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After corridor, there is still corridor.
Edward didn't notice the surprised look from the poor hider at the other end of the corridor, because he himself was also indulging in an inexplicable surprise.
He did not doubt the threat in the mage's introduction. The strange vision that the ring brought to him allowed him to notice the light of magic on every door. But it was precisely because of this that he was able to pay attention.
He realizes his own specialness - as he stops, certain magic will weaken accordingly.
Such changes will naturally create an opportunity, making people unable to help but explore the secrets behind the unknown. The result of the first attempt is the surprise in front of them. Gently step over the threshold and move forward cautiously until
After confirming that he had not been rejected in any way, the hunter who had just taken on the title of apprentice felt that he was surprised instead of pleasantly surprised.
Is this the so-called chief's prerogative?
Suppressing his heartbeat that seemed to be abnormal, he looked at the spaces shrouded in soft light inside the door at the end of the corridor. As a psychic sorcerer and a mage apprentice, his strong curiosity overcame the hunter's caution - so he shook his head and put aside his temporary thoughts.
To understand things clearly, proceed slowly along the corridor.
Soon, there were more people around him. They were similar in age to him, but they were used to hiding their faces under the shadow of hoods. They were either in groups, whispering to each other like cooing.
Talking, or walking alone, carrying heavy books under their arms. But everyone is in such a hurry, even if they pass by the seemingly unfamiliar figure with a little doubt in their eyes, their footsteps will not stop for even half a minute.
His eyes glanced at the badges that people occasionally hung outside. They were of a familiar style but with a hint of silver. Edward pondered for a moment. Later, he turned into a relatively remote corridor and changed his burqa into the taupe one.
apprentice robe... Then, no one noticed that there was one more person among them who shouldn't belong here.
Speaking hastily may cause trouble, but for those who observe carefully, some things can still be left unasked - so after careful inference, at the end of the crowd, behind two wide doors, the new apprentice finally
I got my wish; I saw a spacious library, a real library. Compared to the one I just saw, it was just a small bookstall, and it was located in a sparsely populated town.
This huge hall has an area comparable to the temple and a space of three floors, and the rows of bookshelves are endless. After briefly checking the nameplates of the bookshelves, Edward discovered that there are things here that are astonishing to the secular world.
The collection of books. Geography, history, linguistics... as well as various anecdotal knowledge, monster illustrations... and even a row of specially divided areas. The labels on the bookshelf are general three-ring spells, and related
research information.
The surprise did not last long. When he took a few pieces of information and tried to leave like the others, he finally learned a little about the procedures here.
It is strictly forbidden to carry any books away at will, and it is forbidden to copy them without permission - of course, prohibition means that all books must be copied by a special person.
"You're new here? Why didn't anyone tell you this little thing? The most common information costs one gold coin for a page of parchment, even if there is only one word. For things related to spells, the price will be increased appropriately. Specific details
The price is on the form over there." A mage guarding the door raised his pale face and his voice was as calm as ice. He looked impatient with this apprentice who interrupted his reading, but did not question whether he had the right to contact him.
information and make too many inquiries.
But in the end, Edward could only send those pieces of parchment back to where they came from - because the content on that form was enough to constrain his pursuit from another angle.
The so-called appropriate means a price increase of dozens, even hundreds or even thousands of times.
That's right, hundreds or thousands of times... Among the information about monsters, the most advanced and detailed ones list all weaknesses and abilities in detail. It costs five to ninety gold coins to copy one piece, and those about alchemy
A copy of the recipe information for the potion costs thousands of gold coins - and in order to prevent easy memorization, the valuable information is only marked with the effect or the beginning. If you want to copy it, the content will not be given until you pay a fee.
As for the essence of magic...
"Copy the spell book. One hundred gold coins for the 0-level tricks, 200 for the 1st level, 400 for the 2nd level, and 3rd level... Oh, ordinary apprentices can only copy up to this point."
He still had that pale and cold face, and his voice was as calm as a machine. However, the price was obviously enough to make the young man from a poor background unable to make up his mind.
In fact, instead of being calm, Edward was actually gnashing his teeth.
It is said that in the dark markets near the Fran frontier, the cheapest slave is only worth three or four silver coins. If you double that, you can buy a good-looking one... And those women with beautiful faces and round buttocks
It's only a dozen gold coins, and even some unlucky little nobles on the frontier, or young ladies from the distant Black Mandarin Duck ancient kingdom, probably don't have the price of 200 gold coins.
Of course, if it was value for money, Edward wouldn't be so excited, but he has admired these things for a long time, and naturally has some experience accumulated over time - it's just a copy of the original text, and it's not like asking them to make magic scrolls.
