New Witchcraft

It was already night when Matthew returned to his dormitory.

After closing the door, he immediately released the little sprite to move around in the room and increase the concentration of magic power.

Create a new [Meteor Spell], manufacture [Light Meteor Spell Scroll], advance to intermediate apprentice, and resolve soul corruption.

Matthew currently has a lot of things to deal with, so he didn't hesitate for long.

He took out the materials he had just bought from Tom and, according to the instructions in the [Lightfall Scroll] manufacturing manual, mixed the sorcery ink.

A moment later, he examined the golden liquid in his hand and activated the system.

【Name: Witchcraft Ink】

[Ingredients: Sunflower seeds, light-reflecting sand, blood of the light-spotted beast, burnt grass juice, liquid sulfur...]

[Note: This is a mixture of various light element materials, often used to create light element magic scrolls.]

[Can be used to extract: ink condensation, impurities, unstable particles, solution corrosion products...]

"System, extract the ink condensate!"

Suddenly, the entire bottle of sorcery ink collapsed, eventually turning into a small ball of dazzling liquid light, the radiance of which could not be concealed even by the heavy, dark glass bottle.

Matthew was very satisfied with the rich light element in the ink condensation. He grabbed a sorcery knife, dipped it into the bottle opening, and began making the [Lightfall Scroll].

He sketched an arc according to the instructions in the manual, then slowly turned the pen tip at the corner of the line to draw a line in one stroke, and then turned the pen to draw a straight horizontal line...

late at night……

Matthew looked at the few discarded rolls piled on the table and couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He sighed.

"The runes on the [Lightfall Scroll] are far more complex than those on the [Firebird Scroll], it looks like it will take quite a while to successfully craft it..."

At this moment, he sensed the rich magical elements in the space, "It's time to meditate."

During this period, because Matthew spent most of his time in the wilderness in the Winter Realm, he hardly meditated, and his mental strength remained at 26 points.

"Ugh, what a waste of time!"

He rolled up the reel, immediately closed his eyes, and slowly calmed his mind.

One hour and forty minutes later...

Matthew opened his eyes in horror.

Name: Matthew Claire

[Physical Fitness: 8]

【Mental Power: 27】

[Unrefinable: The item possesses its own consciousness.]

Matthew looked at the panel and saw that his mental strength had increased to 27. Instead of being happy, he looked serious.

He now only has one hour and forty minutes left for meditation!

It turns out that he only reduced his meditation time by about two or three minutes each month.

He remembered clearly that he had one hour and fifty-five minutes left to meditate before setting off for the Winter Realm.

In less than a month, my meditation time has decreased by fifteen minutes!

"They reduced it by such a large amount!!!"

Matthew immediately calmed his mind and entered his mental space.

He opened the system to observe his soul's condition.

At this point, a prompt appears in the system.

[Warning: The soul is being slightly eroded and will gradually weaken over time until it perishes...]

"Last time the system notification said that the soul was slightly eroded, but this time it has become mild erosion."

Although there is only a one-word difference, there is no doubt that the abnormality of the soul has intensified, and the speed is getting faster and faster!

Then he remembered something, opened his eyes, and slowly stood up.

His robes were tattered after returning from the Realm of Winter; the sleeves were of different lengths, and the hem was torn into strips that slapped against his calves with each step. Only a section of his chest remained intact.

Matthew removed his wizard's robes and looked down at his body, discovering that the dry skin around his heart was beginning to spread again.

It has now spread to the lower left rib area and the right chest.

Only then did Matthew finally understand what Angela meant by the serious consequences.

"The soul erosion has accelerated dramatically; it must have been her doing something to me during our last meeting!"

"No wonder she told me to come see her sooner; she was trying to blackmail me..."

Matthew took a deep breath and slowly calmed himself down.

He recalculated the time required to advance to intermediate apprentice based on the current rate of soul erosion.

"Although the promotion took a little longer, it'll be ready before the next death mission."

There's still some time before he can't meditate at all, and Matthew wants to visit the Harrison family before that happens.

He now only hopes that Tom can gather the information quickly so that he can make a decision sooner.

After a moment of silence, Matthew pulled himself out of his thoughts.

He mentally reviewed the spell model of the [Meteor Spell] and began to combine it with his knowledge of plasticity to create a new composite sorcery.

The [Meteor Spell] in my mind has now been optimized by the system, making the spell model simpler and easier to understand.

When Matthew created the Burning Claw, he wanted to perfect all aspects of sorcery, so he put a lot of effort into the spell formula and construction of the runes, which took him a considerable amount of time.

But this time Matthew was smarter; since the system could optimize witchcraft.

Then he wouldn't need to bother with the various details of witchcraft; he could simply create a working prototype of witchcraft and leave the rest to the system.

Without hesitation, Matthew took out a parchment and began designing the shape of the meteorite in the [Meteorite Spell].

……

And so, Matthew resumed his intense study routine.

Every morning he attends public classes, in the afternoon he creates the "Lightfall Spell Scroll," in the evening he creates new complex witchcraft, meditates late into the night, and occasionally goes to Tom's grocery store to inquire about information.

A month passed quickly...

Now, Matthew's mental strength has reached 29 points, and his meditation time has been reduced by another fifteen minutes, leaving him with only one hour and twenty-five minutes.

After a month of hard work, he finally succeeded in creating the [Lightfall Spell Scroll] after consuming hundreds of magic stone fragments.

That day, in the dormitory...

Matthew was writing the spell formula for the spell model on a piece of parchment at lightning speed.

As the last incantation was completed, he put down his quill and stood up abruptly.

Matthew held the parchment, his eyes quickly scanning each line.

"No problem!!!" He let out a long sigh of relief, then his face lit up with elation.

"It's done! It's finally done!!!"

The spell model on the parchment was quite crude, barely enough to generate magic and form a loop.

But that's enough!

[Name: Unnamed Witchcraft]

[Description: A complex form of sorcery based on Meteorite Magic and combined with Shaping Theory...]

[Can be optimized]

"System, optimize witchcraft!!!"

Instantly, the optimized witchcraft appeared in his mind.

As Matthew visualized the new sorcery in his mind, he couldn't help but admire the system's design.

"This optimization approach is brilliant! It's a path I never even considered!"