Chapter 104: First Test
The second layer—now glowing green—lit up around the core. It shimmered with intricate lines and angular symbols.
"The Runic Matrix. This is your first wall. The most average people will ever reach. It is the structural layer—the circuit board of your rune. It determines how mana flows, how efficiently you can cast, how stable your element becomes, and how well you resist its backlash."
He raised a brow. "To form this... you must learn the Runic Language."
However, despite hearing his words, not a single student wavered. They had all come to this prestigious academy not to shame their name but to leave it in the annals of history as one of the greatest beings this kingdom had nurtured.
A quiet wave of groans rippled through the room. The very mention of "language" made several students slump in their seats. A few already had their heads in their hands.
Hargan nodded his head, his eyes filling with a satisfied light. "Learning the Runic Language is not only useful for forming your Affinity Runes, but it will stay with you for your whole life. All spells need this Runic Language to be engraved in your Sea of Consciousness."
’Damn right. It’s not like shitty math.’ Orion finally felt good about failing in maths—since that subject never really came into use in his adult life.
[Hehe, were you looking for an excuse for that all this time? (≖‿≖)✧]
Ignoring Lumi, he continued to inwardly mutter, ’So I need to learn the Runic Language first. And this is also the reason why most commoners can never form their Affinity Runes. They have no proper way of learning the Runic Language and they just keep stacking unstable circuits.’
[Exactly! This is the plight of the poor. But if the kingdom distributed this knowledge freely, there would be a lot more chaos.]
’I guess that’s true.’