Ethan has mentioned it more than once in the books he currently has. When magicians absorb energy for the first time and convert it into magic power they can drive, they must be cautious, especially when choosing energy, and never make decisions casually.

For example, elemental energy, generally speaking, a mage who is just starting out must choose a certain element. In addition to bringing the magician better control over the element, it will also in turn affect the mage himself.

The mental power is assimilated in turn, and the attributes of some of this type of energy are still light. Extreme energy such as evil energy will even affect the character and thinking of the mage. Over time, it will even become another person completely.

This is why for mages, all energy can be used as magic, but most mages are very taboo about some extreme energy.

Ethan initially set his goal on the energy of water element. In addition to the first magic he learned, he was water creation (but water creation does not use the magic power of water element attributes, it is simply an application of mental power, strictly speaking, it is not considered water attribute magic). The most important reason is that the Sea of ​​Calm is a world full of water, and water attribute magic can be greatly enhanced in this environment.

At the same time, the water-attribute variant ice attribute is also extremely versatile - and it is also very cool to use!

Of course, for a real magician, it is not like the setting in the game. After choosing a certain elemental energy as your magic, you cannot use other magic other than that element. However, relatively speaking, in terms of the speed of magic and the energy consumption, it will vary according to the degree of conflict between the nature of the magic you use and your own magic.

Relatively speaking, pure elemental magicians based on water element energy will have little effect on fire-attribute magic.

Of course, there are many mages like Isandra who are proficient in three elements, but they either have completely controlled the elemental energy. The elemental energy contained in their own magic power is not just one. Or they use another energy as the basis of their own magic power. This energy is extremely plastic and can be transformed at will - such as arcane energy.

"If I guess correctly, you wanted to absorb the energy of the water element at the beginning and start your own mage path from the control of elemental attributes."

In fact, there are far less complicated categories in the world of magicians. There is no difference between elemental masters, arcane masters, or even magic network blue bars. Real great magicians will not let themselves have shortcomings in magic knowledge at all. They know almost all the relevant knowledge and can "freely switch the casting method and the attributes of their own magic power."

But on the road to pursuing this goal, the impact of magic attributes on the mage will determine how long he will walk on this road, and even determine where a mage's end is.

"Yes."

Ethan has been living in Merlin for two days. During these two days, Merlin did not teach, but assessed Ethan's abilities in all aspects. It was not until now that he began to prepare for teaching.

"In fact, there is nothing wrong with your choice. If I were in your situation, I might have made such a decision." Merlin considered his words: "However, if I have a path that suits you very well, but will be more difficult to walk, but will achieve great success in the future, then are you interested?"

Ethan was a little confused because Merlin said this too general.

"A huge achievement? How huge is it?"

Merlin thought about it and might be choosing a reference object that Ethan could understand directly and clearly? Finally, she thought about it and compared it directly.

"I don't know how strong it will be in the end. It depends on you, not anything else... But if you can firmly walk this path, then your final achievements will at least not be lower than me now."

Ethan's heartbeat was a little faster. Fortunately, he had also seen the "big world". He had recovered his calmness in a moment and did not lose his composure in front of Merlin.

"Can observe endless planes, break the plane barrier, and even have the ability to completely destroy one plane?"

First, Ethan is sure Merlin can do it; second, the possibility is also extremely high! As for destroying a plane, it is hard to say, but the most conservative estimate is that it should not be difficult for Merlin to destroy a planet - Ancient One who protects the earth from being invaded by the multiverse, if he let go of his hands and feet, the earth is probably not enough for her to do anything.

This does not mean that these two mages can smash the world with one punch or a forbidden spell, but that these two mages have countless methods and trump cards. For example, Gu Yi, if she is willing to throw herself into the darkness, release Domaum...

This is the terror of the mage. No one knows what they can do or even do? This unknown is also one of the reasons why people fear and fear.

Ethan also wanted to become such a mage, so he was very interested in the path proposed by Merlin.

"You should know that mages are based on powerful mental power, manipulating energy and achieving their goals, whether it is fireball skills or higher magic, in essence, this is true."

Ethan nodded and waited for the following.

