Finally, the last magic left is to summon the golem. This so-called apprentice-level magic is both the most difficult and the simplest.
There are such disparate evaluations because the essence of this magic is to use sacrifice as reward in exchange for short-term allegiance under the transaction of alien creatures. The most common currency in other planes is magic stones containing energy. Even if it's just some magic stone powder, it's easy to summon a low-level clay puppet.
But if you want to summon it purely by relying on your own magic power, the difficulty will be different. The correct spell─even a single syllable error is not allowed─, the correct target─if you summon an elemental prince-level existence without the ability to control it, it is a dead word─and you must also cooperate with protective magic─ To avoid being hit by the energy from another plane and causing damage──, it is possible to summon a demon doll. And you have to make sure that you have enough mana to last until the end of the spell, otherwise you will be asking for it if you are drained.
Amid the expected difficulties, Kaya did not ask for additional help. She just calmed down, took a few deep breaths, wiped the sweat from her hands on her robe, then lightly twisted the short wand and prepared the final spell.
The suppressed spells echoed in the ears, the short wand drew mysterious patterns one after another in the air, and the magic traces intertwined in the air, eroding deeper into the world. In the dark, it was as if I heard a response from far away, a sound that revealed the emotion of longing.
The inspector on the side couldn't help but feel worried. This was the most dangerous moment. Because in those responses, there may be the voices of demons or residents of the abyss, waiting for the opportunity to come to the world. One mistake and the death of the caster can only be considered a trivial matter. There is no upper limit to the scale of damage.
The tone suddenly rose, and the rapid sound of the curse seemed to be negotiating with the existence in the dark, and the summons reached the final stage.
The inspector quietly activated several protective spells and once again confirmed that all the equipment on his body was in position and ready to work at any time. He even secretly activated a secret function of the assessment room, the large magic circle of the Exile Technique. It was a magic used to instantly throw everything in the assessment room into an unknown plane before an uncontrollable crisis situation expanded.
As for other unrelated people within the scope, I can only reluctantly say sorry. This is a secret function known only to the owner of the West Tower, the president of the association, and the inspectors, and everyone hopes that they will never need to use it.
The spell is about to reach its final stage, and the onlookers are craning their necks to watch. No matter what the outcome is, it will be the talk of the town for a long time. But the great magician as the inspector was on tenterhooks. He hadn't heard anyone play summons like this for a long time. Thinking of the worst outcome, he couldn't remain calm as usual.
"Answer my call and come to this world to obey my orders, Jerome."
Jerome? who? This was the only question in the Inspector's mind, and it didn't sound like the names of those infamous demon princes. Shouldn't it be too bad?
When the sound of the mantra stopped, the assessment room fell into silence, and everyone held their breath. It's just...it seems like nothing happened?
"Kuang Dang!"
The sudden loud noise startled everyone. If you look closely, you can see that it is a metal iron ball that fell to the ground from the shelf where it was originally placed, and then made a rolling sound. The eyes of those present followed the rolling of the iron ball, all the way to Kaya - directly in front of the person being tested.
The iron ball that stopped rolling suddenly protruded and then returned to its original shape. Then there were protrusions in different parts one after another, and then they recovered, as if a creature was trying to break out of the eggshell. It was calm for a while, and suddenly the iron ball jumped into the air, spun out of thin air, grew limbs, and landed firmly on the ground. There was no head, but two blue flames ignited on the chest. Everyone present felt that the flame seemed to bring a kind of spying, staring directly into everyone's soul.
"Zhizhizhi." The first person to break the silence was Kaya herself. Before the magic of animal conversation was lifted, she said directly: Mouse, where are you? I want a target to smash and see.
Mouse: You're playing with a mouse, you're a dead girl. I won't accompany you.
"Tsk." After smacking her mouth, Kaya had no chance to continue arguing, because the inspector had already come to him and looked at the steel golem...even though it was a super small one. Like a big muscular man, but only the size of a palm, the old man held it in his hand and raised it in front of him for appreciation.
"It's really amazing." It is not uncommon to summon a steel golem, but it is quite rare to be summoned by someone at the apprentice level. Even though it is such a small-sized demon statue, the way it looks around in the palm of its hand and looks so vivid, you can tell that this is not a low-level spirit.
When he realized that there was a pair of big eyes next to him, looking at him, the inspector quickly came back to his senses and said: "Of course, of course, kid, you have passed the test, very well." He handed over the small iron golem in his hand. He came out and asked: "Then what are you going to do with the child?"
Put the iron golem back on the ground and let it stumble around like a child. Kaya came to her companion and took her small bag. He picked a red magic stone that was in pretty good condition and said, "Teacher once said that when it comes to summoned objects, sending them back is as important as summoning them." While speaking, he knelt down and handed over the magic stone. In the hands of the iron golem.
Although there were no instructions, one was paid. In an instant, a mist-like vortex appeared in mid-air, projecting a soft white light on the iron golem. The spirit attached to it seemed to leave with the light, and the body of the devil returned to its original iron ball.
