Amara looked over the haul she got from the battlefield where Ezme was currently neck-deep in demons. The first she inspected was an oversized warhammer, which had a head as big as her own.

Looks like this item isn’t able to hold any mana. But the effect of Durability is similar to the effect of Strong Edge.

That strength boost seems pretty handy as well. Need to have a pretty large mana pool for it to be effectively used though.

Lets see what the staves have to offer.

Amara put the warhammer away and grabbed the first of the two staffs she snatched. In appearance it looked rather ordinary.

Let's not try that one inside. Maybe I should find out where Alarice’s room is to test it.

Amara smiled wryly before she considered. This one has an attribute boost too. And it seems pretty powerful. I should get a staff from Ramay to see what kind of effects they have.

Amara put the first staff away and picked up the other. It was made of black wood with red lines painted along it, giving it an intimidating appearance.

Well that name is ominous.

Oh dear. Was nobody able to appraise the item? It says it right there what the cause is.

I’d certainly like to see it in action though. But I don’t feel that tempted when reading about the instability. 

I suppose I should get some books on enchanting from that world too.

That...is overpowered. Fifty percent increase to all attributes?

Certainly the mana cost is high though...but if I could create an item that could store mana as well? Or have a seperate item purely for storing mana? It would be very useful if I could store excessive amounts of mana...maybe even to the point that enchantments such as Attribute Boost can be kept active indefinitely. 

Although...it looks like this shield might be kind of important. Maybe they actually need it for the war more than I do for research. 

I’ll keep an eye on the battle. And maybe ask Ezme what she thinks.

Amara put down the weapons and went to pick up the book, Introduction to Magical Enchantments, that she snatched from Ramay and went to lay on her bed to read it.

Let’s see…

‘...the basics of enchanting requires the class skill Imbue Mana granted by the Enchanter class, as items aren’t able to absorb mana otherwise…’

Guess it might be difficult to imbue mana without the class skill.

‘...once an item is imbued with mana, enchanters can draw a magic circle for the desired spell or effect they wish the item to have, and tie it to the item with the class skill Enchant…’

Another required class skill. 

‘While the magic circle drawn determines the basic requirements of the spell, the materials and craftsmanship of the item determines how much mana, as well as the number and complexity of magic circles it can hold, and thus limits the possible enchantments…’

Guess that means that bullets might be limited if it depends on size. However, with good quality steel it might be able to hold some useful ones? I should find out if there is stuff like mithril, or if it’s only a thing of fiction. 

‘...to use an enchanted item, one simply needs to supply it with the mana required and state the name of the spell. Mental images are only required for abilities enchanted for the item that require it. Enchantments such as Durability or Strong Edge require no mental image.’

'...enchanted items can be wielded by anyone, so long as they can provide the mana required to fuel the enchantment. If the item is able to hold its own mana, then that requirement is not needed either. Instead the only thing required will be the mental image needed to complete enchantments in the cases when the enchantment is more complex...'

In a way, enchantments should be more powerful than regular spells. After all, the magic circle is completed already. 

A sudden realization crossed Amara's mind.

With Mana Sight I might be able to see the magic circles in the weapons?

Amara jumped off the bed and walked back to the room where she had left the weapons. 

Mana Sight.

Immediately Amara saw that the weapons she had taken from Ramay were glowing in a faint blue hue. She picked up the sword and looked closer at it.

Along the blade she saw that there were magical circles she hadn’t seen without Mana Sight.

Holding the blade by the hilt, Amara held it in front of her as she kept her eyes on the magic circles.

Flaming Edge.

As she thought the command, Amara could see the magic circle for Flaming Edge flare up brightly as the fire enveloped the edge, the flames licking the length of the blade. 

Amara watched as she saw the mana inside the blade be drawn towards the magic circle as the spell was maintained. Once the sword was completely out of mana and the flames died out, the magic circles faded away.

[Ding!]

Amara began channeling mana into the blade and watched the mana spread out into the blade, like ink drawn on wet paper. The magic circle for Strong Edge reappeared almost immediately, but it took longer for the magic circle for Flaming Edge to appear.

Probably because it requires more mana to activate.

Amara put down the sword and picked up the warhammer she snatched from the battlefield. She couldn’t see any mana or magic circles on it. 

As she let mana flow into the handle, she saw the mana spread just like in the sword from Ramay, and the magic circle for Durability and Greater Strength Boost came to life. 

Greater Strength Boost.

Immediately Amara felt a significant increase in strength as the magic circle burned brighter, and instinctively felt the weapon in her hand demand more mana from her to maintain the effect.

[Ding!]

Amara increased the flow of mana and watched as mana rushed through the handle, like water running out of a tap, to the head where the magic circle was.

As Amara ran out of mana to maintain the spell the magic circle disappeared, while the one for Durability remained. Amara cut off her flow and watched as the mana that was in the hammer evaporated.

Looks like items really can't hold mana unless they are somehow made to do so. Even enchanted items lose the mana supplied to them otherwise.

Really inefficent too in comparison. I wonder how the Durability enchantment works if you aren't supplying it with enough mana at the moment it would break. If it could hold mana, it could at least draw on those reserves.

Amara thought back to the announcements she recieved.

At least I’m getting closer to obtaining the magician class. Just need nine more levels in Mana Manipulation.

Status.

I guess I’ll get some books on enchanting from the world Ezme is fighting on. I suppose it’s a big plus that I can get information on how different worlds do their enchanting.

I’ll likely be able to combine effects from both worlds. 

While I’m at it, I’ll look for a book on classes and see if there is anything the people on Ramay had missed. I'm already quite confident that I'll get the most out of the enchanter class though, as I can use divine power for combat. If I can adapt the enchanting techniques for divine power as well, I'll truly have a chance.

It wouldn't matter how large my divine power pool is, if I can have items like Sophelia's sword, and simply store up divine power over the years.