"Magic is truly widespread in Earth Land," Ezreal remarked with emotion, having spent the afternoon reading various popular science books.
Among them, the book "Complete Book of Magic" struck him as incredibly absurd. Ezreal had initially thought it was just an introductory type of book.
Who would have thought that upon opening it, among the three hundred types of magic recorded inside, at least sixty types of less dangerous magic even had their cultivation methods and precautions directly written in the book.
Furthermore, for most of the other magic in the book, aside from those that were too difficult to cultivate and could easily endanger the cultivator's life, there were hints noting where to find the corresponding magic books in the library.
This meant that in Earth Land, the threshold for learning magic knowledge was extremely low, and the success rate was also very high. According to Makarov, Mages accounted for about one-tenth of the total population.
It might not sound very high, but if you look at it from another perspective, one out of every ten people around you is a Mage. Walk around the street, and you'll meet at least eight or nine.
This proportion also meant that Mages didn't have much of a status halo in this world. While their social standing was indeed higher than ordinary people, it wasn't exaggerated.
What was rather strange was that there weren't any famous magic schools for learning magic in Earth Land.
Most people learned magic through self-study, or by spontaneously awakening a certain magic due to personal talent, and then exploring on their own. Those in better situations might get a master-disciple inheritance.
Learning magic wasn't like cultivating immortals; most magic had no effect on increasing lifespan and was very dangerous. It was common to lose an arm or a leg if one didn't practice carefully.
Therefore, most Mages weren't very strong. Many treated magic merely as a means of livelihood; they had the talent to learn it but wouldn't delve deeply into its study.
A high proportion of Mages were humble, using Wood Magic for furniture wholesale or Earth Magic to build houses for people.
Moreover, even if there were significant difficulties requiring assistance, one could pay to post a request and hire powerful Mages from the Magician Guild to do the job.
Coupled with strict laws and a specialized organization for managing Mages, the "Magic Council," the overall atmosphere between Mages and ordinary people was very friendly.
Ezreal raised his left hand, and the ancient and grand bronze gauntlet came into view. The egg-sized sapphire on the back of his hand shimmered with a faint blue light.
Looking at this divine artifact gauntlet from a Shurima Ascended, Ezreal fell into contemplation.
Unlike his clothes, pants, and goggles, although they were all magical items that came with him from his Crossing, this gauntlet's wonder and power were somewhat beyond imagination.
He had tried to remove the gauntlet before, but it seemed to be fused with his left hand and couldn't be taken off at all.
From his fingertips to his forearm, the bronze-like metal, appearing in an old gold color, was tightly connected to every inch of his skin.
Ezreal had an intuitive feeling that unless he died, no one would be able to remove this gauntlet.
Through a connection akin to a bloodline, Ezreal obtained all the information about this Ascended gauntlet.
Firstly, it was the true name and origin of this divine artifact!
explorer's gauntlet! The relic of Nazook, the legendary tyrant of Shurima! Nazook was extremely powerful in his lifetime, even among the Ascended, he was among the top-ranked.
Secondly, it was the gauntlet's abilities.
It possesses a powerful amplification effect, able to magnify the wielder's strength, similar to an amplifier. Even an egg thrown from Ezreal's hand would become the size of a coconut, an incredibly astonishing amplification effect.
In addition, it comes with a very practical skill, Arcane Shift!
It transforms the wielder into golden energy particles, teleporting them to a designated location. The speed is almost instantaneous, and during the teleportation, they are immune to physical damage but can be hit by energy-type attacks.
There is no limit to the teleportation distance; the actual distance is determined by the amount of magic released when using the skill.
This skill was EZ's displacement skill in the original game. However, he didn't expect it to be cast by means of this gauntlet.
Finally, and a very crucial ability of this gauntlet, is self-repair! Thanks to the brilliant magical civilization of Shurima's heyday, this gauntlet possesses the ability to self-recover by absorbing solar energy and positive energy from the air.
Theoretically, as long as it doesn't suffer annihilation or shattering damage, this gauntlet can self-repair by absorbing solar energy.
This self-repairing ability was identical to that of the magical clothes and goggles on Ezreal.
