Chapter 629: Chapter 402: School Sister and Close Friend
Golden Flame Barley might look like regular wheat, but its use is not for direct consumption like ordinary wheat.
Wizard Erwin had not only given Colin the Golden Flame Barley but also told him how to use it—ignite it during meditation and absorb it with your spirit.
After returning home, Colin went straight into the Meditation Room, ready to use the Golden Flame Barley.
Inserting the stalk in the incense burner, Colin extended his index finger and ignited the Golden Flame Barley.
Hiss!
Orange flames suddenly sprung up, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Golden Flame Barley transformed into a burning oval Fireball.
But it was only for a moment—the flames extinguished abruptly, and a stream of smoke, glinting with gold, began to rise from the remnants of the Golden Flame Barley, as straight as a column.
Colin dared not delay any further. He immediately closed his eyes, concentrated, and began to absorb the Golden Flame Barley.
As he started to meditate, the column of pale gold smoke seemed to be drawn to something, swaying slightly.
The next second, as Colin extended his spiritual power, the pale gold smoke surged into his forehead like a long dragon.
A flow of warmth as smooth as jade rapidly spread from his forehead to his limbs and skeleton, circulating throughout his body in the blink of an eye.
Perhaps due to the overwhelming strength of Colin’s body, he did not feel much discomfort during the process. He only felt an inexplicable sensation building up in his heart, like a constant falling of snow, swiftly piling up into a thick layer.
Then, as if hitting a certain threshold, in an instant, the layer of snow along with the ground beneath collapsed.
A scorching, fiery flow suddenly gushed out!
After a brief numbness in his mind, Colin suddenly felt that he had gained a new ability.
As if born with the knowledge of how to breathe, Colin understood the method of using this new ability in an instant.
He opened his eyes and then extended his right index finger.
Hiss!
A flicker of orange flame suddenly appeared at his fingertip, gently swaying.
This was not the Ignition Technique, nor any Fireball Technique. It was like throwing a punch. Colin merely extended a finger, and Magic Power naturally converged and transformed into flame.
He tried to open his palm.
Whoosh!
The originally slender flame, as if doused with some kind of fuel, instantly expanded to the size of a baby’s head, its dancing light illuminating the whole Meditation Room.
With a thought from Colin, the Fireball transformed and stretched like dough that was being kneaded, now resembling rugged mountains and now like drifting white clouds.
Swoosh! Colin stood up, and the light turned into a dazzling river of fire, spontaneously twining around him.
’Such effects are almost no different from the Frost Talent after Limit Breaking... This Golden Flame Barley must be a more precious treasure than the Ice Spring Essence I had before!’ Colin thought in amazement. As he stroked the half-badge in his hand, he felt even more appreciative of Wizard Erwin’s generous gesture.
While silently remembering this kindness, Colin couldn’t help but be filled with doubts and... an inexplicable sense of unease and anxiety.
After pondering for a moment and unable to find an answer, Colin shook his head and walked towards the basement.
Dwelling on it was of no use; it was better to focus on enhancing his own strength instead.
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The Silver Chamber quietly unfolded.
Colin first summoned a Second Rank Fire Element.
Then, the Frost Shadow, which had not appeared for a long time, quietly emerged from the shadows behind him.
During this time, since the Frost Phantom was being actively searched for in the outside world to avoid collateral damage, Colin kept them either in the Silver Chamber or hidden in the shadows.
The Frost Shadow, once modified, could exist for a prolonged period, automatically absorbing Magic Power from the environment to sustain itself.
However, since the Magic Power in the Shadow Realm was chaotic and disordered, preventing absorption, the Frost Shadow could not linger in the Shadow Realm indefinitely. It had to surface periodically to absorb Magic Power and maintain its state.
Colin stepped towards the Fire Element.
As entities of Elemental Life, Fire and Ice Elements, despite the difference in attributes, were quite similar in other respects—such as structure.
Therefore, since Ice Elements could combine with the Silent Shadow to form the Frost Shadow, there was no reason why Fire Elements couldn’t bind with the Silent Shadow to produce a Flame Shadow!
Only previously, the research into the Flame Shadow had not made much progress, hampered by the lack of Flame Talent...
But that didn’t matter. With the prior experience of successfully creating the Frost Shadow and now the acquisition of the Flame Talent, Colin believed that it wouldn’t take too long to break through the previous bottleneck and successfully create the Flame Shadow!
Once the Flame Shadow was created, he could at least show off a bit more of his abilities in public.
If during his Apprentice days he could summon a First Rank Fire Element, as a First Rank Advanced Wizard now, it should be normal to summon a Flame Puppet with the strength of a Second Rank...
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The patrolling days swiftly stretched over half a month.
Working nine to five, with shifts rotating every three days, and even the monthly holidays were canceled because of it.
With so much of his time consumed, to create the Flame Shadow as soon as possible, Colin had to adjust his daily routine, temporarily abandoning the practice of other witchcraft, only keeping the basic Knight training and Wizard meditation.
The rest of the time was spent researching and developing the Flame Shadow.
With such diligence, progress was naturally remarkable. Colin estimated that in at most another half a month, he would successfully create the Flame Shadow!
However, if it were like before, with no patrols and only station duty at the South Three Towers, he probably would have already created the Flame Shadow by now.
Who knows where that Frost Phantom has gone, and when it will finally be caught...