Noble Emblem

Hearing the young man's words, the village chief immediately became angry: "Kyle, you kid doesn't understand the rules, so don't talk nonsense, shut up quickly, sit aside and wait."

No wonder the village chief was so angry. He knew very well that for spell casters, magic was their most proud specialty and the basis for their pride. As soon as the grandson opened his mouth, he said that he would exchange money for the other party’s pride. who.

Seeing his grandfather getting angry suddenly, Kyle also knew that he seemed to have said something wrong. He smiled apologetically at Liang Lidong, then ran to the side and sat down in despair, not daring to speak nonsense again.

"Dear pastor, Kyle is still young and ignorant. He doesn't mean it!" The village chief said while observing Liang Lidong's expression: "Three years ago, Kyle was seriously ill and almost died. It was a priest who saved him. Since then, Kyle has been looking forward to being a spellcaster. He has always dreamed of learning magic, which is why he was so excited and contradicted you."

Liang Lidong waved his hand: "It doesn't matter!"

The old man and the young man breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

If it were an ordinary spellcaster, they would probably get angry when they heard what the young man said before. Even if Kyle was not given a certain punishment, he would probably leave in a huff. But Liang Lidong is not those traditional nobles, traditional casters, he is just a player. On the contrary, he admired a straightforward young man like Kyle, at least he was easy to understand and would not harm others casually. He looked at the boy and continued, "Your name is Kyle, right? I heard from your father that you are still practicing swords, so why do you want to learn magic?"

"Exercising swordsmanship can strengthen the body, and learning magic can enrich the spirit!" Kyle stood up and said excitedly: "This is what our ancestors, the legendary brave Kate Reed, said, and it has always been recorded in the family motto. I think what my ancestors said is right. I can practice swordsmanship according to the sword manuals left by my ancestors, but the problem is magic. It is said that my ancestors also left magic books, but unfortunately they disappeared a long time ago."

It seems that this family believes that the legendary brave is their ancestor. Liang Lidong said with a smile: "Indeed, the legendary brave is right. Swordsmanship can exercise the body, and magic can enrich the spirit. But the problem is, this rule is only applicable to those geniuses. Ordinary people can hardly achieve success in one aspect, let alone two aspects. I can tell that you think magic is powerful, but in essence, swordsmanship is not bad. In terms of ability, the great swordsman is much stronger than the legendary mage."

Kyle's eyes lit up, but he was still a little puzzled: "But I heard that when magicians wave their hands, there will be a meteor shower. It is very easy to destroy a city. Great swordsmen don't have such great skills."

"Yes, great swordsmen are indeed inferior to magicians in this respect." Liang Lidong smiled: "The problem is that ordinary large-scale spells are useless to great swordsmen. They have the special ability of legendary tenacity. If the magic strength is not enough, even if the magic flame burns on them for a day and a night, there is no way to hurt them. Leaping and chopping, magicians of the same level, if they don’t have special abilities against great swordsmen, they will generally fail. Their fighting methods are different. Great swordsmen are good at dealing with legendary creatures, such as giant dragons, while magicians are good at group combat. They are better at controlling the rhythm of battles. Let them deal with legendary creatures like giant dragons.

Kyle's eyes became brighter. In this village, he was the only one practicing swordsmanship, dreaming of becoming a mercenary and traveling the world. This made him and other friends of the same age in the village have no common language at all. As soon as he opened his mouth, how many swords he swung today, I heard how many goblins a certain mercenary wiped out, and a treasure in a certain place was excavated.

The environment is different, and the height of the dream is different, so Kyle has no close friends in the village, and only Belin can talk to him, because Belin is willing to listen to his dreams and ideals, while others are not so willing. They will spend more time on filling their stomachs.

Kyle asked again: "Then since the great swordsmen are so powerful, why are they magicians and warlocks in reality?"

"First of all, magicians, warlocks, and their magic are very practical. Let me use an analogy." Liang Lidong waved his hand, and a certain oak tree that was placed on the table not far away floated up into the air and floated into his hands. Playing with the cup in his hand, he said with a smile: "Magic is not only used to kill people, but also to change the terrain, change the climate, heal the wounded, create wealth, and explore the truth of the world. It can take care of every aspect of people's lives. A magician who only knows how to kill is not a qualified magician. Only those who apply magic to life can truly be called magicians. And great swordsmen...Although they are powerful, they are just simple executioners. Fu's magician is respected?"

