Time flew by, and when Lu Yuan raised his head, a year had passed. [No pop-up novel website]
A lot happened this year.
After Lu Yuan became Habaser Delin's assistant, he began to show off his talent in forging. He had high attribute bonuses and his achievements in it were brilliant. After showing his prominence in the three fields of potion, arrow enchantment and weapon making, he successfully made the first enchanted chain mail, becoming an expert in the four fields, and thus became Master Habaser Delin's first informal mage. assistant.
Becoming an assistant means that he has his own independent laboratory to carry out his own research, he has access to Master Habaser Delin's private library instead of the library of the wizarding grocery store, and he has a 5% commission on each product produced. ! Yes, no matter how long I worked before, it was always voluntary labor without money.
In the next six months, except for going to the thieves guild a few times, he stayed in the laboratory. Half a year later, Lu Yuan announced two things. First, he successfully analyzed the formula of the "King of Thieves" potion, and from now on, the magic grocery store can also produce this potion. Moreover, he will exclusively enjoy 20% of the potion’s profits for ten years! Of course, the reason for obtaining such high benefits is mainly due to the second piece of news - he successfully parsed a spell "Mage Armor" and became an official mage!
This year, he was sixteen years old.
In terms of age, he is very average, because many geniuses can cast first-level spells at the age of five or six, and to put it bluntly, this is especially true for those warlocks who rely on their reputations.
Only Habaser Delin knows his genius, because only Habaser Delin knows the circumstances under which he broke through and became a first-level mage. So his gift was a five-year loose contract, a "secondary space bag" with 16 feet of space (about 5 cubic meters), and one sentence - "Don't feel like you like me, and don't give up the motivation to move forward!" "
The system therefore gave a task called "The Love of Habaser Delin", and Lu Yuan planned to let it rot in the taskbar forever.
I remember when playing the Baldur's Gate game, the protagonist could not obtain a space bag in the Baldur's Gate area anyway. That was probably because the world he walked in had no connection with the upper level of this world. He was just a person outside the circle. ranger.
For business tycoons and magic masters like Habaser Delin, although the secondary space bag is rare, its value is less than 10,000 gold coins. It is a very suitable gift for a new mage.
He practiced rapier privately for a while. However, after competing with a mercenary, oh, after he spent money to secretly hire the mercenary to feed him, he temporarily gave up his plan to cultivate both magic and martial arts.
It can only be said that the so-called first-level "Wandering Swordsman" is still too weak. Upgrading is still far away. With three tasks, he completed the task of "formally becoming a mage" in one year and gained 600 experience points. At other times, whether he killed chickens, dogs or secretly killed a goblin, he did not bring even a little experience value.
Complete "The Love of Habaser Delin"? He would rather die!
During this year, due to Habaser Delin's obvious attention and protection for him, other people's attitudes towards him were also constantly changing.
William put down his arrogance very directly and discussed with him several times about his willingness to form an alliance. The cousins were both official mages, and they would be a force that cannot be ignored in the future. In order to improve his relationship with Lu Yuan, he even spent his own money to buy back the Naxikai house owned by Lu Yuan's parents and later sold by his uncle.
Afterwards, the two agreed that William would expand his power in the Mage's Guild and form his own group; while Lu Yuan would join the Alchemist's Guild and strive to become a pivotal role, and the two would assist each other in the future.
It only took one year for Niklas and Widowmaker to change their attitude towards Lu Yuan from looking down to looking up. Of course, this was a year of mutual benefit. The rare potions made by Lu Yuan were sold at high prices on the black market, and rare stolen goods were purchased through them. Both parties made a lot of money.
The most enviable thing is his contract, which stipulates that he works 6 hours a day, half a year of work and half a year of vacation, for five years. This should be considered first-class treatment in a witchcraft grocery store.
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Flowing like the Milky Way, shining like the sun.
