Under the guidance of the third-generation magic goddess Midnight, Zuo Si spent a whole week to finally read the first section of the first major chapter of the Netherese scroll, which is the first of the ten scrolls.<
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It has to be said that as one of the earliest intelligent creatures in the world to create civilization on land, and also the creators of all scaly creatures, such as lizard men and snake men, the Saruk witches' theoretical research on arcane magic is indeed
It can be regarded as reaching the pinnacle.
Even the glorious civilization of Netheril later only extended and transformed some spells and application technologies from the results of the former's basic theoretical research, and that's all.
As for inventions and creations, although it cannot be said that there are none at all, there are no commendable breakthroughs in basic theoretical research.
Moreover, the magic words used by the witches and demons when writing these scrolls are also original, and even their compatriots who have not studied arcana may not be able to understand them.
The most striking feature is that the meaning expressed by a magic rune is very complex, often equivalent to a dozen words or even dozens or hundreds of words in the common language of Faerûn.
Just like ancient classical Chinese, it has been streamlined to the extreme.
Especially in the beginning where the basic theory is explained, any misunderstanding will have an impact on all subsequent parts.
Fortunately!
With the guidance of Midnight, the goddess of magic, Zuo Si finally completed the most difficult and dangerous first step without any danger.
Once you understand the theoretical basis and outline of the opening chapter, you won’t have much of a problem learning the next divided knowledge.
Of course, as a reward for reading a Netherese scroll, Zuo Si's understanding of magic has become deeper, and the surging arcane energy in his body is ready to come out.
As long as you are willing, you can upgrade the level of any arcane spellcasting profession at any time.
However, he did not rush to use it. Instead, he planned to upgrade the [Mystic] profession to LV8 first and obtain the seventh-level spell slot, and then add the rewards obtained from reading these scrolls to the [Archmage] profession.p>
After all, [Mystic] is not a purely arcane spellcasting profession, it also includes divine magic.
Therefore, you cannot enjoy the benefits of reading Netherese scrolls.
In this way, you can directly buy the five levels of Archmage profession for free.
Make money with blood!
Just when Zuo Sim was happily thinking about how to optimize the existing spell-casting professions, Midnight casually put the first golden scroll back into the box and said in a slightly approving tone: "It only took a week to read this scroll.
I'm really surprised by your level of intelligence and understanding of all the content. You know that even for Chosen Ones like Elminster and some other legendary mages, it might take a month or even longer."
"This is all thanks to your teachings and this pair of [eyes of knowledge]. It has given me powers of observation and speed of understanding that others cannot imagine." Zuo Si responded very modestly.
"No! This is not just my teaching, but also the credit given to you by the God of Knowledge for those eyes. If you don't mind, can you tell me the secret of your abnormal physical condition and super intelligence?" Midnight Rao
Ask if interested.
Zuo Si didn't speak, just smiled and shook his head gently.
"Okay, I think I understand what's going on."
Midnight didn't bother too much, and decisively classified it as a planeswalker's unique method and professional special ability.
After all, in the description of Ogma, the God of Knowledge, this is a special group that can rival the gods.
You can even directly cross the gap between space and space without passing through the star realm and the etheric plane as a transit, and enter the "dark void" that even gods cannot set foot in.
Therefore, it is not worth making a fuss about mastering some special powers that can continuously strengthen oneself.
Compared with these, the goddess of magic is actually more interested in the energy channel connecting Zuo Si to another world.
Because through these days of observation, she can feel that the primitive magical energy is constantly surging in the body of the little guy in front of her, and at the same time, it has formed a coexistence phenomenon with the magic network within a radius of several hundred meters.
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This is why she clearly did not allow those magic systems to enter this world, but Zuo Si was still able to use them normally.
"What are you looking at?"
Zuo Si was a little frightened by the strange eyes of the goddess, and subconsciously touched his face.
Midnight smiled and shook his head: "No, it's nothing. Now I finally understand why so many gods are interested in you.
Because your existence itself is like a miracle made up of countless coincidences.
That dazzling soul is like a flawless gem, attracting every life that sees it.
