Gaming Sword Magician

Chapter 130: Profession: Inscriptionist!

"The magical tune designs are divided into four grades. They are basic-level, intermediate-level, advanced level, and peak level magical rune designs. All grades share 50 percent or more similarities, just their designs get more complex and the required resources increase with the increase in the level of the design. For now, we'll be talking about the basic-level rune designs. The basic-level rune designs are further divided into 4 levels. Low-tier, medium-tier, high-tier, and Perfect." Elder Zachary said to Whittaker, who calmed down somewhat as he saw the stick being used to point out the knowledge written on the wooden board.

"Now let me explain what these tiers are!

"To activate, a low-tier basic rune will borrow 20% necessary mana from the surroundings and 80% mana from the person using it. A medium-tier rune will borrow 50% mana from the surrounding and 50% from its user. A high-tier rune will borrow 75% mana from the surrounding and 25% mana from its user. A perfect tier rune will borrow 100% mana from the surrounding and its user won't be burdened.

The better and stabler the design, the better its tier." Elder Zachary stopped to breathe some fresh air. He was old and continuously explaining everything in one breath wasn't possible for him.

"I need to practice a lot of times to attain perfecting in inscribing magical runes designs!" Whittaker understood that.

After a few breaths, Elder Zachary continued, "The basic level runes are divided into several types depending on their attribute. The basic categories of magical rune designs are fire, pure-mana, earth, water, wind, wood, light, and shadow. Each element and pure-mana has its own unique magical rune designs, learning of the way they are drawn is the basic of becoming an inscriptionist. Do you understand?" He asked.

It wasn't too hard to understand and Whittaker understood it; however, he faced some complications. Those complicated emotions were shown clearly on his naive face. The basic-level magical rune designs were differentiated into eight types, each with its own unique designs, which means there will be thousands if not tens of thousands of basic-level magical rune designs.

"Yes, but since Basic-level magical rune designs are categorized into eight types, and the magical rune design of every type is different. Doesn't that mean that there are endless amounts of basic-level magical rune designs? How long will it take for me to learn them all?" Whittaker replied with a question of his own.

"As expected of you, you surely didn't disappoint me." Elder Zachary's praised the intelligent snowy-haired boy as his eyes gleamed with interest and his lips pressed together, thinning into a wide smile that stretched from ear to ear. He continued,

"True, there are an endless amount of basic-level magical rune designs. According to Nina's calculation, there exist more than millions of them, and you can't possess knowledge of all the basic-level magical rune designs but there's no need to memorize them all. We will be only learning the good ones that are useful in many ways." Elder Zachary replied while rubbing his beard. Hearing his words, Whittaker internally thought, 'Although I can probably learn all of the millions of basic-level rune designs, it will take up a lot of time so I will just learn the good ones!'

He turned his attention towards Elder Zachary and said, "Oh, okay. Though, Elder what's an inscriptionist?"

"Cough, cough, Ahem," After coughing, Elder Zachary continued with an exclamation, "Inscriptionist is the foundation of a lot of profession and magi-tech!" 

"An inscriptionist is a profession, a person who dwells in it can inscribe magical runes designs on a piece of paper to create a talisman or a piece of normal weapon to upgrade it into a runic weapon. Furthermore, an inscriptionist can inscribe magical runes designs onto various formation carrying objects such as formation disk, formation gems/crystal or stone, and formation flags, etc to create a mystic formation or boost its effect!"

At this moment, Whittaker's young face holds a serious expression. This was very funny. Only Elder Zachary knew how hard it was for him to not laugh while staring at Whittaker.

"So multiple professions are connected to being an inscriptionist. Doesn't that means an inscriptionist has multiple ways to earn money and become rich! I really want to become one." Whittaker blurted thoughtfully.

"Yes, so long as you can memorize magical rune designs and flesh them out then you will become an inscriptionist. Once you can inscribe a magical rune design on a piece of paper then you are a talisman master. Once you can inscribe a magical rune design on a formation item then you are a formation master. Once you can draw a magical rune design on a piece of equipment to give it magical effects then you are a weapon refiner. All three of these professions will let you earn a lot more than you could ever dream of. Do you know that even Elixir refiner has to respect us as their cauldrons are inscribed with magical effects under our hands? Even an everyday household item such as a light orbs is only creatable under the hands of an inscriptionist. Our uses are endless and people love to pay us to create something for them!" Elder Zachary said to arouse Whittaker's interest in this subject.

However, Whittaker's interest has already been piqued. Becoming an inscriptionist means becoming a tyrant of the bests of the best professions!"

Even Magi-Tech required an inscriptionist. So Whittaker was correct. An inscriptionist can create magi-tech with the help of a forger. Sometimes, forgers aren't even necessary to form a magi-tech but inscriptionists are always necessary to form one. There are a lot of Magi-tech such as mana pistols, Zen battle puppet, Light orbs, Flying Mage castle, and a lot, lot more. 

Moreover, an inscriptionist can also learn other professions easily. 

Right then, Noah's notification popped up in his vision.

Profession Quest Activated: Learn to inscribe eight types of magical runes designs.

Rewards: 400 XP, Six formation disk, 10 perfect grade talisman

"Good! Not only will I become an inscriptionist but also gain extra rewards from the system. I am so lucky, it's almost unbelievable!" Whittaker was really happy as he was about to step on a path of greatness.