Hearing the newsboy's words, the merchants in the entire grocery square couldn't help but start making noise, and even the customers stopped to watch.
It had been a long time since the Winter City had seen such excitement. For a moment, everyone couldn't help but whisper to each other.
"It's actually a third-ring mage, so he must be at level 5. No, Wolan and his gang won't mess with the local residents easily. They usually just harvest us players." The mage apprentice next to the stall thought about what was wrong. .
"And that's a mage. The management fees paid in this market every month go to the Mage Association in the city, and even the Government Affairs Office skips over. Wolan's group is very smart, and they won't be so imprudent. "
After hearing this analysis, Shen Nian's eyes showed doubts, "It's just strange how they blindly had a conflict with the third-ring mage and then were killed. And now they are still hiding in the temple. They obviously took action first and didn't know how to get out. It makes no sense.”
"Is it possible that their target was the player, and they found out that the other party was actually a third-ring mage?"
After saying these words, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and then laughed lightly.
This is completely impossible.
You must know that the level 4 mage at the top of the list was upgraded to level 5 in just a few days, so this game does not have a shady story, but it does have a shady story.
Players are not allowed to overturn the forum.
And after this "gap clause", everyone also knows the inside story of this clause. If the mage really reaches level 5, then the "gap clause" will be reactivated.
Only this time, there are two empty lines instead of one.
However, it would be unreasonable not to understand it this way.
The Wolana gang has a reasonable division of labor and a large number of thugs. There is no shortage of their spies in this grocery store.
Moreover, after that group of people hooked up with the Mine Owners Association of "Falling Star Lake", their power further expanded.
Currently, players are still using "thick cloth armor" and "inlaid leather armor" whose defense strength is only level 1-3. This kind of light armor costs only dozens of gold coins.
Wolan has already used Arthur's local warriors as guards, and the equipment she provides to the guards are at least "+7" level defense half-body armor.
It was only this time that they encountered the mage, and they were so easily wiped out without any countermeasures.
Otherwise, with the strength of those guards, it is entirely possible to drag the city guards to come for support.
The three people present knew this very well, without even saying a word.
"In fact, if it weren't for those few guards, Wolan's team, which got fat by eating players, would have been hacked in the wild."
Shen Nian continued to add. As a warlock, her key attribute for casting spells is charm, not intelligence.
But in her previous life, she was able to squeeze out other smart mages and become a key member of the "Magic Advisory Group", a high-level organization, and her own thinking ability was excellent.
"They spend their whole day hunting birds, only to be pecked by swallows. They deserve this." The mage apprentice player said with a hint of resentment in his tone.
"Have you ever been harvested?" Zhao Xu couldn't help but asked curiously, while weighing the bronze statue in his hand.
"They bully players too much. It's just that our player group is relatively closed-loop because of projection, so not many of them go to the managers of Winter City." Shen Nian explained.
Zhao Xu also nodded when he heard this.
In the early days of the server opening, players' first reaction when something happened was not to report it to the NPC who managed the town, but to directly pick up the guy and fight back.
So no matter who is right or wrong, the City Guards and the Security Team are a headache for the players. It is only this month that the order of the players has improved a lot, and there are fewer instances of disturbing local residents in Arthur.
"Hey, Ran Yi, but if you really want to give your brother a gift, it is said that the batch of gryphon eggs in Winter City will be hatched soon, and many people are already preparing to reserve them. Originally, I heard that Wo Lan and his group had reserved at least two Well, after what happened, I guess I must be scared." The mage apprentice encouraged him.
"How much do those gryphon eggs cost?" Shen Nian, known as Ran Yi, asked with a hint of hesitation.
Griffins have a full 7 hit dice. Although they are not as good as level 7 characters, they at least have 59 HP.
Now when players of one or two levels are equipped with a griffon, the mount can really fight better than a human.
As soon as there is a fight, dismount and watch your mount fight.
Not to mention, griffons have an ability that current players covet—flying.
