Another foundational Magic textbook, Yi Lin took interest and quickly flipped through it.
"Magic preparation, Magic Mechanisms, rituals, chanting?"
"There exists a precious 'artifact' that can reduce the preparation time for magic virtually to zero, making almost all magic effectively 'instant'."
"Besides the aforementioned, magicians must possess Magic Power to cast magic."
"Magic Power cannot be generated out of nothing; it is converted from the life force of a magician, hence, is this the real reason mentioned in another book why most magicians have short lives and are desperate to find successors in magic?"
"Magic Power can be stored beforehand in other objects capable of containing Magic Power. Gem Magic appears to belong to this category. This also has quite similar aspects to my Crystal Markings Study, intriguing indeed."
