The light of the morning sun falls.
The entire village has been turned into ruins. Although a lot of things have been looted from the fire, many houses have been burned down. There were suppressed choking sounds from time to time around. People with dusty faces collected the bodies of the dead. From time to time, relatives and friends cried bitterly. This night brought them too much pain, but it also made them a lot stronger. The surviving militia looked like real warriors, and they were still guarding the surroundings, guarding against a possible second attack by the Lizardmen.
As long as they are given a little time, they can grow into qualified fighters.
Sauron sat on the sentry tower and smoked. The pipe was given to him by the captain of the militia. It wasn't high-end tobacco, but the cheap shredded tobacco in a small bag of Silverdler. He put the shredded tobacco into the pipe, lit it, took a deep breath, and then looked into the distance in a daze. The brutal battle last night reminded him of the coming turbulent year. Such battles will be common in the days to come, and there will even be more brutal and merciless killings to come.
There was still a piercing pain on his arm, and the cut off carrion was regenerating. The combination of numbness and pain made his expression slightly distorted. He trembled slightly, picked up the pipe and took a deep breath. There are no painkillers in this world. Although he has a digital template, he can't reduce the pain sensitivity. The very tough nerves that have been trained are not so easy to use before the pain after cutting the flesh. He needed to numb himself a little, to temporarily forget about the wound on his arm.
"Give."
The captain of the militia came over, his eyes were red, as if he had cried for someone, maybe his relatives also died last night. Humans in the wilderness are very strong, just like those men in the north, the harsh living environment can always sharpen people's will, they will not fall so easily, at least they will not fall like this.
Sauron shook his head and rejected the spirits handed over by the other party. He just picked up the pipe and took a deep breath, saying slowly: "I never drink."
do not drink.
No matter how serious the injury is, he doesn't drink.
One of the militia captain's arms was disabled, he sat down with some difficulty, took a sip of spirits with his good hand, and then said, "Thank you. We couldn't survive last night without you."
Sauron did not speak.
The captain of the militia reached out and took a package. There was a clanging sound inside. It seemed that some coins were contained. He handed it over with difficulty, and said in a deep voice, "I know you are an adventurer. Last night you used The scroll is probably your hole card to save your life, we have lost too much, so we can only use this thing to express our heart."
"This is the white crow swordsmanship I obtained back then. I have been to the southern battlefield. Although it is only the first half, it should be useful to you. The other money is our wish. Although it is not much, I hope you can accept it. .”
Sauron put down his pipe with trembling arms, and his injury didn't heal so quickly, even if he had the regeneration talent.
He picked up the white crow swordsmanship book, which was copied by hand, and there were some images that were not very clearly drawn on it, but the general moves were still understandable. Sauron pushed back the small bag of coins, picked up the pipe again and took a puff, and said slowly: "I will accept this book, and you will keep the money for yourself. I am afraid that this winter will be difficult for you, so collect some lizardmen. The things on my body should be able to barely hold on."
He turned around and looked at the people behind him, picked up a withered cane to prop up his body, a green leaf fluttered in the wind, and said slowly: "You guys had better leave today, the Lizardman won't give up so easily."
"Something big may have happened in the depths of the wilderness. Let's leave here and find a place to live."
"As long as people are alive, there is still hope for the future."
Sauron sighed softly. He raised the pipe in his hand, squeezed out a smile, and said, "This pipe is considered my reward. I'm leaving here, and you should make it sooner." decision."
He just left.
Many people didn't even notice him, only a few people watched Sauron's slightly tired figure go away. He's a wanderer, and that's what a wanderer is.
It is not surprising that such a quiet departure.
You don't need flowers, and you don't need thanks. After finishing what you want to do, you can start the next journey.
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Sauron went back along the road.
