Lord of Arcane

Chapter 2 Trick Resolve
Of course, for Xardo, the name is second, the key is the situation of Faerun Continent, which is what he cares about.

Netheril, what a familiar name!

It is also the country where he is now.

There is also a description of Netheril in a game that Shado liked before crossing. There are many legends about it, the most famous of which are of course Arcanist, Floating City, and Karsus, who finally killed everything and destroyed everything. .

When Shado was helping out at Old Neil's hotel, he asked a lot of adventurers, but the only answer he got was that there were arcanists in the empire, but there was no floating city, or any flying city, or even those adventurers. He also took Xia Duo's words as a joke and spread the word in the hotel.

"Fantasy to find Xia Duo in Feicheng", the name also spread in a small area.

This made Xia Duo shocked and angry, for fear of attracting some power, but there was nothing he could do. Those adventurers would not care about such a "desperate noble boy", even Old Neil——

Thinking of Old Neil, whose attitude has gradually changed recently, Xia Duo felt a little chill in his heart. He subconsciously touched his left waist with his left hand. There was a once abandoned dagger hidden under the hem of his clothes. Polished, barely usable.

In another world, he is too insecure.

Fortunately, the current Netheril is not the era of the floating city, there is enough time for Xia Duo to grow up, grow enough to participate in that magnificent era, and even become a trend-setter of the era.

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"Shado, what are you thinking? Go and see the trolls!"

The blond Neil pulled Chateau's clothes, squeezed through the crowded square, and walked to the southeast. The way back to the hotel was also the way to watch the circus outside the town.

Looking at Little Neil, who had just come of age and didn't have much of a city, Xia Duo thought about how in the past six months, little Neil taught him common language and taught him to fish in the river outside the town, because Xia Duo's language barrier conflicted with the adventurers The scene of the rescue, Xia Duo had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know whether the two would be as close as they are today.

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Coming to the southeast corner of the square, going east is the way out of town to see the circus, and going south is the way back to Old Neil's Inn. The little child is throwing spices into the pyre.

This is for the bonfire party at night.

The colorful spices dyed the pyre into a strange color. An old man dressed in sackcloth was sitting by the roadside with a smile and watching all this. With his fingers, a little man composed of spice powder appeared in the children's face. among them, causing them to chase and fight.

However, Xia Duo noticed that although the old man had a smile on his face, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and even his body was trembling. This was a crappy old mage.

Of course, the official title is not even enough for a mage apprentice, but Xado is still willing to call those who can cast spells a mage.

He had seen this scene many times during the six months he had been in Savile Town, and every time he saw it, Xia Duo couldn't help but envy that an ordinary person could even perform a trick.

It's a pity that this old man wasted his talent, and when he grows old, he can only perform one or two tricks to tease children.

In the Empire, magic is not out of reach. Maybe the old woman who sells bread on the street corner will be able to do a trick with both hands and face, but only those true mages can represent the mystery and power of magic.

The elves bring magic, but the Netherites do not have the same talent as elves, and most people can only do two-handed tricks if they work hard all their lives, which does not help their livelihood in the slightest.

For the current Nise people, survival is the biggest problem. The empire was born more than 800 years ago, but it is still fighting against the wilderness. What is the use of learning a trick to make hair shine or make dust fly?
Most Netherites who are able to perform tricks even before they reach adulthood would not choose the path of the wizard unless he is lucky enough to meet a teacher who is willing to teach him for free.

And more people who can't perform magic before adulthood will not choose the path of mage.

Shado is an Earthling. He was an adult before he came to Faerun, and he couldn't talk about performing tricks before he became an adult, but he did not give up.

Because the factor that determines the ultimate success of a mage is not whether he can cast magic before he reaches adulthood. There are many famous mages in the empire who even started to learn magic after the age of 30, and achieved achievements in just a few years.

Being in a foreign land, perhaps only magic can give Xia Duo the confidence to continue living, and for this confidence, Xia Duo will pay any price.

Life is precious. If belief in gods and sacrifice to devils can obtain magic, Xia Duo will do it without hesitation, but he has inquired about it. The goddess of magic never bestows magic because of her beliefs, but only because she is in the field of magic. Commend someone for breaking through.

And other gods also need to agree with and practice the ideas of gods to gain the power of magic. Even if Shado is willing to do so, it is difficult for him to recognize the teachings of those gods from his heart, unless Faerun has a god of scientific practice or omniscient truth. God.

As for the devil, Xia Duo has never heard of anyone talking about it. Maybe he can touch too few things. How much knowledge can those adventurers who go out of town to hunt goblins and beasts every day and gather materials know about devils? Woolen cloth?
But now there is a chance. The mage lord of Savile Town is recruiting servants. Although it is only servants, this is already the easiest opportunity to approach magic. Those who can play tricks in Savile Town will not teach people how to cast spells. Otherwise, you can start making money long ago.

Standing here on the street corner, Xia Duo couldn't help but turn his head and look to the northwest. Although he could see it every day, he couldn't help but marvel at the tall, dark mage tower in the northwest of the town again.

At this moment, a magic rune emitting blue glow is suspended on the top of the mage tower. The blue light is intertwined with light and dark, as if a living creature is breathing regularly. I have learned from adventurers to recognize the rune on the top of the tower. Xia Duo knew that it was the time that represented this moment—it was just past noon.

"Don't look at it, the results will be available in three days. If we can pass the assessment, we will be able to live there in the future. Let's go to see the troll with me now." Neil mentioned again to go outside the east gate of the town to see troll.

Xia Duo was a little embarrassed, "Neil, why don't you go tomorrow, today is Midsummer Festival, those adventurers are idle, old Neil must be very busy at the moment, let's go back and help first."

Thinking of the scene in the morning when he told Old Neil that he was going to take part in the assessment of the Mage Tower, the expression on Old Neil's face was so wonderful, of course Xia Duo knew, because Little Neil leaked him about the assessment, so he also I wanted to take part in the assessment, but there were two less helpers in the store today. Of course, Old Neil felt unhappy.

On a deeper level, Xia Duo guessed that once he passed the assessment, he would not help in the inn in the future. There are not many people like Xia Duo who are satisfied with only 1 silver coin a day in the entire Savile.

Of course, it's not that Xia Duo is easy to talk, it's just that he couldn't understand the language at the beginning, and the old Neil family also helped him smoothly integrate into the empire when he first arrived, so he didn't care about the salary comparable to the coolie.

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