When Zhao Xu caught up, the entire journey was peaceful.
It wasn't until night fell and the three blood moons slowly rose that everyone could no longer go on their way, then they stopped and set up camp.
This time, most of the novice mages sent by the Floating City to exterminate the bandits had never traveled far before.
The legends about Arthur in the wild are basically based on what I have seen on forums and descriptions from other Arthur mages.
It was rare to come out this time, so everyone shoveled out an open space, piled stones to make the shape of a stove, and then used flints to light the dead branches and leaves collected around them. Suddenly, a warm bonfire appeared in front of everyone.
Even if two players were offline early due to something, the remaining eighteen people were still too crowded, so everyone was divided into two piles, each sitting around a bonfire.
When the players gathered in front of the campfire, they chatted about their own experiences. They talked about everything from the mysterious behind-the-scenes giant in the floating city to the mystery of the entire game.
"Hey, it's a pity that the place where we were born is a little remote and we couldn't gather with the large army. We didn't come out until today." A novice mage complained.
"Don't think so. If your birthplace was not Mystra, you might not be able to become a mage yet."
"That's not true." The person at the beginning retorted.
"Who says it won't happen? Look at the conditions Mystra provides you. Even the mage academy in a big town can't match them. It's just that the various lecture coupons and test coupons are too boring. I hope one day I won't be able to use them all. coupon."
"Tell me, what is a powerful mage like?" Jiang Shan, who was standing in the corner, interjected.
"According to the lecture I attended that time, those high-level spells are very powerful. They can't be said to destroy the world, but if one can block ten, it's more than enough."
Said one of the more active players, Sutter.
"One against ten, that's all other ordinary players say. You've been in Mystra for so long, and you still only have this kind of knowledge?" Another person immediately retorted.
Luo Lei, who had been relatively silent just now, also said: "According to my understanding of those high-level mages, I'm afraid you can turn ten up again."
"twenty?"
"One hundred." Luo Lei said seriously.
Suddenly several other novice mages looked at him in surprise. After all, no matter how you look at it, those first-level spells in their hands cannot make a difference.
Even the more brilliant "Colorful Jet" is not a one-size-fits-all trick.
Zhao Xu, who was also squatting in the corner, looked at the chatting mages with a strange expression.
Even the first-level mages who graduated from Mystra, the holy city of magic, do not have a clear understanding of the future intensity of their profession, let alone other cities. No wonder there are so few magicians.
Currently, there is not much overlap in adventure missions between players and Arthur's local adventurers, so there are not many high-level mages that everyone has seen.
Even when I saw those mages throwing spells that destroyed the world, I just thought they were the unique special effects of NPCs.
"One against a hundred." A player mage wearing a blue robe said enviously, "Does TC really allow their games to reach this level?"
"Won't warriors and barbarians protest? Even though it is indeed difficult to practice mages in the early stages."
"Oh, tc can still control so much. Look at the forums with so many protest posts. Especially when there are some cases that clearly violate the protection of online games, such as players being captured and massacred as prisoners. Some people deleted the game in protest, but tc didn't even respond. Pass."
"It's as if this game is not represented by them."
"It's true what you said, especially since this game has a buyout system and only relies on repurchasing accounts to create characters with high talent points to make money. It is indeed contrary to TC's usual style."
"So do you think we are actually in a real world?" Eswig, who was sitting next to Wang Ningwei, suddenly said this.
Suddenly the campfire was filled with cheerful smiles, and people in the other campfire couldn't help but poke their heads over to see what was going on.
"Moreover, the power of a mage is not just about throwing out one or two spells to kill people efficiently."
Suddenly Eswig said seriously, "You haven't discovered yet that Arthur's character card system, health points, skill bonuses, attack levels, and saving throw levels all make this game itself dominated by numerical values."
"So, once the mage reaches a certain point in the spell slot, he can stack these values to an unimaginable level. Then there will be a scene in a traditional online game. A high-level player lets a low-level player attack, but with his own Numerical attributes, the scene where the advanced player never loses blood."
At this time, Zhao Xu couldn't help but nodded when he heard what Eswig said. He was finally a little bit right.
It's a pity that it's just a little bit.
