NOVEL NEXT Chapter 10: Pact Spellcasting
Dissipating the water sphere in his hand, Hawthorne eagerly opened the system, pulling up his attribute panel, and as expected, there were significant changes displayed.
Host: Hawthorne
Gender: Male
Race: Human Subspecies (Green-Silver Clan)
Age: 15 years
Height: 1.69m
Weight: 49.8kg
Strength: 8
Agility: 9
Constitution: 7
Intelligence: 13
Perception: 12
Charisma: 20
Occupation: Level 1 Warlock
Warlock Professional Abilities:
Pact Magic: After signing a Pact with the witch "Heidi," you can obtain Magic Power from her, allowing you to cast spells. The key attribute you use for casting is Charisma. After resting and meditating for at least one hour, you can recover all expended Spell points.
Current Spell Points: 4/4.
Current Highest Spell Level: First-level.
Specialization: None.
Spells:
A First-level Spell: Create/Destroy Water.
Spellbook: None.
Looking at his panel, Hawthorne couldn't help but be stunned, and his tone was filled with surprise: "Heidi, this..."
The biggest feature of the Warlock class is its unique "Pact Magic" ability. With this trait, Warlocks can quickly recover Magic Power through just one hour of rest and meditation—essentially asking their Overlord for Magic Power—allowing them to cast spells again.
All other spellcasting classes, whether Mages or Clerics and Paladins, require a long rest of up to eight hours to recover their expended Mana.
Only Warlocks are the exception.
Of course, this rapid recovery comes at a cost. Overlords often won’t give their Warlocks too much Magic Power all at once.
A level one Mage usually has four Spell points, while a Warlock typically has only two.
As they level up, this disparity grows even larger: a level three Mage can have 14 Spell points, while a Warlock of the same level only has a pitiful 6; a level five Mage can have 27 Spell points, while a Warlock only gets 10...
However, this single drawback seems insignificant in the face of the abundant affection Heidi shows him: because of their somewhat outrageous Pact, Heidi has shared almost all of her power with him, so as a level one Warlock, he now has the same Mana values as a Mage of the same level!
Moreover, compared to the eight hours of rest required to recover Mana, he only needs one hour of rest to restore all his Casting Ability!
This is really...
Incredibly powerful!
Not paying any more attention to the free Magic Missile cantrip or the provided first-level spell Create/Destroy Water, the excited Hawthorne rolled over and pinned her body beneath him while kissing her soft lips in Heidi's tender gaze.
"Ugh..."
In the room, there was once again the vivid scent of lovemaking.
...
Four days later.
“The purpose of keeping this diary is to record my daily actions, to urge myself in my studies and training, not to indulge in pleasure and neglect the improvement of my own strength and knowledge.”
"Day One: Having sex with Heidi."
"Day Two: Having sex with Heidi."
“Day Three: Hawthorne, you really must not fall into this state again. As Confucius said: 'I often examine myself three times a day.' You still have much knowledge to learn and many trainings to complete; you cannot continue to indulge in physical pleasures!”
"Day Four: Making love with Heidi in the kitchen."
...
“Sigh…”
Lying on the bed after finishing the last passage, Hawthorne couldn't help but let out a sigh, closing the diary while reflecting on his actions over the past few days.
How... how is it that I can’t control myself?
He glanced out of the corner of his eye, and at that moment,
Heidi was fast asleep. Her light green hair was messily spread out on the pillow, resembling a pond covered in duckweed, with a sweet smile on her lips as if she were dreaming of something beautiful.
But in reality, Hawthorne knew she was just very tired.
During the day, she had to transmit knowledge and Magic Power to him, help him control his Spells, and teach him various magical concepts. Yet, to be honest, Heidi couldn’t be considered a good teacher, at least for a human.
Many of her Casting Abilities were innate, and she didn't understand the principles behind them; therefore, she didn't know how to teach these Spells to a human, making it possible for a mortal, who had no grasp of Spells, to use them skillfully.
So in the end, she had to revert to the most primitive teaching method: tirelessly demonstrating the casting process of these Spells, allowing him to feel, imitate, slowly summarize the patterns, and then attempt to learn these Spells.
However, this "feeling" process required him and Heidi to be very close together...
Thanks to the system's Kitchen and dormitory, he could perfectly intake a massive amount of nutrition every day, and no matter how tired he was, as soon as he woke up, he would be fully revitalized, energetic, and physically robust.
As a result of his excellent physical condition, every time he had intimate contact with Heidi, mere seconds would pass before his body would react very strongly.
This witch was currently completely obedient to him, refusing none of his requests. Sensing his overflowing desire, she would immediately halt the teaching and gently help him in various ways, and then...
Then he spent four days writing in his diary.
"That's not going to work; this absolutely can't continue!"
As mentioned earlier, Heidi is a young woman with frequent desires who is easily satisfied, ultimately succumbing to them. Therefore, after each intimate encounter, the exhausted Heidi must rest before continuing.
Although the process of making love with Heidi can promote energy exchange and deepen their mutual understanding, and is not harmful but rather beneficial, the efficiency of such activities is far inferior to genuine learning and exercise.
Reflecting on his actions over the past few days, he secretly became determined: "If this continues, I won't accomplish anything. I must change my strategy tomorrow!"
"I need to be a bit harsher on myself; otherwise, how can I survive in this perilous world?"
With this resolve, he then lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, in the morning, as the first rays of sunlight appeared in the east, Hawthorne slowly opened his eyes. However, he wasn't awakened by the sunlight, but rather by an indescribable feeling of comfort coming from his lower body...
He lowered his head and saw Heidi, who was now wearing a nun's habit, kneeling on the bed and diligently using her small mouth to lick his penis in an effort to awaken his youthful body.
It seemed that she sensed his movement; Heidi then lifted her head, revealing an angelic and gentle smile. "Good morning, Master."