He can do it with just any clerk. He can even do some magic tricks himself... Even if those things require the use of special ink and certain material powders when copying them, they can't be so expensive at all.
In fact, the general charge is less than half of this.
However, the guy in charge seemed to have no intention of arguing with him about this issue. He lowered his eyes and pointed at the sign behind him - it read in eye-catching large letters the name of Tycho, the leader of the army seven hundred years ago.
Famous quote: "Silence, what a genius needs most is quiet thinking." Under the sign, two ten-foot-tall steel golems, two red lights slowly lit up in the armor above their heads. The coldness was enough.
Let all criticism turn into silence.
This is clearly a monopoly operation, forced buying and selling.
But people just don't worry about you not falling for it.
Without the help of the spell book, the mage cannot prepare and use magic at all, and it is not enough just to be able to use it. What is copied in the spell book also includes complex and profound things such as gestures and magic circles. Repeated study is also necessary, otherwise in the
If you misremember half a note or make half an action wrong when using it, the consequences will most likely affect human life - the magic backfires, causing death or injury, not to mention that it is often in the middle of a battle.
The structure of magic is like a pyramid in all aspects. There are dozens of spells in one circle, and it may even be close to a hundred... It would be fine if it were the apprentices of wealthy businessmen. Not only do they have huge wealth among them,
There are so many of them, and they can copy each other, but Edward has not developed a friendly relationship with them now. Even if he starts from scratch, it will take a lot of time and a lot of effort, and it will not be achieved overnight.
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If I had known this, I might as well have collected a bunch of magic scrolls and brought them to the academy to help copy them privately - hiring a down-and-out magician from the Whispering Forest to do these jobs would have at least doubled the profit.
Edward angrily planned this, but at the moment, whether he is jealous, regretful or angry, this is not a place for a destitute person to spend money...
It feels like entering a treasure mountain and returning empty-handed. It feels like a small fire burning in my heart, but this is not the end... In fact, the flame seems to be burning stronger and stronger.
The structures in the mage tower may be similar in some places. Next to the library is the trading office for magic items. Although the things here are just exercises for middle and low-level mages, the price strategies are different.
It’s the same as in the library, it’s crazy high. The only advantage is that there are so many kinds of things, so diverse, that the dazzling array of things can fill up twenty huge display cabinets... Oh, and they also accept rental services, up to
The usage fee for about a month is 'only' one-tenth of the selling price, and of course does not include consumables.
After reviewing the value of the gold coins in his space bag and determining that it was not worth even the lowest value, Edward sighed, forced himself to take his eyes away from the shining 'condensed gold coins', and slowly walked out of the room.
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After thinking for a moment, he did not look back, but continued to move forward without hesitation.
Wandering among the largest community of mage buildings in the entire continent is like a beginner reading an obscure magic book. Even if it is just one of them, without a guide who is familiar with the way, it is easy to go astray. But being lost for a while is not a problem.
It hindered his detailed appreciation of this grand and magical place, and Edward was not in a hurry to ask for help from a few wizards who occasionally passed by. As a first-class cave bear, he was trapped in such a deserted place because he lost his direction or forgot the route he passed.
In the unpretentious corridor, it is a complete joke. And the self-hypnosis of the psychic is not only helpful in combat.
In fact, the Psychic Crystal Servant once said that if he wanted to, the Psion could even memorize several large pieces of unfamiliar documents on parchment within an hourglass scale - so he was more inclined to take this opportunity to explore the map he could enter.
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Slowly walk along each corridor, stop in front of some open doors, cast a curious look at the silence or noise, but never step into those high thresholds; stop and go, for
At every intersection, try to see if you can enter.
So gradually, the surprise in his heart rose again, suppressing the unhappiness caused by lack of funds - gorgeous or heavy doors opened in front of him without any hindrance, and several passages were covered with light.
Membrane water waves generally flowed around his body, opening up deep passages in front of this uninvited guest. Although the shining luster that sealed those passages became more and more intense and deep, when the young man moved forward, there would always be one of them.
Tolerate his actions and be as friendly as the breath of the wind.
So, move forward, move forward...
When the light that accidentally spilled into some window lattice changed from the afterglow of the setting sun to the cold moonlight, Edward finally stopped.
It's not because of exhaustion - although the time may have entered the night and the last meal was more than ten hours ago, this is just a simple walk, which is not a burden on the body that has been hardened by many years of adventure.
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What stopped me was the doubts that were accumulating in my heart.
The route in his memory has been deleted and deleted, but it has still become extremely complicated - now, he has passed at least thirty corridors and several entrances, and the passage in front of him has also become deeper and deeper unknowingly.
