The Truth of Magic

Chapter 146 Star Cloak (13)

"Mentor, that cloak?" Zhao Xu pointed to a black cloak that had been folded in the corner. It looked completely unpretentious, without the restrained but still noble aura of an artifact.

Antinoya looked in the direction Zhao Xu was pointing at, and immediately understood and said with a smile, "You really never forget this thing."

Zhao Xu smiled when he heard the words, and the answer came soon.

He was very impressed with this cloak, which can be called a small damage reduction artifact.

In her previous life, when Wang Ningwei attended the dinner party of the northern lord as an envoy, she wore this cloak—the star cloak.

He also took that opportunity to hear the power of this cloak worth 130,000 gold coins from others.

At this moment, Zhao Xu walked to the shelf and gently twisted up the knitted cloak, only to find that there were three or four more underneath.

This also showed that the one in his hand was not the one that Antinoya was wearing when he met Antinoya for the first time.

But it doesn't matter, powerful magic equipment will not be discounted because it is second-hand.

"Well, this star cloak comes from the seventh-level spell of the same name. That spell is a contact spell, which doesn't meet the requirement of 'spell durability', so it's okay to wear it as a piece of equipment."

The implication of Antinoya's words was that the "star cloak" spell could not last 24 hours, which increased the value of this piece of equipment.

For mages like them who have mastered the long-lasting spells, there is really no need to find the same equipment to put on the spells that can last for 24 hours.

Just like mages don't wear armor, on the one hand, it is the failure rate of arcane spells, and on the other hand, their own "mage armor" spell lasts for hours, and at the same time, they avoid the inconvenience and punishment of armor piercing.

"Mentor, won't you explain this piece of equipment to me?"

Zhao Xu touched the black lines on the cloak and said.

The cloak looked very ordinary, not much different from the shawl cloak that adventurers often wear to hide their figure.

"Ask knowingly." Antinoya smiled, but she still explained patiently.

"Wearing this cloak can make you immune to all attacks from non-magical weapons, and at the same time destroy the opponent in reverse. As for receiving magic weapons, you can also offset half of the damage if you pass the reflection dodge check."

Hearing this, Zhao Xu also nodded. It was true that the effect he knew was correct. If someone dared to chop himself with an ordinary machete in the future, he would find that the knife was cracked in reverse.

Full effect.

"Put it on and have a look first," Antinoya said.

At this time, Zhao Xu untied the hooded cloak that was originally purely decorative, and put on this "star cloak" again.

The moment he put on the cloak, the entire cloak suddenly turned into a sparkling lake in the night sky, and at the same time, it seemed that countless stars were flowing across the surface, drawing silver tracks.

Although Zhao Xu didn't get any feedback or even a reminder from the cloak.

But he knew that after wearing this cloak, the enemy must at least have a magic weapon to be eligible to cut him, especially those arrows on the battlefield.

If he had worn this cloak before going to the Forest of Lying Words, he would not have been killed by the bow and arrow trap at that time.

Even with magic weapons, he is eligible to dodge half of the damage to his health.

"Satisfied?" Antinoya smiled and looked at Zhao Xu, who was constantly looking at the cloak on his body.

"Don't pick the artifact here?" Antinoya continued to ask.

"For example, the great mage's staff in the corner next to it can not only absorb the magic energy of the enemy, but also convert the energy into more than a dozen designated spells to release."

Zhao Xu just shook his head when he heard this deceptive suggestion.

He knows his weight.

Every artifact is not so simple.

The weight of the crown, he can't bear it at level 3 now.

"Well, it seems that you are not so drifting. In fact, if you couldn't choose just now, I would suggest you to take the rune staff of power. It can cause double damage and has a series of terrible effects. But you now It’s not in a hurry if you don’t need close combat, come and get it next time.”

"As for the cloak on your body, do you think it would be put here if it was so simple?" Antinoya looked at Zhao Xu with a chuckle.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu really fell into deep thought.

Arthur, ordinary people and even most low-level adventurers basically use non-magic ordinary weapons.

Those who are poor can even pick up a stick at random.

Even the cheapest +1 magic weapon costs 2000 gold coins.

This cloak can help him screen out attacks from ordinary rookies.

The problem is that after he is advanced, the enemies he encounters will not have magic weapons.

Even a first-level mage had a way to restrain it. For example, when Zhao Xu faced the ghost that night, he cast the "magic weapon" spell to turn Maple Leaf's giant sword into a magic weapon + 1 giant sword for a short time.

And many creatures with templates, such as half-celestial creatures, basically have natural weapons as magic weapons.

When Zhao Xu transformed into Chi Tian Shen Servant before, the +5 Wukong giant sword held by Ling Kong was regarded as a legendary magic weapon.