Sure enough, the genius of the era is still limited by the imagination of this era.
Perhaps Eswig knows that mages have other areas of expansion, especially strategic spells such as flight and invisibility.
But Eswig would never have imagined that there is such a spell as "quick burst" in the world, which is used to fight for opportunities and movements.
There is also "Wings of Sanctuary", a spell that avoids an attack and is equivalent to conceptual defense.
In terms of defense alone, warriors are still striving for stronger armor, while mages have surpassed "numerical defense" and reached the point of "conceptual defense".
After chatting for more than an hour, someone finally needed to log off. Wang Ningwei took the opportunity to suggest that everyone log off and wait until tomorrow to come back online again.
At this time, everyone no longer had the interest to set up tents and spend the night outdoors, so they all followed Wang Ningwei's suggestion and went offline.
Zhao Xu sighed and then stood up.
Although there will basically be no greater risks after dawn, Zhao Xu feels that it is best for this group of novices who do not know how to patrol to eliminate risks before going offline to explore the surroundings.
Antinoya only requested that he take action when these novice mages could not resist the bandits. He did not say that he could not take action before encountering the bandits.
Speaking of which, Zhao Xu protected the mission target and successfully arrived at the mission location and helped them clean up the nearby Xiaoxiao. This did not count as doing the mission for them.
Zhao Xu walked to the bonfire and looked at the stones that were still burning hot even though they were extinguished. He couldn't help but shake his head.
Most people just logged off right next to this bonfire without even thinking about it.
It's not impossible, but at least this bonfire must be eradicated.
Otherwise, with the two bonfires still warm and no one around, anyone passing by or observing secretly would know that an Earth player was offline.
If he had calculated things carefully, with just two more people, he could create a large trap around this area.
Then when these people go online the next day, they will fall into these traps one after another.
Wang Ningwei and Eswig were the only two people who could subconsciously stand far apart, so if something happened it wouldn't be a big deal.
But now that Zhao Xu exists, the problem is not that big. As long as he finds a good place to log off and go online to guard this area tomorrow, there will be basically no accidents.
At this time, beside the tree-lined path, the entire sky was shrouded in the thick darkness of night. Without a torch, it was impossible to see the details a few meters away.
From time to time, one or two animal howls could be heard in the night sky.
Zhao Xu didn't think much and took out some black gem powder from his backpack. This was the powder he scraped off when he helped Antinoya turn those black gemstone beads into round shapes.
Black gemstone powder cannot be sold for much, but it is the magic material of the first-level arcane "Ebony Eye".
Zhao Xu took the gem powder and gently placed it on his forehead. Feeling the cold feeling from the powder, he began to chant the spell in his mouth.
Suddenly, his forehead felt hot, and the powder disappeared directly, turning into pure energy and seeping into Zhao Xu's eyes.
The next moment, Zhao Xu opened his eyes again, and he directly gained "dark vision".
The "Ebony Eye" cannot expand Zhao Xu's vision, but it can allow him to see through darkness, even the darkness created by magic.
If he had learned this spell back then, the darkness spell released by Master Lane would not have been able to block his sight.
The scene beside the tree-lined road became as gray as white, allowing Zhao Xu to clearly see the specific outlines of trees and grass.
Zhao Xu could only do this. Otherwise, if he is holding a torch under the blessing of invisibility, the light source of the torch will be invisible, but the light will not. Others will see a moving light, and those who don't know will be frightened to death.
Ordinary people, even if they are very brave, will feel uncomfortable walking in this wild jungle.
However, Zhao Xu is blessed with invisibility. For other creatures, invisible creatures like him are more terrifying existences.
Suddenly, Zhao Xu noticed a shadow flashing across a bush. Even if he had dark vision, it would be difficult to accurately capture it.
Zhao Xu immediately took out the "Fireball Eternal Wand". Anyway, it takes two shots a day. If it is not used, it will expire and become invalid.
He used it tonight and didn't feel any pain at all.
Including his magic position.
Zhao Xu tightened the star cloak tightly and touched the amulet on his chest, re-confirming the function and effect of the equipment.
Step by step, he slowly approached the black shadow.
(End of chapter)