In the blink of an eye, over a dozen magic information entries appeared on the attribute panel.
Adam lifted his head slightly; this was the first time he had seen so many spells at once.
However, upon closer inspection, he noticed that all these spells were first-tier magic, and they were all non-offensive types, even including a few zero-tier life magic spells.
"Master."
"Master."
"Master."
...
"Master."
The dozen or so spellcasters present noticed the arrival of Berolay and Adam, and many of them immediately looked up and greeted them respectfully.
However, most of their gazes fell on Adam, who was quite unfamiliar to them.
Feeling their stares, Adam bowed slightly, trying to show a friendly smile.
Berolay walked down the stairs, waving to the crowd, signaling them to continue with their work.
"How much do you know about the making of magic scrolls?" Berolay asked calmly.
'I know nothing at all!'
Adam remained silent.
"Heh."
Berolay chuckled, his voice carrying a hint of strangeness and an indefinable tone: "Many people spend a lot of time and effort learning the second-tier 'Papermaking' but achieve nothing."
"Some, however, can master it easily and even cast it perfectly."
"Is it a matter of talent?"
By the time he uttered the last few words, Berolay's voice was still calm, but it had grown much softer, as if he were murmuring to himself.
'So it is, after all.'
"'Papermaking' is related to making magic scrolls?" Adam thought to himself, feigning surprise on his face.
He had already had some suspicions earlier, but confirming it still came as a surprise.
Moreover, what surprised him even more was that Berolay would so readily share this information with him and even bring him to this place, which was clearly the core of the Magic Guild, where magic scrolls were made.
"It seems you really don't know anything."
"To be precise, it's the second-tier 'Papermaking' that is related to the making of magic scrolls."
Berolay turned his head, glancing at Adam behind him, and continued flatly: "There's no need to be so surprised. The methods for making first-tier and second-tier magic scrolls are not much of a secret to the various nations."
As they descended the stairs, Berolay raised a finger, pointing around at the people in the hall: "The magic scrolls you purchased earlier were made by these fellows. How were they?"
While absorbing information he had never encountered before, Adam replied: "Very good."
"There's no need to spare their feelings."
"They're just making some ordinary goods. Even first-tier magic scrolls with no offensive capabilities have such a high failure rate."
Berolay's voice was mercilessly cold and mocking.
No sooner had he spoken than a loud bang erupted, like the sound of uncontrolled magical energy exploding, and at the same time, a strange, burnt smell filled the air.
"Ah!"
A cry of pain came from a magic caster not far from Adam, who was knocked to the ground by the blast.
The caster seemed unharmed and quickly got up, probably having cast some form of magical protection in advance, but his appearance was somewhat disheveled.
At that moment, the magic caster noticed that everyone in the hall was looking at him, and his face turned bright red.
Feeling ashamed, he lowered his head, not daring to look at Berolay.
"Worthless trash, only good at wasting materials!"
"What are you standing there for? Get back to work!"
Berolay's voice was still very calm, but his words were uncompromising.
For a moment, all the spellcasters present quickly lowered their heads and continued with their tasks.
No wonder there's such a strange smell in the air.
Adam's face showed a hint of understanding, his expression slightly odd.
The commotion just now was quite loud, yet the front hall had remained very quiet, probably due to some sound-dampening magic being in place.
"Since you're not familiar with making magic scrolls, you must have heard of alchemists, right?"
"A qualified alchemist needs to know a lot about herbs, understand the properties of each herb, how to combine them, and the formulas."
"Only then, even the most ordinary alchemist can produce potions through effort. But making magic scrolls is different; it has inherent barriers."
"If becoming an alchemist is a difficulty of one, then making magic scrolls is a difficulty of ten."
Berolay said flatly, then continued: "This is not an exaggeration. First, you have to be a magic caster."
"To make a 'Fusion' magic scroll, you must master that spell, but a magic caster's time and energy are limited."
"To make second-tier magic scrolls, you need to master second-tier magic, and so on. At this level, it's no longer a matter of effort but of talent."
"Moreover, you need to master various scroll-making techniques; otherwise, you'll end up like what just happened."
Is making magic scrolls really that complicated?
Adam wasn't particularly clear about how magic scrolls were made in the YGGDRASIL game.
But at least, the art of making magic scrolls for humans in this other world was indeed extremely difficult.
Just the level restrictions alone were enough to suppress the creation of higher-tier magic scrolls!
"Thank you for your explanation," Adam said.
"Come with me."
Berolay lifted his foot and walked inside.
Adam followed.
Soon, Berolay stopped in front of a middle-aged male magic caster who looked to be around forty.
Beside him were placed sheets of white paper with a unique faint magical luster and toughness, exactly the kind made from the second-tier magic "Papermaking."
The middle-aged magic caster was carefully selecting ten sheets of white paper and placing them into a container filled with a pale golden liquid.
As the paper gradually soaked in the liquid, the middle-aged magic caster quickly took out a piece of sheepskin from the side and placed it into the container together with the paper: "Scroll Making!"
In an instant!
With a flash of white light, the sheepskin and white paper in the box fused together, turning into a thick, gray sheepskin scroll.
After making the scroll, the middle-aged magic caster let out a slight sigh of relief, quickly turned around, and respectfully said to Berolay, "Master."
Then, he smiled kindly at Adam.
At that moment, information also appeared on the attribute panel.
['Skill Scroll Making discovered. Requires Magic Caster occupation. Current conditions met.']
['Do you wish to spend 1 skill point to learn?']
Only the Magic Caster occupation is required, with no related production occupation needed?
Adam's eyes flashed with surprise.
In YGGDRASIL, scroll-making techniques belonged to the production occupation category.
There were related production jobs like "Alchemist" and "Blacksmith."
But here, it wasn't needed!
This meant that the scroll-making technique used by the middle-aged man was something created or improved by humans themselves!
"Learn."
Adam didn't hesitate at all and immediately thought to himself.
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