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 head was so angry. He knew very well that for spellcasters, magic is their most proud specialty and the foundation to support their pride. As soon as the grandson opened his mouth, he said that he would exchange money for the other party's pride. Yu said to an aristocratic beauty, I will give you some money, you can sleep with me for a night... This is roughly how it feels, for any person with a bit of self-respect, don’t beat people who say such stupid things It's strange to vomit blood, not to mention the mysterious and terrifying spell caster.
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 rescued him." Since then, Kyle has longed for spellcasters, he has always dreamed of learning magic, that's 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, have always said in the family motto. I think the ancestors That's right, I can practice swordsmanship according to the sword manual left by my ancestors, but the problem is magic, it is said that my ancestors also left a magic book, but unfortunately it 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." , it is difficult for ordinary people to achieve success in one aspect, let alone two aspects. I can see that you think magic is very powerful, but in essence, swordsmanship is not bad. Top-level swordsmanship masters, such as Dajian Swordsman, the killing efficiency is not much worse than the legendary mage, and in terms of survivability, the great swordsman is much better 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: "But the problem is, ordinary large-scale spells are useless to great swordsmen at all. They have the special ability of legendary toughness. If the 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. If you want to deal with the great swordsman, you must use a single, high-intensity magic, such as the big fireball. It's just a pity that the great swordsman is very fast, very flexible, and can sprint and slash, jump and slash. Magicians of the same level, if they don't have special abilities against a great swordsman, they will generally end in failure. Both of them Great swordsmen are good at dealing with legendary creatures, such as giant dragons, while magicians are good at fighting in groups, and they are better at controlling the rhythm of battles. Let them deal with legendary creatures like dragons, and there is no return."
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 peers in the village have no common language at all. How many swords did he swing today? The friends started asking, how much firewood did you pick up today, where did you go to herd the sheep yesterday, and whether you still have bread the day after tomorrow.
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, and the others are not. Too 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 wobbled into the air and floated into the sky. in his hand. Playing with the cup in his hand, he said with a smile: "Magic is not only used to kill people, it can also be used 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 a person who applies magic to life can truly be called a magician. And great swordsmen... Although they are powerful, they are just pure executioners. You Do you think an executioner is respected, or a magician who can benefit the general public is respected?"
"The other reason is that the growth of a great swordsman is very difficult. He has to fight and fight in the sea of blood, and he needs talent to become a great swordsman." Liang Lidong sighed Dao: "How many people fell on the road of their dreams without becoming a great swordsman, and how many people saw this scene, because of fear, they escaped from 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 head, and he suddenly said with radiance: "Grandpa, it is the responsibility of our descendants to restore the glory of our ancestors. Since the path of swordsman is so difficult, I can choose the path of magic. After all, our ancestors , is also a legendary brave man who knows how to use magic, I have his blood on my body, and I believe I can do the same. Pastor, can you tell me what is the most basic condition 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, warlock, or priest, the first thing to learn magic is enough intelligence." 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 the intelligence of normal people, and then they require special blood, and Priests, although they require slightly lower intelligence than magicians, their requirements for willpower are quite strict, and only those with strong willpower and can maintain devotion to gods can become priests and use the power of gods to perform 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 I saved a lot of money, how much is it?"
"Seventeen silver coins!" Kyle said proudly.
Ha ha ha ha! Liang Lidong smiled kindly, and he 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 book of opening spells." The number of spell bits 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 one hundred and fifty. Ten 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 spells 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 is still a human being. She discovered a way to condense a spell bit when she was in the middle of the night. Do you know how long it took her to condense a spell bit? Five years and six months, she is a genius among geniuses. In the past ten thousand years, she is the only one who can become a human being. God's super genius. Do you think you can be compared to 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. Next, 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 construction model, the selling price is ten gold coins, and then every higher level of spells is twice as expensive as the previous level of spells. I remember the worst magician, if you want to fill yourself The spell slot requires at least 350 gold coins. However, magicians 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 seven hundred gold coins to become a qualified magician, and it's the worst kind of magician."
Kyle's face had already turned green.