Chapter 153
[Short tiskip after next chapter.]
Compared to the solar absorption technique and the patterns it involved, the aether change techniques were simple. Zirani wanted to learn a few simple techniques such as a poison and paralytic cloud, and a technique that would allow to create edible food such as fruit just in case of an ergency. It wasn't like I needed much food, but as she said, it was better to be safe than sorry.
"This shouldn't be too complicated," Zirani explained. "I don't need to transfer this to you since you are at a stage where this should be relatively easy for you to understand and replicate."
She wasnt wrong. I had been practicing for two weeks using the exercises she had taught and had been using green scan since my ti in the tower. Combined with my deeper understanding of aether and techniques, it was ti to follow her actions, and only seconds after she was done, I too had the pattern ford. It was pretty basic as far as aether change techniques went, but effective.
She nodded and sent a ntal ssage to release the technique.
We both blew out and a thick blackish-purple cloud of smoke poured from our mouths. It was a form of poison that would cause severe pain and extre damage to the lungs. It was primarily ant for humans, but any beast who had lungs could be affected.
The next technique was a yellowish smoke that would paralyze anything that ca into contact with it, at least anything made of flesh and at lower to mid-level. After a certain point, weaker poisons just wouldn't work against arcanists of a higher level.
Zirani actually had stick a hand in paralytic smoke just to test it, and I confird that it did indeed still affect , though it didn't last for that long once I took it out and was more like a feeling of pins and needles and muscle cramping rather than an electric surge as I'd expected.
"Is there any smoke techniques for a quick getaway?" I asked. I didn't have a form of dark vision yet, but even without that, the ability to obscure soone's vision would be a great ability even if I already had the solar flare technique. Having two of sothing was usually never bad, and there might very well co a ti where I didn't have any solar energy stored, and it wasnt day. There was also the fact that solar flare was to blind while a smoke screen would be to obscure
Zirnai agreed and taught a simple smoke technique that actually muffled sound as well, though I could take that aspect out. It wasnt like I had been back at the steel heart camp when she had first tried to teach a technique involving aether change. Now I actually understood what she was showing and could make adjustnts.
"Alright, now onto the food." Zirani knelt and placed a hand on the ground. "You don't need to be around fertile land to do this, but it cost less aether if you are. I'll teach you both ways.:"
To her surprise and joy, she only needed to teach the first as I managed to figure out the second by myself. I couldn't hold back the smile. Seeing the training pay off always lifted my mood.
"This must be amazing for the green court," I pointed out. "Able to grow crops so easily."
"You've no idea," Zirani replied."We grow and export the most food out of all the lands beyond the great scar. Usually for trade."
A wistful smile ca to her face. "I can't wait till you see it. Fields of bright red apples, modified and changed to be the perfect blend of flavors. Fruits and other crops were made by the court for different purposes from simple great taste to healing, combat, and even more sensual reasons. There so many different types, that we'd been here for a while if I tried to go over them all."
"It sounds amazing." I smiled. "I take it as the daughter of a prominent mber, we shall have access to such things."
"Prominent is an understatent, more like queen."
I raised an eyebrow. "Well that doesn't put any pressure on to impress now does it. She won't behead if I displease her will she?" p and a
Novel Zirani rolled her eyes. "You read too many old-world fantasy books. She's more the grind your body and turn you into fertilizer type."
I waited for her to laugh, but she kept a straight face. Not to self, do not piss off her mother.panda novel
After we were done with those techniques, we moved on to sothing that I had been looking forward to ever since the tournant back in West Vale. Zirani had gone on and on about the importance and benefits of the warp seed but in the months since we had used it, I hadn't really seen any of its power, apart from recently when she had teleported us out of the labyrinth, but that wasn't what I wanted to see.
"I know you're eager, but there's just one last thing before we move on, ok?"
"I'm all ears," I answered.
"I need to teach you the pattern sets I use when it cos to wood manipulation."
I blinked, not having expected that, although now that I thought about it, she hadn't said she was going to teach any more conventional nature techniques, not that she really needed to. There were dozens of techniques I could create with the patterns sets I already knew, and the knowledge Zirani had taught . I had just been holding off since she had said I shouldn't make too many.
"I know I said that," Zirani said, reading my thoughts. "But this is different. When it cos to wood manipulation, the higher-level thods are a lot more free form in nature, no pun intended, and with the sets you already have, when you get what I'm about to transfer over, you won't need to create wood techniques like shield or wall. The manipulation of wood as a whole will beco more and more natural to you. When it cos to most arcanists, there is a point where they let go of more simple techniques. A higher-level fire arcanist will not care for a fireball technique as his manipulation of fire as a whole will allow him to make any kind of simple fire attacks such as a fireball or a flaming lance or arrow. We, arcanists at the higher levels, are able to weave origin patterns in such a way that we no longer need the static patterns as so say, that you currently use. Normally, you would learn this at such a young age, but as you said you don't want to wait years, and you are talented enough that it won't be impossible as it would be for the average arcanist. Don't misunderstand though, it will take ti, and I won't be transferring anything involving it over as there is too much and it is too big of a risk. Start off simple and work your way up. With ti, it will beco easier and I predict you will get the hang of it even sooner than I did, though I suppose it's like that in all regards. You three have been progressing at a ridiculous speed that is only seen in the upper echelons."
"Like you?"
She nodded with a roll of her eyes. "Yes like , but don't think I'm so sort of coddled princess."
I snorted. "As if. I know you, and you don't fit that picture, although you did say for your first three hundred years you were sort of a pacifist. I'd loved to see so mories of that."
ᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɴ ᴏᴠᴇʟ She suddenly grew very quiet and her smile faltered as a sad expression appeared in her eyes.
"Zirani." I walked closer to her. "I didn't an to bring up any bad mories."
She shook her head. "It's not that. I enjoyed those tis, it's just the ending and what caused to pursue becoming a jungle queen that causes grief."
"Well you know I'm always here if you want to talk about it," I said.
She smiled and gave a quick peck on the lips before taking a few steps back. "Now, brace yourself. This won't be anywhere near as bad since it's just a few sets, but it won't be pleasant either."
"I'm ready whenever you are. Oh, and what about everything else, like plant matter?"
"That's not as simple," Zirani said. "And when it cos to that it's a lot more complicated and as I've explained creating different plants and parts of plants involves changing the aether. Simple plant matter like that which makes up a lashing vine or the shell of an impact seed is easy to create and you probably could learn free from manipulation of them if you wanted to. Rember I was at the seventh level, but I don't know everything. What I can tell you is that once you reach a high enough level like them things such as this beco no less easy than breathing or so I've been told."
"As easy as breathing huh, perhaps one day."
"We won't reach that day if you keep talking to yourself." Zirani chuckled.
I coughed. "Sorry. I'm ready, go ahead."
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