Dark; almost no less than a bluestone corridor in an underground city, with rows of exquisite obsidian doors, but there are no eye-catching signs on each door, only fine fluorescence, outlining rune patterns.
.The dim green radiance beats endlessly like phosphorus fire, forming the most profound and unfathomable mysterious atmosphere.
No matter how you look at it, this is not an ordinary area, and is it really just because you are the chief apprentice that you can get here?
Reasonable doubts were like a basin of ice water extinguishing the burning flame of curiosity, which made his heart tremble. Looking around this deep corridor, he felt a little scary. So he rubbed his eyes and turned around.
Looking back...telling myself in my heart that this little adventure is over.
But at this moment, a subtle creaking sound suddenly sounded
He shrunk reflexively, but then, Edward couldn't help but smile bitterly...
The sound was coming from a door next to him - the turning movement brought him closer to the barrier above, so the faint light covering the lock spring automatically dissipated as he approached... the vaguely visible shield
It burst like a bubble, and then the door opened to both sides with a soft creak.
The inside of the door showed a soft forest white color. I don't know what kind of animal bones, or it was as smooth as ivory, with fine silver runes cast on it. When the door was fully opened, what was revealed was a room.
Small hall.
The chief apprentice shook his head and stepped through the door.
He didn't understand what the symbols on the door meant, but in the cave bear's perception, the value of a place was usually directly proportional to its high-end and preciousness - a box of gold would not be filled with straw, but so
Among the complicated passages and elaborate decorations, it is obvious that what is hidden inside cannot be a simple thing.
Since I have the authority to enter it, I naturally can't miss it.
Different from the corridor, the four walls here are like mirrors, with various magical runes of unknown purpose flickering on them. The faint flickering reflects the floating light and shadow in the control room, and there is no sense of depression at all. The first thing that caught Edward's eyes was
An exquisite desk, followed by rows of neatly erected ebony bookshelves and parchment scrolls stacked in small mounds. Although it has fallen into a layer of dust and seems to have not been touched for a long time, it is still enough to make the apprentice whisper.
sigh
A mage's study.
This realization made Edward's heart beat faster in an instant. Although as expected, the things here still have those ubiquitous magical protections.
The only things the apprentice could approach were the front row, the bookshelves filled with scattered sheepskins, but he still nodded - after all, this was obviously not a library, and even these scattered items were obviously larger than the books below.
The ones in the pavilion were much more advanced. Especially when he unfolded one, and after careful inspection, his mood became even higher - those sheepskins that didn't look big were all, without exception, magic scrolls.
This is not a scroll for casting spells, but the magic cast on it is extremely convenient - with a little mental power gathered, lines of content will be displayed on it. When new ones appear, the old ones will disappear.
, let this small piece of sheepskin carry hundreds or even thousands of times the content on the surface. The text is even matched with various patterns. The richness of the content... is no less than any so-called electronic paper book file.
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Of course there are some flaws... After browsing it, Edward gritted his teeth - he couldn't understand most of the characters on it.
In fact, this is not surprising. There are many regions in this world, a long history, and a variety of natural languages. Especially the things that mages are exposed to, some of them do not belong to this world, so they are more complicated and have not been systematically studied.
He, of course, does not have the ability to read fluently.
But the solution doesn't seem difficult.
Scratching his head, he remembered that among the arcane arts, there was a spell called Understanding Languages, which could solve similar problems - although it was a first-level spell and he could not cast it yet. However, similar magic items were sold at a similar price.
It's not too outrageous. Oh, remember, there seemed to be such a thing in the trading place I just watched?
But the price is so heart-wrenching... Okay, maybe, go to the magic shop on Tiepu Street and have a look?
But what happened to my incredibly high authority? Did I make a mistake? Why don't I go find a mage and ask? But what if I really got it because I made a mistake and then it was taken back?
Thinking about the biggest trouble, Edward returned the same way. However, when he walked out of the last passage in a daze, he was stunned for a moment - a small group of figures stood in the corridor, staring straight at him.
Glowing green, looking at the tiger with eager eyes.
"Is something wrong?"
He frowned, glanced at the group of little guys who had formed a horizontal line and blocked the corridor, and then asked the one standing at the front with the tallest head held high - a look of pride and pride on his face.
Deliberate indifference cannot hide the naivety and ignorance that belongs to a child...well, it is innocence. But his identity as a leader is still obvious.
"I hope I can have a fair competition with you."
The indifferent boy spoke slowly, with the eagerness in his eyes like burning flames, and the arrogance and determination on his face as if he was going to blow up a fortress to catch the eye: "If you want to win our respect with your own strength, then tomorrow, in the college
Meet in the arena."
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