tricks'.

If we are to prepare for war, we must prevent potential dangers.

If you level up your Magic Strike skill by one more level, it will be maxed out. Would a maxed-out Magic Strike skill be weaker than a 'pseudo' advanced apprentice?
Even disregarding the negative effects of magic-based techniques, which of the main combat moves—'Body Instantaneous Movement Technique,' 'Crescent Moon Sword Technique,' and 'Dragon Soaring Movement Technique'—wouldn't be stronger after being upgraded?

Preparing for battle is not a reason to waste skill points.

But then again, how do you design a magic trick that 'fertilizes' a real plant and makes it grow quickly, so that it is powerful and effective?
"What are the specifics of how the growth technique works? How fast can the growth rate be?"

Yaro sought answers in the academy's memories.

At that time, he kept to himself and rarely went out. Even when he encountered other wood-type apprentices practicing magic tricks a few times, he avoided them from a distance.

At the time, it reduced trouble, but now it has become trouble instead, Yaro thought helplessly.

He had no choice but to pull out the book of witchcraft, "The Art of Growth," from his spatial ring, hoping to find out the speed at which this trick could accelerate plant growth.

Unfortunately, this book of magic tricks only contains descriptions of the specific effects of the "Life-Generating Technique," and there isn't much else recorded.

Indeed, this is a purely educational book, so how could it boast about its effectiveness like a tasteless reference book?

However, at the end of the book, Yarrow found the following description:
In many cases, growth techniques are not as good as plant growth techniques, but in one aspect, growth techniques are better than plant growth techniques.

Food ripened by growth techniques can fill one's stomach, while fruits created by plant growth techniques only have an appearance; their actual taste is not even as good as wood chips.

When food is scarce in the wild, you can use the Growth spell to accelerate the growth of plants. It is recommended to carry bread grass seeds specially cultivated by the Owl Academy with you. You only need to use the Growth spell once to get a loaf of bread.

The bread is infused with the sweet aroma of milk; taking a gentle bite feels like stepping into a world as light as a cloud…

No one could tell whether this was an advertisement for breadgrass seeds from the Owl Wizarding Academy or simply a reminder and advice.

But this also reminded Aro.

Edible?

Yaro immediately thought of the jasmine tea that the tree spirit had offered him, and the miraculous growth of the 'tea tree' that produced the jasmine tea.

"Yes! The appearance of that tea tree perfectly matches the effect of the growth spell!"

But when Yaro recalled the tree's growth rate, he fell into thought again.

Given the size of the Tree Demon Granny and her affinity for wood-based magic, the effect of her "Growth Technique" is definitely stronger than that of an ordinary person.

Even so, it took almost a minute for that 'jasmine tea tree' to grow from underground to the same height as Yaro!

This speed is truly 'wizard-like', it's by no means slow.

But it takes a full minute to take effect, so how can Yaro modify it into a move?
"We can only change our thinking and target the finished trees directly. We can't really be like the Tree Demon Granny and force them to mature from seed."

"Proliferation Technique" can be directly applied to plants, with effects similar to fertilization.

So, how should we utilize this effect?
After pondering for a long time, a piece of knowledge suddenly popped into Yaro's mind:

'At the base of a sunflower's stem, there is a special layer of cellular tissue called the "growth zone." The cells in this zone sense light and produce hormones that control the direction of stem growth. When sunlight shines on the sunflower, the cells in the growth zone grow rapidly towards the sunlight, causing the stem to tilt towards the sun.'

Yes! This knowledge can be used to adjust the appearance of mature plants!

For example, if you see a crooked tree, you can cast the 'Growth' spell at the bent or folded part, and then use the 'Sunflower Knowledge Point' to correct the crooked tree.

Once this principle is grasped, the Proliferation Spell can be renamed from "Proliferation Spell" to "Gardening and Gardening Spell" or "Landscape Restoration Spell"...

leave!
Who wants this thing?!

This plan won't work!

restart!
Let's return to the essence of "The Art of Proliferation".

Is there anything else that can be exploited in the "Growth Technique" trick?