Okay, now that you have successfully read the first scroll, you should be able to handle the rest by yourself, and there is no need for me to stay and waste time.
But please remember, if you feel tingling in your brain or confusion when reading other scrolls, use the holy symbol to ask me for help."
After saying these words, the incarnation of the goddess of magic opened a portal and disappeared without a trace.
Zuo Si felt confused and puzzled by the goddess' last inexplicable words.
But he didn't hesitate for too long. After a few minutes, he put away the box used to store the Netheril scrolls and immediately set off for the Tower of Order in Waterdeep City, intending to use the share of the adventure profits sent by the dwarf Ruger a few days ago.
Go buy some materials and magic items.
Counting the time, I have almost left Ascatra for several months, and it is time to go back.
After showing the member badge that Kelben had applied for for him to the guard at the door, Zuo Si was qualified to enter the Tower of Order.
Of course, this huge building is more appropriately described as a magic fortress than a tower.
In fact, "Mage Tower" is essentially a very abstract concept and does not necessarily have to be in the shape of a spire.
Because as long as there is an elemental pool that can collect and store energy, the surrounding walls and ceilings are reinforced with magical energy, and some special function rooms are built, it can be collectively called a "mage tower".
And unlike most mage towers, which are quiet, this place is as noisy as a market.
Countless guys dressed like adventurers were bargaining fiercely with the apprentices in charge of selling magic weapons, equipment, potions, scrolls and props at various stalls.
Due to the "consignment" method, certain mages will give a "lowest price" when they hand over the items they make to the Tower of Order for sale.
The task of these apprentices is to sell them at the highest price possible.
Starting from the "base price", for every 10% increase in sales price, the person in charge of the booth can get a portion of the commission, up to 50% of the net profit after removing the base price, which is almost half.
I have to say that the person who invented this incentive policy is definitely a "genius".
He mobilized the subjective initiative of every apprentice responsible for sales work through the bundling of interests.
Whether it is to earn the high cost of learning magic, or to please the archmages and let them give them guidance, the apprentices must give full play to their ingenuity and fool the adventurers into taking out the last gold coin in their pockets.p>
"It looks like a lot of fun."
Davian looked around with interest and commented.
"Yes! The managers of the Tower of Order directly transformed this place into a trading market for various magic items. However, non-guild members seem to need to pay a deposit before they can enter."
Zuo Si obviously noticed that when the adventurers came in, they would hand a bag of gold coins, at least five hundred, to a woman who looked like a cashier at the door.
But it’s not surprising when you think about it.
After all, even the cheapest items sold here cost hundreds of gold coins, which ordinary people cannot afford.
What's more, the composition of the group of adventurers is quite complex.
Especially those thieves with dirty hands and feet, who often take away some "souvenirs" when the shopkeeper is not paying attention when buying things.
After paying the security deposit, if they want to steal something, they have to consider whether the gain outweighs the loss.
Just when Zuo Si was about to skip the finished products and look for valuable raw materials, he suddenly heard a fierce quarrel in the distance.
After taking a closer look, it turned out that an adventurous team was selling their "trophies", two relatively well-preserved beholder corpses.
The leader of the barbarians waved his thick arms, spitting foam from his mouth crazily, and roared in a stern tone: "Only two thousand gold coins? What a joke! This is not one of those small Gaussian beholders, but one that can truly
A real beholder that releases anti-magic force fields and various terrifying rays. Look at its huge main eye and the eye stalks surrounding it. This thing is worth at least five thousand gold coins."
"If they are alive, let alone five thousand gold coins, even tens of thousands are no problem. But the problem is that these are just corpses. With my authority, I can only give out two thousand gold coins at most. If you are not satisfied, you can choose to bring them
Go back."
A young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties, wearing a mage's robe, shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly.
As a member of the Anmin Mage Guild, he is not afraid of a few adventurers who want to play tricks.
Not to mention a barbarian who is over two meters tall, even a hybrid of a giant and an ogre must act according to the rules.
Otherwise, all kinds of powerful control and charm magic can teach those ignorant guys how to behave with their tail between their legs in minutes.
To be continued...