Information on the system panel continuously refreshed, but at this moment, Ciel had no time to pay attention to these. Before his eyes appeared a scene. Dark clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared. A blurry figure stood within the clouds, raising the wand in their hand high.
Deep incantations echoed, as if coming from ancient primordial times. The entire cloud layer... dark clouds, fierce winds, lightning... all seemed to revolve around that figure. His eyes widened.
Moments later, he realised. With his Occlumency skills, it was unlikely he'd inexplicably fall into some illusion. So this should be "the insight reward from Ancient Weather Magic!"
Realising this, he immediately activated Occlumency. His entire mental state became unprecedentedly focused. Everything before his eyes slowed down. He stared intently at the scene before him, watching every movement of that figure stirring the storm. Striving to listen to every whisper.
This Ancient Weather Magic insight reward was truly too precious. Even if he could find ways to expand cultivation of this mature Elber Tree, cultivating such rare, ancient plants had always been an extremely difficult subject. Who knew how much effort it would take to succeed?
For a long time, this insight would be his only opportunity to touch Ancient Weather Magic. He absolutely couldn't miss any detail.
Under his rapt attention, that figure waved their wand, chanting spells that became increasingly ancient and vast. But the language composing these spells wasn't any he had learnt before. Not ancient Hebrew, not ancient Latin, nor ancient Greek or Old English.
But he was certain he'd recently encountered this language. His mind rapidly flashed through books he'd read recently. Moments later, his eyes suddenly brightened.
"This is... Runic script? In Norse mythology, the god-king Odin was hung upside down on the World Tree for seven days and nights, losing one eye, to gain knowledge representing the world's essence. It's said that the combination, stacking, and transformation of thirty-three runes possess infinite possibilities. This knowledge has been passed down to the present, being one of the most ancient and profound subjects in the magical world. Many powerful magics in history were comprehended from runic script. But its difficulty is also extraordinary. The Ancient Runes elective has always been Hogwarts' most difficult subject, possibly only surpassed by the already-cancelled Alchemy course. I didn't expect Ancient Weather Magic insight to involve runic script too."
Beyond shock, he also felt fortunate. Fortunately, he'd read quite widely during this period. Plus the Half-Blood Prince's textbook extensively mentioned runic script content. So he had also flipped through related books these past two days.
In such a short time, understanding and using runic script was naturally impossible. But he had memorised all thirty-three runes. Otherwise, this opportunity to comprehend Ancient Weather Magic would have been completely wasted. So learning an additional language was truly useful!
At this moment, he followed this runic script direction, striving to distinguish the spells chanted by that blurry figure in the scene before him. But the spells this figure chanted were still too distant and vague. After all, this was only Black Iron-tier Ancient Weather Magic insight.
It couldn't be hand-in-hand instruction... how much one could comprehend depended entirely on the individual. But now, relying on his Occlumency mastery, he still managed to distinguish three consecutive runes from the spell with difficulty.
"Fehu... Thurisaz... Dagaz... Corresponding to the runic symbols: ᚠ, ᚦ, ᛞ"
At this time, in the scene before him, that figure's spell seemed to approach its conclusion. As the wand pointed from sky to earth, thunderclouds filled the heavens, and lightning bolts thick as water barrels crashed thunderously toward the ground.
It was truly a scene of world-destroying devastation! He stood there stunned, deeply shocked by this scene. This range and power... was this Ancient Weather Magic? It indeed far exceeded the power modern magic could possess.
Perhaps even wizards at Dumbledore and Voldemort's tier couldn't display such magic. This was simply like legendary deities!
"What era did Ancient Magic originate from? And what exactly happened to make such a glorious era fade, causing such powerful magic to be completely lost?"
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. But soon, he dismissed all these distracting thoughts.
"Without reaching this tier, no amount of speculation is useful. Upon reaching this tier, even without deliberately seeking, perhaps these secrets will come naturally. What I should think about now isn't where Ancient Magic originated but properly studying this harvest."
His gaze fell on the system panel. After he remembered those three runes from the incantation, faint text had already appeared on the system panel.
[Ancient Weather Magic]
However, obviously, according to the system's assessment, he hadn't even entered the basics in this area. His eyes flashed slightly. Experimentally raising his wand, he softly chanted the three runes he'd just memorised.
"Fehu! Thurisaz! Dagaz! ᚠ, ᚦ, ᛞ!"
The ancient incantation echoed within the clouds. But to his disappointment, forget about the howling winds and lightning-flashing scene he'd witnessed... there wasn't any visible change in the clouds at all. The Ancient Weather Magic text on the system panel also showed no reaction.
He shook his head slightly. Indeed, truly mastering Ancient Magic wasn't so simple. His thoughts focused on those three runes.
"At least, I should make some progress with these three runes. Perhaps only then can I further explore Ancient Weather Magic's mysteries. But looking on the bright side, though I can't immediately use this magic, at least it's appeared on the system panel... the opportunity wasn't completely wasted."
Then his gaze swept across the system panel, seeing several new lines of text in the abilities section.
[Flight Ability Enhancement (Diamond Tier)]
[Levitation Charm Derivation Ability Enhancement (Platinum Tier)]
Seeing this diamond and platinum radiance, his expression showed joy. The Levitation Charm derivation ability enhancement would need time for verification. After all, deriving new spells was time-consuming work that couldn't be tested overnight.
But flight ability enhancement could provide immediate, tangible experience. He narrowed his eyes slightly, gently placing his hand on the Nimbus 2000 beneath him. Then an unprecedented wonderful sensation immediately spread throughout his entire body.
This broomstick almost seemed to merge with him, becoming an extension of his body. He even felt he could utilize every broomstick twig's vibration with the air, bringing this broomstick's performance to its theoretical limit. Even beyond the limit!