If a person wants to become a mage, they must possess exceptionally strong magical talent; otherwise, they can't even summon magical elements, let alone practice magic. Whether in childhood or now in his teenage years, Adam Bennett has stood out in every aspect—except for magical talent, where he is just like any ordinary person. So, when he realized he could never become a mage, he could only bury this regret deep in his heart. In the past two years, Adam Bennett has almost forgotten these childhood memories.

After obtaining the notes of a deceased mage, although Adam Bennett knew it would be difficult to learn the secrets of magic from them, he couldn't resist his curiosity and opened the mage's handwritten notes.

A mage's notes usually record not only methods for training magical power, but also some special insights and the most precious magic spells. Some mages even like to jot down trivialities, such as "the weather was nice today" or "I had a great time flirting with a noble lady." Mages are not only respected but are also mostly single. With these two conditions, as long as a man doesn't have peculiar tastes, it's easy for him to gain a reputation for being romantic in his private life.

The magic notebook that Adam Bennett picked up must have belonged to someone who was very quiet and concise, as everything in the notes, apart from magic-related content, was so clean and simple. Judging from the records in this notebook, the deceased mage was clearly a powerful figure, and happened to be a master of fire magic. The notes contained more than three methods for training fire magic power, as well as dozens of spells.

Chapter Eight: Simply put, this is called fashion!

The most important knowledge for a mage is the methods for training magical power and magic spells. If an ordinary person recites a spell, it has no effect at all, but when spoken by someone with powerful magical power, it can be earth-shattering and cause all sorts of strange phenomena.

Although Adam Bennett learned methods for training fire magic power back then, the great mage Hugh Miller never taught him a single spell.

During his most lively and energetic years, Adam Bennett once visited every private or public library he could enter, trying to collect spells related to fire magic, but it was always in vain. However, this experience of hanging out in libraries sparked his interest in the history of the continent, and he began to excel in this area. It was a case of losing one thing but gaining another.

Because ordinary people lack magical power, they simply cannot activate magic spells. But for those with even a little bit of weak magical power, it's different—they might be able to activate part of a spell's function, but cannot support its full completion. An unfinished spell, once it collapses, is a terrifying thing and may cause a disaster. From this perspective, magic spells are even more precious than methods for training magical power.

Adam Bennett flipped to the end of the notebook, feeling a surge of excitement as he looked at the dozens of magic spells. Usually, even a full-fledged mage who has graduated from apprenticeship and is qualified to travel the continent would not master more than ten spells.

"Wow! There's actually the spell for Fireball, the one I've dreamed of. Back then, I searched the entire Imperial Library of Golden Moon City for it..."

After a fierce struggle with his curiosity, he still couldn't resist trying it out, reciting the simplest and most widely spread Fireball spell. With his magical foundation, the youth could clearly pronounce those awkward syllables, but since he hadn't practiced for a while, this attempt only made Adam Bennett's brain tingle a bit. He didn't manage to throw out a fireball like a real mage.

Fortunately, although he wasn't a qualified mage, he knew how to cut off a spell before it continued to take effect—a little magical trick that the great mage Hugh Miller had taught him back in the day.

"Ouch, ouch, this really requires much more fire magic power than the fireworks trick." Stopping the spell also made the youth's head feel lighter. Patting his forehead, Adam Bennett once again confirmed that growing older hadn't increased his magical talent at all. He wasn't disappointed, just smiled and put the magic notebook away.

This could also fetch a good price. A mage's notebook is no less valuable than things like a magic contract card. In fact, if the mage who wrote the notes is very famous, even if a buyer offered a magic lightsaber, it might still be scoffed at.

A mage's notebook is like a signature—sometimes worthless, sometimes priceless. It all depends on the author's reputation and the value of the magic recorded. But even if the mage who wrote the notebook is not well-known and the magic recorded is crude, there will always be a noble willing to pay a hefty price to enrich their study.

Among the tens of thousands of nobles in the Golden Moon Empire, those who have the chance to collect a mage's notebook number no more than a hundred. Adam Bennett's family also owns two. However, the two mages who were willing to sell their notes both happened to specialize in ice magic, which is why Adam Bennett was so regretful at never finding the Fireball spell.