For a while, North could only helplessly find that he could not purchase materials for refining potions from any mage.
There are not many gold coins left on North. Due to his status as a necromancer, it is difficult for North to accumulate a large amount of gold coins like an ordinary mage.
Most of the gold coins used by North to purchase materials were provided by the Spirit Society or his own lords. Using these gold coins, North had already consumed most of the materials collected in the previous two rounds of the potion competition, and now there was not much left.
The surrounding mages, after learning about North's level of refining potions and knowing that he lacked the materials to make potions, all wanted to gain enough benefits from him.
Now, the influence that North had accumulated in the potion competition not only did not bring him any convenience, but on the contrary, it made him unable to purchase refining materials like ordinary mages, and he could only spend a higher price.
Just when North was at a loss what to do, he was suddenly stopped by the mage on the side.
Compared with other mages, the mage in front of him is obviously different. In terms of dress, this mage wears a white scarf around his face, completely covering his face, leaving only the eyes.
Since we are inside the Ice Blue Magic Academy, it is not common for mages to dress like this. Among a large number of mages dressed normally, such behavior of deliberately concealing their faces will attract more attention.
When North was stopped by the mage, he also had some concerns in his heart.
In North's view, this mage should be a member of the Spirit Society who contacted him. Perhaps due to his inexperience and having never experienced such a task before, he chose to dress up in such a way that would easily attract attention.
After discovering this, although North was a little worried about his identity being exposed in advance, he still followed the mage to a relatively hidden location.
Due to the inability to collect enough materials, North did not have the same confidence in the upcoming potion competition as he did at the beginning, and was worried that some mistakes would occur during the process of refining the potion.
For this reason, even if the mage who called him was really a member of the Spirit Society and there would be a certain risk of his identity being exposed, North would not refuse. North believed that as long as the members of the Spirit Society paid attention to the potion competition held here, they would be able to notice his situation and thus provide him with some support.
After arriving at a more secluded location, he saw that there were not many mages around him who continued to follow him. In front of North, the mage who had called him before also put down the scarf that covered his face.
When North saw the mage's face clearly, he immediately recognized his identity.
To North's expectation, this mage was not a member of the Spirit Society. On the contrary, it could be said that this mage had no relationship with the Spirit Society.
North discovered that the mage who stopped him and brought him to this location was Sok, who had been responsible for guiding the potion competition.
Although North had only seen Thok a few times in potion competitions, he still clearly remembered Thok's appearance, so he could confirm it at a glance.
After recognizing Sok's identity, due to the instinct of the necromancer, the first thing that arose in North's heart was the fear of his identity being exposed. He even planned to escape from Sok and return to the competition venue where there were many mages. .
At this time, Sock also felt the abnormality displayed by North.
The Suok in front of him is not actually Suok's body, but a mirror entity created by Suok using the mirror method. Sok's true body is still guiding the progress of the potion competition.
When North left, Sock anticipated the problems that might arise in North. In previous competitions held at academy events, there would always be a few capable mages who were unfortunately eliminated due to lack of preparation. .
Due to the strength that North had shown in the previous rounds of refining potions, Sock had already determined in his mind that North would be one of the few who entered the finals, so he hoped that North could improve himself in the finals. Influence.
After noticing this, Sok secretly used the mirror method to let his mirror entity contact North and provide him with certain help.
In terms of spellcasting ability, Suok has surpassed most mages. In the entire Ice Blue Magic Academy, only the dean's strength can overwhelm Suok.
The mirror entity created by Sok using the Mirror Technique shares his thoughts with Sok at all times, and his spellcasting ability is roughly the same as Sok himself. The only limitation is that the mirror entity will dissipate directly after sustaining a certain amount of damage from the attack.
For mages, especially extremely powerful mages, the Mirror Image Technique is one of the spells they must master.
With the mirror entity produced by the mirror image method, the mage is equivalent to having a clone existing at all times, which can handle many things on his behalf. The mage's body can use this to conduct spell research.
While it is powerful, the mirroring method also has many limitations.
To maintain the activity of the mirror, it is necessary to draw mana from the mage at all times. If the mirror wants to cast a spell, since the source is still in the mage's body, it still consumes the mana of the mage's body, and it cannot cast spells out of thin air.
In addition, the mirror image method is also very easy to break. For the lowest level of mirroring, the entity produced will dissipate immediately as long as it takes 1 point of damage.
The damage that the mirror entity can withstand will increase as the magic level of the mirror image increases, but what is certain is that the limit that can be increased will not be too great.
Even a mirror entity created by a mage of Sok's level would be hard-pressed to withstand a magic arrow from the mage's apprentice.
Generally speaking, the mirror image method lives up to its name of "mirror image" and can be easily broken by any damage. Due to these limitations, the release of the mirror image method during battle requires the mage to find the right opportunity.
For a mage, the real purpose of the Mirror Image Technique is to handle some affairs on behalf of the mage when he is focusing on studying spells.
Sok chose this method. While his main body was guiding the potion competition, he also asked his own mirror image to come in contact with North.
North's performance was completely seen by Sock. For high-level mages, their observations are extremely keen and they can quickly discover some unusual places.
Due to the shared thinking pattern, Thok's mirror image could see North's abnormality at a glance.
As if he thought of something, Sok immediately grabbed North and began to explore the abnormalities in his body.
