Deep within the Little Fang Tribe, before an old wooden hut.
Several large pottery vats were placed at the entrance, some filled with plump, live fish, others piled with strange-smelling herbs, and yet another brimming with peculiar stones of various colors.
Tang Zheng glanced around the hut, his gaze settling on the vat filled with colorful stones. "What are these?"
"Color Ore."
The old Lizardmen Priest spoke blankly, introducing them without reservation. "After crushing these stones, they can be used as paint to draw totems and patterns on the bodies of the tribe's people."
"Are there any special effects?" Tang Zheng took another look at the stones of various colors.
"No." The old Lizardmen Priest shook his head.
Tang Zheng immediately lost interest. After a brief observation of the hut, he had the old Lizardmen Priest lead the way inside.
The wooden hut was clearly old, with moss and small wooden vines covering the wooden pillars connecting to the ground.
Lizardmen were amphibious Demi-humans who liked to live in damp places, but their houses were all stilt-style two-story structures.
The lower level was a foundation made of rough wooden stakes, with only the upper level being inhabited.
As soon as he stepped into the hut,
a musty stench and the smell of decay assaulted his senses.
"Odor Removal."
Tang Zheng wrinkled his nose.
The light of Mana surged, and he released "Odor Removal" twice in succession before the strong smell in the room dissipated.
Scanning the room,
there was no decoration to speak of, it was very rough. The walls were adorned with many necklaces and pendants made of unknown bones, as well as shields made of shells that were both ugly and completely impractical.
Tang Zheng's gaze was immediately drawn to the many scrolls made of some kind of animal skin on a bookshelf-like structure in the room.
There weren't many, but there were still dozens.
"This is where your tribe stores all its knowledge?" Tang Zheng's eyes lit up slightly.
The old Lizardmen Priest nodded blankly.
The various knowledge within the tribe was the responsibility of the council of elders to guard and protect, but since he was the only Priest in the entire tribe, he naturally had to guard it himself.
Tang Zheng stepped forward and picked up one at random, covered in dense Lizardmen characters that looked like scribbles.
"Take out all the scrolls about Magic and introduce them to me."
Tang Zheng glanced at it and gave up the idea of using "Decipher Magic" to decipher the text, too lazy to waste his breath and spoke directly.
Since the old Priest Lizardmen was here, there was no need for him to decipher it himself, and besides, "Decipher Magic" was not omnipotent.
Back in E-Rantel, Bello Rui Master had specifically told him about the drawbacks of this Magic. "Decipher Magic" could indeed allow the user to understand the meaning of unknown text.
But it was only "understanding."
Some details could not be accurately described, so using this Magic as a Scholar for research was not possible.
Soon.
The old Lizardmen Priest selected six scrolls from the dozens of animal skin scrolls and placed them in front of Tang Zheng, while introducing them.
There were instructions on how to make herbs.
There was the study of faith-based Magic.
There were methods for predicting future weather.
There were methods for feeding the fish in the lake, and so on.
Many things that Tang Zheng didn't consider Magic at all were regarded as Magic by the old Lizardmen Priest, such as the experience of observing future weather and the skills of raising fish.
Tang Zheng ignored these miscellaneous contents and first inquired about faith-based Magic. As expected, they were all First Tier and Second Tier faith-based Magic.
Most of them were still auxiliary Magic.
The only Third Tier magic that interested Tang Zheng was completely absent.
As for herbal formulas and the like?
There was nothing commendable about them either. In Tang Zheng's view, the herbal medicine-making skills mastered by this Lizardmen were completely at the level of a human herbal apprentice.
"No wonder the Tribe is so weak."
Tang Zheng shook his head, greatly disappointed. Seeing the old Priest Lizardmen pick up the last piece of animal skin scroll and begin to introduce it, he patiently listened.
He was already considering the next Lizardmen Tribe.
"This is knowledge of Magic Enhancement. It requires consuming more Mana and can forcibly activate high-level magic that could not be used originally."
"To maximize the effect of this Magic Enhancement, it needs to be used in conjunction with a magic ritual. The Mana consumed is very large, making it not a practical magic method."
