Chapter 160: Awakening Mana
[The problems of most mages were having unstable mana veins and a mana heart after they had just recently awakened their mana.]
[The higher the number of Magic Circles a mage engraved on their mana heart, the more solid they would become, until later stages would require making the mana veins and mana heart no longer constrained to a physical form.]
[Because of that, this branch of a magic power system emphasized taking one’s time to learn the fundamentals of magic and not being hasty in casting spells immediately.]
[Otherwise, if a newly awakened Mage who hadn’t engraved any Magic Circles on their mana heart yet attempted to cast powerful magic spells, the only result would be their mana veins and mana heart shattering from intense mana circulation!]
[Fortunately, from the start to the end, your process of building mana veins and a mana heart didn’t meet with any unfortunate accidents.]
[In fact, due to your meticulous assistance in constructing the mana veins and mana heart, it was much more solid and robust than a Three Circle Mage’s.]
[In just a few minutes, your mana veins and mana heart have finally formed, and with their solidity, you could even start casting magic spells below Four Circles!]
[’It seems that even among other magic power systems, this one is more unique. Other magic power systems even required rigorous mastery of scientific knowledge and incorporating it into the process of casting spells.’]
[’In this case, I don’t have to worry about that since the magic spells cast by this branch of the magic power system were completely idealistic. As long as you dared to think about it, then it could be done.’]
[’However, the downside was that the less you know about what you wanted to create or achieve, the more unpredictable the final outcome would be and the more mana you would need when casting that spell.’]
[’Because of that, a formulaic approach to mastering magic spells was to learn about the fundamentals of elements and how they existed, and then comprehend the laws of magic.’]
[The laws of magic in this case weren’t like the laws of physics or something. It was quite illusory, as one would need high talent and high comprehension to meditate and attune themselves with the surrounding worldly elements.]
[If one didn’t have a particularly high talent and comprehension, they could still rely on piling up time to keep on repeatedly doing it until they enter the state where they could perceive the elements and see through it at a glance.]
[Some vampires didn’t have talent for magic, but due to their long lifespan, they took advantage of it and would enter seclusion just to meditate and perceive the elements around them.]
[Depending on the environment, the difficulty of perceiving and comprehending a certain element was either more difficult or easier.]
[For example, in the Bloodthorne Clan’s ancestral lands, where it was rich in blood-attributed plants and materials, comprehending the blood element was naturally way easier compared to other elements.]
[Meditating in a vast ocean or bodies of water would also make the comprehension of the water element a lot easier compared to comprehending it on dry land or even in a desert.]
[Because of that, some vampires who weren’t particularly talented wouldn’t stubbornly insist on mastering and comprehending all elements. Instead, they would create an element-attributed magic training room in their residences and specialize in that element.]
[Due to the abundance of blood-attributed plants and materials in this continent, most vampires would end up specializing in blood-attributed magic, while occasionally learning other element attribute magic to supplement their weakness.]
[’The meta when learning magic spells and specializing in a certain element attribute was based on a mage’s awakened bloodline magic.’]
[’For example, a Vampire Ancestor like Astraea who awakened a blood-attributed Bloodline Magic: Crimson Constellation, would specialize in blood-attributed magic spells.’]
[’She did just that, and her blood-attributed magic spells were a lot stronger than if she stubbornly insisted on learning other element attribute magic spells that weren’t suited for Bloodline Magic.’]
[’In some ways, awakening Bloodline Magic would boost a mage’s element affinity towards the element attribute of their awakened Bloodline Magic.’]
[’The majority of vampires awaken blood-attributed Bloodline Magic due to their racial characteristic, but there were still some who awakened other element attributes of Bloodline Magic.’]
[For example, from what you learned from Hint Prompt, although that Bloodthorne Clan Vampire Ancestor died before he could showcase it, that certain Vampire Ancestor possessed the Bloodline Magic: Flame Fireworks.]
[It was a bloodline magic suited for learning fire-attributed magic spells that leaned on short burst consecutive explosions rather than just one explosion. And since it leaned on explosion, it emphasized the explosion aspect of fire-attributed magic rather than its temperature and heat.]
[’This magic power system truly thrives on idealism. Even the Bloodline Magic awakened could be random. For example, Astraea’s Bloodline Magic: Crimson Constellation, while it was indeed blood-attributed, it was also related to stars, fate, and divination.’]
[’In other words, Astraea’s comprehension, talent, and affinity towards blood, star, fate, and divination-attributed magic would be boosted compared to other attributes.’]
[’No matter what, the Zenith Train Crew must have their own bloodline magic. Bloodline Magic could even be used using any energy system, and it wasn’t completely restricted to mana.’]
[’From what Astraea had told me after she awakened her spirit avatar, she could use spirit energy to power her Bloodline Magic: Crimson Constellation. So even if Scarlet didn’t awaken mana, she could still use her Bloodline Magic if she ever awakened it.’]
[Aside from spirit energy, blood energy was also the most compatible alternative to Bloodline Magic.]
[Moreover, while Bloodline Magic might seem like it was mostly related to blood-attributed magic spells, it wasn’t the case.]
[Bloodline Magic could be considered as personal magic inherently unique to a mage. If they want to, it could also be passed on to those who were related to them via bloodline inheritance.]
[’From what I know, only those who hadn’t awakened their Bloodline Magic could receive a bloodline inheritance and inherit their kin’s bloodline magic.’]
[’Well, now that I awakened my mana and can now cast magic spells, I should start opening the magic restrictions of the Bloodthorne Clan’s royal library.’]