Arcane Journey

Chapter 74
The light of the luminous fungus is refracted through the large crystals protruding from the magic circle on the ground, forming colorful kaleidoscope patterns on the surrounding walls.

All the crystals here are semi-transparent, but the images seen through the crystals will appear distorted and deformed.

Brian placed the last gem in the center of the circle.

In an instant, the sky blue gem embedded in the magic circle burst into light, flowing through all the magic symbols of the magic circle like a liquid.

Looking at the completed magic circle, Brian straightened his sore waist, nodded with satisfaction, and then waved his hand. All the extra materials on the ground were put into his dimensional bag.

What he arranged was a two-way teleportation circle, and the position of the circle was located in the deepest part of the mushroom palace left by the fungal queen Zugmoi.

Now that he has agreed to the conditions of the fungus master, he will naturally fulfill his promise.

So before he was about to leave the dull forest, he arranged a two-way teleportation circle here.

After he returns to the surface, he can determine his long-term place to stay or wait for the wizard tower to be built before he can arrange a suitable magic circle.

That way, he can teleport back and forth between the surface and the matted woodlands.

Although wizards belong to the most versatile profession among spellcasters, this does not mean that any of their skills will reach the master level.

After all, many things take a long time to complete.

Brian is a legendary wizard in the game world. His spell school specializes in evocation and conjuration. Without sufficient time, it is impossible for him to master all kinds of skills such as alchemy, enchanting, and engraving. proficient.

However, with the assistance of the system, he still specialized in the skill of arranging magic circles.

The magic circles in the magic world can be roughly divided into ordinary magic circles, enchantment magic circles, and the mythical magic circles that he has not yet mastered.

Since the magic circle's requirements for the wizard's strength are not as inseparable as imagined, it is still easy for him to set up a two-way teleportation magic circle under the premise of sufficient materials.

Normally speaking, as long as the right time, place and people are available, that is, the so-called time, place and materials are sufficient, with his current ability, he can even arrange a legendary professional who is enough to trap non-casters.

After everything was done, Brian took out three mushrooms in the shape of small gourds.

These three bottles of potions are exactly the reward that the fungus king Bastife promised him to expel the fungus demon.

Now, three days have passed since the end of the battle, and the other party naturally kept his promise and gave him the things.

Although mushroommen are not natural spellcasters, under the teaching of the fungus master, they can brew fully functional magic potions through various molds and fungi in the woodland.

This ability is a supernatural ability of the leader of the Mycotic Society and the King of Mycotics.

At the same time, those mushroom man priests who believe in the Lord of Fungi also know a more special method of medicine.

In the fungus colony, every mushroom king dies, and the priest of the fungus master can use this special pharmaceutical method to extract life essence from their leftover bodies and make strange potions.

Generally speaking, every ten mushroom kings' life essence can be extracted to make a bottle of potion.

Because the lifespan of mushroom people is about 20 to 24 years old.

This also meant that it would take at least a hundred years to make a bottle of potion, even in a large mushroom man tribe.

From this we can see how precious the medicine is.

The Wisdom of Fungal Essence

Type: potion

Effect 1: After drinking, the intelligence attribute point +2, if the intelligence attribute exceeds 20 points, it will only increase by 1 point, and the upper limit is 26 points.

Effect 2: After drinking, you will randomly get an intelligence-type common feat.

Explanation: This is the essence extracted from the fungus body after the death of the Mushroom King. Only 10 or more Mushroom Kings who have died in bed can make a small bottle of potion. After taking it, they will gain unexpected abilities.

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Brian got a total of three bottles of potions, and the remaining two bottles were the toughness of the fungal essence that increased the physique and the insight of the fungal essence that increased the perception attribute.

His constitution (13) and perception (16) did not exceed 20 points, which meant that these two attributes could be improved by 2 points respectively.

He didn't hesitate any longer, unscrewed the corks of the potions, and drank them all one by one.

After taking the three bottles of potions, Brian immediately felt that the physical and mental fatigue from drawing the magic circle just now disappeared, and he seemed to have taken off a pair of heavy armor.

Instead, there was a sudden burst of vigorous energy and an extremely clear consciousness.

He subconsciously looked at his system bar:
Take the wisdom of fungal extracts.
Intelligence attribute +1, gain extra specialties "sharp mind"!
Take the Fortitude of the Fungal Essence.
Physique attribute +2, gain extra expertise "durability"!
Insights from Consuming Fungal Essences.
Perception attribute +2, gain extra specialty "Trembling Perception"!
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[Kind Mind (Normal Specialty): You can remember the change of time and direction by relying on mental calculation alone, and you can be extremely precise, such as you always know the direction of the north, and always know how long it is until the next sunrise or sunset , and can even perfectly retell anything heard or seen in a month. 】

[Durability (Normal Specialty): Your physique enables you to have extraordinary endurance, which is not only reflected in your ability to withstand damage to yourself, but also in any of your long-term or strenuous activities. 】

[Tremor perception (common feat): You can automatically sense anything you touch within 60 feet by touching a hard object such as the ground or a wall. 】

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Seeing the newly acquired three specialties, Brian showed a disappointed expression.

