Lord of Arcane

Chapter 104: The Broad Bloodline Theory

After dismissing Sami and Devine, Xia Duo did not devote himself to studying magic anymore. The two people had no malicious intentions just now, but sitting here with almost no defense has already made him vigilant.

Xia Duo changed his posture and leaned against the tree trunk, looking at the ordinary apprentices working in the distance, thinking about some details of the mutual aid study group.

First of all, there must be rules. No matter how small the organization is, having rules will give it a reputation. This is also the basis for him to control the organization. Secondly, the rules can be very loose, but he must leave himself a certain amount of authoritarian space.

Combined with the student union he had been in before time travel, Xia Duo had some calculations in his mind.

……

While considering the rules of the organization, Xia Duo was also studying the water control ability he had just obtained today. It is not uncommon for him to suddenly acquire a specific spellcasting ability like this in Netheril.

There are two records in the "Biography of the Archmage Dasriel" alone, one of which is very similar to Xia Duo, who also had a dream and then gained the ability to cast spells.

The other is touching a mystical gem and gaining the ability to cast spells.

And other books that Xia Duo has read have similar records, such as doing nothing, inexplicably gaining a certain spellcasting ability; or the spellcasting ability inherited from grandparents and parents.

Nether mages call this kind of people who have the ability to cast spells without learning as warlocks, or further called "blood warlocks".

They believed that the spellcasting ability of these people came from a special bloodline in their bodies, and often the ability of these spellcasters could be passed on to the next generation through the bloodline, which seemed to confirm this.

But the bloodline theory can't explain everything. For example, some half-elves are born with simple elf magic, but not every individual of the elf race can cast magic.

Whether the so-called elven blood is real is another matter.

And the situation like Xia Duo is a bit more special. After experiencing a special dream, he obtained the ability to cast spells related to the content of the dream.

If you want to talk about blood, it can only be said that the concept of blood is quite broad.

Comparing the difference between mages and warlocks, Xia Duo found that warlocks are simply born mage seedlings, because mages must undergo long-term training before they can enter a state of concentration and come into contact with the magic net.

It is not advisable to forcibly stimulate the body with a knife like Xia Duo to stimulate the spirit.

But warlocks can directly order spells to appear with their minds, which is equivalent to learning to cast spells before learning the state of concentration, and then learning the state of concentration is much faster than ordinary people.

Now Xia Duo even wondered, did he already have the talent of a warlock when he stimulated himself with the knife?That's why he successfully came into contact with the magic net so easily?
Time cannot go back, and this question may never be answered.

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After careful research, Xia Duo found that becoming a warlock did not help his current situation much. The main reason is of course that the ability of a warlock cannot be strengthened through learning.

His current ability as a warlock can only affect the shallow layer of the magic net, and it cannot reach the level of a formal mage at all.

Perhaps a lot of practice can make spellcasting proficient, but the total spellcasting power is so large that it will not be improved by practice.

It is better to study the principles of spells and the essence of magic nets carefully, and then be promoted to a full-time mage if one hopes to improve through the illusory dream world!
He can't grasp the dream, but the promotion of the mage is in his hands. Before Xia Duo and Sami said that he could upgrade in a year at the latest, they didn't lie to them.

It was Xia Duo who knew his own progress very well, so he came up with the latest date for understanding the first level of the magic net and creating a level 1 spell.

If there is other help in the middle, such as directly obtaining the structure and elements of a certain level 1 spell, this date may be advanced to an extent that Xia Duo himself could not think of.

Xia Duo's status as a warlock came a little late, and he prefers the improvement of physical fitness to the weak spellcasting ability.

While the connection between body, soul, and spellcasting ability is not yet clear, the increased energy and increased strength that comes with increased physical fitness is palpable.

This kind of benefit, Xia Duo wished to come again several times.

Although he doesn't expect his body to be inhumanly strong, a good body must be the most stable support on his pursuit of magic!Even the hole cards in some special cases!
"Should I find someone to learn martial arts skills? Such a strong body can't be wasted!"

But in an instant, Xia Duo dismissed this idea, at least before he became a formal mage, he would not do this, it would be a waste of time.

……

It was noon in a flash, and Xia Duo got up and left under the apple tree. When passing by the warehouse, the mage on duty kept everyone behind.

"Because some apprentices were lost in the orc war, some jobs are vacant. You don't have to come here early tomorrow morning. You are waiting for reassignment in the lobby on the first floor."

After speaking, he left directly, leaving behind a group of apprentices to discuss.

"Are you going to change jobs?"

"If you don't change, how can we win those formal apprentices, how about you?"

"I'll see the situation. If Sami and the others stay here, I will stay here too."

"Well, me too!" another cut in.

"..."

Xia Duo listened for a while, and found that the focus of these people's discussions was on their three formal apprentices. If Xia Duo and the others were not going to stay in the Arcane Garden, then most of these people were also planning to change jobs.

The change caused by the opportunity to ask questions made Xia Duo reaffirm his study group plan.

"Xia Duo, are you going to change jobs next?"

Sami's words made the apprentices quiet down immediately, and dozens of pairs of eyes just looked at Xia Duo. At this time, Xia Duo also pretended to think about the gains and losses between changing jobs and staying in the Arcane Garden.

The most direct benefit of changing jobs is that it is possible to come into contact with official mages at work and earn a lot of extra money.

But the problem is that it's too late for Xia Duo to hide from those mages, so how could he post it?
The advantage of staying in the Arcane Garden is that you have more time at your disposal. In other words, you don't need to work if you stay in the Arcane Garden. You only need to answer a few questions for these ordinary apprentices every month.

Before, he asked questions to the teaching apprentices or teaching mages for them, but now Xia Duo can answer them himself, which saves a lot of trouble than before.

In addition, the relatively relaxed environment of the Arcane Garden can even provide more communication time for the study group.

Without any consideration, he decided to stay in the Arcane Garden, hoping to use it as an additional base for the study group.

But looking at Sammy's expression, he seemed to want to change jobs, so Xia Duo told him bluntly, "I plan to stay in the Arcane Garden."

Xia Duo's answer was cheered by ordinary apprentices, but Sammy's expression was a little hesitant, he didn't know whether he should stay or not.

Sammy hesitated between contact opportunities with formal mages and study groups.

Seeing this, Xia Duo pushed Sami's arm, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant first. If you go late, you won't be able to get the spirit wine!"

(End of this chapter)