Lu Yuankuan sat down, cleared his mind, and slowly sank into darkness.
To describe, to feel.
Gradually, a silvery glow appeared all around. They were tiny dots of light, filling the whole world like fireflies. You will just turn a blind eye when you look at it with your eyes. Only after entering meditation can you look at it with your soul.
The light spots gradually enlarged into spots, the spots became radiance, the brilliance enlarged into galaxies, and the galaxies enlarged into galaxies.
When every point of light is so big that it covers the sky.
In the darkness, the boundless "net" woven with silver threads was revealed.
Consciousness came into contact online, and waves of arcane magic poured into the space of consciousness. Lu Yuan used his spirit to control it, and tremblingly outlined a few symbols.
When the model was fully formed, Lu Yuan's consciousness continued to sink. He saw the second layer of the network, which was flowing brilliance, and could even vaguely feel the power of the "source" in the distant place. However, at this time, the fatigue coming from his consciousness forced him to withdraw.
When he opened his eyes, there were already four models floating in the conscious space, one in the shape of a question mark, which was the "identification technique"; one in the shape of an eye, which was the "sleep technique"; one was a burning flame, that It is "Burning Hands"; the last one is a translucent armor symbol, which is "Mage Armor".
Yes, he can already prepare four first-level spells at once. Except for the two spell slots provided by high intelligence bonus, he already has two first-level spell slots to use, which means that Lu Yuan is actually a second-level mage.
(As for the relationship between spell ring number and character level, please refer to other books, so I won’t go into details. Basically, there are two poles of the mage character, and the spell ring number increases by one level. At the third level, you learn second-level spells, and at the fifth level, you learn third-level spells. ,That's it.
At first glance, Lu Yuan's method of preparing spells is no different from that of an ordinary mage, except that he does not hold a spell book. In essence, it is quite different! The learning of a magician has always been divided into three parts - meditation and mental training, learning to analyze spells and holding books to prepare magic.
Through constant meditation, it is the basic skill of a mage to get in touch with the magic network, become familiar with and absorb the magic power, and strengthen the connection with the magic network.
Then, by studying the spell information, we analyze the essential structure of the spell, and continue experimenting until we master it. This is the basic process of learning a new spell.
Finally, expensive materials are consumed and the well-researched spells are copied into the magic book that is carried with them. When you are full of energy, open the magic book and connect to the magic network. According to the information in the magic book, build models one by one in the corresponding magic nets, and then guide the infusion of your own spiritual power and the magic power of the magic nets to complete the magic preparations. When necessary, you can cast the spell as long as you complete the spell guidance.
Lu Yuan has been practicing the meditation method left by his father since he was a child. It is just a simple exercise of mental strength and does not require contact with the magic network. The first spell he cast, "Mage's Hand", was also cast by mobilizing the magic power dissipating in the space through his mental power. A very small number of mages who are naturally mentally powerful cast their first spell in this way during the enlightenment stage, and cast it directly without preparation.
After all, the magic power required for the zero-ring spell is very small, and the magic power dissipating in the air can be satisfied, without the need to prepare through the magic network. After they practiced the mage's meditation method, their mental affinity for magic increased significantly, and they could easily obtain the required magic through the magic network, so they embarked on the path of an orthodox mage.
Because Lu Yuan didn't have the guidance of a mage, he couldn't even have a decent textbook. So what he has been using is to use his mental power to mobilize the magic power, both in the air and in the magic network, and then build a model in the magic network and display it. The affinity between the mental power and magic gained through his meditation is not high, so it is very difficult to learn magic. When he first prepared the magic, he couldn't even "bind" the magic, and it disappeared after turning around in the magic network...
After becoming an official mage and understanding the shortcomings of his own meditation method, he thought more than once about giving up this method of meditation and practicing the meditation method of an official mage instead. But there was always a thought in the dark that stopped him, telling him that now was the best choice, so he persisted. Now his mental power is almost the same as that of a seventh-level mage like William, but he can still only cast one spell successfully.
