Arcane Lord

After sending away Sami and Devine, Shado no longer devoted himself to the study of magic. The two people just did not mean any harm, but sitting here with almost no defense had already alerted him.

Xia Duo changed his posture and leaned against the tree trunk, looking at the ordinary apprentices working in the distance, thinking about some details of the mutual aid study group.

First of all, there must be rules. No matter how small the organization is, if there are rules, there will be status. This is also the basis for his control of the organization. Secondly, the rules can be very loose, but he must leave himself a certain amount of room for authority.

Combined with the student union where he stayed before time travel, Xia Duo had some concerns.

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While considering the organizational rules, Shado was also studying the water control ability he had just acquired today. It was not uncommon in Netheril for him to suddenly gain a specific spellcasting ability.

There are two records in the "Biography of Archmage Dathriel" alone. One of them is very similar to Shado, who also had a dream and then gained the ability to cast spells.

Another comes into contact with a mysterious gem and gains the ability to cast spells.

There are similar records in other books that Xia Duo has read, such as inexplicably acquiring a certain spellcasting ability without doing anything; or the spellcasting ability is inherited from ancestors or fathers.

The Nese mages call these people who have the ability to cast spells without learning as warlocks, or furthermore, they call them "blood warlocks".

They believe that the spellcasting ability of these people comes from a certain special bloodline in their bodies, and often the abilities of these spellcasters can be passed on to the next generation through the bloodline, which seems to confirm this.

But the bloodline theory cannot explain everything. For example, some half-elves are born with simple elf magic, but not every individual of the elf race itself can cast magic.

Whether the so-called elven bloodline is real or not is another matter.

The situation like Xia Duo is even more special. After experiencing a certain kind of special dream, he gained the ability to cast spells related to the content of the dream.

If we insist on talking about bloodline, it can only be said that the concept of bloodline is quite broad.

Comparing the differences between mages and warlocks, Xia Duo found that warlocks are simply born as mage seedlings, because mages must undergo long-term training to enter a state of concentration and access the magic network.

It is not advisable to use a knife to stimulate the body to stimulate the spirit like Chateau did.

But a warlock can directly command spells to appear with his mind, which is equivalent to learning to cast spells before learning the concentration state. After that, he can learn the concentration state much faster than ordinary people.

Now Xia Duo even wonders if he already had the talent of a warlock when he used the knife to stimulate himself? Is that why he successfully came into contact with the Magic Network so easily?

We cannot turn back time, and this question may never be answered.

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After careful study, Xia Duo found that becoming a warlock would not be of much help to his current situation. The main reason was, of course, that a warlock's abilities could not become stronger through learning.

His current ability as a warlock can only affect the shallow layers of the magic network, and cannot reach the level of a formal mage at all.

Perhaps more practice can make spellcasting proficient, but the total spellcasting power is only that high and will not be improved with practice.

If you expect to rely on illusory dreams to improve, you might as well study the principles of magic and the nature of the magic network, and then be promoted to an official mage!

He couldn't control the dream, but the mage's promotion was in his hands. Sha Duo and Sami had not lied to them when they said he would be able to upgrade within a year at the latest.

But Xia Duo was very aware of his own progress, so he came up with the latest date for understanding the first level of magic network and creating a level 1 spell.

If there is other help along the way, such as directly obtaining the structure and elements of a certain level 1 spell, this date may be advanced to an extent that Sha Duo himself cannot imagine.

Xia Duo's identity as a warlock came a little late. Compared to the somewhat useless spell-casting ability, he preferred to improve his physical fitness.

Although the connection between body, soul, and spellcasting ability is not yet clear, the increased energy and strength brought about by improved physical fitness is obvious.

Xia Duo couldn't wait to have this kind of benefit again and again.

Although he does not expect his body to be inhumanly strong, a good body must be the most stable support in his pursuit of magic! Even a trump card in some special situations!

"Should I find someone to learn martial arts skills? Such a strong body cannot be wasted!"

But in an instant, Xia Duo gave up this idea, at least before becoming an official mage, he would not do this, it would be a waste of time.

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Time flew by and it was noon. Xia Duo also stood up and left under the apple tree. When passing the warehouse, the mage on duty kept everyone behind.

"Because some apprentices were lost in the Orc War, some jobs are vacant. You don't have to come in advance tomorrow morning. You'll have to wait in the lobby on the first floor for reassignment."

After saying that, he left directly, leaving a group of apprentices talking among themselves.

"Are you ready to change jobs?"

"If we don't change, how can we win over those formal apprentices? How about you?"

"I look at the situation. If Sammy and the others are still here, I will stay here too."

"Well, me too!" Another person interrupted.

"..."

Xia Duo listened for a while and found that the focus of these people's discussions was actually on their three formal apprentices. If Xia Duo and the others were not prepared to stay in the Arcane Garden, then most of these people were also ready to change jobs.

The changes caused by the opportunity to ask questions made Shado reaffirm his study group plan.

"Xia Duo, are you planning to change your job next?"

Sammy's words immediately silenced the apprentices. Dozens of pairs of eyes were looking at Xia Duo. At this time, Xia Duo also pretended to think about the pros and cons between changing jobs and continuing to stay in the Arcane Garden.

The most direct benefit of changing jobs is that you may come into contact with official mages at work, and you can make a lot of extra money.

But the problem is that it's too late for Xia Duo to hide from those mages now. How can he get up to them?

The advantage of staying in Arcane Garden is that you have more time at your own disposal. In other words, if you stay in Arcane Garden, you don't need to work. You only need to answer a few questions for these ordinary apprentices every month.

In the past, he would ask questions to the apprentices or mage for them, but now Xia Duo can answer them himself, which is a lot less troublesome than before.

In addition, the relatively relaxed environment of the Arcane Garden can even provide more communication time for study groups.

With little thought, he decided to stay in the Arcane Garden, hoping to run it as an additional base for his study group.

But judging from Sami's expression, he seemed to want to change jobs, so Xia Duo told him bluntly, "I plan to stay in Arcane Garden."

Sha Duo's answer was cheered by ordinary apprentices, but Sammy's expression was a little hesitant. He didn't know whether he should stay.

Sammy was torn between opportunities to meet formal mages and study groups.

Seeing this, Xia Duo pushed Sammy's arm and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant first. If you go late, you won't be able to get the elf wine!"