Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 527 Tops' force field! ?
"...Hello, stranger, could you please give me some runes?"

Looking at the somewhat timid man in front of him with a bald head, a short beard, and wearing a magician's robe, Li You was actually a little surprised.

Why are you still here?

This man is Tops, the magician Tops, another magic teacher that players can find in the game, but...

"As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover. Don't look at me like this. I actually studied at the Rhea Lukalia School of Magic and studied pyroxene magic. If you give me some runes, I can teach you magic."

Seeing that Li You didn't respond, the man paused, but still said the second sentence.

Even Yuzu and the other two who followed him in could see that even if this bald magician was not lying, the magic he knew probably wasn't very powerful.

This is exactly the case. Although Tops is also a magic teacher, what we can learn here is only basic magic. He doesn't even have the ability to decipher advanced scrolls, so he can't teach us new spells.

But Li You thought about it and said, "Okay, I just happen to have something to ask you."

He raised his hand and separated a strand of rune fragments from the soul pendant and fell into Tops' hands.

"Oh, thank you, thank you so much. You are such a good person." Although it was just a few rune crumbs, the man was very excited.

"My name is Tops. As I said before, if you are interested in learning, I am willing to teach you magic. However, what I know is not magic that can be put on the stage..."

He did demonstrate the magic he knew, but as he said, it was not very presentable.

"Pyroxene Magic Gravel", "Pyroxene Curved Arc", "Starlight", all of them are the most basic pyroxene magic, although it is not useless, but it is indeed without any characteristics, and other magicians can use it. It can only illuminate the surrounding starlight, which is of some value, but Li You himself can also perform the magic of shining light.

Having said that, Li You still took all three magic scrolls. After all, this was the first time he learned magic since he came to the border. From these most basic magics, perhaps he could also explore the differences between the magic systems of the ring and soul worlds.

Seeing him staring blankly at three simple magic scrolls that were obviously handwritten, Tops felt a little uneasy: "...I'm so sorry, you were so kind to give me runes, but the magic I taught was not up to par..."

Li You came back to his senses, put away the scroll, and said, "It's okay. Basic magic has its own advantages. Compared to this, I have something else to ask you."

"...Ah, yes, that's right. Let me tell you everything I know about this land." Tops suddenly had an idea, "About the Rhea Lukalia School of Magic over there..."

"Don't worry about that for now." Li You waved his hand, "I have something else to ask you. Have you seen a female magician here? She has blonde hair, her clothes may be strange, and she can use pyroxene magic and night magic."

Tops was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Li You and said in surprise: "Ah! So you know Ms. Claire?"

Li You: "?"

Yuzu and the other two: “?”

Tops was obviously more alert: "Are you her friend? Oh, that's right, I really didn't think of it earlier, Miss Claire clearly mentioned it to me..."

Li You: Just wait a moment.

"…What did you say her name was?"

Tops was also confused: "...Ms. Claire? Aren't you talking about her?"

Li You: "......"

How should I put it? Actually, judging from the name, it's obviously Kara, but...

You change your identity every time you shoot, right?
Who to attack next?
Li You felt his face cramping and could only try hard to maintain his expression: "...It's okay, keep talking."

In fact, he had thought that he might not be able to see Tops this time. After all, Kara seemed to be mainly active in Lienia of the Lake in the past, and it was very likely that Tops had returned to the magic academy with her help.

It turned out that Tops was still in the church. Li You was surprised and asked about Kara. He found out that he really knew about Kara - except that Kara had changed her name, which was worth complaining about.

After Tops's explanation, Li You quickly understood the whole story.

Combined with some previously obtained intelligence, it can be inferred that after Kara came to the border, she wandered in Nimgfu for a while, spent her novice period, and met Selian and Blaze.

Afterwards, whether she discovered it on her own or someone guided her, she bypassed the city of Stonewell and arrived at Lake Lienia from the cliff path.

After coming here, she also found the magician Tops in a church on the side of the road. However, at that time she had already learned magic from Seren, and Tops could not teach her anything, but Kara still gave him some runes.

Out of gratitude, Topps told her all the information he knew about the magic academy.

In short, the Rhea Lukalia Academy has been closed for a long time. In order not to get involved in the Shattering War, the academy set up magic seals on the east and south gates, and no one can enter without the pyroxene key.

"...Ms. Claire is also a person who loves magic. Even though she knows there are many difficulties, she still decides to go to the magic academy." Tops sighed, "I also want to go back to the academy, but I am a 'waste stone'. Even if I follow her, I will only hold her back, so I stay here."

"After a while, she came back and got the pyroxene key from somewhere. She invited me to join the academy.

"But unfortunately, the pyroxene key can only be used by one person, and as long as it remembers the user, it cannot be taken away by another person unless the user dies."

Li You raised his eyebrows.

It seems there is no need to look for the pyroxene key, as it has indeed been taken away by Kara.

Tops sighed, "Of course I want to go back to the academy, but I don't want to affect others. Besides, Ms. Claire's talent in magic is much better than mine. She is a genius. Compared to me who has no talent at all, she deserves to enter the academy."

"Later, she successfully entered the academy, found many ancient magic scrolls, and learned a lot of new magic. But even so, she would bring me some books from time to time, so that I have something to do here. I am very grateful to her."

Li You looked at the piles of books leaning against the wall behind Tops, and suddenly realized that he remembered that Tops didn't have these luggage in the game. "She and I are friends who explore magic together. Of course, her talent is far greater than mine... But I am not completely useless. With these books as materials, I work hard to perfect the magic I have always imagined..."