Of course, there are benefits. He can only consume mental energy to mobilize magic power to cast spells without preparing spells. Because the zero-ring spell calls for less magic power and consumes less mental energy, he can cast it almost hundreds of times, as fast as an ordinary mage. But if it is a first-level spell, it would use the free magic power and the magic power of the magic net at the same time to twist and build the model, fill it with magic power and then release it. It would consume three times the time of a normal mage and the normal amount of mental power. This kind of spellcasting is very dangerous, and a slight interruption will cause severe backlash. You must ensure that the environment is safe before trying it.
This method of casting spells is somewhat similar to the way of casting spells in the Neisse era. At that time, there was no magic network, and arcane power filled the world with violent and changeable forces. Arcanists used their powerful spiritual power to shape arcane energy into spells directly. cast.
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Putting nearly 10,000 gold coins and a change of clothes into the secondary space bag, some bread from the bakery downstairs, some barbecue and a crossbow, a magic book, some magic materials and two magic rings, he discovered I still have almost nothing. Shaking his head, he opened the attic window. An awning stretched forward above the window. Under the awning, in addition to the window, there was also a stone basin for feeding pigeons.
There are many pigeons in Baldur's Gate, and every morning the pigeons circle over the city with whistles. This is how many people wake up from their dreams, open the windows to breathe fresh air, watch the pigeons flying, and start a whole day of life.
Therefore, out of love for pigeons, many families put such feeding basins on their roofs.
Lu Yuan stirred the grains a little, and several thumb-sized bottles were exposed among the scattered grains. This is where he has always hidden his things, right where everyone can see them. Every time Niklas came here, he would grab the edge of the basin and use his strength to turn it over, but he never looked...
After packing everything up, Lu Yuan planned to go on a trip.
Systemically speaking, Baldur's Gate was too safe and quiet, not suitable for his upgrade. And he also wanted to travel like those new mages to find opportunities to improve the level of the mages.
Those kind hands extended, that extremely loose contract, Lu Yuan, who had experienced countless things in his previous life, knew clearly that he was not worth the price, and those people were investing in his future. If his future does not meet his expectations, he will have to pay back with his bones and flesh!
Alchemy is a skill that is closely related to magic level. It is not something that Lu Yuan can do anything by just using skill points to increase the level.
The production of a bottle of magic potion requires many processes. The cultivation, collection, refining, purification, extraction, synthesis, etc. of materials, and the last and most important step, casting the spell. Only a bottle of potion produced in this way has a magical effect and can be called a magic potion.
Mages of different levels cast the same spell, and the effects cast by high-level mages are far greater than those of junior spellcasters. This is the difference in spellcasting levels. The spellcasting level is generally equivalent to the mage level. For Lu Yuan, his apparent spellcasting level is level one. In fact, he learned a secret method recorded in the library of Habaser Delin, which can add the level of part-time job to the caster level, up to 4 levels. So his two-level mage plus one-level swashbuckler, the casting level is level 3.
What can a 3rd level caster do? Can make basic magic potions, such as minor medical potions. Or a simple magical object, like a crystal ball or something, the kind that costs dozens of gold coins each.
Even though his alchemy skills reached more than ten levels, and even though he spent a whole day completing 90% of the crafting of a bottle of potion, he could only get 5% of the profit. A fourth-level and seventh-level mage spends one minute casting a spell on the potion, and if it is completed, he can easily take away 15%.
This is the difference.
The threshold for making magic weapons, armor or shields is Spellcasting Level 5; making wands requires Spellcasting Level 5; making staffs and magic accessories requires Spellcasting Level 12! It can almost be regarded as a patent for middle-aged and elderly magicians.
Don’t be surprised when you see a small +1 ring costing 5,000 gold coins. Behind that lies countless years of hard research and exploration by an intermediate mage!
