The thing that players praise most about Arthur is that everyone is consistent.
NPCs will not have additional customized special abilities, but whatever NPCs have, players can also have. This has become everyone's consensus.
Therefore, it takes 10 minutes for the player to cast the three-ring spell "Phantom Pony", which naturally means that the same is true for Arthur's native mage.
"Is it instant?" Ranger Jiuxue knew little about magic and directly asked Chen Nuo, the mage next to him.
However, he shook his head, "The spell is instantaneous and can only compress 'standard actions' into 'quick actions'. It is ineffective for spells that exceed one round of casting time."
"So how did he do it?"
At this time, the president Shuang Jian who was standing aside seemed not to notice the scene in the venue. He whispered and went over to greet dozens of other union members on the other side to get ready to go.
But the way he held the sword hilt tightly still revealed his inner nervousness.
As the president of the union, Frost Sword knew very well that if a spell with a long casting time could be turned into a spell that only required one round, the strategic value would be immeasurable.
Especially many players will basically give up when they see a spell with a casting time of 1 minute.
After all, casting a spell is not as simple as just clicking on a computer or taking a minute to cast a spell.
It really takes 1 minute to cast the spell.
This is why the mage needs to spend an hour preparing spells and dissuade many people. Mages are even forced to save spell slots just so that they don't have to prepare spells or spend less time preparing spells the next day.
Combined with the fact that the other party just spent a "third-level" spell slot to travel without saying a word, Shuang Jian couldn't help but think deeply about the true level of this mage.
He didn't believe that an ordinary level 5 mage could accomplish what he just did.
Thinking of this, Shuang Jian felt a headache.
He has realized that for the final division of the harvest, he has to add more to the other party.
Zhao Xu, who was at the center of the storm, didn't think much about it.
The "Strange Seeing" specialty not only allows Zhao Xu to use his spell slots to cast the spells he masters at will.
There is another powerful function, which is to specify spells that are not within the "spell familiarity" range to be cast within 1 round.
So he cast those spells that often took 1 hour or 10 minutes to cast without any guilt.
The magic of phantom pony was one that Zhao Xu had envied for a long time when he watched the mages casting spells in his previous life. This time, after he reached level 5, he decisively took the lead in trying this spell.
"Mr. Wizard, is there any difference between your third-level 'Phantom Pony' spell and the ordinary one-level 'Summon Mount' spell?"
At this time, everyone picked up the weapons and shields they carried and prepared to set off. The core rogue of the union, "Tie Zhi", approached Zhao Xu's phantom horse and asked.
"What summons the mount summons is the projection of Arthur's pony. It is not much different from the normal pony, except for the duration. The phantom pony is a specially made mount."
Master Chen Nuo interjected at this time. He looked gentle and his tone had returned to calm.
"What's the difference?" Wanderer Tie Zhi continued to ask, and he had to break the casserole to get to the bottom of it, but at this time Chen Nuo was a little unable to answer.
Only then did Zhao Xu realize that the mage was none other than Chen Nuo, a master player on Earth in his previous life.
Chen Nuo was only level 2 at this time, and his equipment was very simple. Like most high-level players, he went through a hard time in the early days.
Zhao Xu couldn't bear the embarrassment of the other party, and directly interjected: "The Phantom Horse is faster, and the speed increases with the level of the caster. If you sprint with all your strength, a level 5 caster will be 20 meters per second."
In other words, if Zhao Xu's horse ran desperately for an hour, its speed would be 72 kilometers per hour.
Zhao Xu's level 7 caster level can be increased by another 20%.
And this is a horse that doesn’t tire.
Even when Zhao Xu's caster level reaches level 8, the horse can move forward at full speed through sand and muddy ground.
At level 10, you can walk on water, at level 12, you can fly in the air for 1 round, and at level 14, you become a flying horse.
When Zhao Xu rode out of the station, other horses around him instinctively avoided him when they saw him.
Until everyone walked out of the city, Chen Nuo also relied on the "Knowledge Mystery" skill to think of the specific abilities of the "Phantom Pony".
After hearing Chen Nuo's explanation, the players in the union couldn't help but look at Zhao Xu's mount with their eyes shining.
"It's so cool that a third-level spell slot can do it."
"No, I have to become a mage when I go back."
"Oh, it sounds like you haven't signed up before. I remember you were arranged to go to Art City, right?"
At this time, Zhao Xu held the phantom pony between his legs and sat safely on it, while holding a magic book in his hand and reading it.
The super magic scepter is buckled next to the saddle, and can be pulled out at any time to fight if there is any trouble.
For example, several other union players who were preparing to go into the water were prioritized to save their energy on the carriage.
Most of the players in the union were walking on the post road outside Mystra City.
Seeing Zhao Xu's phantom pony riding underneath him, Shuangjian actually felt a little bleedin his heart.
He bought the "Water Breathing" scroll after finding Chen Nuo's connections in the Mage Association.
How could he have thought that Zhao Xu would waste a third-level spell slot just to rush on his way.
When he made a request to the Mage Association before, he deliberately left the request.
The first is the good camp, and the second is the mage who can use the "water breathing" spell.
It's a pity that this spell itself is too unpopular. Unless it is a seaport city, it will never be ranked as a priority for mages to learn.
However, what Frost Sword asked for also blocked a level 5 mage, so he was very anxious while waiting.
After finally receiving the news that a mage had taken over the task, Shuangjian and other union leaders couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.
