After hearing his response, the reaction of the Demon King was quite indifferent; he simply stated,

"I'm not interested in your promotion sentiments, but since you've found a way to improve, just keep it up."

Seeing that no hidden task notification popped up, Yiye Zhiqu felt slightly disappointed but still respectfully replied,

"I will heed Your teachings!"

Luo Yan nodded and casually said,

"If there's nothing else, you may leave now."

Luo Yan had only made a polite remark, but he didn't expect the player in front of him to actually have something to trouble him with.

"There is…" Yiye Zhiqu nodded hurriedly, afraid that Lord Demon King would refuse, and spoke rapidly, "I want to learn magic from You!"

"Learn magic?" Luo Yan slightly raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Wouldn't you consider changing your race first?"

Yiye Zhiqu shook his head.

"I haven't yet found a suitable target. Moreover, I've grown accustomed to the traits of skeleton soldiers; rather than adapting to a different system, I'd prefer to master my current profession to the extreme before considering others… Or is it that skeletons cannot learn magic?"

"That's not necessarily true." Luo Yan pondered for a moment and continued, "Although spells make casting simpler, and magic wands can speed up the transmission of magic power and reduce the loss of casting, it can still be done without these two items... Just like this."

As he spoke, Luo Yan spread open his right palm, and with the focus of his thought, a ping-pong ball-sized flame appeared in his palm.

"This is the power of the elements."

Yiye Zhiqu stared dumbfounded at the flame, the soul fire in his skull flickering brightly.

"How is this done?!"

Luo Yan continued,

"Elemental magic fundamentally stems from the imagination of objective things; it's not easy to explain specifically, you need to feel it with your heart... My suggestion is, you could start with meditation, such as imagining a flame in your mind."

Not daring to miss a word, Yiye Zhiqu carefully noted down his words.

"Is imagination all it takes?"

"Of course not, does learning ABCD mean you've learned English? It's actually the same principle." Luo Yan smiled faintly.

Although it was odd to hear the word "English" coming from a game character, it was merely an improper analogy.

Yiye Zhiqu was not the type to overthink things.

Luo Yan had some expectations for this guy—being good at figuring out rules, he might be able to think along his own lines and uncover something.

"... The most basic spell as I demonstrated to you, is like the ABCD letters; as for more advanced spells, they involve using these abstract elements to spell out abstract words, and then linking these abstract words into sentences."

As he spoke, Luo Yan extinguished the fireball in his hand, drew a magic wand from behind, and while chanting a spell, pointed towards a wall in the distance.

A tongue of fire burst forth from the tip of his wand, like a flexible python, rushing towards the nearby stone wall.

Sparks burst on the wall!

Players nearby couldn't help but applaud.

Luo Yan put away the magic wand in his hand, turned to face the meticulously listening Yiye Zhiqu, and succinctly said,

"Fire Snake Skill, a Bronze-level spell, is released like this. Similarly, there are others like imagining water flowing into a spearhead, imagining earth transforming into a wall, and imagining a deceased life standing up again... Essentially, magic is a technology that materializes human spirit."

Yiye Zhiqu pondered for a long time and said with a wry smile,

"It sounds somewhat difficult to comprehend."

Luo Yan nodded.

"Of course, after all, magic is such a 'troublesome thing'."

The reason Yiye Zhiqu felt it difficult was also related to his teaching method.

Most magic apprentices at the beginning start by learning from the part of Magic History, which is essentially the doctrines of the Elemental Ancient Gods at the end of the First Epoch.

Moreover, in the first practical class, the instructor or professor would emphasize the devotion to the Elemental Spirits.

This devotion is different from that to the Demon God or Saint Sis; it's a kind more akin to devotion to history and to one's own heart.

Initially, magic apprentices start with extended spells using lengthy prayers to summon a fireball, until they can skillfully manipulate the fireball in their hands without needing to chant, which is considered a rudimentary understanding.

Upon knowing that heartfelt devotion is not the only path to wielding Extraordinary Power, Luo Yan wanted to see if players could skip the self-indoctrinating prayers and instead use the spirit to directly drive Extraordinary Power to summon fireballs.

Though it meant magic would be harder to learn, once they successfully entered the gateway, it would greatly benefit their future growth.

Watching Yiye Zhiqu deep in thought, Luo Yan continued,

"If you find it troublesome, you could also choose another path. The reason I don't recommend my servants learn magic is that this technique can't be mastered overnight."

That was a challenge.

He knew this guy wouldn't give up so easily but would continue to explore along the direction he had pointed out.

In this way, he might also glean some genuinely useful experience from the official forum of "Calamity OL."

Having sent away the thoughtful Yiye Zhiqu, Luo Yan was about to attend to his own matters, when he saw a commotion at the entrance of the maze.

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