The Griffin Knights of the Northern Alliance have gained a great reputation throughout the North.
"This, it seems..." The apprentice also heard other people chatting in the mage academy and couldn't remember the specific number for a while.
"A griffon egg costs 3,500 gold coins, and a young griffon costs 7,000 gold coins. The price of hiring a professional trainer to breed or train a giant eagle is 1,500 gold coins." Zhao Xu said, gently dragging the single frame on the bridge of his nose.
Thanks to Arthur's stable prices, the data he specifically sought out in his previous life can now be used.
At that time, he still remembered Shen Ze, the brother of the woman in front of him, Shen Nian, patting his chest and mentioning it to him during a dinner party.
If Zhao Xu is willing to join the peripheral organization of their sacred guard, he can make a decision and give him one.
But Zhao Xu knew at that time that the reason why Shen Ze really gave it to him was that the other party wanted to support him in revenge and just deducted it from his own share, so Zhao Xu declined flatly.
Because he knew that a gryphon could not help him achieve his goals.
After hearing Zhao Xu's quotation, Shen Nian and the others were almost stunned.
The current "+1 enhanced" magic weapon only costs less than 3,000 gold coins.
Having it can be regarded as a leader in the player community.
Shen Nian suddenly understood why her brother was deceived. Anyone who knew the market price would easily frown, so she thought of other ways to achieve it.
"Forget it, my brother definitely can't afford it." Shen Nian lowered his head and said.
But the paladin who does good deeds has never been rich.
The mage apprentice on the side also sighed, "Oh, it's difficult."
Zhao Xu had already made up his mind, but he noticed the apprentice beside him sighing and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Which level are you stuck at?"
Although Zhao Xu took the quick route, after training in the final scroll, his vision was not bad, not to mention that he also gained a lot of knowledge in the Legend Library.
Otherwise, Zhao Xu would not have posted on the forum.
"No, in fact, I already have some ideas after reading the article 'The Path of the Mage' written by Master Dongcheng Ling." The mage apprentice sighed again.
"Well, isn't that great?" Shen Nian thought that the other party had been unable to successfully copy the spell and was having a headache.
"It's very difficult to be a mage in the early stage. There are only two or three spell slots, so I'm wondering whether to choose the specialization route." The apprentice said.
Hearing this, Shen Nian also fell into silence.
As a warlock, her approach was not quite consistent with that of a mage, so it was not easy to give her opinions at this time.
There are eight major schools of magic, divided into "protection", "conjuration", "energy shaping", "prophecy", "change", "charm control", "illusion" and "transformation".
Among them, the specialized mage chooses to specialize in one faction and abandons the other faction. From then on, he can no longer learn and release the spells of the opposite school.
Once this choice is made, the specialized mage can prepare an additional specialized spell at each level.
This improvement from 2 spell slots to 3 spell slots is not a small improvement.
As for the schools that have been abandoned, in the eyes of many current players, they may not have the money to learn spells in the future, so it is not a pity to give up castles in the air.
"Hey, the previous post on 'The Path of the Mage' was also vague about specialization, otherwise I wouldn't have to worry so much. Many recent graduates have chosen specialized mages." The apprentice said.
The investment cost of mage is huge. Unlike the warrior who dies and reopens the account, he can quickly return to the previous height, so the mage group is very cautious.
Zhao Xu didn't expect to meet a forum player that he had introduced to some extent here.
He also put down his original guard and said with relief: "Actually, if you don't have a special training route, otherwise you won't lose money if you just become a generalist mage."
For example, the "Illusionist" route inheritance, he remembered that there should be no such thing in this area of Northland, even the floating city is cut off.
When Zhao Xu wrote that post, it was an insight. After some recent training, his knowledge has reached a new level.
So he planned to wait until he reached level 5 before updating the version of Mage's Path 2.0.
Although he is still far behind the high-level mages, his height is enough to overlook all the novice mages, even if Eswig and Wang Ningwei are here.
