Arcane Lord

Of course, for Xia Duo, the name is secondary. The key is what the situation in Faerun is like, which is what he cares about.

Netheril, what a familiar name!

This is also the country he is in now.

There is also a description of Netheril in a game that Shado liked very much before traveling through time. There are many legends about it, the most famous of which are of course the Arcanist, the Floating City, and Karsus who finally sought death and destroyed everything. .

When Sha Duo was helping out at Old Neil's hotel, he asked a lot of adventurers around the corner, but the answer he got was just that the empire had arcanists, but there was no floating city, or any flying city, or even those adventurers. He also regarded Xia Duo's words as a joke and spread them around the hotel.

The name "Xia Duo, who fantasizes about looking for the flying city", has also spread in a small area.

This made Xia Duo shocked and angry. He was afraid of attracting some great power, but he had no choice. Those adventurers would not care about a "down-and-out nobleman" like him. Even Old Neil -

Thinking of Old Neil, who had gradually changed his attitude recently, Xia Duo felt a little chill in his heart. He subconsciously touched his left waist with his left hand, where there was a once-abandoned dagger hidden under the hem of his clothes. After Xia Duo secretly Polished, barely usable.

Being in another world, he felt too insecure.

Fortunately, Netheril is not yet in the era when floating cities filled the sky. There is enough time for Xia Duo to grow up enough to participate in that magnificent era, and even become a trend-setter of the era.

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"Xia Duo, what are you thinking about? Go see the troll!"

The blond Neil pulled Xia Duo's clothes, squeezed through the crowded square, and walked toward the southeast. The way back to the hotel there was also the way to see the circus outside the town.

Looking at Little Neil, who had just grown up and didn't have much of a city, Sha Duo thought about the past six months when Little Neil taught him Common Language and taught him how to fish in the river outside the town, and when Sha Duo had conflicts with adventurers because of his language barrier. The scene of the rescue made Xia Duo feel mixed emotions, and he didn't know whether the two of them would be as close as they were today in the future.

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Arriving at the southeast corner of the square, heading east is the road out of town to see the circus, while heading south is the road back to Old Neil's Hotel. A large pile of dry firewood is piled at the intersection of the two roads. A group of half-sized Children are spreading spices on the pyre.

This is for the bonfire party in the evening.

The colorful spices dyed the pyre into a strange color. An old man wearing linen was sitting on the side of the road with a smile and watching all this. With his fingers moving slightly, a little man made of spice powder appeared in front of the child. in the middle of them, causing them to chase and fight.

However, Xia Duo noticed that although the old man had a smile on his face, his forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat, and his body was even trembling a little. He was a crappy old mage.

Of course, the official title is not even enough for a mage apprentice, but Xia Duo is still willing to call these people who can cast spells a mage.

He had seen scenes similar to this many times in Savile Town for more than half a year. Every time he saw it, Sha Duo couldn't help but be envious that an ordinary person could also perform magic.

It's a pity that this old man wasted his talent, and in his old age he can only perform one or two tricks to amuse children.

In the empire, magic is not out of reach. Maybe the old woman selling bread on the street corner can do the dough-making trick with her hands, but only the real mages can represent the mystery and power of magic.

The elves brought magic, but the Nese people did not have the outstanding talents of the elves. Most people might only be able to do two tricks in their lifetime, which did not help their livelihood at all.

For the current Nese people, survival is the biggest problem. The empire was born more than 800 years ago, but it is still fighting against the wilderness. What is the use of wasting a lifetime to learn a trick that makes hair shine or make dust fly?

Most Netherese, even if they are able to cast magic before reaching adulthood, will not choose the path of a mage unless they are lucky enough to find a teacher who is willing to teach them for free.

And more people who are unable to perform magic before reaching adulthood are even less likely to choose the path of a mage.

Xia Duo was from Earth and had already reached adulthood before he came to Faerûn. He couldn't talk about performing magic before he became an adult, but he did not give up.

Because the factor that determines a mage's ultimate achievement is not whether he can cast spells before reaching adulthood. There are many famous mage in the empire who even started learning magic after they were 30 years old, and achieved success in just a few years.

Living in a foreign land, perhaps only magic can give Xia Duo the confidence to continue living, and for this confidence, Xia Duo will pay any price.

Life is precious. If you can get magic by believing in gods and sacrificing to devils, Sha Duo will do it without hesitation, but he has inquired about it. The goddess of magic never bestows magic because of belief, but only because of her ability in the field of magic. Honor someone for a breakthrough.

Other gods also need to agree with and practice the gods' ideas in order to gain magical power. Even if Shado is willing to do so, it will be difficult to recognize the teachings of those gods from the bottom of his heart, unless there is a god of scientific practice or omniscient truth in Faerûn. god.

As for the devil, Xia Duo has never heard anyone mention it. Maybe he has too few things to come into contact with. How much knowledge can those adventurers who go outside the town every day to hunt goblins and beasts and collect materials know about the devil? Woolen cloth?

But there is an opportunity right now. The mage lord of Savile Town is recruiting servants. Although they are just servants, this is the easiest opportunity to get close to magic. Those who can do magic in Savile Town will not teach people how to cast spells. Otherwise, you could have started classes and made money long ago.

Standing at the corner of the street, Xia Duo couldn't help but turn around and look to the northwest. Although he could see it every day, he couldn't help but marvel at the tall, dark mage tower in the northwest of the town.

At this time, a magic rune emitting a blue glow was suspended on the top of the mage tower. The blue light and darkness intertwined and fluctuated, as if a living creature was breathing regularly. I learned from the adventurers to identify the rune on the top of the tower. Chateau knew that it represented the time at this moment - just after noon.

"Don't look at it. The results will be available in three days. If we can pass the assessment, we can live there in the future. Now let's go see the trolls with me." Neil once again mentioned going to the east gate of the town to see the trolls. Troll.

Xia Duo was a little embarrassed, "Neal, why don't you go tomorrow? Today is Midsummer, and the adventurers are all free. Old Neil must be very busy at the moment, so let's go back and help first."

Thinking of the scene in the morning when he told Old Neil that he was going to take the Mage Tower assessment, the expression on Old Neil's face was so wonderful. Of course Xia Duo knew, because Junior Neil leaked the assessment to him, so he also He wanted to take the assessment, but there would be two less helpers in the store today. Of course, Old Neil felt unhappy.

On a deeper level, Xia Duo guessed that once he passed the assessment, he would no longer help in the hotel. There were not many people like Xia Duo in the entire Saville Territory who were satisfied with just one silver coin a day.

Of course, it wasn't that Xia Duo was easy to talk to, it was just that he couldn't understand the language at the beginning, and since he had just arrived, Old Neil's family also helped him integrate into the empire smoothly, so he didn't care about the salary that was comparable to that of a coolie.