Think about the previous proposed modifications to the magic trick.

Solar Fist borrows the light bursting forth from the Light Technique.

The Mist Body Technique allows one to conceal themselves using a sudden burst of mist.

The Fiery Sword Technique simply and directly utilizes the heating effect of the Heat Melting Technique, only borrowing external objects to assist in generating power.

The Instantaneous Movement Technique borrows the force and angle from the earth block propelled by the Trip Technique.

The Swimming Dragon Body Technique borrows the influence of the Feather Falling Technique on the wind and flow.

……

After summarizing, what potential can be explored in the 'Proliferation Technique' itself?

...Is there?
No!

If the 'Proliferation Technique' could think and speak, it might cry.

It's just a farming apprentice's magic trick, so why are the requirements for it so high and so demanding!
It's just a pitiful and helpless little trick, a level one wood-type trick, and a level two water and earth-type trick!
Yaro was also helpless. Unlike Light spell, which could release light, or Fireball spell, which could summon flames, 'Growth' spell had to be cast on plants to have a specific effect.

This function is to promote plant growth.

No matter how you analyze it, the effect of this magic trick is the same, so no matter how you consider it, it ultimately cannot escape the category of 'garden art'.

"Since we can't avoid it, can we join in?"

My main focus is 'gardening'.

Think about it carefully, how can 'Proliferation' be incorporated into the battle using 'Gardening' methods?

The effect of 'Sunflower Knowledge' is to make the plant's body twist. How can this effect be incorporated into battle?
When facing an enemy attack, how do you control the trees to reach in front of you?

Putting aside whether the trees can actually provide protection, since there are already trees nearby, why not simply hide behind them instead of going through the trouble of trying to control them?

While running, can you control the trees to avoid your body, creating a "Wood Release" effect?

Putting aside how slow this 'Wood Release' is, the same principle applies: how big can a tree be?

Conversely, regarding the 'Proliferation Technique,' its effect is to make plants grow. Can growth be faster than destruction? Destruction is always easier than construction.

For example, regarding the jasmine tea tree, Yaro couldn't estimate how many times he would need to use the 'growth spell' to make himself grow a jasmine tea tree of the same size and volume.

But he could guarantee that a small fireball would absolutely destroy that jasmine tea tree!

Yaro didn't know whether the 'Growth Technique' truly only had such great potential and couldn't be modified into a suitable martial arts move, or whether his thinking had entered a dead end and he was just going around in circles in that dead end.

No matter how I think about it, I can't find a suitable solution!

He decided to clear his mind, stop worrying about the so-called 'breeding technique', and stop thinking about what moves the breeding technique could be designed into.

Instead, we started from scratch and began to deduce the situation from a systemic perspective.

How does the system recognize a move as a technique?

Must be released close to the body!

The light-emitting technique, when released close to the body, is called the Solar Fist.

Tripping technique is released from the heel, followed by Instantaneous Movement.

The heat-melting spell is released in the palm, and the Fiery Greatsword is needed to lower the temperature of the palm.

Of course, "close to the body" here doesn't mean touching the physical body. Just like the Trip Technique, if you release it close to the heel, your shoes will be blown off, let alone a Body Flicker Technique.

Magical spells cast through clothing, fiery sword techniques cast through gloves, tripping spells cast through shoes...

Once you've mastered them completely, you can be even more free with your moves. After all, these moves are essentially tricks, and once you've mastered them, you can use them as normal tricks.

At this point, it's impossible to distinguish between a technique and a spell; the boundary line in the middle is very blurred.

For example, Yaro once used the Fiery Greatsword to unleash an enhanced version of the 'Solar Fist' and also gained experience from it.

Closer to home.

What effects does the 'Growth Technique' produce when used close to the body?
—It allows plants to grow close to its body.

The logic is very clear, requiring no further thought and leaving no room for change, because that's the effect of the 'Proliferation Technique'.

So, what effect does growing in the direction of growth have?
A plant-like outer shell grows on the body's surface?
This is indeed feasible. After all, it's not like the Tree Spirit Granny who directly induces the growth of an entire plant. If multiple grass seeds are used, or special mosses, algae, etc. are utilized, an outer shell can be induced to grow in a very short time.

