The Crimson Magister Chapter 112: V3-C40: The End of the Day [2]

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V3-C40: The End of the Day [2] Aqua and Mia sat across from each other, a large metal sheet placed on top of the table. It was a plain piece of steel; however, the way both girls stared at it made it seem as if it were an artifact of great importance. “Mia, I like your passion. And I will show you the basics of Mystic engineering. I believe that will be enough for you to revolutionize this kingdom.” “You mentioned it earlier, but it's a term I have not heard before. I think I understand the Aether you spoke about, but not on how to use it directly. You made it seem like its raw form is not usable by anyone.” “Yes and no. The runic circles you use are good, but they fall into the same trap as when using the mana.” “If you hadn’t demonstrated your skill, I would have called you insane.” “Many would.” Aqua chuckled. “No wonder.” With a wave of her wand, an item created by the duo floated into her hand. She inspected it and then placed it on the table. “Just this flask is a testament that you know what you are talking about.” “I will show you how to use the aether to inscribe aether circles. This will make any inscribed effect even more potent. For example, while runes that draw mana from the ambience are powerful, they are not enough to power more powerful machines. I would say a rune is about a tenth of the potency of the aether circle.” Mia pinched her chin and nodded. “I see.” I shouldn’t teach her anything dangerous. She searched her memory archives, finding one aether combination that wasn’t dangerous to a beginner was a taxing task. Her eyes then fell onto the magical lights in the laboratory. They required mana to be supplied by an actual person, which made them unreliable. A normal rune would require a lot of instances to light up an entire area on its own. There was a safe way to fix it. An aether circle could create great luminosity with a single instance, with an easy way to dim it. “I will show you how to upgrade your magical lights.” Aqua placed her finger on the piece of metal. A soft hum reverberated through the piece. It was small, but runes could be made as small as possible as long as they were accurate. “You do know the combination for light, correct?” Aqua turned to Mia, who nodded in response. “Good, I will start with inscribing [Air+Air+Moon+Sun] to create a source of light, you know.” Right after inscribing, Aqua pushed a small amount of mana into the configuration, making the piece of metal flare and blind the small teacher. “Agh! That’s so bright!” Mia rubbed her eyes, and a small tear formed. “As I said, Aether circles are a lot more potent.” “I can tell!” A grin formed on her face. “I am sure there is more to this!” The light soon faded as the mana was exhausted. “Yes, just as with water, we will inscribe the combination to draw mana from the air. [Arcane+Void+Space]. Cower your eyes, Miss Mia.” Mia shut her eyes and as soon as the final rune was inscribed, the piece of metal glowed with the intensity of a miniature sun. Aqua quickly dragged her finger over the piece and it dimmed. “The control depends on you, you have to use your mana to make it brighter or dimmer.” Aqua smiled and the light dimmed to a level where it could be gazed upon. “Whoa…” Mia’s eyes widened and she grabbed the metal. “But what if someone can’t use mana?” “Then you can drag your finger over this piece of metal. [Earth+Earth+Air+Moon]” She then handed her an ordinary piece. “This acts as a controller to its attuned rune combinations. It's very easy to do, but you have to use mana to create it and bind it.” “Revolutionary…” Mia’s jaw opened, and she grabbed the controller. She fiddled with the luminosity level before placing it back on the table. “Would you like to try it yourself?” Aqua’s smile grew wider. “Of course!” The girl quickly produced one metal rod and one small metal sheet. “I can’t wait to teach this to my team!” She squinted, and her finger glowed, she slowly drew the rune combination for light. “Now the hard part.”