I am the Enchantress!

The "Quick Dating" feature is quite attractive.

It's already amazing that monsters can work for you and obey your commands, but for it to last for an hour!

Wouldn't that mean being able to do whatever one wants?

"Can this spell make a monster do anything?" Wilder asked.

"No, it's about making friends, not enslaving people."

Fina shook her head. "If the request goes against the object's desires or instincts, such as making it self-harm or commit suicide, it will instantly break free from the spell and develop strong hostility towards the caster."

"I see."

Wilder nodded, finding this more reasonable; otherwise, the spell would be too overpowered.

However, it is still a great spell.

For example, you can easily lure monsters into a pre-set trap.

Alternatively, you can have the monsters help the team transport their luggage to the town gate.

Its extremely long duration makes it incredibly useful, even if you have a monster act as your bodyguard for just an hour.

Wilder envisioned various uses for the spell in his mind, becoming increasingly satisfied with it.

As for the learning time mentioned by Mentor Hollen, with his experience with the "Crazy Crown," he had a feeling it wouldn't take him that long.

This one is fine!

He made a decision in his heart and said:

"So this spell isn't very good, has it never been sold?"

"Yes, it's been here for several years." Fina nodded.

"Ms. Fina, you have taken good care of me ever since I first came here for the assessment, and I am always grateful."

Wilder looked sincere. "Therefore, I would like to help you solve the problem of this roll not selling."

"what?"

Fina was taken aback by his sudden emotional outburst.

"I intend to buy this spell scroll."

Wilder's expression remained sincere. "It doesn't matter if I learn slowly, so that every time I study, I can still think of Miss Fina."

"Selling it to you isn't out of the question, but you really might not be able to learn it."

Fina thought for a moment, "If you really want to thank me, you might as well just give me the money."

"Well……"

Wilder didn't react for a moment.

"Just kidding." Fina smiled. "If you want to buy it, I'll sell it to you."

"Um... there's one more thing."

Wilder then got to the point, "Could you give me a discount on the reel? I'm a little short on cash lately."

Fina blinked and instantly understood his purpose.

"So that's what you were waiting for me here. No wonder you said such cheesy things earlier."

"Well……"

Monks truly live up to their reputation as a profession that relies on intelligence; they are not easily fooled.

"Ten gold coins per scroll for level three spells, which is not negotiable."

She sighed, "But this volume is really hard to sell, I'll give it to you for half price."

"Thank you so much!"

Wilder paid the money with satisfaction and took the reel.

A level 3 spell for five gold coins is quite a good deal.

However, his savings of fifteen gold coins were quickly dwindled to only four, even after he had negotiated a price.

I've gotten used to it.

……

After having two cups of silver leaf tea, two candied berries, and a piece of nut brittle in the testing room, Wilder said goodbye and left.

It was still early when I stepped out of the association's gate.

By four o'clock in the afternoon, the heat had mostly subsided, and the streets were neither as bustling as in the morning nor as lively as they were after nightfall.

This is probably the most peaceful time of day in Ironweave Town.

Wilder felt restless. Instead of returning to the Colt Inn, he went straight to the outskirts of town.

The emptiness he felt from casting spells continuously that morning had eased somewhat, and he decided to immediately begin learning [Quick Friendship].

He settled down under the shade of a tree and slowly unfurled his spell scroll.

Level 1 spells have the simplest structure, usually consisting of slightly complex geometric shapes.

Level 2 spells increase the number of nodes and have more complex paths, requiring a higher level of mana manipulation.

What would level three be?

He channeled his internal magical power, which flowed slowly toward the scroll.

The magical structure on the parchment slowly emerged.

"This is……"

Wilder paused for a moment, then broke into an excited smile.

The structure of a level three spell...

It's actually three-dimensional.

This means that even if the plane is the simplest rectangle, the difficulty has now increased sixfold.

Is this something to help mages learn spells, or something to prevent mages from learning spells?

Wilder made a sarcastic remark, but still patiently began to sketch the spell in his mind.

But with six sides, where is the starting point and where is the ending point?

Do you want to outline it one face at a time?

That would easily lead to confusion and be extremely inefficient.

Wilder stared at the node closest to him, which was simultaneously the intersection of three planes and thus dominated all three.

perhaps……

Could you try outlining all three sides together?

He channeled his magic power and activated the first node of the spell in his mind.

Next, he had to control the magic to flow in three completely different directions, and the magic in each direction had to be continuously divided in two, then in four, along the path...

Is it really possible to do this?

Wilder steadied himself and began to manipulate his magic to flow in three mutually perpendicular directions in space.

It's slow, but very stable.

In his mind, three planar spell structures gradually emerged along the same vertex.

Become!

Perhaps it was the high intelligence of 17 points that made an impact, Wilder's fine manipulation of magic has clearly improved.

But now is not the time to be happy.

The three planar spell structures were gradually perfected at the same rate until they were completed at three different nodes.

What Wilder needs to do next is to start from three nodes simultaneously, outline three more planar spell structures, and finally return to the same vertex.

It's the exact opposite of what we just did.

Total, Part, Total.

Only then is the entire three-dimensional spell structure completely complete.

He held his breath and continued to manipulate his magic to outline the design.

Nodes are lit up one after another, and paths are connected one after another. Although the speed is slow, it is very stable.

Until the sun slowly disappeared into the distant mountains.

The last vertex of the three-dimensional structure was finally lit up.

It lasted four hours.

First attempt at tracing, done!

"call--"

Wilder let out a long sigh of relief; he was exhausted.

The three-dimensional structure not only makes operation more complicated, but also means a significant increase in workload and a far greater consumption of mana than before.

Once you've completed the first run, the rest is just a matter of time.

After a short rest, Wilder began his second attempt at tracing the design.

Having learned from the previous experience, this time the time was significantly shortened to about three hours.

Before we knew it, night had fallen and all was quiet.

It's already 11 p.m.

Wilder got so into the practice that he decided to finish it all in one go.

He took a few pieces of dry bread from his backpack and swallowed them, then began his third attempt.

Fourth time.

The fifth time.

……

The tenth time.

The magical imprint on the scroll finally disappeared, and the three-dimensional magical structure was deeply imprinted in his mind.

He slowly stood up.

The sky was already beginning to lighten.