The old Priest Lizardmen slowly opened his mouth in a dull manner, his tone faintly revealing his lack of importance to this magic, and then said, "And there are also some limiting conditions."
Charm magic only changes the controller's perception of the caster and does not change the original perception.
This kind of Magic Enhancement was obviously not valued by the old Priest Lizardmen.
However! Tang Zheng, who had been uninterested, suddenly widened his eyes slightly.
Magic Enhancement?
Tang Zheng looked at the old Priest Lizardmen with some surprise and accident.
This was the type of magic he had always wanted to master!
Although "Magic Enhancement" and "Enhance Magic" only changed the order, there was an essential difference.
"Enhance Magic" refers to enhancement-type magic, such as magic that increases agility, strength, and resistance.
"Magic Enhancement," on the other hand, is a means of enhancing magic itself.
Such as Magic Duplication, Magic Triplication, Magic Optimization, Magic Range Amplification, and so on.
As far as Tang Zheng knew, few of the characters who had appeared could use these types of "Magic Enhancement."
In order to master this type of magic, the Slane Theocracy created professions such as "Arcane Devotee" and "Apostle of Surshana," named after Surshana, the God of Death of the Six Great Gods.
"Tell me more about this Magic Enhancement in detail."
A serious expression appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he spoke.
Listening to the old Priest Lizardmen's slightly chaotic language, Tang Zheng frowned.
Even if he could understand the other party's words, the language systems of different races were still different. After listening carefully, Tang Zheng finally understood what the other party meant.
"Magic Rise?"
Tang Zheng was slightly surprised. He didn't think there was this Magic Enhancement in the YGGDRASIL game in his memory.
"Could it be 'Magic Tier Ascendancy'?"
Tang Zheng knew something about this Magic Enhancement. In the entire light novel version, the Bone King had only used it twice.
Once was against Shalltear, using "Magic Triplication · Tier Ascendancy · Magic Arrow."
The other time was against the source earth element of the Elf King, using "Magic Triplication · Optimization · Tier Ascendancy · Silent Cast · Magic Arrow."
Because both battles were serious efforts by the Bone King, coupled with a series of Magic Enhancement combinations, and the fact that he used the lowest-level "Magic Arrow," Tang Zheng was somewhat impressed.
However!
The ability of "Magic Tier Ascendancy" is to increase the tier of magic, such as raising the First Tier "Magic Arrow" to the Tenth Tier.
There were no magic rituals or restrictions in this process.
According to the old Priest Lizardmen, "Magic Rise" could use high-level magic that could not be used originally.
Of course.
The "high-level" in the other party's mouth was to increase the magic by one tier. If a magic ritual was held, it could increase the magic by two tiers.
It seemed to be a degraded version of "Magic Tier Ascendancy."
If that was all.
Tang Zheng naturally lost interest, as raising one or two Magic Tiers wouldn't mean much to him, and he wouldn't need it at all in the later stages.
Because there are a total of ten Magic Tiers for all Magic, no matter how much you improve, the Tenth Tier is the peak, and it is impossible to break through.
However, the old Priest Lizardman described it as "using Magic that has not been mastered," which is a clear difference from "Magic Tier Ascendancy."
According to the other party's description, this "unmastered" ability can bypass the Magic Caster Level. For example, a Magic Caster who uses Second Tier Magic can forcibly use Third Tier Magic, but it consumes more Mana.
"Magic Rise, Magic Rise..."
Tang Zheng murmured softly to himself, a thoughtful expression on his face.
Wait!
Could it be that Magic? Tang Zheng was stunned. He suddenly remembered that when the Undead Legion attacked the Lizardmen Tribe, some Lizardmen had used this Magic.
It seemed to be the brother of the "Frozen Fang" holder.
In addition.
The Priests of the five Lizardmen Tribes also seemed to use this ritual to activate "Elemental Spirit Summoning," summoning a mixed element Wetland Elemental Spirit.
"You can use this Magic Enhancement?"
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked at the old Priest Lizardman opposite him. The five Tribe Priests of the future should include this old fellow.
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