At the same time, he finally understood that this so-called random access to specialties also had certain limitations.

Judging from the introduction of the three specialties, it is very likely that they are all abilities mastered by the fungus kings during their lifetime.

Because of this, it is absolutely impossible for him to obtain specialties like "Magic Talent" and "Spell Penetration" while taking this potion.

In addition to the "sharp mind" which is more helpful for him to study magic knowledge, the ability of "vibration perception" is also very good.

It is said that some players who study medicine have tested the hidden ability of "vibration perception".

Doctors with this expertise not only save the trouble of seeing a doctor with a stethoscope, but can even determine the sex of a baby just by their fetal movement.

As for the "durable" feat obtained by the physique attribute.

It is probably the ability to fight a female drow for a day and a night, but the number has become two, and there is no problem at all.

Then, without wasting any time, he packed his belongings and walked out of the Mushroom Palace.

He has already greeted Bastifer, the mushroom man king, and is going to leave here today.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go." Walking out of the palace, Brian called out to the sword mage Hesaiah who was helping him guard the gate.

Together the two travel down the fungal path.

At this moment, Brian saw the goblin copper block standing far away, as if waiting for him.

He thought for a while, and immediately greeted him: "Bronze Nugget, don't you plan to go with us?"

Although the other party looked very unreliable, and even sold him without hesitation after finding the Lich with the golden elf Xavier, Brian still wanted to keep him by his side .

After all, his profession is a ghost dancer, so he is naturally suitable to be a scout or spy, and staying by his side can still play a big role.

In fact, what Brian values ​​more is his hidden lucky attribute.

If the copper block hadn't come to the hiding place of the observer beholder by mistake, he would not have been able to get the mansion of the preaching mage from the beholder by chance.

"The Underdark is so dangerous, and there are abyssal demons raging everywhere, I'd better stay in my Silk Path." Copper Nugget refused without thinking.

"Really?" Brian replied with a smile, and then said regretfully:
"That's such a pity, I still plan to wait until I return to the surface world, so I invite you to taste the legendary dark dishes: Cruel Akhan's burning halfling hot sauce, 'orc' bacon and green reed bundles, Barovia milk Sugar pudding fried fingers, and the bottomless abyss three-story fort tempering and grilling devil meat. Since you have no luck, then I have nothing to do."

After speaking, he gave Hesaiah a wink and continued to move forward.

"Bryan, after we return to the surface world, I will take you to Arabe City as a guest." Hesaiah smiled and said to him as he walked:
"Did you know? During the turbulent years, the holy incarnation of the goddess Timothy personally sat in the city of Araby and built the largest Temple of Timothy. If we are lucky enough to return to the surface safely, I believe it must be lucky The protection of the goddess, so we must go to the "lady's pavilion" in the temple to thank the goddess for her blessing. "

"The Ladies' House"? Brian asked her in a puzzled tone:

"I heard that the "Lady's House" used to be the residence of the goddess of fortune when she was in Arabe City, and there are still many items she used, as well as calligraphy and paintings written by herself and handicrafts. This is not true Anyone can get in.Hesaiah, you are not lying to me, are you? "

"Don't worry." Sisaiah smiled confidently, "My sister, Myrcella, is the lord of Arabe City and the duchess of the Raul family. I can still decide this little thing."

After speaking, the two walked forward on their own.

"Hey, Brian, wait a minute!"

Seeing the backs of Brian and Hesaiah gradually going away, the copper block that stood there hesitating suddenly became anxious and couldn't help shouting.

Seeing that the two of them turned their heads back at the same time and looked at him suspiciously, he immediately changed his expression as if changing his face, and said in a pious tone:

"Tymora, actually, I'm tired of eating dark dishes, I don't care, but as the most devout worshiper of the goddess, how could I not go to the largest Temple of Timora in Araby City , let’s admire the grace of the goddess, don’t you think so?”

Brian gave Copper Nugget a disdainful look, and the other party hurriedly followed their footsteps cheekily.

When they walked to the exit of the Dark Forest, Brian saw Severil, the Dilro Dwarf Jeep, the Kutao Murloc Monk who had been waiting for a long time, as well as the Mycarp King Bastifer and Teemo. leader.

Obviously, these people are seeing them off.

"Big brother, you're leaving now, I miss you so much." Timo spewed out a cloud of teleportation spores first, jumped into Brian's arms, and said to him.

"Don't worry, when I return to the surface world, I can use the teleportation circle to see you." Brian nodded slightly to the mushroom man king, smiled and stroked Teemo's little mushroom head, assuring it.

"Really?" Timo raised his head and stared at two golden eyes the size of rice grains. "I heard from my grandfather that you will always help our people in the Dark Forest. Is this true?"

