"Now, you have to think of a way to wrap that layer of defense around your body," Nasst said with a deadpan face.
"Don't tell I also have to keep it around at all tis?" Evin asked, half-jokingly.
"Precisely so, that's how we keep ourselves alive, after all," Nasst shrugged like it was the most natural thing.
Evin just sighed, not quite believing what he was hearing. He did a little calculation and realized that a single beam of disintegrating Ti beam cost him a 0.2 kg of his 28 kg total. In that case, Evin wasn't really sure how much mana would be used up in total to cover his whole body. Not to ntion the fact that he had to keep it up at all tis, which would take up a huge amount of lodestones to achieve.
"Actually it's not as hard as you're imagining it to be. The easiest thod would be to simply wear so armor and then cover the more important parts with that beam of yours. Or you could have the beam make a circle around you and it could work as first line of defense of so sorts," Nasst shrugged.
'He's right I don't have to wear a goddamn hazmat suit made of Ti energy lasers, I can just have it protect my vitals And if I can manage to curve the line and so it's shaped like a big ring around , it can cut in half the mass based spells and it can also work as a detector of so sorts' Evin thought.
"I'm actually quite impressed that you were able to create sothing like this. If you can push this thod of yours to the limits it can beco an 'Absolute' in the future," Nasst said, stroking his chin.
"What does that an?" Evin asked, hearing the new term.
"Well, as its na implies it's sothing that will always do whatever it's intended to do, no matter what. Hmm, have you ever heard of a Dark mage nad Relvek?" Nasst asked.
"Oh, yes. I've actually just been thinking that his Dark specialty is very similar to Spell Breaking," Evin answered.
"Good, that makes it faster for to explain. So feel that his his ability to turn any spell back into mana is a bit underwhelming, but it can be called an 'Absolute'. No matter what kind of spell he uses it on, it will one hundred percent turn into mana. I've heard that it can even whittle away at World Domains in certain circumstances. I'm sure you can see why it's so powerful now, right?" Nasst asked, to which Evin nodded. A hundred percent success ratio was nothing to scoff at.
"Your disintegrating ray is pretty powerful, but it can still be countered by other thods. For example, since it's technically a Ti World Spell, I can use raw mana to break it. Or I could just try use the stupidest thod: try and overpower it with my vastly superior mana capacity. Most mages would probably opt to use this thod," Nasst said with a chuckle.
"But if it can beco sothing absolute, then it can't be dealt with no matter what" Evin murmured thoughtfully.
"Exactly. But let remind you that even though we call it 'Absolute', it's just nigh-impossible to deal with. For example, Relvek will still have to bow down before a World Domain from an Authority," Nasst chuckled.
"I suppose that's true," Evin smiled in return.
"As for how to make sothing 'Absolute' Hmm, the best way is to put limits on it. Let's say soone has an instant death ability, but it can't work unless they keep in contact with their enemy for more than an hour or they could have an untreatable poison of so sorts, but it won't work unless the victim performs a specific set of actions."
It conford to what Helain told him about making Magical Artifacts, so Evin wasn't completely unfamiliar with the concept.
"I see. Well that's not sothing I should be worried about for the ti being. About keeping a Ti energy barrier around , is this what you ant about peak half-cores and above having a lot of ways to use up their mana?" Evin asked.
"Yes. As you grow older, you'll find countless different thods to keep your mana-core busy. There's a few other stuff aside from just this, but I can't really tell you about them now. But if you manage to find sothing like this, I recomnd you to give it a try," Nasst said with a smile.
"This is also one of the reasons why peak Willpower-based mages are so powerful. After all, they only have to work with one World to work as a defensive chanism. Sure they'll toll for quite a bit, which would leave them a bit vulnerable, but they eventually work it out,"
"Thank you for telling all this," Evin said with a small nod of gratitude.
"It's what I agreed to. In any case, now it's just up to you to practice and perfect your thod. For now, enjoy your 10-day holiday from tomorrow on. Heh, I tried to extend it to 20 days, but Deminte didn't seem too happy about it, so" Nasst smiled wryly.
'Hmm? I really don't get their relationship' Evin thought about Nasst's over-the-top reaction when he found that Arza was going to study under Deminte. But apparently, he could converse with the woman pretty easily
'And they didn't seem like they were completely at each other's throats back in Zorrik's office as well'
Evin was a bit curious, but he didn't wish to get to the bottom of this, so he could only smile and thank the elder man.
"Oh, can I also ask you about a World?" Evin suddenly rembered how Nasst promised to tell him about a World after he finished learning about gestures.
"Sure. Which World?"
"The World of Emotions," Evin answered. After he tried out soul magic for the first ti, he could feel its slight connection to the World of Emotions, so his interest in the World was sparked.
"Oh, that one's tricky. I don't really know how it's supposed to work more than what the average textbook will tell you, but I can tell you about its users. Most think that it's one of the weaker Worlds out there, but a mage who says that most likely never faced against a Griffin or a proper World of Emotions' expert. The first ti soone like that fights the Southern army led by a Griffin, they would be lying on the floor, with their tears running down their faces, helpless to stop the incoming horde of Myrmis from ripping them apart And the worst part is, every one of them have sothing different or special about them. So, one can't just ntally prepare themselves for one thing," Nasst began with a frown.
Evin was a bit disappointed that Nasst couldn't tell him about casting Emotions spells, but the topic seed interesting enough, so he didn't mind and listened attentively.
"Know that almost always, an Emotions user will be trying to disrupt or make you unstable. They'll try to guess at your past trauma and then flare it up one way or another. So obviously, they are more powerful against so mages than others. Us, Children of the Empress probably perform the worst against them, due to the baggage that is our previous life. But, if you have to fight a Griffin, the best advice I can give you is to try for assassinations," Nasst shrugged.
"And if I'm forced to fight fairly?"
"Obviously, it's not an impossible fight if you have to fight them head on. But one thing you should absolutely avoid is eye contact. It's okay if they can see your eyes, as long as you don't et their gaze head on. But if you sohow fail to avoid it because of so accident and whatnot, then try your best to run away or hide," Nasst recomnded.
Hearing the details, Evin felt it was best if he didn't try to ss with mages of this World, considering the ss that was his ntal health. And at this point he had also developed a subpersonality that was Anna.
"If you want to learn more, well, I can confidently say that you won't be able to find much more in this Tribe. Perhaps you can find on in a Tribe that specializes in such things, like the Setral Tribe But because of your origins, you'll probably have an easier ti finding the relevant info in the Academy," Nasst said.
"Thank you regardless," Evin answered and prepared to leave.
"Oh, I've also just heard that the Somaturgy Expert will be coming in a month, so I guess you can be excited about that," Nasst smiled.
"Definitely," Evin replied perfunctorily.
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