The Truth of Magic

Chapter 9: Double elite route

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The number of people Arthur logged in today is not the peak of the game.

The real peak period will have to wait until half a year later, when the topic becomes increasingly popular, and several new achievements of players in the game have successfully become hot searches on society.

Although there are character cards in the game at this time, various game data details can be viewed.

However, players cannot call any remote chat tools in the game, and any online search tools are blocked by Yiying.

Therefore, if you encounter any special questions, you can only search them by yourself or by relying on the system's various knowledge and skills.

If you have to go offline to retrieve information, not to mention the waiting time for offline, the 20-minute cooling time for offline and online is enough to hinder most people.

Despite this, some guilds still use the original method of communicating offline and then replying online before they can afford the cost of communication spells.

Many players were confused when they first entered the game. Some players did not take the initiative to ask for directions, and even failed to find a specific training location after two days.

Zhao Xu may be the first among all game players to understand what the marks on the parchment map mean and how to get there.

As the primary candidate, Zhao Xu first chose to go to the Arcane Gate, the headquarters of the Mage Association.

There is not only one mage association in Arthur.

But the Mage Association, located in the magical capital of Mystra, is the largest in the continent in terms of size and number of mages, and its branches are spread across cities across the continent.

The power of other mage organizations is basically less than one-tenth, and the association formed by the red-robed mage can only protect one country.

As for the Mage Association where the Arcane Gate is located, it naturally does not need to add any prefix.

The Mage Association refers to the Mage Association in Mystra.

After Zhao Xu handed over the materials in the reception hall of the Arcane Gate, the apprentices in charge of reception simply used magic to identify the key to his recommendation letter, and it was confirmed.

There are not many people who dare to use "forged documents" to deceive the headquarters of the Mage Association these days, but the fastest rogue players in the current player group probably have not really mastered these skills, let alone using their low-level skills to deceive. .

As for the natives of Arthur, their group of players did not fall from the sky for no reason, nor would it be said that all NPCs were brainwashed into thinking that they were all natives of Arthur.

In fact, players later discovered that the entire world is logically self-consistent.

These natives of Arthur have long known from the temple's propaganda in previous years that they are all projections from other worlds on the earth.

The other world is not a strange place to the natives of Arthur, or the majority of adventurers. In fact, the planes where the gods are located are all considered other worlds.

Mages also often summon alien creatures and let them project onto Arthur's main plane to participate in the battle.

Because of their offline and online characteristics, and the fact that they have five more resurrection stones than the Arthur natives, their players are regarded as just another kind of projection.

At best, it won't be shielded or removed by the anti-magic field.

Zhao Xu also heard that top mages would not come to the door in person if they took risks.

Most of them directly send out projections with exactly the same strength as themselves.

A year later, during the time travel, all the people on earth really became Arthur's native inhabitants, and they changed from projections to real people.

Zhao Xu waited in the hall for less than half a quarter of an hour before a black-robed mage came out and took him to the inside of the Arcane Gate.

He told Zhao Xu not to run around, so as not to trigger the trap and be resurrected again, but he remained silent the whole time.

The people passing by the Arcane Gate were all silent and came and went in a hurry.

In less than ten minutes, the mage brought Zhao Xu into an empty hall.

He pointed to the light door in front and said, "This door is for you mage apprentices only. Don't think too much and just go straight."

"Portal?"

Zhao Xu looked at the three-meter-high light door and said in surprise.

He didn't expect that the training location for his people was not on the ground of Mystra, but through this portal

Apart from the fact that the portal is limited by its passing volume and can generally only point to one location, the rest is nothing but praise.

In just one round (6 seconds), players can pass through it and reach the designated location without anyone's assistance or any spell activation.

The portal that leads directly to the destination with one click and costs 100,000 gold coins has always been the dream of countless adventurers.

Because the wild is too dangerous.

Players can be disconnected from the battle for even 5 minutes without any risk and no need to stay in the wild.

However, the resurrection stones of early players were basically consumed by unexpected situations in the wild.

Even Arthur's natives would not leave the town and go into the wild without necessity.

"Have you seen it before?" The black-robed mage raised his head slightly at this time and glanced at Zhao Xu. The face in the cloak was bright and dark.

Only then did he realize that the other party was probably not the group of rookie mages who were one or two levels behind guarding the gate outside.

Most of the mages here know that they are "adventurers" from the earth.

It stands to reason that their players are new to Arthur and their knowledge is limited.

But Zhao Xu knew that his best way was not to explain, but to continue asking.

"Does this door lead to the top?"

After that, Zhao Xu pointed his finger upward. Although it was the ceiling of the hall, the meaning was self-evident.

"The response is indeed very fast." The black-robed mage looked deeply at Zhao Xu.

However, Zhao Xu noticed that the other party's eyes were entirely focused on the two badges on his chest.

"It's really interesting. No wonder you asked me to bring you here."

The black-robed mage said something that left Zhao Xu confused.

"What's the meaning?"

Zhao Xu's keen perception made him aware that he might have just touched some key point.

