novelIdeaMax Chapter 4276 Local Deformation Technique
Chapter 4276 Local Deformation Technique
Chapter 4276 Local Deformation Technique
Shad chose the Ascendant rune "Transformation" for his tenth ring, while Flora is a master of Transfiguration. Although she initially acquired her Transfiguration through the core rune "Mimicry" (Chapter 2622), after advancing to the middle ring and obtaining the "Transformation" and "Transformation" runes, Flora truly embarked on the path of a master of Transfiguration.
She was happy to teach Shad how to obtain the [Transformation] rune, and even recommended that Shad go to the [Transformation Academy] to take the Transformation Master exam after obtaining ten Transformation stances.
Obtaining the title was secondary. Flora, who had participated in the assessment, told Shad that successful Transfiguration masters could access the library of that obscure academy. Although the academy's collection certainly couldn't compare to the three major academies, they possessed the deepest secrets of human transfiguration and could allow Transfiguration masters to unify their various techniques, each named "Transfiguration," into a single technique called "Transfiguration," thus completely transcending the limitations of different forms.
Of course, these are still a long way off for Shad. Although it wouldn't be difficult for Shad to learn the skills of four more ordinary creatures besides cat, wolf, snake, dragon, unicorn, and red butterfly, he could feel that the six forms he currently mastered all had extraordinary significance and power. He was unwilling to learn other transformation techniques casually and "pollute" his transformation technique list.
"Isn't your [Body of Courage] capable of transforming into a Titan? This can actually be considered your seventh transformation form."
Flora then reminded him that Lacia and Dorothy hoped to obtain the spirit runes by combining "The Blood Deception," while Flora would do so through the purest form of transfiguration.
She had said long ago that she wanted Xia De to learn "partial deformation" from her, which is to deform only parts of the body while maintaining the basic shape of the human body.
During his time in the Vesta Grove, Shad had already learned the basic principles and practice methods of partial transformation from Flora. Although Shad rarely tried this technique afterward for various reasons—except in his giant form—that afternoon he discovered that he could already skillfully use partial transformation poses in other forms:
"Transformation: Moon Dragon"
In the magical training grounds on the second floor of the Fragrant Mansion's underground palace, Shad's body didn't change after casting the spell; only two silver moonlight beams emerged from his back. Suddenly realizing his carelessness, Shad quickly took off his coat and shirt before the dragon wings could fully unfold, allowing the flushed Flora to clearly observe the pair of silver dragon wings growing from Shad's shoulder blades.
The wings weren't particularly large, and as they flapped, fragments of moonlight drifted down; Flora even reached out and touched one of them.
“Even by my standards, this is a perfect localized distortion. I know you’re very talented, but I originally thought you’d have to try three or four times to succeed. Shad, so how does it feel now?”
Shad tried flapping his wings to take flight. From a purely physics perspective, wings of such size could not possibly support a human of Shad's size to fly, but he actually did take off without using any flight techniques.
"It feels like I've grown an extra body that I can control at will. This feeling isn't unfamiliar to me; I had the same feeling when I manipulated those special cards."
Flora looked up and watched Shad flap his wings and fly in circles twice:
"You look quite skilled. It seems I underestimated your talent. You look perfectly capable of impersonating a dragonborn."
Shad quickly landed back on the ground:
"Flying by flapping wings is faster than using the Flight spell alone, but it also consumes more energy. However, I still prefer the Flight spell. I have recently vaguely realized the technique of partially transforming myself into moonlight during flight. The development value of the Flight spell is greater than that of the Transformation spell alone."
“This is not my area of expertise. So, Shad, try some other poses of local deformation techniques. Let me see if you have fully mastered this skill.”
It turns out that Shad's progress in mastering different transformation forms is indeed different. Probably due to his proficiency, he can skillfully perform partial transformations in the Giant, Moon Dragon, Red Butterfly, and Cat forms that Shad frequently uses.
Needless to say, the Titan form is easy for Shad to grow dragon wings, horns, claws, and even transform his head into a dragon's head. As for the use of the butterfly wings, Shad considers it an almost instinctive skill, and the speed of the butterfly wings is even faster than that of the dragon wings.
Titans, dragons, and red butterflies are all extraordinary beings. The cat form was the first shapeshifting form Shad acquired, and it's also the form he uses most often in his daily life. Because of his high level of proficiency, Shad can easily transform his hands into cat paws or simply grow cat fur on his skin when attempting partial shapeshifting.