This route has become more and more dangerous. Before he set off, the lizards attacked the humans near the Black Gas Swamp, but now they were approaching the outer territory of White Horse City. If the lizardmen don't stop fighting for the territory, a war will break out soon. These villages in the wilderness are not paid much attention by the White Horse City, but if the villages that provide taxes to the city are attacked, the city guards and garrison troops It's almost time to go.
I'm afraid the injuries on my body won't recover for a while, and I can't do strenuous activities for at least a day or two.
Sauron was about to walk back along the road. He gained nearly 5,000 killing experience points in the battle last night, which was enough for him to raise his thief level by one level, or his wizard level by a lot. He needs time to memorize spells, this is better a relatively safe place, he has no interest in staying to help those people, because they just met by chance. Sauron didn't even know their names, nor did they know Sauron's name, just that he was a rogue who could use spells.
The lizard man gave a lot of killing experience. The two stalkers gave nearly 1200 points of killing experience. Ordinary fighters have about 200 points. Using the shadow black tentacles to kill ogres and druids even got nearly 2000 points killing experience. Killing the caster gives significantly more soul power than 50% more, but they are also much harder to deal with.
And finally the end-of-battle boost:
"You defeated the lizardmen who attacked at night!"
"After a difficult battle, your skills have improved a lot!"
"Use magic device +10, concentrate +5, listen +5, search +3, sneak +3, dodge (roll) +2, dodge (move) +1, negotiate +2, parry +2, medical treatment +2, Spellcraft +2."
"You have some understanding of the specialty [Spell Control]!..."
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The improvement in this battle is very obvious.
Leaving aside the many basic skill improvements obtained, just the last specialty reminder has exceeded Sauron's expectations.
Expertise Tips.
This is a harbinger of mastering a certain specialty that has been trained. In some special cases, you may directly get the comprehension information of a certain specialty, and then you can slowly master this specialty after a period of training. Although [Spell Control] is only the most basic spellcasting specialty, for Sauron it means saving a necessary specialty point. This is very helpful for him to improve his wizard level, because his part-time wizard does not have any special rewards.
The first feat point can only be obtained when the wizard's professional level reaches 3.
As a part-time wizard, Sauron's strength has hardly improved much, he just got 4 level 0 spell slots and 1 level 1 spell slot. In the future, for each wizard's professional level, he will get a corresponding increase in spell slots, and at the same time get an additional 0-level spell slot. High-level wizards and warlocks have a lot of 0-level spell slots, and sometimes they are so many that they can't be used up. However, the power of level 0 spells is very small, because their orthodox name is 'tricks', which are not popular spells.
Unless one is an astonishingly talented spellcaster like Vivienne, level 0 spells are rarely used in battle.
There are no 0-level spells in the spellbook.
Because orthodox wizards seldom transcribe 'tricks', their spell models are relatively simple, and some don't even need the time to cast spells, such as the most commonly used 'Mage's Hand'. So Sauron hasn't mastered any 0-level spells yet, so he needs to go to the city's secret magic store to buy the transcription scrolls of 0-level spells. The price of such transcription scrolls is very cheap, only one-third of the 1st-level spells.
Most of them are things that only wizard apprentices need.
After traveling for a day, Sauron was lucky not to encounter any enemies. The effect of regeneration talent is very powerful. His arms can move now, but it is still a bit inconvenient to fight. He found a hotel in the nearest small town to rest, because the roads of Baima City were blocked, and this small town that relied on trade for a living was also a bit depressed. He could hear complaints from the residents. It was nothing more than taxing so much every year. This little trouble couldn't be solved, and he didn't know how long it would take to procrastinate.
Sauron entered the arranged room, and then told the innkeeper not to disturb him.
He needs to raise the professional level of the wizard, and then start to learn to memorize the first spell model, which takes him a long time and cannot be disturbed at will.
If you don't order in advance, who knows if the part-time barmaid below the hotel will come and knock on the door.
After all, Sauron is a half-elf with a charm of 16 points. From the appearance, he is also a handsome man among humans, if it is not for the cold expression.
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