Gale walked out of the treasure vault, taking a deep breath.
Prince Farodis possessing such treasures yet not utilizing them was truly a waste!
Looking at the manuals filled with Frost Spells and spell theories in his hand, Gale's mood brightened again.
He already had enough Elemental Spells to fill a spellbook.
However, before making it, he needed to design what kind of materials to use. The main material for current spellbooks was parchment, which was thick and hard. For a normal spellbook, thirty to forty pages would be as thick as a Xinhua Dictionary.
A simple spell could take up half a page, a slightly more complex one a full page, and profound spells at least two pages. Not to mention the Frost Spell system, even the Fire Spells Gale knew numbered over a hundred. After removing simple and unremarkable spells, there were still over thirty types, which would require at least sixty to seventy pages.
Frost Spells would also take roughly sixty to seventy pages.
Storm Spells would be fewer, but still thirty to forty pages.
Earth Spells would be the fewest, at twenty to thirty pages.
In total, it would be nearly two hundred pages.
If parchment was used, the resulting spellbook would be too thick, weighing at least ten pounds. It wouldn't even need to be used for casting; it could be swung as a weapon.
The materials must be improved.
If paper was used, developing the manufacturing process would take some time. Moreover, spellbook materials must be enchantable, and creating enchantable paper was not easy; it would require testing materials one by one.
Finally, Gale turned his attention to cloth!
The Kaldorei Empire's application of magic was deeply integrated into all aspects of life, and there were many types of enchanted cloth. Currently, three common types on the market were Runecloth, Spellcloth, and linen cloth.
Runecloth involved relatively shallow enchantments, with large magic patterns drawn across the entire fabric. If the magic patterns were damaged, the effect would be lost, so it was generally used for large items like robes and pants.
Spellcloth's enchantments were more refined, and the enchanted runes were much smaller, allowing it to be used for small items like masks and bracers.
The manufacturing process of linen cloth upgraded the enchantment to the material itself, no longer having easily damaged runes. Therefore, linen cloth had wider adaptability, but its price was also the highest. A bolt of linen cloth cost about 10 gold, so using it to make a spellbook would cost at least 100 gold coins.
Although the cost was high, it was entirely worth it for a spellbook.
A spellbook was not only a weapon but also a carrier of knowledge, and knowledge was priceless.
He bought 10 bolts of linen cloth at the Nathalas Academy's trading market and ordered one hundred pages of Runecloth the size of book pages.
Runecloth was also used to make spellbooks, but it was for recording the spells that had been filtered out. Gale also included some simple spell theories for beginners.
Back at the Forging Factory, Gale retrieved some Mithril and Risbane ore.
For a Forging Factory, all metals needed to be stocked for experiments. This was especially true for magical metals like Mithril; a year ago, when Gale left, he specifically asked Sethonis to collect a thousand pounds.
Risbane ore was used to make ink, the main material for enchanting. Generally, Risbane ink was used to draw magic patterns; it had a certain degree of magic conductivity and was mainly used to make Runecloth or draw magic patterns on the body.
Kaldorei females, in particular, being relatively smaller than Kaldorei males, often liked to draw magic patterns on their bodies to enhance their strength by increasing their perception of Arcane Energy.
When making ink, adding Mithril powder would create Mithril ink. Mithril ink had stronger magic conductivity and was generally used to draw runes; the runes on Spellcloth were drawn with Mithril ink.
Gale was now using Mithril ink to record spells and spell theories on linen cloth.
It seemed a bit extravagant, but the effect was much better than Risbane ink.
After cutting the linen cloth into book-sized pages, Gale began to record spells. However, the pages were not yet finished; Gale also drew some patterns on the edges of the pages, with several runes hidden within the patterns.
After drawing was complete, some of the runes took effect, and the soft linen cloth immediately stiffened, becoming like paper.
Finally, Gale took two pieces of parchment as covers, wrapped them in linen cloth, and then drew a large number of runes on the inside. Connecting the pages, the spellbook immediately took shape, and all the runes on the pages were activated.
"Whoosh--"
Several powerful elemental forces erupted from the spellbook, with fire, frost, storm, lightning, and lava seemingly engulfing Gale.
Gale calmly placed his hand on the spellbook, and the elemental forces immediately became docile, but a radiance still emanated from the pages.
He picked up a quill and wrote its name on the cover of the spellbook: Elemental Spell Codex.
Gale admired his first spellbook. Although it hadn't reached the level of a divine artifact, he was very satisfied. He had made it based on the Morellonomicon from League of Legends; although the knowledge contained within was different, the spellbook's effects were somewhat similar.
It enhanced spell power and reduced casting time.
The Elemental Spell Codex could automatically absorb Arcane Energy, reducing the caster's mana consumption, a function almost equivalent to mana regeneration.
As for the Morellonomicon's passive Grievous Wounds effect, Gale also designed a similar ability—Arcane Explosion.
Whenever the Elemental Spell Codex was used and a spell recorded in the codex was cast, the Arcane Energy from the codex would simultaneously be applied to the target. The Arcane Energy entering the target's body would trigger an Arcane Explosion effect, destroying the target's internal structure. If the target could not withstand the Arcane Explosion's effect, they would surely be blown to death or suffer internal injuries.
Clearly, Gale created the Elemental Spell Codex for killing enemies.
A few days later, the custom-made Runecloth was also in hand. Gale bound the elemental spells of each system into separate volumes, ultimately creating four volumes of Elemental Spell Introduction (Excellent Grade). He lent these four volumes of Elemental Spell Introduction to Rielly, hoping they would help him in his next four years of study.
Sethonis had already recruited three newly graduated mages: Meijia · Yuehuo, Luden · Qingfeng, and Antalia · Bowu, all of whom were among the top graduates this year. As Gale had envisioned, all excellent graduates hoped to go to Sin'dorei. If Gale himself didn't need to improve, he would have truly liked to recruit more excellent mages.
Navoli also agreed to Gale's recruitment, bringing his mercenary squad to become the Mage Tower's guards.
All of Gale's matters at Nathalas Academy were complete; it was time to return to Sin'dorei.