"I hope so." The apprentice looked a little lonely at this time, obviously not taking Zhao Xu's words to heart.
Zhao Xu turned to Shen Nian and asked her, "Do you know the function of the bronze griffon?"
After hearing this, Shen Nian was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "I know."
Then she pointed at the statue in Zhao Xu's hand and said: "If it is real, then after reading the password, the statue will be activated into a real 'Griffin' magical beast. I remember the description said it can be used twice a week. Each session lasts for 6 hours.”
"That's right." Zhao Xu nodded in agreement.
Now that you know the most basic content, you don't have to worry about the treasure getting dusty.
Most of Arthur's magic items have directional spells behind them, as the basic principle of the items.
For example, the "Star Cloak" worn by Zhao Xu is the spell of the same name, and the source of the intelligence hood is the second-level spell "Fox's Cunning" that can temporarily increase the intelligence attribute.
The principle behind magic items such as "Bronze Griffin" is the six-ring spell "Activation Item".
"This statue is real, but it is somewhat damaged. It can still be activated twice a week, but it only lasts for 4 hours. It will probably be discounted a lot. You can put it away and bring it to your brother."
Zhao Xu directly handed the statue back to Shen Nian.
"Don't be joking." Shen Nian didn't expect that Zhao Xu, who had just reminded her that there was a problem with the anti-venom, would be so humorous.
After seeing the other party taking it, Zhao Xu didn't say much.
Shen Ze never mentioned this statue to him in his previous life, and the other party did not lack the "identification technique" in the later period. It is estimated that this treasure was picked up and missed.
Zhao Xu also directly took out a note, gently wrote a password on it, and handed it to Shen Nian.
Then he turned and left.
Since the newspaper boy was able to come over and shout about that incident, it meant that his characteristics would soon be spread, and he had to go to Qiaozhuang to disguise himself first.
At this time, Shen Nian lowered his head and spread out the piece of paper. There was indeed a password written on it in Common Language.
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Shen Nian didn't understand. He raised his head and was about to ask Zhao Xu's name.
The other party had just told her that there was something wrong with the anti-venom, but she hadn't had time to repay him.
However, Zhao Xu's figure has disappeared in this grocery square.
"I'm going, I can't be invisible if I'm walking so fast." The apprentice just lowered his head, but when he raised his head, Zhao Xu's figure was gone.
However, he quickly greeted Shen Nian and said, "Try it, you won't suffer any loss."
"Maybe it's a code to get rich."
Shen Nian thought to himself: How could there be so many people who got rich overnight
She just didn't know why, maybe it was Zhao Xu's words and insights that made her know that the other party was definitely not an ordinary person.
After thinking about it, Shen Nian still held the statue, looked at the fancy fonts on the note and said a prayer.
She was a little surprised that today's players could not write Common Language so fluently, as if they had written for many years and had their own habits.
Just as Shen Nian finished speaking, she suddenly felt the statue in her hand shake.
With disbelief in his eyes, Shen Nian quickly let go of the bronze statue in his hand and let it fall to the table.
Immediately afterwards, a strong wind swept through the entire grocery square.
"What the hell, where does the wind come from at noon?" A vendor quickly put away several blown open books and put up the "no early reading" sign again.
"Hey, do you still want to buy it?" The vendor quickly asked the customer in front of him, but the customer turned his head in one direction at this moment.
He couldn't help but look up and found that everyone around him had turned their bodies in one direction, as if they were attracted.
He secretly wondered why the bustle was so beautiful, and he looked in that direction out of curiosity.
Then he couldn't move his eyes.
A "gryphon" with the characteristics of a lion and an eagle, with a shining golden luster all over its body, looked at everyone present with pride.
The gryphon spread its wings at the same time. The wings were nearly seven or eight meters long and two stories high, covering the entire surrounding area.
If it weren't for the vast space above the grocery square, it wouldn't be able to accommodate such a huge magical beast.
The vendor was just thinking about one thought at this moment -
Someone has found a treasure and is going to give it away.
(End of chapter)