prynovel Chapter 44 Choice
Chapter 44 Choice
The blinding light illuminated the entire room.
The woman was startled by the sudden bright light, and her body involuntarily leaned back, causing her to fall off the chair again.
House was also dazzled by his own magical talent.
But he dared not stop, fearing that improper operation would cause his talent assessment to fail.
He could only endure the blinding, blazing white light, like a flashbang, and continue to pour his magic power into it.
"Is it okay now?"
"Alright, alright, let go now."
House only released his grip when the woman called out to stop him.
"I think I passed, right?"
Although House already knew the outcome from the woman's behavior, he still wanted to get a definitive conclusion from her.
"You passed."
The woman, clutching her waist, slowly got up, supporting herself on the table.
Looking at House again, the previous casualness and disdain were gone from his eyes.
Instead, there is an equal gaze.
"What's your name?"
Only now did the woman ask House's name.
"House".
"Hmm...not a bad name."
The woman politely told a small lie, and then introduced herself.
Nora Cameron, the guild's master of magic training, is primarily responsible for teaching fire and explosive magic.
"Ms. Cameron, when can we begin learning magic?"
House couldn't wait to experience real magic.
He had been looking forward to this day ever since he transmigrated here.
"No rush. As I said, I will mainly teach fire and explosive magic."
As Ms. Cameron spoke, she produced two scrolls with unusual patterns on the edges from who-knows-where.
"Do you want to learn a fire missile that can cause extreme damage to a single target, or an explosive incineration technique with wide-area destructive power?"
Does it deal single-target damage or area-of-effect (AOE) damage?
House spoke almost without hesitation:
"Can I learn both?"
Upon hearing this, Ms. Cameron smiled and shook her head:
"Although the quality of magic within you is very high, it is best not to learn too many magic skills before officially entering a professional rank, otherwise it will make advancement more difficult."
With Ms. Cameron's explanation, House understood the promotion process for spellcasters.
To put it simply:
Like a tree, if too many messy branches grow too early, the main trunk will not grow upright.
The same goes for magic.
The more magic a spellcaster learns, and the more varied and chaotic that knowledge becomes, the harder it is for them to find their true talent and career path. This makes it even more difficult to break through ranks and specialize in magic.
Having realized this, House pondered for a moment, then asked again:
"I'd like to ask another question: at the same level, how do the power, casting range, and mana requirements of Flame Missile and Blaze compare?"
Hearing that House wasn't in a hurry to make a decision, but instead asked these questions carefully, Ms. Cameron couldn't help but look at House with higher regard.
I thought he was just a lucky farm boy, but I didn't expect him to be so smart!
He's definitely cut out to be a spellcaster.
Perhaps because House had a higher magical talent, Ms. Cameron patiently explained the difference between the two skills to House in detail.
Finally, Ms. Cameron glanced at the longsword at House's waist and offered her own advice:
"Since Marcus said you have high talent as a warrior, I personally suggest you learn the Blazing Technique, and then combine swordsmanship with magic..."
A flaming sword?
One sword strike ignites, another cleaves; even melee combat can deal area-of-effect damage.
House continued to ponder the advice given by Ms. Cameron.
After a short while, House, having finished his consideration, looked at Ms. Cameron and nodded:
"Ms. Cameron, I've made up my mind. We'll go with the Flame Missile."
"Hmm, not bad, the Explosive Combustion Technique is a very good... ah?"
Ms. Cameron, who was about to hand the scroll engraved with the explosive technique to House, paused for a moment upon hearing this.
In fact, Ms. Cameron's suggestion was not without merit, but House had his own considerations.
Although the combination of the Blazing Slash and the Slash can create a melee attack with built-in AOE damage, House, who has already practiced the Slash to level 3, can still cause area damage as long as he finds the right angle.
Once the slash is upgraded to level 4, House can transform it into a wide-range spinning slash, which inherently has a large-area sweeping effect, eliminating the need to rely on magic to supplement AOE capabilities.
While Flame Missiles is limited to single-target attacks, unlike the continuous burning damage of Blazing Inferno, Flame Missiles deals instant damage.
More importantly, magic missiles are a noble form of ranged attack.
Rather than risking injury by engaging in close-quarters combat with the enemy, it's better to launch a long-range fire missile when the enemy moves forward.
Reality is not a game; there is no situation where your health bar only decreases by a small percentage after you take damage.
In reality, once you are injured, you will automatically accumulate debuffs such as "bleeding" and "stamina depletion".
Considering these circumstances, House abandoned Ms. Cameron's suggestion and instead began learning about fire missiles.
Unlike when she learned the "Chopping" technique from Marcus, Ms. Cameron directly handed House a scroll engraved with a fire missile.
"It's disposable; you can just throw it away after use."
After handing the reel to House, Ms. Cameron reverted to her previous languid state, casually propping her legs up on the table, pulling her hat over her face, and falling fast asleep.
"...Ms. Cameron, I'll take my leave now."
House nodded slightly in greeting, left the coins on the table, and turned to leave.
But just as he took a step, Cameron's casual voice suddenly came from behind him:
"Oh, and remember to buy a staff when you have money; it'll help you cast spells more effectively."
"grateful."
......
Carrying his scrolls, House arrived at a public spellcasting location outside the town and casually found an empty spot to begin practicing magic.
Without wasting much time, House successfully understood and sketched the trajectory of the fire missile within his body.
["Flame Missile" Proficiency +1]
[Skill: Flame Missile Lv1 (1/10)]
As the manual notification appeared, House could feel a surge of heat within his body, and his magic reserves also increased slightly.
Not much, but there has been some growth.
Looking up at the sky, House stretched out a palm towards the sky and silently recited a spell in his mind.
In fact, when casting a spell, the caster does not need to shout out the incantation to release the skill.
The reason for chanting incantations is simply to enhance one's concentration, so as to ensure that the magic power can travel along a specific trajectory.
As a novice spellcaster, it is easy to fail when casting spells without verbal guidance.
However, a few spellcasters who have mastered two spells at the same time may misremember the trajectory of the magic, thus accidentally releasing a different spell instead of the intended fire missile.
For example, when House first tried to cast a spell, he subconsciously drew the magic power in his body as a "slash".
[Slashing Proficiency +1]
[Skill: Slash Lv3 (2/50)]
"..."