Given the antique style of the goggles, Ezreal guessed they might also be magical items from Shurima. As for the clothes, their workmanship and style were quite trendy, most likely made by Shurima survivors.
After understanding a bit, Ezreal was eager to try out his magical powers. He stayed at Granny Poluchka's two days ago, and at the Guild yesterday, neither was convenient for him to experiment.
People took him in temporarily, and he wasn't familiar with magic. If he accidentally broke something, it would be too impolite, so he had been holding back.
Today, in his own residence, with no outsiders, Ezreal prepared to give it a try.
"Arcane Shift!" Ezreal muttered in his heart.
He gently clenched his left fist, and the sapphire on the back of his hand glowed blue in response to his thoughts. The next second, Ezreal, who was sitting on the living room sofa, abruptly transformed into a pile of humanoid golden light particles.
"Bang!"
On the street outside the window, bright humanoid golden light particles appeared, and Ezreal, still maintaining the slumped posture he had on the sofa, directly landed on the ground with a thud.
"Good thing no one saw! I should have set the landing point higher."
It was past ten at night, and the residents of Magnolia had good routines; there were not many pedestrians on the road, and the street was very quiet.
Standing up and patting his backside, Ezreal was very excited. Although he fell, compared to the joy of using magic, it was nothing.
"The teleportation is almost instantaneous. The particle state allows me to pass through terrain without obstruction. And, the consumption of magic power..." Ezreal raised his left hand and touched his heart, then, somewhat uncertainly, cast Arcane Shift again.
Silently, his entire body once again transformed into humanoid golden particles and disappeared from his spot, reappearing back on the sofa in his room.
Ezreal again placed his left hand on his heart, feeling the consumption of magic power, and was slightly surprised. "The magic power consumed by a short-distance Arcane Shift can basically recover completely on its own in about ten seconds. With the magic power I currently have, I can use it about 20 times."
Arcane Shift truly lives up to being a skill that comes with a Shurima divine artifact; it's very powerful, and the consumption isn't significant, making it extremely practical.
After experimenting with Arcane Shift, Ezreal surveyed the furniture in the room, then decided to get up and walk to the window. He opened the window and double-checked that there was no one on the street before clenching his left fist again.
A soft, bright golden mist lit up, spherical in shape, just large enough to envelop Ezreal's left hand. Within the mist, a mysterious and ancient text shimmered faintly, twisting like a snake around his fist.
The content of the text was:
ז ו ה ר ה ש מ ש י א י ר א ת ה ד ר ך ש ל ך ק ד י מ ה
It was a type of ancient script. Although Ezreal, who now possessed this body, had not studied it, he naturally understood the meaning of the text the moment he saw it.
This ancient text, similar to runes, translated to:
The radiance of the sun will illuminate your path forward!
This was Ezreal's own innate magic, named — Sun Halo Flash!
Light-attribute magic!
The user can release solar energy with high temperature, explosive properties, and tracking effects.
From the perspective of magic attributes, it is highly compatible with the explorer's gauntlet, a perfect match.
Ezreal held his left fist with his right hand, aiming his fist at the street outside the window.
Silently, a laser-like, golden energy arrow, about a meter long and as thick as an arm, shot out from the front of his fist. After flying for nearly ten meters, it lost its power and disintegrated into golden dust, dissipating into the air.
The soft but bright golden energy arrow was particularly striking in the night.
Sunshine Arrow — the basic magic of Sun Halo Radiance!
"Isn't this just a basic attack!" Ezreal was somewhat speechless. The so-called Sunshine Arrow looked not much different from a normal attack in the game, just a bit further.
Holding his left fist, he adopted a rifle-shooting stance and fired several more Sunshine Arrows in different directions, getting a basic feel for it.
"But it's still a very good ability," Ezreal said, looking at the golden spherical mist on his left fist, nodding in satisfaction.
"Instant cast, no cooldown, can be fired continuously, low consumption, decent attack range, and has a lock-on tracking effect."
"It just can't be used for surprise attacks; it's as bright as a light bulb."
"Well, next, let's try..."
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