The fascinating thing about [Verification Principle] was that it not only provided him with a tool to observe the interactions between the Mana Field and his formulas, but also offered a way to change things on the go. His desk had been set back down after too many groans, and Orion had ended up settling on a spare chair as a test subject. Given how many could be found in this semi-deserted area of the Sanctum, he didn’t feel guilty about breaking a few. And break them he did. Initially, he had simply used his newfound insight to calibrate the amount of strength he was applying to the chair he was levitating. However, after a while, he noticed that he could immediately see the effects of every minute adjustment on the spell’s formula. Which meant he could start messing with the syntax, and not just the effects. F = κ ω² R was a simple formula. It certainly did its job, allowing him to generate an upward thrust that he could control through the variable κ, which included both velocity and altitude. But was it the best he could do? No, he knew that much just by looking out the window. Kids a little older than him were playing a game of catch, flying through the air on their brooms. They certainly weren’t calculating all variables at every moment. Whatever enchantment was carved into the brooms, it was vastly superior to what Orion had been doing so far. This was simply (...)