"Most mages have trigger spells, so if you're afraid of the story of 'a senior mage who doesn't have spells and gets stabbed to death by a thief', don't be nervous." Antinoya continued to bewitch Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu thought for a while and continued: "I mainly think that the effect of evading half of the damage is good. There should be some follow-up measures."

Antinoya also nodded slightly, satisfied with Zhao Xu's minimum sensitivity.

"You know the fireball technique?" Antinoya asked suddenly.

"Clearly, fireball and flight are typical spells of the third circle of mages," Zhao Xu said.

Even ordinary people have heard the legend of the terrible mage throwing out the fireball technique and slaughtering more than ten ordinary people directly.

"Among them, as long as the fireball technique is dodged, it will only take half of the damage of the health, you know that?" Antinoya continued to induce.

Zhao Xu nodded. This kind of dodge can offset half of the damage, which is a typical feature of evocation magic.

Except for a few spells that don't require anything, most of the spells have to break through the target's spell resistance before making the target fail the save if they want to take effect.

As for the fireball technique, if the target fails the save, it takes all the damage, and if the save succeeds, it takes half of the damage.

It was slightly different from Zhao Xu's previous "Colorful Spray" spell, where he would fall down if he failed the save, and would not be affected if he succeeded.

Therefore, the star cloak's immunity can reduce the damage by half, which is consistent with the damage principle of the fireball technique.

"Then have you ever heard of an ability?" Antinoya asked gradually as if she was telling a story.

"Um?"

Zhao Xu was about to ask a question, when suddenly the level 2 typical ability of a rogue flashed through his mind.

He said with a hint of doubt: "Reflex evasion ability?"

"That's right." Antinoya affirmed.

Evasion is one of the powerful 2nd-level abilities typical of rogues.

A rogue with this ability and a successful saving throw avoids all damage from attacks that would have been reduced by half with a Reflex save, rather than taking half.

Dodge all real damage.

This is also why mages sometimes drop a fireball, and most people will be injured even if the save is successful.

The reason why the rogue with reflection and evasion ability was able to rush over unscathed.

"In other words, if a level 2 rogue wears this cloak, as long as the opponent succeeds in the Reflex save, even the damage from magic weapons can be dodged?"

Zhao Xu asked for proof, although he already vaguely understood the answer in his heart.

It's a pity he's not a rogue.

The dodge difficulty of the star cloak is fixed at level 15. After his level is higher, passing this reflex save is a certainty.

Zhao Xu's choice of this cloak was more significant because in terms of physical attacks, he was born to suffer less than half of the damage.

"What if I say you can get this reflection and evasion ability?"

Antinoya's voice at the moment carried something ethereal.

Hearing this, Zhao Xu thought about it, asking him to work part-time as a level 2 wanderer again would be too costly and unnecessary.

There is only one explanation.

"Is there a spell that allows me to obtain this ability?" Zhao Xu asked.

"Looking back, it's time for you to memorize the thousands of extended spell effects."

"The fourth-level mage's arcane 'wealth of the relic explorer' can give you the ability to dodge reflection, and the reflection save can be superimposed with the charm adjustment value. More importantly, it is a long-lasting spell."

Antinoya looked at Zhao Xu softly.

It goes without saying that she has this spell on her body at this moment.

Level 7!

When Zhao Xu learned this spell at level 7, it would be able to improve his reflex save with the spell itself. Naturally, he would basically pass the reflex check by then.

In other words, the time when Zhao Xu was immune to most melee attacks was at level 7.

This is also the reason why star cloaks are rare and precious.

Even if an ordinary mage learns this spell, it can only last for a few minutes, and at that time the mage was already level 13.

The mage level can still be attacked by people in close quarters, so death is actually not wronged.

At this moment, Zhao Xu also looked at the cloak on his body with a somewhat tangled expression.

It's a pity that it is not up to the mark. If it is an artifact, it will be immune to the anti-magic field spell.

"Let's go." Antinoya said.

"Let's go?" Zhao Xu was surprised, "Teacher, it's rare to come to this secret storehouse. Why don't you show me around?"

"Do you think you're here for an adventure?" Antinoya was annoyed.

"And the effect of calling me sister is about to pass. After the time is over, you will be attacked by the magic of this treasure. I remember that the first spell seems to be the ninth-level arcane 'imprisonment'."

"If you get hit, I'm not in the mood to release the opposing ninth-level spell 'Release' to let you out today. I'll definitely ask you to reflect on it for two days."

"Sister." Zhao Xu hurriedly added.

He has heard the great reputation of this spell that can prevent people from rebirth forever and put them in a state of suspended animation forever.

"Hehe, I don't admit it." Antinoya said.