Chapter 104: Simple and Easy-to-Uand Are Magic (Part 3)

  "So, have you made your decision?"

  Rex frowned slightly as he looked at Alex.

  "Specializing in juration and supplementing with Divination, Abjuration, and Evocation?"

  "Yes," Alex his was the result of careful sideration.

  juration had to be his specialization. Given that he would likely summon various soulstones iure, having the identity of a juration mage would naturally make everything easier to expin. As for Divination, Alex inteo pair it with his time manipution abilities. Based on his uanding, some Divination spells could achieve effects simir to time trol. This would essentially give him a double advantage, making him fearless in most situations.

  Abjuration and Evocatiohe logical choices. Alex cked strong defensive spells and ratack methods, so these two schools would cover those gaps. Although Illusion and Entment—the fun schools where you could "py around" with people's minds—were tempting, Alex ultimately decided that survival was more important.

  Given his circumstahere was no she of women in his life, so there was o rely on such tricks to attrayone. Besides, he adin.

  A padin studying magic that maniputes others' wills and thoughts? That would only bring disgrace to the Holy Temple.

  This was another key factor in Alex’s deaking. He wasn’t just an unknown novice; he adin of the Temple—a grand knight, no less. Although a grand knight studying magic at the White Tower was already newsworthy, choosing schools like Neancy, Entment, or Illusion would only raise eyebrows, making people questioher the Temple doned such practices. Worse, it would lower his standing with figures like Stone, doing more harm than good.

  With all that in mind, Alex decided to those three schools. As for Transmutation… while it owerful, its usefulness didn’t pare to the other four, so he aba as well.

  "Indeed, specializing in juration suits you perfectly. I heard that the little girl by your side is also a summht? Perhaps summoning runs in your blood," Rex said, rummaging through a drawer before tossing a few books towards Alex.

  "Here, these are the basics of Abjuration, juration, and Evocatiohem yourself. If you don’t uand something, e ask me. As for Divination, e directly to me."

  "e to you?"

  "Yes," Rex folded his arms across his chest and stared at Alex with wide eyes.

  "I'm a Divination instructor. Don’t believe me?"

  "............."

  To be ho, I really don’t.

  Alex silently stared at Rex’s muscur frame, speechless.

  "May I ask… why did you choose Divination?" Alex ventured.

  "Isn't it obvious?" Rex scoffed at Alex's question.

  "Of course, it's fhting! You see, if I predict when someone’s about to attack, I strike first and knock them down. Isn’t that the key to winning? I see potential in you, kid. Keep at it!"

  You make a very good point.

  Alex gathered the books areated in silence.

  A muscle-bound Divination instructor… well, that pletely shattered the image of a robed, mystical seer in Alex’s mind.

  Returning to his room, Alex greeted Ikaros and then dove bato studying magic.

  This time, it was real magic.

  pared to the simple trips he had learned before—mostly useful fhting dles and chillihe spells he was now studyihe real deal, the kind used by established mages.

  First on his list was the most basid essential spell for a juration mage:

  Summon Otherworldly Creatures.

  The spell wasn’t difficult. After all, Rex had only given Alex elementary-level material. There was no way he’d be summoning a fire demon anytime soon. However, after some study, Alex finally uood the underlying principles of juration magic.

  In essence, juration magic is like using soul power to post a message on a multiverse forum. When the post is seen, otherworldly creatures ied iask respond a summoo the caster's side.

  Of course, iurn, the summoner must meet their demands. Acc to the "textbook," the requests of these creatures vary widely. Food-aligned beings, they might wish to protect more lives, bat evil, or simply explore other worlds. For evil creatures, their is might lie more in revenge, killing, aru.

  The strength of the summoned creature depends on the caster's own power. Since Alex was just starting out, he could only post in the beginner’s se, attrag the weakest beings. As Alex advances on this path, his "permissions" will increase, allowing him to post in higher-level ses.

  For example, sed-tier ses, third-tier ses, or eveions like Heaven, Hell, or the Otherworld…

  Moreover, if Alex bees powerful enough, he could even pin hlight his "posts" to catch the attention of stronger entities.

  Of course, such attention es with a price.

  Speaking of which…

  As Alex read through this, a thought suddenly struck him.

  What about the summoned creatures in the Map of Myriad Dimensions?“Ikaros.”

  “Yes, Master? Do you need something?”

  Upon hearing Alex’s voice, Ikaros, who had been engrossed in reading Knight’s Revenge, curiously raised her head and looked at him.

  “Why were you summoned here?”

  “Huh? Master, did I do something wrong?”

  Ikaros' expression became nervous at Alex’s question. She hurriedly put down her book and stood up, anxiously asking. Seeing her anxious demeanor, Alex waved his hand.

  “No, you misuood. I’ve been studying the summoning magic of this world, and I suddenly remembered—you were also summoned by me, right? So I was w... how exactly did that happen?”

  “Oh…”

  Hearing that Alex wasn’t displeased with her, Ikaros let out a sigh of relief. She closed her eyes, thinking for a while before responding.

  “Actually, I don’t fully uaher…”

  “Oh?”

  “I only remember that I was in Synapse, and then… something happened, and I was summoned by you to this world. But I don’t really know what happened. All I know is that you’re my master, and you summoned me…”

  “And you… don’t feel ament?”

  “Not at all, Master!”

  At this, Ikaros shook her head vigorously.

  “I actually like it here. To be ho, I was worried at first, but now I think this world isn’t bad. At least, pared to the one I came from…”

  Ikaros trailed off, not finishing her sentence, and Alex didn’t press her further. From the plexity io was clear that the world she came from wasn’t all that pleasant.

  At least not for her.

  “Sorry, it seems I made you recall unpleasant memories.”

  “It’s alright, Master,” Ikaros replied, raising her head and a smile.

  “You're very kind, Master. I never felt this way in Synapse. We artificial angels were nothing more than ons created for a purpose. Everyohere was just…”

  She paused, then added, "Never mind."

  “I see.”

  Alex nodded, notig her expression. He didn’t pursue the topic further. If Ikaros didn’t want to talk about it, he wasn’t going to pry.

  For now, the most important task for Alex was to tinue researg and mastering these spells.

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