Richard quickly distilled the information from the Encrypted Notes, and snippets of the Great Fragmentation Skill formed in his mind.
The notes documented the principles of the Great Fragmentation Skill, including parts of its Magic Model, and it seemed the original owner had also come upon this information unintentionally.
He was merely a transporter of knowledge.
"The principle of the Great Fragmentation Skill is simple," he mused, "but, unfortunately, the most crucial part of the Magic Model is missing."
The fundamental principle of the Great Fragmentation Skill is the theory of the Four Elements.
In the worldview of wizards, the four basic elements—earth, air, water, and fire—compose everything in the world, and the Great Fragmentation Skill works by severing the connections between the elements in the material, reducing the wizard back to the pure initial elements.
The principle was straightforward, yet the practical application was extraordinarily complex.