Witch, Fireball and the Evil God of Steam

The butler’s words successfully added elements of love and death to this family ethics drama.

However, the old man himself is a collection of contradictions.

On one hand, he felt sympathy for the young lady’s plight; on the other hand, he understood the consequences of defying the patriarch’s orders more than anyone else.

"So, you came up with a compromise."

Ethan crossed his arms and leaned against the wall, "You know the Magic Masters at Fireplace Bay won’t accept such whimsical commissions, thus bringing her here is a way to comfort one’s conscience for trying."

This is human nature, he doesn’t intend to blame the other party, but this deal seems doomed not to be finalized. Although he very much needs the town’s invitation letter, Old Sen’s magic scroll is just in the starting phase, it’s time to establish a reputation. Once he completes this commission, the butler’s fate might not be too pleasant.

"I understand." He nodded, "Then, I should start looking for the next client."

"Wait!"

The butler shouted coldly to stop Ethan, he stared intently at Ethan’s face hidden under the masquerade mask, as if trying to see through him completely, "You looked very confident just now, can you do it? Just by relying on a few magic scrolls? Although I don’t know who you learned Elemental Shaper magic from, you are facing the Astrology Association’s Great Mage!"

Ethan pierced his thoughts.

He watched the young lady grow up, cared for her like a granddaughter, naturally unable to resist her pleading. However, he also knew there was no one who could help her now; in the Imperial City, there were no such people, nor in Fireplace Bay.

Until just now, when Ethan boasted in front of them.

Will only accept payment after the deed is done?

This is a promise only a person with extreme confidence would make, but he still doesn’t know where the opponent’s confidence comes from.

He kept a stern face, deliberately making his tone sound more fierce, "You should know the consequences of deceiving a noble, if you disappoint the young lady, even if I have to risk my old life, I will find you."

"You should understand what it means if this matter is accomplished, right?"

Ethan was a bit surprised, he needed to remind him of the consequences.

"I have my own way, if you are worried about payment afterward, even if I cannot come in person, I will entrust someone to give it to you... Speak up, how much do you want?"

"I want an invitation letter to enter the town."

The butler’s gaze was meaningful, this answer explained many things.

This Elemental Shaper who appeared out of nowhere is obviously not a noble, nor a graduate of the ’Academy’. Otherwise, if he performed well during his time at school, many families would have thrown olive branches at him.

He still couldn’t figure out where Ethan learned his skills, even when he heard the name of the Astrology Association’s Great Mage, he didn’t hesitate for a moment.

"Can you accomplish what I want?"

Ethan’s inquiry brought the butler back to reality, after some thought, he said, "This is not a difficult matter."

"If so, then let’s begin the drawing."

"Now? Right here?"

The butler was shocked once more, in his imagination, even if the opponent could produce magic scrolls that could rival the Great Mage, it would require long-term drawing and manufacturing. He intended to emphasize that they only had one day, and this elite team would set off for the Empire’s border tomorrow evening.

"This place won’t do, I need to go to the energy papyrus shop to purchase basic materials first."

Ethan made a quick calculation, "You probably need 12 magic scrolls, 9 to deal with the ’evil magician’ in a battle of wits and courage, and the remaining 3 would just be the perfect farewell gift."

The butler mentioned that this was a one-way expedition, maybe these three additional Fireball Skill scrolls could bring some variation to the fate of the client’s beloved.

"I’d like to visit your workshop?"

"Of course."

...

Heisenberg is a powerful Elemental Shaper.

All the way, the butler kept hypnotizing himself, having made up his mind when this commission was finalized.

But...

Heisenberg entered an ordinary energy papyrus store, bought 12 pieces of the cheapest energy papyrus right in front of him.

However, this shouldn’t be a problem, the stronger the transcendent, the more they return to simplicity in their control of magic power.

He once visited the Imperial City’s most famous magic scroll factory, where the continent’s best painters congregated, the real masters were always low-key.

Again the butler found a reason for this suspicious behavior of the person.

However, when Ethan finished buying scrolls, he went directly off the ship, found a spot on the beach and sat down. The butler could hardly hold it, "We... are we drawing right here?"

Those real masters have their own drawing workshops, filled with various precise drawing tools.

The workshop has precise measuring instruments used to observe the flow trajectory of magic power, guiding them to form patterns on the energy papyrus, the real master level drawing is an extremely delicate craft, requiring unparalleled control over magic power, any tiny mistake would lower the quality of the magic scroll.

Yet Ethan just sat down on the beach like a painter sketching in front of the sea.

This kind of magic scroll painter would definitely be kicked out of the factory during apprenticeship.

Maybe...

Heisenberg mastered an unknown drawing technique, after all his magic is related to elements, facing the sea might allow him closer communication with nature.

The butler racked his brain to find excuses for Ethan, but it wasn’t easy.

Especially since making 12 scrolls together only took about ten minutes.

No painter in this world would treat their works so carelessly!

The string named reason in the butler’s mind roared, from the moment this person bought low-grade energy papyrus, nothing about him acted like a professional.

But...

But!

This person claims to be Heisenberg, at least his name sounds professional.

The butler really couldn’t find a reason to excuse anymore, could only ramble in his mind, while under his gaze, Ethan began to personally guide the young lady on how to use these 12 scrolls.

"Very simple, if the ’evil magician’ comes after, activate three Frost Arrow scrolls at the same time, and these three are Fire... Elemental Shaper scrolls, when you meet your beloved, give him these three scrolls and tell him that when he encounters danger in the future, to use all three at once."

The young lady listened very carefully, her eyes finally restored their luster.

Indeed very simple, even the young lady who never encountered elemental magic could clearly understand.

Just somewhat overly simple, the butler had never heard of anyone introducing magic scrolls like this. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

First of all, each magic scroll corresponds to the name of a spell, the higher the magic, the harder it is to draw, and the price also increases accordingly.

Buyers need to know the name of the spell, then activate the magic scroll according to the situational need.

This is the correct tutorial on magic scroll usage!

The butler restrained himself until Ethan finished the introduction, then asked, "Did you forget to introduce the corresponding spells of these magic scrolls just now?"

To wrestle with the Astrology Association’s Great Mage, at least fourth-level high-level spells are needed for even a glimmer of hope.

"Technically, these are Frost Arrow and Fireball Skill."

"...What?"

"These 9 are Frost Arrow, and these 3 are Fireball Skill."