"Another reason is that the growth of a great swordsman is very difficult. He has to fight and fight in the sea of ​​blood. He also needs talent to become a great swordsman." Liang Lidong sighed: "How many people have not become a great swordsman, but fell on the road of their dreams, and how many people saw this scene, because of fear, they fled the road of a great swordsman."

Kyle was silent for a while: "No one has ever told me these things."

The village chief took the opportunity to say: "Kyle, now you know the danger of the mercenary profession. If you are not careful, you will die in a foreign country. If something happens to you, how will you let grandpa live in the future."

Kyle looked at the village chief, and he suddenly said with a bright face: "Grandpa, it is the responsibility of our descendants to restore the glory of our ancestors. Since the path of swordsmen is so difficult, then I can choose the path of magic. After all, our ancestors are also legendary warriors who know how to use magic. I have his blood on my body. I believe I can do this too. Your Excellency, can you tell me what is the most basic requirement for learning magic?"

"The first condition is sufficient intelligence." Seeing that the topic turned back to magic, Liang Lidong said: "Whether it is a magician, a warlock, or a priest, the first thing to learn magic is enough intelligence. In other words, you must be smart enough. Magicians focus on understanding everything in the world, so they require higher intelligence to learn magic. Warlocks only require normal people's intelligence, and then they require special blood. Only those who have a strong will and can remain devout to God can become priests, and use the power of God to cast divine spells."

"I don't think I'm stupid." Kyle puffed up his chest: "Or I can try to become a magician."

Liang Lidong also laughed, and he looked at the young man playfully: "I know you are not stupid, I believe that your intelligence can indeed meet the minimum requirements of a magician. But before that, let me ask, you just said that you have saved a lot of money, how much is it?"

"Seventeen silver coins!" Kyle said proudly.

Ha ha ha ha! Liang Lidong smiled kindly, and said: "I also know something about the profession of a magician. As far as I know, if your intelligence meets the minimum requirements for a magician, then you have to prepare a magic book that opens spell slots. The number of spell slots is related to intelligence. Do you know how much such a magic book costs?"

"How much?" Kyle's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to buy a copy.

"One hundred...gold coins." Liang Lidong hit the young man's fragile heart without hesitation: "This is still the basic price within the Magician's Guild. If it is sold to the outside world, the price will have to be increased by about 50%, which is 150 gold coins."

"One hundred and fifty gold coins!" Kyle's eyes had already begun to lose his focus. He had saved pocket money for seven years, and only saved seventeen silver coins. He couldn't even afford the cover of the spell book. One hundred and fifty gold coins is already a year's tax for a small city.

"Even if you are amazingly talented and can condense spell slots by yourself, it will take more than ten years." Liang Lidong's expression became quite 'malicious': "The founder of the magician profession, the goddess of magic, discovered the method of condensing spell slots when she was still a human being. Do you know how long it took her to condense a spell slot? Five years and six months, she is a genius among geniuses. In the past ten thousand years, she is the only super genius who can become a god from a human body. Do you think you can compare with the goddess of magic?"

Kyle's expression became unconfident: "I...I!"

"Well, let's take a step back. After the first spell slot is condensed, the subsequent spell slots will come faster. Even if you are smart, it only takes about fifteen years to condense enough spell slots. Then you can learn magic."

Hearing this, Kyle's face lit up with hope again. He is only fifteen years old now, and even if he is fifteen years later, he will only be thirty years old. It is not too late to become a real magician at thirty.

Liang Lidong glanced at the young man, and said with a smile: "To learn magic, you need a magic model, which also requires money."

Hearing this, Kyle had a bad feeling: "How much will it take?"

"Generally speaking, even the worst magician can awaken 5 zero-level spell slots, 4 first-level spell slots, 3 second-level spell slots, 2 third-level spell slots, and one fourth-level spell slot. The most basic zero-level spell structure model sells for ten gold coins, and every higher-level spell is twice as expensive as the previous level. I remember that the worst magician needs at least 350 gold coins to fill their spell slots. A magician can change the magic of the spell slot to cope with various combat environments, so a qualified magician must learn at least twice the magic of the spell slot, that is to say, you have to spend 700 gold coins to become a qualified magician, and it is the worst kind of magician."

Kyle's face had already turned green.