At this time, Shuangjian directly pulled Chen Nuo and whispered to him: "Go and ask Mr. Guangfeng. If the other party also plans to use the Phantom Horse to travel the day after tomorrow, we might as well discuss it and ask him to prepare a ring summoning instead. Forget about the mount, use one less third-level spell slot, which saves us a third-level water breathing scroll, and we will give him half of the money for the supplementary scroll."
Shuangjian's idea was very clear. Zhao Xu would leave a third-ring spell slot as an emergency anyway as agreed.
Instead of wasting the opponent on mounts, it is better to let them save a scroll. Anyway, it is really critical, and the scroll he saved can also come in handy.
At this time, Chen Nuo also walked to Zhao Xu and relayed what he had just said to him.
"Okay." Zhao Xu replied readily.
But he immediately started thinking about it in his mind.
No one present could react. Zhao Xu himself used third-level spell slots. On the one hand, he also had second-level spell slots that could be combined.
On the other hand, he was also testing the general direction.
Chen Nuo revealed this key information to him for three days, and Zhao Xu immediately drew a rough outline of their direction and speed on the map in his mind.
In an instant, several possible lake surfaces were screened out.
Seeing Chen Nuo completing his explanation and going back to report happily, Zhao Xu suddenly felt guilty for deceiving an honest person.
The "Watcher" union can make a name for itself in later generations. Even in the early days, Frost Sword's subordinates were able to gather many well-known players in the future. The team atmosphere and discipline were good.
At least the wanderer standing on guard in the outer circle was still carefully scouting the surroundings and did not participate in the topic of resting players in the middle circle.
"By the way, did you vote?"
"I voted for Dongcheng Ling, she is the light that guides us forward." A female mage said proudly.
"Haha, why is the level 5 player not her?"
"It doesn't make sense when you say that. There have been several level 3 mages among the recent jumps in level 5 players. I don't know who those people are until now on the forum. I guess one of them must be Dongcheng Aya. ." Wanderer Thief Zhi didn't have his turn to be on duty for the time being, so he also joined the conversation at this time.
However, the mage Chen Nuo said at this time: "No need to guess, one of the level 3 mage must be Ningwei from the Floating City."
At this time, the few joking people around fell silent.
After two months, even the people living underground in Mystra had heard of the female mage's reputation.
Therefore, even if there is no confirmation that the other party is already at level 3, it does not prevent them from completely believing this.
"Hey, this kind of talent is only level 3. I don't know how the starry sky reflection reached level 5." Another player complained about the daily life of the forum.
For a moment, everyone felt a little uncomfortable when they thought that they were only at one or two levels.
The "Watchmen" union team continued to advance at an even pace during the rest of the journey.
Until he was approaching a river that was almost seven or eight meters wide, Shuangjian looked at the danger point warning map he had specially purchased in his hand and shouted: "Next, pay attention and conduct reconnaissance, there are many ferocious beasts and monsters here who often come to drink water. "
Upon hearing this instruction, the entire trade union team suddenly changed their spirits and entered a state of alert uniformly.
In Arthur, when low-level players meet on a narrow road, the one who strikes first wins.
Everyone generally has weak defenses and meager health points.
Sometimes whoever successfully detects the enemy first and shoots a hail of arrows first can gain the upper hand and establish a huge numerical advantage.
"Be careful. The 'Snow' reconnaissance skill level perceived by the host is superimposed with attributes, and the bonus is only level 8. If she misses, the reconnaissance will be up to everyone." At this time, the priest on the side reminded, Again, I remind everyone to pay attention.
Arthur's skill bonus level is actually each person's level ability, which is usually superimposed with a specific performance level level, which is the final ability result.
But the general performance range is between levels 1-20.
So if the enemy's reconnaissance skill bonus can crush the highest "snow" on the scene by a full 20 levels, reaching level 28.
Basically, it is a sure thing that the other party detects them first.
However, unless the challenge level is more than a dozen levels or even legendary, ordinary monsters will not have a level 28 reconnaissance level.
The same is true for players. When it is extremely difficult to improve attributes, they can only get by by upgrading their skills by one level.
Only magic can often be used to break the impossible.
Zhao Xu subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and he had that trembling feeling in his heart.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Xu asked Frost Sword for instructions: "Do you mind if I cast a spell to increase the reconnaissance bonus?"
When Shuang Jian heard this, he immediately laughed with joy and said, "How come, my sister 'Xue' has the highest detection among us. Your spells can be released on her first, but in the end it is up to you, Mr. Guangfeng."
The ranger Jiuxue, who was mentioned by his brother, looked towards Zhao Xu, but hesitant to speak.
If the opponent only increases the detection bonus by one or two levels, then she will advise the opponent to save spell slots, and she will be more confident in her next performance.
However, Zhao Xu had an enigmatic smile, "It's okay, this is a spell that everyone can enjoy, and the more people, the better the effect."
As he said that, Zhao Xu rode on the phantom horse and cast a spell—investigation net.
This spell he once released in the Forest of Whispers increased everyone's reconnaissance skill bonus.
Suddenly, all the players in the Watcher's Guild received a prompt that made them a little stunned.
"Haha, this game actually makes mistakes. Guess how many more levels I displayed? It's an exaggeration to even remove zeros." The barbarians in the team laughed loudly.
"Idiot, look at the effect of your reconnaissance on the surrounding area."
"It turns out that we know nothing about the world of magic."
It’s just that most people’s eyes have been tightly attracted by the dynamic prompt bar—
[Adventurer xx, you have received the spell blessing of the mage "Gust Wind", and the bonus of reconnaissance skills and listening skills has been increased by 80 levels.]
(End of chapter)