But what's the point of doing that?

Deceive the opponent?

Do you think others are blind?
How could you not notice something so obvious about a plant?
But soon, Yaro's expression suddenly changed slightly.

"Wait, can't the plant's appearance really hide it?"

"What if we combine it with the Mist Body Technique?"

"What would happen if, at the instant the mist bursts forth, an outer shell completely resembling one's own body condensed on the spot?"

Like a bolt of lightning piercing the night!
The jumbled thoughts in my mind immediately found an outlet!
"That's right! Who says that condensed shells can't be similar? Morton developed the Upward Notebook to cater to the strong, which contains various makeup techniques. I only tried it out a little and was able to easily change my appearance. What if I applied these techniques to the shell?"

"There's even Morton's research on body odor, eyes, voice, and body shape... Can't all this knowledge, viewed from a different angle, be used to embellish this human-shaped shell?"

The 'makeup' mentioned here refers to directly solidifying the outer shell into a suitable shape, rather than actually applying makeup slowly after successful solidification.

Is it possible to succeed?

Yarrow believed it was feasible.

Morton's technique was no less than that of the makeup masters of his previous life, and the 'growth spell' was also formed close to his own body, so its general shape was similar to his own.

This is equivalent to using those artificially grown plants as dyes of various colors, using similar shells, and with Morton's magical techniques, to achieve a level of realism that is indistinguishable from the real thing!
"In other words, this martial art focuses on knowledge of makeup techniques, body movements, facial expressions, and gestures!"

"Although I don't know this knowledge, Morton's notes contain it perfectly!"

That's right!
Why would you need skill points?

"If this method really succeeds, then even without using the Fog Body Technique to conceal themselves, the enemy might not be able to detect it!"

Yaro's emotions surged even more.

He immediately took out Morton's notebook from his spatial ring, broke open the notebook's binding, assembled the necessary knowledge into separate pieces, wrote down his overall thoughts on the surface, and then pasted "The Art of Proliferation" on the back.

It's simply stitching things together, using one's own ideas to connect different pieces of knowledge and work towards the same goal!
Then comes the naming process.

"A shell forms on the surface of the body to confuse the enemy, allowing the user to quietly evade."

"Isn't this the 'dunjia' technique from Qimen Dunjia?"

……

[Ding! Martial art "Escape Technique" discovered. Learning it will consume one skill point. Learn it now?]

……

"Sure enough!"

Yaro was overjoyed; this was yet another entirely new discovery!

Even skills that focus on pure knowledge can be recognized as martial arts techniques by the system!

Yes, "Dunjia" is purely knowledge. The way the "Growth Technique" is released is similar to how "Light Technique" is changed to "Sun Fist"—it's just a normal close-range release.

However, the 'Sun Fist' focuses on the hands, activating the full effect of the light magic in a short time, while 'Dunjia' requires more micro-management. It requires understanding various knowledge and using the different strengths of magic to create differences in shadow height, thereby producing a makeup-like effect.

This time, Yaro did not add any more unnecessary knowledge.

After all, the "Blood Frenzy" incident was only recently over. If we accidentally make the learning requirement for martial arts skills change to two skill points again, then things will be difficult to arrange afterwards.

Learn the art of divination!
"Um--!"

A deluge of information flooded into Yaro's memory in an instant, his brain felt like it was about to explode, and intense pain swept over his entire consciousness.

My temples throbbed in time with my heartbeat, and I could even clearly hear the rhythm of my heartbeat in my ears!
Just like a computer that suddenly reaches its limit and its internal heat sink automatically turns on full power to cope with high temperature and overload, Yaro's brain is also running at its limit at this moment, and all the nutrient-rich blood in the body will be supplied to the brain first.

In just a moment, the intense pain receded like a tide, the pressure on my head gradually lessened, my thoughts became clear and organized, and a feeling of comfort gradually welled up in my heart.

……

【Ding! 】

【Dunjia: Beginner】

[Remaining skill points: 2]

(End of this chapter)