The natives in Arthur are actually living people, so there is no situation where they will only talk to you when a task is triggered.

But generally speaking, senior mages are relatively aloof and would not waste time on these level 1 noobs if they have nothing to do.

This is the same even if Zhao Xu is now in the highest-level school in the mage world.

The mage's slightly cloudy eyes looked at Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was in a trance for a while, as if he felt that he was looking at an old wise man.

However, the skin outside the mage's robes in front of him was not old at all.

But this did not prevent Zhao Xu from lowering his head slightly.

He is no different than other players. He is not afraid of anything when he comes in. The worst he can do is delete his account and come back again or not play this crappy game like yours.

All the people on earth have to make a living in Arthur, so if they continue to be arrogant, they are not seeking death.

"If I were you, I would put away your priest badge first. It can make you pay less attention." The mage made an inexplicable suggestion.

"What do you mean, aren't players allowed to participate in two professional trainings at the same time?"

Zhao Xu asked quickly, even if the players don't know that this is possible yet, he knows, and he is extremely sure.

For some players like him, if there are only a few professional statues left, they will issue multiple badges to participate in training.

Others have to make a choice and choose which association to represent with a badge for training.

But he is a double elite and can have them all.

The black-robed mage, like him, did not respond directly to the question, but whispered.

"Just ten minutes ago, there was a female player who had two badges like you, but she was sent to the portal next door."

One year after Arthur became a reality, the 16 intelligence value on Zhao Xu's character panel had not yet taken effect.

He now had to rely on his own native intelligence to figure out the context of the other person's words.

Zhao Xu had completely calmed down and was thinking about whether there was a hidden mission or some mystery.

What the other party said meant that he should go to the portal next door like the female player

To go to the academy for training mages, you still have to build two doors.

If the Mage Association has money, it is not just for fun, building doors leading to the same place in two adjacent halls.

That is, they lead to different places.

If it were in other capitals, it might be possible to add a portal to push top students to Mystra.

But Arcane Gate is already the top mage academy, and there are already many legendary mage instructors.

If you still want to be at the top, is it possible that you have to send yourself to the goddess

And the priest training is in the temple next door, so there is no need to mess around again.

Zhao Xu suddenly realized that in order to show off and let the staff of Arcane Gate see his differences, he specially brought two certification badges for his potential investment points.

Something really different came out of my feelings.

Maybe he doesn't need to wear it, it has been like this since he stepped into the door of the association headquarters.

But what does this have to do with the two portals

Suddenly, Zhao Xu came to his mind.

Hide basic professions!

People with two medals can take up hidden professions besides mage and priest!

However, who is the door to the hidden basic profession, his own door or the door next door

When Zhao Xu was about to open his mouth to confirm with the other party, he saw the other party's eyes and suddenly stopped.

The answer is self-evident.

If he really wanted to hide his profession, he wouldn't have told it before arriving at the portal.

The door next door leads to the hidden profession.

Then the question arises - why do you wear two badges at the same time, and the other person hides his profession, and you come to this mage path yourself

"It seems you have already thought of it?"

No matter how much you respect the mage, after all, it is the basic profession of this continent.

"Think about it for yourself first, what is so special about you?"

Zhao Xu lowered his head and thought for a moment, what is special about him

Although 16 intelligence is high, there are still people with 17 and 18 intelligence ahead of them.

Double, double elite!

Zhao Xu suddenly understood, but logically speaking, the other party shouldn't be able to tell.

Didn't their players ignore all kinds of mind-reading control spells for a year

The mage suddenly raised his head and looked into the distance, as if he could see through the portal.

"Don't worry, you adventurers from the earth are immune to many special effects. I also want to give you a message. In addition to spell slots, wisdom and knowledge are also among the abilities of a mage."

Zhao Xu understood what this meant. If NPCs could directly read players' minds and even do more outrageous things, there would be no cause for trouble.

So this kind of immunity is actually the protection of the players by the gods, and it is valid for one year.

This is also the protection of Zhao Xu.

Otherwise, the fact that he traveled through time would be written on his face in front of those legendary bosses.

So the other party’s operation relied on wisdom and operation

Suddenly, Zhao Xu almost slapped himself on the head, but he had forgotten the skill of "observing words and expressions".

It's because his expression is too straightforward, and we can only wait until he improves his "disguise" skill in the future to be able to fight against him.

After Zhao Xu understood, he nodded and walked directly to the light door.

When he was about to step in, he suddenly stopped and asked.

"After I complete the level 1 mage training, will I go to the portal next door?"

He didn't say that he was a double elite, but he believed that the other party understood.

I wouldn’t think that after becoming a level 1 mage, he would take up a hidden profession at level 2.

"No."

"Your path as a mage will continue forever."

"And your other path is to become a level 1 priest first, and then become a file scholar."

Career Line 1: Level 2 Mage

Career Line 2: Level 1 Priest/Level 1 File Scholar.

The route mentioned by the other party suddenly came to Zhao Xu's mind, and he also heard the name of the hidden basic occupation.

He turned around suddenly and asked, "Why?"

"This is the goddess's will."

(End of chapter)