"This is a good choice but you must raise your level to fully use these three forms"
Lynn comnted on Noah’s choice while he stood up from his chair and brought the crystal in a deeper part of the room.
He placed the mineral on a small cavity on the floor and the inscriptions around it lighted up.
When the light faded, a small book had appeared in that spot.
Lynn handed the book to Noah and he stored it, he had still other transactions to do.
"Professor, I wonder if you could solve one of my doubts."
Lynn caressed his beard and nodded.
"Why is the value of spells and techniques so high? Isn’t it possible to simply copy the forms and diagrams?"
Lynn smiled lightly before replying.
"When and inscription master writes a diagram, it is generally drawn according to his comprehension. Since it’s quite impossible to copy soone else intention when he inscribes, it is hard to make copies of a certain technique. Martial arts are a bit different as they are simpler in their descriptions, that’s why their value is lower."
’So, I can’t make a copy of the Surging river spell.’
"Thank you, Professor. I would like to acquire more techniques, the instruction’s book said that I could buy them with rit points, Credits, and by trade, am I right?"
Lynn nodded again.
"Do you already know what are you looking for?"
"Darkness spells and rank 4 body-nourishing thods that require the darkness elent."
Lynn’s eyes widened, he was surprised that such a young man was so certain of what he was in need of.
"The value of darkness spells is quite high since not even the academy as that many of them. I think you can only afford a rank 0 one for now. As for the body-nourishing thod, its price isn’t low either."
Noah took out a small scroll from his space-ring and showed it to Lynn.
The Professor carefully examined it and was quite interested after a few looks.
Noah spoke before he could say anything.
"I have one thousand Credits and that spell, are they enough?"
The scroll contained the Surging river spell.
Since Noah had no usage for it, it was better to exchange it for sothing that could increase his strength.
Money was the sa: what was the point of accumulating it? It was better to spend it on useful techniques.
He could always make more of it later when he had beco stronger.
Lynn put a hand under his chin and fell in thought.
After a few seconds, he picked the crystal again and concentrated.
"Which body-nourishing thod did you train into?"
"Forging of the Seven Hells."
Lynn stopped his concentration for a mont and looked at Noah.
A bit of pity was exuded from his eyes when he looked at the youth.
He then resud his focus and tossed the crystal to Noah when he was done.
The list of techniques and spells wasn’t long, it had at best twenty-five nas and most of them were rank 0 spells.
’Dark blade, enhances sharpness. Dark mbrane, light defensive ability...’
Noah read through them but he couldn’t find anything interesting.
He saw a rank 1 spell called Black coil which he could use but he believed that his martial art enhanced with his Demonic form was on its sa level.
The others were supportive spells that existed for any other elent.
’I couldn’t expect much more since I have one of the best darkness spells already. Buying a rank 1 spell now will only hinder my combat style since using the Demonic form will always be the best choice at any mont. I should probably pick a supportive rank 0 one that enhances my normal status so that I can rely less on the Demonic form.’
He switched his attention to the body-nourishing thods.
There were ten thods but only three of them had the darkness elent as a requirent.
Of those three, only two of them had special abilities that could be mastered once he reached the fourth rank.
’These two are surely more valuable, they remind of Kevin’s transformation.’
The prices were written on the sides of each na and Noah paled a bit when he looked at the ones of the two thods.
They were priced more than forty thousand Credits each!
The rank 0 spells costed "only" eight thousand Credits in comparison.
He raised his gaze and spoke to Lynn in a soft voice.
"How much is my spell worth?"
Lynn shook his head and replied calmly.
"It is a spell that can express the power of a rank 4 magic. Don’t worry, just pick one for each category and you will be fine."
Noah focused again on the two body-nourishnt thods.
’Way of the phantom, reaching rank 4 will allow the user to increase his stealth abilities, as well as becoming completely invisible and ethereal for a short period of ti.’
’Yin body, reaching rank 4 will give the user a body with high regenerative proprieties. It will also store "Breath" that can be used to montarily enhance the qualities of the body, mainly the regenerative one.’
’They seem both really good. The phantom form is really interesting, it could help escape any situation and I believe that it has many applications in battle. However, the Yin body seems to match well with the Forging of Seven Hells since I should be able to store more "Breath" than normal cultivators.’
They were both really suitable for survival and it took Noah quite a bit to finally decide.
He passed back the crystal to Lynn and spoke calmly.
"I want the rank 0 spell Shadow steps and the rank 4 body-nourishing thod Yin body."
Lynn nodded and replied.
"I will value the spell fifty thousand Credits. Sadly, it is of a common elent which makes it easier to copy so its value is barely enough for you to buy what you’ve chosen."
He returned to the spot where he first took the martial art and repeated the sa procedure as before.
When he ca back, he had two scrolls in his hands and twenty shining Obsidian Credits.
"These are the thod and the spell that you asked for, added to two thousand Credits of change from the value of your spell."
Noah put everything in the space-ring and he could not help to ask another question.
"May I know how much it costs to buy a rank 4 darkness spell?"
Lynn showed a complex smile.
"They are pretty rare and almost impossible to copy. You should have a sum superior to two hundred thousand Credits if you really want to think of buying one."
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