Aurora and Zecora also tested the upper limit of the mysterious magic book's pages for holding magic.
After some attempts and exploration, Aurora successfully imprinted an age-changing spell completely onto a page.
From Aurora's perspective, this spell, which would normally be cast as a one-time projectile, looked like it had been hit with a pause button, adhering to the surface of the page in a state of near-stillness.
If not for the slight wobbling visible at the edges, Aurora might have thought that magic could achieve the 'unscientific' feat of absolute stillness.
Aurora conveyed what she had seen to Zecora using words.
Zecora looked completely bewildered, seemingly because what Aurora said was a bit abstract and not something an ordinary pony could easily imagine.
However, what Aurora could see clearly at the moment was still quite limited, and Zecora was still able to understand what she meant.
Two weeks later, they retrieved this spell and used it on a mouse. This mouse, only two months old, immediately became decrepit. After a check-up, its age was now over a year old.
It was almost exactly as Aurora had predicted two weeks prior.
After completing this experiment, Aurora changed the mouse back and gave it a large bag of nuts as payment for being an experimental volunteer.
Getting such experimental results made both Aurora and Zecora very excited.
Aurora recorded the retention status of the magic over these two weeks and estimated its limit, finding that there was almost no consumption. This meant that this book could indeed preserve magic for a relatively long time, even for spells that were normally instantaneous.
This meant that Aurora could imprint powerful spells with long casting times onto the magic book in advance, integrating them into skills that could be cast immediately; when needed, she could just throw them out.
Even a pony like Zecora, who couldn't actively control magic, could experience the joy of a magic cannon by relying on the pre-stored spells.
It's just that the number of pages is currently limited, and Aurora hasn't tested the magic capacity limit of a single page yet, but being able to contain a spell that completely changes a pony's body, she figured at the very least, this whole book was equivalent to a Tirek ProMax.
'Wow, this...'
After Aurora thought for a long time, she finally managed to suppress her smile.
Although it was highly unlikely, if this thing could be mass-produced, starting an era of universal magic shouldn't be difficult.
These kinds of pages are simply artifacts! They are too overpowered!
At the same time, it is also very dangerous.
After all, following this line of thought, a few pages could conjure a mushroom cloud. Let alone Celestia, even Aurora, after knowing the power of this book, would never let it be revealed to the world.
Fortunately, not many ponies know about it now. Aurora and Zecora looked at each other, and from each other's eyes, they knew they were thinking the same thing.
It's better to keep this kind of thing within a small circle.
Aurora looked at this magic book that had magically modified her left eye, and now she only regretted why this book couldn't be thicker.
However, having said that, they haven't even found the materials to make such a book yet.
Aurora gave the plant guide she brought out from the Old Castle to Zecora. After looking at it, Zecora decided to go on a short trip in the near future, saying she wanted to investigate a few places where such plants might grow.
Aurora suggested going with her; after all, the Everfree Forest is very dangerous, and even though Zecora is very experienced here, exploring the depths of the forest alone is still very dangerous.
But Zecora rejected Aurora's proposal.
Her reason was that the creatures in the Everfree Forest are very sensitive to external magic. The magic in Aurora's body is very abundant, and to those creatures, it's as obvious as a luminous object in the dark.
As for Zecora, she is a Zebra without magic. She only needs to apply a special medicinal powder to her body to make her aura completely blend into the forest, allowing her to move around the forest relatively safely, as if she were invisible.
Zecora needs to search for something quietly and focused. If Aurora were by her side, they would encounter sudden attacks from time to time, which would greatly reduce the efficiency of the search.
'No wonder I keep running into Wood Wolves on the road; am I just an Ultra Human Host in the eyes of the aliens?'
Knowing that she was vaguely being disliked by Zecora, Aurora didn't force the issue, just stuffed some small life-saving props to Zecora.
Since figuring out the characteristics of the magic book, Aurora had torn off a few pages and imprinted several passive defense spells she had figured out herself onto them.
There was also a one-time teleportation spell, with the location set directly to Zecora's hut, in case Zecora really encountered any danger; she could tear the paper to trigger it directly, a one-click return.
Because the magic was adsorbed onto these plant fibers from the Everfree Forest, there was no need to worry that these Equestria spells would cause trouble for Zecora.
Aurora folded these'skill vouchers' and put them into Zecora's portable bag, reminding her to keep them well.
Zecora didn't refuse, just secretly remembering Aurora's kindness.
These precious pages were such that every one used was one less.
Moreover, not only were they unsure if Zecora's investigation would yield results, but a portion had already been used up during their previous experiments.
Zecora looked at the magic book, and not knowing if it was just psychological, she felt it was much thinner than before.
In fact, for them, finding the materials for this book wasn't urgent, especially after knowing its danger; the safest approach was actually not to continue searching.
But they couldn't help it; for a mage, its temptation was too strong, not to mention Zecora, a Zebra who specialized in Supernatural Magic.
The constantly surging desire to explore would ultimately compel her to seek the truth; at least after this exploration journey ended, she could temporarily alleviate her curiosity as a scholar.
This was also the same for Aurora.
However, she had several other projects on hand, so she wasn't as anxious about one magical plant as Zecora.
Strictly speaking, she was more concerned about another magical plant.
That is, the tree of harmony.
In the future, if she didn't want to be played as a joke by Discord, research on the tree of harmony was naturally indispensable.
'Flying Light, Flying Light, the Magic of Friendship is too dependent on team composition; is there any simpler magic you can recommend?'
'Yes, friend, yes.'
'Well, not yet.'
'But when Flying Light finds the tree of harmony and takes a look with her jack-of-all-trades left eye, maybe she can develop some more user-friendly ways to play.'
Additionally, there was something Aurora needed to verify at the tree of harmony.
She needed to confirm whether the different colors on her little junior sister were caused by this old geezer, the tree of harmony.
Twilight was targeted by this thousand-year-old tree when she was so young; Aurora would definitely have to give it a couple of kicks.
Thinking of her well-behaved, cute, and capable little junior sister, Aurora felt a surge of joy in her heart.
In a while, the School for Gifted Unicorns would be on spring break. Aurora had already written and sent a letter back, asking Twilight Sparkle to come to Ponyville for spring break.
When that time came, they could take advantage of the holiday for the sisters and Zecora to study Supernatural Magic together.
The protective formation of Canterlot was still too difficult for their current level of magic.
But they could start with a smaller one to test the waters, accumulate experience along the way, and wait until the technology was mature before doing a big one.
The location had also been scouted, chosen to be at Flying Light's home in Ponyville as the first test site.
However, after all, that was a house rented by Aurora. If she wanted to do experiments there, she had to ask the landlord's opinion first.
So Aurora asked the original owner of her house—a pony named Big Orange Pigeon. She asked if she could make a few minor adjustments to the house, and then Big Orange Pigeon said no.
In desperation, Aurora had to change her mind temporarily.
She chose to buy the house.
Big Orange Pigeon had nothing to say in the end.
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