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Chapter 61 Parchment

The lead adult stag is particularly alert, raising its head every few seconds while drinking water, its eyes scanning its surroundings warily, its ears twitching constantly, catching any suspicious sounds.

Everything around was normal, except for the rustling of leaves in the breeze and the occasional bird calls in the distance.

In the midst of this peaceful atmosphere, a malicious roar suddenly rang out from a thicket a few dozen meters away from the riverbank!
"Roar!!!"

The roar instantly shattered the tranquility, and the sika deer reacted immediately.

Logically speaking, sika deer are naturally timid and should run away and disappear into the depths of the forest immediately.

However, a strange scene happened.

Just as the leading stag was about to sprint, its body suddenly stiffened, and then, as if all its strength had been drained, it collapsed onto the shore with a "thud".

The other fawns were in the same predicament. They panicked and tried to escape, but their limbs wouldn't obey them, and they could only slip and fall in vain, completely unable to organize any effective action.

Seeing this, Zellir in the bushes nodded slightly.

"Not bad."

【The Art of Harsh Words】

Magic School: Mental
Construction type: Single-layer surgical structure
Magic Level: Level 2

Effect description: The caster uses magic to unleash a highly malicious roar, causing the target to suffer a mental shock and panic.

The Slander spell has no physical destructive power; it is a pure control magic. It is particularly effective against creatures with weak willpower or low intelligence, causing them to temporarily lose their ability to move.

However, when facing an opponent with a strong will, the control effect of the verbal attack will be greatly reduced, only making them slightly slow down or hesitate in their actions, or even having no effect at all.

Note that the Slander spell is not indiscriminate; only the selected target will suffer a mental impact, and the number of targets that can be locked will increase with the amount of magic power input.

This is the magic that Zelier learned from the white-haired goblin. After a few days, he has analyzed it and mastered it.

With 82 points of Intelligence, the analysis speed is much faster than when the Heavenly Evolution technique was first unlocked.

Zell was quite satisfied with the effect of the magic.

Now that he has the skills to use the Heavy Pressure and Harsh Words spells, he has a certain advantage in terms of controlling the field and is able to deal with more complex situations.

On the shore, it took more than ten seconds for the herd of sika deer to gradually regain their ability to move. They struggled to their feet and fled the scene in a panic.

After the deer left, Zelier went to the shore and began practicing other spells.

"Fireball!"

"Wind Blade Technique!"

"Ice cone technique!"

One level two spell after another was thrown from his hands.

Finally, Zellir felt that the magic power within him was starting to give way.

He sat on the grass, supporting himself with his hands, and let out a soft breath.

In the past few days, Zellier has spent almost all of his free time practicing magic, trying to fully utilize the boost that comes from the intelligence attribute.

Diligent practice did indeed yield results; Zellir's understanding of spell structure and his skill in manipulating magic improved further.

Currently, the casting time of the level 3 elemental magic Flame Breath has broken through the seven-second mark, reaching just over six seconds.

The more powerful Arcane Missiles, through Zellir's continuous practice and optimization, have been reduced to just over seven seconds.

Adding ash wood as a base material can further increase the casting speed.

However, Zellir could clearly sense that this was the limit.

The casting speed of level two spells remains at four seconds. Although the mana flow is smoother, the spell structure still cannot be optimized. It is still some distance from the standard for lower-level mages: "level three spells cast within five seconds, and level two spells cast within three seconds."

"Sigh...we still need to upgrade."

Zellier sighed softly.

A bottleneck has appeared, and simply practicing hard will have little effect. Only the attribute breakthrough brought about by leveling up can break the shackles.

Go to the Adventurers' Guild to accept more quests!
After finishing training, Zellier did not go directly to Marcus, but went to see Vales first.

He wanted to find out what was written in that ancient Elvish book.

Vales's room was very tidy, even the blankets were folded meticulously.

In comparison, Zellir's room was quite messy.

Every day after I open my eyes, I just kick my legs and don't bother to tidy up—anyway, I'll just sleep in a mess again when I get home at night.

Vales, who was wiping his longbow, stopped what he was doing in surprise when he saw Zellier.

"Your leg is healed?" Vales asked Zellir, unable to resist.

"It's ready."

Zellier bounced around twice on the spot. "There are mages in the guild who can use healing magic."

"Ready to go on a mission?"

"Yes, but before that, I'd like to show you something."

Zelier carefully took out the ancient elven book made of white bark from his pocket and handed it over. "Do you know what's written on it?"

For the past few days, Zellir has been using his mental energy to penetrate the parchment that was accelerating the progress of the Great Creation Technique, but he hasn't gained anything more.

Wallace opened the cover with a puzzled look, and his expression immediately turned to surprise when his eyes fell on the ancient and beautiful words on the pages.

"This...this is a book written in Elvish?"

“Yes, I found it by chance in the guild library. I was a little interested, so I wanted to ask if you could understand it,” Zellier said.

Seeing Vales's expression, Zellier felt quite expectant.

Vales began to read carefully, while Zellier waited quietly beside him, only to notice that Vales's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

After a long while, Vales finally shook his head.

"No, I can't understand it."

"You don't speak Elvish?" Zellier asked, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, but there are differences between Elvish languages."

Vales explained, "Most elven clans do not easily move around, so their communities are relatively closed and conservative. Over time, differences in their languages ​​will also emerge."

"However, the difference is like the dialects in different regions. Although you may not be able to understand them completely, you can still understand the general meaning."

"But this book..."

Vales flipped through a few more pages. “The Elvish in this book is so different from the Elvish I know, it’s like a completely different language.”

"I can only barely confirm that this is an ancient book that records myths and legends; I can't tell anything more than that."

Vales closed the book and handed it back to Zelier, his eyes filled with confusion. "I really don't know... what kind of elven clan would use such a language."

(End of this chapter)