wizards start with occlumency

Chapter 14 Instruments and Techniques

The currency among wizards is magic stones.

However, the main continent has a large population, and not everyone is a wizard. There are still a large number of mortals, and gold and silver currencies are also in normal use.

The Quite Islands do not have the ability to issue currency, and all the currency in circulation is transported from the main mainland.

Therefore, the gold and silver coins given to Link by Mrs. Grande can also be used in the life service building.

Link has only been to the life service building once, so he is not particularly familiar with this four-story building, and only knows the general layout.

The first floor is mainly engaged in catering. If some new blood from aristocratic backgrounds are not used to the large dishes in the cafeteria and have some money in their pockets, they will come here to improve the food.

The second floor specializes in selling various smart devices, such as smart mechanical puppets and portable smart computers.

Not all new blood can get the free portable brain from the college on large aircraft, and the portable brain is indispensable for the new blood's life and study in the college.

Therefore, for those newcomers who have not received a free portable smart computer and have no money in their pockets, the store on the second floor has launched a smart brain loan...

The third floor is a large bookstore.

The books in the library are all popular and basic books, and there are very few books and materials involving advanced knowledge.

Many good books recording advanced and extended knowledge can only be purchased from bookstores.

The price is naturally not beautiful at all.

On the fourth floor are various shops, with a wide variety of goods and a mixture of good and bad.

Shopping here is a test of eyesight.

Link's needs are very clear, a small sharp weapon that is easy to carry, and can cause damage to second-class wizard apprentices and even third-class wizard apprentices.

There are many weapons that meet this requirement, mainly rune weapons and even witch weapons.

The so-called rune weapons, or more accurately, rune items, are ordinary items with some runes added to them, so that they have some special attributes and can play some special roles.

However, a few scattered and unsystematic runes can't change the quality of the item, so they can't be called witchcraft, and their functions are limited, so they are not accepted by formal wizards.

Apprentice wizards and some mortal nobles like to use rune items.

Link was so cash-strapped that he couldn't afford the magic weapons that could only be purchased with magic stones, so he could only limit the range to rune weapons.

Looking around, Link found a magic-breaking sleeve crossbow in a second-hand item store.

Whether it is a second-class wizard apprentice who is about to be promoted, or a third-class wizard apprentice who has already been promoted, they have not yet completely escaped the scope of the mortal body. If they are shot at the vitals by crossbow arrows, they will be seriously injured or even die directly.

The spell-breaking properties of crossbow arrows are specifically designed to target witchcraft such as shields and armors.

After some hard bargaining, Link finally bought this second-hand magic-breaking sleeve crossbow that came with three crossbow arrows for 2 gold coins and 50 silver coins.

Buy the sleeve crossbow and equip it immediately.

It is said that people who are cruel don't talk much, that's it.

You have intentions to mess with me, and I'm not afraid of killing you.

Back in the dormitory, Link preset several scenarios for using the sleeve crossbow, such as actively setting up an ambush, such as suddenly shooting cold arrows, or falling to the ground to fight back...

After practicing several times one by one, and becoming familiar with how to shoot the crossbow at the most tricky angle and fastest speed in these scenarios, Link finally stopped with satisfaction.

Wash, change clothes, meditate.

For apprentice wizards, meditation is the most important means to increase their strength.

Only by working hard every day can we make progress.

Link operated "Occlumency", his consciousness sank into the sea of ​​consciousness, and exchanged the virtual and real relationship between the equilateral triangle body of the rune and the reflection, and then condensed his mental power into a thread. He first traced the derived rune at the top corner, and then Move to the bottom left corner, trace the water element affinity rune once, then move to the right bottom corner, trace the wood element affinity rune once, and then return to the top corner to form a loop.

Each cycle consumes 3 standard units of mental power. After 5 consecutive cycles, Link's mental power will enter a state of exhaustion.

After exiting the meditative state, although it has not been tested and there is no data to show, Link intuitively felt that the amount of his mental power increased slightly, and there were two more magic powers in his body.

One kind of magic is smooth and moist, and the other kind of magic is full of vitality.

Neither of these two magical powers are concentrated in a certain part or organ of the body, but are scattered in every cell.

Because the number is still too small, and Link has not practiced the method of using magic power to temper the body, there is nothing magical about it for the time being.

But Link was very satisfied with the effect of tonight's meditation.

Most new blood, after passing the first two and a half levels of meditation, first imprint a will rune in the sea of ​​consciousness, and then continue to meditate on this will rune alone for a period of time.

After he became familiar with the rhythm and state of meditation, and his ability to control his mental power was tempered, he could then imprint other runes, and finally form a rune cycle, and be promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice.

Not only does it take a long time, but the effect is not particularly obvious.

Like Link, he was promoted to a first-class wizard apprentice in his first meditation, and his spiritual power increased steadily with each subsequent meditation, and his magic power gathered more smoothly.

Simply perfect.

go to bed.

……

The next day.

The Sun Also Rises.

Link got up early, cleaned up his personal hygiene, and went to the cafeteria to have breakfast in the morning glow.

Coming out of the cafeteria and on the way to the teaching building, Link deeply understood the strong pursuit of a spotless body and bigu by the immortal cultivators in previous legends.

Such unavoidable trivial matters in daily life are such a waste of time.

It's okay to eat.

Link still loves food.

But spending a lot of time washing and changing clothes every day made Link a little unbearable.

Link secretly decided that he must learn a witchcraft that has a cleaning effect. Then his clothes will be clean with a swish, and his body will be clean with another swish!
But witchcraft is not something you can learn if you want to. The course "The Essence, Origin and Development of Witchcraft" is currently the only course that Link has access to knowledge about witchcraft, but it does not include a complete model of witchcraft.

The class on witchcraft models should not be offered until next semester.

Link wants to learn witchcraft in advance, and there are only three possible ways at present.

The first is to report to the academy about his promotion to a first-class wizard apprentice and seek possible benefits or rewards;

The second is to wash the sand in the library, and find the precious and rare witchcraft models from thousands of books;

The third is to buy them in the bookstore in the life service building.

However, each of these three approaches has its own drawbacks.

Going to the bookstore to buy it costs magic stones. Link's annual subsidy of three standard first-level magic stones has not been paid yet, so his pocket is empty.

If you want to find it in the library, the probability is equivalent to winning 500 million in the lottery.

Comprehensive comparison, reporting to the college may still be the most appropriate, but it will be a little more high-profile. After all, it has only been two weeks since school started.

Link didn't rush to choose among the three paths.

And wait patiently, just in case there is another way.

(End of this chapter)