However, Saelran remembered that when he had seen "Paper Creation" having two different magic scrolls, he had specifically asked members of the Magic Caster Guild about it.
The other party had not mentioned "Second-tier Paper Creation" at all.
Logically speaking, there was no need to conceal a technique like "Paper Creation," which was completely non-offensive and could not be used in combat.
"Tier: Lowest" alchemical material. Saelran stared carefully at the final line of the appraisal information.
People researching life magic only to analyze higher-tier magic or to improve the comfort of daily life.
If "Zero-tier Paper Creation" was only for everyday use, then "First-tier Paper Creation" was specifically for nobles, distinguishing them from commoners.
This technique could also be used to create books with high-quality paper suitable for writing.
In fact, the paper quality produced by "First-tier Paper Creation" was already comparable to that of his previous life, more than sufficient for daily needs.
The fact that people in this other world had developed "Second-tier Paper Creation" felt completely unnecessary.
"Paper Creation" was not a tier-based magic passed down from the era of the Seven Lords of Deadly Sin or Six Orthodox Gods. It was a form of life magic independently developed by the people of this world, who had forcibly pushed it to the second-tier.
The time and effort they had invested must have been unimaginable.
From the perspective of a magic caster, that energy could have been used to learn other second-tier magic, or even to advance to a third-tier magic.
From a pragmatic standpoint, it was equally unnecessary.
This result could only mean one thing. There was a "demand."
Alchemical materials?
Saelran thought carefully, but found no clues. He shook his head slightly, choosing to set the matter aside for the time being.
Suddenly, Saelran seemed to notice something unusual as his expression filled with shock.
He saw that after the spells "Heating" and "Paper Creation," there was an "↑" symbol.
"How is that possible?" Saelran looked as though he had seen something utterly unimaginable, his face full of astonishment.
Level 1 to 7, First-tier magic.
Level 8 to 14, Second-tier magic.
Based on his Genius level of Lv 9, even if he switched to another magic caster class, he should only be able to use Second-tier magic.
"Heat" and "Paper Making" could actually be upgraded across tiers? What was going on?
Saelran's eyes were filled with deep confusion. After hesitating for a moment, he chose to spend skill points on the "Heating" spell.
Skill: Heating (Tier 3) ↑
Cost: 15 MP
Description: Heats the contact area with the target to 600 degrees Celsius within 1 minute, instantly raising the temperature to 200 degrees Celsius.
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Saelran was still stunned.
His shock was not because of the increase in power of the "Heating" spell after upgrading, but because the spell could actually be raised to an even higher tier.
He consumed another skill point.
…
Skill: Heating (Tier 4)
Cost: 20 MP
Description: Heats the contact area with the target to 1200 degrees Celsius within 1 minute, instantly raising the temperature to 400 degrees Celsius.
…
Hiss.
Saelran flinched. Fourth-tier "Heating" was already terrifying.
A temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius was enough to easily melt steel, even approaching the temperature of magma.
Not to mention that the ability to instantly raise the temperature by 400 degrees Celsius alone was already extremely destructive.
This time, there was no upward arrow. Seeing this, Saelran thought for a moment and finally understood what was happening.
"The magic caster job is that a 'Genius' can switch between are actually calculated based on the total number of magic caster levels?" Saelran could not help but mutter in shock.
At first, he had thought that "Genius" was only counted as a basic class, but the current situation was clearly not that simple.
The reason the "Heating" spell jumped directly to the fourth-tier was naturally because it met the requirements for fourth-tier magic, which was level 22 to 28.
The only possible explanation was that the levels of the three magic-based classes currently available to "Genius," namely "Basic Magic Caster Lv 9," "Alchemist Lv 9," and "Priestess Lv 9," were being added together.
That made a total of 27 magic caster levels.
In "Oblivion Gate," although the Alchemist class was classified as a production job, it was actually a magic caster that used magic, and thus belonged to the magic-based category.
That was right.
The "Genius" class could calculate the overall level of all included basic class, especially magic caster.
This hidden ability was useless for basic warrior job, but for magic caster, it was practically a cheat.
In "Oblivion Gate," magic casters were divided into four systems, and each system had its own level calculation.
For example, a Mage LV 7 plus a Priest LV 1 equaled an overall level of LV 8.
One was a magic-based job, and the other was a faith-based job. According to the overall magic caster level calculation, level 8 allowed the use of second-tier magic.
However, in reality, with this class structure, players could only use first-tier magic from the magic-based system and first-tier magic from the faith-based system.
Therefore, players in "Oblivion Gate" would only specialize in a single magic caster system.
To cast tenth-tier magic from a specific magic caster system, one had to choose one of the four systems, Magic, Faith, Spirit, or Others, and raise their spellcaster level to at least 64.
The remaining 36 levels were not enough to build another magic system.
"Phew."
Saelran let out a deep breath, rubbing his temples that throbbed with excitement.
At first, he had thought the "Genius" class was merely a change into a basic class, without attribute bonuses or abilities from the switched classes.
Essentially, those basic class were nothing more than empty shells for disguise.
He had not expected it to possess such a hidden ability.
"Genius" was a general class, a type of basic job, with a maximum level of 15.
Therefore, by mastering five basic class from a specific magic caster system, or four basic class plus one intermediate class, one could easily meet the requirements for "tenth-tier magic" within a single magic caster system.
In other words, Saelran could use this clever method to maximize the magic caster levels of the Magic, Faith, Spirit, and Other systems.
That was why Saelran considered this ability to be practically cheating.
Even in the game "Oblivion Gate," abilities like this were extremely rare.
Yes, rare, not nonexistent.
In the game, Court Archmage Orvelio Thamizar had mentioned that the "special class" eventually attainable by illusionists possessed the strongest illusion magic unique to that class.
It was said that this profession could cast illusions across the entire world, reaching a level of deception so convincing that it could not be distinguished from reality.
In the game, this manifested as the ability to disguise one's self-built magic system as the other three magic casters systems.