Farming in the Magical World

Study room on the second floor.

The two came here because they wanted to discuss some information that was not convenient for ordinary people to know.

"Does magic really exist? Is it that kind of magic? That kind of amazing ability that can conjure fire and ice?" Before even sitting down, Lanny couldn't wait to ask. He had been wanting to find out about this for a long time, and now he couldn't hold back any longer!

“Yes, magic does exist in this world, just like the kind of magic you’re talking about.” Tim nodded, indicating that Lanny hadn’t misheard.

He wasn't surprised that Lanny didn't know this.

It seems that August did not discuss this knowledge with him while he was still alive, after all, Lanny was naughty and unruly at the time, and did not look like a proper heir to the title.

Whether August intended to wait until Lanny was older before telling him is now unknown, but since August is no longer here, he feels it is his responsibility to teach these things to Lanny.

After all, this young man will be the future Baron of the Wells family.

Lanny stood up and paced excitedly back and forth in the study, his face beaming with excitement.

Is he going to experience the magical world today?

He was quite interested in magic when he was reading books before.

Isn't developing industry and dominating the world interesting? Of course it is. But what's the excitement compared to exploring an unknown magical world?

He never expected that while asking around the castle, he would have missed Tim.

But you can't blame him. Who would have thought that Tim, a burly man, would know about magic? Shouldn't magicians be weak, frail scholars in everyone's mind?

Sigh, preconceived notions are harmful!

"Uncle Tim, tell me in detail, what exactly is magic? Is it really that amazing and all-powerful? Do you know magic?" Lanny sat down again and leaned closer, his face full of curiosity and excitement.

Seeing Lanny's expression, Tim thought for a moment before slowly beginning to explain.

So-called magic first appeared several hundred years ago.

Legend has it that a thousand years ago, the continent of Otis, far across the ocean, had exchanges with the continent of Saint Tor. The people there were completely different from those on Saint Tor, with black hair and black eyes, and a slender build.

But every Otis who comes to the continent of Saint Tor possesses magical abilities, capable of overturning rivers and seas and destroying the world with a wave of their hand.

Those who have come into contact with them call them messengers of God, so the continent of Otis can also be interpreted as the kingdom of God or the dwelling place of God.

However, one day later, a terrifying and unknown event occurred on the continent of Otis. Even half of the continent of Saint Tor could feel the ground shaking and the red light that illuminated the entire sky.

Since then, the ocean between the two continents has been filled with amazing hurricanes and violent thunderbolts, making the ocean unsuitable for navigation. Almost no ships can pass through those hurricanes and thunderbolts.

Since then, no one has seen the Otis people again, nor have they heard any news of their arrival in Saint To. Even the Otis people who were previously active on the Saint To continent have disappeared without a trace.

After that, a rumor spread across the continent of Saint Tor that the Otis people were punished by the true gods for stealing their power, and that the entire continent had been destroyed by a terrible natural disaster.

As for the true situation on that continent, no one knows!

The vanished Otis people left behind some magical objects that they called "jade".

These things were explored and learned by people, and gradually various kinds of magic were developed. These rare "jades" were also called sacred relics by magicians.

Fearing a repeat of the Otis people's mistakes and incurring divine punishment, the kings of the Saint Tor continent strictly forbade commoners from discussing magic in private.

However, the practice of learning magic had always been prevalent among the nobility, and the kingdom tolerated it.

After all, nobles are controllable and not numerous, so they won't affect the overall situation on the continent.

However, learning magic is not an easy thing.

First, you need a mentor to guide you in meditation to sense the omnipresent magical elements in the world. Then, you need to use specific methods to restrain these forces, allowing them to flow and circulate according to their unique frequency and direction, forming a magical core within your body. Finally, you need to use specific means and methods to achieve specific effects and complete the casting of magic.

Of course, the process of condensing the magic core and casting magic are both very difficult. Any change in the angle, frequency, or direction of the magic will lead to failure. Moreover, these magic vortices are often not a single one. Slightly more complex spells often require the control of dozens of magic vortices!

This level of difficulty keeps the vast majority of people within the range of low-level mages!

Therefore, genius magicians invented meditation techniques, magic spells, hand gestures, and formations to regulate the magicians' actions and reduce the difficulty.

Only those who can comprehend magic through meditation are qualified to proceed to the next stage of learning; these individuals are known as magic apprentices.

Only those who can fully unleash level one spells such as Fireball and Ice Arrow are qualified to be called magicians.