However, he rejected Flora's suggestion to "try growing cat ears and a cat tail." The artist was clearly up to no good. After discovering that Shad was unwilling to do so, she first demonstrated a partial transformation technique in the form of a cat to entice Shad.
But the outsider still refused, so Flora didn't insist. However, she didn't revert to her transformation form until the end of the day's lessons. The witches' little schemes are really quite interesting.
Aside from the four commonly used forms, Shad can still utilize the partial transformation techniques of the wolf, snake, and unicorn forms, but the smoothness and quality of their transformations are completely incomparable to the other four forms.
So Flora took advantage of the afternoon to patiently instruct Shad. She offered many valuable suggestions and insights, especially regarding the partial transformations in Unicorn form. Before acquiring the "Undead Dragon" form, Unicorn Transformation was Flora's most prized transformation.
But it wasn't until Shad and Flora transformed into unicorns together that his size problem truly became apparent:
"I never felt so small in front of Ellie and Leona."
The shorter unicorn spoke in human language, while Flora, a head taller than Shad, gently rubbed her furry cheek against Shad's cheek.
"I'm also curious. Apart from your Titan form, which is based on yourself, why do all your transformation forms produce juvenile life forms? But being small is indeed very cute. Don't hide, that's how unicorns express intimacy. Don't the unicorns in St. Byrons often rub against each other like that?"
Flora's afternoon of instruction was very effective. Although Shad's progress in acquiring spirit runes did not improve much, he improved significantly, at least in the area of partial polymorphism.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Vige, returning from her outing, encountered the two in the underground palace. Although she didn't see the disheveled scene she had expected, Vige's gaze still lingered on Flora's cat ears and cat tail for a moment:
"Flora, what are you doing?"
“Is there a problem with teaching Shad to practice partial transformation to help him obtain the [Transformation] rune? Although Shivi can also partially transform into a mermaid, her transformation technique is not orthodox at all, so Shad can only learn from me.”
Flora answered with a smile, her black cat ears twitching as if attracting Shad's attention like a magnet.
Vig looked at Flora and then at Shad, feeling that her colleagues' methods were indeed extraordinary.
Now that Vige had returned, Shad and Flora left the underground palace. Vige's afternoon outing didn't have anything worth sharing with Shad, but after she returned and changed her clothes, she sat down in the study when her followers brought new news.
"Sleeping disorder?"
When Vige saw the intelligence, she was also stunned for a moment:
"It's that serious?"
"What's wrong?"
Flora asked, having already retracted her cat ears and tail at Vigo's request that she "not diminish my followers' impression of the great witches."
"Remember those people I mentioned this morning who were in a deep sleep? This afternoon, an even larger outbreak of narcolepsy occurred among the refugee community, specifically manifested as an inability to wake up after falling asleep. However, this is not forced sleep; rather, the inability to wake up is a possibility only after voluntarily falling asleep. Because of this, most of those currently showing symptoms are children and the elderly."
A very small number of local residents in the outer suburbs have also shown similar symptoms, but the number is much smaller than the number of cases among the refugee population. Only three cases have been reported in the lower suburbs, and no cases have been reported in the upper suburbs so far.
Viggo informed Shad and Flora of the information, and Flora was very puzzled:
"Is it a problem of outbreak in a specific region? Could it be that the area where the Sea of Origin is about to descend is the outer perimeter of the city where the refugees are gathered? So the people living in that area will be more affected?"
Shade shook his head:
"No, Vige's point this morning was correct. This matter may not have anything to do with the Sea of Origin at all. The information shared with me by the [Guiding Light Hermitage] mentioned the situation before the arrival of the Sea of Origin in the past. People do dream, but there has never been an outbreak of narcolepsy. The number of people dreaming about the Sea of Origin would not be so large, and there would not be such a clear distribution trend according to region."
Even though the arrival of the Sea of Origin might be different this time due to the Battle of the Chosen, the current differences are still too great.
Wei Ge nodded:
“My girls have already gone to investigate the situation on the ground. Those who are unconscious all have very faint whispering elements on them, which confirms that the cases reported by the church this morning are the same as the cases that broke out after noon. I think this is probably still related to the relics, but we cannot immediately rule out the possibility of the Sea of Origin.”