Chapter 506 - 245: Nolen Commerce Association, The Elemental Affinity Decay Formula
Chapter 506: Chapter 245: Nolen Commerce Association, The Elemental Affinity Decay Formula
Lin Mo nodded, preparing to leave.
"Shefilya?"
He glanced uncertainly at the maid beside him, who seemed to be in a daze. "What’s wrong?"
"No, it’s nothing. Let’s go, Master."
Shefilya shook her head, turning to follow him.
"Take care, and please come again..."
After leaving the shop, the group took seats at a nearby teahouse for a short rest.
Lin Mo took out the bottle of Basic Ice Element Reagent and handed it to Ali.
The Little Wolf Girl took the reagent and looked it over curiously. She uncorked the bottle, sniffed it carefully, and her cute little face immediately scrunched up.
"Ugh~ So bitter!"
That’s right. Alchemy Reagents were, after all, a type of potion, so their taste was never going to be pleasant.
Of course, it wasn’t *that* bad. It was just that as a Half-Beastman, Ali’s senses of smell and taste were extremely acute, making her particularly sensitive to such unpleasant flavors.
That being said, she still pinched her nose and gulped the Potion down in one go.
After finishing the Potion, she couldn’t help but stick out her tongue, panting heavily.
Just then, their tea arrived. Ali grabbed a cup and drained it in one gulp.
Lin Mo shook his head, looking resigned. "It couldn’t have been that bad, could it?"
’I’ve never seen her react this strongly before, even when she’s had things that tasted much worse.’
Lin Mo took out the two boxes containing the Magic Stones. As he opened them, a powerful wave of Magic Power emanated from within.
’Compared to the two I have now, these are definitely much stronger.’
Lin Mo checked the information on the two Magic Stones again.
[Flame Magic Stone] (Excellent Level): A Fire Element Magic Stone forged from the core of a Blazing Lion King. Increases Fire Element Affinity by 26%, provides +8 Magic Power when using Fire Elemental Magic, and can store a portion of Fire Elemental Magic Power.
’Right, this thing can also boost my Magic Power when casting Fire Elemental Magic, and it even has a Magic Storage function.’
This Magic Storage effect was just like the one on his Flame Ring. He could infuse it with Magic Power that had resonated with the Fire Element, then draw upon that stored power to cast Fire Elemental Magic when needed.
The Magic Stone’s own effects were pretty impressive, too.
’The Magic Stone I have gives 13% Affinity, while this one is 26%—exactly double.’
Lin Mo quickly equipped the new Magic Stone and checked his status panel.
Before equipping the new Magic Stone, his Fire Element Affinity had been 35%.
This was composed of 13% from his Fire Element Magic Stone and 26% from an Elemental Reagent.
Lin Mo had previously obtained an Intermediate Fire Element Reagent from a Secret Realm, which was the only Intermediate Elemental Reagent he had ever consumed.
’13% plus 26% came out to 35% after diminishing returns. So what will 26% plus 26% be?’
Lin Mo looked at his status panel.
Fire Element Affinity: 45.24%
’An increase of a little over 10%.’
At the same time, Lin Mo had also more or less figured out how the diminishing returns for Elemental Affinity worked.
’Next, I’ll test the Ice Attribute stuff.’
’First, the attributes of the Ice Element Magic Stone.’
[Frost Magic Stone] (Excellent Level): An Ice Element Magic Stone forged from Frost Crystal Stone. Increases Ice Element Affinity by 27%, provides +9 Magic Power when using Ice Elemental Magic, and can store a portion of Ice Elemental Magic Power.
The Ice Element Magic Stone’s attributes were nearly identical to the Fire Element Magic Stone’s, but its affinity was 1% higher and the Magic Power boost was one point greater. It seemed the Frost Crystal Stone was a slightly better material than the Blazing Lion King’s core, hence the 200 Gold Coin price difference.
’My Ice Element Affinity was previously 16% plus 12.5%, with the 16% coming from the Magic Stone, for a total of 26.5%. So, after equipping the new Magic Stone...’
Ice Element Affinity: 36.125%
As expected.
Lin Mo now fully understood the formula for diminishing returns on Elemental Affinity.
For example, if you had two separate 20% Affinity bonuses, the actual effect would be calculated as 100% - [(100% - 20%) × (100% - 20%)], which is 1 - (0.8 × 0.8) = 0.36.
The final result is 36%.
When he used this formula to calculate, the results perfectly matched his current stats.
In short, after swapping the Magic Stones, his Affinity for both Elements had increased by roughly 10%.
Lin Mo tried circulating his Magic Power. As expected, it flowed much more smoothly than before.
Elemental Affinity wasn’t just about boosting Skill Power. It also affected elemental resonance and the speed of casting Magic.
Sometimes, those two factors were just as important, if not more so, than raw power.
Powerful Magic, in particular, often required a long channeling time, and higher Elemental Affinity could significantly shorten that.
"Let’s go. Next stop, Preston Forge."
After resting for a moment and finishing their tea, Lin Mo led the group onward.
There was still one more thing to do today...
Shortly after Lin Mo and his companions left the Nolen Commerce Association, a voluptuous maid knocked on a door on the building’s top floor.
"Honorable Miss Nolen..."
Her gaze fell upon the exquisite, luxurious room, where a petite young girl sat in a chair that was clearly too large for her.
"The person you’re interested in has arrived in the Royal Capital."
"Oh?"
Nolen looked up, a hint of keen interest on her face.
"Have they all arrived?"
"Yes. Miss Feney, Shefilya, and the man... In addition, a Half-Beastman is with them."
"A Half-Beastman?"
Nolen paused for a moment, then shook her head, unconcerned.
"Pull up the Magic Image. I want to see for myself..."
"Yes!"
A moment later, an image of light and shadow formed by Magic Power materialized before her. Nolen’s eyes were fixed on the screen, watching the somewhat shy, blonde girl and the tall, handsome, black-haired man beside her.
"Interesting... How very interesting..."
A flippant smile played on Nolen’s delicate features. "So this is the man who made my useless sister fall head over heels for him?"
"Just looking at him, he doesn’t seem all that special."