"So, mental power is the foundation of mages. The improvement of mental power means being able to control more energy, which is equivalent to being able to cast more powerful magic and achieve higher goals."

Ethan is not qualified for mental power, so he has been working hard to improve his mental power. In addition, from the moment the time and space pointer appears, he has more or less trained his mental power. He has practiced for more than seven years before he can reach his current level - the last bit is still a little short of being able to get started and become a mage.

"In fact, the strength of mental power is not only to allow the mage to use more energy, but also to have more benefits."

As the foundation of mages, the importance of mental power is naturally unquestionable. The mages' research and careful treatment of mental power is beyond Ethan's previous imagination.

In contrast, the "secrets" of mental power have also been studied by mages. As a top magician, Merlin has reached a considerable level of understanding of mental power.

"In addition to controlling energy, the strength of mental power also determines the primary and secondary position between you and magic."

"What does this mean?"

Merlin explained in detail, and Ethan realized that the relationship between the magician and the magic energy is not such a simple master-slave relationship.

To put it simply, when magicians improve their mental power, they must be able to understand their "limits" to avoid absorbing too much magic energy and being invaded by the energy in turn.

Like what Ethan saw in the book before, the energy absorbed by the magician's spirit is in turn "polluted" is the mildest symptom, and even more serious it is that the personality is affected.

For example, some fire-attribute mages start to become irritable after practicing to a certain level, because they have absorbed fire element energy beyond their control.

"For example, if the mental power is one, then these mental powers can perfectly control the magic power of ten units, and once it exceeds this value, there will be danger." Of course, this is not absolute. The amount of mental power can be the same, but the quality is different, so Merlin said this only conveniently.

When Ethan heard this, he seemed to understand Merlin's meaning: "What do you mean is to let me continue to focus on cultivating mental power, instead of absorbing energy early to convert it into magic?"

Merlin smiled and shook her head directly to deny Ethan's guess: "In fact, I suggest that the path you are taking requires you not to intake external energy to transform it into magic."

Ethan was stunned for a moment, and could not guess what path Merlin designed for himself.

"You should know that in addition to absorbing external energy, mages themselves can also nurture magic."

Shaking his head, Ethan had not yet touched on this point, but according to the introduction in the books he read, after the mages absorbed the converted energy into magic and consumed the stored magic, in addition to absorbing the same attribute energy from the outside world again, they could indeed recover their consumption by relying on themselves.

From this point of view, we can see that the mages themselves can generate magic power.

"The magic power produced by the mages themselves is different from the energy absorbed by the outside world. They have stronger plasticity, and can even be said to be the purest magic energy, and its plasticity is the strongest."

Merlin sighed helplessly when he said this: "It's a pity that when many mages noticed this, their mental power had been more or less polluted by external energy. In this case, the magic attributes that were nurtured will inevitably approach the energy attributes he had absorbed before. The specific amount will be determined based on the degree of contamination of the spirit of the mage."

It is precisely for this reason that the mages call the invasion of external energy on their own mental power "pollution". The mages also have many different ways of dealing with this situation. But no matter how they deal with it, they will waste more time and energy before reaching the end.

When Ethan heard this, he made up for a professional course. He remembered his previous decision. With his little mental power, he would almost inevitably be polluted by water-attribute energy. Not to mention that he wanted to learn to absorb other attribute energy in the future, just after his mental power was polluted, he would have a risk of decreasing control over time and space energy - no, it should definitely decrease.

Ethan, who suddenly realized that he had avoided the difficulties, gradually understood the path Merlin wanted to take.

"Is the path you arranged for me to continue to focus on cultivating mental power, and then rely entirely on your own mental power to nurture magic energy?"

Merlin smiled and nodded. Ethan guessed correctly this time, and he did suggest Ethan to take this path.

However, the difficulty of this road is countless times more difficult than the ordinary mage's path, especially in the early stages, being able to use almost any magic will make Ethan much better than ordinary people. Therefore, he felt that Ethan might take some time to carefully consider before he could decide whether he wanted to take this path.

Unexpectedly, Ethan made a decision faster than he imagined, and gave him an answer on the spot.
Chapter completed!