I think you can't even imagine the happiness of a warlock.

After a short rest, Maple Leaf and his party went deep into the coastal cave again.

The dim cave was dimly lit by torches, and there were many geysers the size of puddles filled with dead fish and sea urchins. They also emitted some kind of sulfur gas, making the cave already inhabited by fishmen even more fishy.

The over-exertion of reality-like rendering made Maple Leaf and Dry Tofu feel a little uncomfortable, and even the local Wright's face looked a little ugly.

So the two players turned the sensory simulation to the lowest setting.

There weren't many lone enemies, and the original hard fight didn't happen. Every distance we walked, there were Kuo-Toa people who were beaten to death by sticks.

One stick at a time, no time wasted.

Judging from their almost dead state, there was almost no response.

In this way, after working together to deal with a lone fish-man at intervals along the way, the three of them finally encountered an unexpected situation - two Kuo-Tao fish-men that quickly merged after being alone.

From three on one to three on two, the original numerical advantage was suddenly gone.

"Be careful."

Gan Tofu, who was originally at the back of the team, silently retreated a distance. It was time to use magic like a normal mage.

Unlike NPCs in this world, player mages do not need to master knowledge. They can learn magic by upgrading, spending money, and copying scrolls.

And compared to the overly strict tabletop rules, New Horizons has also made optimizations for those who are preparing to cast spells.

As long as they are in a non-combat state, players can adjust their prepared spells at any time.

Moreover, the prepared magic will not be forgotten after casting, and you can freely allocate the spell slots you can cast every day.

Therefore, after entering the coastal cave, Gan Doufu adjusted his spell slot to a control type.

Seeing one of the warrior-looking humans retreat, the two Kuo-Toa men immediately moved forward with harpoons, each facing a human.

This is their home field. The Kuo Tao fish are also a stronger race than humans. In a one-on-one situation, their chances of winning are extremely high.

However, the moment they moved forward, Gan Doufu rummaged through his pocket and found a piece of lard that had been prepared in advance and held it in his hand.

That is the material used to cast the "Grease Technique".

Immediately, the cave echoed with the chanting of mantras.

Seeing this, the fishmen were shocked and aimed their harpoons at the dried tofu hiding behind.

Spellcasters can play a decisive role in battle and are the enemy's first choice to focus fire under any circumstances.

Maple Leaf and Wright, who had already expected it, decisively stepped forward and interrupted the murloc's spellcasting with attacks.

Three seconds later, the spell was successfully formed, and a ball of smooth grease instantly covered the rugged surface of the coastal cave.

During the battle, the fish-man only felt his feet slip, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was killed by the rapier and Kuo Tao harpoon that seized the opportunity.

However, Maple Leaf failed to kill the fish-man in the first blow, and another blow finally ended the battle.

Stewed Frozen Dried Tofu: After completing this mission, you should hurry up and find a teacher who teaches noble swordsmanship and change your profession to become a swashbuckler.

Maple Leaf: Then you have to make money first.

"Fortunately there is a spell caster, otherwise we might have suffered a lot."

Wright, who realized that he had survived the disaster, breathed a sigh of relief and was secretly glad that there was a warrior in the team who could cast spells.

Gan Doufu and Maple Leaf looked at each other silently - both of them had gathered enough experience to reach level 2.

Leveling up means new skills and skill points, as well as full restoration of all stats.

In this way, Dry Tofu's only two spell slots will regenerate.

"Fortunately, my spell is not powerful, and it is difficult to have a decisive effect if I use it normally."

After being humble, Gan Doufu cast "Mage Armor" on the upgraded Maple Leaf, and then upgraded on the spot, filling up his spell slots.

Maple Leaf: The attributes provided by the upgrade are so few.

Stewed frozen tofu: There will be a big improvement every level 5. For example, my upgrade this time only unlocked the ability of one school.

Maple Leaf: I have regained my strength and look quite strong.

"Rebreath": Once per battle, guide for 3 seconds, and restore one's own health points by d10 + warrior level through deep breathing.

With this ability, Maple Leaf's injury-bearing ability will be greatly improved, and it can temporarily function as a tank.

As for Gan Doufu, who is currently a mage of the School of Change, he has mastered "physical enhancement": each time he prepares a spell, he selects one of the force-sensitive bodies to gain a +1 enhancement bonus, and an additional +5 every 1 levels. At level 20, it can be used on Two properties.

※Maximum attributes can reach 20.

As a result, Gan Tofu's agility reached 17, and all aspects of speed increased.

He looks less and less like a serious mage...

……

On the other hand, Chen Zhou, who had accumulated full XP during the infiltration, temporarily stopped and invested all 5000 XP points into "Snow Casting".

This is a special spellcasting method for ice spellcasters who can use ice, snow, low temperature and other extreme cold-related things to strengthen their magic.

It was impossible to learn and master the key points in a short period of time. Chen Zhou originally just wanted to avoid XP overflow.

But after taking a look at "Life Plan", he unexpectedly discovered that his character card had a new profession besides Warlock - Eldritch Scion.

"Why did you stop suddenly?"

Jerry, who knew nothing about "Life Plan", couldn't help but be confused by the other party in a daze.

"Jerry, do you know what the Successor of Arcana is?"

"Of course I know, they are professionals similar to warlocks and blood ragers!"

They are all spellcaster professions whose main attribute is charm.

"Warlocks take more of the casting aspect from the origins of spells (9th-level charm casters), bloodragers take more of the raw magic and combat talents from the origins of spells (4th-level charm casters), and Arcane successors are somewhere in between (6th-level charm casters)."

Unlike warlocks who focus on casting spells, successors of the arcane master a skill called "Spell Strike". They are good at casting magic while fighting and transmitting magic to the enemy through their own weapons.

By expending magic, they can also use primitive magical techniques called arcana, mixing combat with magic.

In fact, in Jerry's view, Tom, as a Khajiit, is more like an arcane successor or a blood rager than a warlock - have you ever seen a warlock whose magic is just a buff and who picks up a sword or a stick to go into battle?

But it is somewhat inappropriate to mention this now.

"You are not the successor of Arcana, why do you suddenly mention this?"

"I think I am." Chen Zhou didn't know how to explain, "At least now."

"Okay, but I don't find it strange. You don't look like a normal warlock."

"..."

Chen Zhou just thought this was a bit ridiculous. Why did he feel like he was leveling up faster than the players?

Having said that, the ability to awaken the Arcane Successor does not bring him more magic, magic power limit, or new abilities. It just makes him better at fighting than before. The Warlock's development of the origin of spells covers the Arcane Successor. The author's half-baked magic.

Strictly speaking, he is still the previous level 3 warlock.