Levels one to three are called low-level mages, levels four to six are called mid-level mages, and levels seven to nine are called high-level mages!

However, once one surpasses the ninth level of magic, a qualitative change occurs, and the title changes to "higher rank" or above, no longer using numbers.

Those who have just entered the higher ranks are called Grand Mages. They can use the magic power within their bodies to manipulate the magical elements of heaven and earth, which is also the mark of becoming a Grand Mage.

This means they can use very little magic to cast more and stronger spells.

As they reach the level of Grand Magus and gain a deeper understanding of magical elements, they can cast most spells almost instantly.

As for the Sorcerer Supreme, they are not much different from the Archmage, except that they possess one or more deadly attack methods, namely forbidden arts!

Some of these forbidden techniques are wide-area attacks, while others are single-target spells, but regardless of the type, they are all extremely powerful!

In other words, as long as one has mastered a forbidden technique, one can be called the Sorcerer Supreme.

Once they reach a higher rank, they become almost like strategic weapons of the kingdom.

However, there are not many great magicians who have pledged allegiance to the royal family. Most of them live in seclusion, studying the mysteries of the magical world, and are not interested in the power struggles of the human world.

There are rumors that above the Sorcerer Supreme, there is a realm known as the Holy Sorcerer, who not only makes a qualitative leap in the use of magical elements, but also enjoys a lifespan of 500 years.

Therefore, most great mages are focused on this and are not interested in these matters between kingdoms.

Of course, there is more than one way to learn magic. In addition to buying spellbooks from other magicians, you can also come into contact with sacred relics, feel the magical power within them, and thus comprehend your own magical power.

However, relics are extremely rare, and not everyone can glean anything from them, so this path has been wisely abandoned by most people who want to learn magic.

The sculpting powder mentioned earlier was a product of magicians.

As far as he knew, in the dukes' and royal capitals, the iron smelting workshops controlled by the nobles had magicians skilled in making magic powder. Only by relying on them could the temperature of the flames be raised to smelt ironware.

With black hair and black eyes, and a rather thin build, he can overturn rivers and seas, destroy the world, and annihilate a city with a single thought or a country with a wave of his hand.

Listening to Tim's description, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if it were describing... cultivators.

Could it be that the so-called continent of Otis is a continent for cultivating immortality?

Looking up at the east outside the window, Lanny could see nothing but the azure sky, but his thoughts had already flown across the ocean, sketching out what kind of ethereal and otherworldly scene a civilization of cultivators should possess.

After a moment of blankness, Lanny regained his composure and returned his thoughts to the study in the castle.

No matter how wonderful the cultivation civilization is, I can't reach it right now. Instead, the problems I face now must be solved.

"Speaking of which, I noticed that the blacksmith's furnace was unusually cold and the candles burned rather dimly. Could these be related to magic?"

Lanny had been puzzled by this question, always feeling that something was affecting the combustion process. Since magic was being mentioned, he began to wonder if it had some strange influence on the world.

Tim sat in the chair, stroking the wooden cup in his hand, pondering for a long time before he began to explain with some uncertainty.

"Isn't this abnormal? Shouldn't it be like this? Maybe... ...I remember my mentor saying that magical elements are everywhere. I don't know why you feel this is abnormal, and I'm not sure if it's related to magical elements."

"But a magical product called forging magic powder can indeed make flames burst at extremely high temperatures in a short time, which is the secret behind the nobles' ability to smelt iron."

After saying that, Tim took out a parchment packet from his inner pocket and handed it over. "Here, this is the shaping powder. I only have a little bit, not enough to repair my longsword, but it can still give you a feel for it."

"Unfortunately, I can't get my hands on forging magic powder. That stuff can make the furnace temperature extremely high in a very short time, but I can show it to you."

Lanny spread out the sculpting powder in his hand and found that it looked like laundry detergent, with a granular texture, not actually powder. It felt rough to the touch and had a slightly yellowish color.

According to Tim, this sculpting powder only needs to be applied to iron utensils, and after half an hour, the iron utensils will turn into soft, mushy clay.

At this point, simply pinch the broken ends together, then rinse them with water to remove the molding powder. Once the water has dried, the iron will become hard again.

It sounds like child's play, like playing with clay, but it's true, Tim has used this stuff more than once.

If we're talking about drawbacks, there are some. Ironware treated with molding powder is less hard and more brittle than ironware treated with forging powder.

This is also why molding powder cannot completely replace forging magic powder.

After all, there's a reason why shaping powder is much cheaper than forging magic powder.