Hearing Antinoya's reply, Zhao Xu really had the urge to lift the opponent's hood and see the face under the cloak with a mischievous smile.
However, considering the identity of the other party's legendary mage, it is almost impossible to approach Antinoya with malicious intent, let alone stirring it up.
He didn't even dare to guess how many buffs Antinoya had on her body.
Zhao Xu was deeply impressed by this after seeing a more advanced mage fight in his previous life.
Just a level 5 mage is enough to drag the battle into another dimension.
However, Zhao Xu still humbly asked Antinoya for advice in front of a good student.
When they time travel a year later, there will be a queue of people who want to ask for guidance from a legendary mage like Antinoya, from the church to the gate of Mystra City.
Without the friendship of several lifetimes of family relationships and the transcendent talent, there are basically not a few level 1 rookie mage apprentices who can receive instruction from the legendary mage.
"Teacher, I have heard of constant spells, but there is a price, right?" Zhao Xu asked softly, with a much more humble attitude.
The fifth-level spell "Magic Constant" is said to be able to stabilize more than a dozen commonly used spells. Zhao Xu knew this.
However, he heard that some of the costs of constant spells were something even mages couldn't afford.
"The cost is to lose one professional ability and two spell slots." Antinoya said.
Zhao Xu's teeth felt sore when he heard this. It was so irritating.
What is the cost of using professional abilities and spell slots that can be restored every day
He is wasting his life every day he lives.
In order to cast a "reading magic" like him, he had to prepare the corresponding spell-casting equipment "clear crystal".
Before casting a spell, you have to take it out from the side door pocket of your backpack to use it, and then put it back after casting the spell.
This is because he has the "Howard Convenience Bag" given by Antinoya, so he can take out what he wants from the dimensional space.
Mages who don't have this kind of equipment have to wear a robe with countless storage bags sewn on to facilitate access to magic materials. Those who don't know where they come from think that they are beggar magicians.
Zhao Xu was almost drooling with envy for such a thing as direct permanent spell, which could be done once and for all.
However, he was only Antinoya's disciple, not his biological son, so naturally he couldn't ask for too much.
"The second point is that the time you estimated for me to use "Reading Magic" is very different. This is a taboo in a mage battle."
Hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded. The caster's level determines the power, duration and various effects of the spell. Wrong guesses will indeed lead to very different conclusions.
But even if Antinoya is level 35, the 350 minutes will be less than 6 hours.
The magic books he read in the first few days told him that the only wizards above level 40 who appeared in Arthur were those magic goddesses.
"Eight hours?" Zhao Xu immediately reacted and guessed.
If paired with "Spell Delay" at the expense of a higher-level spell slot, the spell time can be doubled.
"You know nothing about the power of the mage." Antinoya said.
Zhao Xu almost didn't realize what Antinoya meant by such a silly line.
"If paired with 'Spell Duration', you can extend the target distance of non-cancellation spells to one whole day to a whole day." Antinoya said calmly.
Hearing this, Zhao Xu nodded.
But he suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked up at Antinoya in disbelief, and murmured softly: "It's impossible, isn't it?"
"Oh, I need to lie to you?"
It turns out that the mage is stronger here!
"Read Magic" which lasts ten minutes per caster level doesn't make much strategic sense since it's a ten minute level spell.
However, for some spells, the duration is calculated per caster level per round.
Some even only last for one round. These are extremely powerful spells, so their duration is inherently short.
Once these spells can last all day.
That mage can really do more damage and output than a warrior.
Moreover, such a mage, because his spells are permanent, no longer need to rush to buff himself during war.
When he saw this mage, he was already at the peak of his combat power.
Antinoya looked at Zhao Xu's shocked expression calmly, knowing that he had already reacted.
But Antinoya didn't plan to tell Zhao Xu that this was just one aspect of the mage's power.
There are many places where mages are truly powerful.
"Then mentor, how much is the price?"
Zhao Xu's expression had returned to clarity at this time, and he knew that this method was exactly what he wanted to work on.
There was basically no mention of this expertise in the previous life forums, which shows that not many players have mastered this expertise.
In this way, the name of the master is still blown up to the sky. If he cooperates with this expertise, Zhao Xu really can't imagine the power of the master.
"The premise is to learn the 'Spell Delay' specialty, which is why you choose the planning field."
"The price is just to prepare with a six-level spell slot." Antinoya said, as if it was only a small price.
Hearing this, Zhao Xu suddenly felt like he was waking up from a dream.
These feelings are all Antinoya teasing him.
Improve six levels
What a concept!
This means that his "Reading Magic" has to use level 6 spell slots to prepare this level 0 spell.
A level 6 spell slot is only available to an 11th level mage.
Even if you wait until level 17 to master the ninth-level spell slots, you can only use the long-lasting third-level spell slots for metamagic.
No matter how significant it is, it has lost its strategic value.
"Relax, our mage's advancement can reduce this cost. Otherwise, how can I keep a ninth-level spell like 'Lord of the Underground' on me for a long time."
"Study hard. As long as you study hard, we will let you get that kind of advancement."
Antinoya's words made Zhao Xu stunned for a while.
He took a deep breath, knowing that he was in chaos inside.
He felt as if he had been exposed to various cheating devices when he was playing games as a child.
Zhao Xu could only keep reciting spells silently, using that habitual concentration to suppress the inner chaos.
"Then you can continue to guess, how long will my 'reading magic' last?"
"Yesterday you guessed the skill point correctly, and I promised you a reward. I brought it here, wrapped in blue cloth. If you continue to guess correctly now, the reward can be upgraded to one wrapped in green cloth. thing."
"But now that we have come to this point, there will definitely be a price for guessing again. If you still guess wrong, I will confiscate Lambry's reward."
Zhao Xu looked at the two packages, one blue and one green, that Antinoya put on the table. They were not large and could be held in one fist.
But even if you guess it right, you won’t get everything for free, it will just be upgraded to green cloth wrapping.
That's probably not as valuable as the backpack behind him that stays with him 24 hours a day.
"How do you know whether your guess is accurate?" Zhao Xu asked.
"If I think it's possible, then it's a correct guess. If I think it's not possible, then it's also a wrong guess if it's one round off."
After hearing this, Zhao Xu calmed down.
Antinoya wanted to bet for 24 hours.
But if you think about it, it's actually easy to guess.
If you use "spell lasting", it is the standard 24 hours.
If "spell delay" is used to double the time, then Antinoya's caster level must exceed level 72 for the spell's duration to exceed 24 hours.
How could Antinoya have this caster level
There is no magic goddess!
After a moment of silence, Zhao Xu said directly -
"More than 24 hours."
(End of chapter)