Li You: “!!!”

"Your...magic?"

Is the magic complete?
You know, although Tops is a waste stone and has no magical talent, he is actually a true genius in the study of magic.

In the game, when the player finds the second pyroxene key in the magic academy and gives it to Topps to let him return to the academy, he will put in a lot of effort, burn himself out, and finally develop a miracle magic - Topps' force field.

What makes this magic so powerful? It can deflect all ballistic spells. Note that it is spells, which includes magic and prayer - two spell systems in the world view of the magic circle.

Not only that, the special thing about this magic is that it can even deflect the light waves of destined death and even the golden meteors released by the final boss.

That was a spell attack that was almost at the god level, but it could be deflected by Tops' force field, which was also the only magic that could deflect these attacks.

Tops was ridiculed as a waste stone, but the magic he developed at the cost of his life had such terrifying power that it was amazing. This is what is meant by "using mortal power to deflect the will of God".

As stated in the item description in the game, future generations will surely understand that his much-ridiculed theory was actually a discovery sufficient to set up a new classroom in the School of Magic.

So, when he suddenly heard such explosive news, Li You calmed down and looked at Tops.

Did you really develop magic?
From his description, everything else was fine, but Kara seemed to have not found the other pyroxite key in the academy, and Tops was unable to return to the academy.

But she sent books to Topps and exchanged ideas with him... So Mr. Topps doesn't have to die this time?

Being stared at by Li You's shining eyes, Tops scratched his bald head a little embarrassedly: "It's just my idea. After communicating with Ms. Claire, the magic has been improved a lot, but it is not completely formed yet."

"Ms. Claire developed a modified version based on her own situation. It has higher requirements and is used differently than I imagined, but it is indeed very powerful. Ah, she also left a copy of the scroll with me, saying that if she could meet you, she would give it to you, and if not, let me keep it for myself."

Tops scratched his head again. "But the casting requirements of this version are too high for me. It's useless for me to keep it. Fortunately, you are here. I will give it to you. This is finally a way to repay Ms. Claire."

Li You finally came back to his senses from the surprise that "Tops' force field" had been developed: "Oh, yes, you just said that she mentioned me to you?"

"Yes." Tops nodded. "She told me that if you see a man who dresses and speaks strangely, looks a bit mentally ill, and is accompanied by a tall man and a young female companion, you should give him this scroll."

Li You: "?"

You fucking… then why do you think this describes me?

"Ah, that's not what I meant." Tops saw Li You's expression and waved his hands. "In fact, Ms. Claire showed me the magic image, so I was able to recognize you. And you were the first one to ask me about her, otherwise I wouldn't dare to confirm it."

"After all, you're obviously a good person, so it's not surprising... except that your face is often distorted, maybe you need treatment?"

Li You: "......"

Then thank you so much.

At this time, the three people in the spiritual connection: laughed so hard that they pounded the table.jpg
But no matter what, Li You finally accepted the scroll left by Kara from Topps, and then said goodbye and left.

Putting aside the fact that Kara had messed with his mentality again, the conversation with Tops was indeed quite rewarding. Li You had never expected that he would get so much important information just after arriving in Lienia of the Lake.

First of all, he knew that he didn't have to go through the trouble of looking for the lost pyroxene key; secondly, he could confirm that Kara had entered the magic academy and studied magic; finally, he got the magic scroll left by Kara.

And there is no need to worry about the possibility that the Full Moon Queen has been defeated. Once a demigod or a strong being of the same level and status is defeated, the news will spread throughout the border area.

After Li You suffered a loss at the hands of Broken Star last time, he had confirmed in advance that the Full Moon Queen was still in the Great Library of Rhea Lukalia, and no one had challenged her recently.

For the reasons mentioned above, there was no need to rush forward. Li You led his companions down the mountain road and found a suitable place to rest temporarily - that is, the camp set up by the academy at the mountain pass.

After dealing with the guards, Li You sat down in the tent. Lake Lienia had plenty of rain, and it started to rain again, so it was a good opportunity to hide from the rain.

In the tent, Li You unfolded the magic scroll of "Tops' Force Field".

The writing style of magic scrolls in this world is basically the same as that in Dark Soul, so Li You can also read this kind of scroll.

After he finished reading the magic recorded on it, he knew that this was a version that took practical performance to the extreme.

The original Topps force field, while powerful, wasn't particularly useful due to Topps himself burning out before it could be fully perfected. While it could deflect nearly all magical attacks, it was difficult to control accurately when used in actual combat.

This is not surprising. After all, Topps did not know how to fight at all. The most commendable thing about him was that he proposed such a new theory and took the first step.

Kara obviously saw the potential of his theory, which is why she studied it with him and made targeted modifications.

The version that Li You got in his hands maximized the casting speed and continuity of magic. When used in battle, it could be released at an extremely fast speed and immediately connected to the next spell.

However, as a price, this version of the force field's ability to deflect high-level spells has been weakened a lot, and the "intelligence" requirements are also higher. It is real magic used for combat.

While interpreting, Li You analyzed the practicality of this version of the force field.

But as he was watching, suddenly a bright blue light lit up at the end of the scroll, flew out from the scroll, circled around Li You twice, and finally stopped in front of him, condensing into a blurry magical image.

Then, a voice came out: "You are finally here...Master."

(End of this chapter)