"Of course it's true." Brian looked serious, and said to the mushroom people in a serious tone, "Don't worry, this is a promise I made to your great fungi master, and I will never break my promise."

Seeing Brian's solemn expression, Severil, who was on the side, couldn't help showing surprise.

He really couldn't figure out what the other party had discussed with the gods of the mushroom people that made him value these mushroom people so much.

"Thank you, Lord Brian, for your generous help." Under the leadership of the mushroom king, the mushroom people here lowered their umbrella-shaped mushroom heads and bowed to Brian.

"Your Excellency, from what direction are you planning to return to the surface?" After some pleasantries, the leader of the Explorers Association asked.

"I'm going to cross the dark lake, from the gray dwarf's Aldus king city to the surface Cormyr kingdom." Brian thought about it, and said his destination.

"Don't you know, Your Excellency?"

The leader of the explorer's association continued, "In the opposite direction of the dark lake, there is a city of subterranean gnomes. There is a road there that allows you to reach the kingdom of Sembia more quickly, without having to go far and near to cross the dangerous dark lake. .”

"Of course I know." Brian nodded slightly, and continued:
"If I go this way, I have to separate from my companion, Jeep, and this little murloc. In this case, it's very dangerous for the two of them to walk alone in the Underdark."

This is the route he had long thought of.

Since he intends to support the fungus race in the Underdark, with his current ability, he can only temporarily rely on other local forces in the Underdark.

Brian just happened to know about the upcoming turmoil in the city of Aldus of the gray dwarves.

If he can take advantage of this opportunity to win over this group of gray dwarves who are good at building, whether it is these fungus people or it will play a huge role in establishing his influence on the surface.

Seeing Brian deliberately pretending to be serious, Sisaiah couldn't help showing a smile.

Obviously, the other party had told her the detailed plan long ago.

The Dilo dwarves and the Kuo-tao murlocs on the other side cast surprised glances when they heard that Brian was thinking of them.

On the contrary, it was the golden elf Severil who showed regret.

"If that's the case, let's bid farewell here."

Severil walked up to Brian, stretched out his right hand, and said with a smile, "I'm very sorry, I have to rush back to the highest forest as quickly as possible, so I won't be with you."

"Understandable." Brian shook his hand and solemnly confessed: "Don't forget what you promised me."

"Don't worry." Severil assured him, "As soon as I return to the Highest Forest, I will immediately use all the power I can mobilize to help you find your lost companion near Silvermoon City and notify you in time. "

"Then I will trouble you." Brian patted him on the shoulder and blessed him:

"Take care, Crown Prince's Guard from Evermeet, Expeditionary Vanguard of the High Forest. May the Spring and Laughter be with you until we meet again."

"Oasis and laughter are with you, Brian." Severil also patted him on the shoulder, and responded sincerely: "May we meet again in a more peaceful day."

After the golden elf finished speaking, he waved his hand in a human way, and disappeared into the fluorescent darkness alone.

"We should go too."

Brian glanced at Hesaiah beside him, said goodbye to King Fungus and Teemo, and walked in the opposite direction from Severil.

When walking out of the dark forest, Hesaiah, who was walking side by side, finally couldn't help asking Brian the doubts in his heart: "Brian, what were you and Severil talking about yesterday, and you talked for so long?" time."

"You don't know about these things." Brian replied casually, and then he seemed to think of something, and immediately took out a crystal bottle from the dimension bag, and motioned for Hesaiah to look over.

"What is this?" The sword mage asked curiously.

"The blood of the ancient Eladrin." Brian showed a mysterious smile.

"This is what I asked for from Severil. You must have encountered a bottleneck. When you have time, I will arrange a blood baptism ceremony for you and get the blessing and approval of the Fairy Wilderness. It is a model way that can reach the fourth level naturally."

"How do you know?" Hisaiah stared at Brian with wide eyes in surprise.

When she asked this sentence, she immediately regretted it.

Because she originally thought that she was immune to Brian's unexpected actions, who would have wanted to see such a precious thing, she couldn't help but ask.

What made her even more unbelievable was that a battle mage also knew how to arrange the bloodline baptism ceremony.

"Don't look at me with such stupid eyes." Brian put away the crystal bottle and said to her, "You have to understand that as your strength improves, my safety will be more guaranteed, after all."

Noticing the Dillo dwarves in front of him, Brian turned his speech into telepathy, and said to her: "After all, our next destination is the city of Odus of the gray dwarves, and we may even face an adult red dragon." .So, it’s too late for you to regret it now.”

"I'm not even afraid of you, what am I afraid of?"

Hesaiah snorted nonchalantly, patted Brian on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will serve as a qualified guard for you before returning to the surface."

"It's my honor to have a noble lady as my bodyguard." Brian smiled, and unconsciously quickened his pace.

"So, just be happy in your heart." Hesaiah brushed the hair on her forehead, replied with a smile, and quickened her pace to catch up with him.

Work in a while.

Their figures merged into the silhouette against the pale blue light of the fungus.

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