Passerby Villain In A Wizard World

As Ian opened the book in front of him, he saw dense arcane letters written all over the four pages, where each page recorded a blood craft, as the book cover suggested, with brief information at the side.

[Sanguine Harvest: A ritual to extract vitality from living beings during the lunar apex.]

[The Bleeding Circle: A summoning ritual that consumes your lifespan to summon a demon.]

[Bloodforged Contract: A method of binding a subordinate contract with a demon or blood spirit.]

[Crimson Vitalis: A potion production method using rare or unique bloodlines that can increase longevity.]

"No wonder!"

Ian didn't find anything out of the ordinary, as his guess was basically correct.

All the methods recorded inside were related to sacrificing blood to gain something. However, he did give more attention to Bloodforged Contract, though.

'I can make a subordinate contract with a demon using this method?'

Ian paid special attention to this method because he suddenly remembered that in the original novel, one of the companions of the protagonist, Carl, was a demon, a beautiful one at that.

"Siren Queen, Morgana."

Ian mumbled the name that stuck throughout the novel until he read up to the first volume of Arcane Passage. The Author described her as being as beautiful as the Greek Goddess Amphitrite. So, he was even more eager to see her than anyone.

'However, I don't know if Carl would meet her this time.'

Now that the time for the Ignisia Trial had been drawn forward so much, he didn't know if Carl would still meet her when traveling through the sea towards the Calvora Continent.

But he thought there shouldn't be any issue with it, since, as his system said, fate had mysterious ways of correcting itself.

Moreover, Morgana had a very important role later in Carl's journey.

'Oh, by the way, speaking of demons, I really should kill that witch, Isolde. Otherwise, Lyra might be in danger.'

When thinking about Morgana and the later plot of Arcane Passage, Ian suddenly remembered a witch who hated the demon race to the core.

In the novel, Isolde tried to kill Morgana so many times that, at times, even Carl had to help save her life. She was also a super-strong witch at the Third Ring.

So, since Lyra also had a half-demon bloodline, it would be a disaster if she were attacked by such a powerful person, even if it might take a long time to encounter that witch.

Gathering his diverging thoughts, Ian then read through all the processes recorded inside the method, Bloodforged Contract.

'Except that it requires absolute submission from the demon or absolute power over it, it doesn't seem to have other limitations.'

Ian mused and decided to try it if the situation allowed in the future. He was also very interested in the sea, and Morgana was a direct link he knew of.

Unlike Earth, where the seas were clearly known and divided, Aetherion wasn't like that. Well, it might be on a very high level, but he didn't know how large this plane was or even the vastness of the sea.

However, what he knew was that the sea contained the opportunities every wizard dreamed of. But it was equally dangerous. So, having someone familiar was a plus for any exploration.

But, unlike Carl, he didn't have the protagonist's luck or halo to attract her. So, having some methods of control at his disposal was a good deal.

After setting those dangerous thoughts aside for now, Ian took the Bloodcraft book inside his ring and then looked at the spell models in front of him.

'Let's practice spells for now.'

He had one month to prepare before embarking on another continent. Unlike this barren place, Calvora was filled with strong people everywhere, so Ian had to be ready to face those dangers by any means necessary.

He couldn't always depend on that Ethereal form or stroke of luck.

So, Ian first separated all the first-ring spell models aside, as he couldn't practice them now.

He didn't have a cheat ability like that of the system, which could directly imprint the first-ring spell model inside the mind of a First-Class Apprentice.

Once the spells were separated, he then looked at the zero-ring spells; most of them were related to fire and water elements corresponding to the alignment of Ethos and Ron.

'Fireball Seed, Frost Snap, Inferno Spark, Ice Shard, Magic Missile, Tidal Push.'

Ian first separated all the zero-ring attack spells that already had their corresponding first-ring counterparts.

A wizard could cast a spell by first constructing a spell model, a complex structure, in their mind using their mental power. Such a construct would then act as an initiator, allowing you to use your mana in specific ways affecting your surroundings.

So, as long as a person could withstand it with their mind, they could learn as many spells as they wanted. However, that wasn't possible or efficient at all.

Moreover, since you would most likely reach a higher realm with your meditation, learning zero-ring spells that had no promotion direction would just waste your mental power.

After all, once the space had been occupied, you had to deconstruct it again and reconstruct another one, which was a lengthy and futile attempt.

So, Ian was very lucky to get two types of elemental zero-ring spells to learn that he already had the first-ring counterparts.

"Let's put aside Inferno Spark since I already got Inferno Blast."

"But this Fireball Seed, Tidal Push, and Ice Shard, I must learn."

Ian hadn't forgotten the brilliant chain spell Ethos used during the fight: Ember Wake. Ron also cast that Mist Veil spell and used Amplification to form Icicle Spears.

All those required these zero-ring spells as basics. It wasn't that he couldn't learn them directly after becoming a Wizard, but that would just waste more of his mental power since his foundation was too weak.

"Also, let's learn these Aqua Barrier and Mage Shield for defense."

In fact, the most correct route to learning the zero-ring spell was to first test your elemental affinity and learn what you are good at.

After all, although it wasn't hard to construct a zero-ring spell model, once formed, it would take up space in your consciousness.

Moreover, with an Apprentice Wizard's weak mental power, learning multiple zero-ring spells in itself was a chore. So, Ian was basically pushing the limit here.

"Oh, let's also learn this utility spell, Feather Fall."

Just when Ian was about to start, he saw a very useful zero-ring utility spell model on the discarded side.

As its name suggested, it allowed the user to soften the impact when jumping from a high altitude. It was indeed a good spell to learn.

"However, I don't know if my brain can handle it."

Ian laughed at himself as he was a bit excited, like a child. He wanted to learn everything.

However, as a person who killed an official wizard and subdued another one, he thought that this much was a given.

In fact, he also knew that learning them like this wasn't the way to go and it was better to wait for a test of potential.

But time waits for no one. Unlike him, who was like a blind person learning everything he found, Carl probably already had a good spell in his arsenal.

The next time they met, he probably wouldn't be a match for him in an honest fight of wizards, unless he used that form. So, it was better to prepare with everything he had.

And to be honest, he wasn't without help.