The Trouble of Genius

In the world of Nasuverse, magecraft encompasses a wide variety of types, such as Jewel Magecraft, Reinforcement Magecraft, Projection Magecraft, and many more.

Each of these magecraft types has its own unique power and emphasis. However, when it comes to ranking them among the top tier, Rune Magecraft undoubtedly holds a significant place.

Created by the Norse Chief God—Odin, Rune almost comprehensively covers all the characteristics needed for magecraft, whether used in combat or as support. It can yield quite remarkable results.

However, one of the fundamental characteristics of magecraft is the principle of equivalent exchange. The more potent the magecraft, the more challenging it is to learn. This is especially evident in Rune.

Even the simplest Rune requires at least thirty years of study for an average mage to fully understand and master it, provided they have sufficient resources.

As for the Primordial Rune, these have already pushed the boundaries of magecraft and are on the verge of True Magic, which lies beyond the established rules.

Throughout history, numerous mages with exceptional talents couldn't even touch the threshold of Primordial Runes. Even among gods and wise elves with unparalleled wisdom, very few can master the Primordial Rune.

Hence, the requirement for talent in handling the Primordial Rune is exceedingly strict.

Arkhan's ability to master the Primordial Rune in just sixteen years is a testament to his astonishing talent in magecraft. If he were to dedicate himself exclusively to magecraft and forsake all else, he might even become a contender for a top-tier mage.

Due to his extraordinary talent, Scathach as his mentor, skipped the foundational stage of teaching and introduced him directly to Rune. Once he had a good grasp of Rune, he delved into Primordial Rune.

This is somewhat akin to a mathematical prodigy delving into calculus right away without bothering with basic arithmetic.

However, this led to a situation where, despite his proficiency in powerful magecraft, his knowledge of the fundamentals was virtually nonexistent.

It's what one might call 'too much talent, too little groundwork.'

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"Though I understand your point."

Morgan listened to Arkhan's explanation with a headache, rubbing her temples and sighing.

"I still can't help but wish you'd disappear from my sight right now."

'This guy is just here to show off!' She exclaimed inwardly with irritation.

Arkhan grinned sheepishly and quickly said, "So, you understand now. I'm really struggling with magecraft, so I came to ask for your help."

"Why didn't you go to Merlin then?" Morgan said irritably.

"Because Merlin said his situation is not much different from mine..."

She remained silent with one of her eyebrows twitching.

Morgan took a deep breath and calmly asked, "You better speak quickly before I can't resist starting the magecraft of my magic workshop and turning this place into rubble."

A shiver ran down Arkhan's spine as he immediately said, "I want to know if you can teach ordinary people to control magical energy."

"Teach ordinary people to control magical energy?" Morgan furrowed her brow. "What are you planning?"

"I intend to equip my knights with a weapon that can only unleash its true power through magical energy, but I have absolutely no knowledge in this area."

Arkhan spoke with a resigned tone and spread his hands in helplessness.

In the setting of Honkai Impact, the Key of Domination was originally used to control elemental powers with the honkai energy. However, when he got hold of it, it started responding to magical energy instead.

This change also affected the other Divine Keys he had, which now responded to magical energy as well. This was likely a result of the System's adjustments when the Divine Keys arrived in this world.

But whether it was honkai energy or magical energy, these were not things that ordinary people could access.

Arkhan conducted a round of tests for his knights and found that only a handful had the gift to wield magical energy.

"Weapons that require magical energy to wield, you mean Mystic Codes?" Morgan asked, puzzled.

Arkhan thought for a moment and nodded, "Yeah, you can think of it that way."

"You mean to give each of your knights a Mystic Code?" Morgan's mouth twitched. "Where did you get so many of them?"

"Ganna gave them to me."

"Ganna?" Morgan raised an eyebrow, looking perplexed. "Does Ganna have that many magic weapons? Are they that rich?"

"Ahem, let's not worry about where these magic weapons came from. Just help me figure out a solution."

Morgan pondered, pacing around the room, then walked up to the desk, opened a book, and examined it closely. But it seemed she didn't find what she was looking for, as she quickly put it down and moved to the bookshelf.

She started taking down books one by one, looking through their contents, then dropped them on the floor in disappointment.

"Not this one... not this one either..."

Soon, all the books from the shelf were scattered on the floor, and her face remained filled with confusion.

"Weird, where did I put that notebook?"

Morgan extended her finger and wrote [Rune - Space] in the air, and a black hole materialized.

She pushed her upper body into it, rummaging around inside.

*Ding-Ding!* *Clatter-Clatter!* *Clang-Clang!* *Plop-Plop!*

Listening to the various odd sounds coming from inside the black hole, Arkhan's mouth twitched slightly.

Initially, he was curious about what she had hidden in that space storage, but now he had completely given up the idea of snooping around.

His intuition told him that the reason she didn't toss those things out as she did earlier might be that she didn't want him to see them.

"Ah, found it."

After a while, Morgan finally stood up, holding a slightly yellowed notebook in her hand. She flipped open the notebook, examined it closely, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Yes, this is it."

"Have you found a solution?"

Arkhan approached and saw a finely detailed human anatomical diagram in the notebook, with red lines resembling blood vessels, which he assumed represented magic circuits.

"These are magic circuits, pseudo-nerves unique to mages that mainly function to generate magical energy and connect to the thaumaturgical foundation imprinted on the world. This is the foundation for becoming a mage and without magic circuits, one cannot become a mage. Magic circuits are innate organs and won't naturally appear or increase after birth. While there are methods for transplantation, the success rate is extremely low. However, I've found another way for normal people to have magic circuits."

Morgan turned the notebook to the back, still featuring the intricate human anatomical diagram, but this time with additional blue lines overlaid on the original red ones.