Arcane Lord

Furthermore, Xia Duo didn't know what Mu Yan meant by "getting rid of him". Although Old Neil was hateful, the relationship between Junior Neil and Xia Duo was still good.

Xia Duo, who came from the peaceful era and only stayed in Faerun for less than a year, is still not able to kill people and destroy households with peace of mind. However, as long as there is a chance, Xia Duo will definitely give Old Neil retribution personally so that he can try it. Taste the wrath of the people of Earth.

By the way, there are also his set of imitation silk pajamas and plush slippers. Although they are not valuable things on earth, in Faerun, these are the only things he misses about the earth. It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a priceless treasure, but it was "bought" by Old Neil for 5 gold coins. This must be taken back.

Mu Yan was a little surprised by Xia Duo's refusal, but he still respected Xia Duo's choice, "In that case, you stay with me for the next two days, and I will give you a bard initiation to see if you are suitable for this place." Of course, this does not affect your future development on other roads.”

Xia Duo nodded and stayed here with Mu Yan.

…

On the other side, Old Neil, who got up early, planned to ask his son to trick Xia Duo outside the town, and then hand it over to the adventurers of the Wild Wolf Group he had contacted to brand him as a slave. Old Neil was not bold enough to carry out such an operation in the town yet. .

However, when his son shouted that Shado was missing and came downstairs, Old Neil was confused. Why was it different from what he expected? He knew that Shado was a stranger and had no relatives in Savile Town. Only then did he dare to think of turning Xia Duo into a slave.

Why did the person suddenly disappear? Where did it go?

Old Neil grabbed his son who was still in a panic, slapped him in the face, and asked, "Stop screaming, where did Xia Duo go?"

"I don't know. I didn't see Xia Duo when I went in, but the window was open." Xiao Neil said aggrievedly. He didn't get beaten yesterday, and he was a little lucky in his heart, but he didn't expect to be slapped so early in the morning.

Hearing his son say that the window upstairs was open, Old Neil had some suspicions in his mind, but he still couldn't figure out where the news leaked out. He planned to enslave Xia Duo and hide it from his wife and children, just waiting for everything to be a foregone conclusion.

My son has a good relationship with Xia Duo, but now that Xia Duo has become a slave, why can’t I play with him? As for his wife Susan, Old Neil is also very confident in persuading her.

But now that Xia Duo is gone, all his calculations have come to nothing. Old Neil was a little annoyed and slapped his son again, "Do you know where Xia Duo might go?"

"I don't know, I don't know." Little Neil didn't know what Old Neil wanted to do with Xia Duo, and since he had just been slapped twice, he immediately got angry.

But at this moment, Old Neil was feeling annoyed. He subconsciously slapped him a few more times, but as if he thought of something, he forcefully took back his raised hand and forced a smile:

"Then do you know where Xia Duo might have gone?"

Little Neil thought about it seriously and said, "When I passed by Brotto's blacksmith shop yesterday, what did Brotto promise to process for Chateau -"

Hearing Brotto's name, Old Neil's heart skipped a beat. As one of the only master blacksmiths in Savile Town, there was nothing Old Neil could do if Brotto protected Shado.

"No, it's impossible. I've known Broto since I was a child. A dwarf wouldn't identify with a human so easily!"

Old Neil still had fantasies in his heart. He left his son behind and was about to go to Broto's blacksmith shop. At this time, Young Neil finally realized that his father was looking for Xia Duo in such a hurry. Maybe I would go to the circus outside the town." I swallowed the words in my stomach.

Seeing his father rushing out the door, there was a trace of worry in Junior Neil's eyes.

…

Outside Savile Town, inside Muyan's tent.

Because he wanted to enlighten Xia Duo as a bard, Mu Yan did not open his stall today. The steward of the Lion and Fire Circus came to inquire. Xia Duo saw the respectful attitude of the steward in extraordinary clothes towards Mu Yan. In his heart, he understood Mu Yan's words that his strength was not inferior to that of the local mage lord.

After dismissing the steward, Mu Yan took out the piccolo from his waist, played a few syllables at random, and then told Xia Duo, "Okay, no one will disturb me anymore."

Is this a spell cast?

Well, Xia Duo is "law-blind" at the moment. Even if Mu Yan casts a spell in front of him, he can't tell the difference. However, when he thinks that he is about to come into contact with magic, Xia Duo feels hot in his heart.

"Before the official initiation, I will tell you some common sense about magic so that you can have a basic understanding of spell casters." Mu Yan motioned for Xia Duo to sit down, and he also found a comfortable position to lean on before continuing. said:

"Both bards and mages can be called spellcasters, and both can cast spells, but the specific principles of their spellcasting are different."

As soon as he heard this sentence, Shado felt that he might not be able to complete his enlightenment. After staying in Savile Town for more than half a year, although he did not have access to specific magic knowledge, some common sense could be widely spread and it would definitely explain some problems. .

In the town of Saville, the sentence that Sha Duo heard most was that the mage is the embodiment of wisdom and power.

What is wisdom and power? According to Sha Duo's understanding, combined with the background of the game before time travel, it should refer to knowledge and magic. Furthermore, mages gain wisdom, magic, and power because of knowledge.

The starting point for it all is knowledge.

This is also the reason why Xia Duo chose to pursue the path of a mage to gain the power of self-preservation. Otherwise, he could have believed in the gods to gain the power of divine arts. It was not because of the incompatibility of the three views, but simply because he sincerely agreed with the teachings of those gods.

If the bard and the mage have different principles of casting spells, then it is likely that Xia Duo cannot accept the type. Even if he can be successfully enlightened, his future development will be very limited.

Mu Yan continued: "The magic of the mage comes from knowledge and reality, while the magic of the bard comes from the heart."

"Heart?!" Xia Duo couldn't help but make a surprised sound.

"Yes, the magic of the bard comes from the heart. As long as you are passionate about magic, then magic will respond to you, and you don't need to spend most of your time and energy on research like a mage."

Mu Yan's words are quite complacent, as if he looks down on those mages who are like research machines and don't understand the beauty of life.

At this moment, Xia Duo felt even more disappointed. What does it mean that magic comes from the heart? Xia Duo couldn't accept such an idealistic way of obtaining magic. It's not that idealism is wrong, but Xia Duo grew up on Earth where materialism prevails, and his worldview has long been formed.

It's hard for Xia Duo to accept that the bard doesn't pursue the source and principle of magic. As an Earthling, "asking why for everything" has become an instinct that goes deep into the soul.

Mu Yan doesn't care whether Xia Duo is idealistic or materialistic, and continues to talk about the similarities and differences between different spellcasters.

Xia Duo heard that among the common spellcasting professions such as mages, priests, warlocks, druids, and bards, the most suitable one for him is the mage. As for the arcane master, that is the advanced profession of the mage, and Xia Duo doesn't need to consider it for the time being.