He said he was teaching them magic, but in the end, Benjamin just taught them some basic knowledge, gave them a few spells and a simple meditation rule, and let them practice it on their own.
It's not that Benjamin wants to be lazy, but becoming an apprentice is actually very simple, as long as he can recite spells and use some useless magic. This process mainly depends on talent. If you have good talent, you can pass it once. If you don't have good talent, you can only keep practicing on your own, and others can't teach you much.
The two people Benjamin sensed were discovered because they were born with strong mental powers. Therefore, after trying all kinds of magic on them one by one, they quickly also used the fire spell and the breeze spell, which can be regarded as a magic weapon. Step into the palace of magic.
"S-Sir... I succeeded!"
In an instant, all the herders crowded into Benjamin's tent. They pointed to the faint flame in the man's hand and spoke cheerfully. There was surprise and longing in their expressions, as if humans had unintentionally drilled wood to make fire for the first time.
Benjamin didn't say anything, just smiled and nodded.
At this moment, the fear of magic was no longer in these people's eyes. No matter how many times he explained what magic was, it wouldn't be as good as one of their own suddenly using it.
Because of this, he became more aware of the significance of popularizing magic knowledge.
If the number of mages becomes more and more, and the ethnic groups they come from become more and more diverse, even if the church wants to use the stigma of "demon" or "degeneration" to accuse mages, no one will believe it anymore.
After all, mages are among ordinary people and everyone knows them, so how can they be evil or not
"Sir, are they the only ones who can learn magic? We want to learn it too." Among the herdsmen, other people looked at the two people's happy faces with envy in their eyes. someone asked.
"You can try, but this kind of thing still depends on talent." Benjamin also shrugged and replied.
It is difficult for people without talent to learn magic. Even if they continue to exercise their mental power and elemental affinity according to the rules of meditation, their progress will be as slow as a snail's crawl. However... since it is popularized, everyone must have the opportunity to try it.
Try to see if there are any missing pieces of meat, just let them try.
In this way, the herdsmen left with excitement. Soon, from the place where they were resting, there were continuous and non-standard spells.
Benjamin also smiled helplessly.
However, at this moment, he suddenly turned aside, turned his head, and looked south.
"… coming?"
There was a faint smell of blood in the wind. In the grassland under the dark night, the grass up to the knees is swaying in the wind, falling back and forth like waves. And just on the boundary between the vast grassland and the night sky, countless small black spots suddenly appeared.
Seen from a distance, the black spots look like ant colonies that have spread through the jungle, coming overwhelmingly, as if they want to sweep away all living things, and the density is so dense that it is staggering.
Benjamin couldn't help but frown.
Is this the so-called beast tide
Although he couldn't count how many monsters there were, at a glance, it felt like there were thousands. However, if such an alarming number appeared periodically on the grassland, I am afraid there would be no living space for herders here.
-With so many monsters, how could the herdsmen who didn’t even know magic resist them
Therefore, Benjamin felt something was strange.
"Oh my god... the beasts, the beast tide is coming!"
On the other side, the herdsmen who were originally excited to learn magic all shouted in fear at this moment. Other mages also left the tent one after another, looking at the large number of monsters rushing in the distance with surprised expressions.
They have all fought against Warcraft, and most of them even relied on this for a living. However, facing such a huge group of monsters, even the mages who had been hunting monsters for a long time showed expressions of astonishment.
This...how many wolves must there be
"Get ready to fight!" At that moment, Benjamin stood up immediately and shouted to the mages. Then, he walked up to the herdsmen and asked, "Is this the size of every animal tide?"
The herdsman shook his head tremblingly.
"In previous years, hundreds of them came together, but this year, for some reason, we couldn't kill them all. At that time, thousands of us gathered together and tried to resist the way we did in previous years, but we were scattered by the tide of beasts. We escaped quickly. Yes, and... I don’t know how many people will survive.”
When Benjamin heard this, he nodded and said nothing more.
So... is today some kind of New Year's Day
At this moment, he suddenly felt that he was unlucky enough. As soon as I entered Carites, I ran into a tide of beasts in the grassland, and it happened to be a super-large beast tide that had been rare for many years - what kind of luck was this
He could only comfort himself by saying, "Heaven will give you a great responsibility."
Soon, the black spots in the distance gradually came closer, and Benjamin was able to see them clearly. The shapes of those wolf-type monsters are different from ordinary monsters. Their eyes are glowing red, and the fur on their bodies stands up like spikes. You can smell the stench of rotting flesh from a distance, as if something happened. kind of variation.
Benjamin couldn't help but become solemn.
Under his command, the mages quickly gathered together, lined up, and chanted spells. Dozens of mages who were good at earth magic launched the mire spell, taking their camp as the center of the circle and turning the large grassland outside the circle into a swamp to prevent the wolves from approaching.
At the same time, mages who were good at water also stepped forward and cooperated with Benjamin to summon ice walls one after another around the center of the safe circle to protect them.
As for the remaining mages, they were mumbling words, and their loose robes suddenly bulged. At that moment, they summoned the wind elements around them and prepared to attack with wind magic.
Finally, those who are good at fire magic can only use simple wind blades in order to prevent the interaction between the flames and the ice wall. The only three mages who can use advanced magic are also on call at any time. As soon as Benjamin gives the command, they start chanting about their ultimate.
In short, faced with such an overwhelming attack from the herd, the mages did not become confused. On the contrary, under Benjamin's command, everything went in an orderly manner, and the cooperation became much more mature.
—This is the result of Benjamin’s hard work these days.
The team was reduced to more than a hundred mages, and it was not that difficult to command, so while rushing on the road, Benjamin also worked hard on their combat coordination. Grouping, tactics, simple exercises... Although they have not been tested in actual combat, the mages are rich in experience. When they cooperate for the first time, the results seem to be pretty good
At this moment, the herdsmen were protected by ice walls and swamps. Looking at the mages who were divided into groups to cast spells and move in an orderly manner, they couldn't help but look envious.
That kind of calmness and concentration when casting spells, as if every move is full of confidence, makes the herdsmen yearn for it.
Magic... amazing!
Especially the two who had just become apprentices, the fear of facing the beast tide had long disappeared. They were shaking with excitement, as if they were also looking forward to the future, when they would become real mages and become as powerful as these people.
In this way, in the process, the herd of beasts also approached quickly.
The mages had just finished their preparations. Under the pale moonlight, they were mixed with the fireballs of wind blades they were spitting out, like an army of locusts passing through, rushing towards the people in the camp menacingly.