Although the girl struggled to hold the iron ball, she was no longer able to use the magic of Light Object or Giant Strength, so Kaya had to use all her strength to put the iron ball back on its original shelf.
At this point, the apprenticeship assessment has been successfully completed. According to the records, a total of III (3) people became official magicians, XI (11) people were promoted to second-level apprentices, and IV (4) people became first-level apprentices. The last summoning of the devil has become the subject of discussion among most apprentices for a period of time. After all, it was suspected that the Holy Spirit had been summoned, but it was not retained, but was sent back on the spot.
Later, someone asked the black-haired and brown-skinned girl why she didn't keep the iron golem that she had worked so hard to summon. The girl's answer was helpless.
"But the iron pieces that make up the body of the golem are the property of the association. I can't just take them away if I want. Besides, I don't want to take an iron lump home with me."
What a petty answer belonging to a child. In this case, the association has many accommodation methods to solve the problem of item ownership. Not to mention how heavy the iron ball is, and the material is not rare, so it is not impossible to buy it half and give it half. But the more reason probably lies in the second half of the sentence, which is that I simply don’t want to leave with a piece of shit.
The day after they passed the exam, the two girls welcomed a guest in their residence at the Guest House, a senior steward from the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to bringing congratulations, there is also the remuneration their teachers deserve, including Xbar (10,000) Kir as agreed by the mall system, and three Tripwood magics. After the sale, the amount of the association commission is deducted, totaling XbarXbarMMDCLXI(22661) Keel, comes with an account book for reconciliation.
Such a huge sum of money, of course, is not directly transferred to more than 30,000 gold coins, but a withdrawal slip issued by the Chamber of Commerce and certified by the association.
Since the purpose of establishing the Chamber of Commerce is to serve magicians, a large customer base is tower owners from various places. For the huge amount of money and goods coming and going, although they are transported by the Chamber of Commerce's horse teams and escorts, it is still quite inconvenient.
When the Chamber of Commerce Affiliated to the Magicians Association was first established, there would often be teams of carriages and horses transporting subsidies and rewards from a certain tower owner, as well as supplies for the tower. After arriving, you first pay the money, then order the goods, then collect the money, and then escort the money back.
If this happens more often, a new business model will emerge, which in Lin's opinion is similar to Earth's banking business. However, for keeping this money for the magicians, the Chamber of Commerce will charge neither storage fees nor interest. Magicians will not use the vouchers issued by the Chamber of Commerce to conduct transactions. It is just a place to put money. It's more like the stored value system of some online malls on Earth.
Of course, the visiting senior steward's task was not just to deliver withdrawal vouchers and account books, but also to conduct transactions with representatives from the Tower of the Great Sage. And this is a customer who has been told to take special care of. Because the mall system that is in full swing comes from the hands of the instructors of the two guests in front of them.
Halumi proudly took out a long scroll. It records all the items Lin wants to buy, divided into three major categories. The first category is what you must buy. Most of them are food supplies and materials that the girls can use in their meditation room.
The second category is those that can be purchased if you have enough money. Most of them are magic materials, including potions, metallurgy, magic circles, enchantments, etc. But they are all relatively common things, and there are no very expensive and rare items.
The third category is whether to buy or not. It's just that Lin is suddenly interested in some knowledge and buys something for experimentation. There are some relatively rare things, but that's only for the southwest border of the mainland where the Xijia District branch is located. There are still a lot of output in other areas.
The regional chapters and the chambers of commerce affiliated with the regional chapters will occasionally purchase some specialty resources from various places and then provide them to the magicians in the region for purchase. Of course, the quantity will not be large, and sometimes it will be out of stock. But at this time, it will be handled by ordering and shipping.
And for these hundreds of items, after the price given by the senior steward of the Chamber of Commerce was deducted from the remuneration paid to Tripwood's magician based on his experience and simple calculations, the Chamber of Commerce actually had to pay Xbra again. More kiir for the magician.
This is the figure obtained after paying one year's advance for the first category of supplies, and purchasing twice as much of the second category of materials.
There is no way, the figures given by the president of the mall system are astronomical; and the remuneration for the three Tripwood magics, although it seems to outsiders that I'm not making any money at all, insiders regard it as a huge amount. After a certain level, the astounding numbers were obtained.
If someone with some understanding of the economy hadn't pointed out that this was just an explosive sales amount. When most magicians in Xijia District have bought the browser system, only new people who join the magic world will buy it. By then, sales will plummet. After all, there are only a few dozen new people in the entire Greater Sijia District who are discovered to be talented and able to join the magical world every year.
If the monthly sales of Tripwood's three magics are really the same as the first month, some association executives have suggested that through the village massacre incident, Gabrash Tripwood can directly become a magician. history. Then those three spells were repriced after the association took back ownership.
And this is one of the reasons why Chengguo Eaton came to Lin to discuss the amount of commission the association would charge for those three magics-mainly the browser. If Lin acts too greedy, even if someone wears small shoes, it is considered light, and he may be killed directly.
